The Terrifying Manuscript

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When Xiang Qi found Wang Qi, she was startled. She followed her locating artifact to find him wandering aimlessly on the street.

"Are you... drained of your vital energy?"

It took Wang Qi a second or two to respond. He slowly turned to Xiang Qi and chuckled, "Senior Sister, you've nearly lost all your integrity with that single sentence."

"Huh?" Xiang Qi was confused.

In the Divine Continent, evil arts that absorb others' vital essence and true energy were not uncommon. Thus, to the cultivators of the Divine Continent, Xiang Qi's previous statement carried no ambiguity.

Such evil arts were not widely spread, and Xiang Qi had merely asked casually. Zhen Chanzi quickly recounted what had happened at the White Horse Tea House on Wang Qi's behalf.

The young woman's expression turned odd: "You actually played Wuding Card with a Myriad Dharma Sect disciple who cultivates Bai Ze Calculation? And they were a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator?"

Wang Qi nodded dumbly: "Yeah, yeah."

Zhen Chanzi added, "And he still refused to admit defeat."

Xiang Qi shook her head and decided to ignore the situation. "Monsters... Seeing how exhausted you are, forget it. I'll take you to rest. I'll send you to report tomorrow."

As she spoke, the young woman released a magical artifact, lifting the unsteady Wang Qi, and headed towards the Immortal Alliance guesthouse.

Midnight. Immortal Alliance guesthouse.

Wang Qi lay on the bed, breathing evenly, seemingly fast asleep. However, his spiritual sense quietly contacted the ring: "Old man, old man. Is anyone paying attention here now?"

Zhen Chanzi said, "At least I can't feel anyone."

"Ha!" Wang Qi threw off the blanket covering him and jumped out of bed. "Finally, I can do some shady business!"

Saying this, he picked up his clothes from the window and took out two stacks of paper from inside.

One stack was the manuscript of Improper Taoist Haishenbao. The other was a stack of plain white paper bought just today. Wang Qi then took out an ink stick, an inkstone, and a brush. These were all bought today.

"But these things are really cheap," Wang Qi mused as he ground the ink. "Buying a set only costs one percent of a stone of spiritual energy."

A stone was the standard unit of measurement for spiritual energy. It was the average spiritual energy content of hundreds of millions of low-grade spirit stones.

One percent of a stone could be considered the lowest consumption standard in the immortal city. Although laboratories could measure the smallest unit of spiritual energy, similar to Planck's constant, portable spirit pools used for transactions, which were like POS machines with credit cards, clearly didn't require such precision. One percent of a stone was the maximum precision for portable spirit pools.

"Mundane objects rarely intersect with cultivators. Even if they were to be used, it's a hundred times easier for cultivators to earn money than mortals. And mortals can't use spirit stones at all, so since ancient times, the immortal path and the mortal world have never had trade," Zhen Chanzi said. "It's good enough that places like Xinyue sell ordinary paper and brushes."

Wang Qi suddenly laughed, "Oh right, old man, you used to have the title 'Luo Tian Shang Shi'? It sounds quite cool, majestic."

Zhen Chanzi said irritably, "What's the point of being majestic ten thousand years ago? Today, aren't I just a card in a game?"

In the illustrated book that Su Junyu borrowed from Wang Qi, in the expansion pack "Gai Shi Tian Luo," several famous cultivators from Mount Luofu Mystic Clarity Palace and most of their spells were made into cards.

"By the way, according to that Lu Renjia weighted algorithm, what would your weighted value rank?"

Zhen Chanzi calculated carefully: "This algorithm should not be based on what spells you can use, but on what spells you can use in combat. In my day... I would be around six to eight. If we only consider my optimal state, where the Great Luo Chaos Heavenly Scripture combined with various spells is pushed to its extreme, I should reach ten."

Wang Qi shook his head, "The theoretical limit for Mahayana stage is only ten weighted. You have to understand, the higher a cultivator's cultivation level, the higher their weighted value."

The higher a cultivator's cultivation level, the stronger their magical power, and the more profound the spells they could wield. Furthermore, a cultivator's cultivation level was linked to their lifespan. The longer they lived, the more time they had to practice sword cultivation and techniques, and the richer their combat experience.

"This is already a rare achievement. Many Ancient Method spells are penalized in this algorithm," Zhen Chanzi said with some annoyance.

"Misty Unfixed Cloud Sword, Double Vortex Strange Force, Great Phase Wave Hand, Great Matrix Diagram of Heaven, Heavenly Sword – each of these individually is a top-tier mystic art with a weighted value of ten. Fighting with Heavy Weapon, Two-Part Electric Vortex Force, Unfathomable Movement Technique, Seven-Cycle Heavenly Order Sword Disc – each individually has a nine."

Zhen Chanzi sighed, "I still find it hard to believe..."

After a while, Wang Qi finished grinding the ink. "Alright, old man, be quiet. I'm starting now."

After speaking, Wang Qi began to write rapidly on the blank paper.

Zhen Chanzi couldn't help but ask, "Another one of these strange operators. I wanted to ask back in Dabai Village, where exactly did you learn this?"

This question was difficult to answer, so Wang Qi simply pretended to be fully engrossed in his analysis and didn't hear the question.

The unique operational symbols of the Divine Continent on Unforgiving Taoist's manuscript were gradually being completely converted into symbols commonly used on Earth.

Gradually, familiar formulas appeared before Wang Qi one by one.

"This symbol has always existed... it should be a constant, and this one too..."

"This should be another Planck's constant, and what's the other one?"

"The data recorded in this section of the manuscript is insufficient... I suppose Old Man Hai, being constantly on the run, wouldn't dare to conduct experiments openly."

"Insufficient data, no conditions for black-body radiation experiments at the moment, so I can't confirm the numerical value of Planck's constant in this world."

"Another constant... wait a minute, this symbol often appears with three other formulas."

"These three formulas are used quite frequently, but I've never seen them before. Could they be unique to this world?"

As the analysis progressed, Wang Qi began to bite his pen holder.

These three formulas were of unknown meaning and used so frequently, posing a challenge to the analysis.

"Let's not think about what they represent for now. If we analyze them purely mathematically..."

Wang Qi set aside the transcribed manuscript and took a few more sheets of blank paper, starting to calculate.

Due to his transmigration, Wang Qi's soul was much stronger than that of an ordinary person. And as a top student who possessed knowledge in both mathematics and physics in his previous life, Wang Qi's advanced calculation methods were very effective. However, even so, this step took him an hour.

"These three formulas are equivalent..."

"Then these three formulas can all be replaced by a certain symbol."

After substituting the "formula Wang Qi doesn't understand" and "constant Wang Qi doesn't understand" into the familiar formula...

"Hmm, as expected, matrix algorithms are needed here."

The simplified calculations invigorated Wang Qi, while also making him inwardly groan.

Matrix algorithm calculations are **and tedious, hated by every scholar studying quantum physics.

"Matrix mechanics and wave mechanics are equivalent... No, there are too many missing conditions now, and unknown conditions have been introduced. It's not wise to convert rashly..."

Wang Qi bit the end of his pen and thought, "Moreover, Old Man Hai's ultimate technique is the Unpredictable Movement, said to make it impossible to simultaneously perceive her speed and distance. This undoubtedly integrates the uncertainty principle into her movement technique. Schrödinger's wave function lacks intuitive representation..."

What to do?

What to do?

Wang Qi glanced at the sky, feeling an extreme lack of time.

"The advantage of matrix mechanics lies in its description of discrete spectral lines, handling large amounts of data... There isn't much data here..."

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him: "Right, Dirac's algorithm! Simplify it with Poisson brackets. If the core here is truly the uncertainty principle, then Poisson brackets, which also don't satisfy the commutative law of multiplication, can be used! This will greatly simplify the calculations!"

Zhen Chanzi had already entered meditation within the ring. For him, these incomprehensible formulas were undoubtedly torture!

Finally, before dawn, Wang Qi completed his calculations!

Casually picking up a piece of paper to wipe his sweat, Wang Qi gathered his first transcribed manuscript, draft paper, and remaining ink and brushes. He then carefully conjured a fireball. He tightly wrapped the fire with Magical Power, preventing the flames from extinguishing while also stopping them from burning the room.

After doing all this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Wahahahaha! From now on, I can do whatever I want!"

Zhen Chanzi was startled awake and shouted, "What are you going crazy about!"

Wang Qi laughed heartily, "Guess what's on Old Man Hai's manuscript?"

Zhen Chanzi asked with some curiosity, "Did you figure something out?"

"It at least contains the Ethereal Unfixed Cloud Sword and the Unpredictable Movement. If I can supplement experimental data, I might even be able to decipher the method for refining the Great Matrix Diagram of Heaven!"

"Furthermore, the Misty Palace lineage shares the same origin, so it's not impossible to comprehend the Electric Sword and the Two-Part Electric Vortex Force!"

Old Man Hai is truly generous! This manuscript, still over twenty pages long after significant simplification, details how to integrate theories like the uncertainty principle, probability clouds, and matrix mechanics into cultivation techniques!

Zhen Chanzi originally wanted to laugh a couple of times to express disbelief, but Wang Qi's tone was very certain. His voice became a little hoarse: "You... have already learned it?"

Wang Qi's expression remained unchanged as he replied decisively, "No."

Zhen Chanzi hesitated, "Then... you know how to cultivate it?"

"Still no?"

Zhen Chanzi said angrily, "Are you messing with me?"

Wang Qi spread his hands, "You can't practice sword techniques without the general principles! The accompanying cultivation methods, the foundational sword techniques and spells of the Misty Palace, these are all the basis for these spells."

"So, you can only learn these in the future?"

Wang Qi shook his head, "Not 'possibly,' but 'definitely'—it's just that these methods are too advanced, and I can't achieve them in one step."

After speaking, he stretched and pushed open the window. The cool morning breeze mixed with the faint light of dawn rushed towards Wang Qi.

The young man said in a low voice, "Now, I'm even more looking forward to the Immortal Alliance."