Chapter 309: Derivation

Yan Buji looked at the Grand Priest: "What does the Grand Priest say?"

"You are a smart person." the Grand Priest looked at Yan Buji.

This human clan elder is very withered, like a tree long dead in the swamp; his hair is all white, having endured the vicissitudes of cultivation in the secular world; but his gaze is not cloudy, indicating he has not given up cultivation, nor does he feel any dissatisfaction with his situation, only an enterprising spirit.

Such a human, which can be said to be an old person, is generally not stupid.

Stupid people are those who take inexplicable benefits and think they are invincible under heaven, or believe they are the future masters of the whole world, fearing neither heaven nor earth.

"Indeed, fate favors everyone, but you don't know whether its favor is good or bad." the Grand Priest said.

"But aren't cultivators just striving against heaven for fate?"

"But cultivators are actually plundering everything from heaven and earth to strengthen themselves; if it were the Primordial Era, with myriad gods standing tall, then the will of heaven and earth might be merely a facade. But now it's different....."

The Grand Priest extended his palm toward Yan Buji, then clenched it into a fist: "The will of heaven and earth has become an invisible hand, pulling the threads of fate to steer each person's destiny in the direction it wishes, including those primordial gods as well."

Yan Buji staggered, hearing it all in a haze.

"Saying all this is just to make you consciously revere heaven and earth; the will of heaven and earth won't appear like a person to tell you what to do. But remember, the clearer a mysterious power shows what you should do or promises you can gain, the more you must be cautious." the Grand Priest said, then rose.

Yan Buji rose with him, clasping his hands: "Thank you for your guidance, Grand Priest."

"You're welcome, what is your question?"

"I am currently cultivating a technique, but I need a precise arithmetic model to derive and calculate; look...."

Yan Buji calmed his agitated heart, then sketched the cultivation path of the Heaven Gate Law and showed the Grand Priest his derived arithmetic model.

The Grand Priest took a look, his pupils constricting: "You.... this technique.... may I borrow it to examine?"

"This.... this technique was given to me by the North Asura King...." Yan Buji was also uncertain; although the North Asura King allowed him to come here with Ajiu to seek the Grand Priest, it's really hard to say whether to give it to an outsider.

The Grand Priest nodded: "Alright, I'll first ask Princess Ajiu."

"Sorry, Grand Priest."

"It's fine; the Divine Envoy also considers such matters, perfect." the Grand Priest laughed, leaving the Heavenly Platform.

Soon after, Ajiu followed the Grand Priest to the Heavenly Platform, seeing Yan Buji give a slight bow: "Divine Envoy, Father King said that if the Grand Priest wishes to see, just give it to him."

"Alright, thank you, Princess Ajiu."

"But before that, I also need to have a look." Ajiu chuckled.

"No problem!"

Yan Buji took out the Heaven Gate Law and sat beside the Grand Priest.

The Grand Priest took up paper and brush, then compared Yan Buji's arithmetic model while examining the Heaven Gate Law.

"Divine Envoy, why does your model derive from bottom to top? If, in the conversion of three routes by Space Power, following these acupoints through.... the collateral meridians, then by calculating the allocation of unit points, using magical power.... to construct.... finally completing the calculation of the branches to feed into the main meridian, and then...., could we not compute the required magical power for the main meridian, the external circulation speed, and the allocation ratio of the internal heavenly circuit?"

Yan Buji held paper and brush, saying: "Grand Priest, my calculation formula is as follows. Since I myself do not understand any cultivation method of Space Power, I concluded that my own aptitude cannot withstand Space Power. Then I calculated the allocation of unit points for external circulation.... by the multiplication of technique.... to obtain concrete values, using magical power to deduce and refine the allocation for each meridian.... so my arithmetic model is thus."

"The technique multiplication is not usable; simple calculation is fine. Moreover, your 'triple path' here is inaccurate; my circular theory employs: the finer the division, the less the loss; dividing again and again until indivisible, then combined with the circle yields no loss. You can consider this aspect...."

"Oh, calculating by dividing the circle? No wonder I always felt the external circulation had problems.... it turns out it wasn't fine enough."

"Also here, in this technique, the two insufficient quantities, both settings insufficient for positive numbers; their variation is like two remainders."

"Oh, I see."

Yan Buji could keep up with the Grand Priest's calculation speed, but Ajiu beside him was like listening to heavenly scripture, dazed for a while, then took out a recording stone to record.

A derivation of the arithmetic model: at first Yan Buji could still follow, but later it was entirely the Grand Priest teaching, Yan Buji learning, while Ajiu slumped over the table dozing.

After a full half month.

The Grand Priest happily picked up a thick stack of paper filled with numerous numbers and symbols, handing it to Yan Buji.

"Exhilarating! I haven't encountered such a headache-inducing problem in a long time!"

Yan Buji stared at the dark circles, looking at the Grand Priest: "You're truly amazing; in just half a month you derived the cultivation path of the Heaven Gate Law."

"If I practiced it myself, it wouldn't be this troublesome, but Divine Envoy, you using an arithmetic model to derive, I really never thought one could cultivate a technique this way." the Grand Priest laughed.

Yan Buji sighed, enviously: "If I had the aptitude for this, I wouldn't need to use this method."

"Hey, it's not like that. For most cultivators, aptitude seems to be the key factor determining their limits. But Divine Envoy didn't give up, turning to arithmetic to find a way to overcome insufficient aptitude, which for me is also an inspiration."

"But this is also because the Heaven Gate Law is special; this technique itself demands extremely high computational ability, or else extremely high talent. Most techniques aren't this precise." Yan Buji said.

The Grand Priest chuckled: "Precisely because of that, the deeper the technique, the more aspects it involves. Relying solely on contemplation or a sudden awakening from blessed spiritual insight is hard to sustain. Thus cultivation also values a method: if one path doesn't work, switch to another."

Yan Buji smiled, clasped his hands: "Thank you, Grand Priest!"

"Alright, I should go attend to my duties; you two may leave, and during this time the Divine Envoy might as well come by for more exchange."

"No problem; if I encounter further trouble in my cultivation, please trouble the Grand Priest not to withhold instruction."

The Grand Priest nodded, Ajiu yawned, waved his hand and left.

And Yan Buji returned to his residence, taking the arithmetic model derived by the Grand Priest, and began recalculating.