Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 141 One Life for Another

Lanyuan.

Chu Qiuci took out the spiritual plants from her storage bag one by one, and soon they filled most of the room. These spiritual plants were of all kinds and prices, including rare fifth and sixth-grade plants, common first and second-grade plants, and even some ordinary herbs that had no spiritual energy at all.

She arranged them one by one before asking the question.

"Dog system, check it."

[Ding, raw materials are ready, Master, Master, you can begin mixing.]

"Hmm, how's the gene pool preparation going?"

All data has been uploaded, the modification program has run successfully, and everything is ready.

"Where is the psionic flower?"

[The extraction was completed earlier.]

"Okay, let's get started."

[Ding! Genetic life engineering program initiated, culture medium raw material extraction in progress...]

The system's small ball of light flew into the light screen in front of it in a flash. The next moment, the originally pure white base research room suddenly lit up with countless red and green light screens, and the indicator lights on them began to flash, as if some large machine had been started. The spirit plants that were originally placed on the ground disappeared one by one, as if they were being decomposed by something.

At the same time, a progress bar appeared on the screen in front of Qiu Ci, slowly moving to the right.

"Master, what is the Star Messenger?" The old man from Juanshan, who had been standing to the side, couldn't help but ask. He had been in the Preaching Tower for so many years, and this was the first time he had seen such a change. It was as if this was the original appearance of the base.

"You'll find out soon enough." Qiu Ci didn't know how to explain, so she just replied casually, her eyes fixed on the light screen in front of her.

When the progress bar finally reached the far right and the screen displayed "100%", the system voice sounded again.

[Ding, raw material extraction complete. Would you like to begin blending now?]

“Merge.” Qiu Ci nodded directly.

The next moment, two beeps sounded, and the flat ground suddenly opened up, revealing a pool about two meters deep. Streams of golden liquid were bubbling up from the bottom of the pool, and it filled halfway in no time. Immediately, a rich aura of life rushed out and permeated the entire base.

“This is…” Old Man Juanshan was stunned. He had never sensed such a strong vitality before.

Qiu Ci didn't answer, but instead pulled him over and said, "Don't move, I still need to borrow something from you." After saying that, she made a hand seal and touched his forehead.

Old Man Juanshan felt a sharp pain between his eyebrows, and his primordial spirit also felt a stinging pain. He subconsciously wanted to resist, but he held back because he thought that the person in front of him was a superior. He watched as the other party extracted a drop of essence blood and a wisp of divine thought from his body.

Qiu Ci immediately added the gene sample to the already full gene pool. [Ding! Gene sample added, currently being cultured and generated, progress: 1%...]

All the golden liquid in the pool began to surge and churn, and a small whirlpool appeared in the center of the pool. Something was being formed in the center of the whirlpool. Before long, a small "thump" echoed in the ears, like... the beating of a heart!

"This... there's someone in here." Old Man Juanshan exclaimed in surprise. As his voice rang out, he also sensed the movement of life force. This was a fluctuation that only appeared when life was being conceived. Upon closer inspection, a human-shaped figure was indeed slowly condensing in the pool. Although it was only a small ball, it could be vaguely seen that it was a man with black hair, thick eyebrows, and a round face. He looked somewhat... familiar?
After a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief, "Master...Master, what's inside isn't...?"

"It's you." Qiu Ci directly confirmed his guess.

"What?" Old Man Juanshan was stunned.

“I’ve modified this pool into a nurturing pool,” Qiu Ci explained, pointing to the pool. “This is a body recreated using your essence and a wisp of divine thought. It will naturally grow to look exactly like you and will perfectly match your primordial spirit.” It will just be much younger.

"What the Master means is...is..." He could hardly believe his ears.

"Yes." Qiu Ci nodded affirmatively. "This is your second body. You can use it to live a second life."

Juanshan Shou was completely stunned, feeling utterly bewildered. Although he knew that the people of Blue Star were omnipotent, no one had told him that they could be reborn after their lifespan ended.

"When...when was it?" When did you prepare all of this?

"Do you really think I've done nothing but sit in this tower these past two years?" Qiu Ci sighed. She knew from the first moment she saw the old man of Juanshan that his lifespan was coming to an end, after all, he had been guarding this place for more than 20,000 years.

Which cultivator can live for more than 20,000 years? Even if he stays asleep and only wakes up once every two hundred years to save his lifespan, how much can he save after such a long time?

For the past two years, she had been thinking of ways to extend his lifespan. She eventually thought of the gestation pool of the beast race on the Lin Yuan Continent. It was a genetic life engineering project invented by Blue Star. Since it could create new life, then recreating a body was not a problem. The dog system's data also contained the complete construction method of the gestation pool. It was not difficult to transform the original gene pool into a gestation pool.

Although the incubation pool and the gene fluid both look golden, their compositions are different. The only difficulty is how to reconstitute the materials for creating the body. That's why she asked the dean to help her collect those spiritual plants. She wasn't very confident at first, until she discovered the cultivation garden, which contained spiritual energy flowers that had been stored for tens of thousands of years. These were just the right ingredients to be used as the main material for the culture fluid, enough for her to create a new body.

"Comrade Juanshan," Qiu Ci patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "You have guarded Blue Star your whole life, so Blue Star will give you a second chance at life, okay?"

“Master…” Old Man Juanshan’s tears welled up and covered his old face. He had long been prepared to die when his lifespan ended, and even wanted to contribute his last bit of energy. But he never expected that not only would he not die, but he would also be able to live a second life. He never dared to think of such a thing, but… the Master did it for him.

For a moment, he felt a mix of emotions, his heart filled with surging feelings, as if the loneliness of the past 20,000 years had been dispelled, and he seemed to return to the time when he was chosen by Blue Star, the moment of surging and exciting emotions.

Indeed, Earth has never abandoned its kin.

"Second Base Research Institute, Gatekeeper of the Mission Hall, Guardian of Juanshan, I thank the Blue Star for his life-saving grace." He clasped his hands and bowed deeply to her.

Qiu Ci directly took his hand and said seriously, "There's no need for thanks between comrades. Just consider it... the salary that Blue Star is paying you for guarding the tower all these years." After all, it's a salary of 20,000 years, which she can't afford.

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