Chapter 245: Qi Circuits, Qianhe Faces Calamity

Zheng Fa felt that Junior Uncle Huang had misunderstood somewhat... this was still something without any shadow of proof!

He explained to Junior Uncle Huang: "Junior Uncle, the Soul Transformation inheritance probably isn't that simple... I just synthesized various pieces of information to arrive at a possible idea."

"It is more credible that the cultivators of the Xuanwei Realm retained part of the Tianhe New Method. Master Tongming told Junior Uncle Pang that a native life-bound treasure can evolve into a native spirit treasure, and the method for creating native life-bound treasures was originally devised by Tianhe Venerable. There must be some connection between the two."

Junior Uncle Huang frowned, then suddenly said: "So the key to Soul Transformation possession, or rather to Soul Transformation itself, lies in whether the native life-bound treasure can advance into a native spirit treasure, is that right?"

"Correct."

"Then you must also have a plan for advancing the treasure, right?"

"That statement... is also correct."

Junior Uncle Huang nodded and said: "Then haven't you already produced a Soul Transformation inheritance?"

That statement also seemed correct...

"Junior Uncle, our various studies on the Qi Circuits have only just begun," Zheng Fa corrected. "The relationship between the Qi Circuits and spiritual intelligence is, in fact, just a hypothesis of mine; Shijie Zhang hasn't yet..."

Shijie Zhang suddenly spoke up: "I have achieved some results."

"Ah?"

"I can already achieve simple calculations through the Qi Circuits."

"..."

Zheng Fa, of course, knew that Shijie Zhang possessed extraordinary talent.

Of course, he also knew the most important thing was that modern theories had developed relatively comprehensively—Shijie Zhang was truly standing on the shoulders of giants.

But this was too fast, wasn't it?

Shijie Zhang's clothes fluttered, and her entire body became crystal clear and translucent, with only the dense network of Qi Circuits within her body glowing softly.

"What is this?"

"An adder, or rather, a full adder."

"Ah?"

"The binary system in those books you gave me, I found it very interesting." Speaking of this, Shijie Zhang's eyes shone.

Junior Uncle Huang, standing nearby, pouted, glanced at Zheng Fa, and seemed to think Zheng Fa was very good at giving gifts.

"At first, I didn't quite understand the concept of that switch," Shijie Zhang continued. "Later, I suddenly thought, why not use Yin and Yang to replace the switch? Yin represents on, Yang represents off; every opening and closing of the switch is a mirror transformation."

"With this idea, I researched and created this Qi Circuit."

"Look, when spiritual power enters through these two paths, it represents one plus one; finally, this Sun Talisman will light up, representing the result is two..."

Zheng Fa understood.

Shijie Zhang... she had truly become a computer spirit!

Nearby, Junior Uncle Huang suddenly frowned and said: "Is this what you've been staying up late every day to look at these past few days?"

"..."

"When I came to chat with you before, you all said you were too busy... looking at those few broken books every day... I've been in the Lei Chi Market for so many days, how many words have you spoken to me?"

As Junior Uncle Huang spoke, his gaze shifted sideways toward Zheng Fa.

How to put it, it was a kind of anger that a son grows up and won't listen to his mother, and a small jacket letting in the wind.

"Ahem, Shijie, this actually can no longer be called a talisman, right?" Zheng Fa hurriedly changed the subject.

Seeing Shijie Zhang's so-called adder, he understood the difference between these circuits and talismans—

The simplest explanation for this thing is that it is a circuit, and a circuit does not necessarily have current.

Ultimately, it is the presence or absence of current that creates logic gates.

But talismans are not like that; a talisman itself is actually equivalent to current.

"Correct." Shijie Zhang nodded lightly and said: "The Qi in a talisman cannot exist in this circuit but not in that one. However, solidifying these circuits through artifact-refining methods, and then having Qi selectively pass through, is indeed possible." "Actually, our talisman base is more similar to this kind of circuit."

Zheng Fa nodded lightly, understanding Shijie Zhang's meaning—in the end, it was the difference between Qi Circuits being temporarily existing or being solidified.

"And that Shanhe True Form Talisman... I don't know through what principle it was solidified, so it is very likely to produce spiritual intelligence."

The two discussed for a while, mainly thinking about how Shijie Zhang's "adder" could be further developed.

Zheng Fa was quite optimistic.

Although this thing was basic, it was extremely critical—to exaggerate, it was almost the essence of modern computers.

As the two spoke, they turned their heads and saw that Junior Uncle Huang was already lost in thought, a smile on her lips, not knowing what she was thinking, as if she had stopped listening to what the two were saying.

To be honest, with this, she looked much happier.

"Hmm? Finished speaking?" Seeing the two looking at her, Junior Uncle Huang asked: "Then how shall we reply to Junior Uncle Pang?"

"..." Shijie Zhang shook her head and said: "We have no new intelligence; just tell Junior Uncle Pang about the recent events in Lei Chi, so he can rest assured."

Junior Uncle Huang also nodded and said: "Now that Master Tongming of the Baixian Alliance is willing to intervene, our Jiushan Sect is likely saved, so your Junior Uncle Pang probably doesn't need to die."

Only then did Zheng Fa understand why Junior Uncle Huang had smiled earlier.

But it had to be said, hearing that Master Tongming of the Baixian Alliance was willing to aid the Jiushan Sect, his own mood relaxed considerably.

"Hmm?"

Junior Uncle Huang's expression suddenly changed, and she looked toward the distance.

Shijie Zhang, standing nearby, also seemed to discover something, raised her head, and looked in the same direction.

Zheng Fa initially didn't know what had happened; he simply extended his divine sense in that direction, wanting to see clearly.

Junior Uncle Huang seemed to remember that Zheng Fa's cultivation was far inferior to her own and opened her mouth to explain: "Someone is coming toward us..."

"This disciple sees it; that is True Person Qian of the Qianhe Sect."

Zheng Fa replied with a stern face.

Junior Uncle Huang was stunned, looking at Zheng Fa: "You are now at the late stage of Foundation Establishment?"

"Yes..."

"Then your divine sense is actually this strong? You can sense over a hundred li away?"

Zheng Fa detected the astonishment in her tone, couldn't help but press his lips together, and offered an embarrassed smile.

……

Although Huang Shishu was shocked by the strength of Zheng Fa's divine sense, her brows remained tightly furrowed, simply because the visitors from Qianhe Sect truly looked rather wretched—

They were piloting a dilapidated flying shuttle, swaying unsteadily as they rushed toward Lei Chi in a panic, heedless of their path.

Qian True Person of Qianhe Sect stood at the prow, his robes stained with blood, his complexion a pale gold, and his lips blue-purple, clearly indicating severe injuries.

Behind him stood ten-odd disciples, each wearing an anxious expression.

This Qian True Person seemed to be seeking Zheng Fa; upon entering the market, he immediately located the Jiushan Sect disciples within it, and the whole group rushed toward Zheng Fa's courtyard.

Zheng Fa stepped out from Zhang Shijie's courtyard and met these individuals.

Upon seeing Zheng Fa, Qian True Person's legs instantly gave way; he dropped to his knees and cried out miserably, "True Person Zheng, my Qianhe Sect has suddenly come under attack by the demon race!"

"I truly have nowhere else to go; I could only come to seek aid from you, True Person Zheng!"

Hearing these words, Zheng Fa's heart jolted, and he involuntarily glanced at Zhang Shijie beside him.

They had long known the demon race intended to act against Jiushan Sect, yet they had never expected Qianhe Sect to suffer calamity first.

(End of Chapter)