Chapter 350: What is this...?

He closed the wardrobe door.

Li Qi fell into deep thought.

About four or five seconds later, he pulled it open again.

Really, what hasn't he seen? Why is he still bothered by this…

Then he took a look and closed it again.

Damn it, there’s no way not to be bothered.

The rabbit usually dressed very formally, mostly in long dresses that covered her from neck to ankle, and were not at all revealing.

Even when on the bed, she wouldn’t let Li Qi see the clothes underneath, so she would cast spells to make her outer garments disappear directly.

Therefore, Li Qi had never really seen what it looked like underneath.

Today was an eye-opener.

The rabbit’s taste… it was really… hard to describe.

Truly…

Never mind the bellyband, there was even…

Forget it, it’s not worth mentioning.

Li Qi used the willpower capable of suppressing Heart Demons to finally close the wardrobe again.

It would be impolite to look again.

A gentleman is cautious when alone.

Not deceiving oneself internally, not deceiving Heaven externally, sincerity to the utmost.

Besides, apart from those last few steps, Li Qi felt that he was still very pure; his methods weren’t even as varied as a blind person’s massage.

Thinking about these things, he closed the wardrobe and began to tidy up other items.

Let’s go look at the bedding.

However, Li Qi looked around and found that there was no bed in this Immortal Cave.

Oh, he forgot that the rabbit didn’t have a habit of sleeping.

No, it wasn't that she didn't have a habit of sleeping, but rather that she usually replaced sleep with cultivation, which meant… she slept while meditating, so she didn't need a bed.

Then… the place she often stayed was that stone seat.

That was a seat in the center of the room. Shen Shuibi should have had a matching meditation cushion, but she seemed to like the cushion very much, so she took it with her, leaving only a bare stone seat here now.

Li Qi touched the stone seat, then looked at his fingers.

He felt a bit disgusted.

He quickly shook his hand, then summoned a ball of water, which transformed into a swirling water vortex, and washed his hand clean.

Damn it, so much for a gentleman being cautious when alone. It seems being a gentleman is truly difficult.

He shook his head, took out his mustard seed bag, and dutifully began to tidy things up.

First, he started with things like the Bagua Plate. This was a Spiritual Tool Shen Shuibi often used for deductions, but this kind of item was like a book or a hard drive—once used up, it had to be replaced.

So, there were many plate bodies piled up here, all filled with things Shen Shuibi had recorded.

As he tidied, Li Qi’s hand suddenly slowed down.

Theoretically, these Bagua Plates recorded all sorts of things about Shen Shuibi…

A gentleman is cautious when alone.

A gentleman is cautious when alone…

Damn it, whoever wants to be this gentleman can be him.

Ultimately, Li Qi couldn’t resist the growth of the Heart Demon and opened a Bagua Plate.

Of course, he knew how to use such things.

He reached out and began to deduce.

Yin Dun Four Bureaus.

Ren Yin, Wu Shen, Wu Wu, Bing Chen.

Jing Men, Ding, Tian Zhu, Ren…

Hmm… there’s also a password, but it should be deducible. This type of Qimen style plate has limited variations. While good for processing information, its encryption isn’t great.

Around Li Qi, Yin and Yang lines also began to float.

Li Qi also had a slight understanding of the basic structure of Dao Orthodoxy's Five Elements techniques. He was fairly proficient in this information processing system built upon the framework of the Luoshu Nine Palaces.

Jia Zi Wu in Li, Jia Xu Ji in Kan, Jia Shen Geng in Kun…

Hmm…

Opened.

Inside were extremely subtle, densely packed Yin and Yang lines, just like the 0s and 1s etched onto a CD.

By using the Nine Palace structure just deduced, one could decrypt these Yin and Yang lines in reverse, restoring them to the original input information. One could even use different combinations and designs to allow this information to self-reorganize, achieving rapid computation.

It sounds mysterious, but the principle is actually very simple.

One Yin and Yang line represents 1.

So, if two Yin and Yang lines representing 1 are placed together, do these two Yin and Yang lines not combine and self-reorganize, becoming Yin and Yang lines representing 2?

Then, as long as more Yin and Yang lines of a specific format are combined in this way, different things can be rapidly combined. As the number of Yin and Yang lines increases, the complexity also increases exponentially, and the amount of information expressed also increases.

Ultimately, one can combine the desired information, and this is the process of ‘computation’.

It's just that these things are treated as operators, and there is a computational tool.

However, while the principle sounds simple, it’s like saying 1+1 equals 2, which is the principle of mathematics, and then asking you to solve advanced calculus.

The principle is simple, but it doesn't mean it's simple to use. Just two lines can form a coordinate axis, but a coordinate axis can represent all space-time, and truly studying it is quite challenging.

Fortunately, Li Qi was a Genius; he learned things very quickly.

As Li Qi calculated, in just over a quarter of an hour, he connected all the Bagua Plates here.

Thus, all the things Shen Shuibi had recorded were laid out before his eyes.

Let’s start from the very beginning.

Li Qi, following the log records, turned to the earliest entry.

The amount of information recorded here was enormous, so large that it could contain cultivation methods, insights, and images. Therefore, what he was reading was not just text.

Li Qi turned to the beginning and found that the things recorded here were from over nine thousand years ago!

This was truly like peeking at someone’s elementary school diary.

Li Qi’s conscience felt a slight pang of guilt, but he still couldn’t resist.

He immersed himself in this information.

The first image seemed to be a recorded holographic projection.

What appeared before his eyes were two young lolis.

One looked only eight or nine years old, very delicate, wearing a long dress similar to a palace gown, appearing gentle and lovely. She was kneeling on the ground, drawing in the air.

Of course, she wasn't drawing childish pictures, but a magical spell circuit design… very professional, and also included a series of calculation symbols and a large number of formulas.

All in all, the entire scene was quite strange.

In the very center of the image, there was also a noble woman, about thirty years old, with an extremely dignified demeanor, but at this moment, she was observing the two children with a benevolent expression.

This… is this Empress Luofu?

At the other end, there was another small red loli, extremely violent, wearing two gauntlets on her hands. Despite her eight or nine-year-old body, she wore a miniature armor and was constantly smashing stones in a pile of rubble.

However, though it was said she was smashing stones, it was actually done with great method, as if she was practicing a type of boxing. The Fist Intent seemed to be a blend of hardness and softness, but in the hands of this loli, it was only fiery and fierce, without a hint of gentleness.

“This Fist Intent…” Li Qi watched the loli continuously smash down the falling boulders, gaining a faint understanding.

The amount of information these Bagua Plates could hold was immense; they could even record cultivation methods.

This was the case now.

The Fist Intent of the young Yang Ning poured forth, and Li Qi felt as if he was witnessing it firsthand, clearly sensing the essence of this Fist Intent.

If it takes the form of a Human, it transforms endlessly without beginning or end.

This set of boxing seemed to be specially designed for the Human Race, only suitable for cultivation in a human body.

He continued to feel the Fist Intent, even using True Knowledge Dao Resonance.

Who can ascend to Heaven and wander through the mist, bending the boundless Peach?

Enter the gate of infinity to wander the fields of the boundless.

Calm and boundless, and all beauty follows it.

The spirit spreads everywhere, flowing without limit.

Its nature is immeasurable, yet people all consider it the ultimate.

The ultimate of the Dao and things, words and silence are not enough to contain it; neither words nor silence, yet it is discussed as having an ultimate.

Boundless, ultimate…

Li Qi felt a faint stir. He also reached out, imitating the young Yang Ning, and began to try practicing the boxing.

Boxing is just a framework; a mere framework has no power whatsoever.

What’s important is the Mind-Cultivation Technique, the method of energy circulation, and the Divine Ability within it.

When Li Qi first encountered it, he also found it very mysterious.

Later, after he started creating his own spells, he realized that there were indeed traces to follow.

Essentially, they are all applications of the ‘Dao’.

It's like machines are also just applications of the ‘Dao’.

Linkage mechanisms, cam mechanisms, gear mechanisms, screw mechanisms, and intermittent motion mechanisms are all essentially parts of a machine, but they have different ‘principles’.

These ‘principles’ are the core of how machines can operate, such as geometric constraints, or chemical energy, or liquid pressure transmission, and so on.

The application of these ‘principles’ forms machinery, and the combination of machinery can ultimately accomplish things beyond human power.

For example, gantry cranes, cars, airplanes.

Li Qi, after all, was a modern man. He had always tried to deconstruct these spells and Divine Abilities with modern thinking.

The fact is, they are indeed quite similar.

They are all just applying the Dao. Even science itself is a type of Dao Orthodoxy, representing a set of values, a worldview, and an understanding and application of the world.

It’s just that spells don’t require pre-prepared equipment… Oh, some do, and those that absolutely require equipment are generally called Spiritual Tools.

Like Formation Plates and such.

That’s why no one in Qingwu City ever expected Shen Shuibi to be able to set up formations without a Formation Plate.

The ability to set up formations without a Formation Plate is extremely rare, analogous to picking up a handful of sand by the roadside and rubbing out a usable CPU.

It cannot be judged by common sense.

Summarizing the differences between the two, Li Qi first imitated the boxing stance, then the Fist Intent, and then the Mind-Cultivation Technique…

Hmm.

The core of this boxing technique is indeed the Celestial Pole Golden Elixir Method.

Therefore, in the Fist Intent Li Qi perceived, there were ‘extremes’ everywhere.

The ultimate of the Dao and things, words and silence are not enough to contain it; neither words nor silence, yet it is discussed as having an ultimate.

Can I try?

Li Qi tentatively threw a punch, then used the Celestial Pole Golden Elixir Method, to see if he could secretly learn a bit of Mount Luofu’s boxing technique.

He didn’t know why, but he just had this urge inside.

Anyway, it wouldn’t delay anything.

This set of boxing wasn't too difficult; he could practice it while reading Shen Shuibi’s elementary school diary.

Dividing his attention was a small matter.

Watching the little rabbit with furrowed brows, thinking hard, looking adorable, Li Qi began to practice his boxing.

The six extremes are the four directions, up and down.

The Celestial Pole is where I am.

This boxing technique takes one’s own Celestial Pole as the center, and then extends beyond the six extremes.

All that is called the six extremes, eight extremes, and western extremes, are far and without ultimate meaning.

This boxing technique, seemingly only able to reach an arm's length, can actually break through the limitations of space, spreading throughout the six extremes, and simultaneously bringing extremely distant positions around oneself under control.

This boxing… though simple, its Fist Intent truly has something to it; it’s worthy of Mount Luofu’s Legacy.

It’s just, it’s still too simple.

This set of boxing should be for beginners, for those who haven't reached a certain grade to practice, used to familiarize themselves with the Celestial Pole Golden Elixir Method. It's considered a prerequisite cultivation method for cultivation, perfectly suited for Yang Ning during her loli period.

Once familiar with this boxing technique, one should be able to—

Suddenly, Li Qi felt someone pat him on the back.

He was startled!

Then he suddenly turned, gathered his Qi, and his inner body spirits moved in unison. Using this boxing stance, he punched backwards!

Who is it? When did they get next to him?

He threw a punch.

Li Qi held back his strength, only throwing with seventy percent of his power. This not only made it easier to control, preventing it from spreading too far, but also left room for changing moves.

But as he threw that punch, Li Qi only felt a tremor.

The force of his punch exploded in mid-air, and the countless falling boulders around him shattered.

The young Yang Ning next to him showed an expression of adoration and let out a “wow” sound.

Li Qi was stunned.

Wait, these should just be recordings. His current location should be in Shen Shuibi’s Immortal Cave.

Just a recording, why could the stones be shattered, and why could the young Yang Ning even react?

He didn't react for a moment, and then he heard Yang Ning rush towards him: “Wow! You’re amazing! How did you make one set of boxing so powerful? Teach me, teach me!”

Listening to that tender voice, Li Qi closed his eyes.

True Knowledge Dao Resonance, he could no longer sense the information of Shen Shuibi’s Immortal Cave.

Instead, the surrounding scenery gradually solidified, and… the True Knowledge Dao Resonance became increasingly real.

Oh my god! What’s going on?!

Li Qi’s hairs stood on end, because he seemed to know what had patted him.

He opened his eyes and dutifully bowed towards the center of the previous image: “I… I am Li Qi. I pay my respects, Empress Luofu.”

As these words were spoken, the surrounding scenery and objects completely solidified.

“Hmm… How did Your Excellency come here? Pure Shaman God Mountain cultivation method. Which Great Shaman’s Young Master are you? What is your purpose in coming here?” the noble voice asked faintly.

Li Qi’s teeth felt soft and his cold sweat came in waves, even a Seventh-Rank could not stop it.

This was too bizarre.

Had he Transmigrated again? Or was it…

He didn’t dare to think.

He bowed his head and said, “I am a disciple of Zhu Fengdan… I don’t know why I came here. Before, I was in an Immortal Cave in the Shaman God Mountain territory. My vision blurred, and suddenly I arrived here. This is all an accident; please do not blame me, Niangniang.”

“Yu’er, Yan’er, withdraw to the Immortal Cave and complete today’s homework,” the voice said.

Yu’er, Li Qi knew, and he knew her meaning.

Yan’er…

Yang Ning, it turns out, was named with the meaning of ‘straightforward, upright, and dignified’. The character ‘Ning’ itself has the meaning of ‘great capacity, dignified demeanor’, describing a serious and upright person.

Now it seemed Empress Luofu’s intention had fallen through.

Hearing Empress Luofu’s words, the young Shen Shuibi bowed slightly, then quietly packed her things and withdrew, not once looking at Li Qi from beginning to end.

But Yang Ning, instead, pouted and said to Li Qi, “You promised you’d teach me later, okay!”

With that, she also reluctantly retreated.

Then, only Li Qi, bowing his head, and Empress Luofu, standing not far away, remained.