How to Create Artificial Spiritual Energy with Technology?

"You're here?"

Old Chen wore an apron and had a kind face.

"What is this?"

Qi Zixiao was somewhat surprised; she had never seen such a scene in the Cultivation World —a little old man wearing an apron...

"Hey, I figured you'd be here soon, so I cut some fruit for you."

"Come in, make yourself at home, it'll be ready in a minute."

Upon entering the house, Qi Zixiao noticed that the interior decoration was simple and understated, yet possessed a scholarly air that made her feel very comfortable.

It has a sense of balance and tranquility.

Before long, Old Chen came out carrying a plate of fruit.

"Want something to eat?"

"Let's get down to business."

Qi Zixiao smiled.

It wasn't that she was being disrespectful, but she came over immediately after eating, and besides, fruit doesn't taste as good as Spirit Fruit... so it's not as appealing.

"OK."

Old Chen pushed up his glasses. "The reason I haven't contacted you these past few days is because I've been doing some research."

"Of course, I didn't tell anyone about this."

"I have a document here, please take a look."

He handed over a stack of documents.

Qi Zixiao opened it and immediately saw two photos.

The two photos, each about the size of an A4 sheet of paper, clearly show a difference, and there are also annotations below them.

Before the change, after the change!

The first photo is before the change. He looks much older. Although his eyes are still bright, he looks more than ten years older than after the change!

If an ordinary person saw this, they would surely think that the second photo was taken more than ten years ago.

However, this is clearly not the case.

Qi Zixiao wasn't surprised by this; she knew all too well what the purpose of spiritual energy was!

For example, in the world of cultivation, it's common for ordinary people to live to be a hundred years old, and it's not uncommon for them to live to be a hundred and fifty or even two hundred years old.

Why?

It has a magical quality!

Even if you don't cultivate immortality, spiritual energy will still flow in and out of your body with every breath!

Delaying aging is just one of the most basic effects of Reiki.

Lin Fan had mentioned to her that he had once channeled a wisp of True Essence into Old Chen.

What is True Essence? It can be seen as spiritual energy that has been absorbed, refined, and purified! It's perfectly normal to look more than ten years younger.

If you input enough True Essence, you can look decades younger without any problems.

Qi Zixiao turned to the third page without leaving a trace...

"You don't seem surprised."

Old Chen sighed, "So, you really knew this would happen?"

I guess so.

Qi Zixiao nodded.

The third page contains... a research report!

"I did this at home by myself at the time. I didn't have much equipment and it wasn't very professional, but you can use it as a reference. I think it's pretty close to the mark."

Old Chen explained from the side.

Qi Zixiao nodded slightly, and then looked on.

This research report is entirely handwritten by Old Chen.

It details the changes he has noticed over the past few days, and even includes some research on biological cells...

Although he is a physics whiz, he also has some knowledge of biology, and he is not entirely incapable of conducting simple research.

Before long, Qi Zixiao saw the final conclusion.

Conclusion: Cell activity was enhanced for unknown reasons, cell division rate was accelerated, and cell aging rate was slowed down. As a result, bodily functions were fully restored, making the patient appear about fifteen years younger.

The specific changes in physical fitness are unknown, as I did not record my physical data in detail before the changes, but I feel that I am even better than I was fifteen years ago.

That concludes the information.

Old Chen said at the right moment, "There's nothing I can do. The conditions are too rudimentary, so these are the best we can come to. As for deeper levels... I can't do it."

"Even with conditions, it's not acceptable, unless you cut me off..."

"To be honest, even if I were to die, I wouldn't want anyone to cut me up."

"Just like Einstein, he explicitly said not to cut off his head after his death, but someone still cut it off."

Qi Zixiao: "..."

How should I answer?

Speak honestly and ask: What is a cell?

Wouldn't that expose our secret?

She thought about it for a moment and decided that she could only "fool" him for now, pretending that she knew, and then search for it again later.

So she silently memorized all the contents and conclusions of the information.

Then he said, "Is that so? Actually, I didn't know what would happen either."

You don't know either?

Old Chen was taken aback.

"What I mean is, in scientific terms, I don't know what will happen," Qi Zixiao emphasized.

"So that's how it is!"

Old Chen nodded, somewhat realizing something. "That makes sense. Without a detailed dissection and examination, no one can really say for sure."

"However... dissection is obviously not feasible."

"Could you tell me? What did you give me?"

Remembering what Lin Fan had said earlier—that he could reveal some things to Old Chen —and knowing that Old Chen was trustworthy, Qi Zixiao nodded and said, "True Essence."

"True Essence?"

"You mean... Inner Force or something like that?"

Old Chen was immediately shocked. "Although I had some suspicions, are there really people with Internal Energy and Martial Arts Expert in this world?"

"No, it's not Inner Force, nor Internal Energy; it's a level higher than Inner Force — True Essence."

"Ah?"

"Simply put, it's the difference between practicing martial arts and cultivating immortality."

"Cultivating immortality?!"

Old Chen was utterly shocked. "You... cultivate immortality?"

"This... is not scientific!"

"No, that's not right. What happened to me was not scientific at all, at least not the current 'science,' but a completely new science that we have never understood or come into contact with before!"

Without waiting for Qi Zixiao's reply, he continued to speak on his own.

"Besides, the facts are right in front of me, I have no reason not to believe it, so... there really are people who cultivate immortality?"

Qi Zixiao thought for a moment, wanting to calm Old Chen and also to help him understand more intuitively...

She gently raised her right hand, palm up, and then...

Buzz.

A misty cloud of True Essence appeared in his palm, as if he were holding a purple auspicious cloud.

"True Essence is purple?"

Old Chen's eyes widened as he looked closely, afraid of missing any detail.

"It varies from person to person; mine is purple."

Cultivating the Purple Qi Comes From The East naturally results in purple True Essence, but there's no need to mention these details, as they're not very useful.

"So, does True Essence have different properties depending on the person?"

"That's one way to put it!"

"So... besides delaying aging and improving cell activity, what other effects does it have?"

Bump!

The next moment, Qi Zixiao lightly slapped down, and a palm print appeared on the solid wood coffee table, transparent from top to bottom.

Old Chen: "...?!?"

"You have to pay compensation!"

Qi Zixiao: "..."

"Haha, just kidding. So, you really are a legendary cultivator?"

"Legend has it... I guess so."

Qi Zixiao thought to herself: At least on Earth, it's a legendary existence.

"It's really... too, too..."

Old Chen got up and circled Qi Zixiao several times, but he didn't know what to say, and could only marvel endlessly.

After a long silence, Old Chen sighed deeply, "Could it be that humans and cultivators already existed on Earth in ancient times?"

"According to modern scientific research, it is generally believed that before dinosaurs became the dominant species, the oxygen content on Earth was very high!"

"Therefore, all living things are enormous. An insect can grow to several meters long, and a dragonfly can have a wingspan of more than two meters."

"Mainstream academia believes this is due to the high oxygen content. Could it actually be due to the presence of spiritual energy and cultivators?"

Old Chen frowned, deep in thought, muttering to himself.

Seeing that he was thinking, Qi Zixiao did not disturb him, but listened quietly, and learned a lot in the process.

For example, could a dragonfly have grown that big in ancient times?!

That's clearly abnormal! At least not for Earth, which currently lacks spiritual energy.

In other words... was there a spirit on Earth in ancient times?

Old Chen was still whispering.

"That makes sense, actually. If it's just oxygen, it doesn't quite make sense. But if it's the effect of spiritual energy..."

"But what exactly is spiritual energy?"

"What substances are they made of?"

What parts of the air are in the air?

"If we follow this logic, then the air in ancient times must have contained spiritual energy, but it no longer does?"

He glanced at Qi Zixiao again. "No, there should still be some, but very few?"

"It's gone."

Qi Zixiao gave a definite answer, "There is no spiritual energy in the air nowadays. At least I have not found any spiritual energy in the air in the places I have been."

"... So, it's really gone?"

"So, the Earth itself is indeed in constant decay? It's just that the scientific community believes it's due to a decrease in oxygen content, but in reality, it's the disappearance of spiritual energy?"

With a scholar's mindset, Old Chen is constantly overturning his own fixed way of thinking and establishing entirely new knowledge.

An understanding of 'cultivators' and 'spiritual energy'!

This is the mindset and character that a scientist and related personnel should have.

True scientists never stand on the existing 'science' to deny or attack others, but actively explore and dare to overturn it!

"The Dharma-ending Age often mentioned in novels is actually real?!"

Old Chen suddenly found it somewhat amusing.

Everyone says novels are nonsense, but somehow they accidentally wrote something right?

"If there was indeed spiritual energy on Earth in ancient times, then... the current Earth can indeed be described as the end of the Dharma era."

Qi Zixiao nodded in agreement.

"Is that so..."

Old Chen was silent for a moment. "Could you give me some of your spiritual energy, or rather... your True Essence?"

"I know so little about these things, it's really hard for me to imagine what spiritual energy and True Essence are."

"If I could do some research, perhaps... I could make some different discoveries."

He looked at Lin Fan and said seriously, "Since you chose to tell me all this, you must have your reasons, right?"

"Um!"

Qi Zixiao readily nodded in agreement.

"I also want to know if 'science' can be used to analyze spiritual energy, or even... artificial spiritual energy!"