Upon hearing Chen Xuejun's words, Chen Mu nodded without replying. Instead, he walked to the front of the cultivation chamber and released a person who was wrapped in Sealing Talisman cloth.
He made a hand seal, Sealing Talisman automatically opened, revealing Chen Mu's double wearing a robe with runes inside.
"Master, is this your own clone?"
After recognizing the person sitting cross-legged, Chen Xuejun smiled with great interest.
"Yes, it was all thanks to the experimental data you provided that I was able to successfully cultivate it; it cost me almost half of my savings."
Chen Mu Talisman-Robed Chen Mu, took off his clothes, and then pushed him into the incubation chamber.
With a hiss, the incubation chamber door closed, and a large amount of nutrient solution submerged the naked substitute.
"This substitute body is infested with a Soul-Devouring Insect. I can't think of a way to get it out right now, so I brought it back."
As he spoke, a detailed introduction to the Soul-Devouring Insect appeared on the screen in front of Chen Xuejun, along with various data about the clones in the cultivation chamber.
"This is going to be tough to deal with!"
After reviewing the information on the Soul-Devouring Insect, Chen Xuejun stared at the data analyzed from the cultivation chamber and revealed a troubled expression.
"Master, since we can't produce the Soul-Devouring Insect, can't we just destroy this clone?"
Chen Mu shook his head and explained.
"No, firstly, this clone is very precious, and I don't have that much money to cultivate another one."
Furthermore, I will need this clone to deal with the people of Heavenly Court in six months, so this clone must be preserved.
"Can't we just keep it and use it in six months?"
"No, this clone contains one-third of my Divine Soul. If I don't take it back, I'll be in a lot of pain for a while."
Moreover, having lost a third of my Divine Soul, my efficiency in researching runes or engaging in combat will be greatly reduced.
Those who haven't experienced a split Divine Soul can hardly understand Chen Mu's feelings. Right now, he's like someone who had a cold in his previous life, his mind is full of fog, and he feels very uncomfortable.
"I see."
Chen Xuejun nodded and began typing on the rune keyboard. As he operated it, the instruments in the research lab started working, and various rays continuously shone on Chen Mu's clone, analyzing every single cell.
Chen Mu wasn't idle either; Sealing Rune on the nutrient tank to prevent the Soul-Devouring Insect inside from going berserk.
Half an hour later, Chen Xuejun finally came up with a breakthrough and said to Chen Mu.
The reason why the Soul-Devouring Insect reacted so strongly when the Divine Soul left the body is because in its mind, the Divine Soul of this physical body is its pre-arranged food, and it is afraid that its food will be stolen.
If this condition is met, we can try to replace the Divine Soul within with another kind of power similar to Divine Soul. In theory, this should be enough to deceive the Soul-Devouring Insect.
"Great idea!"
Chen Xuejun's idea gave Chen Mu a great inspiration. He immediately thought of Taichu. The Power of Faith that Taichu controlled could be ever-changing and was most suitable for simulating the power of the Divine Soul.
Using the power of the Spirit Network, Taichu quickly appeared in the research lab.
"Father, what brings you here?"
Chen Mu was clearly not a very good father. Since creating the Taichu, he had basically left her to study on her own and had hardly spent any time with her.
Fortunately, Chen Kingdom has many patient people, such as Guo Xiaohan and Chen Duo, who often keep her company.
Therefore, she has always maintained a romantic and innocent personality, and her humanity has not been drowned out by the cold flow of data.
" In the Taichu, I've run into a bit of trouble, it's like this..."
Chen Mu explained the characteristics of the Soul-Devouring Insect to Taichu Chu, and instructed Taichu to use the Power of Faith to replace the Divine Soul inside.
"No problem, it's a piece of cake."
Upon Taichu, Tai Chu confidently patted his chest and immediately began the process of extracting the Divine Soul.
A white, mist-like energy surged from Taichu's hand and poured into the nutrient chamber containing Chen Mu Mu's clone.
" The Soul-Devouring Insect are reacting!"
On the screen, in the image scanned by the instrument, the body of the Soul-Devouring Insect larva swayed, as if it had sensed something was wrong, but it quickly fell silent again.
"It's alright. I'm just replenishing this body with spiritual energy so that it can gradually adapt to my energy characteristics. I'm about to expel the Divine Soul from inside."
Father, are you ready?
Upon hearing Taichu's arrangement, Chen Mu immediately contacted the Divine Soul he had left within the clone to coordinate with Taichu's actions.
hiss...!
A hazy, grayish Divine Soul power gradually emanated from the head of the clone, but the Soul-Devouring Insect did not react at all, allowing Taichu to fill the space where the Divine Soul had been lost with his own Power of Faith.
"Success! As expected of spiritual energy, the Power of Faith seems far more profound than that of the Divine Soul."
Chen Xuejun watched from the side, clicking his tongue in amazement.
To prevent the Soul-Devouring Insect from acting strangely, Taichu didn't dare to extract the Divine Soul too quickly. It took her about half an hour to completely replace the clone's Divine Soul with the Power of Faith.
"Phew... My Divine Soul is finally restored, I feel much better."
Chen Mu let out a sigh of relief and exclaimed.
"Alright, I've finished my business, Father. Can I go back to play now?"
Taichu withdrew his power and pleaded with Chen Mu with wide eyes.
"Heh, all you ever do is play around."
Chen Mu affectionately patted Taichu's little head, then pointed to the clone in the nutrient tank.
"About six months from now, I will need to reinfuse my Divine Soul into this clone. During this time, you must take good care of this clone and prevent it from being damaged."
"Understood, Father."
"Taichu said obediently."
"Alright, then go ahead."
After receiving Chen Mu's affirmative answer, Taichu Chu transformed into a blue data stream with a whoosh and disappeared into the air.
Chen Xuejun looked on with envy as she watched Taichu disappear.
Although he has also cultivated Chen Mu's Battle Talisman Master System, he has only just entered the Middle Stage of the Dharma Saint Realm. To perform Spirit Particle Transformation Transfer, he would need to reach at least the Peak of the Dharma Saint Realm before he could even begin to grasp it.
Okay, stop being envious.
We will soon establish trade with the Netherworld. At that time, your Biology Department will definitely be able to obtain a lot of high-quality Yin-attribute spiritual materials, and your cultivation speed will also experience a major breakthrough.
If you have the time, you should make sure to solidify your foundation so that a weak base won't hinder your future progress.
Chen Mu noticed the envy in Chen Xuejun's eyes, smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him.