Chapter 197 - 157: So Here Comes the Problem

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That night, Wang Qi ultimately failed to accomplish the major task. He stayed on the rooftop all night, even after Mao Zimiao came back to her room with her two children and all the Spirit Light had dispersed in the sky; he still sat there alone. It wasn't until a hint of white light pierced through the dark clouds that he realized the day had already dawned significantly. Now it was the first day of the New Year, a new beginning. Wang Qi stretched lazily and, with a light tap of his toe, glided down from the rooftop with the wind. Zhen Chan asked, "What's wrong? Aren't you going to savor it a bit longer? This must be your first time spending a significant moment with a girl, right?" "You, old man, have really been lacking in integrity lately... You weren't like this ten thousand years ago, were you?" "In front of my disciples ten thousand years ago, I maintained this image. If not, the Luofu Xuanqing Palace would have no need for the Emperor's Extreme Split Sky Dao to be annihilated." Zhen Chan's tone was still nonchalant, "As they say, 'One takes on the color of one's company.' Besides, with my ten thousand years of experience, I've seen much more limitless behaviors." Alright, trying to make an antique without internet access—someone who hasn't entered the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm—understand the term "out of line" clearly wasn't realistic. After the jokes, Wang Qi spoke seriously, "Old man, you can slightly sense others' hearts through Mana Power Intent, right? How do you see me now?" He had stayed there all night just to use Ancient Visualization Method to sort through his own thoughts again. According to Wang Qi's own feeling, his spirit was now clear, free of haze, and his thoughts were accessible! As a certain literary figure on Earth once said, time could heal all wounds. Zhen Chan hesitated for a moment, "I indeed have this capability... but first, matters of the heart are hard to quantify, and I cannot produce precise values like Modern Cultivators do. Moreover, I don't understand the underlying meanings of the Modern Heart Method, so I can only make superficial judgments." Wang Qi nodded, "Superficial is enough." "Perfect," Zhen Chan said these three words without hesitation. "Soul lively, Mana Flow natural, Essence Qi stable...I never thought someone in the Qi Cultivation Stage could cultivate such flavor! I'm certain, this adjustment of heart has already calmed your Heart Demon. After a few more years of experiencing the mundane world, you can heal the heart wounds yourself!" Hearing Zhen Chan's praise, Wang Qi couldn't help clenching his fists. It seemed that the issue he was most worried about had been resolved! This meant... "Now, I can boldly strengthen my own Mana!" A strong heart fortifies the soul, and a stable soul ensures unobstructed Mana Flow. Conversely, if a person's Mana exceeds their realm by too much, their Divine Soul could be influenced by the Mana, leading to significant changes in temperament. Ancient Method proves the Dao through strength, and it's common for cultivators with broken hearts to become mad. Like those Sword Cultivators who are earnest with people and swords, never letting go even during mundane activities, or Divine Tao Cultivators who kill their spouses to prove the Dao, or Cultivators of Literature who, despite plagiarizing lost ancient scripts, believe themselves to be the saints of literature... Only with a steadfast Dao Heart can one enhance their strength without pitfalls. "If you let go, perhaps Foundation Establishment would be within three years?" Zhen Chan was not entirely sure, but he knew one thing clear. Others may think Wang Qi's cultivation growth was slightly slower than his peers because he practiced too many techniques, conflicting with each other mentally. But Zhen Chan, having watched Wang Qi cultivate, knew clearly that Wang Qi did not spend all his energy on refining Spiritual Energy when meditating. Most of the time, he was pondering over the mental methods. He vaguely knew there was a big flaw in his heart, so he suppressed the speed of Qi Cultivation. Yet even so, among his peers, even the best Ai Changyuan couldn't leave him far behind! "Foundation Establishment... If not for the quality of the Magic Foundation, it could be achieved in a few months," Wang Qi said, his eyes squinting with confidence. Magic Foundations are graded in nine ranks, each rank further divided into upper, middle, and lower levels. The highest is upper first rank, and the lowest is lower ninth rank. Lu Renjia's weighted calculation method set middle fifth rank as zero value. Upper first rank and lower ninth rank's weighted values are respectively positive one and a half and negative one and a half. This means that, even without considering other conditions like cultivation skills, an Early-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who has cast an upper first rank Magic Foundation can easily defeat a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who has a lower ninth rank Magic Foundation. Incidentally, Golden Cores are also graded so. For Wang Qi, pursuing low-quality Magic Foundations meant he could quickly accumulate Mana and cast a lower ninth rank Magic Foundation within months. But that would be tantamount to self-sabotage since Magic Foundations below middle fifth rank, only reaching Golden Core, almost had no possibility of advancing to Primordial Spirit. Wang Qi, of course, would not commit such foolishness. "That's right, with your talent, if you don't achieve an upper first rank Magic Foundation, it would be a waste!" "So, here comes the question." Wang Qi pushed open the door to his own bedroom and asked, "In Shenzhou, who excels in Foundation Establishment?" "Are you asking which sect or school's Foundation Establishment Technique to use?" Zhen Chan roughly understood how to converse with Wang Qi, "This seems to be free information?" Wang Qi nodded, "The Immortal Alliance categorized all the Magic Foundations into three hundred and seventy-nine types and divided them into three main categories and ten types based on principle, style, and utility. Each type of Magic Foundation's introduction and general ideas are freely accessible, but specific Foundation Establishment Techniques and related research papers are charged." Needless to say, what they charged was Merit. "Among these three hundred types of Magic Foundations, there are several that are constructed using more than one cultivation technique, like the 'Seven Ingenious Foundation,' 'Dragon Descend and Tiger Suppression Foundation,' 'Yin Yang Chong Foundation.'" Wang Qi activated the heating Magic Seal beside his bed before sitting down, "These multi-technique constructed Magic Foundations only reach up to a positive third rank." Cultivating several techniques simultaneously could grant cultivators power exceeding their peers, but it also increased the difficulty of advancement. "That means, the cultivation I need to do now is to unify the various mental methods within me into a cohesive whole." "Hold on," Zhen Chan suddenly interjected, "We can put this issue aside for now—aren't you cold?" As if warming his hands by a fire, Wang Qi, who had moved his hands toward the heat-generating Magic Seal, paused, "This... don't mind the details." "Do cultivators also feel cold? Especially since you have two heart methods related to 'heat'?" Wang Qi's mouth twitched, "This..." Zhen Chan's tone was mischief-ridden, "I'm very curious indeed." "Damn, don't use that trope if you're not a dame!" Wang Qi turned his head away, "Heavenly Entropy Technique and Heavenly Song Power are all drained..." In order to show off, Wang Qi had been pushing the snowflakes away using a magnetic field. Additionally, he used the Heavenly Entropy Technique to warm up Mao Zimiao's younger siblings to prevent the sleeping children from catching cold, and then spent the entire night out in the cold, practicing mental method against the cold wind. As a result, his direct heat-generating Heavenly Entropy Technique and Heavenly Song Power were depleted. "Moreover, couldn't sorting through thoughts be done in a room? Why did you have to stay outside?" "Heh... Thinking about life in a snowstorm carries an air of elegance... I just wanted to show off a bit..."

Chapter 197 - 157: So Here Comes the Problem

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