Chapter 347: Virtual Core Simulator!
Thinking and acting on impulse, Jiang Lin immediately took out some low-grade materials from his storage ring. He spent a few hours forging a strange-looking cauldron-like object according to the circulation method of his internal cultivation technique.
"Well, it's just a prototype, so it's normal for it to look weird," Jiang Lin muttered to himself, looking at the odd-shaped ball in his hands, his face slightly silent as he reassured himself.
"Before breaking through to Dou Ling, there were still some aspects of my internal cultivation method I couldn't detect. The moment the virtual core appeared... it was the closest humanity and the Beast Clan had ever been."
"When the virtual core is in operation, the energy circulates around it, all eventually converging toward the center. If it were a solid magic core, it would absorb the condensed heaven and earth Dou Qi. But the virtual core doesn't absorb Dou Qi. It's more like it refines it... yes, that's it. The magic beast's Dou Qi is always violent, which makes sense."
Jiang Lin continued speaking to himself as he immersed his spiritual sense into the virtual core simulator in his hand and began injecting his Dou Qi into it.
As the crimson gold Dou Qi entered, the energy moved erratically along the rough surface of the ball. Eventually, it began to emit a faint glow inside the enclosed space, much like an "electromagnetic matrix."
"This virtual core simulator uses an advanced Yellow-tier cultivation method, the Fire Spirit Technique." Jiang Lin had mastered several attributes of Dou Qi techniques. With his strong soul power and excellent memory, he had unconsciously learned many techniques and methods over time.
The Forging Fire Technique wasn't a traditional cultivation method, so Jiang Lin generally wouldn't use it for his Dou Qi experiments.
The oddly shaped cauldron began emitting a faint glow under Jiang Lin's energy infusion, with hundreds of energy circuits intertwining inside. Eventually, they converged at the center, forming a ball of crimson gold light.
This was the virtual core, corresponding to the magic core inside a beast's body!
This was the core of the Dou Qi technique, corresponding to the body's Dantian.
"The so-called Dantian isn't fixed. The human Dou Qi techniques manifest here, while a magic beast's Dantian is the magic core. Many techniques in the guild were learned from observing the Beast Clan. A classic example is the 'Dragon Flame Technique,' which, when perfected, allows one to nurture a true dragon flame, comparable in power to powerful beast fire."
Jiang Lin's crimson gold eyes flickered as he seemed to see through the glowing cauldron and into the crimson gold virtual core flashing inside. He then hugged this glowing, ugly object to his chest, pressing it with both hands. A violent wind instantly surrounded him, and colorful energy began to swirl around him, signaling that Jiang Lin had entered the Dou Qi furnace state.
However, what was unusual was that Jiang Lin's crimson gold Dou Qi was gradually being refined, with the golden light slowly dissipating, finally turning into pure red fire-type Dou Qi.
These red Dou Qi were once again injected into the ugly object in his arms, causing it to glow once more, and Jiang Lin began to try increasing the output of his Dou Qi to transform the object into the Fire Spirit Technique.
Since Jiang Lin was not in cultivation mode, his Dou Qi furnace state lasted almost indefinitely. He sat in the new refining room provided by the Gama Weapon Refining Guild for an entire day and night.
When Jiang Lin opened his eyes and looked at the virtually unchanged virtual core simulator in his arms, he instinctively furrowed his brow.
"The violent Dou Qi naturally repels one another, and this repulsion increases exponentially. To compress Dou Qi into a liquid or solid state, even a Dou Zong might not manage it."
Jiang Lin pondered, thinking that machines had a huge advantage over the human body. For example, in this virtual core simulator he made, he was able to create an energy environment with pressure that even Dou Huang couldn't achieve.
In simple terms, the human body has a very low upper limit for the current it can withstand, and that duration is also very short. However, a machine, though it has a single function, can reach limits in this area that the human body cannot.
"To solidify the virtual core through high energy and pressure... it's somewhat of a fool's errand," Jiang Lin shook his head. If he were a Dou Zun, perhaps he could casually crush it into stone, but if he were a Dou Zun, he wouldn't be interested in crushing stones like this.
Although it was a small failure, Jiang Lin didn't get discouraged. He placed the virtual core simulator aside and took out his Thunder Pattern Storage Ring. He infused his soul power into it and began searching for materials inside the storage space.
Meanwhile, in the corner outside the refining room, Pei Xuan, dressed in black armor, silently leaned against the wall. He was no longer a traditional puppet. Based on the Xuanjia Puppet Technique and technology acquired from the Mo Clan, Jiang Lin had upgraded Pei Xuan from a puppet to a special Dou Qi device.
The difference between a puppet and a Dou Qi device was minimal, but at least puppets on the Dou Qi continent often incorporated some biological technology, while Jiang Lin had freed Pei Xuan from the constraints of biology, allowing him to fully exist as a tool in this world. Pei Xuan's current state was similar to that of Yao Chen, who had fused with the exotic fire-powered cannon.
"Pei Xuan, go bring Hai Bo Dong here. Just tell him I need him," Jiang Lin's voice suddenly echoed from inside the refining room, giving a vague instruction.
Pei Xuan stood up silently, his towering figure clad in black armor, a black robe draped over it, and a heavy straw hat on his head. With heavy footsteps, he walked towards the distance.
Not long after Pei Xuan left, Jiang Lin pulled out a few smooth, jade-like, translucent stones from the Thunder Pattern Storage Ring. Since he started gathering materials for the Crystal Pill, Jiang Lin had developed a habit of collecting various types of crystal stones.
Just like medicinal materials, which have their own yin, yang, hot, and cold properties, refining materials also have their own attributes.
After some thought, Jiang Lin kept the two crystal stones with fire and ice properties, returning the rest to his storage ring.
Among the two stones he kept, there was high-quality Fire Spirit Jade and Ice Spirit Crystal, as well as regular-quality Flame Stones and Snow Ore.
"Fire Spirit Jade is almost like the Purple Spirit Crystal, it's considered a 'spiritual stone.' There's no need to process this any further," Jiang Lin thought, setting aside the smooth Fire Spirit Jade and Ice Spirit Crystal, and instead picking up the light red speckled Flame Stone.
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