Myriad Paths

That kind of tempering is by no means simply refining the body with essence and blood, but some kind of deeper tempering between life and death, because Li Qi has seen the feeling of the demon dragon between life and death.

When I was working as a teacher at Chang'an Taixue, the demon dragon named Crocodile Dragon, but actually an earthworm, was like this. He had such a state between life and death.

And this old man kept this state in his body. What Li Qi couldn't see clearly was actually a powerful demon dragon... or even a small world inside the body of a real dragon!

The small world in his body was directly taken out and placed on his body as equipment, but it seemed that it still needed feeding to maintain vitality...

The method of feeding is blood essence.

That's why Li Qicai said that he had a grudge against the real dragon.

Taking out the little world inside a dragon and then putting it on the body as equipment is like using a human skull to make a magic weapon. It is an extremely annoying thing.

The old man's fishing is essentially for blood essence, and he must use this blood essence to feed this equipment!

"Huh? Why do you look like you've seen a ghost? Oh, you can tell, right? Ha, I said you were stable, but young people can't keep calm. Why, the secret was discovered, so you are surprised?" The old man smiled and took the initiative to walk to Li Qi's side: "Don't worry, we are in the same group and we all have a grudge against the real dragon."

Li Qi was stunned when he heard this.

Actually, that's not what surprised him.

However, the old man's words suddenly reminded him of something.

In fact, he was entangled with the dragon soul of a young true dragon, which was framed by an unknown force. (See Chapter 228 for details)

After leaving Guangyang, Li Qi noticed this, saw through the other party's disguise, and did not get in the car.

If you get in the car, you don't know where you will go.

However, Li Qi didn't know who it was at the time. Later, he guessed that it was the work of the demon. But after getting to know the demon, he found that this was impossible. If the demon really wanted to deceive him, it would be impossible for him to see through it.

After so long, he almost forgot about it.

But suddenly, he was horrified to find that this matter was brought up again, and it was accidentally poked by a passerby, who even misunderstood him.

Now that I think about it, the reason why this old man struck up a conversation with me was because he noticed the true dragon soul wrapped around him.

And where does this true dragon soul come from?

Li Qi felt creepy!

How many things are wrapped around him? How many conspiracies surround him?

It was just a trip to the East China Sea. How many people were plotting against him?

However, Li Qi immediately took a few deep breaths.

It doesn't matter, that's what he came for.

Carrying the Chenji Golden Pill, he took the initiative to take over the road to the revival of Luofu Mountain. He also had entanglements with the devil, and he existed as the son of Wushen Mountain...

He got the benefits of these things, which made him the Li Qi he is today, and he naturally had to bear the consequences of these things. There are no good things in this world that can only be enjoyed.

Those who bathe in the glory will inevitably face the hidden arrows behind their backs. It is difficult to estimate the number of assassinations and conspiracies that a brilliant leader will face.

When you come to the East China Sea, if you want to get the 'bait' from the hands of the real dragons, you must first bite the hook.

Therefore, Li Qi suppressed his fear and smiled stiffly: "Yeah, but it's not my hatred, it's just a bit of a misunderstanding..."

"Is there a misunderstanding about Dragon Soul? Then this misunderstanding is really big. I won't ask you about those things. I am optimistic about you. Young man, the Diaoyutai is here for you. Come on, continue fishing!"

The old man laughed and didn't think there was anything special. Instead, he continued fishing with Li Qi.

Li Qi coughed twice and agreed simply.

It’s good to get to know an old-timer. At least you won’t be alone on your subsequent deep-ocean journey. If something happens, you can still shout, ‘Senior, help me! ’

It's one thing to save or not, and it's one thing to shout or not.

So Li Qi canceled his original reading plan and instead spent a day fishing with the old man.

On this day, Li Qi felt that he had gained a lot.

The first thing is to know the old man's name. His name is Shen Yijun. Yes, his surname is Shen.

There is a saying about this surname, which means that he is the descendant of a true god in heaven and has the bloodline of an innate god.

No wonder it can withstand the small world in the body of a real dragon, it is indeed a strange blood.

He did not take the path of martial arts, but after all, he had some basic skills before, coupled with his quick brain and real understanding of rhymes, he learned fishing with twice the result with half the effort, and he would be able to get started in one day.

This progress scared Shen Yijun so much that he checked Li Qi's body several times and kept mumbling: "It's impossible... It's impossible."

According to him, being able to get started in martial arts in thirty or fifty years is considered normal, being able to get started in ten years is considered a talent, and being able to get started in three months is considered a rare prodigy in martial arts.

The most powerful genius he had ever seen was introduced in seven days. At that time, he was already astonished.

But Li Qi got started in just one day, which made him doubt many times, thinking that Li Qi had already mastered this skill before.

However, after careful observation, Shen Yijun had to admit that Li Qi was indeed a new learner.

When he first got started, Li Qi could only control about 150 miles. That jerky look couldn't be fake, because the body has memory, and mortals can imitate some subtle movements, but for Shen Yijun, For a warrior who is not weak, no one understands the body's habits better than him.

Li Qi must be a newbie.

However, after a day of practice and getting started, Li Qi was able to successfully reach the bottom of the sea five hundred miles deep.

In this sea, the seabed is relatively high. One thousand two hundred miles has reached the bottom, so Li Qi has basically reached the halfway point. It can be said that he has made rapid progress.

Shen Yijun was very satisfied with this, but in the evening he put away the fishing platform and prepared to rest. He made an appointment with Li Qi to fish again in two days. At that time, he would truly enter the deep ocean area, and fishing would be very exciting. .

Li Qi bid farewell to Shen Yijun and checked today's catch.

Still caught a lot of things, most of them were eighth-grade sea beasts.

Li Qi will unconditionally release those he catches, those who are sane and have embarked on the path of spiritual practice, no matter what path they are on. There is no need to cut off a person's path just for this.

But if it was just a barbaric beast or a sane one, he would simply accept it and usually dispose of it and put it in his mustard bag.

The first is the improvement of cultivation. The reason why Li Qihui stayed all day was this. This fishing technique improved Li Qi's reaction ability at an unusual speed.

As we all know, the so-called response ability is actually a person's instant information processing ability. When receiving information, how to quickly process the information and then take corresponding measures in an instant is the essence of 'reaction'.

People with slow reactions take more than a second to realize that they have been hit, while those with fast reactions are aware of the attack before they are hit.

Li Qi can say that in just one day of exercise, his reaction speed has improved by at least 10%, and he has also learned how to micro-manage the fishing line, allowing him to lower the fishing line deeper.

If he is a warrior, it means that his ability to control the body has improved. Unfortunately, he is a witch, so this ability is of no use to him.

But just improving the reaction is already very important, and the ability to control the body is just an addition.

In addition to physical and cultivation improvements, there is also substantial material income.

At the end of the day, Li Qi got the bodies of four eighth-grade beasts and a dozen ninth-grade beasts. It seemed that fishing was quite profitable.

Unfortunately, if Li Qi was asked to do it by himself, he would not dare to fish.

For example, if Li Qi catches the old turtle caught by Mr. Shenyi Jun, he will be dragged down and eaten by the other party.

This is the East China Sea, which is not so peaceful. The East China Sea, which follows the laws of heaven, is a place where the weak eat the strong and compete completely freely.

Now I feel like I'm on vacation, and I even have the energy to go fishing and releasing fish. Essentially, it's because of the presence of this scientific research vessel.

The fifth-grade treasure ship is enough to suppress all dangers in most cases. Even Li Qi also takes advantage of it, and can enjoy peace and happiness unscrupulously, as well as have the luxury of 'charity'.

Li Qi packed up his catch and returned to the room.

Those reasonable people are still working to maintain the normal operation of this treasure ship so that it can reach the deep ocean in a few days.

During this time, Li Qi was going to study.

If it weren't for Shen Yijun, he would have spent the whole day reading. His original plan was to spend the whole day soaking in Li Dao's library.

Still, a full night is not bad.

With this in mind, after just a short rest, he came to the library.

However, in the library, he met an unexpected person.

A monk.

Li Qi immediately became alert!

Because he had previously suspected that Buddhism and True Dragon were the starting point of the recent conspiracies around him.

Especially that weird eminent monk, Master Jingmo.

Li Qi had been doubting that he could never see this master for a long time, and had been preparing to see the other person's details.

But what he didn't expect was that he actually saw the other person in the library, and... he was immersed in many books. Judging from the number of books around him, he must have been here for at least seven or eight days.

In other words, the reason why he is not seen in other places is purely because this monk is addicted to books. He started to read here as soon as he got on the boat and did not rest or go out for a walk.

Did you think wrong?

This doesn't look suspicious at all.

However, he may not be Monk Jingmo, so just go and ask.

Li Qi walked over and looked at the monk.

He was a monk, but...it was beyond Li Qi's expectation.

Because what he saw was not a face, but a mechanical head.

The whole body is made of steel, shining with the light of flowing mana, and you can even hear some noise, which seems to be the sizzling sound of internal operation.

This is... a mechanical monk?

Wai Ri, what the hell is this?

A body completely composed of magic weapons, without a physical body or even a soul, Li Qi could not sense anything other than the operation of the magic weapons.

Could this be... a magic weapon that awakens the mind, just like a pot in the sea?

A human-shaped puppet magic weapon, awakened his mind, and then threw himself into Buddhism?

Why does it sound so cyberpunk...

However, this seems to explain why this thing appeared on Li Dao's scientific research ship. Maybe he was Li Dao's humanoid puppet?

With these thoughts in mind, Li Qi took the initiative to step forward and said, "May I ask, are you Master Jingmo?"

At this time, I saw the mechanical puppet raised its head and made a stiff voice: "It is Jingmo. The monk's cultivation is still shallow and he is not worthy of the name of master. You can just call the monk the name. Dare you ask the donor?"

This sound is quite cyberpunk, with a typical mechanical friction sound. As soon as you hear it, you can tell that this is not a sound made by the vocal cords, but a vibrato similar to that made by a reed.

"It turns out it's really Master Jingmo. I heard Wang Dun say a lot about you. But when I saw you today, I was still surprised. I didn't expect the master to be so... unimaginable." Li Qi thought about it for a moment, and said said.

But Jingmo laughed slightly, showed a stiff smile, and then said: "It's like a huge ocean wave, which is blown up by a strong wind, and the torrent surges into the deep valley. When there is no interruption, the mind is breathed by the strong wind, and the stubborn stone becomes a sentient being." , All sentient beings have the wisdom of the Tathagata, and if I am sentient, I am no exception."

All sentient beings are like the Tathagata, and puppets who have awakened their minds are no exception.

"This is natural, but the appearance of the master is still a bit surprising. I dare to ask, master, how did you awaken? From a mindless puppet to the monk you are today?" Li Qi asked curiously.

"How did you awaken?" Monk Jingmo seemed to be asked this question. He probably didn't expect that there would be someone as familiar as Li Qi.

It was obviously the first time they met and Li Qi had barely spoken a few words before he started to dig out the details of the person. However, he did so very straightforwardly and did not try to hide it at all.

If he were an ordinary person, he might have started to think that Li Qi was rude.

However, Monk Jingmo did not seem angry, but instead showed a happy expression.

However, his expression was still very stiff, which made people a little scared, perfectly triggering the uncanny valley.

"Hmm...how did you awaken...that's a good question." Monk Jingmo clasped his hands together and said:

"When you are a puppet, there is emptiness, no form, no wishes; no resentment, no relatives, no cause, no effect. After all, it is empty."

"In emptiness, one gradually realizes the Buddha's Dharma, which states that the dharma bodies of all Buddhas and the bodies of all living beings are equal and indistinguishable, which is called the samadhi of one practice. You should know that this is the root of samadhi. If people practice it, they will gradually be able to give birth to immeasurable samadhi and stay away from all karmic obstacles. You should know that all samadhis of outsiders are , all of them are not separated from the heart of love and arrogance, and are greedy for worldly fame and fortune, so they are sentimental."

"In this way, those who cultivate perfect enlightenment will know that this empty flower has no reincarnation, and no body and mind are subject to birth and death. If there is no life and death, it can achieve perfect enlightenment, and the young monk can naturally do it." Monk Jingmo said this.

Li Qi, on the other hand, kept listening and chinned slightly.

The manuscript deposit is almost at the bottom. If the condition does not improve tomorrow, I will have no choice but to jump off the building.