Exploring Immortality Cultivation

"Sha Liantai, even though you're a Great Demon of the Divine Power Level, why do you have to pretend to be a junior in the Transformation Stage and stand over there?" The Sea Demon, who had just lost ten percent of its strength to Wang Qi, traveled a distance with him, and seeing that this yellow monster was not too hard to speak with, couldn't help but complain.

"New here, don't know the rules," was the Yellow Robed King's reply.

The Great Demon was infuriated, "You clearly ate the person who was supposed to teach you the rules!"

The Divine Power Stage Great Demon who came to summon Wang Qi—or rather, the Yellow Robed King—was named Qi Yu. Originally, he was a flagfish. The flagfish species is inherently weak, with a low probability of Spirit Awakening, but their sheer number means there are always an exceptional few, and Qi Yu was one of them. When flagfish undergo Demonization, they often possess acceleration talents like Gale, Jichi, Wave Breaking, and Split Light. For long-distance raids, they might not compare to the blood-rich species like the Giant Whale, but for short bursts, they are top-notch. Qi Yu was exceptional, with a nimble movement technique, adept at dodging and darting through Phase Space. He had even trained his fins into a long-handled Miao Saber, capable of splitting seas and cleaving clouds.

It must be said, this Divine Power Stage Demon Beast was the type Wang Qi least wanted to confront. Wang Qi's reaction speed couldn't keep up with the pace of such Great Demons. Qi Yu actually had ways to slowly grind Wang Qi down. If he hadn't foolishly used his bare hand to catch the Heart Demon Curse, the one falling might have been Wang Qi instead.

Wang Qi's biggest problem now was that he couldn't manipulate the Yellow Robed King's Divine Body as if it were an extension of his own limb.

The Heart Demon Divine Body now possessed strength comparable to that of a Divine Separation Stage Cultivator, but Wang Qi was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Asking him to control such a massive being was like asking an ant to manipulate a human body.

By the way, an ant weighs only 0.005 milligrams, which is a hundred billion times lighter than a human.

The reason he could operate this system now was firstly due to the inherent orderliness of the Human Dao System, secondly because the Heart Demon Curse reduced the system's complexity, causing a strong convergence, and thirdly, because the kid's programming was good, relying on the System itself to harm the enemy.

It's like a person being able to drive a ten-thousand-ton liner if the operating system is sufficient, but "being able to drive" and "being able to go out to sea" are two different things.

If it had been a Mirage Demon like the Shenhuan Lady, proficient in Illusion Technique and akin to an artillery platform, Wang Qi would have had an easier time dealing with her. Unfortunately, there are very few Sea Demons who follow that route. The majority are agile predators like Qi Yu. Against such hunters, the Yellow Robed King, controlled by Wang Qi, struggled to keep up with the opponent's responses, and relying on Heaven Creation to speed up by expanding the Cave Heaven Comparison Ruler... Let alone how long the mere Golden Core Level Mana from Heaven Creation could last, using such a distinctively Human Clan Absolute Skill on the Dragon Clan's turf, wasn't that like asking for a longer life?

Thinking this, Wang Qi gave Miao another look. He realized he still lacked understanding of his somewhat "junior" Senior Sister. Wang Qi had initially been deceived by her appearance, believing she was just a juvenile from some species who had switched to a Cultivation Technique and joined the Immortal Alliance—after all, Cultivators above Golden Core couldn't change their cultivation and follow the Modern path anymore, not even by transcending tribulation and starting anew, since the transformed Essence of Life couldn't revert to its original state, and once Knowledge Barriers became deeply rooted, they couldn't be eliminated. But that strike just now had revealed something to Wang Qi.

Miao had controlled the Five Pestilences Curse with ease, and even the delay in signal transmission and the decrease in control power hadn't diminished her strike that smothered Huan Ji in the slightest. This indicated that Miao's control power must be above that of a Divine Separation Stage—her own strength was certainly far greater than it seemed.

"Don't try to fish for information from me," Miao suddenly said, likely because Wang Qi had been staring at her for too long.

Wang Qi almost choked, "Cough cough, Senior Sister, you still remember that, huh..."

Miao nodded, "Once bitten, twice shy."

"I just wanted to ask, Senior Sister, what exactly is your realm... Golden Core? Nascent Soul? Transformation? Or Mahayana?"

"Your ranking system is meaningless to me," Miao said, "In terms of actual combat, there are many individuals in this world that can injure me. But if we're talking about strength alone..." Miao looked around through the eyes of the Yellow Robed King. "All the Life Beings here combined aren't as powerful as me."

Damn!

Wang Qi was startled. In this place, there was at least one Dragon Clan Demon God, at least two Mahayana Demon Beasts, and countless Demon Gods and Divine Power Transformation beings.

Miao said she alone could overpower the total strength of all these Life Beings?

"Not overpower, simply that my pure strength is greater," Miao elaborated. "Take your West Sea Dragon King for example. From the Dragon Clan archives I've seen, a Mahayana Dragon Demon represents the evolutionary pinnacle of this planet. If I engaged in combat with a Mahayana Dragon Demon, neither of us could injure the other. Do you understand?"

After stating this, Miao suddenly came to a realization and looked at Wang Qi with a touch of reproach.

"Senior Sister, could we not keep bringing up 'fishing for information,' please? I genuinely had no such intention!" Wang Qi felt a vague headache coming on.

"Recently, I've encountered some books that describe the deceitful nature of your Human Clan. It's hard to avoid their influence," said Miao with a look that seemed to say, "My young, innocent mind has been tainted by your Human Clan." "I'm sorry."

Wang Qi felt he was beginning to understand what "living in a perpetual Personality Formation Stage" meant. Normal people would have a mature, steadfast view of life, a culmination of years of contemplation: a fundamental perspective and thought pattern, the largest mental mold. But Miao's species lacked even these mental molds. They may read a book and find it rational, then their entire personality and mindset could change based on some statements in those books.

Normally, only children exhibit such characteristics, and even children know right from wrong, maintaining similar mental molds. But Miao had none of that.

A bear child for life.

However, such peculiar thinking has its benefits. The so-called "Knowledge Barrier" simply didn't exist for Mi Lai. As long as one reasoning logically outperforms another, this race could rapidly change their own beliefs. Perhaps that's why they were able to cooperate with the Immortal Alliance.

"Senior Sister, I have a favor to ask, and right now, only you can help," Wang Qi whispered to Mi Lai, "During combat, could you control this divine body for me?"

Mi Lai nodded, "I can do it, but I've never manipulated something so delicate before... If it was Chun He Xi, she might be better at this than me..."

"Delicate... I've never... This is Divine Separation Level mana..." Wang Qi pointed to himself and asked, "Senior Sister, how does my mana compare to yours?"

Confused, Mi Lai tilted her head, "Would you compare mana with a single Blood Red Essence from a drop of dragon blood? Even if it's from a Mahayana Dragon King's blood."

Wang Qi nodded earnestly, "If it was the Ancient Dragon Emperor, it's possible that the Essence within one of his Blood Red Essences could indeed be greater than all my mana."

Mi Lai was embarrassed, "Junior Brother, you definitely can't be considered that kind of Essence. Also, I remind you that you need to deal with the Demon Clan outside."

"Understood, understood," Wang Qi replied, "When we have some free time, shall we exchange cultivation techniques?"

Mi Lai asked warily, "What are you planning to do?"

"You just said that our cultivation techniques are very similar, so I think exchanging ideas wouldn't hurt," Wang Qi commented, "Unless that's also a secret."

Mi Lai shook her head, "To the Immortal Alliance, it's considered a secret, but not a high-level one. I checked backstage, and you do have access, but our clan's cultivation methods cannot be learned by the Human Clan, nor by any life being in this realm."

"Do I lack unpracticable cultivation techniques and legacies for humans in my possession? I even have three and a half from the Dragon Clan."

Wang Qi's desire for Mi Lai's cultivation techniques wasn't impulsive, nor was it for personal cultivation enhancement or to add to his own arsenal. In reality, his combat methods were so numerous he didn't need anything else for embellishment. He was interested in Mi Lai's cultivation because he sensitively sensed the true significance of this technique.

Mi Lai's race, the Sea God Type, didn't have the concept of "progressions," nor did they know "numbers." All their thoughts were based on the logic of "existence/non-existence" or "either/or/nor." Their race never needed to discover the Pinoar Axioms because these arithmetic principles were naturally evolved and etched into their minds from the beginning. Their language was also in the form of Yin Yang Yao Text or Three Talents Yao Text [Binary or Ternary Machine Language]. Their cultivation was inherently data-based.

For Wang Qi, he could completely reverse-engineer Mi Lai's cultivation techniques to extrapolate the mature technological essence within, and apply it to his own cultivation methods.

His abilities, seemingly endless and diverse, were anchored in "Mathematics," with "Physics" as their core.

Mi Lai's reminder to Wang Qi was because they had arrived at their destination.

It was a place near the center of the volcanic region. Qi Yu led Wang Qi to a tremendous whirlpool. Wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, it connected to the sea's surface. Standing at the base of the whirlpool and gazing upward, it seemed to have no end. Wang Qi estimated that the challenging part of the whirlpool that had yet to be passed might span several miles. Inside the whirlpool, a massive figure moved sinuously. Within, the Star Power 'leaking' from the heavens above, the Sun and Moon Essence, and the vast Spiritual Energy of the sea mixed tumultuously, creating a force perfectly suited for absorption by that type of Demon Clan. Meanwhile, this immense Essence fluctuated dramatically, like tide, in tandem with the inhalation and exhalation of the Giant Demon inside.

"How powerful, definitely a Demon God or even of the Mahayana level..." Wang Qi was in awe when the Giant Demon inside addressed him, "Are you Sha Liantai?"

"Yes."

"Why do you still conceal your roots with demonic power in the presence of this general?" The general's words carried a hint of displeasure, "What exactly are you?"

"General, my talent is not yet under my control," Wang Qi replied, unabashed despite not experiencing the full pressure of a Demon God—although he knew that the Great Demon opposite could easily crush the Yellow Robed King's Divine Body. He answered with neither humbleness nor arrogance, "As for my roots, I am a Heavenly Favored Beast, which the General may not be aware of."

"Hmph!" Suddenly, a cold snort echoed. Instantly, the earth quaked and the sea surged, countless Dao Heart Pure Yang Mirrors flickered on the Yellow Robed King's body, nearly breaking down. Meanwhile, Qi Yu spat out a mouthful of blood, knelt down, and cried, "General, please calm your anger!"

A single outburst from the Demon God had changed the color of heaven and earth!

Faced with the nearly crashing Yellow Robed King, Wang Qi swiftly reached out, took over partial control, and prepared to release another Divine Body. At that moment, the Giant Demon said, "You've got some skills. With Poison and Illusion, impressive roots; even I can't see through them."

"That being the case, you are assigned to the Charging Camp, bestowed the title of General, and command two hundred at the Transformation Stage."

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