Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 178: Secret Realm of Psychic Cultivation
After finalizing the team members and completing the registration procedures, Ning Xuan entered a period of secluded training. She did not use any potions, but only cultivated her mental power through the "Soul-Yunzhenjing". On the day before the graduation examination, she successfully broke through to S-level, with a mental power value of 10476.

The day before heading to the new star body, the military convened a mobilization meeting for the core members of each team. The military stated that all those who successfully passed the graduation assessment, regardless of their grades, would be eligible to join the core corps of the Federation as long as they returned safely.

This graduation assessment is equivalent to participating in the development of a new star body. During the assessment, the more information you obtain about the new star body, the more rewards you can get.

At the mobilization meeting, military representatives announced the detailed reward rules. A holographic projection unfolded, revealing an exciting list of rewards: "Based on exploration contributions, we will establish the following reward levels:

1. Basic Exploration Award: For each new species sample submitted, you will receive an S-level Alienation Value Removal Agent. For submitting at least three new species samples or two developable resource points, you will receive one box of S-level Alienation Value Removal Agent and one box of S-level Gene Enhancement Agent.
2. Deep Exploration Award: Draw a precise topographic map of 500 square kilometers and mark three strategic locations, and receive a customized Neural Link Mech suit.
3. Major Discovery Award: Discover rare minerals or primitive civilization relics and receive an S-class starship.
4. All members of the team ranked in the top five will receive the "Star Medal" and be directly appointed as school-level officers.

A sudden burst of exclamations echoed throughout the venue. Ning Xuan noticed that several team leaders in the front row were already whispering eagerly. The military representative added, "A special reminder: all collected data must be found at military supply points and uploaded in real time via military encrypted terminals. This is especially true for new species and resource development sites, which are on a first-come, first-served basis."

"Similarly, any explored locations and discovered species will be publicly announced at military supply points or safe zones. So, students, upon arriving at a new star, for your own safety, greater development efficiency, and to accumulate merit points, you must first find a safe zone or supply point."

After the meeting, Ning Xuan's communicator received several encrypted messages: "Exclusive tasks for S-class teams: 1. Explore the energy anomaly area at coordinates (47.3, 89.1). Successfully uncover the cause of the anomaly to gain access to the 'Secret Realm of Psychic Cultivation' for one month. The number of participants is limited to 13. 2. Explore the Dark Forest at coordinates (83.4, 87.9). Successfully map the Dark Forest to receive an S-class energy chamber and three S-class starships. 3. Explore the Red Sand Sea at coordinates '15.3, 121.4'. Successfully map the Red Sand Sea to gain access to the 'Secret Realm of Psychic Cultivation' for three months. The number of participants is limited to 13."

The signature is "Military Special Operations Department".

As she received the encrypted message, she sensed several inquiring gazes coming from different directions. It seemed this assessment was far more complex than it appeared. The military had actually assigned each team a rank based on the information they submitted.

Ning Xuan looked at the information she received and became interested in this "secret realm of spiritual cultivation". She searched on the Star Internet but didn't find any useful information. It happened that Yun Han was accompanying her to the mobilization meeting today, so Ning Xuan asked Yun Han if he knew about this "secret realm of spiritual cultivation".

Yun Han nodded affirmatively. "Master, the Psychic Cultivation Secret Realm is one of the highest-level cultivation resources controlled by the military. Psychic cultivation refers to the cultivation of companion spirits. Under normal circumstances, companion spirits are born from the bloodline of the Controller. Limited by the Controller's personal comprehension and genetic bloodline, the growth of the companion spirit is passive. Generally, the companion spirit will reach the same level as the Controller. However, in the Psychic Cultivation Secret Realm, the Controller can merge with the companion spirit in a short period of time, fully experiencing the companion spirit's innate skills and other parameters, breaking the natural shackles of the 'one-way constraint between the Controller and the companion spirit.'"

"In conventional practice, the companion spirit is just a reflection of the spirit controller's ability, but the "Inverted Crystal Tower" in the secret realm can construct a special energy circuit. In the records of the psychic practice secret realm, after a certain S-level spirit controller practiced in the secret realm, his companion spirit autonomously awakened the "space fold" ability, which became the spirit controller's second innate skill. There are many similar examples like this." "According to this, the effect of the psychic practice secret realm is indeed very powerful, but the incredible opportunities are usually accompanied by risks. Is there any danger in this psychic practice secret realm?" Ning Xuan asked.

"Yes, there was a record that after the companion spirit of a spirit controller evolved, it left the secret realm of psychic cultivation. Because the spirit controller's bloodline was of a lower level, the companion spirit was incompatible with the spirit controller's bloodline, resulting in an inability to fuse. However, such examples are still rare. Generally speaking, the danger of the secret realm of psychic cultivation is not high, and it is a higher-level reward among the military's merit awards." Yun Han said.

"Have you ever entered the secret realm of spiritual energy to practice?" Ning Xuan asked Yun Han.

"I've been in there, just once, for seven days. The last time he was injured so badly that Xiaobai was trapped outside the body, yet he was able to survive for so long. It was all related to the spiritual energy training he did that time." Yun Han replied.

"I haven't seen Xiaobai for a long time. Xiaobai, how have you been recently?" While Ning Xuan and Yun Han were talking, they had already walked out of the military compound and got into a private car. Yun Han consciously knelt beside Ning Xuan's seat to serve her more conveniently.

"Xiaobai has stayed outside the body for too long and is very weak. It is currently recuperating in my blood. If you want to see it, I will call it out for you." Yun Han said with a blush.

"Let it grow a little longer, there's no rush." Ning Xuan was generally satisfied with Yun Han's performance after he came to her side.

Ning Xuan returned to the villa and summoned all the team members. On Ning Xuan's side, there were two contractors, Chen Nan and Lin Mo, and a contracted slave, Yun Han. All of them were graduates within three years and participated in this joint examination as external aid.

As a female controller, Ning Xuan can bring two contractors or slaves to participate in the joint examination. She brought Lan Xin and Di Youlin.

As a female controller, Tang Xue can bring two contractors or slaves to participate in the joint examination. She brought the Nine-Tailed Fox that Min Wu and Ning Xuan entrusted to her.

That's nine people in total, plus the reconnaissance expert Zhang Nan, whose companion spirit is a golden rat, the mechanical expert Wang Yue, whose companion spirit is a giant-eyed monkey, the weapons expert Wang Teng, whose companion spirit is a fire-winged bird, and Qinghe, a half-orc slave who was sent over by President Wang from the Controller Protection Association and is registered under the association's name as an external aid for the joint entrance examination.