Artificial Sun, Invincible Art?

"Um."

Lin·Purple Firmament nodded slightly, appearing somewhat aloof.

At the same time, she felt somewhat depressed.

What else can we do at this point? That guy has already said his Second Personality is 'aloof', we can't just let that persona crumble, can we?

I can only pretend to be aloof.

Fortunately, she had always maintained a cool and aloof demeanor before interacting with Lin Fan, so there wouldn't be any difficulties.

but...

The Seventh Elder saw it differently.

Lin Fan's original words weren't that his Second Personality was aloof, but rather that his Second Personality had a bad temper!

Therefore, seeing Lin·Purple Firmament's aloofness, the Seventh Elder immediately began to have doubts.

"So, should I reject him? What if he suddenly gets angry?"

"And this is in a place where they're testing Artificial Sun. If they really get angry, oh my god..."

The Seventh Elder's lips twitched.

But by this time, they had already arrived at the destination and met, so they couldn't just say no and send the person back, could they?

If that's the case, wouldn't the already short-tempered ' Second Personality ' explode on the spot?

He could only cautiously and carefully ask, "Mister Lin, how much do you know about our Artificial Sun?"

"..."

Lin·Purple Firmament felt a chill run down her spine.

How would I know anything about Artificial Sun?!

I only found out because you mentioned it before and I casually looked it up on Baidu. But that stuff is just scratching the surface...

She became increasingly aloof. "I've only heard of the name, but I don't know anything about it."

"Then..." the Seventh Elder tentatively suggested, "Shall I have the researcher in charge of this matter explain it to you?"

"Alright!" Lin·Purple Firmament immediately nodded in approval.

explain?

The explanation is great; I'm afraid of not having an explanation at all!

Led by the Seventh Elder, the two passed through numerous checkpoints and entered the laboratory.

Among them, hundreds of researchers are located in various places, conducting various calculations, negotiations, and research.

Upon noticing their arrival, an old man immediately approached and said, "Seventh Elder, I am Mo Dangzhen, the head of this Research Institute. I will accompany and explain the entire tour to you."

"...???"

The Seventh Elder raised an eyebrow. "What's your name again?"

"Mo Dangzhen."

Seventh Elder: "..."

Lin·Purple Firmament: "..."

I really want to laugh!!!

No, I have to stay aloof and hold it in...

"Alright then." Seventh Elder was also holding back his frustration, but he couldn't very well laugh at someone's name, could he? That would be too impolite.

He changed the subject. "Academician Mo, our arrival today, as well as the identity of the person next to me, are highly confidential and must not be leaked, understand?"

"Seventh Elder, rest assured! We will absolutely not leak any secrets!"

Mo Dangzhen immediately nodded, and was very confident.

They're all researchers, and they're in charge of top-secret research like Artificial Sun. If they don't keep their mouths shut, they simply can't come.

However, while speaking, Mo Dangzhen couldn't help but glance at Lin Fan a few more times, and then she was secretly alarmed.

Nobody's a fool.

Who else could be a young man who could be personally accompanied by the Seventh Elder, and who even seemed somewhat familiar with them? Besides the cultivator who is currently the focus of everyone's attention.

"Plz follow me..."

He invited the two men inside and then slowly explained the working principle of the Artificial Sun they were researching.

"The main reason for designing and researching Artificial Sun is to obtain clean and efficient energy!"

"Our Research Institute houses a 400-ton fourth-generation fully superconducting tokamak Nuclear Fusion experimental device, or EAST for short. This giant device can continuously fuse hydrogen atoms into Helium Atom, thereby generating temperatures and heat several times that of the sun."

"If it can work continuously, humanity will enter an era where we will hardly have to worry about energy!"

At this point, Mo Dangzhen looked somewhat proud. "In this regard, we are currently at the forefront of the world, without exception!"

"Our domestically produced EAST was already able to operate stably for 101.2 seconds two years ago, maintaining a plasma discharge of 50 million degrees Celsius! It should be noted that the core temperature of the sun is only around 15 million degrees Celsius!"

"This is a very significant breakthrough, but unfortunately, there's still a long way to go before it's truly applicable. Currently, our research goal is to increase the stable operating time tenfold in the shortest possible time!"

"According to calculations, the operating temperature will soar to 100 million degrees Celsius!"

"If we succeed, it will be an epic transformation for all of humanity."

"We plan to complete this step within five years, and then strive to increase the stable runtime by a hundredfold, and then further improve it to the point where it can run stably for a long time!"

"At that point, our research on the Artificial Sun will have truly succeeded."

Mo Dangzhen spoke with some emotion at this point.

"But this step is very difficult, really very difficult."

"We've arrived at our experimental site. Please follow me..."

Upon arriving at the experimental site, Mo Dangzhen gave a general explanation of the development, prospects, and future plans of the Artificial Sun.

Specific details, parameters, and proportions?

He didn't mention these things.

If you explain it but people don't understand, isn't that a waste of time?

Before long, Lin·Purple Firmament and the Seventh Elder saw the Artificial Sun in its 'cooled-down' state, which didn't seem particularly impressive.

"Starting it once costs approximately $20,000."

At this moment, Mo Dangzhen asked, "Seventh Elder, and this gentleman, should we activate it?"

He didn't know why the Seventh Elder and this mysterious and powerful cultivator would come here, but if he didn't know, couldn't he just guess?

What if... it's this cultivator who wants to help?

If we analyze the Artificial Sun using the methods and perspectives of a 'celestial being,' what kind of result would we arrive at, or what help would it offer?

Is it possible to skip the lengthy testing phase and directly enter a stable, controllable, and commercially viable stage?

If that's the case...

Just thinking about it made Mo Dangzhen incredibly excited.

"Mister Lin, what do you think?"

The Seventh Elder looked at Lin·Purple Firmament.

He knew about the existence of the Artificial Sun, and he also knew that if it were successful, it would be incredibly powerful!

Imagine running at 100 million degrees Celsius continuously—how much energy would that generate? If converted into electricity...

Even a hundred Nuclear Power Plant can't compare!

However, it was only a superficial understanding. The Seventh Elder's understanding of the Artificial Sun was very limited. Moreover, he was not a researcher and could not explain the rationale behind it. He could only wait and see what Lin·Purple Firmament wanted to do.

"Fifty million degrees Celsius..."

Lin·Purple Firmament, however, was somewhat curious.

What kind of temperature was that?

"Start up!"

Therefore, she almost didn't hesitate and directly said she would start it to show herself.

"Good!"

"Please wait a moment, this is a safe zone. I will arrange for activation immediately."

Less than two minutes later.

Mo Dangzhen returned, holding a walkie-talkie. "Start!"

Buzz...

Boom!!!

A slight vibration was felt.

In that instant, Lin·Purple Firmament sensed a strange fluctuation that felt somewhat familiar. "This is... a magnetic field?"

"It feels somewhat similar to the magnetic field that Old Chen set up..."

Immediately afterward, before Lin·Purple Firmament could think further, everything in sight turned crimson. Even though they were outside the furnace, they could imagine just how terrifying the temperature was.

And this is just the beginning!

Soon, the 'crimson' dot grew larger and brighter, and in less than three minutes, it resembled a miniature sun, shining brightly right before our eyes!

And it's still getting brighter...

"Sharp!"

The Seventh Elder couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "It's hard to imagine just how high the temperature is at that center right now..."

"It's already close to 60 million degrees Celsius," Mo Dangzhen responded.

"Is it an improvement over the data you mentioned?"

"The 102-second figure was achieved two years ago. In the past two years, we have doubled that number, so the maximum temperature has also increased, but..."

He shook his head helplessly. "The goal of increasing tenfold in five years is still a long way off. We have already encountered a bottleneck. If we don't break through it, it will be difficult to make any further significant progress."

During the conversation, the 'sun' in front of them suddenly began to tremble, Mo Dangzhen remained calm and said, "It has reached its limit."

Then, he immediately contacted his colleague via walkie-talkie. "Shut down!"

boom...

The machines gradually stopped operating, and the once-brilliant sun also gradually faded away.

At this moment, Lin·Purple Firmament's eyes shone brightly, feeling extremely shocked, and at the same time... also very happy.

Just looking?

This is not in line with Qi Saintess's style.

Therefore, she even probed a wisp of her Divine Sense into the 'furnace' just now, trying to contact the Artificial Sun and figure out what a temperature of over 50 million degrees was like.

She discovered that it was an incredibly terrifying temperature.

Divine Sense, in theory, has no physical form; it is merely a form of energy.

Even so, the wisp of Divine Sense she had just probed into the area was instantly burned by the terrifying heat as soon as it made contact!

"This feeling..."

But in that fraction of a second, she came to a 'conclusion'!

"Even if I were here in person, I would surely perish if I came into contact with such high temperatures!"

"But what if it reaches 100 million degrees?"

"I'm afraid even many powerful figures at the Celestial Platform Realm would find it difficult to withstand, right?"

Can immortals live above the sun?

In many legends, such as the Golden Crow, it is said that it was born on the sun, and the sun is its home.

Don't forget, they are fire-attribute 'divine beasts', or they can withstand high temperatures with their terrifying strength.

but...

The temperature of this Artificial Sun is several times higher than that of the sun's core!

How many people could withstand such terrifying temperatures?!

Of course, the premise is that you can hit a person with that temperature!

Cultivators are very fast, and this Artificial Sun is currently immobile, so how could it hit anyone? Therefore, it poses no threat.

But... aren't I a cultivator?!

"If I could combine the idea of Artificial Sun with the creation of a technique, that technique would surely be an ' Invincible Art '! Few could rival it!"