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Chapter 748: Time Discrepancy Between Realms, Spirit Techniques in Medicine
Chapter 748: Time Discrepancy Between Realms, Spirit Techniques in Medicine
"Something's wrong with the time flow. Damn, 1.2 to 1???"
Qin MuYe was quite taken aback. He had successfully connected the laboratory equipment in the Xuanzhen Realm's colonial world, establishing a teleportation device.
However, an issue arose. Although the Xuanzhen Realm and the Yuling Realm might have originally been the same world, they had separated for too long, causing a slight difference in their time flows.
Specifically, the time flow in the Yuling Realm was about 20% faster than in the Xuanzhen Realm. This discrepancy led to a significant energy consumption when the two worlds were connected through the equipment.
Previously, this wasn't a problem because the Lord Era game had synchronized the time flow for all the worlds he connected using the hyper-spatial teleportation channel. Now that Qin MuYe had resigned, he no longer enjoyed this benefit.
That was an employee perk, not something an outsider like him could enjoy. So, he had to bear the cost himself.
However, this wasn't entirely a bad thing. At least Qin MuYe could use the time discrepancy for research.
"Once the two realms are connected, I can proceed with my plans. Otherwise, losing contact with the Xuanzhen Realm would be quite troublesome." Although he had left an avatar in the Xuanzhen Realm, the avatar's capabilities were limited. The leaders of the three religions could easily see through it and might do something unexpected.
He first checked on his avatar and found that the leaders of the three religions hadn't come looking for him. They might have come, seen that it wasn't his true form, and left, without the avatar even noticing their presence.
Luckily, these were minor issues, nothing major.
After confirming there were no significant problems, he checked the feedback from the Divine Path system. It had already started to harm the Xuanzhen Realm itself, but the leaders of the three religions hadn't noticed, blinded by the vast benefits of the Divine Path.
However, Qin MuYe didn't let his guard down. They might be playing a game with him, just not attacking yet, which indicated he hadn't been exposed.
Then, he refocused his attention on the green caterpillar in his hand.
It had just gone through its first molt, changing from a black line to a normal green caterpillar, leisurely munching on leaves.
"Completely mindless, no wonder they say it has no brain."
For spirit beasts, the general public usually prefers those formed from mammals like cats, dogs, and apes. These spirit beasts can be raised from a young age and can understand commands to some extent even before a formal contract is made. If raised with care, they can become even more intelligent and develop abilities like protecting their master or showing loyalty.
These post-contract spirit beast techniques are similar to innate spirit beast techniques but only develop in certain spirit beasts after specific experiences, forming psychological and spiritual resonance.
For example, the "protect master" ability allows the spirit beast to instantly return to its master when the master is in danger. The "loyalty" ability is even more remarkable, creating a mystical connection with the master, sharing half of the damage the master receives.
These two post-contract spirit beast techniques are rated as the highest, divine-grade, in the spirit beast technique classification. Their straightforward and powerful effects are highly desirable, as the rating is based on effectiveness, not rarity. Even the rarest waste is still waste.
Unfortunately, the green caterpillar in Qin MuYe's hand had no chance of developing these two post-contract spirit beast techniques. These abilities can only develop before the contract is made. Once the contract is established, they can no longer develop, as the spirit beast becomes 100% loyal, making these additional benefits less relevant.
Spirit beasts of the Insect Path rarely develop post-contract spirit beast techniques, and the green caterpillar was no exception, with no recorded instances of such abilities.
"However, it has all three innate spirit beast techniques. I was worried it might not develop properly."
Qin MuYe had been observing the green caterpillar for days. Its condition seemed stable, but it always gave a sense of being neither fully developed nor underdeveloped. Especially the third innate spirit beast technique, "Insect Healing," seemed almost on the verge of degeneration.
Later, Qin MuYe confirmed that it was indeed degenerating.
The principle of "use it or lose it" applies to spirit beasts as well. The "Insect Resilience" was somewhat better, being related to genetics and nutrition. However, "Insect Healing" had almost completely degenerated.
The green caterpillar was so weak that its self-healing ability was virtually useless. For example, if it were captured, what good would its self-healing ability be, regenerating inside the stomach of a predator?
After another thousand or so years, the Green Caterpillar might lose its "Insect Healing" innate spirit beast technique.
Qin MuYe was completely floored when he got this result. No wonder the three-day-old Green Caterpillars were almost never caught, while the two-day-old ones were occasionally heard of.
So, in reality, every three-day-old Green Caterpillar that was caught meant one less in existence.
"Eat, eat, eat, all you do is eat, and you look so carefree." Qin MuYe looked at the Green Caterpillar, his face darkening.
If it weren't for the need to use it for experiments, Qin MuYe would have thrown it to the birds. Why should he work himself to the bone while this thing lived a carefree life, never worrying about food or drink?
"Phew~ But it's okay, your carefree life is over."
The Green Caterpillar, which was munching on a leaf, suddenly paused. Its skin began to twitch, as if it had sensed a predator. However, after a brief exploration, it found no danger and continued to munch on the leaf.
"Besides silk production, the four innate spirit beast techniques—'Insect Resilience,' 'Insect Healing,' 'Iron Will,' and 'Soul Ascension'—are all passive techniques. These are the hardest to level up in terms of proficiency."
"Fortunately, all I need to do is operate on it."
Qin MuYe glanced at the Green Caterpillar and sighed again, "Well, surgery isn't really practical for this thing. I'll have to make it take experience pills."
The four spirit beast techniques essentially boil down to physical attributes, mental quality, and soul strength.
Since the Green Caterpillar couldn't train, Qin MuYe decided to feed it experience pills to help it gain proficiency.
This was a last resort.
As for silk production, forget it, he might as well give it the pills for that too. After all, if he really made the Green Caterpillar train, it would take at least three months to reach the Heavenly Rank.
There are spirit beasts in the Insect Path that can fully train at this stage, but apart from the founder of the Xuan Sheng Moth's evolution secret technique, no one has managed to cultivate a Green Caterpillar to such an extent. After all, the time frame for this stage is too short.
So, Qin MuYe had to find a way to give it a boost. He couldn't simply add points, nor could he just shout "Break through!" and instantly increase the spirit beast technique's proficiency.
After a busy session, Qin MuYe kneaded five experience pills and placed them in a glass bottle. He then grabbed the Green Caterpillar, which was happily munching on a leaf.
"Alright, say goodbye to your leaves. From today on, you'll never taste such fresh leaves again. You'll only be eating these not-so-tasty experience pills."
"Five pills should be enough to max out the spirit beast techniques. If not, I'll make another five. After all, it's easy for me to knead them."
"Um, you have a month, no, ten days to finish them. If you can't, I'll help you."
Qin MuYe threw the Green Caterpillar into the glass bottle and watched as it tried to crawl out, feeling quite pleased.
After a while, the Green Caterpillar realized it couldn't escape and noticed that the thing under its feet seemed edible. It took a bite.
To say the least, Qin MuYe almost burst out laughing.
The Green Caterpillar's skin couldn't stop twitching, and its entire body expressed one thing: awful!
Qin MuYe had specially adjusted the taste. The Green Caterpillar had no sense of taste, but it was easy for Qin MuYe to make it feel the flavor.
There was no need to modify the Green Caterpillar; he just needed to modify the experience pills.
After taking a bite, the Green Caterpillar curled up and frantically tried to crawl out, but it was a futile effort.
"Let me tell you, this thing might be awful, and I did it on purpose, but I'm doing it for your own good!" Qin MuYe said shamelessly, not caring that the Green Caterpillar couldn't understand him. As long as he could enjoy himself, that was the best.
"It's been a long time since I've been this happy." Qin MuYe put the glass bottle away and then immersed himself in his research.
He was naturally studying the time flow discrepancy between the Xuanzhen Realm and the Yuling Realm. This was a matter of time, so he had to take it seriously. After all, if he wanted to break through to a higher level instead of endlessly strengthening at the 9th Rank, studying time was his best option.
(End of Chapter)
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