Chapter 10

Wang Qi was almost driven mad with excitement by the endless stream of ideas flooding his mind.

To him, this world was essentially a blank sheet of paper, which meant—there were still many possibilities to explore!

Cough, that sounded a bit perverted. However, the knowledge and experiences he had gained on Earth, even if not directly applicable, could certainly serve as a reference to promote his development in this world.

Zhen Chanzi found Wang Qi’s words intriguing: "Oh? Tell me more."

Wang Qi sat up, pondering for a moment: "Some of these ideas you might not understand... hmm, what should I say..."

Zhen Chanzi was at a loss: What kind of brain does this kid have?

Wang Qi suddenly looked around furtively, then lowered his voice and asked, "Old man, is Li Ziyeh not monitoring us with his spiritual senses? What about Xiang Qi?"

Zhen Chanzi was puzzled: "The Li kid left half an hour ago. There’s a Golden Core cultivator passing by to the north, probably a modern cultivator. I don’t know if he’s a friend or just passing by. They’re out of my spiritual sense range now. The Xiang girl is drunk and has already fallen asleep."

"Then there’s no problem." Wang Qi explained, "Some things, if said out loud, might have a bad influence."

"What are you planning, kid? Being so sneaky."

Wang Qi grinned, looking like a man who had just achieved his goal: "Next, I’ll show you the breadth of my talent!"

"First, you should understand, right? The foundation is to emulate the principles of the universe! But Li Ziyeh didn’t give me any cultivation techniques, nor did he teach me any profound theories."

Zhen Chanzi suddenly suspected that the kid in front of him might be crazy: "Isn’t that normal? What’s the problem?"

Wang Qi sneered, "What you see as no problem, I see as a big problem! Modern cultivators have few resource requirements and are under the pressure of the Immortal Alliance. Do you think it’s necessary to have sect divisions? Especially since this isn’t the ancient method where cultivation is a personal journey. All modern methods share the same foundation. This means that in this system, the combined efforts of several mediocre talents can surpass a single genius!"

Zhen Chanzi was skeptical, "Do you think you can change this long-standing situation?"

Wang Qi chuckled, "Changing this trend won’t happen overnight. According to Li Ziyeh, my talent will surely be valued by a sect. I can suggest to the sect or use the influence of a talented disciple to request..."

Wang Qi spoke confidently, drawing on the academic and modern educational systems from his previous life. Initially, Zhen Chanzi felt a bit disdainful, but the more he listened, the more he was shocked—assuming Wang Qi’s understanding of the modern system was correct, these ideas could definitely have a significant impact on the current laws and regulations!

Where did this kid get so many ideas?

However, his thousands of years of experience and centuries of thought made Zhen Chanzi notice another suspicious point.

Why didn’t the modern immortal path develop such a system or something similar?

Wang Qi didn’t know what Zhen Chanzi was thinking, but he was secretly pleased: If you’re scared by this, imagine how you’d react if I told you about the idea of 'universal cultivation'! Or if I told you about the scientific knowledge and theories in my head... Forget it, you wouldn’t understand anyway.

If it weren’t for the discomfort of keeping these ideas bottled up, I wouldn’t bother explaining to a cow. Sigh, it’s hard to find a true friend, hard to find a true friend!

Suddenly, a fluctuation of spiritual power interrupted their conversation. A wobbly beam of light shot out from the room, swaying as it approached Wang Qi. Wang Qi pursed his lips and calmly moved to avoid being hit.

Xiang Qi’s face was flushed, her eyes hazy. She hadn’t even sat down properly when she reached for the small wine jar next to Wang Qi. Wang Qi frowned, "Xiang Immortal, have you had too much to drink..."

Xiang Qi looked at Wang Qi blankly and laughed in a silver bell-like voice, "Hehehe, don’t be so formal! With your talent, you’ll definitely enter a major sect of the Immortal Alliance this year. Call me Senior Sister!"

Wang Qi felt a chill run down his spine—What the hell, the violent girl I know isn’t this cute! The one who always has a sour face is the real Xiang Qi!

Also, cultivators can get drunk? From rice wine brewed by farmers?

"This little girl deliberately didn’t use her spiritual power to sober up," Zhen Chanzi explained at the right moment.

Wang Qi asked in a low voice, puzzled, "What’s the point of that?"

"Just to get thoroughly drunk. Before the Nascent Soul stage—oh, for this girl, it’s the Spirit Core stage—cultivators’ physical bodies don’t undergo qualitative changes. Without using spiritual power to sober up, they can drink and have fun or drown their sorrows."

"This doesn’t sound like she’s sad at all... What the hell, she’s just drunk from a sudden urge?"

Zhen Chanzi said, "The path to immortality is hard, and occasional indulgences are common among disciples of immortal sects."

Xiang Qi, seeing that Wang Qi wasn’t responding, became impatient and slapped his shoulder hard, "Hey! What are you thinking about! Call me Senior Sister!"

The strength of a Foundation Establishment cultivator was immense, and this slap almost broke Wang Qi’s arm. Wang Qi sighed inwardly, indeed, it’s the familiar violent girl! He subtly moved his shoulder and carefully asked, "Xiang... Senior Sister? Is it really appropriate to call you that?"

Xiang Qi stomped her foot like a child, "What? Do I look old? Let me tell you, the Immortal Alliance has clear standards, a new generation every thirty years..."

"Turns out you’re already... ahaha, the sun is really nice tonight."

Wang Qi almost blurted out the age range he had calculated for Xiang Qi—fortunately, he swallowed it under her murderous gaze.

"Tch, I know what you’re thinking. Let me tell you, without considering the cultivation of the Way of Nourishment, I’ve been cultivating for less than ten years, ten years!"

Zhen Chanzi sighed, "To break through from the Qi Condensation stage to the Foundation Establishment stage in ten years, that’s a world-class genius even in my time!"

Xiang Qi lifted the wine jar and took a big gulp, "In the past, you cultivated the ancient method, and I didn’t treat you well. Don’t mind it. When you reach a higher level, you’ll understand. Anyway, if you’re bullied in the Immortal Alliance, just mention my name... burp..."

It should be "don’t mind it" rather than "don’t need to mind it"! And the personality difference when drunk is huge, will I be killed to keep this a secret...

While Wang Qi was battling his urge to comment, Xiang Qi laughed self-deprecatingly, "Even if you learned ancient mathematics from a young age and could independently understand the meaning of seeking the Way, you’re still a prodigy... Wang Qi, being in the same generation as you and your group of freaks, I’m under a lot of pressure, you know?"

As she spoke, the girl patted Wang Qi’s shoulder, almost pinning him to the ceiling.

Wang Qi was puzzled, "‘We’? You seem to be a very capable cultivator, Senior Sister?"

"Burp, let me think... " Xiang Qi squinted her eyes, recalling, "True disciple of the Burning Gold Valley, one of the top ones..."

"Then why the pressure..."

"Too many geniuses!" Xiang Qi waved her arms, shouting, "Look at Senior Brother Li, one of the earliest in our generation..."

Zhen Chanzi was shocked, "Thirty years to Golden Core!?"

Xiang Qi seemed to really dislike ancient method cultivators, her tone impatient, "In the human world, the stages of Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core, modern cultivators progress much faster than ancient method cultivators—where was I? Oh, don’t look at Senior Brother Li like that, he’s not even top-notch."

Wang Qi was intrigued, "Interesting! Senior Sister, tell me how many geniuses are in our generation!"

"Let’s talk about Senior Brother Li again..."

This doesn’t seem very fair. Wang Qi commented in his mind—look at Li Ziyeh, elegant and capable, both in style and strength, and here he’s become a measure of talent... someone’s talent is one 'Li Ziyeh'. What the hell, this is impressive! Someone’s talent is three 'Li Ziyehs'!

Thinking about it this way is quite amusing... cough, sorry!

"The current highest cultivator in the Myriad Methods Gate is the eldest disciple of this generation, Gao Jiyang, known as 'The World Has Solutions.' In mathematics, he surpasses Senior Brother Li. However, the rising star Chen Youjia, though not yet famous, is more favored by many seniors in the Myriad Methods Gate than Gao Jiyang! Just imagine how talented this girl is!"

"The Heavenly Spirit Ridge specializes in the study of life and has a keen eye for talent. In recent years, it has produced many talents. The chief disciple of the Ji Yin Valley, Senior Sister Ai Qinglan, is known as the 'Demoness.' This title is not a criticism of her character but an admiration of her talent! The chief disciple of the Ancient Life Cliff, 'The Ingenious Spirit' Xue Bufan, could comprehend the 'Heavenly Evolution Chart' and advanced the 'Heavenly Evolution Technique' to the eighth level before reaching the Golden Core stage—previously considered the pinnacle of the human world stage!"

"The other major branches of the Heavenly Spirit Ridge, such as the Spirit Beast Mountain, the Heavenly Born Peak, and the Yangshen Pavilion, have not yet established their chief disciples, but..."

The Myriad Methods Gate, Ji Yin Valley, Ancient Life Cliff, Elemental Power Gate, Thunderbolt Pavilion, Radiant Hall, Divine Mechanism Pavilion, Flowing Cloud Sect...

Gao Jiyang, Chen Youjia, Ai Qinglan, Xue Bufan, Ni Jinsong...

Xiang Qi was enthusiastic and spoke fluently.

Wang Qi was equally excited—this world... is really fascinating!

However, it’s strange, isn’t the development history of this world similar to the scientific history of Earth? These names are completely unfamiliar...

A hint of doubt flashed through Wang Qi’s mind. The qualities of a researcher made him realize that if this world has logic, then that strange connection must have a principle.

But the young man quickly shook his head. The theories in his head all come from the previous world and may not apply to the Divine Continent. The most urgent task now is to quickly understand the existing theories of the Divine Continent’s immortal path.

Seeing that Wang Qi seemed distracted, the girl was a bit dissatisfied, "Hey, I’m talking to you! Show some respect to your Senior Sister!"

"Oh, oh." Wang Qi snapped back to reality, "Where were we?"

Xiang Qi suddenly smiled mischievously, "Senior Brother Li’s dream goddess... tsk tsk..."

What the hell, this kind of shocking gossip will definitely get me killed!

"The current chief disciple of the Ethereal Palace, who mastered half of the 'Ethereal Unfixed Cloud Sword' at the Foundation Establishment stage, has incredible combat power. She defeated Senior Brother Li, who was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, when she was just at the early stage. This Myriad Methods Gate disciple was amazed and fell in love at first sight..."

Suddenly, the jade ring on Wang Qi’s hand vibrated violently.

"Old man, why is it vibrating?"

Zhen Chanzi’s tone was urgent, "Trouble is coming, quickly use your spiritual power to neutralize the alcohol in that girl’s body!"

Wang Qi, seeing Zhen Chanzi so serious for the first time, quickly placed his right hand on the girl’s back and input spiritual power, asking, "What’s going on?"

"A cultivator is coming. A genuine Nascent Soul cultivator, an ancient method practitioner!"