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Chapter 248: Primordial Spirit Stabilized, Five Elements Flipping Heaven Seal!

Unconsciously, half a month passed again.

On this day, after Zhang Feng roughly understood the structure of the ancient tree, he finally left this forest, as it had anticipated.

And under the divine ability of Wandering Spirit and Imperial Qi, forty seconds later.

Over six hundred thousand li away, the Water Attribute Immortal Mountain.

Zhang Feng instantly stopped at an altitude of ten thousand meters.

At a glance, this mountain was about forty li in circumference and three thousand zhang high.

And deep beneath the sea, there was also a colossal water beast.

He looked like a shark, but his body length was about five hundred meters.

His mouth, when opened, had a covering area of over two hundred meters, enough to swallow a dozen whales in one gulp.

He was a Nascent Soul Perfected demonic cultivator.

Although his strength was not comparable to Old Sect Leader, his physique looked quite imposing.

But as Zhang Feng stopped on the sea surface and came into contact with the Immortal Mountain.

And as the surrounding spiritual energy began to slowly gather towards Zhang Feng.

Rumble—

The colossal creature beneath the sea instantly transformed into human form, then rushed out of the water, and bowed to Zhang Feng on the water, saying:

"This humble demon greets Upper Immortal Zhang!"

Old Sect Leader had already sent four letters during this period, separately to the other four fellow Daoists who ‘guarded’ the rule bodies, informing them about the ‘Yang God True Immortal’ matter.

Of course, while they were shocked and felt that it was impossible for a human to cultivate to this realm.

But today, when the ‘Shark Demon King’ saw Zhang Feng in person and felt this flowing Dao charm, he knew that an Immortal had truly appeared in this world!

And he also knew that if this Immortal hadn't deliberately hidden his Dao charm body, he would have fainted instantly, just like Old Sect Leader.

"Just cultivate."

Facing the demon king's salute, Zhang Feng looked more at his good and evil values.

Seeing that his good thoughts were predominant, he ignored him and let him cultivate on his own.

"This humble demon takes his leave…" The demon king dared not say more, but retreated on his knees on the water.

However, Zhang Feng saw his reverence and suddenly thought of something, so he spoke to stop him: "Wait a moment."

"Immortal… Immortal…" He was greatly startled after Zhang Feng called out to him, even his words stuttered a little, "Does Immortal have any… instructions…"

In his trembling words, he was genuinely afraid of the distinction between humans and demons, and the idea that those not of one's kind must have different intentions, and that the Immortal would instantly kill him.

But even if he knew, he truly dared not run.

"Don't panic." Zhang Feng saw this little shark trembling with fear because of him, and softened his tone a bit, saying:

"I will be comprehending the Dao on the Immortal Mountain these days.

If you have any questions in your cultivation, you can come to the Immortal Mountain to ask me."

With those words.

Zhang Feng flashed, arriving on the Immortal Mountain, and according to his original plan, began to comprehend the water attribute structure within the mountain body.

"Thank you, Immortal…" The demon king, upon hearing Zhang Feng's meaning, was overjoyed, as if having 'survived a calamity'.

As for asking the Immortal, he decided against it.

If he were to disturb the Immortal, then 'surviving a calamity' might turn into 'inescapable doom'.

Splash—

He sank back into the seabed, and also informed his subordinates to drive away nearby demonic cultivators and aquatic creatures, so as not to approach the Immortal Mountain and disturb the Immortal's cultivation.

Zhang Feng said nothing about this.

Everyone has their own thoughts.

If one asks, that is his destiny, his luck.

He would also selflessly teach and explain.

If one doesn't ask, he won't force it.

After all, no one owes anyone.

Zhang Feng just saw that he was quite respectful, and then suddenly felt like it, so he said that one sentence.

But if it were his friends, like Dr. Wu and the curator.

If they didn't learn, he would have to force them to learn.

And Zhang Feng had also told them not to use prosthetics or the like.

Although Superconducting and other technologies, if developed high enough, can also reach the so-called 'Dao'.

But Zhang Feng has now entered the threshold of the Dao, so he is even more certain that it is still the ascension of flesh and spirit.

This is also his own selfishness, wanting his friends to be in the same system as him, and he does not deny this selfish thought.

Now that Zhang Feng has reached the Divine Transformation stage, he can understand many past events and is willing to boldly admit them.

It's like taking money from drug dealers, it's about admitting one's mistakes, not denying one's inner self, and being able to look at one's inner self more directly.

Nowadays.

Zhang Feng 'externally' is cultivating rule problems, seemingly cultivating more and more, even cultivating away his own physical body.

But 'internally', he has begun to solve all mental problems.

To quote a saying, as long as a person is in society, externally, problems only increase.

Internally, problems decrease.

All spiritual consumption comes from external factors.

A philosophical question can describe this well, roughly as 'hell is other people'.

But it's not a nihilism of letting oneself go, but rather reducing irrelevant people and matters and focusing on one's own affairs.

Of course, Zhang Feng also knew that this was impossible in the general cultivation world.

In the Saha world, everyone carries invisible sentient beings, each with their own karma, which cannot be fully explained in a single sentence.

But if one cultivates into a 'Rule Primordial Spirit' like himself, detaching from the physical body, then one can break free from shackles.

That is, karma.

Zhang Feng now also knows why 'Enlightened Ones' can be free from karma.

Because it involves 'invisible sentient beings', which is the fundamental cause of karma.

But it is also a very abstract conceptual body.

Zhang Feng completely comprehended this 'invisibility' in the process of comprehending the 'Five Elements' construct.

To be precise, according to karma, after one's relatives and friends depart, they will transform into invisible sentient beings.

They will not disappear, but will attach themselves to blood relatives, either protecting or harming them.

Therefore, some people commit evil without consequence, very likely because invisible sentient beings are dispelling disasters for them.

Similarly, some highly accomplished individuals, who have comprehended everything, are unwilling to interfere or teach certain people, also fearing that their teachings might anger the other party's invisible sentient beings, thereby weakening the highly accomplished individual's luck and deepening their karma.

Conversely, if some people harm others, and then later suffer retribution for their evil deeds.

It is also because these invisible sentient beings have attached themselves to the perpetrator, weakening his luck.

This should be the conventional theory of karma.

Zhang Feng has comprehended some of it now, but in a world without the Heavenly Dao, it is more about 'random karma'.

Therefore, this randomness and karma must also be added to the calculation world, and calculated simultaneously to obtain specific data on the differences.

This data is the infinite variable of karma.

Zhang Feng was originally comprehending the Five Elements, but suddenly obtained the formula for 'variables'.

Variables, in other words, are one of the algorithms for 'future outcomes'.

This can be verified in reality, because this data is too vast to calculate.

But as long as enough simulations are run, patterns of overlapping events within the variables can always be found.

For example, a person goes downstairs to take a car and successfully takes the car.

Then in the same simulation, he still goes downstairs to take a car, but breaks his leg, yet is still carried onto the car.

Their cause is the desire to take a car.

Their effect is getting into the car.

As long as the cause and effect results are the same, and the reason why it happens is found, then the rules within it have undergone some kind of change.

Then the future will be unraveled.

That is, the 1+1=2 in the earliest Heavenly Dao formula.

My desire to find treasure is 1.

Luck is 1.

The result is 2.

In the past, I always thought about modifying myself, then changing my luck, and finally getting the result.

And this result can actually be regarded as a 'future variable'.

As long as this is understood, then it is truly reversing cause and effect, using the future to calculate the present.

For example, if I now want to buy a lottery ticket for 3 million, and this thought arises.

Then the whole world will push me to inevitably buy this lottery ticket and obtain this 'future outcome'.

Even if I don't follow the world and just buy one blindly, the final result will still be the number I bought.

Even if I don't buy it, the world will, according to the answer, deliver 3 million to me in another form.

For example, I am crossing the road, and then my phone rings, an international call comes in.

Saying which farm owner, and specifically designating me to inherit his estate.

Anyway, as long as one comprehends the future, the world will, in various forms, ensure that one inevitably achieves the outcome.

If one keeps refusing, the world will keep having accidents, keep having deaths and lottery wins, until logic collapses, the world collapses, because 'the future one set does not exist'.

Then the world will certainly collapse, it will cease to exist; this is a very basic paradox.

Including the world continuously giving to oneself, it's not simply for giving, but to ensure logical normal operation, to fill this future loophole.

And with the formulas of luck and karmic good and evil, as well as the calculation world I envisioned, and so on.

Zhang Feng felt that this future formula could be calculated.

Although it's impossible to calculate the entire world serving oneself, it should be possible to quickly derive a formula for a few time variables.

And he could use it flexibly, without needing too much computational power.

Because this future, to put it simply, is actually just a few factors.

He is also proficient in human behavior, astrology, environmental studies, and related fields like karma and luck.

So after returning, he will calculate for about ten years in reality.

He should be able to apply it in the next world.

It would be a high-level combat power at the start, and also a greater comprehension of rule computing power.

It also opened a gap in the knowledge reservoir of the future and the past.

For this, Zhang Feng was still grateful to these Five Elements rule bodies.

Sometimes, while cultivating like this, one suddenly gains profound insights from small details, understanding by analogy.

Of course, this is also because his knowledge foundation is too vast, so many times he just lacks a catalyst.

It's also like many scientists' sudden bursts of inspiration, sometimes just needing that flash of insight.

Whoosh whoosh—

And at this moment.

Zhang Feng suddenly heard the sound of spiritual energy accelerating its flow around him.

And his Primordial Spirit was also emitting faint micro-lights.

Because the Primordial Spirit is inherently the concretization of thought, coupled with his recent comprehension, which increased his rule computing power.

Therefore, after the slight adjustment of the talismans within his Primordial Spirit, its Primordial Spirit energy increased, and it became a natural progression for it to participate in larger capacities and more complex spiritual energy calculations.

But if it kept growing, he would truly ‘explode’.

He was now barely able to stabilize the structure of the rule talismans just by relying on his mental capabilities.

He had indeed cultivated incorrectly, because although his current Nascent Soul was powerful, it was an ‘infinitely growing’ high-dimensional talisman.

He needed to ‘patch’ himself quickly.

……

Over the next half month.

Zhang Feng sat on the immortal mountain.

Aside from stabilizing his Nascent Soul, all his other thoughts were dedicated to analyzing the immortal mountain’s talismans.

Also during this half month.

The Demon King really did hide far away, not daring to disturb the immortal’s seclusion at all.

Including the few treasure-hunting ships that came during this period, he used his magic to send them back with turbulent waves.

Zhang Feng had no time to thank him; instead, he fully analyzed the immortal mountain, using the analogy of wood-attributed structures and his existing foundation in water-attributed talismans and rules.

At this rate.

This was actually faster than learning from ancient trees.

Learning is like this: when facing somewhat similar knowledge (structures), the more you learn, the faster you understand.

Furthermore, this wasn’t a complete deduction; it was just memorizing first, and then, by borrowing their functions, attempting to ‘condense a magic treasure’.

This magic treasure could serve as a real-world model, allowing reality to analyze and deduce, and then ‘see the whole from a part’.

This method was Zhang Feng’s optimal solution after understanding the wood-attributed structure and future formulas, based on his previous multiple plans.

First, get the result, then deduce the cause.

Once the causes were found, these Five Elements rules would be added to the calculation world, further optimizing the Five Elements magic treasures, and then deducing again.

This way, the best Five Elements structure could be obtained, along with more Five Elements calculation formulas, which would in turn further strengthen the Five Elements underlying logic of the calculation world, and also the calculation logic formulas for the future and so on.

In short, you calculate me, I calculate you, everyone evolves, and ultimately the most perfect and comprehensive Heavenly Dao formula is sought.

……

Three days later.

Zhang Feng had already finished memorizing the immortal mountain’s formulas and shared some insights with the Demon King.

These insights were in line with the Nascent Soul realm insights of this world. While they might not enable him to reach the Nascent Soul realm, they could at least boost the combat power of some of his spells and offer a glimmer of hope.

It was just to tease the little demons and children.

Because in Zhang Feng’s view, even if he entered the Nascent Soul realm, he would still be a junior.

If he truly followed the cultivation system, breaking through four or five major realms would be the minimum for him to catch up to Zhang Feng, considering the stages of Nascent Soul, Void Integration, Great Accomplishment, and Tribulation.

Such a junior was indeed too young.

But thinking about it, it seemed he was only one major realm ahead of the current world, but in reality, he was several realms ahead within each world, and his combat power was hundreds or thousands of times greater.

It was just that he had adopted the cultivation system, which made it seem as if he was only one realm ahead.

……

The third place was a mountain range of the fire attribute.

Upon arriving here, Zhang Feng was also greeted by a junior.

He was the foremost cultivator in this world.

At a glance, he had a rugged appearance, a bare upper body, and his lower body was wrapped in a beast hide that emitted a strange glow.

He was over four meters tall, quite imposing.

Zhang Feng appeared as small as a child facing an adult before him.

But this fellow Daoist respectfully welcomed Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng didn’t delay, exchanging a few words before beginning his study at the third location.

Because his Nascent Soul was becoming increasingly unstable.

……

Thanks to the analogy, this time it only took less than half a month.

Afterward, he didn’t chat much with him.

Zhang Feng went to the fourth place, the Five Elements Metal, at an even faster speed.

It was located on a plain stretching ten thousand feet.

The person guarding it, or rather, cultivating with its help, was a cold-faced old woman.

Then, the same greetings, the same one or two sentences.

Zhang Feng then entered seclusion.

……

Ten days later.

When Zhang Feng emerged from seclusion, he even felt that even without looking at the last element, he could deduce it based on the principle of the Five Elements mutually generating each other.

Because the Five Elements structures of this world were inherently interconnected, forming a giant planetary array.

Therefore, based on the effects of this array, the last one could be deduced.

However, there was truly no time.

If he spent that time on deduction, he would die.

……

The last place was the territory of a giant centipede.

It was a large insect-type demon king.

This was also underground.

And its descendants, along with its subordinate small demons, all resided in this underground kingdom.

However, as Zhang Feng arrived, they lined the path to greet him, making it seem like an ancient emperor returning to his city.

And then.

After a few words, Zhang Feng began to learn and simultaneously started refining a magic treasure.

Because time was running out.

……

The refining of a magic treasure is actually not that difficult.

It’s more about finding a carrier, then summarizing one’s knowledge, and engraving talismans onto it.

The most important thing now is to summarize knowledge.

As long as the magic treasure can be engraved, then he can engrave it onto his own body.

The principles are similar.

As for materials.

Zhang Feng had also collected most of them from the five structures, and they were basically top-grade materials.

After all, they were taken from the Five Elements structures.

After that, there was no usual blacksmithing appearance, nor were there many special effects in the crafting process.

Only the Nascent Soul True Fire was needed for decomposition and fusion.

Then, Zhang Feng used atomic-level control to engrave array after array onto this square block resembling a ‘jade seal’.

And in this delicate work.

Zhang Feng also had an idea: he planned to name it ‘Fan Tian Seal’.

This Fan Tian Seal also has a backstory.

In the Chan School, it is a supreme treasure of a person named ‘Guangchengzi’.

And Guangchengzi was a figure from the time of the Yellow Emperor, the founder of Taoism, and ranked first among the Twelve Golden Immortals of Taoism.

The Fan Tian Seal is a supreme treasure of Taoism.

Of course, compared to things like the ‘Mountain and River Sheji Map’ and the ‘Immortal Slaying Gourd’.

This is naturally weaker.

Those are all ‘innate spiritual treasures’ of the rule type.

Although his is also of the Five Elements rule type, it is a ‘post-natal spiritual treasure’, so its inherent profound methods are definitely insufficient.

Fortunately, it can be mass-produced, and the manufacturing process isn't very complex.

No matter which world it is, he can refine some to play with.

If all else fails, string them up, make them smaller and rounder, and they can even be used as beads to play with.

But for something like the Mountain and River Sheji Map, you can’t exactly play with it every day.

That certainly needs to be hung on a wall to reflect the cultural heritage of a ‘literary family’.

It's not even as good as the Immortal Slaying Gourd, which can at least hold water.

To be more practical, the supreme treasure Yin-Yang Mirror, which can decide life and death, can also be used as a regular mirror.

The straw effigy of the Nail Head Seven Arrows Book could even be made into a Barbie doll for his children to play house with.

Anyway, each has its own wonders.

In Zhang Feng’s opinion, the reason why supreme treasures are supreme treasures is that, besides their destructive power, they also possess a variety of uses for various items.

Learning to create a few would definitely not be a loss.

It's just that those structures are more difficult, and he lacks foundational logic to support them.

This still requires his ‘virtual calculation world’ to analyze such Heavenly Dao rules.

……

In less than an hour.

The ‘Five Elements Fan Tian Seal’ was completed.

And on this day.

Zhang Feng, accompanied by a host of demon cultivators, emerged from underground and looked at the Fan Tian Seal in his hand.

Because it inherently had the blessing of arrays and had formed stability.

Then, by simply injecting spiritual energy, its effects could be unleashed.

Theoretically, it could provide him with a 1.5 times combat power bonus.

Of course, if the talismans used to forge the Fan Tian Seal were engraved within his own body, he would also receive a 1.5 times bonus.

And as a magic treasure, the Fan Tian Seal would still provide him with a 1.5 times bonus.

Calculating this, it would be a 2.25 times bonus.

Magic treasures can indeed add a lot of combat power.

So, first he would try the Fan Tian Seal. If it was stable, then he would engrave himself.

And when he figured out other magic treasures, he would engrave those onto himself as well.

Zhang Feng thought, and then injected spiritual energy into the Fan Tian Seal.

But the next second, it began to shake uncontrollably.

From the looks of it, this shouldn’t be right, it was different from what he imagined.

In Zhang Feng’s imagination, it should have grown larger, becoming thousands of feet in size.

Because it contained the ‘expansion property’ of four-dimensional runes, combined with its Five Elements stability property, it was sufficient to support ‘size as desired’.

But now, it seemed to be going berserk.

Zhang Feng saw it, opened his mouth directly, and swallowed it into his stomach.

Thud—

With a muffled sound, it exploded.

It seems the structure is still unstable.

Fortunately, he didn't let it explode outside, otherwise, it would have flattened at least a thousand miles of mountains.

This was still due to it being uncontrolled, with its energy unable to be effectively utilized.

If it were controlled, ten thousand miles would be a small matter.

And his body was ‘high-dimensional’, capable of easily absorbing the energy fluctuations from a thousand miles around.

Furthermore, the energy on the Fan Tian Seal was of the same origin as his own, it was his.

……

For a period afterward, Zhang Feng began continuous forging of the Fan Tian Seal.

Anyway, he had plenty of materials.

It wasn’t until the twenty-fifth one that it succeeded.

It expanded to a thousand zhang, with light flowing on it, precisely the Five Elements Fan Tian Seal he had envisioned.

……

Another half month later.

Before Xuan Yun Sect held its disciple-recruiting ceremony.

Zhang Feng also utilized the principle of Five Elements structural balance to engrave it within his body, successfully stabilizing his Nascent Soul.

He had removed the danger of exploding at any time.

He no longer had to worry about looking like a conspicuous bomb when going to towns.

And this time, he didn't rely on global computing power, nor global deduction.

His own efforts alone solved his biggest survival problem after becoming an immortal.

At this moment.

As his Nascent Soul energy increased, the Five Elements talismans within it also increased, allowing him to permanently maintain a stable level.

Or rather.

He had inadvertently cultivated the ‘Heavenly Manifestation and Earthly Form’.