The discovery of the pineal gland's role in the birth of spiritual consciousness is indeed significant.

It signifies that the rabbits' research in the field of cultivation has entered a new stage and proves that the pineal gland, a much-debated organ, does indeed have its special qualities.

In a sense, it serves as a certain corroboration of traditional Huaxia culture—considering how much traditional culture has been vilified these days.

Nowadays, some scholars are indeed questioning the authenticity of history, retaining its essence—the experts who waste no effort in this endeavor are admirable and should not be disparaged.

But, on the other hand, there are those eager to overthrow all traditional culture, hoping to even bleach their own skin, which they would love.

Take, for example, a typical area of contention—traditional Chinese medicine.

Does traditional Chinese medicine have a lot of flaws?

Frankly, it does.

These flaws do not only pertain to those 'successors of xx' masters but also include many herbs or treatment methods in Chinese medicine.

Take Aristolochia as an example, a commonly used herb in ancient times, but modern medicine proves it causes irreversible damage to the kidneys.

After all, traditional Chinese medicine has its historical limitations, which cannot and need not be denied.

Blindly maintaining traditional Chinese medicine is actually undesirable; forcefully whitewashing it is akin to fan circles manipulating reviews.

For instance, some artists clearly have had surgery if you're not blind, but their foolish fans keep whitewashing, claiming it's a natural transformation, and occasionally dragging Jay Chou into the controversy.

Such acts shouldn't be committed.

But similarly, you can't completely dismiss all of traditional Chinese medicine, can you?

There are quite a few patients cured by traditional Chinese medicine, and the claims often repeated by detractors that "traditional Chinese medicine cannot be explained by science and its efficacy can't be proven with big data" were actually refuted back in 2017.

For example, the international standard for randomized controlled trials of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions in the "Annals of Internal Medicine" (IF=17.135), since then, neither the Eagles nor the European Union have stalled on the import of Chinese medicinal materials and the evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine professional qualifications. (doi: 10.7326/M16-2977.[Epub ahead of print])

Additionally, Director Zhang Zhiming's paper on the 122-group gastric soup controlled experiment 1674-7860 (2018) 30007304 was directly translated into Nature, and it was jointly released with the University of Göttingen.

Moreover, traditional Chinese medicine therapies like cupping and scraping are truly popular in Europe and America (as witnessed by the author), such as the renowned NBA star Rose who is a frequent user of cupping.

Prominent clubs like Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Liverpool all have professional traditional Chinese medicine therapy consultants.

These clubs, whose livelihood depends on sports, acknowledge traditional Chinese medicine culture—to be precise, traditional Chinese medicine therapy culture—while a bunch of detractors domestically still shout about the uselessness of scraping.

Currently, nearly every top university has established an herbal medicine laboratory in their medical sciences field, or at the very least hosts a traditional Chinese medicine research team.

However, it is sadly true that many non-professionals have little knowledge of these developments.

Moreover, what's even more absurd is that the ones who publish the most research reports on traditional Chinese medicine every year, including in the Nature sub-journals, and help validate traditional Chinese medicine are Europeans.

This truly is a messed-up situation.

Let's return to the main topic.

In summary, the discovery of the Damo Realm indeed aids the favorable aspects of traditional Chinese medicine theory.

If this could help eliminate the flaws, perhaps traditional Chinese medicine could regain the glory it deserves—and this is just a minor representative of the Damo Realm's benefits to traditional culture.

This is one of the advantages of a cultivation world and is why many local scientific researchers are so dedicated to the Damo Realm.

If you reframe the Damo Realm with a different narrative, turning cultivation into Magic, changing Wei Fan's name to something like Louis Almeida, and turning Chixian City into a place like Tonglusi Castle.

Sure, the rabbits would still study the Damo Realm, but the sense of national pride and identification might not be as profound.

Which rabbit doesn't have a big country dream?

With attention returning to the camp.

It was about half a day after the Fuyao Project Team was authorized to establish.

An adjusted and prepared Cao Yi, guided by Lin Li and Patriarch Wei and others, arrived at a heavily guarded conference room in the camp.

After entering the room.

Lin Lixian started a recording device and then took out a password-protected box, unlocking it with a three-fold combination of numeric code, fingerprint, and iris.

Click——

Soon, the box opened automatically, and Lin Li cautiously retrieved eight jade slips from within.

He placed these jade slips on the table one by one while inviting them to sit down, then said to Cao Yi:

"Comrade Cao Yi, you have now advanced to the Fourth-Layer Qi Cultivation, which is the realm where you can cultivate a technique.

These jade slips are cultivation techniques purchased by the commerce group at the Ziqiong Market, and their quality is above the elemental level. You may choose any technique that satisfies you for cultivation."

According to the intelligence currently known to the rabbits, the techniques in the Damo Realm are divided into four grades: Wild, Elemental, Profound, and Spiritual, where Wild is the lowest and Spiritual the highest.

Wild suits all cultivators regardless of aptitude, but moving up requires aptitude qualifications.

For example, a Yuan-level cultivation technique requires the aptitude of three or more Spiritual Roots to comprehend, while a Profound Level technique requires at least dual Spiritual Roots.

Only cultivators with a single Spiritual Root can practice a Spiritual Level technique.

The higher the level of the technique, the more powerful it is likely to be.

However, since various techniques have a threshold for Spiritual Roots, the top-level techniques in the Damo Realm do not have outrageously high prices—on the contrary, powerful Yuan-level techniques often have significant value.

For instance, the "Great Deduction Technique" that Mingmou practices, due to its requirement for a variant Black-and-White Single Spiritual Root, is priced at just over three thousand Spirit Stones, which equates to the profit from a single market session in a small city.

Of course, other secret techniques and skills are not included in this.

Even if a secret technique enhances combat power multiple times for the same realm and requires a single Spiritual Root, its price remains high.

This time, the trade delegation purchased more than thirty sets of techniques, including several inexpensive ones worth dozens of Spirit Stones, as well as some more valuable Yuan-level and Profound Level techniques.

Among them, there are seven sets of earth and wood attribute techniques suitable for Cao Yi; the extra jade slip on the table is from the Mo Family's inventory clearance.

Speaking of the Mo Family, they are indeed 'generous people,' gifting both techniques and iron mines, moving the rabbits to the point of planning another statue in their honor.

Subsequently, Lin Li made a gesture inviting Patriarch Wei to speak, and said:

"Patriarch Wei, you are a professional; I'd trouble you to give an introduction."

Patriarch Wei returned the courtesy, then began categorizing the jade slips and explained to Cao Yi:

"Brother Cao Yi, in the path of cultivation, two types of techniques are needed: main techniques and auxiliary techniques—except for cultivators with a single Spiritual Root.

With your dual earth and wood Spiritual Roots, you must choose either earth as the main and wood as the auxiliary, or vice versa.

For cultivators with three or four Spiritual Roots, it is the same; there must be a main attribute technique.

Once your main technique is cultivated to a certain level, you can break through to the next realm.

The section on your left consists of wood attribute techniques, namely the 'Supreme Wood Evergreen Technique,' 'Bixiao Technique,' 'Yimu Azure Sky Technique,' and 'Wood Derivation Four Seasons Technique.'

On the right are the earth attribute techniques, including 'Earth Walking Five Mountains Technique,' 'Earth Venerable Heaven-shaking Technique,' 'Gentu True Gang Canon,' and 'Earth Qi Technique.'

After deciding on your main and auxiliary techniques, you can choose one from each set."

Cao Yi glanced at the techniques on the table, suddenly thought of something, and asked:

"Patriarch Wei, if someone with the aptitude of five Spiritual Roots pays a high cost to successfully awaken their Spiritual Roots, wouldn't they be able to practice five sets of techniques?"

Patriarch Wei nodded and explained:

"Yes, theoretically that's correct, but the cultivation speed of techniques corresponds to the aptitude of the Spiritual Roots.

When you achieve mastery in your main technique and break through to the Core Formation Realm, the five Spiritual Roots might only have just achieved minor success, breaking through to the fifth or sixth layer of Qi Cultivation."

He paused, seeing that Cao Yi had no further questions, then pointed to the jade slips and introduced them one by one:

"The 'Supreme Wood Evergreen Technique' is a renowned wood attribute technique that allows cultivators to have a relatively long lifespan, free from mundane diseases—well, except for hemorrhoids.

The 'Gentu True Gang Canon' is a standard earth attribute technique, producing thick and steady Spiritual Power, also providing some earth empowerment when fighting on the ground.

The 'Earth Walking Five Mountains Technique' can alter terrain; it is rumored that when fully mastered, one can move mountains and fill seas.

As for the 'Bixiao Technique' and 'Earth Qi Technique,' they are more combat-oriented..."

Patriarch Wei introduced each technique and finally said to Cao Yi:

"Brother Cao Yi, that concludes the overview of the techniques; you can select one main and one auxiliary.

Additionally, these techniques are simple to cultivate; just direct your divine sense into them."

Cao Yi pondered for a moment, then looked up at Lin Li and said:

"Captain Lin, does the organization have any plans for me? I'll follow the organization's decision."

Upon hearing this, Lin Li decisively shook his head, saying:

"Comrade Cao Yi, cultivation is a very personal matter. Unless in a situation like Teacher Mingmou's, where only specific techniques can be practiced, the organization won't force you to choose a predetermined technique."

Lin Li wasn't merely making polite remarks.

Cao Yi is indeed the primary combat force for the camp's future, likely the first to achieve Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, or even Nascent Soul stages, making him a crucial member.

However, the rabbits do not see him as a savior; they merely hope he can become a significant driving force in the future, nothing more.

With the rabbits' current national strength, they aren't desperate enough to pin their hopes on a single individual in any field except perhaps the soccer player Wu Lei.

So, after receiving Lin Li's response, Cao Yi pondered for a while before deciding:

"Then I will choose earth as the main and wood as the auxiliary; for techniques, I choose 'Earth Walking Five Mountains Technique' and 'Bixiao Technique.'"

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