Chapter 85 Research and Development of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirits At the Spirit
Transfer Tower,
aside from his cultivation at the academy, Lin Xiuran spent most of his time during the latter half of the holiday.
He learned quickly, having already mastered much of the knowledge about soul spirits last semester.
Now, he focused more on experimentation.
Because Lin Xiuran had some speculations about his Phoenix True Fire, he attempted to incorporate some of it into the research and development of soul spirits. He discovered that the Phoenix True Fire could enhance the activity of soul spirits, thereby increasing their age. To
put it simply, the soul spirits Lin Xiuran researched with the help of the Phoenix True Fire might reach the ten-thousand-year level.
The implications for the Spirit Transfer Tower were self-evident.
Currently, the Spirit Transfer Tower could only directly absorb soul spirits up to a thousand years old; researching ten-thousand-year soul spirits had always been a difficult problem.
But now, Lin Xiuran seemed to have a chance to solve this problem, which was undoubtedly a breakthrough.
Leng Yaozhu looked at Lin Xiuran in the experiment and smiled, saying, "If this is successfully developed, it will be a great achievement. We can report it to the Tower Master and ask him for a reward."
Lin Xiuran wiped the sweat from his forehead and said softly, "Teacher, it's still early. This stage is only in the initial research phase. Whether it will succeed is still unknown."
Indeed, even with the Phoenix True Fire, it's not that simple. Not just anyone can forge something with the Phoenix True Fire. Just like with mechs, if Mu Ye didn't have a special converter, it wouldn't be possible to use it as an energy source.
The development of soul spirits is even more complex, not simple at all. The procedure is complicated, and the control of the Phoenix True Fire is very strict. If it's not controlled properly, the domineering Phoenix True Fire will inevitably burn the original soul spirit consciousness to ashes. At that time, that soul spirit will become a so-called defective product. It's even worse than a defective product, and can be called a failure.
The production cost of each spirit is very high. Without the support of Leng Yaozhu, the deputy tower master of the Spirit Transfer Tower, even if others could do it, they would lack the resources to support the research.
"They're much better than those researchers, those good-for-nothings. They haven't made a breakthrough on ten-thousand-year spirits in all these years, yet they receive such high funding every year." It was clear that Leng Yaozhu was somewhat dissatisfied with the current researchers.
Rather than being dissatisfied with the researchers themselves, it was more accurate to say that she was dissatisfied with the forces in charge of this project.
The Spirit Transfer Tower appears to be a complete organization, but in reality, it has many internal factions, and the strength of the various families varies greatly. Naturally, each project is controlled by a corresponding family, it's just a matter of how much, which is a matter of profit distribution.
In fact, the Spirit Transfer Tower had problems with the Qian Gu family in the current generation. The Qian Gu family was too powerful and held a pivotal position within the Spirit Transfer Tower. They could even completely influence the selection of the next tower master.
This was simply impossible in the past, when each tower master and the next tower master did not have a direct relationship. Regardless of whether there were any private interests involved, at least on the surface they were not from the same family.
This used to be an unwritten rule of the Spirit Transfer Tower, a tacit understanding among the various families. However, this rule was completely broken with the current generation of the Qian Gu family.
The previous tower master was the father of the current tower master, Qian Gu Dongfeng, seemingly establishing a family succession system.
Of course, due to the overwhelming strength of the Qian Gu family, the other families had no say. They were used to freely receiving a share of the profits from the Spirit Transfer Tower every year, and it was clearly unlikely that they would risk competing with the Qian Gu family for the 'throne' of the Spirit Transfer Tower.
As long as the Spirit Transfer Tower could continue to bring benefits to the various families, they turned a blind eye. No one cared much. Even the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, Leng Yaozhu, a Limit Douluo, could only complain behind her back.
This ten-thousand-year soul ring project was undoubtedly the responsibility of the Qian Gu family. For projects with such high profits, their family usually took the lion's share.
Lin Xiuran chuckled lightly, didn't reply, and then immersed himself in his research.
Beside him, Gu Yue had also arrived in the laboratory at some point, her gaze towards Lin Xiuran filled with deep thought.
"Yueyue, you're back." Leng Yaozhu greeted Gu Yue upon her return.
"You didn't even tell me you were coming back? How about coming home for a visit?"
Gu Yue nodded slightly, then followed Lin Xiuran to his side to observe the research.
Lin Xiuran knew Gu Yue had arrived, but his eyes didn't waver. He had no choice; he needed to be completely focused on his research. There couldn't be the slightest mistake.
Lin Xiuran manipulated the instrument, slowly injecting a bottle containing a wisp of Phoenix True Fire energy into the soul spirit.
Golden light gradually covered the entire soul spirit, then slowly dispersed, merging back into it.
Meanwhile, the data on the instrument soared, and the text on the quality detection instrument changed accordingly.
Current Soul Spirit Quality: 100 Years.
Success! This was Lin Xiuran's first experiment, starting with a low-level 10-year soul spirit. If he could truly upgrade it to 100 years using the Phoenix True Fire, then 10,000 years would certainly be feasible.
The initial experiment proved successful, meaning that upgrading a 1000-year soul spirit to a 10,000-year soul spirit was highly probable. After all, the principles were exactly the same, only the concentration of the Phoenix True Fire differed.
Leng Yaozhu was also very happy, looking at Lin Xiuran with anticipation. She
thought to herself: "Once he grows a little more, I should tell him."
Gu Yue's eyes held a hint of surprise. She had actually been researching 10,000-year soul spirits with Leng Yaozhu, and so far, they were making great progress.
She was somewhat confused as to why Leng Yaozhu encouraged Lin Xiuran to research 10,000-year soul spirits.
But currently, Lin Xiuran's research had a high chance of success. This inevitably made her a little worried.
Undoubtedly, the creation of the ten-thousand-year-old soul spirit is crucial to her promotion within the Spirit Transfer Tower. Only by quickly securing a key position within the Spirit Transfer Tower can she have the opportunity to implement her plan.
Leng Yaozhu looked at Gu Yue, who was deep in thought, and smiled as she comforted her, "Yueyue, don't worry. Even if Xiu Ran's method succeeds in the end, it will still have limitations. Although the production process is much simpler, the output is still a problem. Only by relying on his Phoenix True Fire can it be done. Your proposed plan, although more complicated and requiring more resources, will undoubtedly be widely adopted once it succeeds."
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