"You absolutely cannot leave here within six months, or you will bear the consequences!"
If you want food, there are communication runes on the stone table to contact the Law Enforcement Hall, and someone will bring the food to you.
Aside from food, we won't provide you with anything else. You'd better take care of yourself.
After speaking, the law enforcement disciple who had brought Chen Mu up the mountain path left alone.
The days of seclusion and meditation passed quickly, and more than five months went by in the blink of an eye.
During this period, many major events occurred in the outside world. The most sensational was the large-scale expansion of the cabinet this year, with six disciples being recruited into the cabinet, making it the biggest event in the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion in nearly a hundred years.
Of these six people, four were acquaintances of Chen Mu: Mingye, Chen Duo, Yin Zhan, and Zheng Fengdao.
Chen Mu was not surprised by this result, after all, Mingye had the Seven-Colored Heavenly Art, Duoduo had the Acala Heart Sutra, Yin Zhan was able to fight A Huo, and Zheng Fengdao had extremely strong perception talent.
Each of them is exceptionally talented, and if the cabinet's examiners can clearly assess them, there's no reason not to recruit them into the cabinet.
Chen Mu was quite comfortable at Black Wind Cliff. No one bothered him, and he felt that he was making great progress every day.
During these five months, since he couldn't leave Black Wind Cliff anyway, he simply reviewed his previous research findings from scratch, which led to some new ideas.
He realized that he seemed to have fallen into a misconception. In the past, he had always focused too much on studying things that would help him in battle, but he had neglected the essence of Dao of Talismans and science, which are all about insight into all things in the world.
Although the knowledge of physics, chemistry, biology, and so on in this world is very different from that of my previous life on Earth, the spirit of science remains unchanged.
A spiritual material may have never existed on Earth, but it still has parameters such as melting point, density, and hardness. As long as these parameters are mastered, the effects of the spiritual material can be maximized.
For the people of the Pan Emperor Continent, the Dao of Talismans is their science; the principles of heaven and earth that they understand are manifested through individual runes.
The Dao of Talismans of the fantasy world and the science of Earth can both be used to analyze the underlying principles of heaven and earth; they are two different paths leading to the same goal.
Therefore, if you want to reach the top, you should spend more time studying the underlying principles, rather than focusing on high-level applications.
Chen Mu had thought about this before, but the conditions at that time did not allow it; he had to survive, fight, and acquire resources.
Moreover, although he was a programmer in his previous life, he didn't have a deep understanding of scientific principles; he was mostly just applying them.
But things are different now. He now has the time and resources, and he has also created the Rune Core No. 3. With the computing power of the Rune Core No. 3, he can completely explore the scientific principles of this world from scratch.
What makes scientists great is never the vast amount of knowledge they possess, but rather their ability to explore the unknown.
Even if the strongest scientist from Earth in his previous life came to this fantasy world, he might not even be able to survive if he didn't know how to explore the unknown.
Because the air, the composition of matter, and the principles of mechanics in this world are different from those on Earth, and even the periodic table of elements is completely different.
The chemical formulas and mechanical equations of explosives, alloys, and aircraft manufacturing technologies that scientists have mastered on Earth will mostly be ineffective in this world. If someone insists on applying them, they might not even know how they died.
Therefore, in this world, Chen Mu's advantage has never been computer technology, but rather scientific thinking—the scientific thinking that involves continuous exploration, learning, and progress.
Having figured these points out, Chen Mu stopped focusing his time on researching combat Rune Artifacts and instead began creating various facilities to help him explore the underlying principles of this world.
Material analyzers, energy detectors, mechanical principle analysis libraries, etc.
While these facilities may not improve his combat capabilities in the short term, they are of great significance to his future.
Even without scientific thinking, Chen Mu could still have embarked on a successful path as a talisman master by relying on the Rune Ancestor.
But with scientific thinking, he has an accelerator, while other rune masters can only break through the shackles of rune mastery step by step by comprehending runes.
Chen Mu, however, could take a different approach, using the powerful computing capabilities of the Rune Core No. 3 to help him deconstruct the principles of heaven and earth through data-driven and logical methods. This made progress much easier than for ordinary rune masters.
Inside the stone house at night, several Bright Light Talisman were pasted on the wall, and Chen Mu was still studying them.
In his hand, he held a semi-transparent instrument about the size of a human head, like a magnifying glass. He pointed the instrument at a talisman on the table and then activated it with his Divine Soul.
With a soft "poof," the talisman emitted a green light and then transformed into a semi-transparent dagger.
Inside the stone house, there are now two or three tall pieces of equipment. The outer shells of these devices are made of wood, but inside there are many metal and liquid structures. They are covered with runes and emit a faint green light, making them seem profound and mysterious.
As the talisman transformed into a small knife, virtual screens appeared on the surface of these devices, displaying a massive stream of data that flowed, flashed, and jumped continuously.
Chen Mu stared intently at the data flowing on the device screen, occasionally adjusting the angle of the semi-transparent instrument as he pondered the situation.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the energy of the translucent dagger seemed to have been exhausted, and it slowly dissipated into the air.
The data stream that had been constantly running on the screen finally stopped, and Chen Mu let out a heavy sigh, put down the semi-transparent instrument, and sat down on the edge of the bed to rest.
"The transformation of Spiritual Power into a knife may seem like a very ordinary use of energy in this world, but it is a matter-energy conversion technology that Earth's technology has been struggling to break through, converting energy into matter."
However, the transformation of the talisman into a knife is not complete; it only possesses some physical properties and cannot be maintained for long.
"If energy can be converted into real matter, wouldn't this technology transcend the realm of humanity and enter the realm of creation?"
Chen Mu's mind was still racing with thoughts, and his body subconsciously sat down cross-legged, gradually entering the cultivation state of [ True Explanation of Runes ].
Immersed in his research, Chen Mu only had a small amount of time to cultivate his Divine Soul during this period, but his Divine Soul progressed rapidly, and he had already stepped into the Second Level of the Solid Realm two months ago.
Since he began scientifically studying the principles of heaven and earth, he found it much easier to comprehend the Fate Law, so he found cultivating his Divine Soul incredibly comfortable and broke through very easily.
This further solidified his belief in the effectiveness of scientific research, leading him to devote even more energy to it.
In comparison, his Spiritual Power level is much lower, only reaching the peak of the Early Stage of the True Spirit Realm. He feels it will take several more months before he can break through to the middle stage.