Chapter 59 - 21 Just Smile at This Time

Wang Qi quickly found the books recommended by Xi Baiche. However, he soon furrowed his brow. These books required Immortal Alliance Points to be borrowed. Immortal Alliance Points, Wang Qi vaguely remembered, were a system within the Immortal Alliance. A cultivator would earn these points after completing tasks for the Alliance. It was said that with enough points, one could exchange them for anything owned by the Alliance. Wang Qi then carefully read the rules of the Book Tower. The rules here were different from those of the libraries on Earth. Instead of "borrowing time," what was exchanged with Immortal Alliance Points was "borrowing rights." Once you used points to exchange for the borrowing rights of a book at any Book Tower or Guardian Room, you could borrow that book from any Book Tower under the Immortal Alliance. Additionally, the cultivator borrowing the book had to swear a Heart Demon Oath not to gift the transcribed book to anyone else, but discussing the book's content with others was not prohibited. "Is this to encourage more exchanges among cultivators?" Wang Qi nodded thoughtfully, then plunged into even greater troubles. There were dozens of books recommended by Xi Baiche, requiring as few as ten or twenty points and as many as hundreds. Together, they totaled close to a thousand points—that would take forever to collect! Wang Qi clearly remembered, Mao Zimiao had once worked as a janitor at the Immortal Institute for a month just for one point. If not for that, he might never have met her. But on reflection, it seemed only normal; in Xi Baiche's eyes, his own level of mathematics might only suffice to solve those few problems in the back hall of the Transmitting Technique Hall. In Xi Baiche's view, it might still be a while before he could access these books. Moreover, the books recommended by Xi Baiche should suffice to occupy his learning for a long time. After all, the other person had no plans to take him as a disciple. Thinking of this eased the gloom in Wang Qi's heart somewhat. However, based on the correspondences he had summarized between the two worlds, the achievements of the Great Cultivators in Shenzhou often related to their otherworldly analogues on Earth. Could he save a ton of points by relying on his partial knowledge of Earth's theoretical books? Among these books, quite a few were authored by Xi Baiche and Feng Luoyi. Their otherworldly analogues, David Hilbert and Von Neumann, had greatly influenced Earth's physics, and Wang Qi had delved into many of their works. With such thoughts, Wang Qi pulled out "Soul Theory of Calculator" from the list recommended by Xi Baiche, authored by Wanfa Sect, Feng Luoyi. He guessed that this book would be closely related to the works of Professor Von Neumann he had read in his previous life, titled "The Computer and the Brain." While flipping through the pages, Wang Qi discovered something else. This book was under restriction; only the first dozen pages could be opened. There was even a trial reading. Shaking his head, he focused on reading. After reading the trial section, Wang Qi closed the book, his face a mixture of joy and concern. He was delighted because "Soul Theory of Calculator" not only included a series of computations, logical knowledge, analysis of Mathematics Magic Devices, and the refining of these devices like "The Computer and the Brain," but it also detailed how to apply these theories to cultivation, especially the cultivation methods of "Yao Ding Calculating Scripture." It even covered how to establish a Magic Foundation and connect it to a calculator when following the path of "Yao Ding Calculating Scripture!" This application of theory to cultivation was exactly what Wang Qi desperately needed! He was concerned because he couldn't save any points. Wang Qi looked at a few more books and found each one exhibited the same phenomenon. "Damn it! Not even one can be spared!" Wang Qi grumbled as he walked out of the Book Tower. Reading had taken quite a bit of time, and when Wang Qi left the Book Tower, it was almost time for the afternoon spell practice. As usual, Geng Peng kept a close eye on Wang Qi. This kind of nitpicking seemed to have become a kind of tacit understanding between the two. Geng Peng tried mightily to find faults in Wang Qi's practice, hoping to see him fail miserably, but Wang Qi always corrected his mistakes with an overly good attitude. However, today as Geng Peng watched Wang Qi, he couldn't help but rub his eyes. He noticed that the usual awkwardness in Wang Qi's sword dancing or punching had completely disappeared, and the kid seemed entirely transformed. Of course, if one wanted to find faults, it was not impossible. Wang Qi had not yet learned to solve the Sword Tao Formulas, so his swordmanship, as seen by the disciples of Wanfa Sect, was full of flaws. But if judged by the standards of a new disciple, Wang Qi's swordmanship was quite perfect. This kid had had a breakthrough, hadn't he? After practicing his sword, Geng Peng couldn't help asking Wang Qi, "Hey kid, did you have an adventure yesterday?" Wang Qi smiled brightly, "Guess?" Not caring didn't mean he didn't have resentments. Wang Qi wouldn't clash with Geng Peng over sword practice, but after numerous difficulties, why would he feel fond of him? Seeing how his insight from yesterday had piqued the other's curiosity, he simply let him keep guessing. I am that petty! Seeing Wang Qi smile triumphantly, Geng Peng's imagination ran wild, "Could it be, 'that'?" "That," said Wang Qi, smiling mysteriously, and turned to leave. As for what "that" was—well, let him guess! Just then, Geng Peng suddenly reached out and clapped Wang Qi on the shoulder, startling Wang Qi into nearly accusing him of impropriety. Geng Peng leaned in, rather embarrassingly, and said, "Could that really enlighten the mind and make the Qi flow smoothly?" Ah, he's already guessed the answer! Wang Qi smirked inwardly, resolved to just nod and smile at whatever the other said. At this moment, just smiling was enough! Geng Peng, convinced even more by Wang Qi's smile, lowered his voice, "Xinyue has such a place doesn't it..." Wait, where had he heard that sentence before? Geng Peng's voice was somewhat sad, "I was deceived, wasn't I... Was the rumor that maintaining childish innocence for three hundred years can generally lead to becoming a Great Grandmaster, and for three thousand years to achieve Carefree Immortal, false?" Wang Qi went completely haywire! Golden Core Cultivators only had a life span of a few hundred years; it was quite normal to advance after focusing on cultivation for three hundred years without entertaining romantic relationships, and furthermore, Modern Immortal Path has only been around for two thousand years—any Magic Cultivator living for three thousand years was already Carefree! Also, Su Junyu had mentioned this before—is Wanfa Sect such a shady sect? Plus, big brother, please don't look like your worldview has shattered—are you usually consoling yourself with this? "That's wrong, how could a student do such a thing! I am going to deduct points for your behavior!" Oh crap, the reactions are exactly the same! What is the relationship between Wanfa Sect and the Go Die Die Group? —————————————————————————————————— First update delivered. Today will still be somewhat late; our fellow book friends, please forgive us.