Exploring Immortality Cultivation

"Your final task is only one—protect the mortals and kill all the Ancient Method Practitioners you can see."

Under the rosy glow of the sky, Feng Luoyi said to Wang Qi and the three others.

Wang Qi didn't respond but instead looked at the data of three Heart Demon Great Curse Memory bodies that Feng Luoyi had infused. "Teacher Feng, what is the main function of this system?"

"Full stealth operation to avoid detection by Modern Cultivators. The rest is the same as the one you developed."

Wang Qi wasn't surprised that Feng Luoyi had developed a system with such a high level of completion. It was all too normal. The resources that Wang Qi had were merely those of four small cultivators with the title "genius" and the technical materials provided by Feng Luoyi. Behind Feng Luoyi, however, stood the entire Shenzhou Immortal Alliance. Moreover, Wang Qi had given detailed reports to Feng Luoyi at every stage, and the system had been tested on the Ten Thousand Immortals True Mirror. It was entirely possible for Feng Luoyi to improve upon Wang Qi's work.

But what Wang Qi found strange was why Feng Luoyi had chosen this moment to develop a system that could operate unnoticed by that mysterious will within the Heart Demon Network. And this system could control the power of the Heart Demon Curse and automatically avoid Modern Cultivators.

"This is really..."

"Had you anticipated this all along, senior!"

Apart from Ai Qinglan, who was still clueless, Chen Youjia and Chen Feng understood what Wang Qi meant.

Feng Luoyi had known that this situation would arise long ago.

Wang Qi stopped an angry Chen Feng and asked Feng Luoyi, "Is this a multi-party dynamic zero-sum game?"

The question was abrupt, but Feng Luoyi laughed: "It's non-zero-sum."

"The ones who will suffer losses are the local cultivators and mortals of Divine Capital?"

"I have no intention of killing any mortals." Facing Wang Qi's questioning, Feng Luoyi was calm. "In fact, as long as the Modern Cultivators in Divine Capital respond quickly enough, not even a single mortal will die."

"The Heart Demon Great Curse?"

"The technique you call the 'first-kind Anti-Demon Spell,' the technique of Refining God to transform demons, is excellent enough. The Yangshen Pavilion has given a professional assessment. With it, these mortals are just equivalent to having been brushed by the Heart Demon Curse," Feng Luoyi said. "If the Anti-Demon Spells you developed had not been strong enough, I wouldn't have chosen this plan."

The result of the Anti-Demon Spell ultimately led to the Heart Demon Curse infecting the entire Divine Capital. This outcome was somewhat difficult for its developers to accept.

Wang Qi nodded, "In the end, we were the only ones you played with?"

"I think what you gained this time is enough to compensate for the shock you experienced over the past month and a half." Feng Luoyi listed, "Plague is something necessary for the empirical proof of many Life Paths, but typically, the cultivators of Tianling Ridge do not come into contact with it, let alone the confidential laws. If you consider carefully, you will find that these laws can be modified for use in things like bloodline grafting. There are many other things; being exposed to these things you shouldn't have access to will save you countless hours."

"Moreover, Wang Qi, this time, it was also about clearing your suspicion."

Hearing Feng Luoyi's pointed remarks, Wang Qi was baffled, "Me? Suspicion?"

"Some things will happen soon that will reduce the likelihood of you being a Banished Immortal from fifty percent to thirteen point three-seven percent—and this number isn't a subjective feeling, but rather derived from considering numerous strategic combinations."

Liu Yi, looking impressed, patted Wang Qi on the shoulder, "Although due to certain rules, I can neither tell you what will happen nor can I tell you what you should do, Wang Qi, this is an opportunity. Mr. Feng actually cares a great deal about your matter."

Wang Qi fell silent for a while. "I see—I understand now."

Feng Luoyi stretched out his hand to summon a map, passing it to Wang Qi: "You just have to ensure that the mortals and Immortal Alliance Disciples can leave the areas marked in red."

Wang Qi's hand trembled slightly. "Are you sure?"

The red areas clearly covered all the noble families of Divine Capital.

"The target is only the center of this turmoil, the Da Lian Palace, and a few participating families. But, as you know, the Heavenly Sword Skill is, after all, an immature law. Shenzhou has been too peaceful; it's never been used. So, it inevitably goes awry. These areas are all buffer zones."

"Uh..." Wang Qi looked at Feng Luoyi, who was talking nonsense with a straight face.

"Oh my, it's been a while since you manipulated the Heavenly Sword, Mr. Feng, it's normal to slip up occasionally," Liu Yi chimed in.

Feng Luoyi shook his head: "This time, we are battling 'that thing.' It wouldn't be surprising if something unexpected happened."

Slip up? Could a top cultivator, who was like a supercomputer, slip up? And the buffer areas happened to be scattered all over the estates of the Divine Capital Families?

Wang Qi sighed. He had seen enough of the chaos in the city of Divine Capital. Killing all the Divine Capital Nobles might have some innocents suffering unfairly, but killing ninety percent would doubtless include some that had escaped justice. The privileges obtained by the old-timers of the old era, based on their old capital within the law, were inherently unreasonable.

He pulled Chen Youjia and the others aside and whispered, "This time, our enemies are likely the local cultivators of Divine Capital. I am stronger in attack than defense; the Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword can easily kill Nascent Soul Cultivators, but if I take a hit from a Nascent Soul Cultivator, I will die. The only thing that can let me withstand the attack of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, the Dragon Guard, I can only maintain for about a quarter of an hour."

"I find dealing with Ancient Golden Core Cultivators quite simple. Moreover, the spells of Yangshen Pavilion are superior in striking the weak and excel in group battles, so no matter how many Ancient Golden Core there are, I can handle them. As for Nascent Souls... I'm powerless," Chen Feng said with a wry smile.

Ai Qinglan claimed with bravado, "Then leave the Divine Separation Cultivators above Nascent Soul to me. Although it will be tough, I can still cope."

Wang Qi hurriedly waved his hands, "Senior Sister, I don't think we should be on the same battlefield. You are very likely to attract the encirclement of Divine Separation or Nascent Soul Perfection Cultivators. If we get involved in that level of chaotic battle, none of the three of us will be able to survive."

Suddenly, a roaring sound came from the direction of the Imperial Palace. An overbearing Spirit Pressure rampaged without any regard. The three assisting cultivators felt as if mountains were crashing down in front of them, the immense pressure almost making them unable to stand firm!

Chen Feng exclaimed in shock, "How is this possible? From the Imperial Palace all the way here... this is not the power that Divine Separation Cultivators should have..."

"No, that's not the point... It's the Unification Cultivators..." Wang Qi's expression had already changed. The subtle connection from his ring and shoulder armor made him realize something else.

"These guys, they are Ancient Method Practitioners from overseas!"

Liu Yi stepped forward, standing in front of the three, and deftly isolated them from this force, "I came with Mr. Feng exactly for handling this situation."

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"The Immortal Alliance Criminal Law Department decrees: The situation in the Divine Capital is out of control; all local cultivators are now ordered to stay at home and must not leave their residences. Immortal Alliance Disciples, assist mortals with the evacuation. If anyone of Nascent Soul or higher is seen wandering about, they are to be killed on sight!"

The response from the Divine Capital Criminal Law Department could not have been swifter. Within minutes of the ascension of the pink hues of the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell, they quickly took action. To be fair, this response was reasonable. However, due to lacking information, they missed out on quite a bit.

For instance, the Heart Demon Great Curse had already infected the vast majority of the people of the Divine Capital.

Moreover, the Heart Demon Curse makes people become paranoid. Many things that were not valued before would be clung to desperately by the cursed, and choices that would not have been made before would now be undertaken without hesitation.

Thus, the entire Divine Capital was ignited.

"Those heretics, they actually want to break the agreement?"

"Indeed hypocritical!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Defend the Righteous Skill!"

"Kill!"

Private armies were assembled. All the Ancient Method Practitioners and Intermediate Skill Cultivators of the Divine Capital were mobilized. They had always harbored thoughts such as "my pathetic state must be the fault of the heterodox." The Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell amplified these thoughts. Hence, they discarded all their reservations and began their rebellion.

Liu Yunxiang started to feel the strain. He was not among the elite part of Modern Golden Core, protecting these Outer Disciples was not an easy task.

"If a Nascent Soul Cultivator comes... then these kids are doomed." Liu Yunxiang observed the surroundings with a calm demeanor. The cultivators of the Divine Capital had gone mad. At least more than half of the nobles joined the assault. They rallied private soldiers, retainers, Guest Elders, and formed the most primitive phalanxes, engaging in urban warfare throughout the Divine Capital with other cultivators. The leaders of these phalanxes were mostly Golden Core, with a few Nascent Souls. In many other places, cultivators above Nascent Soul were battling in the streets with the few Golden Core Cultivators scattered around the Divine Capital.

For fear of drawing attention, Liu Yunxiang did not fly away with these Outer Disciples. These Wanfa Sect Outer Disciples now had Foundation Establishment Cultivation, and on the ground, they would only be impacted by the chaos of the battle. Relying on the essential disparity between Modern Cultivators, Ancient Method Practitioners, and fast-track cultivators, they could still ensure their safety.

After dealing with about eight waves of Divine Capital Cultivators, Liu Yunxiang leading the Wanfa Sect Outer Disciples finally encountered a group of Tianling Ridge Outer Disciples. Li Zhengguo, who had reached Golden Core, and another Tianling Ridge Outer Disciple Steward were leading about thirty Tianling Ridge Disciples in battles throughout the Divine Capital. The disciples under their lead had even lower Cultivation, with several in the Qi Cultivation Stage.

After the two teams merged, the situation improved slightly. Li Zhengguo, the weakest among the three Golden Cores, was in charge of looking after and healing the Low Level Disciples. Meanwhile, Liu Yunxiang and Tianling Ridge Outer Disciple Steward Xin Lingyu took charge of the other Foundation Establishment Disciples who could still be considered combat-capable, meeting the enemy at the front.

"Should we head towards the Immortal Alliance Branch, or escape out of the city?" As Xin Lingyu backhandedly killed an Ancient Golden Core Cultivator, she discussed the possible escape routes with Liu Yunxiang, "The Immortal Alliance Branch is too close to the Da Lian Palace; if the Imperial Family also gets involved in this turmoil, we will have nowhere to escape. Relatively, the Divine Capital Branch is the place most likely to get reinforcements from the Immortal Alliance."

Liu Yunxiang frowned, "Outside the city, there is a Primordial Spirit Grandmaster from Tianling Ridge on guard. If he notices anything unusual, he should come to help. As for the Divine Capital, there is currently one Unification Cultivator, fourteen Divine Separation Cultivators, and one hundred thirty-three Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators. As long as we persist, a single Primordial Spirit Master is enough to quell the situation. Maybe we should..."

Before Liu Yunxiang could finish, a forceful and tyrannical Mana Power Intent came from the direction of the Divine Capital Palace.

All the cultivators in the Divine Capital felt this terrible power. Golden Core Cultivators facing it felt a wave of hesitation in their hearts, as if they were tiny life beings facing a fierce beast. Qi Cultivation Cultivators distinctly felt a substantial Spirit Pressure, all of them feeling slightly breathless, and those with shallower Cultivation even had some difficulty breathing.

This was...

"Unification Realm..." Liu Yunxiang's breath quickened, "Besides Yi Xuansheng, there are other Unification Cultivators!"

Flee! Flee from the Divine Capital! This situation was simply beyond their ability to handle!

In this wave, their Cultivation was no longer enough to ensure their own safety. This wave in the Divine Capital had nothing to do with them anymore. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)