Chapter 921: Forty-five strands of true knowledge

The journey to collect True Knowledge Dao Resonance began.

One world after another passed.

During this process, Li Qi was unexpectedly much more proactive than usual. One must know that both husband and wife were actually taciturn. They could truly sit for a hundred years without saying a word to each other.

Normally, communication only required a glance and a smile; that was enough, as everyone had their own affairs.

However, during this trip, Li Qi was unexpectedly very proactive.

He would occasionally recount small things Shen Shuibi had done since their first meeting hundreds of thousands of years ago, or countless trivial matters they encountered during that time, even what clothes she had worn, what small events she had attended, or what food she had bought.

Shen Shuibi listened to him with great surprise, wondering if he actually remembered all of that.

Admittedly, a Great Power's memory is indeed excellent, capable of remembering many things, but few people truly bother to remember details from their Mortal period.

There was no need for that.

Of course, if it were necessary, they could recall things at any time, but it didn't seem like he was specifically recalling them; rather, he had always remembered.

To be honest, this was a small matter, and very simple for Shen Shuibi, but it was like someone bringing you a souvenir after a trip, or them casually bringing you a glass of water and closing the door while you chat in bed.

Or, he might casually wash the dishes you left after eating, or he might come back from grocery shopping and realize he bought exactly what you said you wanted to eat yesterday.

These are all small, simple, ordinary things that cost nothing and are not difficult; anyone can do them.

But who wouldn't be happy that he would pay attention to these things and remember them?

So, when Li Qi smiled, deliberately acting mysterious, and recounted other details—some things even she herself had almost forgotten, as she was too lazy to remember such trivial matters unless she thought hard about them.

As a homebody, the Rabbit was unexpectedly thick-skinned, but this side of her was seen by very few people.

Now, she no longer interrupted him, but listened slowly to him recounting these things, which she could also recall herself, with a joyful attitude as if her entire being was enveloped.

There was nothing special about it. This kind of silly conversation for a High-Grade Being, she actually always understood, but it allowed her to repeatedly confirm that she was loved, even though she had never doubted it.

Verifying this again and again made her exceptionally happy, like repeatedly checking the answer to a riddle she had already solved. Each time it was correct, and each verification brought joy.

Throughout all the past time, he had loved her just the same! She was always the object of his attention, and now he was confessing this to her.

There were no superfluous or redundant words, just a quiet narration of past events, and that was enough for the Rabbit.

Compared to something intensely sticky like honey, this gentle, continuous confirmation was better.

During their journey, everything seemed so peaceful.

The calm sea gently lapped at the pebbles on the beach.

The peaceful starry sky slowly moved. Now, the starry sky above each planet was different, because the Star Officials had removed the star maps, so each world lost the Star Officials' guidance, and 'Celestial Phenomenon Divination' became impossible. But this gave Li Qi and his wife a fresh opportunity.

They strolled under the starry sky, accompanied by intermittent sounds, the subtle hum of the Universe's operation, as regular as breathing during sleep.

The sky, the earth, the ocean, the stars, and even the Universe itself, were all equally silent.

Nature didn't care if someone was falling in love in front of it, or even approving of it, but in any case, no one would object.

They went to another new world and obtained another wisp of new Dao Resonance.

This world was a wasteland. The primary life forms on land were plants, as for animals… they were still swimming in the sea, still grub-like, and had not evolved means to come ashore.

The shores were covered in various purple plants, probably because they didn't need that wavelength of purple.

In this world, they casually gained another wisp of True Knowledge Dao Resonance. Afterward, Shen Shuibi found a rock to lie on, completely stretching out her body, resting her head on Li Qi's lap, childishly wanting to be caressed. But she immediately realized something, and quickly sat up again for the sake of propriety and etiquette.

However, Li Qi didn't have so many reservations. He was truly happy to lie on her lap, his forehead resting against her long skirt, just staying like that for a while.

The Rabbit was naturally a bit annoyed by this undignified posture, so much so that she waved her hand and used a spell to obscure the planet's image from the outside world, lest they be seen.

However, she didn't make Li Qi get up.

They did other things.

They felt the day was especially long waiting for night to come, and then, when they finished, they were slightly disheartened that the day had ended so quickly.

Time that could be freely squandered by Grade Three and Grade Four beings now had increased value.

They also talked about their children, Li Shiwei, and La Qi.

Yes, La Qi was included, because a Disciple inherits Dao Orthodoxy, so the relationship is even closer than that with a daughter.

This is also common. For example, if a daughter dies, many Great Powers actually won't go looking for her; they'll just let her reincarnate naturally, as life and death are part of the cycle. She may be my daughter in this life, but not necessarily in the next.

But if it's a Disciple who dies, especially a Personal Disciple, then there's a high probability they'll be brought back at great cost. A Disciple is the inheritor of Dao Orthodoxy, not comparable to offspring.

However, there are also cases where offspring are also inheritors of Dao Orthodoxy, which makes the bond even closer. Many people are indeed like this, such as True Dragons who like to train their offspring to become inheritors of Dao Orthodoxy.

However, True Dragons are more ruthless, because offspring are not always suitable to inherit Dao Orthodoxy, so they produce them in large quantities, not even limited to pure-blooded True Dragons, but anything will do. They produce a large number of offspring and select the suitable ones to train as their Dao Orthodoxy inheritors.

Anyway, even if the blood isn't pure, after 'Leaping Through the Dragon Gate' in the Late Stage, they can easily become True Dragons. True Dragons are perfect beings, the pinnacle of all evolution; anything can transform into a Dragon, as long as it is willing to step onto the path of evolution.

This is also one of the reasons for 'Dragon's inherent lewdness.' In fact, True Dragons are just choosing their inheritors. After all, the more they produce, the more candidates there will be.

Leaving that aside, Li Qi and the Rabbit couple talked about their children.

They evaluated Li Shiwei, saying that this child was actually a bit foolish. When she got stubborn, she could act as if she was angry with them for hundreds of years, hardly speaking to anyone.

In fact, everyone knew that Li Shiwei loved her parents very much and always ultimately obeyed all their wishes, but she presented herself as a stubborn, foolish child. She insisted on taking the long way around a path that could be walked in one step, endured many beatings, and still ended up on the original goal.

La Qi, on the other hand, was completely opposite. He was a clever child, very much like Li Qi in his earlier days. He was skilled at acting after careful deliberation, and his expressive abilities were unusually excellent. His information gathering ability could also rival Li Qi's past self.

Therefore, even when dealing with the awkward child Li Shiwei, he could get along well with her. However… compared to Li Shiwei, he seemed to care more about Yao Ji.

This seemed to be due to Yao Ji's 'sublime essence.'

Yao Ji's true form was the Heavenly Dao Resonance, a remnant of the Heavenly Dao that had split off from the Great Dao.

One could even say that she was a Clone of the Heavenly Dao, just with her own consciousness.

In the eyes of La Qi, a high-dimensional being, Yao Ji seemed exceptionally different. This was also a manifestation of his particularly excellent perception abilities.

Time passed little by little. Unconsciously, over a thousand years had gone by.

Li Qi wandered through a large number of worlds. Some places had True Knowledge Dao Resonance, while in others, Li Qi's deductions were wrong. Some True Knowledge Dao Resonance were not so easy to obtain and required a battle of wits with the local inhabitants.

Li Qi was even annoyed by local natives once. In that world, to obtain True Knowledge Dao Resonance, he needed to participate in a game. This was the last will and testament left by the previous True Knowledge holder, a Realm Lord.

He used his cultivation method to construct a death game, regularly capturing people to bring them in. Participants had to pass various games, solve various puzzles, and finally defeat others to prove themselves and obtain True Knowledge.

Oh, they called this 'Infinite Divine Eye.'

And this challenge was called the Infinite Game.

It was quite amusing; Li Qi even laughed out loud at the time.

But he decided to respect the Realm Lord's selection ritual and participate in this 'battle of wits.' He felt he couldn't possibly lose, right? So, he Sealed his Cultivation and perception, participating in the game purely with his intellect.

Within the game, there was a supreme balancing judge, acting as the game's arbiter, suppressing the entire game with absolute force. His strength was enough to be Grade Five, which meant… throwing a star system like a plate was not an issue.

In the Infinite Game, this was indeed enough to suppress all participants. Those Mortal beings of around Grade Eight could not possibly contend with this level of Great Power.

Li Qi confidently entered the competition, preparing to win the game with his intellect and obtain the True Knowledge as a prize.

As a result, even as a High-Grade Being, transcending gods for Mortals, he still made a mistake while his Cultivation and perception were Sealed. A group of exceptionally intelligent Mortals saw through his Grade Three essence and exposed his 'unspeakable' true form.

Those Mortals were truly formidable. If Li Qi were to describe them, they were people with a stack of buffs like 'trust, bond, friendship, true love.' They teamed up to survive in this cruel game. A clever man and his strong, foolish friend, plus two women who could occasionally be useful, formed this team.

However, Mortals have their limits after all. They guessed wrong, seemingly believing that Li Qi was the true form of the 'Infinite Divine Eye,' and wanted to capture and Seal Li Qi using this.

Li Qi couldn't help but sigh that the other party indeed had something. Although he had Sealed his perception, meaning the information he could use for deduction was severely limited, even he stumbled without sufficient information and unable to cheat.

Li Qi greatly admired these Mortals, then unsealed his Cultivation and slapped them to the ground.

A battle of wits is good, but don't do it next time.

It's better to witness the ultimate brute force from beyond the world.

He dismantled the so-called Infinite Game in two or three moves, kicked the judge over, and then told the Mortals the entire truth of the game. Finally, he found the winner of the game, the clever Mortal who had previously schemed against him.

The True Knowledge Dao Resonance should have belonged to him, but Li Qi wanted it and asked if he could buy it from him.

The other party readily agreed. His only request was to send them home; they didn't want to repeat the cycle in this endless purgatory.

Li Qi agreed and also granted each of them a reasonable wish.

One person wanted to revive his mother, another wanted to reclaim love, one wanted to make up for childhood regrets, and another just wanted to live a quiet life in the future.

Li Qi told the one who wanted to revive his mother that he couldn't change the past, but he could revive his mother in a biological sense, and her True soul could also be retrieved. But whether this counted as a revival, Li Qi couldn't be sure.

But the other party happily accepted. In his opinion, if even the soul returned, what difference was there from a revival?

Mortals, without substance, ultimately have a different perspective than Li Qi.

For the one who wanted to reclaim love, Li Qi merely shook his head and told him to choose another goal. He could indeed brainwash the other person, but he wouldn't use such a trick, and besides, the other person probably wouldn't want it.

So the other party listened to Li Qi's advice and changed his wish; he wanted another chance.

Li Qi also shook his head, telling the other party that he would not make his life rewind to his youth. Li Qi would not do such a thing. What happened, happened. Even if one wanted to make amends, it should be done afterward, not by returning to the past and pretending nothing ever happened.

This Mortal hysterically accused Li Qi of not understanding anything and spouting nonsense, saying he would fulfill wishes but then making excuses.

Li Qi just watched the other party, waiting for him to choose a new wish.

The others came forward to persuade him, finally calming him down. So he changed his wish: he wanted a lot, a lot of money.

Li Qi fulfilled it, giving him enough wealth to make him believe he could 'buy back true love' ten thousand times over.

But what happened after that, Li Qi didn't care.

For the one who wanted to make up for regrets, Li Qi gave him everything he had lost in childhood.

For the one who wanted a quiet life, Li Qi gave him a cultivation method that could be cultivated to Grade Five.

Then, Li Qi left this world.

Every place has its own scenery, and this trip also earned him a month of teasing from Shen Shuibi, for actually being outsmarted by Mortals.

Such stories continued to happen.

Thousands of years later, Li Qi finally collected all the True Knowledge he had deduced.

A total of forty-five wisps.

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