Myriad Paths

Li Qi looked at the battle report from the front. He was far away from the front, and his contribution was enough to allow him to rest for a while, so there was no rush.

With the addition of Xiantian, the combination of the Demonic Path, the True Dragon and the Witch, the current situation of the Human Path is not very good.

But... the Human Path has taken out a lot of weird things, such as... a large number of geniuses.

It's really a large number, I don't know where they came from...

But it seems to be related to the Miscellaneous School.

In addition, the investment of the Demonic Path seems to be getting bigger and bigger, and the Human Path seems to have to find a way, otherwise it will be defeated quickly.

Putting away the battle report, Li Qi looked down.

Skyscrapers, various flying motorcycles below, a large number of automated facilities, mechanical servants, and local natives with prosthetic transformations.

The neon lights flickered, and they looked particularly dazzling against the backdrop of the night.

But it can't be said that this is not actually cyberpunk, but the art style is more similar.

In the world of the Forward Alliance, they don't have giant companies, nor have they ever had evil laws of humanity. In fact, although their political system cannot be absolutely fair, it still has a very good promotion mechanism.

Of course, this is also necessary.

The personnel turnover in this world is too fast. A new group of people can be completely replaced every few hundred years. Moreover, whether it is strength or anything else, it depends on the development of the entire civilization technology. Therefore, a smooth and fair promotion path is necessary, otherwise it will not be possible to achieve the current level.

They are not strong because of the strength of a certain strong man, but because of the strength of the civilization as a whole. It is precisely this system that allows them to enjoy the technological improvement brought by the illusion domain to the greatest extent.

"Why are you sitting here in the middle of the night?" In the room, Shen Shuibi rubbed her eyes and walked out.

Unlike Li Qi's light nightgown, she was still wearing a heavy Taoist robe. Except for her hands and face, she could not see anything else. Even her neck had to wait until she turned her head to see a trace of whiteness from the collar.

This is her habitual dress. She doesn't like the cyber-style popular clothes in this world. She still wears her ordinary Taoist robe, which has faded.

It's really ordinary, the kind that mortals wear, with a simple Taoist bun, but no hair crown.

"We have been in this world for seven years." Li Qi said as he sat on the chair.

Shen Shuibi walked to his back, propped up the back of the chair with her hands, put her chest on the back of Li Qi's head, and said lightly: "What's wrong?"

"Look at this world, it has changed with each passing day in seven years. Just these buildings in front of us have been demolished and rebuilt, rebuilt and demolished twice." Li Qi pointed to the tall buildings outside.

"So?" Shen Shuibi was a little puzzled.

"We seem to be a little out of place in this world. This world is changing too fast, and we are like two antiques, two old wooden stakes, and we can't keep up with this fast world at all." Li Qi said so.

"The immortals are like this. Is there any problem?" Shen Shuibi asked with her head tilted.

"You see, I've experienced too much before, and it's too long, thousands of years at a time, but now we seem to have encountered a world that is changing with each passing day, a vibrant civilization, and we happen to be in it." Li Qi looked at the outside world: "These seven years have been really mediocre. I want to spend a few years to join this world and experience this spirit and spirit of eternal progress. Maybe... it can make our old-fashioned mentality rejuvenate a little?" Shen Shuibi didn't know what to say, but she said: "I don't care. If you want to play, then go and play." "Not playing, but practicing very seriously. I think we are too insensitive to the passage of time now, just like these seven years. Can you recall what we did in the past seven years?" Li Qi asked. Shen Shuibi blushed and didn't reply. It's really hard to reply. Rabbits are still very shy. Li Qi ignored all this and said directly: "But in the past, seven years was enough for us to do a lot of things. I didn't stay in Chang'an for seven years. This has nothing to do with cultivation, but I think that our concept of time should not be increasingly out of touch with the normal flow of time. What do you think? Otherwise, it's too light to say that it's an old tree stump, and it might turn into stone."

'Normal flow of time' is a very abstract concept, but it is very specific when it is actually implemented.

Why do immortals live forever?

It's to have more time to pursue the Tao, to have more time to do their own things, to not be bothered by time, and to have plenty of time to do what is needed to pursue the Tao.

All of this points to the same goal, that is, 'immortality is to gain more time'.

Then, if you become a wooden stake or a stone block, do you really have more time?

Suppose there is a species that can live for 10,000 years, but the time flow he feels is only 100 years. In the eyes of others, his movements are extremely slow, 100 times slower than ordinary people.

Then, compared with the previously mentioned extreme speed world, that is, the race of the seventh rank that can only live for eight days, who has more time?

Obviously, the time in the Speed ​​World is much longer than that of this stone man, even if he actually lived for only a few seconds.

Li Qi now feels that he has a tendency to live like a wooden stake.

Many years have passed at any time, but has he really done anything in these many years?

The immortality of the immortal should be used to accomplish the great deeds that only a hundred generations can accomplish on their own.

Instead of letting time turn yourself into stone, let yourself become an 'immortal' who is slow, stupid, waiting for time to pass, self-righteous but actually doing nothing at all.

Now there was a good opportunity in front of him. Faced with this ever-changing world and this progressive alliance, Li Qi felt that maybe his gradually slowing concept of time could be reconnected with mortals.

"Well... what you say makes sense, but what are you going to do?" Shen Shuibi asked.

"First participate in the operation of this society, live like ordinary people here, integrate into their fast life, and first get rid of this habit of meditating and sitting still for four or five days." Li Qi said with a smile, then stood up and waved his hand.

The clothes on his body also changed accordingly, turning into a set of the most common clothes in the Forward Alliance. It is a set of quite avant-garde clothes, suitable for sports, somewhat close-fitting, with the upper and lower body separated, and has various plug-in openings on it, which can be directly Connected to various mechanical devices, of course there is nothing yet.

"Are you ready to go out now?" Shen Shuibi asked.

"That's about it. Let's go check out the situation first. Just do it as you say. There's no need to delay." Li Qi said goodbye to Rabbit and walked downstairs alone.

The rabbit just looked at him, blankly.

It wasn't until Li Qi opened the door and then closed it that she shook her head.

Hmm... Li Qi's whimsical ideas are quite interesting.

As for this, in addition to restoring his normal concept of time, he also planned to use this time to stabilize his cultivation.

But Rabbit shouldn't have any feelings about this. After all, she is a born immortal, and time has always been like that for her. She doesn't have a sense of separation from her current situation like Li Qi does.

Li Qi's time used to pass very slowly, and now time passes very fast, but Rabbit has no feeling about it. She thinks it's the same.

On the other side, after Li Qi went downstairs, he looked at the flashing neon lights outside, some people walking on the street, and the flying locomotive roaring by.

People come and go, roads intersect, and crowds of people come in waves. Large tram public transportation is like an ocean current in the urban ocean, passing through this bustling city.

Li Qi saw some girls smiling, holding drinks sold on the street in one hand, wearing sci-fi glasses, or simply artificial eyeballs, looking around.

There are also some adults on the street scratching their heads and worrying about work. Even in this world, hard work is still indispensable.

The giggling young people are having a great time playing on the street. They are hitting the air. It should be in their field of vision that a complete virtual game is being projected into reality in front of them.

There were many pedestrians on the street, but everything was not completely connected to virtual reality. In fact, Li Qi was not connected to those virtual reality scenes, but he could still see many decorations from reality.

They are immersed in the virtual, but they have not forgotten the reality. The virtual is just an embellishment of reality.

Looking at the restaurant, the aroma is lingering, and the food cooked is real food, not nutritious pastes and seasonings. This also supports the above idea. The Forward Alliance is not immersed in the virtual world, although they Virtual reality is very developed, but it is still only a part of the real world.

Li Qi just stood on the street and watched until dawn, and he suddenly didn't realize it.

In the sky, there is a grating composed of neon lights, and further up, there is the world's sky and the world's barrier. There are stars on it, which are the lights lit by the star officials.

Looking down, it's a vast world of mortals.

The prosperity of the world and the rolling life can be seen at a glance.

Um……

quite pretty.

However, at this moment, Li Qi suddenly felt someone patting him.

He turned around and saw a man who looked like a police officer. He looked very young. He must have just joined the work. In terms of cultivation... he was not of the highest quality. Of course, if you include his equipment, he should be able to fight. A relatively weak seventh-grade one, right?

This is the benefit of this world, mass-produced seventh-grade products, but... Correspondingly, their upper limit is relatively low, but in the final analysis, it is difficult for their talents to reach seventh-grade, and they can reach the sky in one step, even if they only live a few years. It has been a hundred years since we were stained with the glory of civilization.

In a place like Tianxia, ​​they might not even be able to touch the edge of the eighth rank.

Li Qi looked at the other party, thinking about the other party's situation.

But to the other party... Li Qi was just dumbfounded.

Therefore, the young patrol officer said in their own civilized language: "Friend, according to the surveillance, you have been standing here for four time rings. What's going on?"

Time rings, this civilization’s way of keeping time, divide a day into twenty time rings, corresponding to the positions of the sun and moon.

Li Qi came back to his senses and smiled awkwardly: "Huh? Has it been so long? Sorry, I'm a little dazed."

He got sick again, and this was what he wanted to change. This sense of alienation in time was not working well.

"In a daze? Also, why do you only have one set of clothes and equipment on you? You came out without any equipment, so what are you doing here?" the patrol officer asked again.

Without any equipment, he couldn't even take the bus or buy anything. What was he doing here?

Anyway, no matter how you looked at it, Li Qi looked suspicious.

"I suspect that you may have used prohibited psychotropic drugs. Please come with me so that we can check your body fluids." The patrol officer said.

Li Qi was stunned.

Well, with his outfit and being in a daze for several hours, he looked like a drug addict!

But to be honest, if you think about it carefully, it seems to be quite similar.

It's not difficult for him. Li Qi nodded: "Okay, then go."

As he said that, Li Qi simply stretched out his hand and motioned the other party to handcuff him.

He knew that he had almost figured out the basic common sense of this world in the past few years. This civilization called the Forward Alliance would actually use this method to arrest those unstable elements.

This time, the patrol officer was at a loss.

"Well... OK, come with me first. Have you eaten?" The other party did not choose to handcuff Li Qi, but asked Li Qi to follow him and asked at the same time.

"Not yet." Li Qi responded.

The other party looked at Li Qi with a trace of pity, and had no intention of torturing Li Qi at all. He just said, "Okay, let's go first and eat something first." He took Li Qi to a fast food restaurant on the roadside. The food culture here advocates careful cooking, so the food can hardly be seen in its original form. A lot of local spices are added and it is reshaped into a brand new look. For example, vegetables are made into steaks, meat is made into fruits, etc. How to say... Molecular cuisine? That's about it, but no matter what, it tastes pretty good, but you can't tell the raw materials. After serving some food, Li Qi thanked the other party and started eating. He ate slowly, and the patrol officer just looked at Li Qi and analyzed the identity of this mysterious visitor. He was in a daze before, maybe because he suffered a blow. He didn't have any external equipment on his body. It was probably because he was stripped naked, which was a bit unaccustomed to him. He ate in a very elegant manner, and his every move seemed to have a special rhythm, which showed that he must have a background, not just a passerby on the street.

After staring at Li Qi eating, the patrol officer asked after a while: "Brother, how did you end up like this? I saw that you looked dazed, but your hands were so steady now, so you probably didn't use any psychotropic drugs. How come everything on your body is gone?"

"Oh, this, actually I didn't install those devices. I came here mainly to try to integrate into society. I have always lived alone before, and now I want to try living alone. It's just that when I came down, I saw the scenery outside and was a little obsessed." Li Qi smiled and said so.

The young patrol officer looked at Li Qi again.

Is he mentally ill?

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