Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 371 - 124 Ordered to Show Off!?

Wang Qi couldn't understand why Chen Feng, who seemed very much like a tycoon, had suddenly granted him paid leave, but he was still quite happy about it.

Such a generous employer was hard to find!

He had just completed the preliminary work for a major paper when he encountered this stroke of luck. Tsk tsk, not an easy feat, not easy at all—could today be my lucky day?

After retrieving his paper from Chen Feng, Wang Qi once again looked at the three papers with a smile.

Indeed, these three papers represented his entire achievement for the past half-month—they were the preliminaries to his actual thesis.

Many mathematical theorems are very simple, but their proofs can be extremely complex. Take the Goldbach Conjecture, for instance, a matter of adding two prime numbers. The problem itself can be stated in a single sentence, yet Chen Jingrun wrote several volumes on it.

It was difficult for Wang Qi to single-handedly prove the consistency of the arithmetic system, so he had divided the task into stages. The first step was to examine the results of his predecessors, organize them, and then reflect upon their foundations.

It was then that Wang Qi remembered his monthly quota of three scholarly papers, each rewarding two merit points. Although not much, nobody would complain about having more merit points. After all, writing papers was just a process of solidifying one's thoughts, so Wang Qi simply wrote down his thoughts along with the researched materials.

Chen Feng could not understand these matters, and Chen Youjia might, but she disliked such topics and was unwilling to examine them closely. Thus, up to now, these two still thought Wang Qi was under too much pressure. Oblivious, Wang Qi finished his noodles and pushed away the bowl: "I'm heading to the Divine Capital Branch now, see you later."

After paying the bill, Chen Feng stood up and said, "Actually, we are also heading to the Divine Capital Branch—it's on the way."

Wang Qi exclaimed in surprise, "Are you also going to submit a paper?"

"I have a paper, and then there are also plans from the Empirical Department, applications for funding for the next period, and today is also when the Empirical Department's subsidies are distributed," said Chen Feng, nodding at Chen Youjia. "Youjia just finished a paper last night, though I don't know if it needs revising."

Chen Youjia looked at Wang Qi: "There's a part in it that we discussed. Do you mind if I put you down as the second author?"

Wang Qi politely replied, "I don't think that's necessary since I didn't make any suggestions when you were writing it, and I don't know…"

Chen Youjia readily agreed: "Then forget it."

"Uh… Senior Sister, you're really straightforward…"

"It's Senior Sister."

After completing their task at the Immortal Alliance Branch, Wang Qi followed Chen Feng and Chen Youjia back to the courtyard occupied by the Empirical Department. It wasn't due to the "I need to work" kind of corporate obsession; after all, he still had at least one more day of paid leave, so relaxing a bit was fine. His initial goal had been Chen Feng's high-grade calculator.

Although the "netbook" Su Junyu had given him could also chat and video call, who would refuse a better internet experience? After all, Chen Feng didn't have so much data to process.

After informing Chen Youjia, Wang Qi openly accessed part of the power of that calculator and immersed his consciousness into the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm.

Once he entered the basic interface, Wang Qi quickly opened the contact scroll—to see who was available. He urgently needed someone knowledgeable to share his joy. Chen Feng likely wouldn't understand, and Chen Youjia definitely wouldn't discuss such things, so he decided to look for another acquaintance instead.

Originally, he just wanted to see if Bao Xiaoya or Su Junyu were around. Unexpectedly, all the names in his contact list emitted a soft white light—indicating that everyone was online.

"What a coincidence?" Wang Qi muttered and activated Bao Xiaoya's name with his Spiritual Sense.

Compared to the successful Senior Brother, it was clearly more worthwhile to talk to the beautiful Senior Sister, right?

Wang Qi's consciousness began to sink. He felt as though he was passing through a long, dark tunnel. It took about ten or so seconds before he saw light again.

However, the scene before him took him by surprise. This wasn't the familiar exclusive environment of the Bo Family, but rather a massive Study. The Study had no ceiling, no floor, just countless bookshelves quietly suspended in a void. In the center of all the bookshelves was a desk, and Feng Luoyi was sitting there, flipping through something. Without lifting her head, she pointed to the seat opposite her and said, "Wang Qi, sit down and let's talk."

Wang Qi's mouth twitched: "Teacher Feng, what is this?"

"Waiting for you," Feng Luoyi put down the document in her hand. In his peripheral vision, Wang Qi saw that it seemed to be the three papers he had just uploaded. Feng Luoyi ignored Wang Qi's shocked gaze and smiled: "These days, whenever you enter the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm, no matter what you are doing, you end up in front of me."

Wang Qi chuckled: "Time is so precious for you, how could you…"

"Ha, after thoughts multiply endlessly, there no longer is the issue of time being precious," said Feng Luoyi. "Right now in the Wanfa Sect, I am the only one who has the leisure to wait for you."

"What are you waiting for me for?"

Feng Luoyi turned serious: "The Mathematics Lord is back. Have you seen his paper?"

Wang Qi nodded: "Quite bold… a bold declaration of war." frёewebηovel.cѳm

"You meant to say presumptuous, right?" Feng Luoyi, looking intrigued, gazed at Wang Qi: "I heard that a few days ago, your comment on this paper was 'Read, utter nonsense.'"

Wang Qi frowned: "This… has it spread?"

"It started with the Outer Disciples at Tianling Ridge discussing it, but now it has spread everywhere. Many from the Inner Sect and True Inheritors of the Wanfa Sect are clamoring to take you down."

Wang Qi was at a loss for words: "A bunch of Foundation Establishment Cultivators picking on one Qi Cultivator, do they have no shame?"

Feng Luoyi seriously said, "Actually, there are some at the Qi Cultivation stage. Some of your predecessors, still at the peak of Qi Cultivation."

"I mean…" Wang Qi scratched his head: "I entered a few years later than they did, so losing isn't shameful, right?"

In the Human World where three years of Qi Cultivation, six years of Foundation Establishment, and nine years of Core Formation is the norm, "a year or two" is still a significant amount of time. What takes an Ancient Method Practitioner ten or twenty years might only take a Modern Cultivator a year to achieve.

Seeing Wang Qi looking dejected, Feng Luoyi's lips curved up: "What if I said I want you to win without losing a single match, what would you think?"

Wang Qi was greatly astonished: "Teacher Feng, this is no joke."

Feng Luoyi shook her head: "Unfortunately, I'm not joking with you. I really need you to win, to prove that you are the strongest among your peers."

Wang Qi was dumbfounded: "Why?"

"Because of a bet."