People are in reality, transcending the other side

Chapter 594 Hearing the Dao is Enough to Die
Li Qi was walking through the city. It was working hours, so there weren't many people on the streets. And even among those few people, most were in a hurry, with very few strolling around.

Li Qi's inner reflection also captured all these aspects of the city in his heart.

If many major cities in Kyushu are a blend of the past, present, and future, then the cultural and spiritual heritage of this new city of Meteor Moon leans more towards the future and the present, with little trace of the past.

Culturally, this place is very inclusive, embracing diverse cultures and accommodating elites from various countries, using currency to purchase their wisdom and labor.

Currency itself is just a string of numbers, meaningless in itself. But when it is artificially anchored to tangible goods and rules are used to artificially divide the rich and poor, this string of numbers can buy a lot of things.

"If this kind of corporate group model is taken to its extreme, it will inevitably exploit the whole world. However, there is no such thing as a perfect system in this world. Running water never stagnates and a frequently used door hinge never rusts. Only through continuous change and innovation can there be a future..."

"Therefore, the most crucial hexagram in the I Ching is not actually the unity of Qian and Kun, but the Ge hexagram. Ge represents change. When the day comes that change becomes unchanging and unchanging becomes change, that will be the ultimate meaning of the I Ching, and also the ultimate meaning of the system."

After wandering around the new city of Meteor Moon for a while, Li Qi had this thought.

The Way of Heaven and the Way of Man are constantly changing, yet some people fantasize that the Way of Man can be achieved in one step, resulting in a perfect Way of Man. This is undoubtedly an empty and beautiful dream.

However, Li Qi was naturally not going to be fooled by such a beautiful dream. Imperfections are what bring change and growth. To think that one is perfect is to have reached the end of the road.

As Li Qi walked and looked around, time quietly slipped by. Until he passed a park, he saw a magician in a suit performing magic tricks. Sometimes cards would switch rapidly on the magician's body, dazzling the audience, and sometimes a crystal ball would roll in the magician's hand, its light changing and seemingly containing spirituality.

Such a wonderful performance naturally attracted a large crowd to the person in front of him.

As Li Qi looked over, the other party also sensed it and looked back.

Upon seeing Li Qi, the other person froze for a moment, but it did not affect the actions of his hands.

Li Qi was not surprised that the other party had discovered him. This magician was actually a half-saint, whose great path had changed, and who possessed an extraordinary innate spiritual structure, giving him a mysterious ability to sense things.

However, this is quite normal; those who can attain the status of a semi-saint mostly possess unique qualities.

The change of the Great Dao was nothing to Li Qi, but what was interesting was the other party's method. Playing with the crystal ball had a sense of using objects to depict the Dao, which was exquisite and could be described as using skill to express the Dao.

As the saying goes, there are extraordinary people in the marketplace. And this marketplace is not limited to the Nine Provinces. There are also many extraordinary people in the overseas world, and they also have their own rankings and sayings.

There are simply too many overseas countries, various organizations, and various forces, resulting in a wide range of opinions regarding rankings and narratives.

But in terms of the extent of dissemination and the degree of recognition, the most widely accepted version is probably the one god, two saints, three emperors, and seven rulers.

Among them, the god is naturally the god behind the Demon God Research Institute. The two saints are the Nine Seas Saint King and the Sun Crown Saint King. These three people are not only invincible in their own martial arts, but also belong to the Demon God Research Institute, the Nine Seas Group, and the Sun Crown Group, all of which are truly behemoths.

While none of them claimed the titles of king or emperor, the kings of some countries were no different from dust in the face of their group.

As for the Three Sovereigns and Seven Sovereigns, they each have their own origins and stories. The Three Sovereigns are all figures who are about to become saints and may take that step at any time. The Seven Sovereigns are all top-level half-saints who have undergone the three transformations of the Great Dao.

In a sense, each of these three emperors overseas is not a half-saint, but a near-saint. They have already surpassed the realm of half-saint, but have only completed half of their transformation. They have taken one step, but the other half has not yet been taken.

This also reveals the difference between overseas and Kyushu. Overseas, strength is the only factor, while Kyushu values ​​the mystique of the land itself.

Even so, the overseas rankings are not all based on saints. They still consist of two saints, one god and two saints, who are the strongest, and ten people, the three emperors and seven rulers, who are the most likely to become saints. The reason for this is to highlight a certain order of generational change.

There are saints, and there are those below saints, giving people more expectations and possibilities.

The magician in front of Li Qi was undoubtedly skilled, but he didn't have a great reputation. At least, Li Qi hadn't seen any information about this person online. However, now that he had met this person and witnessed his true power, he naturally saw the person's profile.

This is a genius. He initially followed the path of spiritual cultivation, but after a period of time, he realized the limitations of spiritual cultivation and switched to martial arts. He focused on martial arts and supplemented it with spiritual cultivation methods, thus complementing each other. In addition, he was also very talented.

At the age of twenty, he broke through the three major limits; at twenty-four, he entered the Dao; at thirty, he entered the Great Refinement Realm; at thirty-six, he underwent the Three Great Refinements; and at forty, he attained true Dao.

Now at fifty-six, the great path has changed.

This person is a step below a genius in terms of talent. Geniuses all reach their three limits at sixteen, but he is progressing steadily, step by step. However, at this age, there is little hope of him becoming a saint.

Most sages throughout history achieved their accomplishments between the ages of fifty and sixty. There are exceptions, but they are rare.

"I never expected it would be the Dao Venerable himself!"

"There is an Eastern story that goes, 'When the patriarch of Confucianism met the patriarch of Taoism, he felt as if the patriarch were a dragon!'"

"Although I am not a saint, my feelings at this moment are no different from those of the Confucian patriarch thousands of years ago."

A few minutes later, the magician appeared in front of Li Qi in a flash, but to the ordinary people around him, he had simply vanished.

At the same time, his voice rang out, and it was very standard Chinese.

For a semi-saint, it is naturally impossible not to master some of the world's mainstream languages. With their learning ability, they can learn them by simply flipping through a dictionary, without any difficulty at all.

Clearly, he knew that Dao Zun was from the Nine Provinces.

"Many people think I'm capricious and kill people at will. Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?!"

Li Qi said.

"Follow your heart as long as there is the Way. I have already seen the Way in you, Daoist Master, and therefore I am fearless. Have you not heard that 'If one hears the Way in the morning, one can die content in the evening'..."

The magician then bowed deeply to Li Qi.

Li Qi knew that he was not worshipping himself, but the Dao.

As for what the magician meant by "Tao," it was none other than the Great Unification Method created by Li Qi himself, half of the Qiyuan Method.

The magician was very perceptive; he actually spotted this thing.

"So you want to emulate Yin Xi?!"

Li Qi asked with great interest, "The magician is a very interesting person."

Don't be fooled by his casual killing of a half-saint. In this world, half-saints are absolutely at the very top. In some backward places, they could easily establish themselves as gods or demons and be worshipped by the natives.

"The Daoist Master's wisdom is evident; seeing the Dao is a predestined connection, and there will naturally be some confirmation!"

The magician, too, did not hesitate and made no attempt to conceal his thoughts.

(End of this chapter)