Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 333 - 208: The Primacy of Modern Martial Arts Transmission

Chapter 333: Chapter 208: The Primacy of Modern Martial Arts Transmission

Paradise Island, Zheng Fa together with Zhang, was watching the "National Physical Examination."

Xiao Yuying probably had nothing else to do, and having never seen such an activity before, she also stood beside them, watching the two long queues with curiosity.

The queues were separated by gender, and at the end of each line were two courtyards designated for the physical examinations, where Mu Qingyan and others were waiting.

The most important among them were two disciples who had practiced the Void Spirit Eye—or rather, in Xuanwei Realm, disciples who had cultivated the Void Spirit Eye were considered excellent diagnostic tools.

Zheng Fa’s younger sister, Zheng Shan, together with their mother, was standing in the women’s queue, looking at Zheng Fa with a silly smile.

However, she also knew that Zheng Fa was the "Sect Leader," so she did not come over and just stood honestly among the crowd.

"Are you doing this for the ’Golden Core Project’?"

Zhang spoke next to Zheng Fa.

Xiao Yuying also heard this and couldn’t help but be a bit puzzled—other than "Electromagnetism" and "Mathematics," she hadn’t explored any other subjects.

Thus, she had never heard of the Golden Core Project.

"Mm." Zheng Fa didn’t mind that Xiao Yuying was by his side and spoke frankly, "I have several doubts in my mind..."

Xiao Yuying blinked, her ears perked up quietly.

Zhang, on the other hand, looked like she wanted to cover her ears.

"The alchemy furnace is said to imitate the human body; what exactly does it imitate?"

"Why imitate the human body?"

"What’s the purpose of the so-called Three Gates and Nine Acupoints?"

Xiao Yuying listened with confusion, finding each of Zheng Fa’s questions more difficult to answer than the last.

Mainly because, weren’t these concepts handed down from the Xuanwei Realm?

"..." Zhang seemed accustomed to this and simply asked, "What are your thoughts?"

"I was thinking, if we discard the so-called human body simulation from our minds, what kind of apparatus would we need to create an outer elixir externally?"

"Discard it?"

"Yep!"

Under Zhang’s skeptical gaze, Zheng Fa nodded slightly.

He had been contemplating this for a long time—back in the modern era, he had come across a concept called first principles, which sounded very profound, but put simply, it meant to grasp the essence and to question every assumption in each piece of knowledge.

For example, Zheng Fa’s question to Zhang: What does making an outer elixir have to do with the human body?

Whether it’s the outer elixir or the Golden Core Project, the names might differ, but the essence in Zheng Fa’s mind was the same: it’s all about creating a Golden Core.

To explain it with modern nuclear engineering, it’s merely about how to build a reactor, which has nothing to do with human anatomy.

So, the method of outer elixir talks about using the alchemy furnace to imitate the human body...

Is that really the case?

What’s the significance in it?

After understanding what Zheng Fa meant, Zhang opened her mouth as if she wanted to argue, but she didn’t know how to refute it, so in the end, she could only smile wryly and say, "Aren’t all those methods of outer elixir you’ve looked at saying the same thing?"

At this point, Xiao Yuying, who was listening on the side, understood—Zheng Fa... wanted to change the ancestral methods of outer elixir!

She also knew about the methods of outer elixir.

Not to mention, the two outer elixir methods that Zheng Fa had were given to him by her.

Having understood this, Xiao Yuying now looked at Zheng Fa with an odd look in her eyes—she thought she was proud enough, but after meeting Zheng Fa, who casually wanted to overturn the Alchemy Dao of the ancestors, she... felt she was a bit too conventional.

...

Zheng Fa’s goal, of course, was not about overturning someone for the sake of overturning.

He was just accustomed to questioning.

The physical examination was one of the means he used to find answers.

Through physical examination, what Zheng Fa really wanted to figure out was the physical structure of the people in the Jiushan Realm, including the Spirit Root, meridians, acupuncture points, and flesh and bone.

He intended to summarize a relatively standard model of the human body from this.

Then, by comparing the body changes when Zhang simulated three different Cultivation Techniques, and the differences and similarities in the alchemy furnaces in the three outer elixir methods, he hoped to discover some truths.

"Actually, even without the ’Golden Core Project,’ I would have initiated the physical examination,"

Zheng Fa added.

"Hmm?"

"I plan to promote entry-level martial arts throughout the Jiushan Realm," Zheng Fa shared his previous thoughts, "to enhance the physical constitution of ordinary people in the Jiushan Realm."

Zhang nodded and said, "That idea does help increase the vitality of the Jiushan Realm, but why the physical examination?"

"To measure the results," Zheng Fa said, "I hope to create one or several most universally applicable entry-level martial arts... I have selected a few easier ones to learn. After these ordinary people practice the martial arts, we will give them physical examinations, and by their progress, we can naturally see which martial arts are more effective and which are less so."

Even Zhang understood the implication, not to mention Xiao Yuying who was listening on the side—Zheng Fa wanted to experiment with these ordinary people.

But to be honest, she actually thought these ordinary people were very fortunate:

The purpose of Zheng Fa’s experiment was not for himself, nor was it for the Jiushan Sect... but for these people to have better cultivation methods.

Xiao Yuying had visited many Secret Realms and had seen more texts than most others.

But reflecting on it now... she couldn’t recall a second person like Zheng Fa, who cared so much about the common Cultivators.

There was another purpose for the physical examination that Zheng Fa did not disclose, because Zhang probably would not understand it.

What he valued the most was the data...

Having lived through the era of big data, Zheng Fa understood the value of this data better than anyone else in the Xuanwei Realm.

...

Modern era.

Inside the main meeting room of the nursing home, there was a flowchart of three outer elixir methods on the screen—these were observed from Zhang.

Among them, the concept of the alchemy furnace was what Zheng Fa emphasized.