Chapter 117 Universe

After hearing this, Li Qi also wanted to go and have a look, and study it. What if he could gain something?

However, Shen Shuibi stopped her.

"What's the use of this fingerprint? You can't understand it now. When you can understand it, you won't lack this kind of thing, right?" Shen Shuibi was a little surprised by Li Qi's choice.

"You have four strands of divine energy granted by the Great Blessing. This is the real source of the Great Blessing. When you have the ability to study it in the future, your teacher will definitely take you with him and learn slowly. These things will be at your fingertips in the future. Why are you in a hurry now?"

After listening to Shen Shuibi's words, Li Qi couldn't help but sigh again.

The governor of Baishezhou and his officials are owls fighting for a stinking dead mouse.

And Shen Shuibi and Li Qi are like the phoenixes that are high above. They will not stop unless they are on the Wutong tree, will not eat unless they are Lianshi, and will not drink unless they are sweet springs. But these are all sent to them by someone.

No wonder other people are so scared when they hear the name of Wushen Mountain.

This world is really divided into high and low.

But it is also true that in the world of cultivation, the first level and the second level are not considered a species at all.

Since Shen Shuibi said that such a fingerprint is actually of no use and is nothing to the two of them, Li Qi naturally did not care.

Shen Shuibi would not lie to him.

So, Li Qi simply sat there and continued to read.

He still had to read, reading was the only way out.

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This reading took four full days.

After four days, the governor came back.

Some people even failed to come back.

Li Qi secretly guessed in his heart, did the owls attack each other when fighting for the dead mouse, and a few died?

Or was it just that they were too late?

I don't know, but it doesn't matter.

This is the kind of thing that is often seen in novels, where an adventure appears and everyone rushes to fight inside.

Unfortunately, Li Qi is not going to go to that kind of place to die.

As Shen Shuibi said, in the eyes of these people, he is a 100% favorite of heaven.

In the eyes of these people, the rare adventure in this life is just a dead mouse on the ground for Li Qi, who is too lazy to even look at it.

The disparity of the world is greater than imagined.

The former boatmen could bully even a few cabbages.

But now, even the governor of a state has to be respectful to him.

And he basically did nothing. He was called a Zhu Ren, but in fact he didn't even have the rank. The only difference was probably that he had a great Zhu teacher.

A step to heaven...

But then again, Li Qi surprisingly didn't feel so proud.

Because after experiencing the time travel, three years of hard work, and the daily exchanges with Shen Shuibi, and the battle a few days ago.

All these experiences made Li Qi himself feel that the flattery he got now was nothing but empty.

The moment when he first saw the Qi of heaven and earth and the Qi of the city, that kind of grandeur and shock.

Then, it was the first time he completed the duties of a Zhu Ren, communicated with ghosts and gods, and achieved coordination between humans and ghosts.

After that, it was the emergence of Tao rhyme and many Qi when he witnessed the sun condensation and the battle.

All these made Li Qi calm about the current situation.

These wealth, in the final analysis, still need to be earned by oneself, to be real.

Know yourself, this may be what Shen Shuibi said: "Don't be surprised in the face of change, honor and disgrace are not confused."

So, for the whole four days, Li Qi has been reading and practicing with peace of mind, step by step, and moving forward steadily.

Anyway, the teacher has given him the real magic, just practice slowly.

His way of blessing people is far from as fast as martial arts practice, but it is becoming more and more profound.

After the governor came back, he did not move the camp, but continued to stay, saying that he was waiting for others.

During this period, there were naturally daily banquets.

Li Qi did not refuse the banquet, but after returning, he still practiced steadily and read.

His performance surprised those officials, and they put away their contempt, and dared not treat Li Qi with the etiquette of a nobleman, but instead praised his calmness.

It's just that it's hard to say how true this praise is.

But Li Qi doesn't care.

He practiced, not for the praise of these people.

He waited like this for another seven days.

After seven days, some people came back one after another, safe and sound.

Some people were picked up by others in a mad state, and their cultivation was completely destroyed.

Li Qi curiously asked Shen Shuibi why her cultivation was completely destroyed.

Shen Shuibi didn't care much, and answered casually: "Because after carefully studying the Daoyun of Dabu, he found that Dabu's understanding of Dao was different from his own. He was worried and frightened, and his Dao heart collapsed, right?"

"Such a person has no future. The road is his own road. Even if it is Dabu's Dao, it is only suitable for him. Because his own Dao is different from that of the powerful, he is so worried that he will die."

Rabbit didn't feel sorry for him. She seemed to look down on such people.

On the contrary, she seemed to like people like her very much.

Good thing.

The matter was over. Those practitioners who had achieved their goals and officials said goodbye and left, leaving only Li Qi, Shen Shuibi and the governor to go to the capital of Baishezhou.

Li Qi wanted to refuse, and he and Shen Shuibi left alone.

However, the governor tried to persuade him to stay, saying, "Sir, why are you in such a hurry to leave? You have given us this opportunity, how can we just send you off with a banquet? Why don't you follow me to the capital of White Snake Province? I will prepare a generous gift for you then."

Li Qi agreed.

Who doesn't like a generous gift?

So, the carriage set off again.

Less than two hours after the departure, the governor invited Li Qi to meet alone.

Li Qi had no objection and went to the governor's side.

In the carriage, the long table had been removed.

It was replaced by the kind of sandalwood table.

The two sat opposite each other.

"Sir, do you know what the generous gift I prepared for you is?" The governor poured a cup of tea for Li Qi and asked.

"How should I know this? The governor doesn't need to keep it a secret." Li Qi was polite and took it with both hands.

"Then I won't hide it. As a disciple of Wushen Mountain, you should know the outside world." The governor said so, with a confident look, as if Li Qi must know it.

Does Li Qi know?

Nonsense, he must know, he came from there.

But... what does the other party mean?

Li Qi frowned, said nothing, and waited for the follow-up.

"Looking at the young master's expression, he should know. Presumably, even for the disciples of Wushen Mountain, it is still rare to enter the outer domain before entering the grade, right?" The governor smiled.

"Young master gave me an opportunity, so I will give you an opportunity in return. I have a letter from the Lord of Dalu Kingdom, which can recommend a talented person to enter the outer domain, which will definitely be of great benefit to you."

"This outer domain is called Fanghuangjie, which is an eighth-grade world. The Lord of the world is only eighth-grade. It must not be a problem for you. This world has been a resource domain of Dalu Kingdom for a long time and has been tamed. I dare not say much about resources. Young master is definitely not short of them, but the different Dao rhymes of the other world will definitely help you to enter the grade."

The governor said so.

This conversation did not last long. In fact, the governor tried to return the favor and let Li Qi get an opportunity that belongs to him.

Li Qi also understood that this was probably not just a courtesy, but also an investment and show of goodwill by the governor.

After all, the governor of Baishezhou can also distinguish between an owl like himself who kills mice and a phoenix that is likely to take off in the future. There is no harm in making friends with him now.

Li Qi would not refuse this generous gift. After all, no matter how he thought, the other party had no reason to harm him.

If he really wanted to harm him, the governor was a sixth-rank official, at the same level as the Curse Demon King and the Bear Killer King.

If that kind of existence really wanted to harm him...

There would probably be no way, and he would definitely die.

So Li Qi happily accepted it, but he still had to go back and consult Shen Shuibi.

After this conversation, Li Qi went back to find Shen Shuibi.

"Miss Shen, what is the outside world?" Li Qi asked Shen Shuibi

"Ah? Aren't you from the outside world?" Shen Shuibi was stunned.

No, the fact that he is an outsider has spread, right?

Li Qi slapped his head: "But I don't know what the outside world is like... Miss Shen, please tell me."

"Hmm... Let me think about it. Actually, there is nothing special."

Shen Shuibi thought for a while, and then explained to Li Qi.

The so-called outside world, as the name suggests, is the other world outside this world.

Here, we have to put forward the concept of "universe".

The four directions and up and down are called "Yu", and the past and the present are called "Zhou". Yu is all space, and Zhou is all time.

The universe is so big that it is inexhaustible, and there are countless heavens and earths in it, each of which is born according to different "Tao", using Qi as a sympathy to transform all things.

And the outside world refers to other places outside your own world.

Shen Shuibi said: "According to the nine-grade classification method proposed by the saints, different worlds are also divided into nine grades, with the strongest person that this world can support as the line. Any world that can support the ninth grade is a ninth-grade world."

"As you can see, our world can support multiple first-grades, and there are even saints, true immortals, and witch gods who are beyond the first grade. Therefore, our world can be called 'the world'."

"This name means that it is only under the sky. So far, we have explored countless foreign lands, and there is only one 'world' for the time being. But I heard from the queen that the true immortals said that although there is no trace in the universe, there are traces of other 'worlds' in the cosmic light. I think there are other worlds."

"The influence of 'the world' can radiate beyond countless worlds, and you can even hear the same rumors and myths in many other worlds. You should be the same, right? You can read as soon as you arrive, and you have a little understanding of some existences, It must be that the world you came from has been influenced by this world, and there are also legends of the world there. "

"Ahem, I've gone off topic. Anyway, this is the case. Most of these outer domains are like this. They basically exist as an appendage of the world. They also have the concept of "ascension", which is to break the shackles of the world with their own power and go to a higher-level world. As for the destination of ascension, it is naturally our "world". "

"Correspondingly, our world can also go to the outer domain, sometimes to conquer some natives, and sometimes to collect resources. After all, although the world is big and the materials are rich, no one will complain that they have little money..."

"This time, it should be an outer domain controlled by the Great Deer Kingdom itself? Since it is only an eighth-grade world, it means that the strongest person that the world can support is only an eighth-grade one. There should be no danger at all. Go, going to the outer domain is indeed very beneficial for your entry into the rank. "Shen Shuibi finally concluded.

So, Li Qi was relieved and continued to practice.

Anyway, he didn't have to travel by himself now. When he went to Baishezhou, he would have plenty of time. He might as well use it to practice and study, and strive to enter the rank as soon as possible.

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During the time when Li Qi practiced.

Shen Shuibi was not idle either.

She had enough savings and was ready to enter the rank.

Since she destroyed her body a few months ago, Rabbit had begun to prepare for re-cultivation.

After the incident with Yang Ning, when the two demons died and Li Qi was taken away by Dazhu, she went to Yang Ning to ask for some other resources.

Finally, today, all of this is finally ready.

"Well, this way I will return to the ninth rank, and I can be considered to have some self-protection ability." Shen Shuibi hummed a song while busying herself beside the alchemy furnace.

Rub the medicine cake, filter the liquid, prepare the ceremony, and then light the alchemy furnace.

Alchemy is an important part of Taoist practice. Even the Taoist practice method is called the "Golden Elixir Way".

This elixir is not only the elixir to be taken, but also refers to the practitioner himself.

As the saying goes, the way of the Golden Elixir is to refine oneself first.

There is a celestial pole in the sky, which is the center of the sky. It is immovable forever. All the stars revolve around it. Every rotation is called a "Zhoutian".

Luofu Mountain uses the celestial pole to compare the golden elixir. It emphasizes that one should be proficient in self-refining, not be moved by the color, and the heart will not be moved. Then the self-refining will be successful. One will be tempered as the "Chenji" of all things.

This is the focus of Shen Shuibi's practice, and it is also the core of Luofu Mountain's practice:

One is the celestial pole, one is the center of the universe, and all things revolve around oneself.

Such practice focuses on the mind first and the resources second, so Shen Shuibi has been stuck.

If she had not broken her own pure body at the last moment, then with her character, she would have been a fifth-grade cultivator. As long as she made up for the resources for alchemy, her promotion would be a natural outcome.

However, after the pure body was damaged, it was not that simple.

It was said that the pure body was repaired, but it was difficult to mend a broken mirror. It was already broken and could no longer be perfect, so she still had to slowly nurture the pure body step by step.

But she was not in a hurry at all.

The queen was fine, so there was nothing to hurry her life. The next step was just a slow grind.

For her, time was not valuable.

To enter the Taoist sect, one needs to refine the "golden elixir".

This thing is not a physical existence, but refers to a state of the practitioner.

The golden elixir does not really have a golden bead in the body. If there is, it can only be called a stone.

The golden elixir means that when looking inward, the primordial spirit is condensed without leakage, integrated, and emitting a shining golden light, which is called the "golden elixir".

In this state, the Qi cultivated will not leak out, and it can resist external Qi, prolonging life and performing some magical powers.

However, Shen Shuibi can't do this. Her body and soul are full of cracks caused by injuries. Originally, she had a pure body to protect her, but now the pure body is cracked. Even if she is forcibly restored by Dabu, it is far from the word "perfect" and can only be used barely.

In this case, if you want to recover quickly, you can only take another path.

That is the external elixir.

That is what she is refining in the elixir furnace now.

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