Chapter 449 Behind the Grading Method

Grade is a very mysterious thing. The great man who first invented the nine-grade classification method read through the myriad ways of the heavens and collected countless methods of cultivation. He finally designed a classification method that can perfectly fit almost "all practitioners".

Yes, almost "all" practitioners.

Whether you are a shallow Taoist in a remote area of ​​a small world, or a top-level inheritance from the world, you can be easily included in the nine-grade classification method.

The difference in grade is essential, and it can even be said to be a leap in the level of life, just like multicellular organisms to single-cell organisms.

In the early days of their birth, multicellular organisms may not be stronger than other single-cell organisms, but in terms of complexity, functionality, and future development, they have unparalleled advantages. They only need to develop a little bit to beat all single-cell organisms.

The idea of ​​forcibly raising the grade of organisms and then using the reproductive ability of life to mass-produce raw materials of the corresponding grade is indeed very creative.

Although for Li Qi, this is against the harmony of heaven, and he is unlikely to use this method on real life such as pearl oysters, it is just right to use it on witchcraft silkworms.

But... Li Qi couldn't help but fall into thinking again.

He could understand the difference in grades.

But where did this difference come from? The improvement of cultivation seems to have brought about a more fundamental change. This is not just the appearance of a certain feature, but it shows that there is a universal ladder standard within the grade.

It is this standard that gave birth to the nine-grade classification method. If we can think and study in this direction, can we find the commonality of each path?

After all, everyone can apply a set of grade improvement plans, which means that there must be commonalities and can be accommodated together.

So for Li Qi, there are so many Taoist sects in his body, which are separated and incompatible with each other, and can only rely on an ultimate avenue in an "imaginary" to force balance.

But if we think from this direction, is the nine-grade classification method one of the evidences of the existence of this "ultimate avenue"?

Since all paths are subject to the same grading method, it means that they have a certain degree of commonality in their deeper essence. If this commonality can be found, can it have a positive impact on the compatibility of paths?

Of course, there is, this is an idea.

Just getting this method of dragon energy to improve the grade has given Li Qi many new ideas. Maybe it is really useful. Li Qi secretly noted it in his heart and prepared to find an opportunity to thoroughly investigate the contents behind the nine-grade grading method.

Sure enough, nothing that can be promoted to the whole world is simple.

The standards that are universal in many Taoist traditions in the world must contain real mysteries behind them. If you can understand it, it will definitely be of great benefit to the path!

However, there is another problem.

So far, the nine-grade grading method can well cover almost "all" practitioners.

Yes, almost.

Because martial arts is an exception.

After condensing the martial arts spirit and advancing to the eighth grade, the martial arts will fall into a vague and chaotic state. It is difficult to judge the grade of a warrior by a distinct "feature".

For example, after reaching the seventh level, a witch can create a small world in his body, which is a very obvious sign. Seeing this sign means that the witch has reached at least the seventh level.

But martial arts are different. Martial arts have extremely vague and chaotic standards. The ninth level allows the body to successfully reach the best state, and the eighth level condenses the martial arts spirit. After that, martial arts have no other characteristics.

The internal energy of martial arts itself has no order at all, and it can even swallow other energy and classify it into the internal energy.

Just as I said before, other Taoist techniques are like sophisticated machines.

The internal energy of martial arts is like a machine directly melted into magma, no longer precise and orderly, but in exchange for pure destructive power.

What characteristics can a pile of chaotic magma have? Of course, there is nothing. You can only see that these magmas are getting more and more, the temperature is getting higher and higher, and they can destroy more and more machines, but you will not see any essential improvement.

So, there is only "strong".

How can a fifth-level warrior prove that he is a fifth-level warrior?

It's very simple. If you kill or maim other fifth-grade warriors, it means that you have reached the fifth grade. You are strong enough to be called the fifth grade.

A high-grade warrior who was called the God of War once said this.

At that time, he pointed to the sky and laughed loudly, and then his voice was like thunder: "What is the God of War? It's not the boring thing of "attaining the status of God". The reason why I am called the God of War is only one reason, that is-I am very strong, even the fucking God can be knocked down!"

There is nothing that cannot be killed. Even if you really encounter something that cannot be killed, it is just because you are not strong enough now!

The purest violence, the simplest classification, but also the most vague.

In addition to this weird way, for other Taoists, the nine-grade classification method can handle the differences between different grades very well.

"Martial arts... Is the essence already improved, and the only thing left is the improvement of quantity?" Li Qi guessed in his heart while walking on the way to the sea of ​​Dongyu.

The internal energy of martial arts has the characteristics of swallowing all energy and assimilating it with itself. The "eating" of warriors is based on this characteristic.

Li Qi likes to use machines and magma to illustrate this difference.

So, does it mean that after the martial arts inner energy condenses the martial arts divine will, it directly reaches the most noble essence? That is... the end of everything?

According to Li Qi's understanding of the entropy increase theory, everything will eventually become chaotic and lose order, so is the martial arts inner energy the embodiment of this chaos and disorder? And this chaos and disorder is essentially very noble and represents a very high grade.

If this understanding is followed, then the martial arts does not have no grades, but it directly reaches a very high grade after the eighth grade, such as the third grade? It may even be the second grade! ?

As for the first grade, Li Qi did not dare to think about it, and subconsciously eliminated this answer in his mind.

However, just like the clam mother who was forcibly promoted to the eighth grade, it has not yet reached the power and understanding of the Tao that this grade should have, and needs to be slowly supplemented through subsequent practice and training?

Therefore, warriors need something like the "heart of a warrior" so much, because they need to be extremely firm, so firm that other paths cannot imagine the heart of the Tao, in order to master this noble essence at the eighth level?

If there is no such firm heart of the Tao, without the spirit of "my fist is higher than the will of heaven", then the warrior cannot master this essence!

This conjecture cheered up Li Qi!

It is indeed possible!

The conjecture has been made, and the next step is to find evidence to prove this conjecture.

If evidence can be found to solve the classification problem of martial arts in the nine-grade classification method, the nine-grade classification method itself can become one of the evidences of the ultimate avenue, and then stabilize Li Qi's heart of the Tao.

If the nine-grade classification method is studied in depth, useful things will definitely be found.

But... these are all in the conjecture stage.

Evidence cannot be obtained for the time being, which temporarily exceeds Li Qi's ability. His current cultivation level does not have the ability to collect evidence about this matter.

However, keep it in mind for the time being and verify it when there is a chance in the future.

Thinking of this, Li Qi just felt that it was really worth coming to the East China Sea.

Although he broke through the seventh rank in Chang'an, he only did some accumulative work in the next one or two years, slowly accumulating his foundation.

But when he came to the East China Sea, he saw all kinds of things that he couldn't see in Chang'an, which brought him a huge amount of inspiration at once, and then had a greater impetus for his cultivation and path.

Li Qi's mood became better and better until he surfaced.

Well, the next step is to find someone from the Way of Reason.

Several days have passed, and Wang Dun should have made some preparations, right?

The first bait he received when he came here was the Way of Reason.

This is also the reason why Li Qi was sure that someone was fishing for him. The knowledge of the Way of Reason and the Way of Spirit was almost impossible for Li Qi to refuse. If they appeared at the same time, he would not believe that no one arranged it.

However, the other party's method was a bit clumsy, and it was also mixed with the confusion of the mermaids, which backfired and he discovered the clues instead.

This also allowed him to continue to investigate.

Thinking of this, Li Qi weighed the dragon scale in his hand.

This thing, and the dragon blood on it, is Li Qi's biggest clue.

While thinking about these things in his mind, Li Qi finally climbed to the upper level of Dongyu while riding on the old horse.

It was very convenient to have the old horse. In this way, Li Qi didn't have to find the way by himself. He could just sit on the horse and think while meditating. The matter of finding the way was left to the old horse.

If the lower level of Dongyu was the place where these marine aborigines were responsible for maintaining the operation of Dongyu, then the upper level of Dongyu, the five large plates, was a place that only served tourists.

Riding the old horse and walking on the street, although 95% of his mind was thinking, Li Qi still paid half of his attention to the surrounding environment.

It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a feast for the eyes.

Li Qi didn't know whether the disk he came to was like this or all the disks were like this, but the decoration and architecture here were quite luxurious, which was many times better than the lower level.

The mermaids and snails in the lower level still lived in the reefs and planted pearls every day, but the high-rise buildings here had already begun to use large-scale formations.

Although it is not as good as the floor tiles in the human world, at least it uses the formation to maintain a certain degree of automation.

A large number of pearls have become the energy source here. You can also see many sea people working in the service industry. Occasionally, you can see sea women and many beauties transformed from fish monsters receiving guests here.

It seems that... the entire lower layer of Dongyu is serving the cities on the five discs. Everything built below is not enjoyed by itself, but all sent to the upper layer.

The pearls planted by the mermaids, the utensils made by the snail people, the fish raised by the sea people, and even themselves, are all here to serve tourists.

"Sir, do you need to rest your horse? There is a professional stable with a ninth-grade spirit beast trainer on duty, and free peach balls are available!"

"The new clam girl is as plump and tender as an oyster!"

"The fleet heading to Baiyun Coral Reef has a fair income distribution. As long as you are above the eighth grade, we are in urgent need of a Li Dao monk who is good at repairing ships. Get ready and go!"

"The deep-sea touring fleet is led by a seventh-grade master, and it is absolutely safe! The seventh-grade treasure ship will never sink! There are 460 tickets left. Those who need to enter the deep sea should hurry up. It is expected to depart in four days!"

Someone else was shouting: "Ingredients! Fresh seafood, caught from the deep ocean four days ago, fish, qiuwei, everything, thirty sticks of shrimp roe, each stick is one foot long, about one inch wide and thick! Absolutely top-quality!"

He even knew what those seafood were, such as qiuwei, this fish is like an owl, and it rains when it beats waves, so it is placed on the roof.

Yufu, also known as 瀱, is neither a fish nor a dragon. It is as big as a boat, two or three feet long, like a catfish, with two breasts under the belly, male and female yin and yang are similar to humans . Take its offspring and put them on the shore, and the sound is like a baby crying. There is a hole on the neck that connects to the head, and the air comes out with a hissing sound.

Li Qi's ears kept hearing such shouting, and in addition, he could really feel that he was in a 'port city'.

The fishy smell, which can also be called freshness, kept floating in front of his nose.

The sound of waves, seabirds, and a subtle mechanical transmission sound... This is the sound of Dongyu running under my feet.

Hmm...

It seems that there is no need to rush to find those people from Lidao, they should come to find me.

It is time for me to rest for a while since I have just arrived in Dongyu. I have been collecting intelligence and investigating Tianhongjun's affairs in the past few days. Now that Tianhongjun has a clue and I have the dragon scale in hand, it is not difficult to go deeper.

Let's rest for a few hours, and then... wait for someone to come to find me.

Thinking of this, Li Qi threw those things out of his mind.

In fact, he said so many reasons just because... he was greedy.

Seafood.

Real East China Sea seafood.

It's not easy to come to the East China Sea, of course, I have to eat the local specialties.

It's embarrassing to say that Li Qi has always been curious about the local specialty foods. He also went shopping and eating in Qingwu City. The first thing he did when he went to Tangguo was to go to the market to see all kinds of food. He even wanted to try Liu Junyi's cooking. When he went to Shangyuan to serve Lingxiao Flower God, he also wanted to taste the wine and food of Shangyuan Flower God. (See local food)

Now that he has come to the East China Sea, how can he not try it?

Regarding this hobby, Li Qi has never told anyone else. Only he knows it, and he never shows it to the outside world because he thinks... it's a bit shameful.

Thinking of this, Li Qi felt that he could rest for a few hours. Since there were seafood just now, why not buy some of these fresh deep-sea things and take them to the local restaurant for cooking.

Thinking of this, Li Qi walked to the place where your ship was shouting just now.

"Hey, guest! What do you want to buy this time? Fresh shrimp roe, come and hang it?" The crew member selling goods saw Li Qi and immediately shouted enthusiastically.