Chapter 426 Return to Dalu
Li Qi suddenly felt a little tired.
It was just the end of the course, just like a high school student graduating, but the classmates around him were about to embark on a path of hostility.
This made Li Qi realize one thing again-
If you don't share the same path, you can't plan together.
Different minds can't understand each other.
If you share the same path and plan together, there will be the benefit of support and irrigation.
If you have different paths and plan together, there will be the worry of obscuration and confusion.
This made Li Qi look at his body again.
In his body, several Daotongs have merged into one. It seems to be beneficial now, but if he deepens his understanding of various Daos as his cultivation increases in the future, and discovers and comprehends the differences among them...
Then his result may not be too good.
But it is impossible to abandon the current human world, because that will inevitably require re-cultivation.
What needs to be re-cultivated is not the cultivation, but the entire Dao. He needs to break his three views and then recast them.
It's not that simple. In daily life, it's already very difficult to get people to accept new things. For people who are used to eating rice, eating bread every day is unacceptable except for a few people who are helpless.
It's so difficult to just eat, let alone completely reshape one's three views.
Modifying one's own Tao is not just a matter of changing a technique, it requires changing oneself.
In other words, many of Li Qi's current concepts are torn.
Many of his concepts can be integrated temporarily, but in the future, these concepts will inevitably tear apart, causing a tear in his Tao, such as about "righteousness" and "righteousness".
If righteousness and righteousness cannot coexist, how should he deal with it?
He can only abandon one of them, which will inevitably lead to the tearing of the human body, and then the loss of control of cultivation and the collapse of Tao heart.
If the Tao that he has always insisted on is wrong and conflicting, then he will naturally not be able to move forward. Maintaining the status quo is the best result. If he wants to go further, it is impossible.
If one does not move forward on the path of the Tao, and rashly improves his cultivation, he will only seek his own death. Out-of-control cultivation will blow up his small world.
This is actually very easy to understand.
Suppose a person firmly believes in the Tao, which is Newtonian mechanics. He builds his own small world on the basis of Newtonian mechanics.
Then, when his cultivation gradually improves and can support him to move at a speed of one-tenth the speed of light, then at this time, the absolute view of time and space based on Newtonian mechanics will become invalid. His own Tao is not absolutely correct, and he is prone to encounter various situations that he cannot handle.
Therefore, his cultivation will be out of control, and the "Tao" of the small world of the human body cannot support this more mysterious and profound reality, and then it will collapse, his cultivation will be scattered, and finally he will explode and die.
In order to solve this situation, he must make progress, must improve his understanding of the world, find the right Tao to interpret this world, or simply give up the original Tao and directly copy others.
If he does not do this, then he will remain the same, or his cultivation will decline.
Li Qi didn't want to copy others, he wanted to go his own way, but the problem was that he was now more aware of his own shortcomings and the possible conflicts between the existing Taoism in the future.
This crisis was not imminent, but it had become a natural chasm that he had to overcome on his path of cultivation.
If it was not resolved, his path would be a dead end.
How to solve it?
It would definitely not work in isolation.
Li Qi became more and more eager to go to the East China Sea.
He had to see and learn more things, so that he could expand his understanding of the world, and then he could use these as nourishment to allow his Taoism to accommodate everything at present.
The trip to the East China Sea was not just for Luofu Mountain now. Li Qi suddenly felt that he needed to find a solution during this safe time.
It must be solvable, otherwise, this world should not exist.
This was the source of Li Qi's confidence.
This great way of heaven and earth could allow many Taoisms to exist, which meant that there must be a supreme ultimate way that could govern everything and include all realities.
It's just...
This avenue is also the goal pursued by countless people, and even one of the goals of all avenues.
Can Li Qi solve it?
To be honest, he himself doesn't know, but since he has come to this point, what else can he do? Unless he rebuilds it or brainwashes himself, there is no way back.
In this case, he can only move forward. If he really reaches a dead end...
Then we'll talk about it later.
After being determined in his heart, Li Qi relaxed a little. He drank the wine in the glass and stood up to leave.
However, before he could leave, he saw a fat man running towards him.
Seeing the fat man in white shorts, Li Qi immediately became solemn and greeted him: "Brother Guo, why did you suddenly come here?"
This fat man is Guo Penghai, the contractor of the Imperial College canteen.
"Oh, brother, isn't it time for vacation? I'm afraid I won't see you for a few months, so I ran here in a hurry." Guo Penghai slapped his head and the fat on his body shook.
"Haha, I'm not running away, why are you in such a hurry? But from the tone of Brother Guo, is there something wrong? Or is it about your new dish?" Li Qi asked curiously.
"To be honest, I do have something to ask you, but I don't know if you are willing..." Guo Penghai scratched his head embarrassedly.
"Brother Guo, just say whatever you want. As long as I can do it, I will do it. But... Brother Guo, you are a fourth-rank master after all. Is there anything you can't do that requires me?" Li Qi was puzzled, so he asked.
"Alas, it's mainly because I just heard it. Aren't you going to the East China Sea?" Guo Penghai said.
"Yes, I am indeed going to the East China Sea for this holiday." Li Qi nodded. He did not hide this from his classmates. Anyway, with his status, going to the East China Sea is no big deal.
Guo Penghai should have heard his and his classmates' chat, right?
"That's right, brother, you also know that the relationship between Chang'an and the East China Sea is not very good recently. After all, I am a member of the court. I have a certain rank, so it is not easy to go to the East China Sea. Recently, I just lack a few ingredients, all produced in the East China Sea. I was thinking of buying them at a high price, but since you are going to the East China Sea, why don't you collect some for me locally and bring some to me? How about it?" Penghai Guo said.
"So it's just a small matter. Of course, I can't refuse. Don't worry, Brother Guo, I will definitely pack everything you want. Just make a list for me." Li Qi nodded and agreed readily.
It's just going out to help someone get some goods, no big deal.
"Then keep these things. I have already written a list of things here. There are several world contracts in it, all of which are sixth-grade worlds. There are also some silver, gas beads, magic weapons and the like. Add them together should be enough for my ingredients, and there will be a surplus."
"When the time comes, help me buy the things on the list, and the rest will be your hard work fee, brother. Then trouble you." Guo Penghai handed Li Qi a mustard bag.
The price of things like caves is already very high, just like a large truck for transporting goods. In fact, it is likely to be more valuable than the goods, so Guo Penghai still chose the mustard bag.
Anyway, it's in the world, there are not many things, and the mustard bag is enough.
Li Qi took it and weighed it. The mustard seed bag was of extremely high quality. It was indeed a fourth-grade product. He was really generous.
"Okay, I'll take it. It should be back in three or four months. I won't let Brother Guo wait any longer." Li Qi said with a smile.
"Brother, I'm sure you can do it. Besides, it's just some ingredients. It's normal that you can't get them since the East China Sea is so far away. You should do your job first. It's okay to go shopping when you have time." Cooking Sea Pot patted Li Qi on the shoulder.
After that, the two exchanged a few more pleasantries. Li Qi talked about Cooking Sea Pot's new dishes. The two ended the conversation in a good atmosphere.
After that, Li Qi left.
Since the matter in Chang'an has been settled, it's time to go to the East China Sea.
However, Li Qi didn't plan to leave directly from Chang'an, because that would be a self-inflicted pain. The Tang Kingdom was already at war with the East China Sea. Even if they didn't fight in the world, the relationship was still not very good.
So, Li Qi planned to leave from Baiyue.
He still remembered the poem from the Dalu Kingdom: "The Lishui River is accessible by boat, and it flows south to the sea and north to Song."
The Lishui River flows south directly into the sea. To go to the land of Baiyue, you can take a boat on the Lishui River in the Dalu Kingdom, and you can reach the South China Sea, which is the demon tribe area in the southeast. Then take a sea ship, go along the coastline, depart from the deep-water port, and finally reach the depths of the East China Sea.
The whole journey takes about a month.
If you pass through Liexu, you can cross a large distance in an instant, but you can't do it.
Jintai cannot be teleported directly to Liexu, but can only be teleported to the territory of Tang. Similarly, Liexu is the same and cannot be teleported directly to the territory of Tang.
If everyone can teleport freely inside, it means that everyone is exposing their weaknesses to each other. Who dares to do this?
Therefore, things like Jintai and Liexu have set up strict boundaries and can only reach their respective borders.
If Li Qi chose to rush to the border from Jintai, then go to Baiyue, then go to Liexu from Baiyue, and then use Liexu to teleport to the border of the East China Sea, and then take a boat to the depths of the East China Sea...
This journey, just from Baiyue to Liexu, will take a month or so.
It is better to go directly to Baiyue and then take a boat to the sea, which is faster.
After determining the travel route and finishing the last class, Li Qi did not delay much and set off that night.
Of course, he brought the old horse this time.
Since Li Qi's cultivation reached the seventh level, the old horse has been unable to keep up, and gradually lost its performance as a means of transportation. After all, few people can keep up with Li Qi's cultivation speed.
However, Li Qi said that the old horse is his good friend, not a mount, so he still keeps the old horse by his side.
This time to the East China Sea, Li Qi is not good at water, but the old horse is a dragon horse after all, and is about to turn into a dragon. It is easy to walk on water and dive, at least better than Li Qi, so Li Qi brought the old horse this time.
Bidding farewell to his friends, with various purposes, Li Qi quickly left Chang'an through Jintai and came to the border.
Riding the old horse, he crossed the border of Tang State.
This time, he chose to go to the East China Sea from Lishui, which was also a bit selfish.
He wanted to see the current Paibo Gang and visit the god of Lishui that he worshipped in the past.
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Da, da, da.
The old horse's hooves walked on the stone street.
After a day, Li Qi had already arrived at Dalu State.
This distance was very fast. From Jintai in Chang'an, you can reach the border in a flash. From the border to Dalu State, it is only 10,000 or 20,000 miles. With the old horse's foot strength, he can reach it in one day and one night.
The distance that seemed endless in the past, now it feels ordinary.
Da Lu country, he is back again.
This is Da Lu country, Lizhou city.
Li Qi has been away for many years, but there is no change here, everything is exactly the same as when he first left.
Even, Li Qi can still see his wanted order, but it is the kind from a few years ago, the paper has long been damaged and yellowed.
It can be seen that this wanted order is just as Li Qi thought at the beginning, it is purely for show, the local constables are not prepared to arrest people at all, just perfunctory.
It is just a holiday at this time, that is, the beginning of winter, all walks of life have begun to shrink, and everyone is stockpiling winter supplies.
According to Li Qi's understanding of Lizhou, this period should be the peak period of river transportation, because all kinds of winter supplies, coal, food and the like, will be transported here now, when the Lishui River has not completely frozen.
If the Lishui River is frozen and you still want to transport it, it will cost a lot to carry it, and because Da Lu country does not have mature monster breeding and domestication technology, this kind of carrying is likely to be done by people, and the cost will be further increased.
The backwardness seen in the past, including the lack of animal husbandry, the lack of practitioners, the extreme xenophobia of local small groups, and the extreme reliance on the production relationship of "taking people as livestock", has not changed at all.
But that's true.
It hasn't changed for thousands of years, and it's unlikely to change in the past few years.
Li Qi walked to the edge of the Lishui River, ready to find the boatmen's gang and see the brothers of the former Paibo Gang.
Because he was riding a horse, his clothes were not gorgeous but very clean, so the passing laborers and others hurriedly avoided him, fearing that they would bump into the big shots.
Things like laws are not very effective in the Great Deer Kingdom.
This is not Chang'an, even the fifth rank has to wait for the red light honestly and dare not cross a step.
However, he rode his horse around the dock and the river bank for a few circles, but found that he couldn't find the Paibo Gang.
"Huh? Didn't they come out?" Li Qi was puzzled.
He decided to look for them at the station. Could it be that they didn't come out to work? But now is the peak season for river transportation, and everyone should be out except the elderly, the weak, women and children.
The Paibo Gang's base is quite remote and it's hard to get there on horseback, so Li Qi got off his horse and led the old horse through the alleys, trying to get through the alleys to the small river beach.
The old horse is now ten feet tall, a giant beast, and he doesn't know how to change his size yet, and he doesn't want to collapse the wall, so he has to curl up and squeeze in.
After squeezing through more than a dozen holes and arriving at the former base, Li Qi found that the people living here were not the Paibo Gang.
I was too tired to go to bed early last night, so I forgot to update, sorry