Chapter 328 The Foundation of Attaining Enlightenment (Part 2)

One of the most direct and reassuring benefits of the Nascent Soul Realm is that, theoretically, his lifespan has reached infinity!

This is a milestone that would fill any practitioner with ecstasy and stir their resolve.

But in Jemin's heart, this joy was quickly replaced by a more urgent goal—to advance to the third level of wizard!

Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm is not only a leap forward on the path of cultivation, but also the completion of the last and most crucial piece of the puzzle for him.

With a knowing smile on his lips, he left the secret chamber where the spiritual energy had not yet completely dissipated and returned to his core laboratory, which was filled with the glow of runes and sophisticated instruments.

It's time to sort out the current situation and plan for the future.

The core requirements for advancement to a Level 3 wizard are twofold: first, the strength of one's mental power must meet the standard; second, one's mastery of a certain "law" must reach 0.1%.

In terms of mental strength, Jieming has already honed it to a level that is well-rounded and solid, far surpassing his peers, so it is not a problem.

The real key lies in the selection and mastery of the "rules".

Choosing which law to use as the cornerstone of one's own circle of truth is a decision that almost every wizard aspiring to a higher level must make with utmost care.

This determines the breadth and potential of the future path.

Even during his time as a wizard apprentice, Jemin had pondered this question countless times, but due to the limitations of his knowledge and perspective at the time, he was never able to find a clear answer.

As he came into contact with higher-level information, especially when he learned that advancing from level six to level seven required "deepening" or "expanding" the laws, and advancing from level seven to level eight required "fixing" one's own laws and distorting the laws of the same kind in the plane he was in, he understood even more the importance of the initial choice.

The "fixed" nature of level eight is completely different from the "fixed rules" of level six.

Level 6 ensures that the laws one has mastered remain stable across different planes, unaffected by subtle local differences.

Level 8 is about forcibly distorting the relevant laws of the plane you are in, making the laws of the entire plane appear according to the "appearance" of your own laws!

This is a powerful force that almost overturns the underlying rules.

That's why it's so difficult to advance from level seven to level eight.

Because the "deepening" and "expansion" of the rules at level six makes the rules themselves more complex and more personal, the difficulty of "fixing" them at level eight naturally increases exponentially.

In theory, the most ideal rule should possess both "uniqueness" and "expandability".

It sounds contradictory, but Jemin just happened to find the perfect answer.

He intends to study the principle by which he will advance his cultivation—spiritual energy!

Spiritual energy is the underlying rule of the cultivation civilization system and one of the sources that form the foundation of all laws. Its potential for change and derivation is almost infinite, and its extensibility is beyond doubt.

At the same time, in the wizarding world, spiritual energy is not a naturally occurring constant, which makes the "laws of spiritual energy" absolutely unique in this world!

As for the question of whether the laws of spiritual energy exist in the wizarding world itself...

The so-called "laws" of wizards are not a specific kind of energy, but rather a highly summarized and knowledge-based application of the inherent laws of certain things or phenomena in the universe.

As long as he can understand and master its principles, he can adapt them to his own use, regardless of their origin.

With the goal set, the method becomes crucial.

Studying a law that "does not exist" locally is naturally not like studying fire or gravity, where you can directly collect data through the natural environment or accelerate the process by using the dimensional origin.

He could only rely on the most primitive method—building his own research environment, collecting data, and summarizing patterns.

Therefore, good research equipment or environment is crucial.

Initially, Jemin only intended to build a private laboratory to conduct small-scale research on the conversion of elements into spiritual energy.

But after he passed the elite trials and brought the entire "Purgatory Sulfur Plane" under his control, an even grander blueprint unfolded in his mind.

He intends to use this entire plane as the foundation for his enlightenment!

Through continuous revisions, a crazy and audacious plan gradually became clear and perfected in his mind.

What is the significance of a small laboratory?

He wants to treat the entire plane as his laboratory!

The core of the entire plan can be summarized as: constructing a "sacred path of incense offerings" in the Purgatory Sulfur Plane!

Using the Purgatory Sulfur Plane as its material foundation, and the incense and divine techniques derived from the "Great Dao Book Pavilion" as its core framework, supplemented by the "Element-Spiritual Power Conversion Technology" that he had already mastered and was constantly optimizing.

Now, all the fragments have been collected.

The Purgatory Sulfur Plane possesses a network of divine power and religious technology, as well as elemental spiritual power conversion technology obtained through refining the Profound Gang Red Dust Barrier and modifying the Body Tempering Method. It also boasts Nascent Soul Realm cultivation and a massive amount of military merit as resources.

Jemin was certain that he was fully capable of gradually and completely transforming the originally raging fire element of this plane into pure spiritual energy!

At that time, he will have a world-class law laboratory!

He can collect massive amounts of data by observing the generation, flow, and interaction of spiritual energy with the planes themselves on a macroscopic scale, thereby rapidly advancing his mastery of the "laws of spiritual energy".

The Purgatory Sulfur Plane belongs to the Noren 147 Plane Cluster, which contains a naturally formed "Divine Power Belief Network".

In recent years, Jieming has devoted himself to studying the divine power belief network. His fundamental purpose is to analyze its operating mechanism and transform it into a "prayer and deity" system that conforms to the norms of the cultivation civilization!

Now that he has reached the Nascent Soul stage, he possesses the initial power to construct and guide the path of incense and deities.

With the support of detailed technical knowledge in the "Great Dao Book Pavilion", he already possessed the ability to establish a preliminary incense and divine path in the Purgatory Sulfur Plane.

Of course, independently completing the transformation of an entire plane is almost a pipe dream.

But Jemin never intended to go it alone.

Just like the three phases of the previous dimensional infrastructure construction project, he could completely outsource the non-core standardized construction tasks to the professional dimensional construction team under Norren Workshop.

He himself focused on the construction and debugging of the most core and critical parts.

He accessed his military merit account and checked the balance.

Despite the enormous expenses incurred over the years in order to expand the internal space, purchase the origins of different planes, and maintain various costly research projects.

But thanks to the continuous patent revenue brought by the [self-stabilizing field adjustment protocol], he has quietly accumulated more than 10 billion in military achievements!

This huge sum of money is enough to hire a top-notch construction team to carry out the fourth phase of the transformation project on the Purgatory Sulfur Plane.

What he needs to do now is to accurately plan out the areas, nodes, and energy pathways that need to be transformed, based on his profound understanding of the divine power belief network and the incense and deity system, and draw up a detailed engineering blueprint.

On the technical level, he has studied it for hundreds of years and has a solid grasp of it.

The real challenges lie elsewhere.

Jemin's gaze fell on the thick, brick-like "Instruction Manual for a Level 7 Large Elemental Pool" beside him, and he sighed helplessly.

Building a sacred temple requires not only complete control over the plane of existence and advanced technology, but also the greatest challenge lies in the initial stages.

Before the Shinto system is successfully established and the initial internal energy cycle is completed, a massive amount of external energy is needed to drive it, just as lighting a fire requires an initial spark and continuous fuel.

According to the records in the "Great Dao Book Pavilion", in the cultivation world, if one wants to establish a sacred path on a planet, one usually chooses a star system with two stars.

One star sustains the planet's basic ecosystem, while the other is dedicated to powering the divine system.

If this condition is not met, one can hire or cooperate with the legendary divine beast "Three-Legged Golden Crow" and ask it to stay in the world for tens of thousands of years, providing initial power with its divine energy.

In the wizarding world, there are naturally no binary star systems or three-legged golden crows, but Jemin had made preparations in advance.

The large-scale level 7 elemental pool he purchased at great expense was precisely to solve this energy problem!

Therefore, the most pressing task at present is no longer theoretical research, but practical operation.

He must quickly and thoroughly understand the extremely complex instruction manual for the Level 7 Large Elemental Pool and install and integrate this strategic-level man-made energy source into the core of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane.

The foundation of enlightenment begins with the first step.

What stands in his way now is the need to quickly master this toughest "technology".

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Time flies, and another decade or so has passed in the blink of an eye.

Standing in front of the holographic projection in the center of the laboratory, Jemin stared at the complex, dizzying three-dimensional structure before him.

This blueprint represents a significant investment of his time and effort. It incorporates the essence of incense and deity worship from "The Great Dao Book Pavilion," an analysis of the natural divine power belief network of the Noren 147 plane cluster, and his own unique understanding of the transformation of "elements and spiritual power."

On the blueprints, the entire landscape of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane was precisely modeled, and countless intricate energy lines, like the veins of life, outlined a vast network covering the entire globe.

Nodes, hubs, transformation pools, faith anchors... all are present, forming the framework of the future incense-based deity system.

"Finally... the preliminary design is complete." Jemin rubbed his throbbing temples and let out a long sigh of relief.

Dividing the transformation area and setting up energy pathways was far more complicated than expected.

Incense and deity practices have many functions. They need to consider the collection, purification, and storage of faith power, as well as the transformation and transmission of spiritual energy. They also need to reserve interfaces for the deity talisman system and for possible future expansion. The energy flow and rule interference involved are extremely complex.

He had to review the core technical points of the incense and deity system several times and deliberate repeatedly before finally finalizing a specific plan to modify the existing divine power belief network in the Purgatory Sulfur Plane.

Fortunately, the most time-consuming theoretical design and planning phase has come to an end.

He reserved standardized modification interfaces and magic array bases at all critical and non-critical nodes in the drawings.

Most of the subsequent basic construction work can be outsourced. He only needs to personally handle the most crucial aspects, namely the construction and activation of the magic array, which involves the essential rules of incense and deity worship.

Without much hesitation, Jemin connected to the logistics service system of Noren Workshop through the Magic Network terminal.

They paid a huge sum for military merit and hired a dimensional construction team known for its efficiency and reliability.

We packaged and sent some non-core drawings and data, and conducted a detailed remote handover with the other party's project manager, clarifying the construction requirements, material standards, and schedule.

Seeing the construction team's virtual icon light up on the task list, signifying the official start of the renovation project, Jemin felt a little more at ease.

He connected a portion of his mind to the monitoring arrays that spanned the planes, ensuring he could stay informed about the project's progress, before turning his attention back to the project.

Next comes another, even tougher challenge—fully mastering the installation and integration technology of the "Level 7 Large Elemental Pool".

He sat back down at the lab bench, and the thick instruction manual once again floated in front of him, its pages moving without wind, flashing with dizzying data streams and structural diagrams.

Understanding, memorizing, deducing, simulating... this process is tedious and arduous, and is a great test of mental strength and computing power.

But Jemin's eyes were full of excitement.

He firmly believes that the effort he puts in now will yield far greater rewards in the future than he can imagine.

Once the incense and sacred path is completed, it will bring him more than just a private dimension full of spiritual power.

This plane will become the common "foundation for his path to enlightenment" for both immortal cultivation and wizardry, greatly accelerating his advancement.

Furthermore, the incense-burning and religious rites themselves are a treasure trove with boundless potential.

Its most direct product is a unique conceptual material – the power of incense.

This power, generated by the combination of pure faith and the spiritual energy of living beings, can not only be transformed into pure spiritual energy for him to absorb almost without damage, but more importantly, it is almost a "universal catalyst" and "high-grade building material".

Whether it's refining weapons, alchemy, drawing talismans, setting up formations, or even assisting in the cultivation of certain special supernatural abilities, the power of incense can have miraculous effects.

In terms of the breadth of its application, it even surpasses the worldly energy he painstakingly collected.

Furthermore, the practice of incense offerings and religious rituals can fundamentally solve the problem of the production of worldly energy.

According to the records in "Da Dao Shu Ge", the initial birth of the incense and deity path was due to the predicament of the ancient immortal cultivators facing the increasingly shrinking production of mortal energy.

Cultivators and mortals have coexisted for a long time. Even if cultivators try their best to avoid interfering, over time, the relationship between the two sides can easily be transformed from equal components of "society" into an unequal relationship of "raising" and "being raised".

This shift in relationships can lead to a change in the nature of worldly affairs, and may even eventually diminish it.

High-ranking cultivators, having grasped this point, cleverly utilized the religious inclinations naturally arising in intelligent beings during the evolution of civilization to create the path of incense and deities.

By integrating themselves into the role of "gods" in secular society, they reconstructed their connection with mortals, making themselves part of the social structure rather than detached caretakers.

This not only stabilized the output of mortal energy, but also improved its quality.

For Jemin, this undoubtedly relieved his worries and allowed him to continue to obtain these two crucial special resources.

A complete incense-burning deity also possesses a strategic capability in Jeming's view—orthodox talismans and the art of invoking deities.

This is completely different from the "spell artifacts" he studied that relied on mobilizing environmental elements.

A legitimate talisman is essentially an encrypted and rule-verified "application form" that can directly request the incense and deity system to summon the power of the gods stored within it to assist in battle or complete specific tasks.

Certain rituals can even involve "spirit possession" or "divine strikes," allowing the power of deities from Shinto to temporarily possess the user and significantly enhance their combat strength.

In Jemin's view, these two different abilities share the same underlying technology—ultra-long-distance, cross-space precision energy transmission technology!

Jemin still vividly remembers the predicament he faced when his energy was depleted on the battlefield of the Giant Spirit Realm.

If he had possessed the complete incense and divine path at that time, he could have transmitted the vast energy generated by the level seven large elemental pool and even the future divine path itself from the Sulfur Plane of Purgatory to the battlefield in real time!

They can even use their authority to directly mobilize strategic strikes that have already been charged up from within the plane!

what does that mean?

This means that from now on, no matter where he is, he can almost always draw on the energy reserves of a plane to fight!

This is equivalent to carrying a fully functional, infinitely powerful "mobile mage tower" with you at all times!

Even with his current state of mind, the thought of that scene stirred up a lot of emotions in Jemin.

Of course, all these visions are based on the premise that the temple and its religious shrines are perfectly established.

At this stage, he still needs to work diligently to overcome various difficulties.

He composed himself, focusing his gaze once more on the thick instruction manual, his consciousness sinking into the vast sea of ​​technical data.

(I'm so busy at the end of the month, I'm still not done, so only one chapter today...)

(End of this chapter)