Exploring Immortality Cultivation

"Now, do you want to join?"

Across a desk, Wang Qi extended his hand toward Chen Feng.

Chen Feng, aligned with the orderly and good faction, just had to prove he hadn't crossed the line and then prove he was good, then all would be well.

Chen Feng looked at Wang Qi's hand with great conflict and then hesitantly shook it.

Wang Qi smiled, "Now, we are comrades."

Chen Feng looked at their joined hands with conflict, "Where exactly did you learn this custom? Is 'comrade' also part of the ritual?"

"That's up to you."

Wang Qi casually leaned back in his chair, commanding Jarvis to hide the various interfaces one by one.

Chen Feng looked at the bill in his hand, "Is this bill all prepared for this research? And that implantable Divine Power Talisman named 'Coin,' the Artificial Law Foundation named 'Memory Body,' were they all created for this?"

Wang Qi, propping his arms on the table and intertwining his fingers under his nose, replied, "This is part of the plan."

Chen Feng sighed, "How long did you take to prepare that argument to persuade me?"

"Not long, because I knew you would inevitably agree."

Wall-Facer Chen Feng, I am your Breaker, ha ha!

Chen Feng sat down, took out paper and pen, and wrote vigorously. Wang Qi asked, "What are you writing?"

"Recommendation letter." As he spoke, Chen Feng finished writing, sealed the envelope, "Go and complete the formalities for me."

It was a recommendation letter for applying for Divine Tao research qualifications.

Wang Qi frowned, "Is that necessary? My chances of getting through are at most fifty percent."

As a Banished Immortal in the political review phase, even if he was currently within the Wanfa Sect

"This is a matter of attitude," Chen Feng said sternly, "I've said many times before, reason is the order of the human heart. Maintaining the bottom line in your heart is maintaining the Negative Entropy of your will."

Wang Qi held his forehead. This old good guy really was beyond saving.

However, such old good people definitely had their place in the world.

"Using improper means to achieve an end certainly isn't the right end." This statement might be biased, but it wasn't without reason. Under normal circumstances where this statement applies, goals that must violate rules often come with great risks, like walking on a tightrope; and from a strategic perspective, avoiding risks is itself a benefit.

Rules were originally created to prevent people from self-destructing. Losing rules and falling into chaos only leads to increased entropy and accelerated collapse.

For the Longevity Guest, "holding to one's own rules" is particularly important. If one repeatedly breaks their own bottom line, over the lengthy years, one's logic may shift towards an extreme and subsequently become disordered. In the ideal state of "doing what desires without overstepping boundaries," "not overstepping boundaries" is the prerequisite and foundation.

"Additionally, this research will be credited under my name, and we will co-host it," Chen Feng noted after looking at the contract Wang Qi and the eight youths had signed, "This contract is okay, don't go beyond this contract; you also must ensure no irreversible consequences occur, and you must tell them the actual truth of your testing."

"Yes, yes," Wang Qi nodded, but secretly in his heart he lamented.

Ah, I thought I could play some anti-human tricks…

Chen Feng suddenly asked, "Come to think of it, why have you suddenly become so enthusiastic about this topic?"

Wang Qi glanced at Chen Feng. "Suddenly?"

"It always seems like you are the kind of person who acts on a whim, plus," Chen Feng scratched his head, "you should only do things you're interested in, right?"

"Have I not mentioned? One of my interests is being a good person," Wang Qi rubbed his head. "Moreover, to establish laws for the people and to bring peace for all generations—is that not interesting?"

"That does sound like your style," Chen Feng chuckled. "You once called me foolish, but you aren't much better."

"No, no, no." Wang Qi waved his hand. "I do believe that morality is a good thing, but I believe more in benefits."

Chen Feng shook his head with a smile. "Just now you said you wanted to be a good person, and now you're talking about valuing benefits."

Wang Qi seriously countered, "Is there a contradiction between 'being a good person' and 'valuing benefits'?"

"There isn't?"

"Of course not. The stronger the collective I am part of, the greater the benefits I can gain. In fact, upon closer consideration, all altruistic actions are influenced by similar factors."

"There are some righteous and good people who even stake their lives."

"It's the same," Wang Qi raised a finger. "In the world, there is only one greatest benefit—continuance, immortality."

Then, he raised three fingers. "And there are three forms of continuance: continuance of personal lineage, continuance of spirit, continuance of the species."

"In the animal kingdom, there are those who sacrifice themselves to feed tigers for the sake of the species' survival. They sacrifice an individual to allow the species to continue. Some martyrs silently die for the Human Clan or a certain organization, and their gained benefit is 'the continuance of the species.'"

"Martyrs, need I say more? 'Though I die, enlightenment is not lone.' Their gained benefit is 'the continuance of spirit.'"

"Parents sacrificing themselves for their children, the tiger not devouring its offspring, that's even simpler: 'the continuance of lineage.'"

"These three, they are the three forms of immortality, three continuances. The path of the Immortal Dao and the pursuit of longevity are the simultaneous existence of these three continuances."

Chen Feng clapped his hands in realization. "No wonder everyone praises the pursuit of longevity. Listening to you, I finally understand just what makes longevity so desirable."

Wang Qi stated, "I believe in rules because acting according to order maximizes benefits for both parties, minimizes most risks, and furthermore, secures long-term benefits."

Benefiting from virtue combines them.

From a game theory perspective, it's not hard to see that acting by the rules maximizes overall benefits. From feudal societies to capitalist societies, there's a pursuit of profit. The ideal world of German philosopher Karl Marx is also built upon the basis that people can act rationally for self-benefit.

The Law of 'Every Man a Dragon' that Wang Qi desires to develop appears to be a completely altruistic law. Yet, this law could unify all the power of the Human Dao. How powerful could the Immortal Alliance become with the total power of the Human Dao? And ultimately, the biggest beneficiary would be Wang Qi, who relies on the Immortal Alliance to provide a research environment!

"All right, let's stop the casual talk here," Wang Qi knocked on the table. "Let's start with the real work."

"Real work?"

"Analyze my empirical plan with the philosophy of your Yangshen Pavilion," Wang Qi took a thick stack of papers from his Storage Bag. "And these doctrines as well. In the Yitian Calculation, humans are absolutely rational, which isn't accurate. I'd like you to analyze the actual effects these doctrines might have on people's hearts."

Chen Feng readily agreed. He finally asked, "Speaking of which, Jarvis mentioned that you were spying on other people's cultivation..."

"The memory bodies given to those eight people included a sensory unit not found in ordinary memory bodies, allowing me to monitor the Mana Flow within them in real-time," Wang Qi explained. "If any reaction involving the Divine Tao Power or other special Spiritual Powers occurs, I can know about it instantaneously." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welcome you to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)