Myriad Paths

Yes, these things in front of me are not illusions, but real goods!

What really shocks and trembles people is not the magnificence and splendor of such scenes, but the pressure emanating from these things.

If illusions are optics and sound, the beauty of this kind of senses, then these real goods in front of me give people a feeling of deeper beauty, closer to the world itself.

That is a shock beyond the senses, even aesthetics.

Li Qi once used a metaphor to describe this feeling.

A perfect mathematical formula, no matter what runes or languages ​​the formula is written in, whether it is drawn, engraved, or spoken, it doesn't matter.

These are just carriers. As long as you can understand the true meaning of the carrier, you can experience the thrilling beauty of the formula, feel the existence of Tao in the world, and then be greatly shocked.

Because the formula is not a simple sensory stimulation, but a description of the essence of the world to others, that is, "Tao".

Such a beautiful scenery, coupled with the ever-blooming and expanding Tao rhyme, can definitely make everyone who arrives here feel thrilling from the inside out.

It's really not to be exaggerated. Such a place, it's probably impossible to make it lower than the second grade. Which powerful person is so idle? Because these things have no practical significance at all, they are just for the sake of beauty.

The golden platform has no excessive carvings, it is very simple, and it looks like what people like. Liexiu has never been taken care of. The reason why it looks like that is because it is made like that. The appearance of growing into a galaxy is purely an accident. No one cares what Liexiu looks like. It can be used and let it be left naturally.

But this one of the Taoist sect is really just for the sake of beauty.

"Yu, do you know this? Which powerful person has this idea?" Li Qi asked Shen Shuibi next to him again.

"I don't know, but it's understandable to arrange it beautifully. Just be happy." Shen Shuibi shook her head. She was not very surprised.

Just like what you like. Some people like singing, some people like dancing, some people like painting, and there must be people who like architectural art. Everyone does what they like, and there is no need to interfere with others.

As long as your hobbies do not interfere with the freedom of others, there is nothing to criticize. You can do whatever you want. This is Shen Shuibi's view on the outside world.

A standard hermit.

Li Qi was naturally used to her attitude and shook his head slightly.

She was only curious about things that interested her, and ignored everything else. She was immersed in her own little world. How to say... I can't say it wrong.

That's how she always looked dull, and sometimes too indifferent.

It's not indifferent, she didn't ignore others on purpose, she really didn't care, she was too lazy to look.

It's pretty cute.

"Boss, we're here. Let's go shopping in Huliang first? Or go directly to Penglai from here?" Lao Ma landed and landed on the port of Huliang.

Huliang still has a port, but it is not limited to landing at the port. In fact, you can land anywhere, but the port is more convenient, with a large open space, and it is not easy to scratch when you land.

If you insist on landing somewhere else, it's not impossible. You will bear the consequences at your own risk. It doesn't matter. There is no law enforcement agency here.

Everyone comes to the mountains to cultivate immortality, you can do whatever you want, no one cares.

If you don't respect public morality, the evil will be punished by the evil, and you will one day offend yourself.

Li Qi understands this truth, and he is the type who will wait for the red light at a crossroads with no people and no cars late at night, so he must land at the port.

After walking down the ground, Li Qi stepped on the fairy island.

It was ordinary. When he really landed, he found that it was really ordinary. Although the decoration was domineering and beautiful, it had no practical significance.

In other words, unlike the automation of human nature, the landscape here is purely for viewing, even for "good looks", which affects its original function. For example, the stairs are crooked for magnificence. If you really want to walk, you will have to take a lot of detours.

"This purpose is really... pure, to build this thing, a facility that disturbs the people." Li Qi couldn't help but complain.

"It's really inconvenient, let's fly there by ourselves." Shen Shuibi also saw the usefulness of these facilities nearby, and estimated that the powerful person who built this at the beginning only focused on artistic beauty.

As for practicality... we are all practitioners, what practicality do we need? If you can't fly, can't you jump?

If you can't do it, it means you don't deserve to come here. Sorry, no one will give you a hand.

So to speak, the indifference of the Taoist sect to the outside world... seems to be quite introverted sometimes.

"Let's go, let's go around Huliang." It was Shen Shuibi who pulled Li Qi at this time, and the two of them flew into the air together, not taking the stairs, but flying into Huliang.

Li Qi nodded naturally, just like in Wushen Mountain and Rendao City, there must be unique local customs and customs, and he can't wait to see it.

The old horse shrank to the size of a loach, quickly caught up with Li Qi, and lay on his shoulder.

Now it's the turn of the dragon rider.

Join hands with Shen Shuibi and walk into the center of the magnificent city of Huliang.

However, when they actually walked in, both of them were stunned. Li Qi discovered a bigger problem at this time.

This place is really purely for "art".

All the houses exist but are not inhabited by anyone, obviously because the purpose of these houses is not to live in but to watch.

Li Qi quickly grabbed a pedestrian next to him and asked, "Brother Taoist, may I ask -"

But before he finished speaking, he saw that the passerby ignored him and walked straight forward without even looking at him.

Li Qi frowned, thinking that the other party was indifferent, and then grabbed another Taoist boy. The other party's cultivation level was relatively low, so Li Qi showed his coercion. No matter how indifferent he is, he can stop and listen to me, right?

However, the Taoist boy ignored Li Qi and left without even being affected by the pressure.

Li Qi immediately started to know the rhyme!

Fantasy?

However, after unfolding the true knowledge, the result returned to him by the true knowledge is very simple, that is, these things are no different from the information of living people.

Zhen knows that Yun is just a sense organ and cannot make judgments. He will only truthfully feedback what he perceives to Li Qi.

Scanning these pedestrians and beasts, the feedback given to Li Qi was no different from usual. The same fluctuations and the same material composition meant that there was no problem in saying that they were alive.

Li Qi immediately realized the problem, accelerated his speed, and quickly passed around a few times.

Then, he finally came to a conclusion:

Here, among the spiritual pets, immortal beasts, and even the pedestrians and Taoists, none of them are alive!

No, it should be said that they are all alive, but in fact they are made of clay, with no shape, no mind, and no soul. It is just that someone used flesh, blood and cells as raw materials to create some automatically moving puppets. They are just good-looking.

However, these pedestrian fairy beasts are integrated with the entire city, so the charm revealed in them is the same as the real thing. Li Qi was not even aware of it before.

Even those who really know the rhyme can’t see through it!

It is indeed a city built by a third-grade expert. Although Li Qi did not dare to say it, the Taoist charm in it is so noble that it cannot be achieved by a fourth-grade city.

"What is going on here..." Li Qi muttered, not knowing where he had come.

From the map, this place is indeed Huliang, that’s right.

But how could Huliang be a dead city?

At this time, Shen Shuibi grabbed Li Qi and said to him: "Wait, we may have gone to the wrong place."

"Isn't this Huliang?" Li Qi frowned.

"No, this is it, but the pot beam is so big, we may not be in the right place. Lao Ma, come in the direction I am."

Shen Shuibi seemed to see something, so she took Li Qi and made a seal in her hand.

The old horse immediately recognized the situation and enlarged its body, carrying the two of them, and began to follow the guidance of Shen Shuibi's magic formula.

Li Qize watched the rabbit carefully as he deciphered everything in front of him.

After a series of spells were played, the scenery in front of him suddenly began to become smaller.

Yes, get smaller.

"Illusion...? No, it's not an illusion." Li Qi shook his head, it couldn't be an illusion.

With his true knowledge of Yun and his vision of information flow, it is absolutely impossible for him to fall into any illusion. If it were just a pure illusion, he would even have the confidence to see through the devil's illusion.

In fact, he actually did this.

So everything around you is absolutely real and not an illusion in any sense.

But Shen Shuibi's expression doesn't look like she's stressed, so let's wait and see for now.

Thinking about this, these scenery gradually became smaller, from grand, to ordinary, to exquisite, and finally looked a bit mini.

Li Qi gradually realized that it was not that the scenery was getting smaller, but that he was getting bigger!

He immediately realized what had just happened to him!

But before he could react, he suddenly felt that the world in front of him suddenly became 'clearer'.

It was already like a film filter was added before, but now, it's like it jumped out of the screen!

Then, suddenly, he took a deep breath and felt that the world was so clear. Unknowingly, Lao Ma had come to another place, a dilapidated hut. Here, he seemed to be suppressed by something. He froze, lost the ability to change, and looked around in panic.

However, then, Li Qi turned around and looked.

He saw behind him the place where their group had just come out.

That is, a painting.

The previous palaces, cities, all flowers, buildings, landscapes, animals, fish and insects, etc., are lifelike and ready to be seen.

The handwriting is so strong and wonderful that it makes those who see it feel frightened and frightened. No matter what they are, they are all painted so lifelike that they are ready to be drawn out, which is unique among real paintings.

Just now, Li Qi and others were in this painting, and unknowingly, they became part of this majestic painting.

Look around again——

A painting, a potted plant, a hanging boat, a fishing rod, a pair of raincoats, a table and a chair, a thatched cottage, that's all.

Li Qi was amazed.

There are mountains and rivers in the cactus, and pots and beams in the pictures on the wall.

Such a huge and majestic city belongs to Huliang... A painting, I don't know if it is just a decoration, or is there something serious that needs that painting to do?

Huang Liang had just a dream, but when he suddenly looked back, he realized that he was just doing the ashram in a snail shell, and the real immortals were outside the painting.

"That was..." Li Qi came to his senses and got off the old horse.

"There is a Dragon Suppressing Formation here. The old horse has lost its ability to change. It's better to get out of this hut first." Shen Shuibi immediately answered.

At the same time, she also knew the doubts in Li Qi's heart. Before Li Qi could continue to ask, she went on to explain: "There are gods who write freely and get rid of all the stereotypes. Willows weave smoke and silk, flowers change into spring mirrors, and thousands of paintings are passed down. Fang Qiansi, you think this is the method, right?”

After listening, Li Qi nodded.

The meaning of Shen Shuibi is very simple. Thousands of paintings can be passed down to thousands of sacrifices. In other words, the authors of these paintings can paint statues of gods or real immortals and Buddhas so vividly that they can even use portraits to replace these powerful beings in accepting sacrifices. , as long as you offer sacrifices to these images, it is no different from offering sacrifices to their bodies.

Such unparalleled painting skills must be this kind of style, right? Li Qi and others were already at the fifth level, but they were deeply involved in the painting without realizing it, thinking that they were just in Huliang.

At this time, I saw an old Taoist priest walking outside, stroking his beard and laughing: "Haha, ridiculous, ridiculous~, but although the old Taoist has a basic knowledge of painting, he only depicts a few clay puppets, and the distance is far from the wonderful pen. There is still a long way to go before the writing becomes reality.”

Li Qi and Shen Shuibi saluted immediately, and even Lao Ma lowered his head.

Being able to come out of the painting means that the other party has no malicious intentions, and...from the subtle clues in and out of the painting, the two of them can also judge that it is obviously not the other party who put themselves into the painting, and they and others must have entered it by mistake. .

After Li Qi saluted, he immediately said skillfully: "The scenery painted by my predecessors is ever-changing, and the viewer can really see it. The mountains and rivers are majestic and steep, and the scenery of thousands of miles is covered in the painting. The bones of the rocks, the overlapping peaks, the peeling trees All are wonderful, and then look at the various kinds of fairy beasts and spiritual pets. They all have similar shapes and are very majestic. The city's spine is leaning against it, and the waves are surging. It is amazing. The painter also makes modest remarks. It really makes the juniors feel ashamed.”

"Junior's words are really nice. I just know whether I am modest or not. You can do whatever you want. By the way, who are you and why did you accidentally get into my painting?" asked the old Taoist priest.

"Li Qi, this is my wife, Shen Shuibi. The two of us happened to want to go to Huliang, but we somehow entered the painting on the way. We hope that senior will atone for his sins." Li Qi replied immediately.

As for Shen Shuibi, she usually hides behind Li Qi and pretends to be dead at times like this. Li Qi is always doing things like communicating with outsiders.

When the old Taoist heard Li Qi's words, he was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, and said in surprise: "Oh! I understand, you came to see the Demon Prince beat the Little Heavenly Master, right? There have been too many people here recently, so I put the scroll on The other side was placed next to the pot beam to block people, but you were not blocked and you rushed into my painting? "