A Bold Idea (2) [Seeking Follow-up!]

So-called innate masters in martial arts worlds were actually people who, through cultivation, used true qi to nourish and strengthen their cells, indirectly increasing the development and utilization of their brain domains. Was that why they could internally observe their own meridians and possessed abnormally sharp hearing and senses? Considering himself, now that he had attained his current level of cultivation, he too could sense danger and abnormalities in advance whenever he was on high alert.

So-called cultivation and ascension to immortality in xianxia worlds also involved using cultivation techniques to expand the development and utilization of the brain domain, allowing one to control metabolism and thus fast? Achieve longevity? The disappearance of emotions related to human nature was what they called severing mortal ties? Sword immortals riding swords through the air, controlling flying swords to take an enemy's head from a thousand miles away, the Ten Thousand Sword Technique, Sword Gods, and the like—weren't they just enhanced versions of Alice's Psychic Power?

So-called ghosts and monsters in supernatural worlds were actually cultivators, or people born with highly developed brain domains, whose spiritual energy remained extraordinarily powerful after their bodies died, lingering in the world? That was why they could influence or control others? Spiritual attacks?

Right, Alice had once used a spiritual attack in the movie to kill someone through surveillance cameras. Wasn't that exactly a ghost's method? It was just that the ones he had trained had not unlocked that skill yet. Or perhaps they had learned it but had nowhere to use it?

So-called great powers in fantasy worlds were actually people who expanded the development and utilization of their brain domains through cultivation, which was why they could teleport? Why their names could not be spoken? Why they could be reborn from a drop of blood? Why they could perform the Seventy-Two Transformations? Even control time? Reaching one hundred percent would mean becoming one with the Heavenly Dao, just like Hongjun Ancestor?

Of course, these speculations applied in some respects to Devouring World and not in others. For example, Devouring World already had the concept of brain domain development, and Luo Feng had been noticed by Babata precisely because he was one of Earth's finest.

In the later stages of the Devouring Universe, brain domain development was not all-powerful either. In the end, it still came down to comparing one's comprehension of laws, genetic multiplier of the physical body, and so on.

But there was no conflict there. It did not stop Ren Ze from using every world that could help him grow to become stronger.

So, the internal energy, true essence, immortal essence, divine power, and all the rest in most novel and film worlds were simply the result of cultivating corresponding techniques to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, purifying and refining that energy? The various moves and ultimate arts were merely ways of using bodily energy?

So, the spiritual power, Psychic Power, divine sense, immortal sense, and all the rest in most novel and film worlds were simply the result of cultivating corresponding techniques to strengthen brain cells or improve brain domain development? The various divine abilities were actually just methods of using spiritual energy?

After that bout of brainstorming, Ren Ze set aside his speculations...

Other than his own spiritual intuition for alertness and avoiding danger, along with Alice's Psychic Power, he still lacked supporting evidence. He would need more experiences and knowledge in the future to refine this theory.

Ren Ze suddenly felt that if this theory could be proven, he might have found a great path in cultivation that led straight to the end!

When he traveled to other worlds in the future, he would not need to learn more flashy, unnecessary things. He only needed to pursue three points.

More efficient cultivation techniques for absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, purifying and refining energy. After he had fully refined the seventy years of cultivation passed down by his master, Ren Ze had cultivated the Northern Dark Divine Skill painstakingly for a year, yet his total true qi had only increased by a little over one percent. The efficiency was far too low!

As a result, his internal energy could no longer keep up with his strength...

In the future, he needed to seek techniques that could refine and strengthen internal energy. It could be innate astral qi, true essence, or whatever else it was called. In any case, it had to be something that granted more energy through cultivation, strengthened his body, and inflicted greater damage.

More efficient techniques for enhancing the development and utilization of the brain domain. At present, he had nothing. He did not know a thing and could only drool while watching Alice. Later, he would have to wait until the laboratory was repaired and have Dr. Ashford study samples of his blood and tissue to see whether there was still any hope for him.

When he had the chance, he absolutely had to search for techniques that enhanced brain domain development and utilization. The Great Sage Equal to Heaven's Eight-Nine Arcane Art was quite good. It allowed one to perform the Seventy-Two Transformations, so its development level definitely could not be low.

The last category was comparatively special cultivation techniques, such as the Yijin Jing, which improved one's constitution and indirectly increased cultivation efficiency.

Or heavenly treasures and various rare wonders. If he could perfectly fuse with the T-Virus like Alice later on, then the T-Virus could be considered an artificially created rare wonder, similar to the spirit pills in cultivation novels. It could not only strengthen cells but also improve brain domain development.

That made sense as well. In cultivation systems, if low-level cultivators consumed high-level pills or heavenly treasures too early, they would not necessarily gain a huge boost in strength. They were even more likely to explode and die. Wasn't it the same principle?

The T-Virus had simply been born in the wrong era. To cultivators, it was a rare wonder; to ordinary people, it was poison.

As for moves, ultimate arts, and divine abilities, Ren Ze felt that they were all secondary. They were merely methods for using energy, so there was no need to pursue them too insistently for now.

Looking back at all the novels he had read before, protagonists always liked to comprehend ultimate arts and kill enemies above their level. Even in the Swallowed Star World he was in, once they reached the later stages, everyone's levels were similar due to the limits of the speed at which they could comprehend laws. At that point, ultimate arts became one of the few ways to improve combat power...

But all that was still far too early for Ren Ze.

Viewed this way, the core principles of cultivation were actually connected to those of humanity's technological advancement. Both involved continuously improving energy efficiency.

In the future, he would strive to walk on two legs. That way, he would not be like the powerful Swordsman Xiahou in A Chinese Ghost Story, casually KO'd by a female ghost, nor like the Maoshan Taoists in Uncle Nine's series, who could capture ghosts and eliminate demons with ease yet be knocked down by an ordinary person's punch.

Other special cultivation techniques, heavenly treasures, rare wonders, and the like would serve as support.

Ren Ze summarized this entire theory of his and named it Scientific Cultivation!

Once the brainstorming ended, Ren Ze felt that cultivation had become appealing again. He had something to strive for again. Unfortunately, he currently had neither better techniques nor enough experience to verify his theory.

As for that remaining bold idea, he needed to make proper preparations.

Over the past few days, Ren Ze had been waiting with extreme impatience. Alice had devoted all her energy to training the girls. She spent practically all day at the training grounds, and at night, when Ren Ze wanted to discuss the Seventy-Two Transformations of Psychic Power with her, Alice shut him out. Her reason was that young people needed to know moderation!

Ren Ze was so angry that he flipped the table. (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

Good grief, he did not even have the strength to force a nighttime raid. Ren Ze wanted to cry! Bah! Scumbag woman! You used me and ran!

"Fine! Fine! Fine! So that's how you want to play it!"

In a fit of anger, Ren Ze finally made up his mind. He had James deploy the maximum manpower to repair the laboratory as quickly as possible, and today, it was finally completed.

Upon receiving the news, Ren Ze hurried off eagerly to find Dr. Ashford.

God knew what he was looking forward to...

"Boss, take a look. This is the information we obtained from researching your blood. I don't know whether we missed anything, but from what we can see so far, it's already extremely astonishing!"

Dr. Ashford took out an organized research report, handed it to Ren Ze, and spoke.

"No need to show me the report. Just tell me directly."

Ren Ze waved his hand. Thinking of his Scientific Cultivation theory and the cold treatment he had received these past few days, he was filled with anticipation.

"All right."

Seeing that Ren Ze lacked the patience to read the experimental report, Dr. Ashford nodded and said, "Based on our research, we have concluded that your cells are tougher than those of ordinary people and possess extremely high vitality. In other words, your body's resistance to blows and recovery ability are far stronger than those of an ordinary person."

Nothing wrong with that. An ordinary person attacking him barehanded could practically never hurt him. Of course, he was still far from being impervious to blades and bullets. Once he became a planetary-level martial artist, or obtained better techniques that could refine his internal energy into astral qi, true essence, or something similar, his body would presumably be strengthened even further.

"Besides that, your cells also contain an enormous amount of energy. According to my calculations, if all the energy contained in your body were to erupt completely, it would be enough to level a house. You are practically a human-shaped bomb."

Uh, nothing wrong with that either. Leaving aside his physical qualities that far exceeded those of ordinary people, if he knew the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, then merely exhausting his true qi would be enough to demolish not just one house, but an entire street with his bare hands!

"What about my compatibility with the T-Virus? Did you test that?"

After listening to Dr. Ashford talk for so long without getting to the point, Ren Ze went straight to the subject.

That was right. Ren Ze had decided to take the risk himself and see whether he could fuse with the T-Virus!