Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

At this moment, 'King Ming' Lin Rui also noticed the arrival of Fang Junhao and the others. He stood up, clapped the dust off his hands, and said with a smile, "Divine Envoy Fang has arrived? Divine Envoy has returned from a hundred battles in Shengzhou, hard work indeed!"

Fang Junhao's expression was solemn as he, along with Xiao Xingyi, deeply bowed to this King Ming, "Minister Fang Junhao pays respects to His Highness King Ming! As the Demon Suppression Envoy, it is my duty to battle on behalf of the Divine Sect. I dare not claim it as hard work."

Lin Rui nodded and then beckoned to Fang Junhao and Xiao Xingyi, "Please come forward, you two, can you recognize what this is?"

Xiao Xingyi, who had been paying attention to the Shennong Holy Hall's project for a long time, smiled silently upon hearing this.

Fang Junhao carefully observed and hesitantly said, "It seems to be a Blood Sunflower?"

"It is a variant of the Blood Sunflower, a product using Outer Heaven Demon's gene editing technology."

Lin Rui plucked the flower of this Blood Sunflower and played with it finely in his hand.

This flower somewhat resembles Earth's sunflower, so the Federation's official translation followed the sunflower pattern.

"Although the gene editing technology of the Outer Heaven Demon is amazing, under the influence of the Purgatory Light, as long as the DNA of various crops is somewhat unstable, mutations are inevitable. Therefore, while the Shennong Holy Hall carries out over 700 projects simultaneously, only the Blood Sunflower in my hand holds the hope of success.

From the trial planting situation, it not only adapted to the environment of this Underground Farm but also retained and enhanced the medicinal properties of the Blood Sunflower. It can purify a trace of Purgatory Light and transform it into beneficial components for the human body, making it the main ingredient for drug preparation. It not only intensely soothes the spirit but is also effective for both us humans and the Heavenly Demons and can even help the Outer Heaven Demons produce some telomere activity, repairing the telomeres, thereby extending the life span."

At this point, Lin Rui's voice paused, and his eyes filled with a different gleam, "The key point is that this type of Blood Sunflower is not only easy to grow but also has a shortened growth cycle to five months, only half of the previous. The yield of sunflower seeds increased by 280%, making it affordably priced."

Fang Junhao was moved upon hearing this and couldn't help but be impressed, "280%, Your Highness, what exactly does it mean for it to be 'easy to grow'?"

He understood why His Highness King Ming valued this plant so highly.

It's known that the Blood Sunflower is a high-level spiritual medicine, a primary ingredient for many elixirs and medications, which always relied solely on harvesting, with no way for large-scale breeding and cultivation.

"There are still limitations; currently, it can only survive around the Radiant Holy Altar, 200 miles surrounding the Main Temple, and 100 miles for the deputy temples. This requires the power of the Holy Light Fire to combat the Purgatory Light. Despite this, an annual benefit of over 80 million teals of Divine Gold is achievable, more than doubling our Underground Farm's income!

I plan to name this type of Blood Sunflower 'Sun's Blood'. After harvesting those spiritual medicines outside, we will begin large-scale planting of this plant."

Smiling as he said this, Lin Rui cupped his hands towards the dozens of 'priests' who were either working in the fields or observing and recording, "The fact that our sect can reap such a wondrous thing, with a bright future ahead, relies heavily on all you gentlemen's efforts. Please accept my bow!"

Those 'priests' were flattered and quickly got up to return the bow, repeatedly saying they dared not accept it.

These individuals are essentially members of the East Asia Science Academy's Biological Research Institute and the Agricultural Research Institute, scholars' 'Aliens' from two major research institutions, including seven academicians and the research teams they lead.

Lin Rui reached a cooperation agreement with the East Asia Science Academy seven months ago, establishing the 'Shennong Holy Hall' within the Light God Sect, with personnel dispatched from the East Asia Agricultural Research Institute to assist the sect in the development of crop improvement and animal husbandry methods for the Underground Farm while also nurturing talent within the sect, and Lin Rui was responsible for providing protection.

The Biological Research Institute and the Agricultural Research Institute themselves also hold great interest in this cooperative project.

They have been studying the impact of the Purgatory Light on various crops and organisms, and for an entity like the Light God Sect, which uses the power of the Holy Thunder Tribulation Fire and the Radiant Holy Altar to resist the Purgatory Light, the subject of large-scale underground cultivation of various crops greatly benefits their research.

This Underground Farm's environment is unlike any other Earth Federation's underground research base, so these scholars were very enthusiastic and even proactively brought in substantial supporting funds for this project.

Yet Lin Rui did not expect Shennong Holy Hall to yield results so quickly.

The Blood Sunflower, although one of several spiritual medicines he designated for research at Shennong Holy Hall, inherently has an unstable DNA structure.

Currently, the Earth Federation's research on Purgatory Light and various spiritual medicines of Sky Etreme Star remains at a fairly rudimentary level, and they have not yet grasped the deeper principles of how Purgatory Light affects genes.

Thus, there is no shortcut for cultivating this spiritual medicine, only through massive amounts of experiments.

Therefore, the current harvest is an unexpected surprise, truly exhilarating.

Upon hearing the term 'Radiant Holy Altar', Fang Junhao frowned slightly and gave a soft sigh.

His loyalty had completely shifted towards King Ming, believing the expansion and construction of the Radiant Holy Altar to be a pressing matter for the sect.

The profit from the Radiant Holy Altar is indeed enormous!

A single Radiant Holy Altar can bring in tens of millions of teals of Divine Gold in a matter of months. Who in the sect wouldn't be tempted?

Previously, King Ming used spare materials left by the Seventh Generation Sect Leader to build a new 'Radiant Deputy Altar' over six months.

Its scale is small, with Divine Fire covering only a 1000-mile radius underground, just an eighth of the main altar's area.

At that time, many within the sect opposed it, believing it was a waste of resources. But now, Fang Junhao wished for as many Radiant Deputy Altars as possible.

He bowed again, earnestly speaking, "Your Highness, I observe that the Regent is very keen and anxious about the Starship. If the Main Temple firmly refuses, the Regent may not relent easily."

Lin Rui's lips subtly curved upon hearing this.

He knew that since the Invincible Dharma King was his mother, he was no longer interested in digging the Invincible Wall.

However, now the importance of the Jingyi Altar far surpasses that of the Starship, and he must quickly build more Jingyi Altars and simultaneously transform the Divine Sect's Radiant Holy Altar.

This has created a fundamental conflict between him and the Invincible Dharma King.

Lin Rui signaled to Dharma King Bai Mei, Yin Wansui, beside him with the Power of Concept to seal off the surroundings, then said gently, "Do you know why the Regent is so obsessed with the starship?"

He actually understood where the Invincible Dharma King's obsession came from; his mother should be driven by instinct and fragmented memories, wanting to return to the Ninth Base City as soon as possible.

Even though the couple had made plans before their death, properly laid out their arrangements, Li Weiliang still worried instinctively for their siblings.

Fang Junhao was perplexed, furrowing his brow, "Your Highness, I have also been trying to understand the Regent's intentions, but both the Regent and her trusted aides are very secretive about it."

Although the Regent has given many grandiose reasons for procuring the starship, Fang Junhao knows these are all fabricated excuses.

Lin Rui nodded: "I did hear from someone close to the Regent that she is building a starship fleet to breach the Ninth Sky Demon Origin. Both she and the Hundred Wings Saber King have an obsession with this place, wanting to go there to find something and do something."

Fang Junhao raised his eyebrows immediately.

He knew he had not yet reached the Invincible Dharma King's inner circle nor obtained the true trust of the Regent Deputy Sect Leader, but how did King Ming find out?

Who was this "someone" beside the Regent?

At this moment, Lin Rui shifted his tone again: "Actually, for the Regent to go to the Ninth Sky Demon Origin, it's not necessary to rely on the starship; using an Alien is also possible. I heard the Forest Group has already mastered the cultivation technology of High-level Martial Cultivator's Aliens. Even with Ninth Realm cultivation, they can achieve spirit and body integration!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Junhao's pupils involuntarily widened: "Achieving spirit and body integration? Is Your Highness serious? How is this possible?"

His jurisdiction over the Demon Suppression Holy Hall was built by direct order of the Seventh Generation Sect Leader, with duties including cultivating the Divine Sect's internal Alien Walkers.

Therefore, Fang Junhao knows that once Martial Cultivators reach the Sixth Realm and above, it's impossible to cultivate 'Aliens.'

At this level, even if an Alien is cultivated, it can't achieve spirit and body integration and has less than one-tenth of the combat power of the main body.

Moreover, the higher the cultivation, the weaker the Alien's strength.

Thus, being a Demon Suppression Envoy, he did not have his own Alien.

"Can it be false? This is an open secret within the Earth Federation. All forces suspect Lin Rui, the owner of Forest Group, has created Aliens for the experts around Lin Hao, the Hidden Crown Prince of Great Song, but so far, no evidence has been found."

Lin Rui said leisurely, "However, my Light God Sect's collaboration with the Forest Group is deepening. As long as we have enough 'Sun's Blood' supplies, I can have enough leverage to ask the Forest Group to make an Alien for the Regent."

Fang Junhao's heart moved, thinking if so, perhaps he could probe the Regent's mood, maybe even change her stance.

He frowned immediately: "I'm afraid it's unreliable and hard to convince the Regent."

"I have channels and can ask the Divine Law Heavenly Girl to guarantee. If the Regent still doubts, we can let someone pilot it first to see the Forest Group's integrity and capabilities."

Lin Rui waved his hand, turning to Fang Junhao: "I wonder if Envoy Fang is willing to mediate on behalf of my King? It's not just the Regent; even your Demon Suppression Holy Hall has been declining since the Seventh Generation. My King intends to deploy elite forces from the Divine Sect into the Demon Suppression Holy Hall, funded by the Main Temple, to cultivate Aliens that achieve spirit and body integration. Moreover, if the 'Sun's Blood' can be greatly successful, my King intends to allocate funds to ask Mechanical Masters to create sixty Quantum Divine Machines for the Demon Suppression Holy Hall."

Fang Junhao was again deeply moved.

In the era of the Seventh Generation Sect Leader, due to the powerful combat strength of the Demon Suppression Envoy, they not only bore the task of reverse infiltration into the Outer Heaven Demon but were also a pillar of martial force within the Divine Sect.

However, over the past four hundred years, the Light God Sect has repeatedly suffered attacks from the Sky Extreme Five Gods, and the Demon Suppression Holy Hall has suffered heavy losses.

The current members are less than ten thousand, and the Quantum Divine Machines are only around 130.

They even lost control over the internal 'Bright Holy Sect' of the Outer Heaven Demon a hundred years ago, gradually declining, their Demon Suppressor mostly mingling at the lower levels of the Heavenly Demon, with few reaching high positions.

Fang Junhao's ability to become a major figure within the Divine Sect primarily relied on his previous control of the West Liao Diocese and several halls, rather than relying on the Demon Suppression Holy Hall.

Only in the last half year, supported by the Regent, has the strength of the Demon Suppression Holy Hall somewhat recovered.

The Regent's starship fleet was able to complete two interstellar trades with the assistance of the Demon Suppression Holy Hall.

This was why Fang Junhao was willing to support the Invincible Dharma King.

After thinking briefly, Fang Junhao bowed slightly: "I must quickly return to the Beicheng District once, and I request King Ming to patiently await good news!"

He resolved in his heart, with determination in his eyes, thinking that regardless, he must persuade the Regent to accept the decision of the Main Temple!

Lin Rui sensed Fang Junhao's intent wave, smiling with satisfaction: "Then I must trouble Envoy Fang."

He naturally would not rely solely on Fang Junhao for this matter.

To convince the Invincible Dharma King to restrain her internal obsession, multiple strategies are required; Fang Junhao is only one pen in the plan.

Lin Rui used his mind to sense within himself, feeling the increasingly powerful body, increasingly vast True Yuan, increasingly rich Abyss Source Material, and could not help but feel an uneasiness.

He truly does not have much time —