Wang Qi extended his arm and gently lifted it. The surrounding seawater began to surge toward him, the sand and stones also rolling towards him, as if the ground beneath his feet was sinking.

In fact, it was not the ground that was caving in, but space itself.

"Vastness overflowing the firmament..."

Wang Qi slowly extended his hand and then, with force, pulled. The scene before him twisted completely, as if with this tug, he had distorted the entire world like a piece of canvas pulled askew. What he really shook was not the "world," but space. The movement of light was interfered with, hence the momentary distortion.

Ai Changyuan sighed from behind him, "A success. Equal to myself seven days ago."

Ai Changyuan said this because, in just these few days, his strength had grown by an entire level. Despite the fact that expressing part of his mana in the form of gravity had reduced the strength of his regular attacks and even his physical body's strength, his sensitivity to space-time had deepened. With stronger "observational methods," he could also exert stronger gravitational and space-time laws.

Wang Qi clenched his hands, a glint of reluctance passing through his eyes, but moments later, he spoke, "It's not suitable, Jarvis, uninstall it."

A dialogue box immediately popped up in front of Wang Qi. "Do you want to uninstall the cultivation data 'Curved Sky Ruler'? Yes/No."

"There should be a lightning uninstall so as not to inconvenience the switching of cultivation techniques during battle..." Wang Qi muttered, "Mhm, both 'lightning uninstall' and 'one-click installation' need to be moved up the development schedule. Only then can I employ the strongest tactics against any enemy."

Ai Changyuan was stunned, "Why uninstall my 'Curved Sky Ruler'?"

The cultivation method Wang Qi was currently using was Ai Changyuan's gravity mana cultivation — Wang Qi had specifically checked it, confirming it was a version without any backdoors. With one hand manipulating the control panel in front of him, Wang Qi spoke impassively, "Curved Sky Ruler doesn't quite fit my combat style, and it's too big... Mhm, I'll work out a simplified version, rest assured. For now, let me try the advanced version of Heavenly Song."

Heavenly Song platinum VIP edition... pah, Inner Sect Elite edition, kindly provided by Wu Shiqin.

This was what Wang Qi had been working on in recent days.

Wu Shiqin's proficiency in mathematics was not nearly as good as Ai Changyuan's, not to mention Wang Qi's. But the Wanxiang Diagram had indeed greatly simplified the challenge of programming — in Wang Qi's previous life, commercial programming was already largely unrelated to mathematics. With Wang Qi's assistance, Wu Shiqin was also able to complete the digitalization of Heavenly Song's subsequent variations. Lu Qianqian had also come to help with this process.

For Wu Shiqin and Lu Qianqian, this was a process of sorting through what they had learned, analyzing the cultivation techniques they had already mastered from a completely different perspective. While this was equivalent to helping Wang Qi cultivate, they themselves gained tangible benefits. And the subsequent variations of Heavenly Song were precisely what Wang Qi needed.

Back in the Divine Capital, what Wang Qi did was accumulate capital and seek paths, so his learning was diverse. But now that he had determined his own path, time was becoming increasingly scarce; it was simply not enough to train Heavenly Song to a profound level. To him, those moves of Wu Shiqin were also filling in the last gaps.

Heavenly Song itself was a cultivation method closest to the Great Dao, of uncommon grade, especially adept at the manipulation and destruction of the material plane. After mastering several extreme moves of Heavenly Song, Wang Qi was confident that even in close combat with a Nascent Soul Stage Ancient Method Practitioner, he would not be at a disadvantage.

For Wang Qi, "cultivation" was no longer a one-person affair. One person cultivates, everyone contributes and everyone benefits.

After Wang Qi "installed" the subsequent cultivation methods of Heavenly Song for himself, Wu Shiqin once again sought him out. Wang Qi was eager to test the newly installed divine skills, so he responded to Wu Shiqin's approach as if he were back in his early days on the path, not using any other laws, using only Heavenly Song.

The two engaged in fist and foot combat, their figures rapidly advancing and retreating like lightning, fighting over seventy to eighty moves in an instant. To others' eyes, they only saw a silver dragon leaping back and forth between them. At first glance, one might think they were tossing and catching a ball for fun. But in truth, what the pair were "tossing and catching" was real lightning, ten thousand amperes, one hundred thousand volts, which, if fully unleashed, could instantly kill a giant whale.

The two fought for two hundred rounds. In terms of Heavenly Song alone, Wang Qi was ultimately no match for Wu Shiqin, who had cultivated it to a deeper level and was gradually gaining the upper hand. By the three hundredth round, Wang Qi suddenly employed the Unpredictable Body Technique, his body flickering a couple of times, turning into a mass of probability, escaping Wu Shiqin's range of attack, laughing, "You must have held back when you were compiling the Path Rank, I'm not going to fight you."

Wang Qi's claim naturally met with unanimous scorn from everyone present.

After a while, a spirit boat docked. Naturally, it was the same spirit boat they had arrived on. It turned out that the spirit boat had not been destroyed in the aftermath of the clash between the two giant dragons. It had the ability to control gravity, lighten its own weight, or even levitate, and this lone capability, with slight modification, could be used to curl up space and cloak itself in nothingness.

However, such modifications required tremendous computational power and potent mana. Wang Qi had initially made use of the backdoor he had left, stealing divine power from the entire city of Divine Capital, and at the last moment, he had Jarvis urgently requisition the computational power of the Ten Thousand Immortals True Mirror to design the modification plan. Finally, using the expanded Life Flame, at its limit, and the impact force with the giant dragon, he sent the ship into the void.

As long as the core of operation was still in their hands, Wang Qi and his companions could retrieve the boat at any time.

Ai Changguang leaped from the boat. It had been three days since that battle. Ai Changyuan, with the help of elixirs left by Divine Separation Stage Ancient Method Practitioners and his own strong Primordial Spirit Stage cultivation, had healed halfway. Although the injuries were not fully healed, his mana had mostly recovered. Currently, he was the only one with the strength to pull the boat out of the curled up space. Now, he had also changed his belt buckle, inserting into it a Heart Demon Great Curse Memory. Since the boat had been fully permeated by the Heart Demon Curse, it could only be operated this way.

After disembarking, he spoke directly to Wang Qi and Ai Changyuan, "Dragon Seven Island is gone, but the space there is folded upon itself, seemingly with an added seal."

Wang Qi nodded, "I figured as much. Since that dragon was a guardian, it indeed should have such a contingency to seal those 'things' in the last moment."

Ai Changyuan added, "That contingency probably doesn't rely much on its subjective will, able to be triggered even with a hijacked mind. But the cost is life itself."

Ai Changyuan shook his head, "What you're saying... really, I have no idea what you're talking about."

Tianya suddenly felt a sense of defeat. As a Primordial Spirit Master, even if a low-grade one, that was still a cultivator of Primordial Spirit Level, able to subdue a Nascent Soul with just a finger. Yet on certain confidential matters, he actually knew less than Wang Qi and Ai Changyuan, these two Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

However, he quickly adjusted his mood and said, "I also checked the other islands of Dragon Flow Islands. It seems we have come at the right time. Apart from Dragon Six and Dragon Eight relics being opened and Dragon Five relic having only the last layer left, the other relics are intact."

Wang Qi shook his head, "There should also be Dragon Seven… who knows how many evil beings have been released."

The enemy Wang Qi had encountered in his early years, Chi Lianxue, must have also been here, somehow obtaining a Heterodox Demon Statue. It was possible that a relic had been unsealed at that time. No one knew how many Heterodox Demon Statues a single relic would contain, nor how much filth one Heterodox Demon Statue could evolve.

"This matter should be immediately reported to the Immortal Alliance, through a high-order cultivator," Ai Changyuan said. "Old Wang, you should be able to get in touch with someone from the Wanfa Sect, right?"

"Hmm."

Ai Changguang knew the situation was urgent and urged, "Then let's hurry back, the ship is ready."

Wang Qi shook his head, "No need to go back and report again, the higher-ups already know about this. The Immortal Alliance will likely organize an unprecedented expedition soon, and a specialist will be sent to take over."

Ai Changguang was stunned, "That... okay. But now I can no longer protect you, so I still need to go back. Staying in the overseas is dangerous every extra second."

Wang Qi nodded, "You all go ahead."

His words made the others frown. Mao Zimiao even called out directly, "Xiao Qi?"

"Sorry everyone, the purpose of this sea voyage was to bring me here. Initially, I expected to part ways with you all after encountering the first Great Demon, continuing forward alone. It never crossed my mind that the last one would plunge into the filthy affairs of the Dragon Clan and Ancient Method Practitioners, causing you all to suffer. My apologies." Wang Qi shook his head, "I will continue heading in that direction."

Lu Qianqian grabbed Ai Changyuan's hand and asked, "Changyuan, Changyuan, did you know about this from the beginning?"

Ai Changyuan nodded, "Old Wang has a secret mission; I was originally asked to take him into the deep sea."

Wu Shiqin frowned, "The outer areas are already so perilous, if you go deeper into the West Sea, how will you survive?"

Wang Qi laughed heartily, "Don't worry, initially I would have needed the Spirit Boat to venture deep, but now, going alone will be much more comfortable than traveling with you all, and absolutely safe."

Ai Changyuan also said, "This young man is not entering alone. As you can guess, he has Great Powers looking after him, so there's no need to worry about his life or death."

In the meantime, Wang Qi skipped forward two steps, and with his hands spread out, a colorful pagoda rose from behind him. He had snatched this pagoda from an Ancient Method Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage. Originally just a top-grade Heavy Artifact with a good design—encompassing both internal space and external defenses, suitable for both offense and defense—Wang Qi disassembled many Magic Artifacts he did not need, spent the entire wealth of dozens of Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, and forcefully upgraded it to a top-grade Treasure Artifact, integrating it completely with the Heart Demon Network, like a physical server. The cultivators duped by Ai Changyuan were sealed in the pagoda, their strength merged with the pagoda, expanding spacetime within through Gravity Magic Power. And that Witch at Divine Descent Period, along with other cultivators, were used by Wang Qi as a Power Furnace, all sealed within. The pagoda could now be considered a first-class treasure.

Moreover, it had been thoroughly permeated by the Heart Demon Great Curse, at least making it invisible to Divine Separation Stage Cultivators.

A beam of Spirit Light spilled from the base of the pagoda and fell on Wang Qi. He pointed to the pagoda and said, "As you can see, I have this good thing—although it was made from things I stole and people I killed, it's quite capable. That's how it is, everyone; farewell for now, I'll look for you in a few months for fun."

The Spirit Light on Wang Qi suddenly strengthened by a level. Mao Zimiao suddenly spoke up, "Wait a second... Xiao Qi!"

Wang Qi paused in his action and looked at Mao Zimiao. The cat-eared girl took a deep breath and, with a flicker in her eyes, said to Wang Qi, "Since there's no danger... let me go with you, Xiao Qi."

Wang Qi looked somewhat bemused, then he gently laughed, delivering a chop on Mao Zimiao's head, "That's for me, you silly cat. I have enough power to protect one person, but adding you might not be manageable... I should have strongly opposed you coming along from the start."

"Xiao Qi..."

"Sorry, I shouldn't have dragged you into this in the first place. This trial is my own choice."

A flash of golden light sparkled, and Wang Qi vanished. Shortly after, the pagoda rapidly shrank to about a foot in size, then turned into a streak of light that dove into the water.

Only the orange-haired girl was left with a bitter smile on the sea surface.

"I should have told him straight..." (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)