"I can!"
After hearing Zheng Fa's request, Tang Lingwu raised her little hand high, her face showing both obedience and excitement.
"Tsk, I've never seen anyone so eager to work."
The Old Man Bai's expression was strange, and he muttered something under his breath.
As the sun set, Tang Lingwu's pretty face flushed like the evening glow. Professor Tian smiled like an aunt, gritting her teeth as she gave the old man two hard slaps on the back, her eyes conveying four words:
You think you're the only one with a mouth?
Zheng Fa glanced at Tang Lingwu. Lingwu had indeed studied computers. Perhaps her experience wasn't particularly extensive, but with the educational resources of the Nursing Home, she was definitely not lacking.
Logically speaking... this matter should be left to her.
"I'm going to have Team Leader Yang make the contact."
Tang Lingwu's hand trembled, as if she wanted to say something, but she was unwilling to refute Zheng Fa's opinion. She simply showed the word "grievance" in her eyes.
"Oh! Zheng Fa?"
She didn't speak, but the Old Man Bai who had been so sour just moments before now started defending her:
" Lingwu wants to help, why can't she?"
Zheng Fa looked at Tang Lingwu, who was looking aggrieved and silent, and shook his head with a smile, "This project is too large."
"Too big?"
"I have at least two sets of formations that need to be analyzed and reconstructed."
Seeing that he was talking about serious matters, the Old Man Bai's displeasure subsided considerably, and he asked, "Two sets?"
"One is the < Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array >, which is the most urgent; for me, this array is fatal."
The threat posed by the " Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array " was too great.
Now, on Divine Fire Mountain, his life is in constant danger.
Although the Ninth Elder showed some goodwill, Zheng Fa was cautious by nature and never wanted to entrust his life to others, so he naturally felt even more urgent to break the formation.
Zheng Fa is currently in charge of only a very small part of the < Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array >, so it would probably be difficult for him to control the entire array.
What he needs to do now is to add some Method Formula, or modules, that only he understands to the Spirit Stone he has engraved, based on the analysis of the formations.
Not to mention gaining control of the large formation.
At the very least, it could disrupt the entire Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array and relieve him of his life-threatening crisis.
Upon hearing the word "fatal, "Old Man Bai's eyes sharpened, and he stopped his antics, frowning as he asked, "What about the other one?"
"There's another set, not the most urgent, but actually more important: a formation used for simulation."
The array formation Zheng Fa mentioned has a long history—back when Senior Sister Zhang was learning computer knowledge such as Coding, she created her own system of Talisman Arts for calculation.
However, Senior Sister Zhang 'Primordial Spirit Dao Body has its limitations, so its effect is not as great as Zheng Fa had imagined.
Now that we have Spirit Stone, combined with the Talisman Arts system, we have a model for a Spirit Stone computer.
Having experienced modern technology firsthand, Zheng Fa certainly understood what this thing meant!
even...
Perhaps the Immortal-Slayer Sword Formation is incredibly powerful, but in Zheng Fa's eyes, this formation is the most powerful foundation for the Nine Mountains Sect's future!
In fact, he had always wanted to develop the computer industry in the Xuanwei Realm and the Nine Mountains Realm, but this thing was, after all, the ultimate wisdom of modern technological civilization, and the manufacturing process and the acquisition of raw materials were fraught with difficulties in the Xuanwei Realm.
It wasn't until he discovered the effects of the Spirit Stone that Zheng Fa truly saw hope of fulfilling his vision.
"Deducing formations?"
The Creation Jade Disc within Zheng Fa's body flew out from the top of his head, shooting a beam of light onto the table beside the group. Within the light, Spiritual Qi surged, and particles rapidly combined.
In less than ten minutes, a thick book appeared on the table.
" The Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation?"
Old Man Bai looked at the name on the book cover, scratched his head, and said with a puzzled expression, "The name is strange. Is it related to the * Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art *?"
No... this is what Nine Mountains Zhang Wuyi means.
Zheng Fa glanced at Tang Lingwu, who also seemed somewhat puzzled, but did not refute her.
Old Man Bai picked up the " Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation," flipped through it, frowned, then handed the book to Tang Lingwu, who was watching eagerly, and turned to Zheng Fa, saying:
"The person who created this formation is a Talisman Dao. What do you intend to do?"
Senior Sister Zhang's mastery of Talisman Dao arts can be said to combine the strengths of both realms.
Perhaps Old Man Bai and the others are better than Senior Sister Zhang in Topology, but when it comes to the breadth of knowledge about Talisman Arts arts, Senior Sister Zhang far surpasses them.
Therefore, Old Man Bai immediately understood the prowess of the author of " Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation ".
"This formation was mostly created by one person, so there may be omissions or it may be too complicated. I'm thinking of using programming language to standardize and simplify it."
It's not that I don't trust Senior Sister Zhang, but Zheng Fa has always liked to torment a few more people.
Moreover, in modern times when programming is a prominent field of study, Senior Sister Zhang is probably really... far from being a match for her.
In the Xuanwei Realm, the quality of Spirit Stone also varies. The number of Talisman Diagram a high-grade Spirit Stone can hold and the duration of an array that it can maintain are completely different from those of a low-grade Spirit Stone.
Simplifying the calculation array, to some extent, saves Spirit Stone and reduces resource consumption.
Not to mention the reduced learning and maintenance costs after standardization.
"If possible, I would like to develop artificial intelligence algorithms based on this array."
In short, Zheng Fa's expectation for the " Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation " was to reconstruct it using the concepts of modern programming languages and to begin writing artificial intelligence programs.
Even if Senior Sister Zhang is incredibly capable, she still has limitations due to her era and her limited perspective.
The Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation still focuses on "calculation" today.
"Two sets of formations, that's quite a workload..." Old Man Bai nodded twice, then suddenly became indignant, "But why didn't you let Lingwu take charge? Did you think she wasn't capable enough?"
Zheng Fa glanced at Tang Lingwu, whose lips were unconsciously pouting, and laughed, "I 'Nascent Soul stage."
"Ah?"
" The Spiritual Qi in Rainbow Mountain may be much more abundant than before in the future, and I want Lingwu to take this opportunity to cultivate more."
Tang Lingwu blinked, and then Zheng Fa continued:
"It would be better to wait until your cultivation level advances, then... for a longer period."
Although Zheng Fa's words were unclear, everyone understood... To Zheng Fa, Tang Lingwu's diligent cultivation and journey to immortality were ten or a hundred times more important than the word "useful".
Old Man Bai looked at Tang Lingwu, who was laughing like a fool, silently hugged his shoulders, and sat back down in his chair. He felt the evening breeze was chilly, making his nose itch. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the tip of his nose was... bright red.
Three days later, as night deepened, the sky above the Capital City was starless, but the office buildings on the ground shone brighter than the Milky Way.
The light reflected off the windows and onto the faces in front of the monitors, making their eyes appear even more lifeless.
"Aren't you leaving yet?"
A middle-aged man felt a tap on the back of his chair. He turned around and saw a colleague asking him a question.
This colleague is outgoing, well-informed, and quick-witted.
The two joined the company at the same time, worked together for several years, and had an excellent relationship.
"It keeps giving me errors, I have to keep doing it even when I get home, it's a waste of time on the way."
"You're wasting your life!"
"It's better than before; at least our company's 996 work schedule has been changed to 995."
While the code was being tested, the middle-aged man stood up, took a sip of iced coffee with goji berries, stretched, and his bones cracked all over.
Upon hearing the voice, the colleague seemed to remember something and said:
"A massage studio is opening next door. I heard the therapists are pretty good. Maybe I should check it out when it opens at the end of the month?"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man was astonished. "Who has such a business mind? You knew it wasn't even open yet?"
"Who am I? I heard that I used to be a programmer in our building, but I was laid off. I worked hard, identified a pain point in the industry, and taught myself massage..."
The middle-aged man fell silent for a moment, feeling that he had learned something, but it seemed that the opportunity had already been lost.
"Actually, I'm also planning to take the postgraduate entrance exam again, this time for a mechanical engineering-related field."
"Um?"
The middle-aged man was surprised; was he going to change careers?
"Haven't you heard? My mechanical engineering classmates have a bright future ahead of them."
He vaguely knew about this as well.
"That Immortal Zheng from Rainbow Mountain?"
"Yes! I heard they pay very well. Although it's still a 'cash cow' business, if you do well, you can even become an immortal! The career prospects are great!"
The middle-aged man was also tempted, when his colleague added:
"Previously, the entrance exam scores for computer science were higher than those for engineering. Now I think it's the other way around. Writing code... although it's also a kind of cultivation, our kind of cultivation is prone to sudden death!"
The middle-aged man pressed his hand to his chest, feeling the coffee in his mouth taste even more bitter.
"Just like that massage therapist, you'd better change careers as soon as possible!"
The middle-aged man hesitated for two days, when suddenly a rumor spread throughout the company:
"Should we have a special project team?"
"Yes! I heard it was organized by higher authorities, with various companies working on it separately, and universities also involved."
"No way, this kind of project is too much work for no reward. We've finally managed to get something easier."
The middle-aged man, who had just stayed up two all-nighters, nodded silently.
"I heard that this is voluntary, and you still need to pass an aptitude test."
"Voluntary? Do you believe that?"
The middle-aged man frowned upon hearing this, and when he turned his head, he saw his colleague from two days ago seemingly engrossed in reading a thick book.
Are you really going to take the postgraduate entrance exam?
He felt a pang of reluctance, but upon glancing to the side, he sensed something was amiss.
"Aren't you studying mechanical engineering? Why are you looking at programming languages?"
"Mechanics? What mechanics? I love programming, code is my life!"
As a friend, the middle-aged man keenly sensed something was amiss. He stared at his colleague, his eyes filled with scrutiny.
What happened?
"That project team..."
"Um?"
"It really allows one to cultivate immortality."
The middle-aged man was still confused when he saw his colleague turn the page forward, revealing a face drawn on the title page.
" Rainbow Mountain Zheng..."
"Phew! I heard about it from a friend! Several companies are in complete chaos!"
"Good brother!"
The middle-aged man secretly noted down the title of the book his colleague was reading, then looked towards Rainbow Mountain.
Um?
Am I just too excited?
How come there's a face like Immortal Zheng's on Rainbow Mountain too?
"This time Zheng Fa has been tricked..."
Old Man Bai raised his head and looked at Zheng Fa, Nascent Soul was sitting cross-legged on Rainbow Mountain, his face filled with obvious envy.
The sun hung high in the sky, making the shadow of the Fusang Wood within it even clearer. Sunlight, carrying Spiritual Qi, fell from the vast sky, illuminating Zheng Fa's Nascent Soul phantom.
This Nascent Soul's face resembled Zheng Fa's by about 80%, with a youthful appearance, a three-headed body, yet it stood thousands of meters tall, sitting cross-legged in the void like an undeveloped Giant Spirit God.
Nascent Soul's knees, Black Tortoise and White Snake coiled in front, seemingly submitting, yet also appearing to be protecting him.
Team Leader Yang stood beside Old Man Bai, his expression excited, looking up at the scene.
The extraordinary phenomenon of the sun shining brightly over the nine provinces and an immortal sitting on Rainbow Mountain has been observed for several days, and it can even be faintly seen in half of the Capital City.
What excited her wasn't the strangeness of the phenomenon, but rather...
"Is Zheng Fa going to preach?"
Old Man Bai smiled and nodded, saying, " Zheng Fa said he has become Nascent Soul Cultivator. Now that Rainbow Mountain can accommodate more cultivators, we will accept those who have made contributions in the past into our sect today."
Team Leader Yang's breathing became more rapid.
Zheng Fa had been saying that accumulating merit could lead to immortality, so she naturally didn't doubt it. However, because the Spiritual Qi in Rainbow Mountain was insufficient, she had been waiting.
Now Zheng Fa is accepting meritorious individuals into his fold...
As one of the second batch of founding members of the Nursing Home, she was naturally obliged!
It wasn't just her.
At the foot of Rainbow Mountain, a crowd of thousands of people from all directions and all walks of life looked up at Zheng Fa's extraordinary Nascent Soul phenomenon.
The largest group consists of researchers like Cheng Yun, who have worked in Nursing Home for a long time and made many contributions.
There are also instructors from the Nine Mountains Martial Arts Hall, run by Old Man Bai, and employees of the Nine Mountains Grain Company under Tang Lingwu's command.
Also included were people from various universities and research institutes who designed the " Nezha " prototype.
Although not everyone could attend, the number of people was still quite large.
In the eyes of these people, there was excitement, and everything seemed like a dream.
Looking at these excited faces, Zheng Fa smiled, and a booming sound rang out from Nascent Soul mouth:
Please enter the Sermon Hall.
The crowd below the mountain bowed to the Nascent Soul Nascent Soul, then quickly and quietly surged into the newly built Sermon Hall —a large auditorium built on Rainbow Mountain, since the old classrooms could not accommodate so many people to listen to the sermon.
Zheng Fa's Divine Sense detached from the Nascent Soul and fell into his physical body. He looked up at the Nascent Soul in the sky and was also surprised.
When he used the < Spirit Mountain Method > again after advancing to the Nascent Soul, the strange phenomenon at Rainbow Mountain was beyond his expectations—
His nascent Nascent Soul suddenly detached from his body, shining brightly in the sky above Rainbow Mountain, and the Spirit Vein in the mountain actually condensed into the shape of a tortoise and a snake.
The Spiritual Qi of Rainbow Mountain seems to be more than just a simple upgrade; it has become much more vibrant and lively.
Zheng Fa composed himself, stepped out of the Nursing Home, and with his next step, he arrived in the Sermon Hall.
In the Sermon Hall, there was no high platform, only thousands of prayer cushions.
Zheng Fa walked to the front and sat down on a prayer mat, looking at everyone.
The huge auditorium, with thousands of listeners, was completely silent.
Old Man Bai and Tang Lingwu sat side by side in the first row, also eagerly awaiting their arrival.
"From this day forward, I will preach here for one month."
"The content of this lecture will cover the period from the Qi Refinement Realm to the Foundation Establishment Realm, supplemented by knowledge of Talisman Arts."
"If you have any questions, feel free to stand up and interrupt; there's no need to be overly formal."
After Zheng Fa finished speaking, he began to explain the basic Cultivation Method.
He looked at the audience, a sense of anticipation in his heart.
It's important to understand that these people weren't chosen randomly.
Needless to say, Cheng Yun and his Cheng Yun researchers from universities and research institutes were intelligent and knowledgeable, making them Zheng Fa's top choices for disciples.
As for the Grain Company, the people from the Nine Mountains Martial Arts Hall were no ordinary individuals either:
They are either skilled in business or exceptionally talented in martial arts.
In short, these people can be considered the elite among ordinary people.
Zheng Fa opened the mountain gate, partly because he was now at the Nascent Soul stage, and the Spiritual Qi of Rainbow Mountain had greatly increased, making it no longer difficult to accommodate these people cultivating immortality. He simply fulfilled his promise.
On the other hand, he had a different expectation for something else— the Fusang Wood.
Fusang Wood was originally the Demon Emperor Dao Fruit, but in his hands, it inexplicably underwent some changes, gradually drifting away from the title of Demon Emperor.
Now that he understands Dao Fruit cultivators better, he has more guesses about the Fusang Wood —for example, he is now in the modern world and is vaguely referred to as the Dao Ancestor.
Judging from the ceremony in which the Great Freedom Demon Emperor attained enlightenment, the Dao Fruit requires rituals to perfect it, and the rituals themselves can be said to be a kind of recognition from heaven and earth and all living beings.
The changes in his Fusang Wood Dao Fruit also occurred after it merged with the modern sun, bringing Spiritual Qi to the modern world.
In other words, the current Fusang Wood Dao Fruit is very likely related to the words " Dao Ancestor ".
However, the changes in the Fusang Wood were extremely slow, almost negligible, which gave Zheng Fa a headache.
After all, Vast Sun Mountain is currently eyeing him covetously, and the Immortal-Trapping Sword is right beside him. His biggest trump card against the Dao Fruit is the Fusang Wood.
After all, he didn't have the Immortal-Trapping Sword Method Immortal-Trapping Sword yet, and even if he did, he might not be able to truly control it.
After much thought and consulting numerous novels and myths, Zheng Fa came to a guess: the Dao Ancestor's duties might be related to preaching, or even large-scale preaching!
Previously, his cultivation level was insufficient, and the Spiritual Qi of Rainbow Mountain was inadequate.
The idea of having many disciples and preaching on a large scale is simply wishful thinking.
Now that he had condensed his Nascent Soul, Zheng Fa simply opened the mountain gates wide—or rather, conducted a sermon experiment!
Filled with anticipation, Zheng Fa looked at his new disciples and began to explain the basics of meditation, breathing, and exhalation.
He preaches from 6 a. m. to 4 p. m. every day, without stopping.
The Cultivation Method system of the Nine Mountains Realm is now quite complete. Even without the Origin-Consolidating Pill, which prevents him from cultivating the < Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Method >, Zheng Fa is already very familiar with the selection and key points of Cultivation Method before the Nascent Soul.
She spoke with remarkable fluency.
To his disappointment, the Fusang Wood hadn't changed even after twenty days of discussion.
Did I guess wrong?
Zheng Fa sighed inwardly, realizing he was being delusional, but he showed no sign of it on his face. After finishing explaining the Cultivation Method, he began to explain Talisman Arts, or magic Law Technique.
The Nine Mountains Talisman Dao is now based on Topology, Zheng Fa explained while demonstrating by drawing talismans in his hands.
Most of the disciples below the stage looked somewhat distressed, clearly having encountered this Topology that was giving them a headache.
But there were many academic heavyweights among them, including some Mathematics, so it sounded like they were having a great time.
As Zheng Fa spoke, countless thoughts suddenly raced through his mind—
This Talisman Diagram seems to be decomposable?
There seems to be something wrong with this Topology transformation... It's incorrect!
No, no, this Talisman Diagram is completely different from the previous one; it's not the same one!
At first, Zheng Fa thought he was gaining new insights into the Talisman Dao through preaching, but gradually he felt something was amiss:
These thoughts came in too many and too chaotically, almost as if they had suddenly appeared.
He looked up abruptly, his gaze piercing through the roof, and saw the Fusang Wood in the bright sunlight seemingly trembling and growing imperceptibly.
(End of this chapter)