Exploring Immortality Cultivation

Lu Wan understood the meaning of "binding oneself" all too well. He was trapped in this "incomprehensible high place," where there was no up or down, no front or back—the six directions in three-dimensional space did not exist here. He was like a two-dimensional creature tossed from the page. In this "fourth direction" above the three dimensions, he couldn't find the correct path. He wasn't like Wang Qi, who could use mathematics to parse four dimensions. Before his Spiritual Sense underwent another transformation, he lacked this ability.

Even if he possessed the ability to regenerate limbs, it still had its limits. The strong interaction was enough to tear atoms apart, eradicating everything on a microscopic level. Wang Qi's strike could cause him to lose the majority of his Physical Body and Mana.

A gust of strong wind scraped past Lu Wan, ripping away a chunk of flesh from his shoulder. The intruding entities were two flesh-like semi-transparent tentacles,

which delicately perched themselves onto that fist that seemed poised to punch through the earth.

Then, Wang Qi felt the world turn upside down, his body's balance disrupted, his ongoing momentum transformed into kinetic energy. Then, he hurtled into the earth with an extremely tragic posture.

Whish—Boom!

Or rather, Shu Rongrong stuffed him into the earth.

Taiji, Cotton Palm, Undying Seal Technique... no matter what kind of martial arts technique it was that used the opponent's force against them, they paled in comparison before this one. The techniques of using the opponent's strength against them that humans could imagine would absolutely not be stronger than those of the creatures on gaseous planets. Attacks that nearly reach the speed of sound, like Sword Qi Thunder Sound, are terrifying Combat Skills to Low Level Cultivators, but on gaseous planets, some places have winds blowing at that speed year-round. If one couldn't learn the knack of harnessing wind to move, then the creatures of the gaseous planets wouldn't survive after birth. Even the infants of this race knew the tricks of using force against force better than the Great Boxers of the Human Clan.

A great echo still reverberated through the sky, and Shu Rongrong had already landed next to Lu Wan. She removed her upper garment, revealing her shoulders and bare back. She could also be considered a beautiful woman, but at this moment, not a single man would have lascivious thoughts about her. Four pairs of tentacles sprouted from her back, her most familiar limbs and the ones that could best wield the martial arts of the Wind People.

Just as one needs a spine that can tie into knots to learn the Dragon Clan Martial Arts, one must possess extra-long tentacles surpassing twenty meters to display the true essence of the Wind People's martial arts.

"If we're talking about Immortal Characteristics, he awakened earlier and is stronger than both you and me. But we have an advantage in both Mana and Realm. We must play to our strengths to exploit the enemy's weakness," Shu Rongrong's fingers fluttered slightly. It was this hand that found that single "Life Fate" in the boundless future, calculated the "directions" of Wang Qi and Lu Wan, and saved Lu Wan at the critical moment. Shu Rongrong said, "You focus all your strength on drawing in the River of Time to counter his Immortal Characteristic, and I'll lead the attack!"

"I'll do it!" Lu Wan was furious, yet he still maintained basic rationality: "You have more Mana!"

"Alright!" Shu Rongrong did not argue. In a Vitality that had to be counted in terms of "tens of thousands of years," she had experienced countless battles. Although her memories were not present, her "Experience" remained, and she knew what action to take at what time.

Her Dharma manifested prominently. That bulky, spaceship-like torso was the appearance of her previous life as one of the Wind People. She took a deep breath, then her hands, tentacles, and the Dharma on her back all started to wave.

Her limbs stirred the atmosphere, then this wind was amplified, borrowed, and looped back on itself, bringing forth a powerful gale.

Cultivators from Shenzhou who excel at taming Wind Skills, would never acknowledge this as "wind." Due to the viscosity of the air itself and the resistance of the earth, such a terrifying wind would never occur in Shenzhou.

But is the thin atmospheric flow on rocky planets even worthy of the name "wind" compared to the destructive forces that filled the gaseous planets?

What was really tearing everything around it apart was the white stream of a Qi Shock Wave, not wind. Bricks and clumps of dirt were flung high before being torn into dust. The high-speed friction in the atmosphere caused a sharp rise in temperature, and free electrical charges increased. Then, thunder joined the onslaught.

The unstoppable combination of wind and thunder was a common strategy among the Wind People!

However, whether it was the wind tearing through the rocks or the further advancement of thunder, neither was the most terrifying part of this barrage of punches.

"Ha! Emperor's Extreme Shocking Jellyfish Fist?" Wang Qi had just climbed out from the ground, only to face such an onslaught. Neither wind nor thunder was enough to tear through the defense of the Dragon Guard. But the tentacle-like Qi Force hidden in the storm was particularly annoying. Every inch of space around him was under the opponent's control. This move was very similar to a manga technique he had seen in his past life.

However, this move was stranger and stronger than any miraculous technique humanity in the manga believed in because it was originally the Martial Arts of tentacle creatures. Countless tentacle-shaped Qi Forces lurked within this Earth Splitting storm, as if numerous jellyfish were swirling in front. These tentacles were soft, but Wang Qi could easily feel the sinister strength hidden within them. No matter what action he took, these tentacles would use the pinnacle of Soft Power to bring him down, breaking his balance.

Moreover, the space around him rippled on a microscopic scale, causing any law of Time and Space to lose stability.

"Kneel down!" Lu Wan dove into the wind, Shu Rongrong's tentacles swept the wind and directed it, opening a clean path for Lu Wan. With the acceleration of the strong wind, Lu Wan truly reached a speed that the naked eye could not track. Wang Qi wanted to dodge, but the Qi Force tentacles surrounding him didn't give him any chance, immobilizing him.

Since there was no escape, there was only the option of head-on confrontation!

Wang Qi lacked neither the courage to meet head-on challenges. As long as it was the result of his calculations, he never doubted.

Dragon Power drew the maximum strength from the vacuum in the shortest time, Purple Light soared to the sky, completely obscuring the moonlight and starlight. Lu Wan's fist ignited with Black Flames, descending from the sky with the mighty power of Tianhe pouring into it, flooding into Wang Qi's body. Wang Qi crossed his arms into an X-shape to meet the onslaught head-on.

With a "crack," Wang Qi's forearm could not withstand even a second before it fractured. The Electromagnetic Force of Heavenly Song barely manipulated the metallic element calcium within his bones to endure the subsequent attacks. Lu Wan's power exploded like cannonballs, then dissipated upon contact. Wang Qi wanted to retreat and relieve the force, but it was impossible. Shu Rongrong's exquisitely microscopic control locked all the destructive energy within Wang Qi's body, even the slight force that should have dispersed with Wang Qi's flight was pushed back into his ribs by her.

"Ugh..." Wang Qi spat out blood, which quickly evaporated. Lu Wan, disgusted, waved his hand to clear it, then punched again.

"Slap!"

Lu Wan's entire fist buried itself into Wang Qi's abdomen. Wang Qi felt as if several of his intestines had snapped, something surging up his esophagus in reverse. It took Wang Qi considerable effort to suppress the urge to vomit and to barely maintain his consciousness from shutting down.

The blood he had just spat out was saturated with Vitality, filled with the Life Flame, each cell carrying his Mana, his breath. He could easily sense the distribution of this mouthful of blood.

This blood was like the pieces of paper he once threw out during the fierce battle against Ai Changyuan—an "observation tool"!

Manipulate the minimum volume of a single air stream... manipulate the maximum speed of an air stream... the general speed of air stream turning...

Countless data appeared in Wang Qi's mind, then were incorporated into a mathematical model. In this model, Newton's law of internal friction, the compression equation were basic rules, and the movement patterns presented by Calculus were the basic shapes.

Cellular Automata, not a particularly novel method, nor widely used in engineering.

However, it was enough to cope with the current situation.

Wang Qi was simulating the wind around him.

Between the rapid calculations of the Heart Demon Network, Wang Qi suffered another palm strike. The Dragon Guard, which could withstand the brute force of a Nascent Soul Stage attack, completely collapsed. An unrivaled force crushed Wang Qi's organs into a lump.

Lu Wan sneered as he swatted down the next palm, thinking this strike would end the fight. However, Wang Qi suddenly pointed out gently, the mechanism's high temperature caused a violent explosion at his fingertips. The wind became chaotic for a moment. A tiny force stirred a massive change within the circulatory system of the wind, and Wang Qi was pushed by a force that seemingly came from nowhere, automatically moving away from his original position.

"Eh?" Lu Wan's fist missed Wang Qi's head by a hair's breadth. Confused, he threw the next punch. However, a series of high-temperature-induced explosions appeared beside Wang Qi, and amidst the turbulent airflow, Wang Qi repeatedly retreated, avoiding Lu Wan's strike once again.

"What is this?" Lu Wan was still puzzled, while Shu Rongrong, further outside, cried out in horror, "Impossible... 'Destiny Breaking Technique'... Destiny Breaking Technique! His cultivation is clearly lower than mine, why can he break free from the Fate I have woven?"

Wang Qi felt nothing about Shu Rongrong's astonishment. In fact, he couldn't feel at all that he had broken free from any "Fate" or "Causal Chain." He just sneered, "These Banished Immortals really are limited in skill, using a periodic-type storm model. Turning it into a chaos-type is too easy."

Perhaps, the butterfly's wings are the greatest mockery of Fate. Or perhaps, ignoring Fate is the Non-Dual Method to transcend it!

Heavenly Entropy Technique, the Absolute Skill that destroys Order and guides Chaos. Its external manifestation is "heat," but its essence is more than just "heat."

With just a little provocation, these winds would move towards Chaos, escaping the control of the Banished Immortal!

Just as the butterfly flaps its wings, Wang Qi's actions stirred an even greater storm within this tempest. Shu Rongrong felt she could no longer restrain the power in her hands; the storm, like a wild horse breaking free, charged towards the entire Divine Capital. In the next few minutes, the entire city would endure an indiscriminate barrage of air currents. Even those standing on the outskirts would find many Mortals blown into the sky. Houses moved like dominoes, one after another collapsing due to the wind.

This great wind was indiscriminate, friend or foe were irrelevant, Lu Wan's balance was slightly shaken. That slight wobble revealed a flaw in his defense that should not have existed.

Then, a hand followed this flaw and smashed hard into Lu Wan's defensive circle.

Silent Annihilation Sky Burning Palm, Entropy Residual Longevity Destroying Ghosts and Gods.

Indeed, a palm strike capable of slaughtering Immortals and Demons. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at QiDian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)