Semi-mechanical Life

Although Chu Longcheng disappeared from Starlink's surveillance, according to No. 01's speculation, the other party must have used some kind of spatial ability to open a temporary wormhole, so Chu Longcheng disappeared completely at that moment after entering the wormhole.

However, Yi Xuan guessed that no matter what state Chu Longcheng was in at this time, its direction of travel would not change.

Therefore, Yi Xuan ordered the entire Starlink system to monitor the area within two light-years along the route to Chu Longcheng, and to report immediately upon detecting any trace of the other party.

At the same time, Yi Xuan could only pray that Chu Longcheng wouldn't travel too far through the wormhole.

If it's too far away, even reaching the light-year level, then even if Yi Xuan's observation system could observe the other party's situation, it might be several years from now.

Because of Chu Longcheng's disappearance, Yi Xuan thought of the strange things about this universe again, such as the old sage's words about the Tribulation Transcendence expert being corrupted by the mysterious forces of outer space until nothing was left.

The immense Spiritual Qi released by Chu Longcheng after entering space, and the mysterious power that devoured that Spiritual Qi, left Yi Xuan feeling helpless.

If it weren't for the fear of some mysterious force that might exist in this universe, Yi Xuan would have even personally flown into outer space to investigate.

In fact, Yi Xuan had also considered sending any cultivator into the space station. After all, there were countless Evil Cultivators in the Cultivation Realm, and Yi Xuan felt no guilt whatsoever about using these people as conscripts.

But doing so would be pointless; sending cultivators up there would be no different from what the old lady had mentioned about the tribulation -Bandit Cultivator.

Even if the gullible person who ends up being sent up has the same fate as that cultivator, what does that prove? It proves nothing.

To put it bluntly, Yi Xuan wasn't even capable of observing that mysterious power, let alone capturing it!

This is one of the reasons why Yi Xuan did not go in person.

However, with the success of the brain-controlled chip, Yi Xuan has already made some progress.

Now that the mind control chip is already functioning normally within the Demon Scorpion Soldier, Yi Xuan can use the current Demon Scorpion Soldier as a basis to improve upon it.

By adding more devices to its body, it is possible to monitor the internal Spiritual Qi and other energies in real time.

When that cosmic force invades the Demon Scorpion Soldier's body, it might be possible to detect that mysterious power through the monitoring devices implanted in his body.

Although Yi Xuan didn't know if this idea would actually work, having an idea was better than having no idea at all.

So Yi Xuan, back in the lab, told Liang Shi about his idea.

After hearing Yi Xuan's description, Liang Shi asked in disbelief, "A cyborg life form?"

Seeing Yi Xuan nod, Liang Shi snapped out of his surprise, "Master, isn't this progress a bit too fast? We've gone from Demon Scorpion Soldier to a Semi-Mechanical Lifeform in one step, but there's still a lot of work to be done!"

Don't worry!

Yi Xuan stepped forward and patted Liang Shi on the shoulder, saying, "What we need to create is not a fully-fledged cyborg, nor does it require a complete fusion of machinery and flesh. We just need to ensure that the two do not interfere with each other! Master urgently needs something like this to verify some matters!"

After listening to Yi Xuan's words, Liang Shi lowered his head and pondered for a moment before nodding, "Let's do it, Master. Tell me how to do it!"

Seeing the excitement in Liang Shi's eyes, Yi Xuan gestured downwards, saying, "Don't rush. The devices implanted within the organism still need further development, and your chip project isn't finished yet!"

After thinking for a moment, Yi Xuan continued, "How about this, we'll proceed simultaneously. I'll start developing the implantation device now, and your chip work is almost finished! The lithography machine might take a while longer. You continue testing the Demon Scorpion Soldier. Remember, it's not just about its combat capabilities; I need you to know it inside and out!"

Hearing Yi Xuan's words, Liang Shi nodded, but said with some difficulty, "Master, all of this is fine, it's just that there's only one brain control chip right now. If something goes wrong during the experiment, there won't even be a replacement!"

Upon hearing this, Yi Xuan smiled but remained silent.

Two days later, Yi Xuan, who had just emerged from the cleanroom laboratory, handed the small box to Liang Shi.

Liang Shi seemed to have anticipated what was in his hand, but still asked, "What is this?"

Yi Xuan laughed and replied, "Haha, it's exactly what you're thinking of!"

Opening the box revealed a mind-control chip sitting quietly inside.

This is the brain control chip simplified by Yi Xuan and Liang Shi. Yi Xuan spent a day using an old version of the lithography machine to manufacture ten chips, just so that Liang Shi would have enough experimental materials.

Having received these documents, Liang Shi repeatedly assured Yi Xuan that he would not hold Yi Xuan back.

After saying that, he quickly left, seemingly eager to implant the chips into the brains of the Demon Scorpion Soldier.

Yi Xuan ignored him and left the base, piloting the Firmament into the palace.

The reason for coming to the palace is that, at Yi Xuan's request, more than a year ago, Zhuo Ning dug out a huge secret chamber deep underground in the palace, but it has remained empty ever since.

Upon entering the secret chamber and looking at the empty underground plaza before him, Yi Xuan took off the ring from his hand and tossed it into the air.

As the ring tumbled in the air, it began to expand rapidly, and soon a small ring transformed into a colossal palace.

When the palace was placed in this underground plaza, it was discovered that the plaza was built specifically for Yi Xuan's Artifact Sect Great Hall, as the plaza was exactly one size larger than the Artifact Sect Great Hall.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yi Xuan went straight into the main hall.

This hall is being fully opened for the first time since Yi Xuan transformed it into a personal research center. For the next period of time, Yi Xuan plans to focus on developing implantation devices for the Demon Scorpion Soldier here.

This time, Yi Xuan spent even longer than the previous brain-control chip development time, taking more than three months.

Of course, this does not mean that Yi Xuan's scientific research capabilities have declined, but rather that these implantable devices are designed for Spiritual Qi.

When it comes to matters involving Spiritual Qi, incorporating technology is significantly more difficult than using pure technology.

Just like Yi Xuan's Spiritual Qi detection device, although it's small, Yi Xuan spent a lot of time designing it.

The situation was the same this time. In order to achieve accurate perception and calculation of Spiritual Qi, Yi Xuan drastically integrated integrated circuits and formations. The resulting device was rather strange, neither like a product of technology nor like a product of cultivation.

However, none of these are serious issues.

Yi Xuan has already tested this device, and it works perfectly.

So Yi Xuan had his personal research center transformed back into a ring, put it on his hand, and left the secret room.

Unexpectedly, he bumped into Zhuo Ning on his way out.