I fabricated myths to guide the revival of spiritual energy.

After a strange yet gentle gust of wind dissipated, Li Guozhong appeared out of thin air inside the cordon.

The surrounding soldiers didn't even see how they got down.

"Quickly! Stretcher! First aid team!"

The medical team, which had been waiting for a long time, rushed forward.

Logically, after two people engaged in high-intensity climbing in an oxygen-deficient environment at an altitude of nearly 9,000 meters, and then experienced a rapid descent for unknown reasons, their physiological indicators should have been on the verge of collapse.

However, when the military doctor placed the stethoscope on Li Guozhong's chest, he froze.

"This...this is impossible."

The military doctor looked incredulously at the portable testing device in his hand, then at Li Guozhong's face, which, though covered in mud, was abnormally rosy.

"What happened? Has something happened to the director?" the adjutant asked anxiously.

"Heart rate 55 beats per minute, strong and powerful. Blood pressure 120/80, textbook perfect."

The military doctor swallowed hard, looking at Li Guozhong, who was over sixty years old. "His body oxygen level is 99%... This is even better than the data I measured on the plains. Director, your physical function is like that of a strong thirty-year-old."

Li Guozhong pushed away the nurse who tried to help him and jumped off the stretcher himself.

It landed silently, as steady as Mount Tai.

He looked down at his hands, and the rheumatic pain that had plagued him for years was gone, replaced by a warm current flowing through his limbs and bones.

"Is this... the work of immortals?"

Li Guozhong clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within him.

That person, just a ray of light, made him young again?

"Chief, is that... still there?"

Professor Wang squeezed through the crowd, pointing to Li Guozhong's right hand, which he was tightly clenching.

Li Guozhong took a deep breath and opened his palm.

A token the size of a palm lay quietly in his hand.

Its entire body is a deep, dark blue-green color, and its material is neither jade nor stone. The token is engraved with two complex ancient seal characters—which Professor Wang recognized in an instant as 【崑仑】.

"Quick, take it to the spectrometer!" Professor Wang exclaimed excitedly, like a child. "Be careful! Don't drop it! This is the first artifact in human history created by an 'advanced civilization'!"

……

[Temporary Laboratory]

Half an hour later, an emergency analysis report was placed on the command center's table.

"Unable to resolve".

The materials science expert looked frustrated yet enthusiastic. "This token is three times denser than gold, but as light as plastic. Its molecular arrangement exhibits a perfect geometric lock-in state; our laser cutter can't even leave a mark on it."

"And..." the expert swallowed, "it's releasing a special kind of energy wave. This wave doesn't belong to any known radiation, and it... seems to bring a sense of calm."

Li Guozhong sat in his chair, listening to the expert's report, his fingers lightly tapping the table.

"We have the physical product. Now, the next step is the 'software'."

He pointed to his head.

"Bring a voice recorder. Also, call a few experts in classical Chinese literature over here."

The command center fell silent instantly.

Li Guozhong closed his eyes and began to recall the information that Gu Qing had implanted in his mind inside the Taiqing Hall.

At first, he thought it was just a vague memory.

But when he calmed down, the golden words were as clear as if they were engraved on his retina.

"Listen carefully, I will only recite it once."

Li Guozhong spoke. His voice was no longer as melodious as usual, but carried a strange rhythm, as if he were reciting an ancient incantation:

"Heaven and earth possess energy, which is primordial and unified."

"Put it in your mouth, and store it in your orifices."

"Focus your mind on your dantian, and let your qi flow through the twelve levels of the body..."

This is an introductory manual called "Changchun Gong" (Eternal Spring Exercise). It is far more profound than "Qiangti Shu" (Strengthening the Body Technique) and "Yangqi Gong" (Nourishing Qigong).

It's only 800 words long.

But every word struck the hearts of everyone present like a heavy hammer.

As Li Guozhong recited, the air in the command post seemed to thicken. Professor Wang was surprised to find that the "Kunlun Order" on the table began to vibrate slightly with the recitation, emitting visible blue ripples.

"stop!"

Professor Wang suddenly shouted, "Quick, measure it! The concentration of negative oxygen ions in the air is skyrocketing!"

Li Guozhong stopped, opened his eyes, and let out a long breath.

That mysterious feeling disappeared.

"This is... the teaching material."

Li Guozhong looked at the stunned crowd around him with a solemn expression.

"That person said, whether we can climb up depends on ourselves. He gave us the ladder (the ladder of self-examination), and now he has given us the method of walking (the practice)."

"Chief," Zhao Feng asked in a low voice, "Should we classify this as top secret?"

This was also the thought of all the senior executives present.

If this technology, which can enable human evolution and even rejuvenation, were to spread, it would absolutely cause chaos in the world.

Li Guozhong remained silent for a moment.

He stood up, walked to the tent entrance, and looked at the countless media and people still gathered outside the cordon, eagerly waiting, as well as the Kunlun Mountain hidden in the clouds in the distance.

"Top Secret?"

Li Guozhong shook his head, a bitter smile appearing on his lips.

"In the past, I would have locked it in the deepest safe in Bureau 749."

"But now... do you think that deity went to such lengths to allow us to establish a monopoly?"

He recalled Gu Qing's words, "All of my human race are welcome to try."

"In this era when the void is about to descend, what humanity needs is not secrecy, but widespread access."

Li Guozhong turned around, his eyes becoming incredibly determined.

"Organize this 'Changchun Gong' manual."

"Have classical Chinese experts translate it into modern Chinese and add a diagram of the human body's meridians."

"Then……"

Li Guozhong paused for a moment, then uttered a decision that sent chills down everyone's spine:

"It will be publicly announced to the whole country and even the world at 7 pm tonight through the evening news."

……

【Kunlun Mountain - Summit】

Gu Qing sat on the steps of the Taiqing Hall, holding a chicken leg that had just materialized in his hand, and was gnawing on it without any regard for his image.

[System notification: Host, you have given away the basic cultivation technique "Eternal Spring Skill" for free, without directly gaining any Faith Points. Did you lose money?]

"Losing money?"

Gu Qing wiped the grease from his mouth. "System, you still don't understand business models."

He pointed to the foot of the mountain.

"Although Changchun Gong can strengthen the body and prolong life, it has a core limitation—without a suitable spiritual environment, the achievement of a lifetime of practice will be limited."

"And where on Earth is the spiritual energy most abundant right now?"

Gu Qing patted the jade floor beneath her bottom.

"Once they've mastered the techniques and tasted the benefits, but find themselves stuck at a bottleneck and unable to break through... they'll dedicate all their faith power to me in order to compete for a spot on the mountain."

"That's what you call..." Gu Qing narrowed his eyes, smiling like an old fox, "The free is the most expensive."

[System: ...I've learned something.]

"Alright, the first step of warming up is complete."

Gu Qing stood up and clapped his hands.

"Now that the textbooks have been distributed, the schools should at least do a decent job."

"System, retrieve all remaining information."

"We need to build the dormitory area for the 'outer disciples,' because... in the future, several thousand people will be sleeping on the floor here."