Lingshi, the crystallization of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, contains abundant spiritual energy!
As we all know, spiritual energy is something that monks rely on for practice and breathing. It can even be said that everything in cultivation and seeking the Tao is based on spiritual energy.
Spiritual stones are divided into four grades according to their quality: low grade, medium grade, top grade and the legendary top grade.
Originally, Lin Chen thought that the reason for the quality classification was because different qualities of spiritual stones contained different amounts of spiritual energy.
But later he discovered that this was not the case.
And through observation, Lin Chen discovered that the quality of the spirit stone seemed to be linked to the monk's realm.
For example, monks in the Qi Refining Period will only use low-grade spirit stones for trading or cultivation. If a large amount of transaction is involved, they will use artificial spirit stone equivalents to trade, such as the Qingyun Spirit Leaf of Qingyun Sect and the corpse of Ten Thousand Corpses Sect. Dan, the Blue Sea Spirit Pearl of the East China Sea Loose Cultivator Alliance, etc.
In the foundation building stage, monks generally use mid-grade spiritual stones for trading practice, and occasionally use low-grade spiritual stones.
Although in the market, the difference between the two is in hundreds, only by reaching the corresponding realm can one exchange the spiritual stones of corresponding quality in the market.
The use of spiritual stones of different qualities by monks in different realms seems to have formed a consistent custom in this world!
"There must be a reason behind the formation of the custom. I believe that no one would have thought of integrating mid-grade spiritual stones into the Qi Refining Period market to facilitate transactions, but in the end, I didn't do it..."
"Is it because the number of middle-grade spiritual stones is rare? No, it is unlikely. Maybe the number is indeed small, but it is not cherished to such an extent. Otherwise, the exchange ratio will not be one to one hundred..."
Lin Chen pondered.
"Spiritual stones are not only used for trading, but also for cultivation. The middle-grade spiritual stones are not used in the Qi-refining period market. I'm afraid it's not because they don't want to use them, but for most monks in the Qi-refining period, the content in this kind of spiritual stone is Aura, can’t be used…”
After thinking about this, Lin Chen looked at the middle-grade spiritual stone on the experimental table.
It is a milky-white jade, about the size of a tea cup, with a slight white light all over it, and a faint warmth when held in the hand. It is different from ordinary jade-like low-grade spiritual stones, and has an indescribable strangeness.
Lin Chen mobilized the true energy in his body, trying to bring some of the spiritual energy in the spirit stone into his body, but he found that such an operation was as difficult as lifting a huge stone.
"Sure enough, just like in previous lives, primitive barbarians could only use flames, but modern people can use electric energy and nuclear energy. Do different levels of energy require different realms?"
Lin Chen was thoughtful.
With in-depth research over the years, Lin Chen gradually discovered that in this world composed of spiritual energy, not only were there differences in the realm of cultivation itself, but there were also differences in levels in everything.
From this, the heavenly materials and earthly treasures that can only be used by monks in different realms are divided.
If it is used beyond the realm, unless special treatment is taken, most of the effectiveness will be wasted at best, or the body may explode and die!
And Lin Chen guessed that maybe for mortals and low-level monks, the world is the same, but for high-level monks, the world they see may be different.
For example, strange objects such as morning glow, purple energy and lunar moonlight are just ordinary morning glow and moonlight to mortals and monks in the Qi refining stage, but to monks in the foundation building stage, they are moonlight all over the sky and purple from the east. gas.
The reason for all these differences, Lin Chen thinks, is that the spiritual energy in this world has the same energy levels as the particles in the previous life!
The differences in different energy levels of spiritual energy make the world fundamentally different!
"Of course, all of this is just speculation. I am not sure whether it is difficult for Qi Refining monks to mobilize the middle-grade spirit stone spirit energy because of the existence of energy levels or other reasons. So experiments are still needed..."
"But I can first assume its existence, and then use existing phenomena to falsify it. If there are no problems, it means that there is indeed an energy level in spiritual energy."
"However, according to the existing information, monks are divided into realms such as [Qi Refining], [Foundation Building], and [Golden Pill]. It is impossible to just change the state of the refined spiritual energy in the body from gaseous to solid. It also involves To improve the quality...
"This may prove that there are energy levels in spiritual energy. Maybe I can start from this aspect..."
"As long as I master the secret of monk promotion, I can verify whether there is an energy level in the spiritual energy of this world..."
Lin Chen pondered for a while, and then picked up the [Spirit Condensing Liquid] purchased from Yunlaifang City.
[Spirit Condensing Liquid] can promote the liquefaction of the true energy in the monk's body. It is one of the three treasures in the foundation building period.
But Lin Chen discovered that simply liquefying spiritual energy would only form spiritual liquid, but would not improve the energy level.
"So, do we still need an introduction or a catalyst?"
Thinking of this, Lin Chen pressed his hand on the stage, and immediately, the entire laboratory formation was activated!
The dragon-flying and phoenix-flying restrictions emitted bright spiritual light. Under the guidance of the formation, a large number of spiritual energy from the surrounding low-grade spiritual stones swarmed out, directly forming a spiritual energy vortex in the room!
This is based on the idea of the cyclone realm during the Qi refining period, which helps liquefy the spiritual energy by rotating it.
Lin Chen took out a portion of [Spirit Condensing Liquid] and threw it into the spiritual vortex without hesitation.
This scene is enough to make the casual cultivators go crazy. For them, the foundation-building spiritual objects that they may not even get if they work hard are just thrown away and wasted!
But for Lin Chen, these so-called foundation-building spiritual objects are just auxiliary, and the evolution of the essence of life has to rely on himself.
If you can't even have a clear understanding of the direction of your own evolution and just rely on elixirs and spiritual objects to force a breakthrough, what's the difference between you and a barbarian who has no strength but no brains?
You must know that what he seeks is the world's great road, and he seeks immortality, not to become a monk who can make a breakthrough as long as there are enough elixirs and spiritual objects!
After the [Spirit Condensing Liquid] came into contact with the spiritual energy vortex, it spread out directly, forming a milky white spiritual energy exuding a faint shimmer in Lin Chen's [Spiritual Observation Array].
It was swimming in pale white aura, and then began to dim a little bit.
"Huh?" Lin Chen frowned.
The liquefaction of spiritual energy has begun, but the high-energy spiritual energy obtained from [Spirit Condensing Liquid] seems to be downgrading!
"The amount is not enough? No, no, this is not a matter of quantity, but that there is no energy level jump at all." Lin Chen looked at the middle-grade spiritual stone on the side, waved his hand, and part of the spiritual energy in his body poured into the formation. .
But even so, there is still no energy level jump in the aura within the formation!
'The spiritual energy of the middle-grade spiritual stone was originally stable, but under the influence of the spiritual energy of the low-grade spiritual stone, it began to slowly degrade. It seems that the decline in the spiritual energy level is more likely to occur than imagined...'
'And, not only is it easier to decrease the energy level of aura than to increase it, but it is also the same from active to inert. Although the two can be converted into each other, the difficulty faced is different...'
'But it's normal to think about it. Aura is to form everything and serve as the foundation of the world. The decline in energy level, the transformation from active to inert is definitely several times easier than the reverse improvement...'
This characteristic of spiritual energy reminded Lin Chen of the theory of entropy increase and entropy decrease in his previous life.
'Of course, these are not the key now. The key is that I refer to the environment of the breakthrough in the foundation building period, but why is there no jump in the spiritual energy level until now? '
"Or... my guess is wrong. Aura does not have energy levels, but has other characteristics?"
Lin Chen frowned deeply as he watched the milky white and shimmering spiritual energy in the [Spiritual Observation Array] dimming little by little.
What went wrong...
Suddenly, Lin Chen realized something. As far as he knew, breakthroughs in the foundation building stage seemed to only happen among practitioners!
And all practitioners, whether they are humans cultivating immortality, returning monster blood to their ancestors, or practicing strange creatures, they all have one thing in common, that is, they have self-awareness and wisdom!
After all, Lin Chen had never heard of a stone or a dead object being able to complete the evolution of his own life essence!
"So a breakthrough in the foundation building stage, or a jump in spiritual energy level, also requires the living being's own... consciousness, or wisdom?"
"So, are we still going to conduct monk experiments?"
Under the bright light, Lin Chen sighed softly, but his eyes became deeper and deeper.
