Infinite Sun in the East China Sea

Chapter 304 Thoughts on Reincarnation

The morning of the second day after the Reincarnator arrived.

The dwarves began packing their belongings early in the morning. The journey from the Shire to Lonely Mountain was a very long one, with a significant portion of the route through the wilderness. The thirteen dwarves needed to prepare a lot of supplies for this journey.

It wasn't until eleven o'clock that the group set off from Hobbiton with the belated hobbit Bilbo Baggins.

The dwarves, hobbits, and wizards, living at such a slow pace, had no idea how much their companions had accomplished while they slept.

Traveling long distances in this era is not comfortable.

A regular horse ride is very bumpy, and sitting on a horse's back for a long time is very tiring.

Food and rest are often difficult to guarantee during long-distance travel.

Bilbo, who had always lived a very comfortable life, began to regret leaving Hobbiton not long after.

What made him somewhat happy was that the elf lady in the group seemed to possess magical abilities, playing different music every now and then.

The flute music seemed to possess a magical power, making people involuntarily forget their fatigue.

Teigu Military Music Dream - Scream.

The flute held by the elf-created human Bing'er is the Imperial Arms Shriek from the world of "Akame ga Kill!" It can have different effects on listeners by playing different music. Its core ability is to boost morale on the battlefield and make the soldiers of one's own side stronger.

The appearance of the summoned ghost is very similar to unlocking the second-stage gene lock.

After obtaining this Imperial Arms, Xu Feng attempted to use it to help others unlock their second-tier gene locks. However, the performance of the Shriek in the experiment was not ideal, and the effect was very unstable. It required the user to have a high enough aptitude to achieve the experimental goal.

It's far inferior to the Imperial Fist Temple Sea Monster, which can unlock a person's second-tier gene lock if they eat enough and train for a long enough time.

This Imperial Arm eventually ended up in a corner of the Gluttony Factory.

Until we were about to enter The Hobbit.

In cold weapon warfare, morale and the basic qualities of soldiers are extremely important. If this Imperial Arms is used properly, it may have a miraculous effect. Therefore, Xu Feng found it in a corner and gave it to Bing'er, who was created.

Bing'er is proficient in a wide range of musical pieces, including those in elven and human styles. After the shriek fell into her hands, she developed several functions.

Relieves mental stress, suppresses physical fatigue, and stimulates the body's self-healing abilities...

Even the dwarves, who had never liked elves, became very quiet and listened attentively when Ice played the flute.

As Ice played music, the Naya ring on Gandalf's finger, one of the Three Rings of the Elves, would occasionally glow with a fiery red light.

The Ring of Fire, Naya, possesses the power to inspire and ignite hope in people's hearts.

Its effect is not as complex as the shriek, but its intensity is far superior to the shriek. It seems to resonate with the shriek, making the shriek even stronger.

Gandalf was very interested in the Wood Beasts and Tree Men last night.

He realized that this creature, which looked like an old human, was not human. Its aura was like that of the Ents from The Lord of the Rings. However, compared to the Ents, who were often over six meters tall, the Wood Beast Treeman, who was only a little over two meters tall, seemed too short.

The Wood Beast and the Tree Man possessed an extremely powerful aura, leading Gandalf to suspect that the old man was the sixth wizard the Valar had sent to Middle-earth.

Bing'er's flute playing further convinced him of this.

Morning of the third day.

After a short rest, the six newcomers, who had traveled more than a thousand kilometers, joined the expedition before the dwarves left the Shire.

With Bing'er's introduction, the dwarf did not suspect that these ordinary people, who were clearly well-equipped yet very weak, were simply newcomers to the mercenary group.

After sending the newcomer to the expedition team, Xiangzi flew towards Moria.

With the protection of three extraordinary pets, the newcomers don't need to worry too much about their safety before entering the orc town. If the plot doesn't change, the Lonely Mountain Expedition will probably pass through there in about two months.

Moria is now the new base for the East China Sea team.

While Mount Doom in Mordor is an excellent place for crafting weapons, it falls short compared to Moria.

The reason is simple: after the sinking of Númenor Island, Moria in the Misty Mountains has become the only region in the entire Middle-earth that produces mithril.

After Moria was taken over by the Balrogs, the production of mithril in Middle-earth ceased completely, and its price continued to rise.

Even for wealthy reincarnators, mithril is an extremely precious material.

After mastering the synthesis methods of science fiction materials, Xu Feng was able to synthesize science fiction materials, such as Gundam Nim alloy. He could mass-produce most types of Gundam Nim alloys by relying on the minerals in the Reincarnation World. For the few special types of Gundam Nim alloys that could not be synthesized, he only needed to spend a small amount of reward points to exchange for some rare elements unique to the Gundam world from the Main God.

However, higher-grade fantasy materials are difficult to manufacture.

To date, his most frequently used supernatural material is still Dragon Steel from the Claymore world. He did manage to mine some Orichalcum from Akame ga Kill!, but the yield of those Orichalcum ores was extremely low. Even after decades of mining, he only managed to extract a few hundred grams, which was less than what he could recover from the Imperial Arms.

Moria's mithril mine has solved another problem of the scarcity of magical materials.

Shortly after killing the Balrog, Xu Feng dispatched mining robots to excavate mithril ore. These large robots were far more efficient than the dwarves, and the amount of ore they collected in a day was comparable to the dwarves' achievements over several decades.

In fact, Moria produces not only mithril but also expensive materials such as Agross metal.

When Xiangzi arrived, she noticed that something was off about the atmosphere.

The air seemed to be filled with... the atmosphere of the second act of the previous cycle of reincarnation, which was unsettling.

"Isn't Moria already under our control?" Xiangzi glanced at Xu Feng, who was meditating with his eyes closed, and asked the little witch who was sitting upright:

"But what's with this inexplicable sense of danger?"

Mei looked up and said softly, "Xu Feng has gained a lot from Zhao Zhuikong's genes and is developing a method to utilize that special gene. He is trying to materialize the danger we encountered in the previous reincarnation world. At that time, he did not record much information. Developing that ability using the Reality Materialization Illusion Technique is a bit troublesome. For a considerable period of time in the future, we will have to focus our energy on this aspect."

"Realize the dangers encountered in the previous cycle of reincarnation?" Xiangzi was stunned for a moment.

She closed her eyes and recalled the various dangers in "The Curse of the Ghost Woman," then thoughtfully asked, "Is Zhao Zhuikong's genetic value really that great?"

I do not know how long it has been.

After meditating for a long time, Xu Feng opened his eyes. He waved his hand and took in seven materials weighing about the same as a person. The materials were first laid out in a thin layer several atoms thick, occupying a large area in the plane. Then, this thin film quickly folded up.

After being twisted and combined repeatedly, it gradually took on a human form.

The main body of this humanoid creation is mithril, with complete internal meridians, and its brain, dantian, and heart feel real and tangible.

In Xiangzi's mental perception, this was a completely real human being.

"Having cultivated to this point, I have finally mastered the first six levels of the 'Sixteen Contemplations Sutra of Pure Land'!" Xu Feng exclaimed with a smile.

"Completely master the sixth level? Didn't you already reach the ninth level?" Xiangzi asked, somewhat puzzled.

She was deeply impressed by the power of the ninth contemplation in the Sixteen Contemplations of Pure Land Sutra.

—In the world of "The Curse of the Ghost Girl", although Xu Feng did not use that palm strike in front of Xiangzi, she still realized how powerful the Tathagata Palm was through the keen perception of a mental controller.

Xu Feng shook his head: "There is still a certain gap between cultivating and completely mastering. Before, when I cultivated the first six levels of the 'Guan Jing', I only knew what it was but not why it was so. I just copied the content that the main god had strengthened."

"As for now, I have figured out what the first six contemplations are all about, why we should practice them, and what the creator sought... This kind of sorting out cannot enhance my current strength, but it will make my future path of cultivation smoother."

"It has also given me a greater understanding of how to help others become stronger."

Xu Feng explained, "Just as I said before, Zhao Zhuikong is a defective product. The key reason is that the executor of the so-called 'Kong' project has too little knowledge of the mysticism."

"After researchers in that era recognized genes, they subconsciously believed that replicating genes could replicate the entirety of a powerful individual; however, the level of observation in the real world was not comprehensive when observing the genes of extraordinary individuals. The genes of extraordinary individuals also stored a large amount of information at other levels. Ignoring those more important pieces of information naturally resulted in a defective product."

"Like this doll, the information recorded in its three-dimensional genes is only surface structural information, which determines the future development of its meridians, brain, muscles, etc.; but the real extraordinary ability is concentrated in the level I just unfolded. That two-dimensional structure is the doll's true manifestation in the extraordinary field of the energy of heaven and earth, the Pure Land."

“If it is replicated only at the genetic level, its structure at the supernatural field level will most likely be broken.”

Xiangzi understood part of it.

She asked curiously, "Given your methods of creating puppets, you should be able to mass-produce puppets that have reached the sixth level of the Sixteen Contemplations Sutra of Pure Land, which could help us quickly reach the sixth contemplation of the Sixteen Contemplations Sutra of Pure Land, right?"

The sixth contemplation in the Sixteen Contemplations of Pure Land Sutra is quite profound.

Xu Feng shook his head: "Just like researchers in the real world don't have comprehensive information, how can I claim that the genetic information I've observed is comprehensive?!"

His skill level was a significant improvement over those who carried out the empty plan.

However, we are still far from achieving our ultimate goal of fully creating the data of the Zhao family reincarnators from the previous era and bringing it into the real world.

"The genes of truly strong individuals must contain information from many other angles!"

Xu Feng said, "If I'm not mistaken, even the gestation time is a very important parameter... The longer gestation time of powerful creatures may not only be to accumulate the energy of heaven and earth, but also because the soul will be shaped by time during those long gestation periods."

"Perhaps this is the origin of what is called talent and luck."

"It's so complicated!" Xiangzi exclaimed. "But if we can succeed, the final result should be quite gratifying, and our strength will be greatly improved."

Xiangzi knew Xu Feng's purpose in manifesting the scene from the previous reincarnation world—reincarnation.

The three scenes in "The Cursed" form a complete reincarnation process: the soul transfer in the first scene, the union in the second scene, and the birth in the last scene.

Once this complete process grants attack power, it becomes the situation that the reincarnators face.

What Hsu Feng is doing is returning to the origin.

He was able to reincarnate using the special abilities of the second and third acts. As for the body he was reborn into, it was the body that Xu Feng had just described, similar to the 'Void' project!

People cultivated in this way are likely to be like Zhao Zhuikong and his brothers and sisters, easily unlocking their genetic potential by simply throwing them onto a safe, deserted island. The best among them can even reach the fourth level.

Xu Feng's technical skills are higher than those in the real world. Theoretically, the level of his achievements could surpass those of Zhao Zhuikong's brothers and sisters. Compared to a group of blank-slate assassins, his achievements could quickly complete the first six levels of the "Sixteen Contemplations Sutra of Pure Land".

Just like this doll made of materials such as mithril.

"Theoretically, it is indeed very encouraging, but... will there be even greater hidden dangers in the future if we become stronger in this way?" Xu Feng sighed.

Currently, he only intends to use this method to cultivate procreation.

If Shoko and Mei aren't afraid of danger, they could grow in this way. Theoretically, ordinary people have higher potential than experimental products, but how many ordinary people can reach the 'theoretical' potential limit?

The reincarnated body may be trapped by the inner demons after the early stage of the fourth tier, but how many normal people can unlock the fourth tier gene lock?

As for himself... there's absolutely no need for that.

Cultivation is a perfectly good path, so why undergo such modifications that could potentially reduce one's potential?

“Actually, there might be a way to ignore the flaws, but it would require a longer cultivation time and be less efficient... and we would have to wait until we return to the Main God Space and exchange it with the Main God to confirm whether my conjecture is correct,” Xu Feng added.

"Ignoring the flaws but requiring more time?" Xiangzi seemed thoughtful upon hearing this.

"Multiple reincarnations?"

She speculated, "The first and second reincarnations into the 'Void' Project body, after accumulating enough experience to unlock the gene lock, will result in reincarnation into the original body most suitable for oneself. Then, by accumulating experience, the gene lock can be unlocked quickly. Theoretically, this method can avoid the genetic defects faced in the previous reincarnations."

Xu Feng nodded.

“That’s right, this method is very troublesome. For example, there’s the issue of memories after reincarnation. Will the memories from the previous cycle affect the development in this cycle? Which is better for accumulating memories: reincarnation without them or with them? Also, no matter what choice you make, you’ll need the previous memories the last time… so you’ll need a cultivation technique to help you.”

—The Heaven-Changing Earth-Striking Technique, a martial art from Huang-style novels, can awaken memories of one's past life.

Xu Feng couldn't be sure if the technique from the Main God possessed this ability, since a significant portion of the exchanges from the Main God had been modified. Fortunately, this technique wasn't expensive; it was directly upgraded to A-grade, and exchanging the manual only required a C-grade side quest.

The last three contemplations in the "Sixteen Contemplations Sutra of Pure Land" are methods for rebirth in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. They are closely related to the Great Dharma of Transforming Heaven and Earth. Based on the "Sixteen Contemplations Sutra of Pure Land," learning this practice should not be too difficult.

Let's take a gamble. It's just a C-level side quest. Even if we lose, it's not a huge loss.

If the "Heaven and Earth Shattering Technique" really has the effects described in the book, then we've hit the jackpot.

(End of this chapter)