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After becoming the second rank official, Li Qi did another big thing.

The Karma Demon died, and the Demon Prince was promoted to the second rank.

To be precise, the Karma Demon did not die, but the source of his power was taken away by the Demon Prince, who took away control of "Karma" with a "deeper understanding".

This was a very surprising record, a third-grade warrior forcing himself against a second-grade warrior, directly depriving the other of his path, and then combining his own, condensing his foundation of path and ascending to the second-grade.

No one would believe it if I told them.

But he just did it.

This must be the Demon Prince.

The Devil and the Buddha, two monsters cultivated by the first-grade masters themselves, have inherited the formless realm and also experienced the retribution of evil karma.

It’s hard to say what this thing is, but no matter what, at least he is on Li Qi’s side now.

There is one good thing about the Demon Prince, that is he is very straight.

He never turns when walking and will not stop until he reaches his destination. His target was once Li Qi, and Li Qi suffered a lot from him.

And now, the Demon Prince’s target is the Heavenly Demon.

Now it is the turn of the devil to have a headache, wondering why the Demon Prince was made like this.

Moreover, the Demon Prince should have the Buddha's blessing behind him, right? After all, he has mastered the formless realm and may even become the future Buddha. Even if those first-class Buddhists chose to retire because of the Buddha's nirvana, they should not completely ignore him.

Everything is going in a good direction.

As for Li Qi, this time, he once again confirmed that he was right.

Higher wisdom cannot stop thinking, so it will not stop singing. The beautiful songs brought by thinking will be sung forever.

This song comes naturally. Even though it sees its own kind being destroyed before its eyes, it will not mourn, remain silent, or follow the dead.

Those with higher intelligences will sing loudly, as if they want to burn themselves, regardless of the past or what others are like. Just like Li Qi, they have transcended the unspeakable difference between life and death, and their thoughts still exist.

The same is true of the thinking of all living beings.

All things exist in parallel in this way. There is no absolute self, nor is there any complete other, but at the same time there is no absolute uniqueness. This world is clearly divided yet integrated.

Just like chaos, chaos is all that is satisfied, it is the gathering of all things, but there is no gathering without a corresponding separation.

In chaos, everything coheses into one, but if they had not been separated before, they would not have cohesively merged into one, so it is like a tide, as long as the tide rises, it will inevitably recede.

So, coming together depends on separation, the contraction of the heart depends on its relaxation, and the high tide depends on the low tide.

The same is true for all living beings. All living beings are like Taiyi and Li Qi. They are part of each other, and at the same time, they have their own parts.

This is the relationship between Taiyi and the Four Phases, the relationship between the Four Phases and the Twenty-Eight Mansions, the relationship between the Twenty-Eight Mansions and many other star officials, and the relationship between the star officials and the sentient beings in their bodies.

The universe is a harmonious whole, but behind the harmony there are different thoughts. This difference is the reason for the birth of higher intelligence.

Just as life itself is negative entropy, the birth of life is the absorption of order from the surrounding disorder, and higher intelligence is the creation of changes in the unchanging unified universe.

With change, there is the "arrow", or the "axis", and then everything else comes into being.

Thus, eternity was born.

Apart from the constant passage of time, what else can be called eternal?

Apart from the ever-changing space and time, apart from the ever-increasing progress across distances, is there anything else that can be called infinite?

Only movement is infinite and eternal, and movement itself depends on the ever-changing others and the self, just as we have just said, the coming together of all things, and the corresponding separation.

However, eternity and infinity can only mean continuous travel. Eternity is the boundless journey through time, and infinity is the boundless journey through space.

This is the destination of the immortals, traveling endlessly in one direction, this is their inevitable fate.

Infinity has no end, it is a dead end, or you can say it is a bottomless pit.

However, the more this is the case, the more important the journey process becomes.

There is no end to the journey to the bottomless pit, so everything you encounter along the way is the only meaning.

Li Qi has already realized this.

It is meaningless to pursue the ultimate Tao. The ultimate Tao does not exist, because the Tao is in all things. All things have their own Tao, and eternity exists among them.

When everything is annihilated, everything will be over.

But at this moment, the world is not like that.

All beings are passionately united, yet at the same time separate and part from each other.

These two things are contradictory, but they do not negate each other.

This is a dual experience, requiring both the indescribable separation and the solid connection, so a new form appears. This is an indescribable transcendence. The higher wisdom of all beings has become the reality of today in a completely independent way.

Chaos forged higher intelligence, and higher intelligence separated chaos, thus becoming independent individual flames, freed from chaos and becoming unique gem-like individuals.

It is an incredible process as the two melt into one and at the same time become independent and distinct selves due to the intense friction between thoughts.

Out of this union, all things brilliant were born.

This is everything Li Qi saw in Taiyi and in reincarnation.

Higher wisdom proves the existence of the self, and everything synthesized from chaos proves the existence of the outside world. Now Li Qi has recognized the situation of the universe, his Tao heart is extremely stable, his Tao foundation is unshakable, and his purpose is clear and definite.

Anything that denies the existence of the outside world and the self is in "conflict" with Li Qi, so purely mechanical cognition and magic are Li Qi's enemies.

Li Qi was satisfied with the answer at the moment. There was no more quarrel between himself and the outside world, no more conflict between the ultimate and the one-sided. Everything was just like this.

He had no fear of an unstable foundation, no feeling of insecurity as a chess piece. He was so satisfied and happy at this moment. The world was so in line with his ideas. His Tao could easily explain everything known. The reality was solid, and his own strength was sufficient to verify it all.

It’s just...

Indescribable.

How to say it, Li Qi has never experienced such a moment in his practice.

He held a cup of tea, sat next to Xuan Jingshan, and looked into the distance, feeling that everything was so comfortable. Is this the feeling of walking down from the chessboard? There were no flaws in the Dao heart, no threat of the inner world being shattered at any time, and no external crisis approaching at any time.

He has complete control over everything he has, with no long-term or immediate worries. His cultivation has reached an unprecedented high, and his heart is extremely peaceful.

It’s so fucking cool.

What kind of life did we live in the past?

Li Qi finally understood what kind of life those high-level beings who had no enemies and no problems in cultivation lived.

Do they usually eat so well? If he is used to this kind of life, how can he live if he has to go back to face the demon again?

Alas, thinking of this, Li Qi’s wonderful mood declined again.

"What's wrong?" Shen Shuibi, who was sitting on a rock next to Li Qi basking in the sun, suddenly asked.

She could see that Li Qi's mood had suddenly changed from happy to depressed.

This made the rabbit feel a little strange.

In recent years, the Rabbit has been very successful.

The hard days were finally over, and she hadn't lost her composure from beginning to end, which made her happy.

She is the kind of woman who doesn't get much, but cherishes it. She stores the important things in her memory. When her memory may support her, she takes them out from her memory, examines them one by one, and cherishes them. Thus, she can persevere in those difficult situations.

Now she has no pressure. The war between humans and witches is over, Luofu Mountain has been rebuilt, and she has started to recruit disciples again. She has been busy with this for a while and finally completed the task successfully.

Both Empress Luofu and the Sun and Moon True Lead Cauldron survived the war, and Yang Ning was also alive and well.

On the other hand, Li Qi also returned safely, and stayed with her in Xuanjing Mountain, rarely going out, and living the most comfortable life. She didn't need to go out and rush around, nor did she need to worry. She could do what she liked every day and just wait for time to pass quietly.

Her daughter was also doing well. Shi Tou seemed to be the only person in the world who could subdue Li Shiwei. Under Shi Tou's gentle oppression, Li Shiwei also became much calmer.

Their story has some substance, but it's like when Li Shiwei fell into the raging sea and was about to drown, she grabbed a hard rock.

He is considerate, but never overdoes things. He can anticipate what troubles Li Shiwei will encounter and pave the way for her. After all, Li Shiwei is young and naive and has little experience in the world.

He is not the least bit hypocritical. He is simple, honest, and always pays attention to details, which makes people feel comforted. You can understand this through just a brief contact. He will help anyone in an invisible place and is considerate.

Li Qi was even deeply grateful for this. This young man was so stable that he took care of all of Li Shiwei's troubles, so that Li Qi didn't have to deal with the troubles caused by the little bastard himself.

As for Li Shiwei, perhaps she will never know exactly how much she owes Shitou.

But Li Qi helped her remember that Li Qi almost treated Shitou as his own son and even allowed him and Laqi to come together to listen to his sermons.

You know, Li Shiwei is not qualified to listen to this. The little bastard cannot be exposed to these things. She might explode after listening to them.

And everything that Laqi, the disciple, did during Li Qi's recovery also comforted Li Qi. He even began to dote on Laqi, allowing Laqi to finally live the life of a normal young master instead of being left alone.

Laqi now has sufficient resources, and he can get enough resources from his master for almost anything he wants. This makes his practice go much more smoothly, so much so that his means of digging graves everywhere have become slack.

In the past, Lachi was an expert at digging graves, but now he doesn't even dig graves anymore, which shows that he is living a very good life.

The only one with problems is probably Yang Ning. Yang Ning has encountered a lot of troubles recently. It is said that a female real dragon named "Lan Yue" is harassing her, but she refuses to say the details and is currently avoiding disaster.

All in all, everyone is thriving, which is cause for celebration.

Shen Shuibi even felt that these days were too peaceful, so much so that she wanted to have a second child.

Li Qize felt that the time was not right yet.

Although everything is peaceful now, there will still be things to deal with regarding exterminating the demons in the future. By then, there will be more variables thrown in out of nowhere, which is not good.

And... to be honest, Li Qi is a little afraid of having a baby now.

Children are much more difficult to deal with than apprentices.

Disciples are carefully selected to suit one's path. They are tailor-made for one's needs and are chosen specifically to inherit one's path.

As for children, even though they are related by blood, how they grow up is purely up to fate. No matter how you raise them, accidents are bound to happen. You can't really brainwash them.

Things like raw barbecued pork were not uncommon. To be honest, Li Qi was not particularly satisfied with Li Shiwei's path.

If I have another child at this time, it would definitely not be a good idea to ignore the child because of the blood connection. But if I do, even if there are no flaws, I might create some flaws for myself, which would make it even more difficult to deal with.

So, the matter of having a child was put on hold for the time being.

"Nothing." Li Qi smiled: "I just think that such a life is really good. When I think about the possibility of losing it in the future, I feel a little lost."

Shen Shuibi smiled and said, "Let's talk about it when the time comes. Why worry about something that hasn't happened yet?"

Li Qi nodded, looked at Rabbit and touched the ends of her hair.

Now her hair has grown back. It is really long and very smooth. She always takes good care of it and would never give it to anyone else.

In addition to Li Qi, Li Qi would occasionally help her comb her hair. At that time, she could slide her fingers between the black hair, and she would unexpectedly feel a strange feeling that was hard to describe.

"Indeed." Li Qi continued to sit on the recliner with his head tilted back, watching the sun greet him.

Literally, not figuratively.

The golden crow was indeed greeting Li Qi. As the only remaining offspring of Emperor Jun, he had been shouldering the important responsibility of "the sun of the world" for so many years.

This allowed him to stay away from all disputes and live a peaceful life.

After greeting the sun, Li Qi looked at Shen Shuibi who was calculating the elixir formula on a stone and enjoying herself.

The couple did not try to stay together all the time. There was no need. They had been together for so long that they could just ignore each other and do their own things without feeling the slightest bit of awkwardness.

When you are doing your own things, just look at each other occasionally, that's all.

Li Qi closed his eyes and rocked in the rocking chair.

However, at this moment——

In front of Li Qi, a door was torn open, and a black tiger walked out, along with... the aura of the underworld emerged.

"Zhizhu, my master invites you." Mo Hu said. (End of this chapter)