Jeming slightly calculated the current proliferation efficiency of the Black Giants.

Counting the main pool and its split offspring, he now possesses ten deeply modified incubation pools.

Under the near-infinite energy supply of the Seventh Level Elemental Pool, each incubation pool can "produce" at the terrifying rate of one Third Level Black Giant per minute.

However, even with such astonishing efficiency, if he wants to expand the Black Giant population to his desired level of tens of billions, it still requires a considerable amount of time to accumulate.

The Purgatory Sulfur Plane is a typical small material plane, its surface area roughly comparable to Earth’s in Jeming’s previous life.

Unlike Earth, there’s no blue ocean or clear continental plates here.

As far as the eye can see, most areas are rolling magma seas, erupting volcanic groups, and charred lands shrouded in sulfur smoke.

Such an environment, deemed deadly by conventional creatures, is a perfect paradise for Black Giants, who feed on lava and energy.

Therefore, the number of biological populations this plane can support is exceptionally large.

Even though Black Giants typically reach heights of over ten meters, Jeming roughly estimates that, in extreme conditions, the Purgatory Sulfur Plane could accommodate nearly a trillion Black Giants!

Of course, that is merely theoretical.

If it truly reached that density, not only would the quality of life for Black Giants plummet, but the energy and resources available to each individual would be strained, hindering the early Black Giants’ devouring evolution.

After weighing his options, Jeming believes that maintaining a population of tens of billions is the most ideal state at the current stage.

"Ten billion Black Giants..." Imagining that overwhelming legion, like a tide of black, Jeming couldn’t help but feel a bit wistful, "At that scale, even ordinary Sixth Level Wizards would feel their scalp tingling, faced with my reserve legions."

But that is a distant prospect for the future.

Currently, the Seventh Level Large Elemental Pool has completed its initial link.

The subsequent deep tuning and complete integration with the plane’s veins is a painstaking task, simply a matter of leaving it to time.

Jeming invests his main effort in the most critical modification of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane—transforming the original Divine Power Faith Network entirely into the Incense Fire Divine Dao system!

He did not simply follow the traditional incense fire divine dao construction method applicable to the Cultivation Immortality Realm as recorded in the Great Dao Book Pavilion.

Instead, he combines his understanding of the Wizard World’s "Divine Power Faith Network" operation mechanism with the core principles of the incense fire divine dao, conducting highly customized adaptive modifications.

Throughout the process, it requires perfectly embedding the already mature "Elemental Spiritual Qi Conversion System" into it, making it the energy foundation of the incense fire divine dao system.

Jeming knows clearly that the functions he truly needs from the incense fire divine dao mainly focus on four points:

Producing the power of incense.

Endowing the Black Giant communities with "societal" attributes so they can stably produce Red Dust Qi and support the operation of the divine dao.

Achieving cross-space, ultra-long-distance energy transmission.

Efficiently transforming elemental power and maintaining the Spiritual Qi environment within the plane.

As for the incense fire divine dao’s traditional enhancement of "divine spirit" powers or its regulation of smooth seasons and resource regeneration within the domain, these are seen as non-essential by him, which can be simplified or even omitted.

Even if there is a future need for these functions, they can be added temporarily at that time.

This highly targeted design significantly reduces the overall difficulty of constructing the incense fire divine dao.

Yet, despite this reduction, its complexity still exceeds imagination.

This amounts to modifying the underlying rules of a plane; each step must be taken with utmost caution.

The construction process is not smooth sailing.

Jeming often encounters energy circuit conflicts, rule rejections, and instability of the Rune Array.

This forces him to pause the project, immersing himself in the vast materials of the Great Dao Book Pavilion and his past research notes, seeking solutions and rethinking design ideas.

The process of consistently encountering problems and solving them is an excellent tempering in itself.

Jeming can clearly feel that his understanding of the essence of "Spiritual Qi" is becoming more comprehensive and profound.

Numerous seemingly unrelated knowledge from the past is also being interconnected and fused under such high-intensity application, becoming increasingly proficient.

Fifty years have silently passed in busy construction and research.

The Seventh Level Large Elemental Pool has completely fused with the plane’s core, steadily outputting vast energy.

The overall construction progress of the incense fire divine dao is roughly one-third complete, not fast, but with an extremely solid foundation.

During this period, Jeming also received an unexpected delight.

In the laboratory, he looked with satisfaction at a group of soft light that flickered unpredictably like breathing.

This is his protective treasure that has undergone re-sacrificial refinement—the Profound Gang Red Dust Barrier!

Previously, the Profound Gang Red Dust Barrier was refined from various Evil Qi and Red Dust Qi.

It can form an invisible barrier around Jeming, effectively resisting curses and prophecy-type detection, being an important means of defense and concealment for him.

But after delving into the data provided by Blake regarding that strange other plane and beast samples, Jeming made rapid advancements in resisting illusion techniques and mental interference.

Reflecting on the "Mental Barrier Bracelet" he created for Blake back then, he finds it somewhat crude and outdated now.

Thus, during the gaps in constructing the incense fire divine dao, he took time to upgrade this protective treasure of his.

He infused the Profound Gang Red Dust Barrier with a large amount of high-purity Liquid Refined Gold he had refined, along with several other rare materials that enhance mental stability and concept "anchoring" effects.

Then, he employed the advanced Artifact Refining Method recorded in the Great Dao Book Pavilion to refine these tangible materials from "tangible" to "intangible."

Making these refined gold possess illusion resistance while seamlessly integrating them into the Evil Qi and Red Dust foundation of the Profound Gang Red Dust Barrier, indistinguishable from one another.

Jeming raised his hand to summon, the group of soft light spread like flowing water to envelop his entire body, forming an almost unnoticeable thin film.

The light then receded inwardly, completely disappearing.

The strength of the re-refined Profound Gang Red Dust Barrier has undergone a qualitative leap.

It can now not only resist curses and prophecies, but also possesses powerful capabilities to resist illusion techniques and mental interference.

Its defensive mechanism is similar to before, relying on the refined, intangible concepts within, such as refined gold and other materials acting as "consumables." Before the reserve is depleted, it can effectively isolate most mental level attacks.

Moreover, since it’s a lifebound magical treasure linked to his mind.

If subjected to attacks beyond its defensive limits, causing the barrier to near breaking, Jeming can instantly sense a warning sign, clearly realizing he might have been hit, thus gaining valuable reaction time.

Carefully savoring the feeling brought by the upgraded treasure, Jeming nodded slightly, but a faint trace of regret still flashed in his eyes.

"Barely considered a half-finished product..." he evaluated in his heart.

In his concept, the most perfect mental defense should not just rely on the refined gold’s "eternal" properties to passively offset.

The power contained within incense fire—the collective belief and wish power—has an inherent restraint and purification effect against unreal and enchanting forces.

This is the most ideal "material" for constructing a mental defense line. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Once the incense fire divine dao is established, and enough power of incense is gathered, then refine it into this Profound Gang Red Dust Barrier. At that time, this treasure can be considered truly complete."