Divine Mechanism Heavenly Lord shared his team's research findings with Jiang Ding and the Heavenly Lords around them.
"An ecosystem that can cycle independently and even evolve..."
Jiang Ding held his breath and opened the unfinished paper.
It was packed with detailed data explaining how the two first-order ecosystems belonging to the Immortal Order's Dao Children operated.
The paper also noted that they contained profoundly advanced immortal-path technology. Knowing the principles was one thing; whether anyone could build something equivalent remained uncertain and would take more time to determine.
"This resembles some of our own theories."
Yuan quickly finished reading and interjected, "Void Refining should involve the birth of a real space within the dantian—an independent space capable of drawing in and producing spiritual energy. That's where the thirty-thousand-year lifespan of a Void Refining cultivator comes from."
"Thirty thousand years!"
"Think about it. From our slave society to today, our entire civilization has not yet existed for thirty thousand years, yet a single living being can reach that age. It's an unimaginable miracle of the universe."
"We have the guiding principles."
"Unfortunately, principles are only principles. We're still nowhere near knowing how to put them into practice."
Yuan rubbed his hands together, brimming with excitement.
"If we can master the technology in these two first-order ecosystems, we should take a huge step forward on the path to Void Refining!"
This was the first time Jiang Ding had seen him show such obvious emotion. Yuan was usually unruffled, gentle, and courteous. Now he looked as delighted as a child.
"Look at the next page."
"Don't say we got caught up in our own work and forgot about you."
Divine Mechanism Heavenly Lord smiled and continued, "Chong Yuanzi and the Shadow Demon Daoist Heir have different first-order ecosystems. I suspect yours will