Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 298 - 52 Settling Down (Part 2)

Entering the new century, biology has increasingly leaned towards the view that human consciousness is merely a special type of physiological activity. The condition of the body, especially the brain as the main thinking organ, can easily affect one's temperament. Wang Qi, who had lived two lifetimes combined, was in his forties or fifties, but he still couldn't avoid having some erratic thoughts.

Even Wang Qi was like this, not to mention others. After all, being stupid is just about letting one's thoughts jump right into a pit, isn't it? Personally, Wang Qi had quite an understanding of the stupidity disease.

But understanding is one thing, and forgiving is another.

At least for the troublemakers who messed with him, Wang Qi was always resolutely strict.

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Wang Qi smiled faintly, keeping a straight face, and said to Mo Zhenzhen and Fu Xiao, "Thank you for showing me the way, sisters. I must go find Junior Master Liu now."

After that, Wang Qi straightened his back and strode toward the main house. Fu Xiao, who was not good with words but straightforward at heart, watched Wang Qi's odd posture and awkward steps, and wondered, "Senior Brother Wang, you are..."

Mo Zhenzhen gave Fu Xiao a tug. She was a bit more knowledgeable and saw the skill within Wang Qi's movements.

Lin Feng was even more sensitive to Wang Qi's steps. His eyes widened, and his originally smug expression turned into one of unexplained shock. Because in Wang Qi's steps, in his figure and even in the rhythm of his arms' movement, he perceived swordsmanship!

In Lin Feng's eyes, Wang Qi was no longer a person, but a tightly-knit sword array, in which numerous long swords—some sharp, some heavy, some swift—shone with a dazzling cold light!

This... what is this...

Watching Lin Feng's pale face, Wang Qi felt satisfied and discontinued his step technique, walking naturally toward the main house.

He actually demonstrated a set of swordsmanship in just dozens of steps! And this swordsmanship had Lin Feng staring in awe.

"That looks like the one Senior Brother Huangfu demonstrated..." Fu Xiao said in shock.

For Wang Qi, applying group theory to view martial arts, whether it be swords, spears, fists, or feet, wasn't very different. Transferring the techniques and mental realms from one to another was quite simple. Concocting a sword-inspired step technique on the fly wasn't hard. There were similar concepts in geometry and topology, where through topological transformations and equivalences, one could integrate various martial arts into one.

Looking at the main house, Mo Zhenzhen couldn't help but sigh, "Disciples who have been to our sect are indeed different; what they learn is stronger than ours." Then, looking at the greatly changed Lin Feng, she admonished, "Do you now understand there are people outside people, and heavens outside heavens, junior brother?"

When Wang Qi entered the main hall, Liu Yunxiang was reading. He was a local from Divine Capital, a long-standing Golden Core Perfection. To show the utmost forbearance to the nobles of Divine Capital, the Wanfa Sect did not assign a Primordial Spirit Stage Grandmaster to take charge. The entire Divine Capital only had one Modern Primordial Spirit.

Seeing Wang Qi come in, the white-haired elder put down his book and asked, "The top scholar of the Immortal Institute this year? So this is what an Immortal Dao's top student looks like."

Wang Qi said with a smile, "You know about it too."

"Even being a Golden Core Stage, I've been stuck at Golden Core for over a hundred years. It's not strange for someone like me to have a private calculator, right?" The elder said with a laugh, "Just now, the Immortal Alliance sent me an Illusion Book, saying the new External Affairs Disciple had arrived. And before that, some higher-ups in the Immortal Alliance had mentioned you to me."

"Including my Banished Immortal status?"

Liu Yunxiang smiled and said, "There was that, but I don't mind. After all, I've met Banished Immortals before, but I haven't seen the leader of the Immortal Institute."

Wang Qi was astonished, "Divine Capital isn't new to Banished Immortals? Looks like a standard Exile."

"Whether it's an exile or not isn't up to you to decide." Liu Yunxiang said solemnly, "In my view, those Banished Immortals really do suit Divine Capital. Do you think your fellow disciples are exiles too?"

Wang Qi was suddenly at a loss for words.

Liu Yunxiang continued, "However, for someone with True Inheritor abilities to be sent to Divine Capital, I've only seen that twice in these many years, and you're the second. So, doing this is indeed a bit strange. Right, you also don't want others to know you're a True Inheritor, do you?"

Wang Qi said, "It's not really a complimentary title, and being seen as a Banished Immortal does feel a bit weird."

"Fine then, I won't be giving you any special treatment either." Liu Yunxiang tossed a set of keys to Wang Qi, "East Wing, room six, the last one. It's a bit dusty, you'll have to clean it yourself. As for clothes and blankets and such, handle it yourself. If you don't have any Silver Coins, let me know and I'll give you some based on the situation, but not too much. As for other things, you'll have to discuss them with your fellow disciples."

Wang Qi asked, "Can I modify my own room? Like setting up some Restrictions, Arrays, and stuff like that."

Liu Yunxiang's eyebrows shot up, "Afraid someone will come knocking on your door or what?"

Wang Qi shook his head, "I'm a person who likes peace and quiet, I hate it when people disturb me while I'm working on problems."

"The pride of a True Inheritor, huh?" Liu Yunxiang laughed. However, he didn't object to the idea of placing Restrictions, "That place is yours now, do whatever you want with it. You can even blow it up if you want—of course, we won't pay for the repairs."

"Blow it up?"

"Burning Gold Valley and Guiyi Alliance disciples are bound to do practical proofs, right? And when doing practical proofs, accidents can lead to explosions." Liu Yunxiang spoke casually, but he still realized that Cultivators and scientists from his previous life were different.

Cultivators could rely on their strong bodies to conduct all kinds of death-defying experiments!

He would definitely have to steer clear of such Cultivators in the future!

"Also, every five days I will assign you some tasks, and you'll receive a monthly salary based on how well you complete them. On the day you return the tasks, I'll be giving a lecture in the main room—though I guess you might not bother coming, right?"

After leaving Liu Yunxiang, Wang Qi greeted the three fellow disciples waiting outside and headed to his own room, "East Wing, room five... the fifth one from the right, this should be it."

Wang Qi opened the door, and a choking cloud of dust assaulted him. On closer inspection, the floor and ceiling were both covered with a thick layer of ash. Wang Qi covered his mouth and nose and activated the Heavenly Song, a powerful electrostatic field sweeping through the entire room, thoroughly "cleansing" it. Accompanied by the crackling sound, the fine dust gathered towards Wang Qi, finally coalescing into an irregular sphere in front of him. Looking at the resulting pile of dust that reached his ankles, Wang Qi borrowed a broom and dustpan and divided it to throw into the backyard trash bin in three trips.

After all this, Wang Qi finally had the time to look around the room. A bed, a desk, a chair, a bookcase, a wardrobe, and a corner water dispenser. That was all the furnishings in the room. Measuring it up, the room was even smaller than the dormitory he had at the Immortal Institute and the Spirit Prohibitions were incomplete.

Zhen Chan sighed, "This is really... small and run-down..."

"But it's a good place," Wang Qi said, barely containing his laughter. He quickly took out several talismans and affixed them to the door, then closed the windows and doors. Then, he burst into loud laughter, "Yes! Yes! Yes! I'm free! Wahahaha!"

Zhen Chan was startled, "What are you going crazy for?"

Hearing Zhen Chan's question, Wang Qi stopped laughing and pulled out a square package from his Storage Bag. Then, he did something that Zhen Chan couldn't understand—he took off the calculator from his waist and threw it into the Storage Bag.

"This place has incomplete Spirit Prohibitions, not even the most basic functions, so naturally, there won't be any advanced features either—like surveillance," Wang Qi opened the cloth package. Inside was a handwritten manuscript and a secret manual, "Both of these can't be exposed to the light. Getting caught with this 'Silent Annihilation Sky Burning Palm' is one thing; I could just compensate with some Merit. But if the Daoist of Uncertainty's manuscript is found, that would be a disaster. There are no high-level Cultivators at the Primordial Spirit Stage here, nor advanced calculators, so this is the only place where I can ensure my secret activities."

"What about the calculator?"

Wang Qi shook his head. The old man had experience but lacked the means and ideas to counter some unthinkable Laws. In Wang Qi's previous life, a software company kept a lot of intelligence because they left backdoors in operating systems; he was the first one to disbelieve that calculators didn't have this feature.

"Meeting Teacher Feng outside Feng Mansion was just to show that he definitely has the means to leave a 'backdoor' in my calculator, get it?"

Zhen Chan sighed, "It's really impossible to guard against everything—but you've said before that Feng Luoyi is the Arithmetician you admire the most, yet you doubt him like this?"

Wang Qi exhaled, "Yes, I admire Teacher Feng's wisdom, which is why I'll never underestimate his abilities and judgment."

If the roles were reversed, and I worked for the Immortal Alliance, I believe I'd do the same.