dognovel Chapter 481 - 270: Ghost Messenger Patrolling Heaven, Scenting the Human World, Gene Editing and Immortal Grass Destiny Writing Technique_2
Chapter 481 - 270: Ghost Messenger Patrolling Heaven, Scenting the Human World, Gene Editing and Immortal Grass Destiny Writing Technique_2
There are quite a few people on the first floor of the laboratory building.
The higher one goes, the fewer people there are, and the colder and quieter the atmosphere becomes. The departments with plaques on the corridor sides become more advanced and more serious.
Along the way, all elevators and electronic doors require facial recognition to verify access permissions before they open to allow passage.
Bai Mo led his disciple upwards, unlocking door after door with facial recognition, moving smoothly without any obstruction.
Thus, they reached the top floor, where it was even quieter, with only a limited number of plaques hanging in the long corridor.
The first plaque was newly hung, "Immortal Grass Analysis Center."
Bai Mo walked in and saw Qu Hailou and Professor Fang, along with a few unfamiliar young people, all hunched over computers discussing something in low voices.
On the nearby cabinet, there were samples of a dozen types of immortal grass displayed.
"Seven Extremes Purple, Yunluo Grass, Gray Shadow Flower..."
All were types that barely required soil conditions and could grow in the current world.
Only Sequence Nine, but its advantage was mass production in the current world.
Bai Mo quietly left with his disciple and went to the second laboratory on that floor—the Immortal Grass Editing Center.
Editing?
Seeing the door open, Bai Mo walked in.
The few people inside, whether standing or sitting, all recognized Bai Mo... which was not surprising, as Expert Bai Mo was famous and quite handsome! Even people who hadn’t seen Bai Mo’s photos or videos knew that the person who looked most like a celebrity in the laboratory building must be Expert Bai Mo.
They all exchanged smiles and greetings.
Then Bai Mo pointed to the nearby file cabinet.
"Can I take a look at this?"
The laboratory head, Professor Yue, a middle-aged woman, was all smiles.
"Of course! Feel free to have a look, and welcome your feedback and guidance for our work."
Bai Mo smiled and stood by the cabinet, taking out files to start reviewing.
After leafing through a few pages, his eyes lit up!
On Fox Mountain, he couldn’t find more clues about super immortal grass in the neuro domain, nor could he find records about [Calamity Grass].
He wandered around the laboratory building hoping to learn something new or find clues about the neuro domain’s super immortal grass.
"What this laboratory is researching might have some connections?"
The laboratory was researching immortal grass genetic sequencing and genetic editing!
"Transgenic immortal grass... It’s impressive they came up with this."
Bai Mo rapidly flipped through the files.
Little Golden Cuff hopped onto his master’s shoulder to look together.
His reading speed was quick, going through one file after another, and he soon grasped the progress of the Immortal Committee’s work... they essentially had no progress.
The genetics of immortal grass were more special and harder to isolate.
Very few strands had been isolated, and sequencing work was also very challenging.
The sequenced information was as vast as the Silk Book, entirely different from existing things in the current world.
Bai Mo subconsciously looked towards Professor Yue and others, seeing them focused on guarding equipment, with serious expressions. From their brow, determination could be seen, just like ants standing at the base of a celestial pillar, no matter its height, it must be climbed.
"With this progress... It’s of no help to me, nor to the Immortal Committee."
"I estimate this is a long-term strategic investment project. They don’t expect short-term results."
He returned the files, tidied the cabinet, and bid farewell to Professor Yue before heading out.
The third laboratory on this floor had a temporary plaque... Array Inspection Grass Laboratory.
"Mo Lanyou’s laboratory?"
Bai Mo walked over, saw the door was tightly shut, and didn’t go in. He wandered around and found an adjacent tea room and resting area, taking his disciple inside to sit.
"Let’s see how Mo Lanyou is doing."
His divine sense extended from the center of his brow, like a tentacle, passing through the wall!
"Huh?"
This divine sense passing through walls was surprisingly difficult?
It felt like moving through a mud swamp, facing considerable resistance.
Bai Mo sensed for a while.
"An array was set up? Mo Lanyou’s laboratory is blocked by an array restricting divine sense?"
Bai Mo’s heart thought moved, and his divine sense transformed from thick strands into countless flowing threads, slipping through the gaps in the array’s confinement, entering Mo Lanyou’s laboratory.
He saw the laboratory, with doors and windows tightly shut, blinds drawn, relying solely on the overhead lights for illumination.
Mo Lanyou was sitting on the floor, holding Pill Fire in his palm, burning an Array Inspection Grass seed!
What’s going on?
But then he saw Mo Lanyou staring unblinking, sweating from his forehead, body trembling, performing a very strenuous Immortal Technique!
Whoosh~
The jumping flames of Pill Fire suddenly delineated into a bizarre rune, flying towards the seed!
Whoosh...
The Immortal Technique failed, the flames burst forth, and the seed turned into a wisp of ash.
Mo Lanyou gritted his teeth, pulled his mouth, wiped sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, picked up the second seed, Pill Fire reignited in his palm, trying the Immortal Technique again!
...
"Yay!"
Little Golden Cuff was thrilled, finding a snack cabinet in the tea room! Inside were chips, fries, cookies... free to take and eat!
Bai Mo smiled and said, "There’s also a fridge here with iced tea and iced cola."
The master and disciple, after a round of shopping, sat on the sofa, surrounded by a table covered with piles of chips and iced red tea, and began to eat and drink.
Little Golden Cuff squinted his eyes as he ate, full of happiness.
While sipping iced red tea, Bai Mo’s Divine Sense passed through the wall, watching Mo Lanyou repeatedly transform Pill Fire into runes and burn seeds into ash each time.
"What kind of Immortal Technique is this?
"I’ve never seen it before?
"It seems quite interesting!"
It wasn’t surprising he had never seen it.
After all, Fox Mountain’s predecessor, the Cyan Moon Pill Palace, was just a newly established and rather ordinary Pill Palace without much foundation.
Back then, the Immortal Techniques were all common fare, and they didn’t even manage to collect all the basics.
Over millions of years, those incomplete common techniques were buried in the soil, eroded, weathered, and decayed.
What Bai Mo dug up now was even more fragmented.
At this moment, Bai Mo carefully observed this advanced Immortal Technique.
...
Hoo...
Mo Lanyou brushed off the black ash on his palm, stood up, wiped his sweat, stretched his waist, took a sip of water, and decided to rest for a while.
The voice of the Stone Book Ancient Immortal echoed in his mind.
"Otherwise, just let it be; don’t force it.
"This [Immortal Grass Destiny Writing Technique] involves a lot and is extremely difficult to operate.
"Back in the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, even the direct disciples of the Holy Land took a decade or so just to get started.
"You’ve only cultivated for a year, why force it?"
Mo Lanyou sat on the chair, drinking hot tea, rubbing his temples.
"If I happen to succeed and change the Array Inspection Grass from two leaves to three, the yield would directly increase by fifty percent!
"I’ll give it another try!"
...
Next door, Bai Mo, holding his disciple and munching on cucumber-flavored chips, listened to Mo Lanyou’s self-muttering.
"The effect of this Immortal Technique is... changing two leaves to three?
"It sounds... so much like gene editing?
"Is this his technique, the Immortal Technique version of gene editing?"
Bai Mo didn’t know if this Immortal Technique would be useful for research in Plant Neurology, but it seemed quite valuable!
At this time, while patting his disciple’s chubby belly, his Divine Sense became more focused, turning into strands that wove through the walls, secretly observing Mo Lanyou.
He saw Mo Lanyou sit back on the mat, suddenly sighing for no reason.
"My talent is still too poor.
"If this Immortal Technique is given to the West State Boss to learn, I wonder how long it would take him?"
In the dream, the Stone Book Ancient Immortal chuckled.
"Immortal Grass Destiny Writing is our Book Pavilion Holy Land’s signature Immortal Technique, passed down, refined, and improved upon through generations for thousands of years.
"The silk books recording the techniques fill an entire hall.
"No matter how talented, it takes several years to understand it."
Mo Lanyou sighed, picked up a seed, and placed it in his palm.
Suddenly, he asked again.
"Master, how long did it take you to learn this technique back then?"
The Stone Book Ancient Immortal was briefly stunned.
"I... I, with merely average talent, took twelve years."
Mo Lanyou’s eyes suddenly lit up!
"Hey, Master, I’m so silly!
"Why should I write the destiny for these seeds myself?
"You could help me, couldn’t you?
"If you help me write a hundred seeds, I can have the Immortal Committee propagate them.
"One seed per month yields a hundred seeds.
"A few months later, there’ll be enough Array Inspection Grass!"
His master was not a Fallen Immortal but a Holy Land Immortal, standing on humanity’s side.
Of course, he could help!
He was excited and about to close his eyes and enter his dream.
He heard the Stone Book Ancient Immortal’s voice slightly panicked.
"No!
"I can’t help you... this... this...
Mo Lanyou was puzzled.
The Stone Book Ancient Immortal stuttered.
After a long pause, he finally spoke.
"After eons of slumber, I’ve forgotten so much. This Immortal Grass Destiny Writing Technique, I can’t remember it anymore!"
Mo Lanyou tugged at the corner of his mouth.
Really?