533: Secondary manifestation

Li Qi had now mastered over 2,400 of the Three Thousand Great Daos. While others required more Sacred Thrones to approach the "Dao," Li Qi could continuously draw closer to the "Dao" by relying on his immense foundation of the Three Thousand Great Daos.

Occasionally, he could catch a glimpse of the Dao's true form, and in a daze, he could see some scenes of the Dao, but those instances were involuntary and not something Li Qi did intentionally.

Li Qi also wanted to see more of the Dao to comprehend some of its mysteries, but he had never possessed the ability to actively peer into the Dao, at least not yet.

But today, as Li Qi was calculating clues from the ancient books and tracing them back... he actually saw the "Dao" again?

Not only that, but Li Qi actually saw a figure beneath the "Dao"?

"Who is that?"

"To actually be sitting cross-legged in meditation before the Great Dao?"

Li Qi was shocked. In the past, when he occasionally saw the "Dao," he couldn't see it clearly due to his limited abilities. Much of what he saw was ambiguous—either distorted or illusory—with only a small portion being real.

Seeing the figure beneath the Great Dao, Li Qi also wondered if he had misseen it, thinking it might just be some distorted, illusory scene and that there was actually no one there.

But Li Qi quickly dismissed that thought.

Although he couldn't say why, he knew... the figure beneath the Great Dao was real...

It wasn't a distorted, illusory scene...

It really was a person!

"Who is he?"

Just then, Li Qi's body couldn't help but shudder as a sudden change occurred.

Deep in his consciousness, in that mysterious place of infinite dimensions, within that special space... Li Qi's dao ancient book actually underwent a change!

The massive dao ancient book roared and trembled continuously, emitting ten thousand rays of golden light. It actually grew even larger, and a vast amount of unfamiliar Great Dao Text appeared within the ancient book!

Li Qi was startled. His consciousness reconnected to his dao ancient book, only to see it radiating brilliant golden light, seemingly undergoing some kind of special transformation...

Li Qi carefully examined the changes in the dao ancient book. His eyes widened more and more until he finally cried out in shock.

"Could it be..."

"The dao ancient book... is undergoing a Second Manifestation?"

After stepping into the Dao Source Realm, everyone can see the "Dao," and this is the only opportunity to do so, resulting in their own unique manifestation of the Great Dao.

After that, the manifestation of the Great Dao becomes fixed and will not change further.

This is what all experts of the Dao Source Realm refer to as... "A single glance, ten thousand years"...

This is true for Dao Source Realm experts, and even more so for the stronger Saint Kings; no one can change it, which is a regret shared by all.

But this time, Li Qi followed the clues and saw the Great Dao again, actually achieving a Second Manifestation. This completely surpassed everyone's understanding.

At the same time, a series of System prompts appeared in his vision.

[Discovering Three Thousand Great Daos available for analysis and recording...]

[Begin analysis?]

Li Qi muttered to himself, "It's actually true! It really is a Second Manifestation?!!"

With the System's endorsement, Li Qi could finally be certain that his dao ancient book was indeed undergoing a Second Manifestation.

Originally, Li Qi had already finished analyzing the entire dao ancient book. He could understand all the Great Dao Text on it and could read through the entire book without any obstacles.

And all 2,333 of the Three Thousand Great Daos within it had been analyzed; he could no longer extract a single one of the Three Thousand Great Daos from it.

But now the dao ancient book had become even more massive, with many unfamiliar Great Dao Texts appearing on it... and simultaneously, even more of the Three Thousand Great Daos appeared.

"Hahahaha..."

"A Second Manifestation!"

"This glimpse of the Dao... actually allowed my dao ancient book to complete a Second Manifestation! Hahahaha..."

Li Qi was incredibly excited and laughed out loud, but what he didn't notice was that... the figure beneath the Great Dao seemed to have been disturbed.

Originally, this figure had his head lowered and eyes downcast, sitting there as if in a deep sleep. At this moment, however, his body moved, and he slowly raised his head...

A terrifying sense of pressure swept over him!

Li Qi was suddenly startled. His consciousness instantly detached from the dao ancient book, and he looked at the images analyzed by the hexagrams, feeling momentarily horrified.

The figure beneath the Great Dao slowly opened his eyes. His gaze was deep and weathered, but at this moment, he seemed somewhat bewildered, as if he had sensed something unusual. He turned his gaze and looked toward where Li Qi was...

Li Qi's scalp nearly exploded!

He hurriedly disconnected. All the hexagrams shattered, and the images he had seen faded and then vanished.

Unbeknownst to him, Li Qi's forehead was already covered in sweat.

He had detected the mastermind behind the traces of the many Sacred Thrones. When that person looked toward him... Li Qi even felt his hair stand on end.

"Did he discover me?"

"No, he shouldn't have..."

"I disconnected just in time."