Xuantian 1: Ancient Xuandongtian

Chapter 286 Absolute Stillness: Cosmic Anchor Point

"No."

Qin Xi glanced at Mu Hanchan and replied.

The conversation then ended there, without going any further.

1. Hope for the Next Generation
During her free time, Mu Hanchan went to check the back mountain again.

These children usually practice their skills in their dormitories, and only occasionally go to the mountains and forests to test the power of their spiritual techniques.

"boom!"

A muffled thud was heard, and a tree the size of a bowl in the woods was struck by a horizontal bolt of lightning and snapped in two.

"Clap clap clap!"

Suddenly, Mu Hanchan appeared behind them and began to clap her hands.

"Lord of the Withered Spirit Envoy!"

The boy immediately bowed when he saw Mu Hanchan.

"Very good. How long have you been practicing? You've already mastered the lightning-summoning technique so well."

"I practiced for about three months. It must be because my spiritual root is compatible that I found the Narrow Thunder Finger Technique so easy to learn."

"Your spiritual root is quite good."

Mu Hanchan nodded affirmatively.

He then said wistfully, "When I was your age, I also practiced lightning magic for a while, but later when I found a better technique, I immediately switched to something else."

"Lightning attribute is so powerful, why switch to this cultivation?"

The boy asked, puzzled.

"What's your name?"

"Sir, my name is Han Xiao."

Upon hearing the boy's name, Mu Hanchan said, "Do you know Han Xiao? Not everyone has a good lightning spiritual root. Most people only have a little bit of lightning attribute, which is far from enough to support long-term, continuous cultivation."

In addition, lightning attribute requires very high levels of skill in cultivating the meridians.

If your meridians are not strong,

It's easy to get burned. If that's the case, it would be better to cultivate a less sharp technique and change to a gentler spiritual root.

Also, who gave you this name? What character comes after your surname?

Han Xiao replied, "In response to your question, sir, it is the 'xiao' in 'xiaoxiong' (枭雄, meaning 'heroic' or 'tyrant')."

He further answered the previous question: "But Lord Kuling, I believe that someone like me should definitely choose the spiritual root path that can best enhance my strength. My three-tenths wood attribute can only allow me to survive and prolong my life after entering the cultivation world, and it cannot open up a path for myself."

Two points for fire attribute,
It's okay for fighting monsters, but not so good against humans.

I only have five points of lightning attribute.
Only then can I overcome all obstacles and forge the best possible path forward.

Mu Hanchan glanced at Han Xiao and was slightly moved by the determined look in his eyes.

He asked, "Your name wasn't given to you by your parents, was it?"

"Why do you ask that, sir?"

"Would people in your mountain village give their children names like this? Do you even know what the character '枭' (xiāo) means?"

"Isn't it just a wooden bird? Doesn't it mean wooden bird?"

"Haha, you..."

Mu Hanchan was instantly amused, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

After calming down, he explained, "Just tell me, isn't that right?"

"No, it was a distant relative who came over occasionally. I only heard it from my parents."

Han Xiao replied.

"Here's what we'll do: go to Li Nan and get a wood-attribute spirit-restoring technique. If I remember correctly, there should be a 'Azure Leaf Profound Technique' and a 'Spring Returns to the Earth Technique.' Just pick one."

Also, ask her for some Nourishing Meridian and Condensing Water Pills.
Three pills per month

You need to use wood-attribute techniques to regulate the turbulence of your meridians, to prevent the spiritual energy from becoming too violent and damaging your meridians, which could eventually cause your meridians to rupture and your body to explode, resulting in death.

Since you don't have the water attribute...
Therefore, they can only rely on external aids, such as formations or elixirs.

Han Xiao hesitated and said, "Senior Sister Li is very strict about cultivation techniques. What if she doesn't give them to me?"
And what you mentioned, the Nourishing Meridian and Condensing Water Pill

"The amount of pills is fixed for everyone; only when you break through a cultivation level do you get a little more. Why would she give me extra?"

Mu Hanchan waved her hand and said, "Just say that I told you."

Will she believe it?

"She will believe it. If she doesn't, she will come to me to verify it."

"Also, I'll give you an extra spirit stone. Don't waste it; you can use it when you break through to a higher realm."

After saying that, Mu Hanchan took out another mid-grade spirit stone and gave it to Han Xiao.

"Thank you for your guidance, sir!"

Although Han Xiao didn't understand mid-grade spirit stones, he could sense from their rich spiritual energy that they were definitely valuable.

Han Xiao then asked, "My lord, you said you used to know lightning magic. Could you demonstrate it for me?"

"I stopped using it a long time ago; that's a basic spiritual technique for beginners."

Mu Hanchan explained.

"Oh...I see?"

Han Xiao was somewhat disappointed.

Seeing this, Mu Hanchan said, "Alright, I'll make an exception and use my beginner-level spiritual technique on you one more time."

After saying that, Mu Hanchan recited the incantation somewhat awkwardly, forcibly mobilizing the electrical ions in the air and introducing them into her right hand. After circulating through her meridians, the ions burst out from her left hand and instantly struck an eight-foot-tall boulder.

"Lightning Spell!"

"Boom!"

The massive boulder, over ten feet in size, was instantly shattered into six or seven large pieces.

"Ugh, my arms are so sore. That's why I don't want to walk this path anymore. First of all, I don't have a lightning spiritual root at all. I just forcibly mobilized it with magic."

"To injure the enemy by a thousand, you will also lose eight hundred of your own."

"But its power is really strong!"

Han Xiao stared blankly at the boulder broken into several pieces. "You'll be just as strong someday."

Mu Hanchan patted him on the shoulder, seemingly placing high hopes on him.

Looking again in the direction of the dormitory, many children, startled by the strange noise, said, "Let's go cultivate!"

"Yes, my lord."

"I hope that one day you will no longer call me 'sir,' but 'senior.'"

"Okay, I'm leaving now."

It's unclear whether Han Xiao understood the implied meaning.

"Ah."

Mu Hanchan watched Han Xiao's departing figure.
A wave of emotion washed over me.

These children remind me of myself in the past.

Mu Hanchan essentially transplanted the training model from the Magic Altar to the mine, but the difference is that it's not as cruel, nor as lucrative or abundant.

Although it can't compare to the conditions at the Magic World, it's enough for these kids.

The reserve of medium-grade spirit stones in Mine No. 325 is as high as 37.5.

Converted to low-grade spirit stones, that's 5625000 low-grade spirit stones.

This number is enough to support a medium-sized temple (5000-7500 people) for 60 years.

Any scraps,

That would provide these children with enough resources to cultivate for a lifetime.

Han Xiao's spiritual root ratio is 5 Thunder, 3 Wood, and 2 Fire. Without the balance of Wood-attribute cultivation techniques and Water-attribute pills,

It will surely die young.

This is a path forward that can be seen at a glance.

2. Mysterious Anchor Point - Space-Time Rivet
In a place countless light-years away from the ancient star.

A group of Star-rank and a small number of Super-Star-rank cultivators,
It seemed to be calculating something in the void.

"Have you found that planet?"

"found it!"

"Any new discoveries?" one of them asked eagerly.

The other person glanced at him and replied, "Yes, but the result might surprise you."

"What result would shock me? Tell me."

"The planet we've identified doesn't orbit any star."

The former spoke slowly.

"Huh? Not orbiting the sun? That's a bit rare, but still acceptable. Maybe it was thrown out of the star system for some reason and became an orphan wandering in interstellar space."

"impossible?"

One person questioned.

"Probably."

The 14th-level cultivator beside him affirmed.

"But it doesn't rotate either."

"What? How is that possible? Where in the universe can there be a celestial body that neither revolves nor rotates?"
"It is still possible."

"A level 15 supergalactic powerhouse said very rationally."

However, he then added, "But the probability is extremely low, almost impossible."

"This situation can only occur if three conditions are met."

1. The gravitational torques of multiple celestial bodies completely cancel each other out.

By having multiple massive celestial bodies apply precisely opposite torsional moments to it from different directions,
Grind all of its rotational angular momentum little by little until it is strictly equal to 0.

Once it reaches zero, as long as the external gravitational balance remains unchanged, it will never rotate again.

2. Internal double counter-rotation, angular momentum completely opposed.

The planet is divided into two layers: an inner and an outer one.
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Inner layer rotates clockwise -
Outer layer rotates counterclockwise
The magnitudes of their angular momentum are exactly the same, but their directions are exactly opposite.
On a macroscopic level: the entire planet does not rotate on its own axis; only its internal structure rotates in a balanced manner.

3. Extreme internal damping dissipates all rotational inertia.

The planet's interior has an extremely viscous, highly damped fluid/solid structure.
Any slight inertia from its rotation will be completely dissipated by internal friction.

Eventually, its rotational speed approaches zero, eventually stopping permanently.

(It's theoretically possible in real-world physics, but almost impossible)

But then, a level 15 powerhouse raised an even more unbelievable question: "There is another most unlikely possibility, which is that this planet is completely still."

It does not rotate on its own axis, does not revolve around the sun, and does not move with galaxies.

Like a nail, it's driven into the universe.

"This... is impossible!"

"How is this possible?"

"It's possible, but we simply can't be sure."

The planet where Mu Hanchan lives is actually such a planet, known as a cosmic anchor point.

There is one such anchor point every 100 billion light-years.

Level 1: Absolutely no revolution
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The only requirement is to avoid revolving around any celestial body.
Status: Does not orbit stars, black holes, or galaxies.
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Real-world physics: It's barely achievable, but unsustainable (cosmic gravity will gradually pull it off course).
Level Two: Absolutely No Rotation
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Only achieve the following: It does not rotate at all.
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Status: The planet itself is not rotating; it is not tidally locked.
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Realistic physics: Absolutely achievable (purely physics-based)
Level 3: No revolution + no rotation
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To achieve this: neither flying in circles nor spinning on its own.
State: "Suspended and stationary" in the universe, neither rotating nor revolving.
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Real-world physics: Theories exist only briefly and cannot be maintained permanently (gravitational forces will eventually be disrupted).
Level 4: Absolute stillness (Ultimate and highest level)
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It's not just the first three levels stacked together -
Rather, there wasn't even the slightest drift, disturbance, or relative motion.
Completely fixed in spacetime, achieving true "complete immobility".
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Current physics: Absolutely impossible.

Summarize the hierarchy in one sentence
Level 1: No circling

Level 2: Does not turn itself
Level 3: Does not go in circles + does not spin on its own
Level 4: Not even floating, completely nailed down, absolutely fixed.
If we compare the Xuan Tian universe to a super spacetime aircraft carrier that spans billions of light-years.

The absolute anchor points are the most crucial and unyielding rivets on this aircraft carrier.

Let's discuss the concept of "cosmic anchors" in this chapter:

This celestial body setting of "first stopping revolution, then eliminating rotation, and finally achieving absolute stillness" is my original concept based on the Xuan Tian worldview.

In reality, only Newton mentioned a concept similar to "absolute stillness," but he was referring to an abstract spatial framework, not a physical celestial body; the two are not the same thing.

And he later denied it himself.

And I have the knowledge that is currently impossible in real-world physics.
Used as the basic framework for the world view in a series of works
This is just a simple explanation to help everyone understand.