Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 379 - 223: Xuanhua Joins, Hundred Immortals Visit_2

Chapter 379: Chapter 223: Xuanhua Joins, Hundred Immortals Visit_2

Ah?

He looked at Lady Xuanhua and saw that her face was calm, as if she had already thought everything through, with a sense of tranquil determination.

This, in turn, made Zheng Fa hesitate.

"Lady, may I ask why you think this way?"

"I will not hide it from you, Sect Leader," said Lady Xuanhua candidly, "I covet the ’Golden Core Project.’"

"I have no intention of hiding the ’Golden Core Project’ from you, Lady."

"And what about the principles behind the ’Golden Core Project’?"

Lady Xuanhua let out a faint smile.

...

Zheng Fa fell silent for a moment; frankly, he had no intention of hiding it either.

But this thing isn’t something Lady Xuanhua could learn overnight.

The knowledge involved ranges from mathematics, to physics, to engineering...

It could be said that the brains behind the ’Golden Core Project’ are actually still in the modern era.

But he understood Lady Xuanhua’s concern now; she was worried that Zheng Fa might withhold something.

She was greatly overestimating his intellect, and underestimating Zheng Fa’s magnanimity...

Zheng Fa wasn’t annoyed, realizing that Lady Xuanhua was simply using common reasons in the Xuanwei Realm to guess his thoughts.

After thinking it over, he said:

"If for the sake of our Jiushan Sect, Lady, do you understand the rules of our Jiushan Sect?"

"I understand..."

A look of pain appeared on Lady Xuanhua’s face.

Zheng Fa knew why it pained her:

Because the Jiushan Sect was opening up and developing Jingkai Island, Zheng Fa and Zhang had just discussed how to regulate taxation and rent collection.

The regulations were roughly divided into two parts:

One was the consumption tax on Jingkai Island, which was similar to the previous workshop taxes in the Jiushan Sect.

The other was also previously present, which were spontaneous trades between Jiushan Sect disciples and the outside world... Including transactions that did not take place on Jingkai Island, they too needed to be taxed.

In other words, if any product was produced, money had to be paid...

For each product, Zhang had set the tax rates according to the internal situation of the Jiushan Sect.

Simply put, a value-added tax.

There were many reasons for this, the main one being the issue of Spiritual Energy consumption raised by Master Pang.

Whether it was talisman painting or Artifact Refining, they all consumed the Spiritual Energy of the Jiushan Realm.

This was fine for the disciples of the Jiushan Realm, as it wasn’t far from the old rules of the Jiushan Sect, and their ability to do business externally was thanks to the cultivation by the Sect.

Whether it was the academics of University Island or the Residence in Jiushan Realm, both are priceless treasures in the Xuanwei Realm.

This was necessary for the normal operation of the Jiushan Sect—truth be told, these days, the Jiushan Realm is investing more and more in its disciples, but the returns are not high.

But for Lady Xuanhua... it was like snatching the meat from between her teeth, as she had never been taxed before in her business dealings.

Seeing her react so, Zheng Fa smiled and then handed over the jade tube.

Lady Xuanhua took the jade tube, sank her divine soul into it, and began to look...

Slowly, a smile emerged on her face and when she opened her eyes again, the pained expression had vanished, and her eyes shone brightly as she sighed:

"It was only after seeing this that I realized, I’m not at a loss joining the Jiushan Sect."

Zheng Fa understood her meaning:

The eleven simplified Golden Core Skills are certainly precious.

But what Lady Xuanhua truly valued was the capability to mass-optimize the Golden Core Skills!

The principle behind the "Golden Core Project"!

This was the reason why Lady Xuanhua initiated joining.

However, Zheng Fa chuckled and said, "This matter was actually already decided upon with you, Lady... Even if you did not join the Jiushan Sect, I would have brought it out."

Lady Xuanhua was stunned, regret showing on her face.

It seemed she felt like she was at a loss again.

"But there’s one thing, if Lady wasn’t willing to join our Jiushan, I would’ve never shown it to you," Zheng Fa declared.

"What?"

Lady Xuanhua was surprised and asked.

Zheng Fa did not talk to her further, but suddenly turned to Xiao Yuying and said sincerely, "This matter is a top secret of our Jiushan Sect, thus... I’m afraid I cannot let Fairy Xiao know."

Xiao Yuying: "..."

She quietly stepped back two paces, and saw Zheng Fa give an apologetic smile, taking Lady Xuanhua with him towards University Island.

Watching the two figures walk further away, Xiao Yuying narrowed her eyes, feeling somewhat uneasy in her heart...

I was here first!

...

The matter Zheng Fa needed to keep from Xiao Yuying was truly a top secret of the Jiushan Sect—he planned to experiment with electron microscopes and even particle colliders within the Jiushan Realm.

Naturally, it was initially unfeasible.

But ever since Zhang and Xiao Yuying discovered that shielding rune in a Communication Talisman, it became possible.

Zheng Fa’s idea was to combine the principles with Thunder Skill and Artifact Refining methods to create a Jiushan version of experimental equipment—

He was not being redundant, but rather wanted to study the spiritual materials themselves, which required having spiritual materials...

Modern studies were only on the particles produced by his Golden Core, unable to be compared with other spiritual materials.

Therefore, analyzing the spiritual materials in the Jiushan Realm was extremely necessary.

Honestly, this stuff in the modern world was high-tech, not like the Golden Core which naturally existed in the Xuanwei Realm...

Zheng Fa valued this far above other things...

When sorting knowledge for the Jiushan Sect, there were some things, Zheng Fa and the Jiushan Sect would not disclose—

Such as the secrets of the mountain stones from the Tianhe Secret Realm.

Or for instance, the new lab being built, and the principles of various experimental devices.

These were considered absolute secrets, even for those in the Jiushan Sect below the Nascent Soul stage, it was probably quite difficult to access this information.

Frankly speaking, he trusted Xiao Yuying, but... Xiao Yuying still had a Divinity Transformation Master and wasn’t from Jiushan Sect.

He handed several jade tubes to Lady Xuanhua.