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After Qin Qi explained to everyone, Jing Ni put her sword away, but still looked at Xiaoyaozi with a wary expression.

Qin Qi and Xiaoyaozi entered the courtyard, and their duel continued!

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"You make the first move."

Xiaoyaozi spoke.

"No need, you go first, otherwise you won't have a chance to act if I make a move."

Qin Qi said.

"The sky clears after the snow!"

Without further ado, Xiaoyaozi immediately began to act, his inner force transforming into golden characters, the contents of which were Zhuangzi's "Free and Easy Wandering"!

This technique can transform internal energy into words through a special method, and its power is closely related to the user's internal energy and cultivation level.

The only drawback is that the wind-up time is too long, so there is no chance to use it in actual combat!

As time went by, the words grew more and more numerous, and they came together to form a golden dragon.

Roaring, it charged towards Qin Qi! The dragon's aura shattered the falling snowflakes, leaving the surrounding area empty in an instant!

"Too slow. It's my turn now."

"The roc rises with the wind in a single day, soaring straight up ninety thousand miles!"

Qin Qi reached out and used the same move. After the snow cleared, he learned it after only watching it once, and he was able to execute it even faster than Xiaoyaozi!

The words transformed into a soaring roc the moment they fell, flying in the air and covering the sky with their wings!

The giant dragon that Xiaoyaozi summoned was like a tiny insect in front of the Roc, and was grabbed and eaten in one bite by the Roc's claws!

Then the roc flapped its wings, stirring up a huge storm that instantly enveloped Xiaoyaozi!

"Even if the wind stops and the waters come down, it can still stir up the vast ocean."

The hurricane blew Xiaoyaozi directly into the sky, where he was grabbed by the Roc. As the Roc's claws tightened, Xiaoyaozi felt as if he was about to be crushed!

"How do you feel as a loser right now, Xiaoyaozi?"

The roc transformed into Qin Qi, its claws into hands, and Xiaoyaozi was caught in those hands.

He vaguely heard Qin Qi's question, and after a long silence, he spoke:

"I lost."

"Indeed, but you're only verbally convinced now; you're still not convinced in your heart. Let me show you what this world is like."

The enormous Qin Qi transformed into countless points of light, each point representing an object, such as a stone or a leaf.

"You believe that all beings are equal and everyone should be treated the same, but what are you thinking when you look at me?"

"one person."

"Wrong, at this moment I am nothing more than a stone."

Qin Qi's figure disappeared and turned into a stone, then he asked again, then turned into a leaf, then asked again, and turned again.

Everything in the world seemed to have become Qin Qi, or perhaps Qin Qi had become all things in the world.

"Whether you win or lose, nothing in this world will change because of your opinion."

"Just look at it with your own eyes, don't worry about equality or inequality, it's meaningless."

After Qin Qi finished speaking, he disappeared. Xiaoyaozi woke up and found himself lying in the room without knowing when.

"Would you like tea?"

Qin Qi, holding a teacup, smiled and asked him.

"No."

Xiaoyaozi sat up, looked at himself, and found no injuries whatsoever, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

"Your body can transform into all things; has your realm reached such a profound level?"

Xiaoyaozi asked.

"No, that was just an illusion. I can't transform into anything yet."

"Hmm, not for now."

Qin Qi wasn't that he hadn't thought of how to do it, it's just that he wasn't strong enough to do it yet. Perhaps he could do it when he was strong enough.

"What was that move just now?"

Xiaoyaozi asked curiously.

"I am heaven and earth."

"It is impossible to be the universe itself, to be the Great Dao itself."

Upon hearing Qin Qi's words, Xiaoyaozi couldn't help but speak up.

"Do you know what heaven and earth are like? You don't, do you? The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name."

"Heaven and earth cannot be described, so why can't I be heaven and earth? No one knows what heaven and earth should really look like."

"That means I can be both heaven and earth."

Qin Qi spoke.

"You, you are really... unconventional."

Xiaoyaozi originally wanted to say something unorthodox or heretical, but after thinking about it, he decided against it. If the other party got angry, he really couldn't beat Qin Qi.

"Alright, stop being so polite. I bought some ground meat to make dumplings today. Do you want to stay and eat some?"

Qin Qi asked. At this moment, Xue Nu and Jing Ni were discussing how to wrap dumplings. Hmm, it shouldn't be a problem; they're both experts and they'll learn how to wrap them quickly.

"Then I won't be polite."

Xiaoyaozi did not refuse; he wanted to observe for himself to see if Qin Qi's actions matched his words.

Everyone gathered together to make dumplings, and after they were cooked, they sat down together to eat them.

"Do you usually eat with it?"

Xiaoyaozi looked at the Qilin horse that had come over to eat with him and was slightly surprised. Now even animals could eat at the table.

"Humph."

The Qilin horse looked at Xiaoyaozi with great dissatisfaction. What did he mean? I didn't even look down on you, but you're already looking down on me.

Believe it or not, I'll kick you to death, you old bastard!

"Don't call it that. It's a Qilin horse. Be careful what you say. If it gets angry, it really can kick you."

Qin Qi began to introduce.

"Qilin horse, you, hello."

Xiaoyaozi looked at the Qilin horse. Although he believed in the equality of all living beings, this was the first time he had ever eaten with a horse.

He felt a little uncomfortable, but looking at Qin Qi, Xue Nu, and Jing Ni chatting and laughing, he found that they were all very natural.

Suddenly, he seemed to understand something.

"True equality is not about everyone being equal, but about everything being natural and taken for granted."

"Isn't it a form of inequality that I only care about external equality and only pursue external equality?"

Xiaoyaozi now understood what Qin Qi meant by "seeing with the naked eye," regardless of whether they won or lost.

Qin Qi treated him the same way: arrogant and indifferent.

Regardless of victory or defeat, the horse's attitude towards itself was the same: it despised itself.

Regardless of victory or defeat, that strange girl's gaze towards him remained the same, the same readiness to kill him.

"Hahaha, after pursuing equality all my life, I've become the most unequal person."

Xiaoyaozi suddenly laughed. He named himself Xiaoyaozi, but in reality, he was always trapped in the four words "treat everyone equally," so how could he possibly be carefree?

"I lost, and I truly accept it this time."

"Oh, what then?"

"Then I was very unhappy. I'm a petty person, and I want to get revenge. I'll make you poor today."

Xiaoyaozi stopped pretending to be otherworldly at this moment. There was no need for it. Whether he sought revenge or not, there was no need to care too much.

Since there's no need to care anymore, why not just have a good time? He can't beat Qin Qi, but he can eat a lot!

At this moment, Xiaoyaozi may have truly grasped the essence of the word "freedom": to be unrestrained by anything and to do whatever one pleases. This is what freedom is.

This debate, seemingly about whether all beings are equal, is actually about freedom and whether one can see through the shackles of the mind.

Without constraints, there is naturally no discrimination; without discrimination, one can naturally treat everyone equally.

It's just nature.

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After finishing his dumplings, Xiaoyaozi left. He needed to continue his travels among the seven kingdoms and further cultivate his mind.

In preparation for the upcoming battle between the Human Sect and the Heavenly Sect.

"If you have the chance later, you can visit Mount Taiyi. I'll be waiting for you there."

Xiaoyaozi bid farewell to Qin Qi.

"I'll go when I have time."

Qin Qi saw Xiaoyaozi off, then looked at the heavy snow falling all over the sky, and then looked back at the ancient house.

"I suddenly feel like it's missing a bit of red and festive atmosphere, what do you guys think?"

"Yes, it does lack a festive feel."

"I don't feel anything."

The Snow Woman felt that the Snow Woman was different from the one she saw on the street, while Jing Ni, who had no experience of celebrating the New Year, did not notice anything amiss.

"Hang lanterns, paste couplets, and paste the character for 'happiness'!"

Qin Qi took out some necessary materials from the pile of things he had bought and then handed them to the two women.

"Make your own lanterns, write your own couplets, and cut out your own 'double happiness' characters."

"Huh? Can't we just buy it ready-made?"

"Yes, it's a very real problem. We don't have enough money. After buying food, we don't have enough left to buy ready-made meals."

"I really got you."

The snow woman sighed, but then laughed. Working together like this felt good, and they began to divide the tasks.

Qin Qi was in charge of writing couplets, Xue Nu was making lanterns, Jing Ni was putting up auspicious characters, and the Qilin horse wasn't idle either; it started running.

The heat emanating from his body evaporated the snow in the yard and near the house, saving him the trouble of shoveling.

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After Xiaoyaozi left, walking in the snow, he suddenly felt a sense of boundless freedom, like birds soaring in the sky and fish leaping in the vast sea.

I walked with a much lighter pace, and my heart became more open-minded.

He happened to spot a familiar figure and went up to greet him.

"It's been a long time since I met Senior Brother Chishongzi."

"Junior Brother Xiaoyaozi, it's been a long time. You seem to have improved a lot."

Chisongzi looked at Xiaoyaozi, a little confused. What was wrong with this old man? He usually avoided him even when they met.

Why did you come up to say hello today?

"It's alright. Um, is this your apprentice?"

Xiaoyaozi saw Xiaomeng following behind Chisongzi and asked her a question.

"No, she is my junior sister. She has exceptional talent and was exceptionally accepted into the sect by Master Bei Mingzi. She will surely become a shining new star in our Heavenly Sect in the future."

Chisongzi's words implied that the Human Sect had no successor, and that after a few years, when Xiaoyaozi died of old age, Xueji would belong to the Heavenly Sect.