"I'm not saying your uncle is lying, but considering your uncle's low position in the family, how much could he really know about the family's true secrets?
I believe everything is not that simple.
You should see the truth with your own eyes, MingYue.
I'm not telling you to forgive them or anything like that. But find out the whole picture before you decide anything.
You have Vesa with you; anyway, I'm sure it's not hard to discern their true intentions.
I just wonder, though.
You say your father was always busy with himself but didn't have a good cultivation level.
If that's true, how could he have married into your family?
Haven't you told me many times how important marriage is for cultivators?
I really don't believe it.
Just like you, in her generation, your mom was a genius, too.
Even if she was poisoned, do you think it makes sense to marry just anyone?
Also, your brother has good spiritual roots and bloodline, even though they're not as good as yours.
Do you think it's because both of you got lucky?"
Alex's question made MingYue's mind churn, but she then let out a small laugh.
"What do you mean? He's not my real father? You've read too many novels, Alex.
What's next? My real father comes from a secret cultivation family, and my mom had an affair with him?"
"You got me, haha. Well, you get my point, MingYue.
Spend some time to calm yourself down, but no need to beat yourself up.
Just look for the truth with your own eyes. Don't make conclusions before you learn everything."
"You're right, yeah, thanks." MingYue felt better after talking with Alex.
She then ended their talk, wiping the tears from her eyes.
It only took a moment for MingYue to return to her usual self. She then started giving instructions to ZanLu.
Meanwhile, Alex told Prof. Faerith to continue with the experiment. He then left her alone, moving to the training area.
Sitting cross-legged, he held two crystals in his hand. Alex then closed his eyes and started feeling the qi and mana within the crystals.
He had learned how they use qi to strengthen their bodies.
The one MingYue gave to him taught him to use Qi by breathing deeply into the lungs, spreading it around the body, and then holding his breath as long as he could.
Next, he would exhale and take all the qi out.
This method is quite torturous and painful, as when infused with Qi, the body will feel pressure.
Alex then asked for other samples to compare the methods, and he found out they also have different types of breathing, methods of circulation, and phases for it happening.
The better the technique is, the higher the efficiency.
"MingYue said they don't have any cultivator doctors there.
Well, cultivators cannot get sick; the only problems they face are wounds and poison. So, an Alchemy master is enough.
No wonder the cultivation method is crude like this; they are lacking understanding of human biology," Alex mumbled.
He is not a doctor, but with Vesa's assimilation of the ERX chip and his abilities, modifying this cultivation method is not hard for him.
He has made a new phase that strengthens the human body, starting from the base, the weakest parts, from the spine, nerves, veins, lungs, heart, and kidneys, and then to other organs.
After his foundation is strengthened, he will then proceed to the eyes, flesh, skin, and finally, the brain.
"Based on the simulation, this should have no problem since mana energy goes first and then moves to qi afterward.
But I need to make sure this first. If anything happens to my brain..."
Alex then chuckled, "It's not funny if I become an idiot."
He then started, first using mana, circulating it into his spine.
Alex could feel like a thread of energy was permeating through it, and his cells started greedily absorbing the energy.
It wasn't like the transformation he expected, but more like water poured over dry sand.
It only took a few seconds before the mana crystal turned to dust.
"Vesa, why is this happening? It's not what I expected."
[It's because your body has started transforming into a progenitor, King.]
[The cultivation method you are trying to use is vastly different.]
[No cultivator in my knowledge of the Queen's world messes with the spine or other core organs like nerves before they reach the immortal stage.]
"That's not weird; they don't do it on purpose.
They have no choice when they try to break through to become immortal.
But this means the result will be very different for a normal person or other awakeners," Alex mumbled.
He still felt excited since this meant he could completely skip over the foundation stage as long as he absorbed enough mana and qi into his body.
"Wait, the reason I have abilities is because my brain mutated too, same with others.
Then isn't having an ability the same as having a spiritual root and bloodline?"
[It's different, King. In your world, the body mutates to use mana, while for bloodline and spiritual root, it transforms into something completely new.]
[That is why cultivators have a far longer lifespan compared to people in the King's World. But this is just my theory; we need more data to conclude this.]
"I get what you mean, Vesa, but the core should be similar.
Forget it. It's still too far away for me; even now, the research on how mana makes someone an awakener is still in huge debate."
There are many theories that have emerged for this since if they really understand how it happens, this means they could potentially change everyone into an awakener, but it doesn't guarantee results now.
There are some ways, but the casualty rate is high, like exposing someone to a high concentration of Mana.
Alex then took out more mana crystals and started absorbing them again.
Time passed, and after an hour, he sighed, "This is crazy. I have spent one thousand mana crystals, and it's not even half-filled yet. Each one is high-grade, that easily cost $100,000 each."