Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 297 - 51 Settling In (Part 1)

When Wang Qi saw the Divine Capital Branch, he felt as though he'd gone to the wrong place. He hadn't seen many Immortal Alliance branches in his life, but there were quite a few he had encountered. However, he had never seen one as dilapidated as the Divine Capital Branch.

Firstly, it was just a small building without a courtyard. Yes, a building, although it was fully equipped with Spirit Prohibitions, it was indeed a small five-story building without a courtyard. Secondly, there was no large calculator, which was standard equipment in an Immortal Alliance branch; the staff relied on mere Heavy Artifact level desktop calculators—Xiangkou Branch, a rural branch, even had a calculator capable of deploying large-scale stacked illusions.

Wang Qi glanced at Mo Zhenzhen with a puzzled look. He felt this hardly resembled an Immortal Alliance branch, but Mo Zhenzhen just smiled wryly and went on with her task of submitting work to the Immortal Alliance—besides her external affairs duties at Wanfa Sect, she also took on tasks to process experimental data for the Alliance, earning extra Merit.

After Wang Qi got his temporary residence permit for Divine Capital... ahem, after registering with the Immortal Alliance, he followed Mo Zhenzhen to the Wanfa Sect's station in Divine Capital. But as soon as they arrived, Wang Qi looked at Mo Zhenzhen with a strange expression, "Junior Sister Mo, are we sure we haven't lost our way?"

"This is the place," Fu Xiao explained.

Wang Qi had not expected that the so-called Wanfa Sect station in Divine Capital would be a siheyuan, a traditional quadrangle dwelling, and not of high standards with nine entries and exits, not even six entries. This was far too shabby!

Observing the scene, Wang Qi sighed, "It feels like there's only the basic Spirit Prohibition here, right?"

"This place isn't valued by our Sect, naturally, no extra effort is put into having Spirit Prohibitions."

Wang Qi touched his forehead, "What about the calculators? There must be some calculators?"

Mo Zhenzhen thought for a moment, "There are about three or four. One of them is Heavy Artifact level, used by Foundation Establishment seniors. It's hard for us in the Qi Cultivation Stage to use them—have you learned to use calculators in the main sect of Wanfa?"

"I can use them, just know how to use them," Wang Qi sighed. In his past life, he had spent twenty years with computers, but in this life, he had only been exposed to calculators for just over half a year and still couldn't say he could handle academic problems with them.

Just then, the gate of the courtyard was pushed open, and a young man hurried out. Fu Xiao and Mo Zhenzhen quickly greeted, "Senior Brother Huangfu."

The man with the compound surname Huangfu was in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, his aura was not weak. Wang Qi estimated that he was slightly inferior to Su Junyu, probably an Inner Sect disciple of Wanfa. He glanced at Wang Qi and asked, "This youngster... Yao Ding Calculating Scripture, Book of Geometry? Are you new here?"

"Yes."

"Hmm, work hard. Although the Divine Capital Outer Disciples area is rundown, it can still support you." Senior Brother Huangfu seemed to have something urgent to attend to, as he only exchanged a few words with Wang Qi before leaving. As Huangfu departed, Mo Zhenzhen introduced him, "This Senior Brother Huangfu Lian is named Huangfu Lian. He is one of only five Foundation Establishment Cultivators at our station here in Divine Capital. He's an Arithmetician specializing in Topology known for his proficiency in the four-color calculation."

Wang Qi nodded. Topology discussed continuous transformations within geometric figures involving group theory content. If there was a chance, he might even consult the senior brother about it.

At this time, Mo Zhenzhen looked unsurely at Wang Qi again, "You're also studying the Book of Geometry?"

Yao Ding Calculating Scripture and the Book of Geometry were both challenging mental methods, and mastering both was certainly aimed at progressing towards "Heavenly Position Technique" of Analytic Geometry, or even further, the "Xiangyu Heavenly Position Technique" derived from Functional Analysis. Both methods were capable of reaching the stage of Primordial Spirit and even achieving Carefree status.

Mo Zhenzhen led Wang Qi into the siheyuan. After passing a screen wall decorated with a regular heptadecagon, Wang Qi saw a not very spacious courtyard. Mo Zhenzhen explained, "It's not spacious, but it has the basic Spirit Prohibitions, enough for Qi Cultivation Stage to practice martial arts."

Then she pointed to the four main rooms of the quadrangle, saying, "The far right room is the residence of our local chief, junior Master Liu. The room on the left is a study with a fairly complete collection of mathematical texts. Though not comparable to our main sect, it's sufficient up to the Golden Core stage. However, the books there require Merit for exchange, which we can't afford. Two of the three calculators are there, and the Heavy Artifact level one is also there."

She turned to the screen door again, pointing to a hall facing south, "That there is the schoolroom and the general storage place for books. It's where Junior Master Liu or some Senior Brothers and Sisters give us lessons. If you are free, you can find some math problems to solve inside. Moreover, there are other miscellaneous books like history or gazetteers. There's also a calculator inside, although it's only at Talismanic Level, it's quite large."

"The eastern and western chambers are respectively for male and female disciples, each equipped with a separate bathroom, but the toilet is shared. If you use a chamber pot or urinal, you will have to empty it yourself."

"Additionally, there's a kitchen at the back. I heard that previously, servants were specifically hired to handle the meals, but this was discontinued before my arrival. You'll need to coordinate with other disciples about meals, taking turns buying groceries and cooking. Also, scheduling the cleaning of the yard and organizing the study room are tasks that need to be arranged. Later, you can discuss and reschedule with everyone."

Wang Qi felt a bit sullen, "Seems I missed the good times. When I arrived, there wasn't even a cleaner."

"Listen... I heard that the Immortal Alliance has reached a critical period. There are slogans from above," Fu Xiao said seriously, "The higher-ups have said, 'Just grit your teeth, and it will be over.'"

Wang Qi asked, "When was this slogan from?"

Mo Zhenzhen uncertainly said, "It seems to be from early last year."

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Wang Qi was puzzled. Among the numerous troubles he faced, many seemed to be linked to the Western Border and the Demon Clan, and the timing just coincided with early last year. Yang Jun, due to the Demon Clan's anomaly early last year, had his family destroyed and became psychologically distorted, ultimately being possessed by an Evil Demon. Similarly, the relationship with an Evil Demon through the Heterodox Demon Statue also stemmed from early last year.

"Early last year, the Demon Clan from overseas abnormally attacked the Western Border. The Immortal Alliance was preparing for war then," Zhen Chan analyzed in Wang Qi's ear.

In secret, Wang Qi replied, "But Feng Luoyi reminded me a few days ago that the coming days for the Immortal Alliance will be tight, a clear signal that they are resolved to act, isn't it?"

"Don't overthink it. The Immortal Alliance has great responsibilities and doesn't need a Qi Cultivator like you on the Western Border frontline. Even if they really want to battle it out with Ancient Method Practitioners or fight to the death with the overseas Demon Clan, you need to first improve your cultivation."

Seeing Wang Qi standing still, Mo Zhenzhen gave him a push and pointed to the main house, "You are new here, you should first report to Junior Master Liu, so he can arrange a place for you to stay."

Wang Qi nodded and walked toward the main house. At the same time, a young boy carrying a broom walked out from the corridor. Seeing Wang Qi, he paused and asked, "Senior Sister Mo, Junior Sister Fu, who is this?"

Mo Zhenzhen quickly introduced, "This is Wang Qi, Senior Brother Wang, a new External Affairs Disciple." Then she turned to Wang Qi and said, "This is Lin Feng, Junior Brother Lin Lin, in the later stages of Qi Cultivation, and the only one among us who has studied the Book of Geometry."

Lin Feng looked Wang Qi over several times, analyzing his standing posture and the way he walked. Finally, he disappointedly said, "Another who can't wield a sword..."

"Junior Brother Lin Lin, how can you say such a thing!" Fu Xiao hastily rebuked Lin Feng, while Mo Zhenzhen explained to Wang Qi, "Junior Brother Lin has the mind of a youthful swordsman, so he speaks his mind. He means no harm."

Wang Qi nodded, understanding clearly. Just a boy with a case of the sillies! Understandable, understandable.

But... you're saying my swordsmanship is bad?