Chapter 447: The Array Takes Shape, the Jade Edict Evolves
The morning sun rises from the east side of Rainbow Mountain, and the dewdrops on the grass leaves face the sunlight, reflecting fine light.
Zheng Fa's voice was neither fast nor slow, rippling in the preaching hall like the morning breeze.
The audience in the hall was speechless.
There were birds in the woods hovering under the eaves, but they were not making any noise and seemed to be listening attentively.
This preaching lasted for almost half a year.
Zheng Fa started with that set of teaching materials, covering everything from talismans, elixirs, formations, weapons, to the hundreds of arts of cultivating immortals.
In terms of exercises, he also picked five complete five-element exercises, covering everything from Qi training to golden elixir, in great detail.
Because Zheng Fa had given special training to Team Leader Yang and some other people who had not been able to keep up with the progress, most of them at this time understood what he meant, if not being fascinated by it.
Even Team Leader Yang had enough time to be distracted. She raised her head, secretly glanced at Zheng Fa, and looked towards the window beside her.
The sun was shining brightly outside the window, and a beam of light shone through the glass onto the floor of the preaching hall.
Hmm? Why is this beam of light flickering? Ordinary people may not be able to see this kind of subtle change, but Team Leader Yang has now reached the second level of Qi training and has an extraordinary vision.
She observed intently for a while, and suddenly saw Zheng Fa turn his head and glance at him deliberately. She quickly sat up straight and listened attentively.
Zheng Fa smiled secretly in his heart, this Team Leader Yang is really attentive.
If she stood outside the window, she would find that the changes in light and dark came from the hibiscus tree in the sun.
At this moment, the spiritual root expanded and shrank, as if it was breathing.
As the hibiscus wood changed, a slight warm current surged through Zheng Fa's body, accompanied by a slight itchy feeling.
His body, in this indescribable feeling, was growing stronger every minute and every second.
…
He had only discovered this in the past two days: after preaching for half a year, the Fuso tree had become much more active than it was at the beginning.
Perhaps because there were too few people listening to the sermon, or because these people were too weak, the change was particularly subtle.
Even as the host of the Fuso tree, it took Zheng Fa several months before he discovered anything unusual.
If one has to quantify this change, Zheng Fa estimates that the hibiscus tree seems to have grown less than one thousandth in the past six months.
And his physical body is only about 10% stronger.
At first, he was a little confused, but later he had a rough guess: with the understanding of the three kinds of Tao fruit methods, Zheng Fa also had a better understanding of Fusang wood.
The Fusang wood Dao fruit is probably more inclined towards the path of the magic body.
This idea is not groundless. The demon race relies on blood inheritance, which is similar to the magic of the demon sect.
The Great Free Demon King's "True Explanation of All Demons" also follows the path of Dharmakaya.
The former Demon King corresponding to the Fusang tree is probably also very close to the Dharmakaya lineage of the Demon Sect.
Therefore, the growth of the hibiscus tree will bring feedback, or evolution, to Zheng Fa's body.
Zheng Fa should now be equivalent to a special Dharmakaya cultivator.
…
The danger at Hao Ri Mountain was imminent. Zheng Fa took stock for a long time and found that there were only three things in the Nine Mountains Realm that could deal with Dao Fruit cultivators:
Qingping sword, hibiscus wood, and pure bamboo.
With these three combined, he still has some confidence in dealing with the immortal named Yang from Haori Mountain.
But Zheng Fa was not sure whether he could withstand a true immortal.
Not to mention that Hao Ri Mountain has three Dao Fruits.
Even if his cultivation level advances to the Divine Transformation stage, it is actually of little use.
We still need to tap the potential of these three treasures at the Dao Fruit level.
Among the three treasures, the hibiscus tree and the pure bamboo are both newborn and can only be considered as seedlings, far from perfect.
Therefore, the strongest one is actually the Qingping Sword, but this treasure has the smallest room for improvement.
Qingjing Bamboo is originally the weakest, and is now only growing slowly along with the Nine Mountains Realm.
What's more, it is actually difficult for Senior Sister Zhang to control the Pure Bamboo.
The tree with the greatest hope is the hibiscus tree.
Zheng Fa spent half a year preaching. In addition to improving the teaching materials, he also wanted to find a way to make Fuso Wood go further.
The good news is, he seems to have found the right approach.
The bad news is that this progress is far from enough.
Zheng Fa had a roughly accurate assessment of his own and Fusang Wood's strengths: without the Qingping Sword and relying only on the Fusang Wood, he was probably below Dao Fruit but above Corpse Transformation: in simple terms, he could rely on the absolute suppression of Dao Fruit to defeat any non-Dao Fruit cultivator.
But when faced with the real Dao Fruit, he could only be beaten—
Although Fusang wood is strong, Zheng Fa is weak.
Whether it is magic power, physical body, or soul, it is impossible to unleash the true power of this thing.
More importantly, this thing has just been born...there is a lot of room for high emotional intelligence in the future.
The progress he has made now is far from enough to allow him to surpass this limit.
…
Of course, Zheng Fa would not risk his life and death on a young seedling.
As the saying goes, it is better to buy than to make, and it is better to steal than to buy.
Just because his Fusang wood is not good doesn’t mean his Xianjian sword is not good.
According to his estimation, the Great Free Demon Ancestor was at most a True Immortal, and he had been around for many years, hadn't he? ...
After a sermon one day, Zheng Fa sat on a cushion and looked at the thousands of disciples who, after paying respectful salutes, walked out of the lecture hall one by one, with some anticipation in his eyes.
The progress of Daoguo is related to the quantity of the audience, but more importantly, it is related to the quality of the audience.
A thousand disciples are not enough.
What about 100 million? What about 1 billion? If a thousand Qi Refining Stages are not enough, what about a thousand Golden Core Stages?
Even the spiritual energy of Hongshan today may not be able to support so many Jindan monks.
But Zheng Fa's cultivation will always improve.
The Xianjian Sword may be more powerful today, but it is only so powerful because of Reverend Tianhe.
However, Zheng Fa paid more attention to the growth potential of the hibiscus tree.
And it is real and belongs to his own strength.
…
"The calculation array is almost complete!"
As soon as Tang Lingwu returned to the nursing home from the preaching hall, she ran out of the room and told Zheng Fa the good news.
"real?"
Zheng Fa was also overjoyed when he heard this.
It is not easy to perfect the Nine Chapter Array.
At first, Zheng Fa thought everything was ready except for a programmer.
Later, he discovered that the structure of "Chixiao Jade Book" was close to the nervous system, which was very different from the structure of modern computers.
It would be best to abandon the current computer structure and redesign a hardware system.
Finally, they consulted biologists in biological sciences, especially neuroscience...
The project became larger and larger, and it could even be said that it had to be completely rebuilt from the ground up twice.
From hardware to language, it's a completely new idea.
In the past two months, Tang Lingwu has had no time to listen to his sermons and has spent most of her time on the forum.
It only took half a year to complete such a huge project, and we have to thank four words - the whole country's strength.
The three old men, including Old Man Bai, also came over and followed Zheng Fa into Tang Lingwu's room.
Tang Lingwu's computer was not turned off, and the interface of the forum was on the screen.
Zheng Fa took a closer look and found that Tang Lingwu was browsing a post titled "Nine Chapters Operator Language Design Specifications".
"We redesigned the arithmetic language, called Jiuzhang Operators, and mainly designed the basic data structure and statement types. In addition, there are some commonly used libraries and modules."
"The most important and difficult thing is this, the strong artificial intelligence algorithm designed based on the ideas of the Scarlet Sky Jade Book."
Tang Lingwu paused, with a hint of pride in her tone:
"Or, this may be the first truly intelligent life that we have designed."
Indeed, up to now, the intelligence of the Nine Chapters Array has surpassed any modern artificial intelligence algorithm - or in other words, the creators of "The Scarlet Sky Jade Book" may not know what artificial intelligence is, but the magic formulas they designed to imitate the nervous system are the most direct replication of human intelligence.
Thanks to the monks' powerful observation skills, the Xuanwei Realm is ahead of modern times in this regard.
"Designed a virtual person?"
The old white man concluded.
"You can say that." Tang Lingwu nodded and said, "According to your idea, Zheng Fa, we only designed the most primitive data storage, calculation and other functions."
Zheng Fa nodded gently: "This is safer."
He slowly read the post and said, "At least at the beginning, the Nine Chapter Array can only be used for calculations."
On the one hand, he was still somewhat wary of the "Chixiao Jade Book".
Even if the Nine Chapters Array only used the ideas and did not copy the techniques in this technique, Zheng Fa was still afraid of pitfalls.
On the other hand, it is also because Zheng Fa is a little wary of true artificial intelligence.
At least in the beginning, he would only regard the Nine Chapter Calculation Array as an aid to governing the Nine Mountains Realm, and would not give it too many permissions, or even load it with functions such as attack spells.
Of course, it was also because those functions consumed too many spirit stones...
The Jiushan Sect can’t afford it.
Even according to Zheng Fa's estimation, the number of spirit stones consumed by the improved Nine Chapter Calculation Array is now five or six times that of before.
Tang Lingwu nodded slightly, and said with some regret: "It's a pity that I won't be able to see this formation take shape."
The old man also looked a little disappointed.
In the modern world, spiritual materials are limited, and there are no spiritual stones. So it is naturally impossible to set up the Nine Chapter Calculation Array.
Tang Lingwu had been busy for half a year, but all her designs remained nothing but fantasies. It was impossible for her to see the real Nine Chapters Array.
"I can't show you the complete Nine Chapters Array." Zheng Fa smiled, and a flash of light appeared in his hand, and the Jade Book of Creation appeared in his palm. "But I can try some of the algorithms."
"The Jade Book of Creation?"
Tang Lingwu stared at the Jade Book of Creation with some curiosity in her eyes.
Zheng Fa's mind moved, and the talismans on the Jade Book of Creation flowed rapidly, and some Nine-Chapter Abacus appeared on it.
"When I designed the Jade Book of Creation, I intended it to be a server... but the algorithm was not perfected yet, so it can only be used as a forum without many functions."
Zheng Fa had extremely high expectations for the Jade Book of Creation.
The role of the Jade Book of Creation is now limited to the Jiushan Forum.
The main reason, naturally, is Zheng Fa's cultivation.
But on the other hand, there is no truly feasible algorithm, which leads to the incomplete functions of the Jade Book of Creation.
Now the emergence of the Nine-Chapter Suanfu has made up for this shortcoming.
"Strong artificial intelligence, my cultivation is not enough, and the spiritual power in my body is not enough to support it, but other algorithms can help me a lot."
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"What help?"
Zheng Fa pointed at the Jade Book of Fortune, and the treasure cast a curtain of light and stood in front of everyone.
There are densely packed documents in the light curtain.
There are textbooks revised by Zheng Faxin, modern scientific knowledge he had previously recorded, and the cultivation methods of the Xuanwei world.
The old man looked at it curiously.
Zheng Fa pointed at the light screen and explained, "I gave this Jade Book of Creation an instruction to let it mark the five elements of the Nine Chapters Arithmetic Symbols according to the topology of the symbols."
As he pointed his finger at the light curtain, the image on it suddenly shattered, leaving only darkness. Then the light curtain lit up again, and rows of symbols flowed through it.
Soon, a new document appeared.
Zheng Fa opened the document, which contained hundreds of Nine Chapter Operators, divided into five types according to the five elements.
Zheng Fa added: "Now I will ask it to sort out the common spiritual material structures."
Soon, another document appeared.
The old man understood:
“Is it similar to the functions of today’s computers?”
Zheng Fa nodded and said, "It's almost the same. Because my cultivation is not high enough, I can't reach the computing power of the Nine Chapters Array. I can only write some relatively simple algorithms. I can't achieve strong artificial intelligence, but it is much more useful than before."
He pointed at the new file in the light screen and said, "For example, this analysis of the structure of spiritual materials is extremely useful for my "Transformation of Heavenly Gangs and Earthly Demons."
The changes of Tiangang and Disha required a huge amount of knowledge, which was a difficult test for Zheng Fa's brain.
Now the Jade Book of Creation has evolved...
"Aren't you just installing a computer in your brain?"
The old white man muttered.
Zheng Fa smiled and said, that’s true.
But it’s not just that.
Before, Zheng Fa only created the Jiushan Forum because the algorithm of the Jade Book of Creation was missing and the degree of automation was not enough. A lot of information had to be handled by Zheng Fa himself, and even most of the operations had to be done by him personally.
If new features are launched, Zheng Fa will take up too much of his energy.
Now that the algorithms are perfected, some ideas can naturally be put on the agenda.
The old man said with a bit of envy: "If I had this thing when I was in school, wouldn't I have become a genius?"
…
Another day of preaching ended, and Team Leader Yang followed the crowd down the mountain.
Professor Wu, whom she had met before, was walking in front of her, with a few students beside him, whispering to each other.
That's nothing.
What made her curious was that Professor Wu and the others had an expression on their faces that she was very familiar with:
It's that kind of frustration that comes from seeing a pervert with an extremely high IQ and an unstable mind.
Usually this expression appears on my face...
She couldn't help but take two steps forward and listen to the conversation between the teachers and students.
"Did the dean really pretend before?"
Dean? Isn't the dean Zheng Fa?
Are you pretending?
She was even more confused and listened carefully.
"I think so. When I listened to the dean's lecture before, I thought he was only at the level of high school biology..."
Professor Wu works on macromolecules, so his students naturally also study this area.
"I've discovered in the past six months that when the dean preaches, he seems to know everything I know..."
“Sometimes, what he said was exactly what I was thinking!”
After listening to the student's words, Professor Wu nodded slightly, as if he felt the same way, and echoed:
"I have the same feeling, but I didn't care about it before and thought it was a coincidence."
"But two days ago, the dean asked me to research a problem... I discovered something even more amazing. The dean is very knowledgeable about all aspects of biology."
“He has come up with many cutting-edge research projects at his fingertips.”
"He even seems to have read many obscure books and remembers them clearly."
"It's not just me. I listened to conversations with physics majors before, and they also felt the same way."
Team Leader Yang was stunned when he heard this.
The students were also very puzzled: "Why did the dean behave like that before..."
Professor Wu was silent for a while, then said softly, "Either the dean has a strong learning ability. Or, maybe he wants to take our level into consideration... to make it backwards compatible."
"…backwards compatible?"
Upon hearing these four words, Professor Wu and his students couldn't hold back any longer.
The meaning of the expression is really hard to describe in words.
But Team Leader Yang understood very well:
This kind of heartfelt consideration from the top students can be more harmful to the poor students.
She originally thought that Professor Wu and others would never understand this truth in their lifetime, but unexpectedly, the dean made them realize it in one day!
Professor Wu turned around and saw Team Leader Yang, his eyes filled with a broken sadness.
Team leader Yang understood this look even better and immediately became angry: Do you feel wronged for being as stupid as me?
…
Outside the sermon hall, it was almost evening.
Zheng Fa suddenly stopped explaining the technique and looked at everyone.
The people listening to the sermon in the hall looked at each other, not knowing why.
"This round of preaching ends today."
Team leader Yang and others were surprised, but no one spoke. They just looked at Zheng Fa quietly.
"You are the first group of people to practice cultivation in this world."
Zheng Fa slowly looked around at everyone and said:
"I have some unnecessary expectations of you."
Team leader Yang and others straightened up unconsciously and listened more attentively.
"I chose you because you have made your own contributions to the nursing home. When there is an opportunity to cultivate immortality, I will naturally think of you first."
Zheng Fa paused, then continued:
“But it’s more than that. It’s much more than that.”
Team leader Yang understood somewhat what Zheng Fa said: Speaking of contributions, they certainly have made them, but are they worthy of Zheng Fa's dedicated teaching?
As someone who has been working hard for the nursing home, she asked herself that if there was this opportunity, others would probably work harder and contribute more than her.
"I chose you because most of you are smart enough, talented enough, and capable enough."
“By learning this knowledge, you can produce the most results.”
"Maybe it's the study of the essence of immortality, maybe it's the cultivation of spiritual plants, or maybe it's the creation of various exercises."
Zheng Fa glanced at Team Leader Yang again and added, "Even those who can't do research can use their talents to create new martial arts or help the nursing home run better."
At this point, Zheng Fa's expression suddenly became a little stern: "I chose you because I think you can create more value for the nursing home, and I hope you can make more contributions to the immortal way."
"I'm not asking you to be an immortal above the heads of mortals."
"It's not to let you stand still, nor is it to let you stay out of trouble."
“I admire wisdom, not because it is superior to others, but because wisdom is the driving force of world progress.”
"This is... the mission I gave you."
Having said that, Zheng Fa paused, with some anticipation in his eyes.
He hopes that the modern world can become his own place of practice, but there are still many difficulties that have not been resolved.
The group of people in front of him are the fire he chose.
"Do you understand?"
Everyone in the lecture hall stood up and bowed to Zheng Fa, saying, "Disciple understands!"
"Very good. I just hope that this sermon is just a beginning for you, for Hongshan, and for the world."
"I also hope that your names will be recorded in the history of the development of immortality."
Team leader Yang pursed his lips and shouted with everyone else: "Yes!"
What she didn't know was that the name of every one of the more than a thousand people here would be firmly recorded in history.
Because of this sermon, there is a special chapter in most history books of later generations, and the chapter name is: A Lecture by the Taoist Ancestor.
(End of this chapter)
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