The Solar Observatory had become a massive immortal-path analysis instrument, a colossal scientific research military formation. It was processing all manner of past experimental data at several times its former efficiency, perhaps even ten times.
Everything was different now.
Immortal Sect cultivators came and went.
Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators took turns standing watch, working, resting, and cultivating. Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, and Void Refining cultivators did the same, though their cycles were far longer than those of lower-level cultivators.
This collective effort of more than a hundred million Immortal Sect research elites continued for over forty years before gradually drawing to a close.
"I found it."
"The spiritual energy particles have changed—a minute change on the scale of one ten-millionth."
Jiang Ding released the research military formation in the Great Sun Enlightenment Field and rubbed his brow. "The fundamental spiritual energy particles in the universe are essentially constant. Slight variations have been found in only a handful of exceptional places. Everywhere else, they're the same."
"The variant fundamental spiritual energy particles produced in those few places are treasures—rare research materials."
"But here,"
Jiang Ding pointed at the vast sea of black fog. "Every fundamental spiritual energy particle has changed. Over these three hundred years, they've grown more active by 1.1 ten-millionths."
"Is that a coincidence?"
"Will the fundamental spiritual energy particles undergo further changes?"
"That's what we need to verify, again and again."
Jiang Ding had identified a possible direction.
"Understood, Great Sun Administrator!"
The Immortal Sect cultivators around him answered loudly, their spirits soaring.
As expected of the legendary senior Great Sun: the moment he stepped in, he put his finger right on the problem.
"He's incredible..."
Sun Slayer looked rather dejected.
He had toiled here for centuries, yet a single visit from Jiang Ding had accomplished