Exploring Immortality Cultivation

In a flash, it was already mid-October.

The autumn wind had tinted Divine Capital with a layer of golden-red hue. In Divine Capital, there was little concern for agriculture, and autumn did not bring much joy from the harvest; thus, only some seasonal fruits and vegetables were added to the tables of the households.

But for Wang Qi, he had already secured one of the greatest harvests of the year.

The Intrinsic Form of the Circle of Reason.

When written in the same font, the Intrinsic Form of the Circle of Reason was a bit longer than that of the Holy Light God. Based on his experience in analyzing the Holy Light God, Wang Qi also used factorization to decompose the Circle of Reason into three parts, three factors.

The first factor was the power to eliminate differences in consciousness and transform the soul.

The second factor was that the Circle of Reason serves as the "body" of a Divine Spirit.

And there was a part whose meaning was unclear. The Intrinsic Form of the Holy Light God also contained a similar segment, which was the intrinsic form of the Holy Light Magic. Wang Qi guessed that this unclear intrinsic form was the Circle of Reason's magical capability.

"This Magic Intrinsic Form is much longer than the Holy Light, and looking at its length, it's even close to the Holy Light Divine Power or the Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword that doesn't account for combat mana... Is this a powerful spell? A heavy killing technique? The law of causality loop? Or is it, that what I've created isn't the Circle of Reason, but a Merciful Witch?" Wang Qi vigorously shook his head to drive away that absurd thought, "Without even a trace of 'Flame Demon', the enemy of God, how could there exist something like 'Merciful Demon'?"

However… if it were a belief in truth, what kind of Divine Authority would be born?

Given his limited grasp in this aspect, Wang Qi decided to temporarily set aside this factor and focus on analyzing the other two.

And as Wang Qi studied the first factor, the second Heart Demon Great Curse memory body was finally born.

"Comparing the two sections of 'Heart Demon Algorithm' that eradicate human cognitive disparities, I suspect there is a more fundamental algorithm inside, specifically designed to eliminate cognitive disparities in others' thoughts, rather than only eradicating one form of disparity like the current spell," Wang Qi compared the two Heart Demon Algorithms back and forth, addressing Chen Youjia and Chen Feng.

"If we used factorization, we could derive the greatest common factor, but since there are only two sections, we're unable to understand the magical meaning of a particular factor," Chen Youjia regretfully shook his head.

Chen Feng exclaimed, "Hey, you two... A single Heart Demon Great Curse means we would need a cult to verify it..."

Wang Qi replied, "Perhaps if we establish one or two more Divine Tao Sects, we could derive a general form…"

"Don't even think about it!" Chen Feng decisively refused, "Now if you create two cults, how to correct the thoughts of these believers in two or three years would already be headache-inducing."

Chen Youjia then suggested, "Then, shall we try the effects of this memory body?"

Wang Qi inserted the memory body into a slot on his belt. This time he was extremely cautious, having planned several times; it was in no way comparable to his last-minute refinement of the Thousand Illusion Divine Spell memory body. He was even more confident that nothing could go wrong this time. Thus, he dared to have this experience of the peerless evil technique with Chen Youjia.

The Heart Demon Great Curse transformed into Spirit Light that flowed like water, its color a light pink, forming Spell Spirit Avatars as human faces. Wang Qi mused, "The Circle of Reason, the respecter as truth and confidence in oneself as the absolute truth, that is stubbornness... Let it be named Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell!"

Dao Heart Pure Yang, outside the heart there is nothing, outside the heart, there is no self, outside the heart, there is no Dao, outside the heart, there is no reason, unbending, never yielding. If embraced as the Dao of Heaven and Earth, then it equates to Citizen Science, the talk to those Mystics who only discuss the empty and possessive; if it's about human reasoning, then they are those stubborn to a fault, blindly obstinate, foolishly loyal, false gentlemen embodiments.

In terms of harm to individual, Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell would be much more dangerous than the Thousand Illusion Divine Spell. No matter how strong the Thousand Illusion Divine Spell is, at best it causes one to rely on falsehoods and not face reality, keeping hope in fluke. If one has great willpower, there is still a chance to cut through the illusion. But facing the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell, there would no longer be belief in one's own mistakes, continuing stubbornly without turning back, the stronger the will, the more hindered one becomes, instead requiring great wisdom to discern truth from illusion.

But is such great wisdom so easy to come by?

Wang Qi, like many Seeking Dao Seekers on Earth, remembered the oracle that "A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows familiar with the truth", recalled the cold judgment of "After 1925, even if Einstein had switched to fishing, there would have been no loss to science", and thought of Niels Bohr who fell into the same perilous situation in his later years.

Even scientists, who primarily question old systems and base their core on inquiry and verification, are inevitably troubled by barriers of knowledge. Even if beings in Shenzhou Carefree live long, few consistently lead alone.

It seems, the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell is actually the most lethal within the Heart Demon Great Curse, isn't it?

While Wang Qi was still reflecting, he heard Chen Youjia ask in a rather unfriendly tone, "Who are those girls with round faces?"

Wang Qi looked around and said, "What round faces? These are called little round faces!"

The faces formed by the light of the Spell Spirits were all of young girls, especially round and plump, looking quite adorable.

"Your face doesn't look small at all..." Chen Youjia bit her lower lip, thinking to herself: You really do have a liking for cubs of your own kind!

She intentionally pierced Wang Qi's heart with her words. Wang Qi turned red and coughed twice, saying, "I should introduce—this girl with light pink hair and a red headband is the personification of the Circle of Reason—as for why I set it to this form of a young girl, I can only say, truth must be beautiful..."

You really...

Chen Youjia's hostile look intensified.

"Cough cough... This, this blonde one is named Ba, and this black-haired one is named Yan; they are both guides of the Circle of Reason, similar to divine officers in the heavenly ministry."

"I've never seen you make this kind of setting!"

...

"Cough cough." Chen Feng interrupted the two, "Speaking of which, what is the use of this Heart Demon Curse?"

Wang Qi got away from Chen Youjia, saying, "The Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell arises from stubborn adherence and presents itself as a tremendous force that arises from nothingness, manifesting a force of rejection against everything in the world, as if there is only this one thought between heaven and earth—unless completely shattered, nothing can bend it... Simply put, it's for defense."

Chen Youjia snorted coldly. "So, let the spiritual light of a young girl's illusion block your path?"

Wang Qi pointed his finger in the void, and a ripple spread from his fingertip, forming a mirror: "Actually, I have this trick too."

Heart Demon Great Curse, shaped by the heart; whatever image Wang Qi wanted, it would transform into that image.

Chen Feng said, "Then, we can discuss the next steps now, right?"

Wang Qi raised his hand first, saying, "I am still focusing on the growth of the Holy Light God and the Circle of Reason, constantly recording and intervening in real time. These entirely self-created Divine Tao sects and Divine Spirits truly cannot be replicated."

Chen Feng nodded, "That's mainly what we should be doing, but, do you think we should publish an interim paper first?"

Chen Youjia and Wang Qi looked at each other and exclaimed in unison, "Boss, are you sick?" "Have you gone mad?"

"Although we've exploited loopholes in the law, the Immortal Alliance fundamentally prohibits the existence of Divine Tao—our Divine Tao is likely to be forcibly disbanded, and the two spirits will either be destroyed or confiscated."

Chen Youjia nodded vigorously, agreeing with Wang Qi.

Chen Feng covered his head, lamenting, "But, my friend, if we don't publish some interim results, how can we secure the next phase of funding?"

Wang Qi blinked, "This needs funding? The people and the place were all tricked out by me."

Chen Feng scolded, "But the sensing magic tool, monitoring magic tool, Tianyi Spirit Jade, Cosmic Light Talisman, Absolute Spirit Jade Box all require merit points! And it costs hundreds, thousands! Besides, there's renting the idle capacity of the Ten Thousand Immortals True Mirror and doing precision intrinsic form calculations—all these cost merit points!"

Wang Qi blinked again, "But our empirical evidence... this nature, do you seriously think we can apply for funding from the Immortal Alliance?"

Chen Youjia said, "No, I think this is not a matter of face, it's a matter of guts."

Wang Qi nodded, "Oh, right."

"Please pick a different time for comic dialogues; let's finalize the funding for the next phase first."

Wang Qi started to consider the option of supplementing the funding with his own net worth. However, he quickly dismissed this idea. Personal fortune is hardly sufficient to advance scientific research; on Earth, it's either state power or significant capital that drives scientific endeavors, rarely an individual.

Wang Qi said, "Sensing Spirit Prohibition isn't a one-time use; it can be used for a long time... In the next phase, I'll still focus on the Divine Tao organization and Divine Spirit structure, reducing the projects that require vast computational power. That special observation target also needs close monitoring."

Chen Youjia said, "My part already costs little, just continuing to optimize the algorithm."

Chen Feng clenched his teeth, "Fine, I'll squeeze a bit more from every nook and cranny; we must finish this, create a groundbreaking result!"

It seems there isn't much conflict between the youthful spirit and the rationality of a scientist. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to recommend, vote monthly; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)