Myriad Paths

A few hours later, it was already midnight.

Li Qi sat on a tall building in Chang'an, looking up at the sky.

This is the tallest building in Chang'an, located in Shangyuan. It is where the high-ranking flower gods usually entertain guests. However, as a fourth-grade man, Li Qi is naturally considered a distinguished guest here.

This high-rise building has a different flower god coming to do business every night, so different people gather here every day. It is a place of sensuality in Chang'an.

The flower god here tonight is Tie Haitang. Perhaps it was a coincidence that Li Qi actually knew this flower god.

She was the former enemy of Lingxiao Flower God, but...at the last moment, she gave Lingxiao Flower God a helping hand and helped her leave Shangyuan (see Chapter 377 for details)

However, Li Qi did not listen to Tie Haitang's performance below. He just sat with Qiu Zhi in a small corner on the roof, overlooking Shangyuan below.

Chang'an is very prosperous at night, and Shangyuan is even more prosperous among the prosperous. However, under the high-rise buildings, there are flower arrays and wine pools, fragrant mountains and medicinal seas, and Yan Pavilion and Song Towers.

In addition to the pavilion, there are also a variety of opera boats and boats, with gongs and drums playing, music and flags dancing, and golden and jade colors shining on each other. There are paved paths with brocade stones, ponds built with treasures, rainbow bridges with willow locks, and phoenix boats lingering with flowers. Pedestrians are walking around. Full of energy, laughter and fun.

However, unlike the hilarity in Shangyuan, Li Qi was silent here.

At this time, some time has passed since we were in the canteen of Taixue.

Qiu Zhi seemed to feel a little bad and said, "Master is so silent, do you blame me for clarifying the rules?"

"No, I just don't know what to say." Li Qi shook his head and continued to look at the sky.

A few hours ago, in Imperial College, Li Qi was not allowed to tell the final opportunity of the great road.

Li Qi did not force it and chose to give up.

Qiu Zhi explained: "Looking at the good side, the awakening of the sea pot is the fourth level, so there are no dangers, no worries, people have words but don't believe them, good things are not in the right way, expenses are not in the right way, and trust is not This person is just following the rules and has no ambition to work hard. He is confused and willing to fail. You have given him a head start and let him think about it. It is not necessarily a bad thing, right? "

Li Qi ignored the other party's words, but asked: "You, humanity, for the sake of rules, do you even want to hinder people's paths? Who is that person? An appendage of the rules?"

"Wrong, rules exist for people, how can they hinder people? However, sometimes, there must be choices. If Guo Penghai wants to take over this opportunity, then he must bear the corresponding cause and effect. Now it is In troubled times, this cause and effect may have many impacts." Qiu Zhi said calmly.

"If he is willing to take responsibility, then it is natural for him to take this opportunity. If he cannot take it, there is nothing wrong with giving up. All of this is Guo Penghai's choice." Qiu Zhi said.

As if he felt that these were not convincing enough, he immediately added: "Or... Master, do you think it is a better choice to let him directly inherit this kind of cause and effect without thinking clearly about anything?"

Li Qi was speechless after saying this.

It was really difficult for him to refute this statement, but he still felt that giving up the opportunity to follow the road in order to comply with the rules was obliterating human nature.

This may be the shortcoming of human nature. People are always tied up and cannot be as free and free as witches. Many witches, such as Zhu Fengdan, have no worries and can live freely in this world as they wish. Practice your own way the way you like.

It’s just... is it really good to be free and free?

Li Qi recalled Shen Shuibi and Li Shiwei, and he was also a bound person...

well.

Cause and effect.

Li Qi raised his hand, and a thread appeared in his palm. He pulled it gently, and saw that a large network of cause and effect was pulled out with himself as the node.

But under his feet, the large formation that suppressed the entire Chang'an immediately activated the part under Li Qi's feet. An invisible force pressed on Li Qi's shoulders, knocking off his magic.

Chang'an, level 5 and above, are not allowed to do anything at will, even simple spells.

Li Qi shook his head and did not go any further. Instead, he stood up and said, "Okay, it's almost done. I've almost finished my stay in Chang'an. I've also eaten. My old friends have also settled down, so I'll take my leave."

"Let's go together, I also want to go back to the border." Qiu Zhi stood up.

Li Qi nodded and walked down.

All the way down from the top floor to the hall below, I saw that in the hall, Tie Haitang's performance had ended, and now a seventh-grade flower god was performing in the middle, acting as a guest to maintain the popularity.

However, the scene was still very popular, and people kept coming. After all, this was a fifth-level performance venue, and Tie Haitang's popularity was not low, at least it was much more popular than the original Lingxiao Flower God.

Li Qi carefully passed through the crowd, but as he walked, he saw a young flower demon quietly walking over and tugging at Li Qi's clothes.

"Young Master...my flower god invites you." The flower demon whispered, handing over a token.

There is Tie Haitang's mark on the token.

Li Qi smiled and said: "If you go, you won't go. Please help me tell your flower god that Ling Xiao is doing well. There is no need to worry. It's just a war between humans and witches. She is in Baiyue. It is indeed a bit dangerous, but there are many things in the world. In this case, there is nothing we can do.”

After saying this, he did not accept the other party's invitation, but directly walked away quickly.

The little flower demon was holding the token and didn't know what to do for a moment. After all, she didn't dare to really stop Li Qi. He was... a fourth-grade witch.

If it was a fourth-level human being, she would still dare to go up and pull him, but Wu Jin can be said to have a bad reputation...

In the human world, everyone knows that witches cannot actually judge in terms of good and evil. They don't like to follow rules, and they can even kill people as they please.

That's right, from a human perspective, Wu Jin is much more evil than himself.

Humanity's expansion and invasion outside the territory are all based on rules. There is a set of standards to judge these actions. There are rules and regulations for how to conduct invasion, how to place prisoners of war, and how to deal with civilians.

In other words, whether it is killing, saving, or releasing, how to deal with it is determined by rules, not people. Personal good and evil cannot have an effect on the law, while rules serve the majority of people. , ensuring that it is beneficial to humanity as a whole.

But Wu Jin is different.

Wu Jin kills and saves people all out of his heart.

This looks terrible to humanity.

It is a matter of course that the law can carry out the death penalty. The law represents justice. There is no problem with the death penalty after going through procedures, collecting evidence, confirming, and retrial.

But if a person kills people and saves others at will based on his own likes and dislikes, then from a human perspective... that person is synonymous with evil and terror.

Just like Wu Jin saw humanity.

Humanity in the eyes of wizards is equally terrifying.

What Wu Jin saw was that humanity was screened outside the territory, and then slaughtered on a large scale, in a system, and in an assembly line, just like in a chicken farm, newborn roosters would be minced directly.

The act of destroying the world is like making parts on a factory assembly line, and the humane sergeants are the craftsmen who produce the parts.

In the midst of this, no one was responsible for the crime, everyone was doing business, but the killings caused were immeasurable.

This kind of assembly-line massacre made the wizards feel cold and despised.

This is true on both sides.

Humanity feels that Wu Dao plays with life wantonly according to one's own likes and dislikes, and Wu Dao feels that Humanity's massacre is even more vicious...

But how to say it.

Li Qi felt that they were not good people.

After all, although witches are both good and bad, good ones, such as Yunfang Great Witch, can protect the stable development of many world groups and protect many lives.

If something bad happens, for example, Li Qi once heard that there are some Gu masters who invade many worlds and make the whole world into Gu cups to refine Gu for themselves.

There are also some ghosts and witches who, in order to cultivate big ghosts or resentful ghosts, will take the initiative to impose curses, causing people to fall into extreme despair and undergo various tortures. In the end, their loved ones will be robbed, their families will die, and their friends will be implicated. Lone Star, whoever he touches will be unlucky. In the end, he is abandoned by everyone and dies without a burial. He turns into a resentful ghost and is pocketed by ghosts and witches, becoming part of the magic weapon.

In Li Qi's eyes, these two behaviors are not good things.

Li Qi didn't want to argue about right or wrong, but... at least there were good people among the wizards.

The high cohesion of humanity means that even if there are good people among them, they will be bound by systems and rules and coerced to join humanity's endless expansion outside the territory.

As for the endless life outside the territory...

Alas, living itself is suffering.

Immortals accidentally trample people to death when passing by, demons eat people, ghosts eat people, and even people eat people.

That’s why Buddhism says——

The world is like a sea of ​​suffering, in which people are floating and sinking, sinking in it, hopeless, difficult to escape, and miserable.

Buddhism believes that only through one's own enlightenment can one escape from suffering.

Humanity hopes to directly create a universe where no one suffers.

Shinto and shamanism believe that all this should exist and there is no need to deliberately change it. Those who suffer will eventually come out on their own.

The demons and true dragons don't care about this so-called suffering at all, and they are even part of this suffering.

While thinking about this, Li Qi had already arrived in Southern Xinjiang.

Outside the southern border, Li Qi walked into the wilderness.

"Then, General Qiu, farewell. We will see you on the battlefield later. I won't hold back." Li Qi said with a smile.

"Young master, please go slowly, but... I have one last message to give to you," Qiu Zhi said solemnly, cupping his hands.

"All ears." Li Qi immediately concentrated his attention.

He solemnly said to Li Qi: "Young Master has already seen the grand scene of Chang'an. When you remember that when you were young, you may have foreseen the subtle signs of the situation. Wu Jin was delighted with the warning from heaven, and he was eager to see it. On the contrary, if you pray to heaven and earth for eternal life, how can your country last long? Looking at all the countries in Baiyue, the kings who started their own business in the previous life have done nothing for the people and have no virtue for the country. How can they have any chance of victory? ?”

"When I have the opportunity, I advise the young master that wars are not caused by heaven or earth, but only by the success of people. The Supreme Humanity drives out the barbarians and dissipates, returns China to China, re-explains Yilun, and establishes the world again, from heaven and earth. Since the founding of the world, the supreme merit has been so great that it has never been seen before. It can only be done by a mantis using his arms as a chariot."

After hearing this, Li Qi shook his head: "If you just said these words, then I can only tell you... I will see the truth on the battlefield."

Qiu Zhi said, "Then...it's the battlefield now."

"Oh? Look at this, General Qiu has been patient for a long time. Outside the territory? Or right here?" Li Qi turned back to look at Qiu Zhi, and a statue suddenly rose behind him.

This time, the Dharma image is not as majestic as when it was outside the territory. It is only two or three miles tall, with four arms and two bodies. The left side of the body is wrapped in demonic energy, and the right side is filled with Buddha light. The yin and yang of Taoism are mediating together. Humanity and spirituality are provided. Restraint, the spirit in the body therefore confronts people and maintains balance, while the most important 'nature' is filling the entire dharma.

Now, in Li Qi's Dharma phase, it is no longer a situation of "people and witches confronting each other". The witchcraft and Tao have filled the entire Dharma phase in a harmonious way.

Whether it is Buddhas and demons, humans and gods, or Taoist and spiritual Taoism as mediators, these are all in a 'natural state'.

Li Qi did not deliberately adjust their status. Unlike when he was at the seventh level, Li Qi carefully controlled the proportion of these Taoist traditions in the body to keep them in a precise and delicate balance.

Today, Li Qi doesn't need so much. He just maintains nature itself, so these traditions... all exist in the body. They are just subsidiary products of nature and cannot occupy the dominant position in his body.

This is his current level of cultivation. If he wants to control a river, he does not need to control every drop of water accurately. He only needs to dig a river channel, and all the water will flow along the river channel.

Li Qi used to think about precisely controlling every drop of water, but now he has long given up on that approach, which has also increased the limit of mana he can control tens of millions of times.

Along with Li Qi's appearance, Qiu Zhi also spoke.

"Just here, it's more difficult." He said softly.

Following the words, Qiu Zhi's military energy bloomed behind him, and a picture of the battlefield slowly unfolded.

The banners chase the north wind, and the frost and sleet chase the south.

But I saw countless soldiers, wearing swords and halberds. On the battlefield, there was a cloud of blood and rain, and the land was filled with fat and wind.

The vast and fierce wilderness is as different as the sky. Standing on horseback and looking around, the climate is treacherous and the autumn sky is majestic.

The yellow sun is about to go down, there are many battles, everything can be seen in the daytime, both sides of the road are full of battle bones.

When he looked up, he saw that the ground was red and blue, covered in blood.

Qiu Zhi's Dharma image does not have a human form, but a picture. This picture is so lifelike that it almost forms a real scene, replacing the real world and becoming a new reality.

But Qiu Zhi took two steps forward and pulled out a rusty Chang Ge from the scroll.

"Come on, young master, let me see what Wushen Mountain is capable of."

"The ability of Wushenshan or the Tang Dynasty court cannot be determined by the outcome of you and me, but... I'm thinking, if I kill you here, will I win?" Li Qi tilted his head. , the sense of oppression from the Dharma became intense.