Chapter 144: I Will Enter the Mahayana Stage!
Half an hour later.
The convoy heading to the Thunder Laboratory area had gathered.
There were over ten official armored vehicles and four large buses.
The entire convoy consisted of more than seventy vehicles.
This time, the nominal mission was to carry out preliminary modifications to the environment of the Thunder Laboratory and its surrounding areas.
The task assigned to Wang Wen was to plant some Spiritual Plants in this area to ensure the full utilization of Spiritual Energy.
Inside the vehicle.
Upon hearing about planting Spiritual Plants, Bai Yu couldn’t help but ask, “What kind of Spiritual Plants?”
“Related to you, such as Thundercloud Fruit trees and other Lightning System Spiritual Plants.”
“In addition to that, we’ll also plant some optimized and cultivated tree species to see if we can develop new Spiritual Plants, or special lightning-struck wood, and some experimental Spirit Bamboo.”
Bamboo!
Looking at the setup, it seemed this Purple Gold Thunder Bamboo was cultivated unintentionally.
And so, the convoy passed the first fork in the road.
One path from this fork led to a Holy Land for cultivation built with the Eight Gates Spirit Gathering Array, and the other led to the Nine Snake Bend National Highway.
Over ten vehicles were part of the first batch heading to the Holy Land for advanced studies, and they turned in.
The second fork had one path leading to the Thunder Laboratory and the other to Linshui City.
Li Yunbin and the others had assigned tasks, so they naturally headed there to handle them.
There were as many as forty vehicles heading to Linshui City.
Thus, only a little over ten vehicles finally drove towards the front of the Thunder Laboratory.
Bai Yu looked at the scenery outside the window, and the place where he was attacked.
It had already been cleaned up, with no traces visible.
‘I wonder what level my strength will reach after this week-long cultivation!’
Eleven-thirty in the morning.
Thunder Laboratory.
Everyone got off the vehicles.
Bai Yu glanced at the crowded bus, filled with Guard Team members.
Two black cars pulled up, and out stepped people from Sakura Island!
Miyamoto Nobukazu, Miyamoto Shinjo, and others were all there.
There was also a woman with slightly unusual eye color, a light purple.
As she got out of the car, she glanced towards Bai Yu.
Bai Yu’s intuition told him that this woman was Matsumoto Keiko from the intelligence reports. And this woman’s power was definitely not simple!
At this moment, Wang Wen patted Bai Yu’s shoulder and said, “Kid, you’re not falling for this Sakura Island woman, are you?”
“Heh heh~”
“What a shame. I thought you were quite perfect. However, your only flaw is being a scumbag, but it’s not too big of a flaw.”
“??? Hmph! I want to hit someone!”
“Alright, I’ll tell Old Feng to hurry up and let you cultivate with some electricity to calm you down.”
Bai Yu was accustomed to the old guy’s personality and calmly said, “Fine. But I am indeed curious why these Sakura Islanders aren’t going to Linshui City to deal with the Black Blood Disease, but instead came here.”
“Aren’t you the one handling the Black Blood Disease? You don’t even know this. If we continue down this road, there are several mountain villages where the Black Blood Disease is rampant! And have you forgotten Tianmen Mountain?”
Hearing Tianmen Mountain, Bai Yu instantly understood.
【Natal Item – Black Lotus Flower, descended upon the summit of Tianmen Mountain’s Tianchi, northeast of Tianhai City, at 24:00 on September 19, 2037. 】
Linshui City is located slightly north of the northeast direction of Tianhai City, while the Thunder Laboratory is in the due north direction.
Tianmen Mountain lies between these two lines, closer to the due north line.
Speaking of which, Tianmen Mountain is also a special scenic area.
However, the Tianmen Mountain scenic area is under the jurisdiction of Beishan City to the north, which is the city where the CEO Wang Chongfei, who had the Zhang Fei soul manifestation, is located.
“So that’s how it is!”
“Speaking of which, if it weren’t for me… if we hadn’t developed Clear Blood Powder so early, these mountain villages would likely have faced major issues! Perhaps it would have led to a great disaster like Kunlun.”
Bai Yu noted the matter of these mountain villages in his heart, and then followed Wang Wen towards Professor Feng’s laboratory.
Behind them.
After arriving at the laboratory, the group of Sakura Islanders naturally observed it carefully.
A powerful Lightning System Shikigami sensed the area and said, “This place is indeed extraordinary! The Lightning System Spiritual Energy in the air is quite dense. If we could obtain a few of these, we might be able to cultivate many Spiritual Items.”
“It’s a pity that with this Black Blood Disease incident, we didn’t gain much benefit, and instead, we’re somewhat constrained.”
Upon hearing this, their moods soured.
It was indeed difficult for them to honestly adjust their mindset and come here to learn!
Miyamoto Nobukazu surveyed the surroundings and said in a low voice, “News from the family indicates that after the crushing defeat a few days ago, several other generals under the Black Demon King may have arrived in China to fully facilitate the descent of the Black Demon King here.”
Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes lit up.
It’s great that they weren’t targeted!
Thunder Laboratory, Basement Level 1.
Professor Feng, unable to wait any longer, had already arrived at the experimental area and was looking at the Thunderstorm Stone experiment his students had set up.
The water in the jar was in an extremely peculiar state.
Electric Arcs could be seen flickering in the water from time to time!
The Lightning Force within it didn’t appear to be violent; instead, it flashed at regular intervals, as if following a pattern.
The key point was the Thunderstorm Stone!
The Thunderstorm Stone appeared to be in a very stable state.
Based on his experience alone, he could sense that this state of the Thunderstorm Stone was what he needed!
Professor Feng looked at Bai Yu excitedly and asked, “How did you do it?”
Then, realizing he had spoken out of turn, he tried to change the subject.
But Bai Yu spread his hands and said, “I just tried it casually, and it worked.”
“.”
Professor Feng slowly calmed his emotions and said, “From the current situation, it seems this problem has been solved.”
He thought carefully; if Bai Yu helped him solve this major problem without any reward…
After considering it, he said, “You’re here to cultivate, right?”
“Yes! Do you have any good stuff here?”
“Of course! I primarily cultivate the Lightning System, and most of my students also major in Lightning System Cultivation Techniques. The Guard Team stationed here is also mostly Lightning System. So, naturally, we’ve stockpiled quite a few Lightning System treasures! I’ll look for them for you.”
With that, Professor Feng went to search.
Bai Yu looked at Wang Wen and said, “See? Can’t you learn from him? He immediately pays up.”
“I’ve already fed your 150 million worth of Spiritual Stones to the Dragon Blood Tree.”
“Hey! I’m reporting you for misappropriating public funds.”
“You clearly consumed your own treasures.”
“Understood, I’ll find a different professor next time.”
“Ahem, no need, no need. By the way, there’s been some progress on the Blood Demon and Blood Rage Potion matter.”
Wang Wen was good at changing the subject.
This was exactly what Bai Yu was interested in.
“What’s the news?”
“I unintentionally, uh, I really unintentionally, fed the Blood Rage Potion you mentioned to that Blood Demon. My original thought was whether this thing could serve as nourishment for the Blood Demon, or perhaps, trigger the emotional influence ability you mentioned. But later…”
He drew out his words, piquing Bai Yu’s curiosity.
“Stop playing coy! What happened later?”
“Later, that liquid Blood Demon did go berserk for a while, but then its size started to shrink, and it even became somewhat listless. This information has already been reported. The higher-ups have now captured two Spirit Sea Realm Blood Demons, and there should be more detailed experimental results.”
Hearing this, Bai Yu frowned and asked, “So what’s the use of this thing?”
“I have a guess: Blood Demons are a special kind of essence blood. However, they possess consciousness and can control their host in reverse.”
“Didn’t you say that if a Blood Demon is defeated with a scroll, its components can enhance the host?”
“Think about it, if we can wear down the Blood Demon’s consciousness and extract the essence, we might be able to develop something that promotes human cultivation!”
“Blood Rage Potion consumes the potential in the blood. If the two are combined, perhaps a more perfect Blood Rage Potion can be created.”
“These are two perfect paths!”
“In the future, we might even have a Blood Demon farm.”
Hearing this, Bai Yu’s eyes lit up!
As expected of someone in scientific research!
But your Blood Demon farm, it sounds a bit questionable to me?
But as long as it’s useful!
At this moment, Professor Feng brought over a large wooden box.
“Boom~”
This wooden box was about a meter long and half a meter high, and it made a heavy sound when placed down.
“What is it?”
Professor Feng patted the dust off his hands and said excitedly, “Lotus Platform!”
Looking at the dust on the wooden box, Bai Yu was speechless, “How many years has this been stored?”
“Only two and a half years. And this is something I was reluctant to use!”
???
Two and a half years?
As he spoke, Professor Feng opened the box, revealing something like jade, white with a hint of purple.
“I originally kept this to condense my Spirit Sea and advance to the Half-Step Spirit Sea Realm.”
“However, the energy within it is still too little for condensing the Spirit Sea.”
“I can achieve something better now.”
Bai Yu: “???”
“You’re giving me your discarded item, right?”
Professor Feng smiled and said, “What’s your current realm? If I hadn’t heard that your combat power is extraordinary, I would have been afraid that the Spiritual Energy within would overload your meridians.”
“That’s true!”
The item was good, but Bai Yu still remembered the Spirit Array mentioned in his diary and asked, “By the way, Old Feng, do you have any other treasures?”
“No more! This is the most suitable item for you in this warehouse.”
“I mean, you’ve been deeply involved in the Lightning System for many years. Do you have any suitable cultivation formations? Like a Spirit Array to gather Lightning System Spiritual Energy or something.”
Hearing this, Professor Feng frowned slightly.
Come to think of it!
Now that the kid mentioned it, he did recall something.
He could indeed use some precious items to set up a Lightning System Spirit Array.
However, this item was too costly.
His laboratory couldn’t afford such consumption.
But since Bai Yu asked, he couldn’t just say no.
Wang Wen said, “Old Feng, if you have any treasures, bring them out.”
“It’s not that I don’t want to, but my inventory is low. I just returned, and if I consume a large amount now, my current budget…”
“Um, actually, I have a piece of crucial information that can help Professor Feng with his Grenade project.”
After hearing the brief intelligence about the Purple Gold Thunder Bamboo, Professor Feng pondered, “After careful consideration, at worst, I’ll have Xiao Yan lead people to purchase more from the city tomorrow.”
“Heh~!”
Thus, with everything prepared, Bai Yu was exceptionally excited.
I’m finally going to enter the Mahayana stage!
It’s going to be featured on the recommendation list on Monday, so it doesn’t matter if the average order drops now. There are also big bosses tipping, and I previously received a tip of 30,000 coin points, so I owe an extra update. I’ll just combine the power increase, combat content, and new map cases together, otherwise, it’ll be difficult for readers to follow and enjoy.
Regarding the strength issues that everyone has mentioned. In this arc, the protagonist’s strength will increase, and he will possess astonishing combat power. （As for the realm itself, I cannot force it. The best design would be to set the second realm as the Meridian Opening Realm, Acupoint Opening Realm, and so on. It’s not impossible to design it now; according to the setting, the current system is incomplete, and later when the All People Cultivation Method is released, it can be described this way. It will be in the next chapter. ）
I have never suppressed combat power; combat power has always been increasing. It’s just that the realm hasn’t increased rapidly. The current writing style is actually about building a foundation; only with a solid foundation can one achieve higher-realm cross-level combat power later.
