Chapter 261
Zhang Shijie was momentarily stunned, and after a long pause, she finally spoke, “This indeed aligns more with the nature of the cultivators in the Xuanwei Realm... but to use the Tianhe method to modify the demonic sect’s techniques…”
Zheng Fa was at a loss for words as well…
He had no idea whether Tianhe Zunren would be angry—if he said it hadn’t been inherited, it had; if he said it had been inherited, its core had changed. Not only had its core changed, but it had also brought its own supplies to the enemy!
The group fell silent for a moment before Zhang Shijie suddenly added, “I just remembered something else.”
“Hmm?”
“You mentioned before about using spiritual energy circuits to generate spiritual intelligence, and you even gave me a few books. Do you remember?” Zhang Shijie asked Zheng Fa.
“Are you saying…”
“I was thinking, could it be that the generation of spiritual intelligence in magical artifacts follows the same principle?”
Zhang Shijie’s words lit up Zheng Fa’s eyes.
“Wait, are you saying that you’ve stumbled upon a method for the transformation of the Divine Transformation?”
Uncle Huang, who was nearby, gaped and muttered.
(End of this chapter)
**Chapter 243: Spiritual Energy Circuits, Qianhe in Peril**
Zheng Fa felt that Uncle Huang had misunderstood… this was still a matter shrouded in shadows!
He explained to Uncle Huang, “Uncle, the transformation of the Divine Transformation is probably not that simple… it’s just a possible idea derived from various pieces of information.”
“It’s more credible that the cultivators of the Xuanwei Realm retained some aspects of the new Tianhe method. Tongming Shangren mentioned to Uncle Pang that a life-bound magical artifact can evolve into a life-bound spiritual treasure, and the method for life-bound magical artifacts was originally created by Tianhe Zunren. There must be some connection between the two.”
Uncle Huang furrowed his brows and suddenly said, “So the key to the Divine Transformation relies on whether the life-bound magical artifact can advance to become a life-bound spiritual treasure, right?”
“Exactly.”
“Then you must already have some ideas on how to advance magical artifacts, right?”
“Well… that’s true.”
Uncle Huang nodded and said, “So what you’ve come up with is essentially a method for the transformation of the Divine Transformation?”
That didn’t sound too bad…
“Uncle, our previous research on spiritual energy circuits is just getting started,” Zheng Fa corrected. “The relationship between spiritual energy circuits and spiritual intelligence is merely a hypothesis; Zhang Shijie hasn’t…”
Zhang Shijie suddenly interjected, “I’ve made some progress.”
“Ah?”
“I can now perform simple calculations through the spiritual energy circuits.”
“…”
Zheng Fa certainly knew that Zhang Shijie was exceptionally gifted.
Of course, he also understood that the most important factor was that modern theories had developed relatively well—Zhang Shijie was truly standing on the shoulders of giants.
But this was happening way too fast, wasn’t it?
Zhang Shijie’s clothes billowed around her, her entire being becoming translucent, with only the densely packed spiritual energy circuits within her glowing softly.
“What is this?”
“A summation device, or rather, a full adder.”
“Ah?”
“The binary system you gave me in those books is really interesting,” Zhang Shijie said, her eyes sparkling at the thought.
Uncle Huang smirked, glancing at Zheng Fa, seemingly thinking that Zheng Fa was quite good at giving gifts.
“At first, I didn’t quite understand the concept of a switch,” Zhang Shijie continued. “Then I suddenly thought, why not use yin and yang to replace the switch? Yin represents on, and yang represents off; each time the switch toggles, it’s like a mirrored transformation.”
“With this idea, I developed this spiritual energy circuit.”
“See, when spiritual energy flows in through these two paths, it represents one plus one, and in the end, this sun symbol lights up, indicating that the result is two…”
Zheng Fa understood.
Zhang Shijie… had truly turned into a computing genius!
Meanwhile, Uncle Huang suddenly frowned and said, “Is this what you’ve been staying up late to study all this time?”
“…”
“When I tried to chat with you before, you said you were too busy… just reading those few old books… I’ve been in Leichi Fangshi for so many days, and how many words have you said to me?”
As he spoke, Uncle Huang’s gaze turned sideways toward Zheng Fa.
How should one put it? It was a mix of maternal frustration and the anger of a child whose coat had a draft.
“Ahem, Shijie, this can’t really be called a spiritual talisman anymore, can it?” Zheng Fa quickly shifted the topic.
He realized that Zhang Shijie’s so-called summation device made the distinction between circuits and talismans clear—
The simplest explanation was that it was a kind of circuit, where there didn’t necessarily have to be a current flowing through.
Ultimately, it was the presence or absence of current that created logic gates.
But talismans were different; talismans themselves were akin to the current.
“Right,” Zhang Shijie nodded gently. “The spiritual energy in a talisman can’t be selectively present in one circuit and absent in another. However, it is indeed possible to solidify these circuits through artifact refining techniques, allowing spiritual energy to flow selectively.”
“In fact, our talisman base is somewhat more similar to this kind of circuit.”
Zheng Fa nodded lightly, understanding Zhang Shijie’s point—at the end of the day, it was the difference between temporary existence and solidification.
“And that Shanhe Zhenxing talisman… I wonder what principle allowed it to solidify, which could very well lead to the generation of spiritual intelligence.”
The two continued discussing for a while, mainly focusing on how Zhang Shijie’s “summation device” could be further developed.
Zheng Fa was quite optimistic.
Though this was a basic concept, it was extremely crucial—one could say it was almost the essence of modern computing.
As they talked, they turned to see Uncle Huang lost in thought, a smile on her lips, seemingly unaware of what the two were discussing.
To be honest, she looked much happier this way.
“Hmm? Are you done?” When the two looked at her, Uncle Huang asked, “How should we reply to Uncle Pang?”
“…” Zhang Shijie shook her head. “We don’t have any new information; we should just inform Uncle Pang about the recent events in Leichi to put his mind at ease.”
Uncle Huang nodded in agreement. “Now that Tongming Shangren is willing to intervene, it seems our Jiushan Sect has hope, so Uncle Pang probably doesn’t need to worry about his life anymore.”
Only then did Zheng Fa realize why Uncle Huang had been smiling earlier.
But he had to admit, hearing that the Hundred Immortals Alliance’s Tongming Shangren was willing to assist the Jiushan Sect eased his own mind considerably.
“Hmm?”
Uncle Huang’s expression suddenly changed as she looked into the distance.
Zhang Shijie seemed to have noticed something as well, raising her head to look in the same direction.
At first, Zheng Fa didn’t know what was happening; he extended his spiritual sense toward that direction, wanting to see clearly.
Uncle Huang seemed to remember that Zheng Fa’s cultivation was still far below hers and explained, “Someone is coming toward us…”
“Disciple sees it; that’s Qian Zhenren from Qianhe Sect.”
Zheng Fa replied with a serious expression.
Uncle Huang was taken aback, looking at Zheng Fa. “You’re already at the late stage of Foundation Establishment?”
“Yes…”
“Then how is your spiritual sense so strong? You can sense over a hundred miles?”
Zheng Fa detected the astonishment in her tone and couldn’t help but smile sheepishly.
…
Although Uncle Huang was surprised by Zheng Fa’s spiritual sense, her brows remained furrowed because the person from Qianhe Sect looked rather pitiful—
They were piloting a rickety flying shuttle, swaying unsteadily, hurrying toward Leichi.
Qian Zhenren stood at the bow of the ship, his clothes stained with blood, his complexion pale gold, and his lips a shade of blue, clearly suffering from serious injuries.
Behind him were about ten disciples, each with a look of anxiety on their faces.
It seemed that Qian Zhenren had come specifically to find Zheng Fa. Upon entering the market, he quickly located the Jiushan Sect disciples and rushed toward Zheng Fa’s courtyard.
Zheng Fa stepped out of Zhang Shijie’s courtyard to meet them.
As soon as Qian Zhenren saw Zheng Fa, his legs gave way, and he knelt on the ground, crying out, “Zheng Zhenren, my Qianhe Sect was suddenly attacked by the demon clan!”
“I have nowhere else to turn and can only seek your help, Zheng Zhenren!”
Hearing this, Zheng Fa’s heart jolted, and he glanced at Zhang Shijie beside him.
They had long known that the demon clan was planning to strike at the Jiushan Sect, but they hadn’t expected that Qianhe Sect would be the first to suffer.
(End of this chapter)
**Chapter 244: The Demon Clan’s Intentions, Qianhe’s Secret Techniques (4K)**
Zheng Fa looked at Qian Zhenren before him.
In his memory, this man had a slightly plump figure, but now his face had thinned considerably, clearly having gone through tough days recently.
The disciples behind him didn’t show any visible injuries, but their expressions were filled with fear, clearly having faced calamity.
He glanced around and noticed that some Jiushan Sect disciples were watching from a distance. Since these disciples were unaware of the demon clan’s attack, it was naturally inappropriate to discuss such matters in public.
Zheng Fa helped Qian Zhenren up and said, “Qian Zhenren, please come in and let’s talk!”
The group entered Zheng Fa’s courtyard.
After Qian Zhenren tidied himself up a bit, his expression settled down somewhat.
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