Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 1019 - 103: Ten Years of Nightmare
For Wang Qi, the "Silver-Winged Assassin" instance is not just any other.
It represents his contemplation on the martial arts path of the new era.
It is also a grand experiment.
The current martial arts of the Wanfa Sect are naturally the kind exhibited by players in the "Silver-Winged Assassin" instance. The martial arts of the Wanfa Sect are all derived from a few formulas, equations, and algorithms. For a cultivator of the Wanfa Sect, one algorithm can branch out into endless martial arts to respond to most scenarios.
Normally, cultivators believe that "there are no strongest moves, only the strongest users."
However, the "perfect" martial arts generated by the matrix computing possessed by mechanical men are a pursuit of moves that are hardened through the hammer of countless trials, formed through successive iterations by evolution algorithms, leading to perfect moves and perfect counters. The matrix composed of countless mechanical men shares one database. Moreover, each mechanical man's combat experience is also shared among them.
In this illusion, the combat between Silver-Winged Assassins and mechanical men is essentially a mutual enhancement between the cultivators' personal combat experience and the perfect calculation of mechanical martial arts formulas.
Of course, Wang Qi does not believe that mechanical men can completely overshadow human clan cultivators in martial arts. Because, under the premise of low cost, a mechanical man's capabilities as an endpoint are limited; a single mechanical man's ability cannot be elevated indefinitely.
Nevertheless, the mechanical "Perfect Stream" martial arts still have significance.
Firstly, there are objectively cultivators who do not like martial arts or are unaccustomed to close combat. Coupled with data-driven cultivation, the mechanical men's "Perfect Stream" martial arts can also act as a "martial arts plugin" for these individuals, allowing them to access not-so-weak martial arts directly.
Additionally, this "Perfect Stream" martial arts can also serve as standard equipment for the "army of mechanical men."
In the premise of mastering a data-driven cultivation method capable of controlling a virtual world, it would indeed be foolish for Wang Qi not to use external forces but only rely on himself. The powerful production capacity of the Modern Immortal Path can increase Wang Qi's combat power by hundreds or thousands of times compared to his own cultivation.
In Earth civilization, an individual's combat power is insignificant. However, under the mighty power of science and within the function of social production, an individual can also attain a power tens of thousands of times their own strength.
The Shenzhou Immortal Dao can likewise possess this capability.
The power of external objects is Wang Qi's combat strength.
If given a sufficiently powerful combat mechanism from Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, Wang Qi can now kill the Holy Emperor Venerable.
And this "Perfect Stream" martial arts is suitable for machinery.
Of course, Wang Qi is truly satisfied with the performance of those "Reincarnators."
Especially Fan Zhongxing and Wu Qi.
"Fan Zhongxing, this guy, is very quick-witted, and this time he even vaguely realized the core part of the problem. With his intellect, he should be able to understand the 'Virtual and Real Two-Phase Other Chapter,' which appeared for popularization."
This guy should be able to test the various capabilities of my cultivation technique...
"On the other hand, Wu Qi, this guy, is very progressive, actually exchanging time specifically for the cultivation of the 'Xuanzhen Qijang Secret Sutra.'
Under Wang Qi's deliberate arrangement, not a few cultivators obtained the True Intent Inheritance of the Xuanzhen Qijang Secret Sutra. However, the vast majority of them did not make the hard decision to exchange time to specially cultivate this unique cultivation technique.
This cultivation method holds extraordinary significance for Wang Qi.
Because although this cultivation method is based on the Primordial Spirit Skill and takes inspiration from Divine Tao Law, its final outcome is neither "Divine Spirit," nor "Primordial Spirit," nor "Nascent Soul," and has nothing to do with the Demon Clan's "Divine Power Body."
Everything known that can become the "fruit" of transcending to the holy is unrelated to the Xuanzhen Qijang Secret Sutra.
According to Wang Qi's initial concept, the Xuanzhen Qijang Secret Sutra cultivates "authority," which is one's "authority" in the Heart Network. If it must be stated, then what the Xuanzhen Qijang Secret Sutra can yield as a "result" should be something tethered to "information"...an "ID"—an identification code and the account this code represents.
The deeper one cultivates the Xuanzhen Qijang Secret Sutra, the more powerful one's authority becomes within the Heart Demon Mysterious Net. Beneath one's "account" in the Heart Demon Mysterious Net, more and more precise "algorithms" would emerge, giving access to more "Divine Skills applications."
Cultivating to the utmost allows one to disregard the physical body and fully upload one's consciousness into the Heart Demon Mysterious Net. Reaching the highest realm means the Heart Demon is undying, and the "Xuanjun" remains immortal, with the ability to manifest as a Heart Demon Curse Spirit.
—According to Wang Qi's setting of "Heart Demon Curse Spirits are all Cthulhu Evil Gods," it ironically fits the origin of the trope.
From the dataized cultivation method perspective, this is a completely "virtual form" cultivation method.
Moreover, the thoroughly open information system ensures that excessive operational errors will never accumulate; all errors will be corrected within permissible limits—thus achieving an alternative negative entropy, ensuring the Shannon Entropy remains negative, which is "longevity."
It can be said that Wang Qi, as if in mere hours, created a "longevity method" beyond Nascent Soul Skill and Primordial Spirit Skill, establishing the path of "fringe way."
However, this longevity method is quite superficial. Its applicable scope is narrow; rather than a new longevity method, it is more like a degraded version of already existing methods.
However, for those who haven't deeply considered the Primordial Spirit Skill, haven't thoroughly understood the Nascent Soul Skill, and don't hold a certain level in mathematics, the "Mystic Monarch's Seven-Chapter Secret Scripture" is truly a profound cultivation technique.
The reason Wang Qi wants to release this cultivation technique is to test a few of his hypotheses.
A cultivation technique is a product of interaction with some outer object.
Then, what happens if the object of interaction is not truly the vast heaven and earth, but a powerful entity instead?
If the degraded pure Virtual Form Primordial Spirit Skill is mixed with the Real Form Nascent Soul Skill, can results be cultivated?
What significance does the "fruit" of the "Virtual Form" stage hold?
Moreover, is the Nascent Soul perhaps an agreement of interaction with "some entity"?
Especially the last question, Wang Qi really wants to understand.
The Dragon Clan's Demon God's Method is focused on exploring the possibilities of one's physical body, while the Modern Immortal Path's Primordial Spirit Skill is a "agreement" based on the laws of physics with the universe and heaven and earth. They are both cultivation techniques targeting the material world. However, the Nascent Soul Skill is different.
This is also why the Nascent Soul Skill is far less powerful than the Primordial Spirit Skill and the Dragon Clan's cultivation methods.
So, is it possible that the Nascent Soul Skill primarily exists for interaction with some mysterious subject, but the Ancient Method Practitioners all practiced it incorrectly, causing the Nascent Soul Skill to have little mystical effectiveness?
Although Wang Qi considers this possibility unlikely because neither Holy Emperor Venerable nor Mei Gemu has displayed particularly strong outcomes with the Nascent Soul Skill; as Immortals, it's improbable they practiced incorrectly. However, this possibility cannot be completely ruled out.
Thus, this cultivation method was born.
"Since you are so dedicated, I shall fulfill your wishes. In the Luoyan City Copy, I will give you many opportunities."
"Also, the power of time sensing acceleration might not keep up... Since you exchanged for ten years, I will give you greater speed instead..."
A hand gently slides in the void.
...........................… 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Wu Qi's body trembles as if awakening from a terrifying nightmare.
"It's truly frightening..."
"I never expected that beneath Luoyan City, a 'Six Heavens Ancient Ghost' was sealed! And he is actually the Water Ancestor among the ancient Four Quadrant Gods!"
Wu Qi feels his head splitting with pain. However, the pressure brought about his soul by hyper-accelerated thinking, he interpreted as the result of injuries caused by the divine power of the "Six Heavens Ancient Ghost."
He originally thought the world where Luoyan City is located was merely an ordinary, low-level realm. At the end of that ten-year cultivation period, he couldn't resist breaking through, seeking a decisive battle with the world's expert, which unintentionally tied him into a sequence of tasks. Then, tempted by rewards from the Reincarnation Realm Master, he continued the task without hesitation.
Who knew that upon deeper investigation, the Six Heavens Ancient Ghost sealed beneath Luoyan City would be involved!
This Six Heavens Ancient Ghost's divine name cannot be expressed in Human Clan language; the Reincarnation Realm Master simply called it "Cthulhu."
The terrifying roar of "Futan," seems still to echo in his ears. That octopus-headed form was merely a product of the Water Ancestor's dream, the body of the Water Ancestor remains sealed. Yet, just that dream projection nearly destroyed the world!
Fortunately, the world itself was specially designed for sealing the Water Ancestor. Upon showing signs of being unsealed, a Great Power immediately stopped it.
The first to manifest was a Six Heavens Ancient Ghost self-titled as the "Yellow Robed King." It is the Wind Ancestor, and a sworn enemy of the Water Ancestor.
With help from the Yellow Robed King, Wu Qi activated the Innate Treasure of the Immortal Dao Alliance as the "Sealing Guardian"—the "Hongmeng Fishing Boat," repelling the Water Ancestor.
The "Heavenly Ghost Subduing Scroll" and "Demon Sealing Talisman" within the "Mystic Monarch's Seven-Chapter Secret Scripture" were inspired by observing the Yellow Robed King in the Xuanzi Temple. Wu Qi unexpectedly gained the content of the third chapter of the "Mystic Monarch's Seven-Chapter Secret Scripture" from the Yellow Robed King's hand!
Having defeated the Water Ancestor, the Reincarnation Realm Master offered a significantly high reward, reaching as high as thirty thousand reincarnation points!
Subsequently, after mastering the third chapter of the Mystic Monarch's Seven-Chapter Secret Scripture, Wu Qi exchanged it with the Reincarnation Realm Master, obtaining reincarnation points. The reincarnation points from the third chapter, combined with the thirty thousand points earned from repelling the Water Ancestor, totaled enough to redeem the second chapter, the "Corpse Ghost Rites Volume."
Now, Wu Qi possesses the first three chapters of the "Mystic Monarch's Seven-Chapter Secret Scripture"!
Chapter one introduces to the Dao, chapter two refines the truth, chapters three and four concern spells, and chapter five is the path to immortal ascension. He is already halfway to immortal ascension!
"Now, it's time to test the strength I've accumulated over these ten years..."
