Chapter 208: Advertisement

In the nursing home, Tang Lingwu's computer host panted as it ran, the fans roaring loudly before finally settling down after a long while.

Seeing the computer quiet down, several people gathered around the screen; after clicking the mouse a few times, Tang Lingwu spoke:

"According to the second category of sub-characters corresponding to a certain programmer... no, a certain entity's train of thought, which I'll temporarily call the Divine Name Sub-character, if we classify the previously discovered talisman diagrams using different Divine Name Sub-characters..." Tang Lingwu explained while dragging the results on the screen: "We can see that there are actually thousands of these Divine Name Sub-characters—and this is even without us inputting more talisman diagrams."

"Does this mean countless great powers have written down their own rules?"

"Countless might be an exaggeration, but there are indeed quite a few." Tang Lingwu nodded, then tapped the keyboard again: "But if we study further, we'll find that the number of talisman diagrams corresponding to each Divine Name Sub-character is actually different."

"If we look at these ten-plus Divine Name Sub-characters, they account for eighty percent of all talisman diagrams."

"If we look at these three hundred-plus Divine Name Sub-characters, they nearly account for ninety-nine point nine percent of all talisman diagrams."

"If we treat this entire talisman diagram system as a project," Tang Lingwu summarized, "then ten-plus people contributed eighty percent of the code... they are the main force of the project."

As Tang Lingwu spoke, her expression was slightly disheartened: "I just don't know what use this discovery has..."

"It's useful." Zheng Fa analyzed, "If we make a reasonable assumption that the more powerful a great power is, the more heavenly and earthly rules they can write, then this indicates..."

"Among the group that created these talisman diagrams, there are ten-plus extremely powerful existences." Zheng Fa analyzed slowly, "Their strength is the greatest, and the talismans they created are the most perfect—if we study the last category of sub-characters, we might as well pick one from among them to study."

Tang Lingwu and Bai Lao nodded lightly.

"And... them." Zheng Fa looked at those ten-plus Divine Name Sub-characters, his tone slightly speculative: "These might just be related to the secret of Soul Transformation."

"Soul Transformation?"

Zheng Fa shook his head lightly, not explaining to Bai Lao and the others.

The Divine Name Sub-characters were still too far away for Zheng Fa and his group.

Currently, their research focus was still on the heavenly tribulation lightning.

"Zheng Fa, come take a look." Bai Lao beckoned to Zheng Fa, "Meng Weiwei and I simulated it on the computer together, and we roughly simulated a few Yuanfu talismans of the heavenly tribulation lightning."

Hearing this, Zheng Fa walked over, and ten talisman diagrams appeared on the computer.

If cultivators who had entered the Heavenly Stele Realm saw this scene, their Dao hearts would probably shatter.

You see, converting a spell into talisman magic originally required a long time, even needing hundreds of generations to try bit by bit.

After finding a usable talisman diagram, converting it into a Yuanfu would take who knows how much more time.

Moreover, they didn't even know how the heavenly tribulation lightning was generated in the first place.

Yet Zheng Fa and his group could already create perfect Yuanfu...

After Zheng Fa and his group not only analyzed the three categories of sub-characters but also roughly figured out the Divine Name Sub-characters and the Five Elements Sub-characters, deducing the talismans for the heavenly tribulation lightning became somewhat simple.

To use an inappropriate analogy, while they were still drilling wood to make fire, Zheng Fa was almost making a lighter...

"Take a look, we tried using the Five Elements Sub-characters separately." Bai Lao pointed at the screen and said, "Adding the Yin-Yang configuration, that makes about ten types."

Zheng Fa nodded, committing these ten talisman diagrams to memory.

Since there were no materials for making talismans in the modern era, which of these ten heavenly tribulation lightning talismans was the correct one still had to be tested in the Xuanwei Realm.

Finding the correct talisman diagram for the heavenly tribulation talisman from among the ten was too simple...

"By the way, wait a moment, guard my cultivation for me."

"Guard my cultivation?"

"I'm about to breakthrough!"

Zheng Fa was stunned and looked at Bai Lao; when Tang Lingwu had broken through to the second layer of Qi Condensation, it had given the old man quite a shock—was there already an effect?

"My 'Five Thunder Dharma Body' is about to breakthrough to the Flesh Refining stage!"

Bai Lao said proudly.

"... You old man really are diligent."

This was much faster than Bai Lao's cultivation breakthrough.

This old man seemed to still be muttering about that dream of rotating magnetic fields and punching a star to explode.

Zheng Fa thought for a moment...

Given the current situation, this actually didn't seem like a dream...

... Early the next morning, Zheng Fa was disturbed from his cultivation by a rumbling sound; he walked out the door and saw two excavators working in the yard.

He wasn't surprised.

Since the nursing home started making money selling vegetables, Zheng Fa had asked Tang Lingwu to contact a construction team to prepare to build two laboratories.

One agricultural laboratory for Tian Laoshi to use.

One physics laboratory, or rather, an electromagnetism laboratory.

While the excavators were working, Zheng Fa was inexplicably attracted, standing nearby and watching for a long time.

"I don't know what's so interesting to watch... Old Bai was like this this morning too, squatting nearby and watching for half a day, even saying he wanted to learn to drive an excavator." Tian Laoshi couldn't help but complain from the side.

"How to put it..." Zheng Fa couldn't quite explain why, scratching his head and saying, "This... is probably something brought by the genes."

"..."

"Where is Teacher Bai?"

"He broke through the 'Five Thunder Dharma Body' last night and hasn't slept all night." Tian Laoshi pouted, also somewhat puzzled, "I don't know where he went this early morning."

"I know!"

Tang Lingwu suddenly walked out, holding her phone and showing it to the two of them: "He went to the live broadcast room of the homestay owner downstairs."

"Ah?"

Zheng Fa and Tian Laoshi leaned over, and sure enough.

The homestay owner was live streaming, and this old man, somehow, was sitting beside him, chatting with people.

As they chatted, this old man suddenly unzipped his jacket, revealing what he was wearing underneath.

This flashy old man, who knew when he got a fitness vest; once he took off the jacket, the smooth muscle lines after advancing the 'Five Thunder Dharma Body' immediately caused a burst of exclamations from the viewers in the live broadcast room.

Even the livestream traffic of the homestay owner had risen significantly.

Zheng Fa stared in shock at the scene, and after a long while, turned his face toward Tian Laoshi: "... Tian Laoshi, what do you think..."

"Want a divorce..." Tian Laoshi said flatly, her voice hollow.

"You don't understand! I'm advertising for our nursing home!" Bai Lao declared at dinner that night: "Our nursing home has finally gotten started. Look at my figure, look at my bearing—aren't I a perfect live advertisement?"

"I already gave the homestay owner my phone number! He'll promote me in his livestream!"

At that moment, his phone rang.

"Hello? Oh, it's me. No, no, no—we're a nursing home, not a gym... You're a gym? Inviting me to do an ad?"

Bai Lao hung up the phone and let out a dry laugh.

After a while, his phone rang again.

"Not a gym! No ads... What?" Bai Lao's voice suddenly dropped. Zheng Fa watched him jump up and walk into the courtyard, and couldn't help but listen to what he was saying.

"Senior dating? Interested, very interested."

"What? Same-sex dating?" Bai Lao paused, then spat: "Pah!"

"..." Zheng Fa turned to Tian Laoshi: "About the divorce—I vote yes."

"..."

"But Teacher Bai is right—we need to get our nursing home running." Zheng Fa thought for a moment; he now had healing abilities and vegetables nourished by spiritual energy: "Once our lab is ready, we can start recruiting residents."

Opening the nursing home would increase income.

Second, of course, it would recruit members for the cultivation research team.

What Zheng Fa most wanted now was to find someone who understood meteorology...

He still hadn't figured out how to study the Cloud and Rain Talisman.

(End of Chapter)