Far Away

What Li Qi said is that wishing people to make statements requires honesty, wishing people to reward the character of loyalty and filial piety, making an agreement with the gods to live and die together, requiring unity of effort, and telling the gods with unfalse, true and sincere sacrifices, and making promises to the gods with honesty and uprightness, as well as sacrifices that express Xin (Xin: refers to the beautiful and noble character of a person), so the gods are sincerely convinced and willing to contribute.

"Indeed, the power of Wushen Mountain is an indispensable part, because whether it is demonstrating virtue or integrity, it can only be done on the basis of equality. Otherwise, it can only be done among gentlemen. If we want people without virtue to follow justice, we need power as support," Li Qi added at this time.

"However, I believe that while strength is important, it is not enough for Shaman to truly become the node of communication between Heaven, Earth, Humanity, Spirits, Ghosts." Li Qi said solemnly, "Speaking of strength, martial arts specialize in cultivating strength, and the Daoist and humanistic Human Path are not weak either. I have heard that there are many other Dao Path in the world that are good at fighting, such as the branches of Military Way and Reason Way, but why can't they become people whom all things believe in?"

"My senior brother used Technique Method to break through the weakness of my Dao heart, but it made me think even more. Since the Dao heart is something that is necessary in the pursuit of the Dao Path, then what is the 'Dao' that we are pursuing?"

"After much thought, although I couldn't come up with the truly correct answer, I did come up with two answers that I believe are correct: one is righteousness, and the other is justice."

"Uprightness is the attitude of upholding justice and righteousness, while righteousness is the law and morality that are suitable for the masses."

"After figuring out this answer, I suddenly felt completely clear-headed. So, I'm preparing to put it into practice. I don't have the power to stop the Great Deer Kingdom Lord, but I think I should start with what I can do."

"I can't stop the Great Deer Kingdom from continuing to exploit this world, but I can stop the two of us from fighting and allow more people to survive," Li Qi said.

The diviner looked at Li Qi, his gaze shifting from disdain to solemnity.

"You make a good point. Although I don't agree with everything you say, it's clear that you've found what you should be doing," Bu Ren said.

Li Qi remained silent, waiting for the diviner to continue.

The diviner abandoned his previous contempt and said to Li Qi in a solemn manner, "But the way I believe in is different from yours. The way of the diviner is to establish divination to verify the spirits. Therefore, the virtue of prayer is perfect and divine, but the virtue of divination is square and wise. You take righteousness and justice as your path, while I take wisdom and strength as my path. I cannot agree with your approach to this eighth-grade world."

"Besides, if you treat the world with justice, do you think the world will treat you with justice and righteousness in return?" the diviner said.

"I previously regarded you as an enemy, so I was unwilling to tell you. But after hearing what you said, I am willing to regard you as an opponent. So I can only tell you the truth. The result of my divination points to one point, which is your current location, Satellite City Number Four."

"There is great misfortune here. It seems that the Child of Destiny has already set his sights on the two of us, and you are the primary target," the diviner said.

Then, he explained, "In my original plan, I used the Demon Seed to disturb your Dao heart, which was also a way to force you to stay here. I originally set up two deadly traps here in advance using the Dao of Divination. When you were attacked by the Child of Destiny, I would then use them to defeat you."

"Judging by the time, it's about time now. Once you've witnessed firsthand the attitude of the Child of Destiny of this world towards you, can you still insist on treating them with righteousness and justice?" the diviner said.

Li Qi felt a chill run down his spine.

Damn it, those people are all a bunch of cunning old foxes.

They're not good at fighting head-on, but they always manage to plan their killing moves in advance.

"Thank you for the reminder. Since Senior Brother is unwilling to accept this alliance, I will discontinue the ceremony to focus on fighting the enemy," Li Qi said.

"But I have my own means to observe your location. You can leave on your own. I want to see if you can follow the path you have devised." Bu Ren said, sizing up Li Qi.

Although Li Qi spoke in a very logical and persuasive manner, if he could not put his principles into practice, he would be nothing more than a loudmouth.

Those Dao Pursuer cannot succeed by mere words.

The connection between the two was broken.

The alliance is a grand ceremony. If it fails, the Shaman will inevitably suffer a loss. After all, the ritual of the alliance is guaranteed by the Shaman's own reputation and power. The two parties form an alliance under the watchful eyes of the Shaman and the Heavenly Dao. The binding force is much stronger than a vow. Correspondingly, if the Shaman fails to bring about the alliance, Shaman will also suffer a backlash.

After disconnecting, Li Qi felt a tightness in his chest.

However, the backlash wasn't very strong because the other party refused politely, rather than rudely interrupting.

"Some of the gas reserves were lost... but thankfully, the personal microcosm was basically unaffected." Li Qi examined the losses and made the assessment.

"That diviner said that the Child of Destiny would appear here and try to kill me." Li Qi muttered to himself, "He wouldn't lie to me, which means that the Child of Destiny really is planning to ambush me here."

"We should hurry back. It's safer with Shen Shuibi and Bai Di around. The Child of Destiny of this world is definitely not someone to mess with," Li Qi muttered to himself.

However, while still in the wilderness, he had just set off when he suddenly felt the city in front of him getting farther away.

Wait, it's not that the city has moved further away, but that the surrounding space is expanding!

This desert is expanding and extending!

What was originally a distance of about twenty miles has been extended to over a hundred miles in such a short time!

What followed was a cold, indifferent notification.

A woman's voice came from inside.

"Young master of the High Immortal, you will die here today."

Li Qi felt a headache coming on.

I had just figured it out myself, and now this place is coming knocking on my door?

No, I didn't cause this. Why are you chasing after me? Go find the Great Deer Kingdom Lord.

However, Li Qi also knew that complaining about these things was useless.

So he immediately cupped his hands and said, "This Child of Destiny, why don't we have a talk? I've not come here to exploit your world!"

"Perhaps we can come up with a solution that's good for everyone!"

However, even after Li Qi shouted those words, he could sense that the other party had not stopped.

This Technique Method for increasing distance is still being expanded.

"Sigh." Li Qi sighed.

Clearly, now that the fight has progressed this far, it's obviously impossible to persuade the other side with arguments about 'justice and righteousness'.

Although Li Qi had already figured out his direction, he was not a pedantic person. He knew when to reason and when to reason after the fight.

It's just like how I treated those people before.

Justice can be convincing, but only if you have the power to uphold it.

You must be a powerful and credible person to win people's hearts and to practice the Shaman.

Otherwise, pure justice is nothing but a joke. Many people will come out and slap you in the face, trampling your insistence on righteousness and justice underfoot, and letting reality show you that justice is worthless.

Just like now.

The High Immortal, who are from the Great Deer Kingdom, rule this world and bring it endless suffering.

At this point, it's clearly impossible to persuade the Child of Destiny of this world.

Let's talk about the logic after we've beaten the other party until they're willing to listen.

Bai Di was practicing martial arts, counting as he practiced.

"Four hundred and ninety-seven..."

"Four hundred and ninety-eight..."

"Four hundred and ninety-nine..."

"Five hundred...!"

He swung his sword a full five hundred times, his bare upper body muscles bulging, Qi and Blood surging, and sweat pouring out like a fountain.

Only then did he get up, wipe his sweat, and take a sip of water.

This training room was specially prepared for him by Zhang's Company. It is very high-end, with combat dummies, various exercise equipment, various weapons, a boxing ring, and a recuperation pod to provide a place for people who have over-exercised to rest and recuperate.

In addition, there are two sparring partners on standby at all times.

He simply didn't need to use it; he just trained in his own way, which was by wielding a sword.

Five hundred sword swings may seem like a small number, but with each swing, he used all his strength.

It includes muscles, internal energy, and all accumulated intention.

Each sword strike is executed with complete focus, unleashing the full power of the body. Each strike leaves the body in a state of extreme exhaustion. An ordinary martial artist could only execute one strike a day, after which he would be paralyzed for two Chen before having the strength to fight again the next day.

Moreover, they have no way to stop their attacks; the strikes they unleash will fly out uncontrollably, causing extensive damage to the environment.

However, Bai Di could divide the force of his sword strikes into two parts each time, causing them to cancel each other out.

Every force is essentially a resultant force composed of countless component forces. Therefore, as long as the force is perfectly controlled, the resultant force of two components can be made zero, so as not to have any impact on the outside world.

Swinging his sword five hundred times like this was his daily routine.

At first, he couldn't control his strength, and his energy would burst out, damaging the surrounding scenery. He could only make one sword strike a day.

But after years of training, he is now a completely different person. Even among ninth-rank martial artists, he is an outstanding one, just one step away from breaking through to the eighth rank.

Only...

"Now that I've finished practicing martial arts, let's try etiquette." He put down his sword and rested for a while.

His Shaman Path cultivation is still not at the rank level, just like Li Qi, he is an unranked Shaman.

Li Qi is about to enter the rank of a certain class. He will definitely be able to enter the rank once the Qi of the Four Seasons is complete. But he... has been stuck here for many years.

Because his ambitions lay elsewhere, he disliked Shaman Path and had little talent for it.

However, the Great Deer Kingdom was founded on the Way of Shaman Path, and as a scholar of the Bai family, he also had to cultivate it. In fact, because his martial arts cultivation progressed too quickly, he did not make any progress in the Shaman Path and was scolded by his uncle several times.

In their view, martial arts is nothing but a waste of time and energy.

Bai Di may appear to be a charming and elegant man, but he also has his own inner turmoil.

But he didn't change because of it; he was already used to it.

Let's practice some more; what my uncle and the others said makes sense.

The martial arts I like are ultimately minor paths; there is no grand martial arts sect like Wushen Mountain in this world.

I'm not a child anymore, I should be more realistic.

Shen Shuibi is absorbing the Taiyin Qi.

Daoist practice is different from the Shaman.

The Shaman is to cultivate oneself through etiquette and regulations. What one obtains is the pure energy of heaven and earth and the gods, which can be used directly without needing to refine it.

To be precise, Shaman is more like a businessman who travels among the gods and spirits, relying on his own abilities and reputation to earn their energy through various means for his own use.

But the Daoist sect is like a miner who works on his own, extracting what he needs from the world little by little.

As the essence of Yin, the Moon Rabbit absorbs Taiyin Qi at an astonishing speed.

At this rate, what would take an ordinary Daoist disciple decades or even centuries to accumulate, she could probably achieve in three to five years.

However, even after achieving the required level, returning to the eighth rank is still a hurdle; it's not that simple.

Each rank promotion requires something unique to that rank; otherwise, it would be impossible to define ranks.

To reach the eighth rank in martial arts, one must comprehend the Martial Way Divine Intent.

The Shaman Path requires cultivating the Inner Gods.

The Daoist path is quite simple: at the ninth rank, one achieves the Golden Core; at the eighth rank, one achieves the Yin Spirit.

Yin Spirit can travel in spirit, covering hundreds of miles in an instant and a whole state in a day. However, they cannot interfere with reality and are purely spiritual creations, but they can still perform some Technique Method.

Upon reaching a higher realm, one can condense the Yang Spirit. The Yang Spirit is a product of refining the spirit and returning to emptiness. Cultivation enables the essence and energy to be condensed and not dispersed. Only by cultivating both body and mind can one transform emptiness into reality, turning divine will into a physical form, freely traversing heaven and earth, interfering with all things, and being able to exist independently of the physical body. Even if the physical body dies, the Yang Spirit can still survive.

The Yang Spirit is a real life form, with flesh and blood, capable of interfering with reality; it can be considered a Daoist's second body.

"Sigh, both the Yin Spirit and Yang Spirit have been shattered. It will be so difficult to rebuild them now..." Shen Shuibi couldn't help but sigh, her rabbit head bobbing up and down, her face full of worry.

When I first started practicing, my body was intact, and I only needed to understand the joints.

Now I understand all the joints, but the microcosm of the human body is full of fragments, and each practice is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle.

The Cultivation Method of Mount Luofu is to regard oneself as the celestial pole, and the external universe revolves around me.

But now, the Chenji itself is unstable, making it difficult for the Yin Spirit to form.

"I have to think of a way, otherwise I'll be stuck at the ninth rank." The rabbit curled up into a ball, racking its brains, its pretty face scrunched up in a frown.

But before she could come up with a solution, she suddenly looked out the window.

"The Law of Near-Far '? What's going on?"

So close yet so far, seemingly within reach yet worlds apart.

This Technique Method can stretch space to create the effect of hiding many items in a small area.

However... this is not Technique Method that a ninth-rank cultivator can master.

No amount of external force can help.

Shen Shuibi sighed.

"Oh no, something's happened! Someone must have gone after Li Qi! Ugh, that idiot! He doesn't even know where he's going, how could he get trapped by something like this? He has no sense of direction at all, and he insisted on running away by himself! Honestly!"

However, she quickly regained her composure and murmured, "But... nothing will happen anyway, so forget about it."