My Endless Life.

Chapter 642 Breakthrough and End

Zhao Changge left with suspicion in her heart.

Li Qi, holding the cultivation technique given to him and a jade slip crafted using methods from the Cangxuan Realm, pondered for a moment before turning to At and the others and saying:
"I need to go into seclusion again and not let anyone disturb me."

He had just returned from the small world and had only just sorted out his gains from this trip when he rushed out to find Zhao Changge. He had not yet transformed his gains into his own power.

Having taken a bite of the world's essence from the small world, and now with the cultivation techniques Zhao Changge had taught him, Li Qi felt it was time to improve himself.

Li Qi now understands that his ability, which originates from his soul's instinct, is very likely the power that originally belonged to him.

A power on par with alchemy.

However, this omnipotence cannot directly bring Li Qi great strength; it can only enhance Li Qi's own talent indirectly, such as by devouring the world's origin.

This is why Li Qi takes a bite every time he arrives in a new world.

The level of the power was too high. At first, Li Qi was unable to control it at all, and couldn't even detect it. He could only passively accept everything that the power brought.

However... once Li Qi breaks through to the seventh rank, this power originating from the essence of Li Qi's soul might be able to be used by him in its initial stages.

Li Qi is already able to use this power in its initial stages; at least he can now choose to actively devour the world's origin.

If Li Qi were to break through to the seventh rank, he might be able to uncover the truth about the power deep within his soul.

Where did it come from? Why is it inside his body? Is it related to his time travel? These questions may finally be answered.

However, this is contingent on Li Qi successfully breaking through.

"From the sixth to the seventh rank, one must comprehend the rules; in the Cangxuan Realm, this means comprehending the Dao..."

Li Qi integrated the cultivation method of "Record of Fellow Cultivators in Myriad Realms" into himself. While learning the cultivation method, he also summarized the cultivation methods of the Myriad Star Realm and the Azure Profound Realm.

Understanding the rules and comprehending the essence of Tao are ultimately the same thing.

That is to become one of the embodiments of the world in some way.

To wield the rules, to act on behalf of Heaven, and ultimately to transcend the rules and achieve divinity.

It is a cultivation method commonly used in the original world.

Regardless of the differences in their power systems, the final result should be the same.

But the problem is that before that, Li Qi still needs to proceed step by step according to the rules of the current world.

He is from the Myriad Star Realm. Logically speaking, when a sixth-order cultivator breaks through to the seventh-order, he should be in charge of the rules in the Myriad Star Realm.

But he is currently in the Cangxuan Realm, and due to the limitations of the rules, Li Qi can only experience the Daoist essence of the Cangxuan Realm.

If one were to force oneself to comprehend the rules of the Myriad Star Realm, while it's not impossible to succeed, one would likely end up like the Martial Alliance and Sages' Society of the Myriad Star Realm, forever trapped at the seventh rank, unable to advance an inch.

If you want to continue advancing, you can only return to the Myriad Star Realm.

But Li Qi can only return when he reaches the ninth level. Before that, he can only choose to experience the Daoist essence of the Cangxuan Realm.

"Did Mother think of that?"

Li Qi thought of Zelia, who had sent him to the Cangxuan Realm. As a ninth-level expert, hadn't she considered this?

No, she must have considered it, but in her opinion, Li Qi comprehending the rules of the Cangxuan Realm was not a big deal.

Since that's the case... it seems Li Qi doesn't need to dwell on it any longer.

Having consumed the world's origin from the small world, combined with his previous accumulations and the 'legacy' from the black dragon in the Soul Realm, Li Qi is now considered to be at the peak of the sixth rank.

Although the peak of the sixth rank is somewhat exaggerated, since people at this level have generally already experienced the rules to some extent and can make preliminary use of them, Li Qi doesn't have a single rule in his possession without relying on love or alchemy.

But this is only temporary.

With his love for alchemy and the primal 'power' deep within his soul, it's only a matter of time before he comprehends the rules.

Currently, Li Qi can quickly grasp two rules of Daoist Rhyme.

One is based on the rules carried by the heart, which can be called the 'Way of Great Love', which makes all things in the world fall in love with oneself, and one will also fall in love with all things in the world.

This road may seem insignificant, but in Li Qi's view, if it were developed to its fullest potential, it could be quite terrifying.

Once you have completely mastered this path, you will be the most perfect person in everyone's eyes, the one who is most easily loved, pitied, and cared for. You don't even need to lift a finger; you can manipulate the other person in the name of 'love,' and they might even be willing to die for you.

"Tsk, a succubus, huh..."

After pondering this rule for a long time, Li Qi finally couldn't help but complain.

He had wanted to say this before: after comprehending this great path, he felt like a succubus, everyone who saw him was attracted to him, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

However, because this rule... and the Daoist charm is quite good, Li Qi has not abandoned it for the time being.

The second rule originates from its own authority.

By integrating and summarizing the talents of Li Qi throughout the ages, the resulting superior ability of rules inherently possesses several rules.

Creation, manipulation, fusion... This is a complex set of rules. If Li Qi chooses to comprehend it, he can become the strongest among those of the same level, but it will take a great deal of time.

The time it takes to understand one rule is definitely different from the time it takes to understand several rules. Choosing more rules means spending more time to understand them.

"It seems like there isn't that much time right now... so, is this all we have?"

Li Qi turned his gaze back to the rules of the Heart of Love, sighed softly, and summoned the Heart of Love.

He has already decided on the main rules he will control in the seventh stage.

……

A world of death unknown to anyone.

In this vast world on the verge of extinction, the old man who creates planets and life continues his tedious work of 'remembering the past.' This tedious work seems anything but boring to him, even though he has been doing it for hundreds of millions of years, or even longer.

But today, the old man stopped moving.

"...Is it time yet?"

As if sensing his impending death, the old man carefully placed the last person he had made, blew away non-existent dust from her forehead, and nodded in satisfaction.

If Li Qi were here, he would recognize that the last person the old man made was one of the trio who had been with 'protagonist' Ronnie in the orphanage in the Misty World.

Emma was the girl who was eventually turned into a doll by Li Qi.

"Unfortunately, the Emma in my heart will never come back."

The old man muttered to himself, took two steps back, and gently clapped his hands.

The sound, like ripples in water, spread rapidly in all directions. It was not fast, but it traveled a great distance without any loss of energy, and soon it spread throughout the entire city.

When the sound waves landed on the 'doll' on the very edge of the city, everything came to life.

Life returned to their faces, and everyone began to act according to their own will and ideas.

This includes Emma, ​​who is standing right in front of us.

"Hey!! Ronnie!!!"

Emma had just 'woke up' when she barged into Ronnie's room, waking him up from his nap.

The old man just stood there watching it all.

Everyone ignored the old man, as if he didn't exist at all.

"Ronnie." Another shout rang in my ears.

But this time it wasn't the girl the old man had made calling out; it was another unfamiliar voice.

The old man turned his head and saw white.

It was a pure white expanse, and within that whiteness, a hazy figure seemed to appear. Judging from the outline, the figure appeared to be a boy, or perhaps a girl.

His voice was like that of a child, an old man, a man, and a woman.

Unable to distinguish gender characteristics or see specific faces, all one can perceive is the purest and most flawless whiteness.

But the old man remembered Him.

Many, many years ago, when the old man was just an ordinary member of this world, he had seen Him.

He made him who he is today.

"It's...you..."

The old man couldn't recall the other person's name; such a sacred being was beyond his comprehension. He could only address the other person with a respectful title.

Fortunately, this being didn't seem to care much about being called an old man.

"This is the last chance. Are you really not going to come with us?"

The divine being inquired softly, its voice seemingly gentle yet calm, filled with a sense of contradiction.

The old man shook his head slightly: "I am old, and... with my abilities, I am not qualified to stand with you."

"Is that so? What a pity..."

The divine being spoke these words, and the white light gradually dimmed, as if it were about to depart.

But the old man called him back before he left:

"My lord... I'm sorry, please allow me to address you this way. Although I cannot be with you, there is... perhaps someone else can."

"Ok?"

“I sensed the aura of another great being in that person. Perhaps he was the one chosen by that great being. So I made a promise with him that when I am about to meet my end, I will give him everything I have.”

"Is that so...then you should make your move now."

The white figure spoke without any emotion, as if simply stating something an old man should do.

Although this is indeed something that the elderly should do.

The old man was not angry. He just looked at his city again with regret and complicated feelings, and finally waved his hand to take a starship that was sailing in the middle of the journey.

The enormous Ark in his hands was like a child's toy. It continued to sail, surrounded by endless starry skies and wreckage, yet it could never escape the old man's grasp.

"Yes, it's time for me to take action."

The old man sighed softly at the end.

His gaze pierced through this dead world and reached into the distance.

There, in a place unnoticed by anyone, a collapse was gradually taking place. That 'collapse' from a higher level, a collapse that only the being behind him and other beings of equal standing could possibly stop, was something he could not handle.

That is why this sacred being came to him, and out of consideration for their past relationship, let him leave.

That's why the old man said it was time.

His time was drawing to a close.

Arrived.

(End of this chapter)