Exploring Immortality Cultivation
Chapter 448 - 201: One Man Army [Exploding Tomorrow, Begging for Recommendations and Support]

Electromagnetic Water Manipulation sounds like something out of a fantasy, but in reality, it is a rather simple skill. Electrons inherently have electromagnetic interactions, so all molecules containing electrons have magnetic moments. However, the magnetic moments in most objects are scattered and cancel each other out. Only a very few objects can spontaneously generate magnetism.

By using a complex magnetic field to align the magnetic moments of water molecules, a very strong magnetization can be produced. This was a technique that Wang Qi had mastered during the Qi Cultivation Stage. However, before, he lacked sufficient mana to use this method to defend against such powerful Water Element Magic.

The difference was that instead of forcefully controlling the water with specialty mana, Wang Qi's spell caused the water to undergo a qualitative change, and then utilized this inherent property of the water itself. The altered water flow was not affected by Qian Changsheng's magic; instead, it was entirely under Wang Qi's control. Qian Changsheng's strike, which consumed a quarter of his mana, was unable to cause any harm to Wang Qi.

As for the first sword strike from Wang Qi that was blocked, that was purely an accident. The High Phase Sword's lethal strike did not require much mana, and Wang Qi had not expected that Qian Changsheng's magic would detect the approach of a metallic object and autonomously create a strong magnetic field, diverting the trajectory of the sword. In fact, if Wang Qi had pre-emptively reinforced his sword with a Heavenly Song Mana Field, his first strike would not have missed the mark.

Fire Element? As if oxidation reactions are some kind of profound mystery?

Wood Element? Are you claiming it's stronger than the Life Flame at the core of life beings or think to win by relying on a bunch of plant fibers?

Earth Element? Hey, did you even pass your Engineering exam? Without passing, do you have the nerve to use such a technique?

Absolute domination in magic is exceedingly frustrating. And unfortunately, the majority of natural phenomena are macroscopic manifestations of electromagnetic interactions, which is why Heavenly Song overwhelmingly counters all spells that stack, repeat, or imitate natural phenomena.

All Laws Return to One, Heavenly Song.

Truth be told, Qian Changsheng's Five Elements Illusion Wheel was a strong spell capable of varying its effects to counter different enemies, the epitome of "encompassing myriad changes," providing a composed response to most opponents.

But this was merely a surface-level "trick".

Qian Changsheng was more powerful in mana than Wang Qi, but he wasn't yet so powerful as to bridge the gap between "appearance" and "essence".

Not even fifteen minutes had passed before Wang Qi promptly and neatly took care of this Ancient Golden Core.

"Don't show off if you didn't even finish middle school, just honestly breaking through skill with force is somewhat more troublesome." Wang Qi put away his bell and muttered, "Wouldn't it be better to honestly attack with a sword like the Emperor's Extreme Heaven Splitting Dao, instead of performing all these convoluted tactics?"

The disturbance from the duel between Wang Qi and Qian Changsheng did not attract the attention of the three individuals. With a full vat of Emperor's Liquid at his disposal, concocting Demon Soldiers was as simple for Wang Qi as blowing air. Thousands of Qi Storage Stage Plant Demons launching themselves in a so-called holy war would require even Golden Core Stage cultivators to be cautious. Under these circumstances, unleashing a powerful clearance move was perfectly normal. After discovering that everyone else had arrived and Qian Changsheng was still nowhere to be seen, the remaining trio realized something was amiss.

Zhai Difeng's face turned ashen as he picked up a string of bells from the ground; they belonged to Lin Jing. With the bells here, needless to say, Lin Jing was certainly dead. Yan Xiong's chances looked slim as well.

"The mission failed," Zhai Difeng said with a grim look, "Let's leave."

Priest Li shrieked, "What did you say? After all this time and effort, you want to leave just like that?"

"The situation is clear; we can't retrieve the Immortal Artifact from that Demon Clan powerhouse," Zhai Difeng pressed the heel of his remaining hand to his forehead, his expression ferocious, "Priest Li, do you think I don't want the Immortal Artifact? But the enemy that the original six Golden Cores couldn't handle… What can three of us do? And now we are down to three!"

"It's because you five were too useless," Priest Li had particularly little patience when dealing with these "unbelievers," even if they were allies with the same stance. He jumped with anger and cursed, "I alone could take down the five of you!"

Lin Zongdi sneered back, "Do you think your combat power can compare with a Heterodox Golden Core?"

Heterodox cultivators are skilled in battle; a capable Heterodox Golden Core could easily slay a True Law Nascent Soul. Lin Zongdi admitted that Priest Li was strong, but he didn't believe that the Nascent Soul elders in his sect would lose to this charlatan!

Teams that came together solely out of mutual interest were bound to fall apart once that mutual interest disappeared.

Zhai Difeng let out a long sigh, deciding to still try to persuade the two men. They needed to work together to flee for their lives.

As for what would happen after getting out… Heh, he and his junior brother could simply take refuge in Divine Capital where many Ancient Method Practitioners dwelled. After all, neither of them hosted a Nascent Soul within, so posing as local cultivators wouldn't be an issue. By that time, this individual seething with Divine Tao essence—Heh, for a Heterodox Cultivator to raise a group of True Law Practitioners to assert his own legitimacy was common, yet his assault on the Divine Tao was relentless.

But before his malicious thoughts could finish brewing, the familiar rustling sound once again enveloped the group. Lin Zongdi and Zhai Difeng, already nervous as startled birds, found the previously ignored Qi Intent of the Qi Storage Stage Demon Beasts terrifyingly formidable!

Enemies blanketed the skies and earth!

"Ding ding," the bells at the waists of the three tinkled once more. This time, it was an unabashed provocation. Even a fool would know who the original owner of the bells was.

"Ding ding."

The bells rang out again, this time outright revealing their location. Faced with such blatant provocation, Zhai Difeng thought not of retaliation but of escape. He had wanted to flee in the direction away from the bells, but soon, his face turned pale as he abandoned the thought.

There were more than tens of thousands of Demon Clan's auras in that direction—weren't there?

If Wang Qi knew what he was thinking, he would have laughed out loud. This was a Demon Clan sanctuary, after all; how could the presence of demon creatures not be strong here? This also owed to the Life Flame and Emperor's Liquid having created demons that were almost indistinguishable from natural demon creatures, otherwise, these cultivators wouldn't be so alarmingly jittery.

"Every bush and tree looks like an enemy." Although Priest Li was also astonished, he didn't want to show any cowardice in front of the two "companions" opposite him. He loudly inquired, "Mr. Zhai, this means we've failed, hasn't it?"

His tone was nearly mocking.

Zhai Difeng ground his teeth, "Indeed."

Priest Li forced out a few chuckles from his throat, "Very good… Now we don't have to worry about 'being discovered' and having to tread lightly."

He pulled out a large hemp bag from beneath his black robe. Clearly, this bag was a Storage Magic Artifact, but with a much larger capacity. He chuckled as he shook the bag, causing a mountainous pile of corpses to spill out. Some were the bodies of humans, some were beasts. All of them were contorted in expression and slightly decomposed.

The aura of the surrounding demon kind was vast like seas of smoke, countless enemies lurking within. Most of these were from the Qi Storage Demon Clan; they could fly but not quickly. If only one could break through, all would be well.

But such a terrifying number could chill the spine of a typical Grandmaster.

However, Priest Li didn't see it that way. At this moment, he planned to…

"Fight our way out." This fat charlatan sneered, "Merely vile demons, yet to shed ignorance and you dare to block the path of the World-Purifying Envoy of Hongyuan the Great?"

As the corpses were stacked together, they seemed to have surpassed a critical volume, triggering a chain reaction. A menacing red-black vile force seeped from within the bodies. This was not Spiritual Energy, nor was it Mana. It resembled the concept of "death," but went beyond "death," leaving a deeper mark on the already deceased.

This was the scourge when the universe itself slips towards destruction!

A minor cry of pain for the universe, but for mortals, it was the power to tamper with the world.

Wang Qi eyed the rising tendrils not far away and exclaimed with a "Huh", "They're actually thinking of countering collective assault with collective assault, summoning tide with summoning tide?"

Heh, a summoning contest? The Great Druid has never feared anyone!

With a casual wave of his hand, Wang Qi gathered the spirits of grasses and trees into several green dragons, which encircled the several Golden Core Cultivators heavily.

Meanwhile, beside Priest Li, twisted grotesque creatures took their places. Their bodies faintly allowed one to discern their original species, but nature definitely never evolved such warped beings!

"Purify this world! Preserve the Divine Kingdom!" Priest Li shouted loudly, swiping his hand as the reconstructed monsters from corpses swarmed out!

Not far away, Wang Qi discarded the bells, gesturing solemnly, "Gentlemen, I delight in war!"

The answer to him was a wave of verdant tides.

This was the war of two extreme forces, life and death! A battle between one man and another man! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)