Exploring Immortality Cultivation
Chapter 447 - 200: Except for the Golden Core being too weak, everything was as expected

Zhai Difeng skimmed low over the ground, with his Golden Core Stage's substantial Spiritual Sense scraping inch by inch across the earth. All the while, he remained vigilant for enemies that might spring forth from around him.

Not only from that million-year old demon but also from Modern Cultivators.

In every part of Shenzhou, it was unnecessary to place guards every three steps or sentries every five steps, but Ancient Method Practitioners who smuggled themselves into Shenzhou still had to face stringent tests. Too many infiltrators had disappeared silently without a trace. And according to the last records they sent back, they hadn't even approached any Modern Cultivator of the Immortal Alliance.

—In fact, it was their own fault for being ignorant, not knowing that even after the world had become networked, there was such a thing as a "surveillance net."

Over time, in the hearts of Ancient Method Practitioners, Shenzhou had become such a dangerous place where you might trigger a horde of Security Guardians to blast you to smithereens if you took just a few steps in a deserted area. If they were not nearing the Divine Capital, where the Immortal Alliance's forces were weak, those who fled to the Far Sea wouldn't even have the courage to retrieve this Immortal Artifact.

The underbrush rustled, the sound stirring. Zhai Difeng jumped, nearly unleashing a barrage of Sword Qi all around. But a sweep with his Divine Thought soon revealed that the life forces nearby were very weak, clearly just Little Demons that had recently entered Qi Storage. This was a Demon Clan relic site, where the chances of life beings undergoing Demonization were slightly higher than elsewhere, so the emergence of a multitude of Little Demons was normal...

Zhai Difeng even felt that he was beginning to scare himself. Yet for some reason, the immense pressure still caused him an ounce of unease.

The sound from behind made him whirl around again, only to see a white bird. The poor Demon Bird could not withstand the gaze of a Golden Core Stage cultivator, flapping its wings clumsily as it stumbled away in flight.

"I'm just being overly sensitive..."

Zhai Difeng chuckled wryly and shook his head. He didn't know that if he had caught the bird, he would have discovered the words "Wind Media, You six" on its feathers.

The Wind Media Mechanism, You series number six, a reconnaissance mechanism produced by the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

Meanwhile, several miles away where Golden Core Stage Spiritual Sense couldn't reach, Wang Qi was using the bird's eyes to monitor Zhai Difeng. Each of those four Ancient Golden Core individuals was accompanied by nearly ten differently shaped Mechanical Beasts, all reconnaissance-type mechanisms.

Zhen Chan's Spiritual Sense was far superior to those individuals. After Zhen Chan determined the approximate location of several Golden Core Cultivators, Wang Qi ruled out the reconnaissance-type Mechanical Beasts and had complete control of those individuals' whereabouts.

Following these reconnaissance mechanisms were a large number of forcibly matured Plant Demons implanted with a Killing Divine Power. Since Wang Qi knew the locations of these Golden Core Cultivators, he could also roughly predict their directions of movement based on their paths.

Then, he prepared in advance the formations for attack.

"It's time to close the net," Wang Qi said with a slight smile as he watched the Ancient Golden Core cultivators on the screen, who knew nothing of their predicament.

One-on-one, with all of his strength poured forth, defeating even a single Golden Core was difficult. Not to mention that several Golden Core Cultivators were especially close to one another, and any slight commotion from the fight would immediately draw the others.

But what if everyone was caught off-guard by an unexpected attack?

In his heart, Wang Qi issued an order.

The gap between technological capabilities reversed the roles of the hunter and the hunted at this moment.

The command in his Divine Thought was transmitted at light speed through the network of locations, and all the matured Demon Soldiers received Wang Qi's will.

Golden Core Cultivator Lin Zongdi was patrolling not far away when suddenly, he sensed a change in the atmosphere around him. A green eagle phantom composed of Demon Energy appeared out of nowhere from a short distance away, striking directly at his face.

"Eagle Clan's Innate Divine Power from the Demon Clan? That old monster is from the Eagle Clan?" Lin Zongdi's hand flashed with Golden Light, and a Qi Sword shattered the Divine Power. Unexpectedly, another Qi Sword shot at him from behind. After dispersing the second Qi Sword, he was met with a dense barrage of Divine Powers coming at him from all angles.

"Ah!" Lin Zongdi burned his life force in desperation to unleash his potential, pushing his Protective Gang Qi to the limit, like a flame. The Heaven Splitting Dao's secret technique, the Sky Breaking Sword Qi, confronted the Divine Powers with dazzling might. In the midst of the chaos, he did not forget to gently swipe his hand over his waist-mounted bell.

Then, he received the Spirit Message from the bell.

The bell was not equivalent to a Modern Calculator, barely comparing to the "telegraph" technology discarded by Earth. Three Spirit Messages drilled into his head one after another. According to the pre-agreed secret signals, the messages meant — Encounter with the enemy, come quickly.

Enemy encountered! Come quickly!

At the same time, three other Golden Core Cultivators received the same signal.

"As expected," Wang Qi checked the positions of the several people on the light screen and then gently jingled the fifth string of bells he had snatched from the enemy's hand. Then, he casually tossed the bells aside and charged toward another direction.

That was the direction of "Mr. Qian" from the Heavenly Book Tower.

"Indeed, as the old man predicted, receiving such a signal that doesn't follow the secret codes at this time, these people will likely honestly come over."

"The motto of the Heavenly Book Tower is 'Read ten thousand books, cultivate ten thousand spells.' It includes everything. The old man can't be sure what kind of magic this fellow might use, nor can be sure if he could turn the tables."

"So, kill this one first!"

Qian Changsheng was probably the most relaxed among the suddenly attacked Golden Core Cultivators. The spells he knew were more than the rest of the team's Golden Cores combined and were enough to deal with all situations. Golden Wood Water Fire Earth—five-colored light spheres rotated in front of him in the sequence of generating and overcoming, using his absolute advantage in mana to sever off the demons' attacks, with more than enough self-preservation. He even had the spare energy to probe the source of the attack he was subjected to.

It was actually a barrage made by countless Plant Demons sacrificing themselves...

Was this an Ancient Demon Clan's secret technique? Such secret techniques must be recorded in the Heavenly Book Tower's library!

Since he received three identical Spirit Messages, he had no idea which side he should go to aid.

Just then, the fourth Spirit Message came.

"Hmm?" His brow furrowed. This third Spirit Message was messy, not at all the content of the secret signal. Plus, comparing it with the previous three Spirit Messages...

"Lin Jing is in trouble." Qian Changsheng made his judgment and then took off without hesitation toward that direction. Whether Lin Jing had been taken out, the enemy had set a trap based on the bells, or she was truly in too much trouble to send a Spirit Message according to the code, he should go there. The other three, if they were not foolish, would think the same. This was a good opportunity for the four of them to meet up.

The moment he started flying in the direction the Spirit Message came from, numerous sharp attacks came at him head-on. Qian Changsheng performed a movement technique but did not counterattack; instead, he sped up. What the enemy does not want you to do, you do even more. This was a simple response method when the enemy is in the dark and you're in the light.

Suddenly, the Five Elements Illusion Wheel in front of Qian Changsheng naturally circulated, with the Gold Element in the lead, and the Primordial Magnetic Power surged. A glint of silver that was hidden among several Divine Skills suddenly stagnated.

It was the tip of a sword!

Qian Changsheng broke out in a cold sweat. Had it not been for the protective magic of the Five Elements Illusion Wheel, he feared he would have taken a sword directly to the chest! He rapidly cycled his mana, bellowed loudly, "Five Virtues Reincarnation, Golden Extreme Produces Water! Water Virtue True Form!"

The Five Elements Illusion Wheel rotated again, and the True Water Xuan Light flowed in all directions with the rapid rotation of the Illusion Wheel. Nearby were a small stream and several lakes. The waters from this stream and lakes obeyed his Magic Decree, converging together and transforming into water knives, spears, and wheels at extreme speed, rushing toward the incoming enemy!

This strike drained two and a half percent of Qian Changsheng's mana, and he somewhat regretted releasing the move after it left his hand. The attacking enemy seemed only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and it was somewhat not worth it to waste so much power on a Foundation Establishment...

Thinking this, he waved his sleeve to disperse the scalding water vapor that came at him and continued toward his target. However, he had not flown far when he heard a strange voice from the center of the water vapors, "Yo, so real men never look back at explosions?"

Qian Changsheng was startled and turned his head to see Wang Qi floating in mid-air, surrounded by countless streams of clear water rapidly revolving around him. However, Wang Qi's gaze was full of scorn, "Tsk, tsk, considering your magic automatically protected you from my sword, I thought you might be unexpectedly strong. Who knew, it was just a blind cat running into a dead rat..."

Qian Changsheng's pupils shrank, "That's Elemental Magnetic Power around you? You... why can you use the Elemental Magnetic Power to manipulate the Water Element?"

"Let me give you a free lesson. It's not just water, electromagnetism in theory can manipulate all matter—and to be honest, I thought you had some special secret technique, which is why I especially ambushed you. Turns out it's just pure Five Elements magic; I wouldn't even flinch fighting you head-on. Hey, hey, just to be clear, plain Five Elements magic means nothing to me, so bring out your real skills!" Wang Qi urged on, his excitement seemingly excessive.

But Qian Changsheng no longer dared to ridicule this madman.

The decidedly unfair second round between the two, commenced. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)