Chapter 675: The Sandbox Germination of the Multiverse

Mengmei let her mind wander, secretly observing.

Meanwhile, Caroline, Armin, the Alchemist Emperor, and others earnestly began their discussion.

It was a great pleasure to have fellow seekers of the Dao arrive from afar. For them, they were all exceptionally pure seekers of knowledge, constantly absorbing and studying everything with insatiable eagerness, like sponges. So-called wars and conspiracies were merely tools for acquisition. Unlike mortals who used such means to gain wealth and power, these beings sought to acquire and even plunder knowledge. For these ancient and formidable beings, knowledge was the ultimate power.

Wealth? Power?

Over vast spans of time, only knowledge truly resonated with them. Therefore, the current exchange of knowledge was incredibly beneficial.

"You transformed yourself into the legendary Gate of Alchemy?" Caroline asked seriously. "You are a rare seeker of the Dao, reminding me of Mr. Levi from back then, who was similarly pure."

Inside a bottle, having transformed into a tiny worm, the Alchemist Emperor spoke eloquently to Caroline outside, "In life, who isn't living in a bottle? In childhood, the mother's womb is a bottle; after birth, the world, an infant's cradle is a bottle; upon becoming powerful, one's realm is a bottle; and after reaching the peak, ruling as a god of the world, the world itself will still be a bottle."

"That shares a remarkable similarity with my own theories," Caroline said with a smile.

For fellow seekers and kindred spirits, it was a rare and precious opportunity to sit and discuss profound principles and exchange ideas. The path they walked was long and solitary, inevitably leading to a sense of mutual appreciation. Although at any moment, they might still clash over differing worldviews and competing interests.

"Do you have any future concepts for that little person in the bottle?" Caroline asked with a smile.

"I can only remain in a bottle made of a special material; I cannot leave, as I would dissolve upon contact with any substance from the myriad worlds. That is indeed a problem, but I currently have some ideas," the Alchemist Emperor replied.

"I also have a unique idea," Caroline said.

"What idea?" the Alchemist Emperor inquired.

Caroline directly pulled out a traditional octagonal magic core. "Sir, do you know what this is? Or what its structure is?"

"This is a magic core," the Alchemist Emperor explained, "unlike our flesh-and-blood brains. It's the octagonal crystal brain of the Ishdar people, and even creatures from the Lava Lands. As for its structure, it can be likened to a mechanical hard drive: the octagonal magic core is hollow, with numerous intricate neural circuits inside, similar to a circuit board."

"Are you saying...?" Armin's eyes widened.

"Yes," Caroline replied. "This octagonal hollow black crystal, with its interior full of intricate patterns, isn't it essentially a hollow bottle?"

Everyone present was utterly stunned by the idea. Was she suggesting turning a magic core into a bottle? Living inside a brain? It would be like living within a supercomputer, controlling and observing the outside world? This was a terrifying concept.

"One could even call it... 'Death's Eternal Life'?" the Alchemist Emperor blurted out. "Could it also be used to construct a spiritual world, serving as the sole substance? To build a universe?"

Caroline said no more. She had only offered a new cultivation approach; it was impossible for her to fully hand over the complete cultivation method for "Death's Eternal Life."

"Speaking of magic cores, I also have the magic core of Finbar, an ultra-large divine beast, here."

She extended her hand, and a beautiful prismatic magic core the size of a basketball appeared in it. "However, the material is different. If you were to open this magic core directly and fashion it into a bottle, even if you solved the issue of its internal patterns, I'm afraid you would simply merge into it. You would need to use your own special material to create an artificial magic core, an artificial brain."

"Indeed," the Alchemist Emperor nodded. "I would need to use a new material to create a brain, a new magic core, one that wouldn't cause me to merge with it—like a textured glass bottle."

"I'll leave this here for your reference," she said, placing the large magic core on the ground.

This was an immense act of goodwill. A magic core from a deity, along with the sparks of new conceptual ideas she presented, were of immeasurable value. It could be seen as compensation for having just invaded this world; after all, if you couldn't win, you had to make peace. Furthermore, if the Alchemist Emperor's cultivation method succeeded, he would have to provide her with feedback and details of the method, effectively making it an investment.

Her appraisal of Li Shengjiang was quite high. She believed his spark of pioneering, innovative wisdom was no less than Levi's from back then. However, the Alchemist Emperor possessed only innovative thinking but lacked the terrifying computational power of the magic core race, preventing him from rapid practical application. He spent a great deal of time in his research institute, unlike Levi, whose astonishing lifelong achievements had propelled several eras of civilization forward at an incredible pace.

"By investing in someone like him, I will also benefit from his future research," Caroline said with a smile.

She had once held high hopes for Dao Changsheng, but his talent eventually faded. Now, her hopes were set on the Alchemist Emperor.

At this point, the other gods also began to discuss.

"Opening the world of the Gate of Alchemy?"

"A spiritual universe, I suppose this would be akin to a soul world."

"It would only be possible for the ghosts of existing species to enter it. Although these ghosts could communicate and even procreate, giving rise to ghost offspring, no new species could emerge..."

"Indeed, although it's a spiritual world fabricated by the brain, it cannot create true life or bring forth new beings. It falls short of the realm of a Creator God."

Mengmei, too, gradually listened with a serious expression. "However, regarding the reconstruction of the new artificial magic core, specifically the alchemical array and the flow of its internal patterns, I can certainly offer some suggestions." Having never even killed a chicken, she was a relatively pure individual, content with collecting rent, and had spent these years in secluded cultivation, quietly advancing her realm. In fact, she was the strongest master of array diagrams and totems, possessing immense talent in this area. Otherwise, how could she have constructed the Earth Dragon Vein? Like the Alchemist Emperor, Mengmei, and Akina Mountain Speed, they all possessed unique talents in their respective fields; otherwise, they wouldn't have reached their current heights. And given her own extremely strong talent in array formations, she personally felt it might be due to her background in a real estate family.

At this moment, Dao Changsheng, Liu Wenjian, and even figures like the Blood Emperor began to listen intently.

Xu Zhi sat on a chair, taking a bite of an apple. "If they can't win, they just sit down and chat? They truly are a spirited bunch." His expression became peculiar. But it was normal; why continue fighting if you couldn't win? They weren't fools. If they couldn't plunder knowledge, they would exchange it on equal terms.

"Wow, these deities are truly remarkable, with their thoughts clashing like this... This concept instantly gave me an idea for a new world—a soul world, a true multiverse!" Xu Zhi's eyes glowed with fervor as he watched the gods in the distance, continuously discussing and formulating the ideological foundation for a new path.

"Intelligent Sub-brain, meticulously record their words and actions for me," Xu Zhi calmly instructed.