Chapter 300
“What does this ‘Jindan Project’ written here mean?”
Everyone paused, turning their attention to the outline in Sister Zhang's hands.
It read:
“Jindan Project
Disciplinary Requirements:
- Full Foundation Establishment
- Excellent or above in Talismans
- Excellent or above in Thunder Techniques”
“Jindan... Project...” Uncle Pang looked puzzled, “What’s with the word ‘project’?”
“A project is an application of mathematics and various disciplines. Through this application, we aim to achieve the best results with the least material and human resources in the shortest time possible,” Zheng Fa explained thoughtfully.
“...Can you say something we can understand?”
“Optimize the Jindan formation process to mass-produce high-quality Jindan cultivators,” Zheng Fa replied.
He noticed the elders looking bewildered and asked, “Still not clear?”
“I get it,” Uncle Pang said slowly, “but it’s just as good as not understanding...”
“Let’s skip the optimization part...”
“Mass-producing high-quality Jindan cultivators?”
He looked at Zheng Fa, seemingly trying to confirm if his disciple was joking.
Zheng Fa smiled back at him.
This was the greatest takeaway from their trip to the modern world—
Understanding that the essence of Jindan was actually not that useful, yet it could give rise to a field of study like the Jindan Project—
Putting aside all the esoteric concepts, a Jindan is essentially a machine that uses spiritual energy and various spells to produce some special substances.
The so-called impurities in the Jindan were not, as Zheng Fa had previously thought, radioactive materials produced by fission, but rather particles that did not meet the requirements of the cultivation method.
In essence, the key to condensing high-quality Jindan was to improve the process and purify the product, right?
He had asked Leader Yang to find someone in nuclear engineering with this thought in mind—and they had already achieved some corresponding results.
But these results still needed to be validated in the Jiushan Realm.
...
“Junior Brother Zheng, are you trying to use this Jindan Project course to ignite the enthusiasm of the disciples for learning?”
Sister Zhang suddenly asked.
Zheng Fa smiled; Sister Zhang understood him well.
The Jindan Project sounded simple, but forming a Jindan was no easy task—
The process consumed an immense amount of spiritual energy and required a high level of control over that energy, which meant a high demand on one’s spirit.
On the other hand, optimizing the Jindan formation process required strong scientific thinking.
One could say that to learn this, the disciples of the Jiushan Realm would need to go through many foundational courses listed by Zheng Fa—
The problem was, they couldn’t afford not to learn.
Who wouldn’t want to condense high-quality Jindan?
Seeing him smile, everyone understood—Zheng Fa truly cared about education.
Sister Zhang nodded, suddenly extending her hand to add a few lines to the outline:
“Talismans Foundation Establishment Method:
Learning Requirements:
- Qi Refinement Stage cultivators
- Excellent or above in Basic Elemental Talismans”
Uncle Pang looked at the new outline and suddenly sighed, “In the Xuanwei Realm for several epochs, I think there’s no sect more generous than ours...”
Sister Zhang interjected, “Junior Brother, you need to pay attention to the consumption of spiritual materials.”
Zheng Fa nodded, understanding Sister Zhang’s point.
Cultivating immortality wasn’t just about knowledge.
In fact, spiritual materials were even more important.
Thinking of this, Zheng Fa suddenly turned to Sister Zhang and asked, “Sister, do you think it’s possible to use magical artifacts to replace the functions of Jindan?”
“Hmm?”
Previously, Zheng Fa had only thought about trying to set up a nuclear fusion power station in the Jiushan Realm.
Now, hearing Sister Zhang’s words, he suddenly wondered—could this thing be used to produce spiritual materials?
Upon hearing this, Sister Zhang’s expression turned astonished, while the three elders beside her showed even more shock.
“How could we produce spiritual materials?”
“This is just a thought of mine...” Zheng Fa said, his tone uncertain, “The key is, what exactly distinguishes spiritual materials from ordinary materials...”
In his view, the Xuanwei Realm and modern material structures were so similar.
Spiritual materials should essentially be substances composed of particles; it was just unclear how these substances reacted with spiritual energy.
Thus, Zheng Fa had an idea—since Jindan could manufacture particles, could it also manufacture spiritual materials?
If this idea succeeded, it could also benefit the modern world—modern society lacked spiritual materials even more than the Xuanwei Realm.
Hearing his explanation, Uncle Pang suddenly said, “...What’s this Jindan Project? I want to sign up!”
“Uncle...” Zheng Fa paused, feeling a bit embarrassed, “Your... talisman grades might be a little lacking.”
“...”
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Chapter 279: New Type of Spiritual Plants, The Temptation of Knowledge
Several disciples of Master Qian walked together on the Rainbow Bridge, gazing at the palaces on the Heavenly Palace Island before them.
“The scenery in the Jiushan Realm is really a bit dull and monotonous,” one of the female disciples remarked.
The others nodded in agreement.
“Everywhere is mist; there’s really nothing to see.”
“Aren’t they building houses these days? I heard Zheng Zhenren has a plan for a workshop market on an island, and they’re even going to put on a play.”
“That most important ‘University Island’? I heard several Yuanying Zhenren have been busy there these days, supposedly to establish some kind of laboratory... I wonder what it’s all about.”
“Lutu Island has also become quite lively; a few days ago, Zheng Zhenren sent disciples to help, and they opened quite a few new fields.”
Speaking of this, one disciple mentioned another matter:
“I heard Zheng Zhenren is also planning to establish an agricultural guidance office on Lutu Island. We disciples studying agriculture will have to help guide those mortals in farming in the future, and they even said they want to collect some data...”
The group exchanged glances, their expressions somewhat strange.
“This Zheng Zhenren really values mortals...”
One person complained, “In the past, we never had these random tasks...”
“They’re not making us work for free; it’s just that the tasks from the Bureau of Miscellaneous Affairs are different now.”
“...I just don’t like it. I’m not the only one who thinks this way... Aren’t there disciples from Jiushan Sect who aren’t used to it either?”
The other disciples fell silent.
They didn’t think there was anything wrong with the Jiushan Realm—Master Qian was willing to take them along to escape, and most of this group had some sense:
The Qianhe Sect had been destroyed, and their survival was already a stroke of luck.
Moreover, the Jiushan Realm, while a bit monotonous in scenery, was a safe place to live, at least without worrying about life-and-death disasters.
Initially, they had some barriers with the disciples of Jiushan Sect, but after entering the Jiushan Realm, it felt as if they had shared hardships together, and things had improved significantly.
They had also made some friends among the Jiushan Sect.
But the discomfort was unavoidable—many had lived in the Xuanwei Realm for over a hundred years, and suddenly switching to the Jiushan Realm made everything feel different.
“Actually, if it weren’t for Zheng Zhenren treating us like one of his own, we probably wouldn’t have settled in so quickly.”
The female disciple spoke again.
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, but they had to admit it was true:
Although Zheng Fa wasn’t overbearing, his will permeated the entire Jiushan Realm, and his attitude towards the disciples of Qianhe Sect naturally influenced many others.
“This Zheng Zhenren...” the previously discontented disciple found it hard to speak ill of him now, muttering begrudgingly, “He’s too good to mortals, and all we’ve been doing lately is work related to spiritual farming. What future is there for us...”
“Don’t get used to it,” the female disciple said, “If you want to talk about not liking it, our Master has changed even faster...”
“...”
When she said this, the others nodded in agreement.
...
While they were discussing, Zheng Fa was busy discussing the establishment of the laboratory with several Yuanying Zhenren.
Though it was called a discussion, it was mostly the others asking questions while Zheng Fa provided answers.
“So, the most important thing about this laboratory is actually the observation methods?”
Uncle Pang, after listening for a while, finally understood.
“Exactly!” Zheng Fa said, his tone slightly appreciative, “In my opinion, Master Uncle, your ‘洞虚灵眼’ (洞虚灵眼, ‘洞虚灵眼’ - a spell for observing spiritual phenomena) is extremely suitable for experimental observation and is an indispensable spell for the laboratory.”
“But my thousand-year-old purple bamboo seems to be a bit out of place in the Jiushan Realm.”
Uncle Pang sighed.
“My ‘洞虚灵眼’ hasn’t made much progress in the subtlety aspect.”
Zheng Fa had noticed this as well.
The ‘洞虚灵眼’ spell is divided into three realms: observing qi, subtlety, and洞虚 (洞虚, ‘洞虚’ - a state of deep insight).
Zheng Fa was currently at the subtlety level—by his estimation, the洞虚灵眼 at this level could see the structure of organelles and vaguely observe some internal structures of those organelles.
Uncle Pang was naturally stronger than him, but Zheng Fa needed much higher precision: he hoped to see details at the atomic level or even the nuclear level.
The ‘洞虚灵眼’ still had some shortcomings.
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