Chapter 354
"Is that so..." Team Leader Yang's voice carried a hint of uncertainty. After a moment, she added, "Didn’t Director Zheng say he was breaking through his cultivation? He must have succeeded... which is why we’re witnessing this extraordinary phenomenon."
"Mm."
Cheng Yun nodded lightly, lost in thought.
"Let’s get going."
Team Leader Yang didn’t know what else to say, so she turned to the driver.
The car started moving again, and after a while, Cheng Yun spoke up, "Ever since I learned about the nursing home... I’ve read quite a few legends about the supernatural, including tales of hidden paradises... At first, I found them quite unbelievable."
"…"
"But now, I believe."
……
The changes in Hongshan were felt even more acutely by the five people in the nursing home.
Once the Qiling talisman flew into the Gui She vein, they could clearly see the spiritual energy within Zheng Fa. It transformed along the mountain range into the image of a divine beast with a turtle's back and a snake's head, swaying its head as if it were alive.
Moments later, the divine beast slowly dissipated, but Zheng Fa had a vague feeling—
It hadn’t truly vanished. Or rather, this Gui She vein had gained a spirit, a spirit connected to Zheng Fa’s consciousness.
"You mean to say you can control the entire Hongshan?"
Old Bai stared wide-eyed, astonished.
"To say control isn’t quite accurate; at least, I can’t do that yet," Zheng Fa replied pragmatically. "But within Hongshan, any unusual activity cannot escape my awareness."
"The spiritual energy generated by the Ling Mountain Method can envelop the entire Hongshan, and I can also control the concentration of spiritual energy in various areas."
"I can even make slight alterations to the terrain and water flow."
Tang Lingwu chimed in, "Like playing with building blocks? Like in 'Minecraft'?"
Zheng Fa nodded, "At least minor adjustments are possible."
"The Ling Mountain Method..." Old Bai sighed, then added, "It was already quite miraculous before; I didn’t expect you to become a Jindan... and have such capabilities."
Zheng Fa was also surprised. The Ling Mountain Method originated from the ancient ancestor of the Nine Mountains, and his own master had practiced it too, but it seemed to lack such effects...
However, upon reflection, Zheng Fa began to speculate:
In modern times, there was no spiritual energy. Zheng Fa controlling Hongshan was on a different level from his master wanting to control the Nine Mountains' spiritual veins...
The deceased ancestor of the Nine Mountains was not something that could be toyed with like building blocks.
Moreover, Zheng Fa had another thought...
When he first began his cultivation, he found the Ling Mountain Method to be extremely unique, wanting to think beyond what previous generations had considered.
But now, he had a different perspective:
This method was likely akin to the Tianbei realm and the essence of the Sun and Moon Bell—creating a region filled with spiritual energy. The Sun and Moon Bell could achieve this far more than Zheng Fa's Ling Mountain Method!
They had created a small world!
It wasn’t necessarily that the ancestor of the Nine Mountains understood anything about luck or spiritual treasures... but rather that it inherently contained the essence of cultivating immortality.
This was akin to saying that when he first arrived in modern times, everything seemed like a divine technique.
After attending school, he felt he could understand everything, at least not to the point of being overly astonished—what was that saying? If you don’t study, everything seems like an unsolved mystery.
He viewed the Ling Mountain Method in the same light.
Even the ultimate achievement of the Ling Mountain Method might not be impossible—Zheng Fa thought it was quite feasible.
Although the ancestor of the Nine Mountains hadn’t reached this level, they lacked the modern context and the Sun and Moon Bell. To put it bluntly, they were somewhat out of touch and narrow-minded.
If the ancestor could come back to life, they might say to him—if I had your conditions back then...
If he didn’t have this confidence, that would be a great disrespect to the ancestor.
……
"The concentration of spiritual energy has increased significantly!"
After a brief experiment, Tang Lingwu exclaimed with joy. Old Bai and the others were also invigorated.
With Zheng Fa advancing to Jindan, the spiritual energy transformed through the Ling Mountain Method had become even denser.
Naturally, Tang Lingwu and the others were thrilled—this meant their cultivation speed would increase!
Especially for Tang Lingwu, who had good talent but was currently stuck at the mid-stage of Qi Refinement.
The increase in spiritual energy concentration would likely greatly benefit her advancement.
"If the concentration is sufficient, cultivating spiritual plants might also go more smoothly than before," Teacher Tian pondered and added.
Indeed, the cultivation of spiritual plants in the nursing home was currently following a path that combined spells and technology.
But ultimately, one of the most important factors for spiritual plants to grow was the concentration of spiritual energy.
Now that Zheng Fa had achieved Jindan, the increase in spiritual energy concentration in Hongshan would greatly benefit the research on spiritual plants in the institute.
"That being said, the physics lab... might not be very convenient."
Tang Mu said with a frown.
The physics lab in the nursing home had previously been built on the edge of the spiritual energy range—partly within the range and partly outside.
This was to reduce the interference of spiritual energy on the electromagnetic field.
Now that the spiritual energy created by the Ling Mountain Method enveloped the entire Hongshan...
The physics lab was naturally entirely within the range of spiritual energy.
"Didn’t Zheng Fa say he could control the distribution of spiritual energy concentration?"
Old Bai reassured.
"No need," Zheng Fa shook his head, already prepared. "I know a talisman diagram that can prevent spiritual energy from interfering with the electromagnetic field."
What he referred to was, of course, the talisman diagram that Senior Sister Zhang had comprehended from the communication talisman.
"That’s great!" Tang Mu exclaimed joyfully. "With that, our research will be much more convenient!"
"Not just more convenient... With this talisman diagram, merging cultivation and technology will face almost no obstacles!"
Zheng Fa placed even greater importance on this discovery, as his life-bound treasure would rely on this.
"…"
Everyone looked at Zheng Fa, seemingly aware that he had more thoughts:
"In the past, when we conducted experiments, spiritual energy often had side effects."
Zheng Fa explained.
Old Bai and the others nodded in agreement.
The effects of spiritual energy on the material world were too random and vague, which greatly hindered the progress of research.
"But if we can shield against the spiritual energy's influence on the electromagnetic field, then spiritual energy could actually help our research!"
Zheng Fa provided an example: "For instance, a particle collider!"
Tang Mu's eyes lit up, and he understood Zheng Fa's idea: "Using lightning techniques to accelerate particles?"
Zheng Fa nodded, "Exactly!"
After the concept of the particle collider was proposed, Team Leader Yang discussed some issues with him.
The biggest problem wasn’t funding, but the timeline.
A large particle collider would certainly be expensive, and the construction period would start at ten years.
Of course, if the higher-ups were determined, they might be able to shorten the timeline a bit.
But in any case, five to six years would be necessary; any shorter would compromise quality.
Zheng Fa's current idea was to first build a smaller one, at least for the initial phase—money wasn’t an issue since it wouldn’t come from him!
The main concern was saving time.
The energy required for particle acceleration would naturally come from lightning techniques!
This way, they could achieve the functionality of a large particle accelerator in a relatively short time!
The costs would also be significantly lower.
In fact, he had this idea before, but the interference of spiritual energy on the electromagnetic field made him a bit cautious—after all, a particle collider required extremely high precision, and he feared it would affect the experimental results.
Now that he had that shielding talisman diagram, those worries naturally vanished.
"A particle collider..." Old Bai furrowed his brow and asked, "Why are you so concerned about this?"
"Jindan isn’t just about generating new particles," Zheng Fa thought for a moment and explained, "It’s also about the combination of spiritual power and particles."
Old Bai and the others listened quietly.
"This combination will produce a type of spiritual material, but I need to clarify what the internal structure of that spiritual material is..."
Zheng Fa's meaning was clear; he wanted to understand exactly what he had created!
"Since achieving Jindan, my main task has been to refine my life-bound treasure."
"Life-bound treasure?"
"In simple terms, it’s using the spiritual material formed by Jindan to create my own treasure."
"What kind of treasure to create is secondary, but if I can’t even grasp the properties of the spiritual material I produce..."
"Then discussing how to refine my life-bound treasure would be mere empty talk."
"A particle collider is one approach; as for methods like electron microscopes, I’m also planning to try."
In creating his life-bound treasure, Zheng Fa's ambition dictated that he needed innovation—regardless of how others innovated, his thought process was clear:
First, clarify the essence of the spiritual material he produced, including its properties and characteristics.
Then, based on those properties, design the style of the treasure he needed.
Finally, forge his life-bound treasure.
The two most important points were: first, understanding the essence of the spiritual material, and second, designing his own treasure. The first point was actually the most crucial.
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