The Eternal Way-Chapter 220: Arrival

The Dao discussion came to an abrupt halt.

The five people engaged in the discussion simultaneously turned their gaze towards Guangyang.

One of the Zhiren (Perfect Person) lifted his head and said, "It's that one."

Another Zhiren nodded, "Yes, it's that young man who obtained the Chenji Golden Elixir Method."

This location was at the border between the Tang Dynasty and Baiyue, at least fifteen thousand miles away from Guangyang, very distant.

Yet, even at such a great distance, the aura of the grand ceremony could still be sensed.

Yun Fang stood up from the ground, saying, "I advise you all not to take action here. Didn't we say earlier that we're here to negotiate, not fight?"

The leading Zhiren nodded and said, "Indeed, it's quite simple. Find that young man, erase the Chenji Golden Elixir Method from his mind, and the matter will be perfectly resolved."

A hint of anger appeared in Yun Fang's eyes.

Erasing memories inevitably damages Spiritual Essence, dealing a significant blow to one's future, which is difficult to repair.

Moreover, doing this at this critical moment would mean Li Qi's grand ceremony would certainly fail.

To him, this would be akin to breaking half of his path.

Thus, Yun Fang immediately said, "Esteemed ones, regarding this matter..."

However, Yun Fang had barely spoken two words when, almost simultaneously, the six individuals vanished from their spots.

The four from the Tang Dynasty hadn't planned to listen to Yun Fang.

What a joke.

"Does the Celestial Dynasty, the Supreme Kingdom, need to consider the opinions of you barbarians?"

If they failed, then negotiation might be acceptable.

But before taking action, there was no need to consider your opinions.

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At the center of Guangyang, Li Qi was presiding over the grand ceremony.

Energy surged on the altar.

His body seemed to be on fire, turning bright red, with veins bulging and muscles twisting. Strange sounds and odd protrusions emerged, as if countless demons danced within his flesh, screeching, trying to break free from the skin's constraints!

These demons were almost devouring his soul.

However, these weren't actually demons.

They were messages transmitted from all directions.

Intense pain swept through him!

Endless emotions churned within Li Qi's thoughts.

Corruption, inferior thoughts, intense desires for dreams, familial warmth, encouragement from success, anxiety from failure, joy, sorrow, envy, excitement, anger, melancholy.

Millions of people, each with their own desires for the ceremony.

Anyone participating in the ceremony must have something they seek, must make a wish.

Not just ordinary humans, but even the rats from The Rat Mound, those landscape deities, all reached out to Li Qi demanding something.

Humans desired food, happiness, wealth, health.

They also sought incense offerings and worship.

Countless voices of humans, gods, and spirits converged.

Initially, he could discern specific voices, but soon, Li Qi heard nothing but noise, overwhelming, chaotic, filled with countless thoughts, feelings, ideas, and emotions pouring in!

No one could bear such things.

And Li Qi, acting as the central hub, had to endure it all.

He must carry it, unable to resist or ignore.

Listening to demands from all sides, understanding their wills, then communicating, coordinating, and mediating these requests with fairness—this was the duty of Wu Zhu.

Moreover, beyond these ordinary humans and Rank 9 entities, Li Qi also needed to control the sacrificial monk corpses.

Two monk corpses, one Rank 5 and one Rank 7, contained energy that formed the foundation of the entire grand ceremony.

Fortunately, the altar had the ability to distribute; after the initial massive influx of information, it was immediately organized and categorized.

Human matters were placed on one side, divine matters on another.

Ceremonies dedicated to heaven, earth, stars, Taiyin, and Taiyang were separated accordingly.

Thus, what was previously chaotic streams of information became less chaotic.

Still complex, but now manageable.

Such complexity couldn't be handled by formations alone; only humans could manage it.

Typically, Wu Zhu didn't perform such laborious tasks.

Many books Li Qi read mentioned how Wu Zhu used their own methods to complete these intricate tasks, like setting protocols for automated processing.

However, Li Qi dared not entrust the grand ceremony process to automated formation handling.

If something went wrong, it could be fatal.

So, in such a significant event, he could only, and felt safe, handling it himself.

Thankfully, his primordial spirit had been refined, enhancing his processing capabilities.

With that, he began presiding over the ceremony.

Countless streams of information flowed through his mind, then, according to different rituals arranged by him, countless types of 'Qi' began circulating throughout Guangyang.

With Li Qi as the central hub, a vast ritual involving millions of people commenced.

In the northeast, divine Qi manifested in five colors, then mobilized into mountain qi, while human qi circulated to fill the divine qi.

Under rituals and prayers, human qi condensed into incense qi, dispelling the original demonic qi of The Rat Mound, forming new divine qi.

From a high vantage point, observing Guangyang from above, one could see a remarkable scene.

Hundreds of thousands of different Qis moved under Li Qi's coordination, orderly and positioned correctly, borrowing strength from various sources to compensate for existing deficits, then returning excess Qi to replenish those sources.

Divine laws, mountains, waters, regional divisions, geography, calculations, military camps, formations, divinations, architecture, burial sites, myriad Qis, cities, altars—all measures and balances were meticulously maintained.

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This was the order of heaven and earth, the response of humans and gods, aligning with both the visible and invisible, riding the correctness of heaven and earth, following the sequence of the four seasons.

Heaven and earth's qi intermingled, bringing forth flourishing life.

Visibly, Guangyang was becoming increasingly vibrant.

Previously dried-up rivers and water veins were rehydrated.

Long-severed land veins gradually revived.

Life returned to this once-dead land, the white soil blocks resembling saline-alkali soil began to moisten, restoring them to their original fertile black soil.

However, to restore them to their initial state required at least two and a half days.

The grand ceremony would last only one day.

Therefore, Guangyang would still face reduced yields rather than total crop failure.

After the ceremony ended, by reallocating resources from other areas, surviving this calamity should be possible.

Completing this grand ceremony would save millions of people in Guangyang, thousands of landscape deities, and rejuvenate the depleted land and water veins.

Li Qi systematically managed everything.

Suddenly, he saw Le Ya, far away, suddenly rise, his figure flashing, instantly using some method to traverse space, arriving at the outskirts of Baiyue.

No one noticed the movements of this Rank 5 individual, as everyone's attention was focused on Li Qi atop the altar. Additionally, his actions were very subtle and produced no ripples, making him hard to detect.

Regardless, Le Ya was the first to arrive at the border of Baiyue.

Layer upon layer of formations unfolded.

His personal microcosm spread across this area instantly.

In a flash, the heavens and earth unfurled, with layers of world illusions descending upon this place.

Within the span between heaven and earth, encompassing the four seas, there were nine states and eight extremes, with nine mountains, nine passes, nine qi, nine winds, and nine waters.

From the eastern extreme to the western extreme, it spanned two billion three million three thousand five hundred miles.

From the northern extreme to the southern extreme, it spanned two billion three million four thousand two hundred miles.

At the center of the nine states stood a great mountain, towering eleven thousand one hundred fourteen steps two feet six inches high, extending in all directions, supporting the sky.

Strange flowers and exotic beasts thrived here, numbering in the billions or even trillions, living harmoniously within.

This was Le Ya's personal microcosm, its full manifestation when he exerted his full strength.

It was his source of power.

For a Rank 5 Wu Xi, the personal microcosm had become almost real, allowing things from within to be brought into reality.

Although they would eventually vanish and turn into ethereal qi, during that period, anything brought out from within was undoubtedly real.

The Rank of this world was Rank 5.

Moreover, this world had and could only have one Rank 5 entity.

That was Le Ya himself.

All resources and powers of a Rank 5 world were dedicated to nurturing Le Ya alone.

This clearly reflected how much Le Ya surpassed ordinary Rank 5 entities.

To break through this defense now required directly piercing through a Rank 5 world and all defenses set by Le Ya.

However, the scale of this formation was so vast that it drew the immediate appearance of two other Rank 5 entities.

Baiyue remained unresponsive, but the rulers of neighboring countries swiftly arrived.

These two Rank 5 entities were extremely alarmed and immediately bowed, asking, "Why has such a senior arrived here? What is the purpose of such a grand display? This place is under the rule of Tianxia, where battles beyond a thousand miles are forbidden."

They were terrified.

A top-tier Rank 5 entity had suddenly appeared, fully deployed, with his personal microcosm covering both their territories, blurring the lines between reality and illusion, looking like an impending national slaughter.

Yet, they couldn't stop it.

The cultivation level of this senior was so profound that, despite being Rank 5 themselves, they couldn't even hinder him. They trembled, unsure of what was happening, hoping to invoke the rules of Tianxia to restrain him.

Le Ya frowned at them, saying, "Quickly retreat! This place will soon—"

But before he could finish, a shadow flashed past the three of them.

Mountains shattered.

Le Ya's personal microcosm exploded into six pieces.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, all preparations instantly snuffed out!

The remaining two Rank 5 rulers fared worse; their physical bodies were annihilated, and their cultivation levels dropped by more than twenty percent!

Without any hesitation, they fled with their souls, abandoning their countries.

Even though these nations were actually their Dao foundations, it didn't matter.

Compared to life, what was a Dao foundation?

Being a Rank 5 after losing one's path was still better than death!

What exactly happened? How did this come about?

The reason was simple.

Yun Fang, Zhu Fengdan, along with those three Zhiren and one Earth Immortal had just passed through here.

Their mere passing nearly caused the deaths of three Rank 5 entities.

To them, the differences in strength among Rank 5 entities held no significance.

Le Ya and the others survived purely because Yun Fang shielded their lifelines.

However, facing double the enemies, there was little else he could do.

Le Ya had good intentions, but he vastly underestimated the newcomers.

No one could have imagined that the Tang Kingdom would dispatch four third-rank masters at once.

The urgent priority now was to prevent these people from entering Guangyang.

If they really interrupted Li Qi's path...

Yun Fang thought of his disciple.

It had been the same back then.

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Meanwhile, in Guangyang, Li Qi remained unaware of this. He was concentrating on presiding over the grand ceremony.

He felt increasingly adept.

The True Dao Rhythm played a significant role.

Countless streams of information, processed through the True Dao Rhythm, gave Li Qi greater understanding of them.

As he processed more information, he began to notice commonalities and patterns.

Though people's temperaments differ, they all share compassion and ultimately converge.

Moreover, myriad Qis may vary, but the principle remains singular.

Thus, while there are myriad Qis, there is only one principle.

Understanding this, the myriad Qis, despite their different natures, shared more commonalities at deeper levels.

This was akin to...

Countless substances exist in the world.

But all substances are governed by the same physical laws.

By understanding these laws, one can predict and control the behavior of substances to some extent.

Predicting the behavior of Qis without focusing on their specific natures allows one to transform large amounts of chaotic Qis into assistance at a deeper level.

After grasping this...

Li Qi felt the pressure of the grand ceremony diminishing.

He was progressing.

Not in terms of cultivation, which was superficial.

His understanding of 'Dao' and 'principle' deepened.

Previously forced to study methods under Chan Zhi's pressure, those studies were now proving useful.

As Bo Yue had said,

Genius isn't defined by physical talent.

The way of thinking is the sole measure of genius.

Supernatural abilities are easy to acquire, wisdom is hard to find.

However, just as Li Qi's progress became smoother, he sensed a sudden disruption in Guangyang's Qi.

Puh!

Even a brief disruption caught Li Qi off guard, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood, collapsing to the ground. As the core of the grand ceremony, he suffered a severe backlash!

"What happened!?" Startled, he paused processing the data, letting it pile up temporarily, and looked outside.

He saw an old man and the back of his teacher, Young Master Zhu.

Before them, four elegantly dressed, unfamiliar figures hovered in the sky.

They seemed... to be confronting each other?

The old man glanced back.

"Child, continue your task undisturbed. Leave this to us," he calmly said.

Young Master Zhu didn't turn around but transmitted to Li Qi:

"I failed to stop them earlier, my negligence. Don't worry, I'll decapitate them for you later."