What Is This...?

The wardrobe door was closed.

Li Qi fell into deep thought.

About four or five seconds later, he pulled it open again.

Seriously, what haven't you seen? Why are you still worrying about this...?

He glanced at it, then closed it again.

Damn it, there's no way I can not be conflicted.

Rabbit usually dresses very formally, mostly in long skirts that cover her from neck to ankle and are not breathable at all.

Even when they were in bed, she refused to let Li Qi see her clothes underneath, so she would use Technique Method to make her outer clothes disappear.

Therefore, Li Qi had never actually seen what it looked like inside.

I've really seen something new today.

Rabbits' tastes... are really... hard to say.

Really...

Not to mention the undergarment, there's even more...

Never mind, it's not worth mentioning.

Li Qi used the willpower he possessed to suppress the Heavenly Demon before finally closing the wardrobe again.

It would be impolite to look at it again.

A virtuous person is cautious even when alone.

One should not deceive oneself internally, nor should one deceive Heaven externally; sincerity leads to ultimate sincerity.

Besides, apart from the last few steps, Li Qi felt that he was still very innocent, and his techniques were not even as varied as those of a blind masseur.

Thinking about all this, he closed the wardrobe and started tidying up the other things.

Let's go take a look at bedding.

However, after looking around, Li Qi discovered that there was no bed in this cave abode.

Oh, I forgot that rabbits don't have the habit of sleeping.

No, it's not that she doesn't have the habit of sleeping, but rather that she usually substitutes sleep with meditation, meaning... she sleeps while meditating and doesn't need a bed.

So... the place she often stayed was that stone seat.

It was a seat in the center of the room. Shen Shuibi should have had a matching futon, but she seemed to like the futon very much, so she took it with her. So now this is just a bare stone seat.

Li Qi touched the stone base and then looked at his fingers.

He felt a little disgusted.

He quickly shook his hands, then summoned a ball of water, which transformed into a water whirlwind, washing his hands clean.

Damn it, what happened to the saying "a gentleman is cautious even when alone"? It seems being a gentleman is really difficult.

He shook his head, took out his Mustard Seed Bag, and began to pack his things obediently.

They started by tidying up things like the Bagua compass, which was a magical Law Artifact Shen Shuibi often used for divination. However, this thing was like a book or a hard drive, and it had to be replaced after it was used up.

So there are quite a few discs here, all of which contain things recorded by Shen Shuibi.

As Li Qi was collecting the items, his hands suddenly slowed down.

Theoretically speaking, these Bagua plates all contain records of various things related to Shen Shuibi...

A virtuous person is cautious even when alone.

A virtuous person is cautious even when alone...

Damn it, let whoever wants to be a gentleman be one.

In the end, Li Qi was unable to stop the growth of his inner demons and opened the Bagua Plate.

Of course he would use something like that.

He stretched out his hand and began to deduce the problem.

Yin Dun Fourth Bureau

Renyin, Wushen, Wuwu, Bingchen.

The gate of shock, Ding, Tianzhu, Ren...

Hmm... there's also a password, but it should be deducible. This kind of Qimen disk has limited variations. Although it's good at processing information, its encryption isn't very good.

Li Qi and Yin-Yang trigrams symbols also began to float around Li Qi.

Li Qi had a basic understanding of the structure of the Daoist Five Elements Technique, and he was also fairly familiar with the information processing system built upon the framework of the Luoshu Nine Palaces.

Jiazi (甲子) is associated with the Earthly Branch Li (离), Jiaxu (甲戌) with the Earthly Branch Kan (坎), Jiashen (甲申) with the Earthly Branch Geng (庚)...

Um...

It's open.

It was filled with extremely fine, densely packed Yin-Yang trigrams, just like the 010s burned into a CD.

By reverse-engineering the nine-palace pattern just calculated, we can restore these Yin-Yang trigrams to the original input information. Furthermore, through different combinations and designs, we can make this information recombine itself to achieve rapid calculation.

It sounds mysterious, but the principle is actually very simple.

A Yin-Yang trigrams represents 1.

So, if you put two Yin-Yang trigrams representing 1 together, won't these two Yin-Yang trigrams merge together, recombine themselves, and become Yin-Yang trigrams representing 2?

Therefore, as long as more Yin-Yang trigrams of a specific format are combined in this way, different things can be quickly combined. As the number of Yin-Yang trigrams increases, the complexity also increases exponentially, and the amount of information expressed also increases accordingly.

Ultimately, you can combine the information you want, which is the process of 'computation'.

It's just that these things are treated as operators, giving us a tool for calculation.

However, the principle is simple to explain, just like saying 1+1 equals 2, which is the principle of mathematics, and then asking you to do advanced calculus.

The principle is simple, but that doesn't mean it's easy to use. Just two lines can form a coordinate axis, but a coordinate axis can represent all of space and time. It's really difficult to study.

Fortunately, Li Qi was a genius; he learned things very quickly.

With Li Qi's calculations, he connected all the Bagua diagrams in just over fifteen minutes.

In this way, everything that Shen Shuibi had recorded was now displayed before them.

Let's start from the beginning.

Li Qi followed the log and flipped to the earliest record.

The amount of information recorded here is enormous, large enough to contain Cultivation Method, insights, and images, so what you read is not just text.

Li Qi flipped to the beginning and discovered that the records here were from more than nine thousand years ago!

This is truly like peeking into someone's elementary school diary.

Li Qi felt a slight pang of conscience, but he still couldn't resist.

He became engrossed in this information.

The first image appears to be a recorded holographic image.

Before me stood two little girls.

A creature that looked only eight or nine years old, very frail, dressed in a long dress similar to palace attire, appeared quiet and adorable, kneeling in place, drawing in the air.

Of course, it wasn't some children's drawing, but a diagram of a Technique Method circuit design... It was very professional, and included a series of operators and a large number of formulas.

In short, the overall art style is quite bizarre.

In the very center of the picture, there is a noblewoman, about thirty years old, with great poise, who is now observing the two children with a kind expression.

This... is Lady Luofu?

On the other side, there was a little red girl, extremely violent, wearing two boxing gloves. Despite being only eight or nine years old, she was dressed in miniature armor and was constantly pounding rocks in the pile of rubble.

However, although it was called bombarding rocks, it was actually very methodical, like practicing boxing. Judging from the Fist Intent of strength and gentleness, but in the hands of this little girl, it was only Fire Qi and angry, without any gentleness.

"This Fist Intent..." Li Qi watched the loli continuously bombard the falling boulder and vaguely gained some insight.

This Bagua compass can hold an enormous amount of information, and can even record Cultivation Method.

That's how it is now.

Young Yang Ning's Fist Intent poured out all over the ground, and Li Qi felt as if he were witnessing it firsthand, clearly sensing the essence of this Fist Intent.

As for the human form, it is infinitely variable and has never reached its limit.

This set of fist techniques seems to have been specifically designed for Human Race, and is only suitable for human cultivation.

He continued to feel the Fist Intent, even using the True Knowledge Dao Charm.

Who can ascend to the heavens and roam the mists, boundless and limitless?

Enter the gate of infinity, and roam the boundless wilderness.

It is serene and boundless, and all beauty follows it.

Its spirit flows in all directions, reaching every extreme.

Its contents are immeasurable, yet people consider them the ultimate.

The ultimate nature of things cannot be fully expressed in words or silence; it is neither words nor silence, yet its essence is revealed through discussion.

Wuji (limitless), Youji (limited)...

Li Qi was somewhat moved, and he reached out and, imitating the young Yang Ning, began to try boxing.

Boxing techniques are just a form; a mere form has no power.

The important thing is the mental method, the way of circulating energy, and the Divine Ability involved.

When Li Qi first came across it, he also found it very mysterious.

Later, after he began to create his own Technique Method, he discovered that there were patterns to be found.

Essentially, they are all applications of the 'Tao'.

It's like how machines are simply applying the principles of 'Tao'.

Linkage mechanisms, cam mechanisms, gear mechanisms, screw mechanisms, and intermittent motion mechanisms are all essentially parts of a machine, but they operate on different principles.

These 'principles' are the core of what makes a machine work, such as geometric constraints, chemical energy, and the transmission of liquid pressure.

The application of these 'principles' has led to the formation of machines, and the combination of machines can ultimately accomplish things that surpass human capabilities.

For example, gantry cranes, or cars and airplanes.

Li Qi was, after all, a modern man, and he had been trying to deconstruct these Technique Method and Divine Ability with modern thinking.

The truth is, they are indeed quite similar.

Everyone is simply applying the Dao; even science itself is a kind of Dao Lineage, representing a set of values, a worldview, and an understanding and application of the world.

However, Technique Method do not require prior preparation of equipment... Oh, there are also those that do require equipment, which are generally called Law Artifact.

For example, array plates or the like.

Therefore, when Shen Shuibi was in Clear Mist City, no one expected that she could set up an array without using an array plate.

The ability to set up an array without needing an array plate is extremely rare. To put it another way, it's like grabbing a handful of sand from the roadside and kneading it to create a usable CPU.

It cannot be judged by common sense.

Summarizing the differences between the two, Li Qi first imitated the boxing stance, then the Fist Intent, and then the mental techniques...

Um.

The core of this set of fist techniques is indeed the Polaris Golden Core Method.

Therefore, in the Fist Intent that Li Qi comprehended, there was 'extreme' everywhere.

The ultimate nature of things cannot be fully expressed in words or silence; it is neither words nor silence, yet its essence is revealed through discussion.

Can you give it a try?

Li Qi tentatively threw a punch and then used the Polaris Golden Core Method to see if he could secretly learn some of the Mount Luofu's boxing techniques.

He didn't know why, but he just had this impulse inside him.

Anyway, it won't cause any delays.

This set of boxing techniques isn't too difficult; he can practice it while reading Shen Shuibi's elementary school diary.

It's just a matter of multitasking; it's a minor issue.

Seeing the little rabbit's adorable expression as it frowned and pondered deeply, Li Qi began practicing his boxing.

The six poles refer to the four directions and the top and bottom.

The North Star is where I am.

This set of boxing techniques takes the individual's own celestial pole as the center and then extends beyond the six poles.

All those so-called six extremes, eight extremes, and western extremes are far away and have no end.

This set of boxing techniques may seem to only reach an arm's length away, but in reality, it seems to be able to break through the limitations of space, spread to all six directions, and bring the most distant places around the body under control.

This set of boxing... although simple, the Fist Intent is indeed something, worthy of being a legacy of Mount Luofu.

However, it's still too simple.

This set of fist techniques is probably for beginners, for those who haven't reached a certain level, to familiarize themselves with the Polaris Golden Core Method. It's a Cultivation Method for cultivation, and it's perfect for Yang Ning during her loli stage.

Once you're familiar with this set of boxing techniques, you should be able to—

Suddenly, Li Qi felt someone patting him from behind.

He was startled!

Then he suddenly turned around, gathered his energy, and moved his Inner Gods together. Taking advantage of the boxing stance, he punched behind him!

Who is this person? When exactly did they come to his side?

He threw a punch.

Li Qi held back, only using 70% of his strength. This not only made it easier to control and prevented the impact from spreading too far, but also gave him room to change his tactics.

But when he threw that punch, Li Qi only felt a tremor.

The force of his punch exploded in mid-air, shattering countless boulders that had fallen around him.

Young Yang Ning, watching from the side, showed an expression of admiration and exclaimed "Wow!"

Li Qi was stunned.

Wait, these should just be recordings. I should be in Shen Shuibi's cave abode right now.

It's just a video recording, so why could the stone be shattered, and why was the young Yang Ning even able to react?

He didn't react for a moment, and then he heard Yang Ning rushing towards him. "Wow! You're so amazing! How come you can unleash such a powerful set of punches? Teach me, teach me!"

Hearing that childish voice, Li Qi closed his eyes.

True Knowledge Dao Charm, you can no longer sense the information from Shen Shuibi cave abode.

Instead, the surrounding scenery gradually solidified, and... True Knowledge Dao Charm became more and more real.

Holy crap! What's going on?!

Li Qi felt a chill run down his spine, because he seemed to know what had patted him.

He opened his eyes and obediently bowed towards the center of the previous scene. "I am... Xia Li Qi, paying my respects to Lady Luofu."

With the appearance of this phrase, the surrounding scenery and objects became completely solid.

"Hmm... How did you get here, sir? You possess the authentic Wushen Mountain Cultivation Method. Which great shaman's son are you? What brings you here?" the noble voice asked calmly.

Li Qi's teeth ached and he broke out in cold sweats, which he couldn't stop even at the seventh rank.

This is too bizarre.

Did he time travel again? Or...?

I dare not think about it.

He lowered his head and said, "I am a disciple of Zhu Fengdan... I didn't know I was here. I was in a cave abode in the Wushen Mountain area before, but suddenly I was here. This was all an accident, please don't blame me, Your Highness."

"Yu'er, Yan'er, step back and return to your cave abode to finish your lessons for today," the voice said.

Li Qi knew Yu'er and understood her meaning.

Yan'er...

Yang Ning originally meant "upright, dignified, and solemn". The character Ning itself means "magnanimous and dignified", describing a solemn and upright person.

It now seems that the symbolism of Lady Luofu has failed to materialize.

Upon hearing Lady Luofu's words, the young Shen Shuibi bowed slightly, then packed her things and left without glancing at Li Qi once.

But Yang Ning pouted and said to Li Qi, "It's a promise, you have to teach me later!"

After saying that, she reluctantly left.

Then, only Li Qi, bowing his head, and Lady Luofu, standing not far away, remained.