Exploring Immortality Cultivation
Chapter 409 - 162: Banished Immortal's Innate Wisdom, The Mystery Within the Womb [Squad Leader additional 1]

Based on the narratives of these Banished Immortals, combined with his own experiences, Wang Qi found the Immortal Alliance's attitude towards Banished Immortals very strange.

Although everyone knew that Banished Immortals couldn't break through the Primordial Spirit Heaven Barrier, even core members of Tianling Ridge like Chen Feng and Ai Qinglan couldn't explain why Banished Immortals struggled to break the barrier. On this basis, Elite Practitioners who harbored hopes for their Primordial Spirits inevitably held a trace of contempt for Banished Immortals, but this contempt wasn't excessive and seldom showed in everyday interactions. At most, if there were some reasons for opposition to arise between the two sides, the other party might resort to mocking them for "being unable to become Primordial Spirits" once or twice.

Even cultivators like Chen Feng and Chen Youjia could befriend a normal person from Taodu Capital like Wang Qi.

However, the higher-ups of the Immortal Alliance harbored an indescribable hatred towards Banished Immortals. Here, no matter how excellent a Banished Immortal had been before, once their true identity was uncovered, they would be dispatched to the Divine Capital for various reasons, such as becoming a Garrison Commander or being assigned as a Steward by their Sect.

This city was like a huge trash bin, where the Immortal Alliance stuffed anything they found repulsive but necessary to keep.

Yet, it was noteworthy that these Banished Immortals were shackled to undergo a monthly physical examination at Tianling Ridge's Divine Capital letter 'A' garrison for research assistance, and incidentally to check for signs of Alchemy Shattering Infant Formation. Wang Qi, on the other hand, had never been notified of such an obligation.

Was this support from the Wanfa Sect?

Wang Qi thought about it but couldn't figure out the reason.

Subsequently, these Banished Immortals planned to share their experiences, hoping to find their own path to the Primordial Spirit through such methods. They had all once been influential figures, with a sensitivity to Spiritual Energy far exceeding ordinary people, and they each had unique insights into Spiritual Energy, so devising unorthodox solutions wasn't impossible.

Out of curiosity, Wang Qi stayed to see what kind of exchange would take place among Banished Immortals.

Before the recollections began, Zhao Qingfeng solemnly told him, "This exchange is a matter between us Banished Immortals, and we don't want anyone else to know about it. So, before we start, please remove all calculators from your person and put them in your Storage Bag. It's not that I don't trust you, but rather I'm worried someone might be monitoring you, understand?"

Wang Qi clearly saw the profound chill on Zhao Qingfeng's face as he spoke.

Wang Qi first placed the Jade Token calculator given to him by Su Junyu into his calculator, then after some thought, he also placed the Seeking Dao Jade inside—the guys here weren't mud-legged Ancient Method Practitioners who had fought their way up in the Far Sea, they wouldn't fail to recognize these items.

Not all Banished Immortals carried calculators with them. After the other two had also put away their calculators, the experience exchange meeting officially began.

It had to be said that these Banished Immortals still had some skill; they each had rather unique and special insights into Spiritual Energy and mental methods, often contemplating issues from angles unimaginable to common folk, their creativity bordering on madness.

But the more Wang Qi listened, the deeper his frown became.

In the field of scientific research, "unique insights" could be a good thing. Science's greatest feature is its reproducibility: a phenomenon must be repeatable by others, a theory verifiable by others. Except for the very few, most people's "uniqueness" can be categorized under "Citizen Science." Unfounded creativity is simply nonsense.

As he listened further, Wang Qi even began to sneer. Some of the "unique experiences" described by these poor students could even be said to be complex variants of certain standard Cultivation Methods from textbooks, which could be deduced through simple conversion. Although the proposers of these methods had some clever ideas, they obviously didn't touch on the essence of the problems. Wang Qi was merely using mental arithmetic to elevate these Cultivation Methods to a higher level according to mathematical reasoning.

When these Banished Immortals began to demonstrate their Spells, Wang Qi no longer felt like watching their performances. No matter what they did, they were merely stacking natural phenomena, showing no signs of delving into the essence. Take Zhao Qingfeng's Heavenly Song, for instance; when performed by him, this Supreme Divine Skill seemed incredibly crude. Despite his ability to freely control Mana, conjuring various spells and shaping lightning into various forms of creatures, showcasing draconic and avian majesty.

But there was one thing notably absent—the very essence of Electromagnetic Force.

The most intuitive and essential Heavenly Element Group from the Heavenly Song, which best represents the domain of electromagnetic interaction, seemed to have been completely neglected by Zhao Qingfeng.

Strange.

Very strange.

While listening to the experiences of these people, Wang Qi compared and calculated them against his known theories and reorganized them. As he listened, a question suddenly emerged.

Could it be that these people all possess "Innate Wisdom"? Are they experiencing severe Knowledge Barriers because they have inherited knowledge and experience from previous lives, causing them to see only the superficial phenomena and not delve into the essence?

In other words, are they all transmigrators? Only, they are of the reincarnation stream, while I am from the transmigration stream? This world is one that progresses forward, such that their reincarnation does not even become a Golden Finger, but rather a barrier to advancement.

And, could the true reason Banished Immortals cannot break through the Heavenly Barrier be the trouble caused by the Knowledge Barrier?

These others who have reincarnated, did they bring along their Personality, or their memory? How many in Shenzhou are like me, who have kept their Personality intact from the start and retained most of their knowledge?

Wang Qi raised his hand to show that he had a question. Zhao Qingfeng was pleased with Wang Qi's quality of quickly integrating into the group, so he nodded and said, "Wang Qi, if you have any questions, just ask. We are all Banished Immortals; none of us has it easy, and we will all help you."

Wang Qi carefully chose his words, then asked, "Is everyone here… in possession of memories from their previous lives? Or do you know some memories or knowledge you have never come across before? Or perhaps, were any of you emotionally mature by the age of three to five?"

No one expected Wang Qi's first question to be so sharp, and they all fell silent. Suddenly, the lively exchange became unusually quiet.

Zhao Qingfeng was somewhat annoyed, "Wang Qi, remember, this question touches on the very foundation of a Banished Immortal's standing. You asked what you shouldn't have!"

Wang Qi quickly bowed his head, "Sorry, this is my first time meeting other Banished Immortals, and I was too excited."

Zhao Qingfeng sighed, "Never mind, it can't be helped, who makes the Immortal Alliance push us Banished Immortals too hard?"

"Regarding your question, I'll just pick and choose what I can answer."

"First off, Banished Immortals who retain all their memories from their last life at birth like those found in Cultivation novels—I have not come across any. The Master of Heaven Splitting Dao from far across the sea and the Demon Emperor who once split the Modern Immortal Path might be of this kind, but there's no way to verify that."

"As for us, the majority can't recall past lives clearly. It's only during Cultivation that we might suddenly have thoughts like 'this method of cultivation is better,' or 'this should be understood this way,' and that's it."

"Among the seven of us here, the best we can do is extract a set of spells from our memories that we have never seen before, nothing more." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)