Chapter 724 The Tao Is Within!

Li Qi bid farewell to the Forward Alliance and left with Shen Shuibi.

For the academy he founded, the principal died in the ruins.

For this world, several people of different identities have passed away, but they are not buried in history, but their deeds have been passed down.

The fifth-grade warship arrived, and the entire world of the Forward Alliance was shocked.

And those who worshipped the gods of the former civilization were ecstatic. Their efforts were rewarded, their piety was granted, and the former civilization was back!

The technology companies were very scared.

The farmers were at a loss, and the knights had already begun to prepare to sacrifice their lives for the country.

Various reactions appeared, and Li Qi did not ignore them. Instead, he watched these reactions in the sky very seriously.

This is... the Tao is within.

That's right, what Li Qi had realized before was reflected in this place.

The Tao is within, not only one's own "inside", but also the "inside" of others.

That's right, the inside of others, this is also what Li Qi realized before, "My subjectivity is the objectivity of others."

The objectivity of others is also the Tao of others, and it is also in the hearts of others.

All of this was seen by Li Qi.

What he saw was what happened in a mere fifth-grade world that he usually didn't bother to raise his eyelids.

Many of these fifth-grade worlds were destroyed during the Pioneer War. He had never seriously looked at them, but in the past seventy years, he had carefully observed this incredibly fast civilization.

The civilization of the Forward Alliance was only fifth-grade. This universe was too dangerous for them. They were too small, and they didn't even realize their smallness.

So, they were just like countless dust particles, gently "brushed away". The passing of the little tyrant Shouyu directly interrupted the civilization process of this world. If it weren't for Li Qi, they would have been completely destroyed.

But, but——!

Even if they were crushed into ants, they were still pursuing their own path!

Even if they didn't know what it was! But they still vaguely sensed the power that spread throughout the universe and filled their hearts.

They might not know the dangers of the universe, but they probably knew that this power was enough to dominate the entire universe.

How weak the Forward Alliance is. Even in the heyday of the civilization, when they could crush stars, drive the world in the universe, and the battleships filled the sky, they were far from being able to summarize even the slightest fragment of the "Tao".

They are so small in front of the universe, how could they be worthy of pursuing such things?

But in fact, the Forward Alliance is pursuing such things, and they are still pursuing them after the destruction of civilization.

The tiny Forward Alliance, they are still a baby, in their cradle, they are also trying to stretch out their shaky hands and grab the sun in the sky.

Stupidity.

But there is no doubt that this is definitely the most dazzling thing the Forward Alliance has ever done.

And this great thing is spread throughout the universe.

Li Qi left the Forward Alliance, and then, outside the world barrier, he looked into the void.

He saw the boundless void and the countless worlds in it.

As mentioned before, the world group of the illusionary domain is very magnificent, because the density of the world here is ridiculously high, and the number of worlds is too many.

In the countless worlds with extremely high density, it seems that every one of them is emitting such dazzling light.

After being tempered, this world has changed in Li Qi's eyes.

In the past, Li Qi divided the Tao into two distinctions: "Tao is inside" and "Tao is outside".

Inside is Li Qi's own Tao.

Outside is the objective natural law of the outside world.

And now, he found that although other people's Tao is inside, it is integrated with the "objective natural law".

So, the universe looks so dazzling!

Countless worlds stretched out their tender hands and wanted to grab the sky, which gave Li Qi a huge shock!

In the more than 70 years of the Forward Alliance, Li Qi integrated the Tao inside and outside, just as he unified the subjective and the objective.

The universe showed another, completely different appearance.

The boundary between pure spirit and pure matter is blurred at this moment, fused together, and bloomed with shocking brilliance.

The beauty of this material world requires observation with subjective will to be fully displayed.

Li Qi used to focus only on the objectivity of the world. Because of the attention of the demon, he always wanted to confirm the absolute objectivity of the world, and ignored the subjectivity of the world itself, and then ignored the self-feelings of others, because if these self-feelings are viewed from the absolutely objective nature, they are all "philosophical zombies".

Yes, everyone else can be a philosophical zombie.

It can show all the physical properties of humans, including physical condition, functional appearance, behavior, etc., which are completely the same as ordinary people.

But in fact, these people have no "self-awareness" or pure spirit, but are simply carrying out a mechanical action.

He has no real sense of pain, but like humans, if he is torn open, he will have a mechanical reaction of "pain", screaming, stress reflex, etc.

When you observe from the perspective of absolute objective matter, you will find that all people are like this. All other lives are just something that is physically exactly the same as us, but without conscious experience. Except for ourselves, the inner world of all lives is dark.

To be honest, what is the difference between Li Qi's superior attitude and that of the demon? Maybe it's because he doesn't like to play as much as the demon?

But, if he doesn't like to play, isn't that the ultimate egoism? When all people's things are unimportant, it is certain that the other party is a zombie, and only oneself has subjective experience.

So, in the end, he will fall into solipsism and fall into the magic path, which is why Li Qi was shrouded in demonic energy before.

To be honest, there is nothing wrong with the magic path, but Li Qi doesn't like it.

But now, Li Qi has found a way to break the solipsism, and also changed the world in his eyes, including his superior perspective.

Consciousness is not an appendage of matter, nor is it a natural reaction of a philosophical zombie. Li Qi's answer affirms the existence of other people's free will, and through the action of "thinking", it affirms the active role of consciousness on matter, and then builds a bridge between pure spirit and pure matter.

Thanks to the former Dao Reader, this mysterious invention from the spiritual way, helped Li Qi successfully use a tricky way to verify the inaccessibility between free minds.

Although he still cannot experience the feelings of others, he can undoubtedly believe that other people's "minds" exist, because objective and real matter exists, so the mind also exists.

It's just like a sudden enlightenment.

It's still the same sentence.

When you think about it, when the final answer emerges, there is only one sentence in the end: "So that's it."

"So that's it..." Li Qi witnessed the bright stars in the sky, as if he saw the spirit of civilization in it.

Countless worlds swarmed together, and continued to undergo drastic changes under the influence of gravity. Random encounters threw stars one by one into the gravitational well of the world group, and then were sucked back, falling into the more unfathomable deep space at an incredible speed, maintaining the delicate gravitational balance of this area.

Life and consciousness were born in hundreds of billions of different centers, and then expanded outward to the entire starry sky. Great empires opened up new territories, wars were endless, and brilliant civilizations rose and fell. New consciousness was constantly born among the stars, and more tenacious life was forged in this empty world than before.

The universe itself, it was as vast and empty as a deserted museum, and Li Qi, like everyone else, was an exhibit in it.

He just silently displayed himself, and each exhibit shone with the light of his own thoughts, but time continued to stretch and gradually approached infinity, and the faint light emitted by those thoughts became weaker and weaker as time accelerated.

In this sense, these civilizations were exactly the same as himself.

Around Li Qi, countless thoughts like his may be rising and falling silently.

The light they burst out is no less than Li Qi's, so Li Qi will be drowned by the endless time like them.

He realized a new possibility, that is -

All life will eventually be trapped in time, just like being immersed in ice water that is gradually solidifying.

All consciousness, all thoughts, in the face of infinite time and this cold universe, will gradually dissipate, and finally only an unknown consciousness will remain, vaguely remembering the previous identity of "self", but "self" cannot move.

The continuous expansion of the universe will tear your memory apart bit by bit, and what awaits you is complete oblivion, not just by others, but by yourself.

Li Qi suddenly woke up -

Many great beings are slowly sliding across the curve of space-time expansion, trillions of years of memory are being tortured, and the river of consciousness is draining and drying up, like a dim candle in an empty room.

Li Qi looked up at the infinite light of civilization in the starry sky, and was horrified.

If I am the same as them, then the universe is not what I want it to be.

The universe does not conform to the theoretical model you are willing to accept.

However, Li Qi did not feel frustrated, on the contrary -

If you are facing a predetermined extinction, you must find a way to correct it so that the universe conforms to this method, or create a universe that you like more.

Fortunately, Li Qi has enough time to study the details of the plan and plan how to fight against this final extinction.

With endless time expansion, we can all find a way to preserve information in the ultimate destruction - life can definitely escape the fate of extinction.

Perhaps all actions are based on this firm belief.

He suddenly raised his head, looked at the starry sky, and couldn't help but let out a long roar!

The Tao Chaser may have a second reason, that is to challenge the inevitable fate brought by the infinite time of the universe!

The endless continuation of time and the extinction of everything are a huge challenge for any path and any Tao Chaser, and can even be said to be the 'ultimate challenge'.

This is the ultimate test given to practitioners by the 'universe'.

You must face the battle head-on and win this one before you can explore things beyond the universe.

Li Qi felt a strong sense of fulfillment.

And Shen Shuibi, who was beside him, felt it most deeply.

Rabbit could clearly feel that the loneliness that had once enveloped him had dissipated a lot.

If Li Qi couldn't find a fellow traveler before, then... for him now, the entire universe is a 'fellow traveler'.

So, how could he feel lonely?

He should feel lucky.

So, Rabbit just smiled and didn't say much.

The problems that Li Qi was troubled by were not a problem for her at all. She had never been troubled by these things. After all... on the road, everyone encountered different problems.

But Shen Shuibi also looked at the starry sky with Li Qi. In that endless void, sparks flew everywhere, huge stars were born, burned, and died. Every time a spark flashed, it meant that millions of worlds flew away in the indifference of the universe.

It was still spectacular.

At this time, Shen Shuibi reached out and pulled Li Qi's sleeve, and said with a smile: "Are you relieved?"

"Yes, I'm relieved. Let's go back and see the children." Li Qi also smiled.

He seemed to understand why Shen Shuibi was not anxious at all.

This answer must have been in her heart all along.

Li Qi turned around and said to Shen Shuibi, "You are relieved."

"There is nothing to worry about. Haven't I been by your side for the past seventy years?" She replied.

Li Qi looked up and looked at the starry sky again.

It's true.

Since he returned to the world of the Forward Alliance, Shen Shuibi has been almost inseparable for more than seventy years, waiting for him to think of this answer.

"Besides, you are quite fast. Seventy years is much faster than I thought." Rabbit said so.

You know, what Li Qi did was not just watching the actions of ordinary people or participating in something himself. These are just appearances.

What he really did was to verify the "subjectiveness of others". He was truly experiencing the feelings of others and trying to feel the feelings of others.

For many people, this is a natural ability, called "empathy", and they are used to this ability.

However, this is just an instinctive possession. When they start to think deeply and deeply realize the subjectivity of this world and the inaccessibility of other people's consciousness... can they still empathize?

The more deeply you think, the easier it is to get rid of this "habit". Ignorant people can sometimes do amazing things.

And Li Qi, after getting rid of this habit, has it again.

The mountains are still mountains, and the water is still water.