Seeing the two cultivators with red names approaching, Wang Qi was very pleased with his thought process. He felt that it was very convenient to display some intelligence in this intuitive manner, at least it was a big brainpower saver.

"Red Name monsters spawned, let's see... Mid-Stage Golden Core, Late Stage Golden Core. Golden Core Cultivators are already like lower-level officials, should be able to drop some equipment at least." Wang Qi had fully entered a gaming state. However, this "Red Name" effect was actually an augmented reality overlay in his own field of vision, invisible to others.

Upon seeing the Red Name monster, Wang Qi immediately attacked with a Q. The hidden Yin Yang Baihe Sword Formation in his hand was activated. Instead of launching the entire Sword Formation, he used the Sword Light Circle evolved from the Sword Formation. The Heart Demon Great Curse's Five Pestilence Master Curse's power was evident, engendering various hellish illusions with despair, silence, darkness, and terror mixed with the blue curse light, eroding the opponent like a sharp sword.

"Sword Formation... break for me!" Fu Yunzi let out a furious roar, drawing his sword. The powerful sword move "Heaven Has No Second Sun" from the treasured text of the Unrivaled Sword Sect, the Sword Emperor Scripture, was released. Brilliant Sword Qi, dazzling Sword Light, all shining as brilliantly as the Great Sun in an instant.

More fearsome was the true intent of this move. The meaning of "Heaven Has No Second Sun, a Country Has No Second Ruler" erupted with a solitary and proud air of "Who but me?" The swordsman's Sword Heart was pure and lofty, overlooking the earth from high above, commanding the deference of all swords below. Fu Yunzi was confident that with this move, he could cut through any Sword Qi or Sword Formation.

No matter what spells or Great Daos you have, I shall shatter them all with a single sword!

All spells are the result of a human's soul manipulating Spiritual Energy. If the manipulation "Thought" is eradicated, the spells naturally cannot form. However, this time, Fu Yunzi seemed to meet with resistance. His Sword Qi cut into the opponent's Sword Qi Circle, but his Sword Intent did not work as expected. His previously undefeatable Sword Dao True Intent was actually nullified by something!

He did not know that he was facing the despair of a whole city, the Heart Demons of hundreds of thousands of people.

"Where my sword points, there lies my heart!" Fu Yunzi refused to believe in this obstacle and exerted more force. His supreme Sword Heart, tempered through a thousand trials, cut away all distractions. With this sword, he forgot everything else, desiring only through the sword in his hand to pave a Heavenly Path!

Meanwhile, Gao Ming took out a tome. It was a book filled with all kinds of talismans. If the path of the Unrivaled Sword Sect was "pure," then the Heavenly Book Tower was absolutely "mixed." This Heavenly Book included almost every field's laws, from Five Elements and Eight Diagrams to Essence and Divine Essence. The pages flipped quickly, protective talismans were employed, perfectly aligning with his Protective Gang Qi, forming an impregnable defense.

But soon, swords broke, walls crumbled.

The Yin Yang Baihe Sword Formation was merely a method to restrain the Heart Demon Curse Power. Its role with the Five Pestilence Master Curse was to amplify. The real harm was still from the Five Pestilence Master Curse. Fu Yunzi, whether doing anything else, was better than using Sword Intent to suppress people. Martial Arts True Intent could unravel ordinary spells with ease, but the Heart Demon Great Curse was also a matter of "will," and it completely overwhelmed all Martial Cultivators and Sword Cultivators in "amount." Fu Yunzi was immediately counterattacked by the curse power of the Five Pestilence Master Curse into his brain, shattering his mental state.

A ring of blue light, and immediately, Gao Ming's entire body's Gang Qi turned blue. The Heart Demon Great Curse wasn't trying to destroy anything. This malicious curse only eroded everything. The blue Curse Light followed the Gang Qi around Gao Ming's body and the slight circulations within him, pouring into Gao Ming's body. The Golden Core of the Heavenly Book Tower was immediately entrapped in a hellish environment, lonely and dark.

"How is this possible... I couldn't withstand a single encounter..." Gao Ming was terrified, feeling hopeless and suddenly harbored thoughts of a desperate fight. However, "To give up hope of life is akin to despair," the Heart Demon Great Curse immediately overcame Gao Ming's heart, completely suppressing his consciousness, making him unable to entertain thoughts of "hope."

Gao Ming immediately lost his vitality, the will to resist, and collapsed limply to the ground, muttering, "This can't be happening..."

"Equipment dropped." Wang Qi motioned with his hand, summoning both Fu Yunzi's sword and Gao Ming's book to his hands. Both items were Lifebound Magical Treasures, entirely dependent on the owner's condensed talismans and were difficult for others to use, forcibly refining them would degrade the treasures. But for Wang Qi, this wasn't a problem. With a light tap, Heart Demon Curse Power coursed into them again, instantly capturing the magical treasures and refining them.

On the ground, the two Core Formation Cultivators had their Lifebound Magical Treasures taken, and the flow of Mana within their bodies was disrupted, causing them to spit out blood. However, their minds had already been forcibly twisted by the Heart Demon Great Curse, completely devoid of resistance.

The two magical treasures spun like pets around Wang Qi. Wang Qi took out the Immortal Dao Burning Book List, handing the newly acquired treasures to Huang Shuyin to manage. Being well-versed in Ancient Method laws, she could use them better. Wang Qi also swiftly confiscated the opponents' Storage Bags, pulled out a rope-like magical artifact, tied their hands together, and handed them over to Mao Zimiao, "Azimiao, keep an eye on them. Don't talk to them, don't listen to anything they say, got it?"

"Oh..." Mao Zimiao was utterly confused. She only saw Wang Qi's hand gesture, and the two Core Formation Cultivators were instantly subdued.

"How powerful has Xiao Qi become now..." The girl bit her lip, observing Wang Qi, who was seriously contemplating on the sideline.

Wang Qi held his arm across his chest, his fingers unconsciously tapping his chin, meticulously calculating the gains and losses of this bout.

"It seems that not all the people in Divine Capital are fools; part of my backdoor has been blocked," Wang Qi mused. "Now, manipulating the Heart Demon Curse's mana isn't as easy as before. Nevertheless, the Heart Demon Great Curse Memory Body inherently has high privileges and can still summon a part of the power, so I can still use the Heart Demon Curse."

"I suppose drawing too much power from the Heart Demon Curse at once might cause the Divine Tao System in Divine Capital to collapse?"

"But it's sufficient for now. Since I don't have Old Ai's kind of large-scale magical artifact, like the Spirit Boat, the current power of the Heart Demon Curse, roughly akin to the mana of a Late Stage Golden Core, should suffice. At least it won't be lesser than when I wiped out the Du Family. That is to say, I could even contend with a Nascent Soul Cultivator now."

As Wang Qi contemplated, Jarvis popped up a warning dialogue box in front of him. Wang Qi knew this signified that the map had spawned a new Red Name Monster. The enemy indicated at the top of his head was a Golden Core from the Unrivaled Sword Sect leading a group of Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Such foes were hardly worth a glance to Wang Qi. He clasped his hands in front of his chest, palms facing outwards, and bellowed, "Behold my 'Rotten Swarm!'"

The Curse Light of the Five Pests General Curse once again morphed into the form of Xia Gai Demon Worms. The despairing spell power transformed into Gu Worms, firing off like bullets. The newly appeared Golden Core Cultivator quickly gathered his Sword Element and Sword Intent, sweeping across with a slash. His Sword Intent did disrupt about seven or eight Xia Gai Demon Worms, slashing them into a cluster of blue light, staining his sword blue. However, the other Foundation Establishment Cultivators fared far worse. The Xia Gai Demon Worms, resembling ghosts, shot into their chests, the Five Pests General Curse flowing from the Tanzhong Acupoint throughout their bodies with their Mana Flow, contaminating their consciousness too.

Watching his subordinates rapidly weaken, the Golden Core from the Unrivaled Sword Sect knew they had been ensnared by the technique. He immediately burst forth with a strong Sword Qi, cleaving the void, attempting to escape using the Space Traversal Sword. Wang Qi's recently acquired Heavenly Book turned pages swiftly, an invisible formless wind surged forth, entering his body from the Yongquan Acupoint, and emerged from the Laogong Acupoints of both hands, forming chains. He suddenly accelerated, causing the Heavenly Book to tumble several times. Then, a burst of cold air surged out, with the light of the cold moon solidifying heaven and earth. The Mu Ni Golden Lotus bloomed radiantly, silencing all conditioned phenomena.

The Core Formation Cultivator let out a cry and furiously struck with his sword, seemingly splitting heaven and earth. Wang Qi, however, merely lifted his hand, automatically activating the Heavenly Song Gang Qi which flashed with electric light, disintegrating the Sword Qi.

And now, the Core Formation Cultivator's sword was tainted blue by the Five Pests General Curse. His actions undeniably hastened his own defeat. Negative Heart Demons infiltrated his body along his True Qi's circulation. Within a breath, this Golden Core Cultivator also fell to dust, his Dao Heart no more.

And his Lifebound Magical Treasure naturally became a guard by Wang Qi's side.

Wang Qi shook his hand, which bore a shallow cut. His Thunder Gang had slightly fallen short, not fully blocking the opponent's Sword Qi.

"After completing the dataized cultivation method, my absolute power has somewhat weakened. The Life Burning Skill that I used before cannot be used indiscriminately now."

Soul Burning and Life Burning are both methods of sacrificing one's own order to gain immense strength. Previously, Wang Qi was fearless. The Life Flame was a manifestation of Negative Entropy, able to direct chaos towards order. But now, most of his abilities had been transformed into data-like entities. If his system were to tend towards chaos, it could likely cause operational errors in his Divine Skills. If an "error" popped up during combat preventing the use of Divine Skills, that could be quite deadly.

Wang Qi was rather accepting of this outcome. Gain comes with loss. He had sacrificed the ability to use life-risking methods as regular tactics, yet gained the ability to control all man-made creations. A gentleman's birth is nothing else but being adept at utilizing external aid. Moving forward, whether in research or anything else, he would inevitably rely on various magical artifacts, which would greatly enhance his combat capabilities.

Just like now. He had captured three Golden Cores, not through his own power. In fact, from beginning to end, he hadn't fought himself. Whether using the Heart Demon Curse to suppress opponents or activating Protective Gang Qi, it was all done by Jarvis. He merely made a few gestures and issued a few commands, nothing more.

"This is already a power that can suppress a Golden Core by a mortal," Wang Qi remarked. "As long as the tools in hand are appropriate, cultivators below the Primordial Spirit Stage are trivial."

If this development continued, within a few years, the chasm between first-tier mortals and second-tier cultivators could be completely bridged...

Mao Zimiao interrupted Wang Qi's thoughts. "Xiao Qi, what's next?"

"We'll interrogate for information after I deal with the next wave of monkeys," Wang Qi said casually. "You can start now if you can't wait. They are utterly powerless now, they'll say anything you ask, but remember, never make eye contact with them!"

The way the Heart Demon Curse spreads was too mysterious; it was best to avoid excessive communication.

As they spoke, Wang Qi had already contaminated all the magical treasures and talismans of the invading cultivators with the Heart Demon Curse, not sparing even those within their Storage Bags.

Looking at a pile of Storage Bags in his hand, Wang Qi lamented internally, "It's a pity there's no shop; I can't sell these items. These Spirit Stones and Elixirs are quite burdensome."

This was his plan, camping a spawn point until something of significant weight appeared. As long as he captured someone noteworthy, he would have no troubles finding Ai Changyuan and Wu Shiqin, and could even grasp the situation of this island. (To be continued. If you like this story, please visit qidian.com to vote and send monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)