Chapter 746
Zheng Fa stepped into another library, not letting a single book escape his attention.
The middle-aged Yuanying was puzzled:
“What use are these methods of crafting magical tools to a person from the Stone Summit?”
He watched as Zheng Fa picked up a jade tube, closed his eyes in contemplation, and after a while, surprisingly broke into a smile, as if he had gained significant insight and was extremely pleased.
The middle-aged Yuanying couldn’t help but feel even more confused.
What had this person from the Stone Summit understood?
When Zheng Fa finished with the jade tube and left, unable to hide his joy, the middle-aged Yuanying approached the jade tube, only to find another cultivator had already picked it up and was examining it.
After a moment, the cultivator exclaimed, “The method for crafting storage bags?”
The middle-aged Yuanying was taken aback, his steps halting.
He had glanced at this before; it was hardly a secret technique.
Storage bags were not particularly valuable.
In fact, most disciples of the Haori Sect had encountered this secret method.
Looking at Zheng Fa, a group of people exchanged glances, murmuring:
“Is this person from the Stone Summit able to gain insight from something like this?”
“…”
Everyone was bewildered.
Until one cultivator sighed, “If he didn’t have the Holy Blood Seal, how could he achieve this?”
In the silence, someone asked, “Should we… keep looking?”
The cultivator holding the jade tube fell silent, and after a long pause, he put down the secret method and walked out of the scripture building with a despondent air.
The middle-aged Yuanying stared at the jade tube for a long time, then turned to his daughter, pondering deeply before finally saying:
“Not everyone can be like the person from the Stone Summit.”
“…”
“Better not to learn this; it could lead to inner demons.”
…
Zheng Fa, however, paid no mind to the group of disciples. He was exhilarated, even too distracted to hear what they were saying.
The research on storage bags had been ongoing in the Jiushan Sect for some time.
Now, having seen their methods for crafting storage bags at Haori Mountain, he finally gained a preliminary understanding of the Xuanwei space.
At the same time, he also had new insights into the theory of the Sanzi Fu (Three Character Talismans) proposed by Xiao Lingwu.
(End of this chapter)
**Chapter 508: The Essence of Talisman Crafting, Respecting the Talented**
In the Jiushan Realm, Senior Sister Zhang looked at the spiritual message sent by Zheng Fa in the Tongjian, somewhat surprised.
She was in the Xuanwu Courtyard, in a classroom of the Jiushan University’s Artifact Refining Academy.
In the classroom, besides Madam Xuanhua and Shi Nandang, there was a group of outstanding students from the Artifact Refining Academy.
This was the Haori Artifact Refining Technology Organization Team.
The secret methods of artifact refining sent back by Zheng Fa from Haori Mountain were numerous and powerful, representing a vast wealth for the Jiushan Realm.
However, knowledge in books is lifeless; only learned knowledge is useful.
Thus, Senior Sister Zhang and Madam Xuanhua had recently selected a group of disciples.
Their task was to first organize and categorize various secret methods, then familiarize themselves with them, integrating them into the Jiushan Sect’s own artifact refining techniques.
The ultimate goal was to enhance and transform these techniques using Jiushan Sect’s industrial thinking, reducing costs and increasing efficiency.
Though they had just begun, Senior Sister Zhang and Madam Xuanhua had already realized the profound depth of these techniques.
Little did they expect that Zheng Fa would send them another surprise from Haori Mountain.
Madam Xuanhua also looked at the message in the Tongjian, her expression astonished:
“Is the storage bag related to the Sanzi Fu theory? Could it be that the Sect Leader has already figured out the function of the third part of the character talismans?”
Zheng Fa stood in Shi Nandang’s residence, considering Madam Xuanhua’s question before replying:
“I should say I’ve discovered the fallacy in the Sanzi Fu theory.”
The Sanzi Fu theory had emerged quite early.
Initially, Zheng Fa and the others had discovered the Wuxing Zi Fu (Five Elements Character Talismans).
Later, they found the Shenming Zi Fu (Divine Name Character Talismans).
However, the meanings of the other parts of the talisman diagrams remained a mystery, both in modern studies and in the Jiushan Realm, making them difficult to interpret.
Zheng Fa shared his thoughts: “To be precise, the Sanzi Fu actually consists of two parts: the simpler, already deciphered Wuxing Zi Fu and Shenming Zi Fu, and the other part, which is extremely complex, consists of the undeciphered character talismans.”
“These character talismans may have different functions; it’s just that we don’t understand their meanings, which is why they are viewed as a single entity.”
Senior Sister Zhang replied, “So how does this relate to the storage bag?”
“I examined many methods for crafting storage bags in the scripture building at Haori Mountain and discovered a problem—the material of the storage bag is not its essence; the essence lies in the talisman diagrams on the storage bag.”
“Senior Sister, I believe you can see that the talisman diagrams on the storage bags contain complete Wuxing Zi Fu, but the undeciphered character talismans are relatively simple.”
At this point, Zheng Fa took out a storage bag from his sleeve, his gaze deep as he gently caressed it.
The Jiushan Sect had also been researching storage bags for some time.
Objectively speaking, their progress had been limited.
However, they had compiled statistics on the talisman diagrams on these storage bags.
Before Senior Sister Zhang could respond, Zheng Fa continued, “The simplicity of these undeciphered character talismans, in my view, should correspond to the simplicity of the storage bag’s functions.”
Senior Sister Zhang seemed to grasp it: “Storing and retrieving? Are you saying that the third part of the character talismans relates to the functions of the talisman diagrams?”
“Exactly!” Zheng Fa replied with a smile, “Senior Sister, let’s hypothesize: if we were to use coding to implement storage and retrieval, what functions would we need?”
Senior Sister Zhang, with her superior knowledge of computer science, immediately replied, “Ultimately, there are just two parts: allocating the size of the storage space and determining the location of the storage space.”
Zheng Fa responded, “I believe that is the essence of the storage bag!”
…
In the Jiushan Realm, Senior Sister Zhang was stunned.
She lowered her head in contemplation, as if gaining insight.
Meanwhile, Shi Nandang and Madam Xuanhua, lacking much understanding of computer languages, were left in confusion.
The two exchanged glances, hesitant to speak, but their eyes communicated a shared understanding.
Seeing the bewilderment on each other’s faces, they couldn’t help but smile slightly, their gazes reflecting a sense of mutual appreciation.
“If we understand the talisman diagrams this way…” Senior Sister Zhang remained silent for a long time, her eyes growing brighter, as if bursting with endless inspiration.
Holding the Tongjian, she quickly said, “So, the third part of the character talismans in the storage bag’s talisman diagram should define the size of the storage space and the location of the storage space?”
“The space of the storage bag isn’t unique; it connects to a peculiar space?”
With this, Madam Xuanhua and Shi Nandang understood.
Zheng Fa in Haori Mountain replied:
“Senior Sister, you and I are on the same wavelength.”
If we were to explain it using real-world concepts, Zheng Fa’s current hypothesis was that a storage bag is somewhat like a supermarket locker.
The talisman diagram is akin to a barcode, containing information about the size and location of your locker.
However, this locker is portable, allowing you to open and close it at will, storing and retrieving items.
The emphasis isn’t just on the talisman diagram, but on where the space is located.
“What about the other talisman diagrams? Is the essence of talisman crafting functions?”
Senior Sister Zhang suddenly posed a question.
Zheng Fa couldn’t help but laugh.
In terms of synchronized thinking, there was truly no one in the Xuanwei Realm who resonated with him more than Senior Sister Zhang.
Unraveling the secrets of the talisman diagrams on storage bags held significance far beyond merely understanding storage bags; it extended to comprehending space itself!
This would mark another major breakthrough in Jiushan’s talisman crafting—having identified the function of the third part of the character talismans, at least partially.
“Senior Sister, I now feel that the Sanzi Fu is somewhat akin to functions in computer theory.”
“The third part of the character talismans represents the calculation and functional realization of the function, such as the function of the storage bag, which can almost be equated to data storage—only we’re not calling on hardware space, but actual alternate space.”
“And the Wuxing Zi Fu…” Zheng Fa pondered, daring to voice a bold hypothesis, “is the output type of the function.”
In simpler terms.
If we consider spiritual energy as the physical rules of another world.
Then the role of the talisman diagram is to invoke the rules of a certain world, including matter and even space—one can imagine how complex this part is.
Thus, Zheng Fa and the others had always struggled to understand the third part of the character talismans.
Cross-dimensional invocation of rules would alter the matter in the cultivator’s world, producing anomalous physical phenomena.
The final result would manifest as changes in material form, which is to say, the transformation of the Five Elements.
Zheng Fa added, “As for the Shenming Zi Fu, it might represent the function name? Or perhaps the world coordinates? I’m not yet certain.”
In the Jiushan Realm, Senior Sister Zhang seemed to be ignited with inspiration, engaging in a heated discussion with Zheng Fa, collaboratively refining this new theory of talisman crafting.
Shi Nandang and Madam Xuanhua exchanged glances.
What’s going on?
Weren’t we talking about storage bags?
How did we end up at the essence of talisman crafting?
Yet the brilliance in Senior Sister Zhang’s eyes and the smile on her lips told them that Zheng Fa’s words held considerable merit!
At the very least, Senior Sister Zhang agreed!
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