People are in reality, transcending the other side

Chapter 221 The Aftermath of Emperor Qi

Li Qi lay on the bed, exhaling a long breath. One breath lasted for more than a minute before he finally stopped. Such a long breath was simply terrifying.

Li Qi felt an unprecedented sense of ease and freedom, as if he had been reborn after waking up.

So he didn't get up and just lay there. After enjoying a moment of peace, he opened the panel and looked at the "Life Scroll" section.

At this moment, the original Zhao Gouzi card had its prefix changed to Di Qi (Zhao Gouzi), and the entire card was filled with intense colorful light.

Now that he was in his prime, Li Qi didn't hesitate any longer and used his exclusive points to embark on his grand dream.

The great dream began again, this time continuing until the very moment Li Qi left.

When Li Qi left, time flowed on, and Zhao Gouzi's power also declined. He went from being able to rival the heavens to becoming a somewhat powerful Grandmaster. This was only because Li Qi used the Qian Yuan Dao Jing to refine the Innate Demon Heart Technique. Otherwise, he would truly be a bottom-tier, blank Grandmaster.

Even so, this level of strength is truly invincible in this era.

Because of Li Qi's arrival, Zhao Gouzi completed himself. Or rather, when Li Qi arrived, he had already become Li Qi's past self. The cause and effect were already linked, and they were originally one.

Previously, Zhao Gouzi had been confused and didn't know who he was. Now he knows that he is one side of Li Qi. This is what is meant by enlightening others.

One lifetime, one body!

Even ordinary people have many facets to their personality, showing different sides of themselves in front of different people.

A great life is made up of countless facets!
Li Qi is not that great yet, but he has already come into contact with the power of the Body of the Calamity Seal.

From that day on, Zhao Gouzi became Emperor Qi.

Today I finally know who I am!
He not only learned the Qian Yuan Dao Jing, but also understood everything Li Qi knew about this world, and knew that there were problems in the world.

Therefore, he did not vigorously develop science and technology or revive civilization. Instead, he fixed the civilization of Qicheng in a backward and ignorant era. He was one with God and King and held absolute power.

While he may not be interested in power, he is, in fact, a free man. However, now that his wisdom has awakened and his soul has been mended, he feels the need to provide Xiao Hui with a stable place to grow up.

Sometimes he even wondered whether he was still the same Zhao Gouzi, or the completely new Di Qi—the respectful title others used for him…

He felt that he hadn't changed much, but he also felt that everything was different. As for the three days when Li Qi arrived, in his mind it was like a fool who had been stupid for many years suddenly becoming briefly conscious, completing everything he was supposed to do, and then his spiritual wisdom suddenly disappeared, and he returned to his former self.

But since I did wake up, some traces were left behind, and some changes were brought about.

So Zhao Gouzi stayed in Qicheng, accompanying Xiao Hui as he grew up. He watched Xiao Hui grow up little by little, teaching him knowledge and passing on everything he knew. In this process, he felt a kind of inheritance of life.

At the same time, he maintained the original order, allowing it to take root in people's hearts, while also continuously cultivating wasteland and storing food, all in an effort to leave something for Little Grey.

He realized his own problem.

His genes are defective; in civilized terms, he has a genetic disease. Even though he is a grandmaster, he can only slow down the process. He can feel his life slipping away.

This was something Li Qi didn't know when he was born. At that time, his three modules were stacked together, making him incredibly powerful. How could he possibly experience a decline in his life force?!
Xiao Hui's martial arts and knowledge improved rapidly. She was inherently intelligent, and the Qian Yuan Dao Jing further enlightened her wisdom, so naturally she learned everything quickly. However, she was unaware that Zhao Gouzi wouldn't live much longer.

Time flew by. Although Zhao Gouzi didn't develop industry, Qicheng still developed very quickly. Many refugees came here one after another. The reason was naturally that the order here was far behind that of the civilized era, but compared to other places, it was a true paradise city, a just city...

Five years later, the original population of more than 3,000 had grown to more than 20,000, nearly eight times the original number. However, the order here had long been established, and with Zhao Gouzi's absolute military strength, there was no chaos whatsoever.

Zhao Gouzi also began to enjoy the process. He suddenly felt the taste of civilization, a wonderful sense of fulfillment.

But he still adhered to his own beliefs, daring not to develop technology or civilization, and instead deliberately kept people ignorant, for fear of violating taboos...

However, he occasionally displayed divine power, shattering boulders and clearing roads, which earned him the fervent faith of many.

Five more years passed, and Qicheng's population had exceeded 50,000. Of course, most people did not settle down in the city, but instead expanded in all directions around the city, turning into villages. Due to the backward technology, the resources around the city were simply insufficient to support such a large population.

Even so, on the day of the divine descent each year, when the sacrificial ceremony is held, everyone still gathers in great numbers.

Over the course of ten years, Xiao Hui has grown up and become capable of standing on her own, wielding real power in Qicheng. She is outstanding, intelligent, radiant, kind, and righteous... she possesses all the virtues that people admire and is hailed as the Pearl of Qi.

Just when Zhao Gouzi thought he could live like this until the end of his life, disaster struck.

A group of mysterious people, curious, said that they had detected the fluctuations of a chosen one here, and then, without hesitation, they started a massacre.

Each of these people was terrifyingly strong, and Zhao Gouzi was completely outmatched. Fortunately, the Qian Yuan Mystery allowed Xiao Hui to find a chance to escape by burning his life force. Once again, Zhao Gouzi prayed, hoping that his future self could descend and use his power and wisdom to break through the fog. But this time, no miracle occurred.

The last scene of his life was seeing Little Grey walking away in tears, and Qicheng burning brightly...

……

Li Qi woke up from a deep dream in bed, having forgotten almost 99% of the irrelevant details. Only some precious emotions and insights remained in his heart, and some important fragments of memory shone brightly within him.

"So what exactly is the Evil Moon Divine Court?!"

"They can even detect the fluctuations of the Chosen One."

"What kind of strategy is this?!"

"I wish I could descend a second time."

"But miracles that transcend time and space seem to happen only once in a lifetime."

"I wonder what happened to Little Grey in the end, whether it escaped or not..."

Thoughts arose in his mind, and for a moment, Li Qi also wanted to reverse time and space again, but he knew in his heart that even if he created another fragment of miracle, it would never be able to befall Zhao Gouzi again.

(End of this chapter)