Exploring Immortality Cultivation
Chapter 462 - 462: 215 Indeterminate Cloud Sword

Wang Qi pressed one hand on the Seeking Dao Jade, as numerous papers flashed before his eyes. These were all the papers from the Mysterious Palace since its inception, along with some from the duels at Erwei Manor and their rivals—the Anti-Transcendent Faction led by Taiyi Heavenly Venerable. Countless models with limitations, overly complex, or flawed flickered in his mind, and several corresponding spells in his mind were deconstructed and analyzed.

These papers and spells, worth hundreds of merit, were what Wang Qi had exchanged for today.

He was now studying the path of Quantum Mechanics and the Dao of the Mysterious in this mathematical world, seeking the relationship between Quantum Mechanics spells and theories, intending to find shortcuts to transform theory into technology.

Theories that could be encapsulated in textbooks were classical and time-tested. Wang Qi was not familiar with theories that had been phased out. This round of review was not only to ponder over the Law Gates but also to solidify his foundation. Moreover, the physical laws of this world were not the same as in the original world, fearing that without a deeper understanding here, theories from the original world could not be transformed into the power of this life.

After establishing the Magic Foundation, the Magic Foundation integrated with the body cells, increasing the body's capacity for mana by an order of magnitude. The benefits of mana on the body began to show, and brain cells started to develop a second time. Although no new neurons were massively generated, existing neurons began to sprout new axons and dendrites, building entirely new brain circuits. At the same time, the soul finally escaped the embarrassing status of a "thinking appendix" and began to truly participate in the thought process of a person.

The most direct result was that Wang Qi's learning ability and thinking speed improved by a level.

Countless formulas operated and transformed in his mind, and countless models appeared and vanished. And all of this revolved around a single Sword Tao formula, with several mathematical models.

Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword, taken from a page in the manuscript of the Daoist of Uncertainty.

This was a formidable sword technique Wang Qi had seen from a distance on the day he first heard of the Modern Immortal Path. Later, he learned it was the highest-rated swordsmanship in the Modern Immortal Dao, subtly suppressing the Life Flame by a factor of ten, a peerless Law Gate weighted with ten.

As early as the Qi Cultivation Stage, Wang Qi had computed this swordsmanship more than once but never grasped its essence. This time, many barriers no longer existed, and many crucial points were understood at once!

At last, Wang Qi put away the calculator, opened his eyes, and his pupils shone like bright stars.

"So that's how it is, that's how it is! The key to this swordsmanship... no, to this sword technique is not how the sword moves or the momentum, but the Sword Qi," Wang Qi pushed open the door to his room. By this time, the night had deepened, and the stars glittered brilliantly. Aside from a light in the neighbor Chen Youjia's room, Divine Capital was completely tranquil.

Wang Qi quickly walked out into the courtyard, muttering to himself, "The secret of the Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword lies in that pervasive cloud-like Sword Qi. It's not mana turning into a cloud shape, but breaking the boundaries between microscopic and macroscopic to create a Probability Cloud as Sword Qi!"

Probability Cloud, the form of existence of subatomic particles. Subatomic particles exhibit wave-particle duality; in physical theories, they are neither particle nor wave, and only state vectors in Hilbert Space can describe them. Intuitively, these subatomic particles are discovered distributed across certain regions according to specific probabilities, permeating like a cloud, hence the name "Probability Cloud."

Of course, generally, only microscopic particles exhibit this enigmatic characteristic of being neither particle nor wave. In the transition from microscopic to macroscopic, the oscillations of material waves decrease, becoming unknown, and the particle nature becomes more apparent.

Wang Qi condensed a material wave in his hand, murmuring, "In fact, I had mastered the cultivation technique to break the boundary between microscopic and macroscopic long ago..."

Elephant Phase Wave Skill, essentially driving material waves, is about forcefully enhancing the wave nature of material under macroscopic conditions, reducing the particle nature of macroscopic objects, making its wave nature apparent. The Phase Wave Blade that Wang Qi used as a trump card during the unified trial is a standard Qi Blade, but the Elephant Phase Wave Skill made it exhibit wave properties, causing an effect of cutting through everything.

"It's similar, the Elephant Phase Wave Skill is De Broglie's description of the probability wave of particles; Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword is the Copenhagen School's description of the Probability Cloud..."

Wang Qi delved into complex deductions in a trance-like state. Gradually, his mental state became calm as a still pond, and the whole world slowly receded.

Only one Sword Tao formula remained.

The Mana Eigenvalue continually changed, and Wang Qi's own Qi Intent became ethereal and mysterious.

Then, Wang Qi drew his sword.

This strike, utterly ordinary and adhering to the Basic Sword Technique, encapsulated all the swordsmanship styles of Shenzhou which were taught at the Immortal Institute. This particular cut by Wang Qi introduced countless variations.

Then, there was Sword Qi.

The Sword Qi was especially large, measuring about five to six meters.

Yes, five to six meters. The Sword Qi of the Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword did not condense into a blade and shoot out; instead, it transformed into flowing clouds that burst apart, pressing down in all directions and spreading everywhere. It resembled a blue stream of water covering the ground, devoid of any killing intent.

This was because the probability of the Sword Qi hadn't been determined yet. But upon close inspection, the area covered by the Sword Qi precisely matched all the variations of Wang Qi's strike.

The area pervaded by the Sword Qi represented all possible trajectories. As soon as an observer appeared, this beautiful spectacle would transform into a real and sharp killing technique.

But Wang Qi's consciousness was clearly not in this. He merely deduced a sword strike and acted according to this calculation. He only felt his Mana flow towards the sword, then diminish somewhat, forgetting to perceive this outcome. He realized that the formula derived from the Copenhagen School's Observer Effect could be used. Therefore, he started contemplating an even deeper question.

"Is the Observer Effect truly the correct solution?"

Why do subatomic particles exhibit mysterious probabilities? Why are macroscopic objects determined?

Is this world really probabilistic?

On Earth, many solutions exist to this question. Some have not yet been touched by Shenzhou, while others are already known to Shenzhou. Even before Wang Qi's transmigration, scientists had not found an answer. Moreover, they still didn't know whether the nature of the world was probabilistic.

Non-local hidden variable theory still points to a self-consistent deterministic result within quantum mechanics, while other theories suggest that probability is just a pseudorandomness exhibited by massive materials at the subatomic scale. At the most fundamental Planck Scale, determinism still exists.

Without experimental verification, it's impossible to know what results Bell's Inequality would yield in this world, and the conclusions brought by Bell's Inequality are clearly not the ultimate answer.

Wang Qi suddenly felt a touch of irritation. A slight ripple disturbed his calm mental state. He exited his contemplation and opened his eyes to check his results.

The moment he opened his eyes, the Sword Qi of the Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword reacted. Unfortunately, the attack mechanism of this sword technique was determined by the observer, and this "observer" was just a mediocre swordsman.

All that Wang Qi saw was a streak of Sword Light.

"Enemy attack?" Wang Qi was already trying to defend. But the Sword Light turned smoothly, easily bypassing Wang Qi's defenses.

This is probability, only deciding the path when observed. Before the path was decided, the Sword Qi already existed at its target.

Sword Light pierced Wang Qi's heart, shaking his entire body. His vision darkened, and his consciousness slowly drifted away.

A small White Flame appeared above Wang Qi's chest. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it or give it a monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)