Not long afterward, Li Chen met privately with True Person Miaobao again in Materialized Heaven to discuss the cooperation they had spoken of earlier.
"Fellow Daoist Li, do you know why I'm so certain I can help you?" True Person Miaobao asked Li Chen.
Li Chen pondered briefly, then said, "Senior, you possess the Truth-Discerning Immortal Mirror. Perhaps you can use the power of law to help me rule out mistaken paths."
In fact, ever since his last collaboration with True Person Miaobao, Li Chen had thought about that treasure himself.
In a certain sense, the Truth-Discerning Immortal Mirror truly deserved to be called a supreme treasure, for the law it communicated with was so wondrous that it could determine truth and falsehood and discern the inner essence of things.
Although the price of using it, the manner of asking questions, the scope those questions could cover, and other aspects still imposed many restrictions and awkward limitations, anyone who knew how to use it would find it an unparalleled tool for scientific research and cultivation.
In this world, far too many extraordinary powers could aid scientific research. Li Chen had experienced their benefits long ago.
For instance, minute perception through divine sense and remote sensing through magic power allowed one to perform many operations at the cellular level, or even the molecular and atomic levels, without a microscope, conducting all manner of medical procedures and chemical experiments.
One could also design and engrave circuit boards without a lithography machine, refining an Electronic Chip or Puppet Core with bare hands.
Powerful physiques and abundant energy made overtime routine. Cultivators in secluded practice often practiced grain avoidance, dispensing entirely with eating, drinking, relieving themselves, and sleeping. Working around the clock for nearly half a month was therefore nothing unusual. At most, overusing