Chapter 335: Yixin's education

Inside the pavilions behind the Great Roc, Li Qi was attending to the two Great Shamanes.

It wasn't about serving tea or pouring water, but rather retrieving items from his Master Zhu Fengdan's collection that would aid in their recovery, and then handing them over.

The two Great Shamanes seemed to lack even the strength to stand up.

Mixin was still trying to maintain some dignity.

But Zhu Fengdan had completely given up, lying sprawled out, black smoke continuously rising from the wound on her chest, completely disregardful of her demeanor.

Li Qi bustled about, bringing various Spiritual Springs, and then finding a pile of Medicinal Pills or Divine Fruits, helping them process them, and then waiting for them to consume each one. After a long period of busy work, Mixin finally sat up.

However, Zhu Fengdan began to snore, seemingly having fallen asleep.

“Great Shaman.” Seeing Mixin finally sit up, Li Qi quickly went over and slowly helped him straighten his body.

Great Shaman Mi Xin waved his hand, his voice somewhat weak: “Help me… find another place, far from him.”

Hearing this, Li Qi glanced at his Master, Zhu Fengdan.

Is she that annoying?

But it was hard to refuse, so he helped Mixin to the other side of the Great Roc's back.

The Great Roc had not spoken from beginning to end, traversing at full speed.

She was currently in the Outer Realm, and a single flap of her wings covered nine thousand li, so even going to Shaman God Mountain would only take a few minutes.

If she were in the Human World, with the Heavenly Dao's suppression, she wouldn't be able to fly this fast, but in the Outer Realm, her speed could be unleashed, so she had to carefully avoid the wreckage along the way.

There was simply too much wreckage outside the heavens, so much that it had to be avoided.

After being helped to the other side by Li Qi, Mixin had just settled down when he said to Li Qi: “This incident has caused too much of a stir. Don't go around talking about the things behind it.”

Li Qi immediately nodded, indicating that he understood.

Then, he asked: “This junior understands, it’s just… what is this scene outside the heavens?”

“After your Master sensed what happened to you, she was quite anxious, but it just so happened that the Heavenly Demon made a move, sealing off the Human World, warning and preventing other forces from acting. These are the Heavenly Demon's minions.”

“Normally, when something like this happens, one would know that acting would be futile, but your Master is a madwoman. She insisted on dragging me along to act, wanting to break in.”

“The result is the scene you see. Unfortunately… it was useless.” Mixin let out a long sigh, looking up at the sky.

“Your Master and I tore open a passage through these Heavenly Demons outside the heavens. Your Master told me to go in and find you, while she stayed behind to cover our retreat and prevent the Heavenly Demons from pursuing.”

“Then, as you saw, I rushed in, and only after I acted did I realize it wasn't a Nascent Heavenly Demon, but the Heavenly Demon of Enjoying Others’ Emanations's main body. I suffered a huge setback.”

“As for these outside, they are your Master's masterpiece.” Mixin said, taking a few more breaths, then stopped speaking.

Li Qi looked up at the black river composed of corpses, encircling the sun, and couldn't help but ask further: “How many of these Demonic Overlords are guarding outside the heavens?”

“Four Third-Rank, and various others.” Mixin replied casually.

Li Qi swallowed hard.

Master, how did she do it? There were a full four Third-Rank Nascent Heavenly Demons and other Demonic Overlords surrounding them outside, and she actually… killed them all?

While shocked, Li Qi was also a little moved.

Undoubtedly, although he didn't know that the Heavenly Demon's main body was present inside, the danger inside was obvious. But Zhu Fengdan, despite being unreliable at times, still stood up without hesitation at the critical moment.

Including Mixin, although Mixin seemed to have a less than favorable impression of Li Qi, he didn't leave at that time. Instead, he fought desperately alongside Zhu Fengdan.

Li Qi had been pondering inside about who was trustworthy. Now it seemed that, no matter what, Shaman God Mountain certainly had no ill intentions towards him.

And Zhu Fengdan towards him… although not always diligent, she never equivocated on major matters.

In any case, Li Qi, at this moment, suddenly felt a sense of belonging to the Sect.

Looking back over the past few years, Shaman God Mountain had truly done nothing to displease him. Not only that, but it had fulfilled all its responsibilities, yet he had not made any tangible contributions to Shaman God Mountain.

This truly was… somewhat shameful.

Li Qi lowered his head, no longer speaking.

It was Mixin, who seemed to notice Li Qi's shame. He leaned back awkwardly in the chair of the pavilion, pouting and saying: “Don't make that expression. If it were a woman, it would be pleasing to the eye, but a man, it's truly disgusting.”

Li Qi adjusted his expression and replied: “Yes.”

Better not argue with him.

But at this moment, Mixin spoke again: “And don't consider whether you are worthy of the Sect's efforts. You must remember, if a child in a family is coveted by thieves, any normal family would not scold the child or say that he brought disaster. They would only strictly guard against the thieves.”

“If it's not a disaster you caused yourself, then you don't need to apologize.”

“However, once the child grows up, he must also remember to protect the children who come after. Only then can it be considered a Legacy.” Mixin exhorted Li Qi.

Li Qi nodded, indicating that he understood, but a new doubt arose in him: “This junior understands, it’s just… if you Great Shamanes are already immortal, then… what is the meaning of Legacy?”

Only after truly witnessing that level of existence did Li Qi develop a deep understanding of his own insignificance. He had never before had such a clear perception of his own power level.

A firefly cannot even be compared to the bright moon. He was like a speck of dust in the vast Universe, compared to Heavenly Demons, Shaman Gods, Sages… let alone those, even compared to the Great Shaman in front of him, he was too weak, completely unworthy of a glance from the other party.

But the more intense this comparison, if one didn't witness it with their own eyes, they probably wouldn't be able to imagine such a gap in this life.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't even have imagined that a Human could be so powerful!

Do such powerful beings truly need 'Legacy'?

Mixin's expression became serious for the first time after hearing this.

He even forced himself to sit up straight and sternly shouted: “Although I am not your Master, Zhu Fengdan's nature is lazy, so I will teach you. Stand up straight and listen carefully!”

Li Qi immediately straightened his back, waiting for the other party's instruction.

Mixin said seriously: “You and I are both of the Human Race. Although you are of the Outer Dao, structurally speaking, you are truly a Human Race. So, do you know the situation of the Human Race in the Primordial Era?”

Li Qi naturally understood this. He replied: “In the Primordial Great Desolation, when the Human World first opened, Innate Gods and Spirits roamed freely. Demons had not yet been born, and the Hundred Races had not yet formed. The world was ruled by the first batch of Innate Gods and Innate Spirits.”

“Later, the Hundred Races gradually multiplied, and the Human Race gave birth to the Martial and Shaman Dao Daos. Martial Dao was used for self-defense, and Shaman Dao was used to communicate with Gods and Spirits. Later, a unique Human Dao was formed, which eventually pushed all Innate Gods and Innate Spirits out of the Human World and exiled them to the Outer Realm. The Human World officially changed from a division by race to a division by Dao. This is the experience of the Human Race in the Primordial Era.”

Receiving Li Qi's answer, Mixin nodded, then began to explain: “In this world, the earliest Human Race, no matter how hard they tried, could not possibly compare to those Innate Gods and Spirits.”

“Innate Gods and Spirits, with their endless lifespans and the accumulation of their Innate power, could easily reach Realms that the primitive Human Race could never reach.”

“But that was only temporary.”

“The earliest Human Race, with all their might, only managed to solve simple things like how to make traps, how to forge primitive weapons, or proposed some inconceivable conjectures.”

“That's how the Human Race is.”

“Even those ancient sages, they were the top Humans and top sages of their time. Their talent, even by today's standards, could be considered exceptional. But the Human Race at that time, viewed with modern eyes, the strongest within their clan were at most Ninth-Rank.”

“Why? Why can today's Geniuses Breakthrough to Ninth-Rank in just a few years, but those ancient Geniuses, whose talent, wisdom, and Comprehension Ability were not inferior, could only reach Ninth-Rank in their entire lives?”

Hearing the Great Shaman's question, Li Qi pondered for a moment, then replied: “Without cultivation methods, without a clear path ahead, every step requires one to find a way to forge their own path. Under such conditions, even the greatest Genius's progress would be limited.”

Great Shaman Mi Xin nodded: “Yes, in the short lives of those ancient sages, this was all they could achieve. They were so weak, with no cultivation methods, no ready-made Dao paths to follow.”

Li Qi could understand this point.

For example, modern middle school students, in school, with just a little effort, can easily learn Newton's three laws of mechanics, learn the Pythagorean theorem, learn two-dimensional geometry. How simple is that? How easy is that?

However, those few simple lines in a textbook, which might only take half an hour to read, at most a few hours to understand, required one of the human world's top sages to spend even a lifetime to explore and summarize.

It's that ridiculous.

These things, when not yet mastered, seemed out of reach, mysterious, like some special, ultimate, unparalleled super secret.

But once you truly Master these methods, you will find that everything is simply natural, and the principles seem so simple.

Yes, so simple, easy to grasp.

However, it requires an unimaginable amount of time, resources, and effort to complete these simple things.

“This is Legacy.” Great Shaman Mi Xin said.

The results of research by ancient sages and wise men throughout their lives can now be learned by Li Qi simply by reading a book.

Saving countless hours, he embodies the countless years of Shaman Dao Legacy.

So many cultivation methods, spells, Talismans, and various sword techniques, Divine Abilities, the ancient sages solved unimaginable difficulties when developing these.

Then, they summarized and left these behind, so that later generations could directly learn them and use them without understanding the principles.

Thus, generation after generation of Legacy created the various Dao paths of today, making the Human World into the 'Human World' known to everyone now.

Li Qi could understand these, but there was one thing he couldn't figure out, so he asked again: “Great Shaman, do you still need Legacy now? If it's about research ability, ten thousand of me can't compare to you, and I might die, but you are almost eternal.”

Yes, this was the source of Li Qi's confusion.

The Great Shamanes, and even more powerful Sages, Heavenly Demons, and Shaman Gods, simply didn't need the existence below them.

Legacy helped them become who they are today, but do they still need Legacy?

To Li Qi's question, Great Shaman Mi Xin replied:

“Of course, we do. Do you think that the various Dao paths of today have reached their limit?”

“Far from it, young man. Even a Shaman God wouldn't dare to say that he has explored all truths. At the very least, one point is that if one reaches the ultimate end of the Dao, there will no longer be contention between Dao paths. All Dao paths will converge into one point, becoming the sole Great Dao that encompasses this world.”

“You young people still need to inherit our Dao paths and walk further on our behalf.”

Li Qi frowned and said: “So, how do we take your place? You are far stronger than us, and it's an all-encompassing strength. And you don't age or die. How are we supposed to replace you?”

The Great Shamanes were far smarter than Li Qi. Their research speed was much faster than Li Qi's. What research would they need Li Qi to do?

Do humans need paramecia to conduct scientific research for them?

Hearing this, Great Shaman Mi Xin sternly retorted: “Is that truly so?”

Then, he closed his eyes: “To be able to ask this question, it seems you haven't yet understood our predicament. This is a good thing.”

“But you will have to face it sooner or later, so I'll tell you the truth, Young Master Qi, do you know about the barrier of knowledge and perception?”

This term made Li Qi feel a little lost. He shook his head: “I have not heard of it.”

Mixin then said: “The barrier of knowledge and perception is the reason we need Legacy.”

“I ask you, after leaving language, can you still speak?” The Great Shaman asked.

Li Qi began to ponder.

After a while, he replied: “Speaking itself is communication through language. Without language, one naturally cannot speak.”

Mixin asked a second question: “Then, through language, can you truly describe anything?”

Li Qi pondered again, then immediately replied: “No, language is too pale. What can be described through language are extremely superficial things. Unless one has a very deep understanding of the Dao, such profound meaning cannot be written.”

Mixin sighed deeply: “This is the barrier of knowledge and perception.”

Li Qi first frowned in distress, then lowered his head in thought.

After a while, he suddenly understood.

So that's what it meant.

The conflict lies here.

The wisdom of the Great Shamanes has already been filled by a single layer. When they try to Breakthrough, they will only be constrained by the theories they understand and their existing experiences. The more they know, the greater the power that binds them.

Just like language.

Language restricts a person's ability to express, but without language, one completely loses the ability to express.

Their Cultivation Realm restricted them.

But without their Cultivation Realm, they couldn't do anything at all.

Therefore, others are needed to continue the effort.