There is no system for the anime, so I have to work hard on my own.

In the bedroom, under the dim light, Ye Yusheng and Fafnir were playing video games online.

Under Ye Yusheng's operation, the character quickly retreated and dodged Fafnir's ultimate move. However, Ye Yusheng was not the kind of person who would not resist the master after suffering a loss.

The character quickly squats and kicks.

Seeing this, Ye Yusheng couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. As expected, he was very good at playing games. His heart was beating fast and his emotions were high.

Humph, that's all.

Fafnir thought to himself as he watched Ye Yusheng, who was in high spirits, stand aside. But, how could he possibly win like this? Don't I, Fafnir, have any respect for myself?

His slender fingers danced across the keyboard, leaving behind afterimages, and his body swayed slightly with the movements of the game character.

Unfortunately, his reaction speed was too fast. The handle made a series of wailing sounds at a speed that almost left an afterimage, as if it would break down at any moment.

Ye Yusheng quickly seized the opportunity. When the Fafnir controller malfunctioned and he lost consciousness, he frantically controlled the character to attack. When the Fafnir controller worked normally again, the character he controlled had been kicked into the air and was unable to defend himself or counterattack.

"Damn it! If the game controller could keep up with my reaction speed, you wouldn't have had the chance to catch me."

Fafnir couldn't help but complain, as if being attacked was not his fault at all.

"Don't you think about it? How can the controller withstand your torture?" Listening to the other party's complaints, Ye Yusheng glanced at him and couldn't help but complain, "Can't you see that the controller is almost smoking from pressing it?"

"Tsk." Hearing Ye Yusheng's complaints, Fafnir did not refute. He knew that what the other party said was true.

With his superhuman operating speed, the game commands were not even issued in time, so how could the game character move? But even so, he had already pressed another action command. No wonder the character was stuck.

Whenever the game lags, he inevitably becomes annoyed and irritated, and can't help but increase the strength of his hands, causing the game controller to whine from time to time.

To be honest, Ye Yusheng always felt that if Fafnir was not careful, the game controller would be scrapped.

However, how can I accept losing because of the controller?!

It would be nice to have a high-quality controller with no delay in command transmission.

Suddenly, a good idea came to his mind, and a smile appeared on his face. He whispered, "That's right! Since there is no controller that can keep up with my reaction speed, why don't I just make one myself!"

"Ah? What did you say?" Ye Yusheng asked, not hearing clearly.

However, Fafnir had no intention of answering. Instead, he began to chant a spell. A mysterious magic circle appeared on his hand, and a mysterious light was emitted towards the game controller.

Instantly, Ye Yusheng felt that the game controller in Fafnir's hand had changed. Although its appearance remained the same, it gave people a strange feeling. It was like, well, like an extension of his hands and feet.

Ye Yusheng was speechless: "You learn magic to do things like this."

"I always feel like your magic is crying!!!"

Glancing at Ye Yusheng, Fafnir replied provocatively, "If you have the ability, you can also strengthen yourself."

"boring."

"Hey, I see you just haven't learned it!"

"Tsk, how come you are as childish as an elementary school student?"

"Also, I won't use strengthening magic! You should play games with the spirit of playing games. Using magic is completely evil!" Ye Yusheng retorted righteously.

Of course, Ye Yusheng only said this to deceive others.

"What's the real reason?"

"Hey, my magic power is too little, and I can't strengthen anything other than myself!" Ye Yusheng couldn't help but sigh.

"Oh, so you've already experimented with strengthening magic? How effective is it?"

Thinking about the death smash he made on the court a few days ago: "It's not bad."

"How are your other magic studies going?" Fafnir suddenly asked curiously.

"I have learned almost everything, but I don't have enough magic power and lack the support of magic. No matter how much I learn, I can't experiment with all of it in a short period of time." As he spoke, Ye Yusheng couldn't help showing a bit of melancholy on his face.

"If those magicians knew about this, they would definitely beat you up." After all, just hearing Ye Yusheng's almost Versailles answer, even Fafnir, who was a dragon and had inherited memories, couldn't help but feel the urge to beat him up, not to mention those miserable magicians.

What's more, even among the dragon clan, few can learn magic as quickly as Ye Yusheng - most members of the dragon clan learn and master this knowledge bit by bit over a long period of time.

Of course, there are also some dragons who believe more in strength.

In their opinion, magic was very weak and not as convenient as a breath of dragon.

As one of the few smart people among the dragon clan, Fafnir understands the profoundness of knowledge and the power contained in knowledge.

"By the way, Fafnir, do you have any way to solve the problem of my low magic power?"

Unfortunately, Ye Yusheng was destined to be disappointed.

Regarding Ye Yusheng's lack of magic power, he had no good solution—

After all, the dragon clan's magic power will continue to grow with the passage of time, just like a person whose wealth will continue to grow with the passage of time will not work hard to make money by moving bricks. They have never been troubled by the lack of magic power.

Of course, there is no solution to this problem.

"I don't have any solution, but maybe the temple has one."

Hearing this, Ye Yusheng looked at Fafnir with longing in his eyes.

"Don't even think about it. Even if the temple has it, you can't get it."

"That's right."

"By the way, you have such a strong learning ability, so your knowledge accumulation must be very profound."

Ye Yusheng thought for a moment before speaking: "Well, how should I put it? If it's mathematics, physics, biology, and chemistry, which are the subjects that are more important to my god-making plan, I should be able to easily get a doctorate! But, that's all. After all, there is too much knowledge to learn. There is no way to learn it all!"

"That's not bad. Even if your plan fails, you'll still have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life."

As he spoke, Fafnir seemed to have thought of something and asked curiously, "I've always heard you say you want to create a god through technology, but do you have a specific plan and corresponding theory?"

Putting down the controller, Ye Yusheng thought for a moment before answering, "Originally, I thought genetic immortality or conscious immortality would be the simplest, and also the most likely to be achieved."

As he spoke, Ye Yusheng's mouth twitched. "However, after you told me about the interference between the soul and the flesh, and the wear and tear on my soul caused by shrinking, I knew it was better not to try it lightly."

"It would be better to wait until I have mastered magic and further refined the scientific theory before preparing for the experiment. Of course, the most basic theory is already in place."

"Huh? When did it happen? How come I didn't know about it?"

You know, after Fafnir lived with Ye Yusheng, he also read the other party's theories and pointed out many mistakes. How could he make such a big mistake without making any noise?

Seeing Fafnir's bewildered expression, Ye Yusheng said, "This is all thanks to the help of your magic book."

"Based on the theory that mystical knowledge has power and excessive knowledge will oppress the soul and cause it to collapse, I thought of a possibility." Having said that, Ye Yusheng couldn't help but pause.

Seeing that Fafnir had no intention of continuing, he continued, "Since the body can regenerate broken muscle fibers through exercise, thus becoming stronger and more powerful, then what about the soul?"

"Since the soul and the body can interfere with each other, then this at least shows that the soul and the body have certain commonalities. Does the soul also have similar properties, becoming more refined and resilient through repeated wear and repair, allowing it to carry more knowledge?"

"If this characteristic is true, then, through continuous research, I will master a path to spiritual sublimation."

As he listened, Fafnir suddenly realized that what Ye Yusheng said seemed to have been heard somewhere before, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Seeing this, Ye Yusheng stopped talking and waited quietly.

Suddenly, Fafnir had a flash of inspiration and glanced at Ye Yusheng in realization: "Isn't this the same method used by you in the Eastern God Realm to cultivate the Yang God?"

? ? ? ? ?

Ye Yusheng was filled with questions. "Wait, you said the Eastern God Realm? Does the Eastern God Realm exist in this world?"

Fafnir, on the other hand, looked calm.

"You've already met Thor and I, so why is it impossible for the Eastern God Realm to exist?"

After hearing Fafnir's explanation, Ye Yusheng couldn't help but feel ashamed - he had never thought of this. As expected, he was still influenced by the preconceived notions of the anime plot.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Just continue to tell me what you think." Seeing that Ye Yusheng understood, Fafnir didn't explain any more.

Ye Yusheng, having regained his composure, realized that the topic had strayed, but it wasn't without benefit. Thinking of the existence of the Eastern Divine Realm, he felt it was time to seriously review the Taoist works.

Of course, the most important thing now is the theory about the plan to create a god.

"Where were you talking about?"

"Soul sublimation route."

"Oh, about this. After talking about the soul, let's talk about the speculation about the impact of the soul's strengthening on the body—"

"My idea is that since the body and soul can interfere with each other, then the strength of the soul will inevitably affect the body."

"The first possibility is that the sublimation of the soul drives the strengthening of the body, achieving the joint progress of soul and body."

"The second possibility is that the soul is so powerful that the body can no longer adapt to it, or even the soul oppresses the body, leading to the death of the body."

As he spoke, Ye Yusheng couldn't help but look at Fafnir, his eyes filled with envy. "I really envy you dragons. You're born immortal. As time goes by, your strength grows. Unlike me, who wants immortality, there are pitfalls everywhere. If I'm not careful, I might die."

Fafnir remained silent for a moment before speaking: "We dragons are not as enviable as you think."

Ye Yusheng simply shook his head, casting aside those frustrating thoughts. "Let's not talk about that anymore. Let's get back to the topic we were discussing. If it's as I think, then my body and soul will become stronger very quickly as long as I develop them step by step. The only thing that really bothers me is the issue of my magic power."

As he spoke, Ye Yusheng looked at Fafnir with a malicious look.

Fafnir felt a chill run down his spine as he was stared at. "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't look at me like that. It's disgusting."

Ye Yusheng was also a little embarrassed by what he said. He coughed dryly a few times before continuing, "I just want to ask, can your dragon's stomach really convert everything it swallows into magic power? Do you have any relevant anatomical diagrams or something?"

Seeing Ye Yusheng's eyes filled with curiosity and desire, Fafnir felt a chill again and glanced at him speechlessly: "What do you think? No one in our dragon clan would be as bored as you humans and dissect their own people. At most..."

Ye Yusheng tilted his head: "Most?"

"At most, we eat each other!"

Hearing Fafnir's answer, Ye Yusheng couldn't help but sigh in disappointment: "No, forget it. I'll continue."

"In my opinion, your dragon's stomach is like a natural mass-energy conversion device, one that can fully utilize the converted energy. Once I analyze the dragon's stomach, a mere magic power and a sprinkle of water will be enough."

Fafnir was speechless: "You really wish for it."

Ye Yusheng, who was rebuked by Fafnir, showed no embarrassment at all: "Everyone should have some dreams, right?"

After a bit of joking, Ye Yusheng continued, "In short, in my opinion, the magic side and the technology side are actually the same, just like leaves growing on a big tree of matter, energy, and information."

"At most, the difference between the two is due to the different nutrients, light and wind factors they receive during their growth."

"So, what exactly do you want to say?"

After hearing Ye Yusheng's point of view, Fafnir couldn't help but become interested.

"Well, how should I put it? In short, in my opinion, the so-called cultivation system should be the essence of a civilization that has developed to its peak, discarding external things like magnifying glasses and cars, and completing the understanding, exploration, and utilization of the world from the most fundamental and basic logical perspective."

"At the same time, a practitioner, in the end, will represent a civilization—and this kind of civilization, I call it individual civilization."

"This is also the reason why the practitioners in the novel become closer to omniscience as time goes on."

“That’s also why discussing the Dao is so rewarding.”

"Simply put, cultivation is nothing more than exploring the world and utilizing the knowledge gained, while the discussion of the Dao is the sharing and exchange of knowledge."

"Well, that makes sense, but what does this have to do with you?"

Fafnir's evaluation after listening to Ye Yusheng's story was—

Without sufficient level, all speculations, whether true or false, are meaningless.

"For now, you should think about the practical application of magic first."

After hearing Fafnir's reminder, Ye Yusheng instantly lost his spirit.

Because he knew that what Fafnir said was right. Even if his current guess was true, he had no way to verify it. No matter how much he thought about it, it was just fantasy!

But why do I feel so unwilling?