Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 322 - 199: New Spirit Plant, Detailed Analysis of Golden Core

Chapter 322: Chapter 199: New Spirit Plant, Detailed Analysis of Golden Core

Beside the nursing home’s experimental field.

A group of people squatted at the edge of the field, lacking the demeanor of cultivators, staring intently at a small patch of tomato seedlings.

The tomatoes seemed to have just ripened, the fruits bright red and dotted with water droplets, proudly glistening under the sun.

"So beautiful..."

Old Man Bai sighed softly.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The tomatoes were indeed beautiful.

But what excited them more was that this was the first spirit plant created with the aid of modern technology!

Its significance lay not in the rarity of the spirit plant, but in the boundless imagination space it provided!

"We took spirit peas we had previously cultivated and tried protoplast fusion with various other crops—only this type of tomato also carried spiritual energy, and its progeny traits were the most stable."

Protoplast fusion—at its core, meant merging two plant cells together.

Then, through screening, breeding, and backcrossing, a new crop featuring characteristics of both plants was selected.

This technology was already relatively mature.

For example, some salt-tolerant wheat was developed by fusing the protoplasts of salt-tolerant plants with wheat.

Zheng Fa and his team had previously explored the cellular structure of spirit plants and found that what is called a spirit plant has an organelle-like structure added to it.

Now, their idea using protoplast fusion technology was to transfer this organelle to another plant cell.

Elder Hou continued explaining, "Through observation, this type of tomato also contains a spiritual energy organelle similar to that in the peas."

Old Man Bai furrowed his brows.

"So you’re saying, from the perspective of spirit plants, these two are actually functionally the same?"

Elder Hou shook his head, "Our understanding of spirit plants is still too limited. Those peas have a strong life-sustaining capability, but whether these tomatoes are exactly the same, we can’t say for sure."

"However, theoretically, they should be similar."

Upon hearing this, disappointment showed on the faces of Old Man Bai and the others.

Yet Zheng Fa’s heart still leaped.

For the nursing home, this thing might be more of a novelty.

But for the Jiushan Realm, the prospects of this technology were quite promising!

In fact, the Medicine Garden of the Jiushan Realm had many spirit plants, or to say, all the thunder spirit plants that should be in the Xuanwei Realm were present in the Jiushan Realm.

But the variety of thunder spirit plants was relatively limited, especially those suitable for lower-level cultivators.

For example, staple spirit plants were in short supply.

Qianhe Rice had insufficient spiritual energy and Thunder Skill also had certain harmful effects; most of the lower-level disciples couldn’t eat too much in a day.

The scarcity of these types is actually understandable since Thunder Skill is ultimately fierce, and even people must cultivate with great caution, let alone plants.

But if this technology is also useful in the Jiushan Realm.

Then the methods of cultivating new spirit plants would increase.

Like fusing foreign spirit grain with ordinary rice in the Jiushan Realm, absorbing the spiritual energy organelle of the foreign grain and the adaptability of the local rice to the Jiushan Realm—this was previously impossible; like Yellow Rice, which could not grow in Jiushan Realm, so even hybrid experiments couldn’t be conducted.

Even the spirit plants in the Medicine Garden could be fused to create cheap various types of spirit plant vegetables.

And even cultivating various economic crops—like mulberry leaves, various woods for making magic artifacts...

It can be said that this technology might just be a small step in the modern world.

But for the agricultural development of the Jiushan Realm, it’s probably a giant leap!

...

"Have you also produced results?"

Zheng Fa looked at Cheng Yun, asking with some surprise.

"Results..." Cheng Yun touched his head, seeming a bit embarrassed, "It’s not comparable to the new spirit plants."

Zheng Fa stood in front of Tang Lingwu’s computer, looking at the research results he sent — "Shenxiao Golden Core Explanation".

As he read, Cheng Yun explained on the side: "From the process Dean Zheng provided us, this golden core should contain forty-one reactions, resulting in six main particles."

"Since we are not sure what particles Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha in Shenxiao Golden Core are, we can’t determine what these six particles specifically are."

"According to calculations, the sequence and proportion of these six particles are as follows..."

Zheng Fa looked at the chart in the document and nodded in satisfaction.

After all, lacking actual Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha, they could only analyze through cultivation technique texts; reaching this step today was already them giving their best effort.

The reason he wanted to research "Shenxiao Golden Core" first was, of course, because this was his main reference for core formation.

On the other hand, "Shenxiao Golden Core" itself was already Jiushan Sect’s most superior Golden Core heritage, relatively perfect, also providing these people with a complete theoretical structure...

"Actually, according to calculations, to generate the same proportion of particles, we don’t need so many reactions."

Hm?

Zheng Fa paused, looking towards Cheng Yun, and saw Cheng Yun pointing at the screen, then a new process chart appeared:

"From the golden core process you provided, Dean Zheng, in fact, this is a simple equation problem — how to generate six new particles in proportion with two different particles."

"Just by calculating the number of protons and neutrons — you’ll find that nearly thirty of these forty-one reactions are replaceable by other reactions."

"That’s to say, it is possible to achieve the same particle output through just twelve reactions."

Listening to this, Zheng Fa felt a surprising joy —

Every reaction in "Shenxiao Golden Core" actually requires a lot of spiritual power and divine soul to control.

Reducing from forty-one reactions to twelve — the burden on core formation is much reduced!

Isn’t this just simplified production technology in the production process?

"Of course, without practical verification, twelve is the ideal scenario — but forty-one is definitely too many."

While Cheng Yun was speaking, Zheng Fa happily said: "Your work is very valuable!"

"Professor Tang, don’t be stingy with their contribution points..."

Tang Mudao nodded with a smiling face on the side.

"That..." Cheng Yun started hesitantly, "I..."

"Hm?"

"Can I buy some Jiushan No.1 back at the nursing home? It’s already sold out in the market..."

"..."

Zheng Fa, Old Man Bai, and Tang Mudao looked at Cheng Yun, their eyes filled with pity.

"My father..."

"..."

"No, I really have a dad!"

...

"Are you saying that ’Shenxiao Golden Core’ can be simplified?"

In the Jiushan Realm, Elder Yuan was flipping through the "Shenxiao Golden Core Explanation" transcribed and translated by Zheng Fa, his gaze indescribable.

"It’s just an idea, it still needs verification, ’Golden Core Project’ needs to be pushed forward quickly."

"From forty-one cultivation methods, only twelve are needed?"

Elder Yuan’s tone was still full of disbelief, but looking at this "Shenxiao Golden Core Explanation," it somewhat matched his own experience during core formation.

"It might be slightly more." Zheng Fa still spoke conservatively, "But generally, it should be fewer than forty-one."

"..."

Elder Yuan put down the jade tube in his hands, his expression looking rather grievous.

"Master?"

"I wasted a hundred years for core formation back in my days... what was it all for?"