Alien Science Cultivation

"I'm sorry..." Zhang Qiang wanted to comfort Chen Ying, but he was at a loss for words. As if guessing Zhang Qiang's thoughts, Chen Ying spoke again, "It's okay... Besides, giving his armor another use is also a tribute to his memory... It also gives me some comfort..."

"Then I'll be polite..." Then, the two began to clean up the battlefield and quickly departed. They didn't rush deeper into the forest, but instead found a secluded valley, set up a cave, and took stock of the spoils of the battle. There were a total of 1400 gold-eating mosquito corpses, which she and Chen Ying split in half. There were over 4800 Tribulation Realm beast cores, over 400 Great Accomplishment Realm beast cores, and the remainder between Fusion Realm and Spiritualization Realm. Zhang Qiang, who was at the Tribulation Realm, took 2000, and the Great Accomplishment Realm took , after all, Zhang Qiang still had the Gold-Eating Mosquito King. Chen Ying wasn't polite either, after all, her technological equipment basically required energy. She could exchange these beast cores for more contribution points, potentially obtaining even higher-grade spirit stones. The higher the quality and purity of the energy, the more powerful her equipment would be. While beast cores were also energy bodies, the energy within them was generally not very pure.

"By the way... after you killed those monks from the Eternal Holy Land, why were you able to obtain their storage rings... while the rings of the monks I killed disappeared?" Zhang Qiang asked innocently. Since Chen Ying had been frank with him, Zhang Qiang would not act noble in front of her.

"Hehe... I couldn't figure it out when I first came here, but after I obtained the spirit stone and activated the golden finger, I realized that the stronger the cultivator's cultivation, the stronger the soul. After being killed, the stronger the soul, the longer it will exist in the space. The soul is with their consciousness, and the space ring follows the consciousness, not the body. Before the soul dissipates, a strong soul can still seize the souls of weaker cultivators and mortals, thus gaining the possibility of rebirth... The ones I killed were only around the Divine Transformation Realm, and their soul consciousness was basically very weak. Even if they did exist, it would only last for a moment..."

"Oh... then what if the soul takes the space ring away, and then the soul dies... wouldn't that be a waste of the treasures in the space ring?"

"Hehe... Rings that lose conscious control will fall from space. There are also methods used to imprison or seal rings in space before the soul dissipates. Over time, the power of the imprisonment or seal will weaken. The entrances and exits of the rings are generally the easiest places to weaken the power of the imprisonment or seal due to the interaction between the spiritual power of the space and the spiritual power within the ring, eventually forming various spatial caves... Many cultivators enter to search for treasures... Hehe... That's a pretty detailed explanation, isn't it?"

"Textbook interpretation..."

After a brief chat with Chen Ying, Zhang Qiang pulled the Gold-Eating Mosquito King from his space ring and examined it. It seemed to have been tossing and turning in this four-dimensional ring-shaped space enclosure for too long; the Gold-Eating Mosquito King looked exhausted. Without hesitation, Zhang Qiang pressed the "Talk" button on the four-dimensional ring-shaped space enclosure.

"Tell me, what happened in the forest? Why did you come to the outskirts of the forest..." Chen Ying's golden finger had reminded him that it was unusual for such strange beasts to appear on the outskirts of the forest. Although their individual strength was not considered strong, and even the Gold-Eating Mosquito King was only at the Perfection of the Nirvana Realm, their numbers and difficulty were enough to force the cultivators at the Aspiring Realm to retreat. Zhang Qiang finished speaking, but there was no response from the Gold-Eating Mosquito King. Zhang Qiang did not care. After all, this time, the Gold-Eating Mosquito King had sacrificed all his subordinates! He was even captured. You can imagine how he felt, which was probably worse than death. If he was forced into a corner, Zhang Qiang was really afraid that it would choose to self-destruct.

A quarter of an hour later, a woman's voice, still that piercing, resonant voice, emanated from the circular space enclosure. "Kid... I admit it, but I've never been able to figure out your magical power. What kind of magical power could be so powerful as to confine my spatial power? Never mind... I don't know what exactly happened inside, but the black fire ants that used to be deeper in the forest have reappeared in our area. They're our natural enemies, so we've had no choice but to retreat to the forest's outskirts..."

"Oh... Is your spatial ability innate? Or is it something you gained through practice? Or is it something you acquired through learning some kind of martial arts?" Zhang Qiang's tone was still dull.

"Of course it's a natural magical power... Otherwise, with my level of cultivation, it would be impossible for me to master the magical power of the law of space."

"Okay... Nether Beast... How much do you know?"

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"...This is a secret known only to each of our kings. Indeed... Countless years ago, an incredibly powerful beast appeared above this forest. A drop of its blood fell precisely where our ancestors were, and the ancestors, like possessed, rushed to devour it, devouring the ancestors of these Black Fire Flying Ants as well. Over the course of several months, the ancestors advanced from ordinary flying mosquitoes to exotic beasts, reaching the Divine King realm. However, as time passed, the legacy of the ancestors' blood grew increasingly diluted, and the once glorious Gold Devouring Mosquito clan gradually vanished from the ranks of the powerful. Even their innate magical powers began to be passed down separately, with the worker and male mosquitoes inheriting defensive abilities, while the king inherited the ability to travel through space..."

"Interesting... That means the black fire ants have the same magical powers as you... but they are stronger than you... They were your natural enemies before, and they still are now?" Zhang Qiang couldn't help but speculate.

"Yes..." After receiving the affirmative answer from the Gold-Eating Mosquito King, Zhang Qiang couldn't help but smile slightly.

"One more question... How far can you travel through space? How far can the Black Fire Flying Ant King travel..."

"1 feet. The Black Fire Ants are probably about the same size. After all, their spirits aren't as powerful as ours, but it's the black fire on them that makes us wary. It seems I underestimated you from the start... You actually sensed the aura of a Nether Beast from me... And your spirit is several times stronger than mine. I don't know how you, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, managed that... Even if I hadn't underestimated you, this battle would have ended in much the same way..."

"Haha... Your magical powers are indeed powerful. You can obtain the innate magical powers of others by devouring them... It seems that the Black Fire Flying Ants can also... possess such powerful magical powers. I wonder why you haven't become stronger..."

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"I think I know this... Because their souls are not strong enough, the magical powers they can inherit are also very limited... The innate magical power of the Nether Beast is currently the best magical power they can get... Even if you inherit one ten-thousandth of the Nether Beast, it is enough for an ordinary Gold-Eating Mosquito to reach the Divine King realm... But as it is passed down from generation to generation, the magical powers of the Nether Beast are getting weaker and weaker! Even if there are saint-level innate magical powers now, if they inherit one ten-thousandth of them, they may not be as powerful as they are now. So you, the king, are constantly looking for ways to make your soul stronger, and Zhang Qiang's powerful soul attracted you. So no matter what the cost, you have to keep him! I didn't expect to capsize in the gutter... Haha..." Chen Ying couldn't help laughing as she spoke.

"...Yes... As long as the soul becomes stronger and inherits the supreme and powerful innate magical powers, my Gold-Eating Mosquito clan will definitely be able to regain its glory... Haha..." The Gold-Eating Mosquito King couldn't help but laugh loudly as he spoke! After a moment, his eyes were filled with despair! From unwillingness to despair...

"I'm sorry... I understand your feelings... For the sake of strengthening the entire race... You are worthy of my admiration, but my soul is naturally strong... not acquired through cultivation. If there's a chance to obtain the art of cultivating the soul, why not give it to you... To be honest, we are disciples of the Qingshan Sect, and we come out to train to earn contribution points. With contribution points, we can enter the Sutra Library and obtain various secret manuals. I hope you can help me get more contribution points... In the future, as long as I can obtain it, I will definitely give you a copy of the secret manual for cultivating the soul... I hope you will consider it carefully..."