Arrival

The Discussing the Dao came to an abrupt end.

The five people Discussing the Dao all turned their gazes toward Guangyang.

A Perfected Person raised his head and said, "It's that one."

Another Perfected Person nodded. "Yes, it's that young man who obtained the Polaris Golden Core Method."

This place is the border between the Tang Kingdom and the Baiyue, and it is at least 150,000 li away from Guangyang, which is very far away.

Even at such a great distance, the aura of the Grand Priest was still sensed.

Yun Fang stood up from the ground and said, "I advise you all not to fight here. Didn't we say before that we are here to discuss, not to fight?"

The Perfected Person nodded and said, "Well, that's simple. Find that young man, erase the Polaris Golden Core Method from his mind, and the matter will be perfectly resolved."

A hint of anger flashed in Yun Fang's eyes.

Erasing memories will inevitably damage one's soul, causing significant harm in the future that is very difficult to repair.

Furthermore, if this were to be done at this critical juncture, it could be said that Li Qi's grand sacrifice would inevitably fail.

This was tantamount to cutting off half of his Dao Path.

Therefore, Yun Fang immediately said, "Gentlemen, this matter..."

However, Yun Fang only uttered two words when, almost simultaneously, the six people vanished from their spot.

The four people from the Tang Kingdom had no intention of listening to Yun Fang.

Joke.

Does the Celestial Empire need to consider the opinions of barbarians like you to govern its affairs?

If we fail, then discussing it is no problem.

But we don't need to consider your opinions before we act.

In the very center of Guangyang, Li Qi was presiding over a grand sacrificial ceremony.

Energy surged above the altar.

His body turned bright red as if it were on fire, his veins bulged, his muscles twisted, and strange sounds and bulges emanated from it, as if countless demons were dancing and howling in his flesh, trying to break free of his skin!

These demons almost devoured his soul.

However, these are not actually demons.

Rather, it was information coming from all sides.

Intense pain swept over me!

Boundless emotions churned within Li Qi's mind.

The corrosive influence of corruption, base thoughts, a burning desire for dreams, the warmth of family, the encouragement of success, the anxiety of failure, joy, sorrow, jealousy, excitement, anger, and grief.

Millions of people, each with their own desire for sacrificial rites.

Anyone who participates in a sacrificial ceremony will inevitably make a request or a wish.

Not only mortals, but even the rats in the Rat Soil Tomb and the mountain and water deities were reaching out to Li Qi for things.

Humans have various desires, hoping for food, happiness, money, and health.

They are the same; they need incense and offerings.

The voices of countless humans, gods, and ghosts converged together.

At first, Li Qi could still make out what it sounded like, but soon, he couldn't hear anything at all. It was noisy, incredibly noisy, filled with the chaos of the mortal world, and countless thoughts, feelings, ideas, and emotions rushed in!

No one could bear such a thing.

Li Qi, as the central figure, was responsible for all of this.

He must bear it; he cannot simply tough it out or ignore it.

Listening to the needs and will of all parties, then communicating, coordinating, and mediating all these needs with a fair attitude—this is the duty of 'Zhu'.

In fact, it wasn't just these mortals and ninth-rank officials; Li Qi also controlled the corpses of monks used as sacrificial offerings.

The two monk corpses, one of rank five and the other of rank seven, contain the energy that forms the foundation of the entire grand ceremony.

Fortunately, the altar had the ability to divert information. After the first massive influx, countless pieces of information were immediately rectified and categorized.

Humans are on one side, and gods are on the other.

Those who offered sacrifices to Heaven were placed on one side, those who offered sacrifices to Earth on another side, those who offered sacrifices to the stars on one side, and those who offered sacrifices to the Moon and the Sun on another side.

In this way, the previously chaotic information flow has become a less chaotic information flow.

It's still complex, but at least it can be categorized and processed.

This is a massive amount of information that cannot be processed by formations; only human intervention can handle it.

Normally, Shaman don't do manual labor like this.

In the books Li Qi had read, many Shaman had their own methods to accomplish these complicated tasks, such as automated processing procedures like customizing protocols.

However, Li Qi dared not entrust the grand sacrificial ceremony to an automated processing array.

If something goes wrong, it could really be fatal.

Therefore, on such an important occasion, he could only, and only trusted himself to handle it.

Fortunately, his Primordial Spirit has been fully condensed, and his processing ability has also improved accordingly.

Then let's get started.

Li Qi began to preside over the sacrificial ceremony.

Countless streams of information swept through his mind, and then, according to different rituals and his arrangements, countless kinds of 'qi' began to flow in Guangyang.

With Li Qi at the center, a massive ceremony involving millions of people was launched.

There is a divine energy in the northeast, which manifests in five colors. This divine energy is then mobilized and merges with the mountain energy, which in turn is replenished by the human energy.

These people, through rituals and prayers, gathered Fire Qi, dispelling the original Yao Qi of the Rat Soil Tomb and condensing new divine energy.

If you shift your perspective to a higher vantage point and look at Guangyang from the sky, you will see a spectacular sight.

Hundreds of thousands of different energies, under Li Qi's command, move in an orderly manner, stop in a proper place, and operate with moderation. They borrow power from various places to make up for the original deficits and losses, and then return the excess energy to the places that lent it, making up for the other party's losses.

All things are governed by their own forces, and those Heaven and Earth who control them.

Musical scales, mountain and water records, field divisions, geography, calculations, military camps, battle formations, divination symbols, architecture, burial sites, the myriad elements, cities, Altar of Earth and Grain —all the measurements and scales are meticulously organized.

This is the order of heaven and earth, the response of man and gods, in harmony with the bright above and the Unseen below, riding the right course of heaven and earth, and following the order of the four seasons.

Heaven and Earth Qi Convergence, all things flourish and bear fruit, and all energies circulate freely.

Almost visibly, Guangyang is becoming more and more vibrant.

The once-dried-up river channels have been revitalized.

The long-severed ley lines are beginning to revive.

Life reappeared in this barren land; the white clods of soil beneath the ground, which resembled saline-alkali soil, gradually began to be soaked and returned to their original black soil.

However, it will take at least two and a half days to restore it to its original state.

This grand ceremony will only last for one day.

Therefore, Guangyang will still be in the predicament of reduced production, but at least it will be reduced production, not a complete crop failure.

Once the grand ceremony is over, and supplies are allocated from other places, surviving this calamity should not be a problem.

By completing this grand sacrifice, the millions of people of Guangyang, the thousands of mountain and water deities, and the parched land and water veins can all be saved.

Li Qi handled everything methodically.

But suddenly, they saw Le Ya in the distance suddenly leap up, his figure flashed, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived at the outskirts of the Hundred Forests Kingdom through some kind of space-crossing method.

No one noticed the movements of this fifth-rank official. After all, everyone's attention was drawn to Li Qi on the altar, and his movements were very subtle and had no aftershocks, making them difficult to detect.

Regardless, Le Ya was the first to reach the border of the Hundred Forests Kingdom.

A series of powerful formations were deployed.

His personal microcosm unfolded directly across this series of places.

In an instant, the heavens and earth unfolded, and one after another, illusory worlds descended upon this place.

Within the heavens and earth, and within the four seas, there are nine provinces and eight extremes. The land has nine mountains, nine passes, nine atmospheres, nine winds, and nine waters.

From the easternmost point to the westernmost point, it is 233,500 li.

The distance between the North Pole and the South Pole is 234,200 li.

From the center of the Nine Provinces, there is a great mountain, which is eleven thousand li, one hundred and fourteen steps, two feet and six inches high, stretching in all directions and supporting the sky.

It is home to countless exotic flowers and beasts, numbering in the hundreds of millions, who live there peacefully.

This is Le Ya's personal microcosm, the way he unfolds when he goes all out.

This is the source of his strength.

A fifth-rank Shaman's inner world has become increasingly realistic, and the things that exist within it can be brought into reality.

Although it will disappear after a while and turn into ethereal vapor, during that period, anything taken out of it will undoubtedly be real.

The rank in this world is rank five.

Furthermore, there is only one Rank 5 in this world.

That's Le Ya itself.

All the resources and power of a fifth-grade world are devoted to one person Le Ya.

This clearly demonstrates the significant difference between Le Ya and ordinary fifth-rank officials.

At this moment, to break through this layer of defense, one would need to directly penetrate a fifth-grade world and all the defenses set up by Le Ya.

But this is too big a deal.

As a result, two fifth-rank officials suddenly appeared around them.

The Hundred Forests Kingdom remained unresponsive, but the rulers of the two neighboring kingdoms reacted immediately and arrived swiftly.

The two fifth-rank officials were extremely alarmed and immediately cupped their hands in greeting, asking, "May I ask what brings you here, senior? Why are you making such a fuss? This is the realm of the world; battles involving those thousands of miles away are not permitted."

They were all terrified.

A top-tier fifth-rank expert suddenly descended, unleashing his full power. His personal microcosm expanded, enveloping the territories of both countries, blurring the lines between reality and illusion, making it appear as if he were about to massacre the entire nation.

Unfortunately, neither of them could stop it.

This senior's cultivation was so high that, despite both being at the fifth rank, they couldn't even stop him. So they were all trembling with fear, not knowing what had happened, and could only use the rules of the world to suppress him.

Le Ya frowned as he looked at the two men and said, "Retreat immediately! This place is about to—"

However, he had only spoken halfway when a blurry figure suddenly flashed past the three of them.

The land is shattered.

Le Ya's personal little world was blown into six pieces.

He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and all his preparations were instantly extinguished!

The remaining two fifth-rank rulers fared even worse; their physical bodies were completely annihilated, and more than 20% of their cultivation was lost!

They didn't even bother to investigate; their spirits immediately vanished, abandoning even the nation.

Even if this country is actually the foundation of their faith, it doesn't matter.

Compared to life, what is the foundation of the Dao?

Even if the Dao Path enlightenment is severed, one is still a fifth-rank official; it's better than death!

What exactly happened? What exactly happened?!

The reason is actually quite simple.

Yun Fang, Zhu Fengdan, along with the three Perfected Person and one Earth Immortal, had just passed by this place.

Just by passing by, three fifth-rank officials nearly lost their lives.

For them, the difference in strength between the five ranks was meaningless.

The only reason Le Ya and the other two survived was because Yun Fang intervened and protected their lives.

However, when faced with twice the number of enemies, this was all he could do.

Le Ya's intentions were good, but unfortunately, he greatly underestimated the newcomer.

No one could have imagined that the Tang Kingdom would send four officials of the third rank at once.

The most urgent task now is to prevent these people from entering Guangyang.

If these people were to truly disrupt Li Qi's Dao Path enlightenment...

Yun Fang thought of his disciple.

It was like that before.

Meanwhile, in Guangyang, Li Qi was completely unaware of this, as he was focused on presiding over the grand ceremony.

He felt that he was becoming more and more adept at it.

True Knowledge Dao Charm played a huge role in it.

Through True Knowledge Dao Charm's processing of countless pieces of information, Li Qi gained an ever-growing understanding of these matters.

As he processed more and more information, he began to discover commonalities and patterns among them.

Although people in the world have different temperaments, they all have compassion and ultimately reach the same goal.

Moreover, although all the elements are different, the underlying principle is the same.

Therefore, there are myriad forms of Qi, but only one principle.

Once you understand this, you'll realize that although those tens of thousands of types of energy have different properties, at a deeper level, they all share more and more commonalities.

It's like...

There are countless kinds of substances in the world.

But all matter is governed by the same physical laws.

Once this physical law is understood, then the way matter operates can be predicted and controlled to some extent.

Being able to predict the operating patterns of these energies, without having to focus on the nature of each energy individually, allows one to transform a large amount of disordered energy into one's own power at a higher level.

After understanding this point...

Li Qi could sense that the pressure from the Grand Priest was decreasing.

He is making progress.

It's not about progress in cultivation; that's too superficial.

My understanding of 'Tao' and 'Li' is deepening.

Previously, I was forced by Chanzhi Zhi to constantly study Buddhist teachings. What I was forced to study back then is now gradually showing its effectiveness.

Just as Bo Yue said.

Geniuses are never defined by physical gifts.

Mindset is the only true measure of genius.

Divine Ability are easy to acquire, but wisdom is hard to find.

However, just as Li Qi's progress was becoming increasingly smooth, he suddenly felt that the energy of the entire Guangyang was disrupted for a moment.

Puff!

Even a moment of such chaos caused the unsuspecting Li Qi to cough up a mouthful of blood. He immediately knelt on the ground, suffering a severe backlash as the core of the entire grand ceremony!

"What's going on!?" He was startled and stopped processing the data, letting it pile up for the time being, while looking outside.

Then, he saw an old man, and the back of his teacher, Young Master Young Master Zhu.

In the sky before them stood four unfamiliar figures dressed in fine clothes.

It seems... there's a standoff?

The old man was the first to turn around and look.

"Child, continue with your work and don't get disturbed. Leave things here to us," he said calmly.

Young Master Zhu didn't even turn his head; he simply transmitted his voice to Li Qi:

"It was my fault for not stopping them just now. Don't worry, I'll twist their heads off to calm you down later."