After half a day of contemplation, Ming Qi finally understood.
To grasp the traces of the Dao, one must completely open up, immersing oneself in the universe. Feel the passage of time, the rise and fall of the universe, and the endless transformation of the vast ocean. Only by completely merging oneself with the universe can one comprehend the true meaning of the Dao.
Mortal cultivators often limit their thinking to themselves, neglecting their surroundings. You must know that everything in the universe has its own Dao, and even the most insignificant things are often direct manifestations of the Dao!
At this thought, Ming Qi's mind suddenly became enlightened.
In fact, the Dao is always around us, in the weeds by the roadside, the stunning swans in the sky, the fish swimming in the river, the whistling wind, and so on.
Having grasped this, the next step is to find the traces of the Dao within these things.
After two days of meditation, Ming Qi suddenly sat up, leaving the stone tablet space and entering the Supreme Diagram.
The Supreme Diagram had already evolved into the prototype of a world. Though only a small, compact world, it possessed all the necessary elements. Conversely, the smaller the spatial world, the easier it was to find traces of the Dao.
Ming Qi's purpose in entering the Supreme Diagram was naturally simple: he wanted to search for the Dao within it!
The Dao lacks constant principles, like water has no fixed form. If one were to rely solely on the eyes, attempting to find the Dao would be like seeking fish in a tree, with predictable results. However, Ming Qi wasn't so foolish. He had already grasped the truth: seeking the Dao was equivalent to comprehending the long river of evolution of heaven and earth, seizing a glimmer of divine wisdom from it to achieve his own Dao.
After not entering the Supreme Diagram for many days, Ming Qi was stunned when he truly stepped into this world.
The Supreme Diagram had shed its original chaotic state, revealing the physical world. The vast ocean and boundless mountains formed a scene of blue sky and white clouds, resembling a fairyland.
"What brought you here?"
As soon as he sensed Ming Qi's arrival, the Wuxiang Boy immediately appeared. He had grown considerably larger, looking like a child of eleven or twelve. Dressed in a dazzling array of armor, he looked imposing and imposing. He was sure he'd be a formidable force on the battlefield soon.
"I want to explore the path of the Dao. Are there any good places here?"
Ming Qi spoke directly. The person who knew the Supreme Diagram best was probably the Wuxiang Boy. Even Ming Qi himself still didn't know what it was, and he hadn't yet explored its many mystical aspects.
The Wuxiang Boy pondered for a moment, then said, "If we want to explore the path of the Dao, the interior of the Primordial Nebula is naturally the most suitable location. The entire Divine Diagram originated from there. If the time is right, enlightenment is not impossible."
Given his mysterious origins, the Wuxiang Boy naturally understood the Dao much better than Ming Qi did.
Ming Qi nodded and suddenly asked, "How big is this Divine Map space now?"
"Tens of thousands of square kilometers, perhaps? Moreover, the Divine Map itself is already a self-contained entity. Even without external energy, it can slowly evolve and eventually become the manifestation of the vast universe."
Ming Qi was stunned upon hearing this. It seemed he had found the right place. The Divine Map already had a complete system of heaven and earth, which was equivalent to the perfect evolution of the Dao. As long as he could find the path, enlightenment would be a piece of cake.
Searching within such a radius was much easier than traversing thousands of mountains and rivers.
Of course, the most important factors in comprehending the Great Dao were comprehension and luck. Without a high level of comprehension, one would naturally have no chance of reaching the Dao, and with poor luck, breakthroughs would be difficult. These factors, which affected the universe and the universe, were naturally beyond Ming Qi's control. His only remaining task was to single-mindedly search.
Ming Qi then began to wander aimlessly within the Supreme Map. A world tens of thousands of square kilometers in radius wouldn't be something he could explore and explore in a short time, let alone comprehend anything from it.
The Divine Map also had its sunrises and sunsets, a regular flow of events. However, since the Divine Map's space was still in its infancy, time moved much faster than in the outside world, perhaps ten times faster. With two days remaining before the army's departure, he could remain within the Divine Map for twenty days.
Twenty days was plenty of time to cover a hundred thousand square kilometers of territory, so Ming Qi wasn't in a hurry. He walked, observed, and pondered.
Night fell before he knew it, and the moonlight began to rise. Walking among the windswept mountains, an indescribable sense of tranquility washed over him.
The trees in the mountains withered and flourished in an orderly pattern, just like in the outside world. After a while, Ming Qi completely absorbed himself into it, sensing the flow of the surrounding air and understanding the trajectory of the entire universe.
One day, two days, and several days passed unnoticed. Ming Qi quietly explored the entire inner world of the Supreme Map. Although no highly intelligent beings had been born within, a vague sense of concreteness had already emerged. He believed that with time, it would surely evolve to become identical to the outside world, a completely real world.
After walking through it, he stopped at a spot.
Here was a naturally formed, hundred-foot-long waterfall, surrounded by lush greenery and a tranquil scene.
Directly in front of the waterfall, a three-foot-high white jade platform quietly placed a guqin, emanating a familiar aura.
Ancient demonic weapon, the Human Blood Demonic Qin, this was Meng Ling. Ever since the Divine Weapon Sect's battle to slay Young Master Wushuang, Meng Ling had returned to her true form and fallen into a deep slumber, unable even to awaken her.
Back then, Ming Qi had stumbled upon a blood-nourishing sacred tree while at Bai Bing's Yingxue Villa, but in his haste that day, he had forgotten this important fact. Now that the Divine Realm was surrounded by the Heavenly Sin Army, he would likely have to wait until the crisis was resolved before entering Yingxue Villa to claim the blood-nourishing sacred tree.
Ming Qi sat beside the white jade table, gazing at the tranquil guqin. Unconsciously, he entered an unprecedented ethereal state, his entire being seemingly merging with his surroundings, creating a tranquil, peaceful, and undisturbed world.
Gradually, a speck of light emerged in Ming Qi's mind. Initially, it was only the size of a grain of rice, but as time passed, it rapidly grew. Within a day, it had grown to the size of a mountain. Within this immense speck, the myriad forms of the world began to blur.
The speck of light silently transformed, growing from its initial size, then evolving into the myriad forms of the world, until, finally, the heavens and the earth were formed, chaos gave way to nothingness, and a world of complete order emerged.
In a trance, Ming Qi discerned traces of the Tao within!
Through life and death, through the vicissitudes of life and death, through the vicissitudes of life and death, no matter how the world changes, the Tao remains unchanging!
When the world melted and the light reappeared, evolving the world for the third time, Ming Qi suddenly became enlightened, as if he had been enlightened. He paced back and forth like crazy, but his eyes were clearly closed at this moment, as if he was asleep!