Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 153 - 115 Newton’s Apple

"My face is right here. Let those who want to strike it come forward," Wang Qi said sternly, "but what does the reputation of the Immortal Institute have to do with me?"

As the youth spoke these words, his tone was resolute, his expression serious. Yet as soon as he finished speaking, even Mao Zimiao gave him a peculiar look.

Do geniuses truly think differently from ordinary people?

The three Xinyue disciples in front of Wang Qi forced a smile, "Senior Brother Wang, you shouldn’t say that... You too are a disciple of Xinyue Immortal Institute, and in the eyes of others, you are definitely part of it. Even if you don’t cooperate with us in dealing, can you deny that? If Xinyue Immortal Institute’s reputation is damaged, doesn’t that mean your reputation is damaged as well?"

Wang Qi glanced sideways at the speaker, "Which are currently the best Immortal Institutes?"

The questioned person hesitated before replying, "Leiyang, Lijing..."

"So why are Leiyang and Lijing considered the strongest Immortal Institutes? Did they achieve that through private fighting?"

The three Xinyue disciples were rendered speechless, "That’s..."

"The purpose of establishing an Immortal Institute is to provide basic training to those with talent seeking immortality and to judge during the training which path suits them," Wang Qi stirred his porridge as he spoke, "If I become a True Inheritor of the five extremes, others will naturally commend and say that this session of Xinyue Immortal Institute is commendable. But if our session, not to mention becoming True Inheritors of the great Immortal Dao sects, fails to qualify for any, what will others say about us?"

Another yelled angrily, "So you think it looks good on them if they win the fight?"

Wang Qi showed impatience, "Does this have anything to do with face? Or do you think your face needs to be demonstrated in this way?"

"Ah?"

The academic genius scoffed, "What I mean is, do you think you have no chance to erase their reputation in the monthly test, and now, here’s another opportunity to humiliate the entire Langde Immortal Institute. If Langde is defeated by us this time, even if your scores are poor in the monthly test, you still feel you can top them, right?"

The three reddened with anger, "How can you say such a thing!"

Wang Qi didn’t even look up, his sneer continuing, "Basing your own reputation on the fame of the Immortal Institute is already pitiful, let alone not knowing how to fight for the institute’s reputation... that’s simply sad."

Before Wang Qi could finish, the three indignantly left the porridge stand.

Wang Qi continued to stir his porridge nonchalantly.

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Wu Fan didn’t follow the three who left. Facing Mao Zimiao’s somewhat strange gaze as he sat down, he remarked, "Although I thought it might come to this, you really are straightforward."

The half-demon girl nodded, chiming in, "Yeah, yeah, Xiao Qi, although you don’t really like to fight, you’d definitely stir up trouble if you got the chance, meow."

"Not in the mood..." After there were no unrelated persons watching, the authority supported by academic might instantly deflated. Wang Qi leaned heavily on the table, saying, "I feel so seasick I want to vomit, how can I fight?"

Wu Fan looked in the direction the three had left, a wry smile on his face, "But Wang Qi, you didn’t need to say those things."

Wang Qi grunted, "I was doing it for their own good."

Wu Fan smiled wryly, "They don’t understand... Well, to tell the truth, I don’t quite understand either."

Wang Qi explained in a low voice, "The Modern Immortal Path needs Seeking Dao Seekers. Having a person good in battle temporarily is useless to the path of seeking the Dao. Moreover, a too-strong desire to win is meaningless for seeking the Dao, because what you need to overcome isn’t that group of mediocrities..."

"That’s well said."

"This is," a male voice chimed in.

Mao Zimiao and Wu Fan both turned around. The speaker was a youth sitting at the next table, draped in a wide white robe. The aura of mana Qi Intent around him was no different from that of Wang Qi and the others, also at the Qi Cultivation Early Stage. He appeared languid and casual, seemingly indifferent to most things. The youth’s hair was much lighter than average but lacked the unique luster of half-demons like Mao Zimiao, instead being rather unkempt.

It took Wang Qi a moment longer to react and turn around. However, his gaze landed on the apple in the young man’s left hand—of course, in Shenzhou, they would call it an apple, though Wang Qi preferred to call it that.

The apple in the youth’s hand wasn’t very large, about the size of a fist, but it was brightly colored and very enticing. To those who felt seasick, the sweet and sour taste of the fruit was a good remedy.

With his free right hand, the youth picked up a porcelain bowl from the table, sipped some Green Fish Porridge, and then continued speaking to Wang Qi, "’Seeking Dao Seeker,’ anyone who can utter this term has a proper understanding of Modern Immortal Path. You’re quite impressive."

"Thanks... Where did you buy that apple?" asked Wang Qi.

In the flourishing Immortal Dao of Shenzhou, civilian use lagged somewhat behind Earth in the past, and out-of-season fruit was quite expensive and often in short supply. The brightly colored skin of the apple in the youth’s hand indicated that it had been recently picked, suggesting that there might be a fruit vendor in Jiongli.

The youth, completely caught off guard by the question, glanced at the apple in his hand and cracked a slight smile, "This? Even if you had the money, you couldn’t buy it."

Mao Zimiao expressed her dissatisfaction: "It’s just an apple. How expensive can it be?"

As far as the half-demon girl knew, there was no variety of apples that could count as spirit fruit!

Still wearing his indifferent expression and not at all annoyed, the youth tossed the apple to Wang Qi, "Take a bite?"

"Although I feel slightly looked down upon," Wang Qi rolled his eyes and brought the apple to his mouth, "And for a single fruit, having to return half to you after taking a bite, you’re quite stingy and a bit disgusting."

The youth didn’t mind and simply looked at Wang Qi with a slight anticipation.

Wang Qi was a man of strong individuality. If he wanted to do something, he wouldn’t care about other people’s reactions. Why would he mind the youth’s peculiarity when he wanted to eat the fruit?

As for poisoning... Wang Qi figured he didn’t have any enemies capable of deploying a Death Soldier to the Immortal Alliance Branch to poison him.

Thus, Wang Qi bit into the apple without any guard up.

The juice of the apple first touched his tongue. The youth’s initial reaction was "quite sweet." Upon chewing carefully, Wang Qi found the taste and texture of the apple almost identical to those on Earth.

Then, he froze, as if something had rolled over his mind.

At that moment, a young girl with a baby face ran into the porridge stall. Seeing the apple in Wang Qi’s hand, she immediately let out a cry of alarm: "Don’t eat!"

But before her words could end, Wang Qi took another huge bite.

This bite was substantial, nearly devouring half of the apple. However, Wang Qi didn’t chew it but instead picked up the bowl of mung bean porridge in front of him and forced down the mouthful of fruit mixed with the porridge.

Then, he looked up at the youth and asked, "What’s your relationship with the Yuanli Master?"

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Sorry everyone, I’m not in a good state today, only one update. I’ll burst out three updates on Saturday to make up for it... ORZ