Cultivating Immortality Starts with Rubbing a Computer

Chapter 37: The Grand Unification of Universal Powerful Spirits Emerges
A beautiful woman said to Keke, "Keke, what were you and Old Man Li talking about just now?"

Keke swallowed the osmanthus cake in her mouth and replied, "Mom, Grandpa Li just told me something about cultivation. He said..."

The woman's brows gradually furrowed as Keke continued her narration. "This old man Li has some ideas, but not many. You should just listen to what he says and don't take it too seriously.

Keke tilted her head: "Why? I think what Grandpa Li said makes sense."

The woman raised her voice, "Bai Keke! How did you listen in class? Everything in the world is made up of essence, energy, and spirit, and essence, energy, and spirit are made up of clear and turbid spiritual energy."

"We practice, breathing in and out clear and turbid spiritual energy. In essence, we are tracing back to our origins, and ultimately becoming immortals who control clear and turbid spiritual energy."

"The five parts that Old Man Li mentioned are essentially just changes in the spirit, energy and spirit."

"As long as your spirit and energy reach the standard, combined with the elixir, breaking through the realm will be a natural thing."

Keke asked, "Then the five parts that Grandpa Li mentioned, don't they make any sense?"

The woman's tone was filled with disdain. "It's really meaningless. Just like those casual cultivators who always like to spread shocking claims of becoming immortals. They seem profound and unfathomable, but in reality, they are nothing more than things that go against the laws of nature."

Coco rolled her eyes and nodded: "Mom, I understand."

……

In a world where certain ideas are deeply rooted in people's minds, it is difficult to change other people's views.

Fang Jun actually doesn't care whether the seeds take root and sprout.

Back in the rental house, he cares more about——

"Damn! Why can't my magic power be more accurate? It's so hard to make a high-precision chip!"

Fang Jun couldn't help but curse under his breath.

He sat in front of a workbench covered with all kinds of strange tools, with silicon crystals made of spirit sand and micro parts made of special metals scattered among them.

These are the remaining parts after he used them to upgrade Yuanshen No. 2.

However, Fang Jun cannot avoid a key issue when producing anything within a limited time - the accuracy of mana control.

This accuracy is determined by his sea of ​​consciousness, which is in turn limited by his skills and realm.

As he is at the fourth level of Qi Refining, the accuracy of his magic power can only reach 5 microns. It would be difficult to break through if it is lower.

"Never mind, 2 billion times per second is 2 billion times per second. Yuanshen No. 2 is enough for now. Well, there is no Yuanshen No. 2 now, only Yuanshen No. 3."

Fang Jun then closed his eyes and sank his consciousness into his dantian. There, a brass disc was spinning, emitting a faint light.

This is Yuanshen No. 3.

The core architecture of Yuanshen-3 is similar to that of previous supercomputers, using a multi-core parallel architecture to expand its volume and improve computing power.

Thanks to the special properties of spiritual materials, problems such as heat dissipation are much easier to solve than with chips in previous lives.

"1.5 million computing power prevented the cultivators of the Dahe Sect from finding me for half a year. Then 20 billion computing power should be enough to keep me safe."

Fang Jun was secretly calculating in his mind.

"Then, let's begin analyzing the Red Cloud Sword Intent now."

"Soul No. 3! Start!"

Following his instructions, Yuanshen No. 3 began to operate, and the faint light gradually became brighter.

"Calling the Red Cloud Sword Intent Model..."

"Calling the technique database..."

"Beginning analysis..."

"Analysis progress: 10%... 10.01%... 10.02%..."

Fang Jun once captured a Red Cloud Sword Qi model above the ninth level of Qi Refining in the Red Cloud Sword Palace.

However, his knowledge reserves were insufficient at the time, and he was unable to quickly analyze the essence of the sword energy, so he had to put it aside temporarily.

But even after half a year, the analysis progress is still slow.

If you want to understand why it is so slow, you need to understand what magic power and spiritual consciousness are?
After Fang Jun's testing, it was roughly analyzed that mana has the following characteristics:
1. Pure mana only exists in the dantian.

2. After the mana leaves the Dantian, its stability decreases, and its kinetic energy is converted into mass, generating new particles. These new particles decay and radiate, transforming into more stable particles.

3. The processes in 2 can be achieved through spell interference. Different spell interferences will result in different types of particles and radiation.

After analyzing these characteristics, Fang Jun came up with an extremely surprising idea.

Why can't magic power be related to the grand unified force?
There is a core idea in scientific research: "Do not add entities unless necessary."

In a world where the laws of physics are so similar to those of the previous life.

Apart from the phenomenon of more immortal cultivation, the difference is very small.

So in order to facilitate research, simplify the complexity of the model and avoid overfitting, why not directly embed "mana" into the theory of everything in the previous life?

In previous history, the "geocentric theory" was replaced by the "heliocentric theory" because it became too complicated after the introduction of the "epicycle" and "deferent" models.

Yes, the geocentric theory is not incorrect.

Its theoretical model can fully explain the movement of celestial bodies and is no different from the heliocentric theory.

But the geocentric theory was too complicated, and too many models were added to make it consistent with natural phenomena.

This led to the complexity of the theory being eliminated by the simpler "heliocentric theory".

This is what is meant by “do not add entities unless necessary.”

Mana can be transformed into various particles through spells to simulate almost all natural phenomena.

The Grand Unified Force also governs many natural phenomena.

Magic power needs to stay in a special environment like Dantian to exist stably for a long time.

The grand unified force also needs the initial high temperature environment of the Big Bang to exist stably for a long time.

Since the two sides are so similar, there must be some degree of connection.

And most importantly, magic power can control gravity.

Why can monks fly?
It's not because they can fly by the wind, nor is it because of jet recoil, but because they directly overcome gravity and fly.

what does this mean?
This means that magic power may be closely related to the "universal force" that integrates gravity and the grand unified force.

(Note: The grand unified theory in reality encompasses the electromagnetic force, the weak force, and the strong force. Gravity is not included in this framework because the graviton has not yet been discovered. This is different from the unification of the four fundamental forces into a grand unified force in fiction. The theory that unifies gravity is called the Theory of Everything.)
Not only magic power, but spiritual consciousness also has similar characteristics.

1. Pure spiritual consciousness only exists in the sea of ​​consciousness.

2. After the consciousness leaves the sea of ​​consciousness, its stability decreases, and its kinetic energy is converted into mass, generating new particles. These new particles decay and radiate, transforming into more stable particles.

3. The processes in 2 can be achieved through spell interference. Different spell interferences will result in different types of particles and radiation.

In other words, spiritual consciousness is also related to "omnipotent power".

Therefore, Fang Jun embedded the position of mana and spiritual consciousness into the part of the universal theory that integrates the four basic forces.
Rather than giving it a single theory.

Increase the complexity of the model. Of course, Fang Jun also knows that this theory still has many flaws. And even if he completes it on paper, there are still many parts that have not been falsified.

However, this "effect first, cause later" approach to research is not uncommon in physics.

Many physical formulas are "pieced together" by scientists, and even they themselves may not fully understand the meaning of the constants and variables.

For example, when Einstein proposed the gravitational field equation, he added a "cosmological constant" to balance the formula.

It was not until the end of the 20th century that scientists gradually understood the significance of this constant.

Not to mention those hypotheses that cannot be verified by experiments, such as Hawking radiation and superstring theory.

Simply put, any physical hypothesis can be proposed as long as it can be self-consistent and can withstand the verification of subsequent experiments.

And now, Fang Jun put forward a hypothesis - the basic particles that constitute magic power and spiritual consciousness are "universal force".

"Force" is actually an extremely abstract concept.

Many people find it difficult to understand how invisible forces can act on visible objects.

To this end, physicists in previous lives proposed the concept of "transfer particles", using collisions in the macroscopic world to describe the transmission of force.

For example, two magnets repel each other because they release some kind of particles, which collide with each other and cause the magnets to move apart.

This particle is called a "transfer particle".

The particles that transmit electromagnetic force are photons, the particles that transmit strong force are gluons, the particles that transmit weak force are W and Z bosons, and the gravitational force is transmitted by the theoretically existing gravitons.

In other words, these so-called "forces" are generated by the interactions of the transferred particles.

The particle that transmits the "universal force" can be called the "universal force particle".

Or it can be said to be "spiritual particle".

In the universal theory model constructed by Fang Jun, magic power and spiritual consciousness are composed of the basic unit "spirit particle".

However, when these microscopic particles aggregate and interact with each other, the resulting phenomena become extremely complex, and even new properties are born that do not exist in individual parts.

This phenomenon is called "emergence."

For example, a person’s life is limited, perhaps only a few decades, and he or she does not have any special abilities.

But when a group of people gather together to form a tribe, the life span of the tribe will far exceed that of an individual, and may even develop some kind of collective wisdom or ability.

Or to use a vivid analogy, suppose a person only has 10 years to live and has no special abilities.

But when 10 people get together, they can live for 100 years and even have super powers.

This phenomenon is emergence.

Fang Jun speculated that the "Universal Power" in the previous life had no possibility of being directly controlled by humans on Earth.

There is also no possibility of existence in a low-energy environment.

But in this world, due to the existence of the emergence phenomenon, the "universal force" aggregates under certain "accidental" conditions, giving birth to two strange substances: "mana" and "divine consciousness".

A cultivator who masters these two substances can fly into the sky and escape into the earth, and live forever.

And "spiritual roots" are a very critical link in this process.

In Fang Jun’s theoretical model, “spiritual roots” may be the key factor that leads to this “accident”.

By the same token, the Red Cloud Sword Qi above the ninth level of Qi Refining is also a complex structure formed by the emergence of magic power and spiritual consciousness.

The reason why Fang Jun's analysis progress is slow.

It is precisely because these sword energies produce more complex characteristics during the emergence process that they are completely different from the sword energies of the ninth level of Qi Refining and below.

To use a metaphor, magic power and spiritual consciousness are "atoms", the Red Cloud Sword Qi at the ninth level of Qi Refining and below are "molecules", and the Red Cloud Sword Qi above the ninth level of Qi Refining are "cells".

Although there are connections between the three, they belong to different fields and require different knowledge systems to study.

Fang Jun currently lacks the relevant knowledge above the ninth level of Qi Refining, and can only conduct experiments with the Red Cloud Sword Qi at the ninth level and below, and then verify it by comparing it with the high-level sword Qi model he once recorded.

The role of Yuanshen No. 3 is to conduct simulation and deduction based on the model of low-level sword energy to help him eliminate incorrect experimental directions.

"Unfortunately, artistic conception is like the branches of a large tree. The further you go, the more refined they become, with few intersections, similar to the continuous subdivision of disciplines in previous lives."

"Otherwise, with the help of the 'Cloud Sword True Chapter' and the 'Shadow Sword Classic' in my hands, the analysis progress could be even faster."

This is the characteristic of emergence.

The world as a whole becomes more and more complex as things are combined, and new features are constantly emerging.

It is impossible to achieve the legendary "understand one law and understand all laws".

Because of this, it is extremely difficult for Fang Jun to independently open up a new branch.

He must first master the experience and techniques of the immortal cultivation world since ancient times before he can try to innovate.

Fang Jun's past optimization efforts relied more on mathematics, a formal science, to summarize and organize existing experience and techniques, but there were not many truly innovative parts.

"However, one day, I will gather the strengths of all schools and forge my own path."

Fang Jun muttered to himself, and then continued to immerse himself in the study of the Red Cloud Sword Intent.

……

Early in the morning, Fang Jun opened the door of his rented apartment, took a deep breath, and felt the cool air.

"I have to go to the blacksmith shop to work today."

For him, the work in the blacksmith shop was simple and easy, requiring almost no effort. It also helped him disguise himself.

"The analysis progress of Yuanshen No. 3 is still too slow. We need to find a way to optimize the algorithm. Also, there seems to be a problem with the model of the Red Cloud Sword Intent yesterday. The parameters need to be readjusted..."

As Fang Jun walked, he was thinking about today's arrangements in his mind, and suddenly noticed the familiar pigtails: "Keke, good morning."

Keke smiled and said, "Grandpa, good morning!"

She tilted her head, thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "Grandpa, Mom told me yesterday that everything you said to me was meaningless. She said those were shocking remarks and were useless."

Fang Jun raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Do you think it will be useful?"

Coco wrinkled her nose and said doubtfully, "I don't know...but I think what Grandpa said makes sense."

Fang Jun smiled and rubbed Keke's head. "As long as you think it makes sense, that's fine. Actually, many things in this world aren't useless just because someone says they are. The key is how you think about them and how you use them."

Coco blinked her eyes: "Yeah! I understand! Grandpa!"

Fang Jun laughed heartily and was about to say something——

however--

"Om-!"

Invisible vibrations erupted in the space, interrupting Fang Jun's words. At the same time, his consciousness also received a message.

"I am Yun Qingzhou, the leader of the Shanyue Sect. Now, in the name of the Shanyue Sect, I am summoning all the cultivators within the Shanyue Sect's territory to prepare for an extraterritorial war!"

(End of this chapter)