A few days later.
Ning Beichen and Liu Yilin returned to Haizhou New City and immediately spent a huge sum of money to set up a private medical laboratory.
According to Liu Yilin, the end of science is theology. Things that were inexplicable before might not be so now.
After some time passed, Liu Yilin received a report and excitedly appeared before Ning Beichen.
"Beichen, I've tested your cells. Do you want to guess the results?"
"Looking at how happy you are, there must have been some astonishing discovery, right?"
Ning Beichen said to her.
"It's not an astonishing discovery, it's a world-shattering discovery. The vitality of your cells is more than ten thousand times that of a healthy human of your age."
"This is not the final result, only because our instruments can only detect this much data at the moment. In reality, your cell data far exceeds this value."
Ning Beichen was also greatly surprised by Liu Yilin's words.
"Human lifespan is also related to cell vitality. If we compare it based on the current detected values, your lifespan will be several times longer than that of ordinary humans."
Liu Yilin became more and more excited as she spoke.
"So, I have already broken through the Grandmaster realm and become a 'Tui Fan Zhe' (one who sheds the mortal coil)."
This news made Ning Beichen equally excited.
"That's right. Tui Fan Zhe, literally translated as shedding the mortal coil, or the transformation of mortals. If there are immortals in this world, then Tui Fan Zhe should be on the path to becoming an immortal."
Liu Yilin said, holding a stack of experimental data.
"I don't believe there are immortals in this world. The so-called immortals are merely cultivators like us, only more powerful."
Ning Beichen said slowly.
Liu Yilin nodded and then said to Ning Beichen, "The concept of immortals and gods is just legend, but it might not be without basis."
"If the Tui Fan Realm that the woman in linen spoke of truly exists, then it can be confirmed that we live in a multidimensional world, and the world we inhabit is a low-dimensional one. Is it possible that those so-called immortals who can fly and tunnel through the earth live in worlds of higher dimensions than ours?"
Liu Yilin, being a scientist, preferred to explain ancient immortals and gods from a scientific perspective.
"It's possible. Things are not unknown because they are unknown, but because we are ignorant. Would that woman in linen be considered an immortal by ordinary people?"
Ning Beichen said.
"In the eyes of ordinary people, yes. Not to mention others, even you now, in the eyes of ordinary people, could be considered an immortal, with a long lifespan and extremely powerful martial arts."
Liu Yilin nodded.
"However, I don't wish to call myself an immortal, nor do I wish to call them immortals and gods. That makes us sound too much like charlatans. In my personal opinion, we should be considered human evolvers."
Ning Beichen nodded and shook his head, then spoke.
"I agree with you. Humans are too mysterious, yet scientific development has only been for a thousand years. Even if we dissect a human, we cannot fully understand them."
"Consciousness, soul, dreams, primal spirit, meridians, internal energy... etc. These are things that cannot be explained by current science. The human brain, in particular, is incredibly mysterious."
"You told me that day that while in meditation, you saw the Heavenly Cycle pathway, the abyss, terrifying monsters, and that stone door. These have never been discovered in scientific research."
"I think that stone door may not be a stone door. Perhaps everyone sees something different, but one thing is certain: it is a passage leading to a higher level of human evolution, but it is locked by a key."
"Locked?"
Ning Beichen asked in surprise.
"Precisely. But 'locked' is just my personal analogy. I call it the 'Lock of Life,' or 'Gene Lock,' or 'Shackle,' 'Firewall,' 'Gate,' 'Passage,' 'Lock,' etc. They all mean the same thing, and are very mysterious."
"Instruments cannot detect its existence. It is occasionally mentioned in fragmented words in some ancient texts, like Taoist or Buddhist scriptures, and is deified, obscure and difficult to understand, and no one has been able to explain it clearly to this day."
"But I suspect that for humans to evolve to higher levels, they must open them."
"In these past few days, I have studied the monitoring data of many newborns. I found that while they are still in the mother's womb, the life lock is open. But as they are born, the life lock is sealed, and they lose the opportunity to evolve, becoming ordinary humans."
Liu Yilin explained to Ning Beichen in detail, and her conclusion was chilling.
"Could it be sealed by 'laws'?"
Ning Beichen interjected.
"If that's the case, then some problems can be explained."
Liu Yilin nodded.
"But why would the laws do this?"
"Perhaps because this dimensional world cannot bear it. Think about it, if everyone had the power of immortals and gods, what a terrifying thing that would be."
Countless images of the sky collapsing and the earth cracking appeared in Liu Yilin's mind. If humans became too powerful, they would cause destructive damage to this world.
"So, are the laws actually protecting the humans of this dimension by placing shackles on human bodies?"
Liu Yilin speculated.
"It may not be 'laws.' In any case, the human body is too mysterious, and we probably cannot fully understand it yet."
Ning Beichen replied.
"That's true. Regardless, we have taken a small step forward. However, this research is too astonishing. I don't plan to keep it. Do you agree?"
Liu Yilin said to Ning Beichen.
"I agree. For me, the most mysterious thing about humans is not any shackles, but human nature."
Ning Beichen said without hesitation.
"Yes, I think so too. Then I will destroy this information in the laboratory and not let it spread."
Liu Yilin nodded.
"You decide. By the way, Yilin, I plan to bring Linglong over. I think I have a way to wake her up."
Ning Beichen said to Liu Yilin.
"No problem. Do you need me to go with you?"
Liu Yilin said.
"No, it's a small matter. I can handle it myself."
Ning Beichen said.
"Alright, I'll arrange a treatment room for her."
Liu Yilin said.
Two days later, Ning Beichen appeared alone at Linglong's manor.
Linglong was still the same, like a vegetative state, with vital signs but no consciousness, relying on machines to maintain her life. Although professional medical staff took care of her, she was still so thin that Ning Beichen felt a pang of heartache.