(Thanks to Gordon_4421 for the gift)
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In his retreat, the first thing Wang Wei did was absorbed the Tempering Qi he received as a reward for the Willpower Trial. With it, he opened 720,000 Acupoints and 28 Primordial Dragon Force of strength.
And it only took him a week. Since he had another three weeks before the subsequent trial, he focused on his other tasks. He briefly checked on his incarnations, mainly on the Fate Incarnation, since he wanted to know the progress of the Fate Palace.
Finally, he began to review the talisman Miscellaneous One gave him, trying to see if he could refine an Immortal Tier Pill. After watching the process and explanation, Wang Wei frowned.
The Divine Runes needed for a pill of that level were at least 10,000 times more complex than the best Quasi-Emperor Pill. However, he could still manage with his soul. The problem was the Immortal Qi needed to engrave the runes, and he did not have that.
‘Could I convert Spiritual Qi or Innate Qi into Immortal Qi?’ thought Wang Wei as he pondered the feasibility of this method. He then reviewed all the knowledge he had about Immortal Venerables; he even went to the sect’s Secret Archive to acquire more.
Immortal Venerable have something called Immortal Mansion inside their dantian or Divine Sea. It is essentially an organ used to convert Spiritual Qi into Immortal Qi. As long as an Immortal Venerable continues to expand their Divine Sea and acquire more Qi, they can increase their realm to Immortal Sovereign and eventually Immortal King.
Additionally, Immortal Venerables can increase their classification. A cultivator becomes 1-Leaf or 2-Leaf based on talent, control, and understanding of energy. A talented person can immediately become a 9-Lead Immortal Venerable after establishing their Immortal Mansion and refining their first string of Qi.
At the same time, cultivators can also purify their Qi to reach higher quality(Leaf) before trying to reach higher realms. However, the process requires a lot of time and resources.
Higher forms of neutral energy like Innate or Chaos Qi are easier to convert into Immortal Qi, and the conversation rate is higher. So, 1 string of Innate Qi might convert to 10 strings of Immortal Qi, 1 string of Chaos Qi was worth 100 strings of Immortal Qi, and 10 strings of Spiritual Qi equaled 0.1 string of Immortal Qi.
Wang Wei wrote these numbers in front of him to better visualize the concept of Immortal Qi even though he knew they had no basis. And as he observed them, he wondered how he could convert spiritual Qi into Immortal Qi for pill refining.
He first thought of his Qi Flower that could create Spiritual and Innate Qi. Maybe if he knew enough about Immortal Qi, he could program it to create Immortal Qi. After all, the flower was connected to the Source Qi Space.
Consequently, anything related to the Source Qi Space is inherently dangerous, so Wang Wei did not want to mess with that place and place himself in deep trouble. So, he wanted a second solution before trying this one.
The answer he came up with was the Origin Pill Flame that had the power of Good Fortune, which could change anything rotten to something magical. If he considered Spiritual Qi as something rotten and Immortal Qi as something magical, he could convert between the two with the flame.
Wang Wei analyzed this possibility for the next few hours. And the more he pondered the issue, the more likely it became. So, he exhaled deeply as he muttered: “The Origin Pill Flame Sutra is truly magical. Regarding uniqueness, it rivals the Origin Path Scripture and Wu Hong’s Sealing Sutra.”
As soon as Wang Wei uttered these words, he suddenly paused as something clicked inside his mind. He always found the Origin Pill Flame Sutra unique compared to other Emperor Scriptures.
The level of intricacy and profoundness of this scripture was similar to Wu Hong’s, the Origin Path Scripture, and the Heaven Slashing Sutra of the Sword Empress—all Eternal Emperors.
After using this scripture to refine his Primordial Spirit, Wang Wei wanted to ask Wu Hong if there was something unique about the Danyuan Emperor. However, he always seemed to forget to ask.
‘It’s like there was this power that was subtly manipulating my memories and making me overlook the idea of the Pill Ancestor as an Eternal Emperor.’
After coming to this conclusion, Wang Wei felt another click inside his mind. He closed his eyes as he mobilized his soul to the limit. He sensed two invisible power affecting his memories: one was very subtle but unresponsive, and the other was more aggressive.
He focused on the more aggressive one as he knew it was the source of the anomaly he discovered through his Quantum Array. Wang Wei immediately noticed he could not remove or seal that aggressive power. However, he also found its function.
The power was blurring some of his specific memories: to be precise, the memories of someone. And no matter how much Wang Wei focused or what method he used, he could not see the person in the memory,
So, he reviewed the memory countless time, trying various methods. Then, he sensed something: it was the emotion of hatred. Wang Wei then used the trick he learned from Su Ya to read the unique emotion released by a person, and he immediately sensed an indescribable rage, hatred, fear, and desire to kill.
Using these intense emotions as a guide, he bypassed the aggressive memory-blocking power and saw a hooded figure staring at him. During the trial’s dinner party, when he entered the Pagoda, every time he fought or watched a battle, the hooded figure would stare at his every move.
On a few occasions, he locked eyes with the hooded figure but as soon as he moved his head away, he would forget the latter. He would forget the latter even when he watched the hooded figure through the Quantum Arrays.
‘What a weird power; what a creepy person,’ thought Wang Wei as he decided how to act next with his new information. Suddenly, his communication talisman activated, and his eyes lit up once he saw who it was.
‘Perfect timing.’
“Wife, I miss you dearly.”
“Really? How much did you miss me?”
“You have no idea how miserable life has been without you. The world seemed to lose color without your presence. I miss your smile that could make all infinite Daos bloom; I miss your touch that made my heart beat louder than the echoes of the universe.”
“Damn it. Although I know you are only saying sweet words, I cannot help but smile,” replied Wu Hong, with a brilliant smile.
“I meant every word.”
“And I don’t doubt you.”
“So, did you miss me as much as I missed you?”
“No.”
Crack!
Wang Wei held his wounded heart, his face full of shock and endless grief.
“I have to say, your acting skills have gotten better,” said Wu Hong.
“I know, right? I think it’s the result of my thick skin derived from aging. It’s not bad to become an old monster.”
Wu Hong shook his head; ten thousand years old was nothing but a baby in the cultivation world.
“You still have no proclaim how much you miss me.”
“Although I’m not as good with words as you, I think I can still express my feelings in a poetic way,” said Wu Hong before thinking of her words. Then, she whispered many sweets word to Wang Wei, and he reciprocated them.
For the next few hours, this young couple did nothing but express their love and affection through flowery words; they did not care how cringy their lovey-dovey act was and enjoyed the moment.
Finally, they became serious.
“So, how is your seclusion? How is that thing going?”
“Better than expected. That woman Qiao Ning has spent a lot of time understanding the concept of perfection, making my job easier.”
“That’s good. Do you have a rough calculation as to when you will finish?”
“I honestly do not know. However, I should finish quicker than I previously anticipated.”
“Alright,” said Wang Wei with a bit of sadness; he missed having his wife around, talking to her. Overall, he missed being in her presence.
“Anyway, I wanted to ask you if the Danyuan Emperor was an Eternal.”
He had figured out how to deal with the soft memory affecting power. All he had to do was have one of his spirit particles hold the desire to ask the question. Before the power could activate, move it to another spirit particle. This tactic allowed him to delay the soft power indefinitely.
“Him? He is indeed an Eternal Emperor.”
“I knew it. So, what is his story? Why did he have to hide the fact he was an Eternal?”