After exiting the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm, Wang Qi stretched out of habit. Opposite him, Chen Youjia was frowning furiously, staring daggers at the draft paper in front of her.
Wang Qi walked over with a somewhat amused expression, "Not making much progress, Junior Sister?"
"Hmph…" Chen Youjia glared at Wang Qi.
What Wang Qi had just done, was clearly mocking.
"Is Junior Sister Bao making good progress on her end?"
Wang Qi's expression was very pleased, "Yes, very smooth, a new Big Number Law."
Chen Youjia's expression twisted even more, "I lost…"
Wang Qi held down Chen Youjia's head, "What's with this inexplicable sense of competition you have?"
He glanced over Chen Youjia's draft, then let out a slight sigh.
So close to a breakthrough… just a few key concepts away.
That's what Wang Qi thought while pretending to fend off Chen Youjia's retaliatory strike, using his arm to protect his face while also hiding his expression.
Chen Youjia's talent was no less than Bao Xiaoya's. On the surface, Wang Qi was conducting research in Probability Theory with both individuals, co-authoring papers. However, his work with Bao Xiaoya had started the previous year and recently benefited from his deliberate guidance. On this front, though, it was Chen Youjia who took the lead, and Wang Qi merely helped to implement Chen Youjia's ideas.
Considering that it was quite abnormal to produce two such significant papers at the same time, Wang Qi intentionally slowed down the progress on this end.
Furthermore, there was the matter of Chen Youjia's theory...
The Poisson Law of Large Numbers that Wang Qi and Bao Xiaoya came up with was merely an extension of Bernoulli's Law of Large Numbers. As for Chen Youjia, what she was working on was the more difficult and more fundamental Chebyshev's Law of Large Numbers.
In this world, there indeed existed Chebyshev's equivalent known as Chebyshev, but because of Shenzhou's extreme disregard for probability, this Carefree Great Cultivator's achievements were somewhat below those of his Earth mathematician counterpart.
Wang Qi stepped out of the study and then found Chen Feng practicing fists in the circle.
"Boss, I've had a special thought recently."
"Speak." Chen Feng continued his practice at an unhurried pace.
Wang Qi said, "I want to conduct an empiric study, concerning the Life Path, but I'll need you, Boss, to oversee it."
Chen Feng stopped, showing a hint of interest, "Oh? Life Path? What experiment?"
"The influence of mana on Personality Formation Stage," Wang Qi replied.
This idea first came to him from a Banished Immortal.
Perhaps what differentiated him from other Banished Immortals was here. The Cosmic physical laws of Earth did not support the existence of the soul, so when he transmigrated to Shenzhou, only his consciousness came over; the nature of the "consciousness carrier" was still unknown. Meanwhile, Shenzhou did have souls, so the reincarnation of typical Banished Immortals might involve a trace of past life's mana, residual soul, and the like.
That trace of strength might be one of the reasons why Banished Immortals couldn't reach the Primordial Spirit stage.
Alternatively, that trace of strength might act like a "Thought Steel Seal," directly imprinted in the Banished Immortal's consciousness, causing a whole shift in the Banished Immortal's awareness without them realizing it.
This was what Wang Qi needed to verify.
Because it concerned himself, he could also be troubled by this matter, so it was necessary to conduct this experiment.
Chen Feng frowned, "What do you hope to do?"
Wang Qi took out a Memory Body, "This."
"'Ghost King'?" Chen Feng still remembered Wang Qi's taste for eccentric names.
"This 'Ghost King' is specially made. First, the person who made it is not me but Junior Sister Chen, and second, this 'Ghost King' was not designed by ourselves altering the Magic Foundation, but is the standard version of the Bronze Immortal."
"Then..." Wang Qi reached behind him and took out something resembling a belt. This belt was very small; if it was for a human, it could only fit around the thigh. However, if it were for a beast, it would be quite suitable. On this "belt," there was a bulky hemisphere, with a slot in the center.
Chen Feng asked, "What is this?"
"It's a special version that can connect to the Memory Body without needing refining," Wang Qi explained. "I plan to use this on the Demon Clan at the Spirit Awakening Stage, those kids in the Personality Formation Stage. I will conduct a survey on them before connecting, to see how their Spirit Wisdom is, and then after the Memory Body is connected and mana temporarily spikes, whether their Spirit Wisdom will be impacted. Additionally, after removing the Memory Body, whether there will be any effect on their Spirit Wisdom."
The more Chen Feng listened, the more serious his expression became, "It looks like, you should understand what you are doing, right?"
A strong oppressive force radiated from the Law Enforcement Officer, "Let me remind you, wild Demon Clan members, you can do what you want, but those in the Spirit Awakening Village are civilized and have rights. Causing harm at will is a serious crime."
"After all, only a stable environment is conducive to everyone Seeking Dao."
War can at most help immature technologies grow prematurely, while peace is the condition for making theoretical breakthroughs.
Wang Qi nodded, "I'm clear about that."
"First, explain the necessity and advantage of using your own students."
Wang Qi had anticipated encountering this situation. Whether on Earth or in Shenzhou, one must undergo such scrutiny to apply for experimentation, "We've been observing them for the past six months, studying the factors of their Spirit Wisdom development. We have a good understanding of their Spirit Wisdom conditions. Moreover, their progress in Spirit Awakening is also consistent, whereas wild Demon Beasts would unavoidably be uneven."
Chen Feng nodded, "What about safety?"
"The compatibility in the cultivation of Wanfa Sect is very strong, second only to the Heavenly Calculation Atlas. And this Cultivation Technique only enhances computational abilities, very stable and safe, not like the Heavenly Calculation Atlas that triggers completely random abilities. Whoever plugs in this Memory Body will gain powerful computational abilities. If we are correct in our belief that thought is simply memory organized in a certain orderly manner..."
Chen Feng nodded, "In theory, it shouldn't be dangerous?"
"That's right," Wang Qi laughed. "But I still need some professionals' opinions, plus some tasks to test Spirit Wisdom..."
Chen Feng suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, why are you so interested in the Life Path and Upper Pure Spirit Treasure?"
Wang Qi answered honestly, "Got it from thinking about Banished Immortals..."
Afterwards, the two discussed the reasons, details, and purposes of the experiment at length, and ultimately, Wang Qi obtained Chen Feng's assistance.
Chen Feng waved his hand, "Go write a proof of evidence application, and remember, the principles of 'informed' and 'voluntary' cannot be violated. You must inform the experimental subjects of the content of the experiment and possible outcomes. Since those kids can't be held responsible, the one responsible for Spirit Awakening Village, the Outer Disciple of Tianling Ridge, and the Spirit Awakening Masters must be made aware and agree to the experiment."
"Got it, got it!" Wang Qi once again headed for the study. At this moment, Chen Feng posed another question, "By the way, when do you plan to reach Foundation Establishment?"
Wang Qi's Magic Foundation design had already reached its limit, and his own theoretical knowledge was far beyond the Foundation Establishment Stage, with his mana also at perfection; Foundation Establishment seemed to be close at hand.
Wang Qi was startled, "Well, I haven't thought about it, but it will definitely be before August."
"The Spirit Awakening Village will uniformly conduct Spell Enlightenment for the advanced class of the Demon Clan to make their Qi Storage Stage go more smoothly," Wang Qi said matter-of-factly. "After Foundation Establishment, the Spirit Awakening Technique exerted will also be more advanced—since I've become a teacher, I ought to have some professional ethics."
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