Chapter 393
The jade tablet unfurled, revealing page after page of jade slips, most of which were blank, save for one that bore some text.
"Simulated Spirit-Infusing Jade, it really works..."
Even though it wasn't her first encounter with such a thing, Madam Xuanhua couldn't help but marvel.
Zheng Fa felt a surge of excitement within. During the process of simulating spirit materials, he discovered that simulating spiritual essence was far simpler than he had imagined:
The spirit particles were actually composed of two parts—
One was the original atom, and the other was the Five Elements Talisman.
Each atom would combine with a Five Elements Talisman.
After a period of experimentation, Zheng Fa finally understood how to simulate spirit materials—if the number of protons was the same and the number of Five Elements Talismans matched, he could replicate similar properties of spirit materials.
On one hand, he had figured out what particles were produced in his dantian through the Golden Elixir Project.
On the other hand, he had measured the composition of various spirit materials using the Five Elements Divine Light.
Thus, simulation came naturally.
In fact, this Creation Jade Tablet—Old Bai had chosen a fitting name—was even slightly more capable of storing information than the Spirit-Infusing Jade:
In Zheng Fa's view, it was likely because the materials generated by his dantian were purer than the naturally occurring Spirit-Infusing Jade.
The Creation Jade Plate was, of course, not perfect; it couldn't even be called powerful, and in truth... it was far from being fully refined.
At present, Zheng Fa was only at the early stage of the Golden Elixir, and his magical artifact could only be said to have just taken shape, still far from living up to the impressive name of the Creation Jade Plate.
This imperfection manifested in the current limitations of Zheng Fa's server's computing power, storage capacity, bandwidth, and so on, all of which were quite inadequate.
"Here."
Madam Xuanhua waved her hand, and dozens of gold-lettered copper mirrors flew before everyone.
"This jade tablet can currently connect to a hundred Tongjian."
These devices, no, copper mirrors... Zheng Fa had taken to calling them Tongjian.
The name meant "to connect the past and present, to reflect the relationship between heaven and humanity."
Zheng Fa pointed, and the Creation Jade Tablet emitted dozens of purple beams of light, enveloping the copper mirrors.
After a moment, the Creation Jade Tablet slowly retracted its glow. Senior Sister Yuan bounced over to Zheng Fa, snatching up a Tongjian and curiously touching its surface.
"Senior Sister, you need to inject your consciousness into it."
Zheng Fa prompted.
Senior Sister Yuan followed his advice and was a bit surprised:
"This is kind of like news!"
"But what is this Jiushan Forum?"
Senior Sister Yuan asked, puzzled.
"A forum is a place for Jiushan disciples to communicate with each other."
Sister Zhang and the others each took a Tongjian, injecting their consciousness into it, and felt a light curtain appear in their minds, with the words "Jiushan Forum" written in the upper left corner.
Since the Creation Jade Tablet was not yet perfected, he had only managed to create a forum for now.
It was somewhat akin to a beta test.
He planned to distribute these Tongjian to some of the more outstanding disciples:
For instance, those above the Golden Elixir stage.
Or those who had participated in the Golden Elixir Project.
Or those who had excelled in various subjects.
Controlling the forum members was naturally due to Zheng Fa's limited power; he couldn't allow everyone in the Jiushan realm to use the Tongjian, not even all the formal disciples of Jiushan Sect.
On the other hand, he wanted to use some of the more capable disciples to shape the forum's atmosphere...
In Zheng Fa's mind, the Jiushan Forum should primarily focus on knowledge exchange and answering questions.
In simple terms: a Q&A website.
Seeing that Sister Zhang and the others were confused, Zheng Fa thought for a moment and posted a message in the forum:
"Newbie Guide."
Upon seeing this, Sister Zhang and the others eagerly clicked on the post.
"Q&A discussion?" Uncle Pang pondered for a moment and said, "That's not bad; these disciples each have their strengths, and there's potential for complementarity."
"…Not just that, the merit rewards are interesting." Elder Yuan stroked his chin and said, "In this way, our Jiushan Sect truly rewards those who learn well with wealth."
However, Sister Zhang frowned and asked, "What does it mean to choose to remain anonymous?"
"Well, it's to encourage disciples to speak up and ask questions."
Anonymity, to some extent, can encourage disciples to express themselves freely—after all, the Xuanwei realm has a strict hierarchy, and many disciples are reluctant to speak the truth or voice their concerns.
Conversely, the Xuanwei realm does not have a culture of asking questions without shame:
For instance, suppose Uncle Pang had some doubts but, constrained by his status, was unwilling to seek help on the forum...
An anonymous mode would be quite necessary.
"Do you really not know who posted?"
"I didn't record any names for these Tongjian."
Zheng Fa smiled.
"What about location tracking?"
"There are spells to obscure that."
"Fair enough..."
Uncle Pang nodded slowly, and Zheng Fa could clearly see that Uncle Pang's gaze toward the Tongjian suddenly held much more interest.
Not just Uncle Pang, but even Elder Yuan and the others... felt the same.
"Master, Uncle, this thing is still meant for discussions and Q&A."
Zheng Fa felt something was slightly off.
"Q&A, got it!"
Uncle Pang nodded repeatedly, looking enlightened.
...
That evening, the Jiushan Forum suddenly had its first post, anonymously:
"To be honest, among the three Supreme Elders of Jiushan Sect, who teaches their disciples the best?"
Upon reading the content of the post, Zheng Fa immediately knew who had posted it. The message read—among the three Supreme Elders, I believe that Real Person Pang teaches his disciples the most earnestly and attentively; one cannot judge who is better at teaching solely based on the achievements of their disciples!
The second floor was not anonymous; it was Elder Yuan: "Pang, you still don't recognize your fate? You think I wouldn't recognize you just because you put on a disguise?"
The fourth floor was also not anonymous, and it was Uncle Huang: "What Senior Brother Yuan said is true."
These two, after all, were Yuan Ying stage cultivators and elders, speaking with confidence.
The other commenters, however, were all anonymous.
Not a single one thought Uncle Pang was better at teaching disciples...
One post was so poignant it could bring tears to your eyes:
"Do you know what Real Person Pang says when teaching his disciples?"
"He says this disciple has good talent; first, defeat Senior Sister Zhang, then surpass Senior Brother Zheng..."
"Real Person Pang, why don't you try it yourself?"
Zheng Fa couldn't help but twitch his lips, thinking that this anonymous crowd really didn't know how to play the game, especially this one.
Zhou Shidi, please take it easy...
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 334: A New Face in the Paradise, Old Friends of Jiushan
The forum's atmosphere was a bit off...
At first, everyone didn't quite grasp the nuances of anonymity, and Zhou Qianyuan ended up revealing himself offline—he must have been bursting to speak, not thinking through his words.
But those who could access the Tongjian were all considered elites of Jiushan Sect; there were few fools among them.
Soon, most people donned their disguises seamlessly.
"Senior Sister, what are you up to?"
Sister Zhang leaned against the small pavilion in her courtyard, looking relaxed, her fingers tapping away on her Tongjian, resembling a girl addicted to the internet.
"Answering questions."
Sister Zhang didn't even lift her head, continuing to immerse herself in the forum.
Zheng Fa felt a twinge of disappointment.
Seeing her like this, he grew curious and immersed his consciousness into the Creation Jade Tablet, quickly discovering what the clueless Sister Zhang was up to—
Though she was disguised, her behavior was far too obvious.
In the forum, aside from some random gossip posts, many were asking questions.
Among them, the most frequent requests for help were about mathematics:
Mathematics had become one of the foundations of Jiushan Sect's immortal techniques; all disciples knew this subject was extremely important, yet on the other hand, far too many disciples found it maddening, leading to shattered Dao hearts.
In all the Q&A posts on the Jiushan Forum, those concerning mathematical difficulties were the most numerous.
To encourage disciples to help each other solve problems, Zheng Fa had set up a reward system, or rather, a scoring feature—disciples asking questions would pay merit points for satisfactory answers, not much, but essentially, honor outweighed the material.
However, in the past two days, under these posts, an anonymous user had emerged, seemingly poised to profit from these threads:
One anonymous user, single-handedly, solved over ninety percent of the mathematical problems in the forum.
They worked tirelessly, day and night, seemingly enjoying it.
The only obstacle preventing this person from getting rich was that they would often select a few posts and return merit points tenfold or even a hundredfold...
The topics chosen were often quite difficult or relatively novel.
This anonymous user seemed to be picking and choosing among these math problems, devouring them all... If a problem satisfied them, they would even leave a tip or two.
Who this person was, Zheng Fa didn't need to think...
He looked at Sister Zhang with a hint of nostalgia:
...She still loved solving problems this much.
He felt a pang of guilt; he had been at Jiushan Sect for several years now, and when he first arrived, he would regularly present her with challenging problems, but as time went on, he became busier and had neglected it...
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