Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 924 - 9: The Heavenly Book Tower’s Intentions

In the Heavenly Book Tower, an old man with a red face picked up the palm of Jia Chenglie's hand, then looked at the little finger that had been retrieved, and sighed: "No chance of saving it."

Although he sighed, his voice was loud, with an undertone that left no room for doubt.

Upon hearing these words, Jia Chenglie's face, which was already deathly pale, lost any trace of color. He opened his mouth, his cracked lips quivering, but he couldn't utter a single word. Next to him, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator cupped his hands and said, "Elder Qi, he is my only son..."

This Nascent Soul cultivator, who looked like a middle-aged scholar, was Jia Chenglie's father, Jia Lianwu, one of the stewards of the Heavenly Book Tower.

"You came too late." The one they called "Elder Qi" shook his head and raised the little finger, saying, "This little finger still maintains the shape of a finger, but every inch of flesh and blood within has lost all vitality. This is already a piece of dead flesh. Even if reattached, it cannot function as part of the body."

"How... how is this possible?" Jia Lianwu was stunned: "He only said he wanted to rely on his own efforts to smooth out the residual Sword Intent in his palm, and at the same time temper his Martial Arts True Intent. How did it turn out this way..."

Elder Qi's fingertip lit up with a red Spirit Light, which he lightly touched on the severed part of Jia Chenglie's palm. As the red Spirit Light touched the residual Sword Intent, there was a "puff" sound, and it extinguished immediately. Jia Chenglie trembled all over, almost fainting from the pain.

"Such formidable Sword Intent. This is a terrifying power that could only be cultivated after killing countless living beings. That disciple of Luochen Sword Palace, Lian Xinjie, said that Xia Li had emerged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood — it seems it wasn't false." Elder Qi said calmly, "This child's Martial Arts True Intent is too far behind the opponent's. Striking a stone with an egg, what effect can it have on tempering?"

At the mention of "Xia Li," Jia Chenglie, who had been in a daze, immediately became alert. He gritted his teeth and said, "Father... Elder Qi... that Xia Li, I am determined to tear him limb from limb!"

Jia Lianwu felt a pang of heartache. He pressed his son's head and promised, "Yes... Father promises you, that Xia Li will meet a miserable end."

At this moment, another voice came, saying: "You all must also be careful. We can't attack openly in this matter. The Emperor is hosting the Qionghua Conference to select the most outstanding talents from the world. That Luochen Sword Palace disciple is a genius capable of surpassing levels. If you kill that disciple now, you might go against the Emperor's intentions."

Speaking was a woman who appeared to be just in her early twenties, yet carried her own aura of authority. Besides this, her speech was full of literary grace. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

This literary grace was a high-level display of cultivation among the Luochen Sword Palace disciples.

Both Jia Lianwu and Elder Qi stood up and saluted, "Third Elder."

Unlike the declining talent pool of Luochen Sword Palace, the Heavenly Book Tower, protected by the Emperor's Extreme Split Sky Dao, was teeming with talent. Jia Lianwu, a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, was just a steward. Elder Qi held a respectful position among Divine Separation cultivators and still benefited from being a Pill Master. This woman, however, was a powerful Body Integration Realm cultivator.

On Spirit Phoenix Island, there were only a "handful" of Body Integration cultivators.

For the suggestions of a Body Integration cultivator, the two Heavenly Book Tower cultivators naturally agreed wholeheartedly.

Jia Lianwu, who had been fiercely angry just now, had calmed down, nodding in agreement: "Third Elder's words are reasonable. As they say, serving the Emperor is like serving a tiger. Now everything in our Heavenly Book Tower comes from the Emperor. If we go against the Emperor's wishes, Luochen Sword Palace might become our example."

The woman said, "This Xia Li's Martial Arts True Intent probably already reached the peak of the Golden Core Stage, and it's a certainty that he'll step into the Nascent Soul Stage. There's even a sliver of hope for the Divine Separation Stage. The Emperor's intention is to select talents. If he is killed at this moment, we won't be able to account for it in front of the Emperor. However, the vengeance of our disciples cannot go unavenged. How about this? I'll personally teach this kid some skills so he can openly kill Xia Li at the Qionghua Conference."

Elder Qi nodded: "This suggestion is appropriate. Third Elder is wise!"

Jia Lianwu gritted his teeth: "The Emperor only wants talents, living talents, right? I might not be able to kill Xia Li, but from today on, he won't have a peaceful life!"

Wang Qi had no idea that someone was plotting against him. However, even if he knew, he would feel nothing.

To him, the Ancient Method Practitioners here were merely more dangerous experimental animals, on an entirely different level.

In the Library Tower of Luochen Sword Palace, the aroma of ancient wood thousands of years old permeated the air. The scent was not overpowering; it was fresh and elegant yet full-bodied. When the True Fire in Wang Qi's hand agitated these aromas, they became even more pronounced.

At the moment, Wang Qi was holding a Jade Slip, standing in front of the bookshelf, appearing to be reading. Beside him, a little girl, pretending to be a child, was holding onto the hem of Wang Qi's robe, pretending to play with her fingers. Reading the Jade Slip required Spiritual Sense. Wang Qi kindled this True Fire to play the role of a "big brother" well.

After a while, Wang Qi put the Jade Slip back onto the shelf and picked up another, continuing to stand and appear to read.

Although it seemed Wang Qi was seriously studying the Jade Slips, pondering the swordsmanship within, the time he spent on different Jade Slips varied. If someone meticulously recorded the time he spent on each sword technique, and his attitude towards each, they could even deduce the swordsmanship style and tactical preferences of the persona "Xia Li." But in reality, he hadn't read these Jade Slips at all. For each one, he read the title, and then Zhen Chan would decide how long Wang Qi should stand there perusing it.

The "reading time" for each was determined by Zhen Chan based on the style settings of this fictional role, "Xia Li."

At Wang Qi's current level, the cultivation methods, spells, and swordsmanship of Luochen Sword Palace hold no effect on him.

Perhaps their core cultivation methods might still have some absorption value. However, the swordsmanship available in the open section of the Library Tower, for Wang Qi, is a waste of time to analyze.

Mathematics starts from "Daily Oral Calculation Practice." But, you can't expect a great mathematician to write three to five hundred addition and subtraction problems under a hundred every day. That's a waste of time.

For Wang Qi, whose computing ability is now almost non-existent, his precious computational power naturally couldn't be wasted on analyzing such swordsmanship.

Currently, he is focusing all his heart power on constructing his own cultivation technique.

"The Two-Aspect Other Shore Chapter," this will be the cultivation method supporting his path to Dao, and cannot tolerate any carelessness.

The reason Wang Qi came here was also to avoid the mutual strife between Shenzhou Li Sect and Lian Sect, so he could calmly perfect his cultivation technique.

At the same time, he was also discussing the subsequent actions with Zhen Chan.

Indeed, Immortal Alliance has some informers on Spirit Phoenix Island, though not many, with unclear intelligence on many matters. Wang Qi couldn't draft a detailed plan in advance, but could only outline roughly, make numerous contingency plans, collect intelligence upon arrival, and carefully craft a plan.

"Do you think I can reveal the identity of 'Luofu Xuanqing Palace's successor' to Luochen Sword Palace now?"

When Zhen Chan first discussed this issue with Wang Qi, he was somewhat conflicted. After all, he was the last sect leader of Luofu Xuanqing Palace. However, he'd already set down his burden, accepted reality, and this feeling was merely simple emotion that he swiftly overcame. He selfishly analyzed for Wang Qi: "This is hard to say. Luochen Sword Palace indeed isn't friendly with Emperor's Extreme Split Sky Dao. Yet, this is partly because Luochen Sword Palace cherishes their reputation, and partly due to being suppressed by Emperor's Extreme Split Sky Dao. Thus, whether Luochen Sword Palace truly has the courage to defy Holy Emperor Venerable is really hard to say."

"If they were to expose you to win Holy Emperor Venerable's favor, that'd be a disaster."

Wang Qi agreed, saying: "Indeed. The current intelligence is severely lacking."

"The less you know, the more cautious you should be. In my opinion, for this month, just stay put, don't go anywhere, and don't do anything. Even if you want to visit the black market, don't immediately spread the Supreme Heart Demon Curse. Only proceed with your plan after everyone's vigilance towards you subsides a bit."

"But this state where most of my computational power can't be used is really tough." Wang Qi thought of this and sighed deeply.

Could it be that the side effect of the Dataized Cultivation Method is an internet addiction?

"Why are you sighing?" At this moment, the Transmitting Technique Elder Ye Tianye approached and asked.

Ye Tianye had recently emerged from seclusion, steadily consolidating his cultivation, and didn't spend much time on daily meditation and cultivation. Just moments ago, he had completed the day's cultivation.

Seeing him, Wang Qi bowed and said: "Elder Ye."

Mi timidly greeted: "Hello... Old Master Ye."

Ye Tianye swept his gaze across the bookshelf and instantly noticed which jade slips had been moved. He smiled at Wang Qi and said: "Observing sword techniques, eh?"

"Previously, my master only taught me the Unstained Snow Technique. Upon seeing so many sword techniques here, I couldn't contain my joy..."

"Focusing on one sword makes your Sword Intent pure and powerful indeed." Ye Tianye slightly praised. After the battle with Song Zhongqiao yesterday, these Luochen Sword Palace cultivators unanimously agreed that Wang Qi possessed unparalleled combat talent, rare among those who can "skip grades." He glanced again at the scroll in Wang Qi's hand and said: "Xia Li, you're now at the 'Observing Hundred Swordsmanship' stage. Well done, well done. However, the sword techniques on the east's second row of bookshelves might suit you even better."

Wang Qi employed a movement technique to reach the indicated bookshelf row and found that the sword techniques here mostly stemmed from the Demon Path Righteous Law, extremely fierce, and indeed best suited for Xia Li's murderous Sword Intent.

Wang Qi promptly thanked him. Ye Tianye, hands behind back, was about to wander elsewhere. Suddenly, Wang Qi called out to Ye Tianye, quietly saying: "Elder Ye, I have another question... This question pertains to my cultivation, so I hope Elder Ye can keep it confidential."

Speaking thus, Wang Qi swept up his Storage Bag and took out a small piece of Geng Metal Essence the size of a fingernail.

Ye Tianye's eyes gleamed, glancing at Wang Qi's Storage Bag, laughing: "Looks like you're also one with secrets..."