Exploring Immortality Cultivation

Wang Qi bristled at the sight of Ai Qinglan and Geng Peng, and of course, it wasn't without reason.

On the day the second floor of the Transmitting Technique Hall opened, Wang Qi was the first to unabashedly challenge a Foundation Establishment Assistant, ready to claim the first-kill achievement.

However, the Teaching Assistant responsible for monitoring the Transmitting Technique Hall and dealing with the challenges from new disciples just happened to be Geng Peng.

Due to Li Ziye, Geng Peng was not fond of Wang Qi. This dislike was not enough to impact his impartiality; he wouldn't get annoyed if Wang Qi succeeded, but he would certainly 'like' it if Wang Qi ran into misfortune. With such a mindset, it wouldn't be surprising for him to secretly trip up Wang Qi.

During their battle, Geng Peng thoroughly embodied the Wanfa Sect's principle of breaking all laws with one, countering every move Wang Qi made. As soon as Wang Qi raised a hand, he used an anti-joint technique to twist Wang Qi's hand, causing his Phase Wave to miss its target. When Wang Qi lifted a foot, Geng Peng tripped him up at the spot where he intended to land. This fight left Wang Qi feeling incredibly frustrated, unable to utilize even seventy percent of his capabilities.

What added to Wang Qi's chagrin was that everything Geng Peng did was entirely within the rules. His prediction of Wang Qi's actions was based on calculations—although computational ability was indeed a part of a Modern Cultivator's strength, no standard currently included mathematical knowledge under the category of "spells and martial skills."

If that battle could still be considered frustrating, then the next one was downright infuriating.

After being defeated by Geng Peng again, Wang Qi rested for a quarter of an hour before challenging again.

To his surprise, the opponent who came out to fight this time was Ai Qinglan. Seeing a familiar face, Wang Qi was confident he could win and gave Ai Qinglan a forceful smile. Ai Qinglan returned the smile just as brilliantly before the fight, truly making Wang Qi's heart flutter for a moment.

Then, as if Ai Qinglan had become someone else, she launched a combo at Wang Qi. He was finished before he could even crouch down to shield his head.

Once the battle ended, a Primordial Spirit Stage instructor from Jiyin Valley took Ai Qinglan away to the medical facility. Wang Qi, still lying on the ground, faintly heard the instructor's angry roar, "Do you think what you can do, others can too, young lady!"

After hearing this, Wang Qi surprisingly stopped challenging any Foundation Establishment Stage Teaching Assistants and instead sought out specific training with Su Junyu every day at noon.

"Why bother, why bother?" That was Su Junyu's attitude.

However, Su Junyu was quite gracious and did not refuse Wang Qi's request.

But the outcome...

"Why bother, why bother?" Su Junyu sighed this sentiment for what seemed like the umpteenth time.

Not far away, Wang Qi exhaled and shouted as he lunged toward him. Before he even arrived, he led with a Phase Wave. He raised his hands and gathered two Wave Blades in front of him as a defense against Su Junyu's counterattack.

Su Junyu never took his eyes off the Indeterminate Card in his hand. He stepped to the left unhurriedly. Wang Qi quickly adjusted his posture. At that moment, Su Junyu swiftly circled to Wang Qi's right side, then kicked out, bypassing the Wave Blades and aiming directly at Wang Qi's right ribs.

Wang Qi couldn't adapt in time and was hit by Su Junyu's kick, sending him flying sideways. Su Junyu had applied force delicately, causing all the pain to burst upon Wang Qi's skin, bringing him close to tears.

However, although it hurt, Wang Qi's body wasn't actually injured; the pain dissipated on its own after two circuits of mana flow. He got up and called out, "Again."

Su Junyu sighed, moved to the side to dodge Wang Qi's Wave Blades, and then placed a card on the table, "Sword technique 'Phoenix's Arrival'... wait, wait, wait, don't rush to draw a card, I haven't finished—yet!"

As he uttered the last word, Su Junyu suddenly flashed behind Wang Qi and sent his opponent tumbling with a punch.

Xiang Qi cast a spell, blocking a stray Phase Wave Blade that threatened the card table. She watched as Wang Qi got up, signaling that he needed a break, and thoughtfully commented, "I think you might have developed some strange new fetish?"

"Stop messing with me! You're definitely thinking of something discordant!" Su Junyu couldn't help but laugh and cry.

Xiang Qi pointed at Wang Qi, who had run over to another table to scribble and calculate, with his chin: "He's crazed by the abuse." Then he pointed at Su Junyu: "And you're the one who played with him."

After pondering over his hand of cards for a while, Su Junyu ended his turn. He then explained, "Is it mostly because of that day's terrible defeat?"

Xiang Qi drew two cards: "Ah? Terrible defeat? He wants to strike back—defensive magic, 'Dust in the Wind'—your Wanfa Sect's Geng Peng is one thing, but he also wants to get even with the demoness Ai Qinglan?"

Su Junyu said, "Exactly, I've said the same thing. I told him, if you feel upset, it's not impossible for me to go and give Junior Brother Geng a talking to. Or I could just tell you how to beat him. As for Ai Qinglan... I really can't figure out how to beat her at the early stage of Qi Cultivation with my own early-stage cultivation."

Xiang Qi nodded in deep agreement: "I heard that when Xiao Ai faced that challenge, she fiercely knocked a Foundation Establishment Stage Teaching Assistant to the ground, teeth and all, and it only ended in a draw when she exerted her Mid-Stage Qi Refining level..."

Finally, both of them sighed in unison: "Freaks..."

Then Su Junyu continued, "Anyway, that guy doesn't mean any harm, he's simply too much of a genius, not clear on what normal people can achieve—I advised him as much. There are quite a few like him, such as the sage of life and chess Senior Feng from the Land of the Living and the Master of the North, Lang Dao Lang... They both don't really take disciples."

Xiang Qi gestured with his chin towards Wang Qi: "What did that guy say?"

Su Junyu sighed, "His exact words, 'This is like going to a brothel, where you freaking have the chance to choose the prettiest two top courtesans to sleep with, but after you freaking take your pants off, two richer clients... made higher bids and took them away... Who the hell can bear that? Who can bear it!'"

Xiang Qi looked at Su Junyu dubiously: "Why do you sound like you deeply empathize with that? Been stifled at Wanfa Sect too long?"

"It's an illusion. Your illusion," Su Junyu said with a serious face.

"So you just helped him out, just for that ridiculous reason?"

"Yeah... no, that's not it! It's the fiery passion among men!"

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While Su Junyu and Xiang Qi were discussing, Wang Qi was deep in his spiritual world with his eyes closed.

His vision was filled with endless, continuous Sword Light.

Wang Qi contemplated the Sword Light for a while, then wrote out formulas on his draft paper: "This Broken Swordsmanship..."

"If you find it crappy, don't learn it," Zhen Chan said grumpily. "All real swordsmanship is like this. How can words fully describe such complex sword techniques?"

"So, what about setting up a Cartesian coordinate system, listing a set of three Heavenly Element variables? Is it that hard?"

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