Exploring Immortality Cultivation

When all the incidents Wang Qi had experienced were considered together, it wasn't difficult to realize that they all pointed to a suspicious location—the West Sea.

The battleground of the Immortal Alliance and the sea demons, the domain of the Dragon Clan.

There was definitely something wrong there.

Yet Feng Luoyi's response was exactly what Wang Qi had anticipated, "If you really want to know, then achieve the Primordial Spirit."

"Only as a Primordial Spirit Cultivator are you qualified to know certain special matters."

Wang Qi asked, "Is it really not possible to reveal even a little?"

Feng Luoyi replied, "You should ask some more practical questions instead."

Wang Qi nodded, "Alright then. Teacher, could you tell me who delineated the forty-nine innate paths? Why are there forty-nine and not forty-eight or fifty? Is it true that Immortals transmit methods? Many cultivation techniques of the innate paths are not evident in this world, so why has this claim continued to circulate to this day?"

Feng Luoyi looked at Wang Qi with an odd expression, "You... Ah..."

"Teacher Feng, these questions are related to cultivation, and they are historical issues that everyone is discussing. Surely you can answer them, right?"

Feng Luoyi shook his head with a wry smile, "We should look more to the future, what's the point of always being entangled in old papers?"

Wang Qi said, "Then let's talk about something more recent and practical, like the recent battles at the Western Border?"

Feng Luoyi still gave a wry smile, "Knowing about these things is of no use to you; it will just add to your burden and is not conducive to sustaining a steady heart."

Wang Qi spoke earnestly, "Teacher Feng, it's exactly my suspicion that is not conducive to sustaining a steady heart."

"I have become increasingly skeptical that the purpose of the Immortal Alliance's carefree withdrawal from the world isn't just to avoid disrupting the worldly balance. Even some Nirvana Period cultivators who have announced a lifelong closure, as well as those Primordial Spirit Masters who were talented in their youth, crossed the Heavenly Barrier and then faded into obscurity, and the hidden Xuanxing Temple... all exist for a special purpose."

"What are we in the Immortal Alliance facing as an enemy?"

The first time Wang Qi heard the term "Great Enemy of the Immortal Alliance," it was just Zhen Chan deducing a sign from his old, seasoned instincts. But as Wang Qi had journeyed on, he found more and more evidence to support this conclusion. Now, it was the first time he discussed this matter with a high-level member of the Immortal Alliance.

There was definitely something going on in the West Sea.

Feng Luoyi asked, "Have you talked about these things with anyone else?"

"No. I've only discussed them with the old man in my ring; he's tight-lipped," said Wang Qi. "I really want to know what the Immortal Alliance is facing exactly?"

Feng Luoyi shook his head, "I can't tell you the real information, because you are not a Primordial Spirit Cultivator, and thus not a true member of the Immortal Alliance."

Seeing the faint shadow in Wang Qi's eyes, Feng Luoyi changed the subject and said, "However, since you know so much, I can tell you something to set your mind at ease."

"What?"

Feng Luoyi inquired, "That Demon Sword, you destroyed it, correct?"

Wang Qi nodded, "Indeed, I did."

"What do you think of that Demon Sword?"

Wang Qi shook his head, "I have neither refined nor tamed it, so I don't know the specifics of the sword… But, I was able to destroy it."

Feng Luoyi's eyes remained still, "Yet in reality, that sword has surpassed the means available to the Immortal Alliance. In terms of material alone, it is even stronger than the Heavenly Sword."

"What?" Wang Qi exclaimed in surprise.

The Heavenly Sword, the strongest standard Magic Artifact, one of the mightiest weapons of the Immortal Alliance, was actually... actually inferior in material to Hu Buxue's Demon Sword? But that Demon Sword...

Feng Luoyi continued to ask, "When you destroyed that Demon Sword, did you feel anything special?"

"Feelings..." Wang Qi carefully recalled, "I was quite upset at the time, and didn't really feel anything special; if I had to say, it was actually... actually quite easy."

"Given the material, that sword even surpasses the vast majority of Heavenly Swords, but why were you able to destroy it so easily? You forced the sword to Spirit Awakening, branded it with your own will, and commanded it to collapse from within. Yet this tactic would be useless against most of the Immortal Alliance's Magic Artifacts." Feng Luoyi didn't give Wang Qi time to think and immediately asked the next question, "What do you think of Hu Buxue's cultivation?"

"Very strong, very mysterious, unlike the typical Ancient Method."

Feng Luoyi said, "I'm asking what you really think, the principles of her cultivation, its intensity? Not comparing it to Ancient Method for research!"

"The Innate Destiny Killing Dao is actually a special kind of Entropy Force, based on the Soul, and the Soul exists in the form of electromagnetic interactions within the Spirit Energy Field, so its primary attack targets electromagnetic force," said Wang Qi. "For her to defeat me, she would need to possess tens of times more mana than me, capable of completely overwhelming Negative Entropy's Life Flame in one fell swoop, and strong enough to withstand the Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword at its most vulnerable spot... Ah!"

Feng Luoyi smiled, "See, you understand now, don't you? Our enemies have means that we cannot currently match, but our methods are not necessarily inferior—on the contrary, I might even have the upper hand, able to unravel their methods."

Wang Qi bowed and then asked, "Teacher, I have another question."

"Go ahead."

Wang Qi, pointing to himself, said, "My current condition is not quite suitable for Seeking Truth, but instead I need to stabilize myself, Red Dust Heart Refining. I want to ask, if I go on a journey to the West Sea, would you still save me?"

Feng Luoyi fell silent.

Wang Qi's demonstrated talent in Mathematics was too strong. Some of the ideas he revealed even caused the Carefree Practitioners to sigh in admiration. His value was so great that Feng Luoyi had intervened multiple times to ensure he wouldn't die.

After all, the Immortal Alliance needed a large number of research-oriented talents.

Combat elites, who are built up from countless lives, can always be suppressed by strong conventional military forces supported by production capability, whereas research talents can enhance that productive capability. In a powerful system like the Immortal Alliance, a researcher who has grown up in a peaceful environment is far more valuable than a combat elite who emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

Whether Wang Qi can fight, knows how to fight, or is suitable for the battlefield, it doesn't matter one bit.

However, Wang Qi wasn't sure if Feng Luoyi would abandon him for the benefit of the Immortal Alliance if he investigated matters that the Immortal Alliance kept secret.

Feng Luoyi looked at Wang Qi and asked, "Do you really want to know?"

Wang Qi nodded, "My knowledge is not lacking, and my mana is plentiful, what I need to make up for in the short term is only spells, Divine Skills, and mental fortitude. Ever since I stepped onto the Immortal Path, I have been entangled in the karma related to the West Sea. If I don't see for myself, this curiosity will never be settled; to suppress it is not in my nature, which is detrimental to mental fortitude."

Feng Luoyi said, "Rest assured, things have their own place. I am here only to ensure you do not die. Even if you discover something on your own, I will only make another agreement with you, demanding your absolute silence."

"However, I must warn you. Matters regarding the overseas are not as simple as you think. Not to mention the foreign enemies. The old man in your ring only knows about the issues of the End of Law Era and is unclear about today's Ancient Method Practitioners. Furthermore, matters concerning the Dragon Clan are not that simple either. They are not demons but a different race like our Human Clan, innately superior to demons. We know very little about them."

"If you really want to go to the West Sea, then you should honestly stay a few more years in the Divine Capital! Turn what you have learned into Combat Skills!" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)