Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 1060 - 143: Do You Want to Learn?

After the twin-helix light chain dissipated within his body, Wang Qi's aura suddenly weakened a bit. This undeniable reaction was naturally sensed by Xu Xueqing. She exclaimed, "The Law Gate you used to suppress my spell, could it possibly be a Two-Injuring Technique?"

Wang Qi shook his head, "Nothing of the sort. I'm just suppressing myself from immediately breaking through to the Primordial Spirit."

Just now, Wang Qi used the Virtual Primordial Spirit to manipulate his Real Form Magical Power. He utilized the computational power of the Heart Demon Mysterious Net to fabricate the Heavenly Selection Double Helix Primordial Spirit Skill, and then used this Virtual Primordial Spirit to drive his Real Form Mana, making part of his Mana System exhibit features characteristic of a Primordial Spirit Cultivator.

However, this caused his entire Mana System to be unified and assimilated by that Virtual Primordial Spirit. Thus, he decisively abandoned that part of the cultivation body which turned into the Primordial Spirit.

"Virtual Primordial Spirit?" Xu Xueqing was visibly startled, "Indeed, a fellow Daoist of the Immortal Alliance once told me that the Law Gates of your Modern Cultivators are constantly being simplified. Perhaps a spell that can only be used by Golden Core Cultivators today will have a Foundation Establishment Stage version tomorrow. But... the Primordial Spirit is also a 'Heavenly Barrier' for you. Yet you can master Primordial Spirit means at the Core Formation Stage?"

"The Virtual Primordial Spirit is a Law Gate I created myself; it's not perfected yet, but it's already quite formidable." Wang Qi looked directly at Xu Xueqing, "Want to learn it? If you want to learn, I can teach you!"

Xu Xueqing didn't expect Wang Qi to say such things, and was quite surprised for a moment. But she quickly shook her head and said, "You, kiddo, really know how to brag. Indeed, I admit your spell mastery is extraordinary; I nearly got tricked by you. But saying something like 'now whose life is in whose hands,' aren't you afraid of bursting your bubble?"

For the first time, she developed a bit of a competitive spirit towards Wang Qi, indicating that she no longer saw Wang Qi as a junior, but rather regarded him as a cultivator worthy of her seriousness.

At the same time, Xu Xueqing also saw through some things.

The twin helix chain composed of the Life Flame earlier was used to lock her spell. Since Xu Xueqing's cultivation fundamentally aligns closely with Tianling Ridge's cultivation technique—based on records from hundreds of years ago—she showed interest in this Domain. Thus, Wang Qi deduced that this Law Gate had some restraining effect on her.

It was precisely this restraining effect that allowed Wang Qi to gain the upper hand.

Of course, it was also because the power Xu Xueqing infused into Wang Qi's body was only a small fraction of her full strength. If Xu Xueqing had used her full power, Wang Qi wouldn't have been able to control it.

Xu Xueqing vaguely considered this possibility and laughed, "Your methods cannot harm me. Conversely, I can easily kill you—no matter how strong, you only possess the mana of a Core Formation Stage, right?"

Wang Qi waved his right index finger, "That's not necessarily true. Your understanding of 'self' is too narrow—have you heard of the 'Divine Plague Curse Technique'?"

"Divine Plague Curse Technique?" Xu Xueqing, being amidst enemies, naturally wouldn't know too much about core secrets, to prevent it from being exposed to the immortals.

Wang Qi chuckled, taking out a stack of papers along with a Magic Mirror.

"Can you understand?"

Those papers were relatively superficial technical documents about the Divine Plague Curse Technique. Meanwhile, the Magic Mirror contained several segments of footage, including scenes of Wang Qi's experimentations on Spirit Phoenix Island, especially the scene of Zhen Ru Daoist running into the Forbidden City to die beneath the Phoenix Tomb.

Together, these items were sufficient to allow someone to understand what the Divine Plague Curse Technique really was.

Xu Xueqing felt a chill in her heart. Despite still maintaining some kindness of a healer, it didn't impact her decisiveness in slaying. In circumstances of choice, she preferred methods causing less suffering; when unrelated to self-interest, she sympathized with others.

Wang Qi's seemingly unscrupulous killing methods were somewhat intolerable to her.

Unaware of her sentiments, Wang Qi smiled and said, "As long as there is contact with me, the Divine Plague Curse Technique can spread. Elder Xu, you still retain some connection with that Spirit Power Group, right?"

Xu Xueqing felt her heart chill.

Indeed, she had already met the conditions for infection earlier—if Wang Qi truly harbored killing intent.

If Wang Qi hadn't pointed this out, she might never have known about this Law Gate.

From this perspective, for a moment just now, her life truly was in Wang Qi's hands.

Then her expression suddenly changed, "You didn't already use it on me, did you?"

The reason Xu Xueqing sought out Wang Qi was because she recently saw some floating characters before her eyes. Ordinary cultivators might consider them to be heart demons, and would immediately cut off distracting thoughts to stabilize their minds. However, Xu Xueqing recognized them; all those characters were written in a secret code used for communication with the Immortal Alliance. This code revealed Wang Qi's identity.

She never understood what kind of method this was until now.

Wang Qi nodded and admitted frankly, "But don't worry, I haven't lost my mind to the point of slaughtering allies indiscriminately. This is a harmless method. Simply using instructions to make those Divine Plague Curse Techniques self-delete will cause the illusion to disappear. Besides this, there are no side effects."

"How did you do it?"

Wang Qi smiled, "Elder Xu, you've been absorbing nature's spiritual energy lately, haven't you?"

Xu Xueqing nodded, "Yes, this is basic cultivation for any cultivator."

"What if I told you that every piece of spiritual energy in the Underground City of Spirit Phoenix Island contains the Divine Plague Curse Technique? Would you believe it?"

Recently, all cultivators affected by the 'first type of Divine Plague Curse Technique' have been continuously losing mana. This part of the mana is not truly disappearing but transforming into spiritual power waves, with information reverberating throughout Spirit Phoenix Island. This gradually changed the spiritual energy background environment of the island.

Ancient Method Practitioners who absorb and regulate their breathing inevitably also absorb these spiritual power waves into their bodies, and thereby, the 'second type of Divine Plague Curse Technique' takes root.

All of Wang Qi's characters were written in code, and as a branch of mathematical number theory, the Immortal Alliance's 'cryptography' is very advanced; it can't be easily deciphered, so Xu Xueqing is the only one who can understand its meaning.

Xu Xueqing's breathing became slightly rapid, calming down only after a moment. She shook her head with a bitter smile, "Last year, when the seniors of the Immortal Alliance told me they would send a Core Formation Stage cultivator to eliminate the Ancient Method Immortal Sect, I thought they'd gone mad, or that a powerful immortal had unknowingly taken control of the Modern Immortal Alliance... I never expected that you had already mastered such methods; even a Core Formation cultivator could truly eliminate the Ancient Method Sect."

Wang Qi nodded, "If we were to face each other directly, I indeed wouldn't be your match, Elder Xu. But as long as I don't expose myself, I have confidence that even a Mahayana cultivator could be ambushed and brought down."

Xu Xueqing nodded. At first, she thought the Immortal Alliance would send a self-important wealthy second generation, who would bring endless trouble to her, Xu Xueqing, as soon as he arrived. When she waited long without seeing him, her impression of Wang Qi changed to 'arrogant madman, not even seeking help.' But now she understood that Wang Qi's absence was the right choice.

Wang Qi's terrifying power lies precisely in his 'concealment.' On the front lines, he could at most act as a Divine Separation Stage cultivator, but if by ambush, even Mahayana cultivators might not escape alive from his grasp.

His existence, naturally, the fewer people who know about it, the better.

Xu Xueqing asked again, "Then why have you come to see me now? You seem like someone who could act more covertly on your own."

"Firstly, the big trend has already been set, and I've made all the arrangements. The Holy Emperor Venerable, unless he can resolve this, is certain to die. In this regard, there's nothing more I can do. Secondly, with your help, I can easily and quickly ensnare Unification Stage cultivators. Relying on just myself, it's not achievable."

Wang Qi once again put on a persuasive smile, "And lastly, last but not least—I still have that question. The Virtual Primordial Spirit Skill, it's very powerful, do you want to learn it? I can teach you!"

Xu Xueqing immediately became alert, "What exactly are you planning?"

"'Planning' doesn't quite fit; it's just a bit of goodwill that benefits everyone involved," Wang Qi said. "Elder Xu, you're here as an undercover most likely because you have yet to safely turn High Order Ancient Method Practitioners into Modern Cultivators, right? And the Virtual Form Cultivation Method represents an opportunity, a whole new opportunity for you."

"Surely you've noticed? In the Two-Phase Cultivation Method, the Virtual Form and Real Form are separate. Theoretically, as long as you make certain adjustments to your own cultivation techniques, even Ancient Method Cultivation Method can accommodate Virtual Form Cultivation Method. Without a Real Form method to convert High Order Ancient Method Practitioners to Modern Cultivators, adding a Virtual Form of Modern Cultivation Method to an Ancient Method Cultivation Method isn't a bad choice, is it?"

After saying this, Wang Qi stood up and said, "If I stay here too long, it might arouse unnecessary suspicion, so I'll leave now. Think carefully about what I've told you. Of course, if you refuse, it's okay; I still hope you can help me secure those Ancient Method Unification Cultivators."

Upon leaving Xinglin Building, Wang Qi withdrew the Virtual Divine Country to avoid being sensed by others. At this moment, Zhen Chan quietly inquired, "If you want to verify the Virtual Primordial Spirit Skill, it would be better to use those cultivators under your control like Mei Sicheng. Why risk diminishing your only Unification stage combat power by letting that girl test it?"

Wang Qi shook his head, "For the Virtual Primordial Spirit Skill, I've already got leads. However, I'm unsure of its potential for further development, so I just need one person to verify something. If this person shows that there is the potential for the Virtual Primordial Spirit to progress to Virtual Form Refining Void, then I can take the plunge."

"It's just that this project requires the subject's active cooperation. And on this island, the only person with a correct understanding of Modern Cultivation and a sufficiently high realm is Xu Xueqing."

Wang Qi didn't have to wait long. The next day, a Core Formation Stage cultivator came to summon Wang Qi: "Elder Xu wants to see you."