People are in reality, transcending the other side

Chapter 910 Seating Arrangements on the Futons
The second to arrive was Emperor Xuan, who occupied the second prayer mat.

The third to arrive was Luo Ji, who occupied the third prayer mat.

The Imperial Preceptor, the Great Sage of the White Moon, and the Great Sage of the Saha World occupy the fourth, fifth, and sixth positions, respectively.

As for the seventh prayer mat, it was occupied by Saint Belleville of the Kingdom of Elisk.

The eighth and ninth prayer cushions were occupied not by saints, but by Meng Wujie and Yao Qingwen.

Having absorbed their respective great fortunes, the two of them now possess innate saint-level talents. Coupled with their intense desire for enlightenment and the fact that their lower cultivation levels mean they encounter fewer obstacles, they have actually arrived here ahead of many saints.

At the same time, they took the lead without hesitation, standing alongside the saints. This was not the time for them to be modest.

If one can yield even at a time like this, there's no need for further cultivation.

However, at this moment, whether it was Belleville, Meng Wujie, or Yao Qingwen, they all had complex emotions as they looked at Li Qi sitting on the bluestone.

When Li Qi killed the Supreme God of the Eastern Island and killed a Saint while in the body of an inhabitant, Belleville was present. At that time, Li Qi's blow that destroyed the Saint was earth-shattering and beyond her comprehension.

But what happened next was even more bizarre.

Now that the other party is seated high above, even the saints are vying for their place...

Even the saints who were once high and mighty had to bow their heads when they saw the Daoist Venerable.

At this moment, Meng Wujie was thinking about that rainy night, the surging river, the continuous drizzle, and that first fleeting glimpse of her. She had no interest in it at all, but who could have imagined that the dust of the past had transformed into an existence more dazzling than the eternal sun?

Once upon a time, the legends of the world still told of the Three Saints and Seven Immortals who pacified the universe...

At this moment, Yao Qingwen was thinking about her fight with Li Qi back then. At that time, she did not regard Li Qi as an opponent, even though they were at the same level, she lost to Li Qi by half a move.

In the subsequent developments, they were indeed no match for them, but some things were reversed.

These strange and wonderful encounters, in this world of humanity, she felt increasingly unable to understand it.

Time continued to pass, day and night turned, and there were no ordinary people in the arena. Even if one's martial arts skills had only been cultivated to the point of enlightenment, as long as one did not engage in strenuous exercise, not eating or drinking for ten days would not affect one's physical strength. In fact, occasionally fasting for a period of time could make one's mind and body more serene and beneficial to cultivation.

However, Qishan is now special. As long as one gets within a hundred miles of Li Qi, some kind of mysterious power will replenish their life force, allowing the human body to have an inexhaustible energy source. Even without eating, drinking, or sleeping, life will not be depleted.

Finally, on the seventh day, and on the morning of the eighth day, the last futon also found an owner.

This is a fifteen-year-old boy whose martial arts skills haven't even reached the beginner level, but through sheer determination to seek the Dao, he has surpassed many martial arts masters.

When the time came, an invisible force immediately sent everyone who was still approaching the main peak of Qishan away. Afterward, an invisible barrier appeared a hundred miles away, preventing anyone from getting any closer.

At that moment, countless people, through various devices, watched the more than three thousand people in the arena, their hearts filled with intense emotions.

Before today, many people believed that there were no more than thirty saints in the entire world, including those who were near-saints.

After all, a saint's lifespan is two hundred years, spanning one era after another. Under such circumstances, even if the path to sainthood is difficult, the number of saints cannot be too small.

Moreover, there is also the Second Saint.

Even so, thirty is still a large number in many people's minds. But who would have thought that this time, the Daoist Master's teachings would be a thorough assessment?

At this moment, looking around, almost all those seated in front were saints, and the number of saints was a full fifty-five, which was almost double the number that many people had expected.

However, among the fifty-five saints, only eight comprehended the upper level of the saintly path and reached the five ultimate realms.

Furthermore, there are fifteen of them who are considered near-saints.

Later on, semi-saints and great masters appeared in droves, and some who had entered the Dao or reached a certain level of enlightenment were also mixed in.

Li Changqing also came, ranking among the top 100. He emerged from the chaos of the world, and his heart for seeking the Dao, forged through a century of hardship, is absolutely powerful.

Sun Guang and Li Si also arrived. Their innate coefficient was as high as eleven points. In addition, they obtained part of the God Emperor's origin and underwent some kind of tempering, and their Dao Heart also sprouted. However, even so, they were ranked after 2,800.

Their achievements largely depended on Li Qi's extraordinary abilities; their pursuit of the Dao was something they lacked the time for and was not their forte.

However, Li Qi's father, Li Mingshi, underwent a spiritual rebirth, breaking through the past and establishing himself, and actually made it into the top two hundred.

And so on and so forth.

Such a grand gathering, with everyone assembled like this, naturally creates a unique and awe-inspiring atmosphere.

After all, even the Universal Daoist Forum doesn't have such a grand scale.

It can be said that right now, all the saints in the world have come.

"If a meteorite were to appear in the sky at this moment and wipe out everyone present, wouldn't the entire cultivation civilization of the world regress by at least a thousand years..."

Some people looked at the lineup, at the high and mighty saint, who was now sitting obediently without the slightest impatience. Instead, they all looked on with a kind of piety, marveling at the scene while also making jokes.

"Is your saintly sincerity and speed all fake?!"

"Even a nuclear warhead traveling at twenty times the speed of sound couldn't kill a saint, let alone a mere meteorite."

"Furthermore, how could a mere meteorite compare to the Dao Venerable's body, which has been tempered and refined through countless trials? If a meteorite were to fall, he would probably smash it to pieces with a single punch!"

Someone objected.

……

And it was at this moment, as dawn broke and the clouds and mist dissipated, that Li Qi, who had been sitting with his eyes closed, opened them.

With Li Qi's action, the atmosphere in the entire room changed, as if the first flame had suddenly been lit in the originally dark and chaotic world, and a thousand-year-old dark room was illuminated by a single lamp!
The torch will be passed on and never be extinguished!
After that, Li Qi didn't waste any time saying anything meaningless introductory or reciting any opening poems that great masters like to use when they appear. He simply began to tell his story in a plain and simple way, starting from the beginning of his cultivation journey when he had never entered the realm of enlightenment.

"The essence of cultivation is to build a structure that can reach the heavens step by step. Our world does not contain any extraordinary energy as imagined, only the purest matter-energy. Therefore, the only path that can be taken is for the mind to overcome matter, and to forcibly elevate the height of life through extraordinary spirit."

"Just as a person cannot lift themselves up by their own hair, a pure spirit cannot transcend the mortal realm. A new anchor point must be introduced. This anchor point is the foundation of cultivation, that is, the fundamental imprint condensed after achieving a minor level of martial arts prowess."

(End of this chapter)