Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 113 - 19 Experiment

Chapter 113: Chapter 19 Experiment

At Sister Zhang’s home.

Sister Zhang sat upright beside the desk in her study, her right hand swiftly writing something on a piece of paper.

In her left hand, she held the workbook that Zheng Fa had previously submitted.

There was more than just her in the study room; Sister Yuan stood beside her, endlessly chattering in a lively manner.

Both of their expressions were relaxed, as if this was their way of leisure during their free time.

Sister Zhang did not seem to mind Sister Yuan’s chatter.

It was as if Sister Yuan didn’t need any responses from Sister Zhang, her mouth non-stop, babbling about all kinds of topics.

Suddenly, a question from Sister Yuan brought Sister Zhang back from her sea of problems: "I heard that you and Master Pang are still haggling over the price?"

"Mm."

"Why don’t you lower your demands, Sister Zhang?" Sister Yuan suggested with a frown: "I heard that the thousand-year-old purple bamboo tears are now scarce, even Master Pang’s disciples might not get a share."

"No lowering."

"What if Master Pang doesn’t agree?" Sister Yuan pouted and said.

"There won’t be a refusal." Sister Zhang seemed confident: "The longer they drag it out, the more they will agree."

"Why?"

"Because of Zheng."

Sister Zhang glanced at the handwriting on the workbook and seemed to recall Zheng Fa’s face: "He’s extremely suitable for the ’Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Method,’ even more than I am."

Sister Yuan nodded, as if she understood Sister Zhang’s point: "You mean, once they see Zheng’s progress, they will be tempted."

"Sister Zhang, how long do you think they will take to agree?"

Sister Yuan asked curiously.

"Master Pang’s lineage..." Sister Zhang spoke with a bit of complexity: "They like using the Void Spirit Eye to peek everywhere—that Sun probably still lingers near Zheng’s home."

"Hehe, they have no idea they can’t hide from you, Sister Zhang."

"Being watched for a long time gives you the experience, what goes around comes around," Sister Zhang cursed without expression.

"Sister, aren’t you preparing to scam Master Pang? How long will they watch?"

"At most ten to fifteen days, Zheng’s cultivation speed isn’t fake."

"...Sister, you really have confidence in Zheng," Sister Yuan shook her head, seemingly doubtful that such a short time would be sufficient for Master Pang to make a decision: "But I heard that Master Pang cherishes those Purple Bamboo Tears now."

Sister Zhang opened her mouth to say something, but a golden talisman flew in from the window of the study.

She reached out her hand to catch it, and a voice full of reluctance and unwillingness came from the talisman: "Nephew Zhang, two portions of thousand-year-old purple bamboo tears have been prepared."

"You really guessed right, Sister Zhang!" Sister Yuan exclaimed with surprise: "Master Pang actually agreed!"

Sister Zhang spoke with some complexity: "It wasn’t me who guessed right; it was Zheng."

"Huh?"

"The goods are too good; the price went down."

Sister Zhang’s face revealed an emotion that was a mix between happiness and unhappiness.

...

When Zheng Fa entered the study, both Sister Zhang and Sister Yuan’s gazes fell on his face.

Their probing looks unavoidably made him feel uneasy.

"Zheng, have you gained anything from cultivating the ’Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Method’?"

"I have indeed had some insights," Zheng Fa nodded, a hint of hesitation on his face.

He really did want to find an opportunity to discuss Bai’s Talismanic Dao first law with Sister Zhang—

He couldn’t not discuss it.

This matter was purely derived through topology and computer algorithms.

Whether it truly conformed to the talismanic Dao system of the Xuanwei Realm still required an experimental result.

As for how to experiment.

Was there a better human lab than Sister Zhang?

He just didn’t know how to start.

After all, he had only obtained the ’Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Method’ for a month or two. Could he say he had some ideas and ask to use Sister Zhang’s body for an experiment?

Not to mention whether Sister Zhang could believe that he came up with an idea in such a short time.

Let alone using Sister Zhang as the subject for experimentation, which sounded a bit offensive.

No matter how much trust Sister Zhang had in him, she was still a Golden Core true person, and he was just a disciple who had just started—there was a chasm between the major realms of the Xuanwei Realm, and Zheng Fa didn’t think Sister Zhang would tolerate him to such an extent.

Unexpectedly, Sister Zhang took the initiative to find him today.

Seeing the hesitation on his face, Sister Zhang asked.

"Do you have any troubles?"

"Sister Zhang, I have some thoughts—I need you to verify something," Zheng Fa decided to bite the bullet and speak.

After all, this task had to be done sooner or later, and since Sister Zhang asked today, it might be a good opportunity.

"Speak."

"Could I borrow your Primordial Spirit Dao Body for a moment?"

"..."

Sister Yuan glanced slowly at Zheng Fa from the side, with a clear message written on her face: You, lad, have quite the nerve!

Sister Zhang looked at Zheng Fa for a long while, seemingly hesitant.

But it seemed she thought of something, and then she lightly nodded her head.

That made Zheng Fa stunned—did Sister Zhang trust his findings that much?

"What are you going to do?"

"I would like to ask for your help, Sister, to verify the elemental properties of some talismanic diagrams."

To see if the method of classifying Five Elements Sub-talismans was correct was actually very simple:

It was a matter of taking talismanic diagrams that had been categorized according to the sub-talismans, and having Sister Zhang verify them—seeing if the categorization was correct or not.

Sister Zhang stood up, and a water-blue light flashed across her body.

A delicate and transparent human body appeared in front of Zheng Fa.

"Please look at the elemental property of the Qingyun Talisman."

He saw Sister Zhang slowly form a pair of connecting lotus platforms in her Dantian, then the talismanic diagram on one lotus flower gradually disappeared, and the talismanic diagram of the Qingyun Talisman appeared on the vacant petals.

It seemed not quite compatible with the lotus flower; both platforms slightly shook and then disappeared in Sister Zhang’s Dantian.

Sister Zhang did not seem to be affected; instead, she formed another pair of lotus platforms...

He seemed to understand how Sister Zhang determined the properties of the Five Elements talismanic diagrams—replacement method.

It was equivalent to having a circuit board and a circuit component whose function you did not know.

To find out what this component was actually for.

"Just disassemble the components from the circuit board, then install this element onto it—if the circuit board works, then you’ll know what this thing is for."

"If it doesn’t, then disassemble another component and try substituting it with this element."

The only difference is—doing so may easily damage the circuit board.

Zhang—indestructible!

"...Water Element."

Zheng Fa nodded, this also matched the judgment of the Five Elements Child Talisman.

"Golden Light Charm."

"Earth Element."

"Armored Horse Talisman."

"Earth Element."

...

Finally finding a human experiment laboratory, Zheng Fa was a bit excited and tested several hundred talismanic diagrams in one breath.

The results all conformed to the classification of the Five Elements Child Talismans.

Just when he was ready to exert more effort and continue with the experiments, he felt a tug at the hem of his robe.

"Hmm?" He turned to look at Yuan, who was tugging at his robe, with a puzzled expression.

"..."

Yuan didn’t speak, but just pointed upwards with her finger, gesturing for him to look at Zhang’s face.

When Zheng Fa turned around, he noticed—although Zhang’s face was transparent, the corners of her mouth were level, as if she was pursing her lips in anger.

He glanced outside at the sky, and his heart sank again.

When he arrived, the sun was still hanging overhead; now it was almost setting.

Zhang’s tool-like efficiency was too useful, making him play too joyfully.

He unavoidably lost some of the awe he had for Zhang.

Even experimental equipment needs to dissipate heat and rest after being used too much.

How could Zhang not have any opinions about being commanded by him like this?

Moreover, there was a huge gap in status between the two, and Zhang was a peerless genius.

Probably had never been commanded by anyone like this before.

Zheng Fa looked at Zhang, then turned his head back to look at Yuan.

Yuan stepped back two steps, putting some distance between them, with a face that seemed afraid of being splattered with blood.

Disloyal!

"Anything else?"

Zhang’s tone was indiscernible in happiness or anger, but Zheng Fa didn’t dare to go too far and immediately replied, "That’s all!"

"What exactly were you doing just now?"

Zheng heard anger in Zhang’s tone, but it was restrained.

"Junior Brother was verifying a hypothesis," he said quietly, with his head lowered.

"What hypothesis?"

"The elemental properties of talismanic diagrams are determined by the Five Elements Child Talisman."

Zheng Fa picked up a pen from the desk and drew the Five Elements Child Talisman on a piece of paper.

"Five Elements, Child Talisman?" Zhang slowly furrowed her brows.

"Yes!"

Zheng Fa drew a Water Element Talisman on the paper. "Sister, see, doesn’t this part resemble the Water Element Child Talisman?"

He then drew a Gold Element Talisman: "Here, this is the Gold Element Child Talisman."

"Wood Element Child Talisman."

"..."

Zheng Fa analyzed each talisman one by one, circling the presence of the Five Elements Child Talismans on every talisman.

Zhang seemed to gradually understand Zheng Fa’s meaning, the anger on her face slowly faded, replaced by brightening eyes.

"Just now, you were..."

"I was verifying this classification method."

"And the results?"

"All correct!" Zheng Fa put down the pen, touched his head, and still felt the need to explain: "Junior Brother was just engrossed in verification and didn’t mean any disrespect towards you, Sister."

Zhang gently nodded her head, still not speaking.

"Also, Sister, these Five Elements Child Talismans are initially one, but when I used the ’Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Method’ to condense the Primordial Talisman, I found that the Earth Element Child Talisman and the Gold Element Child Talisman weren’t completely merged."

"One?"

Hearing this, Zhang seemed to think of something, suddenly looking at Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa drew on the paper the combined form of the Five Elements Child Talismans.

"..."

Zhang stared at this diagram in silence for a while, then softly said, "You may be disrespectful."

"Ah?"

Zheng Fa was startled.

"If you have such discoveries—feel free to be disrespectful."

He suddenly looked up at Zhang.

He had never seen such a smile on Zhang’s face.

A kind of unrestrained, lofty pride had been let go in that smile.

Or rather, it was a smile that was no longer aloof and unapproachable.

Zheng Fa was surprised—

Think about it, a genius from the Hundred Immortals Alliance, a Primordial Spirit Dao Body.

A world-class, top-equipped laboratory.

At his disposal to tinker with!

This is a dream for any researcher!

Yuan, who was standing beside them, blinked her eyes and suddenly said, "I also want to play with your body, Sister!"

"?"

Zheng Fa felt Zhang’s smiling face stiffen slightly, seemingly becoming hesitant.

What a bird-brain!