Alien Science Cultivation

The closer one gets to the entrance to Hell, the richer and more intense the spiritual energy becomes. Zhang Qiang gazed inward at his third dantian, located between his eyebrows. The changes it experienced resembled the Tai Chi diagram on Earth, with black and white colors swirling around each other. Yet, there seemed to be some subtle differences. The Tai Chi diagram is a flat surface, but the one in Zhang Qiang's dantian was spherical, like four eyeless fish heads dividing the sphere. While it hadn't yet solidified, Zhang Qiang had a vague feeling that the moment of solidification wasn't far off. This was why Zhang Qiang was determined to have Dulong leave this place. Once the opportunity to cultivate immortality was missed, it might be difficult to encounter the same enlightenment again. Even a genius needs a suitable environment to thrive. Otherwise, the path of a genius might be even more difficult and arduous than that of an ordinary person!

Dulong seemed to understand the reasoning, and even offered Zhang Qiang the clan's treasure for self-defense. Zhang Qiang was deeply grateful. Zhang Qiang put aside his distracted thoughts and prepared to devote himself to cultivation, but he seemed to sense something strange about Dulong today. Having spent so much time with Dulong, he understood his temperament intimately. He was anxious, not out of concern for his silk or Zhang Qiang's safety. After all, he was a cultivator himself, a prodigy of the Celestial Silkworm Clan, and he understood that some opportunities are rare. Zhang Qiang seemed to have a thought. "Are you about to break through... pupate? Tell me... Don't treat me like an outsider... For so many years, you and I have been searching for opportunities together, on the brink of life and death. We're not brothers, but we're better than brothers..." Zhang Qiang's voice echoed in his mind, and Dulong seemed to have made up his mind. "Brother Qiang... You're right. Lately, I've had a vague feeling that my pupation tribulation is approaching. After pupation, there will be a thunder tribulation, so I need to stay away for a while... Be very careful..."

"The pupation process must be extremely long... If there is no one to protect you, you will face great danger... I have also seen thunder tribulations, where life and death are hanging by a thread. You are not absolutely sure that you can get through it safely, right?" Zhang Qiang asked in a voice transmission.

Zhang Qiang couldn't help but sigh in admiration. Unexpectedly, even the most talented of the powerful families had such a simple and honest side. This reminded him of his sister back on Earth. As an only child, she hadn't been as pretentious as other girls during military training and school. She was always honest and understanding, and she was also tolerant and understanding of her classmates! She also didn't let her talent and beauty make her the slightest bit arrogant, and was much more approachable. In a low-class school, where the focus was on eating, drinking, and having fun, and where romance was rampant, it was rare for a girl to stay true to herself, focus on her studies, and reject all attempts at flirting. Furthermore, she was a recognized beauty. Her talent and beauty, which could intimidate men, made it impossible for the boys who knew her to harbor any desire to hurt her. She was like the only flawless lotus in a vast lotus pond. No matter how lustful the boys in the class were, even the "male gods" who had seen countless women, they were unwilling to have the slightest inappropriate thoughts about her. It seemed that no boy was willing to give her a future that she herself could not be sure of. They only hoped that she could find a perfect home and live a happy and fulfilling life...

"Yes..." Dulong hesitated for a long time before responding through voice transmission. "Teleport me before I pupate... This world is vast and boundless. Even if I conquer the world one day, without a single friend, what good is this planet to me... what joy is there in it? My ultimate goal is to journey into the void and find a planet called Earth within the Milky Way. If that day ever comes, I don't want to be too lonely in the endless void... So you can't die." Zhang Qiang's words deeply moved Dulong, for he knew the future of the coexisting Yin and Yang. As long as he survived... all cultivators, beastmen, and shadow tribes on the Xuanwu Continent would bow down to him! The world of cultivation may be cruel and ruthless, but when it comes to shared interests and a bright future, they understand the importance of unity more than ordinary people. They may ambush geniuses and demons, but they will not kill the genius who could bring them a glorious future. Especially in such an insignificant area as the Xuanwu Continent, Dulong pondered for a long time before finally nodding his head in agreement.

Zhang Qiang said no more. Every bit of strength he gained meant a greater guarantee for himself and Dulong. He gathered his energies, absorbing the spiritual energy within the space with all his might. As the sky gradually brightened, Dulong reluctantly left the cave abode! He hadn't returned for several days. Zhang Qiang knew he was searching for a suitable location, awaiting the moment of his transformation. Zhang Qiang cultivated even more diligently, using his spiritual sense to examine the black and white energy bodies in his third dantian. From a frontal perspective, they increasingly resembled the black and white fish in the Tai Chi diagram, only lacking their eyes. He also gradually noticed that the rate at which he absorbed the two colors of spiritual energy was gradually slowing, as if his third dantian could no longer accommodate any more. One evening, Zhang Qiang could no longer absorb any more spiritual energy. From books, Zhang Qiang had learned some common sense about Dan-forming. This state signified reaching a bottleneck. Breaking through would lead to a new realm, while failing to do so would forever freeze his cultivation at that level. At this moment, what was needed was no longer practice, but profound understanding!

For the past few days, Zhang Qiang's mind had been preoccupied with Dulong's situation. So, he acted decisively and immediately transmitted a message through Dulong's outer shell. Half a day later, Zhang Qiang's figure suddenly blurred and instantly disappeared into the cave. Zhang Qiang felt a brilliant, galactic light surge around him. After a moment or so, the light slowly dissipated, and he found himself in a completely new cave.

The cave was dark and damp, reeking of decay. Dulong sat quietly on a cold, mossy rock, absorbed in comprehending the rare opportunity. Zhang Qiang didn't utter a word to disturb him, but quietly opened his spiritual sense and carefully scanned the surroundings. It seemed they were still within the Dark Forest, but closer to the sea, as if at the border between the sea and the Dark Forest.

After his senior brother's tribulation experience, Zhang Qiang repeatedly replayed in his mind how to break the aerial thunder tribulation, meticulously reviewing everything he had seen, heard, and learned in his two lives. Only the Faraday cage on Earth seemed the easiest to build on your own. However, the Faraday cage's current limit was closely related to the cage's material, and the brackets and joints had to be made of the highest-quality insulating material to prevent short circuits.

With this in mind, Zhang Qiang once again activated his spiritual sense, searching intently for nearby molecules with the best electrical conductivity, suitable for forming Faraday cages, as well as molecules with the best insulating properties! Half a day after leaving the cave, Zhang Qiang had painstakingly searched the surrounding area for tens of thousands of feet. In the soil beneath Dulong's feet, he painstakingly constructed 1008 Faraday cages made of various conductive materials. However, due to limited materials nearby, even after searching the tens of thousands of feet, he could only barely construct this many Faraday cages. The Faraday cages were stacked together in a complex and ingenious arrangement. Zhang Qiang was well aware of the terrifying power of this thunder tribulation and dared not afford the slightest bit of caution. Even his senior brother's Golden Core Tribulation had been so terrifying. How much more so was the thunder tribulation of the Transcending Tribulation Realm, which was even more terrifying.