Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 908 - 237: Wang Qi’s Ascension (Part 3)

Langde, at noon, the sun was shining brightly.

And beneath the underground where sunlight couldn't reach, Wang Qi sat quietly. He didn't repeatedly confirm the theory he had prepared. He was certain that this theory, which embodied the wisdom of countless mathematicians from Earth, with the efforts of Feng Luoyi and Master Turing, was the perfect answer.

When what is to be spoken cannot be better, one's mindset becomes the decisive factor.

From the early morning, Wang Qi had been sitting here, using the Heart Clarity Spell and Unity of My Method's features to conquer the various fears and confusions in his heart, refining his innate spirit light, and holding onto his Upper Pure Spirit Treasure.

With each breath, his mind gradually became ethereal.

Godel's theory, the thoughts of the Bourbaki School, and the various attempts made by other Earth mathematicians to "break through incompleteness" and "break through the finite barrier".

All of these flowed through his mind.

In his previous life, he only dabbled in this field. However, in this life, he has had countless insights into this domain.

Before noon, Wang Qi stood up and came to the large calculator he had prepared in advance. This large calculator was called the "Langde Mirror", one of the nine largest sub-devices of the Ten Thousand Immortals True Mirror. To prepare for this unprecedented public lecture, the Immortal Alliance generously loaned this calculator, which is responsible for the Western Border defensive array. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Wang Qi placed his hand on the several-zhang-high mirror. The surface of the Langde Mirror transformed into a watery glow. Wang Qi's expression became enigmatic, then he sat cross-legged, his spirit entering the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm.

"Truly worthy of being one of the nine major sub-devices of the Ten Thousand Immortals True Mirror, it surely delivers!" Wang Qi's consciousness seamlessly merged with the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm, like a fish in water, and he quickly sensed the calculator's extraordinariness.

Its data processing capability is indeed vast. Given Wang Qi's strength, he couldn't even feel its limits!

After traversing a pre-existing hyperlink, Wang Qi's consciousness followed an invisible belief path, entering a deeper layer.

Then, here, he saw Chen Jingyun who was waiting for him.

During the era of Carefree "retirement", half-step Carefree individuals like Chen Jingyun were the leaders on the stage. After all, he was the current Sect Leader of Wanfa Sect. This lecture was also organized by him.

Chen Jingyun seemed to have been waiting for a while. When he saw Wang Qi, he nodded and said, "You're here?"

"Yes." For some reason, Wang Qi felt a bit uneasy.

This cultivator, known as the All Laws Crown, still appeared as expressionless as he did seven or eight years ago. He said, "Actually, I've wanted to meet you for a long time."

"This is the first time we've met since graduating from the Immortal Institute." Wang Qi resisted showing any peculiar expression.

Chen Jingyun sighed, "Yes, we haven't seen each other for six or seven years. In the blink of an eye, you've grown to where you are today."

After saying this, Chen Jingyun made a "come with me" gesture, leading Wang Qi deeper into the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm.

As Wang Qi looked at Chen Jingyun's back, a mischievous thought suddenly arose. He wanted to remind this Sect Leader of Wanfa Sect about some kind of bet they had back in the day...

—To be thinking of such trivial things in this situation also shows his strong mindset.

Seemingly sensing something, Chen Jingyun said, "Exiling you from Wanfa Sect back then was my mistake."

"Let's forget about it. After fighting with the Banished Immortal, I understood the reason for your actions back then." Wang Qi seemed to have already moved past the events of that time. For him, staying in Wanfa Sect might not have given him the chance to meet Chen Feng or know Chen Youjia. And his astonishing cultivations, capable of shocking gods and ghosts, were born outside Wanfa Sect and amidst repeated battles.

"Another matter, back then I said, if you accomplished something remarkable in the field of mathematics, I would kneel and apologize to you."

Wang Qi suddenly turned around, looking intently at Chen Jingyun, and seeing the other had no intention of kneeling, he didn't insist: "This matter, kneel if you wish?"

"Postpone it for now." Chen Jingyun suddenly stopped and manipulated something, "Here, it's not the physical body, so pleading guilty might lack sincerity. When we meet in reality, I'll return that kneeling to you." Chen Jingyun opened a golden gate and said, "Here is the venue Teacher Feng prepared for your lecture. Go on inside. Many Carefree Practitioners and Divine Separations will come to listen to this lecture. You must manage it well yourself."

Wang Qi entered this place of golden splendor and saw the silhouettes of more than a hundred people sitting there.

In the Modern Immortal Path, hundreds and thousands of Carefree Practitioners exist. In an era when breakthroughs in theory and frenzied advancements in the system occurred, dozens of people would advance to Carefree every year. Currently in a bottleneck period, every one to two years, one would ascend to Carefree. The number of Immortal Alliance Carefree Practitioners was no longer a concern to anyone.

Among these Carefree Practitioners, most were from Wanfa Sect. Additionally, there were practitioners from the Guiyi Alliance and Mysterious Palace, the two sects most deeply connected to mathematics. Although mathematical logic and number theory have diverged from their domains, breakthroughs in mathematical logic inherently drive breakthroughs in mathematics itself.

Among these people, Wang Qi saw Feng Luoyi and Master Turing sitting directly across from him. The ever-gentle Master Turing waved at him and gave a friendly smile.

And to Wang Qi's left, Mathematics Lord Xi Baiche sat silently. Behind him were the people of the Genting Sect, almost everyone wearing an expression of sorrow. Behind these members of the Genting Sect, Wang Qi also saw many big names of the Guiyi Alliance's Anti-Transcendent Faction.

Many of them were people Wang Qi had met at the Heavenly Communication Dao Hall.

Master of Calculation, the master of all Mathematics Sects under the heavens, is eager to serve the public and has students and peers throughout Shenzhou.

However, today these people might become Wang Qi's enemies!

To Wang Qi's right stands the Mathematics Lord, Pang Jialai, sneering coldly. Behind him, a few arithmeticians from the Shaoli Sect wore sinister expressions.

As long as Wang Qi intends to pursue the ideas of the Bourbaki School and complete the achievements of the "Mathematical Pope" Grothendieck, these people will not be his allies!

The only ones who can be considered supporters...

Wang Qi glanced at a few Carefree Practitioners from the Mysterious Palace surrounding his teacher and smiled bitterly in his heart.

The only ones I can rely on are Teacher Feng and Master Turing...

However!

——This is my home field!

Feng Luoyi stood up, looked at Xi Baiche nonchalantly, and then calmly said, "Wang Qi, you may start now."

There was no elaborate ceremony or unnecessary rituals. At this moment, none of the many Carefree practitioners of the Wanfa Sect cared about superficial formalities.

Wang Qi began, "Distinguished seniors and fellow Daoists listening to the lecture, I am about to present to you the most subversive and intuition-challenging theory I have ever encountered..."

This sentence was transmitted to all areas covered by the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm.

...

"Distinguished seniors and fellow Daoists listening to the lecture, I am about to present to you the most subversive and intuition-challenging theory I have ever encountered..."

After a delay of two incense sticks' time, Wang Qi's words echoed in a certain mysterious grotto heaven.

"What an arrogant young man." The Wave Motion Lord, Schrodinger, immediately responded upon hearing Wang Qi's words.

The Wave Motion Lord Schrodinger and Taiyi Heavenly Venerable Ai Citan watched a projection created by a calculator. This projection was not very clear, with very low resolution.

This was one of the prices of such a vast distance. The channel directly linking Shenzhou to here was not strong, and the "bandwidth" was limited. Most of it was still controlled, maintaining a massive sealing array. The portion available for communication was not much.

The number one figure in the Modern Cultivators, Taiyi Heavenly Venerable Ai Citan, squinted and listened for a few minutes, then nodded in agreement with the other's assessment, "Quite arrogant. But he has the capability."

"Where do you see that?" The Wave Motion Lord seemed puzzled, "If I'm not mistaken, isn't he still telling a story?"

Wang Qi's lecture started with the story of the "Puppet Judge."

This is one of the pillars of Godel's Incompleteness Theorem, self-reference.

"If you'd paid attention to recent papers in the field of mathematics, you'd realize this story is quite sophisticated," Taiyi Heavenly Venerable said.

"You actually pay such close attention to mathematics? Back in the days when you were studying, what did Mr. Min from the Wanfa Sect say about you? 'You're just a lazy dog, not even remotely interested in mathematics'!"

"A century ago, I learned to enjoy the pleasures of mathematics. Its most exquisite part is the pure enjoyment."

The Wave Motion Lord was curious, "Then why did you give the chance for your avatar to be present at the lecture to someone else? I thought you still disliked mathematics."

"I simply couldn't bear it," Taiyi Heavenly Venerable reined in his smile, "Ximen Master has been a great benefactor to me, and I absolutely do not want to witness his downfall."

"Do you think the Genting Sect is going to fail this time?"

In the Mysterious Shape Comparison conflict, Ximen Master stood on the same side as Taiyi Heavenly Venerable and the Wave Motion Lord. Furthermore, the crucial Surface Geometry of the Shape Comparison Technique also originated from the Genting Sect. For both emotional and logical reasons, the Wave Motion Lord did not wish for the Genting Sect to decline.

"Daoist Fellow Feng approached me earlier, hoping that as Ximen Master's close friend, I could offer some consolation. But I declined," Taiyi Heavenly Venerable said, "In my view, the sects' internal disputes are incredibly dull and meaningless, akin to a frog and rat battle. This remains my opinion today. Holding this view, I shouldn't intervene. By the way, have you also heard of this theory?"

"The twists and turns of the Wanfa Sect's inner sect and outer sect are too many; I haven't fully grasped its great significance," the Wave Motion Lord confessed, "At first, I thought this young lad merely shattered one of the Master of Calculation's dreams. Ximen Master still has other things..."

"I am not an arithmetician and find it difficult to judge the mathematical significance of this incomplete path. But I'm certain it holds significant speculative importance." After listening for a while longer, Taiyi Heavenly Venerable sighed, "Once this principle is revealed, the knowledge barrier of Shenzhou's populace will greatly diminish."

"There is no issue with self-reference. As long as the subsequent formalization isn't problematic, he will become one of Shenzhou's top arithmeticians, won't he?"