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“Target Ming Dynasty…”

Upon hearing the order, the crew responded and dispatched half of their number to the rowing stations inside the ship.

With the hundred-pound oars in their hands, the Xiuling ship swiftly turned.

To the astonishment of everyone on the shore.

Splash~

The Xiuling ship, like a sharp sword, rapidly surged towards the distant sea, cutting through all the waves in its path.

This was the sailing speed Zhang Feng desired—able to travel two thousand miles a day even without wind or waves.

The entire crew of the ship consisted of Danjin grandmasters of ordinary level.

Zhang Feng's ship was very fast.

…

Five days later.

With the crew taking turns rowing, the Xiuling ship cleaved through ten thousand miles of waves and arrived in the waters of the Ming Dynasty.

Today, in the morning.

Zhang Feng surveyed the sea, noting the numerous small islands and several foreign ships.

He then took out a simplified marine chart.

After comparing it, Zhang Feng discovered that there were two minor dynasties and an island lord in this area.

The Ming Dynasty was the largest kingdom here.

Splash—

Meanwhile, the Xiuling ship's wind-riding and wave-splitting, coupled with its speed, drew the attention of many ship owners in the surrounding waters, who were incredulous at the sight of this sword-like vessel.

Many crew members even stood along the rails of their ships, gazing from afar, their envy for Zhang Feng's vessel evident.

“Why is their ship so fast?”

“At that speed, they could travel thousands of miles a day, right?”

“Is their hull enhanced with术法 (Shu Fa) spells?”

“What spell enhancement? Their hull weighs at least tens of thousands of pounds; it's impossible for spells to achieve that!”

“This is the fastest ship I've ever seen in my life…”

Many nearby ship owners and crew members exclaimed in amazement, using telescopes to scrutinize the vessel, eager to discover the source of its extraordinary nature.

As they observed, they realized that the ship was entirely propelled by ‘human power.’

But that was precisely what astonished them even more.

Among them, on a government warship.

A group of sailors stared dumbfounded.

“This… are the crew members on that ship all martial arts experts?”

“One side of the hull has twelve oars… at least twenty-four men…”

“When did experts become so common? Where did all these experts come from?”

“You shouldn't be wondering where the experts came from; you should be thinking about what kind of ability the ship owner possesses to gather so many experts to row for him so diligently!”

“No, no! He seems to be heading to our Ming Dynasty, but we can't catch up to his ship; there's no way to stop him for inspection…”

The sailors conversed, realizing that they could only watch helplessly as the Xiuling ship drew closer and closer to the islands of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Zhang Feng was aware of some of the entry rules for the kingdoms.

And he wasn't here to cause trouble.

Therefore, when he was still five miles away from the Ming Dynasty island.

Zhang Feng slowed the ship down, drifting slowly, allowing the nearby sailors to inspect it.

This speed was slightly slower than that of a normal large ship.

Because Zhang Feng's ship was built entirely from a sturdy type of oak, with some semi-steel plates reinforcing the joints.

Although it couldn't compare to the ten-thousand-ton steel warships of later generations, it was still in the hundred-ton range.

Even without any cargo, Zhang Feng's ship couldn't be considered lightweight.

At the same time.

As the sailors' ship in the distance was approaching Zhang Feng's ship.

Rumble—

The sound of cannon fire faintly echoed from afar, but it was drowned out by the sound of the ocean waves, making it inaudible to the average person.

Zhang Feng's senses, however, were extraordinary, and he looked towards the distance.

He saw several ships engaged in battle on the sea fifteen miles away.

One of them was about thirty-five meters long, and the people on board were dressed as pirates.

The appearances of some of them resembled the descriptions on the wanted posters from the Ming Dynasty island in the distance.

Zhang Feng's current vision had a close-range visual distance of twenty miles.

“Go southwest.”

Zhang Feng issued the command, ordering the ship to turn around.

“Yes!” Half of the crew disembarked, preparing to head over.

But it felt too slow; by the time these pirates were done looting, his ship would probably just be arriving.

Currently, his ship's speed was about one hundred miles per hour.

Fifteen miles would take about ten minutes.

Therefore.

Without waiting for the people on the ship to adjust their course.

Zhang Feng stepped off the ship's edge amidst the astonished gazes of those around him, stepping onto the sea.

Then, Zhang Feng walked as if riding the wind, one hundred meters with each step.

Whoosh—

Amidst the waves and the exclamations of the people on the passing ships.

Zhang Feng instantly crossed the fifteen-mile distance in just over seventy steps, arriving below the pirates' ship.

Tap—

Zhang Feng leaped lightly, landing among the pirates, his hands behind his back, looking at them in a daze.

They were still holding their swords, preparing for a boarding action against the people on the opposite ship.

At the same time, the people on the opposite ship were also staring blankly at Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng ignored them, only looking at the pirates.

“Will you lower your sails and surrender, or will I have to take action?”

…

“Behave yourselves!”

The legendary pirates were captured by the nearby sailors.

Their pirate ship was also seized intact.

But whether it was the captured pirates, the escorting sailors, or the rescued people, they were all looking at Zhang Feng, who had returned to the Xiuling ship, as if he were a god.

“Who is he?”

“That ship is called the Xiuling; could he be…?”

“Shipowner Zhang! That god is Shipowner Zhang!”

“I thought the events on Lin Island were just legends…”

The crowd looked towards the Xiuling ship from time to time, recalling some legends from Lin Island a few years ago.

At first, they all thought it was fake.

But now, after seeing the divine scene of walking on water, they believed it.

They believed that there really were gods in this world.

At the same time.

‘There's still a regret.’

Zhang Feng, who had returned to the Xiuling ship, felt some regret, because he hadn't experienced a close-quarters ‘boarding action’ in this world.

If he had known this would happen, he should have searched for pirate ships relentlessly at the beginning, and he might have been able to experience that kind of thrilling sword fight.

But now that things had come to this, and he had arrived here.

Then he should hurry up and get to work, and go find Sea God Island.

Zhang Feng had just asked a few pirates, and Sea God Island was not far from here.

…

The Xiuling ship was relentless.

After ‘eliminating’ the legendary pirates, it headed towards Sea God Island.

Because there were many arrangements in the early stages.

In less than an hour.

The Xiuling ship, like an arrow, arrived at the outskirts of Sea God Island.

At this moment.

Looking around.

Zhang Feng saw that this island was not large, only a few thousand square meters.

But there were not many ships here, only a few small boats, so it did not seem crowded.

However, when he first heard this name.

Zhang Feng thought it was some big island, and that the island lord inside was called Sea God.

Or maybe it was someone from the West or something.

When he arrived at the shore.

Zhang Feng did not let the crew follow, but stepped onto the island alone.

Because there was a small queue here, with some people using sharp daggers to cut open their index fingers and dripping a few drops of blood onto a stone in the middle of the island.

That stone was about half a person tall, black all over, and surrounded by what looked like a pile of rubble.

It didn't look magical at all.

However, if you looked at it from a distance, it looked like some kind of ancient ancestral hall.

And there were crooked portraits painted all around.

All in all, it was useless and had no spiritual energy fluctuations or spiritual symbols.

But it looked a little strange.

Only a little later.

Zhang Feng was surprised.

Because after these people's blood dripped on the stone, after about ten minutes, the surface of the stone actually produced traces of spiritual energy.

‘What is the principle behind this?’

Zhang Feng paused, not expecting that this seemingly strange ancestral hall was actually a ‘living creature formation?’

Seeing this.

Zhang Feng waited for these people to leave before approaching a little closer and carefully observing the stone.

When he found that he couldn't understand it.

Zhang Feng also used his Qi energy to force out a few drops of his own blood and dripped them on the stone to put it into practice.

While paying close attention.

Zhang Feng was 100% sure that there were no spiritual energy fluctuations around him.

It was its material that produced some kind of reaction with the Qi and blood of living beings, a kind of ‘chemical reaction’ that gave rise to spiritual energy.

He carefully checked the material again.

Zhang Feng found that this was a low-density stone and was man-made.

Or rather, it used to be an ordinary bluestone.

But after being irrigated with blood for a long time, it became like this.

However, a normal stone, no matter how irrigated, would not be like this.

Zhang Feng thought, feeling that there was a problem.

He also tried to reverse the process.

Zhang Feng concluded that the ‘blood’ of all people should be the problem, or was it a problem with the spiritual energy in this world?

Then, did that allow this stone to produce spiritual energy?

But no matter what, reality is devoid of spirit.

Does this 'Stone Spirit Creation Method' seem to compensate for the lack of spirit in reality?

Thus,

Zhang Feng decided to learn it and try to find out the reason.

After all, the text wouldn't contain 'worthless searches' for no reason.

Like searching for honored guests, and various people, they were all 'powerful'.

So Zhang Feng thought.

This array might also be replicated in reality.

Then, if my guess is correct, I can first rule out the reason for the spiritual energy in this world.

Because there isn't any in reality.

If it is to be replicated, then there must be a problem with 'everyone's blood'.

After that, to ensure the perfection of this plan, it is necessary to study the difference between the blood of people in this world and people in the real world.

Thus,

Starting today, begin with 'blood'.

The experimental subjects are the crew members on my ship.

They are tall and strong, with excellent physiques.

Rotating every day, letting one person donate a liter of blood for me to study should not be a problem.

… …

The study of blood, this can be regarded as a new discipline.

But it is also considered a part of the body's functions.

Zhang Feng had never really studied it in detail before.

It is precisely this special research.

Three years later.

My crew members are all fine, but their arms are full of needle holes.

There are also 1-2 people each among the hundred villagers in Ming Dynasty.

But also through their selfless dedication, and comparison.

Zhang Feng discovered a major event, that is, the people in this world are indeed different from the 'normal people' in reality.

Their blood contains a weak 'special substance'.

It is also this 'substance' plus 'normal blood' that gives this stone 'spiritual energy'.

As for normal blood, that's okay.

Synthetic blood can be artificially synthesized in reality, which is not considered an unorthodox method.

Furthermore, it may also be a certain element in the blood, plus this substance and stone, and then a chemical spiritual energy reaction occurs.

And this 'special substance' was not seen by Zhang Feng through a microscope or the like, and there is no sophisticated research equipment in this world.

Although there are microscopes, the magnification is too small.

You can't see this special substance.

The reason why it can be observed now.

It was Zhang Feng who made the deduction that the people in this world have special substances in their blood through a 'blood refining' body tempering method, plus the perception of spiritual energy.

It's also like some people's blood contains some kind of 'bacteria'.

Then whether this 'substance' can be synthesized or replaced in reality has put Zhang Feng in a dilemma.

Because I don't know too much about advanced elemental substance synthesis.

But this substance is likely to be the key to 'opening the spirit' in reality.

Once this substance is missed, I don't know when the next spirit opening will be.

So, even if it is difficult, it must be solved.

Zhang Feng didn't want to miss it either.

… …

Another half a year.

This time, it is really my own serious 'independent elemental scientific research', studying the elemental synthesis of blood.

Losing my big back team, and various instruments.

Zhang Feng felt really difficult.

Moreover, even if these instruments were here.

Zhang Feng felt that he couldn't play it well either.

It seems that I have to find an opportunity to learn advanced elementology, as well as the use of various sophisticated instruments.

Then find a chance to learn the manufacturing of some simple scientific instruments.

For example, a 'slightly close to research-grade' microscope.

If there is it, substance research will be much simpler.

Maybe you can see it directly with the naked eye.

Similarly, thinking of this.

Zhang Feng suddenly thought that this is the mid-to-late sixteenth century.

Leeuwenhoek seems to have been an adult for a long time.

He improved the microscope and made the magnification to 200 times.

Also in this year.

The Xuling Ship has fought in dozens of dynasties, completely sweeping most of the world's oceans like the wind.

Unfortunately, I didn't find it.

It seems that the method of opening the spirit will not be so simple.

… …

One year later.

Zhang Feng used several cultivation methods to make friends with several nearby dynasty monarchs, and implemented 'island blood collection'.

The reason for doing this.

Zhang Feng wanted to find people whose blood did not contain 'special substances', and then try to drop their blood into the stone to see if it would produce spirit.

This is also what Zhang Feng suddenly thought of, that he had not tested people 'without special substances'.

I was too anxious, but there was a basic error, and I didn't use the basic scientific method of deduction.

What if people without spirit can also be born, then it would be ridiculous.

Because this proves that this matter itself is wrong.

It is very likely that the text is simply asking me to find this island.

Also in this section.

Several dynasties sent hundreds of thousands of catties of fish.

Nearly ten thousand people also participated in this blood test.

Also through this big search.

I really found dozens of 'substance-free people'.

After Zhang Feng preserved their blood, he went to Poseidon Island again.

Dropped their blood into this stone.

As a result, there is no spirit.

It seems that the material is really needed.

This is a good thing, proving that this spirit creation method can really be used in reality.

Similarly, this can also be regarded as Zhang Feng giving himself a boost.

Otherwise, after studying it all the time, Zhang Feng was very anxious.

So I can only use some external things to stimulate, and tell myself in disguise that this is promising.

… …

Then, the next focus is.

How to make these people produce 'substances?'

One month later.

Zhang Feng first used himself as the basis, found a person with the same blood type as himself, and performed blood transfusion.

Let the substance-free person donate dozens of milliliters of blood and enter his body.

Zhang Feng first thought of visualization.

See how these substances are generated, then experience this feeling, and finally use it in reality.

It's just that these bloods were quickly assimilated by his own blood.

Even after trying the binding method, and other methods, it was of no use.

His hematopoietic ability is too strong, and he can quickly infect these bloods and turn them into a part of himself.

And there is no feeling of substance generation.

This one was rejected.

But Zhang Feng didn't give up, but used another method.

That is to stare at these people and see how they are generated.

Because Zhang Feng discovered one thing, that is, some of them obviously didn't have substances in the previous paragraph, but suddenly had them in the next observation.

This can prove that substances are not innate.

This is a good thing.

It's just that there are too many things to ask him what he ate and what he came into contact with.

And Zhang Feng found out all the food he had eaten and the things he had come into contact with, and after letting the rest of the people come into contact with them, no one produced substances.

However, Zhang Feng did not give up, and chose to continue staring.

See if other people will produce substances.

… …

This stare lasted for half a year.

Zhang Feng first tried to let them come into contact with spiritual substances, and found that they did not generate.

After that, Zhang Feng asked them to return to the past, eat and drink as they should.

Then someone produced it again after a day's meal.

After his dietary investigation, and the comparison of the previous person.

Zhang Feng found a kind of food that was the same from it.

'Wen Shui Fish'

It's just that many people have eaten it, but it didn't produce substances.

Then, hunt wildly, catch it first.

See if there is something wrong with which fish.

In the following days.

Many people are eating fish.

Someone produced substances again.

Zhang Feng came to another conclusion, a more in-depth conclusion to the answer.

The problem is with the fish.

And Zhang Feng also found the same substance from this fish.

But some fish don't have it either.

It seems that I am getting closer and closer to the final answer.

… …

In the following months, Zhang Feng spent it in the sea, observing where these fish went and what they ate.

Finally, Zhang Feng found a kind of whitish seaweed.

After they finish eating this grass, they will produce substances.

Good news, this seaweed is not any kind of spiritual grass.

Bad news, it has no substance.

If you don't understand, Zhang Feng will choose to pick some of these seaweed and let some people eat it.

After eating, they produced substances!

This seaweed will produce a chemical reaction with the digestive system, and then breed this substance from the blood.

The problem is solved easily.

Plus, this grass does not belong to the spiritual grass.

Then the next step is to study this seaweed, and carry out disassembly and analysis.

Realize the planting and synthesis in reality.

As a planting expert, Zhang Feng has a deep understanding of this industry.

The final answer has been found.

The problem of spiritual energy in reality has been solved by myself.