Exploring Immortality Cultivation

The Heavenly Selection God Monarch, the first Carefree Practitioner, the original Carefree Practitioner, was also once the strongest among them.

He rose to prominence during the heyday of the Holy Infant Sect, fighting on the front lines alongside Xuanxing Temple against the Holy Infant Sect, and formed an alliance with the Wanfa Sect, which was still an Ancient Method Sect at the time, together exploring the earliest method of the Primordial Spirit.

It was because of this elder that later Yuanli Masters acquired room to grow, and why the Modern methods wield their resounding might today. His prestige did not lie in his mighty combat power or his profound understanding of the Great Dao, but in being one of the establishers of the Modern methods, founding today's great enterprise through countless battles.

When the Heavenly Selection God Monarch opened his mouth, the Council Hall immediately quieted down. Everyone was waiting for this elderly man's words.

"No need for that, I'm just here to speak a few words of justice," said the Heavenly Selection God Monarch with a smile. He was the creator of the Heavenly Calculation Atlas, which had the special property of advancing through combat; yet, he still maintained the bearing of a scholar, and no one could peer into the ancient Qi Intent breathing within his physical body.

He continued, "I have just discovered an interesting thing: those who come from branches like Spirit Beast Mountain, Ten Thousand Wood Valley, Innate Peak, and Ancient Spirit Cliff, all support Xue Bufan. Whereas those from Jiyin Valley and Yangshen Pavilion, all support Chen Feng. Microscopic Inn seems to be fair, with supporters of Chen Feng Wang Qi and Xue Bufan in equal measure."

The Heavenly Selection God Monarch often modestly claimed he had neither extraordinary comprehension nor exceptional cleverness but posited that his ability might exceed ordinary people in noticing those fleeting moments and meticulously observing them. It was this meticulous spirit that allowed him to find traces of Survival of the Fittest among a multitude of fossils.

The Grandmasters exchanged glances, puzzled as to why he was mentioning this.

The Heavenly Selection God Monarch speculated aloud: "Hence, I can guess that the branches that existed on Tianling Ridge before Little Heavenly Lord Xue arrived tend to support Xue Bufan. Those established after his arrival tend to support Chen Feng Wang Qi."

Silence fell over the room.

"Little Heavenly Lord Xue" referred to Wave Motion Lord Schrodinger. His work "What is the Origin of Life" pioneered the method of studying life beings through research into the properties of things, systems, Spirit Sense, and microscopic particles, seeking the Life Path.

The Heavenly Selection God Monarch nodded, "It seems to be the case. Does this mean that among you, there are some who cannot accept this method of seeking the Life Path?"

"Yes," someone murmured, "the path of life beings must be rooted in empirical evidence."

"Just look, this is merely a sophisticated game of mathematics."

"Many of the materials inside are things we in Tianling Ridge have replicated many times over…"

"And, the process of expanding from small groups of a dozen people to populations of millions… it's all based on pure mathematical deduction..."

"Bolstering the process also seems problematic to me; even a Grandmaster of Wanfa Sect might not undertake such an expansion..."

On the other side, someone objected: "It seems to me you don't understand that process? Only a structural equation has been carried over; the models themselves are different..."

As the two sides looked set to argue once again, the Heavenly Selection God Monarch interjected: "If you ask me, when I first achieved the Dao, I knew nothing about calculus or statistics."

He was an elder even more senior than Yuanli Master!

His implication was clear: if we stick to the original doctrine, what you all are doing is not the Life Path at all.

"To merely view Seeking Dao as the collection of facts is a grave misunderstanding. In the path of life beings, most significant advancements result from the introduction of new concepts or the improvement of existing ones."

"Take, for instance, cultivators with strong Spiritual Sense; those above Primordial Spirit can sense cells, and those who excel in Nirvana can even perceive the Bloodline Root without any spells. But before the double helix structure was proposed, how many of us actually knew the true appearance of the bloodline, or what determined our transcendent essence?"

In conclusion, the Heavenly Selection God Monarch said, "You may feel they are simply repeating things that have been discovered and stated countless times in a different way, or performing a pretty mathematical trick. But isn't that how our Dao came to be?"

The Mountain Master of Spirit Beast Mountain hesitated before asking, "So, about the Dao Seed Award this time..."

"I am merely pointing out a fact. What to do about it is none of my concern."

The Heavenly Selection God Monarch shook his head and sat back down.

The heads of a few branches who expressed opposition discussed briefly before the Master of Ten Thousand Wood Valley declared, "We need empirical evidence!"

"Yes, we need empirical evidence!"

"Evidence will be provided," suddenly, Ke Ha'er, the Soul Origin, chuckled. He wasn't looking at the assembly but towards the horizon. Not only he, but the Spiral Twin Lords also appeared to be lost in contemplation.

Their attention had been drawn to an extraordinary fluctuation in the sky. This surge of spiritual energy originated from the strategic reserves of the spirit pool of the Immortal Alliance, and even Carefree Practitioners would feel insignificant in its presence. However, the eigenvalue of this spiritual power was so obscure that ordinary life beings simply could not perceive it—just as the strength of gamma radiation, capable of instantly killing a person, remains invisible to the naked eye, this special eigenvalue of the spirit power flow would not be detected by ordinary creatures.

It was about to traverse the complex time-space labyrinth, crossing an endless journey, to send a small quantity of Spirit Sense through.

This was not a technology originally possessed by the Immortal Alliance, but rather an artifact from a "ruin" whose age was unknown. The Immortal Alliance had committed most of their power to that vast labyrinth that covered the known world. In order to send the Spirit Sense through this massive "relic" and let those on the far side of the impassable divide know of a message, the Immortal Alliance had to employ spiritual power of strategic reserve level.

It had been a long time since such an event had occurred. Even when Wang Qi had discovered the Completeness Law a millennium ago, only a few grandmasters had conveyed it to the Mathematics Lord in the form of private letters.

Only technology or theories capable of altering the strategy of the Immortal Alliance would be transmitted in this way.

Perhaps those two young ones had no idea their theories would be communicated in this manner.

That earth-shattering surge of spiritual power indeed could only be noticed by a few. Wang Qi was not among them. Not having mastered the correct method, he naturally could not perceive the spiritual power tide that spanned heaven and earth.

He was engaged in a special task—validating his own theories.

It was still Liu Yi from the Immortal Alliance Dark Department, the grandmaster. Perhaps he felt it was best for the Dark Department to remain as hidden as possible? The only member of the Dark Department Wang Qi had encountered was always this one person. Presently, he was looking at Wang Qi with a puzzled expression, "Didn't you say you were testing the New Divine Tao? There's not a hint of Divine Tao aura on you. According to your theory, aside from nature's breathing and the Qi Vein River, you should also have High Spirit radiation converging."

Wang Qi was astonished, "Has someone already deciphered this Daoist Skill to such an extent?"

"Do not underestimate the Immortal Alliance. We may not have thought of it, but it doesn't mean we haven't accumulated knowledge," Liu Yi said. "We have also studied Divine Power, just not in this form."

Wang Qi nodded, understanding. The special ratio of 1:3 had been discovered by many before Mendel and Morgan, even Darwin had come across this rate several times during his plant breeding experiments. But such "accumulation" was merely data of "phenomena", just raw data, meaningless. However, until Mendel introduced the appropriate concepts and Weisman brought in supplementary ones, all of this was worthless and couldn't be called "separate phenomena."

"Alright, let's get started. Liu Yi didn't want to waste any more time."

Wang Qi nodded and called out to Chen Feng standing on the other side of the Council Hall, "How are things on your end?"

Chen Feng shook his head, "Without using Uncle Snake's external Magic Foundation, there's no way to sense it."

"Indeed, the Incense Fire Belief Power is difficult to detect when it flows outside the Divine Spirit body, only becoming noticeable after transformation by a Divine Spirit. I even wonder if the Divine Spirits themselves are unaware of the secrets of Divine Power." Wang Qi took out a belt and fastened it around himself, then pulled out a Spirit Rhinoceros Bottle. Chen Feng also held a similar Spirit Rhinoceros Bottle in his hand.

Then, both men inserted their Memory Body into the slots on their belts.

Mana circulated, as the external Magic Foundation connected with their own Magic Foundation through the capabilities of a specially made calculator and special algorithms, temporarily forming a single entity.

Wang Qi felt as if he had "gained" an organ. This organ sensed an almost imperceptible force in the surrounding space.

This was also why Wang Qi and Chen Feng chose to conduct their first experimental proof in this public hall. They were not yet sure if the Power of Law pervaded everywhere, but they were certain it existed above the Council Hall.

Due to prior reservations, it only took them a few days to obtain the eigenvalue of the Power of Law. Surprisingly, the eigenvalue of the Power of Law turned out to be much simpler than that of the Holy Light God or the Circle of Reason.

As Wang Qi had said, if the Holy Light God and the Circle of Reason were "vertebrates among gods," then the Power of Law was an "echinoderm among gods." It was naturally formed, unlike the Circle of Reason and Holy Light God that were cultivated through Divine Tao Law Gates; many characteristics common among Divine Spirits were completely absent from it.

—Hmm, at least it didn't contain the Heart Demon Algorithm.

Wang Qi and Chen Feng simultaneously shouted, and the small part of the Power of Law they had refined, like a magnet, displayed the property of "Same Energy Seeking." The surrounding Power of Law rapidly converged, then mingled with a large amount of nature's spiritual energy, standing out from the background Spirit Energy Environment.

Liu Yi narrowed his eyes. At the moment the two youngsters initiated the process, he distinctly felt a special power emerge unexpectedly... no, not unexpectedly. It was akin to adjusting the frequency of ultraviolet light, turning it into violet light, making the invisible visible—probably something like that!

These two youngsters had truly uncovered a treasure!

Just then, at some remote location on this planet, an ancient being opened its eyes.

"I sense it…"

"I sense it!"

"Who is it?"

"Who is it? Where? Where has the True God Right Method been used?"

"After billions of years since the disappearance of the divine, who has performed the True God Right Method!" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)