Exploring Immortality Cultivation

Within a short period of time, Wang Qi still focused his attention on the "Divine Tao." Divine Tao is a part of the Human Dao and can be considered a branch of human behavior studies—the legitimate Path of Life Beings. Delving into Divine Tao Technology equated to secretive cultivation of the Life Path, which in turn equated to cultivating the Life Flame. Practicing both laws together was very cost-effective.

The Divine Plague Curse Technique was not just a matter of writing a program. It involved understanding the soul and thought processes, as well as some fundamental issues of mathematical logic. Whether on Earth or in Shenzhou, there really were no good methods available; it all had to rely on significant breakthroughs in Mathematics itself or on Psychology truly becoming a natural science.

Thus, the concept of the Desperate Virus wouldn't come to fruition anytime soon. The Divine Plague Curse, as an extraordinary killing method certain to cause death, also possessed the power to accidentally destroy a planet and was therefore not suitable for open combat against enemies.

To cultivate combat skills, Wang Qi had to look elsewhere.

Unfortunately, exchanging spells at the Immortal Alliance required Merit. Having mastered the Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword and obtained the Life Flame, Wang Qi no longer valued the ordinary laws. Yet the laws that did catch his eye were ones he couldn't afford.

Luckily, he still had a legacy manuscript left by the Daoist of Uncertainty.

As Wang Qi's understanding of the world's theories and the technology of the Immortal Dao deepened, he had reorganized the manuscript several times. The specific contents of the manuscript were divided into several parts. Among them, the most important was a set of Internal Cultivation Methods, with the remaining half hiding two sets of swordsmanship including the Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword, a movement technique, the refining diagrams of two magic artifacts, along with some miscellaneous spells. The last less than ten percent of the content was pure theory.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, worthy of being a Carefree Level Seeking Dao Seeker; he even considered pure theoretical matters. Old Hai must have been chased so relentlessly by the Immortal Alliance that he had to focus on researching these laws for self-defense," Wang Qi mused while flipping through the manuscript. He had thought this manuscript would be of great use to him, but his own rapid progress meant there was little opportunity to use it.

Speaking of which, his main profession in his previous life was as a theoretical physicist, yet this life he'd been dabbling in pure mathematics and biology without delving deep into the laws of physics—oh well, biology aside, he even had to deal with psychology. One wonders if his former self knew he would get into these fields, whether he would be so upset as to... wait, that phrase seems a bit off, but the meaning is correct.

However, Wang Qi had no regrets about choosing the path of the Wanfa Sect. Theoretical physicists don't necessarily need to do experiments, but they do require experimental support. They must know the phenomena certain experiments will produce, then speculate new theories based on existing theories and phenomena. Then, based on the new theories, they predict new phenomena and wait for someone willing to spend millions to conduct experiments or observe natural phenomena to verify the theoretical physicist's conjecture.

Theoretical physicists who can't keep up with the cutting edge lose at the first step. If the theory itself is too advanced or meaningless, it's possible no one will bother to verify it. That would be quite unfortunate for someone suspected of being a Banished Immortal.

By comparison, mathematics is more suitable for the initial development oriented towards academic publishing.

Wang Qi just sighed a few times, then once again immersed himself in the research of the manuscript.

Firstly, what needed to be checked was the completeness of the laws recorded in the manuscript.

Daoist of Uncertainty, being a peak Great Cultivator of the Carefree Stage, had the laws of the Mysterious Palace etched in his mind. It wasn't necessary to write everything down while deducing; what ended up on paper were his flashes of insight, key parts of the calculations, or critical revisions. Moreover, as Modern Cultivation reaches its pinnacle, many things become a single formula, but the introductory spells need to be detailed. Like the previous Indeterminate Cloud Sword, Wang Qi deduced the mental method of unleashing Sword Qi on his own, but without the introductory swordsmanship, he ended up stabbing himself in the foot.

Wang Qi was quite confident in himself, thinking he could deduce the laws of the Mysterious Palace from the incomplete manuscript. However, the wisdom of one person would undoubtedly be challenged by the talents of generations of disciples and thousands of cultivators from the Mysterious Palace; the laws he deduced would certainly not match the original.

"The core of this Cultivation Technique differs from the known Mysterious Palace laws. Internal Cultivation Methods are the hardest to complete, so although there's much deduced about Internal Cultivation Methods in the manuscript, this mental method is also the most incomplete. Besides, the Cultivation Techniques that I practice are numerous enough; for now, it's better left untouched."

Wang Qi already possessed abundant mental methods; among the several he currently used, the Heavenly Position Technique, Heavenly Song, Elephant Phase Wave Skill, Heavenly Entropy Technique, and Heavenly Calculation Atlas all possessed great potential. After unifying them, Wang Qi even had a faint feeling of being "omnipotent." Moreover, this system continued to optimize itself through the infinite evolutionary ability of the Heavenly Calculation Atlas. Wang Qi did not wish to insert another Technique and disrupt this stable state.

For the same reasons, Wang Qi also discarded the part of the two refining diagrams related to refining swords.

"This part of the sword is the most incomplete; I guess Old Hai was just researching a countermeasure... okay, I've guessed what this is now. Damn, this is the Heavenly Sword!"

Wang Qi remembered why the Daoist of Uncertainty was chased like a homeless dog by the Immortal Alliance today. It all started with a Demon Emperor, suspected of being a Banished Immortal, stirring up trouble, splitting the Immortal Dao, and Daoist of Uncertainty helping the Demon Emperor refine this Destructive Device. However, refining the Heavenly Sword required certain special materials, which the Immortal Alliance strictly monitored. It was impossible for Daoist of Uncertainty to get even a little for experimentation, let alone refine a real Heavenly Sword. His research on the Heavenly Sword was mostly about figuring out how to survive.

The last two Sword techniques, one movement technique, and one magic artifact were truly what Daoist of Uncertainty used to face enemies—the genuinely valuable part of the manuscript.

However, the artifact refining method was the result of the Daoist of Uncertainty deducing it to the extreme for use with his Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Great Square Sky Map. For Wang Qi, the most useful magic artifacts and treasures were still the calculator or the sword. Therefore, this method had no immediate use for him.

Among the two sword techniques, in addition to the Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword that Wang Qi had already mastered the basics of, there was another powerful sword technique named the Bu Rong Electric Sword. This set of sword techniques derived its principles from the exclusion principle, utilizing Sword Qi to lay out a Sword Array, where the energy level of the sword itself would be forcibly elevated a magnitude at certain intervals. With a full execution of this swordsmanship, even a Heavenly Immortal could be forcibly slain—an undoubtedly first-rate method for breaking strong defenses.

The movement technique was an Unpredictable Body Technique that brought the Daoist of Uncertainty to fame. The technique was derived from the principle of uncertainty; once initiated, no one could simultaneously discern the practitioner's speed and position, let alone the possibility of landing a hit on them. Except for being hit by large-scale spells, there was simply no solution.

Deducing spells was a matter of Wang Qi splitting his own thoughts into several more threads. He had about a year to prepare, so he wasn't in a hurry. He could wait and get a good grasp of these two techniques first before applying them to avoid the kind of mix-up that occurred the first time he used the Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword.

And as he pondered over a sword technique and a movement technique, Wang Qi gained a new layer of understanding of the laws of Mysterious Palace.

These laws were similar to the Elephant Phase Wave Skill he had already mastered; they were all about manifesting the physical rules of the microscopic scale in the macroscopic realm.

Each scale has its own physical laws, and many laws can only be applied at certain scales. The physical laws at the Planck Scale are different from those at the quantum scale, the laws at the subatomic scale differ from those at the conventional scale, and the physical laws at the celestial scale differ from those at the conventional scale as well.

This is also why quantum physics and relativity have parts that can't be harmonized, yet no one thinks to abandon either. Quantum physics explains many phenomena at the microscopic scale, and the laws it has revealed have in turn been applied to chemistry and materials science, resulting in tangible technologies. Relativity explains countless phenomena at conventional and celestial scales and is undoubtedly the correct theory.

Their incompatibility lies precisely in this iron rule of different laws at different scales. Scientists hope for a "universal law" that applies to all scales or can include all scales in one framework, but humanity's understanding of nature remains superficial.

"Based on this principle, the Xuanxing Temple is certainly not limited to the ancient method of invoking stellar power, utilizing starlight, and imitating the rotation of stars for array formation. It must involve the tale of celestial scale physical laws manifesting at conventional scales... I really want to see it!"

While Wang Qi was deducing the spells of the Mysterious Palace, the experiments he had set up were also proceeding in an orderly fashion.

"Boom boom boom boom..." A martial master from the Du Family was forcefully brought down by Du Gui with the most violent means. At this moment, Du Gui was filled with divine energy, his demeanor extraordinary, his strong self-confidence evident on his face.

In the past six months, he made remarkable progress in the path of martial arts. With Holy Light covering all hidden injuries, he could disregard fatigue and activate various powerful moves during training. This allowed him to understand these techniques more thoroughly, become more adept at them, and simultaneously recognize his own shortcomings. His mana had been used like never before during these activations, his True Qi becoming purer and purer, the speed of its circulation increased, and the response time reduced.

Each of his moves was like a heavy battering ram, carrying an immense wind sound and the formidable power of besieging and breaking the ground, hitting the opponent with each punch. The martial master was merely someone who watched over the house and guarded against ordinary thieves; each child in his family was a cultivator, and which one wasn't stronger than him? Hence, he had never seen such a terrifying style as Du Gui's! With just one blow, his Musashi was burst, his ribs were shattered, and he was already on the verge of death!

The observing young masters softly applauded. The eldest son of the Du Family, Du Chong, tapped the table in front of him with his folding fan, triumphantly asking a cousin, "Eighth brother, what do you think of this subordinate of mine?"

"Indeed, he is brave and skilled. I lost the wager, and the winnings should go to you, big brother."

The two of them spoke without avoiding anyone's earshot. To the completely transformed Du Gui, their conversation was as clear as if it were right beside his ear. He frowned slightly, disliking this kind of talk.

He had forgotten that when he used to hear such words, he always felt a desire to replace the people speaking them. He had always been proud, and even without the "opportunity" given by Wang Qi, he harbored thoughts of "I could replace them." However, after Wang Qi's transformation, he developed a peculiar sense of pride, believing himself to be far superior to these privileged young masters, morally and intellectually!

He looked at the martial master lying on the ground, sighed softly, then sat down cross-legged, his hands pressed against the man's body, his eyes tightly shut, his body shaking as if exerting all his strength. In reality, he had restrained much of his power of Holy Light, attending to the poor man he had crippled.

"Yo, big brother, this guard of yours is remarkable, he even has a knack for healing!"

The eldest son, Du Chong, nodded his head, but a flash of disgust passed through his eyes.

This Du Gui was getting a bit disobedient.

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