The Sealing Room of the Evander Family is also one of the core areas of the family. To maximize safety and efficiency, turning the serpent magic beasts into a Spirit Serpent is generally always done inside the Sealing Room which houses a complete set of tools and technology.
While this world is a cultivation world, the technology was not primitive at all. In fact, it is also quite advanced.
"Back on earth, this would be the standard technology of the 21st century" Kyrel thought.
At that time, earthlings already possessed various technologies but were still far from the standards of the Interstellar Era where Kyrell came from. In his time, humanity was already advanced enough to travel in their own galaxy although they were not able to discover any alien lifeform.
Still, the technology was advanced enough to make interstellar travel possible and colonize suitable planets. The 21st-century earth does not possess such capabilities.
"Zero, record the sealing process and see if you can discover anything special and improve it" Kyrell ordered mentally and a cold voice answered inside his head
"Affirmative"
Hearing that robotic response, Kyrell felt satisfied as his confidence to turn a Jade Serpent into his Spirit Serpent despite the fact that cultivation would be harder all came from Zero.
Humanity had advanced to the point that Artificial Intelligence and Nanobots were popularized. Over 99% of humanity chose to inject themselves with "Nanobots" equipped with advanced artificial intelligence.
The Nanobots can analyze and store data among its many functions. Given enough resources, they are also able to regenerate themselves if damaged.
Due to some unknown reason, Kyrell's A.I. crossed over with him. Not only that, it appears to have fused with his soul.
Normally, there would be an A.I. Chip implanted in one's brain and it is the core that controls the nanobots. But since Kyrell didn't come into this world with his physical body, the A.I. Chip was naturally not with him physically.
As such, he can only guess that it is somewhere not tangible, such as his soul.
As for the nanobots, with the help of the A.I. Kyrell was able to create a single and incredibly crude nanobot. After that, he had the nanobot continue to multiply and improve itself.
It was great that this world although far behind in technology compared to Interstellar Earth, technology was not as bad as in the ancient and medieval era.
Inside the Sealing Room, what looks like an operating table can be seen in the middle along with other tools needed. In fact, most of the tools are just there for formality.
Throughout the years, the Evander Family already perfected the method of converting a serpent magic beast into a Spirit Serpent. There was almost no accident but it was still better to be safe than sorry.
As someone who is not unfamiliar with the process, Kyrell removed his shirt and laid down on the operating table and his father was also not idle.
Soon, Kyrell found himself bound into the operating table that is not your normal table.
"Is this mana?" Kyrell thought. The skin touching the metallic table felt cool and he could vaguely sense some sort of power from it.
As a non-cultivator, Kyrell still can't sense mana, even if it is his own mana as all living beings possess that.However, by lying on this operating table, he can vaguely sense the mana that the special metal has.
This operating table was also used for those who will turn into cultivators to be familiar with mana during the sealing process.
"This will hurt for a while but you must bear with it. If I see you on the brink of losing fainting, I would have no choice but to electrocute you to prevent you from losing consciousness"
"There would be dire consequences if you faint during the process. You must remain strong"
At his father's reminder, Kyrell nodded his head and the former grabbed a syringe and used it to draw some blood from his son.
"I will start now" Fraser cautioned as he used Kyrell's own blood to draw a sealing formation in the latter's stomach.Although Fraser was pushing the blood from the syringe, weirdly enough, the blood was not messily spreading everywhere. The blood seemed to have turned into red ink that stuck on Kyrell's body tightly.
This was not because Fraser was a great 'artist' but he clearly used mana to control the blood.
This part was not hard nor painful and after several minutes, a complete sealing formation was created from lines of blood was imprinted on Kyrell's stomach. It was the next part that was painful and crucial.
"Hiss!"
A serpent with green scales that seemed to be made from emerald hissed as its cage was lifted by Fraser before the man grabbed it.
"Hissss!! Hissss!!"
The serpent hissed even louder after being disturbed and it tried to break free but how can it resist someone like Fraser who is a powerful Spirit Nourisher Cultivator?
It was simply powerless in front of such a cultivator.With his left hand holding the Jade Serpent, Fraser used his right hand and his palm covered the sealing formation on Kyrell's stomach as he poured mana into it.
Soon enough, the sealing formation glowed with a bloody light and Fraser took his hand back and as soon as he did that, black chains suddenly flew out of the formation.
Without any hesitation, Fraser threw the Jade Serpent and the black chains as if they were hungry and immediately lunged at the poor serpent.
"Hisssssss!"
A long and loud hissing sound escaped from the serpent's mouth as a searing pain was registered to its senses.
"Ahhh!!"As the serpent hissed, the young man on the operating table also screamed in pain. He too was suffering in the sealing process as a suffocating pain triggered him from his stomach
[Warning! Abnormal cellular activity detected]
[Strange substance based on the database called 'mana' from the host's body is stimulated and is gathering in the stomach area]
[Does the host want to order the nanobots to forcefully stop the abnormal cellular activity and intercept the strange substance?]
At this moment, Kyrell does not want to answer Zero due to the extreme pain but he knows that he cannot do that. Zero, just like any other Artificial Intelligence on earth is programmed to save their host at critical moments.
If Kyrell doesn't answer, it won't take long before Zero will stop the process of turning him into a cultivator.
The abnormal cellular activity is surely because the Genetic Lock of his body was being unlocked. This Genetic Lock was what caused humanity to be unable to sense and control mana from their birth.
As mana is the foundation of cultivation, removing this lock is naturally the first step. As such, the first realm of cultivation is called the Genetic Awakening Realm. In this stage, cultivators can finally sense and control their mana albeit in a rather crude and weak manner.
This is the first and weakest realm of cultivation but is the most crucial!
How can one even become a powerful Genetic Strengthener or even a top-tier Spirit Nourisher Cultivator if they can't sense and control mana?
"Argh!! No, use one-half of the nanobots to further stimulate my cells and genes. The other half shall help guide the 'strange substance' into my stomach!" Kyrell ordered through gritted teeth as the pain was unimaginable.
If he want to, he can use anesthetics to lessen the pain. However, by doing so, he would be making it hard for him to cultivate.
This stage where he is transitioning into a cultivator is the time when his mana is the most active. He should familiarize himself with mana for his cultivation to be more efficient. This is also the reason why the operating table was made from special materials that made it even easier for the clan members to sense mana during this phase.
"Mana... this is the root of power. How can I let myself be unfamiliar with it?!" Kyrell roared as he tried his best to ignore the pain and focus his senses on the mana activity.
Fortunately, the sealing process was not that long. At most ten minutes minute and the serpent was dragged by the chains inside his stomach.
[Ding! Detecting a lifeform inside the host's body. Does the host want to expel this lifeform?]
"No, instead, analyze the effects of the serpent in my body"
While Kyrell was in the middle of recovering, his father removed the straps that bound him to the operating table and guided him into a sci-fi-looking nutrition tank made from glass.
"Go inside, it will help you recover and also strengthen your body. Remember, in the Genetic Awakener Realm, the better the body's quality, the faster the cultivation speed is"
Soon, Kyrell was submerged inside the nutrition tank fully naked while wearing an oxygen mask.
A cool yet warm sensation engulfed his senses and he almost moaned from comfort. This nutrition tank is surely expensive as it assists cultivators.
Products that assist in cultivation are naturally more expensive than normal products.
[Ding! After the preliminary analysis, it was found that the serpent lifeform's body was slowly dissolving into energy yet it was not dying]
[After using the knowledge in the "Spirit Serpent Art" and the books stored in the database, it is determined that from a physical lifeform, the Jade Serpent is in the process of turning into a non-physical lifeform]
[The process is automatic and if the host doesn't do anything, the Jade Serpent's conversion into an Energy-type lifeform will finished in 2 years. If the host cultivates using the Spirit Serpent Art, the timeframe will shorten by one-third and the host will automatically reach the mid-level of the Genetic Awakening Realm]
The information relayed by Zero was not a surprise as one advantage of the Spirit Serpent Art is that even if the cultivator does not do anything, as long as the magic beast is fully converted into a "Spirit Serpent", they will automatically become a mid-level Genetic Awakening Realm Cultivator.
However, a frown appeared on Kyrell's face. "It seems like my talent is quite low. The average time to convert the serpent is a year and a half without cultivation but it will take me 2 years?"
To Kyrell, this was a bad news. He harbored great ambition and he certainly did not want to grow old as a weak cultivator.
No! He wants to be a powerful expert that is feared and admired by all!
"Zero, have you determined a way to expedite the process?" Kyrell asked hopefully and a short list appeared in his vision
[According to analysis, these are the most efficient and possible ways to expedite the conversion process:
1. The amount of the host's strange substance, "mana" must increased. The more mana the host has, the faster the conversion process.
2. Constantly exhausting the host's physical strength and mana is also a feasible way.
3. Consume pills that the host's family developed specifically for the conversion of the serpent]
Zero gave three options for Kyrell to choose from. No, in fact, he can choose all three options but it still did not address the core issue which is talent!
It would be a lie to say that Kyrell, as a transmigrator was not expecting his talent to be great and above most people. However, not only was his talent not above most people, it was even lower than the majority!
He can't accept this nor does he want to accept it."Use all the data stored to develop a method to compensate for my lack of talent. Prioritize two things; Cultivation speed and solid foundation"
After giving his last order, Kyrell soon let himself be consumed by darkness. While the sealing process was quite fast, in reality, it drained him a lot.
The mana that his body possessed was used to contain the serpent and convert it into his Spirit Serpent. Not to mention, the mental stimulation from the pain and for the first time, sensing mana stored inside his own body.