Chapter 328: Can This Mathematics Really Work? Violent And Evil!
As the Daoist sect priests headed to the Chen Clan, many tourists captured them on camera.
This also pushed up the news popularity of the Chen Family Head preparing to set up a formation.
Even the number of tourists visiting the Chen Clan surged, with people specifically filming those Daoist priests going to the Chen Clan.
Along with these Daoist priests came batches of Feng Shui Stones, all piled up at the foot of the northern mountain.
At the same time, the Chen Clan Work Hall had already brought in a construction team and started work.
This also drew a lot of tourists’ attention, with many taking photos here.
In the room, Chen Han sat in front of a laptop and opened a 3D painting software.
He was drawing, naturally creating a three-dimensional diagram of the illusion array.
Fortunately, he had studied this type of skill before.
Otherwise, it would have been difficult to draw the complete Eight Trigrams Distribution, let alone mark out each point’s path, the Variables, and the positions of the flower plantings and piles of rocks that needed to match.
Moreover, there was something else very important: the induction device equipment to help tourists.
These devices were expensive, and the positions where they had to be installed had to be at specific Bagua Zhouyi Derived Numbers points.
Drawing this diagram had also taken a lot of time.
After finally finishing the drawing, he went to Chen Xiaoyan and printed more than ten copies.
He handed a few copies to Chen Xiaoyan. “Sister Xiaoyan, these are the illusion array project blueprints. Keep one here on file, and send the others to the Work Hall. As for the original data, I’ll send it to you later. If it’s not enough, you can print more yourself.”
“Alright.” Chen Xiaoyan answered immediately.
Chen Han then took the printed blueprints and went to a Side Hall of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall.
It was the same place where the Feng Shui exchange had been held last time; the arrangement from that exchange had not yet been removed.
When he entered, the inside was extremely lively. Each Daoist priest held a book or a mobile phone, checking and discussing:
“This I Ching Evolution can indeed be expressed with mathematics,” Qingwei Daoist Priest said with certainty.
“It is indeed so, it is just that we are not very familiar with mathematics and have no Method to express it accurately,” another Daoist priest echoed.
One Daoist priest saw Chen Han come in and immediately greeted him. “The Chen Family Head is here, we can ask him.”
In an instant, everyone’s gaze turned to Chen Han.
Daoist Priest Xuan Shi directly pulled Chen Han over. “Chen Family Head, please come and explain to us again the relationship between these Bagua Zhouyi Derived Numbers and mathematics. We really do not understand this part very well.”
“Yes, I have only just started learning mathematics, and I can’t understand it for now,” one Daoist priest quickly added.
Chen Han did not refuse their request. He walked to the table in the center, took a sheet of white paper from the side along with a pen.
Then he started writing on it.
First was the groupings of relationships between mathematical base-8 and the Bagua Zhouyi Evolution.
Those stepwise numbers and the pairing relations with the Bagua Zhouyi Derived Numbers made these Daoist priests feel as if a new world had opened before them.
But they still could not understand.
In fact, these base-8 values were not very difficult to grasp. Anyone who had studied high school mathematics attentively could generally find the Pattern, and with some research into Bagua Zhouyi, could make the group pairings.
Unfortunately, these Daoist priests had barely studied any mathematics.
Some had attended the Daoist Academy and learned a little mathematics, but that was just the Foundation, and by now they had completely forgotten it.
Some Daoist priests had not studied any formal mathematics at all, and their understanding of mathematics was only just enough for daily life.
So now, this base-8 mathematics problem was like a heavenly scripture to them.
And when Chen Han wrote down the Binomial Theorem, they were completely confused.
What was (a + b)^n?
What did it mean that when n = 0, (a + b)^0 = 1 corresponds to Tai Chi? What was that?
And when n = 1, (a + b)^1 = a + b, how did that correspond to the Two Forms?
This…
Qingwei Daoist Priest and the others suddenly felt they were already obsolete.
Honestly, this was even more difficult than studying ancient texts of the Daoist Scriptures.
Anyway, when Chen Han wrote out the Binomial Theorem and the base-8 groupings of Bagua Zhouyi, their brains completely crashed.
What on earth was this?
People say their Mystic Sect is good at Ghostly Talismans; looking at this, who is more like drawing Ghostly Talismans?
Even while these Daoist priests were dizzy, they still did not forget to take out their phones and record this.
This was not only to remember these things, but also to post a video.
Although their accounts could not post content promoting Religion, this should be fine.
This was mathematics.
“Everyone, look at this illusion array design. You should be interested.” At this moment Chen Han also took out the printed illusion array design and placed it on the table.
The Daoist priests were naturally interested in this illusion array design and immediately gathered around.
Seeing that there were many sheets to the design, several people formed small groups, each taking one to examine. Quite a few Daoist priests also took out their phones to take pictures.
And this time, the three-dimensional illusion array made everything more intuitive to them; it was just still hard to integrate the mathematical base-8 and the binomial aspects, as they still did not understand mathematics.
However, as these Daoist priests posted Chen Han’s illusion array design along with the base-8 groupings and binomial formulas, there was another sensation online, and people were drawn to this Matter.
Although in the previous video the Chen Family Head said he would set up a formation, and Ming Di even revealed that the Chen Family Head would use mathematics to demonstrate Bagua Zhouyi and then apply it to a formation,
everyone still found it hard to connect mathematics with setting up an illusion array.
Now, seeing the Chen Family Head’s three-dimensional illusion array design, as well as the base-8 and binomial formulas, each person felt their head buzzing.
Feng Shui Science was at least related to Geography.
Everyone could understand that.
But who knew that the Chen Family Head had really linked mathematics to Bagua Zhouyi, even deriving formulas.
But the key thing was that after reading, everyone felt their brains cramping.
They all understood base-8 numbers and even grasped the Pattern, but when combined with Bagua Zhouyi Evolution, they were completely Confused.
And that Binomial Theorem: they knew a and b separately, but once connected with the Two Forms, Four Symbols, and such, they did not understand at all.
How to put it: right now, those who understood the base-8 groupings did not understand Bagua Zhouyi at all.
And those who had some understanding of Bagua Zhouyi did not understand mathematics at all.
Huang Tao and a few Colleagues were just like this.
Having received the Chen Clan’s thanks and gotten tens of thousands worth of Tea Leaves for free, he became increasingly enthusiastic about following Chen Clan news, always checking any new Chen Clan video immediately.
Seeing these mathematical formulas and three-dimensional design diagrams, he wanted to study them carefully. He had majored in computer science, so he was very familiar with base-
Looking at those permutations and groupings, he initially thought it was simple. But once Bagua Zhouyi was brought in, he had only one thought: “What on earth is this?”
He could not understand, really could not.
However, one person was different: Ming Di. During this period, he had dabbled in Daoist texts and read some about Bagua Zhouyi.
Most importantly, he had been an excellent student with good grades.
So he understood a bit of Bagua Zhouyi and a bit of mathematics, so he could somewhat understand the base-8 overlapping trigrams dissolution and the determination of directions.
But this was not the important part.
What mattered was that, seeing this Topic’s Popularity rise again, he realized the first-grade elementary math textbook he prepared had a role to play.
He had originally wanted to ride the wave again.
After all, in his previous video he had said he would relearn mathematics.
Now, if he took out an elementary school math book to start again, would that not be very Abstract and attention-grabbing?
Thinking this, he started recording a video.
He first pointed the camera at himself and said, “The Chen Family Head has really developed a formation that is unfavorable to our Holy Cult. Since his way of setting up the formation is related to mathematics, we must use mathematics to break his formation. Everyone, trust me, when the Chen Family Head’s formation is completed, that will be the time I use mathematics to Break Formation.”
As he spoke, he turned the mobile phone recording toward the first-grade math textbook in front of him.
He then said, “Alright, now I will work hard to break the Chen Family Head’s formation. Such simple math cannot defeat me.”
At the end, Ming Di even gave a close-up of the words on that first-grade textbook.
He believed this would definitely make viewers laugh out loud.
And just as Ming Di expected, once his video was uploaded, many people watched it, and when they saw that first-grade textbook at the end, they were directly amused by this alternative Abstract style.
Really, Ming Di was so solemn about using mathematics to break the formation and relearning mathematics, yet he was studying first grade, right?
But the key point was that this Abstract Video quickly became a Trending Topic, giving Ming Di a huge boost in Popularity and leading many people to imitate him.
One after another copied Ming Di, holding first-grade math textbooks to film.
Their titles were things like: “《Learning math to charge into the Chen Clan formation!》” and “《Re-conquering math for the Chen Clan formation》,” and so on.
This was still the mild version; some even brought out kindergarten math primers.
The internet suddenly became a paradise for such Entertainers.
In the Capital City.
In a Metal Research Laboratory, Minister Ma listened carefully as the research Person in Charge reported their plan.
After confirming the miraculous nature of the two pieces of metal the Chen Family Head had given them, the laboratory immediately set up a special team to analyze the components and try to replicate and synthesize them.
By this point, it actually was no longer under Minister Ma’s direct responsibility, but since the items had come through him, he still had to pay attention.
After all, they had now made contact with the Chen Family Head, and he needed to fully grasp the Information in this area. It would definitely be beneficial later.
After understanding the detailed plan, Minister Ma left the laboratory and returned to his own Office.
But just as he sat down, someone hurried in to report, “Minister Ma, the Chen Family Head has made a new move. He said he will set up an illusion array and will use mathematics to evolve Bagua Zhouyi. The Daoist sect priests have already gone to the Chen Clan and have posted a base-8 math grouping and binomial theorem formula.”
“What?” Minister Ma froze when he heard this and subconsciously took out his phone to check.
When he saw the videos posted by those Daoist priests, his face was full of confusion.
Could this really be done with mathematics?
The key issue was that the Feng Shui Science the Chen Family Head had come up with had not yet been fully cracked, and now he had linked mathematics with Bagua Zhouyi Evolution and was using it to set up an illusion array?
Was this not a bit too fast?
“Call the Feng Shui breakthrough team together and invite two mathematics experts as well,” Minister Ma immediately ordered.
Now that they knew about this, they could not ignore it. It had to be verified.
Moreover, formations often appeared in Film and Television, especially illusion arrays. For example, in the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang used the Eight Trigrams formation made of piles of rocks to block Lu Xun’s army.
If the Chen Family Head’s illusion array was real and had such an Effect, there would be many Places where it could be used.
For example, in some border regions.
It should not be that effective though, right?
It should just be an idea.
Once the higher-ups focus on a Matter, their execution power is very strong. Soon, members of the Feng Shui Science Breakthrough Department and two mathematics-related Experts were gathered in a meeting Room.
Minister Ma entered, and seeing that everyone had arrived, went straight to the point. “The only purpose of inviting you here this time is to have you analyze the content in this video.”
The video was the one those Daoist priests had posted, including the three-dimensional illusion array design and the base-8 groupings and binomial theorem formulas.
The members of the Feng Shui Science Breakthrough Department showed looks of understanding when they saw the video; as expected, it was about this.
After seeing the Chen Family Head fix Sima Chengzhen’s residential Feng Shui so effortlessly, they had gained great respect for him and started Following his News.
Naturally, they were also aware of the matter of setting up an illusion array.
At Minister Ma’s words, they and the two mathematics experts began to study the video content, copying down the base-8 groupings and binomial theorem formulas.
The Feng Shui Science Breakthrough Department staff also checked information on Bagua Zhouyi Evolution on their phones.
They were all Daoist Studies Enthusiasts with research experience and had some background in this area.
As for the two mathematics experts, needless to say, these mathematical groupings and formulas were not difficult for them.
So, after combining both sides’ perspectives and discussing, shocked expressions appeared on all their faces.
“It all works perfectly,” one mathematics expert said in surprise.
A member of the Feng Shui breakthrough department also exclaimed, “I really did not expect that the Chen Family Head could actually express Bagua Zhouyi Evolution through mathematics, so is Bagua Zhouyi also Science?”
Another person was even more astonished. “If that is the case, does it mean the Chen Family Head’s claim that he will set up an illusion array is true? The key is: what method will he use to set up this formation?”
If such a conclusion were reached so easily and the online public, or even those Daoist sect priests, knew of it, they would definitely be extremely shocked.
This was the Power of the authorities.
Once the authorities decided to do something, the Resources and Power they could mobilize were absolutely formidable.
One could say that on this land, no one could compare.
From these people’s shock, Minister Ma also confirmed the Matter and, without the slightest hesitation, ordered, “In the coming period, keep a close eye on anything related to the Chen Clan illusion array. Also select two people to go on a business trip; you must keep up-to-date with the formation situation at the Chen Clan.”
…
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, a week had gone by.
Over this week, a large area of land for the Chen Clan illusion array had been opened up.
Those Daoist priests were practically at the construction site every day, holding Chen Han’s three-dimensional design and helping determine the positions of the rock piles and even the placement of the Feng Shui Stones.
This undoubtedly saved the Chen Clan Work Hall a lot of effort.
Chen Lin even felt that this way they might finish earlier than the planned half month.
Naturally, beyond these Daoist priests, many Chen Clan tourists were also drawn over. Although they could not enter the construction site, that did not stop them from recording videos.
Every day, a large number of videos about the Chen Clan’s illusion array construction were uploaded online.
But the Chen Clan’s formation setup did not just involve recruiting many workers; they were also using modern tools such as bulldozers, chainsaws, and so on. This seemed completely different from what people imagined for setting up a formation.
It looked entirely like the development of a modern construction site.
Could this really create an illusion array?
Yet, despite more and more people harboring such doubts, the Popularity of the Chen Clan’s illusion array remained high.
At the same time, over these days, more tourists were drawn in, and the amount of Wish Power collected each day increased significantly.
On the highway leading to the Chen Clan.
Chen Kai was also leading people to the Chen Clan.
With the big commotion of setting up the illusion array and the surge in tourists, he naturally needed to pay attention.
He had already visited on the first day of the Chen Clan’s construction.
He had been busy these days with matters in the Ancient City Area and following up on the Rapeseed Planting Land, and now, after a week, came again to inspect.
From the online videos, he saw that the Chen Clan’s formation Area was already more than halfway complete, and today he wanted to see the specifics.
He needed to better Understand things so that when the Chen Clan’s formation was completed, he could respond accordingly.
But as he approached the Chen Clan, he saw the vehicles in front all stopping, and some people got out, holding their phones and filming something.
This puzzled him. As his car drove forward and he saw what was happening, he was clearly stunned.
Because there was a person kowtowing in the direction of the Chen Clan.
He kowtowed once, then got up, walked a few steps, and kowtowed again. There was also someone who looked like a reporter there filming specifically.
Chen Kai was somewhat confused and did not understand what this was about.
This behavior resembled people solemnly making a pilgrimage in some Places.
It was his first time seeing such a scene at the Chen Clan. Honestly, in modern society, people lived very comfortably. Even if they were pious toward the Chen Clan’s Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation, very few would endure such hardship.
But when he saw this person clearly, his brows furrowed slightly, because the one kowtowing was not a local, but a foreigner.
The other party’s skin was dark, but not Black; the tone seemed to be tanned, as if a white person had tanned to this color.
In foreign countries, there were very few where white people could be tanned to this degree, and judging from his clothing, he was clearly very poor.
He just did not know what the purpose of this performance was.
…
Chen Clan.
After cultivating for a while, Chen Han got up, went to lie on the lying chair in the Courtyard, and checked the sect residence upgrade information in his mind:
Level: level 6 sect residence
…
Upgrade requirements: Money: （9342 million/2 billion）. Reputation: （7,526,542/1 million）. Wish Power: （74,255/100,000）. Feng Shui formation: （2/2）. Three Talents Plant forms a forest: （incomplete）.
Over this week, due to setting up the illusion array and the News about using mathematics to represent Bagua Zhouyi Evolution, he had gained a large number of new Fans, surpassing 15 million.
His Reputation had already reached more than 5 million. As long as he did not upgrade the Spirit Jade Ball or repair the Cloud Barrier Cauldron, he was absolutely wealthy in this regard.
As for Money, he already had more than 530 million. Liu Ye had helped him get 550 million in anonymous national Bank Cards settled, of which 100 million was allocated as a special illusion array project fund.
Money was temporarily plentiful as well.
Now, what he lacked for the upgrade were Wish Power and the Three Talents Plant requirement.
However, 100,000 Wish Power was not far off, and the area planted with Three Talents Plant was growing larger. It seemed the sect residence should be able to upgrade soon.
When that time came, he wondered what upgrade Reward the Game System would give.
Also, there was the Purple Robe and Decree placed in the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall, which still had not shown any Prompt of activation.
It had been so long; the Attribute activated by that Decree could not possibly be too simple.
If it had taken so long without successfully activating, and finally only granted a very simple Attribute, that would be a bit too much.
Just as Chen Han was thinking this, a Game Prompt suddenly appeared in his mind, making him pause for a moment:
【A violent and evil Demonic Energy is approaching the Chen Clan, but there does not seem to be the slightest malice revealed within this Demonic Energy. This is very strange.
Please investigate quickly!】
“???” This was the first time Chen Han had seen a description like “violent and evil Demonic Energy.”
From that wording, it should mean a Demonic Path fiend had arrived.
But then it immediately said this Demonic Energy did not have the slightest malice. This sudden reversal was a bit much, leaving him unable to figure out the situation for the moment.
