The Heavens: A Qing, the Yue Girl at the beginning

"To put it simply, the alchemical matrix can be regarded as a special kind of 'meridian'." Xia Mi said shockingly.

"'Meridian'? You mean the principle by which it affects the outside world? Further confirming the homogeneity of alchemy and meridianology?"

Zhao Qing was not that surprised, because the runes engraved on various magical instruments were designed according to the changes in the channels that guide the true energy through the meridians, so alchemy would naturally not be much different.

"Similar, but not exactly the same... Because ordinary talismans simulate the meridians in a three-dimensional perspective, while high-level alchemical matrices simulate the dynamic cross-section of the meridians in a four-dimensional manifold. Therefore, there are a large number of intermittent closed alchemical circuits, which is quite different from the comprehensive interconnection of the human body's meridians in three dimensions."

"Although the projections of these 'meridians' in three-dimensional space appear to be broken, they are actually connected in higher-dimensional space. Alchemists in the three-dimensional world use dynamic structures to simulate four-dimensional topology - just like weaving a Möbius loop with a crocheted string, making the TV screen nearly three-dimensional."

Xia Mi spoke eloquently. She knew very well that Zhao Qing had a deep understanding of cultivation theory and alchemy. If she spoke too simply, she would be looked down upon by the other party.

"So, the alchemical matrix uses three-dimensional material structure to simulate the structure that only exists in four-dimensional space and is impossible to appear in the three-dimensional world?" Zhao Qing thought.

"Yes, that's exactly it."

Xia Mi nodded: "For example, the bottleneck of a Klein bottle extends through the bottle wall and connects to the bottom of the bottle. This is impossible in three-dimensional space because the bottleneck and the bottle body will occupy the same spatial position and overlap. But it can exist in four-dimensional space."

"The Alchemical Matrix also uses a similar method to construct some structures that seem unreasonable in three-dimensional space, but exist naturally in four-dimensional space, various kinds of 'dimensionality reduction displays'. Each of its parts carries a specific function, but they are interconnected because of the self-consistency of the whole..."

Zhao Qing smiled approvingly, knowing that the other party's understanding was exactly the same as his own. Suddenly, he flicked his finger and a plane matrix made of liquid mercury appeared in the air. The mercury beads continued to collapse and reorganize under the action of gravity, but the moment they touched the ground, they flowed back to the starting point:
"The principle is to map the four-dimensional w-axis into a periodic deformation in three-dimensional space, such as rotation and extension, and compensate for the missing spatial dimension through mechanical movement, thereby constructing an alchemical circuit that seems chaotic but actually follows strict mathematical laws."

"Take the most common 'liquid mercury circulation plane array' as an example. When mercury circulates in the etched grooves at a specific frequency, its flow trajectory appears as a closed ring to a three-dimensional observer. But if the time axis is expanded to the fourth dimension, the path of mercury atoms in the four-dimensional space-time is actually a spiraling 'four-dimensional hyper-torus'."

"The high fluidity of mercury allows it to compensate for the loss of dimension through movement, and the fluctuations formed by its surface tension correspond to the projection of the four-dimensional curvature. The constant change of curvature on a microscopic scale creates an effect similar to a 'hole', inducing the vacuum to fluctuate virtual particle pairs in its three-dimensional projection area..."

"During this process, some virtual particles are screened by the 'meridian' structure, obtaining a topological configuration similar to a geometric crystal, or what can be called a 'virtual element cluster'. Although these clusters are unstable in three-dimensional space, they can continue to be generated and annihilated through the periodic deformation of the alchemical matrix, forming a dynamic balance."

Xia Mi took over Zhao Qing's words and continued to explain: "The description of the crystal structure of the four elements in 'traditional alchemy' actually corresponds to the four basic geometric cells in the four-dimensional alchemical space, which can be further explained by 'sacred geometry'."

"The regular tetrahedron of the fire element represents the smallest energy transition unit in four-dimensional space; the regular octahedron of the wind element corresponds to the symmetry of the energy diffusion path; the regular icosahedron of the water element describes the complex phase of the energy vortex; the cube of the earth element symbolizes the stability of the energy structure."

"We all know that a specific alchemical matrix can catalyze corresponding chemical reactions just like certain true qi, allowing the flow direction of the four elements in the alchemical field to conform to the superposition of a single or even multiple alchemical formulas. However, if we study it in depth, we will find that the action paths between the two are very different."

"The former is to embed the target reactant directly into the 'four-dimensional meridian', with a continuous supply of virtual element crystal clusters participating in the transmutation, and both the range and rate can reach a higher upper limit. The latter is just to introduce a gaseous enzyme based on the three-dimensional bonding angle, and the permeability is also limited..."

The trajectory of the flowing mercury beads in the hall reflected a faint blue light in the air. Xia Mi's fingertips gently stroked the alchemical circuit outlined by the liquid mercury. Those silver lines that originally meandered along the plane suddenly twisted into spiraling three-dimensional patterns.

She pulled out a silver needle she carried with her and pierced it precisely into the broken node of the mercury flow:

"Look here - when the mercury flows through this gap, it seems that there is energy loss from a three-dimensional perspective... but in the four-dimensional path, it is not affected because there is no distinction between inside and outside, or before and after."

"Therefore, it allows the substrate molecules to break and recombine bonds simultaneously along four orthogonal directions. The energy of the reaction transition state is 'diluted' in four dimensions, similar to the folds of a three-dimensional surface being unfolded in a two-dimensional projection. Because its catalytic efficiency comes from the partial coverage of the four-dimensional rules on the three-dimensional rules, no energy supply is required at all."

"Unfortunately, this most basic dimensional mapping axiom is simply incomprehensible to the vast majority of humans. For thousands of years, they have always been at the stage of blind men groping in the dark. Only those alchemists who have been dubbed great have barely touched the edge of the truth."

Zhao Qing began to applaud: "The so-called alchemical matrix is ​​to tear a four-dimensional gap in the three-dimensional world. The virtual element crystal cluster is like a bubble, born and destroyed at the junction of high and low dimensions."

It sounds very high-end, but in fact, if we define it by the same standard, the lunar aura and other fields with a sense of "space collapse" and "expansion" are undoubtedly high-dimensional force fields with the fourth-dimensional w-axis, and every strand of lunar true water and solar true fire possesses this characteristic.

From this point of view, in addition to the traditional liquid mercury and gaseous sulfur plane matrices, the three-dimensional shape of multiple concentric metal rings rotating, and the inclined orbit satellite array orbiting the planet, the superimposed motion trajectories are mathematically equivalent to the four-dimensional hypercylindrical projection and should also be valid.

Especially the last one, which sounds grand and fascinating. When the alchemical field covering the entire planet is officially activated, it may be able to regulate plate movement and achieve crustal transformation.

The Golden Man Star Track Array of the Gushan Sword Sect in the past probably used similar principles of the Yuan Qi Law.

"Speaking of which, a regular virtual element crystal cluster is similar to true essence and true qi. If it is replaced with spiritual elements, it must be equivalent to the effect of artificial divine thoughts?"

She thought about it, then took out a piece of Philosopher's Stone made from refined dragon bones and inserted it into the Zhen position of the mercury liquid matrix.

The liquid mercury that was originally flowing at a uniform speed suddenly accelerated. Some mercury beads broke through the surface tension and floated in the air, condensing into a continuously rotating dodecahedron in the air. The silver-blue surface contact points suddenly burst out with circles of dark red halos.

Countless tiny golden lines quietly blossomed, weaving into mysterious topological chains under the guidance of the resonance of the Philosopher's Stone, like the capillaries of some ancient creature expanding in the void.

"Yes, but not entirely. Remember the traditional alchemy description of the Philosopher's Stone? 'It can transform base metals into gold and give life to dead things.' The spiritual element can be transformed into endless variations."

Xia Mi stared at the dodecahedron in the air that represented the fifth element, raised her index finger, shook it lightly, and smiled mysteriously:
"Ordinary virtual element crystal clusters are just physical projections of four-dimensional structures, just like using a lantern to cast the shadow of a beast on a rock wall - but high-level alchemical matrices based on spiritual elements..."

She snapped her fingers, and countless hair-thin cracks suddenly appeared in the dark red halo - those cracks were not physical damage, but the projection of four-dimensional topological defects on the surface of the dragon bone stone in three-dimensional space.

Then, the dodecahedron collapsed into countless golden dust: "It is using the shadow to reverse shape the lantern itself."

Zhao Qing's pupils shrank slightly. The floating metal particles suddenly began to arrange themselves spontaneously, forming a nested Klein bottle structure. Each particle was both a geometric vertex and an energy channel, showing a strange self-referential feature in three-dimensional space. "Are you reconstructing a four-dimensional observer?"

"To be more precise, we are creating a dimensionality reduction probe for four-dimensional consciousness."

Xia Mi raised her hand to stir the cloud of particles, and tens of thousands of Klein bottles vibrated at the same time. "Look at the movement trajectory of these particles - they are messy from a three-dimensional perspective, but if the rotation phase of each particle is regarded as the fourth-dimensional coordinate..." She suddenly clenched her fist, and all the particles froze in the air, forming an extremely precise four-dimensional hypercube grid.

Zhao Qing noticed that some nodes were glowing with a dark blue light: "Boltzmann fluctuation?"

"Boltzmann brain tamed by the alchemical matrix." Xia Mi flicked her finger to light up a certain node, and the dark blue light immediately spread along the grid. "These prototypes of virtual divine thoughts are trapped in the closed timeline of the four-dimensional manifold, like a school of fish locked in a circular aquarium."

"What they need is not energy, but ..."

She turned her wrist again, and countless tiny dream fragments appeared on her palm, "The cognitive anchor point in the causal cycle."

The aerial grid suddenly shrank into a pinpoint-sized point of light, and then suddenly exploded into a holographic image covering the entire hall. A glowing snake with its head and tail connected appeared out of thin air, showing both the larval and adult forms, with galaxy-like star sand flowing in the gaps between its scales.

"The bottom layer of the Nibelungen is always a distorted dream. It turns out that it is to maintain the continuity of the consciousness fragments, simulate the timeline of the virtual god's thoughts, and allow the artificial Boltzmann brain to unfold into a self-consistent virtual reality in the four-dimensional cavity?"

Zhao Qing's heart trembled slightly, and she instantly understood a lot of key information, which saved her a lot of time for research.

It turns out that the essence of this fictional alchemical space is actually an event horizon formed by the collapse of a high-dimensional virtual spiritual world.

This is similar to the theory of holographic black holes, and according to the Calabi-Yau theorem, its residual high-dimensional structure is, in a sense, equivalent to the virtual matter inside it.

If consciousness is lost, the high-dimensional structure will be erased, causing the entire Nibelung to collapse and turn into chaos.

It seems that its maintenance requires a double closed loop - the Calabi-Yau manifold corresponding to the curvature of space provides the material carrier, and the Möbius strip formed by the entanglement of the causal chain is responsible for the continuation of consciousness?
Its speed of time flow, the way dimensions curl up, and even physical constants depend on the parameters of the virtual divine thoughts carried by the alchemical matrix?

"To be precise, it is the metabolic cycle that builds this Boltzmann brain."

The silver needle on Xia Mi's fingertip drew layers of interference ripples in the flowing mercury liquid: "Dreams are not simply information carriers - they are parasitic shells for high-dimensional consciousness to survive in the three-dimensional world. Therefore, they can serve as the core mechanism for the construction of the Nibelungen alchemical field."

"Just like the meridians of the human body have meridians, high-dimensional consciousness must also rely on the narrative structure woven by causal logic to maintain its form. In fact, the underlying dream is not only the foundation, but also the initial 'shackles'. At the beginning of the birth of each Nibelung, the control protocol must be written into the topological defects of the four-dimensional space-time."

"It's like a programmer planting a backdoor in the operating system kernel."

Zhao Qing nodded and sighed, "Every Nibelungen is an alchemical maze. There must be a rule that allows escape. This is the basis for creating an alchemical maze. Even its creator and controller cannot violate it."

"Yes, the contradiction between self-reference and openness must be satisfied at the same time. This is the most dangerous paradox and the ultimate taboo in alchemy - never try to build a perfect temple."

Xia Mi stabbed the silver needle into her fingertip in reverse, and a bright red blood drop dripped from the needle tip into the mercury pool, splashing bursts of silver mist:
"When the alchemist tried to design a closed loop with four-dimensional consciousness, his subjective will had already formed an incision in the causal chain that could not be closed - it was like using scissors to trim his own shadow. If he forcibly violated it, it would be like the person who built the house had built himself into the brick wall."

"Although most of my past memories have faded, I even forgot the cause of Black King Nidhogg's death... Although He is the supreme, powerful, and virtuous being, based on the basic laws of alchemy, there is a fatal flaw in the Black King's authority, which led to His defeat more than 8,000 years ago."

“His authority is essentially a self-consistent alchemical operating system. But when the system becomes complex enough to be able to iterate and upgrade itself… it will encounter the test of Gödel’s incompleteness theorem.”

"The power held by the element was temporarily suspended due to the attack of 'hackers'. After all, relying on a strong body alone, it is still not invincible. I have to fight against the siege of countless rebels on my own."

"Look at this Aleph node. What we dragons call 'cocooning' is nothing more than compressing consciousness into a virtual divine thought seed in a four-dimensional cell. When it loops infinitely along the geodesic of the space-time manifold, each time slice can project an independent 'life' in three-dimensional space."

“Death then becomes a temporary hibernation of the narrative thread.”

"And the prophecy of the Black King's inevitable return points to an infinite causal recursion that goes beyond the level of cocooning of the pure-blooded dragon race, collapsing all possibilities into an absolute singularity."

"When the veins of destiny pulsate, the entire world's natural or unnatural 'alchemical matrix' network will begin to correct itself until reality and prophecy are completely consistent..."

"Kungurnir forged by Odin, the legendary spear of destiny that is sure to hit the target, could it be an alchemical paradox weapon that exploits narrative loopholes?" As Zhao Qing's mind moved slightly, he figured out a lot of things. He knew that Xia Mi was going to really show his cards this time and establish an unbreakable alliance.

"good."

Xia Mi waved her hand to stir the silver mist, and billions of entangled light threads emerged from the mist. Each light thread was connected to the projection of the Black King in different time and space, and Kungunir's trajectory was piercing along a non-Euclidean path. Wherever it passed, the light threads broke into golden ashes:

"When it is thrown, the rune on the tip of the spear will forcefully unfold the four-dimensional cavity of the target's fate, exposing all possible causal branches. Once it hits the target, it will be like creating a wound on the Möbius strip that can never be closed."

"It's like injecting an indigestible logical paradox into the key node." Zhao Qing finally understood the truth behind the sudden death of the Black King Nidhogg: "The real killing power of Kungunir is not the causal lock of the Spear of Destiny, but the self-referential alchemical formula it carries?"

Just as the star official Ang Ri in "Journey to the West" can easily kill the Scorpion Demon and the Centipede Demon in seconds, the fate of all things in the world that are mutually generated and restrained is really something that makes people sigh. If you practice cultivation, but cannot truly jump out of the Three Realms and are not within the Five Elements, you will ultimately find it difficult to be free and at ease.

Fortunately, she had long seen through the construction rules of the Nibelung, which were actually just like the impure world and filthy land described in the Buddhist scriptures, which were manifested by false consciousness and contaminated seeds. It was normal for those with "contaminated" bodies to have major loopholes and be restrained by corresponding means.

If we can further upgrade to the Pure Land Dharma Realm manifested by pure consciousness and unobstructed seeds, perhaps we will not have to worry about this.

But perhaps the "leak-free" here is only a relative condition, infinitely close to perfection.

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(End of this chapter)