Chapter 376
As they were about to leave, the junior disciple beside Zhao Yan suddenly spoke up, “So the aliens really did come, right?”
“……” Team Leader Yang paused, glanced at the ceiling, and surprisingly nodded, “Pretty much.”
Watching him walk away, everyone in the research group felt as if they had just woken from a dream… each of them felt a hollow emptiness inside.
“Boss, what about that thing…”
Zhao Yan couldn’t help but ask.
“…… So the rumors were true,” Professor Lin replied, completely off-topic.
“What rumors?”
“A city champion enrolled in our school, dropped out midway, and became a kingpin, acting on behalf of heaven.”
“……”
Zhao Yan thought her boss had lost his mind.
Well, it was understandable; the loss of the room-temperature superconducting material could drive anyone mad.
……
“Those material scientists have gone crazy!”
Team Leader Yang lamented to Zheng Fa and the others.
“Hmm?”
Zheng Fa didn’t quite understand.
“They’re saying physics doesn’t exist anymore…”
“They claim this stuff is worth ten Nobel Prizes…”
“I don’t really get what they’re talking about either; I just brought you their analysis results.”
After explaining, Team Leader Yang seemed to remember something and added, “Oh, and there’s one discussing controllable nuclear fusion; I can understand that!”
He handed a hard drive to Zheng Fa and turned to the old man Bai, saying, “Should I arrange for those martial arts disciples to come to the nursing home in the next couple of days?”
Old man Bai glanced at Zheng Fa, and seeing no objections, nodded in agreement.
These martial arts disciples coming to the nursing home were among the more talented ones from the previous group.
They were there for Zheng Fa to evaluate the newly developed calisthenics routine.
After all, this was something meant for nationwide promotion, and he was essentially acting as a gatekeeper.
Once Team Leader Yang left the nursing home, Zheng Fa, along with old man Bai and the others, connected the hard drive to the computer and began reviewing the reports from the laboratories.
There were many reports, some of which contained useful research, but most were actually meaningless.
This was partly because his golden elixir products were quite mixed, with each fragment having different material properties.
On the other hand, the directions of these researchers were all over the place and didn’t necessarily align with what Zheng Fa needed.
Zheng Fa hoped to uncover the essence of the spiritual materials.
At the very least, he wanted to clarify the nature of his golden elixir products.
As he flipped through the reports, Tang Muda was explaining beside him—though he hadn’t conducted any experiments, he had been working hard lately to catch up on some materials science knowledge.
He was able to provide a general explanation without much trouble.
“Superconductivity…”
Zheng Fa lingered for a moment on a report from Professor Lin’s research group.
He was quite interested in this topic—if nothing else, it might even be useful in the Jiushan realm.
At the very least, it had significant implications for energy transmission.
Cheng Yun, who was also present, sighed and said, “If I had known before meeting the dean that room-temperature superconducting materials really existed… I would have jumped for joy.”
“Now, it’s easy to forget the hearts of old friends…”
…… Indeed, this material was produced by the golden elixir, a type of nuclear reactor.
Going back to controllable nuclear fusion seemed a bit ridiculous.
If it were ordinary materials, that would be one thing.
But this was spiritual material!
What would happen next was uncertain, but right now, Zheng Fa was unintentionally nurturing superconducting materials, the mother of controllable nuclear fusion…
Wait?
Am I already doing that?
Zheng Fa shook his head and looked back at the experimental records.
Time passed quickly; under Tang Muda’s explanations, he spent two days reading through most of the reports.
Yet, he still found himself empty-handed.
At least he knew that spiritual materials were a new type of material that had never appeared in this world—this was, of course, a given.
He also learned that these spiritual materials exhibited characteristics that materials scientists had long dreamed of…
But this didn’t significantly aid Zheng Fa’s understanding of spiritual materials.
In other aspects, these laboratories had made few discoveries.
At least Zheng Fa felt he still only scratched the surface of understanding spiritual materials.
Initially, he felt a bit frustrated, but then he calmed down—research always required patience.
After all, he was a cultivator!
Time was not an issue!
He clicked on a report on the screen, and a title caught his eye.
……
Chen Sheng had come to Hongshan again.
The last time he was here, he had been selected by the nursing home, signed the agreement, and became a disciple of the Jiushan Martial Arts School.
Previously, he was a traditional martial arts blogger, having practiced martial arts since childhood and was very interested in it. After joining Jiushan Martial Arts School, he had been diligent.
Moreover, Chen Sheng had a decent talent, which made old man Bai somewhat proud of him as a disciple.
This time, he was selected along with four others for a performance report.
Chen Sheng felt a wave of nervousness—he had heard that the master of Hongshan, the dean of the nursing home, and the founders of these martial arts were immortals!
And this time, they would meet an immortal!
Just thinking about it made his breath quicken.
As he approached the entrance of the nursing home, Chen Sheng’s heart was a mix of anticipation and anxiety, each step feeling like he was walking on air.
Inside the courtyard, a buzz of discussion filled the air.
Voices mingled, each one overlapping the other, creating a chaotic sound.
The group exchanged glances and walked into the courtyard. As they passed the main building of the nursing home, they noticed a crowd gathered around several reports, pointing and discussing something…
Chen Sheng recognized Coach Bai among them. Although the coach only taught them martial arts, he practiced immortal techniques!
The kind that could unleash fire and lightning with a single punch!
He had also seen Tang Muda before.
The others, he didn’t recognize.
They must all be immortals who practiced immortal techniques!
So, could it be… they were discussing the Dao?
Chen Sheng quietly perked up his ears.
……
When Chen Sheng and the others arrived, Zheng Fa and the others noticed them, but they were deeply engrossed in a heated discussion, especially Zheng Fa, who was in a moment of inspiration.
He merely nodded at the newcomers, gesturing for them to take a seat and wait.
“What does it mean for a non-metal to be metallized?”
Old man Bai pointed at the paper in Zheng Fa’s hand and asked, “Old Tang, what’s the difference between metals and non-metals?”
“Well…” Tang Muda explained, “There isn’t really a clear definition. For instance, some say that elements with fewer than four electrons in their outer shell are mostly metals, but that’s not always the case.”
“Metals are generally defined in relation to pure elements, forming special crystalline materials through metallic bonds, which we call metals…”
“Of course, there’s also the definition based on the ability to attract electrons or conduct electricity.”
Old man Bai frowned and smacked his lips, “I don’t quite understand.”
“I can’t explain it well either; it’s more related to chemistry,” Tang Muda shook his head.
“So what’s the significance of this paper?”
When Zheng Fa brought the paper to them, he was unusually excited.
Clearly, he had thought of something else.
Everyone looked at Zheng Fa, who pointed to a line in the paper and said, “The Shenxiao Golden Elixir produces five types of particles, right?”
“Yeah…”
“Among them, three are conventional metals, including iron, while the other two… are not metals as defined by modern science, like this one, the oxygen atom!”
“What’s the big deal about that?”
Old man Bai and the others weren’t incapable of understanding the paper.
Moreover, they had already figured out the products of the Shenxiao Golden Elixir… which indeed included oxygen atoms.
“This paper states that my golden elixir product actually contains metals composed of oxygen atoms…” Zheng Fa explained his thoughts, “We all know that spiritual energy has a significant impact on electrons…”
Old man Bai and the others looked at Zheng Fa, clearly not grasping what he was trying to convey.
“So how does it affect them…” Zheng Fa continued, “We’ve understood the thunder techniques, but we’ve never delved into the five-element spells…”
“Are you saying this is the effect of spells?”
“The five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth…” Zheng Fa recalled the five-element talismans he had seen and slowly articulated his thoughts, “One of them resembles the pattern of how oxygen atoms form metals…”
After finishing, Zheng Fa unleashed a frost blade talisman, slicing off the branches and leaves of a large tree in the courtyard.
“This seems to be the metallization of water molecules.”
“……” Tang Muda’s expression shifted as he suddenly understood Zheng Fa’s idea, “You mean the metals formed by oxygen atoms are actually the solidification of the metal element spell on oxygen atoms?”
Everyone exchanged glances, realizing why Zheng Fa was so excited.
If that were the case, the essence of spiritual materials would indeed be much clearer.
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