Chapter 157 - 119: Matrix Mechanics

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After slashing the most dazzling strike he had ever unleashed in his life, Wang Qi felt for the first time that he had truly entered the threshold of mastery. He no longer needed to rely on the Bai Ze True Formation Slash or the Thunder Sound Chord Saber Technique to wield his sword. With a clear grasp of strength, each strike he made became a law unto itself. But... it was far from over. After that strike, Wang Qi relaxed his limbs and let gravity pull him towards the lake surface. While Wang Qi felt the force acting on him, his mind calculated the newly learned concepts through another trajectory, a different algorithm. Classical mechanics reflects the appearance of the macroscopic world in a low-speed state. Certainly, classical mechanics is the foundation of everything, and even in the realm of super-membrane theory, classical mechanics holds a place. But Wang Qi had no interest in delving into classical mechanics—for him, the domain it governed was too narrow. "Good thing this top student has his own learning plan, or I couldn't have digested this opportunity." Thinking this, a smile tugged at the corner of Wang Qi's mouth, then he spread his long sword and began another set of saber techniques. Bai Ze True Formation Slash! Under the drive of this Wanfa Sect saber technique, Wang Qi's long sword turned into silver streams of light that poured out in all directions. The sweeping sword aura enveloped him like a storm. Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Nine consecutive slashes, each intersecting with the others! A warm current emerged from Wang Qi's stomach. This stream, as hot as blood, flowed through his meridians and spread throughout his body. More and more insights rushed into Wang Qi's mind. "Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!" Wang Qi, as if possessed, swung his sword wildly around him. With each swing, his experiences merged with the insights of the Yuanli Master, forming his own martial arts. In his mind, he used the mathematical principles of the Bai Ze True Formation Slash to reconstruct the "Way" of the Yuanli Master! The Bai Ze True Formation Slash had been deduced from the Bai Ze Expansion Method. On Earth, the Bai Ze Expansion Method is known as Laplace Expansion, an unmatched method for solving determinants. Determinants have also come to be known as matrix mathematics in future generations. When physicists used this algorithm to rebuild mechanics, the edifice of quantum physics truly began. And in Jiuzhou, matrix mechanics was precisely the foundation of the becoming of the Daoist of Uncertainty, a generation's Carefree Saint. As the deductions deepened, Wang Qi's movements became faster and his saber techniques more mysterious. Eventually, onlookers could only see a silver glow enveloping him. "Ha!" Finally, Wang Qi let out a long cry, his sword tip touched the water, using it to leap upwards. He accelerated again along the cliff's wall, jumping into mid-air. Then... One slash, two slashes, three slashes... Thirteen streaks of sword light crisscrossed, forming an array! The originally faint sword aura operated and strengthened under the boost of the battle formation, finally converging on Wang Qi's long sword. Feeling the strength on the sword, Wang Qi laughed heartily, lifted the sword over his head with both hands, and swung down hard. This round of insights was almost over; it was time for a "Parting of the Red Sea" to show off. With a sword aura that even Qi Cultivation Late Stage cultivators would find alarming, Wang Qi plummeted towards the lake below while swinging his sword powerfully downwards. In that moment, the last trace of insight merged into Wang Qi's mind. Then, a famous deduction, one derived from matrix algorithms, flashed before his eyes. Position multiplied by... At this moment, a slight aberration occurred within the perfectly harmonious sword light. Position multiplied by momentum doesn't equal... Wang Qi felt a change occurring in the sword aura he was releasing. Within the long sword, something that was once unified was being slowly separated by him. The contents of the Daoist's manuscript surfaced before him. Wang Qi calmed his mind, trying his best to guide the changes within the sword. Position multiplied by momentum doesn't equal momentum multiplied by position! In just an instant, Wang Qi lost control of the sword aura, which had been focused in a singular line, and it dispersed. The youth felt the heat in his palms, and the sword trembled violently, slipping from his hands. Once beyond the control of its master, the spinning sword embedded itself into the dense rock wall. Caught off guard, Wang Qi was struck by the unruly sword aura, his mana collapsed, unable to draw upon the water surface to leap, and he smacked hard onto the water. Wang Qi felt a sweetness in his throat, and then he was plunged into the water by gravitational acceleration. The pain of water inhalation brought him rapidly to his senses. He vigorously kicked his legs, lifting his head above water. After reconnecting with the fresh air, Wang Qi took a deep breath, then cultivated his strength to expel the river water he had inhaled. Glancing around, he saw a tinge of red in the river water. Only then did he realize that the burning sensation in his chest and abdomen wasn't merely from inhaling water. After coughing twice and spitting out several mouthfuls of river water, Wang Qi swam towards his long sword, his only magic artifact. If he lost it here, he would have to face his enemies empty-handed at the Martial Arts Examination. Wang Qi swam to the rock wall, barely mustering a trace of mana to jump next to his long sword. But that was his limit. He had to fall back into the river to rest for a bit. "What happened?" Zhen Chan was somewhat puzzled, "You were getting more fluent with your strikes, why did the last one go awry?" The top student blew his nose and replied with a muffled voice, "The last slash was a bit beyond my control." Wang Qi's practice had been about using matrix mechanics to create new moves—with an understanding that matrix mechanics is compatible with classical mechanics, using the matrix algorithm, classical mechanics martial arts, and his understanding of matrix mechanics. This was the exact opposite of the way scientists constructed matrix mechanics and then derived classical mechanics from it. Among Qi Cultivation Stage cultivators, only a top student who had lived two lifetimes could attempt such a feat. Reflecting, he admitted that he had indeed been too hasty. Matrix mechanics could develop the Great Square Sky Map, the Unpredictable Body Technique, even the Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword; naturally, Wang Qi could not easily integrate it into his practice. However, those two fruits along with this series of saber swings at least saved him a year of hard work and showed him the path his cultivation now needed to take towards the Absolutes described in the Daoist's manuscript. "The Thunder Sound Chord Saber Technique corresponds to the Fourier Expansion, which promotes my progress of understanding the Wave Ripples Mysterious Energy through the Schrodinger Wave Function," Wang Qi thought triumphantly, "And with those two apples, I've found the path to matrix mechanics." "Given time, I will surely cultivate the Absolute Skill described in Old Hai's manuscript!"

Chapter 157 - 119: Matrix Mechanics

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