Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1433 - 763: Disposal
Previously on Cultivation is just so scientific!...
Li Yuanba bowed toward Hongguang Venerable to show his appreciation.
His gaze then shifted to the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' resting on the floor, a source of intense radiation energy that flooded the surrounding area.
Despite being outfitted in anti-radiation gear and carrying a protective Jade Talisman, he could sense the radiation piercing through both layers of defense to affect his body.
With a mere thought, a jade box materialized in his palm.
This was a Forbidden Spirit Jade Box. Seeing him produce it, both Master Wu Ge and Hongguang Venerable shook their heads in disappointment.
If dealing with 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' were such a simple matter, it would never have caused them such grief.
Li Yuanba paid them no mind, for this particular Forbidden Spirit Jade Box was far from ordinary.
He had specifically engineered this Forbidden Spirit Jade Box to store 'Hell Disgust Crystals,' outfitting it with numerous mechanisms designed to halt radiation leakage.
The first line of defense was pure water, synthesized by Li Shiming’s main body within the equipment room space using 0.1-nanometer precision control.
This water was devoid of even the smallest impurity, containing nothing larger than 0.1 nanometers.
Beyond the pure water, the container featured a lead lining, the exterior of which was carved with a multitude of isolation runes, all contained within the Forbidden Spirit Jade Box's outer shell.
Since Li Shiming already possessed 'Hell Disgust Crystals,' he had calculated the requirements for this Forbidden Spirit Jade Box based on their radiation levels.
He had originally developed this specialized radiation containment box as part of his preparations for a future exploration of Hell Cave Heaven.
Though he hadn't yet found the chance to visit Hell Cave Heaven himself, his avatar, Li Yuanba, had arrived here instead.
Before Li Yuanba departed, he had met with Li Shiming, who had entrusted him with this Forbidden Spirit Jade Box.
It was quite unexpected that the first prize he claimed was not a standard 'Hell Disgust Crystal,' but the superior 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence.'
He carefully situated the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' inside the Forbidden Spirit Jade Box, where lead brackets held it suspended in the center of the pure water, ensuring it never touched the walls.
Master Wu Ge and Hongguang Venerable watched him with mocking expressions as he slid the Forbidden Spirit Jade Box shut.
Their mockery quickly turned to shock when they realized that no radiation energy was escaping from the box in Li Yuanba’s grip.
“That is impossible!” Master Wu Ge blurted out, his face filled with skepticism.
He was unaware that the IBMz15 database was loaded with scientific papers regarding the storage of radioactive isotopes.
By merging the technology of his former world with the methods of the Cultivation world, Li Yuanba had succeeded; the pure water significantly dampened the radiation of the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence,' while the lead shielding and the final layers of isolation and Forbidden Spirit runes finished the job.
Naturally, the isolation and Forbidden Spirit runes would have failed quickly without the primary containment provided by the lead and pure water.
With a faint smile, Li Yuanba set the Forbidden Spirit Jade Box down beside him rather than stowing it away.
By now, the chaotic energy from the death of the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature had faded, and swarms of Hell Creatures began flooding back into the passage.
Because no more Fourth Grade Late Stage threats appeared, neither Master Wu Ge nor Hongguang Venerable felt the need to intervene.
The five mid-stage Golden Corpses resumed their slaughter, and the convict Cultivators instinctively returned to their previous formation, casting wide-range spells to purge the encroaching Hell Creatures.
As several hours ticked by, both Master Wu Ge and Hongguang Venerable kept their Divine Senses locked onto the Forbidden Spirit Jade Box.
“You truly possess a method to contain the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence.' I shall retrieve the remaining five pieces and hand them over to you; you will be solving a major headache for Hell Island!” Master Wu Ge remarked with a grin, finally convinced of Li Yuanba's capability.
In truth, 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' was more of a curse than a treasure. Even though it was dropped by Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Creatures, its violent radiation rendered it useless to Cultivators.
When the substance was first discovered, the Great Cultivators of Hell Island spent ages researching it, as did every subsequent expert who rotated through or heard rumors of the material.
One particular Great Cultivator who conducted the most extensive research suffered horrific mutations; his flesh withered, his bones became necrotic, and a strange radiation energy infected his blood, making it so volatile that he could barely keep his Cultivation stable.
He was only saved by his naturally powerful constitution. Once he realized the danger, he abandoned the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence,' though it took him an entire century to purge the effects and return to health.
Fortunately, that expert's decisive retreat allowed him to document the dangers of the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence.'
From that point on, no other Great Cultivator dared to study it.
The original piece was locked in a warehouse, but a few months later, an inspection revealed the entire facility and the surrounding landscape had been thoroughly contaminated by radiation.
Of course, the Cultivation World lacked the terminology for radiation; they simply described the phenomenon as a form of poison contamination.
Ultimately, all 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' was gathered on Hell Island under the watch of the stationed Great Cultivators, where convict Cultivators were forced to periodically replace specialized medicinal fluids just to keep the storage stable.