Exploring Immortality Cultivation
Chapter 837 - 166: Response
He Weier is not a monster like Feng Luoyi, who is one with the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm. Although his thoughts run a thousand times faster than an ordinary person, learning a field he has rarely focused on is still not an easy task.
Wave Motion Lord Schrodinger quietly waited all this while. He observed He Weier's serious expression, his eyes flickering, yet his emotions were somewhat complex.
——Is the Master of Calculation finished?
——Is that Genting Sect, which was like the sun at noon, going to fall?
Wave Motion Lord couldn't help but recall an incident from when he first entered the Dao. Back then, he was just a minor cultivator, having just formed a Golden Core, unable to break through the Primordial Spirit Heaven Barrier. At that time, the Sect Leader of the Wanfa Sect was that tyrant-like Sect Master Pang. Opposing the Mathematics Lord was the previous leader of the Genting Sect, the Vice Sect Leader of the Wanfa Sect, Ke Lanyin — the one known as the "Cloud Prince," a god-like man.
But in the end, no one expected that the Cloud Prince, while intellectually sparring with the Mathematics Lord over true intent and mathematics, would have his Dao Heart easily crushed by the latter and hasn't recovered to this day. At the time, the Mathematics Lord didn't even exert his full strength!
Since the time of Calculation King Gao Si, the Genting Sect, which always led Wanfa Sect's elites, thus declined for some time. Not until the Master of Calculation achieved the Dao did they regain their prestige.
Could that scene repeat itself?
In the past, the six-hundred-year reputation of the Genting Sect achieved the invincible image of the Mathematics Lord.
This time, for whom will the thousand-year prestige of the Genting Sect serve?
Could I again witness the rise of a genius that makes people tremble?
Thinking this, Wave Motion Lord felt somewhat excited.
Compared to the studious He Weier and the excited Schrodinger, Fairy Ruoche appeared more panic-stricken.
Feng Luoyi does not make mistakes.
This genius rarely makes mistakes.
After hearing Feng Luoyi's judgment, the number one female fairy of the Wanfa Sect knew she should not hold any illusions. Yet she still stared intently at her Senior Brother, hoping he would give a different opinion from Feng Luoyi.
He Weier quickly finished reading the papers. His gaze became unprecedentedly sharp: "At first glance, these papers seemed to take a shortcut to bypass the issues that troubled the teacher, completing the thesis with an ill-conceived approach. But considering Mr. Feng's attitude... was the teacher's method wrong from the start? Did someone foresee this several years ago?"
"Several years ago?" Fairy Ruoche and Wave Motion Lord shouted simultaneously.
"Perhaps it was merely a vague glimpse." Feng Luoyi's tone was calm: "To foresee it years ago and then spend a few years contemplating and proving it isn't impossible."
Wave Motion Lord frowned: "Then why didn't he speak up years ago? If he had, we wouldn't be in such a passive position today."
"A few years ago, that person was only at the Qi Cultivation Stage. How could he dare to speak?" Feng Luoyi smiled bitterly, "Moreover, he hinted at it subtly, but no one ever realized what he was saying."
Fairy Ruoche immediately thought of a name: "Your disciple? That... Wang Qi?"
"Yes, Wang Qi," Feng Luoyi replied, "He showed this tendency at the Banquet of Completion of the Dao Artifact Award, but back then, we... I even scolded him for it — if blame must be assigned, it can only be my fault."
"This..."
He Weier took a deep breath: "Mr. Feng, I'm ready."
Feng Luoyi conveyed Wang Qi's words: "Remember, do not doubt everything... The Sky Drawing Style can transform into a complete axiomatic system, and even arithmetic axioms can have their completeness proved by transfinite induction! Remember! Remember! Remember!"
He Weier nodded, receiving the papers handed over by Feng Luoyi.
"Discussion on Formally Undecidable Statements and Related Systems in the Arithmetic Chapter of Volume One"
He Weier could almost smell the bloody aroma in the title of this paper.
And the irresistible sharpness unique to a young genius.
This paper wasn't very long, just a few pages. Compared to the pile of papers earlier, it could only be considered an appetizer. However, He Weier knew that in terms of weight, all those papers together were not heavier than this one.
He carefully read the paper, considering its logic in his mind.
Meanwhile, Feng Luoyi quietly gathered his strength, ready to handle any unexpected situation at any moment.
Unlike Feng Luoyi, He Wai'er does not have any special privileges in the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm, so even if a collapse were to occur, it wouldn't result in a massive impact across all of Shenzhou as Feng Luoyi feared. However, as they say, better safe than sorry, and Feng Luoyi was truly frightened.
He Wai'er, on the other hand, was entirely consumed by the thesis.
Rumble!
A thunderous roar exploded in He Wai'er's consciousness!
So that's how it is!
That's how it can be done!
Contrary to everyone's expectations, He Wai'er did not experience a Dao Heart collapse or Deviation but stood up and shouted loudly, "So that's how it is! It's so marvelous!"
Fairy Ruoche's face turned pale.
Feng Luoyi sighed deeply, "Are those of the Lian Sect more receptive to this incomplete theory?"
"So this is it... so simple! So ingenious!" He Wai'er was already captivated by the thesis, "This is the most exquisite thing I have encountered in the past hundred years!"
Wave Motion Lord was somewhat curious. His Basic Path was still the Heavenly Material Circulation, and Mathematics was merely a tool for him to 'use.' Thus, he wasn't afraid of a refresh in mathematical concepts. He also requested Wang Qi's paper from Feng Luoyi. After reading it, he, too, was astounded: "Oh! Marvelous! Why didn't I think of that?"
"Why didn't I think of that?" is also one of the most common questions in the history of Mathematics. Sometimes, for certain Arithmeticians, a theorem or a clever solution is like a thin paper window. But due to certain perceptions, some may never pierce it in their lifetime, or even willingly paper it over.
Take Earth's mathematicians, for example. In fact, by the first half of the 19th century, more than one mathematician had independently come up with the idea of 'a geometry that remains valid even when the parallel postulate doesn't hold,' in other words, Non-Euclidean Geometry. Prince of Mathematics Gauss also explicitly proposed this idea. However, he never pursued it in practice during his lifetime, and he even discouraged other promising young mathematicians from venturing into this field.
Another similar example is Group Theory. If one wants to describe the ancient concept of "symmetry," then 'groups' should be an excellent tool, and many mathematicians consider the invention of groups to be too late. It should have been the most basic concept in mathematics—after all, humanity's understanding of symmetry perhaps dates back even before learning to count. But maybe because this understanding was so intuitive and self-evident, Group Theory did not become as ancient as Geometry or Algebra.
Sometimes, even if all one needs is to pierce a thin paper window, no one is willing to do it. Such situations are also widespread.
The Master of Calculation would not ponder in the direction of "incompleteness," and the Mathematics Lord disdains this area altogether. Without Wang Qi, perhaps mathematics in Shenzhou would have lingered in the labyrinth for much longer.
And this thesis is undoubtedly a ray of sunshine dispelling the dark clouds!
Fairy Ruoche's face was ashen.
"Daoist Fellow He, may I ask if you can currently contact the Mathematics Lord?"
He Wai'er was particularly troubled and sighed, "The Mathematics Lord, putting it nicely, does as he pleases, completely ignoring what others say. Asking me or any other Lian Sect disciple about this makes little difference."
"We now need that guy to come back once," Feng Luoyi sighed, "At least... it might make Ximen Master alert."
"Alert..." Fairy Ruoche fell silent for a moment, "Mr. Feng, are you suggesting..."
"Geting has lost, the Li Sect has lost."
"Absolutely not," Fairy Ruoche declared, "I cannot accept... We cannot bow down to that bastard Math Lord!"
The Mathematics Lord once caused the leader of the Genting Sect to suffer from Deviation, bringing this school to its knees for a century. The personal vendetta between the Mathematics Lord and the Genting Sect outweighs even the differences between the Li Sect and the Lian Sect. Moreover, the Mathematics Lord is reclusive and arrogant, rarely able to converse normally with his peers.
"I dislike that madman just as much as you do," Feng Luoyi looked at Ruoche, "But now, Ximen Master's life is more valuable than the reputation of the Genting Sect. If the Mathematics Lord suddenly appears and declares a fatal error in Ximen Master's theory, perhaps we might force him to think... Besides, I intend to gradually change the culture of the Genting Sect in the coming days, at least select a few individuals not deeply entrenched in the differences between the Li and Lian Sects, and slowly change the Genting Sect's stance."
Wave Motion Lord seemed puzzled, "Isn't that a problem for you to proceed this way? Shouldn't you consult the Yangshen Pavilion first?"
"I prepared a plan to calmly and peacefully alter Ximen Master's stance and prevent Dao Heart destruction a hundred years ago," Feng Luoyi replied calmly, "Not just Ximen Master, but the Mathematics Lord, Taiyi Heavenly Venerable, you, and many Daoist Fellows from the Mysterious Palace, I've made preparations."
"Before the final outcome emerges, any side could be wrong. Since we are absolutely not going to stop because of this, we can only be prepared for the worst-case scenario."
Whether it was Wu Wai'er or Schrodinger, they remained silent.
After Feng Luoyi mentioned that he had prepared emergency plans for each person long ago, they all felt a chilling implication. No one could say for sure that the crisis the Master of Calculation faced today might not happen to them in the future. But as Feng Luoyi said, they cannot stop because of this.
"Having fought with Taiyi Heavenly Venerable and the Mysterious Palace for a hundred years, I almost forgot the need for constant self-reflection," Wave Motion Lord stood up, saying, "To contact the Mathematics Lord, we need to pass through the Immortal Path, which is hard to conceal from Daoist Fellow Ai. Since Daoist Fellow Ai is also on good terms with Daoist Fellow Xi, we must be careful. I'll help as well."
"Thank you," Feng Luoyi bowed respectfully, then turned to Fairy Ruoche, "Daoist Fellow, please stay behind for a while, and I will guide you to reconstruct your concepts."