Chapter 430: Chapter 417: Nine-Colored Certification
That evening, Gu Ming finally completed the final draft of his paper.
Moonlight flowed like water outside the window, while the room was brightly lit.
He carefully checked the final section of his argument and gently closed the pages.
Members of the *Peak* journal’s editorial department and several senior reviewers, who had been waiting outside the building, immediately surrounded him the moment he appeared.
Everyone’s gazes were blazing as they held their breath in concentration.
They passed around the manuscript, still fragrant with fresh ink, examining it carefully.
The professors exchanged glances and nodded.
This kind of extremely cutting-edge research was inherently difficult to judge perfectly with existing theoretical frameworks. Ultimately, its true value would have to be determined by the certification of the Hall of the Great Dao.
Elder Chen, a professor with a white beard and a round belly, patted Gu Ming’s shoulder. His tone was gentle, but he couldn’t hide his excitement.
"The theoretical structure is clear, and the practical path is detailed. It’s flawless."
"The rest... we’ll leave it to the Celestial Dao."
Elder Chen was an expert in Evolution research; this was his area of expertise.
However, the Qi Refining Evolution Method Gu Ming had created was beyond the scope of his research, belonging to an entirely new field.
On this path, not even Elder Chen could offer Gu Ming much guidance. He could only let the Hall of the Great Dao provide the certification.
Gu Ming took a deep breath and solemnly wrote four large words on the final page of his paper: "Qi Refining Evolution Method."
Immediately after, he signaled his Pet Beast beside him to circulate the Qi Refining Group within its Inner Core.
A Qi Vortex began to spin rapidly, and newborn Innate Qi surged forth.
He recited its name in a clear, loud voice: "Qi Refining Evolution Method!"
An Evolution Method was not a Cultivation Method. Its purpose was to shatter the shackles of life and reshape the path of Evolution.
Since this method was summarized into writing only after the Pet Beast completed its Evolution, having the Pet Beast recite the name would carry the meaning of "completing the name and requesting certification from the world."
In an instant, a strange phenomenon occurred!
The manuscript and the Pet Beast’s body erupted in a dazzling golden radiance, like a bolt of golden lightning tearing through the night sky, shooting straight into the heavens!
It smashed through the layers of clouds, creating a patch of magnificent, brilliant light!
Everyone looked up to see the Hall of the Great Dao majestically materializing from deep within the golden clouds.
Glazed tiles shimmered with iridescent light, and carved beams and painted rafters overflowed with brilliant splendor.
Its dazzling radiance outshone the bright moon, illuminating the entire dark sky and making the space above the Capital as bright as day, overpowering the city’s light show below.
The great doors of the Hall of the Great Dao rumbled open, and a vast Holy Light cascaded down like a waterfall.
A mere glance was enough to make one’s mind tremble, as if they had touched upon the ultimate principles of heaven and earth.
Immediately after, a seven-colored Holy Light descended from the sky, like the celestial river pouring down, and pierced straight into Wenquxing University!
But this was far from over!
Beastmasters with profound Cultivation could faintly perceive that beyond the seven-colored radiance, two extremely faint colors—black and white—were hidden within it.
They were barely there, almost one with the heavens and the earth.
The Nine-Colored Holy Light!
Gu Ming had actually created another top-tier Evolution Method that received the Nine-Colored Certification!
The entire campus was stirred by this vast and lofty aura of the Great Dao.
Teachers and students rushed outside, letting their Pet Beasts bathe in the Holy Light and comprehend the Dao Charm of Qi Refining Evolution contained within.
Many Beastmasters who had long intended to try this path greedily captured every trace of the flowing Dao Charm, unwilling to miss the slightest opportunity.
Gu Ming’s paper was continuously sublimated in the Holy Light, its pages suffused with a magnificent seven-colored glow.
But those with profound Dao Practice could glimpse the deeply hidden black and white colors, knowing it was extraordinary.
Finally, the stack of papers, heavy as a mountain, slowly floated back into Gu Ming’s hands.
He exhaled softly, feeling an immense weight in his palm, as if he were holding a mountain.
Elder Huo excitedly moved closer, his eyes twinkling with excitement and anticipation.
"Come, come, let me feel the weight of this one! Last time, that *Foundation Establishment Evolution Method* crushed the hand of this old bag of bones. I bet this one will be the same!"
Gu Ming nodded and carefully pulled out the first page to hand it over.
Sure enough, the moment the paper left his hand, its weight increased dramatically, like a great mountain crashing down!
Elder Huo’s hands trembled violently; he couldn’t support it at all.
The instant the seemingly light page fell, it crushed his hand into a bloody mess of mangled flesh and shattered bone!
Fortunately, the surrounding reviewers had anticipated this and quickly told Gu Ming to move the paper.
Several people cast healing arts at once. A gentle Life Energy quickly gathered, restoring the grievously injured hand to a more or less normal state.
But Elder Huo paid no mind to the intense pain. Instead, he burst into hearty laughter that shook the surroundings.
"Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!"
"Another Evolution Method with a Nine-Colored Certification!"
"From now on, all those in the world who follow the path of Qi Refining Cultivation will have to honor you, Gu Ming, as their founding master!"
Gu Ming felt a little embarrassed by the praise, his cheeks growing warm.
’How could this be my achievement alone?’
’It’s clearly because I was standing on the shoulders of future giants, benefiting from the system’s perspective that transcends this era.’
But he would never explain this out loud.
Since he was the one who pioneered Qi Refining Evolution.
He would simply accept the karma that came with it.
Afterward, the people from the *Peak* journal immediately began transcribing it in the courtyard.
The original manuscript contained the Power of the Great Dao and was too precious to be handed over to the journal for safekeeping.
But leaving the paper in Gu Ming’s hands would easily attract the covetous eyes of powerful individuals, which put him in a slightly difficult position.
The surrounding professors from various institutions had eager eyes, all using the opportunity for small talk to probe Gu Ming, hoping to temporarily safeguard or study the original manuscript.
Gu Ming thought for a moment before shaking his head. For now, he had no intention of entrusting it to anyone else.
With a mental command, he carefully stored the original manuscript in his Beast Taming Space, only then feeling at ease.
The journal had sent several Pet Beasts specialized in transcribing Taoist Texts—a few exceptionally Spiritual Pet Beasts that looked like literary treasures.
There was a brush with black-gold cilia and two long eyes, an elemental creature in the form of pure ink, and an Earth Element inkstone Pet Beast.
Each one possessed profound Dao Practice, making them incomprehensible to onlookers.
After busying themselves the entire night, they finally finished meticulously transcribing the full text.
After creating the master transcription of the Qi Refining Evolution, the members of the editorial department expressed their solemn thanks and departed.
The chief editor gripped Gu Ming’s hand and said gravely:
"It will probably be printed and released around the end of this month, and word will spread throughout the nation."
"Understood. Thank you, Chief Editor."
"It’s nothing. This kind of Evolution Method benefits the entire nation, it’s a great contribution. Beastmasters from abroad will likely come flocking once they hear about it."
"You need to be careful with the original manuscript of your Evolution Method. The One into Two Foundation Establishment Evolution is one thing; its Star Level is too low, so while some might covet it, the cost of making a move on you wouldn’t be worth it."
"But the manuscript for the Two into Three Qi Refining Evolution is different. Even if it were thrown onto the black market, it would fetch a sky-high price. It’s valuable enough for some Evil Cultivators to sneak into the city to assassinate you."
The chief editor of *Peak* journal had a serious expression as he spoke. He wasn’t joking; he was giving Gu Ming a very earnest warning.
Once the fame of the Qi Refining Evolution exploded globally, the probability of Gu Ming being unexpectedly attacked would skyrocket.
Gu Ming initially thought he had nothing to fear. ’Wenquxing University has countless restrictions; it can’t be that easy to break in.’
However, the chief editor’s solemn reminder made Gu Ming take the matter seriously.
’To be honest, there’s no need for me to keep the original manuscript on my person.’
’This thing is a hot potato!’
The Evolution Method manuscripts had already benefited two of his Pet Beasts.
And since the knowledge was in his head, whether he had the original manuscript or not didn’t matter much to Gu Ming himself.
On the contrary, it held immense benefits for those Pet Beasts that had not yet completed their Qi Refining Evolution.
Thinking of this, Gu Ming remembered that his Ah Ji, and Lu You’s Mianmian, had not yet undergone Qi Refining Evolution.
’But... do I really need the original manuscript?’
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