Exploring Immortality Cultivation

Power surged from within his body, briefly leaving Wang Qi feeling dazed.

Life produced order, and then the Heavenly Entropy Technique burnt away the order to produce power. How similar was this to his own "Combat State"?

The two Memory Bodies complemented each other perfectly.

The power that Wang Qi alone could not control was now perfectly mastered with the combined efforts of two people, and two completely different forces circulated within Wang Qi's body, resulting in an effect where dragons and tigers met, and water and fire fused. The forces of opposition coexisted and converged into the Taiji Fish Line, forming a sphere.

It was akin to a Golden Core.

However, before Wang Qi could rejoice, he...

"Pain..."

"It hurts. You idiot, before throwing your full attention into it, watch where you fall! Why didn't you collapse onto the bed?" Because the two shared sensations, Wang Qi felt pain in every part of his body.

"Idiot, that's your room!" Chen Youjia screamed in Wang Qi's consciousness, "Focus on the fight!"

Looking at Hu Buxue, whose body was increasingly enveloped in black qi, Wang Qi burst into laughter, "Hahaha... Junior Sister, we really are the perfect duo!"

"The two of us... Dumbass, dumbass, dumbass! Idiot!"

"It's time to go, Junior Sister." Wang Qi lowered his body, eyeing Hu Buxue.

Hu Buxue also shook her head with slight regret, "I really didn't want to kill you, Mr. Wang... I subconsciously showed mercy."

"But you see, having seen my secret, there's only death for you... Perhaps even that lady who was just talking to you."

"You won't get the chance!" Wang Qi roared.

The moment the word "you" left his mouth, Wang Qi shot out like an arrow released from its bow. This time, his speed even surpassed his own expectations. His hand, entwined with White Flame and Red Light, met Hu Buxue's Sword Qi.

That was Sword Qi, and also Killing Destiny. It twisted the force that sustained electromagnetic interaction, corrupting matter, damaging souls, and annihilating life.

But to the Life Flame, any Entropy Force was meaningless.

It was a heaven-defying strength that, even at the expense of increasing the entire universe's entropy, strove to sustain itself—an instinct to preserve one's life even at the cost of destroying the universe. Heaven wants to perish, Heaven wants a killing calamity? Pah!

Hu Buxue's Sword Qi collapsed.

How could instinct compete with Spirit Wisdom? Under Wang Qi's control, the Life Flame's power was far beyond what simple instinct could match.

Innate Killing Destiny? Entropy-increasing Power?

Merely so-so!

Hu Buxue let out a soft shout, no longer relying solely on her Sword Qi to fight. Her exquisite Swordsmanship gathered the Infinite Killing Destiny Sword Qi. In an instant, the Tianhe seemed to hang upside down, and a mysterious long sword, carrying the lament of life beings and the death that all things must eventually face, pointed at Wang Qi.

Under the Killing Destiny, all life beings perished!

However, an attack as pervasive as mercury spilling across the earth, and one that could normally cleave heaven and earth, left not a single wound on Wang Qi. Within the scope of Hu Buxue's Sword Momentum, Wang Qi's body moved rapidly in a small range. He was like a butterfly fluttering in a torrential rain, seeming as if it would be knocked down by the Sword Qi at the next second—but of Hu Buxue's several hundred thrusts, not one hit!

When the Silent Annihilation Power burnt away the surplus vitality, Wang Qi's precise calculation ability naturally returned.

Missing a single strike, Hu Buxue immediately retreated. But this time, Wang Qi followed her as if he were her shadow.

Wang Qi threw a punch!

His punch tore through the atmosphere, emitting a terrifying boom. This boom deafened Hu Buxue for a moment, leaving her stunned. Yet, instinctively, the woman retracted her sword to guard her face.

The Washing Dust emitted a sorrowful cry. Hu Buxue faintly felt that this power was close to a strike from the Nascent Soul Stage! She could no longer care about anything else, retracting that mysterious space as that powerful force propelled her to flee swiftly.

Upon seeing the opponent fleeing, the corners of Wang Qi's mouth curled into a cold smile. His hand caressed the "Tusk," and the Memory Body emitted an unprecedented light. The Life Flame blazed fiercely. Jarvis's voice arrived as expected, "Tusk, drive at maximum power."

"It's the finale."

And then, the light flashed and was gone.

Everyone nearby thought a firework had exploded prematurely on the ground, causing the bricks and stones around to crack open. Those closest to the event felt pain inside and out but not a single person died. Even some people's flowers and plants budded prematurely.

This was the effect of the dissipating Life Flame.

Hu Buxue lay on the ground. Just a moment ago, Wang Qi had slashed three strokes across her back, one horizontal and two vertical, intersecting. The Qi Soldier that made the cuts was composed of Life Flame, the essence of life, completely contrary to her power, yet it managed to keep her from dying. Her body was now a mess of tangled energies, her bones shattered to pieces, and she couldn't muster even a speck of strength.

Looking at Wang Qi, who had fallen before her, Hu Buxue squeezed out her last smile, "Well then... Mr. Wang, you truly are powerful... The law of the jungle, survival of the fittest, being defeated by you is an honor—what's this, interested in the Washing Dust? If you want to kill me, using that wouldn't be bad..."

Her last sentence was in response to seeing Wang Qi picking up the Demon Sword. Wang Qi gave her a cold glance and then focused his mind intensely into the Demon Sword.

Hu Buxue's foundation for cultivation, the base of her existence, was a Demon Soldier formed from a multitude of chaotic forces. Lacking Spirit Wisdom, the chaotic forces didn't allow it to develop any divine sense, probably the result of fragments from countless tormented souls on the brink of death merging together.

The next second, Wang Qi's spiritual projection entered the Demon Soldier.

A spell similar to the Dream Building Technique created a dark space. Here, Wang Qi didn't see any physical form, yet he sensed the chaos of life beings just before death.

This was despair, an abyss of darkness,

Wang Qi snorted, "God said, 'Let there be light.'"

And so, there was light.

Powered by the formidable driving force of the Life Flame, the Power of Negative Entropy—a lower divine power of the Life Flame—exploded with incredible efficacy. Bit by bit, it purified the sword. Positive Entropy was reversed into Negative Entropy, and life manifested herein.

This was an immensely consuming Spirit Awakening Technique, similar to Wang Qi's crafting of Puppet Demons, involving the infusion of Wang Qi's will into the Sword.

Who knew how much time had passed, but the newly-transformed longsword emitted a hum, signifying its submission to Wang Qi.

This was the most advanced Sword he had ever come across, much stronger even than the Kun Mountain Sword. Nonetheless, Wang Qi frowned and scolded the sword, "Now you're a Holy Sword, is that it? You should feel shame! Feel shame!"

After being scolded by Wang Qi, Washing Dust, as if genuinely ashamed, quietly disintegrated into dust.

The sword was powerful and suited him well, but Wang Qi did not like it.

Facing a dumbfounded Hu Buxue, Wang Qi pulled out that "Tusk" and chuckled, "'A strong person like me'? You never actually fought the real me from the beginning to the end. Those who defeated you were the power of spirits maturing."

The Power of Negative Entropy disappeared completely, but Wang Qi's True Cultivation roots were revealed. From a high-dimensional projection, an immeasurable force enveloped the entire arena.

That was the strength of Divine Capital City.

"And hey, my principle is to be a good person. How could a good person execute a criminal? I'm not Official Mansion, nor am I the Criminal Law Department, so how could I decide a person's life or death? That wouldn't let me achieve the highest point of my Dao Morality satisfaction, would it?"

"You will receive a fair trial," Wang Qi turned and looked in another direction: "Right, Chen Feng?"

Chen Feng, his expression complex, looked at Hu Buxue, then at Wang Qi, "She will get a just trial, but you've been brawling in the streets, and according to the law..."

"Detained for three days, right? Jarvis from the Immortal Alliance knows it better than you." Wang Qi looked in the direction of Chen Feng's courtyard, "Can I go back to prepare some clothes and food, maybe get some sleep? Look, I did help you capture a criminal, and then what? Spending Lantern Festival in the Criminal Law Department, that doesn't sound great when you say it out loud..."

"Fine, come to the Criminal Law Department tomorrow to report in." Chen Feng walked towards Hu Buxue, "I'll take her away."

"Wang Qi!" Hu Buxue, stripped of all pride, her face twisted with ferocity akin to a crazed tiger, roared, "What exactly did I do wrong to deserve such humiliation! Every person I've killed was scum, they were..."

"Shut up, which one of those you killed deserved death by the law? Whether it's Da Lian Law or Immortal Alliance Law." Chen Feng bound Hu Buxue with a Magic Artifact, "As humans, the most precious thing is life, representing Infinite possibilities. Maybe the next moment they would have reformed, or perhaps among their offspring, there will be one who brings blessings upon the world. As long as their crimes do not warrant paying with their lives, one should not kill, not wipe them out."

"And you, you are just the murderer who eliminates these beautiful possibilities."

Hu Buxue cackled madly, "Them? Those dregs?"

Wang Qi interrupted, "Brother, you're too nice, that sort of logic won't make sense to her. If you ask me, being a good person should be like this..."

Wang Qi grabbed Hu Buxue, his face filled with an uncompromising smile, "My heart and actions are as clear as a bright mirror, everything I think and do is just, my conscience clear. And you? You still believe you've dirtied your hands. Who among us is the good person? If you're unconvinced, ask others, see who seems more like a good person, you or me?"

"Then, good triumphs over evil, justice prevails over malice, light conquers darkness—that's the ultimate truth of the Human Dao."

"Before becoming Immortal, don't stop thinking of yourself as human. Since you're human, follow the Human Dao rules, you mindless thing."

Wang Qi lightly tossed Hu Buxue back to Chen Feng. Being a good person felt great.

Unexpectedly, Chen Feng, upon seeing the wounds on her back, coughed awkwardly and said, "Wang Qi, while you did wield justice, to etch a 'grass radical' on someone's back... isn't that a bit petty?"

Wang Qi, who had already walked away, nearly tripped.

This... how do I explain that it's actually a cursive 'F'? (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)