Chapter 63

At first, Wang Qi was quite annoyed by Su Junyu reading a novel during the trial. However, Su Junyu lived up to his reputation as a wealthy person; the mat he carried was a piece of equipment that, while not very useful, was of high quality and indeed steadily followed behind the four of them, ensuring they wouldn't lose it.

As for reading detective novels... perhaps it was also a form of cultivation?

Wang Qi's guess was based on Su Junyu's true area of expertise: the White泽 Calculation. The principle of this method from the Myriad Laws Sect was conceived by the Divine Lord White泽: as long as enough conditions were known, everything could be deduced. Su Junyu could indeed deduce the ending by collecting information scattered throughout the detective novel.

However, this was just Wang Qi's guess. Personally, he was more inclined to think it was some otaku's personal hobby. But since it might be cultivation, he couldn't interrupt, right?

With this thought in mind, Wang Qi unfolded his body technique and followed the others through the forest.

The vegetation in this forest seemed to come from a subtropical humid region, which was quite out of place in the inland area where Xinshan was located. If it weren't for the cultivators of the Immortal Alliance altering the climate here, this kind of forest couldn't grow here at all.

The four of them unfolded their body techniques and ran towards the first designated survey point.

The body techniques of the four were all the basic stepping methods taught by the Immortal Academy. The "basic" series of martial arts were average in all aspects, with no particular strengths but also no weaknesses, so their speed wasn't very fast. Due to differences in cultivation methods and backgrounds, the body techniques of the four had already shown different variations.

Wu Fan, who had just broken through to the Qi Condensation stage, had the most standard and meticulous steps. He spent most of his time moving on the ground, occasionally using the tree trunks for a boost. After activating the Heavenly Song Method, the electrical energy in Wu Shiqin's body stimulated her limbs, giving her greater strength. She kept leaping between the tree trunks. Wang Qi and Mao Zimiao were both of the type that used all four limbs. Mao Zimiao's advantages as a cat demon were fully displayed in this situation. Her limbs moved silently, gracefully gliding over the broad leaves.

As for Wang Qi using this forward-moving method with his front feet on the ground, it was actually a somewhat awkward and reluctant choice. His magical power, limited by the unrefined "Heavenly Evolution Chart" method, was much weaker than Wu Shiqin's, and his concurrent cultivation of the Heavenly Song Method hadn't reached Wu Shiqin's level. Deep down, he felt that as a genius who had long broken through to the Qi Condensation stage, using the same stepping method as Wu Fan was a bit degrading.

Wu Fan, after all, had just entered the Qi Condensation stage, and his foundation was weak. He couldn't keep up for long. Since they had already entered the sampling area, the group stopped to collect samples.

The Immortal Alliance's sampling tasks were divided into two types. One was for larger plants with fewer numbers. For these plants, the number of all plants in a larger area needed to be recorded. The other was for plants with many numbers. For these, the Immortal Alliance randomly selected several five-foot square rectangular areas and counted the number of plants in each area.

Mao Zimiao and Wang Qi were doing the latter. They quickly delineated several areas and started counting. Mao Zimiao's math was only slightly better than counting on her fingers, and she made several mistakes. Fortunately, Wang Qi, who had cultivated the Myriad Laws Sect's method, quickly corrected her.

Wu Shiqin unfolded her body technique and wandered nearby, counting the number of several large trees. After finishing this, she leaped onto the tallest tree nearby and looked for animal traces from the treetops.

Wu Fan sat in meditation for a short while, then got up and carefully searched the ground, supplementing the work of the other three.

The broadleaf forest was full of mosquitoes. The four people's auras quickly attracted a swarm of insects. Wang Qi and the others had to use their protective magical power to prevent being bitten, but Wu Fan, who had just broken through to the Qi Condensation stage a few hours ago, didn't know how to do this and was soon bitten with several large lumps.

The buzzing sound was extremely annoying and quickly exhausted Wu Shiqin's patience. The Law Enforcer's eyes narrowed, and the Heavenly Song Method's magical power burst forth, sending an electric field through the swarm of insects, causing the insect corpses to fall.

Soon, the group heard a mournful cry: "Xiaoqiang... Xiaowen, what's wrong with you, Xiaowen! You can't die! We've shared so many seconds of hardship, I've always treated you like my own brothers, and I even fed you with Junior Brother Wu's flesh and blood... I never thought that today..."

Everyone's gaze focused on Wang Qi, who was holding a pile of charred insects and crying. It turned out that Wang Qi and Mao Zimiao were downwind of Wu Shiqin, and the carbonized insect corpses had drifted right in front of them.

Mao Zimiao was startled by Wang Qi's sudden actions: "Xiaoqi... meow? What's wrong?"

Wu Shiqin's face was expressionless: "Are you messing with me?"

Wu Fan also joined in the teasing, saying with a mix of laughter and tears: "Senior Brother Wang, aren't you going a bit too far..."

Wang Qi suddenly put on a serious face: "I just wanted to draw your attention."

"Attention to what, meow..."

"Of course, to this!" Wang Qi pointed to the charred insects in his hand: "You just needed to stun them! This way, they can't be used as samples at all!"

Wu Shiqin snorted: "There are plenty of mosquitoes, we can catch more later."

Wang Qi shook his head: "I'm afraid it's not that simple."

Mao Zimiao tilted her head and asked: "Why, meow?"

"Senior Brother Su emphasized the Three Guidelines and Eight Rules before the trial. This trial is likely to test our adherence to these principles." Wang Qi's expression was serious: "The second guideline of the Immortal Alliance is to not recklessly harvest from nature. If it's not necessary, don't casually harvest natural resources. Killing so many mosquitoes like this is probably not appropriate."

Wu Shiqin frowned: "Can't even kill a few insects? The Immortal Academy also has specialists for pest control."

"But this is a grandmaster's experimental field, a special environment, and the requirements are likely to be more extreme."

Wang Qi's speculation was not without reason. This experimental field was a small, independent ecosystem. Due to its much smaller scale compared to natural ecosystems, it was more fragile. Moreover, this forest was within the domain of the Spirit Beast Mountain, where all species were evolving rapidly. Any unnecessary actions by visiting cultivators could cause significant disturbances.

And this was where the Immortal Alliance's test lay. Those who could see through this and strictly adhere to the Three Guidelines and Eight Rules would surely remember these principles in most situations.

After hearing Wang Qi's analysis, Wu Shiqin bit her lip, not sure how much she had absorbed.

Wang Qi concluded: "In short, no random use of electricity on non-human creatures! You don't know how many merit points you've lost with that one bolt of lightning!"

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