Chapter 726: The Essence of Communication

Chapter 726: Chapter 152: The Essence of Communication

Zhang Deming’s words plunged many disciples into deep thought. The scene became strangely quiet, punctuated only by the occasional Low-Tier Disciple whose Spiritual Power would surge as they had a breakthrough.

This was especially true for disciples who studied the Communication Dao. Zhang Deming had broken down this novel concept so simply that they understood it instantly, causing their minds to explode with new ideas.

The entire symposium was like a field of Celestial Lanterns being lit one after another as breakthroughs occurred ceaselessly. Even some of the High-Tier Cultivators looked pensive.

Among Shang Tingjie’s group, some fell silent. They had been hesitating whether to throw out these very concepts as an opening gambit. Now, it seemed, they didn’t have to. Someone had already done it for them!

······

“Finally, we have Array Screen communication, which Hongmeng is currently focused on developing. This is equivalent to the Celestial Universe’s quantum communication.”

Zhang Deming paused. With a faint surge of his Spiritual Power, Qin Shizhong froze, feeling a binding force envelop him. He didn’t resist.

Then, Zhang Deming made a few random movements, and Qin Shizhong mirrored him almost perfectly in sync.

“This is synchronous frequency communication, or what you might call quantum entanglement. Because our Spiritual Power is linked on the same frequency, whatever I do, this ‘tool’ who is quantum-entangled with me will simultaneously perform the exact same action.

“Since this connection is fundamentally established through the properties of Spiritual Power from the very outset of our communication, there are absolutely no distance limitations.

“Whatever I do, he does. We are in sync. Through our quantum entanglement, we can easily achieve communication over vast distances. The information is known to him the instant it is known to me. What affects us isn’t distance, but the strength of the causal entanglement between us.

“In Hongmeng, thanks to our cultivation methods, this particular Dao is actually quite mature. Point-to-point quantum entanglement communication is no problem at all. Any Tai Chi Disciple with a Mastery of communication Arrays can achieve it.

“The current challenge, however, is achieving multi-point, synchronous interaction. After all, when a group tries to interact, you can’t just have one collective quantum entanglement. That would mean if one person learned something, everyone would know it, making genuine group interaction impossible.

“Most Sects now use a method where Person A is entangled with the Sect Protection Array’s central information hub, which is in turn entangled with Person B.

“This relay method uses the hub as a central link, enabling multi-point interaction. It allows for group communication while still keeping individual users separate. However, this also limits the number of people who can communicate at once.

“The Celestial Universe has the opposite problem. They have no issue with capacity, but they haven’t cracked long-distance quantum communication. So, both sides still face significant challenges.

“If our two sides were to exchange knowledge… I estimate the Communication Dao would enter an age of rapid development.”

Zhang Deming’s summary, building upon his earlier points, had completely dissected the entire Communication Dao. At that moment, the cultivators filling the sky no longer found the Communication Dao obscure, nor did they feel their own cultivation was so difficult.

Many disciples were eager to try, and their points began to skyrocket. The full moon in the sky seemed to brighten, and within it, the phantom image of the Spirit Nurturing Celestial Bead bounced joyfully, appearing to have benefited greatly.

Seeing this, Zhang Deming decided not to hog the stage any longer. He addressed the disciples in the sky, “It seems many of you have had some insights. In that case, let’s start the exchange.

“It is only in the clash of ideas that a powerful spark of the Dao can be born. Remember, this is a symposium, and status doesn’t matter. After all, if even someone like him dares to come down just to suck up to me, what do you have to be afraid of!”

Zhang Deming finished speaking, pointing at Qin Shizhong. Then, he and the mortified-looking Qin Shizhong vanished from the stage.

The moment Zhang Deming left, an Apprentice took the stage. Discovering he’d actually managed to secure a spot, he stood dumbfounded for a moment before starting his own discourse. However, because he wasn’t well-prepared, he immediately drew the crowd’s dissatisfaction.

Forgetting their so-called status, High-Tier and Low-Tier Disciples alike began to jump in and debate.

The entire venue devolved into a free-for-all of Daoist Skill theory. At least several dozen disciples took the stage, arguing heatedly in separate groups. The scene was a chaotic yet lively spectacle.

······

Zhang Deming returned to his seat. Just as he collected himself and was about to speak, the Spiritual Power in the sky began to converge in one direction, startling everyone.

All eyes turned to see one of the dozens of debating disciples below—a Celestial Spirit Sect Outer Disciple who had chosen to descend in his physical body—now floating in mid-air. With no materials whatsoever, Runes began to materialize on his forehead.

‘This is… another one achieving Enlightenment Dao and promoting to Tai Chi without any materials? You’ve got to be kidding me. Does the Celestial Spirit Sect really have this much talent just lying buried and forgotten?’

‘Zhang Deming had already seen this happen once before, during Xu Weihai’s lecture. And now it’s happening again. Is promotion through Enlightenment Dao without materials really this easy?’

‘Well, with a pool of several hundred thousand people and the very essence of a Dao laid bare for them, I guess enlightenment is understandable, right?’

‘Understandable my ass!’

‘Right now, Zhang Deming was utterly speechless! He was the one who broke it all down and explained everything, so why wasn’t he the one having an epiphany?’

‘Could it be that because of his past life’s experiences, he was completely unable to create a profound conceptual clash between his old knowledge and his current practices?’

‘Did the rift between his lives, the rift between worlds, also create a total rift between his two ways of thinking, making it impossible for them to intersect?’

‘This is infuriating!’

······

In the time it took for these thoughts to flash through Zhang Deming’s mind, the disciple had already effortlessly completed his promotion. He had even directly finished condensing the Runes for Tai Chi One Life, his Cultivation nearly breaking through to Tai Chi Second Life before it finally came to a halt.