Chapter 93 - 55 The Essence of Spiritual Energy

Wang Qi sat crossed-legged on the ground outside the Immortal Institute's storeroom, his hands resting on his knees, cradling a piece of Mixed Red Copper, his eyes tightly closed as if perceiving something. Not far away, Mao Zimiao bit on her pen, stealing glances at Wang Qi with the corner of her eye. Sitting beside the two, Su Junyu did not shift his attention from the scroll in his hands, but he raised a finger and flicked it. A sharp snap, and a red mark appeared on Mao Zimiao's forehead. "Focus on solving the problems, don't look at that boy." Mao Zimiao's face flushed red, and she retorted, "I wasn't... I wasn't sneakily watching Xiao Qi meow!" Su Junyu raised an eyebrow, "How many problems have you solved?" Mao Zimiao's confidence waned as she muttered, "Not... not a single one yet." Su Junyu shook his head, resigned, "Mathematics is indeed the foundation of all laws, it's true that all the laws of Modern practices can't do without mathematics, but girl, you're aiming for Spirit Beast Mountain! This is the time when you should be seeking out a Tianling Ridge assistant teacher to cram for the Life Path!" Mao Zimiao's expression grew somewhat sullen, "I was just hoping to..." "Spring has long passed..." Su Junyu mumbled under his breath and went back to his scroll. By nightfall, the daily courses at the Immortal Institute had ended. Under a floating Liu Li Lamp, Wang Qi and Mao Zimiao practiced the tasks assigned by Su Junyu. A month had passed since the Xin Mountain earthquake. Due to Wang Qi's impressive performance in the battle against the Thundering Giant Antelope Deer King and the Qi Storage Stage Ghost-Faced Ape, he had been rewarded with fifty-six merit points. After spending over thirty points to exchange for the borrowing rights to the first volume of the "Geting Collection," he had not exchanged for anything else. During the month, he had been focusing on consolidating his foundation and studying "Essence of Spirit Energy" ahead of time with Su Junyu and Xiang Qi, as suggested by Xi Baiche. Su Junyu, true to his word, never refused when the four individuals who had participated in the trial came to consult him with their questions. Wang Qi and Mao Zimiao took the opportunity to consult him on their mathematical conundrums that evening. The reason why Wang Qi perceived something towards the Mixed Red Copper was precisely because that was his task. Mixed Red Copper, a commonly used Artifact Refining material, could be refined into weapons for Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment Cultivators using it as the main material. Such a material was commonplace, and even an Artifact Refining Master could not produce many varieties from it. Yet Wang Qi had been perceiving this material for an indeterminate amount of time. Suddenly, Wang Qi leaped up, darted to the paper and pen prepared beforehand, and scribbled down a long string of numbers, then incorporated them into a formula for calculation. What he was calculating was known in Shenzhou as the Essence of Spirit Energy Formula. To be precise, he was calculating the essence formula of Heavenly Transformation for that piece of Mixed Red Copper. The understanding of matter, mass, energy, and Spirit Energy by the Shenzhou Immortal Path directly points to their essence. To a Modern Cultivator, Spirit Energy is no longer an indescribable entity that requires inspiration and Qi Sensation to perceive, but an analyzable existence. Wang Qi, while reading at Dabai Village the books gifted by Li Ziye, had already noticed that the physical laws of Shenzhou were frighteningly similar to Earth's. This similarity extended beyond just basic physical laws like mechanics and thermodynamics, but also applied to various aspects. Both worlds have molecules, atoms, energy quanta, and below a certain scale, the uncertainty principle applies. According to Heavenly Song and Elephant Phase Wave Skill, this world also exhibits wave-particle duality and has light speed as the ultimate speed. In foundational realms, the four fundamental forces continue to exist, gravity still results from mass-inducing warping of space-time, and mass and energy can still be converted into each other. Then, what exactly led to the existence of Cultivators, the Immortal Path, Demon Beasts, and all sorts of incredible beings in Shenzhou? It is due to "Spirit Energy," a measure of physics not present in the universe Earth inhabits. Like Earth's scientific community, the Shenzhou Immortal Path regards matter as the basis of everything. Mass is one physical attribute of matter, indicating the amount of material, while energy is another attribute, indicating the potential for change in matter's motion. Space can be depicted as the presence of matter, and time as the motion of matter. Within such a system, "Spirit Energy" is considered the exponent of energy. If one were to express the mass-energy equation of Shenzhou using Earth's mathematical language, then it would be E^Spirit Energy = mc^2. Such a formula, if shown to Earth's scientists, would probably be dismissed as a prank. Even Wang Qi, who had firsthand experience of the wonders of Spirit Energy, couldn't help but look incredulous upon first seeing this equation. The reason is simple: in the universe where Earth exists, the "exponent of energy" is a constant – an invariant set to one. In Shenzhou, however, Spirit Energy is a variable, one that typically fluctuates slightly above and below the value of one under normal circumstances. And what's miraculous is that Spirit Energy is intimately related to orderly and complex systems. The higher the order and complexity of a system, the more Spirit Energy it can contain and circulate. The most complex and orderly known system is "consciousness," allowing humans to practice cultivation, with the Demon Clan also placing Spirit Awakening as the first lesson in cultivation. For this reason, there is always a flow of Heavenly Element between celestial bodies; ecological systems can also gather Spirit Energy, giving rise to Demon Beasts and Spirit Plants; and the planet where Shenzhou Land is located exchanges Spirit Energy with the void, making the breathing of Heaven and Earth a reality. The so-called "Spiritual Energy Attribute" is actually the external manifestation of different essence formulas. The neutralization of two kinds of Spirit Energy typically means that the essence formulas of these two types of Spirit Energy, when summed, amount to one, thus neutralizing each other's effects after they encounter. Contrastingly, the mutual undermining of different types of Spirit Energy occurs when upon their meeting, the essence formula of one type precisely "eliminates" the other. All miraculous phenomena can be explained with this Essence of Spirit Energy Theory! Since he was not yet accustomed to the mathematical symbols of Shenzhou, Wang Qi was not calculating quickly. Su Junyu, watching him, just shook his head. But the calculation was not complex. Before long, Wang Qi derived a function. He handed the simplified formula and the Mixed Red Copper to Su Junyu. Su Junyu closed his eyes to feel the Spirit Energy within the Mixed Red Copper for a moment, then glanced at the function Wang Qi had derived and nodded, "Not bad, a Heavenly Transformation Formula derived from the typical Gold Element ethical formula." Wang Qi's expression remained unchanged, whereas Mao Zimiao beside him was visibly delighted. "However, this can be further simplified," Su Junyu continued, "Now you can begin the next step of your studies." Wang Qi nodded. He knew that the formula he submitted was not the simplest one, but it was better not to expose some content he had not yet studied from Su Junyu's perspective. Su Junyu beckoned Wang Qi over to begin a new round of teaching. ———————————————————————————————————— This chapter is purely nonsense, I beg the top students not to "slap my face" haha