Within the vortex of spiritual power released by the sword array, Wang Qi's consciousness spun back and forth. He saw the vortex of zero and one, saw the changes of yin and yang.

This is the most primal place.

The Dao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things.

Machine language is the earliest, followed by assembly language. Above assembly language is high-level language, and above high-level language is the "world" of the information age.

However, the more advanced the language, the further away it is from the original "Dao."

By the twenty-first century, some higher-ranking liberal arts students could design a new high-level language themselves.

Programming no longer required mathematical involvement.

Yet, Wang Qi always believed that true computer science must start with mathematics.

The role of high-level language is merely "to utilize more peripheral forces to construct an entire world."

Mathematics is inevitably what guides this world.

To put it simply, to become a skilled programmer, mastering several high-level languages suffices. However, to become a more advanced programming "grandmaster," one must be capable of bare-metal programming, that is, programming in machine language, programming with zero and one.

Zero and one, yin and yang, gather and scatter indeterminately.

Here, at the place where yin and yang initially divide, Wang Qi slowly builds a system.

Simply completing the server isn't much. Wang Qi's ultimate goal is to hack a piece of Holy Emperor Venerable's divine country, and then use the virtual divine country to create an illusion to deceive Holy Emperor Venerable.

Weaving illusions is a required course for Shenzhou's "programmers." The Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm, one of Immortal Alliance's foundations, came into being this way.

Although Feng Luoyi seldom guided Wang Qi, in this aspect, Wang Qi received ample education. Not to mention he deliberately reviewed this knowledge after confirming his cultivation.

Over hundreds of years, the entire Immortal Dao's enhancement of the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm, hundreds of years of experience accumulation, were all used by Wang Qi.

Inside the protective sect array of Luochen Sword Palace, an illusion is quietly being woven.

Meanwhile, Mi launched an attack on Holy Emperor Venerable.

Hostility, like a tide, turned substantive in an instant, the sea roared, carrying the force of the Tribulation God Riddle towards Holy Emperor Venerable.

"A probing attack?" Holy Emperor Venerable's left eye contained the Great Wilderness God, and his right eye contained Longevity Heaven as they simultaneously jumped out to shield Holy Emperor Venerable from the direct heart inquiry attack.

Holy Emperor Venerable's mana flowed through his entire body. As an Immortal, how could he not understand the mystery of Unity of My Method? At his stage, heart intent is mana, and mana is heart intent. Mi's attack merely caused a ripple in his protective Gang Qi.

Of course, Mi was far from her peak state. If she still had that vast body of millions of square kilometers, Holy Emperor Venerable's current power wouldn't handle even one of her moves.

"What kind of attack is this?" Holy Emperor Venerable questioned deeply again.

This attack didn't resemble the existing law of this realm.

"Lord Hongtian? Or another Banished Immortal?"

In doubt, Holy Emperor Venerable opened his hands, colorful and translucent divine light illuminating everywhere. This special divine light, mixed with ancient and recent divine spirit forces, gradually pushed back Mi's attack. Holy Emperor Venerable released a few divine spirits again, hoping to force out that hidden troublemaker.

However, the opponent's attack seemed genuinely probing, suddenly receding. The surrounding hostility disappeared like the tide, without a trace.

"Who exactly..."

Holy Emperor Venerable only withdrew the divine light after confirming the opponent had truly "vanished," revealing a somber expression.

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Inside Luochen Sword Palace, Wang Qi opened his eyes.

He felt as if he had divided into two. One was within this tangible flesh, while the other sat in the cloud of calculations, resembling a god.

"The real me and the online me... Damn, I'm feeling more and more like the side effect of my cultivation technique is an internet addiction..."

Wang Qi shook his head; the zeros and ones in his consciousness quickly retreated, returning to the scene before his naked eyes.

Then, Mi also stood upright, pointing at her lips, slightly tilting her head.

Wang Qi nodded.

"About three minutes." Mi said, "From the appearance of the Heart Demon Great Curse Spell Spirit to Holy Emperor Venerable's arrival, it was only three minutes."

After Mi said this, Wang Qi placed his right hand on the sword and his left hand on the storage bag, slightly adjusting his cultivation technique.

He was quietly undoing his disguise.

Wang Qi felt his heartbeat quicken a little.

Ninety percent... eighty percent... seventy percent... fifty percent... thirty percent...

As Wang Qi gradually shed his disguise, the speed at which he altered his cultivation technique slowed.

However, even when he fully displayed his traits as a Modern Cultivator, no enemies appeared around him to apprehend him.

Wang Qi let out a gentle sigh: "…Success. Just as planned."

Wang Qi indeed used the Tai Chu Sword God Array to build his own server. But, if his objective was merely to build a server, that would be too dull.

He conveniently seized a portion of the control over the Tai Chu Sword God Array. Although this control was very weak and negligible, it was enough to let a wisp of sword intent drop down, protecting this small room.

At least in this room, Wang Qi was not afraid of probing.

The purpose of the three Great Elders in reforging the Protective Sect Array was to prevent the Holy Emperor Venerable from probing with Spiritual Sense. Even though according to their original plan, it was impossible to stop the Holy Emperor Venerable. However, now, other high-order cultivators could not easily penetrate into Luochen Sword Palace.

As for the Holy Emperor Venerable, Wang Qi's Virtual Divine Country was there to cover it.

Now, no one outside Luochen Sword Palace could easily probe what's inside the palace.

Wang Qi could do anything here openly and honestly.

However, Wang Qi still had one last thing to do.

He bent down, took out a bracelet and a specially made Spirit Rhinoceros Bottle, and said to Mi: "Senior Sister, later I'll trouble you to run away a bit and pretend to play with this..."

Mi pouted: "Why me?"

"It's simple, I can't temporarily confirm whether this gadget can shield the perception of the Holy Emperor Venerable, especially his perception of the Heart Demon Curse, so it must be tested. However, 'I can't confirm' means 'there's a chance of failure', and if it fails, the exposed person will surely die," Wang Qi explained, "Little brother here only has one life, so Senior Sister, please."'

"Simply put, you want me to risk my life." Mi had a bit of displeasure on her face, but still obediently wore the bracelet and then pressed in the Heart Demon Great Curse Memory.

Wang Qi pouted: "What are you talking about, Senior Sister, is this risking life? At the most, it would just cause you to lose a piece of flesh... Considering your original body's form, this is equivalent to us humans losing a piece of dandruff. Think about it, using a piece of your dandruff to offset the risk of little brother losing a life, isn't it worth it?"

Although Mi felt something was wrong here, she still agreed with what Wang Qi said. So, she pushed the door open, squeezed out an innocent smile again, and waved to Wang Qi: "Brother, I'm going out to play!"

Wang Qi also waved, smilingly seeing off the "little sister", then sat down, eliminated distractions, and calmly waited.

Mi would activate the memory on the bracelet three minutes after leaving, and then, if the Holy Emperor Venerable could find it, he would arrive here in about three minutes.

...No, three minutes might not be enough. If this array just weakens the perception of the Holy Emperor Venerable rather than blocks it, then the Holy Emperor Venerable might take a few more minutes to get here.

Hmm, better wait a few more minutes.

In this kind of waiting, Wang Qi felt that time passed particularly slowly.

After three minutes, the Holy Emperor Venerable did not come.

After five minutes, the Holy Emperor Venerable did not come.

After a quarter of an hour, the Holy Emperor Venerable did not come.

About half an hour later, Wang Qi let out a long sigh of relief.

Success.

Success!

The long-standing pressure suddenly vanished without a trace. Even though Wang Qi's heart was as firm as iron, iron will gradually fatigue under high pressure.

Facing a Banished Immortal who has lived for ten thousand years, Wang Qi dared not be careless. These days, he had accumulated a lot of pressure.

But now, he was finally free. The Holy Emperor Venerable also couldn't probe him.

The three Great Elders of Luochen Sword Palace had turned the Sword Palace into a "dead land" separated from inside and outside information. Here, he could do as he pleased!

"Phew... it's finally time. Should find an opportunity to take Luochen Sword Palace under my control." Wang Qi's smile was full of vigor: "The first step is to start with those three old fellows. Find an excuse to use the Divine Plague Curse Technique to wash away one of the three Great Elders!"

Just then, a wisp of crying reached Wang Qi's ears.

Wang Qi frowned.

This was the sound of Mi's human form!

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Within Luochen Sword Palace, sword intent permeated, yet it was harmless. This originally spiritual land suddenly became lofty.

This was truly a treasure land for Sword Cultivators. All cultivators practicing Luochen Sword Palace's Sword Manual who had not broken through to the Body Integration Realm could benefit from it.

It's truly amazing! This is the law of the Sword Palace!

Song Zhongqiao felt that the Sword Palace has suddenly changed. Here, as long as he meditated, the insights of the sword would gush out within his heart.

In his excitement, he pulled a few familiar fellow sect members, planning to find a place to drink a glass in celebration.

Spirit Phoenix Island was short of resources. Here, wine was also a rare item.

But at this time, he suddenly frowned. The harmonious mental state of the Golden Core Stage was suddenly disturbed.

The sword intent enveloping the entire Sword Palace had a slight disharmony.

Then, he saw from afar a little girl waving a bracelet in her hand, summoning a few strangely shaped Green Fire Crows to circle around her.

This was the Netherworld Fire Spell within the Heart Demon Great Curse, in essence "resentful poison", evil in nature, starkly contradicting the ethereal intent of Luochen Sword Palace, like grains of sand falling into pristine pure water, extremely conspicuous.

Song Zhongqiao frowned and angrily said: "To actually use such a filthy magic artifact in Luochen Sword Palace, a treasure land for Sword Cultivators... Who is this child?"

Someone whispered: "That's the sister of that guy Xia Li, I remember her name is Xia Mi... we better not stir up too much trouble. I've heard Xia Li is without family, so he treasures this sister the most..."

"Oh, it's Junior Brother Xia Li's sister..." Song Zhongqiao's face showed a resentful smile: "I received a lot of care from Senior Brother Xia before... hmm, hmm, I need to repay it..."