Chapter 181 - 141 Riemannian Geometry

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Among all the cultivators of his generation Wang Qi had met, Ai Changyuan was the strongest. Year-round consumption of "Newton's apple" gave him a profoundly deep understanding of mechanics and universal gravitation. What was most admirable, however, was that he did not merely rely on the insights of his ancestors; rather, he integrated this understanding into his own knowledge system. For instance, the Sky Collapsing Palm he used to defeat Wu Shiqin was definitely not the original version from the Yuanli Master. The gravity divine skill utilizing Riemannian Geometry obviously originated from Taiyi Heavenly Venerable's Shape Comparison Technique—an improved version that regards the essence of gravity as the warping of space-time. Moreover, it was the words he said to Wu Shiqin afterwards. "You're quite good. Hope we have a chance to spar again... or rather, hope we have a chance to research together sometime." Wang Qi understood in an instant. "This guy's target is not just classical mechanics." His Basic Skills directly pointed to gravity through Wanxiang Heavenly Attraction, and yet he was fanatically pursuing enemies who cultivated the four fundamental force skills, even entertaining the idea of inviting such cultivators to form a research team. What did this indicate? "This guy's real aim is the Grand Unification Theory." Whether on Earth or in Shenzhou, people attributed all physical phenomena to the workings of the four fundamental forces. However, scientists are always the laziest group. They feel that having four basic forces is still too cumbersome. — There should only be one! Thus the Grand Unification Theory, a model or theory that attempts to describe all particles and forces (in terms of their physical properties) with a single set of equations, emerged. Before Wang Qi's transmigration, Earth had accomplished the unification of electromagnetic, strong, and weak forces—a result of the struggle by countless scientific research personnel across two generations of scientists, from Einstein to Yang Zhenning. Shenzhou's research lagged slightly behind, but the lifespan of cultivators gave them an advantage; Taiyi Heavenly Venerable had completed the unification of the three spiritual forces apart from gravity. And then, seekers of Seeking Dao in both worlds hit a snag with "gravity." A unified field theory that could encompass gravity was known on Earth as the "Law of All Things," while Shenzhou Cultivators reverently called it—"Near Taoism." The real goal of Ai Changyuan was this Dao that was closest to the Great Dao! "Of course, it's also possible that the guy was attracted by Wu Shiqin's beauty. But personally, I think the girl by his side is cuter—It's unlikely for a guy who clearly has a girlfriend to do such a thing, right!" Wang Qi said this with a hint of jest, and immediately Wu Shiqin, dragging her sickly body, came after him to "murder" him. All jokes aside, Wang Qi was so sure for one reason only. Ai Changyuan and he were of the same kind, true Seekers of the Dao. "A true Seeker of the Dao, of course, wouldn't do such a thing—feels like I inadvertently made a self-deprecating joke again..." In the realm of Modern Cultivation, this kind of opponent is the most terrifying. But it is also only this kind of opponent that could excite even a slight thrill in Wang Qi. "Kid, you've had enough!" At that moment, Zhen Chan roared from within the ring: "Get ready for tomorrow's use of Wanxiang Heavenly Attraction and the Breaking Technique to counter Sky Collapsing Palm. How much longer are you planning to reflect!" "I was just trying to create a sense of tension before the big battle..." "I only feel your complete sense of being a clown!" In such a short time, has he already learned the word clown? Old man, look what the internet from Earth has done to you! Now, Wang Qi was standing atop a stone peak in Jiongli, hands clasped behind his back, looking into the empty distance with a confident—or perhaps silly—smile. Having already competed in seven matches in the morning, Wang Qi had no tasks in the afternoon. He simply left early and found a place to consider how to deal with Ai Changyuan. "If you are preparing to work out a Breaking Technique, wouldn't it involve doing calculations and writings? Why not go to the study? Why come here?" "This is called Mental Realm! When high-level masters contend, the most important thing is..." "You Modern Cultivators clearly look down on all these mystical sayings!" "Heh heh..." Wang Qi sighed, sat down cross-legged at the very top of the stone peak. The top of this pillar was just a couple of meters wide, and with the mountain wind blowing, it was not really an ideal place for meditation, yet Wang Qi sat there firmly in place. "Newton's apple is indeed a treasure of Modern Cultivation. I just ate a little bit, and my skill in exerting force and maintaining balance has improved to this extent." He patted the rock beneath him and reflected, "I really wonder how strong that guy, who eats a few bites every day, could be." "If this were ten thousand years ago," said Zhen Chan, "his skill in exerting 'clever' and 'accurate' force would have been on par with a high-order cultivator." High-order cultivator— that must mean at least a Golden Core and above. Wang Qi exclaimed and took out paper and pen from his Storage Bag, starting to calculate. Despite not being able to help asking, "Against such a monster, what are you planning to use to win?" Zhen Chan was well aware of all of Wang Qi's methods. In his view, while Wang Qi's Sword Technique, armed with the profundities of Elephant Phase Wave Skill and Heavenly Entropy Technique, was indeed a notch above Wu Shiqin, it still did not compare to Ai Changyuan wielding Sky Collapsing Palm. He might be able to block one or two strikes of Sky Collapsing Palm, but judging by Ai Changyuan's condition today, it wasn't impossible for him to summon another ten or eight. "An old man has his brilliant strategies." "If it's too much trouble to explain and you think I won't understand, just say so." "It's good that you know yourself." After saying that, Wang Qi immediately started his calculus. Zhen Chan had accompanied Wang Qi in his cultivation for a long time and had a discerning eye. He could see that the diagrams and formulas Wang Qi drew should all be related to Swordsmanship and Sword Technique. However, the sporadic elements mixed in among them puzzled him greatly. "A line not parallel to any other line through a point outside it—how could that be? What kind of mathematical reasoning is this?" Hearing Zhen Chan's exclamations, Wang Qi laughed. The reason why he came out alone to study this Sword Technique was also to prevent his fellow cultivators from asking him all sorts of questions. For them currently, what Wang Qi was calculating might as well be beyond their syllabus. This, on Earth, is called Riemannian Geometry.

Chapter 181 - 141 Riemannian Geometry

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