Xin Mountain Peak, Immortal Alliance back hall.
Deng Jiaxuan and Ma Juli stood before the Hongmeng Golden Bridge, gazing towards the Immortal Institute.
Chen Jingyun asked, "How is it?"
He was still at the Half-step Leisure stage, his Spiritual Sense was nearly depleted after passing through the Hongmeng Qi Formation, unable to extend to the Immortal Institute.
Deng Jiaxuan coughed several times, while Ma Juli relayed to Chen Jingyun the events that had occurred in the Kitchen.
When Xi Baiche's presence appeared at the Immortal Institute, Deng Jiaxuan and Ma Juli had noticed it right away. The three of them initially felt somewhat anxious, especially Chen Jingyun. Xi Baiche was considered the foremost Arithmetician of the day, a master on the same level as Taiyi Heavenly Venerable Ai Citan. Now, such a high personage had left the secluded habitation of the Leisure because of a small "carelessness" on the part of Chen Jingyun, which made him feel quite uneasy.
However, they soon lost concern for the Great Mathematician. Because of Xi Baiche's involvement, Deng Jiaxuan and Ma Juli noticed Wang Qi's breakthrough.
Yet, it seemed that Xi Baiche did not want them to notice what was happening, actually casting a Law to hide everything that had occurred.
Due to that meeting, all three Great Cultivators deemed the matter regarding Wang Qi of utmost importance, so Ma Juli and Deng Jiaxuan simply took turns observing Wang Qi. Meanwhile, Xi Baiche observed changes in the formation from outside.
After hearing Ma Juli's report, Chen Jingyun's brow furrowed tightly, "Elephant Phase Wave Skill? Mrs. Ma, are you sure that kid used the Phase Wave?"
Ma Juli hailed from Burning Gold Valley, and Chen Jingyun worried she might not be familiar with the Guiyi Alliance techniques, and thus he pressed further.
Deng Jiaxuan sighed, "Little Chen, besides Mathematics, you should also pay attention to other things… The lady has unerring judgment, it truly was Phase Wave."
Chen Jingyun gave Deng Jiaxuan a puzzled look, not understanding what he meant by all this.
Actually, this was also a fine tale on the Modern Immortal Path. Mrs. Ma's research on Strange Metal had raised her to the ranks of first-class cultivators, and the Alligator God Rutherford's opportunity for Dao was precisely that piece of Strange Metal belonging to Mrs. Ma. Rutherford explored the microscopic world with the Strange Metal, eventually comprehending Leisure, and thereafter taught a disciple, who was Quantum Venerable Master Bao'er. Bao'er, taking his fellow disciple Sommerfeld with him, then joined the at-the-time solo Sage of the Mysterious Palace. The two brought forth two unmatched geniuses, Daoist Bu Rong Po Li and Daoist of Uncertainty Hai Senbao, thus strengthening the Mysterious Palace. In the exchange of Dao between the Mysterious Palace and the Ai Citan-led Guiyi Alliance, countless new Law Gates were developed. This incident was once regarded as an epitome of orderly succession and surpassing generations in the transmission of Modern Cultivation.
And the Elephant Phase Wave Skill was indeed deduced during the exchanges of Dao between the Mysterious Palace and the Guiyi Alliance by De Bui who comprehended that all laws are waves. Mrs. Ma, having lived through that era, was certainly familiar with the Elephant Phase Wave Skill.
Chen Jingyun did not dwell on this issue but fell into deep thought, "Elephant Phase Wave Skill... This kid's talent in the Modern Method is actually so dreadful?"
Deng Jiaxuan shook his head, "This is completely illogical... Cough, cough, cough, I actually think there is something fishy about him."
In their eyes, Wang Qi mastering the Elephant Phase Wave Skill seemed utterly mysterious. It was as if an Earth Person discovered a primary school student had alone made a discovery worthy of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry; anyone's first reaction would likely be "You gotta be kidding me."
Ma Juli shook her head, "But... even if he is related to Ancient Method Practitioners, with such talent, he would sooner or later fully convert to a Modern Cultivator, right?"
Chen Jingyun then blurted out another seemingly nonsensical remark, "The sample size is always too small, unable to form a targeted theory... the appearance of an anomalous individual..."
Deng Jiaxuan pondered, "'Innate Wisdom'... perhaps?"
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"Don't meow! Stop meowing! Don't touch there meow! You can't!"
"You just keep meowing! This time, even if you scream your throat sore, no one will come to save you! And why didn't you add 'meow' to that last sentence?"
"That's not the point meow! Meow!"
Having said that, Wang Qi finally let go of Mao Zimiao's ear.
Mao Zimiao covered her ear, tears welling up as she looked at Wang Qi, "Xiao Qi, you're being too mean, meow!"
Wang Qi curled his lip, "I'm being mean? If it weren't for me, could you have gotten out of that situation, Azimiao? Do you have any idea what would have happened if you had struck him?"
"But that guy was bullying Yang Xi; I couldn't just stand by and do nothing, meow!"
"Don't even mention bullying, even if he 'fluctuated' that Pleasant Goat, you shouldn't have hit him like that!"
"Xiao Qi always likes to give others weird nicknames, meow…"
"No matter how weird, it's not as strange as Brother Tiandao from this world."
"Xiao Qi is saying things I totally can't understand again," Mao Zimiao, covering her ear, stared cautiously at Wang Qi, "But, Xiao Qi, you are really nice to me!"
Wang Qi tossed his head, "See, now you know how good your brother is? From now on, just let me touch your ears whenever I want, how about that…"
Rejected, Wang Qi wasn't disappointed but told Mao Zimiao, "Anyway, in the future, when you clash with that Dobermann or other law descendants, avoid direct confrontation, got it? Your mathematics is sloppy, and you're already weak in theoretical classes; your foundation is fragile, and you can't afford to lose points for behavior, understand?"
Having finished his point, Wang Qi walked contentedly towards the classroom. Just then, he heard a voice from behind, "Xiao Qi is really a nice person, meow."
Ugh, after all that hassle, I just got a nice guy card.
Wang Qi muttered to himself in self-mockery.
The morning's theoretical classes passed quickly. According to the timetable Wang Qi had seen, the Immortal Alliance had not scheduled any of the classes he really wanted to take until June, and "Essence of Spirit Energy," recommended by Xi Baiche, was equally far off.
After eating lunch, Wang Qi didn't go to play cards with Su Junyu or find Mao Zimiao, but headed straight for the Book Tower.
The first floor of the Book Tower was crowded. This level mostly held novels, storybooks, and miscellaneous books like records of Shenzhou's customs, for disciples to entertain themselves during their free time. However, new disciples faced significant restrictions when borrowing books; usually, they were only allowed to borrow one book per half-month. Wang Qi didn't linger on this floor and went upstairs directly.
The second floor housed less valuable Ancient Methods, mental methods, spell techniques, and diagrams for refining magic artifacts. These were merely for disciples to seek inspiration; studying these techniques would only waste time and ruin one's future. Tutorial and teaching materials were also concentrated on this layer.
The third floor contained the core theories of the Modern Method. Since he was still unfamiliar with some of the terms used in Shenzhou and hadn't mastered the operators, this was Wang Qi's first time in this section.
Most of the people reading on the third floor were Foundation Establishment Stage Teaching Assistants. A few Foundation Establishment Disciples saw Wang Qi come up and glanced at him strangely, wondering why a new disciple would come to the third floor. Wang Qi didn't care about their gazes but quickly found the books on the list given by Xi Baiche according to his hints.
As the pursuit of the Great Dao deepened, more and more Modern Method predecessors had published their works, leading to an increasing number of books in the path of Immortal Dao. The classification of books, known as "Library Science," was also beginning to emerge in Shenzhou. Xi Baiche's list for Wang Qi even included index numbers expressed in Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. Wang Qi didn't have much trouble finding the books he wanted.
To borrow these books, one needed "Immortal Alliance Points"!
Here, I would like to thank student 130823194439 for the reward QAQ. Finally, I also have a disciple QAQ.