Spirit Dao

But it wasn't just Li Qi was shocked; the Reason Way cultivator being observed by Li Qi was also stunned.

However, he didn't pause for long before realizing what was happening and took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Li Qi: "Huh? Dao Rule Reader? You're from the Spirit Path? Are there still people from the Spirit Path traveling outside?"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately slapped his head, causing the metal parts on his hand and head to collide with each other with a crisp clang, even sparking. But he still said nonchalantly, "We can chat later, let's register first!"

Li Qi was stunned, but he knew he shouldn't waste other people's time, so he stepped forward, opened his personal space, and sent out a wisp of his aura.

The man was also very efficient, quickly activating the glass tube-like Law Treasure in his hand. A weak suction force was generated, drawing Li Qi's aura into it. Then, seemingly after some kind of 'refining' process, it quickly recorded Li Qi's aura.

In just over ten seconds, Li Qi completed his registration. He immediately stood aside, but instead of leaving, he observed the people who Reason Way.

This time, however, he was much more cautious. He did not try to use the True Knowledge Dao Charm to probe directly, but only used the Information Flow Vision.

But this time, the man still noticed.

He turned to Li Qi and said, "Don't use the Dao Rule Reader casually outside. Why are all the people of the Spirit Path... Wait, the aura you just tested... are you Shaman?!"

He stared at Li Qi in astonishment, as if he had encountered something unbelievable.

Before Li Qi could answer, the passerby in front of him suddenly said, "Gentlemen, can we discuss this private matter privately?"

"Ahem, excuse me, junior sister! Can you cover my shift? I have something urgent to attend to!" The Reason Way cultivator, who was half human and half Law Treasure, waved his hand.

Then, his 'junior sister' appeared.

To be honest, Li Qi couldn't discern any gender characteristics in this 'junior sister' at all.

It is a completely Law Treasure body, with no flesh or blood in its entire body, and it has even lost its human form. Its appearance is like a floating ball of light with a brightness comparable to a torch.

How to describe it... it's like a pile of floating parts.

The various parts resemble vortex mechanical mechanisms such as astronomical instruments or gyroscopes, but inside they are decorated with suns, moons, and stars carved from jade, constantly changing shapes and moving in a highly regular manner.

Some kind of Law Power moved through these parts, causing sparks and arcs to dance and leap among the many parts that 'she's' swirling.

'She' seems to be constantly disintegrating herself into parts and then reassembling them into an extremely sophisticated Law Treasure.

"Huh? You want me to cover another shift? You already owe me three workdays." This string of parts made a sound.

The sound was like a string of wind chimes gently colliding, maintaining a pleasant tinkling rhythm, as if the sound was not produced by the vocal cords, but by the collision of parts.

In fact... that is indeed the case. Her body no longer shows any flesh or race; all that remains are intricate parts suspended in mid-air.

Even the entire microcosm within a person's body has been completely recast and integrated into these Law Treasure.

"I owe one more, but I have an urgent matter to attend to. This time it's for real." The man of Reason Way said, and without waiting for his 'junior sister' to object, he left his seat.

The junior colleague sighed helplessly, then quickly flew to her workstation and began to take over the work, helping the next person with the registration.

As for Li Qi, who was watching from the side, he also realized something else.

True Knowledge Dao Charm had not been discovered; she had merely been bounced away.

The "Dao Rule Reader" mentioned by the other party is their own information flow vision.

In other words, although these people who follow the Reason Way can resist the True Knowledge Dao Charm, they cannot perceive its existence.

This gave Li Qi some relief, True Knowledge Dao Charm should still be safe, since even the Heavenly Demon had this thing in its eyes.

Li Qi also had his own guesses about this.

The Three Lives Ancient Mirror was brought from the Buddhist kingdom to the Central Plains by the eminent monk Kashyapa Matanga. It was presented as tribute to the emperor at the time and received his approval, which led to the establishment of the White Horse Temple, the "Source of Buddhism in the Central Plains".

However, before the Heavenly Demon revealed himself, no one expected that the true nature of the Three Lives Ancient Mirror was that the Heavenly Demon had removed one of his own eyeballs and transformed it.

Moreover, in order to find out what lies beyond the imagination of the Heavenly Demon behind Li Qi, that universe even beyond the realm of the extraterrestrials, the Heavenly Demon guided Li Qi step by step to the Tang Kingdom.

Everything, including Guangyang, was actually arranged by the Heavenly Demon. Even Mount Luofu was included in the calculation. All of this forced Li Qi to come to Chang'an and prevented him from directly enrolling in the Imperial Academy.

The assassination attempt by the Imperial Academy Chancellor and the test arranged by the Three Lives Ancient Mirror were all intended to guide Li Qi to sit in front of the Three Lives Ancient Mirror and be stared directly at by the Heavenly Demon's eyes.

In this way, the Heavenly Demon could use the True Knowledge Dao Charm it sees to take Li Qi all the way back to the edge of the universe, and even try to cross that boundary.

Although he ultimately failed due to insufficient power, resulting in his eyeball shattering, the Heavenly Demon recognized Li Qi's value and ultimately chose to personally descend upon Chang'an, causing numerous disturbances.

Just think about it, even the Mara of Self-Transformation could True Knowledge Dao Charm, and he relied on this to spy on Chang'an for countless years...

This shows that the thing should be very safe, and it shouldn't have been discovered so easily.

Having figured this out, Li Qi felt somewhat relieved for the time being.

The only question is whether True Knowledge Dao Charm's origins are from the Heavenly Demonic Dao Charm or from beyond the realm. However, it's unlikely that we'll find out the answer anytime soon, so it's best not to think about it too much.

Just as these thoughts were racing through his mind, the Reason Way man approached and said, "I am Wang Dun, a staff member of East Isle. May I go downstairs with you for a detailed discussion?"

"Of course, Brother Wang, please. I happen to be curious about the magical Law Treasure you possess. Perhaps we can exchange some knowledge and share our knowledge," Li Qi immediately said.

Wang Dun nodded and said with emotion, "If we can solve the problem through communication, that would be great... You do have a peculiar quality, but fortunately you are a reasonable person."

While talking with Wang Dun, Li Qi asked curiously, "Brother Wang, why are you so sentimental? Have you encountered something?"

"Alas, Your Excellency is unaware of the truth. There are too many people in this world who do not know how to speak properly. Some people have clearly not done anything, but they insist on saying things that are not true, arousing suspicion and causing trouble."

"Oh... I understand what you mean, riddle solvers should be beheaded." Li Qi Qishen agreed.

Why not just talk things out? Effective and smooth communication can solve most problems. Always talking in riddles will definitely cause trouble.

"Riddler? Ha, that's an interesting term. I've heard that you Shaman and some Buddhist lay practitioners are fond of telling riddles, haven't you? I didn't expect to meet an oddball today. Sorry, it was just a joke, I hope you don't mind." Wang Dun made a joke, then immediately stopped and apologized.

It was clear that he was just saying it casually, and then immediately realized that something was wrong.

Hmm... This guy can't control his mouth. Although he doesn't mean any harm, he has a kind of carefree attitude. He was like that when he was talking to his junior sister earlier. He also had a frivolous and dissolute feeling. He also often asks for leave.

Li Qi observed the person's reaction and deduced the other person's personality.

But at the same time, he immediately replied, "It's alright. If we have to apologize for something like this, how can we have a conversation? If you're so narrow-minded, how can you accomplish anything? Don't you think so, Brother Wang?"

Hearing Li Qi say this, Wang Dun breathed a sigh of relief. He said, "I just blurted out a bit, please forgive me. By the way, may I ask your name?"

Regarding his name, Li Qi never used an alias, so he truthfully replied, "My surname is Li and my given name is Qi."

Wang Dun then cupped his hands and said, "I dare not address you by your name, may I ask your pseudonym?"

"Just a nobody, what nickname do you have? Brother Wang, just call me by my name." Li Qi waved his hand.

Wang Dun didn't dwell on it and said, "Then I'll boldly call you Li Qi. Li Qi, where did you get this Dao Rule Reader? Shaman shouldn't have such a lineage. The Six Divine Ability of Buddhism have similar power, but the Heavenly Eye is not something that a seventh-rank cultivator can access. After thinking about it, this thing is only widely available in the spiritual path. How did you obtain it?"

As the two exchanged pleasantries, they reached the edge of the giant whale; a few more steps and they would have fallen into the sea.

There aren't many people here, which is perfect for a conversation.

Li Qi stopped and said apologetically, "To be honest, Brother Wang, please don't laugh at me, but I still don't know what this so-called Dao Rule Reader is... Could you perhaps show me a real one?"

"You don't know? In other words, you don't know where your Dao Rule Reader came from?" Wang Dun frowned, looking Li Qi up and down.

"I do know where it came from, but before today, I had never heard of anything called a 'Dao Rule Reader.' I do know about the Six Divine Ability, but I don't know what connection they have with this so-called reader. I need Brother Wang to tell me." Li Qi answered frankly.

Wang Dun looked at Li Qi and saw that he spoke very frankly and politely, and did not seem to be lying, so he nodded. "That's right. Since you don't know, then I will explain it to you."

Then, he made a startling statement. "This Dao Rule Reader is actually the senses of a spiritual being, just like your and my Five Officials."

The senses of a spiritual person?

Li Qi immediately perked up his ears and listened quietly.

Then, Wang Dun began to recount the period surrounding this so-called 'Dao Rule Reader'.

It turns out that this matter involves the Dao Path of spiritual cultivation, which is why it is rarely recorded in books, causing someone like Li Qi, who has maxed out his library skills, to suffer losses in this matter.

This belongs to esoteric knowledge, not the library; the skill points are different.

The reason why Lingdao is called Lingdao is because of their pursuit of the ultimate spirit.

The spirit of the ultimate is similar to the 'pure spirit' that Li Qi once pondered.

Wang Dun began to explain to Li Qi the most basic views and introductory concepts of the spiritual path, which would make it easier for Li Qi to understand what a 'Dao Rule Reader' was.

The true, pure spirit, unadulterated by any substance, and existing independently, is the 'spirit' pursued by the spiritual path.

This spirit, as the Shaman believe, exists extensively in all things in the world.

The Heavenly Dao of the world, the Spirit Water mountains and waters, are all evidence of this animistic existence.

This is sufficient proof that a special kind of 'spirit,' different from matter, exists without relying on any thinking organs.

These spirits do not require so-called thinking organs, such as the soul or brain, to maintain themselves. They exist independently, are interdependent with the material world, and give meaning to the material world.

Everything in the material world is inherently meaningless; it is the spirit that actively imbues this world with meaning.

Think about it carefully, isn't that the case?

If there is no spirit, then what is the purpose of everything in the material world? Without spirit and will to give these things meaning, what is the meaning of these stones, flowing water, and air?

The material world depends on the spirit to give it meaning, but the spirit does not depend on the material world; they can exist independently. This has proven that the spirit does not have to be bound by matter at all.

This is not to say that the material world is inferior to the spiritual world, but rather that since the essence of our existence is a kind of spirit, and our consciousness, memory, and even thinking activities all originate from the 'spirit', then what use is this physical body to us?

This physical body is meaningless except for binding us.

Yes, except for those Savage Beasts that have no spirit or consciousness, those things that are close to the path, they only have matter and no spirit.

All life forms other than themselves derive their self-identity from the spirit.

So why should we, who originate from the spirit, be confined to this physical body? Why must we find a 'brain' or 'soul' to carry us?

Why must we be suppressed by all the material desires and the great principles within the material world?

Therefore, the Spiritual Path abandoned the physical body and even the soul, embracing the pure spirit completely and guarding the far north of the Nine Lands of the World.

At this point, Wang Dun smiled and said, "Speaking of this, it is said that the first-rank master of the Spirit Path originally planned to lead all the beings of the Spirit Path directly to the pure spiritual world and completely abandon the matter itself, but in the end they chose to stay."

"Oh? Why?" Li Qi asked curiously.

"Because the Confucian Sage, as well as the Daoist Celestial Venerables, Discussing the Dao with this great being, the Lingdao believed that the spirit bound to the physical body possesses the same extraordinary creativity as other spirits. Therefore, the Lingdao left a foundation and territory in this world, allowing them to continue to communicate with this world."

At this point, Wang Dun abruptly changed the subject, returning to the main point. "This is the function of the 'Dao Rule Reader.' People in the spiritual path have abandoned their physical bodies and cannot recognize matter, so they use this method to sense matter."