Demon Dragon

There seems to be some kind of spirituality within this military spirit and Soldier's Qi.

To be honest, Li Qi had seen a considerable number of Soldier's Qi, though not many. He had once fought alongside the White Rhinoceros Army against seventh-rank soldiers.

But the Soldier's Qi at that time, though solid, was only a phantom.

But now, the Soldier's Qi of these legions in front of me seems to be alive. This strange lizard doesn't look like a dragon at all, nor does it resemble a Western dragon.

If I had to describe it... I'd say it's like a lizard?

But then the lizard unexpectedly turned its head back, its movements extremely agile, as if it possessed some special spirit.

Li Qi immediately realized something, True Knowledge Dao Charm full power, wanting to capture this glimmer of brilliance!

His speed was extremely fast; he captured that fleeting glimpse of the spirit in an instant.

However, after True Knowledge Dao Charm, Li Qi suddenly realized something—

This is not what he caught.

Something was delivered to him on its own initiative.

After he caught that glimpse of light, he seemed to hear a sound ringing in his ears.

The voice was saying:

"Help... me."

Then, that radiance vanished completely.

Li Qi was instantly invigorated!

He sensed it.

I sensed the existence of something within a certain boundary.

It's as if this will is situated right in the membrane between the virtual and the real!

It's a very strange feeling.

The boundary between inanimate and living things lies here: if something becomes an illusion, it is dead and no longer possesses agile thought.

If it becomes a real thing, it is alive, completely resurrected, possessing all consciousness and wisdom.

And now, this groan lies between illusion and reality, between life and death.

His existence seems to lie within the 'boundary' that Li Qi has been pursuing recently.

Li Qi didn't know if it was a coincidence or what, but anyway, this thing... was hard to describe.

"Stop! Raise the flag again!" Li Qi wanted to try again, so he ordered the soldiers to continue exerting their strength.

However, this time, the Soldier's Qi was just ordinary Soldier's Qi; the will that lay between life and death could no longer be found.

Li Qi wanted to try again.

But he knew that Soldier's Qi was like a drumbeat; it would be strong one time, then weak the next, and eventually exhausted the third. Repeatedly trying to boost Soldier's Qi five times in a row would only dampen the soldiers' Heart Qi.

It's not a good time to do this, especially since we're on a march.

So Li Qi simply remembered what had happened in this cave, and then continued to issue orders and begin the march.

The march officially began.

Unfortunately, Li Qi only had one Chen before his class ended, and he would have to leave the cave and wait for them to act on their own.

This is another test.

Even when the general is not physically present, he can still command with ease; this is the kind of strong army that can be entrusted with confidence.

To achieve this, one needs excellent training methods and comprehensive command charisma.

Fortunately, this was not a problem for either Li Lieqi or Li Qi.

Li Qi achieved this by establishing military laws, clearly distinguishing between rewards and punishments, and demonstrating his credibility and personal strength.

Li Lieqi achieved this through his personal charisma, which allowed them to appear for only one Chen each day without the army getting out of control.

The course ended quickly.

The two of them escaped from the cave.

Li Qi immediately turned and prepared to flee without looking back.

His days were very busy. He wanted to exhaustively list the commonalities of that 'boundary,' and the workload was terrifying. Li Qi conservatively estimated that he would have to devote at least a hundred years of his energy to it.

Fortunately, he is already an immortal.

Li Qi has gradually become accustomed to calculating the cycle of doing things in hundreds of years, and he estimates that he may become accustomed to calculating in thousands of years in the future.

No wonder immortals and other cultivators can't get along.

This difference in their concepts of time alone is already an insurmountable chasm.

It's all thanks to those few years when the rabbit regained its mortal nature; you could only say it was quick, accurate, and ruthless.

As precise as surgery!

However, just as Li Qi turned to leave, someone behind him suddenly called out to him.

"Li Qi!" Li Qi, Li Lieqi's opponent, called out.

As a rival in class, Li Lieqi had been talking to Li Qi for a long time.

There was no other reason than that Li Qi made her feel extremely stifled.

As rivals, other students would discuss with each other after class, conduct mock practice sessions, share their knowledge and experiences, and usually gain additional insights.

But Li Qi would run away as soon as class was over, never saying a word. He kept his tricks to himself and refused to reveal a single detail. After class, he would say that he had something to do.

If that were the case, Li Lieqi would at most laugh at him for being petty, but wouldn't get angry.

The problem is that while Li Qi was hiding his moves from her, he was secretly learning them from her!

After each class, Li Qi would learn her tricks. Even though she didn't say anything, she would just use some of her usual methods between the two sides.

There was no explanation, and there was even some deliberate concealment, but Li Qi was still able to reproduce it very quickly.

This made Li Lieqi extremely frustrated, and he even felt that his slow progress was due to the other party's behavior.

Heaven help me, Li Qi didn't actually have such thoughts at all.

His mind was filled with exploring boundaries, and he left as soon as get out of class ended, completely unaware that everyone would stay after class to study, review and deduce, and strive to make further progress.

Of course, even if he knew about these extracurricular activities, he wouldn't participate.

Are you kidding me? He even turned down the matter of the Witchcraft Silkworm from Liu Shenzhi's side, how could he have time to participate in something like this?

As for secretly learning?

He only glanced at it a couple of times. Those techniques weren't that difficult to begin with. If he couldn't learn them after seeing them once, he would be too stupid.

However, Li Lieqi clearly couldn't read minds, so the misunderstanding grew bigger and bigger as time went on.

Fortunately, Li Lieqi is a straightforward person who usually speaks his mind directly. So this time, he took the initiative to Xia Li Qi and clarify the matter.

Li Qi did hear him, so he turned around and said, "Sorry, classmate, I have something to do. Let's talk next time!"

As always.

Li Qi is very busy!

Seeing Li Qi turn around, throw down a sentence, and run away immediately, Li Lieqi felt a rush of Qi and Blood to his head, his face turning from white to green, and then from green to red.

That ungrateful bastard!

Regardless of how well he got along with his classmates, the first thing Li Qi did after class was head to the cafeteria.

He now only eats one meal a day, both of which are in the Imperial Academy's dining hall.

After eating, I go home, work until late at night, go to sleep, then work until evening before going to class. After class, I come here for a meal, then go home to work.

A very regular life is like a wound-up machine.

Upon entering the cafeteria, he grabbed some ingredients and quickly headed to the Sea Cooking Pot area.

"Brother Guo, it's up to you today!" Li Qi tossed the ingredients into the air.

A fat man appeared out of nowhere, took the ingredients, and laughed heartily, "Brother Li, alright, leave it to me. And I'll trouble you to write my thoughts today too!"

"Don't worry, I will tell you the truth, there will be no falsehoods." Li Qi nodded.

He recently enrolled in school and his relationship with Guo Penghai has become increasingly better.

Guo Penghai has been trying new dishes, which is his culinary philosophy. However, after trying a new direction recently, everyone who eats his dishes feels nauseous, except for Li Qi, who can finish them with relish.

Therefore, Li Qi became his lifeline. He kept trying new dishes for Li Qi, trying to find out why the new dishes made other people feel nauseous and what kind of mutation had occurred.

Li Qi was happy to have a free dinner and was also eager to befriend this fourth-grade Law Treasure. So, over time, their relationship improved, and Li Qi became more and more familiar with calling him "Brother Guo".

Soon, Li Qi's meal was delivered.

Honestly, this thing looks a lot like Cthulhu roasted chicken.

But Li Qi didn't care; as long as he could eat it, it was fine.

He finished his meal in a few bites, savoring every flavor.

Mmm, it's still very delicious.

Then I took out paper and pen and started to record my thoughts after eating.

Guo Penghai's illusory form appeared right behind him, rubbing his hands together, waiting for his feedback on the meal.

This is similar to Li Qi's exhaustive search method. The Dao Path of Sea Cooking Pot has also become confusing. Li Qi is a possible breakthrough for him, so he is willing to befriend this junior of the seventh rank, and even treat him as an equal.

However, while Li Qi was writing his review of the meal today, something suddenly came to mind.

He put down his pen and paper and turned to look at the Sea Cooking Pot.

"Brother Guo, are you familiar with our school?"

Li Qi's question seemed to have scratched the itch of the Sea Cooking Pot. The fat man patted his belly and said proudly, "Of course! I've been here for two or three thousand years, I know much more than you youngsters!"

"What's wrong? Is there something you're confused about? Did you encounter anything strange at school?"

Upon hearing Sea Cooking Pot's words, Li Qi nodded and said, "Yes, it's about the classroom for the Military School strategy class."

"I found something strange in the Military School Soldier's Qi of the soldiers there. I felt like I could sense a bit of life in it, but it wasn't quite like that. It felt really strange. Brother Guo, have you ever heard of anything like this?" Li Qi asked Sea Cooking Pot.

This is something he just thought of.

The teacher wouldn't tell him about the secrets of this classroom, and the students weren't familiar with him, so... asking Sea Cooking Pot, who was on good terms with him and had a certain seniority at the school, was the most appropriate thing to do, wasn't it?

As for Sea Cooking Pot, after hearing Li Qi's question, he pondered while weighing his belly. Soon, he asked Li Qi in return, "Condensed Soldier's Qi? I don't understand these things. Can't Soldier's Qi be alive?"

"Perhaps there are ways to activate the Soldier's Qi, but I've never seen or heard of any, so I can only guess somewhere else and see if it's a problem with the classroom," Li Qi said.

In fact, Li Qi knew that this was mostly a problem with the classroom.

That ninth-grade grotto-heaven, which served as a classroom, easily catalyzed the emergence of tens of thousands of ninth-grade cultivators.

This is already highly illogical.

In his guess, the reason behind this must be the cave itself. Even if it wasn't the cave's fault, it must have been done with the help of the cave.

That ethereal, elusive Dragon Qi might be the reason.

Li Qi felt that this would definitely help him understand 'boundaries'.

The reason is simple: Li Qi obtained the clue about the boundary because True Knowledge Dao Charm scanned that cave heaven. After deep thought, he had that flash of inspiration. Therefore, Li Qi believed that the boundary itself was a property revealed by that cave heaven, which he just happened to discover.

This is because this boundary is connected to that grotto-heaven in every way.

Think about it carefully.

Li Qi's inspiration for 'boundaries' came from the cave.

The boundary between the individual and the collective in Military School.

The will within the Soldier's Qi generated by this grotto-heaven possesses the nature of the boundary between the illusory and the real, and also exists within the boundary between life and death.

Various minor issues concerning military rations and supplies form the boundary between major problems.

These things all come from this grotto itself.

Therefore, Li Qi felt that this cave must be connected to the 'boundary' in some way.

"So that's what you're curious about. You've come to the right person!" Sea Cooking Pot suddenly understood when he heard Li Qi's question.

Oh, so that's what it was about!

"I've heard about this. If you're curious, come closer and Brother Guo 'll tell you all about it," Sea Cooking Pot said heartily, patting his belly.

Li Qi immediately stepped forward and listened carefully.

This could be related to his work for the next few hundred years. If he could hear a useful clue, he might save hundreds of years of exhaustive effort.

Sea Cooking Pot and lowered his voice to say to Li Qi, "The Military School classroom you mentioned, the cave within it, has been cut open."

"Cut?" Li Qi asked curiously.

"That's right. Don't you have forty-nine desks over there? Actually, they are forty-nine grotto-heavens. They were originally one, a small world inside the body of a Demon Dragon."

"Or, according to our custom, we call it the microcosm of the human body," the Sea Cooking Pot said mysteriously.

Li Qi was startled!

Those dozens of desks are like dozens of hidden worlds, artificially divided into such spaces! Were they once the miniature world of a Demon Dragon?

Is this even possible?

So, the cries of "Save me!" emanating from those military spirits and Soldier's Qi, were they the cries of that Demon Dragon calling for help?

Does this mean that this Demon Dragon, whose physical body was killed, whose soul was destroyed, and whose human-body microcosm was shattered into forty-nine pieces, is still not completely dead? And is it still thinking of being resurrected?

Therefore, those soldiers were born from the Demon Dragon's Dragon Qi, which is why the rate of soldiers reaching the ninth rank was so high.

With this in mind, many mysteries are easily solved!

At the same time, Li Qi immediately realized why he was able to sense the boundaries through the True Knowledge Dao Charm.

As mentioned before, countless small problems can become one big problem.

Then, dozens of small grotto-heavens will become one big world.

However, there will be a boundary in the middle.

Breaking through this boundary, illusion becomes reality, particles become matter, and water molecules become water.

Li Qi couldn't help but wonder if the powerful being who divided the Demon Dragon's human body into its own world was absolutely familiar with this boundary, and thus made the division precisely at this boundary!

In this way, the Demon Dragon will not die, but will be stuck in the boundary, remaining in a state of neither life nor death!