Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 810 - 139: Dirty Divine Skills Deal
"I'm sorry..."
This is the first time Wang Qi saw Chen Youjia looking so vulnerable. Watching the girl kneeling with tears in her eyes before him, Wang Qi swallowed hard and held back the lousy comment "apologizing should reveal [beep——] this is common knowledge"—besides, it seems there's not much to see anyway.
Wang Qi finally just rubbed Chen Youjia's head: "Actually, you haven't done anything wrong."
"I shouldn't have gone to Chen Feng for help." Chen Youjia lowered her head: "I really didn't expect your reaction to be so intense."
"Alright, alright, this time it's my fault." Wang Qi pressed his forehead: "I really don't know how to explain this to you..."
"Chen Feng said, your situation either indicates past memories too painful to recall, or a congenital issue, or... a congenital heart barrier causing painful memories..." Chen Youjia bit her lip: "You never talk to me about it... I really..."
Chen Youjia never worried about Wang Qi's safety or life, because she believed Wang Qi wouldn't die by anyone's hand.
She was only worried that Wang Qi couldn't surpass his own inner obstacles.
"Congenital heart barrier..."
Wang Qi patted his head.
His "past life's memories" truly carried complex significance.
It was that memory that gave him a perspective beyond this world. Yet it was also that memory that gave him a sense of alienation from this world, making him develop an awkward nature as "Wang Qi."
At least, Wang Qi can be certain that his "past life" wasn't of this character.
In some sense, this is his congenital heart barrier.
Such extreme situations rarely occur, so no one truly understands what his heart is like.
However, fortunately.
His past isn't all that painful to recall, merely the psychological journey of an autistic child.
The Shenzhou Land hadn't seen war for a century, the people lived peacefully and happily, and the Modern Immortal Path was a setting devoid of major internal conflicts.
Wang Qi had plenty of time to transform his mind.
After Wang Qi retracted his hand, Chen Youjia seemed reluctant to part with the "head patting" gesture, leaning naturally against Wang Qi.
"But, what dissatisfaction do I have now?"
No, absolutely not.
The present Wang Qi has already found his path.
The night passed without words.
The slight "conflict" between Wang Qi and Chen Feng was unknown to others. After all, they were both among the top cultivators below the Primordial Spirit Stage, and Chen Feng had only deployed an Illusion Technique targeting Wang Qi alone, while Wang Qi merely revealed his mana—this presence was like electromagnetic waves in Earth's cities, ubiquitous, as mana had deeply ingrained into every aspect of a cultivator's life, and no one found using a bit of mana strange. Furthermore, Chen Feng had sworn the Heart Demon Oath.
Soon, Wang Qi understood the projects Chen Feng and Ai Qinglan were currently working on.
And it was this understanding that gradually made Wang Qi realize just how remarkable Ai Qinglan's project was.
Creating a species, or rather a subspecies, actually isn't particularly extraordinary. This technology existed on Earth and had matured. However, the real challenge lies in creating a "useful" species.
There are quite a few species that can be considered "useful." Even a third-tier city's agricultural academy can annually weed out many new crops of questionable value. If those unstable varieties induced by radiation or chemical agents count, then there are far too many "varieties" weeded out. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
Among them, those "usable" are truly few, let alone those "enhanced on the original traits."
Creating a species with a "specific purpose" from scratch is almost impossible.
Yet Ai Qinglan achieved it.
She practically "grew" a computer.
Of course, all this still involves elements of coincidence. Ai Qinglan entirely unintentionally planted the willow. She herself didn't know how brilliant her invention was. However, this in no way diminishes the greatness of the "Mystical Thought Body" itself. It should be known that Earth's greatest, most historically significant drug "Penicillin" was also a result of unintentional planting.
Possessing "instance" memories of the Sea God Type and having long contemplated transforming into a Sea God Type, Wang Qi knew the true significance of this invention.
However, some of his requests encountered expected resistance.
Ai Qinglan crossed her arms, sitting on the chair, humming as she looked at Wang Qi, with a look of disdain: "No way, there's no room for negotiation on this matter."
"Sister Ai..." Wang Qi's smile carried a trace of flattery: "What I want isn't even valuable. Those things, you have plenty..."
"I said no, and that's final." Ai Qinglan almost kicked Wang Qi in the face: "Samples of the 'Mystical Thought Body'? Just the fact that you can think of it and dare to ask!"
"Hey, hey, you've already set them free outside, how could I not ask?" Wang Qi asked puzzledly: "Logically speaking, even if I just scoop a ladle of seawater, I could get a bit of Mystical Thought Body, right?"
"But you can't separate the Mystical Thought Body from me," said Xi, who was beside Ai Qinglan: "Moreover, I'll definitely stop you! I won't let you use my body for weird experiments! Don't even think about it!"
Probably due to the psychological shadow left by Mi, Xi always had an inexplicable hostility toward Wang Qi. It was precisely because of this that Wang Qi gave up the idea of secretly "borrowing" the samples Ai Qinglan "freed." The Sea God Type goes all out like a map-cannon with no consideration of limits. If he got shattered into pieces by Xi for stealing Ai Qinglan's samples, and Xi just said "I didn't control my strength," he wouldn't even have a place to cry.
Wang Qi found himself quite helpless about this situation. Actually, his relationship with Mi was very good, they were definitely friends for decades.
"When you say that in your heart, don't you regard the 'instance' as 'Senior Brother Mi'?" Zhen Chan, still inside the ring, quietly mocked.
Although Wang Qi's funds were gradually increasing, he still fell short of customizing a perfect physical body. Furthermore, the ring "Mathematics" housing Zhen Chan was Jarvis's hardware, and Wang Qi still heavily relied on the immortal artifact, making it impossible to send it to Tianling Ridge for Zhen Chan's soul repair. However, Wang Qi had already scheduled a soul examination for Zhen Chan. According to procedures, after this step, he could redesign the bloodline—though Wang Qi considered the transformation a bit redundant, Zhen Chan was surprisingly particular about it.
Seeing that the long-awaited physical body was nearing, Zhen Chan's mood improved significantly, and his words became more frequent.
Ignoring Zhen Chan, Wang Qi continued to plead with Ai Qinglan: "Senior Sister Ai, I'm preparing to follow your lead, you know! I'm just asking for a tiny bit of project-related samples to get a feel..."
"Sorry, even if you join, you'd only end up in Su Junyu's group," Ai Qinglan hummed: "I don't want my newly established Empirical Department to be sealed off by the Immortal Alliance just two days in."
Wang Qi stretched his face: "Senior Sister, what do you take me for?"
"Eh? 'What kind of person'?" Ai Qinglan deliberately elongated her voice: "I remember, didn't you, Junior Brother, just say recently that you wouldn't be human anymore?"
"That was just a metaphor!"
"Anyway, giving that thing to you directly is too dangerous!"
Wang Qi took a deep breath. Ever since receiving the Immortal Alliance's ban, he really hadn't felt so troubled for the first time. However, this time he came prepared.
Wang Qi placed a Jade Scroll on the table in front of Ai Qinglan: "This time, I brought back some 'local specialties' from the sea, and I think this particular specialty would absolutely interest Sister Ai."
"Hoho, local specialty?" Ai Qinglan grabbed the Jade Scroll, using her Spiritual Sense to explore it, then looked at Wang Qi with a puzzled expression: "What's this? Transformation Divine Skills? Sorry, but our Tianling Ridge started researching these thousands of years ago."
Wang Qi propped his elbows on the table, his fingers interlocked: "Keep watching."
Soon, Ai Qinglan's eyes widened: "This is... where is this specialty from?"
Originated from Holy Dragon Abyss. Additionally, found in Jupiter Ring, Jupiter, Saturn, Ling Xiao, Sea Dragon, and Fengdu.
Wang Qi smiled cryptically without saying this sentence, instead just smiled and asked: "How's it?"
"What... what do you mean by 'how's it'?"
The Immortal Alliance's research into the principles and application of Transformation Divine Skills is incredibly in-depth. They deduced that theoretically, the Transformation Divine Skills can transform into any carbon-based species you have seen, understood, or want to become.
However, because transformation changes "gene expression" rather than "genes," it cannot alter "individual differences" and "lifespan" controlled by genes themselves.
For example, Mi can transform into the Human Clan, but she cannot change her gender; she can convert some gene segments from recessive to dominant, slightly altering her individual traits, but she cannot completely become an existing person.
For Mi, she can transform into a human female juvenile, complete with reproductive organs, and even simulate a "monthly period" perfectly. However, the eggs she simulates cannot be fertilized—because her genes inherently lack the elements for cells to become gametes. She can neither produce "genuine sperm" nor "genuine eggs." A Sea God Type without gender can only simulate a "false gender."
At least as far as this step, the Immortal Alliance thought they had found the limit of transformation.
But the Dragon Clan has gone further in applying Transformation Divine Skills. They haven't broken through this limit either, but they found a way around it.
As long as it's a "possible, genetically coherent" species, the Dragon Clan can potentially transform into it.
The temptation of this to Ai Qinglan is self-evident.
Ai Qinglan nonchalantly put away the Jade Scroll. Wang Qi smiled. On his way back, he had thoroughly squeezed what knowledge Yue Luo Liu Li had about transformation, making sure Ai Qinglan would take the bait.
Ai Qinglan threw out a talisman: "Go, run an errand for Senior Sister, go to the innermost cabinet in section A and bring all six Petri dishes from there—remember, these instruments are very expensive. If you dare let them touch any water, you're dead."
When Wang Qi saw the seven Petri dishes in the thermostat cabinet specified by Ai Qinglan, he smiled.
