A long-awaited moment of warmth, the experiment begins!

Night had fallen, yet the heart of Mount Taibai was brilliantly lit.

With a single phone call from the Grand Elder, the massive national machine roared to life at this moment, causing a shudder.

Countless heavy transport planes tore through the night sky, and massive searchlights illuminated a stretch of wilderness at the foot of Mount Taibai as bright as day.

This place, originally a desolate beach filled with jagged rocks, was now completely submerged by a torrent of steel.

"Hurry! Move quickly!"

"The foundation for Zone One must be hardened within two hours!"

"The Nuclear Reactor components are being airlifted and are expected to arrive in thirty minutes!"

"The expert team from the Academy of Sciences has arrived; the equipment debugging team must follow immediately!"

There was no superfluous chatter, only brief instructions coming from walkie-talkies and the roar of engines.

The top nuclear reaction experts from the Great Xia Academy of Sciences, their hair disheveled, their eyes gleaming with fanatical light, argued until their faces were red while clutching blueprints in the temporarily erected tents.

They were going to build the first "Spiritual Qi Conversion Dedicated Nuclear Energy Supply Station" in human history here!

...

Taibai Mountain Base, Medical District.

The heavy soundproof door was pushed open violently by a hand, stirring up a sudden gust of wind.

Tang Xiaoxiao, like an excited rabbit, dove headfirst into the ward.

"Wow! Qingqing! Something incredible has happened!"

She braced her hands on her knees, panting heavily, her eyes glowing frighteningly bright.

"Let me tell you! It seems the country is making a big move again!"

Xu Qing, on the hospital bed, put down the book in her hands, looking at her friend's reckless appearance, a smile of helplessness and indulgence appearing on her already slightly rosy face.

"Slow down, drink some water."

Xu Qing pointed to the water cup nearby.

"No, I won't drink!"

Tang Xiaoxiao waved her hands repeatedly, completely unable to care about such things.

"When I was out for a stroll just now, I saw that a large open space had been cleared next to the base, and I don't even know when it happened!"

"There are so many people gathered there now, it's brightly lit, just like filming a sci-fi blockbuster, it seems they are constructing something super powerful!"

She gestured while widening her eyes.

"I say, Xiaoxiao... you should be more careful."

Xu Qing sighed softly, leaning back slightly against the pillow.

"Do you know what kind of place this is?"

She reached out with a slender finger and gently tapped Tang Xiaoxiao's bridge of the nose.

"This is a military restricted area. If you run around everywhere, aren't you afraid of being caught by the guards and locked in a dark room?"

"I won't be able to save you then."

She thought this would scare her, but who knew Tang Xiaoxiao would just chuckle, her face full of fearlessness.

"Hehe, Sister Xiyue already said."

"Except for the places with restricted area signs, I can visit other areas at will!"

She proudly put her hands on her hips, with an arrogant "I have connections, who am I afraid of" look.

"Uh..."

Xu Qing's tone faltered, and then her expression became a bit more serious.

"Then we still can't cause trouble for Sister Xiyue."

"Otherwise, if any trouble arises, it won't look good for Sister Xiyue."

Tang Xiaoxiao sat down on the chair by the bed and grabbed Xu Qing's hand, shaking it.

"Don't worry."

"Do you really think I'm stupid?"

"How could I possibly cause trouble for Sister Xiyue? I was just looking around the perimeter of the base; I wouldn't dare do anything else!"

Speaking of this, she suddenly lowered her voice, leaned forward, and leaned mysteriously toward Xu Qing.

"And, I just saw something outrageous over at the plaza!"

Xu Qing was amused by her guilty look and couldn't help asking: "What kind of thing? Aliens?"

"Even more outrageous than aliens!"

Tang Xiaoxiao widened her eyes, gesturing exaggeratedly in the air with both hands.

"A lizard! Red! About as tall as this building we're staying in!"

"It was lying there sleeping, and the air puffed out of its nostrils was sparks!"

"And a snake, with three heads! Three, you know!"

"That snake tongue sticking out, I'm afraid it's longer than my entire body!"

Tang Xiaoxiao swallowed a mouthful of saliva, her face filled with shock and lingering fear.

"You don't know, my legs went soft at the time, but a soldier passing by told me that it was just a pet raised by Sister Xiyue!"

"A pet! Can you believe it?!"

Xu Qing was stunned.

She opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say this wasn't scientific.

But looking down at her body, which was rapidly recovering its vitality, she swallowed the words back.

"I believe."

Xu Qing softly uttered one word, her eyes becoming deep.

"Sister Xiyue... she has even achieved things like immortality cultivation, so what's the big deal about raising two monsters?"

Once these words were spoken, the room fell into a brief silence.

Tang Xiaoxiao was no longer boisterous; she lay on the edge of the bed, her chin resting on the bed sheet, her eyes somewhat unfocused.

Yes... immortality cultivation.

This term that only existed in novels now appeared vividly by their side.

Recalling the scene at the hospital a few days ago, Tang Xiaoxiao still feels like it was a dream.

At that time, Xu Qing was on her last breath, and the doctor had already issued a critical condition notice.

Tang Xiaoxiao, holding on to the last hope, sent a voice message to that gray profile picture.

She thought it would sink into the sea like usual.

Who knew that two hours later, the phone rang.

The voice of Lin Xiyue on the other end of the phone was anxious, even carrying a trace of trembling.

And then, those soldiers who called themselves "Kunlun Squad" appeared in the ward like divine soldiers descending from heaven.

A smooth journey all the way, with a special plane for transport.

Upon arriving here, a Daoist with an immortal aura simply fed Xu Qing a few Medicinal Pills.

That terminal illness, which had been sentenced to death by modern medicine, actually began to improve miraculously.

And all of this was because of Lin Xiyue.

"Xiaoxiao."

"Have you seen Sister Xiyue recently?"

Xu Qing spoke first, breaking the silence.

She gripped the bed sheet beneath her, her knuckles turning slightly white.

"My life was given by her, I... I want to thank her in person."

Tang Xiaoxiao shook her head, her expression somewhat complex.

"Not yet."

"We met in a hurry the day we arrived, she was so busy she didn't even touch the ground."

"And..."

Tang Xiaoxiao paused, seemingly organizing her wording.

"Sister Xiyue has changed."

"She was beautiful before, but that was the beauty of us Mortals."

"Now... when she stands there, I feel like an ugly duckling."

"That aura about her, how should I put it... it's as if she could fly away at any moment."

"That's a fairy, not a human."

Tang Xiaoxiao sighed, her tone carrying a trace of imperceptible alienation.

That was the instinctive awe of a Mortal for an extraordinary being.

"Hey, who is talking behind my back?"

"Xiaoxiao, is it you?"

At this moment, a crisp and pleasant voice suddenly sounded at the door.

Carrying a bit of familiar teasing, and a bit of long-lost intimacy.

Both of them were startled, looking up abruptly.

At the door of the ward.

Lin Xiyue was wearing a simple training outfit, her long hair tied loosely behind her.

Just by standing there, she made the surrounding air seem much fresher.

"Sister... Sister Xiyue?!"

"You... you came?!"

Tang Xiaoxiao stood up stuttering, rubbing the corner of her clothes helplessly.

The earlier boisterous energy vanished instantly, replaced by a kind of restraint when facing a superior.

Lin Xiyue raised an eyebrow and walked in with big strides.

She reached out.

Pinched her cheek.

It was done in one go!

"Ouch!"

Tang Xiaoxiao covered her cheek and cried out in pain.

"What are you spacing out for? Haven't seen you in a few days, don't you recognize your sister?"

Lin Xiyue rolled her eyes at her with a smile, then turned her head to look at Xu Qing on the hospital bed.

Her gaze swept over Xu Qing's clearly improved complexion, and the smile in her eyes deepened.

"It seems Daoist Master Qingfeng's Medicinal Pill is quite reliable."

"How are you? Does it still hurt?"

Xu Qing looked at the familiar yet strange face in front of her, her eyes instantly turning red.

"Sister Xiyue..."

Xu Qing choked up, struggling to sit up.

"Alright, alright, don't do that sentimental stuff."

Lin Xiyue stepped forward, gently pressed Xu Qing's shoulder, and a gentle Spiritual Qi flowed in.

"Lie down."

"Between us sisters, we don't do that."

She pulled over a chair and sat down, crossed her legs, her posture as casual as if they were still in the school dormitory.

"It's good that your life is saved."

"Wait a while, I'll teach you how to cultivate immortality."

"By then, let alone cancer, even if your head fell off... uh, that can't be reattached yet, anyway, it's very powerful!"

"Pfft."

Tang Xiaoxiao finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

That barrier caused by the status gap quietly shattered at this moment.

"Sister Xiyue, you're still so violent!"

Tang Xiaoxiao leaned over, her courage growing again, and reached out to touch Lin Xiyue's face.

"Oh my god, Sister Xiyue, your skin is so good, how do you maintain it?"

"Hmph, don't you worry about the affairs of an immortal cultivation girl!"

Lin Xiyue proudly lifted her chin.

Afterwards, the three girls' silver-bell-like laughter began to echo continuously.

Outside the window, the roaring of machines continued.

But in this small ward, it was filled with long-lost warmth and peace.

...

Time passed like a white horse galloping across a crack, and in a flash, three days had gone by.

Beside the Taibai Mountain Base.

That once desolate open space now stood with a massive facility full of industrial aesthetic.

Heavy lead plate walls, precise cooling pipes, and the Nuclear Reactor emitting a faint blue light at the core.

Hundreds of top experts from the Great Xia Academy of Sciences were currently focused on every piece of data on the console.

And directly above the Nuclear Reactor, that huge "Myriad Origins Return to One Great Formation" Formation Plate was floating quietly.

"Report! All indicators of the Nuclear Reactor are normal!"

"The cooling System is running smoothly!"

"The energy transmission channel has been docked!"

Reports rose one after another in the command hall.

The Grand Elder, standing at the very front, had eyes like torches, looking at the combination representing the Peak of human technology and the crystallization of the cultivation civilization.

He took a deep breath, and his steady voice spread throughout the hall via the broadcast.

"I announce."

"The nuclear energy-Spiritual Qi conversion experiment, officially begins!"