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But during this process, everything around will gradually wither and die; it is an extremely powerful technique!

"it's over?"

Chisongzi looked at Qin Qi, who was motionless. He had only used two moves, but each move was extremely powerful!

It was considered top-tier at the time, but even so, it was useless!

Chisongzi looked at Qin Qi, who was still staring at him calmly, and the loss of color in the world had no effect on him whatsoever!

"The Eight Trigrams evolve into the Five Elements, the Five Elements propagate in the four directions, the four directions return to the Two Forms, the Two Forms return to the Great One, and the Great One is the Great Dao!"

"The Tao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, Three gives birth to all things. Now, Chisongzi, do you still think that enlightenment requires transcending everything?"

Qin Qi looked at Chisongzi and asked.

"…………"

At that moment, Chisongzi suddenly realized that it was not the world that had lost its color, but himself; he was no longer accepted by the world!

Just as I was unleashing the power to make the world lose its color, Qin Qi used the same, but more profound, technique to kick me out of the world!

Outside, in the eyes of the Snow Maiden, Jingni, and Xiaomeng, Chishongzi suddenly disappeared from his spot, while Qin Qi was talking to thin air.

"I lost."

Chisongzi sighed deeply, admitting defeat. As he uttered those three words, the world around him began to regain its color.

His figure reappeared in the open space. He looked at Qin Qi, then at Xiao Meng.

....... ....

"I concede defeat. Are you planning to stay here anytime soon?"

Chisongzi asked.

"Yes, it's almost Chinese New Year, so I won't be running around during this time. I'll stay here for the New Year and leave after it's over."

Qin Qi spoke.

"I would like to leave Junior Sister Xiaomeng here temporarily so that she can learn from you for a while."

Chisongzi spoke up.

"Old man, you've got a dream come true. Take your people and get out of here now."

Qin Qi was immediately annoyed. This old man wanted him to take care of his child for free, and he wasn't going to do that.

Moreover, Xiaomeng is clearly a difficult girl to handle. Don't let her age fool you; she's only eight years old, but she might actually cause a lot of trouble.

"Fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist, don't be angry. I originally intended to take Junior Sister Xiaomeng around to see the sights. Although she has exceptionally high talent and excellent comprehension."

"But she is still a child after all, and her temperament is not mature enough. I plan to take her to travel through the seven kingdoms to gain experience while I still have the strength."

"But... after discussing the Dao with you, I suddenly realized that this child is better off with you, so I'm entrusting him to you!"

"It will only take a while, and I will come to pick her up after that period."

Chisongzi insisted on keeping Xiaomeng with Qin Qi, even resorting to shameless tactics, completely abandoning his former noble demeanor.

"Hmm... Alright, you can stay with me for now."

Qin Qi agreed to Chisongzi's request, but when he spoke, he did not look at Chisongzi, but instead looked at the open space not far behind Chisongzi.

Chishongzi didn't notice anything amiss. After giving Xiaomeng a few instructions, he left.

“Junior Sister Xiaomeng, by following him you will be able to see a wider world, while I also need to seek the meaning of the Dao.”

Chisongzi was going to seek the Dao anew. Qin Qi's words made him think a lot. Was his insistence on the Dao and on transcending all things correct?

He didn't know, so he went to see for himself. He went back and traveled through the seven kingdoms to see the world with his own eyes and see what this mundane world was like.

The Tao is in ants, in weeds, in excrement; the Tao is everything, yet it is nothing—this is precisely its wonder.

.....................

"Xiaomeng, you'll be celebrating the festival with us from now on."

The Snow Woman spoke to Xiaomeng with a very gentle smile.

"I've been abandoned."

Xiaomeng asked in a very cold tone, her face expressionless.

"Well, maybe they think you're too much trouble, so they don't want you anymore."

Jing Ni spoke up. She had seen many children like this; once they were drawn into the net, they would be trained to be assassins and cannon fodder.

"Little Fish, don't say such things to children. Xiaomeng, don't misunderstand. That old man just asked you to stay with us temporarily."

"He'll come back to pick you up after he's finished taking care of his own business. It doesn't mean he doesn't want you anymore."

The snow woman coaxed.

"Well, you might come back, but most likely you'll be abandoned. I've seen this kind of thing a lot."

Jing Ni said from the side.

While the three women were bickering, Qin Qi went outside and looked at the empty space on the snow.

"Blunt its sharpness, untangle its knots, blend with its light, and harmonize with its dust; this is called profound harmony, blending with light and dust to the point of almost merging into heaven and earth."

"If I'm not mistaken, you must be Bei Mingzi, the strongest and most senior member of the Taoist school."

After Qin Qi finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared on the empty snowfield, but standing there, he gave people a feeling that he could not be seen clearly.

Chapter 86 In the Northern Sea there is a fish, its name is Kun. Kun is so big that it cannot be stewed in one pot!

"I was peacefully cultivating myself in the mountains when I suddenly had the urge to come out and wander around."

"I thought I was going to encounter something interesting, but... I didn't expect to run into trouble, big trouble."

Bei Mingzi looked at Qin Qi, but he had no intention of discussing the Dao with Qin Qi, nor did he intend to fight him.

He just sighed and shook his head repeatedly.

"I don't like hearing that. I haven't even mentioned how you've made things difficult for me by dumping your apprentice on me."

"Alright, alright, old man, you can take your apprentice back now. If you don't bother me, I won't bother you either."

Qin Qi was immediately unhappy. Although he was indeed a troublesome person, you couldn't just say it like that.

I'm upset if you say it, and if I'm upset, I can't make you happy.

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious."

"Discussing the Dao is not an act of competing for victory or defeat. It is an act of each person explaining their own understanding of the Dao and acquiring more information through different ways of thinking."

"But both Xiaoyaozi and Chisongzi forgot this point; they were obsessed with winning or losing in their debates on the Dao."

“But you are different. You have never cared about winning or losing in the debate. You defeated Xiaoyaozi of the Human Sect with the theory of Heaven and Earth, which is natural and unrestrained.”

"The humanistic concept of equality for all beings and the principle of treating everyone equally defeated the Heavenly Sect's Chisongzi."

“You could have chosen a simpler, easier way, but you went through all this trouble. Wasn’t this all to comfort the two of them?”

"The Great Dao returns to oneness. The Human Sect and the Heaven Sect are ultimately just parts of Daoism. Both are correct. If you can't see through this, you can't continue to seek the Dao."

Bei Mingzi could see clearly that Qin Qi's cultivation level was far higher than that of Xiaoyaozi and Chisongzi.

The outcome of this debate was predetermined from the very beginning; in fact, Qin Qi even offered guidance to his opponent during the debate.

"Don't change the subject. To fight or not to fight?"

Qin Qi was now slightly more eager to fight. Compared to Xiaoyaozi and Chisongzi, Beimingzi was a better match for him!

"Whether I win or lose, it's all the same to me. I already know what my path is, so there's no need for me to fight you."

"Besides, my old arms and legs can't take a hit from you."

Unlike Bei Mingzi, Xiaoyaozi, and Chisongzi, the other two did not yet know what the Dao they were pursuing truly was.

However, Bei Mingzi knew what the Dao he was pursuing was. Everyone pursues a different Dao, and what he was pursuing was the word "shackles".

"That wouldn't be fun. I'm leaving now. Come back later and take your apprentice away."

Qin Qi didn't care and turned to go back.

"Don't rush, don't rush. Young people are too impatient. It's good to have a chat with someone you've finally met."

Bei Mingzi called out to Qin Qi, who was smiling happily, thinking that he had already reached the forefront on the path of seeking the Dao.

But when he saw Qin Qi, he realized that there were other people traveling with him.

"What you seek in challenging the various schools of thought is nothing more than to integrate the strengths of all schools, just as you said, the Dao is in all things."

"The path of learning about all things to understand the true nature of the Tao is feasible."

"But this is the most difficult and torturous road. It is destined to have no end and no success."

What Bei Mingzi was talking about was Qin Qi's Dao. The Great Dao has no end, and so does Qin Qi's path.

The Great Way has no concept of success or failure, and Qin Qi is destined to neither succeed nor fail; he can only continue on this path forever.

One year, two years, ten years is fine, but a hundred years, a thousand years, ten thousand years, this path can never be stopped.

"You will walk further and further away until there is no one left by your side. When you look back, you will find that there is no one in front of you or behind you."

"At that time, you will be even more lonely and tormented than a lone wolf! You may die in the morning seeking the Dao, but you will never attain the Great Dao you desire!"

Bei Mingzi couldn't help but shake his head and sigh as he spoke, acknowledging Qin Qi's high talent.

He was taller than Xiaomeng, the apprentice he had just taken on, and even taller than himself! This talent made him successful, but it also led him down a path that was destined to have no end!

"If there is no end, then I will keep walking. I can see the cycle of day and night in a day, and the changing of the four seasons in a year."

"A thousand years can witness the rise and fall of dynasties, and ten thousand years can show the transformation of the sea into mulberry fields; nothing in the world is unchanging."

"Perhaps one day in the future I will feel tired, I will stop my pursuit of the truth and walk the path to death."

"But at least I haven't changed my mind yet."

"That saying is so true: you can't stay eighteen forever, but there will always be someone who is eighteen!"

Qin Qi looked at Bei Mingzi. He knew how difficult his path would be, but at least for now, he remained steadfast.

The future may change, or it may not, but the present is not the future.

Bei Mingzi was slightly stunned by Qin Qi's determined look. He knew that it was impossible to succeed, but he still continued on.

"Ah, perhaps it is precisely because I lack your youth and your sharp edge that I have never been able to see through you."

"I am obsessed with seeing through the shackles, but isn't being obsessed with the absence of shackles also a kind of shackle, since it has no concrete behavior to express it?"

"Only when I truly forget my shackles can I attain my own path, and the shackles of the mind will disappear."

“At that time, I found my own path. This path is also difficult, but compared to your path, at least I still have some hope.”

Bei Mingzi knew exactly what path he should take and where he had gone wrong, but while he knew it, he might not have been able to see through it all.

"There's nothing this old man can do to help you. All I can do is watch over you silently."

"Now I can walk with you on this path and tell you that you are not alone in your pursuit of the Way."

"But once you've walked this path, I won't be able to accompany you or watch over you anymore. Take care, fellow Daoist."

Bei Mingzi couldn't help Qin Qi much; his knowledge also came from Taoism, which Qin Qi had already learned quite a bit of.

All he could do was silently accompany Qin Qi on this journey, telling him that he wasn't alone on the path of seeking the Dao.

"I really don't fit into this kind of scene."

Qin Qi sensed the sincere blessings in Bei Mingzi's eyes; these were blessings for fellow seekers of the Dao. However, he was truly uncomfortable with such a sentimental scene.

"Fellow Daoist, continue your journey!"

With a smile on his face, Bei Mingzi's figure gradually disappeared in the light, blunting its sharpness, untangling its knots, harmonizing its light, and becoming one with its dust. He was nowhere to be found.

But he is also omnipresent! This is the realm of Xuan Tong, or the unity of heaven and man!

"........."

"Ah, what will happen to your apprentice if you leave? Take your apprentice with you, you old fool!"

Qin Qi was still feeling touched when he realized a second later that the old man had dumped his apprentice on him.

But Bei Mingzi had long since disappeared. Qin Qi shook his head; he would remember this and get his revenge sooner or later.