Wandao long distance

Chapter 982 Solution

Li Qi is back.

Xuanjingshan held another grand banquet.

This time it was truly grand, because Li Qi had completely thrown off the shackles of the past and he was no longer being pushed forward by others.

In the past, Li Qi always felt that he had a lot of things to do, so he was cautious and felt that there was no need for him to do those things.

But things are different now.

The war between humans and witches is over, and so is the control that the devil has over him. Now it is not the devil that controls him, but he wants revenge on the devil. Li Qi was born as a chess piece of the devil, and now he has truly left the chessboard. After that, it will be Li Qi's turn to act.

Moreover, the war stopped and nothing was chasing Li Qi anymore.

Now he has reached the second level and is a true upper-class existence in this universe.

So, it’s okay to relax a bit, right?

So, in order to celebrate his return, Li Qi held a grand banquet with his relatives and friends.

He met Shi Tou. The young man was extremely nervous when he saw Li Qi. He looked like Li Qi who was meeting Empress Luofu for the first time.

However, Li Qi was not dissatisfied with Shi Tou. Shi Tou was calm and reserved, and unlike the weakness that Li Qi had when he was young, his reserve was due to his strength and resilience.

His silence was not because he was afraid of making a mistake, but because he was waiting for a better time so that his words could hit the mark and get to the point.

This is completely different from Li Qi at the beginning. Li Qi spoke less at the beginning because he was worried about saying something wrong and causing some bad consequences.

This is Shi Tou's character. Instead of talking endlessly for ten thousand words to advise others, he would rather say something that can truly change the other person's behavior when the other person fails and reflects on his or her behavior.

As for those who do not know how to reflect, stones will generally remain silent and there is no need to say more.

Li Qi liked this young man very much. He readily agreed to the marriage between Li Shiwei and Shitou, and gave his own gift and blessing.

The calm and reserved Shi Tou also seemed very excited at this time. He was actually a little uneasy about this. He was worried that marrying Li Shiwei during the period after Li Qi's death might seem a bit frivolous.

Imagine that the other person's father is in danger of death and his mother is heartbroken, but you are marrying someone else's daughter. It would be a bit embarrassing to tell others about it.

But Li Qi didn't care much.

Li Shiwei and Shitou both have their own lives, so why should they disrupt their life plans because of me? If I die and they don't let my daughter get married, then what will I become?

Li Qi didn't discipline her to that extent, so he happily made up for the blessing that he hadn't given in the past.

At the banquet, Li Qi also met the great wizard Yun Fang.

Li Qi's cultivation has surpassed that of the old man, but he still has respect and gratitude for him.

Therefore, Li Qi took the initiative to step forward and told the other party how to break the evil thoughts and revive the other party's disciples.

Yes, now Li Qi, after getting rid of the nothingness brought by the devil, has found a way to solve this problem.

"Senior Yun Fang." Li Qi spoke to the other party.

"Li Qi, you don't have to call me senior now, right? You are the senior now." Yun Fang was cheerful and did not seem unfamiliar with Li Qi because of his cultivation level.

"Senior, you are joking." Li Qi waved his hand, not wanting to say more about it, but said directly: "Senior, now that I have experienced the matter of the demon, the thing you asked me to do at the beginning has finally come to fruition."

At the beginning, in Guangyang, the Baiyue Kingdom, Yun Fang asked Li Qi: "Afterwards...if you have any gains in persuading the heart of Tao, can you contact me?"

Li Qi's answer was: "If I gain anything, I will tell you everything I know." (See Chapter 226 for details)

At this point, Li Qi has become a second-rank official, which means he has truly gained something.

Yun Fang was stunned when he heard this.

Then he let out a long sigh.

His eyes seemed to reflect a lot of things, but also seemed to be just in a daze.

After a long while, he raised his head and said in his usual calm and kind tone: "That's really a good thing. Thank you."

"Why thank you so much? Shi Wei is also very grateful to you for your guidance. I have been busy with various affairs over the years and neglected her management and education. These are all thanks to you." Li Qi said immediately.

To be honest, although Li Shiwei grew a little crooked, she was not completely crooked. This was probably because Shitou and Yunfang had contributed a lot.

"Then, thank you for your help." Yun Fang said, opening up his inner world.

Li Qi put his mind into it and entered it.

The solution to this evil thought is actually not difficult.

But that's the case with a lot of things.

When there is no solution, it is really extremely difficult and you can't handle it at all, and it will bother you for the rest of your life.

And when there is a way, in the end, you will only sigh and say, "So that's how it is."

In fact, the solution to the evil thoughts of Yun Fang’s disciples is really very simple.

For thousands of epochs, the disciples of the great wizard Yun Fang have always been in a state of shattered Taoism. There have been relapses in between, but overall, the sense of emptiness, powerlessness and helplessness without a goal is insurmountable.

Li Qi also once fell into this kind of emptiness.

The reason is simple. When we speculate about the future, we are actually conducting a prior distribution of "information that cannot be guessed".

When we assume a prior distribution that "information cannot be guessed", it is easy to fall into the infinity paradox.

The key contradiction lies in that we do not know the prior distribution of the unknown normal distribution mean, so when we make a simple estimate, we actually use the assumption of "uniform distribution over an infinite range".

However, uniform distribution within an infinite range does not exist. It must have a center point, and the probability is higher near the center point.

If we directly assume 0 as the center point, we can clearly see that it will be ridiculous under coordinate translation transformation.

The solution to this paradox is to give a reasonable prior distribution based on the specific problem.

In other words, it is to show the real possibilities, rather than the possibilities that are infinitely speculated and calculated, and to recognize the true prior distribution.

What a simple answer, so intuitive and clear, but if you can't see it, you can't see it, even if it is right in front of you, you still can't see it.

Moreover, even if you tell him the answer, he may not be able to see it.

This is the difficulty.

Didn't Master Yun Fang know the answer? Of course he knew it, but even if he knew the answer, he couldn't tell his disciples, and it would be useless even if he did.

If it is really possible, and students can understand it after just one explanation, then all teachers in the world will not have to worry about students not being able to learn well. However, Li Qi now has his own way.

He entered Yun Fang's inner world and then ate the young man.

He, like all the fragments of Li Qi, became part of Li Qi, but at the same time he remained his own self.

In a sense, there are only six people in this world who can do this.

Taiyi, the four ministers, and Li Qi.

This is the method of a second-rank star official, which completely separates the differences between oneself and the outside world and faces this complex and chaotic universe in a complete form.

The universe is never simple, it is chaotic, disordered, self-contradictory, and full of conflicts, so... there is no need to look for "one" and a simple way to describe it.

Soon, the matter was resolved. The action taken by Li Qi, a second-rank official, naturally looked "simple". However, only the Great Wizard Yun Fang himself knew how long he had been waiting for this day.

So he quickly said goodbye and left the banquet. Li Qi watched him leave and then went to entertain other guests.

He went to see Zhu Fengdan again and talked to his teacher.

He noticed that Zhu Fengdan was indeed at the second level, but... it was hard to say what the state of Teacher Zhu's second level was.

  Teacher Zhu reached an agreement with the four phases at the same time and took a path that connected all things. However, this path seemed to be wrong, because all things seemed to be able to be integrated into one. What exactly is communication communicating?

Should we treat everything separately or as one? I'm afraid only Zhu Fengdan can answer this question.

So Li Qi did not discuss any issues regarding cultivation with him. He was just grateful for his teacher's care for him all along, especially for his promotion to the second rank. In fact, Zhu Fengdan went there for Li Qi.

Zhu Fengdan laughed loudly, not taking it to heart at all. He even said directly: "If it can be broken once, it can be broken twice. If you find it is not to your liking in the future, you can do it again."

Such a carefree attitude would only make Li Qi ashamed.

Li Qi couldn't learn this kind of natural carefreeness. It was obvious that what he said was not a joke at all.

Li Qi could only smile bitterly, but now he had also paved the way for Teacher Zhu.

Li Qi's Taoism was directly inherited from Zhu Fengdan, and now the answer given by Li Qi is that all things can be communicated separately, there is no "totality", and the heaven and earth themselves cannot be contained in a unified "only", so all things are connected and cannot be communicated in an individual way.

This can be regarded as a complement to Zhu Fengdan's Taoist tradition, and it is also a step ahead, giving Zhu Fengdan the opportunity to try and make mistakes.

In this regard, Zhu Fengdan is closely monitoring Li Qi's condition.

This may help him further understand the world.

But these are things for the future. Now, they were at the banquet, and Zhu Fengdan was just joking with Li Qi, telling some family jokes.

Li Qi was not soft-hearted and brought up the quarrel when Zhu Fengdan teased him about his relationship with Shen Shuibi.

Now that Zhu Fengdan has recovered to the second level, Huo Dou has naturally followed him all the way, making Zhu Fengdan very annoyed. He is not ready to get married!

But he couldn't really drive away the evil spirit, so he was very distressed.

As for Huodou himself, she just wanted him to stay by her side, so she didn't ask for too much. The relationship between the two was so subtle.

After Li Qi raised this point, Zhu Fengdan ran away decisively.

It would be impolite to continue talking about this.

Just after Teacher Zhu fled, Li Qi met his old friend again. Although they hadn't seen each other for a long time, he was still the same gentle and serious practitioner, now the fifth-grade mountain god, Niuhuang.

In the past, Niu Huang recommended himself in front of Li Qi and became the mountain god of Xuanjing Mountain. Now this is probably the most important and correct thing Niu Huang has ever done in his life.

Although Niu Huang himself may not have thought so, because Li Qi knew that he was indeed a loyal and honest mountain god, Niu Huang was not stupid. He actually knew a lot of methods, but he was unwilling to do them, and he would not pray for more things. He just took one step at a time, like an old cow, slowly and steadily moving forward.

Li Qi was promoted to the second rank, and Niu Huang also slowly reached the fifth rank.

"Xuanjing Mountain has had good weather and good harvests in recent years, all thanks to you. You worked really hard when I was away." Li Qi said to Niu Huang.

Niu Huang lowered his head quickly and said, "You are too kind. I am the mountain god here, and I am supposed to do this."

"You are the one who should have done the job, so the reward should also be yours. It's only natural, isn't it?" Li Qi said.

Niu Huang immediately thanked him.

Niu Huang is not a person who seeks fame and reputation. He was unwilling to ask for rewards before because he really just felt that these were his job and there was nothing to brag about.

And what Li Qi said is also correct.

Since things should be done, then the rewards should be taken. Otherwise, wouldn't the people doing the work become fools?

"Bezoar, what do you want?" Li Qi asked.

Niu Huang said: "Zhu Ren, I am already very satisfied with my current life, I just hope that Zhu Ren can solve my puzzle."

Li Qi nodded: "As long as I can answer, I will tell you the answer, but you have to think about the problem clearly... Because not all answers to questions are acceptable to you. Many times, when you hear the answer, it means that you have lost the process of finding the answer forever, and this process is the most important."

What Li Qi said was his own opinion, and it was also true.

For those who pursue the path, the answer is often as important as the process. If there is only the answer but no process, it is likely to lead to a bad result.

The process is necessary, just as the answer is necessary.

Therefore, the questioner must ask questions carefully and make sure that his "process" is written down and the answer is not calculated yet.

This is what 'self-knowledge' means.

Trying to find answers that you shouldn't know for the time being is the beginning of a practitioner's fall into the abyss.

Then Niu Huang asked Li Qi his question: "How can a person be 'steadfast and unwavering'?"

Li Qi looked at the bezoar in surprise.

This issue obviously touched upon the fourth level. The so-called unwavering determination must be because Niu Huang sensed something unstable.

Just like what Li Qi felt.

In that vast sea of ​​nothingness, I felt anxious and worried.

Looking at the current bezoar, Li Qi smiled and said, "This is a good question. Call Laqi over and I will tell you about it together."

The banquet at Xuanjingshan is still going on and is scheduled for seven days.

Everyone in the world can come to the buffet, this is a banquet for a second-rank official.