Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World-Chapter 1224 - 541: The Role of the Great Array, Keen Judgment_2
"So simple?"
Lord Nichang asked in surprise.
"Simple?" Qingnv gritted her teeth, glared at Lord Nichang, and asked, "Do you know how long it took us?"
"...We tried more than 87,000 times!" Qingnv’s voice carried a hint of madness, "At most, the eighth step, when eight stars were placed, we couldn’t find the Life Gate."
Lord Nichang was too scared to speak, still looking puzzled, as if wondering why it could be so difficult.
"Forget it, try it yourself."
Lord Nichang was actually not afraid, but rather eager to try.
Zheng Fa also understood, this was probably a small space created by the Taiyin Fairy using creation powers, specifically to simulate the All Heaven Stars Formation.
The Taiyin Fairy moved her finger, and two stars flew out, landing beside Lord Nichang.
They spun around each other like they were dancing a waltz.
"The Life Gate is at the center point of the planets. Two are like this, three are also like this... thirty-six as well." The Taiyin Fairy pointed to the center of the star alignment and explained, "Only from here can we pass through the Great Array, enter or exit, until breaking the Array. If we’re not at the Life Gate, we will be affected by the Array, falling into chaos, or even be suppressed."
"I understand now!"
Lord Nichang stood confidently between the two planets.
Qingnv’s lips curved into a smile, she said, "Then let’s add a third star..."
It turned out, Lord Nichang understood nothing!
"This... this..." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
After trying thirty-eight times, Lord Nichang was ejected from the Array, eyes glazed, voice trembling: "Why is it different every time?"
It indeed was different, almost impossible to be the same.
Zheng Fa fully understood now.
These stars seemed to have gravity too — unknowingly due to the Spirit Talismans on them.
This caused a big problem, the Great Array was a chaos system.
The simplest example is the three-body problem.
The biggest mathematical issue with chaos systems is that they are unsolvable.
It’s not that they can’t be calculated, but each step requires calculation, in the three-body problem, it’s that you can only calculate the position of each celestial body in the next second with the position of three celestial bodies in the previous second.
This also caused another problem.
Any tiny change in the initial value would have a huge impact on the system, making it almost impossible for the same situation to occur.
Simply put, to break this All Heaven Stars Formation, one must calculate manually!
Three celestial bodies are already complex enough, and here we have thirty-six stars...
Honestly, that the Taiyin Fairy and others managed to try it with eight stars, Zheng Fa admired them — truly tough people.
Lord Nichang tried again, but couldn’t even get past the fourth star, completely drained of energy and lacking any confidence.
Zheng Fa watched on, remaining silent.
On one hand, he didn’t have much confidence, wanting to observe more.
On the other hand, he could tell that the Taiyin Fairy didn’t trust him much, and he wasn’t the type to push himself forward, so he just watched Lord Nichang try.
Seeing Lord Nichang looking dejected, the Taiyin Fairy shook her head and said with a sad voice: "Actually, when we got to the eighth step, it was mostly due to luck, so I thought to wait for the Nine Nether, to break this Great Array directly."
That was very true, because of the unpredictability of this damn array, leading to one result — experience is useless.
The Taiyin Fairy and others may try millions of times, but they might not be much different from a rookie.
The Taiyin Fairy and Qingnv seemed to be solving a life-threatening unsolvable math problem, yet not driven insane, no wonder they were Golden Immortals.
...
Suddenly, Lord Nichang’s eyes lit up upon hearing this, she turned to look at Zheng Fa.
"Let Master Zheng try! Master Zheng can definitely do it!"
"..."
The Taiyin Fairy looked at Zheng Fa, without saying no, but just slightly frowned, a bit confused.
Qingnv was straightforward, direct, if a bit gloomy: "We can’t do it, how do you know he can?"
Zheng Fa was curious too, looking at Lord Nichang.
"In all heavens and myriads of worlds, there is no challenge that can stump Master Zheng!" Lord Nichang spoke earnestly, making Zheng Fa blush, "If Master Zheng can’t do it, then nobody can!"
"Though you two adults are clever and wise, compared to Master Zheng..."
Lord Nichang didn’t finish, but everyone understood her meaning.
"..."
The Taiyin Fairy and Qingnv looked at Zheng Fa strangely, the meaning in their eyes made Zheng Fa nervous.
He didn’t know how he suddenly got a die-hard fan...
"You two might not know, but the other day, Master Zheng ventured into Thunder Sound alone..."
Afraid that the Taiyin Fairy and Qingnv wouldn’t believe her, Lord Nichang began talking about the Daluo Dharma Meeting, being a participant, her words carried a sense of immersion.
More importantly, her words carried extra praise for Zheng Fa.
"At that time, Master Zheng sat on the lotus platform, sharply criticizing the Leiyin Temple’s Buddhist Law as heretical, none of the Five Directions Buddha could refute..."
"The Pure Land shattered, even the Thunder Sound Buddha was heavily wounded!"
"Since ancient times, when has Leiyin Temple suffered such a loss!"
Lord Nichang spoke with enthusiasm, Zheng Fa nearly scraped a four-bedroom apartment under his shoes, but still, the Taiyin Fairy and Qingnv looked at Zheng Fa with more seriousness.
Talking about Jiushan Sect’s Sect Leader, they didn’t feel much.
But to make Leiyin Temple suffer a loss... that was extraordinary.
"Master Zheng, would you like to give it a try?"
Zheng Fa nodded softly, explaining: "Lord Nichang overestimates me. I can only say I’ll try my best."
Having said that, he flew into the chaos, nodding to the Taiyin Fairy.
The Taiyin Fairy, curious about Lord Nichang’s words and hopeful, threw out three stars on the first attempt.
The three stars surrounded Zheng Fa and began to move randomly.
Zheng Fa didn’t move, just watching their trajectory and the Spirit Talismans on them up close.
"Master Zheng, the central position is the Life Gate!" Seeing Zheng Fa not moving, Lord Nichang thought he might not remember the location of the Life Gate and loudly reminded him.
Zheng Fa nodded lightly, but still did not move, as if he was dumb, and was expelled from the chaos.
"..."
Qingnv looked at Zheng Fa, opened her mouth, then whispered to the Taiyin Fairy, "Do you think this Nichang has been brainwashed?"
The Taiyin Fairy stared at Zheng Fa for a while, then shook her head with a light sigh.
Qingnv was still puzzled and asked, "Nichang doesn’t seem to be lying, but... I get it, perhaps she has feelings for this Master Zheng?"
The Taiyin Fairy returned to a calm expression and said, "Whether she does or doesn’t, our primary goal is to break this Array. Since this Master Zheng isn’t up to the task, we have to rely on ourselves."
Qingnv’s face turned bitter, clearly not wanting to struggle anymore, but had no other solutions to offer.
...
Inside the Jiushan Sect, the Heavenly Emperor Body looked at the Heavenly Inference Array Plate by Zhang’s side.
"Have you recorded it?"
What he needed to do was simple, to collect the characteristics of these thirty-six planets and the Spirit Talismans, as well as their interactions, input them into the Heavenly Inference Array Plate for Zhang to deduce the location of the Life Gate.
In terms of calculation power, Zhang’s Heavenly Inference Array Plate combined the essence of both the Xuanwei and modern worlds, making its deduction ability almost unrivaled across all heavens and myriads of worlds.
Zheng Fa couldn’t remember all the stars in one go, so he could only observe part by part, record data, and have the Heavenly Emperor Body relay it to Zhang.
He turned to the Taiyin Fairy:
"Fairy, may I try once more?"
"Try again?"
"Yes, try again, with different stars."
The Taiyin Fairy glanced at him, didn’t refuse but said, "Alright."
After a while...
"Try again."
"..."
"Again."
"..."
"Once more..."
Watching Zheng Fa enter the array time and time again without any movement, Qingnv couldn’t help but sigh, "Nichang isn’t completely blind, this Master Zheng might be a bit slow, but he certainly has persistence."
