Exploring Immortality Cultivation
Chapter 437 - 190 There must be 11 sets of Immortal Artifacts, right?

Wang Qi's consciousness had "expanded." He felt the scope of his consciousness had increased, it was not just his thoughts that were "me," not just his physical body that was "me," but even a small space around him was also "me!"

Named "I," the Upper Pure Spirit Treasure and self-awareness are essentially memory information plus personality algorithms, computational power surged, which also led to a change in consciousness.

Wang Qi's will circulated among a vast amount of Yin Yang Yao, rational thoughts being transformed into binary calculations. These Yin Yang Yao were merely disposable products, stability was not a concern, hence refining them was extraordinarily simple. Since these Yin Yang Yao were refined from the origins of Wang Qi's soul, they could seamlessly interface with his soul.

Then, this will that appeared for the sake of calculation began to change the mana within Wang Qi's body.

Firstly, the overflowing mana in the meridians burst out of the channels. Within the human body, only the meridians are naturally existing organs intended to contain spiritual energy; other tissues would only feel intense discomfort from the massive amounts of spiritual energy.

After the originally complete mana had leaked out, the meridians had new space. Spiritual energy streams pervaded everywhere in the world, like a long river, pouring pure spiritual energy from outer space into Wang Qi's body. This was a basic ability every Modern Cultivator possessed, but under the effect of the Lower Divine Power of Life Flame, Wang Qi's recovery speed was several times faster than other Modern Cultivators!

Quickly, pure mana filled Wang Qi's entire physical body.

The Heavenly Position Axis formed by the mana from the Book of Geometry rapidly coiled up, then shot out like a chameleon's tongue. The Heavenly Position Axis raced through the meridians, piercing through each Yin Yang Yao. Hit by alien magic power, the Yin Yang Yao shattered. At that moment, Wang Qi changed his hand mnemonic, holy light circulated, and the shattered Yin Yang Yao reassembled, merging indistinguishably with the Heavenly Position Axis.

Yao Ding Calculating Scripture, Book of Geometry, become one. Heavenly Position Technique, complete!

The Yin Yang Yao connected by the Heavenly Position Axis served as both a coordinate system and a series of calculation units linked together as a calculator. They rearranged within Wang Qi's body, coalescing into a single block. Following that, Heavenly Calculation Power refined by the Heavenly Calculation Atlas manifested, converging toward the coalesced calculation units.

Evolution is a change in genetic information, and genetic materials record genetic information. Therefore, the concept of "evolution" inherently includes "recording." Heavenly Calculation Atlas essentially forms the "storage" mental method!

Wang Qi changed his hand mnemonic, guiding the intrinsic form of mana, cooperating with the mana flow; his consciousness guided, forming one magic seal after another, one spirit prohibition after another near the "calculator." The magic seals and spirit prohibitions merged, forming a solid structure.

This was the Magic Foundation.

Constructed with Heavenly Calculation Power, the Magic Foundation started with the Heavenly Position Technique Foundation, extending vertically along the meridians, perfectly merging with the meridians, nerves, and muscles, resembling perpetually dividing fungal mycelia, and like deep-reaching plant root systems.

A new system was being generated.

Next emerged a powerful electromagnetic field. Unlike common mana, the mana of Heavenly Song did not exist in the form of fluid within the meridians but contracted in the format of "fields" within major acupoints. With the addition of the Heavenly Song Power Field, one electric light-illuminated magic seal after another appeared on the Magic Foundation formed by the Heavenly Calculation Atlas, new spirit prohibitions mixed into the Magic Foundation. A stronger "field" solidified within Wang Qi's physical body, allowing mana to circulate freely beyond the constraints of the meridians.

Various kinds of mana that Wang Qi practiced simultaneously gushed out within him, rampaging fiercely. Heavenly Entropy Technique, Elephant Phase Wave Skill, Great Discrete Coincidence, Wave Ripples Mysterious Energy...

However, this situation had already been simulated countless times before, the process of Foundation Establishment had also been rehearsed countless times during Artifact Refining. Wang Qi skillfully changed his hand mnemonics, guided the mana, adjusted the intrinsic forms, continuously adding new components on the already formed framework.

He had no idea how much time had passed when Wang Qi finally stopped his hands and relaxed completely. He sighed softly and said, "I forgot to yell 'Break for me!' again… Previously, I didn't snatch all the eggs in the world—sorry, Foundation Establishment Pills—and there wasn't a hint of failure even in crisis. Successful Foundation Establishment didn't come with a buzzing in my head, pain throughout my body, meridians breaking and reforming, or expelling a body's worth of excrement. How am I supposed to admit I'm a cultivator when I go out now?"

Unbeknownst to him, Wang Qi had already built a top-tier Magic Foundation within his body. At this moment, the mana in his body was no longer bound by his meridians, transforming his entire body into a potent system capable of wielding mana.

During this process, he didn't feel anything special, as if everything was just part of the plan, and he was merely following through without any particular distinction after a few hours of meditation.

But anyone would know how difficult it is to achieve this step. Wang Qi had personally crafted his Magic Foundation, with the help of his peers and senior masters, drawing on countless resources and learning a great deal. In the past six months, he had also spent a significant amount of gold to experiment with refining various magic artifacts to simulate the Magic Foundation.

If he wasn't capable of such an accomplishment, who else could be? This intangible capital cannot merely be compared to a mere hundred or so Foundation Establishment Pills, especially since such outdated concepts had already been abolished by Modern Cultivators.

Just then, he noticed two black magic artifacts hovering above his Shenzhou, frenziedly devouring the soul origin he was using to construct the Yin Yang Yao. They were the "Mathematics" Divine Ring and the "Discrete" shoulder guard. He raised his eyebrows, intending to collect them, when Sage Zhi Long's voice suddenly appeared, "You might want to wait before collecting them. The two sword artifacts are in the final stage of their refining, being quenched with your soul origin, which can save you the effort of refining them."

Wang Qi scratched his head, realizing he hadn't heard Zhen Chan's voice, and asked, "That old man…"

Zhi Long laughed, "That youngster is fine. He just has some things he wants only the Mathematical Sect disciples to hear, so I've let him sleep for a while."

The day had finally come when that old man was referred to as a kid. Wang Qi chuckled inwardly, but respectfully replied, "Please advise, senior."

Sage Zhi Long waved his hand, and more than ten magic artifacts appeared, "Back when my Mathematical Sect was in the Mortal World, we discussed refining an Immortal Artifact that could carry the Great Dao and ensure we wouldn't be underestimated even in Immortal Heaven. However, Shenzhou is, after all, in the mortal realm, where materials are scarce. Our sect spent hundreds of years and still couldn't gather the materials to refine the ideal Immortal Artifact, so we settled for a set that combines to surpass any theoretical magic artifact."

"The 'Mathematics' Ring as the core, one 'Map' Ring, one 'Heaven Measuring Square', one 'Xuanji Ruler', two 'Heaven Sealing Rulers', the shoulder guards 'Discrete' and 'Lian Yun', two 'Harmonious Number' treasure wheels, the 'Sky Drawing' jade hairpin, and one 'Heavenly Seal'…" Zhi Long continued, "Now you already possess the 'Discrete' and 'Mathematics' swords. I've reforged the Immortal Artifacts for you, but their capability to sense each other is still intact."

Feeling deeply moved, Wang Qi felt he had finally received the protagonist's treatment and eagerly asked, "The ring, jade hairpin, treasure wheels, compass, ruler, big seal… these don't seem to relate to each other. Why choose these forms to create a set?"

Zhi Long explained, "They can combine into a single Immortal Artifact." As he spoke, the illusion in front of Sage Zhi Long came to life. The Mathematics Ring became the core, connecting the various Immortal Artifacts into a simple mechanism. The compass opened, clamped the treasure wheel, linking to the ruler; the ruler and the jade hairpin were perpendicular to each other, with the jade hairpin serving as the pointer while another ring was fitted onto the Xuanji Ruler, which was parallel to the ruler… All in all, it was a formation that was very familiar to Wang Qi.

"This is the most ancient measuring tool of our Human Clan, the beginning tool of Mathematics," Zhi Long said seriously. "I don't know if you still use it now, but you must remember, this is the root of our Mathematical Sect."

However, Wang Qi, pointing to the combined Immortal Artifact, stuttered, "Senior…this…did the sages of the Middle Ages make a total of twelve sets?"

Zhi Long frowned, "What's the matter? As far as I know, only our Mathematical Sect planned this. Is there a problem?"

The issue is major... Damn, I didn't know my main task was to collect the gold cloaks of the Zodiac Libra! Oh well, judging by the color, this version belongs to the Netherworld version of the Zodiac Libra golden cloak.

There must be twelve pieces, right? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to recommend and vote monthly. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)