Chapter 314
Those disciples who are fortunate enough to receive such teachings, even the talented ones, often already possess a Dao body and can cultivate various forms of martial arts. For them, entering the Dao of martial arts is like a side dish that lacks substance.
Yet, it is the ordinary people who most need to enter the Dao of martial arts who are completely deprived of such educational resources.
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Zheng Fa not only needed to collect the physical data and impressions of the old man Hou, but he also conducted the same measurements himself, including with Tang Lingwu and others.
In his view, this set of martial arts for entering the Dao needed to be both simple and standardized.
Simple—he needed their impressions to identify some relatively easy forms to practice.
Standardized—naturally, this would come from various measurements to see which movements yielded better results.
Of course, this kind of research was easier in the Jiushan Realm, and he planned to return and discuss it with disciples who had practiced the Dao of martial arts.
As Zheng Fa pondered, he suddenly felt someone watching him, their gaze somewhat conflicted.
He looked up to see Team Leader Yang staring at him, her lips poised to speak but hesitating.
“Team Leader Yang?”
“I gathered from Dean Zheng that you want to develop a set of introductory martial arts?”
Zheng Fa nodded gently.
“Then… can this martial art be promoted domestically?”
Zheng Fa was taken aback; he hadn’t expected Team Leader Yang to have such an intention.
“What do you mean, Team Leader Yang?”
Yang spoke softly, “Dean Zheng, to put it bluntly, this is a bit of my personal desire. I have a child, and honestly, I don’t have high expectations for him given our family’s circumstances.”
Her honesty was refreshing.
Zheng Fa now understood Team Leader Yang’s background—she held a significant position and had considerable influence behind her.
Yang continued, “As a mother, I just want him to be healthier.”
“On a larger scale, a strong nation must have a strong populace…”
“Of course, this is just my personal thought.”
Team Leader Yang’s expression was somewhat anxious.
Zheng Fa thought for a moment and slowly shook his head.
Yang didn’t press further, simply saying, “I apologize for being so forward.”
“It’s not that I’m unwilling,” Zheng Fa replied, “but practicing this Dao of martial arts requires a spiritual energy environment.”
Previously, Tang Lingwu and the others had relied on him to pass on the teachings of the “Spirit Crane Body.”
“That’s truly unfortunate.”
“However, while promoting the Dao of martial arts may not be feasible, we can certainly discuss more fundamental martial arts.”
Zheng Fa suddenly said.
In the Xuanwei Realm, beneath the Dao of martial arts, there were still some forms of martial arts that did not involve spiritual energy—like the “Pine Crane Stance.”
“Hmm?”
Team Leader Yang’s eyes lit up.
“I can try to develop a set of martial arts suitable for environments without spiritual energy…”
Hearing this, Team Leader Yang couldn’t help but smile, “Dean Zheng… I really don’t know how to thank you…”
“I know.”
“?”
Zheng Fa smiled slightly.
This smile was so warm, it felt like it was burning money.
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Zheng Fa called over Tang Mudao, the old man Bai, and others to share his thoughts.
“You want to build a particle accelerator?” Tang Mudao asked, stunned. “Why?”
“To observe spiritual materials.”
“Where are you going to get spiritual materials?”
Tang Mudao looked even more bewildered.
“I’ll create them…”
Upon hearing this, Tang Lingwu blinked, slowly staring at her belly for a long time, looking somewhat dejected.
Then, Zheng Fa began to recount the words of the Celestial River Venerable.
“So, you believe that after forming the Golden Core, it’s not just about generating particles, but also about producing spiritual materials?”
Zheng Fa nodded, “If it were just particles, it would be very difficult for a life-bound magical treasure to be self-sufficient. The Golden Core can at least produce a certain amount of spiritual materials. If we can generate spiritual materials, we’ll solve the awkward situation of the nursing home lacking them.”
“But more importantly, I hope to explore the essence of spiritual materials!”
“Then why a particle accelerator?”
“When it comes to observing microscopic particles, there are only a few methods.”
“Optical microscopes have too low a resolution.”
“Electron microscopes… the problem is that spiritual energy seems to interfere with electrons. If spiritual materials contain spiritual energy, then electron microscopes probably won’t work well either.”
“Mass spectrometers face similar issues…”
“I thought about it, and I believe a particle accelerator is the most suitable option.”
“Of course, it’s best to use various methods together, but the particle accelerator requires more resources, so I had to bring it up first.”
Clearly, Zheng Fa had thought about this more than once.
Tang Mudao nodded slowly and said, “This is indeed a line of thought…”
“You mean, once you form your Golden Core, the nursing home will have spiritual materials… um, that sounds a bit strange since they’re generated from your body…”
Zheng Fa chuckled, “My idea is to have my Golden Core produce specific spiritual materials, and then use those materials to create a nuclear reactor that simulates the Golden Core process.”
“Once the various reactors are built, I won’t need to provide spiritual materials anymore.”
Old man Bai’s eyes brightened, “That sounds much better!”
However, Tang Mudao, who was standing nearby, licked his lips and said with a strange expression, “This… why does it feel like the vibe is getting less and less like cultivation?”
Zheng Fa couldn’t help but recall what Xiao Yuying had told him about the resource scarcity in the Jiushan Realm.
Scarcity was indeed a problem.
But… if Zheng Fa’s idea could truly be realized…
The cultivators of the Xuanwei Realm would likely witness what it meant to have a cultivation industry akin to Cthulhu…
However, Zheng Fa also knew that this method would likely be quite costly and could consume a lot of spiritual energy.
But for the Jiushan Realm, this was a matter of having or not having—if a major war were to break out, this technology could at least ensure self-sufficiency.
Not to mention, some spiritual materials that even the Xuanwei Realm lacked might be producible in the Jiushan Realm!
For the nursing home and the Jiushan Realm, this was revolutionary technology!
Of course, thinking about this was still a bit far off.
First, he needed to clarify the structure of spiritual materials before discussing manufacturing.
This was also why he needed Team Leader Yang’s help to establish the particle accelerator—this matter was extremely important to him, and he wanted to explore every possible method.
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Team Leader Yang was quite efficient in her work.
Or rather, the response from above was relatively positive.
The proposal to build a particle accelerator in Hongshan was quickly approved.
Half a month later, engineers were already measuring the site behind Hongshan.
Zheng Fa didn’t stay at the nursing home.
He took Tang Lingwu and the old couple Bai down the mountain and arrived at a state-owned supermarket in the capital.
The new rice produced by the nursing home had already hit the market. Due to its low yield, it was only being sold in a few first-tier cities like the capital.
Today, Zheng Fa accompanied Tang Lingwu to observe the sales situation.
He didn’t care much about it.
But Tang Lingwu had actually been busy with this for quite a while—she knew she was young and inexperienced, so she could only rely on observing, thinking, and asking questions.
This took a lot of time and energy.
Naturally, she felt nervous.
In the grain and oil sales area of the supermarket, there was a stand with a red-bordered yellow sign that read “Domestic New Grain, Jiushan No. 1.”
Under the sign were piled about twenty bags of rice.
This name wasn’t chosen by Zheng Fa; it was the name of the grain company now run by Tang Lingwu, called Jiushan Company.
The rice variety naturally carried this name.
After observing for a while, they noticed that not many people were buying Jiushan No. 1.
Most just glanced at it, checked the price, and then hurried off to choose other varieties.
Tang Lingwu couldn’t help but show a hint of disappointment on her face.
“Zheng Fa, as the chairman, have I not done well enough?”
She asked Zheng Fa, looking downcast.
“This is actually normal,” Zheng Fa reassured her. “Our price isn’t cheap, it’s a new variety, and it doesn’t have much recognition, so of course, there are fewer customers.”
Jiushan Company hadn’t done much advertising—or rather, if they said too much, others wouldn’t believe it, and if they said too little, it would be even less effective.
After discussing with Zheng Fa and Team Leader Yang for a while, they decided to go ahead and launch it.
“We anticipated this, didn’t we? Sales would definitely be slow at first… but as our reputation spreads, it will naturally sell better.”
Zheng Fa wasn’t too concerned about the sales volume.
But Tang Lingwu clearly viewed this as her own career—she was much more invested than he was.
“What’s wrong with you…” Zheng Fa asked.
Tang Lingwu bit her lip, remaining silent.
Zheng Fa frowned and asked, “Did someone say something behind your back, which is why you’re feeling so pressured?”
He hadn’t been to Jiushan Company, and all the work was being handled by Tang Lingwu, so he had no idea what the employees there thought.
Very few people at Jiushan Company knew about Tang Lingwu’s background with the nursing home.
Seeing Tang Lingwu like this, he naturally wondered if some employees were unhappy about her being in charge.
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