Exploring Immortality Cultivation
Chapter 479 - 233 Betting on Grandpa's Name

"The Divine Capital's Murderer," on Wang Qi's first day in the Divine Capital, he'd overheard talk of this urban legend-like tale in a tea house. Indeed, in the Immortal Hero World, there were numerous and varied means of crime, with vast differences in strength among individuals, making it quite easy for a high-cultivation individual to kill someone of lower cultivation. Serial killers, akin to Jack the Ripper, were nothing unusual.

In fact, it was only in the millennia since the Immortal Alliance emerged and redefined the Human Dao Order that laws of this kind had been established, that great efforts were made to capture murderers. In the Ancient Method Era, murder was a trivial affair with countless people going missing every year—because no one truly kept count. Bodies could be discarded carelessly without anyone intervening.

However, Wang Qi had previously thought these matters were distant from himself.

Take the United States for example, where about 150 people die each year from such malevolent murders, a number significantly lower than those killed by police shootings, numbering over 400. Those who die from regular robbery-related murders, crimes of passion, or traffic incidents far outnumber those killed by serial killers.

Statistically speaking, the probability of encountering such incidents was exceedingly low.

Yet today, he had finally understood what independent events in probability theory meant.

For each individual in the sample, the probability of event P happening was exceedingly low. However, the probabilities unrelated to each other among individuals. For that one individual experiencing the event, the probability of event P is 1, is 100%.

Noticing Chen Feng's arrival, Wang Qi looked up at him. Chen Feng was startled by Wang Qi. It's not that he hadn't seen Wang Qi like this before—on the contrary, Wang Qi always presented himself with this expression.

But was Wang Qi the kind of person whose emotions didn't show on his face?

He was clearly the type whose thoughts were transparently reflected on his face!

Wang Qi shook the flask in his hand at Chen Feng. The amber liquid emitted a golden radiance. Due to the potent effects of the Emperor's Liquid, Wang Qi's spoon, bamboo tube, and cup that had contained the Emperor's Liquid showed signs of Demonization, so Wang Qi had specifically exchanged them for special containers. His expression indifferent, he said, "Chen Feng, I feel like all my recent efforts have been in vain... Despite getting this Spirit Awakening Holy Medicine, and this, the strongest Enlightenment Technique. Yet, those little devils couldn't handle it."

"Brother..."

Wang Qi grinned and said, "I initially thought of using the Holy Flame to reignite the Life Fire, using the Emperor's Liquid to repair the demonic bodies... but those little devils' souls have already dissipated, their white matter degenerated, neurons hydrolyzed. Doing so would indeed yield another batch of living Little Demons, but, this is essentially just another type of zombie transformation, isn't it? Moreover, it's possible their physical bodies may retain memories of pain, resulting in the creation of vicious demons."

Chen Feng sighed, "Wang Qi, calm down. If you want to cry, just cry."

Wang Qi put away the special flask, stating solemnly, "There's no need."

"You're obviously not alright..."

Suddenly, Zhen Chan said to Chen Feng, "This is actually very normal."

Zhen Chan had collaborated with Chen Feng on some research, so they were acquainted. Chen Feng said, "Senior, was Wang Qi always like this before?"

"At least he used to allot a thread of his consciousness to cry in the dreams he created," Zhen Chan only said half of it.

The other half was, when Wang Qi was truly angry, he showed no signs of anger. He would calmly calculate who had upset him, label them as a target and consider how far he had to go to ensure their complete destruction.

Just like that day in front of Li Ziye, when Wang Qi was copying the Daoist of Uncertainty's manuscript. At that time, he didn't know how the Immortal Alliance functioned, nor did he understand the Ancient Method, the rules, or the strength comparison between them. To guard his last stance, he intercepted the manuscript of the traitor from the Immortal Alliance.

Chen Feng, knowing Zhen Chan had spent a long time with Wang Qi, believed him. He whispered, "Maybe you should go back, sort out your feelings... my condolences..."

He was always eloquent, yet he didn't know what to say to Wang Qi.

Wang Qi gently patted Chen Feng's shoulder, "No problem. I've also applied for assistance with the investigation. I can't leave now."

Xian Tianwei briskly walked over. Following him was another Spirit Awakening Master who had just completed making a record. Today was the Spirit Awakening Ceremony, and all Spirit Awakening Masters were supposed to attend.

Only now, things had turned out this way.

Xian Tianwei approached Wang Qi and handed him a Spirit Rhinoceros Bottle, "After Chen Feng proved you have an alibi for last night, Junior Master Fu approved your application. This is the data collected; if you want to know about the cases before this serial killer, ask Chen Feng—he'll tell you."

It was then that Chen Feng realized, "So you were the guy who applied to assist in the investigation?"

"Yes, it's me," Wang Qi nodded. Just then, over a dozen lifelike bionic birds landed in front of him. Then, a few mice scurried out, and a small group of bats flew over.

These were all Mechanical Beasts.

Chen Feng urgently asked, "What exactly are you trying to do?"

"In the name of my grandfather..." Wang Qi's mouth twisted into a strange smile, "I must uncover the truth."

Chen Feng felt a hint of ridicule in the other's expression. This type of ridicule was common, probably something like an inside joke that only Wang Qi could understand. But this time, it seemed different.

Zhen Chan muttered in a way that no one could hear, "Why not simply swear to solve this case? This kid is really stubborn."

Wang Qi's parents died early. For him, his deceased grandfather was the only family he had in this world.

In other words, Wang Qi staking his grandfather's name meant that he would not allow failure this time.

While they talked, Wang Qi had already retracted all the Mechanical Beasts. He shook his head, sighing, "Too slow, too few usable ones. I should order a batch from Thousand Mechanism Pavilion."

Xian Tianwei said, "According to the previous requirements, you must also hand over any evidence you collect here to us."

"I know, I know. But this one's a bit big; you'll need something with a large capacity." Wang Qi scanned the Spirit Rhinoceros Bottle with a ring, and in a flash of Spirit Light, hundreds of gigabytes of data had been copied by Jarvis. Wang Qi said, "Find another five bottles like this Spirit Rhinoceros Bottle."

Xian Tianwei said, "This is already at the Talismanic Level, several terayao of Spirit Rhinoceros data. How much exactly have you collected?"

Wang Qi spread his hand open, "Come take a look."

An invisible Illusion Field enveloped the three of them. Chen Feng hesitated for a moment, then chose to enter Wang Qi's illusion. Next, he was astonished to find that he had failed to delve deeper—the scenery around him hadn't changed at all.

"Wrong!" Chen Feng suddenly realized. This guy had built a 1:1 scale model in the calculator!

This was a completely virtual real area, recreating everything at the murder scene.

Wang Qi's figure appeared not far away. He waved his hand, and countless photos arrayed in midair. They were all of the Demon Clan members who had been killed.

Wang Qi's face was calm as water, "Jarvis, reconstruct the scene, using the marks on the ground, the scanning results of the bodies, and these photos, place the bodies back to where they died."

In an instant, what was a fairly simple village turned into a Shura Killing Field, a Mortal World Hell. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)