Song Lan, of course, could not possibly do what the Lunar Eclipse Sect did and infect an entire city.
Turning the citizens into psychic batteries would only turn him into a cult leader and get him arrested by Lu Xiang.
But if he changed his way of thinking and achieved the same effect using mutant creatures, they could truly integrate psychic energy into their future development strategy.
Father Bruno, although not much help in research, was very familiar with the workings of the Lunar Eclipse Sect as a devout follower. Moreover, the Sky Curtain's ability to grant individuals temporary powers that did not belong to them suggested that they might also utilize the Queen's Nest consciousness inversely to apply certain special abilities to the members of the Bug Swarm.