Myriad Paths

An ordinary garrison in the seventh-level world, from top to bottom, realized what courage is by relying on such a stimulation due to a handling error by a powerful person.

Relying on this courage, they refused to fight and finally won.

They were not a bloody warrior after mourning, but under the leadership of the seventh-level realm master, the whole army had completed a sublimation, and even their paths had been changed.

There are many people who have had such an experience, but not everyone can transform, because they were just stimulated at the time and showed a brave and unafraid appearance, but they were just manipulated by emotions rather than truly comprehending anything.

After that, Li Qi chose to withdraw the world for repairs, and at the same time began to publicize their deeds to boost morale, and at the same time reprimanded the sixth grade who moved the world.

The person in charge of moving it directly used his magical power to move the civilization on the surface without even bothering to see if there was any more below. This was a dereliction of duty.

Then, Li Qi began to think deeply from time to time.

Do you know why you are fighting? Does he have enough courage?

Li Qi felt that he actually knew, and he understood why he was fighting.

Because he believed that he had the awareness to live toward death, the act of dedicating himself to important things, and that he was stronger than these soldiers.

So why are these soldiers able to understand "courage", but they can't understand it themselves, but they still shrink back?

Li Qi never understood it at first. He didn't know what was wrong with him.

Li Qi knew what he wanted. For his own path or for the things he cherished, he would often experience danger to his life.

For example, going to the East China Sea, or even adhering to the Taoist heart in front of the devil, the essence is the same, even more dangerous, more terrifying, and more difficult than what these soldiers experienced.

But why are these things not enough for Li Qi to understand what courage is?

Li Qi had never quite understood it before.

However, today, four hundred years later, Li Qi suddenly understood.

This is also the ‘nature’ that ‘witchcraft’ pursues.

Under the guidance of the gods of the heavenly family, he understood a lot of things. With the accumulation of these things, coupled with the stories of this world, Li Qi's accumulation was finally enough.

He seemed to know that he was missing something.

The 'risks' and 'sacrifice' he had made before were all calculations in essence.

He uses the superb mental power he has maintained since his practice and uses calculations to approach the results he wants, even if it is 'courage'.

After calculation, he knew that it was right and beneficial to do so, or that he had to do it. If he didn't do it, he might pay a price even more tragic than his life.

Weighing the pros and cons, weighing the various values ​​between life and the path, he then did something.

It was as if he was taking risks for Shen Shuibi.

He still subconsciously weighed his own life and Shen Shuibi's life. He felt that the rabbit was more important, so he acted according to the weighed result.

Judging from the results, there is no difference between this and courage. They are both the same, sacrificing life and forgetting death.

But what if, after he weighs it out, his own life is more important?

The most important thing is, how is the act of ‘weighing’ performed?

If the balance is based on gravity and mass, which can intuitively show the difference between the two sides, then what did Li Qi use to make this balance?

Which one is more important, Shen Shuibi's life or Li Qi's life, or Li Qi's path or Li Qi's life? Why should one be said to be more important? Who stipulates this ‘heavy’?

The answer Li Qi gave himself before was: "Use Tao to weigh."

Use Tao to weigh, make this scale, and see what is more important to Tao.

But now, he seems to have come up with a different answer.

The answer is that, in fact, the very act of weighing is deceiving oneself.

You think you are weighing, but in fact you are controlled by the Tao, and you are forcing yourself to abide by the so-called "Tao".

You must know that it is people who follow the Tao, not the Tao that restrains people.

The Tao does not restrict people. People only recognize and practice it from the heart, so they act in accordance with the way of the Tao.

This is fundamentally different.

Just like following the law.

Evil people are forced to obey the law, while good people obey the law voluntarily.

Although both are law-abiding, there is a world of difference between the two.

Use the Tao as a balance, and then weigh the importance of things, and see what is close to the Tao, then what is important. This kind of evil people abide by the law, and are forced to abide by the law. Because the law exists, they are afraid of being punished if they violate it. Therefore, evil people have to obey the law.

I don’t abide by the law because of its existence, but because I do it from the bottom of my heart. Then I suddenly realize: Oh, it turns out that what I did is actually abiding by the law.

The evil man wants to kill people all over his mind, but after thinking about it, he must be punished for killing, so it is better not to kill him.

A good man never has any concept of killing people from beginning to end. He does not kill people because of the good thoughts in his heart and because he does not want to kill people, not because of the existence of 'law'.

This law can actually be regarded as the ‘Tao’.

Li Qi presupposed a "Tao" that he should abide by, and established a set of laws for himself to regulate his behavior.

Under this standard, Li Qi did very well and was very self-disciplined.

But this is "evil people abiding by the law". He does not do it from the bottom of his heart, but takes a look at the norms and feels that this is more in line with the norms, so he does things according to the norms.

It seems that he perfectly "obeys the Tao and obeys the Tao", but in fact, he and the "Tao" have drifted apart. He just created a cage called "Tao" for himself.

He was dancing with shackles in the cage, and he was still complacent, thinking that he already knew that his behavior should be in line with the "Tao". If he deviated from it, he might go astray.

But he never thought that the moment this thought appeared, he had already gone astray.

Thinking of this, Li Qi broke into a cold sweat.

No wonder Zhu Fengdan said that he was ‘smart, but it’s a pity that he is too smart’.

This really feels like a pity for Li Qi.

Because Li Qi's intelligence and his situation allowed him to know the importance of "Tao" in advance, so he wanted to follow "Tao" so much that he completely went astray.

Like the seventh-level world that defeated the human army. They didn't understand what 'Tao' was at all, and thought it was just different cultivation techniques. But precisely because they didn't understand, they didn't deliberately follow it, and in the end they failed. Unknowingly, he found what he wanted, the goal he wanted to pursue, and invisibly matched the true meaning of 'Tao', mastered 'courage', and finally defeated the army of humanity.

No wonder someone would arrange for him to go to the fire to experience 'chaos'. That's because the natural evolution of chaos might give Li Qi some inspiration.

Li Qi was very smart. He really understood "nature" and finally discovered the shackles he had put on himself under the guidance of "nature".

The true "Tao" is to follow one's original intention, not to use Tao as a scale to weigh all things in the world, but to do things out of Tao's heart without considering gains and losses. In this case, the things done are still good. This is right if it is in line with the pursuit of 'Tao', and this is 'keeping the Tao'.

Instead of setting a bunch of rules for yourself, and then saying: "As long as I don't violate these, then I will abide by the law."

This is not keeping the Tao, this is just shackles.

So is courage.

Through 'weighing', Li Qi can indeed make a choice similar to 'courage'.

But does he really have the so-called courage?

He made a seemingly courageous decision, but his 'heart' was still afraid, still afraid.

He is just forced to do courageous things by the shackles he created for himself, just like a soldier who is forced to go to the battlefield by military law, and a warrior who takes the initiative to join the battle.

Both of them joined the battlefield and fought in the choice. It is even possible that the soldier can make great achievements and receive more praise than the warrior.

But no matter what, the two of them are worlds apart in terms of courage.

Then, Li Qifan suddenly woke up.

It turns out that what matters is not courage.

Courage or not is not what Zhu Fengdan wanted to tell him at all.

What he really wanted Li Qi to know was the method of observing the Tao.

In this way, Li Qi had a decision in his heart.

He no longer thinks about those things. It doesn't matter whether he is brave or not. Even if he is a coward, he is just a coward. Everything... is just idealism.

So, what to do now? What's important?

The answer is, take responsibility.

Take responsibility for your own responsibilities. You can't just walk away after doing something and leave it to your parents, teachers, or your wife, children, etc. to take care of it for you. This kind of thing is not acceptable.

In order to save Luofu Mountain and awaken the Luofu Empress and the Sun and Moon True Lead Cauldron, Li Qi chose to join the radical faction, and then used his actions to make the moderate factions of Wushen Mountain accept the consequences of the war.

This is something he did, his choice, and he must be responsible for it.

Even a prodigal like Zhu Fengdan chose to take responsibility and come to join the war. Can Li Qi really choose to throw everything out and let others take the responsibility for the sake of Shen Shuibi's safety?

Apart from anything else, everyone in this seventh-level world, the soldiers who stood up to fight against humanity, and the civilians who saw the soldiers dying to protect themselves, mobilized to support them.

They can bear all this, how can Li Qi avoid it?

Therefore, whether he lives or dies, if he chooses a radical approach, he will have to bear the radical consequences.

Only then did Li Qi understand why Shen Shuibi would face the war calmly and even join the war happily, not caring that he might fall in this war.

The reason is that simple.

Luofu Mountain was rescued, the Sun and Moon True Lead Cauldron may have awakened now, and the Luofu Empress should also have joined the battle, but Li Qi couldn't see them at their level.

Then, as a member of Luofu Mountain and Li Qi's wife, Shen Shuibi had no reason not to participate in the war.

If you want to join the war, then go.

Li Qi, naturally the same is true.

This has nothing to do with anything else, it is purely what he should do. He must use all the power he has at his disposal to contribute to the final victory.

As a result, Li Qi was finally able to face it all calmly and do what he should do.

The thoughts are clear, the Tao mind is free, and there are no shackles. No longer think about trivial things like courage.

Now, I just want to win.

Therefore, Li Qi called Shen Shuibi, and he made up his mind and decided to let Rabbit go to the Outlaws to seize this only possible chance of victory.

As long as Rabbit and the Outlaws successfully force Humanity to return to defense, it will be Li Qi's turn.

The two were thinking about different things, and then they finally met.

It has been so long since the war started that Shen Shuibi came back from the front line for the first time.

Li Qi's location was near a Liesu, because if someone from the Tang Dynasty beheaded him, he could escape through the Liesu as long as the guards around him held him back for a while.

But we can't really put a few high-end combat forces there to protect him. Wu Jin's high-end combat forces should be placed on the front line as much as possible.

Therefore, Li Qi placed an emptied sixth-grade world here. He lives near the heart of the world and can detonate it at any time.

This world is already a complete empty shell, and all life has been transferred away. As long as someone comes to surprise Li Qi and directly explodes the world, they can buy time for Liesu to send Li Qi away.

Usually the only living thing in this world is Li Qi, who is very cold and lonely, but Li Qi is here, bearing the weight of the entire world group formation by himself, constantly sending out incarnations to deal with the problems of countless world groups, and constantly fighting with Humanity is at war.

Fortunately, Shen Shuibi is back, although she will leave soon.

"Would you like to take a rest?" A round of moonlight gathered around Li Qi. Rabbit reached out and touched Li Qi's ear.

"The distractions are enough, but I can't rest here. If I rest for a second, countless people will stay in a desperate situation for one more second." Li Qi smiled, detached a ray of his mind to communicate with Shen Shuibi, and most of his energy remained In dealing with countless intelligence feedback from the 'Alliance' and the World Group Formation.

"Well, you seem to be...a lot more open-minded, and you are progressing so fast." Shen Shuibi sat next to Li Qi, hugged his knees with his hands, and looked into the distance.

The entire world is a dead land, with no plants at all. Bare rocks and a large amount of dust and sand make up this sixth-grade world. Even the sea has dried up. The energy of the five elements is out of balance, the temperature is turbulent, and it is filled with constant storms and acid rain.

This itself is a world on the verge of death, but the death process of the world is too long. In the next 40,000 to 50,000 years, this world will not change much. It is just right to use it as a 'flagship' for Li Qi, even if it explodes Nothing is wasted if you drop it.

"Yeah, my progress is so fast that I'm a little surprised." Li Qi said with a smile.

In just a few hundred years, he has successfully gotten rid of his previous troubles. Now, he is really only one step away from reaching the fifth level due to his accumulation of cultivation.

His state of mind is completely sufficient. He has no restraints in his Taoist mind and follows his heart's desires. Everything goes with the flow, but it is just right. Just like the small world of his human body, it has become perfect and natural, turning emptiness into reality. The only difference is the accumulation of time.

"Well, what's the mission of calling me back this time?" Shen Shuibi asked.

"I have gathered some rebels on the human side, preparing to prepare guerrillas and waiting for an opportunity to raid the cardinals of all realms. However, I am not too worried about that side, so I need you to preside over this operation."

"Because the operations are all on the humanitarian side, there are no supplies, and I don't know what you are doing. I am solely responsible for everything. After thinking about it, only you can afford it."