Alien Science Cultivation

"It's hard to explain... We'll talk about it some other time. I have to hurry to the entrance to Guixu you mentioned. We call it the entrance to Hell..." Before he finished speaking, Zhang Qiang put on his porcelain clothes again and put away the iron filings. From what Dulong had said, it was certain that the porcelain clothes could completely hide from the spiritual sense of ghosts, while the iron filings could be detected by ghosts. So he put away the iron filings and prepared to quietly approach the entrance. Zhang Qiang's figure flashed, and he rushed towards the entrance of hell, "Brother Zhang... Brother Qiang... wait for me..." In just a moment, Dulong caught up with Zhang Qiang, "Brother Qiang... to be honest, you might be the person in my Tiancan clan theory... this is a long story... since we have this clothes on us, we don't have to be afraid of those old guys... hey... if our ancestor knew about this, I guess even if I have been dead for so many years, he would definitely come and fight a half-human, half-ghost like me..." "The person in the theory...?" "I will take you to the entrance of Guixu. At your speed, it will take at least three days and three nights... You are only in the Qi training stage, and you have neither golden elixir nor beast elixir... they won't waste time looking for you. If they have that time, they might as well open their mouths and absorb more spiritual energy..." Dulong said as he carried Zhang Qiang and quickly headed towards the entrance of hell. "Brother Dulong, although I don't like to hear what you said, it seems to be true..." "Brother Qiang, don't blame me... If you are really the person in my tribe's theory, as long as you can leave the Dark Forest alive, go to the Beast Tribe territory, and find Tiancan Mountain, the Tiancan Tribe there is our tribe, and will definitely solve all your doubts... But why didn't the human Tianji Tribe find you... ? Have those guys fallen on depravity... Oh... Never mind, whether it is or not... Brother Qiang, you came here with the cultivation level of Qi training. No one can match your courage and insight. You will definitely be a dragon and phoenix among men in the future..." Dulong's voice inexplicably appeared in Zhang Qiang's mind, but when he looked at Dulong's mouth, he saw that there was no movement, "Transmitting a message through the air..." "That's right... Walls have ears, Brother Qiang, I'm sorry..." "What's the offense... Can you teach me?" Zhang Qiang asked. Thinking back, transmitting sound through the air didn't seem difficult. On Earth, transmitting sound through the air was easy. It could be done with a mobile phone, a telephone, or even by passing a rope between two disposable cups. To put it bluntly, it's vibration or electromagnetic wave transmission! That's easy, just use some means to make the other person's eardrum vibrate. If you're worried that the eardrum vibration fluctuations are too large to achieve the concealment effect, then control the vibration of the air in the other person's middle ear to drive the vibration of the middle ear, which will be much safer. Thinking of this, his spiritual sense began to work, controlling the vibration of the air near Dulong's middle ear and transmitting a voice, "Thank you for the compliment..." After trying it, he felt it was not appropriate. The other person is a silkworm, or a ghost body, although it has transformed into a human form... However, Zhang Qiang's self-proclaimed small action made Dulong terrified, "Qi training realm, sound transmission through the air... nine out of ten, ancestor... don't blame me! I can only do my best to protect him. If I can persuade him to turn back, I guess he wouldn't show up here at his level..."

With Dulong leading the way, the journey was much faster, arriving in just three hours. This was even though Dulong had intentionally slowed down! Firstly, he was worried Zhang Qiang wouldn't be able to adapt to the rapid pace, and secondly, he wanted to see if there was a chance to witness Zhang Qiang's other skills! Just as Dulong had expected, wearing the porcelain suit, he barely attracted the attention of any ghosts along the way!

Zhang Qiang and Du Long stood silently in mid-air. The scene before them completely shocked Zhang Qiang. A circular black hole, like a window into the universe, exuded a creepy aura.

At the edge of the circular black hole, a circle of twisted dark energy, like black flames leaping wildly, yet silently, tumbled and entwined in a dizzying movement, as if to draw everything around it into an endless abyss.

At the center of a black hole lies pure darkness, so deep it seems to swallow up all light and hope. Gazing into it, one feels an invisible gravitational pull, tugging at the soul and causing the mind to tremble in fear.

Occasionally, a powerful jet of air would erupt from the black hole, carrying an eerie black light and an icy, chilling wind. This airflow was like the breath of a demon, icy and violent.

Surrounding the black hole, time seems to have lost its original meaning, and light is extremely distorted, forming a strange phenomenon of light and shadow.

When you approach this circular entrance to hell, you will hear the shrill cries of countless souls. The sound seems to come from a distant hell, and it seems to echo right next to your ears, making your scalp tingle and your heart tighten.

It was like a horrible nightmare, cold, terrifying, and merciless, mocking the life in the world mercilessly, waiting to devour all beings that dared to approach it and plunge them into the endless abyss of hell.

The black hole's diameter reached a thousand feet. Around the entrance, ghostly forms radiated a dazzling array of colors. They held a myriad of postures: some peacefully seated, others coiled, some proudly standing, and some sprawled prostrate. Their forms varied, including reptiles, four-legged beasts, birds, and even numerous exotic sea creatures. The closer the ghosts were to the entrance, the more powerful their aura became. If Dulong and the Golden Eagle Patriarch were considered to be at the legendary Mahayana stage, then the presence of hundreds of thousands of Mahayana masters here completely overturned Zhang Qiang's understanding of cultivation.

Dulong was equally shocked beyond words. This was the second time he had felt the entrance to Guixu so closely. The first time was after his death, when his soul had wandered here uncontrollably. Back then, he was so focused on escaping the entrance's pull that he hadn't bothered to experience the surroundings. Humans call it the Entrance to Hell, while beasts mostly refer to it as the Entrance to Guixu. Imagine how terrifying it must be. Although they were quite close, they were still at least a hundred feet from the edge of the cave. Dulong didn't dare bring Zhang Qiang any closer. If they got any closer, the Guixu energy, which Zhang Qiang called black spiritual energy, would be extremely violent, and with its numerous masters, it would be fraught with danger. For their own safety, Zhang Qiang and Dulong moved away in unison...

Finding a secluded spot, Zhang Qiang and Dulong were able to rest and calm their breath. The nights here were terrifying, and the days were equally horrifying. Night was the domain of ghosts, while day was the domain of ferocious beasts. During the day, the spiritual energy here was absorbed by Guixu, drawing in varying degrees from all the spiritual energy within a radius of hundreds of thousands of kilometers. The concentration of spiritual energy here was hundreds of times higher than in other places. This was why the vast area near the Dark Forest lacked high-ranking sects. Fierce battles often erupted in the early mornings and evenings. In the early mornings, when spiritual energy suppressed Guixu Qi, ferocious beasts, primarily focused on spiritual cultivation, flocked to the area. Ghosts, eager to absorb spiritual energy, combined it with the Guixu Qi within their bodies, generating the power of nothingness. Consequently, fierce clashes ensued between the two sides for the spiritual energy. As the spiritual energy's suppression of Guixu Qi intensified, the ghosts' energy supply was nearly cut off. Simultaneously, the power of their spells and abilities gradually diminished, potentially even indefinitely. To avoid extinction, the ghostly bodies had no choice but to retreat. Conversely, at dusk, fierce beasts, vying for a sliver of Guixu Qi to merge with their spiritual energy to produce the power of nothingness, would engage in fierce battles with the newly gathered ghostly bodies for Guixu Qi. Over time, the suppression of spiritual energy by Guixu Qi intensified, cutting off the spiritual energy supply of fierce beasts that primarily relied on spiritual energy for cultivation. Their spiritual energy-based skills, spells, speed, and strength would be significantly reduced, or even infinitely suppressed! Therefore, the fierce beasts would inevitably choose to leave! Of course, in areas farther from the Guixu entrance, at night when spiritual energy and Guixu Qi coexisted, ghostly bodies would hunt fierce beasts and human cultivators, obtaining beast elixirs and golden elixirs, absorbing the spiritual energy within them and interacting with the Guixu force within them to produce the power of nothingness. Similarly, fierce beasts would hunt ghosts, absorbing the Guixu energy from the ghosts' black inner core and the black core of human cultivators, reacting with their own spiritual energy to generate the power of nothingness. In the early morning, when the Guixu energy subsided, frequent hunting would occur. Usually, fierce beasts hunted ghosts in the early morning, as spiritual energy gradually recovered, which was more beneficial for the fierce beasts. In the evening, ghosts usually hunted fierce beasts, as the Guixu energy gradually suppressed spiritual energy, which was more beneficial for ghosts. After midnight, the concentration of Guixu energy stabilized, making it difficult to predict who would hunt whom. This was all commonplace...