The sky surged with thunder light, and on the ground, there was an iron sphere.
Inside the sphere, Lady Xuanhua, wearing a bracelet, squatted, tilting her head upwards, waiting for the Heavenly Thunder to strike down—she still slightly disbelieved in the miraculousness of the cage. In the Xuanwei Realm, seeing is not always believing, but being struck by lightning is still something to be taken at face value.
And so, she wished to put it to the test herself.
After the time it took an incense stick to burn, Lady Xuanhua emerged from the cage, looking somewhat bewildered, resembling a large monkey in a zoo that had suddenly begun to understand humans...
After regaining her senses, she excitedly said to Zheng Fa, "This bracelet is nothing but a cheap Magic Artifact, and this metal net isn’t even a Magic Artifact; yet the combination of the two can block Thunder Skills of Golden Core, even Nascent Soul level..."
"I’ve seen my fair share of Magical Treasures, but I’ve never seen anything so high-quality and cost-effective!"
Although these two items are excellent at defending against Thunder Skills, as Lady Xuanhua said, they are not without flaws:
Firstly, the bracelet is merely a Magic Artifact, so its shielding against Spiritual Energy naturally has its limitations, Thunder Skills beyond Golden Core level can disregard its effects.
Secondly, the Faraday cage itself has limitations:
For instance, it can only block electromagnetic waves that have a longer wavelength than the openings of the mesh.
Also, the conductivity of the metal determines how powerful a thunder strike it can withstand—in simple terms, it depends on whether there are enough free electrons in the metal to form a countershock field. This is why the Faraday cage is most effective when grounded since it can utilize the free electrons in the earth.
But grounding naturally limits the mobility of the device.
However, just like Lady Xuanhua said—what’s the use for a bicycle if you’ve got these Spirit Stones!
After hearing Zheng Fa’s explanation, Lady Xuanhua nodded her head, displaying an almost equanimous demeanor, showing not disappointment but rather suggesting,
"Being immobile also has significant uses...for instance, crossing the Heavenly Tribulation!"
Her eyes whirled as she came up with a use for this device.
Zheng Fa wanted to try out the Faraday cage, in fact, because not everyone is as aberrant as Yan Wushuang, enjoying being struck by lightning, a rather niche pastime.
From Golden Core to Nascent Soul, one must pass the Heavenly Tribulation, and during such time, no one dares to move carelessly.
This thing is just too suitable.
Even Zhang, the elder sister, nodded along at the side, her face beaming with a smile, "Just this one point alone ensures this object’s boundless merit, the assistance it will provide to our Jiushan Sect in the future is immense."
"And there’s more, if it were made into a Vestment robe..." Lady Xuanhua, being an expert at Artifact Refining, now let her thoughts wander, filled with inspiration, "Standing upon the earth, in conjunction with your Sun and Moon Clock, that would simply be..."
"Injustice of the Heavenly Dao!"
Zheng Fa thought it over, it did indeed seem a bit like bullying.
Xiao Yuying, standing next to him, sighed, "I feel that this contraption is just bullying us Thunder Dao cultivators..."
Zheng Fa wordlessly glanced at her, aren’t you, a Nascent Soul cultivator, quite aware of the principles behind it.
What is there to feel bullied about?
But seeing the expression on Xiao Yuying’s face, he understood—she felt bullied by science.
Indeed, even for a genius, cultivating Golden Core Thunder Skills was no easy feat.
And now, a mere net had rendered all that effort in vain...
Even a genius would break down, right?
After discussing the Faraday cage for a while, Zheng Fa, looking at the disciples who were called over, suddenly remembered something.
"You’ve all participated in the Golden Core Project, I have here a Golden Core design, take a look and see if there is a way to make it a reality."
Zheng Fa took out a Jade tube from his Storage Bag and handed it over to them.
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of steps behind him brought a soft breeze, followed by a warm and soft touch against his arm, the sweet fragrance rushing towards his nose.
Turning around, Lady Xuanhua stretched out her hand, full of curiosity, apparently wanting to get hold of the Jade tube in his hand.
He slightly shook his arm, evading Lady Xuanhua’s outstretched palm.
Lady Xuanhua’s eyes suddenly widened, gazing at Zheng Fa, her heart filled with wonder and confusion, even with a trace of anger:
I was also a participant in the "Golden Core Project"!
I have contributed to your Jiushan Sect!
I have provided Spirit Stones for your outer elixir refinement!
I even sold myself to you, Zheng Fa!
And now, you don’t even care to let me see a Jade tube?
Do you ultimately consider me an outsider?
Upon seeing her expression, Zheng Fa could not help but laugh and explained, "This, too, is a mortal object, I fear Lady Xuanhua, you might not be interested in it."
"A mortal object?" Lady Xuanhua was startled, "Golden Core, how could it be a mortal object?"
After thinking for a moment, Zheng Fa still handed the Jade tube over to her.
He indeed hadn’t deceived Lady Xuanhua; within the Jade tube was what Zheng Fa envisaged ... a nuclear reactor.
Or rather, a simplified Golden Core.
Through the "Golden Core Project," Zheng Fa now understood that the reactions within a Golden Core are essentially three—fusion, fission, and finally, the fusion of new particles with Spiritual Energy.
If he only wanted to create a reactor, the last step wasn’t necessary; it was even redundant because he suspected that the fusion of new particles with Spiritual Energy actually consumed energy.
The design of the Golden Core within the Jade tube had omitted the last step, with the goal of creating a Golden Core that only underwent fusion and fission reactions...that is, a nuclear reactor.
As Zheng Fa said to Lady Xuanhua—such a design actually doesn’t have much use for cultivators; the power of Golden Core cultivators’ spells isn’t weak, and they are more adaptable.
But for mortals, this object is nothing short of a civilizational leap.
Especially for the mortals of Jiushan Realm, this is akin to moving directly from the hunting and gathering era to the nuclear power era...
Lady Xuanhua used her Divine Sense to read the contents within the Jade tube, and after a while, she looked up at Zheng Fa with a very peculiar gaze: