Exploring Immortality Cultivation

Splitting the house in two, he shouted inside at the mortals, "Run if you don't want to die." Alternatively, he could use illusion techniques or suggestion techniques to drive away the crowd.

Calculating potential routes for the crowd, he then eliminated every Ancient Method Practitioner on those paths, either by suggestion or by deliberately destroying buildings to block some paths, reducing variables.

As for property loss, Wang Qi had automatically ignored it. Under the dual premises of the Immortal and Mortal, a slight leakage from the cultivators' fingertips was enough for mortals to fill their bellies, not to mention the wealthy Immortal Alliance. Eventually, the mortals would report any losses, and the Immortal Alliance would compensate accordingly—as long as the numbers weren't too outrageous, the Immortal Alliance wouldn't bother to verify.

All the mortals in Divine Capital were almost cursed with the Heart Demon Curse, which was like each of them carrying a tracking device. Wang Qi didn't even need his Spiritual Sense to automatically detect the presence of mortals around him. Just a slight concentration, and he could sense the thoughts of the nearby mortals; the thoughts of all those who were cursed were known to him. Wang Qi's search and rescue operation was utterly thorough.

Driven by fear and suggestion, the mortals fled in batches, taking their families and racing to escape the clutches of the cultivators.

On the other hand, the cultivators were also beginning to be infected by the Heart Demon Curse. They became Wang Qi's "eyes," "ears," and "detectors," gathering all the information collected to him. Wang Qi always managed to avoid any cultivators above the Nascent Soul Stage with utmost efficiency.

The so-called "safe zone" in Divine Capital was only near the outer periphery, less than half the area; every other area would suffer from indiscriminate attacks by the Heavenly Sword. However, as long as he drove the mortals to the safe zone, they would not get hurt.

Because he possessed the Heart Demon Great Curse Memory, sword momentum was particularly easy for Wang Qi. He even had some spare energy to think.

"Why did Teacher Feng specifically ask me to protect these mortals?" Wang Qi pondered.

Protecting the mortals of Divine Capital meant that the Immortal Alliance took on risks. For instance, this great battle made it difficult to guarantee that no cultivators would fall. Also, local cultivators from Divine Capital might stray from the designated attack range set by Feng Luoyi and slaughter mortals in the "safe zone," causing greater losses. Moreover, with confirmed collusion between the Divine Capital cultivators and foreign remnants, directly bombing the city with the Heavenly Sword would not bring media pressure; the Heavenly Sword was not an uncontrollable nuclear fission weapon like a nuclear bomb. In fact, as long as it was refined properly, the destructive power of the Heavenly Sword could be concentrated within a very small range, beginning by blasting the Imperial Palace and those two Unification Cultivators would make the battle much easier.

"if I can see it, teacher Feng must certainly see it," Wang Qi thought secretly. "If he's willing to take the risk, then there must be benefits much greater than 'avoiding risks.'"

Wang Qi recalled the words Liu Yi once said.

"What will happen next time?... Could it be that Teacher Feng's goal is to buy time? He will only release the target when the time is right?"

"On the other side, Heterodox, stop your arrogance, let me face you!" A Golden Core Cultivator had just smashed a medical hall under Tianling Ridge and, feeling high-spirited, roared as he charged towards Wang Qi. He practiced a sword technique called Seven Mysterious Sword Manual, a supremely powerful swordsmanship that had been passed down for thousands of years. This swordsmanship inheritance was famous for its "Seven Sword Qi," each with their own unique properties, yin and yang, hard and soft, bouncy and pliable. Using all seven Sword Qis together produced myriad changes, utterly unpredictable like ghosts and gods.

"Annoying," Wang Qi was focused on his thoughts and really wasn't interested in fighting. He just glanced at his opponent, then the entire Heart Demon Curse Network operated wildly. While his brain processed the visual signal, Wang Qi's mind revealed all the vulnerabilities in his opponent's sword technique, along with at least twenty breaking techniques. Wang Qi didn't look closely; he chose a technique at random, delivering a sword thrust. His long sword pierced through that Golden Core Cultivator's heart. A thread of Heavenly Entropy Technique Sword Qi followed closely, efficiently exterminating his opponent's life force.

"Brother Ye!" another cultivator from Divine Capital, an Ancient Golden Core, cried out in alarm from not far away, lifting his sword and charging towards Wang Qi: "Heterodox, repay your life!"

"What?" Wang Qi hadn't even clearly heard what he was saying when his long sword had already passed through his opponent's Dantian, detonating the opponent's Golden Core. A Golden Core Cultivator's centennial accumulation of all Mana turned into pure Spirit Light, rushing along the direction of Wang Qi's sword finger.

The Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm allowed him to simultaneously calculate the positions of every person in Divine Capital, and the computing power of the Heart Demon Network could be directly used for combat. Under such massive computing power, the spells and sword techniques Wang Qi could use became even more profound and complex.

He moved through Divine Capital amidst the chaotic battle, killing all cultivators potentially obstructing the evacuation. Wen Dao attacks were completely unblockable, yet their attacks were transparent to Wang Qi. With such a terrifying disparity in strength, neither Foundation Establishment nor Golden Core cultivators could survive a single move against him.

Thanks to Wang Qi's efforts, the mortals living in the city center were continually evacuated.

However, as the mortals gradually became scarce and the battle intensified, more and more cultivators noticed Wang Qi's presence.

"That heterodox! He is only at the Foundation Establishment Stage!" An Ancient Golden Core Cultivator saw Wang Qi and immediately called over his companions: "Surround and kill him!"

Meteor Technique, Great Sun Swinging Qi, Sky Sea Wave Sword—three deadly moves attacked Wang Qi at once. Mana-transformed stars, a strong palm force that destabilized Heaven and Earth's Spiritual Energy, and dreamlike magnificent purple light waves surged towards Wang Qi all at once. Wang Qi extended one hand forward, releasing a dark red Mana from his palm. As Mana collided, the trio's attacks began to increase in entropy, falling into chaos, self-destructing, only leaving a bit of backlash against Wang Qi. Wang Qi swung his sword, drawing a circle to push away the turbulent flow.

"Star flow…"

"Too slow."

The leader seemed to want to make a move, but Wang Qi had already preemptively used Xiangyu Travel along a high-dimensional trajectory to appear in front of him, then struck the opponent's chest with a palm.

Silent Annihilation Sky Burning Palm, Entropy Residual longevity Destroying Ghosts and Gods!

The life force of the Golden Core Cultivator quickly extinguished. Meanwhile, the other two cultivators realized their companion had fallen, their spells still blasting toward the original spot.

Wang Qi and Zhou Bei, once again using Xiangyu Travel, returned to their original positions, then swung their swords to sever the mana of their opponents.

"Hmm?" Among the two cultivators, one sensed something amiss. Wang Qi's mana was clearly not dominant, and he had clearly dodged the strike, so why did he deliberately return to take that hit head-on?

He sensed trickery and immediately retreated, while the other cultivator, unaware of his impending doom, launched an attack at Wang Qi. This cultivator seemed to be deeply influenced by the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell, not considering the consequences. Wang Qi killed him with just one more sword strike.

But it was that single sword strike, roughly a second's time, during which the other Golden Core Cultivator discovered something.

If Wang Qi had not blocked those attacks directly, the powerful spells would have swept across a family of mortals fleeing nearby.

"Mortals?" This result surprised the cultivator. He tried shooting a Qi Blade at a nearby mortal family. This minor spell was instantaneous for a Golden Core Cultivator like him. The move was not aimed at Wang Qi, but Wang Qi still lightly swept away the Wind Blade with his Sword Qi.

"You are actually intentionally protecting those mortals during combat!"

In the midst of the battle, the Golden Core Cultivator scattered various minor spells around as if they cost nothing. Wang Qi accurately pinpointed all the nearby mortals' locations, ignoring the part of the spells that wouldn't hit anyone and directly used the Silent Annihilation Sky Burning Palm to explode the threatening ones.

"Ahahaha, you fool, let's see how many you can save!" The Golden Core Cultivator laughed heartily, but his laughter abruptly stopped. Wang Qi's next move, Silent Annihilation Sky Burning Palm, directly enveloped him in the attack range. Mana went haywire and out of control, most of the unformed spells directly collapsed.

Under normal circumstances, this Golden Core Cultivator would have regained his composure in just a few breaths. But Wang Qi gave him no time to recover. Sword Light flashed, and the cultivator's head fell to the ground.

Wang Qi was slightly out of breath, floating mid-air to catch his breath. Only being at the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment, his total mana was limited and the power he could exert at one time was also quite limited. The Life Flame was not infinitely amplifiable; he needed a bit of time...

Just then, a voice came from behind him, "It seems you care quite a bit about the lives of mortals? Are you that kind of laughable hypocrite?"

Wang Qi turned and thrust his sword, but the person behind him quickly dodged backward, avoiding the strike. Wang Qi saw the two Nascent Souls from the Du Family, Du Tianxing who he had defeated head-on, and Du Zongren whom he had never met face-to-face before being taken away by a strike from the Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword. In the distance, other Nascent Soul Cultivators were also gathering around.

Hatred filled Du Zongren's eyes, making his voice sound particularly chilling, "I heard you care a lot about the lives of those mortals?"

"None of your business!" Wang Qi had no intention of idle talk and struck out with a sword toward him. The Sword Qi, carrying electric light, howled—a Sword Qi that could sever chemical bonds and cut material at the atomic scale. Du Tianxing, recognizing the severity this time, pushed both palms forward, his mana transforming into a Great River that flowed down, eroding the Sword Qi. The core of the river, River Moon, rose up, illuminating heaven and earth, turning nature's spiritual energy into beneficial Cold Moon Qi.

On the other side, several white frost spheres appeared around Du Zongren. With a light touch, one of them smashed toward a group of mortals. Wang Qi quickly cleaved it with a Sword Qi, but the frost still hit the ground, covering a hundred meters with white frost and causing a wave of panicked screams.

"And this one!" Du Zongren hurled another cold wave. Wang Qi swung his sword to save them, but Du Tianxing's eyes flashed coldly, perfectly timing a strike with River Moon Breaking Wave Palm to interrupt him, forcing Wang Qi to retract his sword to defend, allowing the frost sphere to pass by.

"No good!"

In a rush, Wang Qi had no other choice but to use Xiangyu Travel to move before the frost sphere, using his current move.

The frost sphere dispersed, and white fog spread, obscuring vision. Du Tianxing shouted loudly, "Wang Qi, come out! I know such attacks won't affect you!"

Within the white fog, a beam of Purple Light shone through. Wang Qi flew up into the sky steadily, calmly watching the two from the Du Family, "I thought this time you had some merits, even considering letting you experimental animals live a bit longer."

"Since you're seeking death, I don't mind playing along."

After the fog dispersed, the two Nascent Souls from the Du Family were shocked to find that the small group of mortals previously there had disappeared.

Moreover, within a hundred meters, there was not a single mortal in sight. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation tickets and monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)