A three-dimensional pattern composed of countless starlight appeared in Mo Chen's hand. This is the star map of the "white horse is not a horse" principle. Mo Chen finally understood why something like a star map, which is similar to a piece of knowledge, could sell for 1 million. So beautiful! Countless starlight particles are dark energy particles. Among them, several thousand dark energy particles emit starlight that is significantly brighter than other particles, forming a winding and rugged star path. This star path is the route through which the laws operate.
Mo Chen had no patience to appreciate the star map; following the method provided by the system, he directly slapped it into his head. It's a simple and straightforward learning method, but it's also the best. With his eyes closed, Mo Chen studied for a full two minutes and finally mastered the principle completely.
"A white horse is not a horse" is a peculiar law, belonging to the "divine consciousness" category among the Four Great Laws.
There's a story behind the phrase "a white horse is not a horse": During the Warring States period, a highly contagious disease spread among horses in the Zhao region, causing the deaths of many warhorses.
To prevent the plague from spreading, the Qin state posted a notice at Hangu Pass: "Horses from the Zhao state are not allowed to enter the pass."
One day, Gongsun Long rode a white horse to Hangu Pass, where he was stopped by the gatekeeper.
Gongsun Long argued, "A white horse is not a horse, so why can't I pass?" The gatekeeper replied, "A white horse is a horse."
Gongsun Long explained, "'Horse' refers to the name, while 'white' refers to the color. Name and color are not the same concepts."
This means that white is the common characteristic of all white things, not a horse; and a horse is the common characteristic of all horses, not white. A white horse refers to the common characteristic of white plus the common characteristic of a horse.
Therefore, a white horse is not a horse. The gatekeeper became increasingly confused, as if he were in a fog, and had no idea how to respond, so he had no choice but to let Gongsun Long and the white horse pass through the gate.
This story sounds absurd, but the principle of "a white horse is not a horse" is even more absurd. It can randomly transform one thing into another, excluding the original thing. Note that it is random. Of course, if Mo Chen could drive external dark energy particles, he could now turn anything into any random thing. Unfortunately, Mo Chen is not yet able to drive external dark energy particles.
"Am I supposed to experiment on myself?" Mo Chen shook his head. He felt that this law was not as good as Wang Sen's snake-transforming technique! Although this rule may become quite powerful in the future, it is of no use now. This randomly generated star chart is so unreliable; he feels like he's been tricked.
"Let's ask the system again." Mo Chen opened the system and entered: [Because flowers will bloom in spring and little bird Er is free, the system tells Mo Chen the causality value of the specified law quasar diagram.]
[This setting requires 1 causality value. Confirm?]
"Sure."
[A random rule requires 10 million causality values, and a specific rule requires 100 million causality values.]
Hehe! You're really not being polite!
Mo Chen checked the remaining causality value in the system: 12,905,627 values. I'm rich, but I can't afford the specific rules, so let's just use random categorization.
Continue typing: [Because Fahai doesn't understand love, Mo Chen obtained a "space" quasar map.]
Time is paramount, space is king; if time cannot be chosen, then space will prevail.
[This setting requires 10 million causality values. Confirm?]
"Sure."
[You have obtained a space-related law, "Space Mounting" star map.]
A three-dimensional star map of a dazzling starry sky stood in Mo Chen's palm. Still so beautiful! With a slap, Mo Chen slapped the star chart onto his forehead and closed his eyes to begin accepting the laws of the star chart.
Two minutes later, with a sudden realization, Mo Chen had completely mastered this law. This is a fairly practical rule that allows you to attach a space to a specific item. Although this space has been mounted, its authority has not been acquired, and the person who mounted the space cannot control it. To put it bluntly, the only purpose of this space is to serve as a disguised "storage space". For example, you can attach your home's space to a ring, and the ring becomes the "entrance" to the storage space, allowing you to instantly access anything in your home no matter where you are. This is a very convenient and practical rule.
Moreover, this law can also teleport people, but only if the person is used as a carrier. In other words, as long as Mo Chen attaches his family to himself, he can instantly "return to the city". The most bizarre thing about this law is that it has no upper limit on the size of the space it can carry. It is calculated based on the volume that his mental power can cover at one time, and the speed is 1 cubic meter per hour. In other words, he can cover 24 cubic meters of space by sitting still on the bed for 24 hours. If Mo Chen had enough time to go without eating or drinking, he could cover the entire Earth! If it weren't for this major limitation, it would truly be defying the heavens.
In addition, Mo Chen also gained a concept from this law—"dark energy substitution". The principle of this dark energy replacement is very simple: replace the target's dark energy particles with a dark energy particle in the human body that has gained authority, thus gaining complete control over the target. As for the missing dark energy particles in the body, the universe will naturally replenish them instantly, so there's no need to worry about that. The only problem is that we need to reclaim the missing authority.
Mo Chen felt that this concept was similar to the "refining" in cultivation novels; once the target was refined, it became his own. Making a storage ring is simple: replace the ring's dark energy particles with your own dark energy replacement, then attach a space to the ring, and you can use the storage ring.
In that instant, Mo Chen's mind suddenly exploded with ideas. This "refining" technique could refine any item. What if he refined a longsword? Wouldn't that be equivalent to the sword control technique in cultivation? That's not right either. Even if it's refined, it still can't fly. There needs to be a law governing flight. If matter can be refined, can space also be refined? If you "refine" the space around you, wouldn't that be equivalent to creating a domain?
Mo Chen suddenly realized that this "dark energy replacement" was no less effective than spatial mounting. To prove his idea was correct, Mo Chen casually picked up an eraser from the table and began a modern version of "refining".
He pinched the eraser between his right thumb and forefinger, then slowly covered it with the dark energy particles in his thumb. As soon as he touched the eraser, he felt a blockage. Mo Chen had never seized power himself; the power within him was bought with "money," so this was the first time he had ever felt this way. This time, he experienced firsthand the difficulty of seizing power.
It took Mo Chen a full hour to finally snatch the thumb-sized eraser. As for the new dark energy particles in his thumb, Mo Chen had no intention of taking them himself; he preferred to spend money. After spending 50,000 causality values, Mo Chen gained the authority of the thumb.