Translator: AnubisTL
In Golden Harbor, at Jieming's former private estate, work was underway on the initial construction of the "Golden Garden."
Tens of thousands of residents from outside the city, under strict planning, toiled under the sun, gradually outlining the garden's contours on the flat land.
Meanwhile, Jieming had "exiled" himself to the estate's deep underground laboratory.
This was his true sanctuary: cold metal workbenches, mountains of rune scrolls, and various intricate alchemy instruments—all formed the world he knew best.
The research notes David had provided lay quietly on his workbench, becoming a new cornerstone for his in-depth study of the Divine Power Faith Network on the Elosia Plane.
While David's research lacked Jieming's depth in analyzing the network's structure, it offered a completely different perspective.
David focused on the underlying logic of mortal emotions, the essence of faith power, and how to efficiently incite and guide these forces.
This incisive analysis of the "source" struck Jieming like a revelation, as if a new door had swung open before him.
Previously, his research on the Divine Power Faith Network had primarily focused on energy transmission.
In reality, the official name for the entire Divine Power Faith Network should be the Energy Transmission and Transformation System—it not only transmits energy but also transforms it.
This realization spurred Jieming's research into the energy transformation system within the Divine Power Faith Network of the Elosia Plane to advance at an astonishing pace. It was like dry tinder meeting raging fire, and he quickly achieved remarkable results.
"Here we go... this adjustment should fix it..."
In the center of the laboratory, Jieming focused intently on fine-tuning the suspended metal disk before him.
This was the Elemental Storage Runic Artifact he had previously created.
However, compared to before, the metal disk now bore some additional, cryptic, and intricate patterns in slightly different colors.
These newly added patterns were the latest fruits of Jieming's recent deep research into the Divine Power Faith Network.
They intertwined with the original runic system, as if two different life forms were coexisting within a single body, creating a wondrous harmony.
The improvements he had made not only increased the storage capacity of the Elemental Storage Runic Artifact but, more importantly, significantly enhanced its restoration capabilities and drastically reduced the difficulty of replenishing the elemental pool's reserves.
It's important to remember that previous Elemental Storage Runic Artifacts required either specialized charging devices or Jieming's prolonged personal efforts to fully replenish their energy.
But now, thanks to the newly developed technology, the artifact could continuously absorb elemental energy from its surroundings to recharge itself.
This meant the spell artifact was virtually self-sufficient, requiring no external energy supply.
Soon, Jieming finished calibrating the metal disk, confirming that all runes had been activated and the energy circuit was stable.
He carefully carried it to the depths of the laboratory, to a testing ground enveloped by multiple layers of protective magic arrays.
These arrays, which he had personally set up for high-risk experiments, isolated all internal energy fluctuations, preventing any accidents.
"Self-charging mode, activate."
At his command, the newly etched patterns on the metal disk instantly lit up, emitting a faint glow.
The spell artifact began to operate at high speed, emitting a low hum.
The next moment, the instruments clearly showed that all elemental power within the testing ground had been instantly drained, leaving the space, once brimming with various elements, as empty as a vacuum.
This phenomenon wasn't particularly surprising to Jieming; after all, other rune-imbued magical artifacts could achieve similar effects when activated.
However, what happened next was truly astonishing!
The protective magic array surrounding the metallic disk began to shake violently, its surface runes rapidly dimming.
The barrier visibly turned transparent, as if on the verge of collapse!
Jieming's pupils constricted as he watched the scene before him, before an indescribable radiance spread across his face.
"This... this is..." Jieming's mind raced, countless thoughts flashing through his mental sea like lightning.
He rushed to the monitoring instruments, his face involuntarily lighting up with excitement as he studied the displayed data.
"This Elemental Storage Runic Artifact, after being researched using technology from the Divine Power Faith Network, is actually forcibly plundering elemental power from already formed spells in its self-charging mode?!"
This wasn't mere "absorption" anymore; it was outright "plundering"!
Ordinary absorption merely extracts free elemental power from the atmosphere, power that hasn't been utilized.
But "plundering" means forcibly tearing elements from bound and already utilized spell structures!
Although the "plundering" effect displayed by this rune-imbued magical artifact was not yet strong enough to truly destroy a powerful witchcraft formation, it already signaled a terrifying possibility.
If designed properly, this artifact could even create a decent-sized magic-nullifying field around itself in self-charging mode!
Any wizard casting spells near it would risk having their elements drained and their power weakened.
"Something's not right..."
After the initial excitement, a flicker of doubt appeared in Jieming's eyes.
Although the core technology was closely guarded, the publicly available knowledge suggested that no wizard studying the Divine Power Faith Network had ever discovered this "plundering" effect.
This made sense. The Divine Power Faith Network was fundamentally a system for transforming and transmitting energy, not plundering it. Their core principles were fundamentally different.
After some thought, Jieming contacted Mentor Clark and ordered a standard sixth-tier Small Elemental Pool.
Elemental Pools were fairly standardized mass-produced items, with numerous modules left open for customization.
Jieming planned to use this as a control group to further verify his hypothesis.
A few days later, a standard Small Elemental Pool arrived in Jieming's hands via the camp's teleportation formation.
Eagerly, he dismantled it and attempted to apply the same technology to the pool.
After carefully activating the modified elemental pool, he began a tentative test.
As expected, the activation significantly enhanced the efficiency of charging from the Elemental Plane, increasing the energy collection rate by severalfold.
This was precisely the effect he had anticipated, aligning with the research outcomes of other wizard civilizations on the faith network.
However, it lacked the astonishing "plundering" effect he had observed with his previous Elemental Storage Runic Artifact.
The protective magic array remained as steadfast as a mountain, utterly immobile.
"Something's not right," Jieming thought, his heart sinking.
This proved that the issue wasn't entirely with the technology of the Divine Power Faith Network itself.
The cause was now obvious: the internal structure of this elemental pool was purely based on the wizard civilization's rune system, without any trace of the cultivation civilization's talisman seals.
His own rune-imbued magical artifact, on the other hand, contained both wizard civilization runes and cultivation civilization talisman seals!
The combination of the two produced a remarkable chemical reaction.
"But... why is this happening?" Jieming disconnected from the magic network, his brow furrowed as he buried himself in his runes and notes once more.
He meticulously reviewed every step of his research, every source of inspiration, every detail.
After days and nights of sleepless, intensive study, he finally found a plausible explanation.
The primary reason for this effect lay in the fundamental differences between the wizard and cultivation civilizations in how they utilized power.
The wizard civilization gained power by manipulating external elements with mental power.
They constructed intricate Witchcraft Models, combining mental power with external elements, and then amplified these combinations through the models, allowing the energy to be used more effectively.
In terms of mobilized power, the ratio of mental power to external elements in the wizard civilization was roughly 1:1.
The reason the wizard civilization had risen to prominence among the many civilizations of the multiverse was due to their refined control and efficient utilization of energy.
By understanding the world's rules and accumulating knowledge, wizards use various methods to exponentially amplify the effects of the elements.
In simple terms, a wizard can turn a single unit of force into ten, even ten million or ten trillion units of power.
The cultivation civilization, however, is fundamentally different.
Cultivators primarily rely on their own strength to resonate with and draw upon the world's natural forces, harmonizing with the power of nature.
A single unit of their force produces only a single unit of effect.
Yet, each unit of their power can resonate with and mobilize hundreds or thousands of times the world's natural power, achieving the same result!
In other words, a cultivator's strength lies in their ability to resonate with and mobilize external forces.
"This is my true advantage!" Jieming slammed his hand on the table, his eyes blazing with unprecedented light.
The energy harvesting technology developed from the Divine Power Faith Network fundamentally enhances energy transmission and transformation efficiency.
When this highly efficient transformation technology, unique to the wizard civilization, is combined with the cultivation civilization's talisman seals—which possess a powerful ability to mobilize external forces—it creates an unexpected "chemical reaction"!
The talisman seals of immortal cultivation enhanced the resonance between rune-imbued magical artifacts and the elements of the outside world, allowing them to draw upon environmental energy at a deeper level.
The transformation technology of the Divine Power Faith Network built upon this foundation, further improving the efficiency and "aggressiveness" of energy manipulation. This allowed the artifacts to not only draw from "free" elements but even forcibly "plunder" energy from already "occupied" energy structures.
This was not merely a technological breakthrough; it represented the most brilliant spark of collision between two civilizations, manifested in Jieming!
This finally explained why his rune-imbued magical artifacts performed so exceptionally well.
Assume a first-tier wizard could amplify the effect of one unit of elemental power by tenfold. A cultivator in the foundation establishment realm could use one unit of force to mobilize ten units of external power.
Jieming's rune-imbued magical artifacts, however, combined the advantages of both. They could simultaneously use one unit of force to mobilize ten units of external power, and then amplify the effect of each of those ten units by tenfold!
(End of the Chapter)
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