My bathroom leads to the celestial realm.

110 Collective Wisdom and Effort

Experimentation, testing, and analysis.

Further experiments, further testing, further analysis...

The Special Security Bureau is not a one-man show; it must speak with solid data and will not make arbitrary conclusions based on the judgment of any one person.

Even if this person is a cultivator from another world, it is no exception.

Under Master Cheng's guidance, the Special Security Bureau organized experiments involving hundreds of people in the shortest possible time.

Research has found that electricity does have some effect, but it is negligible.

Once the spiritual technique is used to provide spiritual energy to assist cultivation, the effect is completely different and can be described as immediate.

Master Cheng was filled with emotion.

Zhang San summarized: "Whether it's Qi refining or body tempering, it all comes down to spiritual energy. The former absorbs spiritual energy and transforms it into its own true essence; the latter absorbs spiritual energy to temper the skin, flesh, muscles, and bones... We don't yet understand the underlying mechanisms, and further research is needed."

After receiving this somber answer, everyone fell silent.

This includes Xu Yan, who mistakenly believed that body tempering did not require spiritual energy.

"Is there a solution?" Director Zou looked at Master Cheng. "For example, we could improve the technique, even if the effect is less effective."

"It can be modified... but how can we, as descendants, arbitrarily alter the techniques left behind by our predecessors who refined them through countless trials? What if we leave behind hidden dangers that are difficult to remedy? Wouldn't that be a greater loss than a gain?"

These words caused everyone to fall silent once again.

After a long pause, Director Zou sighed, "Since that's the case, then we have no choice but to go back to the old ways!"

Xu Yan nudged Li Er in confusion: "What old road?"

"It's energy conversion," Li Er explained in a low voice. "Simply put, it's about how to convert electricity into spiritual energy!"

The Special Security Bureau currently has no shortage of jade techniques, but the sources are too singular. Even if significant research results are achieved, the higher-ups will have to consider whether large-scale application will hinder their development.

The problem of spiritual techniques, or the source of spiritual energy, must be solved in order to fundamentally reverse this situation.

"Have you found a solution?"

"We've made some progress, but the experiment hasn't been successful yet."

"You've already made progress so quickly?" Xu Yan was quite surprised. His master was too diligent!

Zhang San said, "Not only is it true, but it's also related to you!"

"Me?" Xu Yan was even more confused. "Explain in detail!"

"The earliest plan was to study magic arrays and reverse engineer them to convert electricity or other energy into spiritual energy."

Xu Yan suddenly changed the subject: "Wouldn't it be best to directly convert solar energy into spiritual energy?"

Li Er chuckled: "We do have that idea, but it's still far from being realized."

Xu Yan sighed, "If we really get to that point, and we set up a space conversion station that can convert solar energy into spiritual energy directly on the low curtain tracks, wouldn't that envelop the entire Earth in spiritual energy?"

"No wonder you write novels, you really dare to think like that!" Li Er couldn't help but be taken aback. "Wouldn't that mean the revival of spiritual energy? Let me tell you, that's not a good thing!"

Xu Yan coughed twice, feigning an apology: "I was just saying it offhand."

The spiritual revival seems good at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it turns out that's not the case at all.

The Earth today is a materialistic world, and the entire social system is built around this principle. If spiritual energy were to resurge one day, who knows what kind of monsters and demons might emerge from some hidden corner, and it would be hard to say whether the current stable situation could be maintained.

Whether it's the higher-ups or the Special Security Bureau, they will consider the overall situation and will never make dangerous decisions casually.

Stability is paramount, and this is not just empty talk.

"What's the current plan?" Xu Yan asked again.

Li Er chuckled lightly: "Didn't you send back a fire-attribute inner core? We're planning to combine the inner core with a magic array and see what happens!"

Xu Yan immediately pictured it in his mind, but then frowned: "What inner core? I don't remember it."

"The one in the Qiankun Ring!"

Xu Yan suddenly realized why he had no recollection of it; it turned out to be Shangguan Ang's private collection.

"Ah, if only I had an inner core made of electricity!"

Xu Yan's face darkened upon hearing this.

After all that you've said, are you after the inner core inside my stomach?

But he quickly realized what he meant.

Many people know about this, but they are all in the cultivation world. Only he, He Tiannan, and Daoist Cheng have ever been to the mortal world.

Xu Yan himself didn't say anything, and neither would Master Cheng and He Tiannan casually mention it. The Special Security Bureau had no opportunity or channel to find out about this matter.

Li Er keenly noticed Xu Yan's change and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing," Xu Yan shook his head. "It's just quite unexpected."

Li Er didn't think much of it and added, "Luckily, it's a fire-attribute inner core. If it were anything else, we wouldn't know where to begin!"

Xu Yan was amused upon hearing this.

Since it is a transformation of energy, energy must be given first before the transformation can occur.

For electrical components, it's the easiest to handle; just connect the power directly.

Fire is essentially temperature; if heating doesn't work, use fire—there's always a way.

But how do we deal with the elements of metal, wood, water, and earth?

Water blisters? Buried with soil?

What about gold and wood? We can't exactly plant them in the ground, can we?

Li Er added, "Brother Xu, the bureau knows that inner cores of the electric element are hard to find. Keep an eye out for suitable ones, and if you can't find any, fire-element ones will do."

Xu Yan nodded and said, "I'll do my best. There are people selling inner cores in the Immortal Market. High-grade ones are hard to get, but low-grade ones should be fine... Are you sure you don't want other attributes?"

Li Er thought for a moment and said, "Let's take a little of everything. Let's do more experiments, cast a wide net, and catch as many fish as possible. Who knows, maybe one day we'll just stumble upon a lucky find!"

Xu Yan confidently assured him, "Don't worry, I've got it covered!"

The meeting did not stop because the two were whispering to each other.

After discussing the cultivation method, Director Zou asked, "Daoist Master, I've always had a question: besides the Jade Manual, are there any other things that can store spiritual energy? Like a Qiankun Ring or a Qiankun Bag?"

"This..." The Taoist priest tugged at his beard, "I've never heard of such a thing!"

"Can the empty jade artifact be restored naturally?"

Master Cheng smiled wryly: "This humble Taoist also does not know."

"How does the cultivation world deal with jade scrolls that have run out of spiritual energy?"

"They are used and then thrown away, while some are kept for juniors to practice making talismans."

"Has no one researched how to replenish the spiritual energy of the Jade Manual?" Director Zou asked incredulously.

Master Cheng didn't know how to answer.

Xu Yan couldn't help but say, "Director Zou, the cultivation world is full of spiritual energy, just like the air is everywhere in the real world. Who studies this? I have something I've been wanting to ask, but I haven't had the chance yet."

"you say!"

Xu Yan said, "I want to know what the Jade Manual is made of, whether it contains any substances that don't exist on Earth, and whether it can be manufactured using modern methods!"

Director Zou frankly stated, "We are still unclear about its exact composition. According to laboratory research and analysis, the Jade Manual is not a single type of jade, but rather a combination of many minerals that can contain spiritual energy. We dare not say that we can replicate it all, but we can select a few with simpler components and synthesize them artificially without any problem."

"That makes things easier." Xu Yan then looked at Master Cheng. "Master, if we carve a spirit-gathering array into the jade, can we turn ordinary jade into a spirit stone?"

The group looked at each other, and this idea seemed promising!

Even if man-made ones don't work, what about natural ones?

If the real world doesn't work, what about the other world?