Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 994 - 78: Taking Root, Conflict

The short-term actions of the crowd can be simulated using cellular automata. Under special rules, cellular automata are equivalent to Turing machines. Whether the human brain can be equivalent to a Turing machine is still unclear, but the cultivators' thinking speed vastly exceeds that of humans, and the logical computation ability brought by the Yao Ding Calculating Scripture gives Wang Qi the possibility to emulate it.

Wang Qi's consciousness—at least part of it—can penetrate the Human Dao System through a very simple interaction protocol.

Mana is the extension of consciousness. Consciousness is the rule of mana operation.

Wang Qi's consciousness connected with the three jade clips placed on the island's surface, addressing the three: "Your efforts have finally borne fruit..."

"Now, I will impart to you the method to step onto the Immortal Path!"

Both the young Li Liang and the other two chosen by Wang Qi were overjoyed.

Under Wang Qi's guidance through the jade clips, Li Liang found an isolated place from the crowd and took the elixir granted by Lian Xinjie. The other two were directly infused by Wang Qi with the power inherent in the spirit jade, cleansing their marrow and honing their Qi cultivation.

"Control this power! I can substitute for you temporarily but not forever! Harness it!"

Wang Qi's consciousness roared in their minds. The three barely managed to use the hand mnemonics and mnemonics they hastily memorized that day to control the suddenly infused power.

Wang Qi's approach had nothing amiss. Even in the Ancient Method, elders would directly refine the bones and purify the spirit, elevating the juniors' cultivation to the Qi Cultivation Stage. For Spirit Body cultivators, the body matters most, unrelated to the mind. If an elder intervenes, perhaps the bodily foundation could be forged even better.

Then, one circulation, two circulations...

Under Wang Qi's manipulation, Yin Yang Yao condensed within their acupoints one after another.

The foundation of the Two-Phase Transcendence Chapter still lies in the Yao Ding Calculating Scripture. While Wang Qi could temporarily ignore the Book of Geometry, the condensation of Yin Yang Yao and provision of logical computation power from the Yao Ding Calculating Scripture is crucial, even impacting the success or failure of his later series of plans.

After nine circulations, all three simultaneously reached the Qi Cultivation Stage.

Simultaneously, their bodies contained around a thousand Yin Yang Yao each.

"Now, I am merely assisting you to establish the foundation! Your cultivation path is just beginning! Do not think having mana allows you to slack off, understand!"

After a brief exhortation, the remaining seven of Wang Qi's ten jade clips on the ground suddenly released a surge of power. This is the power hidden within the clips, the Supreme Heart Demon Curse! In truth, the three clips held by the three who received Wang Qi's cultivation method also contain this power. However, Wang Qi suppressed the curse power within those three clips.

Although those three followed the Spirit Body Cultivation, the Two-Phase Transcendence Chapter remains a distinct cultivation technique from the Modern Cultivation Method, so the Heart Demon Curse won't temporarily erode the three.

The Supreme Heart Demon, intangible and formless, gradually spread through the conversations and exchanges among the refugees.

Father to son, husband to wife, brother to brother...

As long as there is karmic connection between two people, the Supreme Heart Demon Curse is unavoidable.

The number of infected by the Supreme Heart Demon Curse increased geometrically.

Simultaneously, Wang Qi's hands again waved in the air, fingers moving rhythmically, like weaving satin.

The ten jade clips are merely carriers for the Heart Demon Curse. Their own power is very weak, insufficient to control such a massive Heart Demon System, only such weak, insignificant devices would be ignored by the Holy Emperor Venerable.

However, what Wang Qi truly used to control this Human Dao System was a program.

"Quickly prepare yourselves, guard your Spirit Platform! I will demonstrate Supreme Divine Power to purify and modify your talent! During this process, you will feel uncomfortable and experience rapid mana depletion! But don't panic! Do you understand!"

Wang Qi would use the jade clips on the three to manipulate their mana, and then amplify his signal with their mana, using them as ports to install Path Rank for the Heart Demon Mystic Net on the island.

The three merely felt a mystical force entering their bodies. This force was unlike spiritual power; their meridians and physical bodies felt no swelling or heat. Yet, they instinctively sensed that this mystical force was akin to their own cultivation method. Under its influence, their mana rapidly underwent qualitative changes.

This is the benefit of Wang Qi's dataized cultivation method. All practitioners of dataized cultivation can use their virtual image to control another's real form—provided that the "other" consent. For these three, speaking of advanced language or Wanxiang Diagram, even understanding binary and finger calculations might be beyond them. Even if they did not consent, Wang Qi could forcibly hack in.

They only sensed their mana rapidly circulating through the cycles, rapidly depleting and rapidly replenishing.

"In three of them, even if I personally control their power, I can only barely achieve balance... Most of the absorbed nature's spiritual energy is used to maintain communication."

"However, their cultivation is still very low, so growth is quick... About five minutes to start the plan..."

In mere moments, the three's mana increased several folds. Typically, even Qi Cultivation Stage cultivators using forbidden techniques cannot achieve such "seconds" level rapid growth. But Wang Qi can indeed accomplish it.

In mere minutes, these three went from "having a thread of mana" to "mana abundance."

Immediately, a mysterious mana wave emanated from their bodies. This mana wave, tainted with a thread of Supreme Heart Demon Curse power through their jade clips, then fused into the vast Heart Demon Mystic Net System.

Information was then released.

A bit of information followed by another bit, a byte of spirit sense followed by another byte...

This work, Wang Qi had done in the Divine Capital a few years ago. And within the past two years, the Immortal Alliance had delved deeper into the research of the Heart Demon Mystic Net. Soon, a basic, self-operating logical algorithm was embedded into this Human Dao System.

With the continuous spread and escalation of the Supreme Heart Demon Curse, this segment of the algorithm kept replicating and refining itself.

Wang Qi's consciousness, too, expanded following the power of the Heart Demon Curse, like flowing water, soon he felt a sensation as if he "hit" something, as if he sensed rocks in the water.

This is the faith the Holy Emperor Venerable laid among mortals.

However, these divine spirits are not strong. Lacking long-term cultural foundation, without the moderation of Divine Tao Cultivators, those divine spirits are somewhat like "high-level paraplegics unable to live independently," even lacking in spirituality beyond their divine powers.

Wang Qi had long ago studied the divine power laid by the Holy Emperor Venerable among mortals through Lian Xinjie. He knew how to avoid the Holy Emperor Venerable's perception. He had preset a recognition mechanism for this Heart Demon Great Curse. They would not proactively erode the Divine Tao System, nor infiltrate the divine spirits at the core of the Divine Tao System.

When the sun rose, Wang Qi felt it.

The Heart Demon Mystic Net on this island had already been preliminarily constructed.

Then, he activated the Heart Demon Mystic Net, resonating with the primordial qi of heaven and earth, and sent out a coded message that only the Dark Department of the Immortal Alliance could understand.

"One! Two! Three! Four!"

Wang Qi vaguely recalled a story he heard from Miti, a story about communication.

To commemorate a certain great encounter, this code was decided to mean "communication request," "willingness to communicate," and "communication success."

Inside the Jinshen Hall, the Holy Emperor Venerable opened his eyes. With a thought, his body instantly traversed space, arriving at the top of the island.

The disturbance in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was apparent to any cultivator. However, this time the disturbance in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth seemed anything but natural.

"Artificial? Who? Who would do such a thing?"

"That mysterious Banished Immortal?"

"What is he trying to do this time?"

In a realm beyond his perception, an encrypted spirit wave was projected down from an artificial Heavenly Star in orbit.

Wang Qi received the response he wanted. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"Four, three, two, one."

——Beautiful!

Wang Qi applauded himself inwardly.

......

The meeting between the Holy Emperor Venerable and Guan Wuji took place the morning following the primordial qi disturbance.

Guan Wuji ultimately did not flee. Perhaps he harbored a sliver of hope, thinking that the Holy Emperor Venerable might treat him with a hint of kindness, or perhaps he realized the Holy Emperor Venerable's strength, thinking that according to the description of that mysterious person, the Holy Emperor Venerable was simply not someone he could contend with, thus he did not attempt to escape.

Perhaps all these reasons played a part.

However, Guan Wuji was clear that the biggest reason lay within his own heart.

The Wuji Sky Sect is a Martial Cultivation Sect, their fist techniques are exceedingly forceful, requiring one to go all the way.

If he fled without ever facing his enemy, his heart would become clouded with dust, leaving no hope for breakthrough.

For someone like him at the half-step Mahayana stage, this was unacceptable.

Ultimately, he cut away his inner anxiety and fear, facing the Holy Emperor Venerable with full divine light.

In the Daitian Hall, the Holy Emperor Venerable casually sat on the dragon throne, holding a piece of black jade in his hand. His demeanor was so calm it seemed he didn't even glance at the other, he merely sighed and said, "If you did not come out, the karma would not arise, I might not have done anything to you. But now... just as I have a friend who needs help, you should go assist him."

Guan Wuji felt his entire body tense with alarm. His muscles were filled with explosive martial essence, as he stared at the Holy Emperor Venerable: "May I dare ask, Master of Heaven Splitting Dao, who exactly is your friend..."

"You'll know when you get there – oh, right, almost forgot." The Holy Emperor Venerable's expression remained tranquil: "My old friend does not require mana, just the realm. Good thing, your mana will temporarily be mine... consider it the tax for me protecting the Wuji Sky Sect for thousands of years?"