Spirit cultivation and immortality, how do you control an aircraft carrier?

Chapter 109 Xiao Yin's Second Big Gift: Accelerated Scientific Research!

While Shen Huang was diligently cultivating, Xiao Yin was also constantly studying the spells Xiao Yuan was using.

"Magic techniques are actually just visualization combined with the control of magical power."

"Control is very easy for us, but visualization is more of a state of mind. It cannot be easily achieved to the extreme by just relying on precise control and data simulation. It requires the part that belongs to emotions, self, and soul."

"Xiao Yuan's ability to master the skill so quickly is also related to her pure love for flying."

"In addition, the process of practicing magic will also change the essence of the soul and self, just like the essence of cultivation. However, instead of absorbing spiritual energy to transform the essence of life, it transforms spiritual energy and magic power to achieve special effects."

"The cultivation system is closely related to willpower. It relies on thinking to influence spiritual energy in order to achieve various magical effects."

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Xiao Yin thinks incredibly fast, to a degree that is difficult for ordinary people to comprehend. However, research cannot be accomplished simply by thinking quickly; in this field, inspiration and curiosity are even more essential.

Fortunately, Xiao Yin possesses all of these qualities.

Her extremely fast thinking ability meant she needed to find something to fill her mind; otherwise, everyone else's actions seemed too slow and sluggish to her.

Both the speed of receiving information and the speed of feedback are equally slow.

The path to transcendence, or rather, the path to immortality, is the best filler.

As for science?

That had long been ingrained in her instincts and her understanding.

No matter what you do or what you research, you will instinctively apply scientific methods.

"If this research can actually yield results, it will definitely surprise the master." Xiao Yin thought of the master and keenly sensed the emotional data surging simultaneously in the soul and the chip's calculations.

This actually takes up a lot of mental processing power and can even introduce significant variables to the efficiency of precise thinking.

However, Xiao Yin was also very clear about this.

Cultivating immortality isn't just about cold, hard data; the soul, mind, ego, and emotions all have a decisive influence.

This is the fundamental characteristic of spiritual energy, as if it were always so. It is the underlying rule of the extraordinary, and also the biggest difference between the extraordinary rules and the rules of matter.

What's more... Xiao Yin is actually quite fascinated by this feeling, which is completely different from cold, hard data.

Unlike Xiao Wan, she didn't have much time to spend with her master. However, she was born because of her master's choice, and those few days of companionship became the only ray of light that allowed her to break free from endless tyranny.

For them, who have gone from "death" to "life," this emotion transcends the soul contract and is even proof that they are "truly alive."

Xiao Yin believes that it's not just her, but also Xiao Suo, Xiao Yuan, and even the vast majority of guardian spirits in this world.

"The soul and emotions are truly wondrous." Xiao Yin's thoughts rippled with data, yet all of it reflected joy and happiness.

Not long after, when Shen Huang was preparing to return to his home planet and teach its prodigies, Xiao Yin brought him several storage disks.

"This time, such a large document is required?" Shen Huang was slightly taken aback.

"It's different. Inside is one of my clones, a data clone," Xiao Yin said.

"Huh?" Shen Huang was a little confused, but quickly realized, "You mean... AI?"

"Yes, you could say that." Xiao Yin on the screen nodded, adjusted her slipped monocle, and explained, "Although my computing power is very strong, it also consumes a lot of resources in thinking and research in the supernatural realm. Moreover, the optimization of some physical models cannot be done well by computing power alone; it also requires inspiration and experimentation in the research field. Therefore, I hope to have many elite scientists from my home planet share some research projects with me. This requires an AI dedicated to me for simulated communication, not only simulating my way of thinking, but also allowing my master to take some ideas and inspirations with him for supplementation at any time."

Shen Huang understood.

This is an AI clone without a soul or self-awareness.

Although it lacks a soul, Xiao Yin can replenish the AI's "soul" once each time Shen Huang makes a round trip.

It can indeed greatly improve the communication efficiency between Xiao Yin and many experts on the home planet, especially in the field of scientific research, where it is of great help.

but...

Shen Huang looked at the storage disks in front of him and keenly realized something.

He asked directly, "This AI... shouldn't be limited to scientific research, right?"

After Zhou Yu's "popular science" explanation last time, Shen Huang had a clear understanding of Xiao Yin's programming abilities.

On its very first night of existence, it was able to create a humanoid robot AI that was about fifteen years ahead of the rest of the world. So how many years ahead would the thing that came out a week after its birth be?

"That depends on how the motherland plans to use it." Xiao Yin covered her mouth and chuckled. "However, the master can rest assured about the security. Xiao Yin not only added multiple layers of underlying programs and clearly defined the highest authority, but also locked the location of the core program. Most importantly—Xiao Yin added simulated emotional data to the simulated personality."

"What do you mean?" Shen Huang didn't quite understand.

"Master, along with the clear confirmation of extraordinary power, the existence of the soul has also been confirmed. On our home planet, this is still exclusive to carbon-based life forms; it's not something that can be easily created," Xiao Yin explained earnestly. "This means that without a soul, no matter how the data AI evolves, its 'self' and 'emotions' are essentially simulations of data. In this situation, as long as an emotional pattern is added beforehand and the direction of evolution is controlled, then no matter how it evolves later, it can only proceed based on this emotional pattern, essentially limiting the direction of its simulated emotional development."

It turned out to be the case.

Shen Huang understood this time.

Indeed, the existence of the soul has been proven.

Even on their home planet, souls still exist.

Otherwise, how could those single-celled organisms lose their life functions while maintaining cellular activity after crossing over?

In this situation, there is indeed no need to worry too much about pure data AI going out of control.

Even if there is a problem, it's because the data and program's self-calculation has gone wrong.

This is not a problem for Xiao Yin.

"Besides, I will conduct a comprehensive review every time we exchange data," Xiao Yin said with a smile. "Just like I said at the beginning, this is Xiao Yin's clone. The owner can treat it as Xiao Yin. Every time you come back, just show the storage disk to Xiao Yin, and you can receive all the conversations and memories."

"Understood."

Looking at the object in his hand, Shen Huang had clearly thought of it as well. If he could really bring Xiao Yin's consciousness clone over by "smuggling" it over in the future, he might still be able to bring a "spiritual object" to the mother planet even if he couldn't solve the time travel mechanism.

However, it's too early to say that now.

Xiao Yin also said that the concept of consciousness clones is still just a speculation. Although it is rumored that some cultivators in the "Heart Pavilion" do have a spell similar to "all people are me", the spell itself cannot be found, and how that spell is achieved remains unknown.

In short, this data clone alone can be of great help!

Shen Huang took the storage disks and returned to the main base.

Even Old Li's eyes lit up when he learned what was inside those storage disks.

But they also knew that the impact of this matter was not something they could easily decide.

The matter was reported immediately.

In this matter involving the main base, the efficiency was astonishing; a decision was made immediately.

"We'll choose another location to set up a research base. Initially, with the internet disconnected, we'll install this AI on a medium-sized supercomputer, allowing it to participate in various research projects while gradually and slowly opening up network connectivity as needed," Professor Li explained. "It's not that we don't trust Xiao Yin, it's just that this AI is different from previous robot AIs. While previous robot AIs were technologically advanced, we could understand, comprehend, and control them. But this one is beyond our comprehension and possesses enormous destructive potential."

"I understand." Shen Huang completely understood.

This has nothing to do with trust or distrust, but rather it is the bottom line that a responsible system must adhere to when facing enormous destructive potential.

In reality, the main function of this AI is still technological research.

If used for military purposes, it would be equivalent to an undefendable and unstoppable nuclear weapon in this information age.

Its mere existence could potentially trigger a world war.

For countries that have already secured their future, there is absolutely no need for this.

Boiling a frog in lukewarm water already guarantees victory.

However, to be honest, the things Shen Huang brought along weren't just one or two that could trigger a major battle.

His very existence carries weight!

"The work of maintaining secrecy is truly of utmost importance." Shen Huang looked at Old Li, who was clearly more overworked than when they first met, and sighed with some emotion.

Old Li chuckled, "If it's a gift of this caliber, I believe any country would be willing to shoulder such a burden!"

Shen Huang also laughed.

This is a magic tool for accelerating scientific research!

"I'll go see how those prodigies are doing in their training." Shen Huang's consciousness rapidly ascended, and after familiarizing himself with the route, this time it took him less than two minutes to reach his destination.

The trainees were making the most of their time to eat.

That's right, it's about eating.

They had already eaten it once before—just plain rice, no side dishes—yet they still enjoyed it immensely.

Most importantly, high-intensity training was conducted immediately after eating, and the training effect was even significantly better than before.

Now everyone understood that the rice was different.

When it was time for the second meal, everyone turned into a glutton.

Instructor Yang Zhijun ignored them and ate as well.

"Not bad." Shen Huang controlled the robot to walk up to the group of soldiers who were ravenously eating white rice, stopping them from getting up. "Keep eating. I can tell you directly that the source of cultivation power comes from this rice. You should have already noticed that some of the grains are different from ordinary rice."

All the trainees nodded in agreement.

Yes, although it is said that the spirit rice is mixed into ordinary rice, it can still be seen.

Larger, plumper, and tastier!

"However, you can't be greedy. You have to stop eating as soon as you're full. If anyone is so full that they can't continue training, and does so more than three times, they will be eliminated!" Shen Huang said seriously.

This is also what He Ye emphasized.

Some people, in the early stages of their spiritual practice, eat too much spiritual rice in their greed, which results in serious waste.

Not to mention, Shen Huang still mainly fed them ordinary rice in order to ensure their blood sugar levels were maintained.

At that moment, some students who were already full suddenly stopped eating, their expressions turning serious.

Gradually, everyone stopped.

"Next, let's go to the meditation room we used to go to." Shen Huang turned around and led all the students to the meditation room.

It's that place where there are screens on all four sides.

But the first step is not visualization.

Instead, he practiced boxing.

At this moment, the screen is filled with people from all directions, performing standard actions at different paces.

However, it was teaching materials designed by Xiao Yin based on He Ye's teachings.

It has even undergone some optimization.

It may not be suitable for everyone, but it is more suitable for most people.

"Practice on your own," Shen Huang said calmly.

Those present were not ordinary people; close combat was a skill taught in the military, and they were all elites.

Watching the videos, they were already able to perform some of the actions quite well.

But Shen Huang shook his head slightly in his heart.

Some movements and exertions are not as they appear.

But it's okay.

Each person receives a booklet containing all the translated techniques, including every single movement.

Now, let's practice the "form" first.

Shen Huang also moved among these people, constantly correcting their mistakes.

"In that next place, start accelerating from here, and give it your all at the end!"

"Reiri, raise your legs as high as possible!"

"Can't do the next move? Just break it! Don't worry about breaking it, are you just eating it for free?"

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It must be admitted that Shen Huang only cultivated his mouth, and the method he practiced was mainly based on stillness and visualization. However, in terms of eyesight, especially in terms of exertion, he had already far surpassed some people.

The physical bodies of cultivators are truly incomparable to those of humans.

Under such intense training, everyone's physical strength was quickly exhausted, and they were drenched in sweat.

"Pass the plate down." Shen Huang proceeded to the final step. "Watch the video, watch it intently, and imprint every movement, every expression, even every hair on that great ape's body into your mind. When you practice your boxing, you must also think about it, as if you were it!"

After saying the next step, he looked at Yang Zhijun and the other instructors.

They've been training with them all along.

Although they are called instructors, they are actually more like class leaders.

"Supplementing, practicing boxing, and visualization—just these three steps, practice them continuously! I will come regularly to correct your mistakes. The intensity of your practice can be greater than your previous training. Even if you faint from overexertion, don't worry about damaging your body; the effects of rice are stronger than you imagine! Of course, you must also finish the other prescribed basic nutritional meals. If you want to eat more rice, burn more calories and train more. If someone can eat three pounds of rice a day without affecting their training, then upgrade their meal plan, increasing the proportion of spiritual rice by 20%!"

Lingmi!

Everyone who heard the word turned to look.

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