Exploring Immortality Cultivation

The new memory body, named Thousand Illusion Divine Spell, was composed of various thoughts of illusion, beauty, deception, self-deception, and the like, completely opposite to despair, discouragement, and emptiness. It was a strange algorithm, once injected into the human heart, it would generate all sorts of self-deceptive ideas and wishful thinking, eliminating all thoughts of "worst-case scenarios" and "desperate struggles" from the mind.

But then again, the true purpose of this special formula was not to eliminate the divergences in consciousness. That was just a side effect. Its function was to erase some of the divergences and ultimately manifest as interference with the other's consciousness.

The reason for the interference of the Thousand Illusion Divine Spell in the evolution of soul divergences was to embed its other factors into the souls of life beings. Wang Qi speculated that these other factors definitely included the intrinsic form of the Holy Light Magic, elements of the Divine Spirit, and parts of the Divine Tao System. As soon as this part was written into a soul, anyone would become part of that Divine Spirit and a "cell" in his system.

Because it was an algorithm for eliminating divergences, it could only be effective within systems where divergences were prevalent. A Pig Soul that had all its physiological reactions erased was much less active than a Mouse Soul and had no calculus processes, thus it naturally was not susceptible to erosion. In contrast, a Mouse Soul was freshly minted and fairly active.

When Wang Qi shared his conjectures, Chen Feng suddenly realized, "So that's why... No wonder the souls of wild Demon Beasts are so powerless against Divine Power erosion; it's because their souls are more active and diverge in their calculus more frequently!"

Wang Qi nodded, "This is a force designed to kill the soul. I've removed the later parts, like the intrinsic form of Holy Light, the intrinsic form of Divine Spirits, and only kept the intrinsic form that eliminates divergences. In this way, once someone is hit with this move, they can't avoid being tainted by the Thousand Illusion Divine Spell, their thoughts becoming paranoid and luck-dependent. The altered soul can also be edited at will, subject to others' whims and slaughter."

Chen Feng sighed, "What a vicious Magic Spell! If it were you, would you have a way to counter it?"

Wang Qi shook his head, "Countering is absolutely impossible. Even for myself, I could only immediately employ the ultimate Entropy Increase Technique of the Heavenly Entropy Technique, bringing forth the True Intent of Thermal Death to completely burn away the tainted soul."

"Moreover, the scariest part of the Heart Demon Curse lies in its imperceptibility. At a low level of erosion, it's indistinguishable from ordinary stray thoughts. Once the level of erosion is so heavy that it becomes noticeable, it's usually because it has impacted the thought process, causing logical fractures in the thinking. With such deep-rooted issues, there's already no saving oneself."

Chen Youjia frowned and cautioned, "Golden Core powerhouses integrate essence, qi, and spirit into one, fully mastering their own souls, with Nascent Souls being a Magic Body of rebirth and Primordial Spirits even being a special point between Heaven and Earth. It would probably be difficult to erode those."

Wang Qi nodded, "That's true. However, my Heart Demon Curse is only just beginning..."

Chen Youjia asked, "Isn't it called Thousand Illusion Divine Spell?"

"There's also the Circle of Reason, probably more of the same stuff." Wang Qi curled his lips, "I just wanted to put together a set!"

Thousand Illusion Divine Spell was just the beginning! There was also the Netherworld Fire Spell, Ruyi Thunder Spell, the Five Epidemics Curse, Bodhi Heart Mantra, Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell, and the most most important Vajra King Mantra!

Wang Qi coughed twice and continued, "My Heart Demon Curse is also only just beginning, if optimized a bit, perhaps it could surreptitiously affect even Advanced Cultivators!"

Chen Feng pondered for a moment, "If you create other forms of power in the future, such as Law, would you handle it in the same way?"

"Let's first perfect the Divine Tao aspect, summarize the special rules from Divine Tao, then move on to promote it." Wang Qi said this, glanced at the two people beside him, and smiled, "I suddenly want to experience the feeling of using the Thousand Illusion Divine Spell."

Chen Youjia suddenly spoke up, "Use that thing that can connect two people together."

"There's no need..."

"Just use it because I said so!"

The sudden Evil Qi made Wang Qi obediently comply, taking out two transformation belts that had not been used for a long time.

Chen Youjia and Wang Qi each put on a belt. After the girl felt another thought, a solemn expression appeared on her face.

The Thousand Illusion Divine Spell was too overbearing; even Wang Qi, who had analyzed it, did not dare to incorporate it directly into his Cultivation. He had to control it through the combination of the belt and the memory body.

Chen Youjia took a deep breath, "If I feel something is off later, I'll directly order Jarvis to eject the memory body—Chen Feng, be alert too. If our behavior is off, pull us into an Illusion Technique and suppress our souls."

Because this involved Chen Youjia, Wang Qi, who originally had utmost confidence in his own design, also carried a hint of nervousness. If there were truly problems with this memory body, then the terrible brainwashing algorithm would erode Chen Youjia's soul through the belt. After several deductions in his mind and ensuring that there were no faults, he said, "Then I'll begin."

[Thousand Illusion Divine Spell].

Following Jarvis's prompt, Wang Qi inserted the memory body into the slot of the belt buckle.

This memory body was not to directly connect Wang Qi's Magic Foundation but was initially limited with the "non-replicable" property, preventing Spirit Sense from flowing back into Wang Qi's body.

Stripped of the Negative Entropy force manifestation of Holy Light, the Thousand Illusion Divine Spell was pure white and flame-like, endlessly changing, its Spell Spirits morphing into various weapons, blades, spears, swords, and halberds, and even an endless number of flying and walking creatures.

"This is inherently a power of the mind and spirit, therefore most suitable for casting Illusion Techniques. And if these Illusion Spells were to attack an enemy's inner being, then the algorithm that annihilates all divergences would also enter the enemy's body."

Chen Feng brought out a few experimental animals. The Thousand Illusion Divine Spell split into several beams of Spirit Light and eroded them.

Then, Wang Qi really felt that inexplicable connection with the experimental animals, similar to the one with Divine Tao.

This signifies that the Heart Demon Curse can indeed proliferate endlessly, corroding without limit!

Wang Qi was just about to take off his belt, but he felt a thought from Chen Youjia.

"I've told you half a year ago not to do this kind of thing again."

"Next time you want to do it, bring me along. Either let me be your backup, or let's succeed!"

Wang Qi was startled and turned to look at Chen Youjia in astonishment. Yet, Chen Youjia had already removed his belt without a word.

"Hey, hey, I really do have absolute confidence this time, I've been very cautious…" Wang Qi wanted to defend himself, but looking at Chen Youjia, he found himself speechless.

The emotional System is too prone to divergence and drifts in unpredictable directions.

"Yin Yang Calendar, September 3rd.

The God of Holy Light has been born for over forty days. Its mana has grown increasingly potent, yet it has become more difficult to detect. I suspect there might be some sort of spacetime phenomenon involved. This could be akin to the legendary 'Divine Country.' Perhaps the true nature of the power that connects believers with the Divine Spirit through Divine Tao should be considered a force that involves the interaction of gravity.

The seven angels certainly cannot be the result of mere Divine Power erosion. Subjecting experimental animals to the full erosion of the Thousand Illusion Divine Spell and subsequently transforming their souls with the Intrinsic Form of the Holy Light Technique also fails to achieve this effect.

They may have been imbued with more of the Spirit Sense pertaining to the Divine Tao System, becoming the material foundation upon which the Divine Tao System operates.

Du Gui has begun his study of the Holy Light Teachings. According to the bionic Mechanical Beasts that have been shadowing him, he astonishingly sought the tutor from the Du Family lineage to understand the teachings in various different ways.

Nonetheless, the God of Holy Light has still not made contact with him.

Is it because this newly born deity is too weak and lacks the ability 'to understand the heart through reciting a scripture,' or is it because it is a naturally occurring non-personal God that does not actively intervene?

Perhaps he is a rare True Believer, someone who ponders over the Mystical Thought and reason within Divine Tao? Could such a small sect of only seven people produce a Calvin-like figure?

This is indeed interesting. I wonder if this division counts as an increase in complexity or a decrease in orderliness?

However, considering the scarcity of the sample, I shall not guide it too much this time and let it develop naturally. Whether it splits or merges, either outcome is a valuable piece of data.

Additionally, the Circle of Reason could emerge at any moment."

Wang Qi stood inside the room of the Circle of Reason.

More than ten days ago, the emergence of the first Divine Tao Intrinsic Form, the resolution of the Heart Demon Curse, and the process of the new individual merging into the Divine Tao System deepened his understanding of the masses and Divine Tao. This also elevated his comprehension of the path of the Innate Five Virtues to a new level.

When it comes to the essential understanding of the Innate Five Virtues, none of the cultivators in the history of Shenzhou could compare to him!

These past ten or so days, he had primarily divided his thinking threads into two purposes. On one hand, he was deciphering the Holy Infant Sect's Original Dao Salvation Song and the Three Powers Universal Salvation Praise, removing the distinct traces of the Holy Infant Sect to look for things that could serve as general laws. On the other hand, he was deconstructing many superficial magic spells that allude to the Innate Five Virtues, extracting their essence, and then continuing to deduce with Modern thought.

All the Divine Tao Magic spells that were deduced were applied by Wang Qi to the Circle of Reason.

The Circle of Reason is set as the only absolute truth of the endless worlds and endless causality. Considered with True Belief, it can serve as a symbol of science; obsessions of the Fanatic are but pseudoscience. Its concept is more metaphysical than Holy Light, yet lacks the material force foundation of Holy Light. Without the production of life's Negative Entropy Force, the Circle of Reason might take even longer to appear.

Wang Qi reorganized the Spirit Prohibition in this room to comb through the chaotic Spiritual Power, guiding the nature's spiritual energy towards regularity, fostering the emergence of the Circle of Reason.

Four Fanatics were in the midst of heated debate, spouting all sorts of incredible theories. If they were right, then Shenzhou Heaven and Earth would be a completely different place. To save his intelligence from insult, Wang Qi sealed his hearing, focusing entirely on sensing the surrounding nature's spiritual energy. Another newcomer was still unaccustomed to these theories.

Suddenly, the Spirit Power Field underwent a familiar transformation.

"It's coming!" A flash of brilliance shone in Wang Qi's eyes.

Within the void, the Spirit Power Field experienced a familiar twist and contraction, with the Qi Veins forming an inscrutable circuit. The manner of spiritual energy circulation altered, creating a "divine" set of Extraordinary Meridians and Twelve Primary Channels. The spiritual energy circulated in an orderly fashion like the Inner Palace Cultivation Technique, bearing some mysterious quality change that bestowed longevity.

Then, Wang Qi found himself within the palm of his hand. The colorful light of the Five Virtues flashed and disappeared.

The Circle of Reason, specimen collection complete. The Circle of Reason entered the symbolic circle.

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