Chapter 472: The Fog Must Win (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Flesh Sacrifice’s influence was invisible.
On the surface, this cultivation technique brought hope to humans and weak domain races. They had already become nutrients for the owner of the fog’s growth from the beginning.
But it couldn’t remind Lin Ran now.
After the owner of the fog completed the possession, it could read a portion of its memories.
In the words of the owner of the fog, the memories it read were filled with randomness and could not accurately obtain the contents of a certain period. But it couldn’t gamble.
If the owner of the fog read the content of his confession to Lin Ran, this sacrifice timeline would be destroyed.
This was irresponsibility towards itself and its peers in this timeline.
Their efforts will go up in smoke with its willfulness.
Feng Qi restrained his emotions and smiled while discussing his predetermined experiences on the front line with Lin Ran.
In the end, they talked about their experiences at Star City Academy.
When they talked about Lin Ran drinking too much Merit Wine and jumping into the lake to swim and cool down, they couldn’t help but laugh.
The embarrassing events from their youth brought back memories of that time.
But that was still a memory.
The trio in the north corner of the cafeteria had long dissipated.
His other good friends, Lin Ran, Yang Xiaoxin, and the monk… had all taken different paths.
As they chatted, it was time for dinner.
Feng Qi followed Lin Ran to the cafeteria of the Tiger Soul Research Institute’s sub-base. They packed three full plates of food and brought some wine to the rooftop.
The rooftop of the Tiger Soul Research Institute appeared to be a tea-drinking spot, adorned with numerous tea tables and tea sets.
He followed Lin Ran to a tea table and put down their plates.
“Brother Qi, the cafeteria lacks the right ambiance. Let’s dine here and reminisce before discussing our plans.”
As Lin Ran spoke, he reached out and unscrewed the cap of the wine bottle.
“It’s been many years since I last drank alcohol. Alcohol affects the efficiency of my spell research, but I’ll make an exception for you today.”
Lin Ran handed Feng Qi the bottle and opened another.
The bottles clinked, and a smile appeared on Lin Ran’s face.
Brother Qi, let’s talk about your plans after entering the Tiger Soul Research Institute. Do you want me to recommend you to the cultivation technique research team? With your ability, it’s a waste of your talent to be a cultivation technique experimenter.”
I just got here and you want me to be your connection?”
What I dislike the most is relying on connections, but you’re different. You’re a true talent. As the saying goes, don’t forget your roots. I just don’t want to see you getting bogged down,” Lin Ran said earnestly.
“A talented person’s day will come. There’s no hurry.”
“I disagree with you. While it’s true that the day will come, isn’t the time before it valuable? Since you’ve chosen to join the Tiger Soul Research Institute, you should make a more noticeable impact.”
At this point, Lin Ran paused.
“In my memory, you’re high-profile and confident, but the current you don’t seem to have the indomitable aura that you once had.”
As Lin Ran spoke, his face revealed a sadness.
“Don’t goad me. I’m very familiar with your method… But what you said makes sense. Recommend me to the cultivation technique research team then.”
Hearing Feng Qi agree, the sadness on Lin Ran’s face instantly turned into joy. Brother Qi, you’re awesome! I hope you can establish your cultivation technique research team soon and poach me over.”
Don t even think about it. Study your spells properly.”
“Who knows? Maybe I have talent in cultivation technique research. How will I know if I don’t try?”
Hearing this, Feng Qi was also very curious.
Logically speaking, given Lin Ran’s talent in spell research, if he strongly expressed to the higher-ups at Tiger Soul that he wanted to transition to cultivating technique research, they would likely have allowed him to try. Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but ask curiously, “The institute didn’t give you a chance?”
“Never. Even the development of my spell research has to align with the mission requirements set by the higher-ups. They don’t permit me to explore it freely. They’re essentially stifling my talent,” Lin Ran expressed frustratedly. Hearing this, Feng Qi’s heart skipped a beat.
Align with the mission requirements set by the higher-ups?
Based on his understanding of cultivation, whether it was spells or cultivation techniques, giving researchers the freedom to use them was a prerequisite for innovation.
Since the development of cultivation, many concepts that seemed relatively perfect had been inspired by free play.
Undoubtedly, stifling the freedom of innovation was tantamount to hindering the progress of cultivation.
It was strange for the upper echelons of Tiger Soul Research Institute to restrict Lin Ran’s development like this.
He couldn’t help but guess that the Tiger Soul Research Institute was being controlled by other factions.
He wasn’t imagining things.
Because it corresponded to the information he had obtained previously.
Among the information related to the Science and Technology Research Institute, one of the most important information was to capture the spy, Le Ping’an.
The reason why Le Ping’an joined the Star City Academy was because the Science and Technology Research Institute wanted to infiltrate a certain domain faction and plant its spies to investigate.
At that time, Le Ping’an had worked very hard in the academy to learn the content of cultivation, especially the knowledge of cultivation technique research.
Coupled with the subsequent news that the Tiger Soul Research Institute had been infiltrated by a domain faction, Feng Qi was certain at the time.
The Science and Technology Research Institute arranged for Le Ping’an to enter Star City Academy to further his cultivation to insert Le Ping’an into the Tiger Soul Research Institute as a spy.
However, this guess that he was almost certain of back then seemed to be full of loopholes now.
First of all, when Le Ping’an joined the Star City Academy, the owner of the fog had not become a domain transcendent. It was still planning to revive its clansmen and expand the area of the domain field.
Therefore, the black shadow faction behind the Science and Technology Research Institute didn’t plant Le Ping’an in the Tiger Soul Research Institute to target the owner of the fog.
That was what he thought.
Before the owner of the fog infiltrated the Tiger Soul Research Institute, was it still under the control of other factions, or was it indirectly influenced?
At this moment, he heard Lin Ran say that the Tiger Soul Research Institute restricted his free development.
When Lin Ran mentioned that his research direction had to align with the mission requirements set by the higher-ups at the Tiger Soul Research Institute, it seemed more consistent with the traits of being infiltrated by domain factions.
To domain factions, human cultivation techniques were useless.
The characteristic of human cultivation techniques was to guide the Spiritual Qi of the outside world into the body and circulate it according to the meridians. At the same time, they would compress and store the Spiritual Qi in the dantian.
Various circulation paths could induce different changes in the attributes and purity of Spiritual Qi during its circulation.
However, the domain creatures’ structural characteristics were different from humans’. The meridians in their bodies were entirely different.
Practicing human cultivation techniques would undoubtedly lead to a state similar to “losing control and entering a demonic path” for oneself.
Only a cultivation technique that purely refined the body could be accepted by domain creatures.
However, in comparison, the rules developed by humans could be learned and mastered by domain creatures.
The characteristics of spells were to guide the Spiritual Qi to circulate, outline, and arrange according to a fixed trajectory. Then, they would condense the Spiritual Qi to form a spell.
It was like a formula.
He followed the trajectory of the formula and obtained the corresponding result.
Moreover, most spells needed to outline the trajectory of the spell outside the body.
Therefore, domain factions could completely learn and master the spells developed by humans.
Now he had a reason to suspect that the higher-ups at the Tiger Soul Research Institute prevented Lin Ran from researching cultivation techniques because, no matter how exceptional a cultivation technique was, it would be ineffective against the domain faction operating in the shadows.
After all, the structure of the body was different, and the circulation path of the meridians was completely different.
However, the spells developed by Lin Ran could be completely controlled by the domain faction behind the scenes.
In addition, Lin Ran had to develop the spells according to the mission. It was as if a domain faction was controlling Lin Ran to research spells and obtain powerful spells for their race.
“Brother Qi, are you drunk?”
At this moment, Lin Ran waved his hand in front of Feng Qi, and the latter immediately came back to his senses.
“I’m fine. I suddenly recalled many things.” Feng Qi smiled and sighed.
As he spoke, he raised the bottle.
Seeing this, Lin Ran immediately picked up the wine bottle and clinked it with him.
“Brother Qi, since you’ve made your decision, I’ll write you a recommendation letter tomorrow. I’ll help you enter the cultivation technique research team as soon as possible. Only then can I be free as well.”
“I didn’t say I was taking you with me.”
“Hey, I’m your buddy. Do you bear to leave me in the lurch?”
Looking at the expectant Lin Ran, Feng Qi couldn’t be sure that his guess was right.
Perhaps he was thinking too much.
Everything else appeared normal at the Tiger Soul Research Institute. As for the higher-ups restricting Lin Ran’s research and development freedom, there must be a reason behind it.
But no matter what the answer was, he would investigate it next.
If the Tiger Soul Research Institute had been infiltrated by other factions, he would think of a way to exterminate them.
In this sacrifice timeline, the Tiger Soul Research Institute had to fall into the hands of the owner of the fog.
This was the only way could the owner of the fog grow faster.
Only then could he use the owner of the fog as a starting point to obtain more information..