Chapter 446: Refining Qi into Spirit, Making the Best Use of People
"Daoguo Gongfa?"
In the backyard of the nursing home, Old Man Bai and a few others sat together, looking at "The Jade Book of Scarlet Sky" and "The Classic of the Immortal Sword" together.
From Zheng Fa, they all understood that the so-called Daoguo cultivators were the legendary immortals.
They were naturally curious and excited to see the Daoguo technique.
Tang Lingwu had already read these two books of exercises. At this moment, she put her head next to Zheng Fa's shoulder, looking at the "Great Freedom True Method" in Zheng Fa's hand.
Speaking of which, the Daoguo technique is extremely precious in the Xuanwei Realm, and there are very few cultivators from the Five Sects who can see this true technique.
What’s more, there are three books.
In the Nine Mountains Realm, there are only a handful of people who have read these three books of skills.
There are no cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage at all.
But it’s different in a nursing home.
Teacher Tian and Tang Mudao had already gained Zheng Fa's trust.
Not to mention Old Man Bai and Tang Lingwu.
Zheng Fa naturally would not hide it.
Although Old Man Bai didn't know this, he was still very interested. He quickly scanned the three manuals and exclaimed, "Cultivating immortals... is really magical."
Tang Mudao also had an excited look on his face: "This "Chixiao Jade Book" is based on the fire-based magic formula, and the achievement of the Nine-Light Yang God is actually like the God of Fire."
"The Dharmakaya of the Great Freedom True Dharma is not only physically strong, but also has various strange methods and strong vitality."
"It is the 'Immortal Sword Canon'. It may seem incomplete, but after being combined with the sword, its power far exceeds the previous two."
“Three completely different approaches, each with its own merits.”
Zheng Fa shook his head and said, “They are not completely different. Yang Shen Fa is the source.”
Zheng Fa has almost confirmed this point through discussions with Senior Sister Zhang and others.
"The nervous system constructed by the Yangshen Method has traces in the Dharmakaya and Tianhe Method."
"The difference between them is just the different choices of various spells."
Hearing this, Tang Mudao frowned, as if he was recalling the three techniques, and nodded slowly. He suddenly said: "Let's not talk about the Demon Sect Technique and the Tianhe Technique, but the Yangshen Technique, in fact... I feel a little familiar."
"familiar?"
Zheng Fa was stunned for a moment and looked at Tang Mudao.
"Just like what you said, Dean, cultivating immortals is a spontaneous evolution of life. The Yang God can be said to be evolving towards a spiritual life."
This statement is quite appropriate.
"I said this method sounds familiar because there is a very common term in Taoist scriptures."
"What's the term?"
"Refine Qi and transform it into spirit."
Zheng Fa was stunned. Of course he had heard this word before, but he had never thought about it in this way, let alone associate the Yangshen method of the Xuanwei Realm with this thing.
"This Yang Shen method is actually vaguely consistent with the four words 'Refining Qi and Transforming God'." Tang Mudao pondered, "Speaking of which, Refining Qi and Transforming God is also the most orthodox way of cultivating immortals in Taoism."
Tang Mudao's words seemed to confirm Zheng Fa's statement that Yang Shen Fa was the root of the three methods.
"Then why do we need Tianhe Law and Momen Law?"
The old man was puzzled.
"This is the crux of the matter. I have a guess." Zheng Fa looked up at the sky, as if counting the stars, and said slowly: "Yang Shen Fa should have hidden dangers."
"Hidden danger? What hidden danger?"
"I don't know, so it's just speculation." Zheng Fa shook his head lightly and said frankly, "But it's very likely, otherwise those cultivators would not have created the Demon Sect Law and Tianhe Law."
The logic is very simple. If the Yang Shen method was perfect, why would Venerable Tianhe and the Demon Ancestor bother with it?
Or to put it more desperately, the three methods currently used by the Xuanwei Realm may have some problems, otherwise the Xuanwei Realm would not be in its current situation.
After gathering the three Daoguo skills, Zheng Fa became even more pessimistic. He was even certain that he would have no reference for the road ahead and could only explore on his own.
From now on, there may be no more stones for him to touch in front of him.
One can imagine the difficulties and obstacles that will arise in the future.
Seeing that his expression was not very clear, Tang Lingwu looked at him with a trace of worry in her eyes, but she didn't know what to say.
Zheng Fa felt her gaze and turned to smile at her: "Now that the Nine Chapters Array is complete, the deduction of the skills should be very efficient, which will be of great help to me."
"Um!"
Tang Lingwu nodded her head heavily, looking at her room, as if she wanted to work overtime again.
This is not Zheng Fa's way of comforting Tang Lingwu.
He naturally had his own plan, which was simple: use the Nine Chapters of Arithmetic Array combined with modern research to deduce the principles of the three techniques, find out their advantages and disadvantages, and then discard and improve them.
Then, relying on the "Transformations of Tiangang and Disha" and the True Fire of the Sun, human experiments can be carried out without any hidden dangers.
In this way, although one cannot create a perfect martial art, one can also combine the strengths of the three schools and find the path that suits him best.
Upon hearing this, the old man turned his head to glance at Zheng Fa, but said nothing.
…
"Detailed explanation of the talisman diagram in the Scarlet Sky Jade Book?"
Ten days later, Zheng Fa looked at the black notebook in his hand, then looked up at the old man in white. For a moment, he seemed to have returned to the old and shabby teacher's apartment.
"You wrote it?"
The old man waved his hand, looking nonchalant: "I just had some insights after reading the Jade Book of Scarlet Sky, so I just wrote it down. It's not worth much."
Zheng Fa could not help but remain silent.
He looked at Teacher Tian who was standing beside him, and heard Teacher Tian laugh and say, "You are just pretending. You are scratching your head every night, and it is very difficult for you to write."
"Oda!"
Teacher Tian rolled his eyes: "Who can you fool with your acting skills?"
The old man froze and glanced at everyone stealthily. He saw that even the simple-minded Tang Lingwu had an expression as if she knew everything but was not saying anything.
"If you want to help, just help. Why are you so shy?" Teacher Tian muttered again, "The older you get, the more awkward you become."
Zheng Fa looked at the silent old man, opened his black notebook, and found that what Teacher Tian said about difficulty was by no means an exaggeration:
It is actually not that simple to use the "Chixiao Jade Book" to perfect the Nine Chapter Array.
As a Dao Fruit practice, "The Scarlet Sky Jade Book" has a grand concept and profound content.
The number of talismans among them is an astronomical figure.
This brings up two problems: First, to comprehend this technique, one needs to have extremely high attainments in the art of talismans.
Second, the domain is not enough. If one wants to apply the ideas in the Nine Chapters Array, it is also necessary to be able to translate this thing into information that Tang Lingwu and those programmers can understand.
Senior Sister Zhang did part of this work with the help of the Nine Chapter Array.
But no one can do it as well or as thoroughly as the old white man, a modern mathematics professor.
The most important thing is that the education that Senior Sister Zhang received since childhood is different from the modern times...
Many of her ideas and analyses are actually more in line with the habits of cultivators in the Xuanwei Realm, which are very difficult for modern people to understand.
What's more, most of those programmers have never been exposed to cultivation and the art of talismans.
But Old Man Bai is different. His interpretation of "Chixiao Jade Book" is more suitable for modern people to understand.
After reading the notebook in his hand, Zheng Fa handed it to the curious Tang Lingwu.
Tang Lingwu flipped through it and looked at the old man with a grin, her eyes full of admiration.
The old man put his hands on his hips and raised his head: "Will it be useful for the Nine Chapters Array?"
"Very!"
The old man smiled proudly, and Tang Lingwu held the notebook in her hands as if she were holding a treasure.
Happier than Zheng Fa.
Zheng Fa let out a light breath, and a smile appeared in his eyes: Although there is no one to follow in front of him.
But it’s even better to have someone around.
…
"The talismans that the dean talked about yesterday were so difficult!"
"I thought I was the only one who didn't understand..."
Team leader Yang was walking on the mountain path where the morning dew had not yet dried, preparing to go to the lecture hall to attend class.
The ones who spoke were the martial arts disciples behind her.
After hearing this, an old man walking in front of her couldn't help but look back at the few people with a smile in his eyes.
"Professor Wu, what do you think?"
A young man who came from a martial arts school asked the old man expectantly.
"Well, it's a little complicated."
The old man pondered for a moment and agreed.
Seeing his expression, the young man slowed down his pace, watched the old man walk away, and then sighed:
"We are indeed stupid. Professor Wu doesn't seem to find it difficult."
Team leader Yang watched Professor Wu's gradually leaving back and nodded dejectedly.
Although Professor Wu acted modest, how could they not hear the ease in his tone? This kind of thoughtfulness from the top students was more harmful to the poor students.
To ask Team Leader Yang why she knows so much, it’s because... she didn’t understand yesterday either.
Thinking of this, Team Leader Yang almost wanted to cry.
She had to admit that she and the group of big-breasted, brainless musclemen behind her were just as stupid.
Among the thousands of people who listen to the sermons today, the largest number are still the professors’ students.
Secondly, there are researchers or engineers in major research institutes who have made contributions to nursing home research.
Finally, it was her, the martial arts school disciples, and the employees from Jiushan Grain Company.
Well, this is probably also the IQ ranking.
Dean Zheng actually does not discriminate against them. He treats everyone equally in lectures and the exercises they learn are exactly the same.
I heard that the special classes that followed had nothing to do with cultivation.
The problem is that she and those academicians and professors take the same classes, so can they get the same grades? Team leader Yang thinks that he is not a stupid person, otherwise he would not have been entrusted with important tasks before.
Without boasting, her IQ and EQ are definitely higher than 80% of the people in the country.
The problem is, the people with the highest IQ in the country are just a bunch of perverts in the top one millionth, er, no, the top one ten millionth.
I'm afraid half of them are in nursing homes.
Judging by IQ, the gap between her and a dog might be smaller than the gap between her and these perverts...
When we are attending lectures together, how can we not have a sense of comparison in our hearts?
After comparing so much, she is almost suffering from psychological trauma.
When he reached the entrance of the preaching hall, Team Leader Yang took a deep breath, put aside his distracting thoughts, and encouraged himself secretly:
The opportunity to cultivate immortality is rare, it will bring honor to your family and bring blessings to generations to come.
I cried when I heard it, those were tears of happiness.
…
As soon as she entered, she saw Tang Lingwu standing at the door.
"Lingwu?"
"Aunt Yang, here!"
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Tang Lingwu stretched out her small hand and deftly pushed a pile of books half a person's height into her arms.
Team leader Yang quickly reached out to catch it and flipped through it curiously.
This book must have just been printed, and it still feels warm to the touch.
"The Path of the Formation."
"Introduction to Alchemy."
"The Topology of Runes."
"General Theory of Refining Equipment."
“…”
She flipped through it for a while and found that it looked like a complete set of teaching materials for cultivating immortals.
There are not only analyses of several common Qigong exercises.
There are also subjects such as weapon refining, formation, alchemy and talismans.
There are even two books on agronomy and spiritual planting.
"This is……"
Team leader Yang held the heavy textbooks in his hands and began to understand something.
Her eyes were fixed and her lips began to tremble unconsciously.
"Zheng Fa said that the previous sermons were just introductions, to let everyone get used to it first... it was almost like a preschool class." Tang Lingwu said with a smile, "Now it's officially starting."
Preschool? Team leader Yang looked pale and almost cried: Where is the door? I haven't even entered yet!
…
Zheng Fa sat cross-legged on a cushion, looking at the people in front of him, all of whom took a set of newly distributed textbooks, and nodded with satisfaction.
This set of teaching materials is what Zheng Fa asked Madam Xuanhua about before.
Of course, there are more than just the achievements of Madam Xuanhua and the Equipment Refiners Guild here.
"Introduction to Alchemy" is the hard work of Elder Xiong and Master Song of Qingmu Sect.
"Character Topology" is a collection of previous research by Zheng Fa and others.
The main creator of "Array Path" is Senior Sister Zhang.
It can be said that this set of teaching materials is a culmination of the various skills of the Jiushan Sect today.
Not only that, Senior Sister Zhang also used the Nine Chapter Array to review it and corrected many data errors.
In Zheng Fa's opinion, this may be the most systematic and complete teaching material on cultivating immortals in the Xuanwei Realm from ancient times to the present.
It will also be the first set of general textbooks at Jiushan University.
The first fifty-year plan places top priority on education.
Now, there may only be twenty years left for the peaceful development of the Jiushan Realm.
The value of a good set of teaching materials is self-evident.
He had high hopes for these books, striving for excellence and even perfection.
Taking this to the nursing home is of course intended to cultivate this group of people who listen to the sermon.
Secondly, it is actually to further improve this teaching material.
Seeing everyone sitting down, he picked up a book called "Character Topology" from his side and said to everyone, "Today's sermon will be divided into two parts."
"In the morning, we started studying this book, 'Character Topology'."
"In the afternoon, we will continue to talk about the Qi Refining Stage's exercises and the precautions for cultivation."
"It will be like this for the rest of the time."
The listeners in the sermon hall naturally had no objections, and many of them had great interest on their faces and couldn't wait to open the new teaching materials in their hands.
"Let's look at the introduction first."
Zheng Fa held the book in his hand and while he was speaking, he was also sensing the thoughts of the listeners.
Halfway through his speech, he suddenly had an idea: "This proof method is too complicated. Maybe it will be simpler if we change the way we think about it?"
Zheng Fa was cheered up and looked at the book. Sure enough, the change of the talisman he had just talked about did have room for simplification.
He lightly tapped his finger and made a key mark in the book, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Taking this teaching material and explaining it to this group of people first is naturally to enhance the research capabilities of the nursing home.
But on the other hand...it is to use the inspiration or ideas of these big names to improve this set of textbooks.
Although these teaching materials are all about cultivating immortals.
However, due to the similarities between the modern world and the Xuanwei world, the various skills of the Xuanwei world have some similarities with modern technology.
For example, runes are closely related to topology.
Equipment refining is highly related to physics and materials science.
Alchemy is more like chemistry.
The art of formations is also related to mathematical logic and computer theory.
Most of these teaching materials were written by monks from Jiushan. They may be quite practical, but Zheng Fa believes that they are quite lacking in theory and systematicity.
Simply put, it is a lack of depth, theoretical level, and a lack of understanding of the essence of the problem.
Although these scholars may not have as deep an understanding of Taoism as Madam Xuanhua and the others, they have their own system of thinking. With their perspectives and scientific literacy, they can help Zheng Fa sort out the theoretical context and improve the principles when reading the textbook.
…
After teaching "Character Topology" for a whole morning, Zheng Fa made dense marks in the book, on almost every page.
Some of the proofs are not concise and clear enough.
Some of them were problems in the application of theorems, which resulted in errors in the simplification of several symbols, but the old man didn't notice it.
The most important thing is that some inferences are not deep enough and there is room for expansion.
Previously, the Nine Mountains Talisman Sect was actually built on the efforts of Old Man Bai, Zheng Fa, and Senior Sister Zhang.
After all, the wisdom of these three people is limited, and they can only touch upon the surface of many things.
Telling this story to this group of people now has inspired them to come up with many creative ideas.
Some of these ideas gave Zheng Fa an epiphany, and made him want to conduct in-depth research.
There is even a surprise: among this group of people, there is no shortage of writers of various textbooks.
When they read "Chart Topology", they always unconsciously apply their own writing experience, thinking about how to edit the book and arrange the chapters to make it more reasonable and scientific.
Zheng Fa also kept these thoughts in mind.
It can be said that after a morning of classes, this group of people may have learned something.
But the one who gained the most actually came from teacher Zheng Fa.
…
Two months later.
"Does anyone have any questions?"
In the lecture hall, Zheng Fa closed the "Path to the Formation" in his hand and asked.
No one spoke.
Team leader Yang was in tears.
She is full of questions! Because Zheng Fa wanted to go through the textbook as quickly as possible, the teaching progress in the past two months was very fast, and Team Leader Yang could no longer keep up.
But she didn't dare to say it, so she could only work hard in private. However, she was limited by her knowledge and was left further and further behind by others.
There was so much she didn't understand that she didn't even know where to start.
It's not just her. She herself knows that about 30% of the people in the lecture hall can hardly keep up with the dean's lecture progress.
But whether out of inferiority complex, timidity, or unwillingness to let the dean waste his time on them, no one dared to speak.
Zheng Fa glanced at the crowd, nodded slightly, and said:
"Since there are no questions, today's sermon ends here."
Team leader Yang stood up and bowed to Zheng Fa, with a sad look on his face, thinking that tonight would be another sleepless night.
"Those whose names are called, stay."
Team leader Yang didn't even raise his head. In the past, there was no place for the special treatment for idiots like them.
But the next moment, her name was heard in the preaching hall.
Team leader Yang looked up suddenly and saw some listeners around him who were not keeping up with the progress. They were all surprised and happy, and it was obvious that they were also kept.
Team leader Yang sat on the mat in a daze, looking at Zheng Fa with some disbelief in his eyes.
"Let me start with the 'Character Topology'."
Say it again? Specially for them? Team leader Yang's heart trembled, and he felt that the dean had taken great pains to teach everyone.
Her eyes felt sore and she was about to cry, so she pricked up her ears and listened.
As he was talking, Zheng Fa looked at her deeply, wondering: You don't understand this? He drew a question mark on the "Character Topology" and planned to make the deduction process of this section more foolproof.
A good teaching material should be able to explain things in simple terms.
To go deeper, we can rely on a group of academicians, professors and other big names to accomplish it.
Shallow...
Zheng Fa glanced at the densely packed question marks on the pages of the book, then looked at the people in front of him, reflecting in his heart that it turns out that every brain has its own use.
If he hadn't taught this group of people specifically, he wouldn't have known that these three short pages of textbook actually contained eight unsolved mysteries of the world.
(End of this chapter)
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