After sending the Superhuman Serum to Li Dingyuan for research, Kong Ji returned to his dormitory.
This war would very likely trigger some diplomatic disputes between China and the United States. After all, quite a few people had died, especially elites from many other countries.
However, none of that was important. At most, they would trade verbal blows, and it would not have much impact.
Besides, the Opposite Side was in the wrong to begin with.
In the end, the verbal battle would most likely fizzle out without resolution.
However, the Superhuman Serum reminded Kong Ji of something: Alchemy.
Pills.
They had always been a wondrous creation inseparable from cultivation.
In most descriptions related to Alchemy,
Raw Materials were generally calcined with high-temperature Flame to remove impurities, then refined through special methods, Incantations, hand seals, and so on.
Their Effects were countless: they could increase Cultivation Power, heal injuries, improve Comprehension, enable Grain Avoidance, administer poison, and much more.
If the Superhuman Serum was truly a solution extracted from some kind of Plant, then it was very likely the Spirit Medicine required for Pill Refining.
“The White Mist affects not only people but other Matter as well, producing slow and far-reaching effects.”
“Take the glass rooms and the ground inside the Kunlun Base, for example. They are all different from their original properties; even their Essences have changed.”
Kong Ji sat before the Computer and browsed through the materials.
The land closest to the Black Hole within the Kunlun Base had already undergone some unknown change under the nourishment of the White Mist.
It was difficult to say what lay deeper underground.
The land had gradually transformed into a transparent Matter resembling crystal, yet different from crystal. It was incomparably hard and nearly indestructible; even a drill was useless against it. It was an entirely new material of extraordinary hardness.
Unfortunately, it was far too difficult to mine, and the area was not large—only around one Per square meter—so it could not yet be put to use.
The Base already had experts in materials science conducting extensive research.
Aside from the land, the glass walls constructed around the Black Hole were the second type of Matter to undergo mutation.
Of the five glass walls, two had not changed much, while the remaining three had been infiltrated by the White Mist. They had gradually changed from transparent to cloudy, and upon close inspection, one could see White Mist flowing within them.
This new glass had not changed much in hardness, but it was filled with a Strange vitality.
Someone had once accidentally smashed a piece. However, after placing the broken piece back in its original position, it would completely heal within a day and a night at most—truly a case of a broken mirror made whole again.
“If the Superhuman Serum really is an extract from some kind of Plant, then it is very likely a Heaven and Earth Spirit Medicine transformed through exposure to the White Mist.”
“I remember the Base’s records stating that there seems to be a Black Hole in the United States, somewhere within a Forest in Yellowstone Park.”
“In that case, it is entirely possible that a Plant was exposed to the White Mist and transformed into Spirit Medicine.”
“If my guess is correct, then the Superhuman Serum is very likely a Raw Material for Alchemy, which the United States merely made simple use of.”
Kong Ji continued thinking.
He genuinely remembered some Pill Recipes supposedly capable of assisting with cultivation. However, most had been fabricated out of thin air or were useless; some were even poisonous Pills that could kill someone if too many were consumed.
Regardless, it was not necessarily wrong to say that Pills could be used for cultivation.
If the Superhuman Serum could be used for Pill Refining, he wanted to give it a try. He could start a fire and refine a batch; perhaps he might truly produce something extraordinary.
Of course, his guess could also be wrong.
The Superhuman Serum might not have been extracted from a Plant.
In that case, it would be difficult to say.
“Let’s wait for Professor Li’s Message.”
The Message arrived much sooner than Kong Ji had imagined.
On the afternoon of the third day,
Li Dingyuan came looking for him.
“A few days ago, I contacted several experts in Plants and pharmaceuticals. We now have a Conclusion.”
“Your guess was correct. The Superhuman Serum is not actually serum at all, but a solution extracted from Plant fruit and formulated with some Nutrients.”
“Here is the detailed report.”
Kong Ji immediately took the report and examined it carefully.
During this period, aside from fabricating Cultivation Methods, he had also studied some medical knowledge with Li Dingyuan. Thanks to the support that the Zhou Tian Chun Yang Gong provided to his Human body, as well as the White Mist’s Effects of refreshing the mind and relaxing the body, he had learned reasonably well. Thus, he could understand some of the parameters in the report.
The report detailed the various substances contained in the Superhuman Serum. Most were beneficial elements for the Human body, such as glucose and vitamins, and there was nothing unusual about them.
The only Strange thing was one of the elements.
“Twisted Leaf Pine?”
“Pine Cone?”
“The reason the Superhuman Serum can enhance the Human body’s absorption of the White Mist is that Twisted Leaf Pine Cones were added to it?”
Kong Ji found it somewhat difficult to believe.
Li Dingyuan stated firmly, “That’s right. The Essence of the Superhuman Serum is a Pine Cone.”
“At first, we weren’t certain either. However, after extensive analysis and comparison, once all familiar elements had been eliminated, the sole remaining unknown element was ultimately confirmed to be Pine Cone.”
“Although this element differs somewhat from the composition of a Twisted Leaf Pine Cone, its Essence has not changed very much.”
“Everyone unanimously determined that the probability exceeds 99.999%!”
Li Dingyuan spoke with absolute certainty. A 99.999% probability was essentially confirmation, but out of rigor, they had not called it one hundred percent.
Thus, unless all the experts researching the Superhuman Serum were frauds, the unknown element in the Superhuman Serum could basically be confirmed as a Twisted Leaf Pine Cone.
The moment this result was confirmed, all the experts involved in the analysis were utterly astonished.
No one had expected that the Superhuman Serum was not some cutting-edge Technology difficult to study, but simply a Pine Cone.
Even Kong Ji was extremely surprised at this moment.
He could not help recalling some information about the Twisted Leaf Pine.
The Twisted Leaf Pine was also called the Black Pine. It was widely distributed throughout the world and had many uses. It could be made into pulp or timber, grow dozens of meters tall, and possessed extraordinarily tenacious vitality.
Most importantly,
in Yellowstone Park in the United States, more than 80% of the Trees in its Forest were Twisted Leaf Pines!
This essentially matched his guess.
“So it can now be confirmed that the reason the Superhuman Serum affects the Human body is that Twisted Leaf Pine Cones were added to it?”
Kong Ji could not help confirming it once more.
“For now, that is most likely the case. We found no other unidentifiable elements or other incomprehensible changes whose Effects could not be confirmed.”
A trace of excitement also appeared in Li Dingyuan’s eyes. “In other words, the United States did not develop some high-Tech pharmaceutical. It is very likely that one of their Twisted Leaf Pines mutated because of the appearance of the White Mist, causing its fruit to transform into something Humans cannot understand. After consumption, it promotes the Human body’s absorption of the White Mist!”
“This is the true nature of the Superhuman Serum!”