Chương 202: Basic Lockdown

"Not science fiction" It's just an explanation of the overall world structure, since martial arts, spiritual energy, and the laws of heaven and earth are all built on the foundation of the real world!

This is a martial arts novel, focusing on spiritual energy cultivation, interspersed with elements of reality, interstellar space, and laws!

3!

I'll say it three times because it's important!

"You're quite handsome, young man. What level are you? I have a nutrient solution here that can quickly improve the strength of martial artists—" Academician Zhang said enthusiastically.

Before he could finish speaking, Old Ge interrupted him with a smile, saying, "He's no longer needed."

"Hmm? You're injured?"

"They've already reached the Dharma Aspect Realm, just like this old man."

Old Ge stroked his sparse, graying beard and said with a hint of pride.

"The Realm of Dharma Appearance?"

Academician Zhang's eyes brightened slightly as he looked Zhao Rui up and down with surprise, then exclaimed in admiration, "Truly remarkable! Old Ge, Dongqi University has a promising future!"

"That's right. But even though the potions can't be used, don't hide your treasures. Get a couple of sets for my disciple."

"Two sets? Why don't you just rob someone?"

Academician Zhang glared at Elder Ge with annoyance, then changed the subject, saying, "However, I do have a treasure here that you can use. It's a loan, but ownership remains with me."

"So damn stingy!"

Old Ge spat, clearly indicating that the two were very familiar with each other and did not stand on ceremony in their daily interactions.

Academician Zhang ignored him and hurriedly walked out of the laboratory, heading towards another secret room outside the passage.

Old Ge winked at Zhao Rui, and then the two of them quickly followed.

After just a few steps, the three arrived at a secret chamber enclosed entirely by a metal structure.

It is divided into many unique small compartments, each containing one or more items.

Old Ge glanced at it, his eyes brightening slightly, and said, "That plasma flame sword is perfect for Little Zhao."

"That's a sample; it could explode."

"This third protective shield should be alright, right?"

"This is not up to par with the Dharma Aspect Realm; it doesn't meet the standard."

"After all that fuss, it turns out the whole house is just a mess!"

"Old Ge said provocatively."

"You know nothing! Any one of these things I have here could save a Grandmaster-level expert twenty years of cultivation time."

Academician Zhang said dismissively.

"Your methods are all crooked and heretical."

"Even if it's a crooked or unethical method, I won't give it to you. Zhao, come here, come here, take a look at this."

Academician Zhang activated the identification device, and after a few mechanical turning sounds, a compartment opened with a bang, accompanied by a peculiar white gas.

After the white mist dissipated, something resembling a watch was revealed inside.

Academician Zhang reached out and took it out, handing it to Zhao Rui, saying, "Take him with you and use your spiritual power to sense the vibration frequency within. I have already reset the initial signal."

Zhao Rui was slightly taken aback, reached out and took it, put it on his wrist, and then followed Academician Zhang's instructions to touch it.

"This feeling?"

Zhao Rui was slightly dazed; the sensation of this frequency was actually the profound feeling of a divine sword or spiritual weapon.

His spiritual power was so strong that in just a moment, he found a compatible frequency, and his true essence and spiritual power tuned together.

Instantly, a special tactile sensation entered Zhao Rui's mind.

Zhao Rui subtly transmitted a spiritual signal.

The watch on his wrist instantly manifested as a cone-shaped protective shield, perfectly covering Zhao Rui's front.

This protective shield has a dark metallic sheen, giving it a very high-tech feel.

Seeing this, Zhao Rui was slightly disappointed.

This is not as advanced as the protective shields worn by the two staff members I saw before.

"Don't underestimate this thing. The protective shield has its limits; it can't be used in the true form. But this has no limits."

"No restrictions?"

Zhao Rui's eyes brightened slightly. This meant that even after he manifested his true form, this thing could still grow to the same size as his true form.

"Yes. According to our tests, the maximum stretchable area is 26500 square meters—its high-temperature resistance critical point is 5, 000 degrees Celsius—"

"Holy crap!"

Zhao Rui was clearly stunned for a moment; this thing was too amazing.

"This isn't from our planet, is it? And it's not from the Ruins of Return, is it?"

"good!"

Academician Zhang nodded and said, "Since the Imperial Court discovered and established contact with the Guixu alternate dimension, the entire world has undergone a qualitative change."

"I know this; in our martial arts, it's called the revival of spiritual energy."

Zhao Rui responded.

Academician Zhang shook his head and reached into another cabinet to take out something that looked like a compass.

Then he placed something that looked like a connector on the keyboard and his fingers flew across the keys.

A moment later, an augmented reality image suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the compass.

This video presents a scene of a cosmic sky, with a dazzling array of stars, as the camera gradually zooms in on a central galaxy.

Zhao Rui's eyes gradually narrowed.

This is an interstellar space observation map of the solar system, including the Laniakea Supercluster, the Virgo Supercluster, the Local Group, and the Milky Way.

Because of this mirror image, he had seen similar science videos in his previous life.

"These are the interstellar coordinates displayed by the alien communication equipment we deciphered—"

"Since the appearance of the Ruins of Return, the shackles of the physical laws of the entire Blue Star seem to be loosening, and quantum behaviors that were previously unobservable have become predictable—" Academician Zhang's words sent a chill down Zhao Rui's spine.

He thought of a kind of constraint he had read in a novel in his previous life.

Constrained by the laws of physics!

By some means, the physical laws and experimental results of Earth are completely altered, thereby affecting the physical observations and practices of the entire planet and causing experimenters to arrive at incorrect conclusions.

"You mean the return of the Ruins wasn't an accident, but rather that it originally belonged to Blue Star, or rather, Blue Star originally belonged to it, and it was separated by some higher-level life forms through some kind of influence—"

"Slap—slap—slap!"

Academician Zhang was stunned for a moment, then clapped his hands in surprise: "Your conjecture is exactly the same as my deduction, Lao Ge, your disciple is quite something."

"Academician Zhang, you flatter me. I was just making a casual guess."

Zhao Rui smiled. The reason he was able to consider this so quickly was mainly due to the influence of some related information he had received in his previous life.

Although the two worlds are similar in many ways, they parted ways more than a hundred years ago when the spiritual energy was revived, becoming similar yet different.

Therefore, many literary works have not survived in this world.

"The first thing in science is to learn to make conjectures. If you don't even dare to imagine, how can you verify them and build a castle of rules?"

Academician Zhang nodded and continued, "Since Lao Ge brought you in, it means he approves of you. You'll find out some things sooner or later."

"The difficulties we, the people of the Central Plains, face are not only the invasion of the alien races from the Ruins, but also the unknown extraterrestrial civilizations hidden deep within."

"This is also why we built these bases. Only by mastering unknown powers and technologies as soon as possible can we cope with potential future crises."

As Zhao Rui listened to Academician Zhang's words, his eyes remained fixed on the image displayed on the compass.

In the final image, the blue star resembles a lone boat adrift on the ocean, gradually revealing its silhouette.

However, this blue planet is completely different from the Earth I saw in my previous life.

Although they look very similar, their sizes are worlds apart.

This volume is at least four or five times larger than that of Earth.

"How did they manage to split Earth into two parts?"

Zhao Rui's limited knowledge of physics was completely incomprehensible to him.

But he doesn't need to understand it at this moment, because conventional physics knowledge has long been ineffective in dealing with these problems.

"The breakthrough point for all of this lies in true qi, which is what we call virtual particles."

"Virtual particles?"

"Yes, virtual particles, and correspondingly, dark particles in the mind and spirit. These are things that the physics community has come into contact with again after the return to the void."

Academician Zhang spoke eloquently, while Zhao Rui listened quietly.

At first, he was able to understand what he meant by relying on his extensive knowledge from his previous life, but as the content became more complex, he could no longer keep up.

"Some things are beyond the comprehension of those who aren't involved in scientific research. In short, the existence of virtual particles has already altered the future trajectory of the entire Central Plains."

"Thank you, Academician Zhang, for telling me so much."

"Young man, don't be so polite!"

Academician Zhang glanced at Elder Ge, then said in a profound tone:

"I'm glad you're willing to listen to this old man's ramblings. Here, take this. I hope you bravely climb to the pinnacle of martial arts, find a way out for Earth, and also find the future of humanity."

Or should we borrow it?

I've spent so much time chatting with you, but it's all been for nothing.

"Well, I don't want to bother two people with one thing, Dean Zhang, do you have something else that's even more powerful? I'm still missing a weapon."

"—" Dean Zhang pushed Elder Ge and Zhao Rui out of the room and then tightly closed the security door.

Zhao Rui shrugged and said with feigned helplessness, "Old Ge, I told you I couldn't ask for any more. See, I've made myself unpopular."

Old Ge glared at him, annoyed. He clearly wanted it himself, but they were trying to pin the blame on him.

"Alright, let's go. Academician Zhang is very busy. It's already a great honor for me to talk to you this much. Don't tell anyone about this."

"Yes, I know."

After saying that, Old Ge led him to another area of the passage.

This place is completely different from the high-tech feel of the previous one.

Inside were countless seeds and lower organisms.

Zhao Rui had seen some of these seeds and lower organisms in the Guixu Dense Forest.

Clearly, these all came from Guixu.

It seems that the strength of the Central Plains court may be much greater than imagined.

Even a Grandmaster of Dharma Form like him had difficulty emerging from the desolate wilderness of Guixu.

The fact that people from the Central Plains court were able to bring out so many things from another world is definitely not simple.

"You've been to Guixu before, so there are probably some things you're familiar with. These things aren't just what you see; their true value lies in the essence they contain, which perfectly matches the descriptions in the ancient medical texts passed down from our ancestors—" As he spoke, Old Ge took out a bottle of ointment from what looked like a medicine cabinet and handed it to Zhao Rui.

Zhao Rui took the ointment, examined it, and asked curiously, "For sprains and bruises?"

Elder Ge shook his head and said, "The Breakthrough Pill!"

"puff!"

Zhao Rui almost spat out a mouthful of salt water.

He thought it was a plaster, but when he took it, it turned out to be a breakthrough pill.

"When a martial artist breaks through to the Grandmaster stage, the success rate increases by 50%."

"These are all condensed from the essence extracted from the plants of Guixu."

"How about it? Lots of good stuff here, huh?"

Zhao Rui nodded in agreement.

"Is there—" No, absolutely not.

Zhao Rui quickly stopped Old Ge from speaking.

This old man's greatest hobby is to have himself inherit his "legacy" and protect a certain place.

"If you don't have it, you don't have it. Why are you getting so worked up!"

After saying this nonchalantly, Old Ge turned and led Zhao Rui out of the plant storage facility.

For the rest of the afternoon, Old Ge spent showing Zhao Rui around the area.

Explain some of the research findings and research directions of the base.

And some methods and strategies for dealing with the mythical beasts of Guixu.

Until Zhao Rui left the base, Elder Ge never mentioned taking over his position again.

The setting sun casts its golden rays upon the vibrant and colorful evening glow, creating a scene resembling a beautiful painting.

Zhao Rui rose into the air and soared into the clouds.

He returned to the place where Master Qingyang had provided him with lodging shortly afterward.

"Did Master Zhao's journey go smoothly?"

"Alright, everyone, the situation in the Eastern Japan is quite complicated. The beastly rampage is unlikely to subside. We must all remain vigilant."

"That's natural."

Master Qingyang and the others nodded in agreement.

This little incident came and went quickly.

Since Zhao Rui returned from the base, no one has bothered him anymore.

His daily work involved splitting into two groups with Master Qingyang and other Dharma Masters to patrol the entire coastline of the Dongqi Peninsula.

If you discover traces of a strange beast, you must either drive it away or annihilate it.

In his spare time, he would play chess and spar with others, and collect and copy martial arts techniques.

During this time, Uncle Zhao Jinze also called to say that the relatives had been arranged to stay in cities near Qingcheng Mountain.

Officials at the foot of the mountain personally arranged accommodations and jobs for them.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Rui nodded.

With the influence of the Qingcheng Sect, Zhao Rui's words still carry considerable weight throughout Sichuan Province.

After settling his family in, Zhao Rui finally relaxed.

He stopped passively defending and gradually began to take the initiative.

They usually patrol in pairs, heading several hundred nautical miles ahead towards Shikoku Island, also known as the Island of Exotic Beasts.

This day.

As usual, he went out on patrol, this time partnered with Daoist Cang Zhenzi from the Qingcheng Sect.

The two concealed themselves and gradually approached the vicinity of the alien beast island.

Suddenly, a flash of light illuminated the entire east coast sky.

Then they saw a huge hole suddenly appear in the sea, which was very similar to the passage where Zhao Rui and Mo Ling'er had disappeared together.

"It's a spatial passage!"

Zhao Rui was shocked; this was a new one.

This doesn't seem to originate from the sea; it looks as if it rose from mid-air.

"It seems the beasts are out of control."

Cang Zhenzi narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke in a serious and earnest tone.

"Why isn't this passage the same as the one used by the various martial arts sects in the Central Plains?"

Zhao Rui asked curiously.

"That's right, except that the naturally formed one doesn't need the energy of a special treasure to maintain spatial balance."

Cang Zhenzi explained.

"oh!"

Zhao Rui responded, but before he could finish speaking, the entire front of the passage suddenly went dark, and a huge creature appeared.