The Memory Method!
These plain words stirred up endless memories in Feng Lin's mind, like a divine thunderbolt splitting chaos and dispelling all confusion.
He finally understood why breaking through to become an interstellar cultivator had been so effortless, as natural as water flowing into a channel, without encountering any obstacles.
Genes are not all the same...
The Ape Gene and the Stone Fetus Gene were the most basic, low-grade genes, of the lowest quality—mere body-enhancement types that only strengthened strength and agility. Their abilities were simple, with no secrets to speak of.
Once awakened, anyone could quickly grasp the essence of such gene power without any confusion.
Upon reaching the conditions for evolution, there were no bottlenecks whatsoever.
The same applied to the Stone Fetus Gene.
These two gene types were so low in quality that, aside from their inherent abilities, there was nothing else—fusion and evolution posed no difficulty at all.
Feng Lin had even used the Gene Equation to strengthen them to a full 10 points, far exceeding their original limits, making evolution even easier.
He became an interstellar cultivator directly, with no challenges whatsoever.
Simply put, the Ape Gene and the Stone Fetus Gene didn't require the profound techniques of the Mythological Deduction Method and the Mythological Induction Method to comprehend their essence. The path of a cultivator apprentice was smooth and swift.
It had to be said, this was one of the few benefits of these two basic genes.
Otherwise, if Feng Lin had encountered a bottleneck in realm breakthrough during his apprentice days, he wouldn't have known what to do.
But after becoming an interstellar cultivator, everything changed completely.
The Stone Monkey Gene was a mutated primitive gene, a rare inherited gene containing the mythological heritage of Sun Wukong. Blindly strengthening it without understanding its essence only allowed him to use its power, not control it freely or integrate it with himself.
When Feng Lin first broke through to interstellar cultivator, he had transformed into a Stone Monkey and fallen into a wondrous illusion of the Flower-Fruit Mountain. Through that surreal yet real experience, he had grasped the methods of refining essence into energy and absorbing the radiance of the sun and moon, gaining great benefits.
But afterward, due to the Great Sage's will being too stubborn and unruly, repeatedly stirring up Feng Lin's thoughts and making him wary, he never again attempted to use the Memory Method to perceive the essence of the Stone Monkey Gene.
Now it seemed, this was entirely a case of throwing away a rat for fear of breaking the vase—self-inflicted suffering.
A faint, self-mocking smile curled at the corners of Feng Lin's mouth. His previous actions had been utterly foolish!
No matter how stubborn the Great Sage's will was, if he couldn't subdue it, why bother cultivating at all?
The path of cultivation was destined to be fraught with dangers and obstacles. Only by advancing with a courageous heart, cutting through thorns and brambles, could one break all taboos, reach the pinnacle of cultivation, and transcend the petty, humble fate of mortals.
What is cultivation?
Subduing the heart!
...
Feng Lin seemed to grasp something. His body trembled, and he entered a wondrous state. His mind became clear, all confusion vanished, and even the Greek twin sisters before him were momentarily forgotten.
With this breakthrough in his heart, the aura of his body began to change, permeating the void. It was omnipresent, affecting everything around him.
For a moment, the spot where he stood became a massive vortex, drawing in the air to form a fierce whirlwind that enveloped him.
This sudden change immediately made the Greek twin sisters' expressions shift.
"Enlightenment?"
"This is enlightenment!"
...
Waves of marvelous insights surged forth like mountain spring water, pouring into his mind like a baptism.
Feng Lin suddenly realized a huge隐患 that had always existed but he had never been aware of.
Because he had transmigrated here, Feng Lin felt little sense of belonging to this unfamiliar interstellar era. Caring for his parents and siblings was merely out of a sense of filial duty.
But as for genuine affection, there was little.
This was why he had been so cold to his parents, younger brother, and sister in this life.
Since his transmigration, Feng Lin had always felt a deep sense of estrangement from the people and things of this world, and this was also reflected in his mythological genes.
In his past life, he had been an ordinary person among the masses, with nothing extraordinary about him. After inheriting the original owner's memories, Feng Lin had no firsthand understanding of mythological genes. Deep down, he had always treated them as a kind of strange superpower to master, unaware that this was a fundamental mistake.
Since mythological genes contain the word "genes," they embody the most essential life codes, forming the most basic part of the human body, inseparable from it, and participating in the creation of life matter.
Treating them as a superpower was like regarding mythological genes as an external tool—something to be mastered but not deeply understood.
This was essentially an arrogance and disdain in the mindset of cultivation.
With the Gene Equation at his disposal, Feng Lin had always used gene potential to strengthen and add points to his genes, reaching extremely high levels in a short time, but neglecting his own understanding of the mythological genes.
Although the effect of strengthening to the extreme was overwhelmingly powerful, allowing him to usually ignore this flaw.
But this隐患 accumulated over time, little by little, and had now become a massive obstacle for Feng Lin, preventing him from uniting with the spiritual essence of the mythological genes and driving them to evolve to a higher level.
The Gene Equation was just the Gene Equation.
A simple formula pointing directly to the essence indicated the direction of cultivation, but the path itself required careful, step-by-step progress.
This was a kind of cognitive barrier.
An ancient cultivation term says: "The barrier of known knowledge means that one, harboring regret, does not rejoice in pure precepts. Without joy, there is no comfort. Thus, the mind cannot attain stillness. Without stillness, there is no true knowledge, no true insight. For this reason, it is called the barrier of known knowledge."
In short, the more people know, the more they fall into deep-seated thinking patterns. They assume they thoroughly understand what they already know and refuse to delve deeper, unaware that they have lost the true essence.
Feng Lin was now in this state, deeply reflecting on himself.
All along, he couldn't help relying on his knowledge of mythology and the existence of the Gene Equation, focusing solely on gene strengthening and cultivation advancement, while neglecting the essence of cultivation and forgetting his original intention.
Without forgetting the original intention, one can have a beginning and an end!
Crack!
The clouds in his heart parted to reveal the bright moon, vast and clear, a expanse of pure white moonlight.
An invisible shackle in Feng Lin's heart was completely shattered. It was as if something long covered in dust had been wiped clean, revealing its crystal-clear nature, no longer stained by a single speck.
Originally, there was nothing; where could dust alight?
Breaking the cognitive barrier, seeing the true nature again...
Feng Lin's heart was now free of any hindrance, completely liberated.
The mind drives the material!
The long-suppressed gene power within his body was fully activated, flowing like water through his being, permeating every part.
Water benefits all things without contention!
The power of the mind and the power of the Stone Monkey spread like water throughout his body, nourishing every cell, all in silence.
Cell nuclei, cytoplasm, cell membranes... every tiny component of life in the human body was permeated by gene power, emitting extraordinary fluctuations.
Gene power integrated into the body's operations, constructing new life elements, and the essence of life began to transform.
Strange auras emanated from Feng Lin's body, stirring up howling winds. Even light and moisture gathered around him. Light refracted through the water vapor, creating a brilliant rainbow that wrapped around him like a ribbon, breathtakingly beautiful.
"Supernatural transformation!" Seeing this phenomenon, Ares's eyes widened, and she couldn't help exclaiming in surprise.
Having already become an interstellar cultivator, she naturally understood this process of supernatural transformation—gene power began to finely differentiate, permeating every cell in the body for a supernatural metamorphosis.
Although she knew her sister had revealed the secrets of the Mythological Deduction Method and the Mythological Induction Method to him, and that he would eventually break through this realm, she hadn't expected Feng Lin to do it so quickly.
Swift and decisive, catching them off guard.
Watching the increasingly intense supernatural aura on Feng Lin, seemingly lost in enlightenment, Ares's eyes flickered with fierce intent. She said to Yana, "Sister, should we..."
She made a throat-slitting gesture, looking fierce.
Seeing Feng Lin's condition, Yana's eyes drooped slightly as she pondered.
Truly a genius who had forged his own mythological path, his comprehension was beyond imagination. In such a short time, he had grasped the key to breaking through to elite cultivator, with his gene power beginning to supernaturalize his body.
Once this step was complete, using the Deduction Method and Induction Method to delve deeper into mythological memories, becoming an elite cultivator was a foregone conclusion.
When she saw her sister's fierce expression, Yana thought for a moment and shook her head, speaking softly, "No need! This Feng Lin is also a ruthless one, meticulous and cautious, surely on guard. He's in a state of enlightenment, a critical moment for any cultivator. If we make a move, we could easily become mortal enemies. It's unnecessary and not worth the loss! We have no enmity with him; there's no need for this!"
"Fine!" Ares sighed, deflated.
She still remembered how Feng Lin had taken advantage of them to extort the mythological knowledge for realm breakthroughs.
She wasn't known for her good temper, and suffering such a loss at Feng Lin's hands made it hard for her to accept.
Not making that brat suffer a big setback felt like a huge loss.
But she knew her sister always had good judgment, a hundred times smarter than her. If she said so, there must be a reason.
Lucky for that kid!
She shot Feng Lin a vicious glare but didn't act recklessly.
In fact, Yana's thoughts were entirely correct.
Feng Lin had come this far without relying on anyone; how could he lack vigilance? Otherwise, he would have been reduced to ashes long ago!
Even in his state of enlightenment, he still kept a sliver of his mind alert to prevent anyone from taking advantage of him.
Every move the two sisters made was within his perception; any slight deviation would not escape his detection.
Seeing that they made no extra moves and even subtly acted as his protectors, Feng Lin felt a bit of goodwill toward them.
Not taking advantage of someone's vulnerability showed they weren't base individuals, worthy of acquaintance.
At this moment, the power of his mind and gene power enveloped his entire body like clouds and mist, penetrating to the deepest levels, encompassing everything.
Every cell, from the inside out, emitted a supernatural radiance, dazzling and vibrant, pulsating endlessly.
Life matter with supernatural attributes was produced and distributed throughout his body.
Feng Lin felt all his bodily potential fully maximized, with warm currents surging from the deepest parts of his being, racing through his body.
Organs, cells, cell nuclei... layer by layer, from the macroscopic to the microscopic, finally reaching the mythological genes!
Feng Lin felt transparent from the inside out, bathed in pure light, his body like crystal.
Gradually, his consciousness transcended the macroscopic dimension and entered the microscopic level. A familiar scene appeared before him.
It was a dark world, vast as the universe, where snake-like and dragon-like objects coiled together in pairs, spiraling upward. Some segments emitted light, flickering like stars in the sky.
This was the mythological gene!
The invisible restraints were broken, and the originally dim gene segments suddenly blazed with light, like stars, radiating brilliance—pure, mysterious, ancient...
A single spark set the entire prairie ablaze. The universe was filled with vast starlight, and the power of the mythological gene was maximized.
Under the light, the human body became completely transparent. The activated genes continued to divide, controlling different combinations of nutrients, cell proliferation, organ growth... Every part of the body was continuously transformed, undergoing a metamorphosis of life essence.
Cells originally composed of pure matter began to shift toward energy.
Feng Lin suddenly opened his eyes and immediately felt the difference in the world before him.
Everything was no longer mere matter. Faint glows emanated from all around—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet—every color visible, with energy fluctuations clearly discernible.
The most striking were two figures, now appearing before Feng Lin like torches, emitting astonishing light.
One was fiery red, the other purple-gold.
These were the Greek twin sisters!
Among them, the younger sister Ares, as an elite cultivator, had energy intensity three times that of her sister, her light extremely dazzling.
This was a kind of spiritual sight ability, allowing direct perception of energy radiation.
Feng Lin nodded, knowing this was due to his supernatural transformation. His eyes had become supernatural, enabling him to see the radiance of energy.
It was foreseeable that next, by using the Memory Method to comprehend the essence of the Stone Monkey Gene, he would evolve to a higher realm without any obstacles, as naturally as water flowing.
"Thank you!" He nodded to the Greek twin sisters in gratitude.
First, for teaching him the secrets of the Mythological Deduction Method and the Mythological Induction Method, and second, for protecting him during his enlightenment.
"You're welcome!" Athena said with a gentle smile.
"Hmph!" Ares turned her head with a cold snort, looking proud and defiant.
"Our transaction is complete. Pleasure working with you! If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave. Hope you do well on your exams. Farewell!" Feng Lin didn't say much more. After greeting them, he turned to leave, ready to ride the clouds and fly away.
Just then, Yana spoke at the perfect moment, making him stop again.
"Feng Lin, do you want to become the King of the Solar System?"