I Studied Abroad in the Modern Times

Vol 2 Chapter 169 Two Realms and Three Worlds Join for Education

Zheng Fa’s idea was pretty rough—

He wanted to build a system that combined “industry, academia, and research.”

Transforming the Talisman Hall, that would naturally be the academic part.

As for research.

If someone could earn the status of inner disciple, or even core disciple, through research achievements, that would essentially be a “professional title” system.

Rewards like spiritual materials, of course, would be tangible.

What gave Zheng Fa the biggest headache was the industrial part—right now, the only real industry was cultivating spiritual materials through the Sun and Moon Bell.

“I get what you're aiming for,” Senior Sister Zhang nodded, “In fact, since you're now in charge of the Jiushan Realm, there shouldn’t be much internal opposition.”

The new system would actually bring a lot of disruption within the sect—but now the Jiushan Realm bore the surname Zheng!

He came to Senior Sister Zhang not only because she was the only Nascent Soul cultivator in the sect right now,

but also because she understood him best.

“But the details still need to be refined,” said Senior Sister Zhang.

Zheng Fa nodded and said:

“How to build a system for evaluating research achievements.”

“And the Administrative Hall also needs to establish a contribution-based task system.”

These two are the most important.

“And then there’s the textbooks for the Talisman Hall.”

“We’re also short on good teachers.”

“Basic education for mortals also needs work…”

Zheng Fa talked and talked, and eventually sighed.

Being in charge of an entire realm, and on top of that having to pioneer a whole new system—so many things to manage, he was starting to feel the headache.

Senior Sister Zhang gave a soft smile.

“Leave it to me.”

“Huh?”

“I haven’t had much to do lately anyway. I’ll take charge of the textbooks for the Talisman Hall,” she said gently, “I’m also familiar with teaching disciples. As for everything else, you just go all out and do what you need to do.”

Zheng Fa was a little moved.

Looking at the paleness on her face, he could tell she was still very weak…

“What about me, what about me!”

Senior Sister Yuan raised her hand on the side, “I can help too!”

Zheng Fa froze for a moment, thought for a bit, then sighed softly, “Senior Sister Yuan, you’re not quite the same as Senior Sister Zhang… but I appreciate the thought.”

“……”

…

“How do you plan to deal with the outsiders?”

Senior Sister Zhang asked.

That was actually the most urgent issue.

“The Jiushan Realm now has a barrier between immortals and mortals, probably a leftover problem from the divine civilization era.”

At this point, Zheng Fa also frowned.

The rules of the Jiushan Realm were very unusual—

Even Zheng Fa could only send his divine sense down to the lower realm.

He’d given Xiao Qing some books before, but when he tried to grant some spiritual plants, it didn’t work.

That meant not only cultivators but even certain living things were being blocked.

Communication between upper and lower realms wasn’t smooth.

It probably had something to do with the current broken state of the Sun and Moon Bell.

“As for the later mortals, or their relatives… they’ll probably have to be placed on nearby islands first. There’s no shortage of space, but the issue is… how to support them.”

Zheng Fa didn’t know how many people would be coming into the Jiushan Realm, but the first challenge to face was agricultural pressure.

“I want to strengthen ties with Yan Wushuang, oh, and also Zhenren Tongming.”

Senior Sister Zhang nodded, “The Jiushan Realm’s resources are still way too limited, we have to trade externally.”

“Exactly, and I’ve been thinking…” Zheng Fa said after a pause, “Now that the Xuanyi Realm is getting more chaotic, I bet there are people who, like us, just want to find a peaceful place to live.”

“You want to recruit them?”

“No, I want to find talents we actually need,” Zheng Fa said in a low voice, “Not just those trained in the Immortal Cultivation Arts, but our Jiushan Sect lacks enough techniques in general… Xiao Yuying was right, we can’t afford to be too closed off.”

“We’re not going out, but we can let people in. I’m thinking of setting up an entrance exam…”

Zheng Fa was gradually refining his vision.

Domestically, implement compulsory education to raise the overall quality of the population.

Externally, develop technological immigration to bring in high-level talents…

The Jiushan Lighthouse model sounded perfect!

…

With Senior Sister Zhang’s support, Zheng Fa went straight to Zhenren Qian from the Qianhe Sect.

Whether it was the lighthouse or education, the key was still feeding people.

Agriculture was the foundation of all development.

“Zhenren Zheng.”

“Zhenren Qian, the Jiushan Realm is in a state of complete reconstruction, so I’ll get straight to the point. I want to establish a Farming Division within the Administrative Hall.”

Zhenren Qian’s eyes lit up as he looked at Zheng Fa.

“Our Jiushan Sect doesn’t really have any agricultural talents. I wonder if you might be interested…”

“Of course!” Zhenren Qian said happily.

Zheng Fa nodded, not surprised by his response, and handed over a jade slip: “You’ll be in charge of the Farming Division, but I’ll also be sending some disciples over.”

“Of course…” Zhenren Qian’s expression changed slightly, as if he thought of something, and spoke up.

“It’s not that I don’t trust you, but I have some ideas about farming myself.” Zheng Fa handed the jade slip to him and said, “Take a look first.”

Zhenren Qian took the jade slip in confusion and looked at its contents.

“Twenty-Four Solar Term Thunder Techniques?”

“On the Cultivation of Spiritual Plants?”

“Genetic Hypotheses on Spiritual Plants?”

As he scanned the contents of the jade slip, Zhenren Qian’s expression shifted rapidly.

At times he looked like he had sudden realizations.

At times he seemed puzzled beyond belief.

After he gave it a quick read, Zheng Fa finally spoke:

“Zhenren Zheng, this… where did you get all this? It’s like nothing anyone’s thought of before…”

Zhenren Qian was shaken.

“Some were observed, some are just guesses…” Zheng Fa said, “Are there any mistakes?”

“Well…” Zhenren Qian gave a bitter smile, “With my level of expertise, I honestly can’t tell right from wrong. This Farming Division… maybe I should…”

He was even starting to look like he wanted to back out.

“Zhenren Qian, right now in the Jiushan Realm, your people are the most suited for this.” Zheng Fa tried to reassure him, then continued:

“Right now, the Farming Division has three main tasks.”

“First, you need to experiment with the Twenty-Four Solar Term Thunder Techniques and figure out the best ways to use them.”

“Second, breed new species, especially develop grains suitable for the Jiushan Realm—not necessarily spiritual plants. I’ll find a plot of land for you in the mortal world to run experiments.”

“Third, and this one’s more long-term, you need to train agricultural talent in the Talisman Hall.”

At this point, he suddenly felt that maybe even the name “Talisman Hall” should be changed.

Seeing Zhenren Qian’s expression grow increasingly bitter, Zheng Fa added:

“I’ll send some of Martial Uncle Pang’s disciples to work with you.”

One great thing about Martial Uncle Pang’s disciples was that they knew the Void-Seeking Spirit Eyes—basically the cultivation-world equivalent of a microscope!

“Great! Perfect!” This time, Zhenren Qian had no objections to Zheng Fa assigning people—he looked absolutely eager.

After a moment’s thought, he gave a bitter smile and said, “Zhenren Zheng… all this that you’re talking about, I… really don’t have much confidence.”

Zheng Fa sighed inwardly.

This was the Jiushan Realm’s biggest problem right now—sure, it was safe,

but seriously lacking in talent.

Especially innovative talent like this.

“It’s not that I’m underestimating myself, Zhenren Zheng… but the things you’re talking about, I’m not sure even anyone in the entire Xuanyi Realm could pull it off! No, even people who could understand it are rare!”

“……”

…

In the modern world, Zheng Fa pulled out his phone and called Team Leader Yang from the service team.

“Director Yang, I’ve got some agricultural problems…”

“I’ll get it arranged right away!”

Lack of talent? The Xuanyi Realm didn’t have it.

But the modern world did!