People are in reality, transcending the other side

Chapter 1091 Dao Embryo Demon Seed
"Dad, the things have been returned?!"

On the other side, at the Lu family residence, a girl with a high ponytail and a sharp demeanor asked a question.

"They withdrew. The Li family was very clear-headed and didn't cause any trouble."

"After all, what era are we living in? We don't still have arranged marriages anymore."

"It's because the old man has been in a daze all these years, otherwise the items would have been returned long ago."

"Fortunately, the old man was lucid for a few days ago. Otherwise, if the Li family came to claim the marriage contract at the agreed time in a few years, it would be difficult to make a scene."

"The Li family has fallen, but my Lu family is still a prominent family. If it really comes to that, things will be troublesome."

Lu Zhanzhao said, his gaze falling on his daughter.

"Actually, if Li Qi were even slightly outstanding, it wouldn't be a bad idea to let him marry into the family, just to make Grandpa happy."

"He has a good personality; he's a good person."

"But being a good person is useless; I don't want a pet."

"I can't possibly be a peerless hero, but I must at least be a genius."

Lu Qingyue said calmly that she was very clear-headed and did not reject arranged marriages, but that both parties should be equal.

In fact, after learning about this, she had already investigated it, and the result was naturally very disappointing.

"In fact, fortune is unpredictable. Back then, our great-grandfather was just a hoodlum at the village entrance. Who can say what a person's future will be?"

"Li Qi is only sixteen. His youth is his greatest asset, and anything is possible."

Lu Zhanzhao suddenly spoke at this moment.

It wasn't that she truly believed Li Qi had much potential, but rather that she wanted to teach her daughter a lesson. Lu Qingyue was undoubtedly too arbitrary these days, thinking she had seen through everything.

This is not a good sign.

Only those who are ignorant and arrogant would be so blindly conceited, believing that what they see is the whole truth.

"This world has no shortage of sixteen-year-olds, but how many of them can change their original trajectory?!"

"The world is not lacking in talent, and I have no reason to give up the whole world for a slim chance."

Lu Qingyue shook her head.

"What if he's more than just a genius?!"

Lu Zhanzhao said.

"It's impossible for such a 'what if' to happen."

Lu Qingyue said arbitrarily.

……

Time passed, and Li Qi lay in bed, falling asleep until midnight, when suddenly the world changed and excruciating pain struck.

Li Qili immediately realized that he had entered the game world. Last time, he had lost consciousness because his willpower was not strong enough and he could not endure the pain.

Li Qi knew that if he couldn't endure the pain this time, this special plot would be over, and next time, his lifespan would be reduced by twenty, and he would start over with a blank slate.

He wasn't a special forces soldier in his previous life, so he didn't have a high tolerance for pain. But the situation was completely different now. Waves of pain didn't overwhelm his will; instead, they transformed into some kind of power, refining his mind and spirit. He drew nourishment from it, growing stronger and stronger, until one moment he finally broke free from the nightmare and opened his eyes.

What appeared before him was a dim world. There was light in the sky, but it was not bright; it only let him know that it was daytime.

Beneath him lay a thick layer of rotting leaves, and it was thanks to these, along with the cushioning effect of the branches as he fell, that he did not die instantly.

Of course, Li Qi believed that all of this was part of the game's design.

On the surface, his identity as a game character can be verified; he has been a real person since birth. However, in reality, this character did not exist before he entered the game.

This is a creation of nothingness!

At the same time, when Li Qi opened his eyes, it meant that he had truly entered the game world, and the memories belonging to this character card flooded into his mind.

There are few memories, only the origin of these character cards and the martial arts they practice.

With a thought, a game panel appeared in front of Li Qi.

Character: Nameless Taoist Boy (can be named)
Quality: White (Ordinary)
Talent: None
Level: LV3
Lifespan: 16/88
Innate attributes

Root bone: 9
Perception: 8
Acquired attributes

Fine: 1.2
Qi: 1.5
God: 2.1
Heart: 2.5
Potential: 1.3
Martial Arts: Taoist Basic Breathing Technique Fragment (Gray) LV5 (21/500) This is a very ordinary character card, nothing special. The most unusual thing about this character card is its starting position.

"Character cards have six qualities: white (mortal), blue (hero), purple (king), gold (saint), red (god), and rainbow (ultimate). Unless a few are exceptionally talented, most start with white. However, the level of a character card can be upgraded, either by consuming certain rare and precious herbs, cultivating certain divine skills, or even breaking through to a higher realm."

"It is said that in the game, there are six paths and twenty-five volumes. If any one of these volumes is cultivated to the highest level, even the worst one can forge a red template. The total innate attribute of a white template cannot exceed twenty points, blue cannot exceed fifty points, purple cannot exceed one hundred points, red cannot exceed two hundred points, and there is no limit to the colors..."

Li Qi pondered this in his heart.

"As for martial arts, they are also divided into six levels: white (ordinary), blue (unique), purple (family heirloom), gold (school-defining), red (peerless), and rainbow (heavenly way). The higher the quality, the higher the requirements for innate attributes. And even within the same level, the power is vastly different."

"Gray is not a standard grade, it is lower than white, which means that there are considerable defects."

"A white character card will drop to gray if it has a missing arm or other disability. The same applies to martial arts skills; a white martial arts skill will also drop to gray if it is missing too many skills."

"The Taoist basic breathing technique that comes with my character card is like this. The so-called incomplete version is not actually missing one or two pages, but rather that some details are blurred. There is a saying that martial arts have true versions, good versions, and incomplete versions. The true version is perfect and flawless, the good version is a replica, with about 10% of the details missing. If the omission exceeds 10%, it is an incomplete version."

Li Qi was calculating in his mind.

Some memories in his mind also told him what the current situation was. He was in the Western Regions in the game world. He was originally a Taoist priest in Qingyuan Temple in the Western Regions. A few days ago, the Hundred Evils Alliance swept through the Western Regions, destroying mountains and temples, wanting to unify the region.

After Qingyuan Temple was destroyed, he was also hunted down by members of the Ghost Evil Gang within the Hundred Evils Alliance, and in his panic, he fell off a cliff.

This happened a day ago, because every time you log into the game, a whole day passes in the game world before you can log off. The game time and real time are not synchronized. A day and a night in the game is less than a second in reality. Time on both sides is relatively still.

"Although my Taoist breathing technique isn't very advanced, it still cultivates true qi and has many wonderful uses, enough for healing injuries..."

Li Qi lay there, actively circulating his internal energy to nourish his body, while also trying to comprehend the mysteries of this martial art.

However, upon trying to understand it, he was shocked to find that it was very obscure, and logically speaking, it seemed that he lacked the relevant talent.

"It seems that my eight points of aptitude for understanding are not suited to this martial art."

Li Qi thought to himself that the attribute of comprehension is relatively vague, just as everyone has their own strengths, and the same is true in martial arts.

After more than half an hour, Li Qi finally regained some mobility and then began the arduous search at the bottom of the cliff.

In the real world, if you survive jumping off a cliff, you'll most likely gain nothing. But this is a game world, and this is his initial start. Since he has such a start, it proves that there must be something here.

It could be some rare and precious material that can improve the quality of a character card, or it could be some martial art that suits him.

Sure enough, another half hour later, Li Qi discovered a stone cave. The cave was spacious and not too dark.

Inside the cave, Li Qi discovered a skeleton sitting cross-legged, holding a leather scroll in its hand.

Li Qi took the scroll, which immediately triggered a prompt on the game panel.

Log: Discovered the martial art "Demon Yuan Great Art" (Blue) (True Version): A martial art created by the old ghost Gu Hong in his later years after comprehending the incomplete chapter of the Dao Embryo Demon Seed, which is quite mysterious.

"Wait, Dao Embryo Demon Seed, isn't this one of the twenty-five volumes? Even if the last volume is incomplete, its quality is still in color."

"The game gave me this? Does it mean my talent is focused on demonic arts?!"

"It seems I can't become a righteous young hero."

Li Qi looked at the contents of the scroll in his hand. Unlike his previous study of the basic breathing techniques of Taoism, this method felt incredibly smooth to him. Even after reading the entire scroll, without actively activating the technique, a trace of demonic energy appeared in his body.

"No, these scribbles... could they be the remnants of the Dao Embryo Demon Seed, and the old ghost Lone Goose is the skeleton before us?!"

"It seems the script for this character card is that I'll be completing a series of interconnected tasks to translate it..."

"The game system really has a twisted sense of humor, putting a fragment of a divine skill at the starting point."

"However, this seems to fit the formula of martial arts novels very well: after going around in circles, you discover the best thing right at the very beginning."

Li Qi was in a state of emotional turmoil.

He knew that the scribbles on the stone wall were not any known script. In other words, only after he completed a series of interconnected tasks would these things become fragments of the Dao Embryo Demon Seed. Without completing them, they would just be simple scribbles.

The trick here is the same as the longevity manual in the twenty-five volumes. On the surface, it is written in oracle bone script. Even if you are a true master of this stuff, you can't possibly translate it.

Originally, Li Qi couldn't see the things on the stone wall with his Taoist true energy, but when a trace of demonic energy appeared, he naturally gained the ability of night vision, even though he only had a trace of demonic energy.

This is the difference between gray quality and blue quality.

However, before Li Qi could think any further, after he finished reading the strange symbols on the stone wall, in that instant, he felt as if a huge hole had opened in his head, and countless inspirations and mysteries of demonic arts surged forth from that hole.

Stimulated by the fragments of a Heavenly Dao-level demonic technique, a hidden talent of his was activated, and his astonishing wisdom on the demonic path was awakened.

"Oh no, I've succeeded!"

(End of this chapter)