Energy Conservation

72,000 auxiliary crystalline threads and 1,440 main threads perfectly integrated the Origin Energy Orb, Soul Orb, and body, simulating the entire internal body as an 'inner universe.' For normal warriors, gene evolution at each stage occurs naturally. However, this mysterious cultivation secret manual caused the simulated inner universe within the body to slowly drive the body's gene evolution. Each increment of gene evolution represented a significant leap in physical strength. Therefore, gene evolution is actually very slow and must be approached with caution, as a single mistake could lead to the collapse of the body, Soul Orb, and Origin Energy Orb.

“This, this is truly astonishing.”

Bits of energy continuously transmitted along the threads, permeating the body's cells, initiating subtle changes in cellular genes. The 72,000 auxiliary crystalline threads and 1,440 main threads formed a perfect cosmic cycle, continuously driving the slow, yet ongoing, changes in cellular genes. Even the slightest gene evolution would trigger earth-shattering transformations throughout the entire body—

“Crack!”

“Snap!” Luo Feng's muscles and bones internally emitted sounds.

“Too, this, this is too…”

“Too astonishing, too wonderful.”

Luo Feng closed his eyes, his face filled with excitement, not solely due to the subtle gene evolution of his body. It was because of the perfect cosmic cycle that had been formed. 72,000 auxiliary threads, 1,440 main threads, the Origin Energy Orb, the Soul Orb, and the body—these elements astonishingly simulated a cosmic cycle. Luo Feng had simply followed the instructions in the secret manual, not truly understanding its fundamental mysteries, and had directly applied the technique. But when he sensed all of this…

He was captivated!

Utterly captivated! It was as if he had witnessed the most beautiful thing in the world.

…

Time continued to pass. Luo Feng was completely immersed in the perfect cosmic cycle formed within his body, and this gene evolution was automatically and slowly propelled by the continuous cosmic circulation.

One day, two days… twelve days passed in the blink of an eye.

“Ah!”

Luo Feng's entire body suddenly convulsed violently.

“This is bad!” Luo Feng’s eyes widened, bloodshot. His skin and muscles instantly ruptured, bones fractured, and his entire body became a bloody mess in an instant. The previously perfect cosmic cycle within his body was also affected by his physical state, silently trembling for a moment, and Luo Feng instantly disintegrated into dust and ashes.

Whoosh!

His clothes fell to the ground, leaving only a pile of ashes. Luo Feng had vanished.

…

Inside the Inner World.

In the vast metallic continent's mid-air, endless golden energy streams furiously gathered at the core, forming a golden sphere. A large amount of golden misty energy merged into it, growing stronger and stronger.

Bang!

The golden sphere cracked open like an egg, and a naked, black-haired man stood suspended in the air. It was the resurrected Earthling original body.

“The secret manual was right,” Luo Feng nodded slightly. “This secret technique for driving gene evolution is extremely dangerous. Each of the Nine Tribulations can lead to collapse if one isn't careful. The methods to increase the safety factor are: first, a strong enough body; second, a more perfectly constructed cosmic cycle.”

The stronger the body, the better. For instance, powerful Undying Beings can revive from even a single cell fragment. For them, cultivation would pose no danger at all. Even if they turned to dust, they could re-coalesce and continue attempting cultivation! Of course, Luo Feng also had the same safety net due to his clones.

As for simulating and forming a cosmic cycle within the body, although the secret manual described how to set it up, it was only a general explanation… According to the secret manual, if the constructed cosmic cycle truly approached perfection, nearing the true mysteries of cosmic circulation, then even the weakest body would encounter no problems during cultivation.

“Cosmic circulation?”

“It's truly incredible.”

“Who exactly created this secret technique?” Luo Feng's eyes held disbelief. “Could it be that they have reached a level where they can see through the essence of the universe?”

The universe is mysterious and unfathomable. There are so many different laws alone. When the universe truly operates, numerous laws merge and intertwine, functioning together like countless gears meshing and turning. For example, time and space… they are inseparable. Only with time and space as one can the most fundamental framework of the cosmic space exist. Therefore, comprehending the cosmic circulation is even more difficult than individually comprehending the laws of time or space.

“What an incredibly great being it must have been to create such a secret technique that simulates cosmic circulation to drive gene evolution,” Luo Feng’s eyes shone with wisdom. Just like a student trying to thoroughly understand a math problem, Luo Feng now felt like he was observing the universe through those 72,000 auxiliary crystalline threads, 1,440 main threads, the Origin Energy Orb, the Soul Orb, and his body… to observe the universe!

Laws of space, laws of time, gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, light, lightning… these fundamental cosmic laws are merely parts of the universe's operation.

“I simply cannot imagine how the incredibly abstract operation of the universe could be simulated through 72,000 auxiliary threads, 1,440 main threads, the Origin Energy Orb, the Soul Orb, and the body. Even if it only simulates partial characteristics, it's still astonishing.” Luo Feng felt a sense of enchantment, as if gazing up at the starry sky.

Enchanted!

…

Of course, no matter how captivated he was, it was still just captivation. Luo Feng hadn't even comprehended a single fundamental cosmic law, nor had he become an Undying Being. He didn't even have the qualifications to glimpse the true profound operations of the universe.

“This great being is truly incredible,” Luo Feng could only exclaim.

Whoosh!

Luo Feng vanished from the Inner World.

…

In the secret room.

Luo Feng appeared naked out of thin air, and the clothes transformed from the Moyun Teng, which had fallen to the ground, quickly merged back onto Luo Feng, reforming his attire.

“Both the Earthling original body and the Golden Horned Beast are flesh-and-blood lifeforms. Since the Earthling original body failed, let the Golden Horned Beast try,” Luo Feng said, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

…

Inside the Inner World.

The Golden Horned Beast was coiled on the vast land, resembling a colossal black mountain range.

The Golden Horned Beast is different from humans. Firstly, its Origin Energy Orb is actually the four sharp horns on its forehead! From birth, it continuously poured almost all its Origin Energy into these horns. Secondly, its true soul, the 'Core Soul,' has always been within the Earthling original body or the Demon Killer Clan clone. However… consciousness requires a vessel; only with a Soul Orb can there be consciousness. Therefore, a Soul Orb was condensed within the Golden Horned Beast, which was actually identical to the Earthling original body's Soul Orb.

In fact—whether it was the Earthling original body or the Soul Orb condensed within the Golden Horned Beast, the soul within them was actually identical to the soul in the Core Soul. The only difference was… the soul within the Core Soul was connected to the Inner World. If that soul collapsed, the Inner World would collapse, and Luo Feng would truly be finished. However, if the Earthling original body, Golden Horned Beast, or Demon Killer Clan clone were destroyed, it would not affect the Core Soul.

“Let the Golden Horned Beast try to cultivate it,” “I hope it doesn't fail.” “The Earthling original body is so small; if it fails, reconstituting a physical body doesn't consume much energy. But… the Golden Horned Beast, with its colossal body larger than a mountain, if it collapses, reconstituting it successfully would consume tens of millions of times more energy than a human body.”

A human body is less than two meters tall. The Golden Horned Beast's main body is 90 kilometers long, its tail is also nearly 90 kilometers long, and its height is many times greater than any mountain on Earth. Reconstituting the Earthling original body is a piece of cake. But to birth the colossal Golden Horned Beast, the energy consumed by the Inner World would likely delay Luo Feng's entry into the Sector Lord level by several years!

…

Time flew by, and a month had already passed.

Inside the secret room.

Luo Feng opened his eyes, a smile gracing his lips. This past month, he had been cultivating the first part of that nameless secret manual. Of course, he only possessed the first part of its content. Firstly, the Earthling original body had failed three times, yet its physical strength had nearly doubled! As for the Golden Horned Beast, it cultivated cautiously, not daring to act recklessly, always following the cultivation experience of the Earthling original body. After making some progress, it would stop, waiting for the Earthling original body to accumulate experience before the Golden Horned Beast continued cultivating. Even so, the Golden Horned Beast still died once, its colossal body instantly collapsing… But to Luo Feng's pleasant surprise, the massive mountain of dust and ashes it turned into upon collapse was perfectly utilized to reconstitute a new Golden Horned Beast body. In other words, that mountain of dust and ashes… from an energy perspective, was equivalent to the Golden Horned Beast itself.

“Energy conservation?” Luo Feng was amused at the time. That's right. Whether the Golden Horned Beast collapsed or revived, it was all within the Inner World, so energy conservation wasn't surprising.

“The Golden Horned Beast's genes are stronger than the Earthling original body's genes. Its evolution… is clearly more difficult. This past month, the Golden Horned Beast's physical strength and power increased by about 1.5 times. Its progress wasn't as fast as the Earthling original body's,” Luo Feng muttered, a smile on his face. Indeed, its progress wasn't as fast as the Earthling original body's. However… the Golden Horned Beast was already terrifyingly strong, so a 50% increase was already astonishing.

“Whoosh!” Luo Feng stood up and opened the secret room door. Walking down the corridor, he asked, “Babata.”

“Luo Feng, what is it?”

“The Virtual Universe Company dispatched 29 technical personnel, and my Luo Clan arranged over 10 million cosmic workers for the construction of Earth's transformation. I had you monitor it from start to finish. There haven't been any mishaps, right?” Luo Feng asked. Earth's transformation was now in its later stages, and of course, due to the Virtual Universe Company's extremely advanced technology, the transformation was progressing so quickly.

“Of course there haven't been any mishaps. I placed over 10 million robots, smaller than mosquitoes, on those construction workers to monitor them at all times. If any substance similar to the black metal plate is found, they report it immediately,” Babata replied quickly.

“So, have you found a second one?” Luo Feng asked urgently.

Luo Feng had given these instructions during his seclusion. It was clear that the black metal plate he obtained was incomplete; at least, the secret manual content within it was only the first part, with the subsequent eight parts missing.

“None found,” Babata replied.

“Alright, then, initiate large-scale production of reconnaissance robots.” Luo Feng's eyes gleamed. This secret manual… was an invaluable treasure. In Luo Feng's opinion, it was probably far more precious than any other treasure he had acquired. “If you don't have time to manufacture them, then directly commission them. Order a large batch of small reconnaissance robots and have them conduct a large-scale search of Earth for me.”

“Understood,” Babata replied, equally excited.