Chapter 200: New Dao rhyme

Li Qi’s Dao Heart tightened, and then he immediately said in a panic, “I don’t know, perhaps Great Master saw it wrong? I will reveal my Spirit Soul; please Great Master examine me!”

He looked panicked, as if he was truly worried about his Spirit Soul being damaged.

Chan Zhi, the monk, was taken aback.

Li Qi had seemed shrewd and courageous before, so why was he suddenly so panicked now?

Moreover, reveal his Spirit Soul to him?

Was he not afraid of death?

Shaman Dao has many methods and mysterious spells, possessing numerous profound techniques, but the premise is that they are built upon their physical weakness and fragile Spirit Souls.

The small Universe of a Shaman Dao practitioner’s body can be said to be among the most fragile of all Dao paths.

To voluntarily offer one’s Spirit Soul is to completely place one’s life and death in the hands of another, making it difficult to guard against others tampering with one’s Spirit Soul.

Unless compelled, this is usually only done for someone who is extremely trusted.

Chan Zhi, the monk, frowned, unable to discern Li Qi’s attitude for a moment.

However, for Li Qi, this was not a problem at all.

If he didn’t expose his Spirit Soul, would his life not be in someone else’s hands?

What a joke; every second he stayed in this tower, his life was in Chan Zhi, the monk’s hands.

Therefore, he simply revealed his Spirit Soul and did something that Chan Zhi, the monk, couldn’t even imagine.

He incorporated the demonic thoughts into his Spirit Soul!

Li Qi revealed his Spirit Soul, but within his Spirit Soul, a hundred ghosts ran rampant, and demons danced wildly!

A misty black Qi enveloped the Spirit Soul; it was these demonic thoughtss that were gradually devouring Li Qi’s Spirit Soul.

After seeing this, Chan Zhi, the monk, frowned tightly: “Little friend, you are researching demonic thoughtss for this poor monk, but you unexpectedly infected yourself. This poor monk has no way to deal with these things, but I can help you suppress them a little.”

Chan Zhi didn’t expect that Li Qi hadn’t taken proper self-protection and was infected by demonic thoughtss!

In that case, Spirit Soul damage was natural.

He only hoped this boy wouldn’t die here; it would be best if he died after the method was researched.

Chan Zhi immediately made a decision, pressing his palms together, and a brilliant Buddha light erupted around him: “Little friend, you will now enter the Rakshasa Ghost Kingdom. They will tempt you with sights, sounds, food, and drink; be careful not to succumb. Wherever there are various demonic obstacles, advance bravely without retreating. If you encounter a treasure pond and drink sweet dew, your physical strength will double, and you will be ready to tread upon a victorious Realm, but do not be greedy. Focus your Dao Heart and advance straight ahead to suppress the demonic thoughtss and guard your Dao Heart. I will now perform the ritual for you.”

Li Qi nodded repeatedly, looking extremely panicked and disoriented.

Then, Chan Zhi, the monk, sat down and chanted sutras, and suddenly a dignified figure in white appeared, murmuring: “From hearing, contemplation, and cultivation, enter Samadhi; from hearing, enter the stream and lose the object; once the object of entry is still, the two forms of motion and stillness are clearly unborn. As this gradually increases, the heard and the hearer cease; ceasing the heard does not remain; the awakened and the awakened are empty; the empty and the awakened are perfectly complete; the empty and the emptied are extinguished; birth and death are extinguished; nirvana appears. Suddenly transcending the worldly and unworldly, Li Qi becomes perfectly clear, aligning with the original enlightened Dao Heart of all Buddhas, sharing the same compassionate power, and aligning with all sentient beings of the six paths, sharing the same aspiration for liberation!”

As Li Qi heard the Buddha’s voice, his consciousness uncontrollably dissipated!

He was like someone hypnotized; his Spirit Soul vibrated, and he fell directly into sleep.

In a daze, he seemed to fall into a mysterious kingdom.

There, he seemed to experience countless things.

He and a group of people seemed to be trekking through mountains and rivers inside.

They passed through basins, hills, valleys, plains, and deserts.

In the basin were fruits; those who were hungry left to seek food and never returned.

Among the hills were golden deer; those who were greedy left to hunt deer and never returned.

At the bottom of the valley were herbs; those who were sick left to gather herbs and never returned.

On the plain were bonfires; those who were tired left to rest and never returned.

In the desert was an oasis; those who were thirsty left to drink water and never returned.

Li Qi paid no attention, letting them leave.

Vaguely, he remembered someone had warned him.

Demons tempt with sights, sounds, food, and drink; be careful not to succumb.

Wherever there are various demonic obstacles, advance bravely without retreating.

If physical strength doubles and one is ready to tread upon a victorious Realm, do not be greedy.

He kept it firmly in his Dao Heart.

He walked for an unknown amount of time, and his Dao Heart grew increasingly anxious.

Perhaps ten years, perhaps a hundred years, Li Qi couldn’t remember clearly.

His consciousness was already blurred, and even his sense of time was completely shattered.

He had no idea how much time had passed at this moment.

Although he felt empty, exhausted, and bitter in his mouth, he was still walking with all his might.

Truly with all his might, every bit of usable strength was mobilized, even though he could feel that with just a slight movement, endless pain would assail him.

Real pain, like his ears filled with whispers and screams, with something bouncing around him.

His soul was being annihilated.

The oppression of the Spirit Soul was more painful than any physical torture.

This kind of pain lasted… countless years?

How long exactly?

He didn’t know.

But it didn’t matter.

Whether it was ten thousand years, a hundred thousand years, or even a million years, it would eventually come to an end.

It always would…

Li Qi’s mind was already blurred, with only a slight persistence supporting his actions.

At this moment, his actions could not be called “conscious behavior”; they were more like the violent kicking of a frog after it has been killed and skinned, a kind of instinctive persistence.

Then, he arrived.

Something tugged at him.

Something grabbed him; countless devils suddenly seized his Dao Heart and tore it apart!

Intense pain surged!

Every nerve ending trembled and screamed loudly!

Unbelievable pain swept through his entire body, making him tremble like a shrimp just pulled out of the water, almost unable to move!

Under such pain, Li Qi suddenly woke up.

Then, he saw—

An incomparably magnificent existence.

A Demonic Overlord.

A true ‘Demonic Overlord’.

Through the new senses of True Knowledge Dao Resonance, he saw, in the endless Void Realm, a colossal black sphere.

A black sphere of unknown size.

It extended countless tentacles.

Truly countless.

Like the sands of the Ganges, innumerable.

Billions upon billions could not even account for one percent.

Beside it, even stars were like dust.

Galaxies beside it were like caterpillars.

Its countless tentacles pierced into countless worlds.

A realization arose in Li Qi’s Dao Heart, and six words appeared.

‘Heavenly Demon of Enjoying Others’ Emanations’.

Just by glancing at it and this thought emerging, Li Qi suddenly felt himself being flattened, as if his Dao Heart had been pierced by something!

Then, he was like someone rapidly surfacing from the deep sea, suddenly opening his eyes and gasping for breath!

The sound of his gasping was like a bellows, his lungs and Dao Heart pounding!

After inhaling, he suddenly collapsed to the ground, coughing: “Cough, cough, cough! Cough! Damn it!”

Even Li Qi couldn’t help but curse.

“What… was that thing?” Li Qi raised his head, completely drenched, every nerve trembling and moaning, his whole body congested and purple, almost exploding.

At this moment, Chan Zhi, the monk’s voice came: “Little friend, your will is firm; I didn’t expect you to endure the pain of me suppressing your demonic thoughtss. You just went to the Rakshasa Ghost Kingdom and endured the torment I experienced when I devoured demonic thoughtss.”

“I used this method to seal your demon thoughts; they will no longer affect you. However, your Spirit Soul damage is a foregone conclusion. After you leave here, you can heal yourself with Shaman Dao methods, and there should be no sequelae.”

Upon hearing this, Li Qi barely managed to support his body, wobbled to his feet, pressed his palms together, and said in a weak voice: “Thank you… Great Master for your help.”

“No problem, you were also infected by demonic thoughtss because of me. Rest assured and recover. I won’t disturb you. You don’t need to research methods for me these two days. Settle your Spirit Soul well, lest you suffer irreversible sequelae.” Chan Zhi nodded, then went upstairs again.

After Chan Zhi left, Li Qi wiped off some sweat.

He was completely drenched, as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

Li Qi pointed two fingers, and water vapor surged out, forming a large water ball that slammed onto him, making him much more awake.

Then, he stumbled and collapsed onto the bed, unable to move.

Finally… he had bluffed his way through.

Just now, to conceal the matter of his Divided Soul, he directly infected his Spirit Soul with demonic thoughtss, creating the impression that his Spirit Soul was incomplete due to demonic thoughtss!

Although he didn’t know if this trick would work, the situation was urgent at the time, and he had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.

Fortunately, he got away with it.

And—

“What was that… thing? Heavenly Demon of Enjoying Others’ Emanations?” Li Qi lay on the bed, still filled with astonishment.

Incomprehensible, indescribable.

What kind of existence was that…?

Li Qi felt it.

That Heaven Demon was giving him a hint.

Hinting at an extremely important secret to Li Qi.

It urged Li Qi.

It aroused an unanalyzable emotion in Li Qi’s Dao Heart.

Indescribable, like vaguely expressing a spiritual meaning on tangible things, this meaning was very strange, and any intelligent being could only barely express it with very imperfect symbols.

Li Qi seemed to have found a beautiful pattern in the chaos of the Universe, one that belonged to him and only him, depicted with the tool of thought.

But this pattern was so exquisite that any clumsy attempt to copy it would be foolish.

The moment he saw that colossal black sphere, Li Qi almost strangely felt the weight of his physical body lighten, and a purely spiritual quality filled his body.

A spirit that made one feel uneasy yet still novel, leading his imagination to unprecedented paths, bringing him to a vague and empty Realm, a mysterious exploration of novelty, where only eternal stars shone, and he felt his soul unburdened, experiencing various adventures.

“Can’t think about it… can’t think about it, bury it, bury it…” Li Qi muttered to himself, then buried his head in his pillow.

This was a Heaven Demon.

An existence that devoured the human Dao Heart.

Must not take it seriously.

This feeling.

It’s fake.

But…

Li Qi raised his hand slightly.

Suddenly.

The demonic thoughtss still entwined in his Spirit Soul all dissipated.

These demonic thoughtss, which he had deliberately infected himself with to mislead Chan Zhi, instantly left Li Qi on their own accord.

Even the Demonic Overlords suppressed near the Arhat statue changed their postures.

These Demonic Overlords, from being suppressed, turned into positions of fearful kneeling submission.

But even Chan Zhi, the monk, didn’t notice this change.

It was as if all the demonic thoughtss, all the Demonic Overlords, had submitted to Li Qi.

But Li Qi knew that the object of their submission was not himself.

But rather, a wisp of Dao Resonance in his hand.

Which was the physical manifestation of that wonderful emotion and spiritual meaning he had felt.

The Dao Resonance bestowed by Heavenly Demon of Enjoying Others’ Emanations!

He didn’t know why, but after he personally witnessed that black sphere, the other party actually gave him a wisp of Dao Resonance!

Merely by the aura of this wisp of Dao Resonance, he could easily suppress all Heaven Demon dependents, dispel all demonic thoughtss, and resolve Chan Zhi, the monk’s chronic illness within a day.

It was like it was fake.

Li Qi didn’t want to take this seriously, but the existence of this thing was undeniable.

He curled up on the bed and pulled the covers over himself.

Li Qi hid this wisp of Dao Resonance.

Then he closed his eyes.

However, at an unknown distance from him, his Divided Soul opened its eyes.

Then it shouted loudly: “Shen Guniang! Shen Guniang!”

When in doubt, find Shen Shuibi!

— — — — — — — — — —

An hour later.

In a secret room of Xi Jiu Men.

Shen Shuibi’s expression was serious and earnest, her eyes filled with distress.

She took a deep breath, finally spread her hands, and said, “I don’t know. I’ve never heard of what you’re talking about.”

“Even Shen Guniang doesn’t know?” Li Qi was astonished.

This was the first time Shen Shuibi said she didn’t know.

Shen Shuibi then said:

“From your description alone, it differs too much from the Heaven Demons recorded in books.”

“Empress told me that Heavenly Demon of Enjoying Others’ Emanations, having achieved First Grade in Dao, has dependents spread across countless worlds. It once caused great disaster, dragging several Buddhist disciples into the Demonic Dao, and even attacked the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha. Later, it was suppressed and expelled from this world, since then only causing harm in outer regions, with no further influence on this world, only some dependents remaining, which are the current Demonic Dao.”

“So, in reality, I have never seen a Heaven Demon, and… frankly, I don’t think Li Qi, you are qualified to survive after seeing it even once.”

Shen Shuibi carefully chose her words and said to Li Qi: “First Grade… what level of existence that is, you and I cannot imagine. Moreover, Heavenly Demon of Enjoying Others’ Emanations is famous for confusing human Dao Heart. It’s not that I don’t believe you, but truly, if you really saw it with your own eyes, I think you would be destroyed in an instant.”

Although this sounded impolite, Li Qi deeply agreed.

He nodded and said, “Indeed. I almost died when I directly faced the true form of a Sixth Grade Demon King. If I had truly perceived a First Grade, I would probably have been instantly annihilated.”

“But I didn’t directly interact with it; I saw it indirectly through my Dao Resonance,” Li Qi said.

“I’m still not clear. To be honest, your Dao Resonance is also very strange; I’ve never seen anything similar. Perhaps Grand Invoker knows.” Shen Shuibi shook her head, indicating her helplessness.

Li Qi speculated, “Then… could it be a trick? This Heavenly Demon’s Dao Resonance is actually something Chan Zhi, the monk, created to deceive me, and this thing is actually fake? Chan Zhi, the monk, deliberately made something to confuse me, or even monitor me?”

Shen Shuibi, however, remained silent. She was not good at such scheming matters and continued to stare blankly.

Li Qi knew this, so he could only smile bitterly and ponder it himself.