Over the years, various departments and organizations of New Planet have discovered extraordinary items on Old Planet, but the one-meter thick golden bamboo is unprecedented.

It was cut open and made into a small boat, which would have been a big deal even in the pre-Qin period!

The major institutions of New Planet have fought over the golden bamboo scrolls in the past, but now living bamboo with vigorous vitality has appeared.

There are more than a dozen branches on the bamboo boat, all with leaves, occasionally shedding a golden light rain, falling on the quiet female Taoist who seems to be sleeping.

A female researcher from New Planet explained that the bamboo branch brought to the surface just now was cut from the boat.

"You mean, she still has a chance to come back to life?" The man with black-framed glasses, who called himself Qian Lei, asked seriously and meticulously.

The people above attach great importance to this. Anything related to immortality is a big deal. It is not only the concern of New Planet's financial magnates, but also the same in Old Planet.

"It's impossible. She has been dead for thousands of years. The self-consciousness, which is the most essential feature of human beings, has long been extinct, and the bioelectricity in her brain has dissipated."

As one of the project leaders, Zhou Yu, knew better than anyone else that the female Taoist had been dead for at least three thousand years, and the only puzzling thing was that her physical vitality was still present.

Later, after testing and analysis, they unanimously believed that this was related to the golden boat and her own supernatural powers.

"Please explain in detail." Qian Lei asked for advice. He needed a detailed understanding, and Old Planet would definitely participate in the follow-up research work of this underground experimental field.

Several researchers from New Planet explained the discovery of this underground relic, the direction of their research in recent years, and the preliminary results they have obtained.

Zhou Yu, as one of the project leaders, supplemented, and she knew very well what some people in Old Planet cared about the most.

"After testing, her physiological age before death was about twenty-five."

"So young?" Qian Lei was shocked. As a member of a special department, he knew more about the pre-Qin Taoists than ordinary people. It was unheard of for someone in their twenties to become a top-notch Taoist.

"No, to be precise, her physical vitality age is only in her twenties. After various methods of testing and analysis, we have scientifically calculated that her actual age at the time of death was about two hundred and thirty years old, which is quite astonishing. From the number of cell divisions to the consumption of mitochondria, her various indicators far exceed those of ordinary people."

Maintaining such a young state at this age made Qian Lei extremely serious. He adjusted his glasses and asked, "Is the data reliable?"

Zhou Yu knew what he or the people behind him were hoping for. From ancient times to the present, the topic of immortality can be said to be an everlasting one, and the most mysterious.

Many people are exploring, from the pre-Qin period to the present, constantly repeating the old stories, truly making countless heroes bend.

It's just that the magnates of this era are more direct and public, investing massive resources and already achieving preliminary results.

Zhou Yu said, "The cause of her death is unknown, but it is definitely not natural death. Based on her physical vitality, theoretically, she can live to at least seven hundred years old, with an upper limit of around nine hundred and fifty years old."

Qian Lei was very uneasy in his heart. He knew what this meant. Once reported, this underground experimental field would become one of the most important laboratories in Old Planet, and the security would be raised to the highest level.

Several researchers from Old Planet looked through some data reports, nodding constantly. They were quite excited. This underground experimental field has conducted many experiments using the blood, bone marrow, and muscle fibers of the female Taoist. The data is detailed and the conclusions are reliable.

Wang Xuan paid attention and observed. The female Taoist, who was two hundred and thirty years old, still maintained the physical vitality of someone in their twenties. It was indeed astonishing. He was well aware that Taoists who have achieved such great accomplishments must have been to the Inner World.

"Her mitochondrial telomere length far exceeds that of ordinary people, which means that her lifespan limit has theoretically been greatly increased."

Several researchers from Old Planet were envious and eager to participate in this project.

Zhou Yu said, "We have extracted a magical substance from the female Taoist's blood that can extend the lifespan of ordinary people to a certain extent."

When Qian Lei heard this, his expression became serious. He asked, "Do you have any interim results? I mean, in terms of clinical trials, are there any real cases where the lifespan of normal people has been extended?"

"Yes, there is a very important client on New Planet who is also one of our investors. He has provided thirty percent of the funding for this underground experimental field. We have injected him with the active substance extracted from the female Taoist's blood. After more than two years of tracking and observation, we found that he, who originally had a short lifespan, can theoretically live for another fifteen years or more."

When Zhou Yu said this, the people from Old Planet were extremely surprised.

Even Wang Xuan was stunned. The female Taoist had been dead for more than three thousand years, but her body still contained some attributes of immortality. It was truly extraordinary, almost like Tang Monk's flesh.

Qian Lei's face immediately changed, and he said, "Do you still have such clients? How much of this active substance have you extracted from the female Taoist's body?"

Zhou Yu replied, "There are still some big clients waiting for our samples on New Planet, but we don't want to exhaust all our resources. Over the years, we have been trying to artificially cultivate the cells of the female Taoist, but the results have been unsatisfactory. For example, her blood contains supernatural power, and once it leaves the body, its characteristics become extremely unstable, causing multiple laboratory explosions."

"We also have an experiment planned to try to upload the thinking and memory of a volunteer from New Planet into the female Taoist's brain and reactivate the bioelectricity in her brain, to see if we can use her incredibly powerful physical vitality to give another person a new life."

"No!" Qian Lei became anxious and directly spoke out in a somewhat uncontrolled manner.

Even Wang Xuan was dumbfounded. There were actually such experiments?

"On New Planet, this kind of technology has already accumulated to a certain extent. In the eyes of us researchers, everyone is actually no different from robots. We are just more delicate. The brain activity of human beings is just a complex set of programs, and theoretically, it can be replicated."Qian Lei said solemnly, "The experiment you mentioned must be put on hold, we can't proceed like this."

Then he asked, "Who is the volunteer?" He believed that an ordinary person would never get this opportunity. It was an attempt to resurrect through the body of a female cultivator, to live for hundreds of years without dying.

"It's the founder of our Origin Life Research Institute—Ms. Zheng." Zhou Yu calmly informed him. Sixty percent of the funds for building this underground laboratory came from Ms. Zheng.

Qian Lei said, "Since we're going to cooperate, we need to discuss the most secure plan. Your experiment is too risky and should not be carried out at this stage."

"Actually, I personally don't agree with reviving another person's thoughts and memories in her body. I prefer the latter plan, which is to completely dissect the female cultivator, use the most advanced life instruments from the New Planet to record and decode her genetic information, and fundamentally analyze and compile the microscopic structure of this person who breaks the human life limit..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xuan was speechless. He mourned for the female cultivator. She had been dead for thousands of years and still couldn't rest in peace. She was often used for blood extraction, and now she was about to be dissected.

Qian Lei was startled. This seemingly gentle woman was actually so crazy. He quickly spoke up, "Don't act rashly. Some experiments must be put on hold until our plan is ready. Since we're going to cooperate, we need to aim for a win-win situation."

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"This bamboo contains supernatural power and has a very strong vitality. After our extraction, we found that the life factors it contains are no less than those in the body of the female cultivator."

When mentioning the thick bamboo that had been made into a small boat, the female researcher Zhou Yu regained her enthusiasm.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xuan couldn't help but ask a researcher next to him, "Were there no other discoveries like bamboo slips in this underground cave? Such a powerful female cultivator couldn't have left nothing behind, could she?"

The researcher shook his head, "No, when we came in, it looked like there had been a big explosion in this underground cave. Many places were charred black, and any bamboo slips would have turned to ashes."

From his description, whether it was Qing Mu, the two experts from the Old Planet military, or the already powerful Qian Lei, their faces were extremely serious.

Qing Mu said solemnly, "From what you said, this sounds very similar to the records left by other cultivators in the pre-Qin period."

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"Exactly." The expert from the Old Planet military nodded, "This sounds like the description of a big explosion caused by a failed transformation."

Regarding transformation, there has been ongoing debate in later generations. Some people believe that taking that path is to burn oneself with supernatural power when they know they are about to die.

Others believe that transformation is a sign of Ascending to Immortality, pushing the level of life to the extreme, and truly achieving immortality.

Unfortunately, over the long years, there has been no empirical evidence. All people related to transformation were confirmed dead when found.

Even the "archaeological team" sent by the tycoons of the New Planet once dug up the human-shaped ashes of such people on the Old Planet. They didn't die in a dignified manner.

The woman in front of them was mentioned in other pre-Qin bamboo slips. She was considered a top cultivator with the ambition to Ascend to Immortality. Naturally, she would take the path of transformation.

Unfortunately, it seems that she also failed. This explains why she died when her lifespan was still long.

From a scientific detection perspective, no injuries could be found, and the cause of death was unknown.

But from the perspective of the old arts, her spirit and will were shattered at that time, completely obliterated. Such a person could never be revived.

Wang Xuan was lost in thought. Another case of failed transformation and Ascending to Immortality!