Exploring Immortality Cultivation

"Junior Brother, over there, a bit more on that side. Go deeper, don't stop."

"Yes, yes." Wang Qi caressed Mi's head, then tapped the ring on his hand, "Old man, you heard that, right?"

"When did I become your laborer..." Zhen Chan complained from inside the ring, then commanded the Yellow Robed King's body to keep digging, "Besides, I am a Mahayana Cultivator! Mahayana! Not your underling for digging up rocks!"

Mi retorted, "Is Mahayana that amazing?"

"Heh heh... heh heh... As an original member of the Human Clan, I don't compete with you, Alien Clan."

Zhen Chan must have been on the verge of a breakdown as he said this. He had cultivated arduously for how many years just to achieve longevity. Yet here he was, alongside someone who was born a Longevity Guest. How could he remain composed?

"Heh heh," Wang Qi said flatly, "I'm afraid you'll get stifled staying in that ring for too long, so I'm kindly letting you temporarily use a Divine Body for rehabilitation. What else are you dissatisfied with?"

"You're making me do rehabilitation? Pah! I bet you're just thinking of how to exploit me to the fullest, right?" Zhen Chan spat, "Just wait until the real battle starts. Then it'll be me, piloting this Divine Body to charge into the fray, right? Pah!"

"Calm down, you can't even spit saliva right now."

"I'm a Residual Soul now! Very easy to exhaust to death! I'm very tired now!"

"Just think of it as playing a game."

"Playing a game... Have you ever seen any game where Path Rank requires putting one's life on the line?"

"Even if this Divine Body dies, it has nothing to do with you. You won't even suffer soul shock."

"If you die, I'll sink to the bottom of the sea! Then how long will I have to wait to regain a Physical Body?"

"Don't worry, this is an Immortal Artifact. Unless by external force, it will never decay. Your soul can be considered lucky in disaster. Even if billions of years pass and Heaven and Earth perish, you may still remain unharmed."

"You little brat, are you trying to comfort me?"

Wang Qi had a reason for letting Zhen Chan control the Yellow Robed King's body. The impending great battle might turn into a massive melee of Transformation and Divine Power Level. And his biggest disadvantage was his reaction speed—he was really just a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, unable to keep up with battles of that level!

The experience of Mi operating the Netherworld Fire Spell on his behalf gave him inspiration.

He had always treated the Divine Body as if it were a Gundam, which was notoriously unscientific and irrational. He could fully adopt the modern tank approach, with separate roles for the driver, commander, gunner, loader, and so on!

So, Wang Qi focused on Zhen Chan, hoping that this worthless Ring Grandpa could shine one last time.

Wang Qi's biggest problem was that his cultivation level was low and his mana weak, unable to keep up. Mi, though at a sufficient level, was a Sea God Type without thought processes, inherently slow-reacting and naturally sluggish. Their life form determined their combat style; in battles among Sea Gods, having the initiative was meaningless; attack range and output were everything. Thus, she also couldn't maneuver the Divine Body for high-speed mobility.

Therefore, the "Driver" to maneuver the Divine Body, dodge, and block attacks could only be Zhen Chan.

As for Mi, she would take the "gunner" position. Being slow was okay since full-screen attacks didn't care about position or distance. As Wang Qi knew, Mi was also restricted by the Heart Demon System and couldn't let loose. Otherwise, if her true Body arrived, even her basic attacks would be map-wide.

Before long, Zhen Chan manipulated the tentacles to toss a few fossils into the Pagoda. Mi had discovered these not long ago. The Spirit Stone Veins underground were actually fossilized remains of a Primordial Sea God. Mi was especially interested in these "kin" from the Shenzhou Heaven and Earth. According to her, she could even deduce half of the secrets of the Shenzhou Sea God from these fossils.

Wang Qi watched Mi play with the fossils and asked, "Where were we?"

"Transformation. The Demon Clan's Transformation is truly an incredible Divine Skill. My companion, Xi, is researching it," Mi said to Wang Qi, "Among our Divine Skills, the body is half the foundation, but this half hasn't been explored in depth. This is our blind spot. But your Human Clan also has its blind spots. The factual existence of Demon Clan Transformation over tens of thousands of years seems to have become... overlooked. Besides being wary of the surrounding Patrol Navy, you also need to guard against that Little Dragon. You mustn't be killed in a second; otherwise, you can't even start a conversation."

"But if she is really that powerful, she wouldn't be caught by a mere Patrol Navy, right?" Wang Qi said, "I managed to sneak in..."

"That's because the super individual in the West Sea didn't notice you," Wang Qi said, "I can sense, even from afar in the Wanfa Sect, that the super individual's attention is mostly focused on those of its own Clan. The Patrol Navy only targets individuals above the Transformation Stage."

"Senior Sister, you're also quite something..." Wang Qi remarked in admiration, "If he discovers my involvement, what would be his reaction?"

"It seems more concerned with restraining its own Clan, so it generally won't make an appearance," Mi said, "But if you reveal your Human Clan identity, I'm afraid it will personally come forth. You should know that it's formed this huge Cloud Navy just to prevent that Little Dragon from contacting the Human Clan."

"So it's still guarding against its own Clan? Meaning that the other members of the Dragon Clan don't actually know what the West Sea Dragon King is up to? No wonder it needs to raise the Patrol Navy, using a sea's worth of Demon Clan to kill one dragon, rather than relying on its own Clan." Wang Qi tapped his finger thoughtfully, "What do you think about asking other Dragon Clan for help?"

Mi bluntly assessed, "Stupid. Why would those Dragon Clan believe you?"

"The worst-case scenario would probably be that after making contact with that Little Dragon, I'll abandon her and immediately flee to Shenzhou. My teacher promised to rescue me, so I shouldn't die on the spot."

Mi nodded, "As long as you escape within three thousand li of the coastline, you'll be absolutely safe."

Wang Qi's eyes lit up, "Then thank you very much!"

"You're not even going to ask what it is?"

"It's probably one of your companions," Wang Qi said. "In any case, you wouldn't harm me."

"Also, I have another gift for you. I used my private funds to get you a set of Mechanical Beasts, which might come in handy. However, they fly a bit slow, so it will take some time to reach you."

"My private funds?"

"We help the Immortal Alliance with research, and according to Immortal Alliance Law, we are compensated for that. It's just that I haven't yet thought of how to use it. Since you have an urgent matter, I decided to give it to you for now—consider it a meeting gift from a Senior Sister," Mi earnestly said. "You are one of the individuals I enjoy talking to the most. Just don't die here."

Wang Qi nodded, "I understand. If I die here, someone at my home might curse me for a lifetime."

"Moreover, when you come back, let's exchange bodily fluids."

"Okay... huh?" Wang Qi was shocked and then immediately put on a serious face, "Senior Sister, you are a good... good community, but I am an individual Life Being, it's not appropriate..."

Mi blinked, "Is there something wrong with my wording? I feel like you misunderstood something."

After understanding the special customs of the Sea God Type, Wang Qi was floored, "Senior Sister, who... who taught you to say that?"

"A disciple from the Wanfa Sect," Mi said. "Apart from you, I haven't said these words to anyone else. Is there something wrong?"

Wang Qi was still on the ground, "I suddenly feel like switching Sects... haha..."

In the past few days besides discussing Cultivation with Mi, Wang Qi had also talked about the upcoming battle, deducing various possible scenarios and formulating contingency plans. Even Zhen Chan would occasionally join in. Now that Mi had decided to help, they had to plan everything out thoroughly.

As time ticked away, Wang Qi's subordinates became increasingly proficient in the Heart Demon Curse. Afterward, Wang Qi made his two most elite No Food People into his Forbidden Guard, granted them the Netherworld Fire Spell, and transformed their appearance into grotesquely ugly, half-human, half-fish creatures under the pretense that "the Battle Forms of my Transformation Stage subordinates must be uniform" and "new Battle Forms are necessary to maximize the potential of my heritage." These creatures' new forms were dark green with white underbellies, with bodies mostly gleaming and slippery, their backs adorned with scaled ridges, and massive protruding eyes that never closed. On both sides of their necks, they had constantly quivering gills, and their long arms and legs were webbed.

Wang Qi felt that if his subordinates' Cultivation was a bit more profound, he could conjure Cthulhu outside their bodies or even create a temporary Divine Body for Mi.

Unfortunately, he wasn't so lucky.

On the ninth day, Jarvis reported, "The Demon Clan is showing unusual movements."

He reluctantly stopped blocking out external sounds and scents. Then, he faintly felt a sense of heart palpitations. It wasn't fear, but more akin to the oppressive sensation when seeing a vast dark cloud rapidly approaching on the horizon.

"What's going on?"

"The Dragon Clan..."

"Transformation Stage Dragon Clan going all out."

Both Mi and Zhen Chan made the same judgment, but Mi's was more detailed, "As expected, the Transformation Stage of the Dragon Clan is drastically different from that of other clans. Such a massive release of Essence..."

"Dragon Power..." Wang Qi understood internally. This was probably because the opponent had been driven into a corner and stopped hiding.

Dragon Power, a Divine Skill that extracts the energy of the Infinite Sea of Vacuum to create Essence out of nothing.

However, this didn't mean that the Dragon Clan was invincible when using Dragon Power.

It's like an electrical appliance. If it's connected to the power grid, the electricity is virtually limitless. But if it's overloaded, the device will break down.

"How should we proceed?" Mi asked, "Charge in?"

They already had a rough location and could disregard the Demon Clan.

"No, a stab in the back always hurts less than a frontal assault."

It was too late to go now. That dragon would undoubtedly be fighting other Sea Demons. To talk to it would require defeating a group of Sea Demons.

Qiu Xianke's voice, mixed with distance, spread across the seabed, "Men of the Charging Camp! Wealth is within our grasp! Forward!"

Responding to him were thousands and tens of thousands of Essence Demon Energy signals erupting like volcanoes to assert their presence.

"Charging Camp, let's move!" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)