Prayer was originally a single word, but it was said that the seal-script character "prayer" had fallen into the hands of the God of Release Cult long ago.
With "praying to the gods" as its core, the God of Release Cult had developed all manner of functions from this seal-script character. They had kept it under tight guard, never allowing it to spread outside.
Thus, "Qi" had never been particularly useful. The outside world had always known it merely as the family name of the Qi Family, a middling-to-small aristocratic house in the Right Prefecture.
Even so, Qi appeared in all sorts of ancient rites passed down through the ages, such as Qi Sheng, Qi Shou, and so on!
Zhou You had first grasped the seal-script character "Qi," then made sufficient use of it. Together with his recent comprehension of the art of concealing and employing sword weapons, his accumulated insights had reached an enormous level.
With one final kick through the threshold, enlightenment came as naturally as water flowing into a channel.
"Ancient rites were the origin of severing the bloody order and sacrifices of the primordial wilderness, rebuilding modern civilization."
"In ancient times, people would sacrifice infants and the elderly as food to drive off beasts, preserving the young and strong. Their purpose was to sustain the reproduction and continuation of the tribe."
"But rites demanded compassion for the elderly, the weak, and infants. This was a crucial point that separated humans from beasts."
"Qi Sheng and Qi Shou, in the end, meant never abandoning hope for life, whether one possessed an infinite future or stood at death's door."
"Transform rites into a sword weapon; regard life and death alike."
Zhou You drew the famous civilian sword, Mo Shou. It hummed and trembled with a sword cry. His