Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World-Chapter 61 - All Beings Are Equal
Chapter 61: Chapter 61 All Beings Are Equal
Chapter 61 -61 All Beings Are Equal
Zheng Fa had a bit of a headache.
He had ample reason to suspect that the young girl in green in front of him was a reincarnation of a calculator.
She was exceedingly calculating!
Beyond basic arithmetic knowledge, she also mastered the Heavenly Element Skill—a skill similar to solving polynomials in this world’s mathematics.
What astonished Zheng Fa even more was that the girl also demonstrated a technique called Zhuishu, which was similar to what he knew about finding limits.
She could accurately and quickly provide answers to any complex calculation problems within the scope of the college entrance examination.
Her only weakness seemed to be proof reasoning.
She couldn’t even understand why proofs were necessary.
From her, Zheng Fa gleaned a glimpse of the mathematical ethos of the Xuanwei Realm: practicality is valued over logic.
“Anything else?” The girl put down the problem she had just solved, lifted her eyes, and her face was full of pleased satisfaction.
Zheng Fa found out that the harder, more abnormal, and seemingly unsolvable the problems were, the more excited this woman became!
“Nothing more!”
Zheng Fa firmly denied, otherwise, he felt this twisted game of posing and solving problems could entertain this insatiable girl for a year.
“Not even one question?”
“Not even one!”
The girl stared at his forehead, her eyes full of suspicion.
Zheng Fa seriously wondered if she wanted to crack open his skull to see if it really was empty inside.
“Sister Zhang?
How did you come here?”
A woman’s voice interrupted the silence, Zheng Fa turned his head, and saw Seventh Young Master standing behind a girl in red, and the speaker was the red-dressed girl.
“Zheng Fa, this is my sister!”
Seventh Young Master introduced.
“Lady!” Zheng Fa stood up and paid his respects, stealing a glance at the girl in green beside him, it turned out her surname was Zhang.
This person had arrived without even introducing herself, not even considering whether she would be let in his house.
It seemed that besides those problems, nothing else mattered to her.
“I asked for directions from your family’s servants.” Sister Zhang thought for a moment and replied, glancing at Zheng Fa, explaining: “Zheng Fa seems quite famous in your household, I found you after asking just one person.”
“I wasn’t asking how you got here, I meant, why would a Golden Core like you personally…”
The Lady waved her hand, walked to Sister Zhang’s side with a puzzled look.
Hearing this, Zheng Fa also felt surprised, this girl was a Golden Core?
Although he didn’t know much about the cultivation world, from the Lady’s surprise, confusion, and even a faint reverence, a Golden Core must be very impressive, at least a significant figure in front of Zhao Mansion.
So much so that the Lady was shocked to see Sister Zhang in his courtyard.
This time, Sister Zhang seemed to understand and nodded, then asked: “If I come personally, will my Golden Core shatter?”
“…”
Zheng Fa swore he saw a choked expression on the Lady’s face.
“I…
he is my younger brother’s Attendant Student, it would have been sufficient to summon him, your presence here makes it seem like Zhao Mansion has neglected you.”
Seventh Young Master smirked on the side.
Zheng Fa understood the Lady’s point, a true Golden Core cultivator and an Attendant Student, such a vast disparity in status.
Just one word could make him obediently comply.
He didn’t feel offended, probably because this was the general viewpoint of most people in this world.
“Didn’t I also come to your house?”
“?”
A hint of confusion appeared on the Lady’s face.
“Where I go, who I wish to meet, it’s all at my whim, what has it got to do with this person’s status?” Sister Zhang glanced at the three: “To me, there’s no difference.”
“…”
In the small courtyard, three out of four people fell silent simultaneously.
The Lady’s face turned red.
Seventh Young Master clenched his teeth.
Zheng Fa… held back his laughter.
What is called equality among all living beings!
Previously, when the young lady mentioned that Zhang was a Golden Core cultivator, Zheng Fa still felt that this person was quite approachable.
Now it seems…
This statement is no different from saying, in my eyes, Zhao Mansion and the Attendant Student at the Zhao Mansion are the same.
It embodies an arrogance of choosing friends without caring about their backgrounds.
What approachable demeanor!
There is none more indifferent than this woman in front of me.
The young lady’s face turned pale, struggling for words.
“Zhao,” Zhang suddenly said to her, “As cultivators, our hearts should not cling to too many trivial things, you…
hold on to too many things.”
The young lady was stunned, listening as Zhang continued, “With your talent and diligence, you should not have taken ten years to reach Foundation Establishment.
If you don’t awaken, you will eventually be weighed down.”
The young lady looked dazed, finally grasping why Zhang’s words were so blunt.
A bitter and grateful smile crossed her face: “Zhang, you are a true cultivator, achieving Golden Core in a hundred years, I…”
It seemed Zhang only intended to point out this much, as hearing this, she simply nodded, no longer advising, but turned her gaze towards the Seventh Young Master.
In front of a Golden Core cultivator, the Seventh Young Master inevitably appeared a bit nervous.
“This is my brother Zhao Jingfan!” the young lady hurriedly introduced.
“I was actually planning to take him to see you later, to thank you Zhang for the grace of teaching you gave us in Jingzhou.”
After speaking, she patted the Seventh Young Master on the back and said: “Won’t you thank Zhang?
Her willingness to instruct you in talismanic magic is a great fortune you’ve encountered in this lifetime!”
So, Zhang came to teach the Seventh Young Master talismanic magic?
“No need, I don’t care for these things,” Zhang pointed at Zheng Fa’s head and said, “And if there are thanks to be given, being able to meet him is a gift enough for me.”
Zheng Fa touched the back of his head, feeling that Zhang was pointing at the issues in his mind.
If he thought about it in a more terrifying aspect, it would be pointing at his brain.
Could it be that this is a retribution for my love of collecting brains?
The young lady and the Seventh Young Master stared blankly at Zheng Fa, their eyes conveying emotions that Zheng found very familiar:
The same look that Wang Chen had when he and Tang Lingwu went downstairs—
Why, indeed?
…
“If you want me to teach you the talismanic Dao, then I need to first assess your current level.” Although she told the Seventh Young Master not to thank her, Zhang did not refuse to teach him.
Rather, she seemed like a person who acted swiftly, immediately beginning to instruct the Seventh Young Master in Zheng’s Courtyard, even directly testing him.
Zheng was quite interested; he didn’t mind that the young lady had brought another teacher because he wasn’t sure if everything Old Man Bai’s notebook stated was correct.
Modern mathematics, or more specifically, topology’s role in talismanic Dao has always been his conjecture.
But he was also aware that while mathematics could purely rely on theoretical derivation, talismanic magic in this world truly existed and without actual practice, Zheng Fa would find it hard to say definitively whether what he taught the Seventh Young Master was useful.
He continually harbored many misunderstandings about the talismanic Dao of this world.
Like science, the resolution of questions still needs to be connected to reality.
Whether Old Man Bai’s methods are correct, and many puzzles about talismanic diagrams, all need the experience of genuine talismanic magic.
Upon hearing that Zhang intended to test him, the Seventh Young Master inevitably looked nervous.
At this moment, the young lady spoke up: “My brother used to be playful and ignorant, if his skill in talismanic Dao doesn’t meet your standards, Zhang, please don’t disdain him.”
Zheng secretly sighed; he believed the young lady’s preemptive belittlement was well-intentioned, even perhaps a way to protect the Seventh Young Master.
But…
Zheng glanced at the Seventh Young Master, and indeed, his expression briefly clouded over, biting his lower lip, his whole being seemed more strained.
Zhang nodded gently.
“To understand talismanic Dao, you must comprehend the Primordial Talisman.
The first question is, what exactly is a Primordial Talisman, do you know?” she asked the Seventh Young Master.
The Seventh Young Master shook his head blankly, his face showing embarrassment.
Zhang’s expression remained neither joyous nor sorrowful, seemingly not disappointed.
She extended her right index finger and gently traced in the air.
A golden talismanic diagram appeared out of nowhere, and suddenly dispersed into three streams of light, entering the foreheads of the other three people.
“Primordial Talisman is a type of talismanic diagram,” Zhang’s cold voice came through: “And in my eyes, talismanic diagrams are this very universe!”
The gold light transformed by the talismanic diagram was somewhat dazzling; as it approached Zheng Fa’s forehead, it made him unconsciously close his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again.
The world in front of him…shattered.
