"...Above is all the information regarding the cellular organism I've named 'Mystical Thought Body.'"

Ai Qinglan set down her report and, feeling very tense, looked at the high-ranking cultivators gathered below her.

Among them were the Heavenly Selection God Monarch, the Twin Spiral Supreme Lords, seven Carefree Practitioners, two Half-step Carefree Practitioners, and sixteen Nirvana Masters who were at the forefront of their respective theories all listening intently to her report; each of them had a copy of her data. These elders were not the type to just idly listen; they were seriously perusing Ai Qinglan's findings.

Ai Qinglan, who was generally fearless, wasn't particularly nervous; she was only wondering—weren't the defenses for the Primordial Spirit Trial smaller in scale... What was this occasion really about? Were they discussing the allocation of a living "Relic Species"?

Primordial Spirit Trials were a special type of trial only participated in by elite Golden Core Stage cultivators. After producing a sufficiently powerful thesis, a Golden Core Cultivator could submit it and, upon passing the trial, draw on the resources of high-ranking cultivators to help design their Primordial Spirit model.

Normally, the most senior figures participating in the Primordial Spirit Trial defenses would be Void Refining Cultivators, and occasionally, a Carefree Practitioner might show up to support a disciple they were close to or believed in. Such gatherings of high-ranking cultivators were indeed rare.

Even spiritual medicines capable of prolonging life for ten thousand years wouldn't warrant this level of solemnity from these peak-level cultivators.

Zhan Woshen nodded at Ai Qinglan, signaling his approval. Since Ai Qinglan was his disciple, he would not speak during this defense, to ensure fairness. The other Carefree Practitioners generally wouldn't signal support or opposition either. Their status was too detached; any expression of support or opposition could potentially lead to bias among other cultivators.

An older-looking Nirvana Master stood up. Among those below the Carefree Practitioners, he was one of the most revered. He stepped next to Ai Qinglan, maintaining order and declared, "Please feel free to ask any questions."

Approximately four to six Grandmasters showed signs of wanting to ask questions. The first question came from a lady who appeared to be about thirty years old. She asked, "What do you think the function of this Mystical Thought Body is? What prospects does it have?"

Ai Qinglan had vaguely heard from her master about the theme of this meeting. Being often involved in applications for funding, she naturally knew what preparations to make. To this question, she responded, "In the short term, it could serve as a new subnet for the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm, or as a transit hub for the Heart Network, material bodies for Divine Spirits within the Heart Network…"

The woman frowned and interrupted, "Just a subnet?"

Ai Qinglan complied very formally, "Only a subnet. Although under similar computational power, the cost of Mystical Thought Bodies is almost negligible, Magic Artifacts still have certain advantages in many aspects—such as stability and longevity. The Ten Thousand Immortals True Mirror, being of Immortal Artifact Level, will never decay, and the Spirit Sense wouldn't be lost unjustly, but Mystical Thought Body cells would still undergo death and iteration, and stored Spirit Sense could deviate during this process. Additionally, the fundamental counting unit of Mystical Thought Bodies is base pairs, thus the core is quaternary, whereas Wanfa Sect has developed the binary system to a very advanced degree; abandoning the existing binary system for a quaternary one is not cost-effective…"

"Then, what makes you claim it can serve as a subnet for the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm?" another asked, "And bodies for Divine Spirits? Explain the reasons."

"The Heart Network, officially the 'Supreme Heart Demon Virtual Network,' was developed by the True Inheritor of Wanfa Sect, Wang Qi, based on a Combat Skill he created—'Heart Demon Curse.' Later, to curb the Heart Demons in spacetime, he used the Divine Tao System Theory by Chen Feng, a True Disciple of Yangshen Pavilion, as the foundation to design the Anti-Heart Demon Divine Spirit System." Ai Qinglan explained, "Chen Feng is my fiancé; I was there when Wang Qi was building the system, some of the core algorithms were provided by me. The Mystical Thought Realm System, or the Mystical Thought Body Swarm System, is entirely constructed by me, with the algorithms accounted for. The protocol between the Heart Network and Mystical Thought Realm is not difficult to complete."

"And what about the prospects?"

Regarding this question, Ai Qinglan shook her head, "Without in-depth empirical evidence, I currently have no long-term plans."

"If there were," the elderly host gestured with his hands, "If there were, what is the most powerful prospect you imagine?"

"Mystical Thought Bodies spread across an entire planet… possibly?" Ai Qinglan hesitated before answering, "The relationship between the power of Mystical Thought Realm and the scale of Mystical Thought Bodies is geometric. According to calculations, if Mystical Thought Bodies were to cover an ocean, their strength could surpass the theoretical upper limit of the Mahayana Realm strength as per the official records; if it were at the scale of a planet like Shenzhou Heaven and Earth…"

"Then, besides the technology itself, what else could it bring?"

"Additionally, research on Mystical Thought Bodies can be used to liberate our own bloodlines, discovering more profound powers..."

Facing the somewhat challenging questions from several individuals, Ai Qinglan flowed along amicably.

About an hour later, the question-and-answer session finally ended.

The host looked around and, seeing no one else wanted to ask questions, finally turned his gaze toward where the Carefree Practitioners were seated. By this point, the Grandmasters had formed a vague judgment; even if influenced by the Carefree Practitioners, it wouldn't be too skewed. The Carefree Practitioners were free to express their opinions in this stage.

Moreover, he noticed that the Heavenly Selection God Monarch had been frowning and deep in thought for a long time, appearing as if she had some dissatisfaction that she felt uncomfortable not expressing.

The other individuals also looked towards the Heavenly Selection God Monarch.

This earliest Carefree Practitioner seemed unaware until Zhan Woshen by his side prompted him, "Senior? Senior?"

"Does the Divine Monarch have any questions?" Once the Heavenly Selection God Monarch realized everyone was looking at him, the presiding Great Grandmaster asked again.

The Heavenly Selection God Monarch smiled, "Sorry, sorry. I have no issues with this girl herself. However, her Mystical Thought Bodies have triggered my thoughts on another theory."

An energetic voice preemptively asked, "Senior, can you tell me what theory it is?"

Ai Qinglan blinked, showing her keen interest in the theory. The Heavenly Selection God Monarch chuckled, "It's just something this old fellow ponders about, not something you young people would be interested in."

Ai Qinglan insisted, "Please tell me about it."

In most places, Ai Qinglan's behavior would be denounced as rude. However, among these Seeking Dao Seekers, half of them smiled faintly as if recalling their past selves. The Heavenly Selection God Monarch said with a smile, "I was just thinking, these little things of yours, they might just be an extreme representation of the Yin side in the Taiji Strategy."

"Taiji... Yin Yang Strategy?" Ai Qinglan was not familiar with this field and frowned slightly.

Zhan Woshen patted the table and reminded, "Girl, you should go back first. The Yin Yang Strategy isn't a theory worth pondering over too deeply. If you are interested, I will give you a brief explanation later. Don't waste everyone's time now."

With this remark, everyone side-eyed. Mr. Wo Shen's words were like a direct slap to the Heavenly Selection God Monarch's face, embarrassing him. It was rare for one Carefree to speak to another in this way. The Heavenly Selection God Monarch just smiled, his eyes filled with helplessness.

The master of ceremonies nodded, "Ai Qinglan, you may leave now. We will discuss the special samples later and inform you of the results separately."

Neither congratulating nor ridiculing, no one expressed their opinion before the results were out.

Ai Qinglan's figure disappeared from the stage. Her body was still in the Divine Capital, what stepped onto was a virtual projection sent via the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm.

"Alright, let's decide, fellow Daoists." The Grandmaster decided to ignore the recent squabble and asked directly, "The allocation issues for the seven Sea God Types."

"They must be deployed in seaside defense. The situation in the West Sea is already urgent, with 'Sin', 'Immortals', and the Dragon Clan... we don't even know who the enemy is." The Heavenly Selection God Monarch was the first to state the Immortal Alliance's stance, "Restricted by their innate abilities, the Sea God Types can't face the Dragon Clan directly. Yet, each individual can form a long enough defensive line to prevent any Sea Demons from crossing. With them on the front lines in combination with elites from Life Nation, Master of Calculation, and other peak powerhouses, we could even minimize the losses significantly."

"But they also need to participate in other empirical studies," emphasized the Mountain Master of Spirit Beast Mountain.

"Heavenly Calculation Atlas, Star Extending Skill, Heavenly Song, these are the most suitable methods for the Sea God Type, so Tianling Ridge, Xuanxing Temple, and Guiyi Alliance's Thunder Pavilion will each receive a Sea God Type cooperator..."

"Research in cultivation and guarding the borders aren't contradictory. They can conduct cultivation research in the frontier regions," someone suggested.

"This is something Feng Luoyi also considered. The key is how to allocate the remaining four bodies. Travel between Shenzhou and Sky Sea is difficult, seven Sea God Types are already at our limit. The remaining four bodies, many parties want them. For example, Spirit God Temple and Thunder Pavilion, the Sea God Types are innate complex spiritual field environment simulators, also the best collaborators for deploying large-scale spells. Wanfa Sect needs the Sea God Types to help complete the research on a super massive integrated calculator. Also, their logic is... 'very interesting,' according to the Master of Calculation. He thinks they could be the next breakthrough in logical mathematical reasoning," said the master of ceremonies, "But still, the majority of research on the Sea God Types is here on our side."

"The analysis of the Sea God Type's Bloodline Root must be completed. Also, the research on the Primordial Sea God Civilization, the Sea God Type could be a major breakthrough. Those jade slips that neither the Human Clan nor the Demon Clan can decipher might be understood by the Sea God Type. Furthermore, in research on Heavenly Calculation Theory concerning the Primordial Era and Primordial Ancestor, there are also blind spots. Besides, Spirit Beast Mountain and Ten Thousand Wood Valley have their own plans," said the Grandmaster, glancing at Zhan Woshen," And what about Ai Qinglan's Mystical Thought Bodies, and Jiyin Valley's special project?"

"I just think that the research our girl has been doing recently is very good, and also quite beneficial to the Sea God Type," Mr. Wo Shen said calmly.

"However, I believe that those below the level of Primordial Spirit should not be involved in this area. You cannot be certain she isn't a Banished Immortal."

Zhan Woshen scoffed, "The new technology tested her half a year ago; the Immortal Alliance compulsorily used the Banished Immortal Awakening Technique on most promising young people. She's fine."

"Zhao Qingfeng's Awakening Technique, so far, has only been used on sulfur-based life beings and ammonia-based gaseous planet life beings born as immortals," someone reminded, "We cannot confirm if there will be higher-level Immortals..."

"Nebula Life Beings? Constant Star Divine Spirits? That sort of thing just brushed past Shenzhou, no, just brushed past the gravitational field of the sun, our sun wouldn't look the same as now," Zhan Woshen said, "Would that kind of thing die mysteriously in Shenzhou? Can you use your brain when speaking?"

The master of ceremonies halted the argument, "So, Ai Qinglan can join, but should the Mystical Thought Body project and Tianling Ridge project proceed together?"

Then, a dialogue box popped up from the high platform, "Why not ask us our opinion as well?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)