[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world":3,"chapter-cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-chapter-181":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Cultivation: I Studied Abroad in the Modern World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2263907,4418,"Chapter 181: Experiment (3K6)","cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-chapter-181",181,"\u003Cp>Modern day, nursing home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long table stood before Zheng Fa and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the table lay a few small devices:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong magnet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several wires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ammeter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A movable track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa connected the wires to the ammeter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed the magnet on the track, beneath the wires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any classmate who had passed junior high knew he was now replicating Faraday’s experiment on electromagnetic induction—why replicate this? Mainly because the equipment was cheap and easy to buy; he’d assembled it all from a random hardware store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first cultivated the Ling Shan Fa, they’d discovered their phones had stopped working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, one hypothesis arose—that spiritual energy interfered with circuits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the hypothesis was accurate, or what kind of interference it caused,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, this was a kind of verification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa nodded to Tang Lingwumin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lingwumin gripped the strong magnet and moved it rapidly along the track—the ammeter’s needle spun wildly, indicating current had been generated in the wires due to the changing magnetic field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This phenomenon did not surprise the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First experiment: no spiritual energy environment, weak current generated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside them, the white-haired old man scribbled notes in a small book, muttering as he wrote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m now activating the Ling Shan Fa,” Zheng Fa said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two golden Qi-Initiation Talismans flew from Zheng Fa’s hands into the sky; thin spiritual energy slowly formed around him, enveloping the equipment on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured to Tang Lingwumin again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lingwumin moved the magnet as she had before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the ammeter’s needle remained perfectly still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second experiment: spiritual energy environment present, no current in the wires.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired old man recorded the result, muttering: “So spiritual energy suppresses electromagnetic induction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Suppresses… is that the same as inhibiting?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that in a spiritual energy environment, modern electromagnetic theory was essentially useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Tang Lingwumin gasped softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to her; she pointed at the ammeter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just now, I didn’t move the magnet—but the needle suddenly moved!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa and the others froze, staring at the ammeter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes passed; the needle showed no change at all, making Tang Lingwumin doubt herself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I imagine it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired old man shook his head: “Not necessarily imagination—maybe this ammeter’s cheap and unstable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the ammeter’s needle jerked violently several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intensity of these jerks could not be explained by instability alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired old man opened his mouth, bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can spiritual energy generate current out of nothing?” Zheng Fa speculated: “Or can it control the directional flow of electrons?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa had another thought in mind—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this be the true nature of Thunder Art?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the jerking soon ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, the ammeter would only jerk sporadically, each time with different duration and amplitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No pattern could be discerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was entirely random.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discussing for a while, the four could only reach a very vague conclusion—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual energy interferes with electromagnetic induction, yet can also generate current out of nothing, leading them to hypothesize:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The failure of electromagnetic theory in a spiritual energy environment isn’t because the laws don’t exist, but because spiritual energy adds another variable—thus, electromagnetic theory under spiritual influence may require an additional factor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After tidying up the table, they arranged four reclining chairs on the open ground before the house, lying in a row, gazing up at the starry sky above the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ammeter’s needle still seemed to sway in their minds, leaving them speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence, the white-haired old man sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If spiritual energy can control current… if we truly understood this, we’d truly become immortals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa nodded silently; the experiment was simple, but electromagnetic force was anything but.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the four fundamental forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If spiritual energy could truly control electromagnetic force—in the modern world, that would be divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zheng Fa knew things weren’t this simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t even conducted a proper qualitative experiment; many questions remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even this small experiment was enough to spark their imaginations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zheng Fa, you said the Five Elements Sub-Talismans are the material basis of talismans, and the other two types likely involve interactions between spiritual energy and matter—could this phenomenon be part of that interaction?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired old man suddenly remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Zheng Fa realized too: “The Five Elements Sub-Talismans are fundamentally spiritual energy. If spiritual power can generate current, then combining the Five Elements Sub-Talismans with the other two types should also be able to—indeed, I think this is the essence of Thunder Art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was one reason he wanted to conduct this experiment—the two other sub-talismans involve interactions between spiritual energy and matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to uncover the nature of that interaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, at least, spiritual energy clearly affects electrons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired old man pondered, then said: “By the way, since the Five Elements Sub-Talismans are material-based, what structure do they take?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Structure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa paused, recalling the five-colored ribbon above Zhang Shijie’s Nascent Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ring-shaped?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Five Elements Sub-Talismans themselves form a closed loop; a ring shape is the most natural assumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then how do you explain Yin-Yang mutual generation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mirror image…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s the mirror?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One question after another from the white-haired old man left Zheng Fa bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had to admit—he’d never deeply considered these questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How the mirror image of the Five Elements Sub-Talismans formed had always been vague to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired old man turned to him and said: “Zheng Fa, I’m proud to have you as a student.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Bai?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re excellent—you learn, you use experiments to investigate—but—the most important principle in scholarship is this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa grew solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ask. Keep asking,” the white-haired old man gazed at the stars, as if absentminded: “Sometimes, questions matter more than effort, and more than answers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Zheng Fa replied, deeply convinced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A handclap rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ow! Xiao Tian, what are you doing?!” the white-haired old man cried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Talk to the kid properly! Speak plainly!” came the sharp rebuke from Teacher Tian: “Show off much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The mood just called for it!” the white-haired old man replied, sounding wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuanwei Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above Lei Chi, the five-colored aurora grew denser, almost solidifying into a vast expanse of colored glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew Zhang Shijie’s Nascent Soul formation had reached its critical moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foot traffic in the marketplace had dwindled sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most Jiushan Sect disciples had retreated to Wu Long Tian Gong and no longer ventured out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Zheng,” as Zheng Fa walked toward his room, fellow disciples greeted him—though they smiled, their faces betrayed unmistakable fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just reached his door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a somewhat familiar person waiting for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother Sun?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa regarded the man with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoyu was a disciple of Master Pang, with Foundation Establishment cultivation, and had always been highly trusted by Master Pang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered what could possibly have brought him here today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Junior Brother Zheng,” Sun Daoyu bowed to him, then said bluntly: “I’ve come today to ask a favor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother, you’re too kind,” Zheng Fa said, startled. “What can I possibly help you with?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoyu pulled out a storage bag from his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa had a guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Inside are some of my personal savings. If… if I don’t survive this, please take them back and give them to Junior Brother Zhou. Have him deliver them to my family—I trust his character most.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa said nothing. After a long silence, he spoke: “Why give them to me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Junior Brother…” Sun Daoyu smiled faintly. “My master always puts Jiushan Sect first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In his eyes, among all of us disciples, you are the one who must not die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If anyone among us has the best chance of surviving, it’s you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa fell silent, did not deny his words, and simply took the storage bag from his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Sun Daoyu’s retreating figure, Zheng Fa slowly entered his room, swallowed three Nianyuan Pills, and began refining his final Spirit Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never decided what kind of Yang Fire Spirit Seal to refine for his tenth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now he had an idea—the Mirage Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the name suggests, it too was an illusionary seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on Zheng Fa’s understanding of Spirit Seals, this illusionary one likely manipulated light to generate illusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had previously considered this seal:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly to better conceal the secret of the Elderly Care Home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had thought it unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, he made up his mind—he believed this illusionary seal might prove crucial in the coming battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the Mirage Seal appeared floating on Zheng Fa’s lotus platform within his body. He gazed at his ten Spirit Seals:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yin Five Elements Seals: Shadowless Seal, Frost Blade Seal, Nourishing Soul Seal, Evergreen Seal, and Soaring Cloud Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yang Five Elements Seals: Awakening Spirit Seal, Great Dream Seal, Thunder Bind Seal, Taiyi Seal, and Mirage Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These ten Spirit Seals were imprinted on the petals, their Five Element sub-seals each connected into a unified whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Sister Zhang had now separated the Five Element sub-seals from the other two types of sub-seals, and seemed to have found a certain path forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help but recall Old White’s question—why did the Five Element sub-seals produce the phenomenon of Yin-Yang mutual generation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, what was that “mirror”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa had a feeling—this was the final step to perfecting the Spirit Seal Foundation Establishment Method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chiral object in three-dimensional space cannot undergo chiral inversion through rigid transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can only be achieved by invoking higher dimensions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was, higher dimensions were far too complex for Zheng Fa—even for all scientists in the world—the concept seemed to exist only in models.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Old White could only pose the question, yet could not find the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a while, he still had no clarity, so he set the matter aside for now and headed toward Master Pang’s hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the great battle imminent, Zheng Fa had questions he wished to ask Master Pang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was still several zhang away from the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loud revelry and drinking noises came from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa froze—why was Master Pang hosting guests at a time like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked to the door and peered inside, realizing Master Pang was not entertaining strangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the several Nascent Soul True Persons he had met on the road to Lei Chi Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the Xuangui True Person from the Yuling Sect was also present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Zheng Fa didn’t recognize the others, their ease among these Nascent Soul True Persons suggested they too were Nascent Soul cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he wondered, he heard Master Pang loudly declare: “With the Great Freedom Demon Cult looming, I am truly grateful you’ve all come to lend your aid! Let me toast you once more!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Master Pang drained his cup, his face flushed with drunkenness—as if he’d already drunk much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those seated cheered enthusiastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone even shouted that followers of the Great Freedom Demon Cult deserved to be slain by all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere was lively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Zheng Fa understand—these were all the Nascent Soul Great Masters Master Pang had invited to assist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rough count revealed seven or eight of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was stunned—Master Pang’s reputation as Jiushan Sect’s socialite was no empty boast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this critical moment, he had managed to summon so many allies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Master Pang occupied, Zheng Fa returned to his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The banquet in the hall seemed to last all night; when Zheng Fa went to check in the morning, Master Pang sat alone in the hall, looking weary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nascent Soul True Persons were not so easily fatigued by one night’s drinking—but the current situation had drained Master Pang’s strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Pang’s eyes were clear—even clearer than during the feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Zheng Fa and shook his head: “You cannot stay here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Last night, among those I entertained, one’s expression betrayed hidden malice,” Master Pang said gravely. “You must leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, weren’t they here to help?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph… do you think my so-called friends are the kind to bring coal in the snow?” Master Pang smiled faintly. “What kind of people they are—I know better than anyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>",2045,"2026-06-19T19:16:02.864Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bfe32372a5330145e89ef3a188891ddc28ebef1974da2ca69bc479b64cebafff","cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-chapter-182","cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-chapter-180",487,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-cover.jpg"]