Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 816 Entering the Tao
Yan Bujin and Professor Reina discussed the document for a long time, and Li Zheng listened without disturbing them.

Although he was confused by many of the technical terms, it was still an opportunity to broaden his horizons, and he gained some knowledge from listening to them.

The two discussed things in a similar way and finally reached an agreement. They had nothing more to say when they remembered that Li Zheng was still standing next to them.

"My lord, I was just being impulsive and neglected you. Please forgive me." Yan Bujin repeatedly apologized.

He is now truly loyal to Li Zheng. If it weren't for Li Zheng, he wouldn't have been able to get involved in the field of science and technology.

Technology may seem complex, but it ultimately reveals the essence of all things. In their world's terms, this is called "Tao"!
Almost every cultivator may never be able to touch the edge of the "Dao" in their entire life of cultivation. However, Li Zheng arranged for him to enter the Gene Research Institute, and in just a few days, he touched the "Dao" that he never dared to imagine before. Moreover, it was a "Dao" with countless possibilities and countless futures.

How could he not be grateful from the bottom of his heart to this benefactor who changed the course of his life?

"It's okay, just tell me your conclusions." Li Zheng was more concerned about what he had done unconsciously and how he had managed it.

"My lord has solved a major problem that will determine whether this path can be successfully implemented!" Yan Bujin composed himself and began to explain.

In short, the "base" they previously discovered was incomplete.

The true "foundation" should be like the one inside Li Zheng's body, with six forming a whole, connected layer by layer, and then connected to the middle dantian.

“This whole can be regarded as a stage, and each stage is a new level. For the sake of convenience, Professor Rena and I will temporarily call this whole ‘level one’. The Lord has sixty-four wholes in his body, which is sixty-four levels.”

He continued, not finishing his sentence.

Each level of "base" forms a cube that can enclose a gene ability pattern, and this pattern can actually change its orientation in a certain order.

Even the cube formed by the "base" can transform from a straight line into a branching tree, dividing into individual branches. Each branch contains genetic ability patterns with compatible characteristics, which will complement each other when the ability is used, becoming a more flexible and versatile integrated ability.

"Your subordinate discovered two abilities representing the Way of Fire within Your Majesty. Your Majesty could try to separate those two abilities and form a branch."

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng tried it out as Yan Bujin suggested, and sure enough, the cubes formed by those "bases" could change according to his will.

He divided the sixty-four cubes into several branches, with "Ice and Fire Attachment" and "Explosion" in one column, and another column for "Shaping" from the other corner of "Ice and Fire Attachment". However, when he tried to connect "Shaping" and "Explosion" together, he failed, as there seemed to be a repulsive force between them.

If Li Zheng forces himself to do it, it may cause harm to himself.

Li Zheng had a gut feeling.

These branches are incomplete. Only when he can find the compatible ability patterns to connect them together and complete the entire sequence can this new method of cultivation be truly created.

Li Zheng thought for a moment and asked, "Tell me, how was this 'base' generated?"

Upon hearing this question, both Yan Bujin and Professor Reina looked on in astonishment. "The Lord has already formed sixty-four complete level 'foundations' within his body, how could he not know the method of their formation?" A flash of realization crossed Yan Bujin's eyes: "Could it be... that the Lord has already discovered the secret of the Formless Body?"

"The mystery of the formless body?" Professor Rena heard another new term and was about to inquire further when she was given no chance to explain.

"I'm sorry, Professor Rena, but what follows concerns the Lord's secrets. Please excuse us for now."

“…Alright.” Seeing that the two of them were looking at her, and it seemed that they wouldn’t continue talking unless she left, Professor Rena shrugged and left the laboratory.

After she left, Li Zheng raised his hand and set up a mental barrier to block out the sound and images, and also covered up the monitoring equipment in the laboratory: "Alright, now tell me about the mysteries of the Formless Body."

He had previously suspected that his unconscious state was related to the so-called formless body, and he never expected that he would guess correctly.

"Yes."

Yan Bujin explained, "The Formless Body is the most miraculous physique in the world. People with this physique appear to be dull-witted and are slower to learn anything. Even if they gain wisdom from the Bodhi Tree of Buddhism, they are still not as good as the prodigies with other physiques."

However, the Formless Body has an extremely terrifying property: if a person with this body can control how to conceal their true consciousness at will without letting their body fall into a state of sleep, coma, or apparent death, and keep their body "awake", then the body will become a terrifying existence that would make all invisible geniuses and prodigies pale in comparison.

All the knowledge possessed by the body's inherent consciousness, such as techniques and supernatural powers, can be mastered in a short period of time.

However, the drawback is that once this consciousness "awakens," it will only use the results brought about by this body and will be completely unaware of the process.

“That state is what we call ‘Entering the Dao’,” Yan Bujin said. “Your Majesty can understand it as the Formless Body being a physique that can enter the Dao anytime, anywhere. When encountering a powerful enemy, the body will enter the Dao and make the most reasonable fighting style based on all the abilities it has, so as to win against the strong with the weak!”

Li Zheng was stunned. It turned out that besides the treasure chest system, he actually had another super overpowered cheat.

and many more!

Since this physique is inherited from the original body, how come the terminal never noticed it?
Li Zheng thought about it carefully and realized that he probably really couldn't find out. Even he himself only "entered the Dao" by chance.

The original body separated its consciousness into the terminal early on, causing the original body to enter a state of suspended animation. Moreover, during the suspended animation, the original body was just an ordinary person with no special abilities, so it had no way of knowing that it had such a magical side.

Moreover, even if the terminal had accidentally "entered the Dao" and done something illogical before that, it would probably think it had another personality and try to explain the phenomenon through psychology...

"Since the lord doesn't know the principle of 'base' generation, he must have used the talent of the Formless Body." Yan Bujin's eyes were full of envy as he spoke. It was a pity that he could not get such a powerful body, otherwise he could do everything a hundred times more efficiently.

"The generation of 'genes' cannot be achieved by simply trying to control the genetic force; one must use one's own genetic abilities to reverse and mobilize the genetic force."

"After I eliminated all the genetic ability patterns in my body, I couldn't find a way to do it right away. Later, I found the technique by following the traces of the patterns that hadn't completely disappeared. Unfortunately, it was too late by then, and my genetic power had completely dissipated."

(End of this chapter)