Exploring Immortality Cultivation

Chapter 69 - 31 I Want a Proud Art Style

"The strength of 'Yao Ding Calculating Scripture' doesn't lie in its offensive and defensive capabilities or the mysteriousness of the divine powers and spells it includes. The most powerful aspect of this cultivation technique is the terrifying computational power it brings."

Wang Qi, after utilizing the 'Yao Ding Calculating Scripture,' took another look at the task list and quickly understood the purpose Su Junyu had in mind when selecting these tasks. The areas that needed to be scouted largely overlapped, so they could be done simultaneously. Indeed, this was the fastest way to accrue merit.

Because Wang Qi was concurrently studying the 'Book of Geometry,' he quickly constructed the route for this mission in his brain with the layout of the Trial Land seen from above and the illustrations provided with the task list.

Seeing that the other three were still contemplating how to proceed with the tasks, he raised his voice, "Hey, hey, the three of you, I've got a plan."

Wu Shiqin looked at him with some uncertainty, seemingly confused as to how Wang Qi came up with a task plan so quickly. Wu Fan wore a similar expression. Only Mao Zimiao had a lot of trust in Wang Qi, praising, "Xiao Qi is so amazing, meow!"

Wang Qi asked without ceremony, "Zimiao, if I remember correctly, you want to join Tianling Ridge, don't you?"

Mao Zimiao nodded, "Tianling Ridge Spirit Beast Mountain, meow!"

"Your herbalism should be quite good, shouldn't it? You probably remember the plant compendium better than the rest of us. Among the tasks that involve collecting plant information, there are twenty-four that are herbaceous and vine plants, which I might overlook. You should be able to handle that, right?"

The girl with cat ears nodded happily, "Meow!"

Wang Qi looked troubled, "Azimiao, when you say 'meow' I have a hard time telling if you're confirming or denying, meow is just an interjection for you, right?"

"I nodded already, meow!"

Wang Qi then turned to Wu Shiqin, "Wu, no issues..."

"Get it right, Wu Shiqin!"

"Even when I call you no issues, there are so many issues..."

"Wu Shiqin!"

"Anyway, there are four types of large trees in the vegetation survey. You can recognize those, even you, right?"

The irritable law enforcer arched her brow, "'Even me'?"

Wang Qi replied impatiently, "Can you find those herbaceous vines? What's wrong with saying 'even you'?"

Wu Shiqin thought for a moment, "Logical and convincing."

"And the demon beast herd, I'll leave that to you too. You won't mistake a demon beast herd, right?"

Wu Shiqin thought expressionlessly for a moment, "I think you are insulting me."

"Lastly, catching ordinary insect samples. You have the Heavenly Song, so electrocuting a few bugs shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"You're underestimating me."

Wang Qi didn't respond to Wu Shiqin's query but turned to the last, less conspicuous youth, "Surveying the demon beast herd isn't just about seeing where they are; it's also about watching their tracks. I think this law enforcer probably won't be good at that—I'll leave that to you, what's your name again..."

"Wu Fan..." the young man reluctantly agreed with a wry smile.

Wang Qi pondered, "Finally, keep an eye on all the other tasks as a supplement to these two... Collecting the samples will depend on you, how about that?"

"No problem."

Mao Zimiao asked, "What about you, Xiao Qi?"

Wang Qi proudly smiled, "All the statistics and calculations, oh! And the data processing, too!"

Mao Zimiao immediately clapped her hands, "Awesome! I'm not good at this, meow! Xiao Qi, I'm so glad you're willing to take over!"

Wu Shiqin expressed her doubts, "Why should you?"

Wu Fan seemed to share the sentiment, "All of us are here for the Merit, even if Brother Wang, you excel in Mathematics, but with such a large amount of calculations..."

Wang Qi proudly smiled again, revealing his Yao Ding Calculating Scripture Mana Qi Intent.

I just love being haughty! Let these noobs see the might of my Wanfa Sect Divine Skills! Doubt me? Heh, let's see how your faces smack as I prove you wrong!

However, the anticipated groveling didn't occur. Wu Fan still looked confused, as if waiting for an explanation. Meanwhile, Wu Shiqin shuddered, "Showing off your Qi Intent as a threat? Want to fight?"

Damn it, could you, a Law Enforcer, stop thinking about fighting all the time? Use the term "combat" for a change, it's much classier! And can't you two see my Cultivation Technique? Don't look with your eyes; use your heart, your spiritual eye, anything!

Su Junyu's lazy voice came over, "At the Qi Cultivation Early Stage, Spiritual Sense is still in the development phase, and a Cultivator's use of Spiritual Sense is very crude. It would be weird if you could sense his Qi Intent. Besides, our Cultivation Techniques don't have the effect of making men's Spirit Wisdom dim and becoming lackeys, nor do they make women's desires rise and become sword friends."

In the Shenzhou slang, "sword friend" is equivalent to "fuck buddy" on Earth.

Wang Qi was instantly mortified. Su Junyu continued, "Wu Shiqin, Wu Fan, what he means is he has studied both the 'Yao Ding Calculating Scripture' and the 'Book of Geometry', his computational, abstraction, and inductive abilities are still above yours."

Wu Shiqin suddenly stood up, "Last night when we fought, he used the same Heavenly Song technique as me!"

Wang Qi smiled proudly again, "I've studied both."

Phew, that saved my dignity there!

The girl suddenly burst into Anger Fire, "You underestimate me!" Without waiting for Wang Qi to reply, she headed towards the outside of the Guiding Array, "After we go out, fight me again."

Wang Qi could only smile bitterly with pride, "What the heck is this!"

As the group exited the Array, they turned back and saw a large blue stone behind them. Su Junyu explained, "This place is usually hidden by Illusion Techniques to prevent Demon Beasts from mistakenly entering and attacking Qi Cultivation Stage Disciples before they have a chance to stabilize."

After hearing Su Junyu's explanation, everyone confidently walked in the predetermined direction.

Then, Wang Qi inadvertently glanced towards Su Junyu and blurted out in fifty-six languages, "Damn!"

Upon hearing Wang Qi's exclamation, the others couldn't help but look back. Then, they were rooted to the spot in unison.

Su Junyu stopped the team and looked up, "Why have we stopped?"

Wang Qi, expressionless, pointed at Su Junyu, who looked down at himself. There he was, sitting cross-legged on a cushion that was floating him in mid-air. To make matters worse, he was holding a book in his hand.

Su Junyu realized, "Oh, that. Don't worry, don't worry, I left my mark on you, and this cushion can fly on its own following that mark. Also, any Demon Beast approaching Qi Cultivation Late Stage power level will alert me. March on boldly, youngsters!"

Wu Fan forced a smile, "Ahaha, Senior Brother Su's heart in Seeking Dao is truly... firm."

Wang Qi walked over and turned Wu Fan's head forward, "Forget it! The book he's holding is 'Mr. Ge Case'!"

'Mr. Ge Case' is a story where the Immortal Alliance Security Envoy, Mr. Ge, uses Modern Method Public Principles and Wisdom to solve strange cases, akin to a detective novel. This work, which is popular within the Immortal Dao, is adapted from the real stories of several Low Level Security Guardians during the early days of the Immortal Alliance.

Wang Qi thought to himself angrily, I must have been blind to think this guy was reliable just now!