Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 353 - 215: New Core Formation Technique, the Secret of the Secret Realm

Chapter 353: Chapter 215: New Core Formation Technique, the Secret of the Secret Realm

"Sorting Vigorous Evil Qi?" Xiao Yuying asked after hearing Zheng Fa’s idea, "What’s the point of that?"

In Zhang’s courtyard, it was not just Zheng Fa, Zhang, and Xiao Yuying present, but also Master Pang, Elder Yuan, and others were there, all listening attentively to their conversation.

The matter of Zheng Fa’s Core Formation was not only about himself but was also closely related to the rise and fall of the Jiushan Realm.

Everyone took it very seriously.

"In the past, the Xuanwei Realm’s understanding of Vigorous Evil Qi was often qualitative," Zheng Fa shared his thoughts, "but only with a quantitative understanding can we apply the theories discovered through the Golden Core Project."

The principle of the "Golden Core Project" is actually quite simple, mostly involving calculations of atomic masses in nuclear reactions.

The problem is, before now, the Xuanwei Realm couldn’t understand the atomic mass of Vigorous Evil Qi.

In Zheng’s view, measuring the atomic mass of Vigorous Evil Qi was not only for his own Core Formation but was a natural requirement of the "Golden Core Project."

In fact, if it weren’t for the rune in the Communication Talisman that could shield Spiritual Energy from electromagnetic interference, Zheng wouldn’t have had much way to measure it.

Vigorous Evil Qi is somewhat different from modern substances like hydrogen or helium—it contains a certain amount of Spiritual Energy.

Or rather, this substance is essentially a type of spiritual material, just with unique properties.

On this, Zheng Fa also had his own opinions:

Spiritual Energy itself has both good and bad impacts on matter.

The bad is that Spiritual Energy can affect the stability of electromagnetic waves.

The good is—sometimes, it seems able to maintain the existence of certain special-state materials.

Vigorous Evil Qi is such a case.

It is able to exist stably outside the violent reactions of the Golden Core, serving as a raw material for the Golden Core reaction, probably thanks to this.

...

Zhang enjoys water, so the courtyard Zheng Fa arranged for her was next to a lake. Zheng went to the lakeside, his Spiritual Power circulating in his hands, and a thin Thunder Light fell into the lake.

From the perspective of the Void Spirit Eye, one could see two streams of clean energy rising up, one light, one heavy.

Due to limited cultural understanding, everyone didn’t realize—he was electrolyzing water to produce hydrogen.

Of course, he wasn’t planning to use hydrogen to replace Heavenly Gang Qi, as it would likely explode near a Golden Core, but it served as an excellent standard...

With this as a standard, measuring the atomic mass of Vigorous Evil Qi became simpler.

Zheng Fa explained his thought process to everyone:

By measuring atomic masses, first understand what the input and output particles in the Shenxiao Golden Core are.

Then find the corresponding hydrogen particles of the Heavenly Gang Qi.

Finally, after calculations, replace the Heavenly Gang Qi in the Shenxiao Golden Core.

Of course, it must also undergo outer elixir refinement to test the new method.

He finished speaking and saw different expressions on everyone’s faces:

Zhang seemed to have understood, she got it.

Yuan looked quite naive, she didn’t get it...

Xiao Yuying... well, Zheng glanced at her, she was pretending to understand.

In fact, Elder Yuan and others also seemed to half understand, but the previous accomplishments of the "Golden Core Project" gave them some confidence in Zheng Fa.

As for not understanding...

Was it rare not to understand?

Just get used to it!

To measure atomic mass, Zheng’s approach was indeed similar to a mass spectrometer—ionizing different Vigorous Evil Qis, observing their movements in the electromagnetic field, to determine the mass-to-charge ratios of these particles.

Then, by measuring their charge, naturally, the corresponding atomic mass could be calculated.

As for how to measure the charge...

In this regard, Xiao Yuying was extremely sensitive!

This was also why Zheng Fa did not keep it from Xiao Yuying; apart from relatively trusting her, she was also very useful in this area.

...

Days later, Zheng Fa looked at a cluster of clean energy in front of him, swirling indistinctly, containing tremendous Spiritual Energy.

"The Tai Chu Gang Qi from the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Qi... corresponds to the particle you need?"

Zhang asked.

The Xuanwei Realm has always spoken of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang and Seventy-two Earthly Fiends, and Zheng had measured them all this time.

After measurements, the Heavenly Gang Qi corresponding to the hydrogen particle, was the Tai Chu Gang Qi in front of him.

This name...

Hydrogen particles could indeed be considered the starting point of all atoms.

Zheng Fa shook his head, casting aside various strange thoughts in his mind, and started operating the Spiritual Power in line with the "Shenxiao Golden Core’s Method of Gathering Heavenly Gang."

The Tai Chu Gang Qi in front of him turned into a light mist, surrounding Zheng Fa. It entered through his mouth and nose and directly descended into his Dantian.

In the Dantian, the fruit on the Fusang Wood branch had turned deep red, like a plump ruby, translucent and appearing nearly ripe.

The Tai Chu Gang Qi seemed to know its way naturally, moving toward that fruit and gathering, forming a layer of frosting on its surface.

The next moment.

A dazzling golden light emanated from the Fusang Fruit, illuminating Zheng Fa’s Dantian and surrounding meridians brightly.

Upon another look, the Tai Chu Gang Qi in the Dantian had disappeared without a trace.

Only inside that fruit, there seemed to be tiny specks of golden flames, small yet brilliant.

"Absorbed..." Zheng Fa was inwardly delighted, indicating his previous thoughts were correct—the special nature of this Fusang Fruit lay in its natural capacity for proton reactions.

However, it seemed this small amount of Tai Chu Gang Qi wasn’t enough to mature it, according to his latent sense, the amount of Tai Chu Gang Qi needed by this fruit was no small number...

"How is it?"

Zhang asked with concern.

"Should be correct..."

Zheng Fa nodded at her, smiling.

Zhang had yet to react, but Xiao Yuying’s expression was a bit odd—

Though she was following Zheng Fa’s instructions in her tasks, her mind felt dizzy all along, as if in a dream.