Sealed Away

After Minghe left, Qin Yi stayed alone in the cave abode for more than a month.

The martial arts have been advanced to the Muscle Tendon Change Third Layer.

The Immortal Dao has reached the Phoenix Initial Completion.

His transformation techniques are already quite proficient. However, due to insufficient cultivation, there are still many flaws, and some special transformations cannot be performed because his cultivation level is too low. The basic transformations are no longer a problem.

The White Jade Dragon Pattern Ring can already provide one layer of protection.

The Demon Slaying Sword has not yet been forged into its own Law Treasure, but it is enough to be used once.

With this level of cultivation, combining the combat power of martial arts and Immortal Dao, frankly speaking, she is already capable of fighting Minghe when they first met. If she doesn't use all sorts of powerful magic Law Treasure, they might be evenly matched.

In other words, this is already a power that looks down on humanity, a level that even a thousand armies cannot leave behind, a literal transcendence.

They have every right to be like the Minghe, hanging in the sky, indifferently observing the joys and sorrows of the world.

But Qin Yi felt that it didn't make much difference to him.

Perhaps it's because he majored in martial arts?

That detached mindset wasn't very obvious; instead, a sense of heroic spirit filled his heart.

"Let's go, Bangbang." He picked up his Wolf Tooth Club and walked away with a carefree air.

At the critical juncture of Feng Chu's breakthrough to Qin Xin, he could no longer remain seated and had to turn from stillness to movement, and return to the mortal realm.

The fledgling phoenix will eventually sing its first song, Heart of the Harp Triple Dance Fetal Immortal.

The "heart of the zither" in this world does not mean the courage of a swordsman and the heart of a zither, but is a Daoist term.

The zither represents harmony. Stacking represents accumulation. When harmony and accumulation become one, the Way is initially achieved.

The practical significance is that it involves a hurdle of self-examination, rather than simply energy cultivation; you need "harmony." Regardless of how you interpret it—whether it's peace, harmony, tranquility, reconciliation, or harmony in accordance with a certain principle—it cannot be achieved simply by accumulating Spiritual Qi; rather, it requires a unified and consistent accumulation of energy.

This is the threshold for seeking the Dao, establishing one's own direction and path, rather than blindly practicing. It can be called Foundation Establishment, the Dao Embryo, consecration, or enlightenment.

Ultimately, we need to find the way.

In fact, Qin Yi didn't need to search; he already had the way.

He is a celestial being when he goes out, and a chivalrous knight when he goes in; this is his way.

It just requires action, not just empty talk. To think that saying "I want to be a knight-errant" and achieving a breakthrough is a joke.

Upon reaching the Herb Garden in the cave abode, Qin Yi turned his head and smiled, then pressed his palm down.

The stone door closed completely, and the entire cave abode resounded with a loud rumble, sealing off all gaps and leaving no room for entry.

This place has been completely sealed off, allowing the elder to rest in peace, and no one is allowed to disturb him.

Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief and strode into the long tunnel. When he reached the exit of the inner hall of the Qingxu Palace, he suddenly stopped.

A fierce burst of Gang Qi erupted, instantly collapsing the artificial passage that Qingxu had dug to the bottom, completely blocking it.

From this point on, no human will ever be seen again.

This also completely sealed away the beautiful past between Qin Yi and Minghe in the past.

"Someone's being beaten! Someone's being beaten!" At the town's tavern, a group of people called out to their friends and family, "Come and see our Benefactor beating someone up!"

"My Benefactor? I haven't seen Benefactor for two months. I thought he had gone Cloud Wandering the world... Who is this person who's being attacked?"

"Boss Han."

"He deserved it; our Benefactor must have had a reason for hitting him!"

Inside the tavern, Qin Yi, straddling the Gungun Humble Origins, unleashed a brutal beating. "Earth Vein Yin Fire? Where is it? Where, where, where!"

The Humble Origins lay on the ground, his butt sticking up, clutching his head. "I just said there might be..."

"You clearly said it would definitely happen, I have a perfect memory!"

"You didn't lose out either. You definitely couldn't beat me before, but now you can even push me down..."

"Who the hell pushed you down, you fatso!" Qin Yi stomped on his butt. "Your improvement is a blessing from your seniors, it has nothing to do with you, you dead rat. You tricked me and Minghe, almost killing us, who else should we hold accountable but you?"

"I didn't do it! Don't talk nonsense!" Humble Origins shouted. "I just wanted you to deal with Qingxu. The one who really tricked you was the demoness from the Myriad Phenomena Asura Sect!"

Qin Yi finally stopped and grabbed him, asking, "Do you know what that vixen's name is?"

"How should I know? This is my first time meeting her too!"

"You've never met me before, how do you know my Qin Yi and that I'm the Nanli Kingdom Teacher?"

"This..." The Humble Origins's small eyes darted around for a long time before he fell silent.

Qin Yi squinted and leaned closer to him, whispering, "You didn't escape from the Demon City to live in seclusion; you were planted by the Demon City in the human world to gather information, right?"

His small, beady eyes, like those of Humble Origins member, widened into pea-sized ones.

"I guessed right? Before, you said Chenghuang wanted to eat you and that, and you pretended to be surprised when you heard I had a demon sister. It was all just an act. You are clearly Cheng... Chenghuang's subordinate. Only she has such human consciousness and is planting spies in the human world. My information was given to you by Chenghuang. She most likely told you to keep an eye on Southern Li Qin Yi."

The Humble Origins lowered his head, glanced around at the bewildered onlookers, and realized that Qin Yi had suppressed his words with Law Power, so he also lowered his voice and said, "My king is far-sighted and will certainly not remain forever confined to this remote, desolate city. Once he unifies the Demon City, he will naturally find ways to expand outwards. So, are you going to become her enemy for the sake of humanity?"

Qin Yi stared at him intently for a long while before asking, "When?"

"How would I know? At this moment, our Our King is most likely in the Kun Peng Purple Mansion, and it's not surprising that he won't be able to come out for many years."

"And then what?"

"Our first choice should be to explore the unknown lands to the left and right of the rift valley. There are more important things there. The human world is just a backup option."

"You're not kidding me?"

"No, whether in the Southern Li or the Western Wasteland, what is there that would interest my Our King? You?"

"..."

"It's nothing more than preparing a backup plan. Placing me in the outside world is just to ensure I'm not completely clueless about human affairs. I was born here, so it's naturally the most suitable place for me." Humble Origins paused, then continued, "Actually, I can't stay here any longer. The only reason I stayed was to check if you were alright. Since you are, I'll report back to the King and then move to another place. Otherwise, if that Witch comes knocking, I'll probably be stewed."

Where are you planning to go?

Humble Origins smiled and said, "You could have guessed it."

"The Da Qian Kingdom? Dragon Abyss City?"

"So clever."

"Alright." Qin Yi patted the dust off his clothes. "Do one last thing, and I won't beat you up."

The Humble Origins sensed something was wrong and took a half-step back, asking warily, "What is it?"

Qin Yi smiled, revealing a set of neat white teeth.

Soon the townspeople saw a fat man in yellow clothes carrying a tattered gong, banging it all the way around the town. "The King sent me to patrol the mountains, patrolling here and there..."

A group of children ran after him excitedly, shouting, "Brother from Humble Origins is so cute..."

Qin Yi laughed so hard he almost fell over.

He had originally intended to visit Dragon Abyss City when he Southern Li, but now he no longer wanted to.

He hadn't reached the stage where Minghe deliberately observed the world from the sidelines, nor did he feel he needed to reach that stage.

Right now, he'd rather go to the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace.

Strictly speaking, it was Liusu who wanted to go.

Liusu expressed great interest in Technique Method that could materialize the figures in paintings, because such things did not exist at that time; this was a new way of thinking from the near past.

For Qin Yi's own breakthrough, the significance of communicating with different cultivators was clearly greater than the significance of mingling in the mortal world.

As for Cheng Cheng...

No matter what changes may occur in the future, you must first improve yourself before you have a voice.

Amidst the sounds of gongs and drums from the Humble Origins, Qin Yi strode out of the town.

Target: Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace.