novelraw Chapter 1074 775: There Should Be Enough Time
Chapter 1074 775: There Should Be Enough Time
"Master!"
Yan Jinjin opened his eyes and climbed out of a pile of items to greet Li Zheng: "Your subordinate has opened the Sumeru Bag."
He initially wanted to ask Li Zheng where he found his Sumeru Bag, but recalling his experiences arriving at this place, he swallowed his words.
It seems the Master repeated the trick and used that Treasure Chest Magical Treasure again.
However, he was puzzled as to why his Master didn't bring it out yesterday and waited until today.
"Perhaps even the Master cannot use that Magical Treasure at will. After hearing my Sumeru Bag was left at the Tribulation Crossing Land, he used Great Magical Power to retrieve it?"
But in this case, the Sumeru Bag wouldn't count as his possession.
Essentially, he had already died under the Tribulation Thunder, making the Sumeru Bag an ownerless item.
Li Zheng finding the Sumeru Bag was a testament to his own capability.
As for Yan Jinjin helping to open the bag, it was merely as a subordinate serving the Master, fulfilling an assigned task at most.
"Hmm!"
Li Zheng nodded satisfactorily, noting how sensible the youngster was, thinking he might use the argument of the bag originally belonging to him to reclaim it.
"You mentioned earlier that you obtained a Demon Race Cultivation Technique, where is it?"
Yan Jinjin picked out a Jade Scroll from the pile of odds and ends and offered it with both hands: "Master, please have a look."
Li Zheng eyed the long strip, identical to bamboo slips used to record text in ancient dramas, only made of jade, and understood: "This surface is bare. Do I need to use Spiritual Power again to see the information inside?"
"Master is insightful!" Yan Jinjin secretly thought: here, the terminology for Divine Sense is peculiar, calling it Spiritual Power?
Li Zheng took the Jade Scroll in hand and used Spiritual Power to investigate.
As expected, he couldn't understand it.
He recognized every character, but pairing them turned into a mess.
Besides, the Cultivation Technique only had text, without punctuation, leaving him clueless about where to pause...
It felt like reading a million-word novel written in Morse code without a translation for reference.
It's safe to say, Yan Jinjin's world achieved extreme levels of confidentiality to prevent the Cultivation Technique from being leaked.
Finding nothing, Li Zheng asked: "Can you understand it?"
Yan Jinjin spoke truthfully: "I know a little."
Though he couldn't grasp it entirely, some terminologies could still be deduced from the context, given time to translate the entire technique wasn't challenging.
The real difficulty was, in this world, without Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, Yan Jinjin wasn't sure if the Demon Race Cultivation Technique could be cultivated like the Golden Light Beidou Sword Technique.
If it's not cultivable, he would have to find alternative energy sources to replace Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
Then the Cultivation Technique would have to be modified.
Modifying the Cultivation Technique required experimentation...
The time needed for this process would be even longer.
"Alright, I'll leave this Cultivation Technique to you." Li Zheng handed the Jade Scroll back to him, saying: "I'll take the rest of the items. Do you have any objections?"
"Your subordinate thanks the Master for lending me the items."
Yan Jinjin expressed gratitude, not mentioning any grievances but thanked Li Zheng for lending them, implying all items, including the Jade Scroll, were under Li Zheng's name and Yan Jinjin was merely borrowing them for reading, destined for return.
Li Zheng gave him a deep look, then proceeded to collect all the miscellaneous items into the capsule to sort them out later. If he found items of unknown purpose, he would consult Yan Jinjin.
"I've found a good position for you." Li Zheng explained his request to Professor Renae to familiarize Yan Jinjin with Genetic Force: "From now on, you'll work during the day and research the Cultivation Technique at night, tackling both tasks, don't slack, understood?"
"Work?" Yan Jinjin was stunned. He had cultivated for five hundred years, never working for others.
And now, a dignified Nascent Soul Realm, expected to go out and work?
If word got out, where would he place his dignity?
"What is it?" Li Zheng asked indifferently: "Not satisfied with the job?"
"The master aims to refine the Cultivation Technique, how dare I be discontent?" Yan Jinjin shuddered, repeatedly saying: "Your subordinate will report today, dedicating himself earnestly, without a moment's relaxation!"
"Hmm." Li Zheng nodded, saying: "That's good. I have other matters, I'll inquire about the progress later. If any difficulties arise, you know where we reside, visit me yourself."
"Your subordinate respectfully sends off the Master!"
Yan Jinjin bowed to see Li Zheng off, then revealed a bitter expression.
"Five hundred years of assets, gone in an instant. Made garments for others!"
Five hundred years!
Summing up five hundred years of savings, apart from resources used during the Celestial Tribulation, the remaining items were all cheaply given away.
"Luckily, I used up most during the Tribulation, not too much loss..."
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"I just saw several bottles amidst those items, identical to the containers for Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill and Nourishing Yuan Pill we previously obtained from the Treasure Chest." Mirel said: "We were lucky to get one or a bottle before; this time so many popped out, truly fortunate!"
Li Zheng opened his palm, a bottle appeared in his hand, he removed the stopper, releasing the familiar aroma of the elixir, revealing a full bottle of Bone Marrow Cleansing Pills!
He flipped his hand to store it, stating solemnly: "We can almost confirm that Yan Jinjin's world is indeed another universe, and their world rules can be mastered through cultivation."
This results in those people possessing formidable combat abilities, capable of moving mountains and filling seas, perhaps just basic tricks.
"I previously thought their world's technological means were overly primitive, creatures ignorant and naive." Li Zheng pondered: "In hindsight, could this cultivation system be a different kind of science?"
Truly, the end of science is metaphysics...
With Yan Jinjin's addition, confronting the Emotion Storm in the future will be much easier.
"Maybe he can create miracles, allowing another Race to entirely block the Emotion Storm outside the Matrix?"
Sin Domain was originally part of the "Matrix," only overtaken by twisted creatures.
Having occupied it for a long time, all Races lacked sufficient strength to completely clear it, causing many Outer City residents to nearly forget, that it should be Matrix territory, not the so-called Sin Domain.
Li Zheng dared not imagine he could lead Water Blue Star people to entirely resolve the Emotion Storm, as long as obtaining the power to withstand long-term confrontation, he would be content.
He has now located two channels for rapidly enhancing Water Blue Star people's strength.
One is the gift from Void, the Spiritual Power Node condensation method.
Powerful Spiritual Power can support everyone freely entering Sin Domain without harm.
The weakness lies in, once inside Sin Domain, all Spiritual Power would be used to resist environmental influence, combat still relies on personal strength.
Another channel is the Gravity Research Institute.
The Heavy Research Institute can greatly strengthen physical power, with long-term training, one day capable of acquiring battle power against high-level twisted creatures.
There's also an uncertain method, which is Yan Jinjin's recently started research on the Cultivation Technique.
Once researched, it might become a channel for simultaneously enhancing Spiritual and physical strength, with all three combined, progress would be significantly fast!
"Two years..." Li Zheng silently chanted in his heart: "It should be enough."
Returning with Mirel to the Heavy Research Institute, upon entering the Gravity Room, he saw several familiar faces there.