Exploring Immortality Cultivation

Despair is contagious.

Amidst the cries of countless Du family members, including those at the Golden Core Stage, the Heart Demon Curse was strengthening and expanding. The power of the Heart Demon Curse not only manifested as Gu Worms but also clung to screams and cries. These sound waves contained messages of sorrow and despair, which easily pried open others' heart defenses, sneaking in to contaminate souls and twist thoughts!

One by one, the exclusive individuals established a connection with Wang Qi and joined the system. Following Du Chongwei, several other Golden Cores were thoroughly infected. Wang Qi felt as though he had taken a great tonic; the complexity of the Divine Tao System surged rapidly along with the power of the Heart Demon Curse.

"Damn it! Does the Yanyue Sect really want to destroy my Du Family?" "No, please!" "Spare me! Spare my life!"

And Wang Qi tightly closed his eyes, with both the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell and Heart Demon Curse memory bodies plugged on his belt.

Zhao Qingfeng had already tidied up the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell's Heart Demon Network. Most of Wang Qi's knowledge about the Heart Demon Curse had been surreptitiously learned from him. Now, he was constructing a Heart Demon Network for the Heart Demon Curse based on the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell's network.

Wang Qi couldn't directly interfere with the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell's Heart Demon Network, as Zhao Qingfeng would undoubtedly notice. However, once the Heart Demon Curse's network far surpassed that of the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell, Wang Qi would merely need one protocol to merge the two networks, stripping Zhao Qingfeng of all his power at once.

Now, he had to design a program equivalent to a "Divine Spirit" to control this rapidly growing network.

"Is each person a component? Is the connection established by the Heart Demon Curse a bus?"

"But the operation pattern of the human brain and soul isn't suited for encoding with machine language—not with the current level of mathematics at least."

"And what I mainly need to develop is this network...which is essentially a bus."

"Computing with a bus? A data-stream non-Von Neumann structure?"

Wang Qi was like a system engineer, constantly adjusting this network. He then selected a contingency plan from his mind.

To quickly master this system's power, he had made preparations long ago!

The data-stream non-Von Neumann structure, something Feng Luoyi had casually designed while teaching him, was meant to test Wang Qi's logical capabilities. Since the technology in Shenzhou differs starkly from that on Earth, the non-Von Neumann structure was somewhat irrelevant but served as a fine recreational project for Feng Luoyi. After Feng solved the toughest part, Wang Qi smoothly deepened the development based on Feng's groundwork.

Now, this non-Von Neumann structure appeared very primitive, incomparable to any existing Calculator Road Rank. However, it was already capable of applying the system's power preliminarily.

Additionally, this system also incorporated part of Jarvis' code. Originally a fragment of Wang Qi's own mind, Jarvis had accidentally transformed into code for the "Mathematics" and "Discrete" calculators, embodying characteristics of both consciousness systems and machine language, perfectly suited for this chaotic non-linear system.

Suddenly, a faint blue light permeated inside the Du Residence.

Blue—the color of melancholy, of despair. It was the most oppressive in the spectrum of cool colors.

Despair spread among the Du family.

At this moment, only the Golden Core Cultivators in the Du Residence were still able to move, roughly twenty to thirty people.

However, as Wang Qi said, they were merely "mere Golden Cores."

Their combined mana might be over a hundred times that of Wang Qi, but the crude quality of their spells created an essential gap.

There was a desperate disparity between an eighty-kilogram heavy guandao and an AK-47 weighing just over eight kilograms.

Furthermore, Wang Qi didn't need to directly confront and defeat them because he merely wanted to trap those cultivators in place, letting the Heart Demon Curse gradually erode the Golden Core Cultivators' strength.

The Ghost Soldier "New Moon" unleashed its full power, plunging the entire Du Residence into gravitational chaos. To those Du family Golden Cores, the ground continually writhed, tilting unpredictably. The direction and degree of the tilt kept changing. Just stepping forward would dramatically alter the tilting scenario. This severe contradiction between rationale and subjective sensation made them so uncomfortable they wanted to vomit blood. Whether it was sudden increased body weight or internal organs dropping, these conditions made them nauseous to the point of vomiting blood. Moreover, if they attempted to fly escape from the battleground, the gravity on them would reverse, and space would distort. Anyone trying to flee would violently crash into the ground, a wall, or another person after a dizzying whirl.

Wang Qi's fingers rhythmically moved through the air. In front of him was a keyboard produced in Shenzhou, specially designed for programming. Line after line of code was swiftly entered into this Heart Demon Network. Jarvis was utilizing the redundancy computing power of the Ten Thousand Immortals True Mirror to continuously deduce. Lines of code were generated and then discarded. During this process, the power of the Heart Demon Curse grew stronger. The power of despair resonated within the grand mansion.

"Aaaaahhhhhhhh!"

Finally, another Golden Core crumbled.

The surging data stream instantly dyed his mana a thorough blue.

"Aaaaahhh! Ancestors, save me!"

"Is heaven determined to doom my Du family?"

"Ancestors! Please show yourself!"

As the Family Head, Du Changxuan, and the family leader, Du Chongwei, were infected with the curse at the very first moment, the Nascent Soul Cultivator had astonishingly not managed to break through his seclusion. In desperation, everyone could only make their generated mana fluctuations during the battle incredibly pronounced, hoping to alarm the Nascent Soul Old Monster within the secrets chambers.

However, placing all one's hopes in someone else is also a sign of despair. Within just a few minutes, three Golden Core Cultivators were corroded by the Heart Demon Curse.

Finally…

"Hmph."

Accompanied by a snort, a pure white light and cold gleam swept across. The high density of Spiritual Energy disrupted some of the stability of the Heart Demon Curse, and the illusionary Gu Worms transformed by the curse were swept away. Then, a figure emerged in front of everyone. No one noticed how he arrived, for his aura had already fused with the moonlight.

His name was Du Tianxing, the strongest Combat Genius born after the Du Family surrendered to the Modern Immortal Dao. He was a Martial Fool who adored combat all his life and had defeated countless peers on the same level—of course, only among Ancient Method Practitioners and Intermediate Skill Cultivators. If it were not for the limit of the Nascent Soul Stage spots in the Du Family, perhaps he might have cultivated to the Divinity Transformation stage.

He was already a thousand years old. This age even exceeded many Carefree Practitioners in the Immortal Alliance. After the calamity brought on by the Demon Emperor, he was forced to follow his family to Divine Capital, never leaving seclusion and arduously comprehending the Supreme Technique of the Yanyue Sect.

No one knew how strong he truly was.

The appearance of Du Tianxing gave the people of the Du Family infinite confidence, temporarily overshadowing despair.

The Nascent Soul Old Monster was still there!

As long as the old ancestor in the Nascent Soul Stage was alive, there was nothing to fear!

This was truly the foundation of the family! As long as the Nascent Soul was not dead, the family would not break!

Du Tianxing looked up at the sky's restrictions and sneered, "Yanyue Sect… Heh." He did not immediately destroy the restriction but frantically checked Du Chongwei's injuries. As a Nascent Soul Cultivator, he was powerful and confident. As long as he did not leave Divine Capital, there were not many who could treat him—although outside Divine Capital many Modern Golden Cores could defeat him, which Modern Cultivators would bother coming to Divine Capital?

That was the confidence brought by strength!

However, as soon as his mana probed into Du Chongwei's body, it was corroded by a terrifying strange force. He instinctively sensed danger and urgently severed the connection between his Spiritual Sense, mana, and the intrusion into Du Chongwei's body. Du Tianxing looked shocked, "What vicious methods! What vicious Yanyue Sect!"

"Old ancestor, what should we do?"

Du Tianxing did not speak, carefully observing the blue mist filling the air. After initially destructing most Gu Worms, he had somewhat underestimated this power. A Nascent Soul Cultivator's state of mind merges spirit with god, strength with intent, and law with heart; his mana could basically be described as untainted by various evils and impervious to all laws, unless an equal master imbued their will into their power, which could pierce through a Nascent Soul Cultivator's defenses in one fell swoop. But who knew, even with such a realm, he could not resist the corrosion by the Heart Demon Curse!

This was the first time the Nascent Soul Cultivator took a serious look at this blue mist.

The more he looked, the more shocked he became. Du Tianxing vaguely sensed something surging inside the mist, yet it was elusive.

"Is there… someone inside this mist?"

Du Tianxing said, "You all first come with me to awaken the old ancestor and another Nascent Soul predecessor, then we'll break out and find the Imperial Family! They have a Unification Cultivator, they should definitely manage to protect us!"

At that moment, Wang Qi, who was still outside the Du Residence, stopped his hands and then firmly clapped both palms in the void, "It's done! Initiate!"

Suddenly, within the Du Residence, winds surged and clouds gathered. Countless Gu Worms emerged from the blue Curse Light. They danced in some other rhythm, the overflowing Spiritual Power driving the air flow. A violent wind blew, making it impossible for people to open their eyes.

Before the eyes of all present, countless Gu Worms began to coalesce, forming a gigantic figure.

"The first 'pure Artificial God' has been born!"

Wang Qi excitedly looked at Jarvis and asked, "Is the exterior model ready?"

"It has been transmitted, sir."

Wang Qi began to recite, "Although they were flying extremely fast, my senses, sharpened by fear, still caught many details, more than I had hoped for. That huge, lidless eye, brimming with hatred, was glaring directly at me, while the segmented tentacles on its head seemed to twist with the rhythm of the universe. Its ten legs were covered in shiny tentacles, folded on its pale belly; while those semi-circular, stiff wings were covered with triangular scales—but all these could not express the soul-tearing terror that the approaching figure brought to me. I saw its three mouths moistly writhing…"

Before the people of the Du Family, a massive Spiritual Body revealed its form. It too was insect-like, but it seemed not to be a product of this Biological Sphere. Its ten segmented legs each bore many small tentacles, its belly bloated and pale. Its wings were oval, covered with triangular scales.

"Seventy-two Demon Gods should have this look indeed!" Wang Qi cheered, "My first 'Heart Demon Demon God'! The Supreme Heart Demon's servant, Xia Gai Demon Worm!"

Simultaneously, his ring suddenly burst into brilliant purple light. Numerous Talismans emerged from it, forming a peculiar circular Array. He extended his right hand flatly, and the Array moved along his hand onto his body. Once his body was scanned by the Array, Wang Qi's body was now covered in a layer of Dragon Scale-like Scale Armor.

This was an imitation of Dragon Guard among the coins of the Dragon Clan Alliance.

"Now, to deal with those Nascent Souls!" Wang Qi stepped forward, "Despair is their ultimate destination!" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at starting point (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)