Alien Science Cultivation

At this thought, Zhang Qiang felt a surge of excitement. After all, with his physique, his absorption rate could be several times faster than an average person, perhaps even more! As time passed, the dawn light gradually grew larger from the horizon. Zhang Qiang and Dulong stopped practicing. In fact, Zhang Qiang had barely practiced that night, straining to adapt to the dense and violent black spiritual energy. He directed all of it into his third dantian, located between his eyebrows, while sealing off his second and first dantians! He felt that a breakthrough in his second and first dantians would be possible within ten days or half a month if he so desired. However, his third dantian was like a bottomless pit. No matter how hard he practiced, it showed no sign of improvement, yet his combat power and spiritual awareness were truly growing stronger. He had been puzzled by Dulong's insights. When golden spiritual energy met black spiritual energy, would it produce the power of nothingness? Would they coexist separately, as he had done? Or would they coexist together? Or would they be unable to retain it and must simply be absorbed...

"Let's test Dulong later..." Asking directly would be like exposing all your secrets to others, a taboo in the world of immortal cultivation, so Zhang Qiang naturally wouldn't act that way. Seeing the ghosts begin to retreat and the figures of ferocious beasts begin to appear sporadically, Dulong was about to get up and quietly help Zhang Qiang open a cave under the tree. After all, he knew that Zhang Qiang's Qi training level would inevitably make noise when opening a cave, which would cause unnecessary safety risks. However, he was stopped by Zhang Qiang. Zhang Qiang's consciousness moved, and under Du Long's incredulous gaze, the roots of the tree slowly formed a miniature cave about one meter high. It seemed that it could only accommodate two adults. It was not that Zhang Qiang did not want to dig a larger cave, but everything was for safety. Too much space would increase the risk of exposure. Then Zhang Qiang flashed into the cave and quickly sealed the cave entrance. He opened an observation port on the front, back, left, and right. The sealed cave entrance was no different from the original appearance. The several observation holes also looked like naturally formed gaps and holes. This series of operations made Du Long stunned for a long time and could not figure out how it was done. After seeing Zhang Qiang hold up his silkworm shell and cover the cave, Du Long left, looking back every three steps. After all, the Mahayana cultivation here was just the bottom of the existence, and they were the first to leave. Zhang Qiang was also curious about what realms were above the Mahayana, but he was not that anxious. After all, he was still a long way away! Safe cultivation was the most important thing.

With the arrival of morning, black spiritual energy began to surge from all directions toward the entrance of Hell, like the receding tide. Following it came black spiritual energy, mixed with pale golden energy, until it finally became pure pale golden energy. Slowly, the concentration of the pale golden energy grew, and it became increasingly violent! Just as Dulong had anticipated, the surroundings were just as he had anticipated. A few less powerful beasts, scattered beneath the tree, timidly sat cross-legged, absorbing the spiritual energy. Conversely, the ones atop the tree were far more domineering. After all, the world of immortal cultivation values strength, and this was no mere rhetoric. The wealthy and powerful in the mortal realm could do whatever they pleased, overriding the rules, whether right or wrong! Moreover, if the immortal world weren't concerned about disturbing the leaders in front, the back would likely have already erupted in chaos. It's no wonder that the most powerful arrived first, followed by the less powerful beasts who ventured in from behind. Naturally, they were also the first to depart. So far, Zhang Qiang hadn't seen a human cultivator, and apart from Dulong, he hadn't encountered one that had transformed. To be more precise, they were unwilling to transform, or perhaps preferred their original form! Or perhaps their transformed forms weren't human. After all, this wasn't fiction, and they were proud to be human. Moreover, in the eyes of the ferocious beasts, humans were too weak!

Zhang Qiang had no time to think about anything else. He focused on controlling his consciousness, directing the spiritual energy into his dantian, located between his third eyebrows. Countless meridians shimmered with golden light, frantically absorbing and transporting the spiritual energy to his dantian. Normally, with Zhang Qiang's Qi training level, absorbing this river-like rich spiritual energy would cause the spiritual energy in his dantian to change at a rate perceptible to the naked eye. However, Zhang Qiang's third dantian remained like the ocean, remaining unperturbed by the rapid absorption. It merely caused the black and gold spiritual energy within his dantian to circulate slightly faster! Seeing this, and thinking about the risks he had taken to reach this point, Zhang Qiang felt the urge to curse! The asymmetrical black and gold ball of spiritual energy within his third dantian felt strange, and he deliberately began to squeeze the pale gold portion even harder. As Zhang Qiang pressed down with his consciousness, the black and gold began to shift towards white and black, looking much more comfortable. The day passed slowly in frantic practice and tedious boredom. As the ferocious beasts departed, ghosts began to arrive sporadically. "Brother Qiang, how do you feel?" Hearing Dulong's voice echo in his ear, Zhang Qiang initially thought it was telepathy, but his eardrums seemed to vibrate. Zhang Qiang couldn't help but glance around. "Damn... how did you get in... I was so scared... You ghosts can penetrate solid objects. Don't be so scary next time... even ghosts would be scared to death by you..." "You're overthinking it, Brother Qiang... Although we can penetrate solid objects, that also creates energy fluctuations. That's why some magic arrays sense our fluctuations and trap or block our entry and exit. Look here, this is for you. Use it to delay a ghost when it's chasing you. Those below the Mahayana level absolutely can't open it." Zhang Qiang looked at the transparent, bubble-like magic array in Dulong's hand, and recalled the magic arrays he had been in before. Could that magic array also be retracted? Zhang Qiang took the array and studied it, sensing the energy fluctuations within it.

"Damn... plasma sphere generator..." Zhang Qiang was speechless, even suspecting this world of immortal cultivation was fake! It was clearly a technological world, just with different energies, materials, and environments, but the principles were essentially the same! The divine consciousness changed in size, with larger and larger consciousnesses requiring more energy, supplied by spirit stones! It could even be turned on and off in customizable ways!

"Brother Qiang also has this Qiankun Ring, I'll give you one too... I see you're still using a Qiankun bag... It's a bit shabby, and the space is small..."

"Qian Kun Ring...isn't it a space ring?" Zhang Qiang asked doubtfully.

"The Space Ring has many drawbacks. The space is small... It can't be used in soul or ghost mode. It's also fragile and can't hold living things... And most importantly, it doesn't look good."

"Okay... then I'll accept it without hesitation." Although he inexplicably felt that Dulong was taking unusual care of him... but given Zhang Qiang's current condition, he couldn't care less. If he was given it, he would accept it. Only as long as he was alive would he have the chance to repay him... "Then how did you get in?" Zhang Qiang asked in a voice transmission.

"Haha... This is the shell of my body. No matter how far away it is, I can always reach its location... It's similar to a teleportation array.