Chapter 373
Zheng Fa thought for a moment and then handed the jade tube to her.
He hadn’t lied to Madam Xuanhua; inside the jade tube was actually Zheng Fa’s concept for a... nuclear reactor.
Or rather, a simplified version of the Golden Elixir.
Through the "Golden Elixir Project," Zheng Fa now understood that the reactions within the Golden Elixir essentially comprised three processes—fusion, fission, and finally, the aggregation of new particles and spiritual energy.
If he only wanted a reactor, the last step was unnecessary and even redundant, as he had long suspected that the aggregation of new particles and spiritual energy would actually consume energy.
The design of the Golden Elixir in the jade tube eliminated that final step, aiming to create a Golden Elixir that only involved fusion and fission reactions... in other words, a nuclear reactor.
As Zheng Fa had told Madam Xuanhua—this design wouldn’t be particularly useful for cultivators. Golden Elixir cultivators already possessed powerful spells, and their flexibility was unmatched.
But for mortals, this was a leap in civilization.
Especially for the mortals of the Jiushan Realm, it was as if they were jumping straight from the age of hunting and gathering into the nuclear age...
After reading the contents of the jade tube with her divine sense, Madam Xuanhua looked up, her gaze at Zheng Fa filled with curiosity.
“What’s the deal with that town... no, city you designed at the end?”
Zheng Fa hadn’t expected that Madam Xuanhua would be most interested in his ideas for applying the Golden Elixir...
“I plan to implement this Golden Elixir on Letu Island first...”
At this point, Letu Island had become a special zone in the Jiushan Realm... well, a testing ground. This was naturally due to the isolation between the immortal and mortal realms of the Jiushan Sect, but more importantly, it allowed him to test his ideas on Letu Island and gather feedback from the island’s residents to accumulate experience for future promotion in the mortal world of Jiushan.
In the jade tube, Zheng Fa had planned a modern city.
Calling it a city might be a bit of an exaggeration; it was more like a well-lit town.
The energy for lighting would be provided by the Golden Elixir.
In fact, on Letu Island, this planning didn’t seem to have much practical use.
But still, Letu Island was meant to serve as a model for the mortal realm of Jiushan.
The mortal realm of Jiushan was vast, but its population was extremely dispersed, making commercial exchanges difficult and education even more troublesome.
If a city could be built, it would lead to more developed commerce, fairer education, and greater communication and division of labor.
The benefits of these advancements for the development of civilization need not be elaborated.
Currently, Zheng Fa’s understanding of the energy from the Golden Elixir was still quite rudimentary; he had only mentioned lighting.
But even just lighting had significant utility—
City residents could make better use of their time.
In agriculture, controlling light could also increase crop yields to some extent.
As for the future industries of Jiushan, lighting would be even more crucial.
These were not things the cultivation world couldn’t achieve; it was just... who would actually do it?
In the Xuanwei Realm, several epochs may have seen the cultivation world evolve, but the mortal realm remained stuck in an agricultural society.
What Zheng Fa wanted now... was the modernization of the Jiushan Realm!
Madam Xuanhua was no fool. Although she couldn’t fully grasp Zheng Fa’s ideas, she sensed the earth-shattering changes within them.
She looked at Zheng Fa, her expression complex.
Beside them, Senior Sister Zhang and Xiao Yuying watched the two with curiosity. They took the jade tube from Madam Xuanhua, read through it, and when they looked back at Zheng Fa, their expressions were also filled with surprise—
Perhaps Zheng Fa had only sketched a blueprint in the jade tube.
But they could see the transformative power within it!
Meeting their gazes, Zheng Fa smiled and said, “I told you before, Madam Xuanhua, that the path of artifact forging... actually holds more possibilities.”
“It’s just that this thing is indeed aimed at mortals. If you’re not interested, Madam Xuanhua...”
“...Who said I’m not interested?” Madam Xuanhua interrupted him, her eyes sparkling. She snatched the jade tube from Xiao Yuying’s hands and said in rapid succession, “I also have a heart for helping the world!”
Zheng Fa: ...Really? I don’t believe it! It’s not obvious at all!
You didn’t seem to think of mortal matters like this before!
He thought for a moment and then advised, “Madam, your main task right now... is still the manufacturing of experimental instruments.”
This simplified Golden Elixir was fundamentally aimed at the development of the Jiushan Realm, and then, through the Sun and Moon Clock, to produce more spiritual materials.
But he hadn’t forgotten... his primary task was to create his own life-bound magical treasure!
To create a magical treasure, he naturally needed experimental instruments, which was why he hadn’t considered asking Madam Xuanhua to take on the task of the simplified Golden Elixir.
“I won’t delay!” Madam Xuanhua patted her ample chest, her words even moved Zheng Fa: “I’ll just spend more time on it!”
You’re not just bringing your own lunch to work; you’re even volunteering for overtime?
...
Madam Xuanhua took the jade tube and walked with Xiao Yuying toward her courtyard.
Her divine sense was still immersed in the contents of the jade tube, seemingly racing against time to understand the ideas within, just as she had said—she truly was racing against time.
Xiao Yuying frequently glanced at Madam Xuanhua, as if wanting to ask something.
“Why are you looking at me?”
“I look at you because you seem... unwell...” Xiao Yuying bluntly replied, “Ever since you entered the Jiushan Realm, you’ve practically sold yourself!”
She knew this woman too well; she was never one to willingly sacrifice herself or give selflessly!
Xiao Yuying felt as if she didn’t recognize Madam Xuanhua anymore.
“You’re the one who’s unwell!”
“Then you... have you taken a liking to Zheng Fa?”
Xiao Yuying’s eyes flickered with surprise as she looked at Madam Xuanhua.
“...Men? Do men have spiritual stones that are comfortable?”
“?”
Madam Xuanhua raised an eyebrow and shot her a glance, saying, “You don’t understand. The ‘external elixirs’ of the Golden Elixir Project aside, those magical artifacts and this simplified Golden Elixir... are unprecedented innovations!”
“What do you mean by innovation? It means if I can master this, I’ll be one of the ancestors...!”
Xiao Yuying was momentarily taken aback, then her expression shifted to realization as she spoke:
“Indeed, if you can cultivate this simplified Golden Elixir... you might just leave your name in the history of this epoch.”
At this point, she looked at Madam Xuanhua with a hint of admiration: “I didn’t expect you to have such ambition...”
“Also, let’s not even talk about Yuanying cultivators; even those who were once Huashen have fallen in various secret realms, forgotten by the world... If you can create these unique magical treasures, future generations will surely remember you.”
Hearing this, Madam Xuanhua fell into deep thought, then furrowed her brow and asked, “Why should I want future generations to remember me?”
“...”
“These innovations are a unique business! Do you know how much spiritual stones I can earn with this unique business?”
“Right now, selling an external elixir, I earn less than before... but I’ve heard that many cultivators have already placed orders for external elixirs from Zheng Fa! That shows how good the sales are! I’ll probably earn even more in the future!”
“Just think about it, that defensive treasure made from the cage... and this simplified Golden Elixir, if they both succeed, I...” Madam Xuanhua’s face broke into a radiant smile, “I could become the most profitable artifact master!”
Xiao Yuying: Hmm, she hasn’t been possessed.
“I’m telling you, this time selling myself, I’m guaranteed to make a profit!”
Madam Xuanhua spoke with a tone that suggested she was ready to stand tall and proud, as if boasting about being the strongest worker.
...
The strongest worker truly was impressive...
“What are these...?”
Zheng Fa looked at the experimental data in his hands, feeling a bit bewildered.
“These are the electron microscope results you wanted. We’ve examined several new particles generated from the Shenxiao external elixir.”
“Did you get it done?”
Zheng Fa exclaimed in delight.
To be honest, he hadn’t expected the speed to be this fast.
“The transmission electron microscope... we couldn’t produce that kind of sample,” Madam Xuanhua frowned, clearly dissatisfied.
“But for the scanning electron microscope, we do have some methods.”
Zheng Fa nodded slightly; a transmission electron microscope required ultra-thin samples, on the order of nanometers... the precision in the Jiushan Realm was far from that level.
But...
The scanning electron microscope wasn’t simple either, was it?
“According to what you said, the scanning electron microscope is divided into three parts:”
“An electron emission device, a vacuum tube, and an experimental detection device.”
“The first two are manageable; we can achieve them using thunder techniques and spells.”
After saying this, Madam Xuanhua pointed, and Zheng Fa saw a peculiar object on the table—
It looked like a glass tube, with a square transparent box attached at the back, resembling an ugly water jug.
On the box and tube were drawn numerous patterns, including two shielding talismans and other symbols—presumably for creating a vacuum.
“What about the detection device?”
Zheng Fa knew that his initial concern was actually the detection device—this thing required various precision sensors and even the help of computers in modern times.
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