Chapter 52

Wang Qi quickly found the books recommended by Xi Boche, but he soon frowned. These books required Immortal Alliance merit points to borrow.

Wang Qi vaguely remembered that Immortal Alliance merit points were a system of the Immortal Alliance. After a cultivator completed tasks for the Immortal Alliance, the Alliance would grant them some merit points. It was said that Immortal Alliance merit points could be exchanged for anything the Immortal Alliance owned—as long as you had enough points.

Wang Qi then carefully read the rules of the library. These rules were different from those of Earth libraries. The Immortal Alliance merit points exchanged were not for "borrowing time" but for "borrowing rights." As long as you used your merit points to exchange for the borrowing rights of a book at any library or storage room, you could borrow that book from any library under the Immortal Alliance.

Additionally, cultivators who borrowed books had to swear a great heart-demon oath, promising not to give the copied books to others, but they were not prohibited from discussing the content of the books with others.

"Is this to encourage more interaction among cultivators?" Wang Qi nodded thoughtfully, but then fell into even greater distress. Xi Boche had recommended dozens of books, and the merit points required for these books ranged from a few dozen to over a hundred. Altogether, they added up to nearly a thousand. How long would it take to gather that many points!

Wang Qi clearly remembered that Mao Zimiao had worked as a cleaner at the Immortal Academy for a month just to earn one merit point. If not for that, he might not have had the chance to meet her.

However, it was normal to think that his mathematical level, as seen by Xi Boche, was limited to solving the problems in the back of the Transmission Hall. In his eyes, Wang Qi probably still had some time before he could access these books.

Moreover, the books recommended by Xi Boche should be enough for him to study for a long time. After all, the other party had no intention of taking him as a disciple.

Thinking about this, Wang Qi's gloomy mood slightly eased.

However, according to the correspondence between the two worlds that he had summarized, the achievements of great cultivators in the Divine Continent were often related to their counterparts in the other world on Earth. Thinking this way, could he save a large amount of merit points by relying on the theoretical books he had read on Earth?

A considerable portion of the books were authored by Xi Boche and Feng Luoyi. The counterparts of these two in the other world, David Hilbert and John von Neumann, had a significant impact on Earth's physics. Wang Qi had read many of their works.

With this in mind, Wang Qi pulled out "The Theory of Computational Spirits" from the recommended list, authored by the Myriad Methods Gate, Feng Luoyi. According to Wang Qi's guess, this book should be closely related to Professor von Neumann's "The Computer and the Brain" that he had read in his previous life.

While flipping through the pages, Wang Qi discovered something else. The book had a restriction, allowing only the first dozen or so pages to be opened.

There was even a trial reading section. Shaking his head, he focused on reading.

After finishing the trial reading section, Wang Qi closed the book with a mix of joy and worry.

The joy was that, like "The Computer and the Brain," "The Theory of Computational Spirits" contained a series of computational, logical knowledge, and analyses of mathematical instruments, as well as methods for refining them. It also included content on applying these theories to cultivation, especially the cultivation of the "Yao Ding Suan Jing." It even covered how to build a foundation and connect it with computational instruments when following the path of the "Yao Ding Suan Jing." This application of theory to cultivation was exactly what Wang Qi lacked!

The worry was that he couldn't save merit points.

Wang Qi looked at a few more books and found that each one had the same phenomenon.

"Damn it! I can't skip any of them!" Wang Qi muttered as he walked out of the library.

He had spent a considerable amount of time reading, and by the time he left the library, it was almost time for the afternoon practice session.

Geng Peng, as usual, was staring intently at Wang Qi. This nitpicking had become a kind of默契 (understanding) between the two. Geng Peng was determined to find any flaws in Wang Qi's practice, hoping to see him eat dirt, while Wang Qi always corrected his mistakes with a very good attitude.

However, today, as Geng Peng stared at Wang Qi, he couldn't help but rub his eyes. He noticed that the stiffness in Wang Qi's movements, which he had seen when he practiced swordsmanship or boxing, was completely gone. The boy in front of him seemed like a completely different person.

Of course, if he were to nitpick, he could still find flaws. Wang Qi hadn't learned the methods to solve the formulas of swordsmanship, so his sword techniques had many flaws when compared to the disciples of the Myriad Methods Gate. But if judged by the standards of a new disciple, Wang Qi's sword techniques were quite perfect.

This kid, did he have a breakthrough?

After the sword practice, Geng Peng couldn't help but ask Wang Qi, "Hey, kid, did you have some kind of strange encounter yesterday?"

Wang Qi smiled brightly, "You guess."

Not caring didn't mean he had no resentment. Wang Qi wouldn't argue with Geng Peng over sword practice, but after being repeatedly provoked, how could he still have good feelings toward him? Since Geng Peng was curious about his insight from yesterday, he decided to keep him hanging.

I'm just that petty a person!

Seeing the other's smug smile, Geng Peng couldn't help but imagine, "Could it be, 'that'?"

"That." Wang Qi smiled mysteriously and turned to leave.

As for what "that" was, well, let him guess on his own!

At this moment, Geng Peng suddenly put his arm around Wang Qi's shoulder, scaring him almost into shouting "sexual harassment."

Geng Peng leaned in, looking somewhat embarrassed, "Could it be that 'that' really makes one's thoughts clear and eliminates the stiffness in one's movements?"

Oh, this guy has already imagined the answer! Wang Qi inwardly sneered and decided to nod and smile no matter what the other said.

At this moment, just smiling was enough!

Wang Qi's smile further confirmed Geng Peng's suspicions. His voice became even lower, "Xin Yue has such a place, right..."

Wait a minute, this sentence sounds familiar?

Geng Peng's voice was somewhat sad, "So, I was deceived... The rumor that maintaining chastity for three hundred years can basically advance one to the Great Master stage, and maintaining it for three thousand years can advance one to the Free and Easy stage, is false?"

Damn, there are too many points to criticize! A Golden Core cultivator has a lifespan of only a few hundred years, so advancing after three hundred years of focused cultivation is normal. Moreover, the history of the modern Immortal Dao is only about two thousand years, and those who can live for three thousand years are basically Free and Easy cultivators!

Additionally, Su Junyu also mentioned this. Could it be that the Myriad Methods Gate is such a dirty sect? And big brother, don't look like your worldview is collapsing. Do you usually comfort yourself with this?

"That's not right! You're a student, how can you do such things! I'm going to deduct your conduct points!"

Damn, the reactions are all the same! What's the relationship between the Myriad Methods Gate and the Go to Hell Club!

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First update of the day, a bit late today, apologies to all readers.

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