Exploring Immortality Cultivation

Chapter 70 - 32: No Discharging at Non-Human Creatures! [Second Update

As for Su Junyu reading novels during the trial, Wang Qi was initially quite annoyed.

However, Su Junyu truly lived up to his rich reputation; the meditation cushion was an equipment of assured quality, though not very useful. It stayed firmly behind the group, so there was no worry about losing it.

As for reading detective novels... perhaps it was also a form of cultivation?

Wang Qi's guess was based on the Grand Dao that Su Junyu truly delved into: Bai Ze's Calculation. The principle of the Law from the Wanfa Sect was actually a concept by Bai Ze God Monarch: as long as one knows enough conditions, one could deduce all cause and effect. Su Junyu could completely deduce the ending by collecting scattered information within the lines of the detective novels.

However, this was just Wang Qi's speculation. He personally inclined to think that it was merely the personal hobby of some homebody. Nevertheless, since there was a possibility it was cultivation, he couldn't really interrupt, could he?

Holding this thought, Wang Qi executed his movement technique, following the others weaving through the forest.

The vegetation of this forest seemed to come from a subtropical humid area, completely out of place with the inland region of Xin Mountain, if not for the cultivators of the Immortal Alliance who had altered the climate of the area, this kind of forest could not have grown here.

The four executed their movement techniques, running towards the first predetermined inspection point.

All four used the Basic Step Technique taught by the Immortal Institute. The "basic" series martial arts were fairly average in all aspects, having no special advantages but also free from any flaws, so their speed was not very fast. Due to differences in cultivation techniques and backgrounds, the four exhibited different variations in their movements,

Being new to Qi Cultivation, Wu Fan's steps were the most standard, meticulous in every aspect. He spent most of his time moving on the ground, occasionally bouncing off tree trunks. Wu Shiqin, after activating the Heavenly Song mental method, had electric energy stimulating her limbs, giving her greater strength. She maintained her movements leaping between tree trunks. Wang Qi and Mao Zimiao both used all four limbs. Mao Zimiao's Cat Demon bloodline advantages were completely shown under such circumstances. She moved silently and gracefully through the broad leaves.

As for Wang Qi using this kind of front-foot landing progression, it was an awkward but necessary move. His mana was limited by the un-deduced Heavenly Calculation Atlas mental method, much weaker compared to Wu Shiqin, and his cultivation in the Heavenly Song was also not on par with hers. Deep down, he felt that as an early achiever of Breakthrough, using the same step technique as Wu Fan felt a bit degrading.

Wu Fan, being a novice in Qi Cultivation with a weak foundation, couldn't hold on for long. Because they had already entered the sampling area, the group stopped to collect samples.

The Immortal Alliance's sampling mission was of two types, one for plants that were larger and fewer in number. This type required recording the number of all plants over a larger area. The other type was for more numerous vegetation types. For these, the practice of the Immortal Alliance was to randomly select several five-foot square areas and count the number of plants in each area.

Mao Zimiao and Wang Qi were tasked with the latter. They quickly marked several areas and began counting. Mao Zimiao's mathematical skills were only slightly better than counting with fingers, mistakenly counting several times. Fortunately, Wang Qi, who had cultivated the Wanfa Sect's techniques, quickly made corrections.

Wu Shiqin expanded her movement technique, wandering nearby, counting several types of large trees. After completing these, she leaped onto the nearest tallest tree and started looking for animals from the treetops.

Wu Fan meditated for a short while before getting up and carefully searching the ground, serving as a supplement to the work of the other three.

Broadleaf forests have many mosquitoes. The scent from the four people quickly attracted a swarm of insects. Three of them had to activate their Protective Magic to prevent bites, while Wu Fan was less fortunate, having achieved Breakthrough only a few hours before and completely unaware of how to do this, he soon had several large bites.

The buzzing sound was extremely annoying, quickly draining Wu Shiqin's patience. The Law Enforcer's eyes narrowed, and the Heavenly Song Power suddenly erupted, sweeping an electric field through the swarm, causing insect corpses to fall.

Before long, the group heard a pitiful cry: "Xiao Qiang… Xiao Wen, what's wrong with you, Xiao Wen! Xiao Wen, you can't die! We've been through so much together for so many seconds, I've always treated you like brothers, and even fed you with Junior Brother Wu's flesh… I didn't expect today..."

The focus of everyone's gaze, Wang Qi was holding a pile of electrocuted insects and wailing. It turned out that Wang Qi and Mao Zimiao were just downwind of Wu Shiqin, and the carbonized insect corpses had drifted right in front of them.

Mao Zimiao was startled by Wang Qi's sudden action: "Xiao Qi… meow? What's wrong?"

Wu Shiqin, expressionless, asked, "Are you kidding me?"

Wu Fan also joined in the teasing, saying with a laugh and a cry, "Senior Brother Wang, aren't you being a bit too much…"

Wang Qi suddenly dropped his sorrowful expression: "I just wanted to draw your attention."

"To what, meow…"

"Obviously to this!" Wang Qi pointed at the charred remains in his hand: "Just stunning them would be enough! Turning them into this makes them completely unsuitable as samples!"

Wu Shiqin snorted dismissively, "There are plenty of mosquitoes, we can just catch more later."

Wang Qi shook his head, "It might not be that simple."

Mao Zimiao tilted her head and asked, "Why, meow?"

"Senior Brother Su particularly emphasized the three fundamental principles and eight laws beforehand. This trial is likely inseparable from a test of these principles." Wang Qi's expression became serious: "One of the second principles of the Immortal Alliance, 'Do not recklessly harvest from Heaven and Earth.' If not necessary, we shouldn't arbitrarily harvest from the things of Heaven and Earth. Your killing so many insects might be improper."

Wu Shiqin frowned, "Is killing a few insects also not allowed? The Immortal Institute also has specialists for pest removal."

"But this is a Grandmaster's experimental field, a special environment, the requirements may be more extreme."

Wang Qi's speculation was not without reason. This experimental field was a small independent ecological system. Due to its much smaller size compared to natural ecological systems, it was far more fragile. And this forest was under the laws of Spirit Beast Mountain, with all species evolving speedily, any superfluous actions by external cultivators could cause significant disturbances.

And therein lay the Immortal Alliance's challenge. Those who could see through this layer and adhere strictly to the principles would always remember these rules in most situations.

After hearing Wang Qi's analysis, Wu Shiqin bit her lip, it was uncertain how much she had listened to.

Wang Qi finally concluded, "In any case, don't randomly discharge electricity at non-human creatures! You have no idea how much merit might be lost with just one bolt of your electrical light!"

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