They traveled through time at the same time, but the villainous scientist

Chapter 84 Zhou Sheng
"know."

Despite Zhou Sheng's almost fiery gaze, Zhuge Qing remained calm and composed, even displaying a sense of entitlement.

"A divine dragon carried a map out of the Luo River, and a colorful phoenix carried a book in the blue clouds. Therefore, Feng Hou was ordered to develop it into a text, and thus the art of divination and mystery began."

"As a sorcerer, I have naturally heard of the great name of the Wind Queen."

Zhuge Qing shrugged, his tone relaxed, as if he were talking about something trivial.

"You—! You know you still don't want to learn?!"

Zhou Sheng almost couldn't catch his breath, his eyes widened, and his finger pointing at Zhuge Qing trembled slightly.

He couldn't believe his ears.

Is this kid out of his mind?

This is the "Feng Hou Qi Men" technique!

This is a secret skill that countless sorcerers dream of but can never even begin to grasp, even after a lifetime of effort!

He just dismissed him with a casual "not interested"?
"Do you think I'm a fraud? Or do you think my [Feng Hou Qi Men] is fake?"

Zhou Sheng was so angry that his beard stood on end. If it weren't for the fact that this kid had good aptitude and comprehension and had cultivated the Observation Technique to this level, why would he have bothered to put up with this?

"Senior is certainly not a liar."

Zhuge Qing shook his head, his expression becoming more serious:
"What do you think our ancestors did to continuously simplify Qimen Dunjia, reducing the complex and mysterious Qimen Dunjia formations to their current form?"

Instead of directly answering why he wouldn't learn, he posed a question.

Zhou Sheng was taken aback by Zhuge Qing's question. His anger subsided slightly, and he began to think about it subconsciously.

He stroked his messy beard and pondered:

"That's because... there are too many mediocre people in this world."

"The more profound and mysterious a skill is, the higher the threshold becomes, and ordinary people may spend their entire lives trying to grasp its secrets."

The sages simplified it so that more people could master it and prevent the tradition from being lost.

Zhou Sheng shook his head, feeling that the reason couldn't be simpler.

"Yes and no."

Zhuge Qing remained noncommittal and continued:

"Human cognitive abilities are actually ahead of science and technology."

At first, we could only see things in the macroscopic world, a rock, a tree.

Later, with the advent of magnifying glasses, we were able to see even finer textures.

Later, with the advent of microscopes, electron microscopes, and even today's particle colliders, human understanding has gradually deepened to the level of molecules, atoms, and even smaller particles.

He paused, looking at Zhou Sheng.

"Ah."

Zhou Sheng nodded, his brows furrowing slightly.

This kid speaks eloquently, but it's not hard to understand.

But what does this have to do with whether he's willing to learn [Feng Hou Qi Men]?
"The technique of turning the four plates that you just demonstrated is probably the core of what distinguishes the [Feng Hou Qi Men] from other Qi Men techniques."

Zhuge Qing's gaze fell on Zhou Sheng's still-present Qimen formation in his palm.

"It... incorporates the dimension of 'time' into the Qimen Dunjia divination."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Sheng was somewhat surprised. Could this kid have observed this much with just one glance?
"But the five senses of humans, whether it be sight, hearing, smell, taste or touch, are all based on the senses of the three-dimensional world we live in."

We find it difficult to directly perceive and grasp 'time'; to us, it's more like a flowing concept than a tangible entity.

"And as I said before, only when human cognitive abilities reach a certain level, enabling us to 'see' and 'understand' something, is it possible to study it and change it. If I'm not mistaken, the part of the human body that can vaguely sense the dimension of 'time' is probably... the spine?"

Zhuge Qing continued his analysis unhurriedly. He explained that the subsequent Qimen Dunjia divination was based on the difficulty in grasping the variable of time, which led to the gradual removal of time and the use of the more easily perceptible 'direction' as the starting point for setting up the divination.

After all, just as countless points make up lines, countless lines make up planes, and countless planes make up the solid we perceive.

With each additional dimension, the complexity and computational load increase exponentially.

"You...you..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Sheng's expression went beyond shock; it was as if he had seen a ghost!
He only demonstrated the effect of rotating the four plates of the [Feng Hou Qi Men] once in front of Zhuge Qing, and this kid... this kid actually analyzed its core principles in great detail, and even pointed out the parts of the human body that sense time?!

Could this kid really be the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang, as the news says?

No wonder they were able to develop those "fiery eyes"!
Zhuge Qing, seemingly oblivious to Zhou Sheng's utterly bewildered expression, continued:
"Moreover, sorcerers practice by 'following the will of Heaven'."

"Just like my ancestor Zhuge Liang, who borrowed arrows with straw boats and the east wind during the Battle of Red Cliffs."

The single word "borrow" encapsulates the essence and methods of the sorcerer.

"Senior's [Feng Hou Qi Men] is indeed amazing, as it can turn the four plates and interfere with time."

But to forcibly reverse or shake the inherent flow of the external world, or even attempt to change the course of time, using the human body as its own 'microcosm'...

"Isn't this... putting the cart before the horse?"

Zhuge Qing shook his head slightly and continued.

It's like they need to cross a river. Ordinary magic is like finding a calmer crossing point or moving with the current, which is easier and safer.

【Feng Hou Qi Men】is like trying to change the direction of a part of the water flow in a turbulent river by your own strength, or even make it flow backward.

Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
Of course, this is only part of the reason. His current research projects are already full, and he simply doesn't have time to practice Feng Hou Qi Men anymore.

And even if he succeeds, what if Chen Jinkui sees him and keeps bothering him every day? Wouldn't that annoy him to death?
Moreover, the principle behind this technique is not complicated. As long as he improves his life cultivation by relying on the Samadhi True Fire, he can use similar methods.

Besides, he was more interested in how to acquire the Eight Extraordinary Skills than in the Eight Extraordinary Skills themselves.

In the original story, the Celestial Master went so far as to descend the mountain and unleash a killing spree for this secret...

"..."

Zhou Sheng opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but found himself speechless.

This kid... he's already explained all the advantages and disadvantages of his [Feng Hou Qi Men], what else is there for him to say?
Especially that phrase "putting the cart before the horse," it's absolutely a veiled insult!

But ironically, he felt that what Zhuge Qing said... made some sense.

silence.

There was a long silence.

Only the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the old elm leaves remained in the courtyard.

"Fine, if I don't want to learn, I don't want to learn."

Zhou Sheng's expression changed repeatedly, from initial anger to shock, and now to a complex and incomprehensible expression.

It's a pity, but it just goes to show that this kid is destined to never be with Feng Hou...

Before he finished speaking, his figure swayed, and another wisp of green smoke rose up.

The slovenly Taoist priest disappeared, replaced by the same inconspicuous little sparrow.

The sparrow flapped its wings, flew up to the branch without looking back, and then disappeared beyond the courtyard wall in a flash, not even bothering to say a word.

Zhuge Qing looked in the direction the sparrow had disappeared, shook his head, and then looked into the house.

After this little incident, it's time to get down to business...

(End of this chapter)