Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1179 Matter, Energy, Information

“So it can be used like this.”

Simply and effectively, Shangluo loaded the "program" sent from Wudang. Lu Liang was also watching.

What came as no surprise to Shangluo was that, as a major martial arts sect, the way Wudang taught martial arts was surprisingly very fashionable - even more fashionable than the Unspeakable Sword Immortal Sect, and this was actually a "format" that Shangluo could directly apply.

The silver light silver was drawn by Shangluo. After loading the information sent, the light silver danced wildly in the air like a silver snake, twisting into various indescribable complex shapes. Those shapes were not laid out on a plane, but were multi-layered figures drawn with one stroke, with lines overlapping each other, and each layer had its own domain. If one layer was incomprehensible, Shangluo certainly couldn't understand them all stacked together.

【Oh, so that's how it is.】

"What is this? Isn't this a martial arts secret manual?"

[It is indeed a secret book. But since it is called a secret book, it can only be understood but not expressed in words. In other words, it is the same unspeakable mystery as "Taiyi Jinhua". In theory, this is an unspeakable riddle, but Tianyi Guiren also uses "riddles" to communicate, so this can be understood. ]

"But still can't deliver the message?"

[Yes. You have discovered the most important element: this is information that can only be transmitted in an encrypted state. This is somewhat similar to a magic book that can only be read once, or many of the Roman mysteries - these mysteries are auras, and any disclosure of auras during the transmission process will cause the loss of its transmission effect. If someone fully understands it, then the aura will end here. So the aura must be transmitted in an encrypted state. ]

"So the information here, like the objects, cannot be copied?"

【That's the secret. In theory, matter, energy, and information can all be harmoniously unified. This mysterious information cannot be interpreted by conventional means, just like a strong light is difficult to see directly with the naked eye. It is appropriate to understand it as an object that cannot be copied at will. So Wudang did not just pick up a book from the warehouse and give it to you, but passed on a secret to you - by the way, this is the first time I have seen you have such a deep understanding of the mystery. What is this?】

"This is Qi." Lu Liang, who had watched the whole process, replied, "What you just saw was actually the transmission of 'Qi'."

The Dao League has five mysterious sects, namely Taiji Sect, Danding Sect, Xuanzhen Sect, Jianxian Sect and Fuzhuan Sect, which are respectively the sects of Qi Cultivation, Dan Cultivation, Xuan Cultivation, Jian Cultivation and Lei Cultivation. Among them, the head of Taiji Sect, which is also the sect of Qi Cultivation, is Wudang.

However, similar to other sects, Wudang does not only cultivate Qi, but Qi and sword are cultivated together, which are mutually complementary. Martial arts are an extension of Qi, and Qi is the root of martial arts.

"So this is the Wudang method of passing on power." Lu Liang replied, "So you have to see if you can remember what Wudang taught you - remembering it is useless. And when you forget everything, it means that you have successfully refined this energy."

"So chi is. information?"

"It may not be information in the usual sense, but you can understand it this way." Lu Liang replied, "These qi are neither matter nor energy, but a form between the two that can be transformed into each other - it is not wrong to call it information. But we usually just call it 'qi'. Oh, right."

Lu Liang gestured on the table: "Although it is generally written as 氣 now, you should not understand it as the 氣 of gas. The correct way to write it is '炁', which means 氣 that gives birth to all things. It has the same pronunciation as 氣, but the meaning is different. Writing it as 氣 can eliminate the ambiguity of '氣'. However, it is not important what form it is written in, what is important is understanding." "Ah, I seem to understand it, but I don't seem to understand it."

"Why don't you tell me what you 'seem' to understand?"

"For example, energy - although energy is easy to understand, can I really see energy? Maybe I can see the manifestation of energy, such as light. But what I see is not the energy itself, but the light it emits. I think that the eyes of the material world may only see the tip of the iceberg of energy and information in the material world. Tianyi Guiren is not in the material world, so they can understand all the information - this is my guess.

"Similarly, is electricity energy? Of course not, but electricity is only a manifestation of energy, a 'phenomenon' exhibited by electrical energy. We can only use the invisible and intangible 'energy' through these phenomena. As far as information is concerned, perhaps it is precisely because they are in a different position from us, they are in the world of information - the world of symbols, so it is so difficult for them to communicate directly with us. Because they can only show the tip of the iceberg of consciousness to the material world."

"Hmm," Lu Liang nodded, "It makes sense, but I don't understand. Different trades are like different worlds. I don't know anything about Tianyi Guiren or anything like that. But I do know a little bit about these qi."

"So, it can be used like this?"

"Yes, it can be used now. Because it was Tianyi Guiren who learned it for you, so they can use it for you too."

"Wait, if I perform sword techniques, won't that generate new chi as well?"

"Yes." Lu Liang said as if it was a matter of course, "If you learn sword, of course you have to use sword energy to hurt people. That's how sword energy comes from. It relies on the sword energy in your chest, and then transforms it into energy to hurt people."

"Wouldn't that be a lesson for others?"

"That's different. I'm my father's daughter, so am I the same as my father? Of course not. The sword moves you use are your understanding and imitation of sword skills, so the sword energy you generate is of course different from the original sword energy. This is why great masters like Sanfeng Tianshi are so important, because the longer the chain of information dissemination, the more distorted it is. The energy that we, his disciples, have learned must be very different from Sanfeng Tianshi's own energy. And you..."

"Then this couldn't be left by Tianshi Sanfeng himself, right?"

"Logically speaking, no." Lu Liang replied, "Just like a battery has capacity, information also needs a carrier to be transmitted. The carrier sent before seems to be too sloppy. It can't contain the sword energy of Sanfeng Tianshi - how about giving it a try? Since Tianyi Guiren has learned it, you can use it too."

"I'll give it a try." Shangluo still transformed into the Forest King as before - Shangluo now tried not to use his original body to fight, which was the safest way, both for others and for himself.

If he used his original body here, he didn't know what the sword energy he transformed would look like. But the incarnation could show it exactly as it was.

(End of this chapter)