Chapter 649: Exploring Daoyun

On an island in the sea within Bo Yue's command world, Li Shiwei was practicing her newly acquired power.

This was a power she had an Epiphany of fifteen years ago, a Dao Resonance that emerged from her Epiphany, its origin unknown.

But she had learned it unknowingly, and… it was incredibly strong.

Strong to an absurd degree.

She could sever everything.

That’s right, ‘everything,’ including world barriers and various Spiritual Artifacts.

Previously, Uncle Bo Yue, curious about the limits of this Dao Resonance, brought out some sixth-grade Spiritual Artifacts to test, and they were severed instantly.

He even condensed his own Dharma Body and let Li Shiwei try; in the end, it was cut through like a hot knife through snow, a fifth-grade Dharma Body couldn't stop it.

Of course, cutting it open was useless; for a fifth-grade cultivator, such a wound was as if it didn't exist.

But… a seventh-grade attack could cut open a fifth-grade Dharma Body; this was already terrifying.

It was just difficult to control, almost impossible to manipulate the damage range, and it couldn't be turned off.

Bo Yue's assessment of it was: “Perhaps it’s due to a lack of practice; practice makes perfect, just practice more.”

Thus, for fifteen years, Li Shiwei had been continuously practicing.

Without rest, day and night, she continuously bombarded, practicing how to control this power.

She divided her time into two parts: one for thinking, one for practice.

Twelve hours a day, six hours thinking, six hours practicing, doing nothing else.

She didn't eat, sleep, or entertain herself, relying on her seventh-grade longevity ability, operating beyond her limits, wanting to master this Dao Resonance as quickly as possible.

So, this world was the result of her training.

It was scarred, with traces of cuts everywhere.

Li Qi descended beside Li Shiwei.

“…A Dao Heart should be calm, why is it so agitated? And, you don’t seem like someone with deep killing intent, why would you master such a powerful Dao Resonance?” Li Qi asked with some curiosity.

Generally speaking, a person's Dao path, and the Divine Abilities and techniques developed from it, are essentially closely related to that person's own nature.

For example, Li Qi, whether it was the deduction plans he once mastered, his expertise in information flow analysis, or even its development to the point where he could impersonate Heavenly Dao and control Karma, its essence was all closely related to Li Qi himself; one only needed to see his methods to realize: “Oh! No wonder Li Qi mastered this ability.”

The same was true for Shen Shuibi; her techniques were pure, without frills, every step like something written in a textbook, which also matched her personality.

Bo Yue, Yan Ke, Zhong Minglou, they all had their own styles, and these styles were extensions of their own Dao paths, perfectly matching their personalities, not at all abrupt; this is called 'true to their name,' they chose the Dao path that best suited them, and then chose the techniques that best suited their Dao path, and their actions were all based entirely on their Dao Heart.

The Dao is the foundation of a person, a combination of worldview and outlook on life; a person can never escape from it.

But…

The Divine Ability and her Dao Resonance that Li Shiwei mastered didn't seem like something she should be able to master.

How immense must one's killing intent be to develop such a Divine Ability? And that wisp of Dao Resonance…

At this moment, Li Shiwei spoke. She looked at Li Qi, her expression slightly flustered but quickly returning to calm, with a hint of joy, leaning towards Li Qi: “Father, look, I’m much stronger than before, aren’t I?”

“Indeed, you are powerful. You wanted to become stronger, so you increased your killing power?” Li Qi glanced at Li Shiwei.

His True Knowledge Dao Resonance fully opened, directly penetrating Li Shiwei entirely.

Her cultivation route, the foundation of her cultivation method, the composition of her Inner World, her four dimensions, and even that wisp of Dao Resonance, were all clearly seen by Li Qi.

Especially her thoughts and the Dao Resonance.

Li Qi suddenly discovered that when facing a seventh-grade person, he possessed the same methods as a third-grade cultivator.

The True Knowledge Dao Resonance could directly scan the opponent's thought organ, and through the subtle fluctuations within, directly deduce what that person was thinking.

This was a bit difficult; Li Qi had to concentrate to find patterns in the chaotic fluctuations, compare them to his own way of thinking, and then, through the commonalities, analyze her thoughts.

Fortunately, Li Qi was good at this; analyzing and processing data was second nature to him.

So he could see Li Shiwei’s current mood, and even the scenes she was imagining in her mind.

Excitement, shyness, fear, and some pride, hoping for approval.

She was currently fantasizing in her mind, imagining Li Qi praising her, recalling her father's kind demeanor from the past; whenever she learned something new, Li Qi would always praise her like that.

She was very proud of the Divine Abilities she had mastered, but she truly didn't know where her Dao Resonance came from.

Unfortunately, Li Qi knew.

Through the enhanced True Knowledge, Li Qi clearly saw the death constantly rippling within her Dao Resonance.

It was an indiscriminate killing of everything, a harvesting that treated all living beings equally.

Annihilating everything, killing everything; under this Great Dao, all things return to oblivion.

With such an aura, in heaven and earth, there was only one Dao lineage.

The Demonic Dao, the Demon of Death lineage.

“Have you fallen to the Demonic Dao?” Li Qi placed a hand on Li Shiwei.

He wanted to reconfirm.

Even though the True Knowledge Dao Resonance had already told him the result, knowing that Li Shiwei's Inner World showed no signs of the Demonic Dao, just seeing this Dao Resonance made his heart sink.

Placing his hand on Li Shiwei, he directly infused a wisp of Qi, letting it circulate through Li Shiwei's body and Inner World, conducting an on-site survey.

He confirmed repeatedly that she had no Demonic Dao Cultivation, then stared into her eyes, looking at his daughter seriously.

Li Qi rarely had such an expression, so Li Shiwei was startled.

The scene of praise she had imagined earlier vanished, and she immediately began to reflect on whether she had done something wrong. At the same time, she nervously said: “No… no, why do you ask, Father?”

Li Qi watched the sudden shift in her thoughts and mood, then sighed.

Sometimes, being able to see into others' hearts isn't a good thing.

Originally, he thought he could harden his heart and thoroughly interrogate her about the origin of this wisp of Dao Resonance, but now, he couldn't bring himself to say anything harsh.

After all, she was his own flesh and blood.

So, he softened his tone: “It’s nothing, relax. It’s just that your Dao Resonance is a bit peculiar.”

“This is something I gained from an Epiphany. Is there a problem with it?” Li Shiwei said, extending her hand and materializing that wisp of Dao Resonance in her palm.

Dao Resonance has no physical form, but it can still be manifested, usually appearing in different forms.

It was a wisp of black Qi, like a profound void.

Dao Resonance has no physical form and is usually carried by some medium, such as Qi, Spiritual Artifacts, or even a person.

For example, Li Qi himself is the vessel of True Knowledge Dao Resonance.

And the Dao Resonance of Li Shiwei before him was carried on an ordinary wisp of Qi, with a faint, subtle devouring power within it.

However, the difference was that the void was an unconscious devourer, while this wisp of Dao Resonance was active and greedy, but its power was too small to truly devour anything, yet it could use this power to cut through almost all matter.

It was unknown if it could cut through divine will, but matter certainly could not stop it.

This was a wisp of Dao Resonance, similar to the void.

“Epiphany… how did you have an Epiphany?” Li Qi asked.

Li Shiwei swallowed, a little nervous.

She was a bit at a loss; Father seemed… hostile towards this wisp of Dao Resonance.

But she really liked this wisp of Dao Resonance. It was because of it that she had the opportunity to Breakthrough to the sixth-grade, and a sixth-grade with immense killing power at that, which would allow her to help them and gain a foothold in this dangerous Boundless Outer Domain.

Gaining a foothold, this was Li Shiwei's biggest goal now. She wanted to have enough ability to survive in this Boundless Outer Domain, instead of just relying on her parents' reputation.

However, although her talent was very good, it wasn't Heaven-Defying, especially compared to her parents…

It was very likely that she would never catch up to her parents.

Hundreds of years ago, she had accepted her fate, clearly understood the gap between herself and her parents, and decided to Cultivate diligently, waiting a long time before venturing out.

But a decade ago, after obtaining this wisp of Dao Resonance, she realized this might be her chance, a chance to achieve her goal.

Perhaps she could try to persuade Father?

“Father…” She opened her mouth—

“Alright, no need to say more, I understand.” Li Qi took a deep breath.

He had already seen clearly; with the ability to read the minds of lower-grade beings, communication was indeed much easier. Li Shiwei's most subtle psychological fluctuations just now were also clearly discerned by the enhanced True Knowledge Dao Resonance.

“Things that suddenly appear should be handled with caution. Keep your Dao Heart steady. I will extract this wisp of Dao Resonance and take it to a Great Power for appraisal. If there’s nothing wrong, you can continue to use it. If there is, I will destroy it.” Li Qi frowned and said.

Li Shiwei hesitated, wanting to speak.

But Li Qi wasn't prepared to discuss.

Now, he was allergic to the Demonic Dao.

Ever since he learned that Great Powers could continuously reset reality, he had been filled with lingering fear.

Without memories, how many times had reality been reset? How many times had he successfully resisted?

Or, to rephrase the question—

How many times had he… succumbed?

He didn't dare to ask these questions. At this moment, Li Qi simply used the technique Zhu Fengdan had once used on him.

Extracting the Dao Resonance from the target's body.

Li Shiwei only felt the abundant power throughout her body being stripped away.

Li Qi, with an ability far beyond her comprehension, forcibly extracted the Dao Resonance!

When the Dao Resonance was extracted, Li Shiwei immediately slumped to the ground, cold sweat pouring out, shivering uncontrollably.

Weakness enveloped her; without the power of the Dao Resonance, she realized how weak she actually was, and how much that Dao Resonance had enhanced her.

Li Qi looked at her appearance and vaguely remembered his own state when he first Seal-ed True Knowledge.

At that time, Li Qi was even more disheveled than Li Shiwei, relying entirely on Shen Shuibi's support from behind to get through that period.

Once you get used to the existence of Dao Resonance, then after detaching from it, you will find yourself so frail.

For the favored ones who possess Innate Dao Resonance, one of the compulsory courses is to get used to the absence of Dao Resonance, otherwise they can easily be targeted.

Of course, Li Qi himself didn't have Innate Dao Resonance, and Zhu Fengdan didn't care about this, so he made up for it later.

But for normal Young Masters of Shaman God Mountain like Bo Yue, even if he didn't have a demon seed, it wouldn't matter much; at most, he would lack the ability to rewind.

But… indeed, she was his own daughter; even the way she gritted her teeth was very similar.

So, Li Qi squatted down and patted Li Shiwei’s head: “Rest for a bit, then stand up. I’ll teach you how to Cultivate.”

Li Shiwei suddenly looked up.

Father… teaching her?

One must know that apart from her childhood, she hadn't spent much time with Li Qi, and in the past few centuries, they had no contact at all.

She actually always wanted to catch up to her parents.

At this moment, Li Shiwei only felt much better from her physical weakness, and immediately got up, nodding: “Mm!”

“We’ll start from the very basics. Your foundation is very solid, but your subsequent development has been a bit unconventional. Yu’er taught you well, but her approach isn’t quite suitable for you. She is Moon Essence, but you are only partially so.”

“Look, this is the composition of your Inner World. First, what we need to address is the balance issue…” Li Qi waved his hand, and a light screen opened, displaying the proportional components of Li Shiwei’s Inner World, with numbers precise to four decimal places.

After being enhanced, the new True Knowledge Dao Resonance possessed extraordinary investigative power, allowing Li Qi to easily formulate the most suitable plan for Li Shiwei based on the circumstances.

To be honest, Li Shiwei herself might not understand her own Dao path and Cultivation as much as Li Qi did at this moment.

Bo Yue, who was nearby, glanced at the father and daughter.

Hmm… a vacation, let these two have it. He still had to deal with external matters first.

Li Qi successfully contacted Zhongwei Bird, and although he had nothing else to do for now, he still needed to tie up some loose ends and report the specific situation.

Just two months, that's fine.

Bo Yue continued to work diligently. A war zone commander had no holidays or rest, constantly needing to process large amounts of information, unlike a Slaughter Master, who could apply for leave.

And on Li Qi's side, he also began day after day of special training for Li Shiwei.

His daughter was very happy about this, and her training enthusiasm was also very high.

Li Qi, with a meticulousness completely different from Zhu Fengdan's, formulated a training plan for Li Shiwei, incorporating all of Li Qi's understanding, and absolutely not interfering with her Dao path, only responsible for her specific Cultivation, and the training of Divine Abilities and techniques.

During this period, Li Qi also took time to research that wisp of Dao Resonance.

However, no matter how much he researched, he couldn't make any sense of it.

But he knew another expert who researched this.

The Great Shaman who once took away Li Qi's Heavenly Demon’s Dao Resonance, Yun Fang.

That was the one who turned his Disciple into a demonic thoughts and hid him deep in his heart.

Li Qi was planning to visit him after Li Shiwei's instruction concluded, and hand over this wisp of Dao Resonance for him to research as well.

It should be useful, right.

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