Exploring Immortality Cultivation

Hearing Bao Xiaoya's request, Wang Qi's eyes lit up, and he immediately forgot his exhaustion, stood up, and said, "Sure."

Bao Xiaoya slowly took two steps back, "To be honest, senior brother, I let you win on purpose last June, but afterward, I still felt quite regretful..."

"I regret not having a proper fight with you," Wang Qi said with a face that could only be described as 'long live understanding'.

When wine meets friends, a thousand cups is too few, and when chess meets worthy opponents, a thousand matches are never too many.

Among the few who joined the unified test that same year, there were several whose strength was not much different from Wang Qi's; Ai Changyuan was even slightly above him. However, only Bao Xiaoya, who also specialized in the Mathematics Dao and whose fighting style was also inclined towards "analyzing weaknesses and striking for victory," was similar to him.

At this moment, both were eager to test each other. Their sharp gazes met in mid-air and nearly sparked real flames.

Suddenly, any strong aura was withdrawn as she patted her forehead, "I've really been too caught up in my work recently... This is inside the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm, so we can't prove anything here."

Sparring here, to compare code?

Bao Xiaoya asked, "Senior brother, what grade of calculator are you using now?"

"Low-Grade Treasure Artifact," Wang Qi responded. "I almost forgot to mention, I recently found a sucker who opened an Empirical Department, so I've upgraded from a bird gun to a cannon. Now, I can also cover all my expenses..."

Bao Xiaoya looked at him with disdain, "Senior brother, you're the very image of someone living off others... You didn't swindle some senior sister, did you?"

"Having his name on my paper is great support for him, okay? I just submitted it yesterday."

"Then I shall wait and see," Bao Xiaoya swept her right hand through the air, drawing a curve similar to Taiji Fish Line, and then quickly swiped it downwards, calling up a panel. She tapped on the panel a few times and then said, "Since you're using a Treasure Level calculator, it will be no problem. All you need to do is download a special Path Rank plugin."

That's the technological difference resulting from the different physical laws of Shenzhou and Earth. The principle of Path Rank is to let the calculator run, and during its operation, it substitutes Spiritual Power to generate Spell effects, which is not exactly the same as the principle of electronic programs. Many functions that require supporting hardware on Earth are not needed for a calculator.

A dialogue box popped up in front of Wang Qi, asking whether he wanted to download a certain Path Rank. Wang Qi lightly touched the "Yes" option, and then, to his surprise, another dialogue box popped up indicating that the Path Rank already existed and refusing the redundant download.

Wang Qi accessed the root directory, then laughed and said, "Look at that, 'Beast Taming and Slaying' actually comes with a built-in masking Path Rank plugin!"

"Just run that Path Rank," Bao Xiaoya said, while simultaneously tapping the panel in front of her to adjust the environment, "By the way, senior brother, how should we set the mode?"

"You decide, I don't have much experience."

Bao Xiaoya nodded, "Alright then, set it to Full Simulation—there will be a surge of Spiritual Power entering your body in a moment, which is necessary to construct a virtual character. Use the Lu Renjia template for the body; it's a mid-top choice, no need for computational reinforcement, then add the long sword module..."

At that moment, Wang Qi felt a strange sensation deep in his body, an uncomfortable feeling emanating from his Physical Body as a surge of Spiritual Power cleansed him. Following that, he experienced a peculiar sense of fulfillment, as if in an instant, his body within the Illusion became heavy and solid.

Then, the patch of sunny green grassy slope around them gradually turned gray and disintegrated into pieces. In its place was an ordinary-looking arena.

Wang Qi tried moving his body and then laughed, "This muscle-bound body feels so unfamiliar... The deltoids on my back are particularly noticeable."

"Senior brother, you really lack exercise," Bao Xiaoya said while also moving her body, getting accustomed to the Illusion Realm's parameters.

Due to frequently engaging in fights within various environments, Bao Xiaoya quickly finished her preparations. Wang Qi was a few minutes behind her.

"It looks like you're really ready," Bao Xiaoya drew her sword, assuming the opening stance of the Big Number Sword. Wang Qi then placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

Then, the qi mechanism abruptly changed.

"Here I come!" Bao Xiaoya exclaimed lightly, taking the initiative to attack. The Big Number Sword transformed into a vast Sword Momentum, its imposing air raging towards Wang Qi.

Wang Qi did not draw his sword from its scabbard but lifted it upwards, with the scabbard included. He struck the middle section of his bridge in the most powerful area of Bao Xiaoya's Sword Momentum, and several crisp sounds could be heard. The vast Sword Momentum of the Big Number Sword unexpectedly tended towards heavy and definite.

Wang Qi used the sheathed longsword as if it were a short stick, exhibiting a set of stick techniques. In his hands, the longsword seemed like a spiraling dragon, constantly roaming within Bao Xiaoya's Sword Momentum, guarded as securely as an impregnable fortress.

Just then, Bao Xiaoya changed her sword move, and the baffling Sword Momentum suddenly became clear. The girl retracted her longsword and then thrust out simply.

Crack! Wang Qi's longsword was struck at the tip, its stick momentum seemingly pinned by the hit and unable to continue. Just then, Wang Qi flipped his wrist and executed a set of gun techniques, with the sword following the wrist's rotation, thrusting out horizontally. Bao Xiaoya stepped back, her longsword lifting and dancing into a dreamlike sword screen. A dense sound like rain beating on banana leaves could be heard as Wang Qi touched his longsword repeatedly, as though he were tapping on an actual screen, which he surprisingly couldn't penetrate.

Just then, Bao Xiaoya's Sword Momentum changed again, and the "screen" collapsed, as if turning into a fishing net swooping towards Wang Qi. Wang Qi quickly withdrew his sword to defend, but how could he avoid it in such a rush?

At that moment, Wang Qi's longsword left its scabbard!

A streak of cold light appeared and immediately turned into a silver line "wrapping" around Bao Xiaoya's Sword Net. Wang Qi held the sword in his right hand and the scabbard in his left, performing a Dual Sword Dance.

After repelling all of Bao Xiaoya's attacks, Wang Qi stepped back two paces and laughed, "It seems that relying on the video playback from the Martial Arts Examination won't work anymore."

Bao Xiaoya showed a look of surprise, "I was wondering why my Senior Brother was performing so poorly, not even able to surpass my level during the Martial Arts Examination…"

Bao Xiaoya suddenly stopped, then the two of them silently faced each other for a few minutes, ending in hearty laughter.

It turned out that both of them had harbored the same thought, only using their level from the time of the Martial Arts Examination as a probe.

"It seems I really couldn't have won this match if you hadn't let me, haha."

Bao Xiaoya was dissatisfied, "Against Ai Changyuan, you used every trick, but against me, you only used your swordsmanship. Where were your Heavenly Song, Elephant Phase Wave Skill, and Heavenly Entropy Technique?"

"Ai Changyuan was a strong opponent to me, but you are a comrade in arms! There's a way to spar with a comrade, and spar we shall." Wang Qi tossed the scabbard aside, grasping the hilt with both hands. His greatest accomplishment during the Martial Arts Examination was merely group theory, allowing him to transform various moves—sabers, spears, swords, or halberds made no difference to him. But things were different now.

"I'm going to give it my all from now on, comrade!"

"Comrade, huh?" A playful smile appeared on Bao Xiaoya's beautiful face, "Very well, comrade. As a gesture of respect…"

"I'll give it my all too!"

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Just to explain, today's update is so late because the author's account was locked… Now I know that I can only edit twenty chapters a day QAQ. Dear readers, I will certainly fix the typos! I will fix them all in the next few days!