Infinite Sun in the East China Sea

Chapter 275 External Brain
The highest level of internal energy cultivation, bestowed upon one by the supreme deity, is very expensive, but its advantage is that there are no bottlenecks in its cultivation.

Even an S-rank technique, which points directly to the level of immortals and saints, can be mastered as long as one cultivates for a long enough time and invests enough effort.

Xu Feng's progress in practicing the "Sixteen Contemplations Sutra of Pure Land" was exactly as he had expected.

In the third year of this cycle of return, he mastered the eighth contemplation, and the radiant images of one Buddha and two Bodhisattvas spread throughout the Pure Land, with various sacred sounds echoing within it.

After mastering this technique, Xu Feng effortlessly acquired the divine eye and divine ear, two of the six supernatural powers of Buddhism.

Things invisible to the naked eye are clearly visible to him; sounds inaudible to the ear are perfectly clear to him.

They know everything about the souls of the dead, the emotions of plants, insects, and animals...

In fact, mastering these two supernatural powers is the foundation for cultivating the "True Body Contemplation". Without the Heavenly Eye, one cannot contemplate the true body of the Buddha and cannot cultivate the Ninth Contemplation.

"As expected... the real difficulty begins with 'viewing the true form'!"

When Xu Feng first began cultivating the Ninth Contemplation, he realized the difficulty of this realm... In theory, it was not difficult. Someone like him, who directly strengthened his cultivation technique from the main god, only needed to cultivate for a few thousand years according to the initiation instructions.

But where would he find the time to cultivate?!

Xu Feng's real difficulty is that it's hard to continue with accelerated learning.

For example, the body-refining techniques like the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill" can be mastered quickly by simply consuming fruits to provide a massive amount of essence and energy; similarly, the first few levels of the "Sixteen Contemplations of Pure Land Sutra" can also satisfy the soul's needs by using rare substances from heavenly treasures; however, starting from the "True Body Contemplation," the core of cultivation has become the mind and will, and the key to becoming stronger is the light of the mind!
"If it weren't for my coveting the higher-level exchange available from the Main God, I would really like to leave the Main God's space right now and find any world to cultivate in asceticism for thousands of years!"

Xu Feng sighed, realizing that all he could do from now on was to cultivate diligently and slowly. He stopped focusing on cultivation and devoted some of his energy to scientific research after finishing his daily cultivation.

In "Akame ga Kill!", the entire world has been under his control for over a decade.

Thanks to Xu Feng's investment, a number of geniuses have emerged in recent years, and those well-trained young people are showing their remarkable talents in various industries.

The most outstanding group of people began to receive some special research projects.

With the assistance of top geniuses among hundreds of millions of people, the first scientific research achievement was successfully produced before the end of this five-year cycle—a true external brain.

From the moment he began enhancing the Swallow Fruit, Xu Feng relied heavily on 'brain-computer interface'.

Initially, he used the Swallow Fruit to fuse his brain with a futuristic supercomputer he had obtained from the Supreme God.

In the world of "Claymore", after Xu Feng obtained the demon gene, he transformed the silicon-based supercomputer into a composite supercomputer that combined biological and silicon-based computing, greatly increasing its computing power and making it more convenient to operate.

These supercomputers are, strictly speaking, all 'external objects'.

After leaving these 'external objects', Xu Feng's combat power is not greatly affected, but the creation ability of the Swallow Fruit will be greatly reduced.

After mastering the sixth view, the "Treasure Pavilion View," Xu Feng's cells became like nerve cells, possessing the ability to think and assisting his main brain in basic calculations. At this stage, Xu Feng's brain's computing power surpassed that of the initial "external objects."

This progress gave him a bold idea... Instead of seeking external solutions, why not seek internal solutions!
After Hsu Feng practiced the Amitabha Sutra to the point of 'True Body Contemplation', this idea became even more firm.

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Xu Feng first used microscopic techniques to adjust the stem cells to continuously divide into nerve cells, making the number of cells in the brain increase and the volume grow larger. Finally, he transferred the nerve cells that the skull could not contain to the Tun Tun Factory. The total mass of these transferred brain cells was comparable to... thirty million times that of Xu Feng's original brain.

Although these nerve cells are in the Pure Land, they actually grew from the original brain. The Pure Land brain and the real brain are connected like the roots and trunk of a tree... Despite the huge difference in size between the two, those nerve cells are essentially a part of the human being 'Xu Feng'.

However, this human-shaped body is somewhat unusual—the brain makes up the majority of its size.

The entire renovation process sounds simple, but it actually involves many aspects.

For example, wouldn't doing this cause schizophrenia? A normal person would 100%!

However, Xu Feng mastered the "Huazuo Contemplation" from the Amitabha Sutra, achieving a high degree of unity of will, which allowed him to avoid that state.

For example, how do we solve the problem of supplying energy to the brain, a major energy consumer?

The 'external brain' that Xu Feng proliferated was not an ordinary brain cell, but a fourth-order cell comparable to his current level.

These cells expend a great deal of energy when they think.

In fact, Xu Feng only proliferated such a large external brain for energy supply considerations. Thirty million times sounds like a lot, but its length, width, and height are only a little over three hundred times that of a normal brain. This 'external brain' has a very limited volume and does not take up too much space in the Swallow Factory, which already has a radius of over eight hundred meters. The Swallow Fruit's method of absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth can just provide it with enough energy.

This somewhat 'inhuman' self-transformation advantage is quite obvious.

The cultivation speed of the Sixteen Contemplations Sutra of Pure Land has increased significantly... Unfortunately, this speed is still very slow compared to the time required to cultivate the sutra, and it has not reached the ideal state in Xu Feng's mind where the cultivation speed has increased by thousands or tens of thousands of times.

However, this external brain has not diminished its assistance in scientific and technological research and development in the slightest.

After returning to the Main God Space, Xu Feng first used a C-level side quest and the newcomer Yoshino Ryoichi to piece together a top-tier natural treasure, the Buddha Heart Bodhi Fruit. Afterward, the reward points from the newcomer Shirakawa Nagi were also converted into his cultivation time.

Since all the reincarnators in the East Sea team, including him, had exhausted their chances to exchange for other people's items, Shirakawa Nagi's two C-level side quests allowed him to exchange for some core components of cultivation magic treasures, such as the Void Mustard Seed Wheel. This component is the core component of a magic treasure that creates virtual illusions. The virtual illusions created by that magic treasure have extremely high realism and many wonderful uses.

After Xu Feng began studying the "Sixteen Contemplations Sutra of Pure Land," he considered creating a virtual world under his control. Core components such as the Void Mustard Seed Wheel could greatly reduce his research and development time.

During the time that Shirakawa Nagi was exchanging for Xu Feng, Xu Feng, with the help of the 'True External Brain' and the geniuses of the Akatsuki world, designed three sets of technological equipment.

The first system is a 'solar energy control system' designed to assist in combat.

The entire system consists of an energy collection ring in a near-solar orbit and an energy receiver built around the Yata no Kagami. Once successfully deployed, it will provide Xu Feng with a continuous supply of solar energy, allowing him to unleash his full power without interruption.

This auxiliary equipment can also be used as an offensive weapon when necessary.

For example, concentrating solar energy for laser bombardment.

For example, interfering with solar activity can create ultra-intense solar flares that bombard a wide area.

This equipment is very powerful, but it also has its flaws. It requires a certain amount of time to set up, and it also requires a long time to channel for attacks at the star level.

The second set of technological weapons was modeled after the Star Destroyer from Star Wars.

Unfortunately, most of the technology in this warship is inferior to that of the original Star Destroyer in Star Wars, and Xu Feng is completely unable to replicate the advanced neutron element material used in the original warship.

Only the weapon, the turbo laser cannon, is comparable to the original.

Of course, despite its name, it was a star destroyer, but in reality, it could only clear the surface after a long period of bombing and could not truly destroy a planet.

The planet's gravitational binding energy is very strong.

The energy required to directly attack a planet from its surface and obliterate it is far greater than many people imagine.

The third set of equipment is a vibrational weapon that combines the techniques of "Buddha's Palm" with the principle of resonance, attacking the planet from the inside and guiding the energy inside the planet to explode.

Its damage to the planet itself remains very limited.

It can only completely tear apart the Earth's crust.

(End of this chapter)