Myriad Paths

Shen Shuibi hugged Li Qi, something she would never do normally.

Because there are people all around, all the third-grade, second-grade, and even first-grade people in the entire universe are here.

Everyone was watching the demon and Li Qi who were at the core of all this.

But at this moment, she rushed forward without any scruples and hugged Li Qi tightly.

However, Li Qi was a bit self-deprecating. He took Shen Shuibi's hand and asked her, "Yu'er... are you serious?"

This is a question that seems meaningless, but is crucial to Li Qi at this moment.

"I am." Shen Shuibi said decisively, without hesitation at all.

But Li Qi was not relieved at all by this answer.

Yes, so what?

With his current great power, he can even erase the existence of Shen Shuibi. There is no doubt that Li Qi has realized that he has broken through to the second level, although this is not his power.

There is an eye of the demon on his forehead. Because of this eye and the true knowledge in it, his perception has expanded to a level that he himself cannot imagine. He seems to be able to see everything in the universe.

Through this kind of perception, he can also perfectly control the power of the desire realm in his body, and furthermore, he may be a complete second grade at this moment, as long as the eye is not taken back by the demon.

Therefore, with the power of the second level, Li Qi is obviously real, and he is very sure that he is real.

so what? so what?

Now, even the Buddha is ‘empty’.

The Buddha worked hard all his life, shouldering the karma and carrying it to this day, but finally discovered that the final solution is "emptiness".

Li Qi once sneered at "empty".

He felt that it was simply an escape.

What is the difference between the so-called "empty" and a vegetative state?

Give up thinking, give up feeling.

No thoughts, no form, no death, no birth.

Undifferentiated, impermanent, without beginning, without view.

Nothing gained, nothing owned, no distinction.

Complete nothingness, so there is no pain, no struggle, so that you can get the ultimate happiness, and your relationship with all living beings is completely cut off, and you are no longer bound by any cause and effect.

But now, Li Qi suddenly realized that this seemed... pretty good.

Emptiness is indeed a perfect answer. Although this answer is so perfect that it cannot even tolerate the existence of thinking itself, it can deal with all kinds of things in this world.

In life, even if there is no aging, illness or death, all kinds of misfortunes and sufferings are already entangled. Who can escape?

Looking at the endless world, all creatures are struggling in pain, hunting other creatures, and in the end they inevitably become the prey of others, with endless killing and endless suffering.

In this world, nothing is absolutely independent, everything must be related to other things on the web of cause and effect.

Things are connected in this way, and they are involved in each other as soon as they move, just like the intersection of two lines of cause and effect. The point where all kinds of ties intersect with each other is the 'destiny'.

As long as the fate remains, pain is inevitable.

If you want to eliminate all destiny, you must achieve ‘emptiness’.

For example, if you want to prevent the rabbit in front of you from experiencing such pain and worry, the best way is not to have anything to do with it in the first place.

If Li Qi had never been born in the first place...

After all, he is just a pawn created by the demon. Instead of being entangled in the pain caused by the bad consequences, it is better to achieve spiritual freedom and liberation and stay away from all entanglements.

"So, if I am fake, you will leave me, right? Is this different?" At this time, the rabbit whispered in his ear.

Yes, for Li Qi at this moment, Shen Shuibi and even other things may be phantoms.

But, so what?

What's wrong with falling in love with a phantom?

Is there any difference between falling in love with a phantom on the screen and falling in love with a pile of flesh and bones?

"Yeah, it's nothing different, Yu'er." Li Qi sighed at this time.

Just when Li Qi said these words, his foundation changed.

What objective reality exists, what reality exists among all things, and things such as the freedom of all things are no longer in conflict, because...

"What I believe is true. I want to believe that you are true." Li Qi held Shen Shuibi's hand.

So, at this moment, Li Qi's second-grade Dao foundation was solidified.

How easy it is to abandon those.

Just be possessed.

There is no need to think about the reasons, just 'I think', and that's it.

Of course, this is not that simple. For example, if a mortal is asked to imagine an interstellar battleship, can he imagine it?

If he has not received professional training, he can only imagine a vague impression, which is not considered 'I think' at all. Even if he has received training in painting, he can imagine the appearance pretty well.

But what about the inside of the exterior?

What's the principle? What does the design look like? How is it achieved?

Only when all these are imagined can the spacecraft operate, and every place must be in line with the imagination, and it must be maintained for a long time.

Even if they have the ability to ‘imagine becomes reality’, many people cannot imagine anything at all.

However, Li Qi can.

He can do it, and his imagination is enough to support the existence of the second grade, especially... he already has the true knowledge of the Desire Realm and the Eye of the Demon as his foundation.

As long as you admit the reality of your own subjective will, that's all.

As long as he is willing to believe that all things are true, even if this reality is based on his subjective will, then...his moral dispute will naturally subside.

So, at this moment, in full view of everyone, Li Qi became possessed.

At this moment, karma demons, heart demons, good root demons, samadhi demons, good knowledge demons, Bodhi Dharma wisdom demons, Yin demons, and many second-level demons appeared next to Li Qi.

After appearing for only a moment, they were repulsed.

Because at this time...three second-grades appeared here.

The Prince's Changqin, Zhu Fengdan, the Sun and Moon True Lead Cauldron, and the Golden Monkey.

"Get out of here!" The golden monkey suddenly returned from the void and waved his stick around! Defeat all the demons.

Zhu Fengdan also appeared next to Li Qi and patted him on the shoulder: "Hey, you are indeed my apprentice. The path is exactly the same."

Just a long time ago, when Li Qi saw Zhu Fengdan's Dharma form for the first time, there were traces of the devil in it. (See Chapter 506 for details)

Prince Changqin frowned, as if he didn't want to see this scene, but he still appeared.

The True Lead Cauldron of Sun and Moon shrouds the surrounding area, blocking the interference of evil thoughts.

The demons were smashed to pieces by the golden monkey, but they just chuckled and then disappeared.

Shen Shuibi immediately let go and stepped back. People were coming and she could no longer act like before.

As a result, Wu Xian, who was watching from the sidelines, waved gently.

Scene changes.

Including Jin Hou, Li Qi, Zhu Fengdan, Prince Changqin, Shen Shuibi, all left the scene directly.

There was no reaction at all.

Then, they came to a void, which was a void similar to the vacuum of the universe.

This should be the static, eternal vacuum.

In this vacuum, it seems that strange things can be glimpsed, such as the past of the super universe and the future of the universe. In the depths, there is a universe outside the universe, coexisting with eternity.

It seems that there is nothing, but everything seems to exist, but everything is integrated into one, so it looks like a vacuum.

When a thing has "everything", what is the difference between it and "nothing"?

If there is everything, it means that nothing can be distinguished here, and every thing has all the properties of every other thing.

Therefore, everything is completely consistent.

Emptiness itself is also ‘completely consistent’, and this complete consistency creates this strange scene.

There is no difference between everything, so everything is what it is now.

"This is my inner world." Wu Xian said softly.

The golden monkey scratched his ears and cheeks, and Zhu Fengdan rubbed his temples. As for the prince Changqin, the sun and moon true lead cauldron, and Shen Shuibi, they all respectfully waited for Wu Xian's words.

Wu Xian said: "I know you really want to know about Li Qi's situation, so come one by one, and after you have finished talking, I will tell you everything."

Then, Wu Xian clicked on the golden monkey and said: "Monkey, you are here in the most hurry. If I ask you to wait a few more minutes, I might ruin my place, so you go first."

Zhu Fengdan had a displeased look on his face: "He's anxious, so he takes the lead? As long as I destroy your place, can I take the lead?"

"If you do this, I will beat you until you regret it." Wu Xian said softly.

Prince Changqin didn't hold back, as if he had been waiting for this day for a long time, but he still turned his laughter into a smile, looking gentle and kind.

Zhu Fengdan was very angry, but he turned around and walked to Shen Shuibi: "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

"Thank you, Master." Shen Shuibi said this, but looking at her look, there was not much relief, she was still worried.

But these are not the focus of attention. At this moment, Li Qi finally stood up and began to face the golden monkey in front of him.

"Uh, Brother Monkey." Li Qi saluted the golden monkey in front of him.

"Brothers, why are you so unfamiliar with me?" The golden monkey looked delighted: "I didn't expect, brother, you have entered the realm of eternity so quickly!"

He didn't seem worried about Li Qi's condition at all, but instead congratulated Li Qi.

And Li Qi was also very strange.

Golden Monkey...why do you really think of him as a brother? He also swung the stick at the devil for him. This kind of behavior was simply asking for death, but he still struck out without any delay.

However, Li Qi now doesn't even have the heart to doubt that.

It doesn’t make any sense anyway, right?

He tried his best to make himself believe that this world... at least he was real, and he really didn't have that much energy to worry about those things anymore.

At this moment, Li Qi has fallen into the nihility of the devil. He is convincing himself to believe what he thinks is true, so as to avoid falling into a complete dilemma of nihility.

Seeing Li Qi's appearance, the golden monkey circled around him: "Brother, you look unhappy. What's wrong? Isn't it good to be promoted?"

When Li Qi heard this, he smiled bitterly, and the golden monkey didn't understand what happened.

So, he told the other party everything about his situation.

After listening, the golden monkey laughed loudly: "It turns out that these are the things that I worry about in vain. In this case, just worry about it slowly. It will be better after a while. I will go first. I have other things to do." !Busy now!"

After saying this, he turned over and disappeared.

Li Qi was confused.

However, he didn't pay too much attention and soon felt relieved.

Maybe it really was nothing, maybe he was the only one who was confused.

"Then, Zhu Fengdan, come on." Wu Xian said.

Zhu Fengdan immediately stepped forward, and in the midst of nothingness, he put his arm around Li Qi's shoulders and said, "Okay, this is the second level. It's amazing."

"Teacher, I'm sorry." Li Qi apologized immediately.

He has seen it.

Zhu Fengdan has also reached the second level.

Apparently...

In order to support Li Qi, he finally chose the hesitant path, the path he had given up on.

"What are you apologizing for? I have been hesitating on the third level for too long, and I have been unable to make a decision. This time I just treat it as a choice." Zhu Fengdan said indifferently: "It's you, what do you think?"

"I think...this cultivation level is meaningless." Facing his teacher, Li Qi did not hide anything.

If there was anyone in the world who made him feel that he could tell everything, it was Zhu Fengdan, also known as Shen Shuibi, and even Zhu Fengdan had to be ranked first.

"Really? I used to feel the same way, how about... just die?" Zhu Fengdan said.

Li Qi glanced at his teacher.

"You mean reincarnation and rebuilding?" Li Qi said.

"Wouldn't that be even more meaningless? What about reincarnation? Maybe I won't even be me anymore. Then I won't understand anything, and even reality will no longer exist. If I'm not careful, I will disappear into history. In the dust, everything will cease to exist by then, right?" Li Qi asked.

"That's not right. Isn't that the nothingness you want? If you want to verify whether it is nothingness, throw yourself into nothingness, throw your own consciousness into nothingness, and destroy the memory and cognition itself. In this way Only then can you truly experience nothingness? If you can destroy it, then you can confirm that the world is built in your heart, right?" Zhu Fengdan said.

Li Qi fell into deep thought.

He was extremely depressed now.

And there was an opportunity in front of him.

At this moment, no matter what the truth is, he wants to face it.

This thirst for truth is growing.

Li Qi felt more and more a terrible, but at the same time unimaginable, hateful and fatal feeling lurking secretly in the void.

In his previous life, Li Qi was torn between horror and fascination, between nothingness and existence, and was tortured again and again.

But now, it seems that he really has the opportunity to verify the essence of nothingness, which is to let consciousness fall into nothingness.

If consciousness can go from existence to non-existence, and the world still exists, it means...the outside world exists.

Then, Li Qi nodded.

He wants to do this.

This is resistance to the devil.