Like-Minded

Research is always a time-consuming and laborious process.

Innovating on existing foundations may only require a flash of inspiration to open doors, but exploring new fields requires extensive reading and accumulation of knowledge.

For Luo Burang, matters involving Law Power and sorcery were all new areas.

Zhang Xuezhou and others have been working in the field for a long time, while Luo Burang is a complete newcomer.

If Ren Anran hadn't mentioned another researcher with a lower level of expertise but who was good at deriving theories, Luo Burang would almost have thought this was an impossible task.

In the normal theoretical progression process, Luo Burang felt that he needed to constantly elevate his level of understanding.

Only by possessing Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation level, or approaching Zhang Xuezhou's level, could he fully comprehend the definition of Law Power and understand why Zhang Xuezhou's Law Power could guide genetic power to form a sequence lock.

Only after fully understanding the connections between them could he possibly modify the 'sequence lock' again.

But improving one's level is not something that can be done overnight, even if he is praised as a genius.

The Qi-Nourishing Paste used in the early stages was fine, but the subsequent Spirit-Forging Pill Elixir was a difficult problem for Luo Burang to overcome. He could even sense the long time required to overcome the conditions.

This involves the Poison Avoidance Technique, a complex cultivation method involving 108,000 acupoints.

This cultivation method is far more difficult than the Realm Technique, and the Poison Avoidance Technique is not a complete system; opening new acupoints requires relying on the Realm Technique for improvement.

This creates a vicious cycle where the pills hinder the Realm Technique, the poison avoidance technique reduces the side effects of the pills, and the Realm Technique, in turn, hinder the advancement of the poison avoidance technique.

Luo Burang felt it was only natural that this ancient martial arts technique was being phased out.

Without great perseverance, wisdom, and the advantages of favorable timing, location, and human relationships, this is an impossible path to spiritual progress.

After vomiting for several days, Luo Burang, still confused, finally heard Zhang Xuezhou mention his father, a dreamer who made a living by writing novels.

Zhang Weimeng's cultivation theory is as unreliable as a castle in the air, but he did guide the cultivation framework after the fusion of Yin-Yang School's Zhang Weimeng Realm Technique.

Zhang Xuezhou's creation of the "Human Pill" conditions for cultivation in another world is related to this framework, and it has truly been verified.

Zhang Weimeng's level of understanding is very low; he relies purely on deductions derived from reference theories.

"Mr. Zhang, hello. You're writing 'Plants vs. Genetically Modified Humans,' a novel that subverts conventional tropes should have a good market..."

Zhang Weimeng is not a talkative person.

Zhang Weimeng even looked somewhat dazed in his private live stream room.

In his spare time, Luo would read books and newspapers, listen to the radio, and watch television. He also knew Zhang Weimeng quite well.

Compared to Song Fengying, Zhang Weimeng is much less well-known, only having a small reputation within the novel writing community.

Zhang Weimeng enjoyed a period of popularity a few years ago thanks to "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer," but after the period of fame, things fell apart. Imitation of Zhang Weimeng's writing style emerged one after another, leading to great aesthetic fatigue.

Today, Zhang Weimeng's books are no longer popular.

Upon hearing the title of Zhang Weimeng's new book, Luo Burang felt that Zhang Weimeng had also fallen into the bandwagon effect of the Luo'an Province incident, and that writing haphazardly by taking advantage of hot topics would not bring any benefit.

"Have you considered researching Realm Technique and Gene Sequence together?" Luo Burang invited. "Zhang Xuezhou introduced you to me, saying you're very good at constructing theories!"

"That Realm Technique and Gene Sequence are just too difficult. It's much harder than making money writing novels. I practiced the Realm Technique and went to the market to shoot targets and buy goods, but now they won't let me shoot anymore. They've blacklisted me. Who knows how they colluded to get on that list? I can't even go to another place. They just won't let me play. This side hustle isn't going well, and my main job isn't keeping up either!"

Zhang Weimeng's slightly dull expression became a little more alert, and then he entered the period of complaining.

Song Fengying's "Flying Sheep Wall Running" technique is at least suitable for live streaming, Zhang Weimeng feels that no matter how much he practices, it's useless.

Neither the Realm Technique nor the Gene Sequence was of any use to his writing.

He finally reached the True Spirit Realm, thinking he could use his unerring shooting skills at close range to mass-produce goods, but after playing for half a year, he was blacklisted by this small circle.

He didn't earn much money, but he endured a lot of hardship during his cultivation.

Zhang Weimeng hasn't touched Realm Technique or Gene Sequence at all in the past year. Regardless of whether they are a passport to high society or something that the lower class cannot touch, he found them useless to him after trying them, so he relaxed.

"This... this really won't make the novel any better!"

Luo Burang felt that Zhang Weimeng's thinking had gone down a dead end.

In the Western Capital City circle, not a single person skilled in Gene Sequence writes novels; this is simply not the correct way to access Gene Sequence.

But it's okay for geniuses to have some quirks; it's abnormal for a genius to have no quirks.

Looking at Zhang Weimeng's blank stare, his obsession with writing novels, and his complete disregard for the meager royalties the Zhang Household could easily afford, Luo Burang felt that this was indeed a partner worth exploring and discussing.

"Come and study the theory with me, and I'll discuss the novel with you," Luo Burang invited.

"You can write novels?" Luo Burang asked doubtfully.

"More than twenty years ago, I had a pen name called 'Empty Sigh' and wrote several books!"

"Then you're the ancient, supreme god of our novel industry, why didn't you continue writing?"

"Back then, the internet wasn't good, publishing was a huge hassle for me, and I didn't make much money, so I stopped writing!"

Luo Burang and Zhang Weimeng chatted for a while.

Zhang Weimeng, unusually, found himself sharing similar interests and began talking more with strangers, even confidently declaring his intention to visit North Rehe for research and to write a book.

"You're so talkative!"

After the live stream ended, Zhang Xuezhou repeatedly praised Luo Burang.

Zhang Manqian used the topic of cosmetic medicine to get Song Fengying to promote the Sequence and Realm Technique, while Zhang Xuezhou guided Zhang Weimeng.

However, both of them led their children astray. Song Fengying only practiced Flying Sheep Wall Running, and Zhang Weimeng followed the trend for several years before realizing that learning these things was of no help to him.

Spiritual practice is only suitable for guidance, not coercion. Since his parents had limited interest, Zhang Xuezhou was at a loss in this situation.

Seeing Zhang Weimeng and Luo Burang's conversation, how they had both developed an interest in cultivation and writing, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but praise them repeatedly.

"Brother Zhang... um, your dad's interests... anyway, we need to get him interested!"

Having just finished fraternizing with Zhang Weimeng, Luo Burang slightly changed his tone.

Luo Burang wasn't exactly a talkative person; he preferred to use his brain rather than his mouth.

However, Luo was willing to communicate with geniuses with special talents, regardless of age or profession. He was not usually talkative, but he talked more with Zhang Xuezhou and others than he had accumulated in the past year or two.

"It's rare to see a researcher who can transcend your level of ancient martial arts and advance further development; such a purely theoretical researcher is rare," Luo Burang said. "It doesn't matter if he's a little wrong, even if he's wrong nine times out of one, it's fine. We can just test it back and forth later!"

"Testing back and forth?"

Ren Wuyang found it difficult to join in the conversation between Zhang Xuezhou and the others, but he felt that he could finally do so here.

"I want to go back to the Jishi Medical Center and go into seclusion now," Ren Wuyang said.

"Your ability to delve deeper into cultivation is insufficient; even if you seclude yourself until you die, it won't help," Luo Burang said. "However, you are very quick to adapt to new things. If you can cooperate and complete the test, I guarantee you have a 90% chance of entering the Sixth Sequence. If you cooperate well, there should be a 50% chance of entering the Seventh Sequence. And if our conjecture is completely correct, it's not impossible for you to advance further in the future!"

"Really?"

Ren Wuyang, who had stood up, immediately sat down.

There are only so many Seventh Sequence individuals in the world. Even though the Scarlet Alliance State has begun to have an advantage in ferocious beasts, and even the Ren Household possesses the White Elephant Beast, the Seventh Sequence is still a distant topic.

Ren Yisheng only mentioned that the group of people who have entered the Seventh Sequence is limited to the Old Age Mansion and a small number of Sixth Sequence people.

Hearing Luo refuse to vouch for him, Ren Wuyang felt as if a ray of hope had appeared after a long period of darkness.

"If your research can help me advance to the Seventh Sequence, I'm not unwilling to cooperate with your testing!"

He sat on the sofa and thought for three seconds, then quickly changed his attitude.

"As long as you don't kill or cripple me, you can do whatever you want to me!"

Ren Wuyang patted his chest in agreement, feeling as if his feet were rooted to the spot, unable to leave the B13 Research Institute no matter what.

Ren Wuyang wasn't the type to blindly believe anyone's casual guarantees, but seeing Zhang Xuezhou nod, Ren Anran didn't object. He felt that the chances of achieving the goal would be higher if the test succeeded.

Don't be fooled by Luo Burang's claim of a 50% chance of entering the Seventh Sequence; the success rate for veteran sequence powerhouses like Zhu Bufan and Zuo Lianguang to enter the Seventh Sequence might be less than 50%.

Even if he can't reach the Seventh Sequence, according to Luo Burang, he's at least very secure in the Sixth Sequence.