Eternity Starts From His Seed

“Master… Ha… Ha…”

Using his hoe, Bubai returned to the good old days of plowing the mortal fields.

But, unlike before, the tutorial stage was over. Now, the restrictions had been lifted, and he is free to plow however he wants.

The reason is because…

Bubai locked onto the 3D model in his mind, gaining insight on the ebb and flow of energy converging toward the lower body of his character model.

In fact, he could tell the energy had long reached its critical threshold, the dam ready to burst at any time...

However, he was now able to suppress it through his fine control over his body! Not even a drop can overflow on accident!

This was the true power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

Ahem. Of course, nothing can be suppressed forever. Nature still must take its course.

After gently freeing himself from the farm tools clamping his waist, Bubai drove his tractor over the field, depositing the seeds where they should belong.

The flash of disappointment on Wei Yi’s face was unmistakable, yet she still conveyed her obedience by relentlessly soothing the farmer’s wounded heart with a composed expression.

Oh, his heart was wounded… When did it actually get hurt?

Well… not long ago, when he discovered the utterly baffling fact that he lost not just one but both of his spatial storage pouches!

Even when he came to the realization that these losses were likely sacrifices for the expansion of his personal seed space, a sharp pang of pain still pierced his heart.

Amidst his sorrow, Wei Yi appeared. As a maid, it was her duty to provide comfort and solace to her master in times of grief.

So, Bubai was determined to make her the test subject of his new abilities. Now, it was their first experiment - just a basic stress test aimed at pushing the limits of his endurance…

It’s obviously for “research” purposes. Bubai is sure most can understand. Ahem.

Of course, he didn’t let the research results go to waste, etching every detail of this experiment into his memory, savoring the overwhelming sensations and harvesting another memory Qi in the process.

This time, thanks to the prolonged testing phase, the quality of the harvested memory Qi reached a level barely shy of mid-quality - a full-level upgrade from its previous inferior quality!

Not only that, there was finally a change in the harvesting process…

Bubai’s senses traced the newly gathered memory Qi, watching it flow towards his seed.

However, this time, its final destination was the red leaf on the sprout!

As the memory Qi was absorbed by the red leaf, Bubai’s consciousness also shifted. Through his innate connection with the red leaf, he soon found himself transported to a new, dark space!

With a sweep of his senses, he counted the vast number of small, colorful orbs dotting this space, creating a cosmic display resembling a starry universe!

Not only that, many of these orbs congregated into clusters of different sizes, forming seven distinct solar systems in this miniature universe, with two particularly dwarfing the others in size.

“This space... should be the memory storage of the totem mentioned in the dream catching method?”

Thanks to his seed devouring all the memory Qi, the Qi totem envisioned in the Arboreal Bliss Dreamcatcher Art had never spawned.

Originally, Bubai speculated that his entire little plant would serve as the replacement for his totem.

Contrary to his expectations, his golden finger had split off a distinct leaf for his established foundation. Now, each of the sprout’s leaf operated an exclusive department, one dedicated to each cultivation specialty.

The green leaf functioned as an all-encompassing basic Qi conversion department while the red leaf corresponded with his dream totem’s memory space.

But unlike the storage space still hosted in the seed’s core, this new memory space clearly did not store physical objects. Instead, it could only store…

At this moment, a new orb materialized at the edge of the void, seemingly generated from nonexistence.

Honing his senses on this tiny, misty orb, Bubai immediately noticed a video playing within the mist, showing a first-person view of a familiar maid shedding her clothes to don the experimental suit...

This was an event that happened a while back, the start of their earlier experiment.

It wasn’t difficult to guess the origins of this orb. Memory orbs - the end result of each memory strand.

These orbs represented the upgrade achievable only after establishing a foundation using the Arboreal Bliss Dreamcatcher Art.

Prior to Foundation Establishment, memory Qi could only exist as strands within the dantian.

Furthermore, in the Qi-refinement stage, consuming memory Qi to activate a technique resulted in its permanent disappearance!

On the flip side, what sets these memory orbs apart was…

Bubai’s senses returned to his mysterious space. Focusing his control on the pool of emerald water below, he lifted a drop up, breaking it down into strands moments later.

Leaving the remaining strands to be absorbed by the green leaf, he manipulated one strand to drill into his red leaf.

Shifting his senses back to his memory space, he found the green strand of Qi awkwardly roaming in orbit not far from the recently acquired memory orb.

Taking command, he drove it over to the memory orb, allowing the strand of green Qi to pass through the orb...

As a result, the once pure green Qi emerged from the other side tinged with a subtle pinkish mist!

“Just like mentioned in the method, I can now make copies of memory Qi!”

This was dream copying! As long as a memory is collected as an orb in the memory space, he can generate as many memory strands as he wants!

Naturally, these duplicated strands were not useless.

Bubai took charge of the replicated memory Qi, leading it towards the edge of the memory space.

Once he sent the entire strand out, his senses shifted back to his mysterious space.

Unsurprisingly, he found the newly duplicated memory Qi roaming in the airspace of the mysterious space!

“As I thought… the seed doesn’t eat a replica.” For once, a picky eater meant good news.

Bubai focused on the new strand of copied memory, “grabbing it” with a mere thought.

Moments later, the duplicated memory Qi manifested in his real dantian, where it resided with the rest of the green Qi strands, seamlessly coexisting with no problems!

Channeling the memory Qi, Bubai guided it towards the “pleasure meridian” located in his head. There, he allowed the strand to circulate, gradually diffusing…

As the memory Qi took effect, Bubai returned to reality, watching his surroundings gradually distort.

Soon, he found himself in a mixed-reality, with a Wei Yi appearing at the side of the bed, starting her preparations for the experiment, “Master, please let Wei Yi alleviate your frustrations.”

However, another Wei Yi was still engrossed with cleaning up the concluded experiment, clearly too preoccupied to speak…

Bubai could feel the anticipation from the previous moment and the satisfaction from the present seamlessly blended, creating a disorienting fusion of two time-frames that muddled his mind.

With a single thought, a strand of green Qi rushed into his mind, dispersing the illusion and restoring clarity.

Gazing down at the real maid, Bubai let the thoughts churn in his mind regarding his strange mixed experience.

According to the cultivation method, this shouldn’t be the case.

The effect of a memory Qi is not just a simple memory recall.

It allowed the affected target to completely relive any of the collected memory. It was a completely immersive experience that confounded all the senses, allowing the target to feel all the corresponding sensations!

However, it seems he had some natural resistance against the effects of this illusory ability.

Well, it was most likely due to his special upgraded physique.

As a result, his experience were much less immersive, allowing him to see through the illusion and maintain a connection with reality.

In fact, this probably mirrored what individuals with proper mental defenses would experience.

Following this train of thought, there was a fact that could not be overlooked.

Memory Qi can naturally be used for combat. Injecting it into an enemy can achieve effects comparable to a control spell!

However, this application required a corresponding technique – one he was still diligently saving toward.

Once he acquires the proper technique, even Foundation Establishment cultivators could fall under his control! After all, the higher the quality of the memory Qi, the stronger the effect!

“With the quality of WeiWei’s memories… I wonder how many can survive.”

No, can he himself survive? Bubai cast a glance down at Wei Yi. Ready check.

Bubai reentered his mysterious space, breaking down another green drop and guiding the strand of Qi into his memory space.

In here, his senses immediately noticed the recently acquired memory orb still drifting in the orbit of the memory space, but it was already revealing subtle signs of gravitating towards a specific cluster – one of the smallest ones in the universe.

“Well, I’ll assume that is the Wei Yi Solar System? But why is it the smallest? Shouldn’t that be Wei Er?”

Without dwelling too much on it, Bubai located the largest cluster in the small universe, “That should be WeiWei.”

Navigating his green stand through the clusters of orb, deftly slipping through the gaps in between the orbiting masses, Bubai eventually arrived at the largest cluster entrenched in the center of the memory space.

Leading his strand of Qi forward, Bubai’s senses searched around, peering into the misty orbs to see which exciting memory he should use for his test...

Yet, when he peered into the first one, he immediately noted the queer scene unfolding inside.

It wasn't his bedroom, nor was it anywhere in his tower. Nor was it anywhere back on Manager Qin's spirit rice farm. Heck, it wasn’t even a scene of paradise...

Instead, it presented a very familiar library. But…

“Who is this otherworldly silver-haired beauty?!”

Directing his strand of Qi toward the orb, Bubai promptly made a copy.

Extracting the duplicated memory Qi into his real dantian, Bubai closed his eyes, ready to relive the memory…

After a while, his eyes snapped open, his shock spewing out, “Shu Ling?!”