Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

'Now that I think about it, this essence compatibility should be able to be used in that research. If a creature is flame-based, using DNA from other flame creatures should also work.

But there is no way the association hasn't thought of this.'

Despite his current privilege, Alex never read any scientific paper on this topic with this way of thinking. The only ones he read were all filled with failure.

Clara tapped her finger on her chin, "Let's say we strip all parts of DNA, can we extract pure energy from it then?"

"No, energy is in a different form. This is something that I just discovered recently, so I'm still not clear how it works, but think of it as DNA having two sides.

One that can be observed directly, and the other side is the one where the energy that fuels them exists.

This energy is the one you wanted to improve our essence. It's just like us humans. What is our essence?"

"We have our qi and core, but that is the essence of a cultivator. If you ask me what makes a human, a human, that will be their soul forged through many experiences throughout their life."

"Exactly, it's the soul. When a child is just born, they don't have one; only after they grow up and slowly gain experience is their soul created. Now, where is this soul? Can you see it?"

"We can, but I get what you mean. For normal people, looking for their soul requires special techniques, but they are only useful for observation.

Just like I use that weird device to look at those cells, this still doesn't mean we can manipulate it.

What you say is also just a theory. To this day, we don't know what a soul is. Does a child that's just born not have a soul?

But then I know many cases where a baby responded to their mother even in the pregnancy stage. Doesn't this prove they already have a soul?"

"Isn't that just a biological response? They are living at that stage, that I do not deny. But having a soul?

A living being doesn't necessarily have one. Just see trees and animals."

"That you are wrong. Even non-sentient creatures have their souls. It's just the soul is so small that you don't recognize it."

"So you mean the soul is of lower quality? Hmm… that may be true, but if that is the case, why would demonic cultivators not eat this soul? Why must they target another cultivator?"

"It's not that they cannot, they won't. There are some reports demonic cultivators did this and ended up dead or, worse, turned into the plant itself.

As I said before, demonic cultivation is one of the proofs that becoming stronger by focusing on external strength will only result in one's own demise.

Even the most talented of them now turn only into mindless monsters.

What use is being immortal and having strength like a god if you don't have your mind?"

"No different than a puppet."

"Precisely."

Ying Xue walked behind them, her head hurt listening to their discussion. At first, she still understood bits and pieces, but the more she heard the more confused she became.

"What do you propose then? Based on how you talk, I believe you also think in a similar way to mine. Power should come from our own essence. Not from an external source."

Alex nodded, "That is the best way since it means we have total control of our power. But to reach there, we need to test out many ways.

If I am asked now what the best strength of being a human is, then I will answer directly: It's our ability to adapt.

We humans can adapt to anything as long as it's done in the right way. That is why I believe it's the same with power.

From all cultivators using those demonic cultivation techniques, did all of them lose their minds?"

"From what I gathered so far, yes."

"That means the technique itself is flawed but not necessarily wrong. If you can strip a soul of its basic form of energy, then I think it's possible to make it work."

Then a thought came to Alex's mind, 'Isn't the base of a soul lifeforce? This means that the life force is already the most basic form of energy.

Even if there is something higher that will already touch the realm of creation. Now this lifeforce, just how is it made?'

This is a question where Alex didn't know where to start with. What creates lifeforce, how did it appear in the first place?

He felt getting the answer to this would be harder than becoming a progenitor or even achieving what Alucard wanted from him to become a being stronger than a progenitor. Or maybe this is the answer he needed to achieve it.

"That is possible. You mean we can improve upon the method. But I still prefer looking for other paths.

This demonic cultivation will end up with too many casualties that, in the end, will bring humanity to extinction instead."

Alex shook his head; if it was him with emotion, then he would agree with Clara's thought. But now he was thinking with logic alone.

So what if the weak perish? This just means they are not capable. No matter how many die, in the end, a group will survive that is made up of the strongest of them all.

It's just the law of the jungle, or at this point, he should call it the law of the universe.

In the end, the universe is just a bigger jungle.

"Since you say that much, this means you should have also tried, right? Can you tell me at least how you went into it? If it interests me, we can exchange our research results."

"As you see, I am human at the start, but no, not really a human. So how I go at it is different than you."