Teacher Tang returned to his office an hour later.

He was extremely efficient. After bringing back the Yin Yang Eye, he immediately gave it to Ah Ji to observe.

Ah Ji employed the latest Heart Method written by Gu Ming, applying it internally as it observed the Yin Yang Eye before it, just as it had observed the Dragon Pattern Tripod.

The Yin Yang Eye was one part black and one part white. Its original body was an eye that had degenerated after a failed ascension, and it was now in a fossilized state.

Time had left its long-worn marks upon the eye.

As Ah Ji observed it, it felt a strange transformation occur in its own eyes, and its internal Light and Dark Dual Spiritual Roots trembled in response.

It closed its eyes and breathed slowly, intercepting a wisp of the Great Dao’s Dao Charm—where yin and yang coexisted—within its body, using this as a path to slowly begin its Foundation Establishment.

Meanwhile, the Dragon Pattern Tripod had already settled into its Dantian. Although it was incomplete, a prototype had already taken form within its body.

The Yin Yang Eye was then suspended above the Dragon Pattern Tripod.

At that moment, Teacher Tang’s Divine Sense was also observing the inside of its Dantian. He spoke up and asked:

"Ah Ji, are you planning to go for both this time? Are you confident you can handle it?"

As Teacher Tang asked his question, Gu Ming was closely observing the system’s bullet comments.

He saw that the system gave a very high appraisal of the Chaos Creature’s comprehension.

Gu Ming figured this was a sign of progress in the right direction.

So, Gu Ming offered his encouragement, "There’s no harm in trying."

Ah Ji wanted to grasp both opportunities. Its decision was crucial, as it could push the system’s understanding in the direction Ah Ji wanted to go.

"I believe its luck is good enough," Gu Ming said.

"Luck?" Teacher Tang murmured, not refuting Gu Ming’s statement.

Before long, using the Heart Method written by Gu Ming, Ah Ji successfully refined two black-and-white spheres, which floated above the incomplete Dragon Pattern Tripod.

As for the vortex of Mana in its Dantian, it was being controlled above the tripod and the eye.

Upon completing the initial construction of this Great Dao Foundation, Ah Ji’s Spiritual Power was completely drained, and it nearly passed out.

Teacher Tang immediately had the Profound Celestial Beast Ghost Soul possess his hand and gave Ah Ji a thorough soul massage, allowing it to quickly recover its mental state.

"Don’t stop your Cultivation. I’ll be here all day," Teacher Tang said with a steady expression.

Watching the Chaos Creature use its Chaos Dominator Talent to forcibly complete the preliminary Foundation Establishment steps for the Ancient Dragon Pattern Tripod and the ancient Yin Yang Eye, Teacher Tang saw his theory begin to come to fruition.

You have humbly asked for guidance, and your understanding of the Foundation Establishment Method has been elevated...

Gu Ming intangibly felt a few more vague fragments of memory appear in his mind. They were from the insights he gained by discussing the Dao with Eight-star Beastmaster Tang Tianyi.

In the future, there were many case studies on the Foundation Establishment Method; it wasn’t a field of study exclusive to Gu Ming, as it was now.

Teacher Tang himself had knowledge of it, and after their exchange, Gu Ming’s own knowledge of the Foundation Establishment Method rose to the average level of 32 years in the future.

「That day.」

With Teacher Tang’s help, Ah Ji continuously used its Cultivating Technique for Foundation Establishment, completing the construction of the two super-high-consumption components.

Gu Ming also made major revisions to the preliminary Heart Method he was working on, updating it based on the Dragon Pattern Tripod and the Yin Yang Eye.

That evening, in his villa at the university, Gu Ming wrote down the official name of his thesis.

Above Wenquxing University, the clouds immediately parted to reveal the Hall, which cast down a tremendous Holy Light that illuminated the university grounds.

Because Gu Ming’s villa was protected by a Light and Dark Concealment Array that obscured his exact location, the range of the Holy Light from the Hall of the Great Dao became incredibly broad, bathing the entire campus in its glow.

Everyone at the university was speculating about who could have written another Cultivation Technique or something similar capable of attracting the attention of the Hall of the Great Dao.

After careful observation, everyone realized this was no ordinary Holy Light—it was a Tri-Colored Holy Light, which immediately sparked heated discussions.

After assessing the verification from the Hall of the Great Dao, Gu Ming wasn’t surprised.

After all, this was just a preliminary Heart Method. It had been extracted from the main body of the Foundation Establishment Method and was a more specialized Heart Method for observation.

The actual Foundation Establishment Method was detailed in Gu Ming’s other thesis, the one blessed by the Seven-Colored Holy Light.

The next day, Gu Ming woke up and first contacted the editor of the Flood Dragon Monthly Report, a publication he often submitted to. He claimed to have a preliminary Heart Method for the Foundation Establishment Evolution Method, certified by a Tri-Colored Holy Light.

The editorial clerk accepted it for publication without a second thought.

Of course, the editorial staff also followed up on the lead, asking, "Teacher Gu, would it be possible to publish the Foundation Establishment Evolution Method in the Flood Dragon Monthly Report?"

Gu Ming looked troubled.

’It’s right to repay a kindness,’ he thought.

’But this is a Cultivation Technique of the Seven-Colored Holy Light, after all.’

’It’s my ticket into a top-tier journal. Submitting it to a Four-star journal like the Flood Dragon Monthly Report would be a bit of a waste.’

Furthermore, the Flood Dragon Monthly Report was a specialized journal for the Flood Dragon Species, Sub-Dragons, and Snake Pets. Its scope was relatively small, occupying a niche in a vertical field, and its general applicability wasn’t that wide.

Gu Ming’s Foundation Establishment Method was clearly intended for all Pet Beasts, a way to improve their Evolution methods.

An Evolution Method like this should be published in a Tong Beast journal with a much wider scope.

"Let me think about it," Gu Ming said, politely declining.

"No problem, we’ll try again next time," the editor replied with a chuckle, not pressing the issue.

Playing the long game was the way to run a Pet Beast journal.

After this matter was settled, Gu Ming sent a message to his advisor, asking for connections to journals.

"Is the thesis finished?" the advisor replied at light speed.

Other matters were unimportant to the advisor, but Gu Ming’s Foundation Establishment Method was different. It was one of the top-priority research projects being promoted within Wenquxing University.

This was a research project on the annual schedule, and a large number of senior professors were waiting for Gu Ming, the torchbearer.

Only when Gu Ming spread the flame would it be convenient for everyone else to conduct further research.

If Gu Ming didn’t light the fire, everyone was afraid of heading down the wrong path.

It was inevitable that some would fail during the process of scientific research. Failure is the mother of success, but Gu Ming had already succeeded, and no one wanted to waste vast amounts of time and resources on pointless endeavors.

"Yes, so I was hoping you could recommend contact information for some editors at high-star journals.

"It would be best if they could come to my place to review it in person. I don’t want to hand over the original manuscript," Gu Ming said.

When it came to the original manuscript of a thesis with a Seven-Colored Holy Light Certification, such an important document was too risky to let out of his sight.

Just sending it by mail, it could be stolen in transit and hoarded by someone for themselves.

There was a point worth mentioning here.

For theses with low-level Holy Light Certifications, even without the original manuscript, one could send a digital copy online, and people could verify its authenticity by replicating the Cultivation Technique.

Additionally, one could enter the Hall of the Great Dao and search for the thesis’s title to determine its legitimacy. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

However, when a thesis reached the level of a Six-Colored Holy Light or Seven-Colored Holy Light, it was the kind of thing that would cause a national sensation.

When such a thesis was born, the range of its light pillar and the might of its Dao would cause the entire city and its surroundings to tremble. It was no exaggeration to say its fame would spread a thousand miles.

If one were to simply read the text of the document online, it would be impossible to fully experience the Dao Charm it contained.

One had to view the original manuscript in person to comprehend the profound meaning of the Great Dao within it.