598: Hand-rubbing the Daoist Divine Stone

In several Source Realms, Li Qi had arranged for Clones to be stationed.

Especially in Gu Yong City of the Origin Realm, where he left four Clones, so there was absolutely no need to worry.

Even if some unexpected event occurred there, with the presence of those Clones, they could certainly hold out until his main body arrived.

Therefore, after returning to the Divine Firmament World, Li Qi completely put aside the matters in the Origin Realm and stopped thinking about them.

Time passed slowly, and Li Qi's life was unprecedentedly peaceful; the number of Three Thousand Great Daos he comprehended and mastered grew steadily.

When a year had passed... Li Qi had already mastered two thousand nine hundred and ninety of the Three Thousand Great Daos!

This was an incredibly astonishing number; as long as he comprehended ten more of the Three Thousand Great Daos, Li Qi would be able to collect all of the Three Thousand Great Daos, and then he would be able to merge all streams into one and return to the Origin.

Li Qi's current strength had reached a truly terrifying level, equivalent to the Fusion of three hundred Sacred Thrones!

Even the All Heavens and Myriad Realms... gave him the feeling that they could be destroyed with a snap of his fingers.

Nowadays, Li Qi was getting closer and closer to the Dao Origin, or rather... he was a low-spec version of the Dao.

Inside the secret chamber of Langyuan Palace.

Li Qi's body radiated a rich Dao aura. He raised his hand, and a small, exquisite blue stone slowly appeared in his palm...

And upon this blue stone, there was actually a Great Dao Text imprinted!

The stone that suddenly appeared in Li Qi's hand... was precisely a dao traces divine stone!

Li Qi had actually managed to condense a dao traces divine stone from nothing, relying solely on his own power!

Truly terrifying!

The dao traces divine stone was a treasure that only existed in several Source Realms. Such treasures could only be born in places where the Dao rhythm was intense; this was a heaven-sent and earth-forged treasure, beyond the reach of human effort.

In the long history of the Source Realm, no one had ever been able to hand-craft a dao traces divine stone; it had never even been heard of. Such a thing had completely exceeded people's understanding.

The dao traces divine stone was born from the Dao, and Li Qi was infinitely close to the Dao, having mastered a portion of the Dao's authority. Even hand-crafting a dao traces divine stone... was not too difficult for him.

Li Qi carefully examined the dao traces divine stone he had just condensed, then took out another dao traces divine stone. Comparing them, Li Qi discovered that there was no difference between the two!

They were completely identical!

The dao traces divine stone he condensed was also a dao traces divine stone, not just a fake.

"Not bad, I didn't expect to be able to reach this step."

After successfully condensing a dao traces divine stone, Li Qi had a clear understanding of his own strength.

Then he turned his gaze to his System page, and seeing the densely packed Three Thousand Great Daos, he couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.

"Only ten more to go..."

After comprehending so many of the Three Thousand Great Daos, Li Qi's dao ancient book had not yet been exhausted; there were still Great Dao Texts on it that he could not understand, and still Three Thousand Great Daos that he could comprehend.

"This dao ancient book after its second manifestation... is truly remarkable!"

Now, looking back at the scroll of the dao ancient book that had manifested the first time, Li Qi felt immensely disdainful, thinking that the previous dao ancient book was a piece of junk and could not be compared to the current dao ancient book at all.

"The previous dao ancient book clearly had problems..."

"It was as if it had been castrated!"

This was Li Qi's evaluation of the first volume of the dao ancient book.

Only the dao ancient book that has manifested a second time... is the true dao ancient book!

That is what the dao ancient book should look like!

At this very moment, Li Qi thought of more, and all sorts of speculations flooded his mind.

"I fear it is not just me; everyone's first Great Dao manifestation... has problems!"

When this conjecture surfaced in his mind, Li Qi couldn't help but be shocked. It was a terrifying conjecture, but it was also very likely to be true.

When a Dao Source Realm powerhouse sees the Dao for the first time, the Dao appears before their eyes in a way they can understand; this is the manifestation of the Great Dao.

Everyone's Great Dao manifestation is different, and this process is extremely private; only one can see their own Great Dao manifestation, and it is almost impossible for outsiders to see it.

But what if there is a problem with the manifestation of the Great Dao?

What if someone tampered with the manifestation process?

Li Qi took a deep breath, somewhat afraid to imagine the implications.

If everyone's Great Dao manifestation is incomplete and possesses significant flaws... then what is the meaning behind doing so?

Who would be the beneficiary behind the scenes?

Li Qi followed this line of thought and quickly thought of a possibility.

That is, it is difficult for everyone to comprehend the Three Thousand Great Daos through their own Great Dao manifestation, which lowers the upper limit of all Dao Ancestors!

The difficulty for them to rely on comprehending enough of the Three Thousand Great Daos to achieve a Breakthrough to Sacred King... would increase exponentially!

In this way, it paves the way for the appearance of the Sacred Throne!

With such things happening, naturally, no one would stubbornly persist in comprehending the Three Thousand Great Daos to achieve a Breakthrough to Sacred King; instead, they would switch to a simpler and more brutal method, changing to the method of Fusion with a Sacred Throne to achieve a Breakthrough to the Sacred Throne.

Li Qi couldn't help but take a deep breath, and said with a grave tone: "All of this... is likely the handiwork of that existence!"