Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 15845 Experiment
"The testing site is ready, and the disciples have been selected. The disciples selected this time are all the most loyal disciples in the sect. Although their strength is not very strong, they are enough for the test."

Qin Sheng, the leader of the Hell Gate, was discussing the experiment with the crystal skull with several elders. The elders all nodded, and then one of them asked, "When will the experiment officially begin?"

Qin Sheng said, "It has already begun. I have sent those disciples over. There are a hundred of them in total. These disciples are ordinary disciples of our Hell Gate. Their strength is not very strong. They can only be considered peripheral disciples now, not even outer disciples. I have told them what kind of experiment we are going to conduct, and I have also told them that if the experiment is successful, they can become inner disciples of the sect. If they die, one of their family members can directly enter the outer sect of the sect and become an outer disciple. They have all agreed."

The elders all nodded, and then one of them said, "Good, that's for the best. But this experiment will take three months, right?"

Qin Sheng nodded and said, "It will take three months. For the first ten days, they will become living dead. Then they will live there for three months to see if they will turn into skeletons. If they do turn into skeletons, we will see if they can cultivate. Only when all these experiments are passed can it be considered a true success."

Everyone nodded and then left. For them, all they wanted to see was the result. As for whether the hundred disciples would die in this experiment, they really didn't care. Even if a thousand or ten thousand people died, as long as the experiment was successful, they would still have gained something.

Qin Sheng then kept a close eye on the experiment. Ten days later, he collected the skeletons and personally checked on the disciples. He found that they had indeed become living dead, which put his mind at ease. He then had the disciples continue their training there to see if they would turn into skeletons.

In fact, he didn't know that on their very first day there, those disciples had all become undead. However, this time, when they became undead, they received a lot of information about the Blood Slaughter Sect, learned about their mission, and were taught by the skeleton how to transform their bodies into the appearance of the living dead. Of course, those disciples wouldn't tell Qin Sheng about this, since they had already become undead. From the moment they became undead, a thought was deeply implanted in their minds: they must never betray Zhao Hai or the Blood Slaughter Sect. Therefore, after becoming undead, those disciples naturally wouldn't tell Qin Sheng anything about the Blood Slaughter Sect.

During those ten days, they completely took control of their bodies, so when Qin Sheng came to check on them, their bodies were confirmed to have become like the living dead.

Qin Sheng was very satisfied, and the disciples were also very satisfied. For the next three months, they lived there. Qin Sheng would check on their condition every day, and their flesh and blood were indeed disappearing little by little. Their flesh and blood slowly disappeared, and they became thinner and thinner. After about two months, they had become like mummies. Then, after about ten days, their skin slowly disappeared, and their bodies were left with only skeletons and some large tendons.

But this wasn't the end. Ten more days passed, and even the tendons disappeared, leaving only skeletons. To Qin Sheng's surprise, those skeletons became incredibly hard, and they could still cultivate. He didn't know how they cultivated, but they could still speak and retain their memories from their previous lives. It seemed that apart from becoming skeletons, they hadn't changed at all.

It can't be said that there were no other changes; there were some. For example, it seemed that the skeletons found it easier to practice the Hell Gate techniques. Their strength improved rapidly in the past three months, which Qin Sheng hadn't expected and was a pleasant surprise.

At the same time, Qin Sheng also asked the disciples how long they felt they could live. Sometimes, cultivators are like this; they can actually sense their lifespan in a subtle way.

The answers from the disciples who had turned into skeletons both surprised and delighted Qin Sheng. They replied that they didn't know, because they couldn't sense their lifespan anymore; it was as if they could live forever. Qin Sheng was surprised that they couldn't sense their lifespan, but also delighted. Not being able to sense one's lifespan wasn't necessarily a bad thing for cultivators. There were only two possibilities: either you were about to die, or you could live a very long time. For example, a kingdom-level expert who was only a few hundred years old generally wouldn't be able to sense their lifespan, because it meant their lifespan might be very long. Generally, cultivators can only sense their lifespan within the last hundred years of their lifespan. If your lifespan exceeds one hundred years, you won't be able to sense it. This is a result obtained after countless experiments by cultivators.

Of course, while it's true that cultivators can sense their lifespan, this feeling can't be quantified. In other words, they only have a vague sense of it. For example, if a cultivator still has over ninety years left to live, their feeling might be faint—it's a sense of crisis, a feeling that their life is coming to an end. If you still have over ninety years to live, this sense of crisis will naturally be faint. But if you only have one or two years left to live, then this feeling will be extremely strong, since you're about to die.

Now that the disciples said they couldn't feel their lifespan dwindling, it was a good thing for them. Thinking of this, Qin Sheng asked the disciples if they felt any sense of crisis that their lifespan was about to end, and all the disciples shook their heads. Qin Sheng was now completely relieved.

Qin Sheng then gave them an illusion array, allowing them to transform into human form instead of constantly moving around as skeletons. Afterward, Qin Sheng began another experiment. This time, his subjects were somewhat peculiar. He selected some of the stronger disciples from the sect, all of whom had at least reached the Throne level. However, these disciples were all nearing the end of their lifespan, meaning they were about to die and their strength had declined. Qin Sheng wanted to see how their strength would change after turning these people who were nearing the end of their lifespan and whose strength had declined into skeletons.

The reason Qin Sheng didn't start the second experiment before the first batch of participants turned into skeletons was because he was worried about the first experiment failing. If the first experiment failed, they would at most lose a hundred ordinary disciples. However, if he started the second experiment before the first one was over, and it failed, they would lose not just a hundred ordinary disciples, but possibly a hundred Throne-level cultivators. Although Throne-level cultivators weren't considered experts in the Hell Gate, losing them would still be a pity. Therefore, Qin Sheng waited until the first experiment was over before starting the second experiment.

During these three months, the Soul Reapers kept sending them messages. Their battle at the Nine Suns Immortal Palace was not going smoothly. When the sects in the Nine Suns Immortal Palace area discovered that the Hell Gate wanted to deal with them, they actually united again to fight against the Hell Gate's allied forces. The two sides have now fought several major battles, and both sides have suffered losses. However, overall, the Hell Gate has the upper hand. The major battles between those sects and the Nine Suns Immortal Palace have indeed resulted in considerable losses, which is why the Hell Gate has been able to gain the upper hand.

Hellgate had anticipated this situation, so they weren't too concerned. They didn't suspect Deathbringer, since Deathbringer would occasionally send back wounded soldiers. Hellgate also sent another batch of reinforcements, but not many.

During these three months, the Demon Blade Sect has fully integrated into the Hell Gate. Some disciples from the Demon Blade Sect have already entered the Hell Gate to study, and the Hell Gate has also sent many disciples back to the Demon Blade Sect. Some disciples who were originally stationed there have also returned to the Hell Gate. However, Wan Sheng will still be stationed at the Demon Blade Sect. After discussion among the several elders of the Hell Gate, it was decided that Wan Sheng would be stationed at the Demon Blade Sect for a long time from now on.

Everything was normal at the Demon Blade Sect, so the Hell Gate was relieved. At the same time, their second experiment went very smoothly. Those old cultivators turned into living dead in ten days. Then, the flesh and blood in their bodies began to slowly disappear. Three months later, they turned into skeletons.

What made Qin Sheng extremely happy was that the cultivators who had turned into skeletons had actually returned to their peak strength. Although they had become skeletons, their strength had been completely restored, and they could no longer feel their lifespan. This discovery made Qin Sheng even more overjoyed. He immediately invited all the Supreme Elders over and then told them the good news.

The elders were overjoyed upon hearing this news, as this experiment was the most useful for them. Some of them were already experiencing a gradual decline in strength, and if becoming skeletons could restore their power to its peak, they would be very happy to accept it.

After two trials, the people of Hellgate felt that the skeletons were fine and could be used officially. However, to be on the safe side, this time Hellgate started using them on the lower-level disciples first, observing those who had already been turned into skeletons to see if there were any adverse changes. If any adverse changes occurred, they could immediately stop the experiment, so that their losses would not be too great. Of course, they wouldn't be foolish enough to turn those kingdom-level experts into skeletons right away. If something really went wrong, they would have nowhere to regret it.