Chapter 75 I Want Immortality

Under the early summer night sky, Wang Qi softly said: "According to Su Junyu, I only know my own happiness but not why I am happy."

The so-called "happiness" is just an emotion, everyone has it. Eating well is happiness, wearing comfortable clothes is happiness, making money is happiness, marrying and having children is happiness.

"Knowing the happiness of happiness" means understanding what makes you happy and why it makes you happy.

This is not a realm that everyone understands.

Some people think they like fame and wealth, but when they get it, they feel empty and lament things like "in the next life, don't be born in the royal family," denying their whole life.

If a person with this mindset were to achieve immortality, they would probably either become a hollow shell of existence, or suffer from the pain of immortality, either going mad, falling into a deep sleep, or ending it all themselves.

Fixing one's fate without fixing one's character—this is the first disease in cultivation.

Zhen Chanzi asked: "So, have you figured it out? What do you truly love?"

Wang Qi smiled. His smile finally showed a trace of relief: "I know now."

I've known all along.

In fact, the moment Li Ziye showed me the ways of the present law, I should have known.

When I validated the mathematical laws of two worlds.

When I compared the two worlds.

When I realized that this world could be gradually unraveled.

At that moment, I knew that I could continue the dream I didn't finish in my past life.

"This world, it's really interesting. The Great Dao that the current law seeks, the truth of this world, it's very interesting," Wang Qi spoke, as though answering Zhen Chanzi's question, but more like talking to himself.

No matter whether it's my past or this life, Wang Qi's obsession in his heart has never changed.

Scenes from his past life passed through his mind.

The loneliness of doing experiments alone, the frustration of handling calculations…

The unfinished papers…

The joy when his theories were validated by others…

Most importantly, the moment of completing a calculation and deriving results.

In his previous life, Wang Qi chose a major in theoretical physics and mathematics. Because he felt that the joy of getting closer to the world's truth after long and difficult searching was unmatched by anything else.

"Old man."

Wang Qi suddenly called out.

"Hmm?"

"I suddenly feel that being born in this flourishing immortal world is really great."

"Is that so?"

"To live forever, it's just wonderful."

Zhen Chanzi was puzzled: "Everyone knows that immortality is good. Are you going to say it's bad?"

Wang Qi shook his head, smiling without speaking.

When Su Junyu told the story of the present law's carefree ways, he suddenly realized a difference between the immortality in the Divine Continent and the scientific community on Earth.

The cultivators in the Divine Continent are not like scientists on Earth—they can live forever!

The Earth mathematician Laplace died without seeing the establishment of a scientific theory that did not require the first divine mover. But his counterpart in another world, Bai Ze, could wait for the Heavenly Emperor to create a world model that does not require the Great Dao's great power!

Earth mathematician Lobachevsky never saw the non-Euclidean geometry that Riemann would later prove. But the Master of the Ten Thousand Laws, Luo Chifu, would wait for the Surface Demon of Heaven, Riemann!

The Earth mathematician Poincaré was born at the wrong time and missed the chance to explore the frontier of physics with his mathematical talents. When Einstein opened the new chapter of physics and expanded the horizons for humanity, Poincaré was already old, only able to watch his juniors explore this new world. But in the Divine Continent, such things will never happen!

Every person who insists on seeking the truth will have the opportunity to see their own Great Dao spread across the world!

Wang Qi softly said, "I want to live forever."

Only by living forever can I have the chance to explore the Dao of this world!

"I want to live forever!"

Wang Qi clenched his fists and said again.

I only wish to live happily for a lifetime. I love seeking the Great Dao. I want to live forever.

True self is one, the original intention is not easily changed!

When these eight words appeared in Wang Qi's mind, he felt a lightness in his body, as if the heavy shackles he had been carrying were gradually being peeled off layer by layer.

"Your mind is clear, and your heart is set!" Zhen Chanzi's voice carried a hint of joy: "Although I don't know if the current law has this concept, congratulations."

The clarity of one's mind means that the cultivator's thoughts and the methods they practice align perfectly, and cultivation proceeds smoothly. When a cultivator reaches this point, as long as no major changes occur and their Dao heart is not lost, their cultivation will no longer face any obstacles.

Wang Qi carefully experienced the changes within his body and said leisurely, "The current law still has a natural barrier. The Golden Core to Nascent Soul stage requires a certain understanding of the Great Dao." After speaking, Wang Qi couldn't help but frown and sigh: "Such a pity. This is a paper-based world, and clarity only lets me walk more firmly on the path of seeking the Dao. If this was a heart-focused world, I would have ascended by day, believe me!"

"I was just about to praise you for finally having some proper cultivation style, and then you… sigh!"

Wang Qi laughed heartily: "Accept it, old man! Your descendants are just like this!"

Zhen Chanzi snorted and fell silent.

Wang Qi was puzzled: "Old man, you don't seem very happy?"

Zhen Chanzi sighed: "Your mind has been set, but my mind is about to be lost."

Wang Qi was shocked: "No way, you're not going to disintegrate, are you?"

Zhen Chanzi said: "It's not that exaggerated. With this celestial artifact protecting me, I won't die. I was just thinking back to when I first began cultivation after seeing you find your own Dao heart."

But what Zhen Chanzi didn't mention was that he could no longer remember his own original intention.

Back in ancient times, the method of establishing one's Dao heart was simple and brutal.

If something in one's thoughts didn't align with the practice, it could simply be cut off.

Cutting thoughts, clarifying the heart.

This method was simple enough that cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage were never troubled by Dao heart issues, at least as far as Zhen Chanzi knew.

The modern methods often mocked the old ways for only making cultivators' dispositions resemble those of the founders, but they had to admit that the method was effective.

Thousands of years ago, Zhen Chanzi had fallen, and his remnants hid in the ring for a thousand years. When he awoke, the world had changed.

Everything he once had was already lost. His enemies had mostly been wiped out by unrelated people. Even his beliefs in the Dao had been completely surpassed by a group of younger generations.

He found himself lost.

After hearing Zhen Chanzi's words, Wang Qi laughed happily: "Old man, this might actually be an opportunity for you."

"How so?"

"Just forget the old ways."

After speaking, Wang Qi jumped down and casually slapped a rock: "Let's head back."

But before Wang Qi could turn around, something strange happened.

The rock he slapped actually shattered!

Wang Qi was stunned: "What the heck! I didn't even use that much force!"