Forced Dao Integration

Li Qi's question directly pointed out a fact.

That is the oppression of the Heavenly Dao.

In other words, if the conditions were relaxed a bit, then the Heavenly Dao the Immortal Realm would be a wild, acquired first-rank Star Official!

Although he has no connection with Shinto and does not follow Shinto principles.

Li Qi could tell from the other party's posture when receiving the sacrifice.

Before him, this Heavenly Dao would probably not accept any sacrifices or communication.

For this world, everything is for its own growth and survival.

This is the ultimate form of the 'Way of Evolution'.

Call it selfish or domineering, it doesn't matter.

Only those who survived have the right to explain everything.

If everyone is enjoying Way of Evolution, can that still be called enjoying happiness?

The food web has only one top, and all beings of the Way of Evolution aim for that single position. Even the ancestor of the True Dragons, the one who is simultaneously a 'Star Official' and a 'Primal Gods' and the progenitor of the Way of Evolution, the Venerable One of the Gods, the legendary Azure Dragon, is no exception.

This also explains why one's own Star Official can attract the fifth-rank immortals to flock to him and voluntarily 'merge with the Dao'.

Because they truly cannot distinguish whether they are in harmony with the Heavenly Dao of others or the Heavenly Dao of their own world. For them, the ultimate goal of everything is to achieve harmony with the Dao.

Returning to the heavens and earth, becoming nourishment for the Way of Heavenly Dao.

They were completely eaten.

The highest level of the Immortal Realm is where beings of the fourth rank and above exist, and only the Heavenly Dao Will exists there.

Right after Li Qi gave this answer, his sacrificial ceremony to Li Qi was suddenly and abruptly interrupted!

The refusal of Heavenly Dao to continue responding directly led to the disruption of the sacrificial ceremony.

The 'Great Road' was destroyed, the sacrificial artifacts shattered, and the backlash even surged into Li Qi's body, directly causing the complete collapse of the ritual.

Li Qi was holding a grand ceremony, so the failure of the ceremony caused a massive power to leak out, and a terrifying pressure poured out in all directions!

Destroy!

Almost in the blink of an eye, the ground within a radius of ten thousand miles was completely crushed, all the mountains and rivers were flattened into one piece, and the earth was compacted.

All living beings, plants, and even cultivators were flattened and turned into two-dimensional beings.

Under the terrifying pressure, many people at the Heaven-Piercing Realm immediately emerged and turned their gazes toward this place!

Who is this person?!

Why does it possess such terrifying power?

And so, under the watchful eyes of so many people, Li Qi's body leaped out.

He shot uncontrollably into the Upper Heaven!

Holy crap!

"You son of a bitch! You damn heavens, I advise you to be careful!" Li Qi couldn't help but shout out his insults, directly cursing at a first-grade Heavenly Dao cultivator.

Because he is about to attain enlightenment!

In the distance, the Heaven-Piercing Realm, peeking out from various places, cast envious glances.

Another powerful individual has successfully achieved Dao integration.

From this day forward, he will live as long as the heavens and be free from all constraints.

That's great.

But Li Qi, who was at the center of the incident, did not think this was a good thing.

He panicked.

If a first-rank official wanted to attack him, he couldn't control it; he could clearly sense the greed of the Heavenly Dao before him.

Oh my god, help!

Li Qi cursed angrily as he tried to resist, but against the Heavenly Dao of a First Rank World, resistance was obviously meaningless. He was quickly pulled away, and a Heavenly Gate appeared before his eyes.

Above the Heavenly Gate lies the place of perfect and benevolent light that we saw earlier!

He is truly about to achieve enlightenment!

Amidst the envious gazes of the onlookers, Li Qi broke through the Heavenly Gate and entered it with his physical body.

After that comes 'digestion'.

Li Qi clearly felt that a special Dao was enveloping him.

These great paths are absorbing Li Qi's cultivation, understanding his Dao Lineage, and even trying to devour his memories.

Oh shit!

We must not sit idly by and wait for death, even if we are facing a first-rate opponent.

Li Qi immediately sat cross-legged, guarding himself, and used his True Knowledge Dao Charm to sweep away the opponent's attacking avenue.

It really 'pounced'.

Li Qi knew that the other party obviously did not have a physical body, but was a special 'area' or 'force field' composed of rules.

This strange, indescribable, and tangible feeling was as if I had entered a universe with completely different physical rules.

Yes, the other party's body is not matter, but a 'region'. Within the 'region', there are completely different rules. When he reached out to Li Qi, it was essentially these 'regions' spreading towards Li Qi, eventually completely enveloping Li Qi. The Qi, matter, and even memories within Li Qi's body would be decomposed as a result, and then operate according to the Great Dao within these 'regions', thus completely changing into the other party's appearance while maintaining their nature.

We must resist.

The way to resist is obviously very simple: stick to your own principles and let your understanding of the world cover your own area.

Use your own principles to form your own 'region', and then resist the other party's attempts to break it down.

Behind Li Qi, an inner world opened up, enveloping him.

The World Barrier is erected; it is a natural protective measure of the world. The existence of the World Barrier can prevent the world from being separated from the outside world, and it is also a strategy for the world to prevent the outside world from eroding it.

World Barrier are actually quite useful in this regard, as they can effectively resist external interference.

Li Qi remained calm and composed. Although he was anxious, he did not do anything irrational because of his situation.

The more dangerous the situation, the more calm you need to be.

He erected the World Barrier and sat alone in his own inner world.

Then, True Knowledge Dao Charm unfolded and began scanning the surrounding area, looking for the opponent's weaknesses, trying to make himself last as long as possible.

I can't say I'll survive, but I'll definitely struggle.

When fish are placed on a cutting board, they still jump around, and even when thrown into a pot of oil, they splash oil all over people's faces. Li Qi is not even worse than a fish.

It wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't scanned, but once he did, Li Qi's eyes widened in shock—

How could this be...?

That can't be right.

Why is there such a self-consistent and perfect principle?

It's simply... nature itself.

As the saying goes, "The Great Dao is fifty, and Heaven extends to forty-nine, with one disappearing." This means that the Great Dao is complete at fifty, and its extensions to forty-nine, implying that even Heaven and Earth are incomplete, so how can there be perfection in the world? The one that disappears is an even greater miracle, a variable in the Unseen.

The ways of Heavenly Dao are inherently imperfect; there is always a glimmer of hope in everything.

This is actually Shinto's mercy, or rather... instinct?

The gods, also known as the Primal Gods, are like the heavenly Heavenly Dao of the immortal realm. In the beginning of the universe, when all life was at its lowest level, no one could defeat the gods.

In the very earliest stages, the gods were the controllers of everything, including some who were born with the highest rank, such as the supreme 'Haotian' or the later 'Great One'.

The "Ziwei" in Ziwei Heavenly Court refers to "Great One, "Great One who is the master of the Star Official.

The purple qi, which is said to be the aura of emperors, exists because of the existence of Great One.

However, although the Ziwei in the Ziwei Heavenly Court comes from Great One, the Heavenly Emperor of the Upper Heaven Haotian. It must be said that there is another story behind this, but Li Qi does not know it.

Putting those aside, since the divine path had Haotian and Great One as supreme beings from the very beginning, the development of other life forms had to rely on the gods.

This was also the opportunity that led to the initial development of Shaman Path.

In ancient times, Shaman Path primarily relied on communicating with deities, essentially because the gods of that time were simply too powerful, so powerful that other life forms could hardly resist them.

It's hard to say that the reason why the sorcerer is called the sorcerer is not influenced by the way of gods.

However, Shinto is not cruel and heartless. On the contrary, although it can be somewhat capricious, Shinto is kind and friendly in most cases.

The so-called "Great Dao is fifty, Heaven's Evolution is forty-nine" refers to the gentleness of the divine way. The divine way does not prevent mortals from growing, but even actively nurtures them.

The Xuanpin clan transmitted their teachings to the first human emperor, bestowing upon him military and divine talismans.

Haotian once gave a mandate to Witch Xian.

The Wind God and Rain Master are responsible for ensuring favorable weather and improving the lives of mortals.

All of this has brought little reward, and has even attracted the revenge of mortals. For example, Human Path has always believed that "Man replacing Heaven can conquer nature" and wants to replace the Primal Gods who have already declined.

But the Primal Gods continue to maintain the lives of mortals, including the Star Official, who still maintain the 'starry sky' of all the heavens and the myriad realms to guide the lives and production of mortals.

Without the 'starry sky', many mortals in lower worlds wouldn't even be able to predict Heavenly Phenomenon, which would be even worse.

This is hard to understand. Perhaps the only explanation is that it stemmed from the almost instinctive favor that the Primal Gods had for mortals, which allowed them to develop.

However, there was no hope of survival in the Celestial Realm.

The Celestial Realm has already extinguished this glimmer of hope. The Great Dao is fifty, and as the Heavenly Dao, it must firmly control fifty, leaving no way out for those below.

That's why it's so perfect.

As a 'god', Xiantian appeared so benevolent that he was even more terrifying than any god Li Qi had ever seen.

This gave Li Qi a fright.

If all the Primal Gods were like the Celestials, then this world would probably be doomed.

While the Gods' mercy has led to their own weakening at this moment, it has also given rise to other life forms that may reach the ultimate.

Haotian and Great One, that is, the "one".

Those Dao Pursuer seek nothingness. If the Primal Gods had grasped everything as firmly as the immortals, the entire universe would probably have become stagnant, just like the immortals.

Thinking this, Li Qi suddenly... realized something.

Perfect--

Li Qi has always pursued perfection, whether it's nature, Heaven's Will, or the predetermined future; the essence of it is to find the perfect solution.

The perfect solution has always been Li Qi's pursuit, because he wants to achieve perfection, not only for himself but also for others, so that everything can be in the best possible state.

Everyone can have a happy ending.

But...

Today, the Celestials, Haotian, and Great One present a stark contrast.

The Celestial Realm is so perfect, while Haotian and Great One are somewhat dejected due to being suppressed by other Dao Lineage.

However, the imperfect seed blossomed into an even more beautiful flower.

The Great Dao is fifty, and the Heavenly Cycle is forty-nine; perhaps there is some truth to this?

But... are those flowers really more beautiful?

Despite facing a life-or-death situation, Li Qi fell into deep thought.

He couldn't help but think about it, even though it was a matter of life and death.

The gods who left a sliver of hope are now in a very bad situation, as everyone knows. They raised the mortal race but are now being squeezed by it, the most typical example being 'Haotian'.

The gods who left no chance of survival are the 'celestial beings' before us.

Between the Celestial Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor, who is right?

Li Qi certainly felt that Haotian was better, but what if he stood in Haotian's eyes?

As a born first-rank being, and naturally awakened first-rank Heavenly Dao, what were Haotian's thoughts? What reasons did he use to explain all of this?

Or rather... does he regret it?

Do you regret raising mortals to this state?

As Li Qi pondered this answer, the barriers of his world were gradually being eroded by the celestial realm.

But Li Qi had already decided to ignore it.

His resistance was meaningless in the face of the First Grade's erosion. True Knowledge Dao Charm swept, she could not find any flaws, and no matter what he did, he could not delay this erosion.

Xian Tian, on the other hand, was clearly not in a hurry. He did not actively destroy Li Qi because what he wanted was not a corpse, but 'merging with the Dao'. It was best not to rush this and to take it slowly.

But for Li Qi, this "taking it slow" approach was like a terminally ill cancer patient lying in a hospital bed counting down the days—it was beyond medical help, and nothing he did could stop death from coming.

True perfection is flawless; mortals have no chance against it. Even the most perfect things are nothing more than this. Li Qi has no chance of finding an opportunity.

Therefore, blindly resisting now is pointless.

Perhaps we could find a way to break the deadlock by taking advantage of the difference between 'Haotian' and 'Xiantian'.

Furthermore... this kind of thinking is also good for Li Qi himself.

Perfection is also what Li Qi pursues.

Li Qi had seen it, and True Knowledge Dao Charm had ever seen was the 'Celestial Heaven' before him.

However, Li Qi saw the mortals of the celestial realm with his own eyes.

Is the perfection of the Celestial Realm truly perfect? Or is it the kind of perfection Li Qi desires?

Li Qi fell into deep thought.

He realized that to find out the imperfections of the Celestial Realm, he needed to use Haotian's imperfections to highlight the other party's imperfections, thus finding the Celestial Realm's weaknesses and making some slight resistance.

He dared not even think that he could find a way out, because even if he discovered the opponent's weakness, what could he do against a first-class opponent?

It's just that I died a slightly more dignified death.

Even so, it must be done. No matter what, we must do what we should do, without wavering because of whether it is meaningful or not. We should do what we should do.

However, even a skilled cook cannot make a meal without rice.

When Li Qi tried to use his understanding of the Primal Gods to illustrate the celestial realm, he suddenly discovered...

His understanding is too superficial.

He doesn't understand Haotian, so he can't compare it to the Celestial Realm.

Only--

At that moment, he suddenly sensed a presence.

That's... Yao Ji.