Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food Chapter 1188 - 528: Ding Yan’s Worries (2)

"Sacrificing future evolution for a fleeting thrill isn’t worthwhile."

"When it comes to boosting the primary attribute, devouring the blood and meat of mutated beasts isn’t the sole option."

"You can also absorb superpower stones with high purity."

"They have to be sufficiently pure, though."

Liang Yuan cautioned.

Ding Yan inquired puzzledly, "Why is that? Aren’t ordinary superpower stones absorbable?"

Liang Yuan shook his head faintly, "Recall the Yangshan Mine boss from before?"

"Tian Wei?"

Ding Yan responded. She vividly remembered the ex-leader of one of Yangshan’s four major powers.

At that time, this mine boss stood as the mightiest among the four factions.

Armed with flame superpower and explosive runes, even Wu Meng of Martial King Pavilion hesitated to challenge him lightly.

Liang Yuan affirmed with a nod, "Exactly him. During our battle back then, I noticed his mental condition was clearly abnormal."

"I suspected his rapid power surge, surpassing Tu Long, Wu Meng, and Li Yuefeng, stemmed from absorbing vast quantities of fire-attribute superpower stone energy."

"Afterward, Professor Li Hanzhong and his team joined me in investigating this matter. We discovered that while superpower stone energy acts as fuel to activate diverse runes,"

"direct absorption into the body inevitably brings in impurities. The exact effects of these impurities remain unknown."

"That said, we’ve confirmed that impurities from fire-attribute superpower stones provoke irritability, mental instability, rashness, and quick tempers."

"Thus, if you insist on using superpower stone energy to amplify your power, purify them beforehand."

"Or just take in high-purity superpower stones straight away."

Ding Yan promptly followed up, "How exactly do we purify them?"

"Professor Li’s group is on it. They have a basic plan, but it requires testing."

Li Hanzhong truly possesses an approach for purifying superpower stones.

It involves rune arrays to extract the energy inside superpower stones, then forging an artificial zone brimming with dense superpower energy.

Their prior efforts stalled due to the space challenge.

Absent a stable, enclosed area, extracted energy would surely scatter.

Such dissipation, of course, blocks creation of a high-density energy setting.

Circumstances have shifted now—Liang Yuan’s Sumeru space talent resolves this flaw perfectly.

He merely has to carve out a compact space to serve as a sealed enclosure, where purified superpower stone energy gets released to elevate the Sumeru space’s inner concentration.

Practitioners could then step inside this isolated chamber for cultivation.

The remaining puzzle lies in purifying superpower stone energy.

Li Hanzhong heads this effort, guiding Shen Yunxi and the rest toward a breakthrough.

Hearing this eased Ding Yan’s worries, "Good to know there’s a path forward."

"Purely relying on steady cultivation seems agonizingly slow otherwise."

Liang Yuan smiled lightly, "Patience yields the best results; rushing cultivation isn’t wise—you’re already outpacing countless others."

Ding Yan agreed with a nod, her tension easing somewhat.

Just then, the final dish arrived.

Yang Mei grinned, "Enough chatter—time to dig in."

Liang Yuan rose, approached her, and remarked smilingly, "It smells amazing."

Yang Mei’s face lit up as she replied, "Hardly, you’ve had it daily with no variety."

In the ladies’ presence, Liang Yuan planted a kiss on her cheek and chuckled, "I was referring to your scent."

Yang Mei flushed crimson instantly, shoving him gently aside while whispering, "Hey, we’re about to eat."

She remained the bashful homemaker, embarrassed even before her close sisters sharing the home.

Liang Yuan burst into laughter, urging the women to take seats and feast.

Song Wen and the others fired off queries about the Mirage Snake Space.

Learning Li Qinghua had refined the Heart Core to claim control over the Mirage Snake Space left them astonished.

Song Wen exclaimed, "A floating island in space—surely safer than Yangshan!"

Dong Yan chimed in, "Absolutely, if this massive flood persists with endless rain, Yangshan could get submerged someday."

"Imagine a rain-free spatial floating island—total safety, right?"

Yang Mei wondered aloud, "Maybe we should prioritize shifting everything into the Mirage Snake Space going forward?"

Liang Yuan nodded faintly, "That’s the plan. Soon, I intend to transfer key operations to Little Straw Mountain inside the Mirage Snake Space."

"The Three Great Sects’ combined assault on Yangshan exposed our defensive weaknesses."

"If we were inside the Mirage Snake Space right now, we wouldn’t face such humiliation—at least we’d enjoy a complete geographical edge."

Ding Yan wavered slightly yet couldn’t resist voicing her thoughts, "Liang Yuan, that space remains fully under Li Qinghua’s command, so wouldn’t it..."

She stopped right there.

Liang Yuan grasped her implication, gave a grin, and shook his head, "No need to worry excessively; if we’re going to rely on him, trust is essential."

"I allowed him into Yangshan at first, and afterward, he decided to set up the Qinghua Paper Mill, proving his alignment with our beliefs."

"Provided we hold the same goals, everything will be fine."

Ding Yan had to interject, "But have you considered the matter of who leads?"

"Here in Yangshan, your command is unchallenged; you’ve guided all of us in constructing this haven, earning universal admiration."

"Yet should we shift to the Mirage Snake Space that Li Qinghua personally refined, maintaining your position at the top—wouldn’t that make him uncomfortable?"

"Certain matters, if overlooked from the start, could plant the roots of coming conflicts."

Her point held merit; Li Qinghua hadn’t been part of Liang Yuan’s original followers, arriving at Yangshan midway.

Liang Yuan merely grinned and dismissed it with a headshake, "We’re not relocating the whole operation—just key areas such as research, medical care, and agriculture."

"Moving forward, my intention is to transform Yangshan into a fortified military harbor, extracting superpower stones and honing our armed forces."

"The Mirage Snake Space will serve as our strategic fallback and central command."

"Yangshan won’t be forsaken, though—and who truly knows what lies ahead?"

"Perhaps we’ll stumble upon yet another floating island someday? Maybe I’ll even refine one of my own."

A smile played on Liang Yuan’s lips; he harbored no fears of Li Qinghua plotting mutiny.

To him, immense strength bred unshakeable assurance.

With the fusion of a space gene species under his belt, Li Qinghua’s spatial abilities offered Liang Yuan no edge whatsoever.

Should Li Qinghua somehow match Liang Yuan’s capabilities, victory would still elude him.

Thus, Liang Yuan felt utterly untroubled by any schemes Li Qinghua might devise.

On top of that, Yangshan was destined to evolve into a military stronghold, while Floating Bridge Port would emerge as a vital hub for survivor trade in days to come.

Holding the fort here with command over Yangshan’s arsenal meant zero threats loomed.

Ages before the cataclysmic flood, a legendary figure had proclaimed.

"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun!"

Grasp that gun’s barrel, and what could possibly intimidate you?