Myriad Paths

Establish a country in Baiyue?

Li Qi immediately realized the other party's purpose.

As mentioned before, the symbolic meaning of many things is powerful. For example... Dalu Kingdom was once Daluze, the place where the ancient saint emperor abdicated. Although the ancient saint emperor was only a fifth-rank at that time, this symbolic meaning itself was enough to attract the competition between humans and witches.

Just like being an official, will your power change in any way after you become an official?

The answer is that ordinary people are still ordinary people after becoming officials, but just a "title" is enough to suppress others, or even make others voluntarily work for you.

Correspondingly, there is a big difference between inserting a nail in Baiyue and directly establishing a country.

This is to give the Devouring Heaven Demon Lord the power to "create a country".

Quan means zhu, liang, jin, jun, and shi, so we can weigh things evenly and know the weight. It is also a scale, which can weigh the weight. Du is a foot, which can measure the length. Everything should be weighed and measured.

There are things and things. Only after weighing them can we know the importance; only after measuring can we know the length. This is true for all things, especially the heart.

It is said: "The nine hexagrams of the Book of Changes end with Xun to exercise power. Power is the great use of sages. If you cannot establish yourself and talk about power, it is like a person who cannot establish himself and wants to act, and he will rarely fail."

The so-called "power" actually refers to the ability to judge and measure, so it is said that someone "holds great power" for this purpose.

At this moment, the power of creating a country is the ability to judge Baiyue.

This can be regarded as asking Wushen Mountain to cede land.

"You are asking too much, Demon Lord. I am afraid this is not appropriate, right?" Li Qi responded immediately.

"Not appropriate? That's right. After all, Wushen Mountain may not fulfill its promise. I wonder if they are willing after the human way annexes Baiyue?" The Devouring Heaven Demon Lord said calmly, his constantly flickering face completely concealed his expression, and his expression and mood could hardly be seen.

"Monster Lord, you may not always win when you place a bet. Once you place a bet and let it go, if you lose, you may not even be able to keep what you have now." Li Qi said.

The Heaven Devouring Demon Lord's tone fluctuated slightly: "Oh? Sir, you mean that even if I vote for the human side, you can still win, right?"

"Monster Lord, you are really brave. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you now, so that both the human and the witch side will not have you as a variable." Li Qi said in a gentle tone.

The Sky Devouring Demon Lord showed no fear, but continued: "But you need variables, don't you? The total strength invested by humans and witches is about the same. Every variable is precious to you and may be the last straw that breaks the camel's back."

"The current situation, young master must be very clear. Whether it is human or witch, they have the ability to completely destroy the Baiyue area. Even if you take action, it is very easy to refine the entire Baiyue from the ground to the underground for 100,000 miles into bullets in a quarter of an hour."

"But if you do this, it is equivalent to losing, because you can't get the Holy Emperor's ruins, which is equivalent to destroying the treasure yourself, and wasting a lot of combat power in vain."

"So, you need We must stop the other party from doing so, and restrain ourselves from doing so. As long as the situation is not irreversible, then a double-lose situation is an unwise choice. "The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Lord said: "In this case, any neutral force will accelerate this process. First of all, the strength of the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Realm is not strong, and it has not reached the point where entering the field means forcing humanity to overturn the table. You can accept us with confidence without worrying that humanity will give up the fight directly, but at the same time, I am here, and I can provide enough help. "

"Looking at the current Baiyue, there is a suitable force like the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Realm, but it is hard to find it even with a lantern. Isn't it worth paying some price?"

The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Lord said this, and at the same time, he was also looking at Li Qi's appearance.

Li Qi still looked indifferent, with a smile on his face, and remained calm.

It is normal to remain calm. He has reached the fourth grade, and no matter what, his capacity is enough. Perhaps some fourth-grade people will be happy and angry, and do everything in a big way, but that is only because the other party's personality and path are unwilling to hide their emotions, which does not mean that they cannot restrain themselves.

After watching for a while, he couldn't see anything, so he continued to say: "Young Master, you must know that human hearts are like flowing water, with grass and trees in it. They flow away without looking at each other. The front does not look back, and the back does not look forward. The grass and trees flow, each as before, and the human heart is the same. One thought comes and one thought goes, just like the grass and trees do not look back and forth."

"But, the grass and trees have a direction to flow after all, and this direction is the 'big trend'."

"And where the big trend is going, in fact, it depends on the air flow floating on the surface. Now, under the balance of the big trend, I am just a straw to lay the foundation for the victory for you, right? After all, my joining is not just a few dozen fifth-grade combat forces, this is Wanchi Da The movements of the Saint and the Great Saint who Moved Mountains, right? "

At this time, Li Qi, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke and said: "The Tao is to make the people agree with the Lord, so they can die with him and live with him without fear of danger. With the Tao as the leader, how can we worry about people's hearts? How many people can help depends on whether the Tao is compatible, not on the people's hearts. "

The Devouring Heaven Demon Lord immediately responded: "For us, the nine lands of the world, this is naturally the case. The Tao is like bones. If grass has bones, it will not be blown by the wind or hit by the rain. The world flows by without moving, but among the billions of creatures in this world, how many have bones? Doesn't that mean they have no power and cannot become a big trend?"

"In the end, most of the creatures in this world are just bigger, smarter, and different-shaped bugs."

"Bugs jump when poked, and people without the Way also jump when poked. They will stop crying if crying is useless, and will continue to cry if crying is useful. They will stop practicing if practicing is useless, because practicing has brought benefits, so there is motivation to practice. These creatures will constantly adjust their attitudes based on feedback, and decide what to do in their lives based on the simplest "delicious" and "not delicious."

"For these people, the general trend is the only credible "Tao", and now, my lord, look, how many people in the entire Baiyue can lead with Tao?" The Sky-Swallowing Demon Lord opened his hand, and the accretion disk around him naturally expanded, went out, and then dispersed.

As a monster that has been cultivating in the Baiyue area for tens of thousands of years, he knows very well that among so many people in Baiyue, even the Baiyue rulers have no "Tao" to speak of. They are just large paramecium.

People without Tao and the world without Tao are mostly like this.

If you can't find your own way, you will naturally go with the flow, and your heart will be like grass and trees. The former will not care about the back, and the latter will not care about the front. At that time, the arrival of the Devouring Heaven Demon Lord will naturally guide people's hearts and increase Li Qi's chance of winning.

The Devouring Heaven Demon Lord thought a lot, and the final result was this.

As long as you grasp this point, Li Qi will compromise in the end. The power to create a country obtained from Wushen Mountain is enough to verify the plan of the demon...

The Great Sage of Moving Mountains has been planning this for a long time.

However, at this time, Li Qi suddenly said: "If so, then the demon lord, please go back. The power to create a country is not trivial. I can't decide it with one word. The demon lord can go and ask the human way how to choose."

This answer made the Devouring Heaven Demon Lord stunned.

"Young Master, are you sure?" The Devouring Heaven Demon Lord asked. He said he asked Li Qi to "make sure", but his tone became uncertain.

Li Qi still has a trump card? Where does he get the confidence to say such a thing?

Li Qi smiled and replied: "What the demon master said is naturally reasonable. If the situation does not change, then it will be the same as what the demon master said, and there will be no flaws."

"As long as you don't treat people as people, then nothing will change. The rise and fall of Baiyue throughout the ages, all kinds of tragedies, leading beasts to eat people, and fighting in various ways, are nothing more than the word "no way." "

At this point, Li Qi stood up and walked forward, walking in the air, approaching the Devouring Heaven Demon Lord: "So, if they have no way, I will give them. I will open the people's wisdom in Baiyue, build academies, and spread the Dharma, so that they can break away from the world and start thinking about their own way. In this way, they can be led by the way and achieve what I said before, "The way is to make the people agree with the superiors, so they can die with them and live with them without fear of danger. "

"What do you think of this decision, Demon Lord?" Li Qi asked: "So, will the demon lord surrender to humanity, or stay here? "

The Devouring Heaven Demon Lord's eyes flashed, he stood up straight, and looked Li Qi up and down carefully without any regard for etiquette.

This young master of Wushen Mountain is very courageous.

Because, the Devouring Heaven Demon Lord knew that this was actually the human way.

However, although this was the human way, humanity would definitely not do this. Even if he went to humanity, humanity would definitely not be able to educate Baiyue.

In the eyes of humanity, Baiyue was an enemy, and there was no need to show mercy to the enemy. From the perspective of humanity, if they won, then Baiyue would definitely be a trophy, and it would not matter if they gave some to the demons, so he could basically be sure that the human side would definitely agree to it, and the right to create a country that the two great saints wanted would be within their reach.

On one side was Li Qi's refusal, and on the other side was the human side. Tao is almost certain to agree.

From the perspective of interests, there is no doubt that we should turn around and go to the human side.

However——

I just said something.

If you can't find your own Tao, you will naturally go with the flow, your heart is like grass and trees, the former does not care about the back, the latter does not care about the front, just like a paramecium, according to the simplest "delicious" and "not delicious" to decide how to do your life.

However, if you find your own Tao, then you will naturally have muscles and bones, know where to go, and where to go. At this time, interests are not the only consideration. In fact... interests are the most waiverable and the most insignificant.

So, the Devouring Sky Demon Lord laughed, and then asked: "Young Master, are you so sure that I will agree?"

"If you agree, it will be the best. If you don't agree, then naturally we have different Taos and we can't make plans together. "Li Qi said very casually.

Because the human race does not treat people as human beings, and the demon race appreciates Li Qi's attitude very much, the demon race and the witch race have a consensus, that is, "all things have spirits."

In the eyes of demons and witches, although all things have differences due to their abilities, they are fundamentally equal.

But the human race does not recognize this.

To the human race, the people of Baiyue are no different from pigs and dogs. Regarding this, the Devouring Heaven Demon Lord is actually quite unhappy. Although he is not necessarily a kind and soft-hearted demon, no matter good or bad, in the final analysis, he still treats other creatures as the same kind.

But the human race is much more cruel than this. The human race does not take creatures other than "humans" seriously at all, and completely regards them as some kind of resources or tools.

And Li Qi's idea of ​​​​"preaching" is obviously much better than the human race.

Even if there is a loss, even if the benefits cannot be maximized, but if it can be in harmony with the Tao, what does it matter?

The Demon Lord Swallowing Heaven raised his hands and said, "That's fine. As long as you promise me that you will build a school and allow me to join you when you preach. Then even if you don't need the power to build the country, the Demon Lord Swallowing Heaven can still dedicate it to you." force."

"Okay, then it's settled." Li Qi nodded, and while speaking, he finally walked up to the Sky-Devouring Demon Lord and stretched out his hand to him.

Demon Lord Swallowing Heaven hesitated for a moment, and then held Li Qi's hand.

The two shook hands and swore an oath. After that, Demon Lord Swallowing Heaven turned and left, turning into a stream of light to prepare for battle.

After all, he has to face humanity. Although he said it with great assurance, it would be quite stressful to actually do it.

After Li Qi watched the other party leave, he looked at Shen Shuibi.

"The Sky-Swallowing Demon Lord is indeed very generous and courageous. He actually dares to stand by you in this situation." Rabbit said.

"He doesn't have such a big heart, and the Great Sage Wanchi and the Great Sage Yishan don't think so highly of him. To be given important power by the two great sages, he must not be a mercenary person. To convince them, they cannot rely on exchange of interests, but To get closer on the road, the witch path has a natural advantage in this regard, after all... the two witch paths have already united," Li Qi said.

"However, interests are also indispensable. After all, the other party is not a comrade. If it is really a matter of life and death, it is impossible to die for the witchcraft. These also need to be calculated in advance." Shen Shuibi reminded.

"Of course I don't have to." Li Qi nodded: "Then, Yu'er, I'll trouble you to supervise the work. The leader of Baiyue Kingdom is impetuous. Although their thoughts are suppressed now that the Humanity army is approaching, it is definitely impossible for Humanity to attack directly. , so they are likely to have second thoughts while doing it, so you still need to keep an eye on them.”

"Okay, leave it to me." Shen Shuibi did not refuse, nodded and left.

As for Li Qi, he stayed where he was.

He needs to think through the entire strategy.

And...he is also planning to personally meet the fighting forces on the human side.

Just like when he went to find Liu Junyi, he went to see who his enemy was in advance. Even if he might expose himself, he could still see the other party clearly.

Because, Li Qi's own heel must be completely exposed to humanity. He is relatively famous and many of his methods have been leaked. He is not afraid of leaking, but he can see through the other person just by looking at him and knowing his rhyme.

Moreover, even if he knew this, humanity would never refuse to meet.

This is human nature, whether it is a tyrant or a king, this is how they are.