Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 991 - 75: Confused

Lian Xinjie tossed the jade slip in his hand as if playing with water splashes, throwing it casually below. None of this escaped the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator from the Heavenly Book Tower who was monitoring everything not far away. However, he had no intention of stopping him. He was even too lazy to look at the cultivation techniques recorded in those small jade slips.

The material of those small jade slips was very poor. Lian Xinjie described them as "slightly better introductory cultivation techniques", but in his estimation, they weren't particularly good.

As for the introductory chapter of the core cultivation technique of Luochen Sword Palace, normal cultivators would never make it public. Once such things are spread, there is a risk that the weaknesses of the cultivation technique might be discovered. While this is rare, it has happened in the long history of eighty thousand years.

Of course, if Lian Xinjie wanted to betray Luochen Sword Palace, that would be another matter. However, that wouldn't cause any loss to the Heavenly Book Tower. After all, the relationship between the Heavenly Book Tower and Luochen Sword Palace could hardly be described as harmonious.

In addition, Lian Xinjie's background was not a secret either. He was originally a mortal from this island, and later had the fortune to meet Lian Yichen, a Divine Separation Stage Elder of Luochen Sword Palace. Lian Yichen appreciated his talent with the sword and regarded him as his own, which is why Lian Xinjie was so loyal to Lian Yichen.

From his perspective, it wasn't surprising for Lian Xinjie to feel a sudden sympathy for mortals.

Occasionally, some cultivators provided relief to mortals, though this was ultimately a personal act and never changed anything.

This Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator did not realize that the seeds of change had silently been sown right before his eyes.

After nightfall, Li Liang climbed out of the mire. At this time, he still had that jade slip and a small bottle of elixir in his arms.

—These were exchanged for the last of his family's possessions...

The boy's eyes were red, and his nose ached slightly.

His father, in the village, was akin to a "leader". Though there might still be some distance for his father to become an "Immortal Master", among mortals, he was undoubtedly powerful.

According to the terminology of Immortal Masters, perhaps it was the "Spirit Body" peak, just a step away from the Qi Cultivation stage.

Most of his family likely stopped at this stage as well.

At this stage, mortals would not possess mana nor could they manipulate the so-called talismans, nor could the elixir be refined. However, the practice of the Spirit Body could ultimately grant one inexhaustible energy and the strength of a wild ox.

This strength, when used for fishing, could at least ensure that a family had no worries about food and drink.

Thus, young Li Liang originally thought—it's not bad not to become an Immortal Master, as long as his father became one, he would have to enter the Underground Palace and they would never meet again.

But the recent events had severely distorted his mind.

—Ultimately, without being an Immortal Master, there is no strength...

—Without strength, nothing can be protected...

"Strength… I want real strength..."

The boy looked at the two items in his arms, held back his anger, and pressed the jade slip against his forehead.

He felt something entering his brain from the jade slip. This mysterious power was incredibly gentle yet made his brain burn.

In a trance, he saw the figure of a boy.

"Do you want to know the meaning of cultivation? Do you truly want to become immortal?"

The boy in the blue robe asked him.

The boy involuntarily wanted to kneel. However, he was shocked to find that his legs and even his body had disappeared. In his anxiousness, he could only shout, "Immortal! Immortal! I don't want to know about 'cultivation'... I just want to regain the strength of my family!"

Then, the expression of the "Blue-Clothed Immortal" slightly collapsed, "This kid… doesn't play by the rules…"

—Eh?

—What did the Immortal mean by that?

The boy gently waved his hand: "Anyway, I'll first teach you the introductory mental method, single-digit addition and subtraction, and the nine-nine multiplication table. You have one day to memorize them! If you can't use them proficiently after one day, I will not teach you anything more!"

This boy had not genuinely been "ideologically poisoned" by the Ancient Method, nor did he understand the appearance of the Ancient Method, so Wang Qi didn't need to repeat mystical propositions like "the meaning of the number one is beyond human thought".

In fact, if mathematics weren't too popularized and lacked mystical color, it too could have the qualification to be used as a technique by the mysticism enthusiasts with the "adolescent syndrome".

Mental arithmetic tricks and the nine-nine multiplication table are considered quite useful, even Ancient Method Practitioners dabble in them. Teaching these two won't arouse suspicion.

Though Ancient Method Practitioners did not regard the nine-nine multiplication table as "common knowledge" like Modern Cultivators, on Spirit Phoenix Island, knowing the nine-nine multiplication table makes one considered advanced talent, but surely, some people need to use it, right?

Wang Qi truly wanted to spread his cultivation method, so he had to teach the foundation to this boy before him. Even if Wang Qi couldn't let this boy achieve a Breakthrough to Heavenly Communication due to the Holy Emperor Venerable and had to follow the old Ancient Spirit Body Qi Cultivation path, it wouldn't matter. If he had the foundation of Modern cultivation in his cognition, transitioning from Ancient Qi Cultivation to Modern Qi Cultivation could be achieved in one fell swoop.

Wang Qi himself was just such a cultivator.

However, according to the education of the Immortal Alliance, it typically takes a person several years to achieve a Breakthrough to Heavenly Communication. Wang Qi obviously didn't have that kind of time now. What he was doing was force-feeding this boy the mathematical knowledge needed for the Two-Phase Transcendence Chapter Qi Cultivation Level technique, while simultaneously using the power of elixirs to promote those who received his jade slip to the Qi Cultivation Stage, so they could assume the roles of "transit station" and "amplifier".

In the end, only three of the ten jade pieces were activated. Besides the boy named Li Liang, there was a little girl and another young man.

This was already much better than Wang Qi originally expected. He only needed one person to successfully cultivate according to his plan. The ten jade pieces were just for safety.

Among the owners of the three jade clips, Wang Qi mostly focused on the boy Li Liang and the little girl. These two children still had the potential to be molded.

The other person who activated a jade piece was already relatively old.

The minds of young people are not yet fully formed, and their thinking is highly malleable. This doesn't mean that adults are necessarily dull and lack spirituality. However, educating young people is still easier, unlike adults who already have deeply ingrained worldviews. Even if they know their worldview is wrong, they might not change.

They still have a chance.

However, this process turned out to be more difficult than Wang Qi imagined.

He was born in a country with compulsory education in his past life, and in this life, he lived in Shenzhou, where the Immortal Dao is flourishing, and science is prosperous. In both lifetimes, he lived in regions with high levels of education, so it's hard for him to imagine how someone who needs to count on their fingers for single-digit addition and subtraction thinks.

Through the jade pieces, watching those three repeatedly ponder the memories he transmitted, trying to memorize them, Wang Qi shook his head slightly.

Although Wang Qi imprinted the multiplication table into their memories using a technique similar to transmitting techniques, "remembering" does not equate to "understanding". It looks like it will take them a long time to "understand" and skillfully use this skill.

A child around seven years old needs about a year to practice this process. Wang Qi didn't have that much time, so he could only demand that they put in twelve times the effort to master it within seven days.

On the other hand, whether the deceased son was not valued by Lord Xutian or for some other reason, Wang Qi's somewhat anticipated "Unification Stage experimental subject" Lord Xutian did not appear.

However, another major event occurred on Spirit Phoenix Island.

In a secret chamber inside the belly of the mountain at Life and Death Cliff, an old man sat calmly within the array, devoid of vitality, like a dead object. He wore a purple robe, his beard disheveled, exuding a natural authority despite a lack of spirituality.

The numerous fresh cracks on the ground indicated that this old man could still move.

The cracks on the ground were new. They were evidence of the old man's mana repeatedly colliding with an outer demon. Just a few days ago, a terrifying force attacked Life and Death Cliff. Even though the old man was in deep closed cultivation, his mana had its own spirituality, long able to protect its master autonomously.

Then the inexplicable "Heavenly Demon Power" was quickly cleared away by a righteous force, without making him feel much threat.

Nonetheless, it ultimately disturbed him.

If someone had been observing him over these past five days, they should have noticed that the life force of this bushy-bearded old man was gradually strengthening.

And then just now, the old man's hidden power finally crossed a certain critical point.

"Boom!"

A sound that was more like a bellows or a water pump than a heartbeat echoed in the narrow secret chamber.

The heart drove the powerful Primordial Qi of the Unification Stage Cultivator, constantly vibrating.

The intense drumming grew more urgent, eventually merging into a single rhythm. But at its climax, the music played by the heart valve came to an abrupt end, returning to normality.

Then, Guan Wuji, the Supreme Elder of the Wuji Sky Sect, opened his eyes.

"Unification Perfection, Half-step Mahayana..."

He sensed his current realm, then shook his head.

At this realm, he still couldn't match the Holy Infant Sect's Great Heavenly Master.

However, he was no longer without any ability to resist.

"Closed cultivation... should have been for a long time, right? I don't even know what time it is now, nor how the outside sects are doing."

In the mountains, there's no sense of time; years pass unknowingly. For cultivators, a closed cultivation session could last centuries or millennia. Each time in closed cultivation, significant changes could occur outside.

Guan Wuji also felt restless from the stillness and wanted to venture out and take a look.

"Apart from the mysterious and unpredictable Great Heavenly Master, the only people in the Holy Infant Sect who are definitely stronger than me would be Heavenly Master Ge, Heavenly Master Li, and Heavenly Master Gao… Now, I don't need to fear the Holy Infant Sect anymore."

"In other sects, the only one who could become a Mahayana Cultivator before me would likely be the Master of Heaven Splitting Dao. But even a Mahayana Cultivator, my Half-step Mahayana isn't without a counterattack!"

"Moreover, the demonic power that woke me is very intriguing. When I go out this time, I must find out the mastermind behind it!"

With great ambition, Guan Wuji smashed the seal he had placed on the small door of the secret chamber.

And then, he was dumbfounded.

"What the hell, where is this ghost place?"