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Chapter 580 Traversing Mountains and Rivers, Seeing the World

Walking into Ming City, Li Qi only wandered around for half an hour, casually looking around. Yet, everything about Ming City was naturally reflected in his heart: the world, the mortal realm, the myriad beings, even the history accumulated over the past, and the convergence of countless hearts and their visions for the future. The past and the future, part of it all coalesced into the historical context and settled in Li Qi's spiritual world, while the other part transformed into fragments of the mortal world, also settling in Li Qi's spiritual world.

Mingcheng has a short history. It used to be a wasteland, but the king once watered his horses here, which has historical significance. In addition, the geographical conditions here are suitable, so Mingcheng came into being.

This is also the planned starting point of Li Qixing Road.

As for Tiannan, it does have a long history, but it's missing something.

Li Qi's main purpose for going out this time was to cultivate, and killing some people who were hostile to him was just something he did incidentally.

For practitioners in this world, embracing the times and even intersecting with the history of civilization through the spiritual world is a very important aspect.

Generally speaking, only a semi-saint who has undergone three transformations will begin to formally do this.

However, Li Qi's spirit has already attained the Nine Yuan realm, and with the addition of breaking through the Six Great Limits, he already possesses incredibly terrifying six-dimensional attributes, allowing him to use the same cultivation method as a Three Transformations Half-Saint.

This way of spiritual practice is also about seeing the world, seeing all living beings, and seeing oneself!

Without seeing, one cannot truly understand!
What cannot be seen is insufficient to understand!
Not seeing is not enough to prove it!
It's not enough to just not see it!
Spiritual practice is not as simple as possessing a lot of material resources or controlling a lot of energy.

Otherwise, even the Emperor of Truth in the instance, who took the path of mechanical ascension, with nanobots devouring heaven and earth, at his peak, his size was comparable to an asteroid, or even more, but the colorful light emanating from him still couldn't compare to that of the Mother of Wisdom.

Matter and energy are important; they are the foundation of everything and the power to protect the path, but they are by no means the key to spiritual practice.

Li Qi had already seen the Dao several times in the instance, otherwise his spiritual world wouldn't have the context of the history of civilization.

But that is a copy of the world, not this one. In terms of supporting the spiritual world, the history of civilization is the history of civilization, there is no difference. But in other aspects, the compatibility with the Celestial System, the connection with civilization, the connection with all living beings, and even one's own source... are all different.

Li Qi is ultimately a person of this world. Things from other worlds can be used as aids to achieve sainthood, but to become a demon god, one must ultimately place oneself in the real world.

Any flaw or slight disharmony in the demon god's ultimate leap could lead to defeat and destruction.

Now Li Qi can exchange for various resources in the panel, so it doesn't matter where he cultivates. In addition, his perception ability has also improved, allowing him to avoid misfortune and attract good fortune. Therefore, he can start some cultivation.

As for the history of civilization, it is still quite far from Li Qi. Therefore, this time, Li Qi only intends to glimpse the era and the changes of this century. So he plans to start from Ming City and first retrace the old path of the king. With his speed, even if he goes around in circles, he will arrive at the East Sea in about a month.

After finishing his fight in the East China Sea, he went overseas to see how things had changed over the past century. He realized that Kyushu was not the whole world, and Li Qi's vision was far from narrow. Traveling around and gaining a general understanding would be excellent, rather than relying solely on news videos and pictures for his knowledge of the overseas world, which would be too unrealistic.

This time, Li Qi didn't bring a cell phone or any other electronic devices that might reveal his whereabouts. He also didn't need navigation or maps; everything was in his mind. Leaving Ming City, Li Qi headed northwest. Nanzhou was located in the due south of Kyushu, which was below him; the northwest direction was a diagonal ascent.

This time, Li Qi didn't just wander around in the mountains; he followed the path the king had taken years ago, based entirely on the information he had seen.

A century of turmoil and upheaval; recalling those days, every inch of our land was stained with blood!

Of course, at that time, it wasn't just Kyushu that was in chaos, but the whole world was in complete disarray, with wars raging everywhere. As far as the eye could see, it was a world in chaos.

Along the way, Li Qi traversed mountains and rivers, crossed lakes and sandy lands, and treaded grasslands. Sometimes he traveled on national highways, and sometimes he roamed the wilderness, moving as he pleased. He passed through some cities, and in some large cities he would go in to take a look, sensing the local feng shui, people's hearts, and cultural charm. In some small towns, he would just glance at them from afar, and the human touch and worldly atmosphere were already fully absorbed into his heart.

Time flew by, and it was already early August. Li Qi had traveled a long distance. Along the way, he practiced his swordsmanship without any slackening. As for sleeping, he used the sky as his blanket and the earth as his bed. Whether lying down or sitting, on a rock or an old tree, it did not affect his sleep at all.

In that desolate wilderness, Li Qi sometimes walked swiftly, sometimes strolled leisurely, feeling a sense of freedom and unbridled ease, as if traversing the vast天地 (heaven and earth).

While he spent fifty years in the Great Dream, questioning his heart with every step, he was just a mortal then, seeking only a pure heart. Now, however, his life's shackles are completely broken, and he is the young body of the Great Dao God, with an incomparably strong physique, fearless of snow, rain, wind, and frost, and a spirit that reaches the heavens, fighting against the universe and time.

The feelings, experiences, and gains are completely different.

World! World! World!

How can one truly achieve a state of "heaven and earth within one's heart" without truly taking in all the magnificent scenery and imprinting it in one's mind?

In that vast world, Li Qi moved at an extremely fast speed, treading on mountains and rivers. The scenery in his eyes and heart was magnificent, boundless, and ever-changing. Not long ago, it might have been sunny and calm, but after a while, there would be torrential rain and thunder, or even heavy rain falling, turning the world into a white expanse where nothing could be seen.

Sometimes, it's a gentle breeze and light rain, soothing and comfortable; other times, it's a clear blue sky, a vast expanse of mountains and rivers, and a sense of grandeur arises in one's heart.

Li Qi left home on July 28th, and in the blink of an eye, it was August 4th; a week had already passed.

Over the course of seven days, Li Qi did not travel continuously; he strolled and stopped at times. Even so, he still covered an average of 20,000 li per day. Such mobility was undoubtedly superhuman. However, in Li Qi's view, everything was easy, although the consumption of the Three Yuan Pills was considerable.

But he no longer cared about the few thousand points of life he could accumulate each day.

"The mountains and rivers are boundless..."

At noon that day, Li Qi stood on the snow-capped peak and looked into the distance. The raging wind and snow could not shake him in the slightest. In fact, the wind and snow did not even hit him. They naturally disappeared when they were only three inches away from him.

(End of this chapter)