Chapter 528: The Egg Has Hatched

After that, Li Qi did make contact with the Demonic Prince and successfully Sealed the True Knowledge.

At that moment, Li Qi truly felt as if he had gone blind.

Everything in this world turned into a hazy shadow before his eyes; the information of clearly visible objects, their essence which he could read with a glance, now became incredibly profound.

The original Li Qi could clearly perceive information such as the length, width, density, hardness, and toughness of an object. This allowed him to quickly and conveniently calculate what he needed to do to achieve a certain goal, and in combat, he could use this ability to quickly discern the nature and weaknesses of an opponent's spell, finding corresponding破解方法 in a short time.

However, all of this disappeared.

Li Qi could only see the appearance of objects, but not any of their intrinsic properties.

This feeling almost made him panic.

What made him panic was not just his current blind-like state, but also… it turned out the Demonic Prince really could cut off True Knowledge.

His proud Dao Resonance could actually be dealt with by opponents of the same rank.

The Demonic Prince gave Li Qi the method to release it, then exchanged a few pleasantries with Li Qi and left.

He did not plan to stay in this world much longer; his legends were already abundant enough, and the title of the first person among the younger generation had firmly fallen upon him. Now that he was already a Sixth-grade, he was going to Boundless Outer Domain.

Though the world was vast, its scenery was limited. The Demonic Prince was already prepared to gallop through Boundless Outer Domain and witness its boundless, profound landscapes.

Li Qi expressed his respect for this friend; if it weren't for the war pressing down on him, he actually would have liked to go too.

But everyone has their own Dao, so there's no need to force it.

Bidding farewell to the Demonic Prince, this was a true farewell. The next time they met, it would be unknown how many years later.

After that, Li Qi spent another few peaceful decades.

Up until seventy years later, Li Qi continued to do his own things at home as usual, accumulating knowledge, solidifying his foundation, and getting used to life without True Knowledge.

During these decades, for the initial period, Li Qi was almost painfully unable to survive. He had completely underestimated how dependent he was on True Knowledge. More than once, he wanted to relieve this feeling of being disconnected from the True Knowledge Dao Resonance.

Fortunately, Shen Shuibi was always there to guide and accompany him, which helped him get through the most painful time.

The first few days after a person goes blind were probably what Li Qi experienced.

And this was far more terrifying than going blind; it could be described as losing all five senses.

But Li Qi also realized something: it turned out… his five senses had long been completely dependent on True Knowledge.

When he heard sounds, he wasn't hearing the sound itself, but the sound transmitted by the True Knowledge Dao Resonance.

When he saw things, he wasn't seeing the object itself, but focusing on the information flow transmitted by the True Knowledge Dao Resonance.

Li Qi had never truly examined this world with his own eyes; he completely relied on True Knowledge to communicate with the outside world, his own five senses were completely embedded within the True Knowledge Dao Resonance, completely dependent on True Knowledge.

When Li Qi realized this, it sent a cold sweat down his back.

Being completely dependent on True Knowledge was actually no different from being completely dependent on the five aggregates.

Mortals completely rely on the five aggregates to perceive the outside world. Li Qi thought he had escaped the five aggregates and was not affected by the Demonic Dao, but in reality, he had escaped the five aggregates only to fall into the prison of True Knowledge.

The Demonic Prince's suggestion had helped him a great deal.

Therefore, even if it was incredibly painful and took more than ten years, he had to gradually regain his perception of the outside world and no longer rely so heavily on True Knowledge.

At the same time, in this process, he also truly built up some courage.

This was what Zhu Fengdan said.

Upon seeing Li Qi recover from the blow of losing True Knowledge and master another perspective for observing the world, Zhu Fengdan specifically praised Li Qi, claiming that this was what it meant to have a little 'courage'.

Li Qi was thoughtful.

Becoming blind, then getting used to being blind, and continuing to explore, using this state to continue groping along the Dao—does this… mean he's touched the edge of 'bravery'?

Then, he seemed to have, vaguely, understood a little.

Because he once compared the 'Dao' to a dark continent, where everyone was a blind, sightless worm, crawling with difficulty in the dark continent.

Now, he actively poked out True Knowledge… which is equivalent to truly, empathetically, and intuitively recognizing the difficulties in a dark world.

And in this difficulty, he still persevered, re-explored, restored a normal sense, and was not defeated by this strong impact…

So, is this what it means to touch the edge of bravery?

If Li Qi could truly and completely abandon True Knowledge, discard this Dao Resonance, yet still manage to discover such a Dao, Zhu Fengdan would probably call it 'true bravery'.

After all, Li Qi is only simulating right now; if he wanted to, he could restore True Knowledge at any time.

But Li Qi would not do this, nor would he dare to do this, therefore, Zhu Fengdan only said he had touched the edge.

But it's also considered finding a direction, right?

All in all, these seventy years, Li Qi finally had time to settle himself, instead of being chased by piles of terrifying things, forced to move forward or die.

One day after seventy years—

Li Qi opened his eyes, and what greeted him was a beautiful egg.

This was his child, only she hadn't been born yet and needed to gradually digest all the Qi around her before breaking out of her shell.

Li Qi hung this egg by his bedside, carefully checking it every day to see when this little fellow would be born, but there were no signs of birth yet.

After checking, he slowly got up and walked outside, looking down from Mystic Radiance Mountain.

The village outside had already changed its inhabitants; the previous people had died of old age, and now there were new people. The young people who once left the mountain had also never returned.

Li Qi had already begun to taste the flavor of passing years.

He was only over a hundred years old now; he truly wondered what kind of color the lives of those Great Shamanes, often counted in millions of years, would be?

Slowly, step by step.

At this moment, a voice came from beside Li Qi: “Boss?”

Li Qi knew without looking that it was Old Ma.

He looked at Old Ma.

Old Ma was also nearing a hundred years old, looking somewhat middle-aged.

Old Ma was an Eighth-grade, and Eighth-grades have limited lifespans. Although Cong Dragon itself has a longer lifespan, able to live for several hundred years, at a hundred years old, there would still be some traces of time.

“Is there still no sign of your Seventh-grade Dao?” Li Qi asked, frowning, looking at Old Ma’s slightly aged appearance.

“Oh, Boss, you know, I’m a bit slow-witted… and I don’t like to ponder about magic…” Old Ma grinned, saying indifferently.

From the very beginning, he wasn't the type who liked to use his brain, and if you don't like to use your brain, it's very difficult to find the corresponding method to advance.

“Then do you want to die?” Li Qi asked.

“Not yet~.” Old Ma replied with a smile, wagging his tail: “I am a Cong Dragon, my natural lifespan is at least five hundred years, and these years following you, Boss, I haven’t eaten any less Spirit Medicine, so living to my limit shouldn’t be a problem, there are still four hundred years!”

Hearing Old Ma's reply, Li Qi shook his head slightly.

Never mind, there's no need to persuade him further. He indeed has plenty of time, so let him take it slow. The heart of seeking Dao is not a matter of a day or two.

So Li Qi ignored Old Ma and turned to walk in another direction.

Seeing this, Old Ma quickly scurried away, heading for a pond at the foot of the mountain.

On the other side of the Immortal Cave, Shen Shuibi was deep in thought.

She was also a person good at contemplation, and very much so. Moreover, her own cultivation required accumulation over time, so most of her leisure time was spent doing this.

However, compared to Li Qi's continuous insights and inspirations, she seemed much more uninteresting.

However, when Li Qi approached, he saw her holding several Bagua plates, attempting to solve a set of world gravity regulations.

This wasn't cultivation; it was work.

“Are you helping Mount Luofu?” Li Qi walked over and asked her.

“Yes, Mount Luofu’s expansion is going well. The Formation I designed for them is already effective, but Yang Ning is really not good at these calculation tasks, so she asked me for help. If it succeeds, they and Lingxiao Kingdom Lord will be able to connect to one more world cluster, which means doubling their income.” The rabbit nodded.

Regarding the business in Boundless Outer Domain, Li Qi had basically completely let go, not managing it much at all. He fully entrusted Mount Luofu with re-establishing the business, with Yang Ning in charge of specific matters, and Li Qi only providing the identity of a Young Master.

Publicly announcing that this was an industry of a Young Master of Shaman God Mountain was enough to scare away many people, as Boundless Outer Domain was a lawless place, and without some status and position, it couldn't be controlled.

Lingxiao Kingdom Lord also intervened in part, providing a lot of low-level manpower. After all, it was the power of a Baiyue country, and she could handle many things.

Mount Luofu still had too few people; a Baiyue Kingdom Lord could perfectly solve this problem, which was one of Li Qi's original intentions in doing this.

Thus, the business in Boundless Outer Domain was running quite well, only occasionally needing help like this.

“Connecting to one more world cluster, huh… You didn't let Lingxiao act recklessly, did you?” Li Qi asked.

“Yang Ning is watching closely. Anything that harms natural harmony would be an obstacle to your Dao, so how could we relax? Don't worry.” Shen Shuibi smiled and shook her head.

“It's not just an obstacle…” Li Qi took a slight breath.

However, forget it. He trusted Yang Ning; although her temper wasn't very good, she still had a brain.

“What’s wrong?” Shen Shuibi asked.

Li Qi usually didn't disturb her; his visit this time must have a reason.

“It’s mainly about Old Ma.” Li Qi said: “He still seems to be unable to find the opportunity for Seventh-grade.”

“We can’t do anything about that either.” Shen Shuibi sighed: “The Dao is one’s own business; no one can help. You’ve already given him very generous conditions. Not many Eighth-grade Cong Dragon have such encounters. If he doesn’t work hard himself…”

Li Qi also sighed.

Old Ma's situation was indeed not that easy to solve. He was originally just an ordinary Dragon Steed. When Li Qi and Old Ma first met, he thought he was some kind of warhorse or military horse.

Only later did he realize that Old Ma was not that type at all.

After all, a Dragon Steed that a Tang Nation Dao Resonance would fancy could never look like Old Ma.

But as a brother who had gone through life and death together, Li Qi didn't want to see him gradually fall into old age.

After reaching the end of his lifespan, when his vitality is exhausted, he will be like Sixth Uncle, unable to even continue his life, and can only honestly enter Reincarnation.

“However, since you came to me, do you have any ideas?” Shen Shuibi asked.

“En, I was thinking of throwing him into Boundless Outer Domain, what do you think?” Li Qi suggested.

“You make the decision. If you want to temper him, then it’s time to make plans. If you let him continue to be lazy, I’m afraid that even if you temper him, resentment will grow in his heart.” Shen Shuibi said.

“Resentment is unlikely. He’s just lazy, not heartless. But with your words, I’ve made up my mind.” Li Qi got up and left Shen Shuibi’s secret room.

This secret room blocked detection and isolated external information, making it convenient for her to concentrate on her work.

In recent decades, because there was nothing much to do, Li Qi and Shen Shuibi had both spent a great deal of time cultivating, and thus each had their own secret room.

As for those Sixth-grade Immortal Caves, Li Qi didn't use them, so he gave them all to Shen Shuibi. She now cultivated many Spiritual Plants inside for her daily Alchemy needs.

Life just went on like this, plain and ordinary, but very comforting.

This is what life is about; if it weren't necessary, Li Qi wouldn't want to take risks.

Only for Old Ma, this was a necessity.

Stepping out the door, Li Qi cast a spell.

Old Ma, who had already slipped down to tease the fish demon, was startled when he saw the spell, then said: “Little sister, brother has something urgent, wait for me, I’ll be right back.”

With that, he abandoned the fish demon with a human body and fish tail, transformed into his Dragon body, and, under her starry eyes, quickly darted into the wind and clouds, landing in front of Li Qi.

It was only a dozen li, which was just a few seconds for him.

“Boss, what’s up?” Old Ma appeared in front of Li Qi with a cheeky smile.

“Ma Ji.” Li Qi called Old Ma by his full name.

Old Ma’s expression immediately froze, then he suddenly straightened his body, a shiver running through him, and said tremblingly: “Boss? What’s wrong?”

It was the first time Li Qi had addressed Ma Ji by his full name so solemnly, which gave Old Ma an ominous premonition.

“I’m planning to arrange for you to go to Boundless Outer Domain, with Mount Luofu and the others, to open up a world on your own.” Li Qi said.

Old Ma immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

“Hey, so it’s just this little thing, that’s easy! I’ve been feeling a bit stifled staying here! It’s perfect to go to Boundless Outer Domain for a change of pace. Just leave everything to me!” Old Ma patted his chest and readily agreed.

“You said it, then it’s settled. In a while, I’ll arrange for you to go with Lingxiao Kingdom Lord and the others to open up new territory.” Li Qi said, feeling a little relieved at this point.

At least he didn't force him to go.

Just then, both Old Ma and Li Qi felt a surge of Spiritual Qi suddenly rush towards them.

Li Qi's expression changed!

The egg cracked?!