I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1641 - Eighty-Four: The Fifth Transformation at Dragon Gate_2

Chapter 1641: Chapter Eighty-Four: The Fifth Transformation at Dragon Gate_2

"Daoist Priest is merciful. But mere suppression is not the way to empower our people. We must instead enlighten and dispel confusion, or else only a few among the Human Race will grow strong, to no benefit for the whole tribe."

"Let’s not talk about this now. This is my Daoist temple, so please rest here for a few days, sir. Once I fetch the Spirit Realm Fragment, we can begin the Dragon Gate research."

"Then I’ll have to trouble the Daoist Priest for his efforts."

...

What is the difficulty in designing the Dragon Gate?

Is it to simulate a ripple like the one from the Spirit Realm Gate, or is it to find a way to maintain the stability of the ripple?

For the Daoist Priest of Dayuan Peak, neither of these tasks was the hardest part.

By harmonizing the Soul Jade with the Spirit Realm Fragment in a specific proportion, one could forge an Illusion Mirror with ripples akin to those of the Spirit Realm Gate.

The trembling of the spiritual power ripples varies with the strength of the Spiritual Power contained in the human body.

Miaowei thought that by collecting enough data samples, it would be possible to record the specific ripple fluctuations. However, what she didn’t expect was that the ripples produced by each person passing through the Illusion Mirror were all different.

There were more than a thousand disciples in the Mortal Realm in Dayuan Peak, and each one passed through the Illusion Mirror more than once. Not to mention the differences in ripple fluctuations between individuals, even the ripples differed slightly for the same person going through multiple times.

This led to the first version of the Dragon Gate being declared a failure rather quickly.

"It’s okay, the direction is right. Just keep adjusting along this line of thought, sir, don’t be disheartened."

It was material supplied by Xuanji Sect and designed with the help of the Dayuan Peak Daoist Priest, yet when it failed, it was Miaowei consoling Tang Luo.

"There’s no need for consolation, Daoist Priest. A few failures aren’t enough to make The Academy start doubting itself."

Tang Luo waved his hand with a smile, "In fact, this Dragon Gate is a success as it stands now. The reason it can’t be used as a reference is because it’s too sensitive."

"Sensitive?"

"That’s right, sensitive means high precision. This Dragon Gate can react to every bit of Spiritual Power in a practitioner’s body, but this level of sensitivity is exactly what we don’t need right now; we need to make it more obtuse."

To Miaowei, even though the ripples from the same person passing through the Wave Overcoming Illusion Mirror on the same day were different, the scale of the ripples was the same.

It’s just that the energy contained in the Wave Overcoming mirror surface is always active, which is why people with the same Spiritual Power can produce different ripple patterns as they pass through.

Furthermore, there are the inherent differences in the human body itself. For example, ten pounds of iron and ten pounds of stone, even if thrown into a lake in the same way, would cause different splashes.

Having been involved in the creation process from the start, Tang Luo witnessed all the experiments. With eyes that could observe the flow of Spiritual Power, he understood better than the Daoist Priest from Dayuan Peak what the problem with the Dragon Gate was now.

For a person passing through a gate, it is but a momentary act; to count all the ripples on the mirror surface in such a short time would be challenging even for Tang Luo.

Thus, the best solution was to change the display method. Tang Luo walked over to the Soul Jade archway and patted the jade column as thick as two people hugging, turning to Miaowei, "Besides making the Wave Overcoming mirror surface a bit more obtuse, does the Daoist Priest have any way to make this arch change colors according to the intensity of the ripples, to facilitate observation and adjustment?"

"That is indeed a good direction!"

Miaowei’s eyes lit up, pointed at the Dragon Gate towards the other Dayuan Peak Daoist Priests, and said, "Melt this gate down. As the gentleman said, cast another one and see the effect!"

What is called extravagance without humanity, Tang Luo finally had the fortune to witness it.

The old Dragon Gate was pulled down to be destroyed, and the new one was already on its way to being cast. Following the requirements for obtuseness and the gate columns’ color change, a group of Daoist priests led by Miaowei started redesigning from scratch.

Tang Luo was not adept at these meetings involving technical issues, so he returned to his room and started cultivating on his own.

Miaowei did not keep Tang Luo waiting too long; the second version of the Dragon Gate was soon brought forth by the Daoist Priests of Dayuan Mountain.

This version of the Dragon Gate is no longer a large archway, but rather a rippling mirror surface created by two jade columns, which change color as the disciples from Dayuan Peak pass through.

The new edition of the Dragon Gate has greatly excited the Daoist Priests of Dayuan Peak, for compared to initially having to record tens of thousands of undulating ripples in a split second, the current color change is indeed much more intuitive!

The Daoist Priests laughed as they had the disciples from Dayuan Peak line up to cross the Dragon Gate, then meticulously recorded the changing colors of the jade columns.

Ivory white, bronze, rose red, bean green, oyster white, dark green, tangerine red, pomegranate red, pale green, pearl white, grape purple, jade white, crystal purple, silver, lilac purple, sheep wool white, ink purple, onion green, cream white, cherry red, grass green, snow white, camel color, light brown, dark brown, snow blue, grey white...

As they noted down the colors, the faces of the Daoist Priests began to show signs of distress, realizing that what they had thought was a clever idea now seemed to be a case of lifting a stone only to drop it on their own feet.

They had thought that expressing with colors would be simpler and more convenient than counting ripples directly, but who could have foreseen that each disciple would exhibit different colors on the columns after passing through the mirror surface.

Eventually, there weren’t even enough names for the colors, and they could only describe the differences with words like "a bit whiter than ivory white," "deeper than bronze," or "faintly so," which were ambiguous.

Later, not even these made-up words were enough, and they had to fabricate more.

Colors like the pale red of skin grazed by sword light, the rosy nose of Daoist Priest Miaowei, and the color of aged, dried bloodstains were invented.

Watching from the side, Tang Luo almost wanted to laugh.

Certainly, the spirit of the Academy’s Daoist Priests striving for perfection and precision in their research is commendable, but to truly categorize every single color with exact precision, one may exhaust all ink without achieving it.

To the naked eye, colors that seem nearly identical are actually worlds apart in their subtleties; persisting with this method is merely moving from one dilemma to another.

"Fellow Daoists, do not be disheartened, hear me out."

After observing for a while, Tang Luo waited until the last Dayuan Peak disciple to transition from the Mortal Realm had passed before speaking in a timely manner: "Although the Dragon Gate now displays over a thousand colors, the general range has already emerged."

Taking a piece of paper from Miaowei, Tang Luo directly sketched on the paper where colors were noted: "White, green, vermilion, yellow, purple. Depending on the accumulation of Spiritual Power by the disciples, the progression generally follows this color gradient. Although the principle is unknown, this is sufficient for assessing the accumulation of Spiritual Power in those transitioning from the Mortal Realm."

The Daoist Priests of Dayuan Peak looked at each other in bewilderment. In their view, this experiment had just begun; how could Tang Luo say it was already successful?

This rush for quick results is undesirable!

Everyone’s gaze settled on Miaowei’s face, hoping the Daoist Priest with the rosacea nose would step in and persuade him.

"Sir, please don’t rush; although the column is now showing a multitude of colors, it is just as you said: the general gradient has formed. With a large enough sample size for the experiment, we will be able to determine the standards thoroughly!"

"Yes, sir, the number of disciples from Dayuan Peak is limited, we could summon disciples from other peaks as well."

As Miaowei the True One spoke, the remaining Daoist Priests also reluctantly tried to persuade, which Tang Luo found quite exasperating.

He could understand why everyone was so hesitant; it was simply because the myriad colors displayed by the jade columns were overwhelming to them.

But in Tang Luo’s eyes, the Dragon Gate had already been a success, and quite a definitive one at that. Of course, he did not want to continue wasting time with these Daoist Priests in pointless experiments.

Therefore, he simply bowed and said: "The origins of The Academy are surely clear to all the Daoist Priests here. If it were merely a concern of one single person, accompanying you in further research would not be much trouble. However, countless disciples are currently awaiting their turn to overcome the Spirit Realm Gate, and since the Dragon Gate task is complete, The Academy must swiftly return with it."

"As for the methods and principles behind crafting the Dragon Gate, you are all already aware. The follow-up experimental tasks are also beyond my expertise, so I shall take my leave first."

"Sir, please wait!"

Seeing that Tang Luo was about to leave, Miaowei immediately panicked: "The Dragon Gate is your commission, sir, and since you deem it successful, it wouldn’t be right for an old Daoist like me to stop you. However, there is one thing: the Dragon Gate is Dayuan Peak’s most important research of the past century, and its implementation must still be documented and reported by a dedicated person. Therefore, I wish to dispatch a disciple to follow you."

"To record the usage of the Dragon Gate and also to assist with any repairs should any issues arise. What are your thoughts on this, sir?"