New concept of the mysterious way to ascend to immortality

Chapter 88 People should believe in science more!
Having received higher education on Earth in the first half of his life, Yuan Zhu still retained the most basic scientific knowledge. His logical way of thinking was different from that of the local residents of Duling.

After a brief thought, he decided to conduct a controlled experiment in groups!

Since there is no experience in refining ghost minions, why not try many different methods at the same time, find a way, and select the most reliable refining method.

His gaze swept over the four eggplant-headed ghosts that were constantly bowing, and suddenly an inspiration struck him: "First, divide each group of six goblins into two pollution experiment groups: [Shadow] and [Disease]!"

Since they wanted to cultivate super-pollution goblins, they could use their own shadows to contaminate them, creating a batch of more controllable and compatible shadow goblins. The backlash and rejection from these minions would be lower, and the chances of them becoming minions might be higher, but this would require a significant consumption of their own strength (shadow power).

At the same time, the high concentration of "disease pollution" in the garden is used to create diseased goblins. These contaminated goblins are free of cost, but they are highly susceptible to mutation and are uncontrolled, posing a risk of loss of control. However, their advantage is that they are free of cost and have enormous potential. As long as there are enough goblins, they can be produced in unlimited quantities.

After determining the initial idea, he kicked six goblins to the left and marked them as Group A.

"Within Group A, we still need to compare and differentiate. First, pick two out to directly withstand the Tiger Demon's shadow contamination and become pure Shadow Goblins. Then choose two more to consume the 'Shadow Tomatoes' grown on the Eggplant-Headed Ghost. Those are the contaminated essence of the Shadow's minions, and are classified as 'Tomato-Type Shadow Goblins.' As for the last two... simply let the Eggplant-Headed Ghost cultivate them parasitically!"

Yuan Zhu thought of the 'Eggplant-Headed Monk' and the 'Crazy Eggplant Man' in the Little Western Red Realm. They were both products of the alienation of Buddha who, before he attained enlightenment (repentance) and became a Buddha, used humans as culture media (flower pots) to try to plant the blood of the Star Realm Tomato People.

Yuan Zhu wasn't sure how Buddha Qie had done it. But since there were numerous examples, and he didn't care about the goblins' lives, then...could the 'Eggplant-Headed Henchman' have inherited the tomato tribe's abilities, using the goblins as flowerpots, disregarding human life, and planting a 'shadow eggplant seedling' on its head?

What if it succeeds? What if [Sperm and Eggplant are one], and a surprising and wonderful crop like 'Captain Eggplant' is born?!

Huh? Is this considered the most primitive "Shadow Immortal" experiment? Implanting a "Shadow Eggplant Dao Seed" on the skull, regenerating blood, and refining essence into qi?

Suddenly, the "student soul" from his previous life on Earth suddenly revived and burned fiercely. Before completely giving up and lying down, Sunuo had also toiled in the laboratory!
Recalling the glorious past, Yuan Zhu immediately activated his Tiger Demon form and gave orders to the two eggplant-headed ghosts on his left: "You two, stand on the left, condense [Shadow Tomato], and feed it to these two goblins. You two, stand on the right, plant eggplant seedlings on the heads of these two goblins, and continuously inject nutrients to nourish the shadow eggplants to grow, expand, and fuse within their bodies. Save their lives and don't drain their vitality!"

The four eggplant-headed ghosts were completely bewildered and didn't understand what was being said. They just kept chanting "Eye-e-e-e!" to please their master.

Fortunately, the [Tiger Demon] is born with the ability to drive away ghosts, and after being optimized by the [Great Wilderness Immortal Scripture], these ghosts also have the characteristics of "digital soul archiving".

The Tiger Demon did not need to teach these minions how to divide the work scientifically. Xiao Latiao, a master of soul programming, input a hastily made [artificial mentally retarded breeding program] into the minions' digitized souls, guiding them to carry out rigid irrigation instructions on the goblins.

This was the unique advantage of the Great Wilderness system's "Soul Program," a ghost-like CNC programming. It couldn't be applied to the unrestrained and flexible battlefield duels, but it could be used in the routine, repetitive, and mechanical labor of everyday life.

Huh…?!

Yuan Zhu suddenly smelled the scent of a capitalist. This accomplice would be a great tool to use to screw into a factory. He didn't dare to form a cult, but he had the guts to use the accomplice to open a sweatshop, and it was particularly big!

The dream of becoming a factory owner was not impossible for his predecessor to realize, especially after learning that the Duling spirits had such a unique and extraordinary system as the Industrial God System.

Suddenly, Tiger Demon's mind was filled with strange ideas. These days were becoming more and more promising!
It first selected two goblins and used [Shadow Manipulation (Magic Power 1)] to fill them with food. Then, it injected the [Soul Idiot Program] written by Xiao Latiao into the four minions. The four minions suddenly became much more intelligent and learned to work.

Then, Yuan Zhu switched back to human form, picked up the six goblins from Group B again, and entered the [Disease Garden] hidden by the fitting mirror.

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Entering the Disease Garden, the environment changes again.

The haunted house was marinated in shadows, and he felt no discomfort in it, but rather a sense of comfort. Furthermore, the shadow pollution in the room was not strong enough, so the 12 goblins behaved normally.

It was not until the six members of Group A were violently contaminated by the Tiger Demon, fed tomatoes by the Eggplant-Headed Ghost, or had a flower gathered at their heads, that they were awakened by the pain, crying, screaming, struggling... and gradually became distorted and mutated.

But the six in Group B were completely different. Without even waiting for Yuan Zhu to take action, they just passively inhaled the ubiquitous viral air in the Disease Garden, and they all looked painful, as if they were having an asthma attack, as if they were about to suffocate, and were constantly coughing up blood.

The 'pollution concentration' in the Disease Garden was too high. He might not be able to feel it as he had the [Stigmata] + [Boss Template], but these weak goblins simply couldn't breathe a breath of the diseased air. They were about to die before the experiment even began.

How could he endure this?
He had spent half a day and braved the stench to catch these losers. How could they just die in vain?

His brain worked at high speed and he quickly came up with a solution.

The stigmata on his wrists burned fiercely, gleaming with a dazzling milky white light. With divine power enveloping his fists, he lowered his waist and leaned forward, aiming at the six goblins coughing up blood, "I can't breathe," and unleashed six consecutive [Holy Cough Meteor Fists].

Boom boom boom...!
Six consecutive punches struck the chests of the prostrate goblins one after another, leaving six deep, gleaming white holy light. He hammered his own mastered [Holy Cough], along with his own unique holy light, into the goblin's chest.

The [Holy Light], after being imprinted and transformed, took on the properties of a parasitic pathogen, capable of surviving briefly after being separated from Yuan Zhu. If the Holy Light successfully inhabits a target, it can even manifest the properties of a "disease," continuously ravaging, depleting, and igniting the host's vitality to maintain its own existence and enter a latent period (Holy Cough). Last night, Yuan Zhu repeatedly contemplated the [Holy Cough], continuously infusing his own inspirations and thoughts into the Holy Light. This absolutely idealistic force, the [Holy Light], surprisingly, subtly modulates and changes according to its master's will and thoughts.

Now, Yuan Zhu can not only inject the [Holy Cough] into the target's body, but also artificially adjust the expansion strength and outbreak time of the [Holy Cough].

If the [Holy Cough] is detonated extremely quickly within a short period of time, the target will be treated as a piece of flesh battery, squeezed and burned, and the opponent will be transformed into a holy light bomb, transformed into light at once, atonement for a lifetime of sins, and ascend to the holy light paradise in broad daylight.

But conversely, if the lethality of the Holy Cough is suppressed to the lowest level and its incubation period is prolonged, then the Holy Cough will no longer be a disease, but instead a blessing that heals and saves lives!

While the weakened version of [Holy Cough] still consumes life, the damage is minimal, and Yuan Zhu can suppress it to 1/20. This means that for every 19 days you live, [Holy Cough] only consumes one day of your lifespan. Considering the length of your lifespan, this only burns a mere 1/1 of your lifespan, making it a very cost-effective investment.

So...what's the price of all this?
The price, of course, is that [Holy Cough] feeds your burning vitality back into your body in the form of a holy blessing. This leaves you in a state of weakly burning vitality for years, receiving positive blessings that bring excitement, health, and vitality, accelerating wound healing and making you less susceptible to colds and illnesses. (This is an infinitely weakened version of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique. With long-term positive blessings, even cell division is accelerated.)
Furthermore, the [Holy Cough] within you has been burning for years, radiating a faint holy light pollution that constantly resists the erosion of external pollution and prevents further increase in your deflection. (After all, your [Deflection] has been contracted by the [Holy Cough] for years and is rapidly increasing.)
Therefore, once the [Holy Cough] is released, your fate is in my own hands! This is not a curse or an attack, but the mercy and blessing of Yuan Tianzun.

The Celestial Venerable often lamented the hardships and sufferings of sentient beings, living in a world of five turbidities rife with dangers and pollution. Thus, with great effort, he created the Holy Cough. It's called a disease, but it's actually a lifesaver. He trades one-twentieth of his life for health, peace, and joy.

"Praise to the Great Celestial Lord of Infinite Holy Light and Demon Refining!"

Compared to the various benefits of [Holy Cough], Yuan Zhu's Holy Light was tempered and upgraded in the Garden of Disease. Countless disease ashes were forged, forging the Holy Seal. Therefore, his Holy Light possessed a strong resistance to and restraint against disease contamination.

It could be thought of as a respiratory illness and targeted antibodies. His holy light was the antibody, and with a [Holy Cough], he struck the goblins' chests, and instead of vomiting blood and dying quickly, they instantly began to breathe more freely.

With the blessing of the 'Holy Cough Antibodies', they quickly withstood the erosion of the disease garden, and under the distortion and erosion of pollution, their collapsed chests gradually recovered. Relying on the neutralization of the 'Holy Cough', they slowly accepted the transformation of the disease pollution.

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Yuan Zhu watched the goblin, whose condition was improving, and fell into deep thought. Compared to the combination of 'Shadow Pollution' and 'Disease Pollution', the [Holy Light] in his hand seemed to be more suitable for the garden?
His Holy Light now possesses a strong resistance to disease. Blessed by the [Holy Cough], the goblins instantly adapt better to the polluted environment of the Disease Garden. The longer they live, the more flavorful the pollution becomes, and the higher its value.

Therefore, all things sent to the Garden require only a single [Holy Cough], and it's like taking a miracle drug. While burning life and increasing the power of the [Holy Cough], it fights against disease and contamination, reversely absorbing the contamination to strengthen the body, and then further ignites the [Holy Cough] to fight against distortion and mutation.

Then, stepping on your right foot with your left foot, spiraling upwards, becoming infinitely stronger?!

In this process, he didn't have to pay anything, just wait for the goblins to successfully mutate, then devour them and refine them into minions. But... was it really that simple and crude?

With some unrealistic fantasies, Yuan Zhu punched again, violently saving the group of goblins and bringing them back to life from the brink of death.

Then, Yuan Zhu continued the grouping experiment. Without thinking twice, he used the prepared iron dog chains to group the six goblins into twos.

One group could eat the deformed flowers and plants scattered throughout the ground, as well as the fat chunks of meat peeking out from the soil. The second group could only drink the bloody rainwater on the ground and, at most, nibble on the dirt. The last three groups had nothing around them, belonging to the hunger strike team. However, they could eat the wind and drink the dew, breathing in the pervasive pollution in the air.

His Group B, the 'Disease Contamination Team', could not only test the effects of disease contamination under different conditions, but also observe the effects and changes of varying degrees of contamination on the [Holy Cough Blessing] within the goblins.

After completing all this, looking at the different fates of the 12 goblins in the two groups A and B, he suddenly regained some of the happiness he had when he was in college in his previous life.

The curiosity and anticipation about the different outcomes and fates of the test subjects was one of his few pleasures and also the driving force behind his study and struggle.

Yuan Zhu suddenly fell into deep thought: "I think I can also rediscover this happiness in Duling. Integrate spiritual practice with fun and create my own 'scientific and happy spiritual practice method'? This world is too rich in extraordinary elements. People prefer to believe in metaphysics, gods, and extraordinary powers rather than science. As an Earthling, I need to carry the 'banner of science' and let people know that when faced with difficulties, you can also choose to trust science!"

After contemplating this, he realized something. To pursue science in a chaotic world like Duling, steeped in fantasy and superstition, one must possess immense strength to uphold and spread one's scientific ideals.

Become stronger, do whatever it takes to achieve your great life ideals. Like those time travelers before you, leave your own mark in Duling!

He then turned and walked towards the vast expanse of lush "fields of diseased flowers." Then, his holy light erupted once again, releasing a dazzling radiance that transformed him into a "Holy Saiyan," launching a holy light attack on the vast expanse of deformed plants.

The protective force field erupted, the holy light cage sealed, and the light pollution exploded from within, burning everything and refining everything. The polluted ashes were absorbed and the holy seal was forged... Then came the second wave of harvest. With expert manipulation of the holy light, burn, burn, burn—destroy, destroy, destroy—! They wreaked havoc on the disease garden.

Like a child, he even transformed his [Protection Field] from a shield into a flat blade, slashing through the dense field of diseased flowers. It was like a child holding a straight stick, standing in a field of rapeseed flowers. How delightful? How refreshing!

"Holy Light Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!"

His every move stunned the six goblins behind him. They trembled with fear and curled up in a ball, not even daring to eat dirt. They were afraid that any big movement would upset the holy light monster and make it turn around and kill them.

(End of this chapter)