Vol 2 Chapter 19: Experimentation
Senior Sister Zhang’s Residence
Senior Sister Zhang sat at her desk, casually writing with a brush.
In her left hand, she held a workbook—the one Zheng Fa had submitted as an offering.
She wasn’t alone.
Senior Sister Yuan stood beside her, chattering non-stop, full of energy.
Both of them looked completely at ease, as if this was their version of leisure time.
Senior Sister Zhang didn’t seem the least bit annoyed by the endless talking.
And Senior Sister Yuan didn’t seem to need responses—she just kept going.
Then, suddenly, Senior Sister Yuan’s words brought Senior Sister Zhang out of her focused state.“I heard you’re still negotiating with Uncle Master Pang?”
“Mm.”
“Why don’t you lower your conditions a little?” Senior Sister Yuan frowned. “I heard there’s barely any Thousand-Year Purple Bamboo Tears left—even his own disciples don’t always get a share.”
“No.”
“What if Uncle Master Pang refuses to agree?” Senior Sister Yuan pouted.
“He won’t refuse,” Senior Sister Zhang said confidently.
“The longer he waits, the more likely he’ll agree.”
“Why?”
“Because of Junior Brother Zheng.”
She glanced at the handwriting in the workbook, as if remembering Zheng Fa’s face.
“He’s even more suited for Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Technique than I am.”
Senior Sister Yuan nodded.
“Oh, you mean that once they see Junior Brother Zheng’s progress, they’ll be tempted?”
“How long do you think it’ll take them to agree?”
Senior Sister Yuan was curious.
“That faction of Uncle Master Pang’s…”
Senior Sister Zhang’s tone was complicated.
“They love using Void-Seeking Spirit Eyes to spy on things—Sun Daoyu is probably still lurking near Junior Brother Zheng’s house right now.”
“Pfft! They have no idea you already saw through them.”
“After being watched long enough, you just know.”
Senior Sister Zhang’s expression remained flat as she muttered, “Rotten traditions from the top down.”
“So you’re planning to scam Uncle Master Pang, huh?”
“How long do you think they’ll keep watching?”
“Ten days. Maybe half a month at most.”
Junior Brother Zheng’s cultivation speed wasn’t fake, after all.
“…You really believe in him, huh?”
Senior Sister Yuan was skeptical.
“Uncle Master Pang values Thousand-Year Purple Bamboo Tears more than ever.”
Just as Senior Sister Zhang was about to reply, a golden talisman shot through the window.
She reached out and caught it.
The voice within sounded helpless, even reluctant—
"Nephew Zhang, the two portions of Thousand-Year Purple Bamboo Tears have been prepared."
“Wow, you actually called it!”
Senior Sister Yuan was stunned.
“Uncle Master Pang really agreed?”
Senior Sister Zhang’s expression was mixed.
“I didn’t predict it.”
“…Junior Brother Zheng did.”
“What?”
“The merchandise was just too good—he got underpriced.”
Her face wavered between satisfaction and regret.
Zheng Fa Arrives
When Zheng Fa stepped into the study, both Senior Sister Zhang and Senior Sister Yuan locked eyes on him.
Their scrutinizing stares made him slightly uneasy.
“Junior Brother Zheng, how is your cultivation of Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Technique progressing?”
“I’ve had… some insights.”
Zheng Fa hesitated.
In truth, he had been looking for an opportunity to discuss Bai’s First Law of Talisman Dao with Senior Sister Zhang.
It wasn’t optional.
The theory was based entirely on topology and computational models.
To confirm whether it actually aligned with Xuanwei Realm’s talismanic system, it needed experimental validation.
And when it came to experiments—
Who could be a better human testing laboratory than Senior Sister Zhang?
The problem was…
How the hell was he supposed to ask?
After all, he had only been cultivating Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Technique for a month or two.
If he suddenly claimed to have groundbreaking insights and wanted to "borrow" Senior Sister Zhang’s body for experimentation…
Even if she believed his research, the sheer disrespect of treating her like a test subject might be unacceptable.
Senior Sister Zhang trusted him, sure.
But she was still a Golden Core cultivator, and he was just a newcomer.
The gap in status was astronomical.
He highly doubted she would tolerate it.
…Until she directly asked him about his progress.
Seeing his hesitation, she asked,
“You seem troubled.”
Zheng Fa gritted his teeth.
“Senior Sister, I have some theories… and I need your help to verify them.”
It had to be done eventually.
And if Senior Sister Zhang had initiated the conversation, then this was the perfect moment.
“Go on.”
“…Would you be willing to let me borrow your Yuan Spirit Dao Body?”
“…”
Senior Sister Yuan turned to stare at him, her face practically screaming—
“YOU’RE INSANE.”
Senior Sister Zhang also paused, staring at him for a long moment.
But then, to his greatest shock, she nodded.
Zheng Fa was stunned.
She trusted him that much?
“What do you need?”
“I need you to help verify the elemental properties of certain talisman diagrams.”
Confirming the Five Elemental Sub-Talisman Classification was simple—
He had already categorized hundreds of talisman diagrams using his new method.
Now, he just needed to test whether Senior Sister Zhang’s Yuan Spirit Dao Body agreed with the classifications.
Without a word, Senior Sister Zhang stood up.
A blue light flashed across her body.
A transparent, crystalline human form appeared before Zheng Fa.
“Please check the elemental attribute of Azure Cloud Talisman.”
Inside her dantian, two lotus platforms appeared—perfectly symmetrical, their bases connected.
One of the lotus petals faded, replaced by the Azure Cloud Talisman.
Immediately, the twin platforms trembled slightly.
Then they vanished.
Zheng Fa finally understood how Senior Sister Zhang identified elemental attributes—
The Replacement Method.
It was like testing an unknown electronic component on a circuit board.
Remove a known part, insert the unknown part, and see if it works.
If it did, it belonged to the same category.
If it didn’t, replace a different part and try again.
The only difference?
A real circuit board could get fried.
Senior Sister Zhang?
Indestructible.
“…Water element.”
Zheng Fa nodded.
That matched his classification.
“Golden Light Talisman.”
“Earth element.”
“Warhorse Talisman.”
“Earth element.”
…
Zheng Fa went wild.
Hundreds of tests later—every result matched his predictions.
But just as he was about to test even more talismans, he suddenly felt a tug on his sleeve.
“Mm?”
He turned to see Senior Sister Yuan, pulling at his clothing.
She didn’t say anything.
Just pointed upward.
He turned back to look at Senior Sister Zhang—
And realized.
Although her face was transparent, her tightly pressed lips made her expression painfully obvious.
She was not happy.
Zheng Fa glanced outside.
When he first arrived, the sun was high in the sky.
Now?
The sun was setting.
…He had lost track of time because she was too good of a test subject.
Even scientific equipment needed cooldown periods—
And he had been treating a literal Golden Core cultivator as a lab tool.
For someone as proud as Senior Sister Zhang, being bossed around like this was likely infuriating.
Zheng Fa turned to Senior Sister Yuan.
She immediately backed away two steps—looking like she didn’t want to get caught in the crossfire.
TRAITOR.
“…Are you done?”
Senior Sister Zhang’s voice was calm.
But Zheng Fa knew better.
“Done!”
She narrowed her eyes.
“What exactly were you testing?”
Zheng Fa lowered his head slightly.
“I was verifying a hypothesis.”
“…Which is?”
He picked up a brush and wrote—
"A talisman’s elemental attribute is determined by Five Elemental Sub-Talismans."
Senior Sister Zhang frowned slightly.
She watched as Zheng Fa circled matching structures across different elemental talismans.
Gradually, her anger faded.
Her eyes lit up.
“…So you were…”
“Yes. Testing this classification method.”
“And the results?”
“100% accurate.”
Senior Sister Zhang fell into deep thought.
“…And you said the Five Elemental Sub-Talismans form a greater whole?”
Zheng Fa nodded.
“…You’re saying they can be rearranged?”
She suddenly stared at him.
Zheng Fa drew the combined diagram on paper.
She fell silent.
Then, after a long pause, she whispered—
“You may be disrespectful.”
“…Huh?”
“If you ever have another discovery like this—be as disrespectful as you like.”
Zheng Fa snapped his head up in shock.
This was the first time he had ever seen Senior Sister Zhang smile like this—
A genuine, uninhibited smile.
Not distant.
Not indifferent.
A real smile.
Zheng Fa’s heart raced.
A world-class genius.
A top-tier, fully-equipped research facility.
A Golden Core cultivator.
All at his disposal.
This was every researcher’s dream!
Just then, Senior Sister Yuan suddenly spoke.
“I wanna play with Senior Sister’s body too.”
“???”
Zheng Fa felt Senior Sister Zhang’s smile freeze.
Her expression wavered.
Damn it, bird mouth!
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