Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 346 - 212: Roll Out the Altitude, Qing Yan Presents a Chart_3

Chapter 346: Chapter 212: Roll Out the Altitude, Qing Yan Presents a Chart_3

By now, she only dared to reveal a bit of information about the secret realm.

Even so, if it weren’t for being in the Jiushan Sect, if it weren’t for the "Golden Core Project," the Hall of Heroes.

If she were still in the Hundred Immortals Alliance.

She wouldn’t dare to mention a single word.

Zheng Fa looked at her, seemingly contemplating something.

Mu Qingyan grew increasingly nervous.

Then she saw Zheng Fa suddenly turn around and take a large stack of documents from a shelf nearby.

"Take a look."

Mu Qingyan lowered her head and saw "Archaeological Project Proposal Template" written on the cover of the documents.

She had a strange premonition in her heart. Upon flipping through, she discovered that it outlined various project processes, including attention points for each stage and a good deeds reward mechanism.

After looking at it for a long time, Mu Qingyan suddenly understood the Sect Leader’s intention:

"Is this... information collection?"

She pondered and then asked.

Zheng Fa nodded and replied: "Speaking of which, you’re not the first disciple to say that you have information on a secret realm. Our Jiushan Sect disciples also have their opportunities. Oh, Fairy Xiao has also mentioned this matter."

"..."

Mu Qingyan felt as if the air in her chest had completely deflated... It seemed the Sect Leader did not pay much attention to her information.

"You provide the corresponding information, we’ll assess its value, and if the project begins, you’ll be given a certain amount of good deeds based on your information."

"That’s the rule."

"If you think the good deeds are too few, keep the information to yourself. If you think it’s enough, then inform the Sect."

Zheng Fa’s words carried a business-like tone, but it inexplicably gave Mu Qingyan a sense of comfort.

She found the project proposal very interesting and inquired further: "Then... who will go to the secret realm?"

Zheng Fa didn’t hide it from her: "I’m thinking of collaborating with Fairy Xiao. We provide the information and analysis, and the team entering the secret realm would be led by her..."

"Is... Fairy Xiao willing to do this?"

Mu Qingyan couldn’t help but ask.

Zheng Fa shook his head, not very certain.

To be honest, the risk of entering the secret realm is the greatest, and Fairy Xiao does not lack information about secret realms...

If not for Jiushan Sect’s analytical capabilities, he had no confidence in persuading Fairy Xiao.

Seeing his expression, Mu Qingyan suddenly clenched her teeth and said: "Sect Leader, I’m extremely familiar with that secret realm..."

"Hm?"

"And, that secret realm is rumored to be related to Tianhe Venerable..."

Zheng Fa’s eyelids twitched, and his gaze shifted to Mu Qingyan, finally showing some surprise.

He understood Mu Qingyan’s implication—the more one understood about the secret realm, the less dangerous it would be to enter, and the greater the likelihood of obtaining valuable treasures.

On the other hand, what kind of person was Tianhe Venerable?

The value of a secret realm related to such a figure was imaginable.

This kind of information, even Fairy Xiao might be tempted...

But...

He looked at Mu Qingyan, thoughts churning in his mind.

Mu Qingyan lowered her head and cursed herself silently: Are you really treating yourself as someone from Jiushan Sect? Should you even be saying this kind of thing?

Unexpectedly, after Zheng Fa was silent for a while, he spoke: "We’ll follow the rules too. Write down what you understand generally. If you’re worried, don’t include the secrets."

Mu Qingyan couldn’t help but look up sharply.

She saw Zheng Fa nodding at her.

...

On her way back, Mu Qingyan’s thoughts were even more disordered—

If the Sect Leader hadn’t noticed anything wrong, right?

That’s definitely not the case.

Yet he seemed not to care at all,

Honestly, if everything is done according to the rules, it would be too good for her—it was like she had a treasure, invaluable to the world, and everyone wanted it, but she couldn’t use it.

Zheng Fa told her that he wasn’t indifferent to her treasure.

It was about buying at a certain price; if she thought the price was low and didn’t want to sell, that was the end of it.

Clear and straightforward, yet reassuring.

Lost in thought, she found herself at home before she knew it.

She collapsed onto her bed and had a rare good night’s sleep.

...

Zheng Fa watched Mu Qingyan leave; of course, he knew that this person had concealed a lot.

But... he didn’t really care.

He was, naturally, interested in Tianhe Venerable’s Secret Realm, but not to the extent that he would break the rules he had worked so hard to establish.

However, if Mu Qingyan could really provide some substantial information, convincing Xiao Yuying would indeed become much simpler...

Just as he was thinking about this, Xiao Yuying arrived.

She didn’t come alone; surprisingly, Zhang was with her.

"Sister Zhang?"

Zheng Fa blinked, not understanding how these two got together...

"Fairy Xiao came to me to work on the Communication Talisman..."

"Oh?"

Zheng Fa was quite surprised.

He had been interested in the Communication Talisman before, but most of his attention was focused on the "Golden Core Project," leaving no time for anything else.

However, he hadn’t forgotten about such a thing.

It seemed that Xiao Yuying had forgotten, or rather, didn’t care. She had mentioned it casually that day, not really understanding the importance Zheng Fa placed on this item.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yuying actually took the initiative to find Zhang to research the Communication Talisman...

He looked at Fairy Xiao and had a guess in his mind—

Did Lady Xuanhua drag her into this?

"I and Fairy Xiao have analyzed the Communication Talisman..." Zhang explained: "According to the Three Child Talismans theory, there is a Water Element Sub-talisman in the Communication Talisman, and the God Name Sub-characters are not special, but the last type of Sub-talisman is ever-changing, seemingly corresponding to different Cultivators."

Zheng Fa nodded.

"But there’s one structure that’s very special." Zhang drew something in the air, "This structure, when analyzed with topology, can be found in every Communication Talisman."

"I had Fairy Xiao sense it, and as soon as I drew this structure, the electromagnetic field within the Communication Talisman seemed to stabilize and remain unchanged."

After listening, Zheng Fa thought for a moment and somewhat understood Zhang’s point:

"Sister, are you saying that this Spiritual Power circuit can shield the impact of Spiritual Energy on the electromagnetic field?"

Zhang nodded and explained further: "My analysis concludes that the principle of the Communication Talisman is to transmit information through the electromagnetic field—and amongst its runes, there are two functions:"

"To shield external Spiritual Energy from interfering with the electromagnetic signal, preventing the electromagnetic field from changing during transmission."

"Additionally, the most important function is encoding."

"Encoding?" Zheng Fa suddenly realized, "You mean, corresponding to different Cultivators, there are different talismanic diagram structures? Is receiving the Communication Talisman by a Cultivator akin to decoding?"

"Yes, that’s also what came into my mind after reading the book on ’encoding,’"

Zheng Fa couldn’t help but stand up, grabbing Zhang’s arm excitedly and said: "Sister Zhang, you will go down in history for this!"

"?"

Zhang’s face slowly displayed a question mark.

She was a bit puzzled as to why Zheng Fa was so excited.

"You might be known as the mother of the internet in the future!"

"..."

Zhang pursed her lips, seemingly finding the nickname distasteful. On the other side, Xiao Yuying, however, was more interested and asked with curiosity: "And what about me? Don’t I also have a contribution to this research?"

Zheng Fa glanced at her, knowing that this so-called research required an understanding of talismanic magic, electromagnetism, information science, and topology, even an extremely high proficiency.

In the Jiushan Realm, only Sister Zhang had this capability.

As for Xiao Yuying, she was probably just an annunciator chanting ’awesome’...

Under Xiao Yuying’s expectant gaze, Zheng Fa thought for a while and said:

"Perhaps the... ’Internet’s Aunt’?"

Zhang looked up, suddenly feeling that her own nickname was quite pleasant to hear.