The theories and formulas recorded on this paper were clearly much more advanced than before!
It's important to note that this 'advanced' assessment came from Ye Fan, a top-tier expert in his field!
Furthermore, these formulas and theories delved into a forbidden topic—the creation of life!
Here, the creation of life didn't refer to playing with stitched-together monsters or having children.
It meant true creation from nothingness!
This was highly problematic!
The creation of life already belonged to the realm of deities, their exclusive domain!
They would not, and would not permit, lower beings like humans to meddle in this field!
The 'deities' mentioned here were beings far superior to those typically found in divine realms.
However, based on his transmigration experience, Ye Fan seriously doubted whether this group truly existed.
Setting aside the question of whether deities existed, Ye Fan was very certain about one thing.
That is, anyone who dared to touch this forbidden realm usually met a very, very tragic end!
As for why Ye Fan knew this so clearly...
He himself had ventured into this domain out of curiosity back then...
He had even developed some theories that appeared highly practical!
Although these theories weren't enough to support the entire forbidden subject, they were already quite remarkable!
But as his research deepened, various unfortunate and dangerous events began to follow.
It was from then on that Ye Fan profoundly realized that this could not continue!
Otherwise, he would surely die!!!
He hadn't expected that in this world, there would be such fearless individuals...
Unfortunately, judging from the accompanying notes and annotations, this guy's skill was truly appalling.
Let alone comparing him to his past self, he wasn't even as good as Ye Fan's unregistered disciples back then...
It was like learning multiplication tables and then insisting on researching calculus...
After reading a few more pages, Ye Fan's expression changed again!
Because what was recorded on the paper was precisely the set of theories he had developed back then!
To be precise, it was only a small portion of his theories.
And they were all fragmented words and phrases, impossible to connect smoothly.
It appeared again!
Things from his other transmigration worlds were appearing in this world again!
And this time, it was something so forbidden.
Ye Fan felt the invisible net woven around his heart tightening with each passing moment...
"Huh?" A sudden exclamation came from the little demoness beside him: "What is this?"
Ye Fan followed the sound and saw the little demoness pulling something out of a drawer.
It was a crystal-clear sphere, about the size of a human head—a crystal ball.
"Ye Fan, do you know what this is?" the little demoness asked curiously, hugging the crystal ball as she walked over.
"Mm, this is called a crystal ball," Ye Fan said, taking the crystal ball. "You can think of it as a tool for recording and transmitting images."
Crystal balls were a product of the Western fantasy world, so it wasn't surprising the little demoness didn't recognize it.
In essence, this thing was fundamentally similar to a communication jade.
The difference was that this object lacked the ability to transmit text, only recording or transmitting images.
And its size was far inferior to the much more compact communication jade...
The biggest drawback was that the image attached itself to the surface of the sphere, making everything appear severely distorted.
If communication jade imaging was considered holographic, then the crystal ball was like the earliest bulky television sets.
No, it was even more infuriating than that picture...
"It seems we're quite lucky." Ye Fan smiled upon seeing the button on the crystal ball's base.
Crystal balls generally required magical power to activate.
But this was a fantasy world, and there was no such thing as magic here.
Let alone them, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would be helpless.
The reason he said they were lucky was because of the button on the base.
This was a crystal ball with pre-stored magic. Just pressing the button would easily activate it.
Soon, an image appeared on the crystal ball.
The image depicted the same room.
The difference was the addition of an old man with messy hair and a beard, his clothes tattered.
He gave the impression of a madman.
"These things are so damn troublesome, communication jades are much easier to use," the old man grumbled at the crystal ball.
"It's him—!"
A sudden cry came from the little demoness beside him!
Ye Fan turned to look and saw the little demoness trembling violently!
Her face was filled with terror!
"It's him... it's really him..." the little demoness muttered disbelievingly, stepping backward step by step.
Ye Fan seemed to understand, and quickly grabbed her.
"Don't be afraid, this is just a recording of past events. He's not here."
Ye Fan's words successfully awakened the dazed little demoness.
"Oh... right... he's not here..."
The little demoness murmured, clutching Ye Fan's sleeve tightly.
Judging by the little demoness's reaction, the old man's identity was obvious—he was the one who had caused trouble for the little demoness back then!
The good news was that Ye Fan discovered this was an unfamiliar face, not one of those two powerful figures.
A few minutes later.
"I thought I would be consumed by hatred and go mad when I saw him again..." the little demoness said with self-mockery. "I never expected... to be so terrified..."
She felt ashamed of her fear.
"It's understandable," Ye Fan patted her hand, comforting her softly. "Don't think too much about it, let's keep watching."
"Mm."
The image continued.
"Master, oh Master," the crazy old man said deliriously, "the more you refuse to tell me, the more I will research it and show you!"
The crazy old man muttered, shaking a bottle in his hand.
Unfortunately, it was just an image.
Ye Fan couldn't determine what the yellow liquid inside was.
However, considering this old fellow was researching his theory, Ye Fan could roughly guess a few directions.
If it was one of them, then this old fellow was definitely insane!
Because one possibility was that infants were used in it!
Specifically, infants who had just been born, before their first breath of outside air!
This meant they would have to be killed immediately upon birth, and their bodies used for extraction.
The required quantity was as large as one million!
That's right!
The yellow liquid in that bottle!
It represented one million newborn lives!
This was also one of the reasons why Ye Fan's theory had only remained theoretical.
After all, such an act was too cruel and against heaven's will.
He had been ruthless in the past, but that was only towards enemies.
He could not bring himself to do something so insane...
But this crazy old man...
He was an absolute madman!
Then, the image flickered.
This time, the old man was standing in front of a glass vessel over three meters tall, in which a shriveled monster was floating.
It was called a monster because it was impossible to tell what it was.
At first glance, it looked like a human, but upon closer inspection, every part seemed unrelated to a human.
It was like a humanoid beast, a stitched-together monstrosity.
The overall impression was hideous, disgusting, and bizarre!
And what the crazy old man said next sent chills down Ye Fan's and their spines!
"I have made a breakthrough, Master, do you see it?" the old man said excitedly to the monster. "Look, what a perfect masterpiece this is!"
"Oh, right, I almost forgot..." the old man patted the glass container. "You've just undergone the modifications, you can't speak yet."