Myriad Paths

Not to mention the chores along the way, after twelve days, Li Qi returned directly from the valley, following the guard of honor of the White Snake Prefecture Governor, all the way back to the White Snake Prefecture City.

It has been seven days since I arrived here.

White Snake State.

The governor's residence.

Li Qi is observing the celestial phenomena in the south.

Because summer has arrived.

In the south, there is fire. Its emperor is Yandi, and its assistant is Zhu Ming. They hold the balance and govern the summer. Its god is Yinghuo, its beast is red bird, its sound is emblem, and its sun is Bingding.

"On the summer solstice, the sky will be in the middle of the south, the yang energy will be extreme, and the yin energy will be cute..." Li Qi looked at the sky and murmured to himself.

What he recited means that at the summer solstice, the Big Dipper South points to the noon position and coincides with the meridian meridian. At this time, Yang Qi reaches its limit and Yin Qi begins to sprout.

On the summer solstice, fire follows. At this time, there is no need to sacrifice the Canglong, but the Suzaku, one of the four four-day symbols.

If it is too small, it will dominate the Suzaku. The Purple Palace will fight and turn left, traveling once a day and moving around the sky.

The sky is right.

Then, the sacrifice can begin.

When worshiping the Suzaku, you need to face the south, honor the color red, and honor the south with the red bird.

That is to say, it refers to using red jade to worship Suzaku, the god of the south.

In addition, you also need to give gifts of money, that is, light crimson silk. Both of these things are loved by Suzaku.

To sacrifice these two kinds of sacrifices, place the objects, recite the prayers, move them according to the regulations, chant them, and complete the ceremony.

The ceremony is completed.

The 'qi' in the sacrifices dissipated, the beautiful jade turned into opaque stone, and the coins became rough and powdery, as if they had been weathered for a long time.

And Li Qi also obtained the second type of Qi of the Four Seasons.

The spirit of the Southern Suzaku.

The Lord of Fire is in the south, where it flourishes and changes all things. In spring and summer, the wood energy has not yet dissipated, but the fire energy has already arisen. It will cause misfortune in spring and summer. If a sudden fire breaks out in midsummer, it is called the Linguan Fire. There is a fire on it. When wood grows, its Qi is strong.

In the early summer, the fire has increased in brightness, which is the extreme of the six yangs. The fire gained in the early summer is called the fire of strong qi.

Just from this name, Li Qi could feel the huge destructive power.

This wisp of fire energy cannot be used on one's body like the Canglong Divine Energy, but can be used externally.

I guess the power won't be too small.

When the fire energy enters the body, the energy of the four seasons in the small world of the human body has been completed into two types.

When all four are complete, it is time to enter the product.

"Huh, it's finally over, it's not that difficult." Li Qi felt the changes in his body, feeling the intensity of that wisp of qi fire.

"Young master is extremely talented and can win the favor of Da Zhu. Naturally, it will not be a problem for you to achieve a high level of rank." Beside him, a guard came forward and complimented Li Qi.

"Didn't I say it? Brother Bai doesn't need to call me Young Master, just call me Li Qi." Li Qi smiled bitterly and said to the handsome guy next to him.

It's really handsome.

He was said to be a guard, but he was nine feet tall, elegant, dressed in white, with waterfall-like black hair, a beautiful posture, and an outstanding temperament. Standing next to Li Qi, Li Qi looked like a servant.

This young knight in white clothes is named Bai Di, and he is the nephew of the governor of White Snake Prefecture.

After arriving at White Snake Prefecture City, he was arranged to be Li Qi's bodyguard.

Li Qi could probably figure out the specific thoughts. He probably hoped that these two young people of his own age, in their twenties, could develop some friendship or something, which would definitely be of great benefit to the White Snake State in the future.

The reason why I chose my nephew is probably because if this person has a bad relationship with me, I can always tell him off. After all, he is not a direct descendant. If I abandon him, I will abandon him.

Moreover, with the title of guard, he could also take a look at what Li Qiping was doing.

Surveillance is out of the question, but I can still see Li Qiping's preferences.

At most, there is a high probability that Bai Di can follow him into the outer realm and get a quota in the name of a guard, which is considered one of the selfish motives of the White Snake Prefecture Governor.

After all, after arriving here, Li Qicai knew that the extraterritorial world was not decided by the White Snake Prefecture governor, but by the states recommending heroes and sending them to the head of the Dalu Kingdom for judgment.

After all, it is Dalu Country’s own extraterritorial world.

But since his status is not low, there is a high probability that the leader of the Dalu Kingdom would not dare to brush him off.

In this way, by recommending yourself and a nephew, you can secure a place for free.

All I can say is that he is worthy of being a governor of a state, and he is truly a fine person.

Everyone helped each other, and Li Qi had no reason to refuse to bring someone in. He could think of all these things clearly, so Li Qi felt that there was no problem in agreeing, so he agreed.

But after arriving, Li Qi regretted it.

Bai Di was so good that he felt ashamed...

Height, one head taller than Li Qi.

His cultivation level is also at the ninth level of martial arts, but it is extremely exquisite. He is only one step away from the eighth level. It is said that he is only one step away from being able to condense the 'martial arts divine will'.

When you break through this line, you can go straight to the eighth level.

There is nothing to say about how you treat others, and you are as gentle as jade.

He was considered a hero among the hundreds of millions of people in the White Snake State, and he was so good that he put Li Qi to shame.

However, he was extremely respectful to Li Qi. He always addressed him as a young master and followed him wherever he went without any disrespect.

"How dare you call the young master by his first name?" Bai Di quickly lowered his head and said.

"Forget it, let's each call our own, Brother Bai, it's time to set off today, right? I really bother you all to wait for me until now." Li Qi said.

"Young Master, your training is important, but it doesn't matter if you delay it for a day or two. Besides, I can go to the outside world to practice, and I rely entirely on you. How can I be rude to you?" Bai Di immediately replied.

"You really don't have to be so reserved..." Li Qi scratched his head, his face full of helplessness.

Originally, the trip to the outside world could have been carried out before, but Li Qi felt that it would be safer to wait until he got the Suzaku Qi, so he postponed it until now.

This also makes Bai Di feel embarrassed to have waited with him until now.

At this time, a person suddenly walked in from outside.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Shen Shuibi. She waved her hand and said to Li Qi: "Li Qi! Are you done? Shall we set off then?"

"It's done, let's go!" Li Qi responded, then turned to Bai Di and said, "Brother Bai, let's set off."

Bai Di cupped his hands and said, "I would like to express my sincere words, Sir."

Damn it, we can't talk about this anymore!

Li Qi had no choice but to take the lead, walked out of the courtyard, and walked towards the White Snake Prefecture's office not far away.

"Thank you, Governor." Li Qi saluted.

"It doesn't matter." The prefect replied: "My family can only get a quota if they have all benefited from the young master. It's right to wait a little longer."

After saying that, he took out a jade talisman and injected a divine energy into it.

But he saw the jade talisman split open, swaying in the wind, and turned into a portal, from which a light door opened.

When Li Qi saw this, he knew that this was the door to another world.

He walked in quickly, followed by Shen Shuibi and Bai Di.

The experience outside the territory has begun.

Looking at their backs, the smile on the White Snake Prefecture's face faded.

The butler behind him came forward: "Sir, is this really okay?"

"What's good? It's just mutual benefit. Besides, Bai Di is the only promising one among the disciples. Wouldn't it be good to go out with him to practice?" The eunuch said as he looked at the housekeeper.

"Your Excellency should know that this is not what I mean." The steward said, "I think that Young Master Bai Di is also very good. He is only a little less talented than the Young Master from Wushen Mountain. He can also get a spot on his own. No need to By relying on the young master, it seems that we are stingy, and I am afraid that we will be underestimated and have a negative impact on his character. "

"Normally, that's the case, but this time it's different." The White Snake Prefecture governor shook his head and said, "This time... more than one Master from Wushen Mountain came to compete for the spot."

"Bai Di is the hope of the new generation of my Bai family. I don't want him to die young due to his confrontation with Master Wushenshan. It's better to let the children of their big shots fight between dragons and tigers. I just want him to be a family dog, and I don't want him to directly I saw a tiger coming down the mountain and a dragon going out to sea," the prefect said with emotion.

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And on Li Qi's side.

He felt a sense of weightlessness.

Then, he landed on the ground and got down to earth.

When I looked up, I saw... Uh, what the hell is this?

Li Qi clearly saw a big city.

There are cars, roads, power lines, and high-rise buildings.

There seems to be something wrong with this style of painting?

Li Qi's face was full of astonishment.

Shen Shuibi, on the other hand, after seeing this, said with a well-informed look: "Ah, it is such a resource world. It probably has no future. This world is about to be hollowed out, right?"

"This... what kind of object is this? Has the truth developed in this world?" Li Qi looked surprised.

Shen Shuibi was still knowledgeable and said to the two of them: "Ah, no, it's because the way of cultivation in this world is not developed enough, so we can only use foreign objects. Moreover, this kind of foreign objects is not without its merits. At least It’s very good at extracting resources, so many worlds have developed these things.”

"Many of the resource worlds under our jurisdiction need to be mined by such rapidly replicating foreign objects. This way, we can mine them at a very fast speed without having to work high-level monks."

Shen Shuibi said.

Li Qi frowned: "Then, Miss Shen, why does the world over there not use this kind of technology? In this case, it should have been able to develop from that kind of primitive farming, right? So many resources are buried underground..."

Shen Shuibi gave Li Qi a white look and asked, "Li Qi, do you think it's a good thing that resources are being mined faster?"

"The so-called resources are the foundation and origin of the world. Within a certain range, humans and demons can take them. However, if they are not collected excessively, it will only cause the world to become empty. Eventually, the Tao Yun will dissipate and become a dead land. Only mortals can survive. , cannot support the existence of practitioners.”

"I have said before that the level of the world is calculated according to the highest practitioner they can support. If a world cannot support even practitioners, it is not of high quality. Only mortals can survive, and they are basically useless. There is no way out.”

"Do you think that the true immortals, wizard gods, and demon sages don't know how to quickly explode a lot of combat power? But that would be at the expense of consuming the origin of the world. It is better to maintain the status quo, so that the world can slowly accumulate and gain Further development."

When Shen Shuibi said this, she looked at Li Qi and said to him: "I heard something said by the empress."

"What?" Li Qi asked.

Shen Shuibi repeated the words of Empress Luofu to Li Qi: "The reason why this world is like this is because the true immortals want it to be like this."

The reason why this world is like this is because the true immortals want it to be like this.

It’s not that true immortals, wizard gods, demon sages and humane saints don’t know about the so-called ‘advanced’ society, but they still choose to make the world look like this.

What kind of courage is this?

But... through these words, Li Qi suddenly realized.

The conflict between Wushen Mountain and Tang State.

Could it be...the wizards and gods think the world should be like this, but the saints think the world should be like that.

So, the two sides started fighting?

What a bad dish, this is much scarier than the argument about resource competition!

Conflicts in philosophy and concepts, in other words, wouldn’t it be a ‘controversy of moral principles’? This would never end.

"Miss Shen, Master, let's talk about these things on the road. We should go to the arranged place first and have a rest." At this time, Bai Di said next to him.

Li Qi nodded and said to the noble young master: "We are not familiar with this place, but after all, it is the resource world of Dalu Country. Brother Bai must know something. You might as well tell us about it on the way."

"Dare you disobey your order?" Bai Di saluted immediately.

Then, the three of them got on the road and walked towards the predetermined location.

The old horse didn't come, he went to gain weight.

He has gained over a hundred kilograms in the past few days, which is scary. This is the first time Li Qi has seen a horse with a double chin.

Along the way, Bai Di began to introduce the world.

In that "world", resources are regarded as the foundation of the world. There are restrictions on wizards, gods, true immortals, etc., and they are not allowed to be mined at will, and even restrict the development of underlying civilization.

Therefore, if you want a large amount of cultivation resources, you can only develop outside the territory.

There are several worlds in this realm, which is the outer realm developed by the Dalu Kingdom. The Lord of the Dalu Kingdom named it the Wandering World, and one of the worlds is called the Earth Oil World.

The whole is a sphere, about the size of a state in the Deer Country.

In other words...about the same size as the Earth.

And it’s not a round sky, it should be a star system?

There is also the lunar sun and the sun, each orbiting around it.

Forty percent is land and 60% is ocean. There is only one continent and some isolated islands offshore.

This is a world of resources, because it is rich in ‘earth oil’.

This is not oil, but something else, an entity formed by the condensation of earth vapor and water vapor, like oil droplets, flowing in the earth's veins, as if it were the blood of the earth.

Earth oil can carry a large amount of earth energy and water vapor as an isolation container. It will not spread easily and is easy to preserve. It is also useful for practitioners whether it is refining weapons, making elixirs, or swallowing it directly. Therefore, it is the most popular oil in Dalu Kingdom. One of the important resource areas.

Therefore, the Dalu Kingdom developed an "industrial company" here, controlled the people with the evil laws of human nature, dismantled the original country, and transformed it into large industrial companies, mobilizing the indigenous people of the entire world to exploit the oil. As the economic lifeline of the entire world.