Exploring Immortality Cultivation

Chen Feng emerged from the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm, his face awash with shock.

Li Zhengguo asked, "What's the result?"

"Since it wasn't seen firsthand, I cannot be certain," Chen Feng examined the three Innate Divine Seals in his hand, "But it's not an issue on your end, Lao Li."

Wang Qi asked, "What exactly is going on?"

"Judging by the color and clarity, it belongs to the Chordata reptile class. Then, when placed upon the forehead, one would feel a slight disturbance. This is indeed a typical feature of the Dragon Eye Dragon God Suborder."

"Below the Dragon God Suborder are three families, Yinglong, Qiu Long, and True Dragon. And yes, the light purple color is indeed a characteristic of the True Dragon Family."

"Within the True Dragon Family..."

Wang Qi knew this too: "There are only True Dragon Species and True Dragon Genus...that's the Dragon Clan!"

Demons are merely occasional appearances of intelligent individuals; considered an acquired, non-heritable, variation. In the many millions of years in Shenzhou, the only true intelligent creatures have been the Human and Dragon Clans.

In the eyes of humans, there are only two kinds of clans in the world—the Human Clan and the Demon Clan. To the Dragon Clan, the world is the same, with only two clans—Dragon Clan and Demon Clan. Humans call dragons Dragon Demons, while the Dragon Clan likewise refers to human cultivators as Human Demons.

Wang Qi could hardly believe it: "This method of distinguishing...shouldn't be that difficult, right?"

Chen Feng said, "It's common knowledge."

"I originally wanted some abandoned Innate Divine Seals to absorb excess mana," Wang Qi felt it was unbelievable, "And they gave me three Dragon Seals?"

Li Zhengguo said, "That box of Innate Divine Seals, in fact, they were all trash. Combined, they are not as useful as these three."

Chen Feng added, "Moreover, these three are the core Divine Skills of the Dragon Clan, Dragon Power, Dragon Attack, Dragon Guard. These are the purest Divine Skills. Coupled with the finesse of the Sea Dragon Demon Power in fluid dynamics and low-temperature conditions, it's terrifying."

Dragon Power is unparalleled strength, Dragon Attack is an unstoppable force, Dragon Guard is the state of being unmovable; they are uniquely potent but exceptionally strong Innate Divine Seals.

Wang Qi's expression was troubled: "This doesn't make sense... They couldn't have failed to recognize their value, could they?"

Zhen Chan said, "Even a Nascent Soul Divinity would wish to Refine it or turn it into a treasure."

Chen Feng shook his head, "No, the problem is not just there. Even if those spoiled brats are too ignorant to recognize it... but wouldn't the cultivator who killed that Demon Dragon and extracted the Divine Seals know what kind of Demon Beast he had killed? This item, the Immortal Alliance's purchase price is close to a hundred Merit Points, and in the black market it's worth Ten Thousand Stones Spiritual Energy. Was he blind to sell it as a collector's piece to the privileged offspring of the Divine Capital?"

Li Zhengguo conjectured, "Perhaps it was passed down by his ancestors?"

"With their methods for preserving these collector's items, it would be good if the Divine Seals lasted a century without losing their spirituality. Yet this one is full of spiritual essence, definitely within the last twenty years."

Wang Qi scratched his head, "Seems like I need to ask around... This is very mysterious indeed."

Chen Feng nodded, "That would be best. I even suspected whether you had given someone a significant advantage, or if your relationship had become quite special—oh, right, I've finished making the thing you requested."

Chen Feng handed Wang Qi a card. It too was made of Soul Steel. Wang Qi had harvested a large amount of Soul Steel from the remnants of the Demon Clan's relics, all were Guardians shattered by Ancient Method Practitioners. Soul Steel was a Refining Material that uniquely resonated with the Soul Field, and Wang Qi had not let a single component go to waste.

Wang Qi could sense that within it lay a special Spiritual Body, a Magic Artifact akin to the Ghost Path's Yin Ghosts and Ghost Soldiers. Thanks to the efforts of the Yangshen Pavilion, the Immortal Alliance had already managed to synthesize artificial ghost entities from the souls of livestock in slaughterhouses, hence this was no longer taboo.

Wang Qi had entrusted Chen Feng with this task because he needed the soul of this artifact to possess Divine Skills related to memory.

After infusing a strand of Mana into the soul, a strange ghost appeared behind Wang Qi. It had a human form, with bulging, sinewy muscles, yet its surface was a ghastly pale color. Its most striking feature was the black coronal object on its head, which was several times longer than its head.

"As per your request, it has the functions of reading souls, detecting brainwaves, duplicating memories, and instilling memories," Chen Feng explained. "It's sufficient for your brainwashing experiments."

Wang Qi nodded in satisfaction, "Excellent, excellent. 'White Snake,' that is this Ghost Soldier's name!"

"…This thing, no matter how you look at it, doesn't resemble a snake at all!" Chen Feng and Li Zhengguo both wore expressions that said, "As expected, this guy has come up with another odd name."

The next day, Wang Qi went to the courtyard gifted to him by Du Bin, only to see a burly old man standing at the entrance of the courtyard, his expression stern but bowing in greeting, "Mr. Wang, as per the wager, this old servant has come to await your orders."

A red Mechanical Bird perched on Wang Qi's shoulder, transmitting the images it recorded to Jarvis. It took Wang Qi a thread of thought and one or two seconds to decode the image. Then, the young man smiled and said, "Old man, you're quite sensible! You didn't enter on your own, nor did you contact those guys."

Du Zhong's face darkened. He had served three generations of the Du Family and had once been the Nascent Soul patriarch's janitor. The young masters wouldn't normally berate him. And this brat…

But for Du Bin's sake, he bit back his anger and endured, "The old servant is also aware of the Modern Cultivators' rules and dares not overstep."

Wang Qi nodded, "Good. Now go back and inform Brother Du that I've made some breakthroughs in Memory Body technology and tell him to come out and have a look."

After sending off the disgruntled Du Zhong, Wang Qi entered the courtyard. As usual, he first entered the main house to check the data. Zhen Chan said, "The way you are treating that guy does not conform to the art of managing subordinates."

Wang Qi replied, "I'm not actually interested in having underlings; he's just research material."

"Researching what?"

"Innate Five Elements, hmm, it should be Killing Destiny or Tribulation, I suppose?"

Zhen Chan asked, "How are you planning to research that?"

"The Divine Tao is established through Order. Studying its opposite, how to destroy Order, may also reveal a breakthrough," Wang Qi reviewed the surrounding Spiritual Energy conditions and recorded them. "Someone who harbors resentment against me may prove unexpectedly useful."

Since Wang Qi had his own plans, Zhen Chan said no more. However, Wang Qi was reminded of something else, "To meet Du Bin, I should present something—the man is, after all, my investor. By showing phased results, I might be able to ask for more valuable items."

"The stronger the individuals in the System, the stronger the System itself becomes."

"It's also essential to research the technology of Memory Bodies."

With that thought, Wang Qi took out the Pseudo Personality Card, transforming into "Father Wang Qi," then summoned the Ghost Soldier "White Snake." He headed towards Silver Dawn to begin today's empirical evidence gathering. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendations and monthly tickets on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)