Chapter 930: Seeing the world of desire again

The Human Dao was discussing many things.

The plan was slowly advancing.

And the Shaman Dao side, naturally, couldn't be unprepared.

After hundreds of millions of years of combat, Li Qi was once again summoned by the upper-level Shamanes.

Shamansan personally organized the meeting.

One must know that Shamanes are not like the Human Dao, who hold meetings every day; Shamanes don't really gather much, usually only when there's something important.

So, Shamansan had something to discuss with Li Qi... Li Qi dared not delay for a moment, and together with Wu Lie, he handed over their task to others who temporarily took it on, then he quickly focused his mind and went to attend the meeting.

That's right, Wu Lie would also attend this meeting.

Fortunately, the lowest rank of Shaman who could attend the meeting was Third Grade; they could easily project their Dharma Body to any place they could perceive, any place their 'Dao' could reach.

This was a very convenient Divine Ability, because Li Qi, as a metaphysical entity, was essentially a basic unit of the world; as long as he was in a space-time he could define, he could manifest directly.

For Li Qi and other Shamanes, this Divine Ability meant that wherever the rules of nature could reach, he could reach.

However, for other Dao Orthodoxys, it was not like this.

The core of the Human Dao and Shamanes was consistent; they acknowledged the existence of nature, so a Third Grade Human Dao cultivator also possessed the same nature as a Shaman, capable of reaching all directions that nature could reach.

For the Demonic Dao and the Spirit Dao, it was different; they operated on 'where the mind goes, the body follows,' their movement relying entirely on their subjective consciousness; as long as their mind could reach a place, their body could instantly arrive, with all boundaries existing only in their minds.

Most True Dragons and demon race, however, did not have such convenience; they lacked this ability to project themselves regardless of distance, and had to fly diligently like Fourth Grade cultivators to wherever they wanted to go.

However, given that their speed could be 'infinitely great,' they still perceived it as instantaneous arrival, but the prerequisite was that there were no obstacles in between.

If one wanted to hinder the True Dragons' projection ability, setting up obstacles was very effective.

Other Dao Orthodoxys also had their own methods, but generally, Shamanes belonged to the quite convenient category.

Thinking these thoughts, Li Qi easily projected his Dharma Body to the meeting venue.

Wu Lie was right beside him.

"What do you think Shamansan personally called this meeting for?" Li Qi asked Wu Lie.

"How would I know? But it's probably about the Human-Shaman War and such. If I had to guess, it definitely has something to do with you. Everyone knows you possess the Celestial Pole Golden Elixir Method, which is a key point in the Human-Shaman War," Wu Lie replied.

"Indeed," Li Qi shook his head; it was probably about these matters.

Li Qi and Wu Lie's conversation was brief, then he looked at the surrounding scenery.

The surroundings were like a coastline.

The wind howled, and the terraced stone mountains were full of steep cliffs, spreading out in all directions, seemingly boundless... No, it might actually be boundless.

Below the towering cliffs was a vast sea, with golden sunlight stretching to the horizon, possessing a unique beauty.

Perhaps the inherent combination of once-existing valleys had disappeared due to prolonged weathering, making it difficult to determine the formation process from the terrain, or perhaps there was simply no history here.

These stones were magnificent, looking like a team of eternally standing giants.

The giants were gazing, and one could seemingly discern their faces, shoulders, and arms, but... because the colossal stones were so magnificent and strange, Li Qi was somewhat unable to distinguish their exact form.

How many arms did these rock giants on the cliffs have? Were they three-sided or four-sided? Were their images human or divine? Or some other species? Such thoughts made Li Qi's mind wander.

However, as he thought about it, he suddenly realized that these were not giants at all, but natural formations.

His thoughts and observations were then clarified, and he closed his eyes, waiting for the meeting to begin.

People kept arriving from all directions.

At least Third Grade, everyone casually found a spot on the cliff edge and gathered in small groups with acquaintances, chatting about various things.

About twenty people arrived, fifteen or sixteen of whom were Third Grade, and the rest were Second Grade.

And there was only one First Grade, Shamansan.

When most people had arrived, Shamansan appeared above the cliff.

As Shamansan's body landed, the other Third Grade and Second Grade cultivators became solemn, stopped their conversations, and all looked at Shamansan before them.

This was the de facto leader of Shaman Dao.

Although Shamanes did not have a strict organization and were quite loose, more like a club or hobby group compared to the Human Dao, Shamansan still commanded extremely high prestige.

Shamansan did not delay, nor did he put on any flashy special effects, but went straight to the point.

He said: "The main reason for gathering everyone today is that there has been new progress on the Human Dao side. The Human Emperor has intervened to remove some difficulties. Now, the Eclectic School is fully responsible for the grassroots battlefield, while the Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, and Yin and Yang School have begun to specifically construct the preparatory matters for the Sun-Moon Orbit."

"Preliminary estimates suggest that the Human Dao is preparing to act against the Zhu Rong lineage."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Li Qi.

Li Qi immediately felt a headache, but he didn't show too much, continuing to focus on Shamansan, waiting for his next words.

Shamansan nodded to Li Qi, then continued: "Therefore, in order to protect the foundation of the Celestial Pole Golden Elixir Method, a special plan needs to be formulated. This plan has been completed, and I am now distributing different parts to everyone present."

This made Li Qi somewhat puzzled.

If different parts were to be distributed individually to different people, then direct sending would suffice; there would be no need to make such a big fuss and call everyone over, right?

But Shamansan immediately responded to this doubt, continuing: "Do not pry into others' plans. All intelligence has already been sent to each of you individually. However, I hope everyone remembers how many people came, and mutually record each other's Dao Resonance and Divine Abilities, to achieve mutual understanding."

Mutually record Dao Resonance?

That is to say, everyone should observe each other's true form, and from the other's true form, observe their existence and characteristics.

Just like Li Qi observed the Disaster Hound back then.

This—

Someone clearly had misgivings and said: "This is exchanging foundations, isn't it? Lord Shamansan, with all due respect, everyone shouldn't be that familiar with each other, should they?"

"That's why I arranged for everyone to act individually. You only need to do your part. In this operation, you are pawns and do not need too much personal will. The main purpose of having you understand each other's foundations is to give you a clearer understanding, which is... that this matter is important to this extent," Shamansan said.

These words were quite blunt.

The other Shamanes looked at each other and chose to accept.

Since it had been said to this extent, what more was there to say? Could it be that Shamansan wanted to harm them?

If he really wanted to harm them, then no one would have a chance to resist.

A matter affirmed by a Shaman God personally... Common sense dictated that it was a life-or-death situation, so as long as it didn't violate Dao Orthodoxy, obedience was the way. Trust was also indispensable in a major war.

Moreover, among those present, there were even Second Grade cultivators. Being able to observe each other's Second Grade foundational systems was no less than a fortuitous encounter, a treatment they would never normally receive.

Since it had been decided and no one objected, numerous Third Grade and Second Grade cultivators simultaneously unfolded their Dharma Forms.

To be honest, this scene was quite spectacular.

The expanding Dharma Forms swallowed the surrounding coastline.

At first, dust flew, but soon all the dust disappeared.

Because the electromagnetic shells of all matter exploded, the urgently separating parts made noise, electromagnetic force was decomposed, strong and weak forces were decomposed, matter was transformed into 'Qi,' and space began to be filled with 'Qi.'

The world of particles completely collapsed, all combined 'bonds' detached, welding points broke apart, and things like electrons had their films peeled off.

Collapse and fission continued until everything considered a constituent element was decomposed.

Matter directly collapsed into parts similar to those listed in a product manual.

Space-time was decomposing itself.

The order of progression of the collapse process could not even be predicted.

Reversing time, countless pieces of information transformed into thermodynamic fluctuations and disappeared into the sea of vacuum. Within those ungraspable microscopic regions, intense reactions continued, and a large amount of Dao Resonance constantly vibrated, emitting magnificent sounds that Mortals could not hear.

It was a terrifying scene of reality collapsing, yet it possessed a strange sense of sacredness.

Although there was no accompanying rush of light and various unusual phenomena, the broken space-time and matter gradually turning into rubble and ruins somehow heavily struck the soul.

Unfortunately, this scene was destined to be unseen by Mortals.

Li Qi was naturally among them.

He witnessed the other Third Grade and even Second Grade cultivators—

From them, he saw many 'true forms.'

Ah... So the truth of this matter was like this? The story of God Gun transforming into Huang Neng and entering Yuyuan was like this?

The past event he encountered, was it set up by this Second Grade cultivator? Was Hua Xu originally the Nine Rivers Goddess?

The Black Dragon carrying the Xuan Yu Map came about like this, and the true form of the Xuan Yu Map is here?

Ah? Emperor Shun was the spirit who prayed to the mountains and seas? The books didn't mention this.

No... The 'Great' in Great Yu was this kind of thing!? Yu gathered the gods at Mount Kuaiji, and when Fangfeng Clan arrived late, Yu killed and executed him, his bones filling a cart; this was truly 'Great.'

He was actually present?

Divine Qi Circulation without anything impossible to achieve, all directions are directions, without a single corner, the six positions are intertwined, forming images according to the time, all forms are forms, without a fixed form—can this be understood this way?

When light is completely hidden, it is called obscurity, and the 'po' (dark part) is the moon's unlit portion? Oh, it can also be understood this way.

Moving thirteen degrees and seven-nineteenths of a degree, one can see the interweaving of Kan and Li? Interesting.

All sorts of ancient events, those legends whose truths were unknown, all kinds of cultivation foundations and methods, were all displayed one by one. The Dharma Form true bodies of the Third Grade and Second Grade cultivators were actually history and reality themselves.

Thus, under their unfolding, Li Qi's understanding continuously expanded.

All sorts of conjectures were verified.

The essence of many powers was revealed.

All sorts of unforgeable essences were presented.

Of course, parts of Li Qi were also shared with others, and so, even Demonic Qi spread out. Many exclaimed that they saw the true form of a Heavenly Demon on Li Qi, drawing the attention of a crowd towards Li Qi.

Everyone shared with each other.

Soon, everyone remembered each other's characteristics, histories, and Dao.

And in this process, Li Qi vaguely felt something special, but he couldn't grasp it no matter what.

This made Li Qi extremely distressed.

He had never felt this way before.

One must know that Li Qi was a Genius. From childhood to adulthood, he encountered all sorts of things and could quickly achieve Epiphany. He could easily grasp even a slight hint, then directly comprehend it, and then raise his grade at rocket-like speed.

But at Third Grade, it was different.

Talent's role had diminished at this point.

Li Qi finally experienced the pain of those without talent.

It felt as if he had grasped something, but he just couldn't hold onto it.

No matter how he thought, he couldn't find the key point.

He had the inspiration, but he couldn't find a way to implement it, no matter what. It was like having a splinter in his hand; he could see the splinter, it hurt when touched, but he couldn't find the edge of the splinter to pull it out.

So he squeezed and probed at his hand, making it ache terribly, but the splinter remained there, unmoving, as if it didn't exist in this world, with only the faint prickling pain in his hand reminding him that there was still a splinter there!

Li Qi was restless and uneasy.

However, everyone had seen enough, so the Dharma Forms retracted.

Everyone returned to their ordinary Mortal appearances, though not all were human; some were other species who had achieved Dao, still maintaining their original racial forms, perhaps out of habit.

The surrounding coastline was gone, leaving only the boundless Void Realm, with everyone floating in mid-air.

Shamansan reappeared, and then the coastline also reappeared.

Everything was as if nothing had happened.

After Shamansan appeared, he said: "Since everyone has remembered, then each of you may leave. Go back and do what you were originally doing."

He waved his hand, and everyone was dismissed.

Willingly or unwillingly, everyone received their plan and returned to their original posts.

When the plan began to be executed, they would act according to the arrangements they received. Until then, they would pretend nothing had happened.

However... one person was not dismissed.

That was Li Qi.

Li Qi didn't even receive his 'plan.'

He silently looked at Shamansan, clearly, he had a separate task.

"Li Qi, we meet again. I kept you here to give you this," Shamansan said, handing over something like a glass bead.

Li Qi looked at it, his pupils trembling.

Desire Realm?!