Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 492 - 246 Playing the Game

"Let's count your sins," came a voice, accompanied by the azure brilliance of wind blades. The terrifyingly lethal technique comprised of wind-based mana, compressed to the extreme, and originating from the Wanfa Sect's cultivation methods. The "Ghost King," powered by the Ancient Method, displayed an extraordinary adaptability and deviated from its original form. Wind blades, both tangible and intangible, surged from all directions like countless flying knives.

This azure brilliance was unmistakably lethal!

Hu Buxue was still in shock, her mind failing to catch up. Yet, from the corner of her eye, beyond Wang Qi, she saw two Law Enforcement Officers in Bi'an black robes, rushing towards them on their Escape Light.

Even the Law Enforcement Officers believed him?

Hu Buxue found it absurd but the presence of the Law Enforcement Officers indicated something...

A faint sword light streaked by. Hu Buxue drew her sword.

It was a pure sword light, like the tranquil night sky, clear, flawless, and pure.

But terrifying.

With one strike, the color of the heavens and earth changed.

The sword qi flashed and vanished. In an instant, the wind blades were annihilated.

She didn't "break" or "destroy" the spell; she "killed" the spell.

Zhen Chan exclaimed, "Innate Destiny Killing Dao?"

"Another one of the forty-nine Innate Daos," Wang Qi slowly landed. "Mana Power Intent... quite convincing, as solid as iron."

While speaking, he curiously surveyed his surroundings. In the moment Hu Buxue drew her sword, Wang Qi's gaze was stolen and he failed to realize that the changing of "heaven and earth's color" was not an illusion but a real magical effect.

Now, the streets of Divine Capital were no longer around Wang Qi. They were enveloped in a dense black fog above and below, simply floating in it. Although he could feel gravity, there was nothing below him. He was interestedly looking at the sword in Hu Buxue's hand, "A realm of its own? A self-derived Grotto Heaven? Is it a divine skill post-demonization or a unique refining technique?"

This miraculous sword was the strongest long sword Wang Qi had ever seen, even stronger than his own Kunshan sword. However, a sword is still a sword, primarily for slashing. Adding a space to it without reducing its power was extremely rare.

Hu Buxue lightly wiped the blade and revealed a stunning smile, "This sword... this sword is not a technique from this world, and its essence is not something cultivators of this world can fathom, whether it be you modern Heterodox cultivators or the expelled True Law Practitioners."

"Heterodox? You seem to be one as well," Wang Qi sneered. "Is that why no one suspects you? Heterodox Cultivator?"

There are two meanings to a Heterodox Cultivator. The Ancient Method refers to Modern as Heterodox because Modern deviates from the forty-nine great Innate Daos. And those who do not follow the advancement path of "Magic Foundation, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Divine Separation, Magic Body" can also be called Heterodox. Those who solely refine their physical body, the Chan Fist lineage that explains the Dao through fists, martial cultivators, Divine Dao, Ghost Lineage, and demon cultivation with a human body, are all considered Heterodox.

Hu Buxue was the latter kind. Her cultivation method was clearly one of the Ancient Methods within the forty-nine Daos, and her mana was above Golden Core, yet there was no sign of a Golden Core at all. No matter how one sensed, she seemed only to have just established her Magic Foundation as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"I also find it strange. I am clearly a Heterodox, and the most covert kind at that, not easily detected unless someone uses a special spell to probe inside me," Hu Buxue said. "I also thought about it; the technique I used to fake cutting myself that day was flawless, almost impossible to see through... How exactly did you discover the truth?"

How rare is an Ancient Heterodox? This alone was enough to create a blind spot in reasoning.

"I'm not sure?" Wang Qi shrugged his shoulders. "I was bluffing you."

"What?" Hu Buxue did not expect this result.

"I'm usually careless in my actions, and my understanding of various miscellaneous subjects in Shenzhou is not extensive. As for finding clues, heh, that's even more unlikely," Wang Qi said self-deprecatingly.

You want me to perform classic detective reasoning? What a joke!

"Moreover, you are very clever. You left very little evidence at the scene. As for footprints and body shape, in today's age where Bone Shrinking and Bone Stretching are so advanced, that is merely a reference."

"As for the corpse itself... heh, the evidence it reveals is indeed too scant, dealing with it or not makes no difference to you. Oh, that's wrong, killing people is your hobby, but dealing with the bodies probably puts you off."

Wang Qi repeated the analysis from the Divine Capital Criminal Law Department, then asked Hu Buxue, "True or not?"

Hu Buxue smiled and nodded, curious about what Wang Qi would say next.

"But, you seem to have forgotten one thing." Wang Qi pointed at the ground, "The crime scene itself also reveals something."

"By analyzing the locations of your thirty-some murders, deducing your possible paths, and then using the probability and human travel patterns to infer, we can find the routes you must have taken and the probable places you could have stayed."

A flash of astonishment passed through Hu Buxue's eyes. She was confident that her deeds were flawless, with most leftover evidence intentionally left to lead the Criminal Law Department on a wild goose chase after an Ancient Golden Core that didn't exist, overlooking her, a heterodox living right under their noses. But she never imagined that someone could expose her with such absurd methods!

"Calculated? Does the Divine Capital Criminal Law Department really credit such absurd methods?"

"Absurd, you say? But I believe in it. As for the Criminal Law Department... if you're referring to the one we just saw, they're probably here to capture me," Wang Qi said with a hint of resignation. "In the end, I narrowed it down to seventeen most probable locations and identified thirty-nine suspects. Unable to eliminate further, I decided to test them one by one."

Hu Buxue was stunned, "So you..."

"Just now, I have been beating up ten people, and you are the eleventh." Wang Qi pulled out two Memory Bodies from his waist and swapped them with two others, "My luck isn't too bad—at least managed to shake eleven."

"Red Heart," "Iron Intent."

Still the two voices of unclear meaning, but Wang Qi's Qi Intent had changed.

As fierce as fire, as firm as iron.

Under the intertwining of silver and red Protective Gang Qi, Wang Qi's momentum climbed again. Flame Power like a rainbow, capable of scorching the heavens and boiling the seas; Vajra Indestructibility, hinting at Demon Suppressing Power. These were the methods of the Ancient Cultivation Blazing Sun Sect and the Buddhist Jinaluo Temple! Infinite Flames, Vajra Wisdom converging into a single Heavenly Crossing Stick Gang, pressed straight down on the foe!

Such an attack was enough to kill over ninety-nine percent of Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Yet, Hu Buxue did not even glance at it, swinging her long sword.

She was not at the level of Foundation Establishment.

The Spear Aura dissipated, and even the Protective Gang Qi brought by the external Magic Foundation was split in half. Fortunately, at the critical moment, Wang Qi detonated the two external Magic Foundations, instantly triggering all their power, barely blocking the sword. Even so, Wang Qi was sent flying backward.

Following him as if a shadow, were over twenty streams of Sword Qi. Wang Qi reached to his belt, inserting two more external Magic Foundations.

"Moon God," "Mechanism."

Yanyue Sect's Variable Soft Sword Qi of Heavenly Moon. Sun Shooting Divine Mountain's Heavenly Bow Spell and Thousand Mechanism Pavilion's Qi Mechanism Control Methods.

Hundreds of soft yellow Sword Qis were shot out by Wang Qi, winding around Hu Buxue's Sword Qi like silk threads. Using ten Qis to offset one, they neutralized Hu Buxue's offensive wave.

However, the cost was evident. Wang Qi used the life-risking method of burning Magic Foundations again, instantly consuming all the power of two external Magic Foundations.

Under the fierce mutual force, even the light between them seemed distorted. Hu Buxue's melodious laughter reached Wang Qi's ears, "Mr. Wang, you are a high-ranking member of the Wanfa Sect, is it fitting to use such skills? Aren't you going to use some true Divine Skills to try to kill me for revenge?" ƒrēenovelkiss.com

Wang Qi sneered twice, swiping his Storage Bag, and drew out a pure white Memory Body, "Sorry, I never intended to use my real skills from the start."

"For me, this battle is merely a game named 'Justice,'" to satisfy my sense of Dao Morality."

"And since it's a game, one must follow the rules and play it out fully!"

Before the whistling Sword Qi arrived, Wang Qi triggered a new external Magic Foundation.

"Tusk." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to give it a recommendation or monthly vote at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com.)