Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 187 - 87 Experiment (3K6)

Chapter 187: Chapter 87 Experiment (3K6)

Modern era, a nursing home.

Zheng Fa and others have a long table set up in front of them.

Several small items are laid out on the table:

A strong magnet.

Several wires.

An ammeter.

A movable track.

Zheng Fa connected the wires to the ammeter.

He placed the magnet on the track, directly below the wires.

Anyone who has graduated from middle school would know, what he is now replicating is Faraday’s experiment regarding electromagnetic induction—the reason for replicating this is mainly because the equipment is cheap and easy to purchase, a quick visit to a hardware store was all it took to gather the materials.

When he first practiced the "Spirit Mountain Technique," their cell phones had all stopped working.

There was then a hypothesis—Spiritual Energy might interfere with the circuits.

As to whether the hypothesis was accurate or what kind of interference it caused,

they had no idea.

Now, this was also a verification of that hypothesis.

Zheng Fa nodded at Tang Lingwu.

Tang Lingwu pinched the strong magnet and moved it rapidly along the track, and the needle on the ammeter began to spin rapidly—indicating that electrical current was being generated due to the change in the magnetic field.

This phenomenon did not surprise everyone.

"First experiment on electricity generation by magnetism: In an environment without Spiritual Energy, a weak current is produced."

Old Man Bai, who was standing by, muttered to himself while jotting down in a small notebook.

"Now I am going to operate the ’Spirit Mountain Technique,’" said Zheng Fa softly.

Everyone else nodded.

Zheng Fa sent two golden Enlightenment Talismans into the sky, and faint Spiritual Energy slowly enveloped the equipment on the table.

He signaled Tang Lingwu again.

Just like before, Tang Lingwu rapidly moved the magnet in her hand.

This time, the needle on the ammeter did not move.

"Second experiment, in an environment with Spiritual Energy, no current in the wire."

Old Man Bai recorded this result, murmuring, "So Spiritual Energy does interfere with electromagnetic induction."

"Interference... does it suppress it?"

Zheng Fa muttered.

This meant that in an environment with Spiritual Energy, modern electromagnetic theory is almost completely invalidated.

"No, wait!"

Suddenly, Tang Lingwu exclaimed softly.

"Hmm?"

Everyone turned to look at her, only to see her pointing at the ammeter.

"Just now, I did not move the magnet, but the needle on the ammeter suddenly moved!"

Zheng Fa and the others were stunned, all turning to look at the ammeter.

After a while, the needle on the dial did not change at all, and even Tang Lingwu started to doubt herself:

"Did I see things wrong?"

Old Man Bai also shook his head and said, "It might not be your imagination; it’s possible that this ammeter is just a cheap, unstable one."

Right at that moment, the needle on the ammeter shook violently several times.

The magnitude of this shaking was so severe that it couldn’t be explained by instability.

"This..."

Old Man Bai opened his mouth slightly, looking bewildered.

"Can Spiritual Energy generate electrical current from nothing?" Zheng Fa speculated, "Or does it mean that Spiritual Energy can control the directional flow of electrons?"

Another thought crossed Zheng Fa’s mind—

Or could this be the essence of Thunder Skill?

Regrettably, the shaking soon stopped.

Afterward, at intermittent intervals, the ammeter would shake a few times, each occurrence lasting varying durations and intensities.

There was no discernible pattern.

Filled with randomness.

After a discussion, they could only reach a very vague conclusion—

Spiritual Energy interferes with electromagnetic induction but can also generate electrical currents from nothing, leading them to another hypothesis:

In an environment with Spiritual Energy, the failure of electromagnetic theory does not imply the non-existence of electromagnetic laws but rather that there is an additional variable—Spiritual Energy—to consider.

After tidying up the long table, they laid out four recliners, arranged on the open ground in front of the house, lying in a row and looking up at the starry sky among the mountains.

The needle of the ammeter seemed still to sway in their minds, rendering them speechless for a while.

After a long time, Old Man Bai finally sighed:

"If Spiritual Energy can control electrical currents... if we truly understood this, we would indeed become immortal gods."

Zheng Fa also nodded; the experiment was simple, but electromagnetism was not.

As one of the four fundamental interactions.

If it were truly possible to control electromagnetism with Spiritual Energy—it would be enough to be considered divine in the modern era.

But Zheng Fa also knew that things were not so simple.

They were not even conducting definitive experiments yet, and there were many unresolved issues.

Yet this small experiment was enough to fuel their imaginations.

"Speaking of which, Zheng Fa, you mentioned that the Five Elements Child Talisman is the material basis of the talisman base, and the other two types of sub-talismans might involve interactions between Spiritual Energy and other matter—does this interaction also include this phenomenon?"

Old Man Bai suddenly remembered.

"Yes," Zheng Fa also thought of this, "The Five Elements Child Talisman is essentially Spiritual Power capable of generating electrical current. When combined with the other two types of sub-talismans, they should be able to—even, I think this is the essence of Thunder Skill."

This was also one of the reasons why he wanted to conduct this experiment—the two sub-talismans represent the interactions between Spiritual Energy and matter.

If so, he must discover this interaction.

At present, at least to electrons, Spiritual Energy does have a certain effect.

Old Man Bai thought for a while then suddenly said, "Speaking of which, the Five Elements Child Talisman exists as a material basis, then what structure do they possess?"

"Structure?"

Zheng Fa paused, recalling the five-colored headband worn by Sister Zhang’s Nascent Soul.

"Circular?"

Since the Five Elements Child Talisman themselves are interconnected, a circular form would be a natural assumption.

"And how do you explain Yin Yang Mutual Generation?"

"Mirror image..."

"Where is the mirror?"

With each question from Old Man Bai, Zheng Fa became more baffled.

But he had to admit, these were issues he had never deeply considered.

How the mirror image of the Five Elements Child Talisman was generated had always been vague to him.

Old Man Bai turned and looked at him, saying, "Zheng Fa, I’m proud to have a student like you."

"Mr. Bai?"

"You’re good, you know how to study, and you know to utilize experiments for research, but—there’s another principle that’s most important in scholarship."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Fa became serious.

"Ask, keep on asking." Old Man Bai looked up at the starry sky, seemingly offhand: "Sometimes, questions are more important than efforts, and even more important than answers."

"Yes." Zheng Fa agreed wholeheartedly.

Slap!

A sound of a slap came.

"Ow! Tian, what are you doing!" Old Man Bai cried out.

"Speak nicely to children! Speak human language!" Mrs. Tian scolded irritably: "It shows!"

...

Xuanwei Realm.

Above the Thunder Pool, the five-colored rosy clouds became denser, even seeming to condense into a vast expanse of colorful glass.

Everyone knew that Sister Zhang was at the crucial point of her Nascent Soul formation.

In the workshop, there were significantly fewer customers coming and going.

Most of the Jiushan Sect disciples had retracted back to the Five Dragons Heavenly Palace, no longer venturing out.

"Junior Zheng." As Zheng Fa was walking towards his room, fellow disciples greeted him, their faces carrying smiles yet filled with unceasing panic.

He had just reached the entrance of his house.

When he saw someone somewhat familiar waiting for him.

"Senior Sun?"

Zheng Fa looked at the person in surprise.

Sun Daoyu was a disciple of Master Pang, with a Foundation Establishment cultivation, and always relied upon by Master Pang.

Zheng Fa did not know why he had come to see him today.

"Junior Zheng." Sun Daoyu gave a salute and then said directly: "I am here today to ask you for a favor."

"Senior Sun, you are being polite." Zheng Fa said in surprise: "What can I possibly help you with?"

Sun Daoyu took out a storage bag from his sleeve.

"This is..."

Zheng Fa guessed.

"Inside, there is some of my savings, if... if this time I do not survive, please take this back and hand it to Junior Zhou, let him pass it to my family, I trust his character the most."

Zheng Fa said nothing, and after a long time, he finally spoke: "Why give it to me?"

"Junior...," Sun Daoyu smiled lightly: "My master always prioritizes Jiushan Sect."

"In his heart, compared to us disciples, you are the one who cannot die."

"If anyone has the highest chance of surviving, it would only be you."

Zheng Fa remained silent, not denying his words, and simply took the storage bag from his hand.

Watching the departing figure of Sun Daoyu, Zheng Fa slowly walked into his room, took out three Yuan Condensing Pills, and started refining the last Primordial Talisman.

He had not yet decided what the tenth yang, Fire Element Spirit Talisman should condense.

But now he had an idea—the Mirage Talisman.

As the name suggests, it was also an Illusion Talisman.

According to Zheng Fa’s conjecture about Spirit Talismans, this illusionary talisman likely worked through manipulating light to create illusions.

He had considered this talisman before:

Mainly for better hiding the nursing home’s secrets.

But he felt it was somewhat redundant.

Today he made up his mind—it seemed this illusionary talisman might play a significant role in the upcoming battle.

Soon, the Primordial Talisman of the Mirage Talisman emerged on the lotus platform inside Zheng Fa’s body, he looked at these ten Primordial Talismans:

The Yin Five Elements had the Right Stand No Shadow Talisman, Frost Blade Talisman, Nourishing Spirit Talisman, Evergreen Talisman, and Raising Cloud Talisman.

The Yang Five Elements had the Enlightenment Talisman, Dream Charm, Thunder Rope Talisman, Taiyin Talisman, and Mirage Talisman.

These ten Primordial Talismans were imprinted on the petals, parts of the Five Elements Child Talisman interconnected.

Sister Zhang was now separating the Five Elements Child Talisman from the other two types of sub-talismans, and it seemed she had found a certain path forward.

He couldn’t help but think of Old Man Bai’s question—why do the Five Elements Child Talismans produce the phenomenon of Yin Yang Mutual Generation?

Or rather, what is that "mirror"?

Zheng Fa felt—this was probably the final step in perfecting the "Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Method."

Chiral objects cannot undergo chirality reversal through rigid transformations in three-dimensional space.

Only with higher dimensions.

The question was, higher dimensions, for now, were too complex for Zheng Fa, and even for all scientists in the world—it seemed the concept only existed in models.

That was also why Old Man Bai could only pose the question but could not figure out the answer.

After thinking for a while, he still had no leads, so he simply set this issue aside for the moment and headed towards Master Pang’s grand hall.

The grand battle was imminent, and Zheng Fa also had some questions for Master Pang.

But from several meters away from the grand hall.

Loud sounds of feasting could be heard.

Zheng Fa was startled—during this time, Master Pang was still hosting a banquet?

He walked to the doorway and took a look inside; he realized that the guests Master Pang was entertaining were not ordinary people.

It was the several Nascent Soul Real People he had encountered on the way to Thunder Pool market.

Such as the Mystic Turtle Master from the Spirit Manipulation Sect.

Although Zheng Fa didn’t recognize the other few people, judging by their comfortable demeanor among these Nascent Soul Real People—these men were probably also of Nascent Soul cultivation.

While he was puzzled, he heard Master Pang loudly saying: "Now the Great Freedom Demon Sect is watching us closely, your presence here to assist is truly appreciated! I offer a toast to all of you!"

After speaking, Master Pang drained the wine in his cup, his face showing some signs of intoxication as if he had drunk a lot.

The people around cheered.

And someone mentioned something about the disciples of the Great Freedom Demon Sect, claiming they all deserved to be executed.

The atmosphere was very lively.

Zheng Fa then understood—originally, this place was full of Nascent Real People whom Master Pang had asked to come to aid in the fight.

A rough count revealed as many as seven or eight people.

He was incredibly shocked—Master Pang’s reputation as Jiushan Sect’s social butterfly was indeed not unfounded.

In a critical moment, he could call upon so many helpers.

Seeing that Master Pang was busy, Zheng Fa returned to his room.

The banquet in the grand hall seemed to last all night, and when Zheng Fa went there in the morning, Master Pang was sitting in the hall, looking somewhat tired.

Of course, a Nascent Soul Real Person would not be exhausted after a night, but the current situation had indeed exhausted Master Pang.

"Master Pang?"

Master Pang’s eyes were still clear, even clearer than during the banquet.

He glanced at Zheng Fa and shook his head: "You can’t stay here anymore."

"...Huh?"

"I was hosting these people yesterday, and among them, some had shifty expressions, as if harboring sneaky tricks," Master Pang said solemnly. "You need to leave."

"Master Pang, aren’t they here to help?"

"Heh... are these fair-weather friends of mine the type to help in tough times?" Master Pang chuckled: "What kind of people they are, don’t I know?"