People are in reality, transcending the other side

Chapter 1102 A Hundred Aspects

The dazzling demonic star caused the middle-aged NPC to go berserk, and his murderous intent spread out, captivating everyone's attention.

Five people surrounded and killed one person, but the situation was reversed in an instant. This was not only because the middle-aged NPC's strength had greatly increased, but also because the killing intent had a strong effect on suppressing the mind.

In a martial arts duel, once the momentum weakens, you've already lost half the battle.

With the same power and speed, the difference between charging forward fearlessly and cowering back is naturally in combat effectiveness.

But at this moment, when that aura of righteousness appeared, the pure true meaning of Taoism directly dispelled all the evil spirits in the field. This phenomenon alone was astonishing.

Although few people in the arena were chosen ones who had learned martial arts, they still had some knowledge from surfing the internet for many years.

While superior martial arts all pursue the unity of man and a certain ideology, it does not mean that by practicing powerful martial arts, one can directly acquire some extraordinary ideology or spiritual realm.

It's the other way around. Only by studying, understanding yourself, and comprehending the relevant state of mind and spiritual realm can you master the essence of superior martial arts.

Otherwise, even if one cultivates a peerless divine skill, one will at most remain at the beginner level, and in practice, it will not be as powerful or useful as ordinary martial arts.

At this moment, Li Qi made a move, and the true energy he displayed was not vast, but its meaning was too pure and righteous, clearly indicating that he was a direct descendant of the Daoist sect.

The true energy may not be strong enough now, but the future is definitely promising.

The higher one's martial arts skills, the more one pursues spiritual purity and metaphysical dialectical philosophy. As for accumulating skill, it is merely a matter of time.

What left everyone stunned was the sudden appearance of such a formidable figure among their group.

Previously, Yan Muqing's sudden display of remarkable martial arts skills was already astonishing, surprising many. But now, Li Qi's aura is a hundred times stronger than Yan Muqing's!

"He's a chosen one too!"

"Which branch of Taoism did he inherit?!"

"He hid it too well; for so long, I couldn't detect any martial arts skills in him at all..."

"That makes sense. Major Taoist sects always restrain their disciples and teach them to be humble and indifferent to worldly affairs. If someone gains a little martial arts skill and then excitedly flaunts it all over the world, it's impossible for them to cultivate such a pure Taoist heart..."

"Even a natural-born genius like him can fall into the trap of love?!"

"Or perhaps, the past few days were his emotional tribulation, and now that the tribulation has passed, he's taking things to the next level?!"

Beside Li Qi, Yan Muqing's thoughts were racing.

She became a chosen one when she was ten years old, and now, six years later, she has had an excellent start. Her identity is that of a branch of a famous martial arts family in Jiangnan. Through her upbringing, she has gained extensive knowledge and can distinguish truth from falsehood.

It is precisely because of this start that she has accumulated considerable skill. Her skill accumulation in the game is already close to first-class. If she has another five years, she will definitely be able to reach the peak of the acquired realm.

As for innate talent, it is a major hurdle. If she could break through it before the age of thirty, that would already be quite remarkable.

Yan Muqing is also quite capable. Although she registered with the Empire early on and gained some advantages in the game, the Empire has its own support plan, and she is one of the beneficiaries.

However, she was a low-key person and didn't flaunt her extraordinary qualities. If it weren't for today's sudden turn of events, perhaps many years later, her classmates wouldn't even know she was the chosen one. As for Li Qi, Yan Muqing didn't pay much attention to him, but she still had some impression of him. His grades were average, his athletic ability was average, and his personality was average—just a standard, ordinary person.

Li Qi has no talent and isn't interesting enough. In Yan Muqing's opinion, if he's lucky, he might meet a nice girl, start a family, and live a peaceful life. But if he's unlucky, he'll face all sorts of hardships.

Character determines destiny. This kind of person can't be a bad guy, but a good person with no ability will never get anywhere.

This wasn't due to any prejudice on her part, but rather because she was precocious and saw things clearly at a young age.

In reality, fortunes don't always change every ten years; the saying "you can tell what a person will be like at three years old" is more accurate for most people.

The essence of defying fate is to go against one's own nature and make different choices—but how many people can actually do that?!

Moreover, if you make different choices once or twice, most of the time, you'll end up going back to square one.

But at this moment, Yan Muqing suddenly realized that she had been completely wrong. Li Qi had been hiding his true intentions too well. His so-called ordinariness was just a true blending in with the world, which had completely deceived everyone.

Perhaps it is precisely because she blends in with the world so seamlessly that even she cannot see the slightest flaw, that she has been able to cultivate such a Dao heart at such a young age.

Yan Muqing felt that at this moment, she understood everything.

Her thoughts raced, while Lu Qingyue, standing beside her, also had a sudden change in expression, never expecting things to develop in this way.

After all, not long ago, after learning that the two families' fathers had arranged a marriage between their children, she had specifically investigated Li Qi and had naturally seen his photos.

She even considered that if Li Qi were more outstanding, she might accept the marriage even if she disliked him later on, just to make her grandfather happy.

However, what she found out clearly did not meet her requirements, which led to the subsequent events.

But the current situation has undoubtedly overturned her expectations.

Under the moonlight, although Li Qi was only dressed in ordinary clothes, his every move exuded a noble and dignified aura, truly like a young jade, with the air of a young martial immortal. He was a man who, when he spoke, astonished everyone.

Over the years, she has met some talented people, but none of them have been as outstanding as this.

Even in this atmosphere, she could sense the presence of a senior figure from a martial arts sect who had achieved great success.

You should know that those elders were at least innate masters.

"Having attained enlightenment and realized one's true nature, and achieved the Dao heart, the greatest hurdle to the Innate Realm has already been overcome. Doesn't that mean that as long as he accumulates enough power, he can directly reach the Innate Realm?!"

Such a thought arose in Lu Qingyue's mind.

At the same time, a mix of complex emotions arose in my heart, including confusion and doubt.

Not long ago, she was chatting with her father and had just confidently said that there was no chance of anything going wrong. She was a proud person and became a chosen one at the age of ten. She was born into a major sect and had her own opportunities. When she was fourteen, she ate a Vermilion Fruit and gained twenty years of cultivation power out of thin air.

Generally speaking, there are three gates in the innate body: body, qi, and mind. The body gate is the flow of qi through all the meridians and orifices, the qi gate is the true qi accumulated over sixty years, and the mind gate is the enlightenment of the mind and the manifestation of spiritual light. Taoism calls it the Taoist mind, Buddhism calls it the mirror stand... Although the terms are different, they are essentially the same thing.

(End of this chapter)