Exploring Immortality Cultivation

Even after Transformation, the demonic power of a Demon Beast is difficult to change. They lack a systematic Cultivation Technique, making individual characteristics within their demonic power extremely pronounced, with such distinctive identifiability even surpassing that of appearance, voice, and scent.

Isn't this the Black-Bearded Jiao King who just gave me some face!

"Hey, long worm, how about giving me another face today?" Wang Qi said seemingly in high spirits, but he harbored the greatest malice as he spoke these words. How could this not infuriate the Black-Bearded Jiao King!

"Qi Storage Demon, I want your life!"

The Black-Bearded Jiao King's cheek had been blasted away by Wang Qi last time, which this Great Demon cited as the greatest humiliation of its life. With the perpetrator appearing once more, how could Wang Qi not be angry?

"Damn, that's just a Foundation Establishment novice! Has he gone mad, challenging a Transformation Flood Dragon?"

Wang Nan hurriedly reached out, attempting to "pull" the demonic body of the Black-Bearded Jiao King. The spell she wielded was none other than the illustrious Wanxiang Heavenly Attraction!

For a moment, the blood of the Black-Bearded Jiao King began to uncontrollably reverse its flow. However, it chose to take the form of the Transformation Dragon Clan, whose physical body, from the onset, was designed to withstand extreme environments such as intense acceleration, formidable gravity, extreme temperatures, and more that seldom occurred in Shenzhou. The Black-Bearded Jiao King didn't even feel the slightest abnormality. His forepaw was wrapped in a dark, sticky Demon Energy, and with it, he squarely slapped Wang Qi.

"Ah! No good!" The cultivators present, who were nevertheless part of the Immortal Alliance, were eager to step forward to rescue. However, the flesh-and-blood splattering scene they envisioned did not occur. That Foundation Establishment Cultivator, who clearly hadn't even summoned his Protective Gang Qi, had taken the hit from the dragon claw head-on.

Then, White Flame ignited. Wang Nan exclaimed, "Life Flame!"

It turned out to be the Supreme Divine Skill of Tianling Ridge; no wonder he could survive that strike!

However, this guy is clearly wearing the attire of the Wanfa Sect?

As Wang Nan saw the Black-Bearded Jiao King preparing to strike again, she hurriedly borrowed strength. However, she suddenly found it challenging to borrow strength, as the surrounding Gravity Field environment seemed extremely "foreign."

She had encountered a fellow cultivator.

Seawater kept rising. To Wang Nan's astonishment, she discovered that the source of the Gravity anomaly was actually that Wanfa Sect disciple. Just as she began to wonder in her heart why this youngster, who clearly followed the way of Tianling Ridge, could also master Wanxiang Heavenly Attraction, another astonishing event took place.

The actions of that Foundation Establishment Disciple suddenly appeared to slow down in everyone's eyes.

How fast is a Transformation Stage Great Demon's claw strike? Just looking at the white shockwaves caused by the claw, one could tell that it was at least supersonic, supposedly just a split-second event. Yet Wang Qi had slowed down. However, the Black-Bearded Jiao King's "fast" could never catch up to Wang Qi's "slow"!

This was utterly illogical and defied common sense. But common logic indeed cannot bear the reality of the cosmos.

The Cave Heaven Comparison Ruler, an exceptional spell that shifts the reference frame. "Time and space" itself prevented the opponent's attack from "succeeding."

"No living thing here can catch up to me!"

"Heaven Creation" was hovering behind Wang Qi. At this moment, Wang Qi did not possess the freewheeling ability to adjust personal time as he had in the battle of Divine Capital. But he had enough time to verify his new abilities.

"Seven ribs broken, spine cracked, diaphragm wrecked, lungs torn to a scrap, but the skin was not sliced open by the shockwave. It seems that Heavenly Song's method of changing intermolecular forces has significant limitations." Wang Qi pondered, "Next time I'll have to find another way to intercept the enemy's Mana."

His body was engulfed in a pitch-black demonic power, gnawing like bone-parasitic maggots, relentlessly eroding his insides. This demonic power was peculiar in nature—cold, freezing, full of potent poison, extremely viscous, corrosive. It was not like intangible, insubstantial Mana but rather resembled a gelatinous organism with various characteristics. Formed by the Black-Bearded Jiao King over eight hundred years through combining his own blood, poisonous gases from underwater volcanoes, toxins from various poisonous marine life, and the Heavy Water Spirit, it was the ultimate spiritual pollutant, extremely sinister and rare as a method of attacking adversaries.

However, facing such an assault, Wang Qi's Life Flame was even instilling vitality into this Mana, maintaining its erosive momentum. Wang Qi's own Cultivation was several levels higher than the Black-Bearded Jiao King's Sorcery. Despite the Jiao Demon's formidable strength, condensed demonic power, and imbued will, it stood no chance against Cultivation Techniques containing the laws of Heaven and Earth.

The Jiao King's demonic power, infused with Wang Qi's Life Flame, eroded his Physical Body incessantly. During this process, the Heavenly Calculation Atlas, deeply intertwined with Wang Qi's body, reacted vehemently. The Heavenly Calculation Atlas was the "software" within Wang Qi's Cultivation System. As Mana flowed, it passed through the hidden Yin Yang Yao within the body, translated into a "mechanical language" comprising only Yin and Yang. Through meticulous mathematical transformations, data and figures cascaded in Wang Qi's mind. Then, Wang Qi injected these data with new formulae, using evolutionary algorithms to guide the changes in his Cultivation Technique.

This was the same talent that Ai Qinglan had previously demonstrated, evolving a resistance against a certain type of strength during Combat, creating a targeted evolution. For Ai Qinglan, this process typically took but a moment. Though Wang Qi was slightly less adept, he had the Cave Heaven Comparison Ruler to create the time needed for evolution, using mathematical models to interfere with the evolution process.

He had already reached such heights by taking a different path.

Amidst the flowing spirit light in the depths of his eyes, Wang Qi had evolved new abilities. The Heavenly Calculation Atlas seemed not to have changed in nature, but when faced with the power of the Jiao King, it now possessed a dazzling authority. With just a slight activation, the formidable demon power crumbled like a sandcastle at the first rush.

Calculating the time spent, in Wang Qi's personal timeframe, only a little more than an hour had passed.

"Oh, there's been an unexpected gain!" Wang Qi examined himself, only to discover that there was an additional segment of Spirit Sense within him, an "application." It was a beam of purifying light, originating from the center of Wang Qi's forehead and radiating outwards, cleansing impurity. The demon power adhering to Wang Qi's clothes from the Jiao King was also swept away. This purifying light somewhat resembled the white halo of the Buddhist Sect, as well as the aura surrounding greatly enlightened individuals who had opened their crown chakras - only it would be quite out of character for Wang Qi to consider Buddhism, as he was someone who could grind Shariputras into dust to chemically analyze their elements, devoid of any devotion to the Buddha.

"Let's call it… Shariputra's 'Light of Purification'? Ptui, this move isn't as well-known as the Heavenly Dance Treasure Wheel and could easily be mistaken for some low-level Holy Light Magic." Wang Qi couldn't think of a good name right away and simply said, "Let's just call it the 'Purifying Light' for now. It's self-explanatory!"

"It lacks your personal style. It's the kind that just sounds silly." Because she was about to enter battle, Wang Qi had to wear the ring, enhancing Jarvis's computational power. Zhen Chan only revealed his presence at times like these.

Wang Qi retreated thirty feet and deactivated the Cave Heaven Ruler. Time and space abruptly returned to normal, and the "Twin Paradox" disappeared. Wang Qi was back in the relative spacetime of this planet.

Just after returning, Wang Qi faced a storm of Black Jiao's demon power. Within a few seconds, the troublesome demon power had been fully unleashed, looming like dark clouds pressing down on the sky. The Black-Bearded Jiao King seemed to be at the center of a black storm, his long dragon body completely wrapped in the storm of Demon Energy, like a tornado. Only his blood-colored eyes revealed his presence.

Nascent Souls, those in the Transformation Stage, and the elites among the Modern Golden Core were all creatures like heavenly calamities. Without the cultivators blocking, the explosion of demon Qi would be enough to ensure not a blade of grass grew for miles around.

Wang Nan casually pushed away a cultivator beside her and used gravity to pull them to a safe area. She then approached Wang Qi and greeted, "Junior Brother, you seem quite powerful. Which sect are you from?"

"Average, average, third stage of Foundation Establishment," Wang Qi replied casually, keeping an eye on the Black Jiao.

"This Black Jiao is of the dragon species, although not of the True Dragon Species, it's not far off. Now in its dragon form, its combat power is also extraordinary. Let's work together—hey!"

Wang Nan had intended to team up with this unknown Junior Brother, but before she could finish her sentence, Wang Qi had already shot out like lightning, plunging into the cloud of Demon Qi.

"Ignoring me?" Wang Nan's face darkened, but she simply gathered gravity. She decided to teach this ignorant youngster a lesson.

However, the reality once again dazzled her. Surrounding Wang Qi, the Purifying Light cleansed, and the Black Jiao's power collapsed upon contact, as if it had met its nemesis!

Bang, bang, bang...

Wang Qi opted for hand-to-hand combat. Although he didn't have the advantage in speed, the large dragon body made it difficult to move and fight at close quarters with a humanoid being. Black Beard had never expected this human to completely disregard his own demon power, and for a moment, he allowed his opponent to get close!

The Elephant Phase Wave Skill unfolded once again. The cutting force collided with the dragon scales, producing sparks as scales flew off. Wang Qi completely ignored the opponent's demon power, but being close to the dragon lineage gave the demon beast unimaginable physical strength. Even with the reinforcement of the Heavenly Calculation Atlas endowed with various cultivation characteristics, Wang Qi's arms could not overpower the near-ideal muscle layer beneath the scales, which were incredibly hard, having become as tough as a turtle shell in just a few days.

"Physical strength is still not a strong suit—Senior Sister Ai must have used other methods, mostly likely Body Refining Techniques. Life Flame alone couldn't reach her level."

The Black Jiao realized it was difficult for Wang Qi to hurt him in close combat and dared to ignore the pain in his epidermis, focusing on writhing. This was how the Dragon Clan drew in Spiritual Energy to cast spells. Over the years, the Black Jiao had also learned a few non-innate spells!

A massive amount of Water Element Spiritual Energy gathered, and the Demon Qi cloud suddenly became incredibly heavy. Wang Qi had trouble moving, and "Heaven Creation" appeared behind him, warping space and making Wang Qi leap backward through it. Just as he left the cloud of Demon Qi, countless chains shot out from within it.

Each of these chains, every link, contained the soul of a living being. Some were the food Black Jiao had swallowed in the past, others were its enemies. It had devoured not just their bodies, but their souls as well, nourishing this ability that was neither quite a spell nor a magic artifact!

Wang Qi demonstrated his extraordinary agility, deftly zigzagging through the air. His power, which restrained the Black Jiao's, combined with the Heavenly Song's Thunder Gang. The former dispelled the demon Qi, while the latter harmed souls, exploding the "Demon God Curse Chain" in moments of danger. Layered Phase Wave Skill dispersed the momentum. Meanwhile, Wang Qi was still contemplating his strategy.

"If it really comes down to it, I'll wager on an external Golden Core?" Wang Qi entertained this idea. However, he had not yet made an Artificial Golden Core suitable for his own use. Whether it was the Golden Core of Wanxiang Heavenly Attraction or the Heavenly Song Golden Core, both would limit his current versatile Ruyi Divine Power, allowing him to use only part of his arsenal.

Just then, a hand grabbed Wang Qi's neck. Wang Qi realized that the gravity around him had subtly shifted, confusing his sense of direction, and he had unwittingly flown towards the woman who had been trying to strike up a conversation.

"This Senior Sister..."

"Now, do you want to cooperate?" (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)