The Eternal Way-Chapter 121: The Chosen Ones of Heaven

The Heavenly Dao of this world was in agony.

The four strands of divine energy bestowed by the Grand Diviner inside Li Qi were clearly telling him this.

It wasn't that they conveyed any specific messages, but rather through observation and inference.

"The movements of the sun, moon, and stars are the times of heaven. Therefore, the orbits of the sun, moon, and stars must be precise, without deviation, maintaining their original course."

What does this mean? It means that the movements of the sun, moon, and stars are part of the celestial order. Whether it's the position of the sun, the path of the moon, the placement of the stars, or their corresponding intersections, everything must be exact, adhering to the original measurements. What it was at the beginning should remain unchanged.

A correct celestial order should look like this.

The 'Chen'(辰) in the Sun, Moon, and Stars refers to the points where the sun, moon, and stars intersect at different times. Due to this characteristic, there is the concept of 'time periods,' because each time period signifies a change in celestial phenomena.

There was once a saying, "Only when Xihe disrupts his duties, indulging in wine, abandoning his post, disturbing the celestial order, neglecting his responsibilities, can it lead to chaos, such as the failure of the sun and moon to converge at Fang during the first day of autumn, causing an eclipse, leading to rituals being performed in panic."

What does this mean? It means that there was a person named Xihe responsible for the movements of the sun, moon, and stars who neglected his duties, indulged in alcohol, abandoned his post, disrupted the celestial order, and neglected his responsibilities.

Thus, on the first day of autumn, the sun and moon did not converge at Fang, resulting in an eclipse, causing officials to perform rituals in panic, with commoners running around in confusion, while Xihe remained oblivious and ignorant of the celestial signs, leading to widespread chaos.

Disruptions in the movements of the sun, moon, and stars would cause such chaos.

Later, he was naturally executed.

But from this incident, we can understand that if celestial phenomena become chaotic, the entire world will inevitably follow suit.

Moreover, Li Qi knew one more thing.

No matter which world these extraterrestrial worlds come from, regardless of specific rules, one thing remains consistent.

That is the constancy of celestial phenomena.

Regardless of the world, there are always the Four Celestial Quadrants, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, the Eight Winds, the Twenty-Eight Mansions, the Five Officials, the Six Palaces, Purple Palace, Taiwei, Xuanyuan, Xianchi, Sishou, Tian'a—these familiar stars.

When a world's celestial phenomena become unstable, as practitioners of Wu Dao who communicate between heaven and deities, their professional instincts would tell them that this world is undergoing a calamity.

Standing in the center of everyone, Li Qi slowly spoke:

"Therefore, I believe that the pain of this world is giving birth to some resistance fighters, and they are the final resistance of this world's Heavenly Dao."

"I guess your companions must all have firm beliefs, extraordinary talents, or frequently encounter fortuitous events? Your luck must generally be quite good, except when encountering us."

"Because to you, we are outsiders. This world's Heavenly Dao finds it difficult to interfere with us. Hmm, thinking about it, Miss Shen, do you think that when the Heavenly Dao loses its rank, the observed Dao resonance will become more intense and clearer?"

Shen Shuibei tilted her head, puzzled but honestly replied to Li Qi's question: "Yes, it would, but Li Qi, are you really someone who would do such things?"

Bai Di also interjected, "Young Master... should we catalyze this world's loss of rank? That seems inappropriate. When a world loses its rank, according to the books, there would be natural disasters, potentially causing countless casualties..."

Bai Di was kind-hearted and thus began to persuade Li Qi.

"Who said I wanted this world to lose its rank?" Li Qi looked strangely at everyone. Did he look like a ruthless villain?

"But Young Master just..." Bai Di was confused. Li Qi's words clearly implied preparing for the world to lose its rank to observe the Dao resonance.

"What I meant isn't me." Li Qi raised a finger.

"Oh! I get it. Li Qi, you're saying there's someone else accelerating this world's loss of rank, and their actions have provoked the Heavenly Dao's resistance, so it has given birth to these 'Chosen Ones of Heaven' to stop us outsiders!" Shen Shuibei quickly understood Li Qi's meaning.

Exactly, that was Li Qi's point.

Another group was secretly working to degrade this world, observing the intense reactions during the process. For them, this was the most profitable.

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"This couldn't be done by the Great Deer Kingdom itself. For them, maintaining this world at a half-dead eighth rank is best. I think they are doing this. Brother Zhang, haven't the Immortals recently emphasized environmental protection?" Li Qi asked Zhang Deming.

"Young Master, you are indeed wise. The Immortals have indeed asked us to slow down our mining," Zhang Deming bowed respectfully, trembling with fear.

"So, let's speculate—who dares to defy the Great Deer Kingdom's authority, driven solely by personal gain, intent on destroying a world, completely disregarding casualties and potential enmity with the Great Deer Kingdom?" Li Qi asked those around him.

The natives of this industrial world dared not speak a word.

As for the two resistance fighters, they exchanged glances continuously, seemingly communicating telepathically.

But Bai Di and Shen Shuibei started pondering along with Li Qi.

"It's simple. Clearly, only one type of person would dare to do this."

"Firstly, they must be resourceful enough to orchestrate the degradation of a world's Heavenly Dao. Secondly, they must be confident that after doing this, the Great Deer Kingdom, though suffering, won't dare to make a fuss and will have to accept it. Thirdly, they must possess sufficient knowledge and power to know these things from the start and be indifferent to civilian casualties." Li Qi listed three conditions.

"Then... then wouldn't that be you, Young Master?" Bai Di asked after hearing the conditions.

Li Qi's face darkened: "I already said, do I look like someone who would do such things?"

However, he revealed his guess: "I suspect there's someone similar to me, but not as benevolent."

"I merely intended to observe the Dao resonance and leave, but he plans to dissect this world's Heavenly Dao for experimental learning," Li Qi sighed.

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Almost simultaneously.

In another hidden location within the Oil Earth World.

The sun shone brightly, and many laborers bustled back and forth, creating a tense atmosphere with sweat pouring down their brows, making it seem unusually hot.

But a cold wind blew, making the skin feel painful, and too-cold air even caused tinnitus, as if the wind carried a mournful wail.

On this snow mountain, neither stoves nor the sun could warm people up.

Only continuous labor could maintain body temperature.

As morning turned to noon, the sunlight grew brighter, reflecting dazzling white light off the snow, making it hard to open eyes.

Seeing the time, diligent workers took breaks to eat hurried meals.

They worked until late at night, resting only on major holidays. This was their life, often eating irregularly due to lack of money.

These matters were irrelevant; no one paid attention to these commoners. They weren't shocking like slum dwellers nor lived luxuriously like the rich. They were the largest yet most overlooked group in the Oil Earth World.

They were the backbone of oil extraction.

Yet, as usual, no one cared about them.

Now, almost all the important figures in the base focused on a small room nearby.

Inside this small room stood a newly erected altar.

Two attendants reverently watched the young figure above.

"Young Master, is this... the method of framing?" One attendant exclaimed, seemingly having witnessed something incredible.

The young figure descended from the altar, washed his hands, and nodded: "This is the method of framing. I've already redirected this world's Heavenly Dao's wrath onto my newcomer peer."

He appeared to be in his twenties, similar to Li Qi and others, with ordinary looks, deep-set eyes, dressed simply without much decoration.

Seeing him descend, the other attendant immediately flattered: "Indeed, divination surpasses blessings. In my opinion—"

But before he finished, his shadow suddenly opened wide and swallowed him whole!

He screamed in agony, but it was futile; soon, he was entirely consumed, leaving nothing behind.

The shadow quietly merged into the room's shadows.

The young man called 'Young Master' glanced over, displeased: "The superiority of Wu Dao is determined by our strength at Wu Deity Mountain. Who are you to comment?"

Others fell silent, kneeling, afraid to speak.

At this moment, the secret room's door opened.

A middle-aged man entered, smiling: "Young Master, why get so angry?"

He then sternly ordered those kneeling: "You may leave."

They immediately rose and orderly exited, fearing to provoke the 'Young Master.'

The Young Master sat at a table.

"Come, sit. Have you brought what I requested?" He looked at the middle-aged man.

"The natural ice crystal you wanted is ready." The man approached, presenting a pure white gemstone.

Natural ice crystals, rare and luxurious, inherently cold like ice but not melting in warmth. Even wealthy nobles might proudly display thumb-sized pieces. Though magical, besides looking beautiful and providing cooling effects, they had little practical use, often used to chill drinks and show off.

The gemstone he presented was worth more than all the laborers' annual salaries combined.

"In our hometown, we call this Han Yu. It contains profound water spirit energy and calming effects." The Young Master poured himself a cup of wine, drank it, and refilled.

He seemed to enjoy the local wine.

The middle-aged man remained silent, knowing the Young Master was speaking to himself.

Answering now would upset him and bring punishment.

After a while, the Young Master said, "Another Wu Deity Mountain disciple has arrived. I previously diverted the Heavenly Dao's wrath onto him. Now, he should be under attack by the Heavenly Dao's resistance."

"Now gather information, and you can easily find his whereabouts."

The middle-aged man looked up in surprise: "Gather information? But isn't there nothing you don't know?"

"Don't exaggerate. Is this small world worthy of being called 'all-under-heaven'?" The Young Master frowned, rebuking.

"I misspoke." The man slapped himself, his face swelling red, blood seeping from his mouth.

"To you commoners, I am omniscient, but he is my equal, chosen by a great diviner for innate Dao resonance. To you, my divination skills reveal everything you do."

"But he, possessing innate Dao resonance, can evade my divination." The Young Master shook his head.

"Just don't underestimate me without divination. Even if he hides his traces, he still leaves marks. I can find and manipulate him from afar."

"Blessers excel in direct combat, especially at ninth rank, but I cannot disgrace my master in divination." Whether talking to himself or the man, he waved: "Go, gather intelligence, see how the Heavenly Dao's chosen ones find them, and report back."