Chapter 96 - 58: Solving Over Ten Thousand Problems, Cultivation as if by Divine Aid

Mao Zimiao had long since become accustomed to Wang Qi's occasional bizarre statements. She did not press him about completely incomprehensible terms like "Electric Shock Envoy" and "Girl-Getter"; instead, she said, "Somehow, Xiao Qi, I feel like you've learned more than just this." Wang Qi raised an eyebrow, surprised, and said, "How did you know?" Mao Zimiao pouted, "Even with my abilities, I've managed to get started with the Heavenly Calculation Atlas in this period of time, meow. After that, it's just a matter of methodically refining myself, and with enough effort, cultivation will go smoothly. The things you've learned are so much stronger than mine, Xiao Qi; you can't possibly have mastered just one spell, right, meow?" Wang Qi was somewhat surprised. Could this be the power of intuition? During this time, his main focus was the Essence of Spirit Energy, with electromagnetism being a side study. The Prison Thunder Spell was indeed a heaven-defying spell that allowed one to withstand even the Immortal Ascension Tribulation, meow; ever since the emergence of the Prison Thunder Spell, there were no reports of anyone failing the Heavenly Tribulation. However, the principle behind it, the "Faraday Cage," was an 18th-century discovery on Earth and not considered cutting-edge technology. Wang Qi had mastered it quickly. The only limitation was his computational ability, preventing him from casting it. For Modern methods, computational power is of utmost importance. As Wang Qi's understanding of the nature of spiritual energy deepened, his grasp of cultivation techniques grew ever more profound, and he made significant progress in several mental methods. With the organization of mathematical knowledge from his previous life, he also made great strides in martial arts. Mao Zimiao wasn't trying to understand Wang Qi's true strength but asked another question instead, "Xiao Qi, are you confident about the exam, meow?" "Exam?" "The day after tomorrow! The June monthly test, meow!" Each monthly test usually took place on the first day of the following month. The monthly test lasted three days: two days of written tests and one day of martial arts examination. Wang Qi shook his head confidently and said, "Who do you think I am?" In his previous life, he had been through countless exams, and he really didn't take a mere monthly exam seriously. On the other hand, Mao Zimiao looked worried, "Xiao Qi, your aim is the True Inheritor Position of the Five Excellences. I've heard that to become disciples of that level, one must achieve excellent results in every monthly test at the Immortal Institute." "Bro is on a different level than most people; you should be more worried about yourself, Azimiao!" Mao Zimiao pursed her lips, "Senior Brother Su even suggested you'd better not choose Wanfa Sect to avoid conflicts with the Bo Family disciples..." Wang Qi shook his head, "That's purely overthinking on your part. That Bo Family disciple is definitely not stronger than me." To be fair, Wang Qi didn't mean to look down on the talents of Shenzhou. On the contrary, he found it quite alarming that the legendary Bo Family disciple could reach the level he had so far revealed. However, he understood that he was not on the same starting line as this term's Immortal Institute Disciples. Mathematics in Shenzhou lagged slightly behind Earth, roughly equivalent to the level of the 1960s on Earth. With the exception that number theory and system theory were stronger than on Earth, even probability theory was weaker and not as advanced as Earth's in the 19th century. And Wang Qi had spent twenty years studying mathematics in just such an environment. With the accumulation of knowledge over two lifetimes, he was naturally far stronger than his opponent. Although he admired the Bo Family disciple's talent, it was absolutely impossible for Wang Qi to willingly give up the True Inheritor Position. After talking a bit more, the two of them left the rooftop. Wang Qi didn't dawdle anymore, he went straight back to his own dormitory. After returning to the dormitory, he glanced at the clock and sighed, "Unwittingly, I've spent an hour more than usual." Zhen Chan inside the ring teased, "A young man, when with a girl he fancies, naturally feels time flying by." "No matter what, private practice is indispensable," Wang Qi said as he walked over to his desk and sat down cross-legged. Some cultivation methods were either too astonishing for the world or required the use of knowledge from Earth, which he couldn't explain the origin of. Wang Qi didn't close his eyes to regulate his breathing. Instead, he picked up a pen and started writing on the draft paper he had prepared. He used the calculation symbols he was most familiar with from Earth to write the famous Schrodinger Wave Function. This was his way of entering meditation. The requirement of Qi flow is to be in a meditative state, fully focused on sensing spiritual energy, a technique that involves closing one's eyes and regulating breath, but for Wang Qi, calculations brought a greater peace of mind. While computing, his consciousness was directly mapped to cultivation, and mana flowed even smoother than following a cultivation technique. Then, golden waves of light surged all around him, illuminating the entire room. These light ripples were indeterminate, appearing and disappearing, a representation of the Strange Skill Wave Ripples Mysterious Energy. A month was not enough time for Wang Qi to master this cultivation technique to operate it as he wished and find a way to apply it, but there was no major problem in directing this mana. However, the practice of entering meditation through calculations didn't last long. Wang Qi soon encountered an obvious pause in his computations, and the more he calculated, the slower he became. In the end, he had to sigh and honestly practice according to the cultivation technique. After transmigrating for fourteen years, there were some things he truly didn't remember anymore. If in the first year of his transmigration he had known that this was a scholarly Immortal Hero World, and had constantly reviewed what he had learned on Earth, then he could now triumphantly say, "Constantly on one's mind, there will be echoes." But some things, once forgotten, are forgotten. After realizing "True Self as One, True Heart Difficult," Wang Qi finally started doing what he should have been doing all along—sorting through what he had learned in his past life. This task took up most of a month. It was during this process that he discovered the benefits of "solving problems to enter meditation." No wonder Su Junyu said, "A good math problem is better than an Immortal Pill!" Wang Qi continued to cultivate Wave Ripples Mysterious Energy for a long time. Afterward, he worked on several problems related to Maxwell's Equations to practice Heavenly Song, and calculated the Planck Constant to practice the Great Discrete Coincidence. Once he finished practicing several cultivation techniques, it was midnight. Wang Qi looked at the spirit clock and mumbled to himself, "It seems I should make some choices between these cultivation techniques." Practicing so many cultivation techniques at the same time was indeed too slow. After finishing his practice, he didn't go to sleep but picked up a book and started reading it carefully. "The Geting Collection Volume One," a model for merging mathematics with cultivation practice. This book was one Wang Qi had borrowed from the Book Tower at a considerable cost in Merit points. For cultivators, sleep was more about soothing the exhaustion of the mind and improving the efficiency of cultivation. Even Qi Cultivation Stage cultivator like Wang Qi could go without sleep for three to four days without a problem. After reading for about an hour, he seemed to find inspiration and threw himself back at the desk to start calculating something. After writing down a few formulas, he took out a cultivation technique he had copied and read it thoroughly. This cultivation technique was a mental method from the Ancient Method Sect Five Elements Sect. This sect was wiped out by Zhen Chan's Luofu Xuanqing Palace, and their mental method had fallen into the hands of the palace. Seven days ago, Wang Qi suddenly asked Zhen Chan for a Five Elements Attribute cultivation technique to study. Zhen Chan readily handed over this mental method to him. As he read the mental method, Wang Qi was also calculating something. After he finished, Wang Qi took a deep breath and said, "This really is a big project... Tomorrow, I will spend three Merit points to exchange for the 'Yin Yang Yao Theory' paper by Integral Venerable Lai Buli. That should complete the first step of this work."