Exploring Immortality Cultivation
Chapter 417 - 170: Wang Qi's First Biology Experiment

Writing an experiment application was not a particularly new experience for Wang Qi; after all, in his past life as a theoretical physicist of limited rank, he was not among those exempt from conducting experiments.

As Chen Feng was involved, the application was sent out in the name of Chen Feng's Empirical Department. After sending out the experiment, Chen Feng also helped Wang Qi improve the new driver, enhancing its safety and resetting the strength of the memory body, striving to minimize the impact on the Spirit Awakening Demon Clan without affecting the experiment. Then, seizing the opportunity of another visit to Spirit Awakening Village, Wang Qi communicated his requirements to the person in charge and a few other Spirit Awakening Masters.

Wang Qi's identity was quite influential now; after all, he was a Wanfa Sect genius who had received the Dao Artifact Award. Unless one day he got stuck in Golden Core Perfection for a dozen or twenty years, for the time being, no one would regard him as a Banished Immortal. The remaining Tianling Ridge officials with objections also chose to let things go after seeing Chen Feng's signature on the application.

Most ordinary Spirit Awakening Masters had no objections. Among the two permanent ones, Hu Buxue simply stated she did not understand the theory and was unqualified to express an opinion, while You Mengran showed some concern, "Are you sure there won't be any adverse effects?"

"I have professional ethics, you know. I'll do my best to ensure the safety of those little ones."

Wang Qi waited five more days, and then news came from Chen Feng's side. He had taken the driver and memory body to try out on a Tianling Ridge Demon Clan disciple. The objective evaluation from the Golden Core Stage Demon Clan after experiencing confusion was that it would at least not cause irreversible damage.

With that, Wang Qi's experimental preparations were fully complete.

Then came the day when he actually began the experiment.

Aside from Hu Buxue and You Mengran, there were another two or three Tianling Ridge disciples as observers. The subjects involved in the experiment were only those thirty or forty Little Demons Wang Qi himself taught. He first called roll, and then based on these little ones' species, age, and Spirit Wisdom levels, divided them into two experimental groups and one control group.

"First up is the True Beast Class... Starting with the most numerous, the Carnivora, the cat family. Big Cat!"

"Meow!" A joyous black cat ran out from the midst of the beasts. After half a year of education, this little cat had gained some Spirit Wisdom and could understand human commands.

Wang Qi first conducted a preliminary survey on it using Chen Feng's questionnaire, and then he put the driver on the little cat. Everyone watched intently, some even holding their breath, fearing they might disrupt the experiment.

As the memory body was inserted, an obvious change occurred in Big Cat. It first appeared very confused, shaking its head and moving restlessly. Then, it noticed Wang Qi, its eyes lit up, and it ran over in a stumbling fashion. "Meow, meow-meow, meow, meow-meow-meow, meow-meow!" It jumped around Wang Qi, calling out eagerly, with a cadence in its "voice" that was markedly expressive.

"This is…" Wang Qi patted his head, "Sorry, sorry, I forgot you can't speak yet."

Spirit Awakening Demon Clans' throats and tongues were not adapted for human speech without special training. However, Wang Qi was well-prepared for this. He placed his hand on the little black cat's head, and then powerful Soul Power enveloped the cat's head.

The Dream Building Technique, a type of Illusion Technique. For Yangshen Pavilion Disciples, this spell was mandatory training. Although it had weak combat application and stringent activation conditions, it was used mainly as an auxiliary cultivation spell—of course, playing with such Simple Magic to great effect is also very powerful, similar to how Chen Feng's tactic of stealing the opponent's actions seven seconds in advance could be considered an application of the Dream Building Technique.

Under the influence of the spell, Wang Qi and the little black cat entered a shared dream realm. In this place, the response of the Physical Body was largely isolated, leaving only pure thought active.

It felt similar to entering the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm. Wang Qi's consciousness sank into warm water. Darkness surrounded him, and the ground was pure black, completely non-reflective. A spotlight-like area encircled Wang Qi, and within that illuminated space stood he and another small black cat.

"Big Cat?"

"Mr. Cat Meow?" the little black cat was still somewhat confused. It startled itself: "Big Cat, Meow, Meow, can talk now, Meow?"

This discovery plunged the little cat into bewilderment. Wang Qi pressed it down, speaking gently, "This is a dream. Do you know what a 'dream' is?"

Not every creature could grasp the concept of "dreams." Many notions that seemed obvious to humans were beyond the understanding of animals. For instance, numerous animals couldn't comprehend "reflections," unable to distinguish their own mirror images.

Asking whether it understood "illusion" was essentially inquiring about its awareness of "consciousness" and "self."

"Dream... Meow? Big Cat can dream?"

The little black cat's computational and thinking abilities had been boosted by the Memory Body, and Chen Feng had embedded some knowledge into it. Now Big Cat was roughly equivalent to a two or three-year-old human child, capable of stammering out a few words.

For a toddler, focusing on a question for an extended period was obviously difficult. Quickly, it abandoned worrying about "dreams" and started gleefully circling around Wang Qi.

"Big Cat, come here... don't pounce! Behave!" Wang Qi scolded the little black cat a few times before asking it other questions.

After completing his observations, Wang Qi ended the dream and returned to reality with Big Cat. Exhausted from the dream, Big Cat was handed over to Hu Buxue for care. Then, he called out the second name on the list: "Third Cat!"

After inserting the Memory Body, Wang Qi once again entered the dream. Upon learning it could speak, Third Cat didn't hesitate and leaped onto Wang Qi: "Teacher made me talk Meow, Meow, I can talk, I can talk now."

"Get off me!" Wang Qi picked up Third Cat by the scruff of its neck, then began the interrogation. However, unexpectedly, Third Cat exhibited a natural talent in the domain of Illusion Techniques, instinctively discovering the knack for enlarging itself. It transformed into a three-foot-long cat and energetically rubbed against Wang Qi's face.

One by one, as they were tested, each Little Demon displayed affection towards Wang Qi within the dream.

Of course, there was the rare impatient little creature that obtained too much strength and struggled with control. With the Ghost King Memory as an external Magic Foundation, it could provide mana whose quality was equivalent to the worst at the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment, and the quantity was comparable to the Qi Cultivation Late Stage. Wang Qi only barely managed to suppress these Little Devils. Fortunately, after entering the dream, the troublesome kids calmed down after just bumping Wang Qi's belly.

Once the experiment concluded, Wang Qi looked at the sleepy Little Monsters scattered on the ground and felt a wave of warmth recalling the small devils in the dream calling him teacher.

Chen Feng... you know how to play...

Early childhood education... is truly wonderful... (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on qidian.com with your recommendation or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to continue reading.)

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