Myriad Paths

What is the beginning?

The innate thing is the beginning.

The Xingguan lineage is ‘Heaven’, which is formed by the awakening of the spiritual wisdom of the Heavenly Dao itself.

Then, as another lineage of Tianting, it is the 'Xiantian', which is an existence older than the way of heaven.

The earliest matter that appeared in the universe, or it can be said to be the eldest son of the universe, the origin of all matter, and all Qi comes from their self-differentiation.

This is the god of the heavenly lineage.

The gods of the heavenly lineage are the original energy of chaos that became enlightened. They are the ‘original’.

The first sun, the first moon, the first mountains, the first rivers, the first light, the first lightning - even the 'first Qi'.

Therefore, those martial arts in the ancient times were the result of life imitating these naturally powerful gods. Therefore, the inner energy of martial arts shows a chaotic attitude. That is because... gods themselves come from chaos.

And Li Qi also suddenly remembered the inexplicable ray of energy he had come into contact with when he had just been promoted to the seventh level and realized "making something out of nothing". (See Chapter 296 and Chapter 298 for details)

Li Qi didn't recognize that wisp of Qi for unknown reasons at the time, but he only knew that it all started from this wisp of Qi.

I didn't know it at the time, so I just ignored it, but now that I have seen the real 'god' with my own eyes, Li Qi knows the answer.

Taishi Chaos Qi, the ‘original’ of all Qi.

All Qi comes from the 'decay' of the chaotic Qi of Taishi, just like all atoms come from the fusion of hydrogen atoms.

Hydrogen atoms are the mother of elements, and the chaotic Qi of Taishi in front of us is the mother of Qi.

However, there are essential differences between the two.

The hydrogen atom is the simplest atom, and all complexity is formed by stacking simplicity.

But Taishi's Chaos Qi is the most complex Qi. It cannot maintain its own complexity, and eventually gradually 'differentiates and decays' into other Qi.

However, given the right conditions, all Qi can increase its own level of complexity and chaos, eventually reaching the level of Taishi's Chaos Qi.

Li Qi felt that it could be called ‘returning to Taishi’.

So, facing the falling Chaos, Li Qi began to move.

I really know that Yun has completely analyzed the truth of chaos, combined with his own knowledge, and the method of 'circulation' that he first understood.

The method of circulation can already create martial arts inner energy, but... it's not enough.

Now he sees that the Qi, which is more noble than the nature of Qi in martial arts, and the method of circulation also need to evolve.

Li Qi closed his eyes, shut down his five senses, and replaced all his senses with the rhyme of true knowledge.

A long-lost feeling, the feeling of having everything under control in all directions.

very nice.

At the moment it fell, Li Qi's anger began to flow.

Taishi is the beginning of form, the beginning of things, from subtle to complete, changes follow each other, yin and yang are determined, and the goods are flowing and shaped, then the square, round, hard, soft, quiet and restless have their own nature.

Then, just let your own small world of human life continue to push upward——

The sky and the earth are not divided, there is chaos without roots, it is like the beginning of a sudden desert, thoughts are swirling around nothing, ambitions are vast and then relaxed, the outline is invisible, and the divine things are not born.

Li Qi's small world of human body, including Guangyang, the five mountains and four mountains, the sun and the moon, the Buddhist heavens, and even all the weird things in Li Qi's inner world, all collapsed on their own initiative.

But this collapse is not caused by violence, but by... assimilation.

Li Qi could see the difference between the mixture and the difference between the clear and the turbid.

In Li Qi's inner world, the stars are retrograde, the yin and yang are at odds, covering up the universe, and all the vitality has collapsed.

In the end, it turned into a ball of misty, dim, and vague chaotic energy.

At this moment, Li Qi suddenly gained some kind of enlightenment.

That was the accumulation of his previous knowledge. He had read millions of classics and various excellent books, and his knowledge began to sublimate after being reminded by a certain fact.

This knowledge is no longer just knowledge, but begins to be integrated with Li Qi.

It's like...chaos.

Everything comes from chaos.

The essence of creation out of nothing is chaos created out of thin air.

This cannot explain creation out of nothing, because chaos itself cannot be explained, but it allows Li Qi to take a step forward and explain the source of 'qi'. After all, he could not even explain 'qi' before.

In this way, Li Qi's inner world is no longer so 'rigid'.

Why rigid? Because every breath of energy should have its own position, Li Qi carefully arranged these positions to fit his own way and perfectly exert his power.

But now, it's no longer needed.

As long as it matches the 'chaos' itself, then the inner heaven and earth will evolve on their own, and begin to match in a more 'natural' and more 'casual' way based on the Qi that appears out of thin air.

The craftsmanship disappears, the spiritual energy increases, and his inner world becomes more 'natural'.

After all, he had witnessed the real ‘Heavenly One’ with his own eyes.

In the world, there is nothing more "natural" than a true god. The true god itself is the "original" existence, and God is completely "natural." This is why the relationship between witchcraft and Shinto is very good.

However, God is not yet the 'nature' itself that Wu Dao pursues. Therefore, although Wu Dao and Shinto are very close to each other, there is always a slight gap.

Li Qi's cultivation level broke through again, and he felt...

After only unblocking the true knowledge for a few seconds, he seemed to have touched the barrier of the fifth level.

When he is able to 'create something out of nothing' with the true energy of chaos, his small human world will truly become reality.

Because the energy derived from the energy of chaos is real, and he can use this energy to reconstruct the inner world and eventually turn the inner world into a real world.

At this moment, the attack from the god in the sky also began to land, falling on Li Qi.

However, what Li Qi didn't expect was——

When the attack touched Li Qi, it did not start hurting Li Qi like before, but merged with Li Qi.

At this moment of fusion, Li Qi suddenly felt a sense of "connection of minds".

In an instant, a lot of information came to him.

Merging into the chaos, Li Qi hesitated for a moment, but still began to accept the information.

After accepting it, he suddenly realized.

These chaotic energies were not attacks, although they did beat Li Qi half to death.

These chaotic energies are 'communication', 'invitation', and convey information.

It's just that Li Qi is too weak, and he can't stand it even if the other party just 'hates' at him.

Of course, if this breath kills Li Qiha...

That would be a dead end.

Gods don't care about this, they can't even communicate, so what's the problem with being immortal?

If Li Qi had a body now, he would definitely break out in a cold sweat.

It's a pity that he has no body now. To be precise...his entire person, including the inner world, the physical body and even the soul, have all been transformed into the energy of chaos.

But the strange thing is that in this case, he still maintained his subjectivity and did not really integrate into the other party.

And this seems to be what the other party wants.

In this case, all thoughts will be honest, the two people's thinking will be completely synchronized, and all thoughts will be exposed to each other.

After realizing this, Li Qi suddenly discovered something strange.

That is, he did not feel the fluctuation of the other party's thoughts at all. The other party's thinking organ was like a pool of stagnant water. Instead, countless information was pouring out of his own mind.

Just after he came up with this idea, the other party's thoughts suddenly appeared.

"Mortals are really active. One second of your thoughts is enough for us to think about it for a long time." He said these words.

Li Qi felt this sentence, and then he began to think, with many ripples in his heart.

Normally, when people say a sentence, they actually go through a lot of mental activities behind it. Eventually, these mental activities begin to come to an end, and finally they get that sentence, and after saying it, they start to reflect on whether it is right. No, the whole message was very violent.

But these gods are different. They don't seem to have the process of 'thinking'. What they say is what they say, and what they say is what they think.

There is no implication or allusion. Words are thoughts, and thoughts are words. They have no "inner thoughts," and all the inner thoughts will be spoken.

Is this a quality of ‘chaos’?

It should be, because... Li Qi found that in his current chaotic posture, all the contents of his thoughts were presented in front of the other party. He had actually achieved "Words are thoughts, thoughts are words", but he spoke a little too much. That’s all.

Li Qi's thoughts were too many and too complicated, and it seemed like he had been chattering.

The other party was quiet and silent, which made it impossible for the other party to continue.

After all, as long as the other party said one sentence, Li Qi would come up with seven or eight short essays with different themes, which directly made it impossible for the two parties to communicate at all.

Therefore, after these two sentences, Li Qi began to restrain his thoughts and controlled himself from continuing to write analysis papers in his mind to judge what should be done.

It's not simple.

Curbing distracting thoughts and keeping the mind clear are things that practitioners will do, but it is a bit difficult to maintain normal thinking and communicate with other people while ensuring that there are no "inner thoughts" at the same time.

Fortunately, it was only a little difficult. Although he was not used to it, Li Qi quickly controlled his messy thoughts and entered a state of retreat.

The crazy little essay finally stopped, but Li Qi was still unable to accurately say what he wanted in this state, and he still needed a period of silence.

But at this time, the chaos spoke again: "Have you controlled your thoughts? Well... Each of you learns very quickly. Mortals are perishable. You are always fragile and changeable. However, this is also very interesting. That’s it.”

Li Qi did not reply for the time being.

After about a minute or so, he was completely accustomed to this slow and calm thought, and then replied: "This feeling... is wonderful, but let's talk about that. I have seen a great god, dare I ask him his name?"

"My name is not important, you just need to know that I am the Fire Officer," the voice said.

He calls himself ‘Fire Officer’.

Li Qi took a deep breath. It was a good thing that he was not healthy, otherwise he would definitely fall down!

Fire officer!

In ancient times, all five elements had officials. Based on the strength of the five elements, this was not one person, but a series of official positions. The number one among the fire officials was "Huo Zheng".

Many people may not be familiar with Huozheng, but when his name is mentioned, anyone in the world with astrology will be familiar with it.

His name is: Zhu Rong.

Zhu Rong is the leader of the ancient fire officials, and his subordinates are other ordinary fire officials. These fire officials are the "leaders of the five elements" and the "original" of all the power of the five elements.

Five elements! I don’t even need to think about how powerful this is!

Both ancient witchcraft and humanity once said: "The officials of the Five Elements, will all future generations act according to them? All sages know this."

Future generations will all follow his actions. How high of a compliment is this? !

Even if the other party is not Zhu Rong himself, but just an ordinary fire officer, it is far beyond Li Qi's reach. Even Zhu Fengdan is not a few generations higher than him.

Not to mention, the surname ‘Zhurong’.

That’s right, Zhu Rong, his surname is ‘Zhu’.

This was the first god that Zhuren's lineage came into contact with. The ancient witchcraft itself originated from the communication with the Shinto, and Zhu Rong was the first god to respond to the ancestors of the witchcraft.

As for Zhu Fengdan, maybe she could actually get involved with others.

At this time, Li Qi's brain activity had already begun to write ten short essays. Fortunately, he had begun to control his chaotic thoughts, so it was not too outrageous. Therefore, he was just surprised, and then he handed over his hand and said: " It turns out that he is a great god from the Huozheng lineage, so he has a real connection with me.”

"There is indeed a connection, but... in my opinion, you shamans and witches are all the same, I just wish you a slightly better lineage." The fire official said.

Li Qi ignored the other party's indifference and said, "Thank you for the advice. Li Qi benefited a lot."

Huo Guan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Benefit... what benefit? Oh, your practice, right? You mortals really need it, so I will accept this thank you. By the way, why are you here? Don’t you know it’s taboo to communicate with unborn gods without permission?”

"Taboo? Sorry, I really don't know." Li Qi immediately answered.

In the situation of chaos blending, lying is meaningless, all your thoughts will be completely exposed to the other party, so if Li Qi says he doesn't know, he really doesn't know.

As a result, the fire official's anger subsided a little.

"The unborn gods are extremely fragile, and they are also very effective tonics. You should have felt it." Huo Guan said.

Li Qi was stunned. It took him two seconds to realize what the other party was saying.

Indeed, the ball just named Xinluo looks a bit delicious. Such pure chaos energy, if you eat it...

No, you can't think about this. Eating people is something only warriors can do.