270: Chapter 270 The Difficulty of Cultivating Extraordinary Beings from Lower Creatures, the Source of Soul Birth, and the Purple Mansion Loose Immortal

He was heard saying, "These low-level spiritual plants with simple biological structures can adapt to extreme Universe radiation, rapidly evolve corresponding survival organs, and possess extremely strong adaptability."

"We previously conducted experiments in places where meteorites gather, such as Jupiter and Pluto. They evolved abilities like fluff-floating, void-crossing, and biological force fields, enabling them to traverse the vacuum and spread to other meteorites containing usable materials."

"Furthermore, they can absorb most inorganic matter and convert it into organic matter, greatly increasing the capacity of the biological carbon System and providing potential conditions for the growth requirements of further Advanced plants."

"However, there is also a drawback that isn't really a drawback. These low-level spiritual plants require the consumption of vast amounts of Origin Qi to maintain their extremely strong instincts for adaptive evolution."

"Although they can also evolve energy-gathering and energy-storage organs to absorb Universe radiation, light energy, thermal energy, and even wind energy, their operational efficiency and expansion speed will be greatly compromised."

Upon hearing this, Wang An gained a certain understanding of the current research progress on first-tier spiritual plants in spiritual botany.

Watching Proxima 1, which was being continuously injected with Origin Qi and where thousands of spiritual plant seed packets were being deployed below the bridge, he immediately raised a related branch question: "Besides these low-level plants, what is the current research progress regarding low-level decomposers like bacteria and fungi?"

Li Mingxiao thought for a moment, organized his thoughts, and then cautiously replied, "Most fungi are multicellular organisms; things like mushroom spirits are fine. As for lower-level decomposers, due to the lack of more complex organ Systems, very few can definitely evolve into Transcendent Life forms based on energy."

"Currently, all known low-level organisms that can be collected remain at the symbiotic evolution stage, meaning the passive evolution of unicellular organisms that symbiosis with the host evolution."

Regarding this aspect, although Wang An had not conducted in-depth research personally, he had absorbed a vast amount of relevant knowledge and knew that other civilizations had encountered the same situation.

In complete contrast to ordinary ecological environments, this conclusion had also caused concern among most biologists in the Blue Star Human Federation after the discovery of Transcendent energy—whether viruses and fungi, which could evolve multiple times within a year even in normal environments, would evolve into even more powerful and dangerous individual species in higher-energy radiation environments.

In a Transcendent ecological environment, the organisms capable of rapidly evolving to adapt to Transcendent energy are often the higher and more complex Advanced organisms.

Meanwhile, most bacteria, prokaryotes, protists, and viruses, under long-term Transcendent radiation and energy modification, slowly became external organs for other Transcendent plants and Transcendent animals, gradually losing the characteristics of autonomous evolution and reproduction.

This is the final result of the vast majority of Transcendent ecologies.

Therefore, upon hearing this, Wang An shared some of the data and knowledge collected from other civilizations with the several Great Masters present who specialized in spiritual botany.

"So ultimately, scholars from most academies concluded that one necessary condition supporting the evolution of life toward higher Transcendent forms is spirituality. Only organisms that are more intelligent and possess more spirituality can efficiently utilize Transcendent energy and actively and spontaneously evolve into more powerful Transcendent Life forms."

"Whereas low-level organisms similar to bacteria, viruses, prokaryotes, and protists lack complex consciousness and the possibility of spirituality being born, and are gradually eliminated in the evolution of the entire Transcendent ecology."

Several Transcendent Life forms responsible for ecological construction and basic plant environment restoration, upon hearing the exposition of Immortal Master Heavenly River and the research results from other academies, were lost in thought.

At this moment, a botanical wizard stepped forward to salute and cautiously asked, "Lord Heavenly River, in that case, is spirituality a prerequisite for the birth of wisdom and the Soul?"

Wang An occasionally glanced at this botanical wizard named Darwin, and within his body, he could sense a first-tier spiritual plant of the narcissus type with a vitality-based imagery.

After he refined the Heavenly River Water Golden Nature, people discovered that the probability of promoting by cultivating imagery related to Heavenly River Water had increased significantly.

Especially for Dao Foundation Cultivators like Li Mingxiao who possessed natal spiritual plants, the wizard System, which leaned toward studying nature, elements, plant vitality, and spirituality, quickly achieved results in this direction.

Spiritual plant wizards or magical plant wizards are a major branch.

For these Transcendent Life forms who were expanding their Heavenly River Water imagery, Wang An was naturally happy to answer their doubts.

Subsequently, he scanned the circle of first-tier Transcendent Life forms who were listening attentively and spoke indifferently, "Spirituality is indeed one of the conditions for the birth of wisdom and the Soul. Just as in the Old Era, before there was Transcendent energy, the vast majority of humans could actually be said to lack a complete Soul, or only possessed relatively strong spirituality."

"Only after actively or passively absorbing a large amount of Transcendent energy did the entire human population, and even a portion of higher intelligent life forms, give birth to a complete Soul."

"From this, the Soul in the Qi Refining Realm and the spirit body in the Dao Foundation Realm continuously transition to higher levels of life."

"Even the Yin Spirit in the Purple Mansion Realm further nurtures the True Spirit that represents the unique essence of an individual's life."

"If anyone among you can achieve the second-tier Transcendent Life or the Purple Mansion Realm and possess a True Spirit, even after dying and entering Reincarnation, you can return to cultivate again with your memories intact. This is also why I call the Purple Mansion the Loose Immortal; a Loose Immortal is one who passes through nine lifetimes and nine tribulations without dissipating."

Everyone present was shocked to hear that the second-tier Purple Mansion Loose Immortal actually had the ability to be reincarnated and cultivate again, and at the same time, their desire for the second-tier Realm reached its peak.

After all, those who could become first-tier Transcendent Life naturally knew their own worth; if they could be reincarnated and cultivate again, with higher accumulation and talent, seeking higher Realms lifetime after lifetime, just thinking about it was thrilling.

After Li Mingxiao calmed his emotions, he asked a key question: "Immortal Master, if it is a Cultivator at the Dao Foundation level, after dying and entering Reincarnation, is there still a chance to awaken memories and return to cultivate again?"

Wang An pondered for a moment before saying, "Theoretically, it requires multiple conditions to be possible. First, someone must guide you in the living world; second, accumulate as much Karma and Qi-luck as possible that is beneficial to the entire civilization's Transcendent System; third, one's own cultivation must at least reach the Perfection of the Dao Foundation, achieving an incomplete Yin Spirit."

"Only after such a Reincarnation is it possible to actively awaken from the Mystery of the Womb, or one could entrust the person guiding in the living world to passively stimulate Awakening through the predecessor. However, how it actually works and what variable factors are involved, without data observation, there is no definitive conclusion yet."

At this moment, Wang An recalled his own ability to awaken from the Mystery of the Womb and felt fortunate. Although he possessed twice the Soul mass of an ordinary person at that time, judging from his current perspective, even with three or four times the Soul mass, it would not necessarily lead to the Awakening of memories.