Chapter 27

Earth and Shenzhou were supposed to be two completely unrelated worlds.

For example, the "Heavenly Sequence Table" of Shenzhou is extremely similar to Earth's periodic table, both having seven periods and 118 elements. Their chemical properties are also very similar. However, from the part that Wang Qi remembers, there are subtle differences in the atomic weights of the Heavenly Sequence Table compared to the periodic table, indicating that the masses and properties of protons, neutrons, and electrons in Shenzhou differ from those on Earth.

Among these numerous differences, the most significant is a physical quantity called "spiritual energy."

In Earth's physics, "spiritual energy" has no place. For theories that are self-consistent and can explain all known phenomena, "spiritual energy" is merely an unnecessary entity that can be eliminated by Occam's Razor.

However, in Shenzhou, even ordinary people can sense a trace of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through qigong and martial arts, and the physical properties of the strange and magical materials are endless.

Just this point alone allows Wang Qi to conclude that this is not the space-time of Earth, but another universe.

But...

Daoist Master Hai Senbao, Quantum Venerable Master Bo Er, Daoist Master Po Li, Laser Venerable Master Ma Jueli, Master Ji Mie Qian Xueshen, Supreme Master of All Laws Chen Jingyun, Sword Resounding in the Sky Deng Jiaxuan, and Turing, oh no, Machine Elder Turing...

These names, which seem to be a prank by some Heavenly Dao, remind Wang Qi that this world has a connection with Earth.

Since both worlds have the "logic of science," this connection must be investigable! Perhaps his穿越 (穿越 means "穿越" in this context, but it can be translated as "transmigration" or "crossing over") is related to this.

The initial method to investigate this connection is to find its pattern.

Wang Qi listed all the major figures in the history of the Immortal Path on a timeline.

"The Ancient Law period is a mess," Wang Qi shook his head. "The universally recognized founder of the Modern Law in the Immortal Path is Primordial Heavenly Lord Bi Geciz, also known as Pythagoras, the Greek mathematician's counterpart in another world. This aligns with Earth's scientific history. Geometric Demon Lord Ji Mide, the counterpart of Archimedes, also fits. But, there are no records of other members of the Pythagorean school?"

"Next, 'Heavenly Calculation Master' Zu Zhongzhi? The counterpart of Zu Chongzhi, the true founder of the Law of All Laws, who later integrated the legacies of Bi Geciz and Ji Mide. The only issue is that his birth time is earlier than the founder of Mountain and River City, Seismic Demon Lord Zhang Heng—Zu Chongzhi was from the Southern and Northern Dynasties, which should be later than the Han Dynasty's Zhang Heng."

"The founder of the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley, one of the predecessors of the Heavenly Spirit Ridge, is Sun Simiao and Li Shizhen, from the same era... I still have the common knowledge that Sun Simiao was from the Tang Dynasty and Li Shizhen from the Ming Dynasty..."

"Many of the Modern Law founders in the Ancient Law period are counterparts of Earth's scientists, but the timelines are a mess."

After reaching this conclusion, Wang Qi turned his attention to the Modern Law founding period: "This stage began with the re-establishment of the celestial system by the Mystic Star Temple and Gao Bai's rebellion against the Holy Infant Sect. The biggest issue is with the Natural Selection Divine Lord Darwin—must say, the person who translated Darwin's name was quite talented... surnamed Da, named Erwen, it's almost seamless."

Natural Selection Divine Lord Darwin, the first Immortal of Shenzhou. Although there are a few elders in the Law of All Laws who became Immortals by switching from the Ancient Law Great Perfection cultivation methods, their conversion times are undoubtedly later than the Natural Selection Divine Lord's enlightenment.

"The Darwin on Earth was born much later than Newton, but this Natural Selection Divine Lord has such a long history."

Then came the first era of geniuses in the Modern Law.

"Newton, Boyle, Hooke, Leibniz, to Euler... the counterparts of these figures in another world were born relatively 'regularly.' The historical convergence between the two worlds is getting stronger."

"By the time of Old Man Hai, it's almost the same as Earth's history." Wang Qi muttered to himself: "Then, the historical correlation starts to weaken sharply."

If the development of this world were truly consistent with Earth, then based on the different interpretations of quantum mechanics regarding the 'collapse of the Schrödinger wave function,' there should be several branches of the Ethereal Palace by now. However, from the descriptions of the Ethereal Palace's magic I've heard, there is only one Copenhagen School observation theory in Shenzhou.

"After that, the historical similarity between the two worlds sharply decreases. Scientists who appeared in the 1960s and 1970s on Earth rarely have counterparts in Shenzhou. Their theories are also rarely seen... the last cultivator with a counterpart on Earth is the Immovable Dharma King of the Mystic Star Temple, Hawking."

"And it all started with..." Wang Qi's gaze turned to a certain point on the timeline he had drawn: "The difference between Shenzhou cultivator Suo Mofei and Earth scientist Arnold Sommerfeld."

Suo Mofei, a cultivator of the Ethereal Palace, is not well-known in Shenzhou's history, with only a record of "dying unexpectedly, entrusting his disciples Po Li and Hai Senbao to his senior brother Bo Er."

The problem lies in this "dying unexpectedly"!

Arnold Sommerfeld entrusted his disciples Pauli and Heisenberg to Bohr due to a normal job change. After that, Sommerfeld continued teaching. Additionally, Sommerfeld himself received dozens of Nobel Prize nominations, making him a significant figure.

"In other words, compared to his counterpart on Earth, Suo Mofei can be considered to have died prematurely. Moreover, the cause of death is omitted, which must hide a huge secret."

Wang Qi rubbed his head and crumpled the paper used to organize the timeline into a ball: "Why is that?"

According to records, Suo Mofei was already a great master at the Nirvana stage when he died. With the insane weighted values of the Ethereal Palace's laws, Suo Mofei could not be killed unless he was besieged by Great Perfection cultivators or attacked by Immortals.

Wang Qi scratched his head, thinking hard. The effects of the Thousand Plagues and Ten Thousand Poisons Needles made him feel alternately cold and hot, and his head ached as if it were about to split.

Finally, he sighed: "Forget it, if I can't figure it out, I'll put it aside for now. Well, a Nirvana stage cultivator has fallen, and I, at the Qi Cultivation stage, getting involved would be overestimating my abilities."

After saying that, he grabbed the blanket, covered himself, and fell asleep.

Before falling into a deep sleep, a smile appeared at the corner of Wang Qi's mouth: "But, this world is indeed quite interesting!"

Wang Qi didn't know that in the air, a pair of eyes had been watching him all along.

Seeing Wang Qi fall asleep, the figure of Chen Jingyun, floating in the air, flickered. Then, a paper ball appeared in his hand. Chen Jingyun carefully used his magic to unfold the paper and examined it closely. This was precisely the paper Wang Qi had used to organize the history of Shenzhou's Immortal Path and create the timeline!

Traversing the universe! Chen Jingyun used the spatial traversal technique to take this paper from Wang Qi's room without True Enlightenment Master noticing!

Suddenly, this half-step Immortal great master's Adam's apple moved up and down: "He's actually paying attention to the death of True Man Suo Mofei?"

On the timeline, the event "Suo Mofei's death" was marked with emphasis.

Chen Jingyun's gaze changed, and he looked around Wang Qi's bedroom.

In the end, he shook his head, as if trying to persuade himself, and said softly: "This isn't certain. Don't overstep the bounds."

When Wang Qi woke up again, it was already the evening of the next day. The fever and other symptoms caused by the Thousand Plagues and Ten Thousand Poisons Needles had subsided, but his body was still weak. What annoyed Wang Qi the most was that his clothes and sheets were soaked with sweat, but he had been unconscious when Xiang Qi and Yan He Yi transported him to Xin Yue, so he couldn't have prepared any change of clothes.

Wang Qi grinned and put buying clothes on his to-do list.

Fortunately, he was also a cultivator, and his magic power was still intact. He first looked around the room and unexpectedly found something that looked like a faucet, with a small seal script. By inputting magic power, water would flow out. He rubbed his underwear under the "faucet," then used magic to dry it, and put on the robe issued by the Immortal Alliance, ready to go out.

At this moment, Wang Qi's stomach growled in protest. He temporarily put aside the idea of washing clothes and decided to go to the dining hall for dinner.

The dining hall was not far from the dormitory, and Wang Qi arrived after a few minutes. Unlike the luxurious style of the inner city's commercial district, the dining hall had a stone floor and long tables and benches. The reporting period for the disciples of noble families had not yet arrived, so there were not many people eating, and the dining hall was somewhat empty.

Those who were currently enrolling were either recommended by the lecture hall directors due to their talent or, like Wang Qi, were scattered cultivators discovered by chance. They were not familiar with each other and sat far apart in small groups. At the entrance to the kitchen, a blue-robed cultivator was sitting, surrounded by a pile of food boxes. Wang Qi sensed the aura of a Foundation Establishment cultivator and guessed that this was the cafeteria worker he often dealt with in his previous life, so he walked over. The blue-robed cultivator, seeing someone approach, didn't waste words and directly handed Wang Qi a food box: "Remember to return the food box to the dining hall after eating."

Wang Qi found a random spot to sit down, opened the food box, and was immediately stunned.

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The surname "Da" originates from the Ji surname, being a descendant of Emperor Zhuanxu. Although it is rare among the Han people, it is still a surname with a long history.

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