There's something wrong with me

Chapter 201 The Extended Technology Plan of 'Three Souls and Seven Spirits'
Wow—

The heavy rain lasted for half an hour, and then, under the influence of the talisman, it turned into a continuous drizzle.

And then, inside the main hall of the government office.

Zhang Feng was leisurely sipping tea, while a group of astonished officials, including the prefect, stood beside him.

They would occasionally glance cautiously at the 'great master' Zhang Feng, and then occasionally look at the rain still falling outside the hall.

Such a large-scale magic ritual, a rain-making ceremony covering an area of ​​forty miles.

In their minds, it was no longer the magic of a 'Golden Core Master,' but rather the great magic of a 'Nascent Soul True Person' from folk mythology and ghosts!
In this world, there is the concept of a Nascent Soul, and there was even a Nascent Soul cultivator thousands of years ago.

Unfortunately, no one in later generations has been able to enter it.

But now, in their minds, this young Golden Core cultivator might have already touched the threshold of Nascent Soul True Person.

at the same time.

After resting for a while and recovering his spiritual energy, Zhang Feng looked at the silent crowd.

"This rain will continue for another half hour."

"Please observe, gentlemen; this humble Taoist priest shall take his leave now."

"Take care, senior..."

"Thank you for the rain, senior..."

Everyone bowed to the back, their eyes filled with respect.

After bidding farewell to everyone, Zhang Feng did not return to the village, but instead went to a quiet, secret room in the mansion.

The rest of the time was up to them to spread their prestige until it reached the imperial court.

Zhang Feng is now quite straightforward; he's just waiting for the emperor's invitation and the opportunity to attend court and receive an official title.

After that, go to the national treasury to organize and unify the magic of this world.

While we're at it, let's also go check out that Zhang family.

Since arriving at the mansion half an hour ago, Zhang Feng had already had two cultivators retrieve the mansion's stock of magical techniques.

Although his spiritual sense could see all the insights and secrets in the study at a glance, and he could easily bypass the simple restrictions in the study.

But since they are our guests, we should still show them the proper manners.

And also through these secrets.

Five hours passed inside the sealed room.

Zhang Feng also learned about the concept of the so-called 'Nascent Soul' in this world.

It's roughly like a 'chicken laying an egg', where the 'god (soul)' is conceived within the golden core.

This god is the materialized primordial spirit, which is also the 'true self, true person', or 'real person'.

Because a person's physical body may wither, but the 'soul (god)' theoretically has a slightly longer lifespan.

It takes time for the spirit to dissipate.

Therefore, this relatively long lifespan, which allows one to continue to exist, is the 'truth'.

It's not that you're gone the moment your body dies.

In this world, what we cultivate is this 'truth'—the desire to live a little longer.

Furthermore, in Zhang Feng's mind, if the 'Golden Core and Nascent Soul' are indeed four-dimensional structures...

So if one can reach the point of nascent soul leaving the body, it is possible that after one's physical body dies, one can still achieve "body snatching" and be reborn, assimilating another person's body into one's own.

The prerequisite is that one's own nascent soul still retains its own thoughts; otherwise, it's all out of the question.

But regardless of whether it carries ideology or not.

Simply put, the soul can prolong its dissipated nature.

Zhang Feng also knew why, after the physical body dies, it combines with some evil energy to eventually become a 'ghost'.

Ultimately, it's the soul that's causing the trouble.

Further, by working backward, we can arrive at a very peculiar conclusion: 'The lifespan of the soul is longer than that of the body.'

In particular, the spiritual energy is special, and the spiritual root is also special.

As long as one has a high spiritual root, their spirit will unconsciously absorb spiritual energy to strengthen their body.

This also implies that the mind can influence and absorb spiritual energy.

Or rather, the ultimate target of spiritual energy is the soul, since it is the soul that attracts spiritual energy.

The soul also grows stronger gradually under the imperceptible nourishment of spiritual energy.

If this conclusion is correct, then we can deduce why people have 'souls' after death in some mythical worlds like Journey to the West.

Because they are nourished by high-level spiritual energy, although the strengthening effect on their physical bodies is slight, their souls are nourished and become very strong.

Looking at the literal meaning, both "spirit" and "soul" are related, so they should be connected.

Although Zhang Feng didn't know where the name "spiritual energy" came from, perhaps some powerful being had deduced this conclusion long ago, which is why "spiritual energy" was called "spiritual energy".

Furthermore, cultivating one's mind and virtue is also part of Taoist practice, which is an undeniable fact.

Furthermore, the sage-teacher Guan Zhong's *Guanzi: Inner Cultivation* also records, "The spiritual energy resides in the heart, coming and going in an instant; its subtlety is boundless, its vastness limitless."

All of this suggests that the golden elixir and nascent soul in one's heart are very likely the spirit and soul of a person.

then.

Zhang Feng also came to a very peculiar conclusion.

The soul resides in the heart, not in the mind.

That's what's in my head—thoughts.

The soul and the mind are completely different.

There are accurate statements on this topic in science.

Because the soul, like spiritual energy, is a non-material entity, its existence cannot be determined.

Thoughts, like neurons, are conceivable and are based on experience and knowledge, representing our understanding, analysis, and learning of the objective world.

However, this soul resides in the heart, not the brain; it was something Zhang Feng figured out himself.

Although I don't know if this is right or wrong, if the soul really is in the heart and doesn't interact with the brain (memory), then...

This can also be used to deduce why some ghosts lose their minds, because the soul exists independently of the brain and may not be able to hold many memories.

This incident also indirectly proves why some people who have been reborn through possession of another's body have mysterious prenatal conditions.

Because they have no brains (memory).

However, in the world of gods and demons like Journey to the West, the soul is very powerful and may be able to carry some memories.

Only at the very end do you need to drink things like 'Meng Po soup'.

Think of this.

Zhang Feng felt that 'unraveling the mystery of the divine (soul)' was the key to entering the Nascent Soul stage.

Furthermore, in his high-dimensional deductions from over a decade ago, if the Golden Core and Nascent Soul are indeed four-dimensional, then the Divine Transformation and Void Transformation, etc., are five-dimensional.

So it really is true that after the soul reaches the Nascent Soul stage, it becomes a 'thoughtless' four-dimensional entity within the body.

Then, when the spirit transforms, the spirit (soul) of the nascent soul combines with thought (brain thinking) to influence the outside world with spiritual matter and soul, thus naturally becoming a theoretical five-dimensional being.

Zhang Feng felt that this should be the case, and then there was the question of how to analyze the soul.

This is hilarious.

However, the Taoist ancestors also had a theory: three souls and seven spirits, among which the seven spirits are joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire.

The three souls are Heaven, Earth, and Man.

About heaven, earth, and man.

Heaven represents wisdom and thought, Earth represents will and action, and finally, this person represents lifespan.

I think I've met all the standards, at least far surpassing the people in this world.

Then they shouldn't be unable to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

To take it a step further, if the heavens represent the 'laws of heaven,' the earth represents 'bearing virtue and sustaining all things,' then humans represent the more complex 'seven emotions and six desires.'

The Heavenly Soul has also observed the operation of some Heavenly Laws, such as the Qi Luck Law and Celestial Phenomena.

Earth Soul, in reality and in some other worlds, has also learned from the earth's virtue of bearing all things.

Finally, regarding the human soul, I just so happened to have found my last love because of the little carp.

Having figured out these rules myself, I should have reached the critical point.

So what exactly is missing?
After all, there have been Nascent Soul cultivators in this world, which proves that this world can "break the rules".

This extraordinary feat has nothing to do with the current spiritual energy, because what one cultivates is one's own soul, which is to fuse the soul with the golden core to produce a physical nascent soul.

According to this theory, as long as there is spiritual energy, there should be subtle signs of fusion.

Even if in the end, due to insufficient spiritual energy, one cannot truly manifest a soul and cannot enter the Nascent Soul stage, the necessary signs should still appear.

Moreover, in this world's own 'calculation of destiny,' there is no suppression from the Heavenly Dao or anything like that.

But now, I can't do it.

Zhang Feng also became curious.

Could it be that I wasn't 'fearing' enough?
Thinking about it carefully, it seems like I don't have many things I'm afraid of.

But in the past, I have been afraid of many things, such as the fear of the sea, and the fear of my family getting old in my earliest adventure. I have been afraid of quite a few things.

My desires are actually very few, really very few.

But the greatest desire is the desire to learn.

One could even say that desire is something that every person has from the moment they are alive.

A person without desires or wants does not exist.

If they existed, they would have starved to death long ago.

Because people always need to have the desire to eat, right?
Even in mythological stories, how can a god who achieves immortality through the absence of desire become an immortal if he has no desires?
Even if one achieves immortality through the absence of desire, that is still a kind of desire, because it involves wanting to be without desire and experiencing the natural inaction within that state, which is itself still a desire. As for other joys and sorrows, I have experienced them all.

Every technological advancement in reality, and the immense pressure on the entire population from the increasing global computing power, allows me to truly experience a range of emotions.

Therefore, we should lack nothing.

Zhang Feng was also in a dilemma, as he didn't know what he lacked, nor could he determine what he lacked.

Because the 'soul' is invisible, there is no progress bar, and no specific values ​​can be displayed.

Even without these theories as evidence.

Zhang Feng actually denies the existence of the 'soul'.

It is not like one's own thoughts and ideas, but a grounded entity.

Spiritual thoughts are derived from ideas and combined with this material spiritual energy; therefore, they have a foundation.

It could be something that's missing in one's spiritual thoughts, or something that's impure.

You can discover it yourself.

is also like this.

Zhang Feng felt that the system of soul cultivation was really difficult because there was nothing to learn from, and he had to deduce it all on his own.

Or, based on all the previous ideas.

Once we return to reality, we'll leave the calculations to the virtual building and the superconducting building.

This also provides a good opportunity to widely promote cultivation methods and further refine the structure of the Golden Core.

However, compared to the previous simple improvement, it is more comprehensive.

Now, however, a new topic has been added: the nascent soul and the spirit.

If we truly want to touch the soul, to let technology verify the existence of the soul.

Zhang Feng felt that virtual technology and related fields such as psychiatry and neurology would see a major breakthrough.

It's even possible to replicate a soul, a person's brain and thoughts, and complete neurons, etc.

To a large extent, this combination of technologies is equivalent to creating a 'technological underworld of six realms of reincarnation' in reality.

It is entirely possible to achieve 'indirect immortality' or 'indirect reincarnation'.

Of course, this is absolutely contrary to common sense.

It will definitely cause a huge sensation and controversy, even more terrifying than immortality through consciousness upload.

Because the uploading of consciousness ultimately takes place in the virtual world, and is simply 'digital thought'.

This can be considered a 'dummy' because 'he' is no longer the original person, but rather a representation of data-driven thinking.

But the 'soul' is the true self, the real person.

If the soul and numerical thought combine and are grafted into a new body, then it is a true reincarnation and immortality.

This sounds great in real life.

But think about what would happen if the technology were to get out.

The local evil organization deems a person guilty, kills him, preserves his memory, and reborn him as an animal, making him a pig in a farm for the next three lifetimes.

They're the kind that you raise for a few months before slaughtering them.

This is absolutely devastating.

And if things go wrong, they might not delete this person's cultivation method, and he might escape from the breeding farm again.

This era of demons and monsters is probably coming soon.

Therefore, Zhang Feng was wondering whether he should research this 'soul' technology.

If we don't study this, then reality won't be able to offer any help to us in the future, such as the transformation into a deity.

If we study this technology, it will definitely be passed on in the future; we can't keep it hidden.

In Zhang Feng's mind, the real world is destined to step into the universe, realize the construction of an interstellar super empire, and collect all possible civilizations and knowledge in the universe.

So, given a vast territory, and without the technology of wormhole jumping and 'warp acceleration for faster-than-light travel'...

It is highly likely that a system of decentralization and monarchical parliament will be implemented, meaning each planet will govern its own affairs.

For example, if a member of parliament from Earth were sent to an area outside the Milky Way, he would become the emperor of that territory.

It is a very common form of self-governance.

Under this model, in order to ensure their technological development and provide technical assistance to the 'empire', it is essential to guarantee the lifespan of their researchers.

Given the need to ensure lifespan, the techniques of reincarnation and immortality must be passed down.

It's impossible to make researchers travel back to Earth in a spaceship for decades when they're about to die, and then spend another few decades traveling back home.

If they dare to do this, some monarchs will lash out, or even band together to establish their own independent regime, given that the main Earth cannot launch a rapid attack.

Think about it carefully, it's impossible for one person to truly control dozens of planets outside the Milky Way, with hundreds of billions of people under their command.

The Federation was unable to launch a quick strike, and even ignored the fact that his small planet was on its own.

Furthermore, without the ability to achieve super quantum transmission, it would take decades for a voice message to reach Earth, and hundreds of years for a decision to be made, requiring a response from the federal government.

In that situation, I became independent, so what?
If all of this were to actually happen, their independence would be tacitly approved by the Federation, and even encouraged.

After all, if there are any major changes on their planet, or if it is related to some extraterrestrial civilization, the monarch has to send a message to the Federation and let the Federation make a decision.

But by the time the Federation replies, which would take a century, they might have already been wiped out, or the changes might no longer be necessary.

And it was precisely through the study of the soul within the nascent soul.

Zhang Feng felt that his interstellar empire was already taking shape and could continue to develop and expand.

Ultimately, this all stems from the emergence of reincarnation and immortality technologies.

The Earth's population can be distributed infinitely throughout the universe.

Then, if there are extraterrestrial civilizations and new knowledge in the universe, it can also benefit us to a greater extent.

This plan can also be defined as 'collecting big data from the universe'.

At that time, our own data center can also be called the 'Empire Data Center'.

Conquer the stars and all civilizations to achieve a super cosmic empire.

It was Zhang Feng's second biggest interest outside of studying.

……

Day three.

This is because there are monks who travel around this world.

This afternoon.

The imperial court, four thousand miles away, learned of Zhang Feng's whereabouts.

And this moment.

In the imperial study room.

The Shang Dynasty emperor, who had achieved minor success in the Golden Elixir stage, was looking at the two people reporting information inside the hall.

"Zhang Feng, the Taoist of Green Mountain, is a Golden Core cultivator, yet he can spread his magic within a radius of forty miles?"

The emperor frowned and asked without any attempt to hide his question.

Standing next to the emperor was an elderly man wearing a kasaya, who was the current imperial advisor.

The number one cultivator in the world!

“Your Majesty!” one of them kowtowed again and replied, “To be precise, it is a radius of twenty li.”

However, this person is proficient in array formations and secret techniques.

He answered cautiously while secretly glancing at the Imperial Preceptor, "I heard from a Golden Core cultivator that this person extended the spell over a radius of twenty miles..."

The person who answered was merely a messenger, and he was also afraid that his words might be seen as 'boosting the morale of others while diminishing his own'.

If you displease the Imperial Advisor, you will be given a swift and painful end.

Of course, in his memory, the Imperial Preceptor was compassionate and never killed innocent people indiscriminately.

But who can guarantee that?
After all, he now sees it as someone 'provoking' him.

In his mind, Zhang Feng's prayer for rain was a provocation.

The Imperial Advisor didn't feel challenged at all; on the contrary, he was a little surprised and somewhat disbelieving.

Because he was already very strong, his spiritual awareness and spellcasting range within a ten-mile radius had surpassed that of an ordinary Golden Core Perfection cultivator.

Ordinary golden pills only last about 5 to 8 li.

How did Zhang Feng manage to cast a spell over a distance of twenty miles?
Could it be the legendary Nascent Soul?
The problem is that there were Golden Core cultivators present who could tell that Zhang Feng was a genuine Golden Core cultivator.

Especially since he was a very young Golden Core cultivator at the peak of his cultivation.

There is a high probability that he condensed his golden elixir before the age of forty!
Such a person cannot be described as a genius; he is a prodigy of his time!

Even the only Nascent Soul cultivator in the ancient texts only condensed his Golden Core around the age of fifty.

The Grand Preceptor was bewildered and couldn't understand it at all. He felt that this matter and this person had deviated from his long-held values ​​and logic.

At the same time, the emperor, being a Golden Core cultivator, was naturally surprised by this, but his surprise was mostly limited to mental calculations.

'The outer perimeter is now twenty li longer than it was twenty li?'

He calculated in his mind that although he had never learned any equations and did not understand them, he knew that if another circle was drawn around the outside of a circle, the area would increase exponentially.

So while it appears to be twice as much, the actual area is three times larger.

Of course, it's possible that the formation itself was large enough, thus having a greater impact.

But this original area of ​​twenty li alone already exceeds the size of their own national advisor.

You must know, the Imperial Preceptor is the number one cultivator in the world!

(End of this chapter)