All the heavens begin with the mind-monkey.

Zhan Lan recalled the billowing smoke that appeared on Zheng Zha's body when he was cultivating. At first, she thought that he had cultivated something, but now she realized that the smoke was actually the spiritual energy that was released after he consumed the rotten peach.

Thinking about how all the spiritual energy had completely dissipated, Zhan Lan, recalling what she had witnessed, asked, "Since the spiritual energy simply vanishes, could we find a way to imprison it? That way, even if the spiritual energy escapes outside the body, we can still maintain the concentration of spiritual energy in the cultivation environment. In that case, our cultivation effectiveness shouldn't be too much different, right?"

As a web novelist, Zhan Lan had seen many imaginative ideas and quickly came up with this solution. However, both Zheng Zha and Chu Xuan shook their heads after hearing Zhan Lan's words.

Chu Xuan said, "We have already tried similar methods to what you mentioned. Let's call the energy stored in the rotten peaches spiritual energy for now. Yesterday, I exchanged some rotten peaches from the main god to conduct research."

"The results showed that spiritual energy does not react with most substances. Only some special metals—called gold crystal, mithril, or mythical metals such as black iron and copper from the first mountain in the main god space—can react with it."

"In other words, if we want to construct such a secret chamber, we need to exchange a large amount of this type of metal from the main god. However, the exchange of this metal with the main god is basically calculated in grams, and I don't think we can exchange that much metal material from the main god in a short period of time."

"Another point is that, based on my research, spiritual energy can be divided into two forms: active and inert. The spiritual energy initially stored in the rotten peach is an active form; however, once it is released, no matter what method we use to store it, as long as it does not react with humans or produce an absorption effect in a short period of time, this energy will transform into inert energy."

"Inert spiritual energy is very difficult to absorb, and even if it is absorbed, ordinary people cannot refine it. Think carefully about the descriptions of spiritual energy in myths, legends or novels. Spiritual energy is usually stored in famous mountains and rivers, but it is very rare in the mortal world."

"This does not conform to the second law of thermodynamics, but if we divide this energy into inert and active, it can be explained very clearly: the spiritual energy in famous mountains and rivers has a certain activity, while the spiritual energy in the secular world is transformed into inertness."

At this moment, Zheng Zha also spoke up, saying, "I also think this kind of thing is unreliable. Remember what I said before? After eating the rotten peach, although most of the spiritual energy dissipated, a small portion of it actually combined with my body. In other words, for a period of time, as long as I work hard to circulate my internal energy, I can convert it into internal force. However, my own internal force cannot actually fuse with spiritual energy, meaning I cannot directly absorb spiritual energy."

"In this situation, even if the concentration of external spiritual energy becomes very high, it won't mean much to me. Because ultimately, I still have to absorb the spiritual energy within my body first, and then use my body to integrate with the external spiritual energy, you know? In other words, there are no shortcuts to cultivating internal energy. I think, apart from Brother Monkey, anyone who wants to cultivate martial arts must be down-to-earth and take it one step at a time, right? Not to mention, if spiritual energy is really divided into active and inert types, as Chu Xuan said before, then it will be even less meaningful to us."

Zheng Zha and Chu Xuan's words shattered Zhan Lan's previous illusions.

She said with a hint of regret, "Oh, I see. I thought I had come up with a good idea. But, Zheng Zha, what you said is a little off."

Zheng Zha looked at Zhan Lan with some doubt. Zhan Lan said, "Actually, it's not like there's no way to reach the top in one step. Can't the exchange with the Main God allow us to reach the top in one step? According to you, the cultivation of internal energy is so slow. If we wanted to cultivate to a high level of internal energy in the real world, we would have to spend decades of hard work to achieve it. If our aptitude is not good, we might not be able to succeed in our entire lives. But here with the Main God, not to mention high-level internal energy, we can exchange for even more powerful internal techniques. There are even legendary cultivation methods and various powerful bloodlines."

Zheng Zha nodded in agreement upon hearing Zhan Lan's words, saying, "You're right. No matter what, entering the Main God Space already puts us ahead of most people in the real world, right? Aside from the dangers we have to face..."

Zheng Zha took a deep breath as he finished speaking. He realized something: he didn't need to compare himself to the Monkey King. After all, the Monkey King was Sun Wukong from "Journey to the West," the Great Sage Equal to Heaven and the Victorious Fighting Buddha. He had grown up watching the "Journey to the West" animation and TV series.

As long as you don't compare yourself to the Monkey King, and he exchanges various enhancements from the main god, maybe in the later stages, there won't be much difference between everyone.

And then think about what Chu Xuan said about the gene lock. If he could unlock the gene lock one day, wouldn't he be able to evolve step by step and slowly reach the level of Monkey King?

But no matter what, whether it's unlocking the gene lock or obtaining enhancements from the main god, there's only one thing he needs to do now: try his best to survive in the main god's space.

As long as you can live, anything is possible; but if you die along the way, all hope will turn into delusion.

In the past, Zheng Zha would not have thought of it, or rather, he was unsure whether he could survive in the Main God Space until the end. He could only try his best to survive.

But now that Monkey King has arrived in the Main God Space, Zheng Zha had many thoughts on his mind.

Then, he said to Monkey King, "Monkey King, now that you've mastered your internal energy, you can exchange for named martial arts manuals from the main god to practice. Monkey King, would you like me to recommend a few?"

Upon hearing this, Monkey King replied, "Then I'll have to trouble you, brother."

Immediately afterward, Zheng Zha took out the materials and laid out all the peerless martial arts techniques he had previously seen in front of Monkey King, introducing them one by one: "This book, the Nine Yin Manual, can lead to perfect cultivation and the completion of the Golden Core. It is divided into two volumes, which can be exchanged separately. It also comes with some supernatural mental techniques, such as the Tendon-Changing and Bone-Changing Chapter, the Healing Chapter, the Acupoint Striking Chapter, the Acupoint Unblocking Chapter, the Breath-Holding Technique, the Tendon-Shrinking and Bone-Contraction Method, the Flying Willow Force, and a series of other martial arts. It's practically like getting a complete set of secret manuals after exchanging for one of them. However, it would take others quite a bit of time to cultivate even one of them, but I think with Monkey King's abilities, he should be able to master them all in no time, right?"

"Besides the Nine Yin Manual, there is the Nine Yang Divine Skill, which I highly recommend! After mastering the Nine Yang Divine Skill, your internal energy will generate at an incredibly fast and inexhaustible speed. You can unleash tremendous power with ordinary punches and kicks, and your defense will be unmatched. It also has the effect of automatically protecting your body and deflecting attacks of superhuman strength. After mastering it, you will have an indestructible body and it is also a holy book for healing, making you immune to all poisons."

"There is also a book called 'Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill,' which is said to grant the power of ten dragons and ten elephants upon mastery. However, this skill emphasizes gradual progress and takes a very long time to cultivate. In fact, even if Brother Monkey chooses this skill, I don't know exactly how long it would take to master it."

Upon hearing Zheng Zha's words, Zhan Lan chimed in, "Actually, you shouldn't always focus on the secret manuals in those martial arts novels. Take a look at this 'Invincible Vajra Divine Skill'! It's a skill from a TV series I watched before, and it's said to have been created by Bodhidharma, the founder of Shaolin Temple."

"Upon mastering this divine skill, one can achieve an indestructible, invincible body with the strength to uproot mountains. Without using any internal energy, one can remain undefeated solely through one's own power. When using this skill, it is as if one is wearing golden armor, which can resist all external attacks, and one can cultivate an indestructible body that is impervious to swords and spears, and water and fire."