Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 496 - 250 Another Year [1st Update, Last Day for Double Support]

Wang Qi walked down the main street with a hint of weariness. It was the Lantern Festival, and the air was filled with the crackle and boom of fireworks. The streets were abuzz with people, so no one noticed the attack that had just taken place.

Wang Qi had planned to go straight back to his courtyard, but as he was passing by a small stall, he had to stop. He paused for a few minutes and then paid for a bowl of lotus seed and osmanthus porridge.

Upon returning to his room, he gently pushed open the door and set the sweet porridge on the table, "The first portion, starting from today for one year."

"Ten years..." Chen Youjia collapsed on the ground, unable to get up. She was still clutching the external Magic Foundation of the Heavenly Entropy Technique.

Wang Qi placed the Spirit Rhinoceros Bottle on the table, saying, "I told you not to use it. After deducing the Magic Foundation, I realized that this Law Gate is too intense, hurting oneself before hurting others..."

Chen Youjia's lips trembled as if she wanted to say something but nothing came out. Wang Qi bent down, sat behind Chen Youjia, and placed his hand on her back. A flow of Life Flame transferred into her, calming the scattered strength and bringing back a spark of vitality.

Chen Youjia gave a slight cough, "Idiot."

"Mmm."

"Moron."

"A bit."

Chen Youjia struggled, glaring at Wang Qi, "Against an opponent equivalent to Golden Core Perfection and Nascent Soul Formation, you could've killed her with one move!"

The Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword was a Great Divine Power augmented by a factor of ten. The sword's trajectory was determined only after swinging, targeting only after hitting, inevitably striking vital spots dictated by the Observer, defying cause and effect, unstoppable.

The so-called augmentation by ten meant it allowed anyone to disregard a gap of two whole stages of cultivation. Even impregnable Protective Gang Qi could be precisely penetrated at its weakest points.

Wang Qi, who had just reached Foundation Establishment and had not yet mastered this swordsmanship, had already been able to slay Ancient Golden Core mid-stage experts. Now, he had caught up to the Nascent Soul.

Wang Qi shook his head, "I'm innocent in this matter. I promised Chen Feng to deliver her to the judicial authorities. The Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword is too powerful; what if I accidentally killed her?"

"Blockhead! If I hadn't helped you then, how would you have managed?" Chen Youjia trembled with anger, "You can't control the Life Flame at all!"

Wang Qi pointed at Chen Youjia, "What do you think is inside you right now, healing you?"

"Eh?" Chen Youjia's expression was horrified.

This is... the Life Flame? The real Life Flame?

Chen Youjia's gaze shifted to Wang Qi's waist.

He isn't using that "Tusk" right now?

"During evolution, dominant genes spread throughout the species, and recessive ones are weeded out," Wang Qi tapped his chest, "The same principle applies. An external Magic Foundation is a roadblock for me individually, but it is also my foundation. Its Life Flame will spread to me, changing my power. For a long time, this will cause inconvenience in the use of Divine Skills because my Life Flame wasn't cultivated step by step but rather evolved unexpectedly in combat. However, in the short term, it means that I will soon be able to control the external Magic Foundation."

"Even without your intervention, in a cup of tea's time, my Holy Light Holy Flame would have completed this transformation, turning defense into offense and controlling that special external Magic Foundation."

Chen Youjia still retorted, "Fool."

The Life Flame, the Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword... to think the fight would turn out this way...

"What now?"

"Life Flame is not absolutely undying!" Chen Youjia finally mustered some strength to bellow, "Didn't you consider the scenario where a single blow could reduce you to dust? Ai Qinglan wasn't so recklessly bold during her Foundation Establishment Stage!"

To that, Wang Qi nodded, "I have considered it."

"What?"

Wang Qi snapped his fingers, "Jarvis, tell her about the emergency protocol I've set."

"Yes, teacher." Jarvis's unemotional voice slowly explained, "The majority of the magical treasures made by the teacher are based on calculators which I can control. Meaning I can forcibly eject the external Magic Foundation instantly."

Wang Qi spread his hands, "See, that's how it is. When taking Hu Buxue's Sword Qi, I could tell her mana was indeed far superior to mine, but she just didn't have the means to kill me."

"Innate Killing Destiny Great Dao is Entropy Force; this dictates that her magic wouldn't take the path of overwhelming power or complex techniques, also lacking the means to kill me. Against common Ancient Methods, her 'Killing Destiny' is invincible, one sword qi can break all Wanfa. But Life Flame counters her utterly."

"If she had something like the Mountain-Breaking Hammer, such a Magical Treasure would take too long to accumulate strength, enough time for Jarvis to eject the external Magic Foundation. Then, with that one sword, it all could have been over."

As he spoke, Wang Qi's gaze swept across a Jade Token calculator left in his room. He used this discarded calculator as one of Jarvis's terminals on a whim. He knew why Chen Youjia managed to appear at just the right moment.

Jarvis had been broadcasting the event live.

There was one thing Wang Qi never told Chen Youjia. Among Jarvis's conditions for ejection, the highest priority was—eject the external Magic Foundation and lock down the built-in calculator within the belt buckle if the connection to the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm ever breaks.

As long as within the signal range of the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm, Wang Qi couldn't possibly die. If Chen Youjia decided to help after noticing Jarvis's signal interruption, she would most likely only witness Hu Buxue's defeat.

Chen Youjia didn't know what Wang Qi was thinking. Since Wang Qi had refocused his mind, the belt he had not yet removed didn't convey his thoughts to her precisely.

It was just that Chen Youjia could feel Wang Qi's determination and confidence.

She snorted and turned away, slowly sipping her porridge.

"Not angry anymore?"

"It's not worth being angry with you for," Chen Youjia said indignantly.

"Heh..." A weak laugh came from behind. Chen Youjia's heart felt a wave of sincere relaxation, and perhaps... an unprecedented sense of pride?

This was undoubtedly how Wang Qi felt.

Wang Qi sat on the ground, his back leaning against the table leg. Fumbling around, he picked up an iron box from the table and placed the "Tusk" inside, storing it away carefully.

The algorithm of life was still beyond the comprehension of existing mathematics. For Jarvis, this Spirit Rhinoceros Bottle contained codes that were unreadable and impossible to replicate. Wang Qi didn't want to study it for the moment either. After putting it in his Storage Bag, Wang Qi sighed, "Really... one of my rare hobbies is gone again."

"In the end, you did it," Chen Youjia, biting on her spoon, finally offered some consolation, "The person who denied the future has ultimately been defeated by the potential of what's to come."

Wang Qi pointed to himself, "I was cool back then, right?"

"That was the sloppiest combat I've ever seen, both convinced they held the winning ticket, so both approached it with a playful attitude..."

"Hahaha..." Wang Qi laughed heartily, clapping his hands, "Well said."

Chen Youjia couldn't help but ask again, "What exactly are you so proud of?"

"Me?" Wang Qi looked up at the moon in the midnight sky and smiled, "I'm a genius."

"Sure, you are."

"I'm a genius."

"Got it," Chen Youjia said impatiently, "What exactly are you so proud of?"

"I'm a genius," Wang Qi declared.

With the help of Jarvis, he could read behavioral science theories at over twenty times the speed, but the ultimate understanding still depended on him.

And then, he did it. He calculated the pedestrians in a city.

The Drawing Method used in the end too. Although Hilbert Space was already a common mathematical tool for dealing with complex systems, that final algorithm belonged neither to Heisenberg nor to Schrodinger, nor to Dirac... It did not belong to any great deity of Earth or Shenzhou.

It belonged solely to Wang Qi.

Although this method could only be used to simulate some animal group behaviors, but...

"After so many years, I finally created something entirely new," Wang Qi thought, "Four months... In this lifetime, I'm definitely a super genius."

In his previous life, he was an academic overachiever, but how many in the field of scientific research weren't geniuses themselves?

He used to think maybe all he could do was leverage his past learning to lead a temporary trend before being discarded by the world.

This thought was faint, but at the same time, it was a heavy one, unknowingly weighing on his heart.

Was completing the mathematical system of Shenzhou and trying to make it align with the mathematics of the other world just a result of these thoughts haunting him?

The chance to gain reputation was limited for him.

But now, he had broken out of his shell and accomplished a theory he never had before, creating a method unlike any other. This was a field he had never touched in his past life, but Wang Qi felt that few people could surpass him even in this new domain.

Just four months.

His talent as a researcher in this life far exceeded that of the ordinary "academic overachiever" from his previous life.

And as a cultivator, how many more "four-month periods" did he have?

"Even though I traded 'Inspiration' from the Strong Prime Theorem for guidance to solve this problem... I feel like, indeed, this is much more interesting!" Wang Qi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The boundless cosmos awaits his exploration with his infinite lifespan.

"What are you laughing at?" Chen Youjia couldn't take his silly laughter anymore.

"On the path of Seeking Dao, I don't need to tread cautiously... 'Bold conjectures, careful verification,' sure, but when have I ever made bold conjectures?"

Even if the mathematics of Shenzhou diverged completely from Earth's system, even if he lost the theoretical support from his previous life, even if the two worlds were starkly different on a larger or smaller scale...

What does it matter?

What I seek is the Dao!

With my talent in this life not inferior to any great scientist, what is there to fear?

For a while, Wang Qi felt as if all barriers had been lifted, giving birth to a sense of unbounded freedom.

Even his soul felt a little more joyful.

What the Ancient Method called "a mind in harmony," Earth referred to as "a good mental state."

"Junior Sister."

"Mm... it's Senior Sister."

Wang Qi smiled, "Okay, Senior Sister... thank you."

Looking at Wang Qi's rejuvenated smile, Chen Youjia felt a sudden wave of emotion and turned her head away, "Never mind, call me whatever you want."

Outside, a bright red firework shot into the sky and then exploded.

Only then did Wang Qi come to a realization. Another year had passed. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)