Exploring Immortality Cultivation

"I feel like continuing like this isn't helping. How about I wait a few more days, and if the Black-Bearded Jiao King doesn't send for reinforcements, I'll take the initiative and head to the deep sea area?" Wang Qi said.

Feng Luoyi immediately rejected Wang Qi's suggestion, "No. You are part of the Immortal Alliance, a future high-order cultivator. It's not appropriate for you to take on high risks before you've grown stronger."

"I just feel like staying here is wasting time..." Wang Qi lamented.

Wang Qi tore off a strip of flesh from the "face" of the meat, nearly gagging from the strong fishy smell. He begrudgingly packed away the Jiao Dragon Meat, then added, "The most important thing about refining the heart through worldly experiences is... well, my experiences are mostly just taking afternoon naps."

"This is another one of your flaws. You are too impatient, always feeling like something's chasing you."

Wang Qi grinned, "Teacher Feng, you say you don't understand the human heart, yet you analyze me as if you know it all."

Feng Luoyi shook her head, "It's not me. The Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm connected us to a specialist team from Yangshen Pavilion. They can't replace your shaping of the Dao Heart, but they can offer assistance."

Wang Qi was momentarily stunned by Feng Luoyi's extravagant actions. He quickly looked up at the sky with a wry smile, "Speaking of impatience... just a few years ago I was still a mortal, right? It's only natural to feel like time is running out."

Maybe he was just too used to the pace of his previous life? On Earth, a scientist's prime lasted merely a decade or so.

Feng Luoyi found this hard to understand, "Do young people these days really start pondering life and death, the brevity of existence, in their teens?"

"Perhaps it's because I now understand the cosmic hierarchy you spoke of, feeling like I'm on thin ice?" Wang Qi then laid down, planning to spend the night there.

Feng Luoyi thought there was some sense to it, "Maybe this mindset isn't quite right for you? If you truly wish to delve deeper, it's not impossible."

"Really?" Wang Qi said, his interest piqued.

"But at the very least, you need to wait another month or two, to stabilize yourself and achieve Foundation Establishment Perfection, and then transform your cultivation method," Feng Luoyi instructed. "Your combat skills are indeed strong relative to your peers, but you're planning to venture deep into the sea. The Demon Clan won't just send transformation-less demons to face you. Moreover, if you encounter Demon Core Stage demons who team up, they could capture you."

"Additionally, the design for your lifebound magical treasure and your Golden Core must be prioritized. Don't think that just because I'm helping you, you can rest easy!" Feng Luoyi continued, and then sighed, "Initially, I thought about arranging for you to undergo the trial of the Heavenly Sword Heart Inquiry. However, due to the Divine Capital incident, the Heavenly Sword Palace deemed your actions too reckless and refused the request."

"I see, that's a bit of a shame—wait, Teacher Feng, weren't you the instigator behind that whole mess in Divine Capital?"

"Instigator? That's an overstatement," Feng Luoyi replied. "I merely provided guidance. All the choices, all the thoughts, were your own."

Wang Qi shook his head, "Forget it. The transformation of my cultivation method... that should be completed in another month at most."

The so-called "transformation of the cultivation method" referred to the "Modern Cultivation Method.Internal Version" that Feng Luoyi had passed on to him after the Divine Capital battle half a year ago.

The difference between the "Internal Version" and the "Usual Version" was that the "Usual Version" propagated throughout Shenzhou had been deliberately weakened in lethality, omitting all variations with killing intent. However, the true brilliance of these two versions was that a cultivator practicing the usual version only needed an hour to transform their cultivation into the internal version when necessary.

The difference between military and civilian uses.

For modern cultivators, the greatest significance of cultivation is the sublimation of life, making one's system more open. In this respect, there is no difference between the usual version and the internal version of the cultivation method. Considering the pattern of war among cultivators, a thousand or even ten thousand low-level cultivators may not be able to stop a high-order cultivator, so it is completely feasible for cultivators to cultivate combat skills after achieving their Primordial Spirit.

In other words, the ancient methods were actually overwhelmed by the civilian version of the modern law.

According to Feng Luoyi, this was to prevent banished immortals from taking away the Immortal Alliance's technological achievements. Banished Immortals are not fools; they simply don't think or possess the wisdom in the same direction as modern methods. They may not understand the core of modern methods, but it's not hard for them to seize the "applications" of modern methods. Therefore, the Immortal Alliance only disseminated the core without the applications throughout Shenzhou.

In the cosmic war against ancient immortals, only by being extremely cautious can one grasp a sliver of hope.

Only after seeing the Immortal Alliance's true technological reserves did Wang Qi finally understand how deeply morbid this organization was.

According to Wang Qi's estimation, those spells were prepared with the standard of a "Primordial Spirit Stage individual suppressing a planet" in mind! This was clearly preparing for interstellar warfare!

But then again, that made sense. In this world, technology doesn't necessarily need the support of theory; theory is just a shortcut to technology. Shenzhou's theoretical level is approximately that of Earth's at the end of the twentieth century, yet its application level can leave Earth centuries, even millennia behind!

During this half-year, Wang Qi had also been redesigning his cultivation based on that morbid technology.

In the Divine Capital battle, he connected his body to the Ten Thousand Immortals True Mirror and the Heart Demon Network, enduring massive amounts of calculations. During this process, his Life Path Technique, the Foundation of his Magic Foundation of the Wanfa Sect known as "Heavenly Position Technique," was greatly enhanced, breaking through multiple stages. As he tamed the Life Flame, the Heavenly Calculation Atlas also underwent a fundamental elevation. In comparison, his other cultivation techniques were falling behind.

The calculator-type foundation was originally famous for its inclusivity, which could be paired with any kind of Golden Core. However, during the battle in Divine Capital, his Heavenly Position Technique made a significant breakthrough, causing the foundation to become completely inclined toward computational power. Under these circumstances, it seemed somewhat wasteful for him to choose a Golden Core related to physics as he had originally planned.

Wang Qi's current idea was to integrate all his diverse cultivation techniques into the Heavenly Calculation Atlas in the form of genetic information and then let the Heavenly Calculation Atlas mimic the Heart Demon Curse as "software," while allowing the Heavenly Position Technique to form a Golden Core as "hardware."

This was a precedent-setting "Dual Golden Core" strategy.

The Heavenly Position Technique had no advantage in offense or defense, but after it was loaded with the Heavenly Calculation Divine Power as "software," Wang Qi no longer had to worry about his ability to attack and defend. Moreover, the outstanding computational power of the Heavenly Position Technique could also further enhance the potency of each divine skill.

Wang Qi's inspiration originated from Ai Qinglan. Ai Qinglan's act of encoding the Refining God into Demon Technique into a double helix and randomly inserting it into the Divine Spirit System struck Wang Qi deeply. And the "Divine Spirit System" was fundamentally compatible with the Divine Plague Curse technique. During the battle in Divine Capital, Wang Qi had already tried to write magic formulas in the Heart Demon Network; this time, he was simply making it more complex.

Even while napping, the cultivation techniques within his body were merging in the direction he envisioned. Every second, Wang Qi was becoming stronger and more suited for combat.

"As for the part about the Life Path in your 'Dual Golden Core,' I've already asked Jiyin Valley for help."

"Thanks. But I think this still depends on the Divine Plague Curse, Divine Spirit System, and Heart Demon Curse, these few..."

"Don't even think about it. You've been absolutely barred from that area."

"Eh, how could that be? Why would I ask you to help me with something forbidden?" Wang Qi smirked. "I'll compile a Path Rank myself and then ask you to verify it. You see, Divine Capital needs to be restored, and many of the Heart Demon Network Path Ranks need to be redesigned. Isn't it true that there aren't many capable of writing Path Ranks in Shenzhou?"

Feng Luoyi actually nodded, "You make some sense..."

Just as these two researchers with very low standards were discussing some "forbidden techniques," Zhen Chan's warning came: "Be careful, someone is coming."

No sooner had Zhen Chan's words fallen than a shouting voice approached rapidly from a distance, "Hey— Daoist friend—are you there? The one from Wanfa Sect!"

Since Feng Luoyi was an illusion projection, only Wang Qi was about to see her, so she made no move. This afternoon, Wei Yijing, a Liuyun Sect disciple saved by Wang Qi, swiftly descended beside Wang Qi with a gust of wind. Seeing Wang Qi, she finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness... I've been looking for you all day; I'm exhausted... I must say, your escape light is really fast!"

Wang Qi was puzzled, pointing to his surroundings: "I should be easy to find like this, shouldn't I?"

Wang Qi's gesture made Wei Yijing burst into laughter: "What are you... You can even use this illusion technique? Hahaha, your imitation of a demon beast's aura is quite convincing. I thought a high-order demon beast was nesting here, so I circled around for a long time!"

What illusion technique? This is the authentic aura of a True Dragon, and it's even from the direct lineage of the Holy Emperor!

He rolled his eyes and then asked, "Speaking of which, what do you need me for? Don't you know that this place is teeming with Core Formation Demon Clan members?"

Wei Yijing felt like she was about to lose it to this "natural" guy before her: "You know this place is dangerous?"

Wang Qi blinked, "Yes, for you."

Here I am, unbeatable, and even if I draw out the map's BOSS, I can call for Grandpa.

"You're clearly at Foundation Establishment too! I admit I'm no match for you, but you're in danger just the same." Wei Yijing pulled Wang Qi, intending to fly toward Langde: "Let's go, let's go! Staying here for one more second is dangerous!"

Wang Qi amplified the purple light around himself: "It's quite safe."

"Yes, yes, is that purple light Divine Power from the Soul Domain? It can scare off low-level demon beasts, but what if a high-level one shows up?"

But the task I've received from Ring Grandpa is to "lure out the Dragon Clan"...

Regarding Wei Yijing's persistence, Wang Qi had no choice but to straighten his face: "Daoist friend, there should be no physical contact between men and women..."

"So that's how pure Wanfa Sect is? I didn't even hold your hand, okay? Let's go!"

Talking is talking... but why start maligning the sect again...

Suddenly Feng Luoyi said softly, "Your identity and mission are both confidential. It's not good to keep tangling with her. Just go with her."

"What about the Black-Bearded Jiao King..."

"I'll keep an eye on it. If it gets close to the coast, I'll notify you." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with your recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)