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Chapter 372: After the modification - 341 Mining

Chapter 372: After the modification: Chapter 341 Mining

After a brief thought, the Judgment Chief nodded and said in a voice like a peal of thunder, "Permission to submit evidence granted."

Li Cheng did not rush into the courtroom but paused outside to put away his coconut and flower necklace. He then took out a black lawyer’s robe from the Backpack and put it on over his colorful beach T-shirt before entering the courtroom.

’Tut, so cautious.’

Howard squinted his eyes, feeling a bit regretful. In the Supreme Court, also known as the Prison Law Heavenly Palace, lawyers must wear robes, otherwise, the Judgment Chief could order them to leave the court.

Thud, thud, thud.

Li Cheng swaggered through the aisle and returned to the defendant’s seat, glancing curiously at the conspicuous Qilin.

"Why are you only coming now?"

Yuan Zhixia lowered her voice and briefly explained the situation, "Things are very unfavorable for us now, Xiao Shui himself is ready to give up."

"Uh..."

Li Cheng glanced at the anxious and uneasy Qilin "mother and son," then at the dejected Xiao Shui, and could only console, "Your son is truly adorable and exceptionally intelligent, just like his parents, indeed a Qilin’er."

Are you writing a haiku here? Why not add a line about the majesties of Mount Fuji?

Arctic, who secretly activated a skill to amplify his hearing, almost choked on his own saliva. Clearing his throat, he loudly said, "Defendant, quickly present your evidence,

don’t waste everyone’s time." After overcoming the initial panic, Arctic and others calmed down.

Yes, the fact that Xiao Shui Star Lord secretly used Miao Yin’s genetic material to create a Qilin illegitimate child is already confirmed, even the genetic test report is out, and it’s irrefutable.

Even if Pi Fu went outside to gather blackmail material on Miao Yin, it wouldn’t change the situation.

"Please be patient."

Li Cheng organized the materials on the table, his gaze intense, and said, "Before I begin my presentation, I want to ask a question, what is a Spirit Stone?"

Huh?

"What kind of question is that?"

In the close friends’ circle behind Miao Yin, a noblewoman frowned and murmured, "Spirit Stones are just stones found beside Spirit Veins."

"That’s correct!"

Li Cheng snapped his fingers and casually said, "As a mortal during my lifetime, I’m not very familiar with the ways of the Cultivation World, so I specifically took some time to research in the library.

Just as gemstones are formed alongside volcanoes,

Spirit Stones form alongside Spirit Veins. Originally simple rocks, they undergo metamorphosis after being infused with spiritual energy for tens of thousands of years, becoming sparkling and translucent, accumulating spiritual energy within, serving as the equivalent currency in the Cultivation World.

Monks use Spirit Stones in two ways: one is to directly hold and absorb the spiritual energy within, or to stack them into formations and absorb through the formation.

Used Spirit Stones become transparent and fragile, unable to be reused.

The question is, why doesn’t anyone actively place stones beside Spirit Veins to artificially create Spirit Stones?"

The young lady next to the noblewoman pouted, "Do you still need to ask? It takes too long."

"That’s right, ordinary stones in the Mortal World need at least a hundred thousand to millions of years to transform into Spirit Stones. Even for monks before the severance of the heavenly connection, it’s too lengthy. Hence, nobody thinks of artificially creating Spirit Stones.

Throughout history, many sects have attempted to create Spirit Stone substitutes, but whether it’s Magic Artifacts or Secret Treasures placed beside Spirit Veins to absorb spiritual energy, they all end up having low efficiency and a limited capacity to hold spiritual energy, never fully replacing Spirit Stones."

Li Cheng took out several stapled pages from the pile of papers, "Twenty-seven hundred years ago, Void Stage Loose Cultivator Fa Bushi proposed a theory after years of dedicated research—

by altering the landscape and modifying feng shui, the efficiency of Spirit Vein in creating Spirit Stones could be increased, potentially shortening the transformation time from a hundred thousand years to a thousand years.

His theory intrigued major sects, leading to rounds of angel investment pouring significant funds into his research, but he never produced tangible results.

Fa Bushi himself tried to flee with donations but was killed halfway by creditors using truck-shaped flying swords.

Nonetheless, his research papers were preserved, forming the key basis for today’s ’Cave Mansion Feng Shui’.

Real estate businesses like Xiao Shui Sect rely on his theory to modify cave mansions for clients, enhancing the efficiency of Spirit Veins in gathering spiritual energy, hence raising property prices."

"But what are you trying to imply?"

Howard furrowed his brows. Li Cheng’s statements weren’t secrets in the current Cultivation World, and several other sects besides Xiao Shui Group pursued similar practices.

"Due to Fa Bushi’s strange death, people focused on his first paper, seldom noticing that he left another half-written paper before fleeing."

Li Cheng extracted another stack of papers, his smile fading, and said, "In this paper, he proposed a second concept—the so-called Spirit Veins are a kind of natural Magic Artifact.

Spirit Veins lack consciousness and act like a mold, transforming nature’s spiritual energy into Spirit Stones.

The more intricate the tool, the higher the efficiency, and the more effective the transformation into Spirit Stones."

"Is it possible to directly bury high-level monks into Spirit Veins, using their Qi Seas, Divine Souls, and Meridians as substitutes for the Spirit Veins to generate Spirit Stones?"

Before Arctic could object, the young judge on the judgment bench shook his head, "Impossible, the efficiency is too low."

"Exactly. Both Fa Bushi’s half paper and extensive later experiments proved it would take at least a month’s effort by a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator to produce one Spirit Stone.

The efficiency is incredibly low, discouraging even the attempt.

Recently, I visited several impoverished minor sects, where the Sect Leaders were only at Core Formation level and adhered to Fa Bushi’s theory, with sect cultivation techniques aimed solely at generating Spirit Stones, disregarding combat or longevity.

The Sect Leader would lie in inferior Spirit Veins, generating one Spirit Stone every three months, the entire sect relying on this minimal income."

Li Cheng reflected a mixed expression, between smiling and sneering, saying, "I spent some money to read their sect cultivation techniques and personally experienced lying in Spirit Veins, discovering a crucial blind spot.

In Fa Bushi’s theory, Spirit Veins function like a mold.

But in reality, according to my observation, Spirit Veins resemble dynamic tools, altering output based on different inputs.

The output being Spirit Stones."

"..."

The courtroom atmosphere stagnated. The bald judge slowly said, "Can you explain in more detail?"

"Sure."

Li Cheng nodded, "The difficulty in producing Spirit Stones lies in the complexity of information carried by each thread of spiritual energy.

It first passes through the Deep Sea Spirit Vein, acquiring traces of Xuanming Attribute. Then through famous mountains and rivers, gaining traces of Earth and Wood Attributes.

As spiritual energy flows freely in nature, it encounters various Spirit Veins, becoming slightly more complex each time.

Until it eventually enters an appropriately aligned Spirit Vein, where it gets intercepted, transformed, and solidified, ultimately becoming a Spirit Stone.

Spirit Veins essentially perform a packaging calculation. They compute the paths taken by flowing spiritual energy through various Spirit Veins, specifically eliminating chaotic attributes to convert into easily absorbable Spirit Stones.

Due to the myriad Spirit Veins in nature and random flow paths of spiritual energy, no two threads are identical, thus making it impossible to achieve mass production of identical Spirit Stones.

Wait a second.

As Arctic and others listened further, they looked increasingly puzzled.

Distributed nodes, packaging calculations, immutability, how does this resemble...

"Blockchain. The flow of spiritual energy in nature represents transaction records. The distribution of Spirit Veins represents blocks. Spirit Veins themselves serve as mining machines, Spirit Stones being the mining output."

Li Cheng continued, "I’m not suggesting Miao Yin give up on the divorce, but rather presenting a novel commercial model benefiting the entire Cultivation World.

In this model, everyone from Foundation Establishment rookies to Mahayana Realm old ancestors can engage in mining, enabling universal prosperity."

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