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Li Dao glanced at the sky outside the window and said, "It's getting late, so I'll go back to read my books first. I'll come back to Tianren No. 7 after I've finished reading them."
Upon hearing this, the angel Zhixin nodded in agreement.
Li Dao turned and left the main hall. Then, with a swaying motion, he arrived in front of the villa, opened the door, entered the villa, and went upstairs to his room.
This time, he didn't enter the fantasy world again. He sat at his desk, took out the book that Angel Ying had given him from his spatial storage, and flipped through it page by page. He did it very quickly, and it didn't look like he was reading a book, but rather like he was turning the pages.
Suddenly, the room was filled with the rustling sound of pages turning.
Chapter 172 Transforming the Power of Faith!
The next day.
Sunlight streamed into the room through the window, and the sound of a door opening and closing could be heard outside, followed by footsteps and steady breathing—clearly the sound of Xiao Wangchao walking.
Hearing the commotion outside, Li Dao pulled his attention from his book and glanced out the window. The sky was clear and the clouds were white; there was no longer any darkness. Clearly, he had been reading all night.
"A night of reading has been quite fruitful for me." Li Dao turned his gaze to the stacks of books on both sides. The books on the left were not yet finished, while the books on the right were all read and stored in his memory palace, with a separate area for them.
Currently, he is studying knowledge related to stellar drive, energy conversion, and speed regulation. The remaining topics he hasn't studied are wormholes, worm gates, worm bridges, and the problem of cosmic speed.
Astronomical technology involves such a wide range of fields that it would probably take an ordinary person several generations to make progress in this field, and that would require the accumulation of achievements over generations. Otherwise, researching astronomical technology would be extremely difficult.
Even the world's top research teams, with access to book knowledge, would need at least decades or even centuries to develop a celestial body.
Because researching celestial bodies requires not only knowledge but also matching materials; otherwise, no matter how much research is conducted, it will always remain stuck in the initial stage.
Of course, the material issue was not a problem for Li Dao. He had the backing of a top-tier and massive Angel Civilization with countless resources. As long as he filled in the gaps in his theoretical knowledge, the rest would be no problem.
"I thought that now that I'm a main god, I won't have to keep living off women anymore, but... oh well, I guess I'll just have to keep taking care of my stomach." Li Dao felt a sudden toothache as he learned about the massive resources required to develop celestial bodies.
Even so, he wasn't opposed to it. After all, he didn't even have the chance to be a kept man in his previous life. Now that he had a rich woman supporting him, it wasn't shameful. If others were dissatisfied, they could also go and be supported by a rich woman.
However, he is the only person in the world who can be kept by an angelic rich woman!
"I'll read the book tonight. First, I need to extinguish and absorb the power of faith to accelerate the development of my upper dantian, and incidentally, also speed up the development of my middle and lower dantian."
Li Dao closed the book, stood up to stretch his muscles, and after a series of crackling sounds, he felt incredibly refreshed. He threw the book back into his spatial storage and left the room.
At this moment, Xiao Wangchao had just come downstairs, holding a test tube in his hand, inside which flowed a bright green liquid, which was clearly a nutrient solution.
"Master!" Li Dao made no attempt to conceal his presence. In addition, Xiao Wangchao had a solid foundation, was extremely skilled in stance training and breathing techniques, and had exceptionally keen senses. When he turned around, he saw the tall and upright Taoist priest, and his eyes lit up with joy.
“Good progress. You have a great talent for boxing. I will teach you a set of boxing techniques in a while,” Li Dao said.
He was also a grandmaster of martial arts, and he could tell at a glance that Xiao Wangchao's foundation was extremely solid. His breathing was even and rhythmic, and there was a slight tremor in his cheeks. It was clear that he had made great progress in both the Starry Breathing Method and the Golden Toad Stance Technique.
It is clear that the other party did not slack off or become lazy during the time they were at home.
"Thank you, Master." Xiao Wangchao nodded. After drinking the nutritional medicine for a year, his bones and muscles were strong, his physique was robust, his blood and qi were vigorous, and his height was estimated to be close to 1.7 meters. Most importantly, he still had a youthful face.
This seven-year-old is nearly 1.7 meters tall; you'd think he'd been given growth hormones.
"Then you should go and cultivate first." Even so, Wang Chao, who is nearly 1.7 meters tall, can only get his head patted by Li Dao, who is 1.9 meters tall.
Xiao Wangchao, dissatisfied, slapped away his master's large hand and then quickly walked towards the backyard.
Li Dao watched as Xiao Wangchao left the villa, and then he also left the villa. With a sway, he arrived at Longyun Taoist Temple in one step.
At this time, the courtyard was overgrown with weeds and some fallen leaves. As the year drew to a close, it grew increasingly cold, and the cold wind blew, bringing a slight chill that made one's hair stand on end.
Whoosh! Li Dao looked at the scene in the courtyard, waved his hand casually, and a strong wind swept up the weeds on the ground, uprooting them and taking the fallen leaves away from the Taoist temple.
After finishing everything, Li Dao glanced at the prayer mat in the main room, reached out and took it, then placed it on the ground and finally sat cross-legged on it.
With a whoosh, he waved his hand again, releasing all the power of faith that had been stored in his space. The golden light shone brightly, rising and falling, not drifting away, but gathering around him.
Centered on Li Dao, the light shone like fireflies all around.
"Let's begin!" Li Dao sat upright on the futon, his appearance solemn and dignified. He began to mobilize his spiritual power, circulating it according to the cultivation method of the Yin-Yang Great Millstone of Heaven and Earth.
Rumble!
The next second, the sky and earth changed color, the wind and clouds swirled, the sky gradually darkened, and dark clouds covered the sky, but were shattered by a powerful aura.
A millstone, as large as a house, appeared between heaven and earth, hovering above Li Dao's head, spinning and grinding away everything that came near, even dark clouds and storm waves.
This is an object manifested by Li Dao's spirit, and coupled with his powerful spiritual strength, it is enough to interfere with the matter in the real world. All the faith power that emitted golden light was drawn to it and flew towards the millstone one after another.
Li Dao remained motionless, focusing all his attention on operating the Yin-Yang Great Millstone of Heaven and Earth, manipulating it to grind away the power of faith and transform it into pure spiritual energy.
At the same time, a wisp of his divine sense constantly observed the changes in the outside world to avoid being disturbed in his cultivation. Although few people came to Longyun Taoist Temple, it was better to be safe than sorry, and the commotion just now was quite significant and would likely attract attention.
The Chinese are known for their strong curiosity, and given the previous image of him standing in mid-air with his blood staining the sky, some people might think he is a cultivator.
However, within the area covered by Li Dao's divine sense of Longyun Mountain, no one has come to investigate.
Buzz! Just then, Li Dao suddenly felt a wisp of incomparably pure spiritual energy being injected into his spiritual sea, which was clearly purified from the power of faith.
Furthermore, as this wisp of spiritual energy was injected, several more wisps of pure spiritual energy followed. He could clearly sense that his spiritual sea had expanded slightly, and the speed at which his upper dantian was developing had increased slightly.
"It seems my guess was correct." Li Dao continued to push the large millstone, accelerating the conversion of faith power into spiritual power.
However, these powers of faith are all contributions from an entire city, and the number of golden glimmers is enormous. It will certainly take a long time to convert them all into spiritual power.
However, the conversion efficiency depends on the strength of one's mental power, which is precisely Li Dao's strength. With the help of the converted mental power, the conversion efficiency can be said to be positive feedback, and the longer the time, the faster the efficiency.
It wasn't until evening that Li Dao's divine sense relaxed slightly, and the large millstone gradually became illusory from its solid state, eventually disappearing completely.
Whizzing!
Li Dao opened his eyes, instantly shooting out two beams of light, his spirit radiant—a manifestation of his incredibly vigorous and powerful spiritual energy. But he quickly withdrew them, and then, with a wave of his hand, the remaining faith power that had not yet been transformed returned to the space.
"My mental strength has improved a bit, though not much, but the speed of my upper dantian's growth has increased, so overall it's still worthwhile."
As Li Dao spoke, he glanced at the sky and said, "Time flies. I should go back to my studies now."
After saying that, he disappeared.
Chapter 173 Hua Ye is here! Ran away again?
In the days that followed, the weather grew colder and colder, and the end of the year drew ever closer. Apart from transforming the power of faith to grow his spiritual power, Li Dao spent the rest of his time reading.
During this time, he taught Xiao Wangchao the set of boxing techniques he had promised—Xingyiquan!
Over the course of several days, Li Dao read fewer and fewer books. All the knowledge related to celestial technology was stored in his memory palace, waiting to be studied slowly later.
"I've almost finished reading. I'll go see Zhixin tomorrow morning." Li Dao closed the last book and glanced at the sky outside the window.
It had already darkened there, with neon lights flashing in the distance, and the outline of the moon faintly visible in the sky.
After saying this, Li Dao put away the book, walked to the bedside, slipped on his slippers, sat cross-legged on the soft white bed, and with a wave of his hand, specks of golden light appeared. They were still the same power of faith, but compared to the scene a few days ago, they seemed much less.
After several days of absorption, only this much faith power remained within his space, and after tonight, the remaining faith power would all be transformed into his spiritual power.
"The Great Millstone of Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth!"
Li Dao glanced at the power of faith, then silently circulated his cultivation technique. A millstone of normal size slowly solidified above his head, pulling the power of faith into the hole. Finally, he began to slowly push, grind, and transform the mixed power of faith containing the spiritual power of others.
As his faith was eroded and transformed, his spiritual power began to slowly increase at a tortoise-like pace. Although the increase was slow, he was very satisfied.
Given his current strength and level, any improvement would require a large amount of rare or even nonexistent resources. His spiritual power is also vast and immense. How could he possibly improve at such a rapid pace as in novels, like riding a rocket?
Furthermore, this is a science fiction world, not a fantasy world. The higher Li Dao's strength increases, the stronger the pressure from the universe's rules and order on him becomes. This is not targeted, but rather the universe's spontaneous instinct.
Because cultivation in a science fiction world is no less than cultivating immortality in a world without magic. It is a way to fundamentally change the original rules and order of this world. The known universe will definitely not allow it unless the entire Earth practices martial arts, and uses the martial arts of the entire Earth to leverage the most insignificant path of cultivation.
This would allow the known universe to relax its suppression of those who cultivate martial arts—this is one method. However, there is another: using illusion to reflect reality, creating a world where cultivation is possible.
Of course, these were all choices made by Li Dao later. Originally, he leaned towards the latter, but the fact that this world could give birth to the power of faith made him waver a little.
Martial arts for all has its advantages; it can transform the false into the real and create a world, which is also a great merit. But these things are not urgent; the priority should be improving one's strength.
Moreover, the fundamental technique of "Reversed Immortal" still needs to be further developed. So far, it has only been developed to the point of Qi transforming into the Three Pure Ones. The subsequent path is somewhat unclear, but the route has been roughly figured out. As long as the result is correct, there should be no problem with the path.
As dusk fell, the villa was brightly lit. Li Dao entered a deep sleep, but his consciousness was focused on circulating his cultivation technique. With Angel Ying present in the villa, he didn't need to send out a wisp of his divine sense to observe the surroundings, nor did he need to worry about his safety.
After all, although Angel Ying is gentle to her own people, she is ruthless and decisive to her enemies. Anyone who provokes her is long gone.
Just as it was nighttime in China and Li Dao was deeply cultivating, a warship resembling a large ocean ship crossed the insect bridge and arrived on Earth. On board were several alluring male scumbags, as well as Hua Ye, who was sitting on a bench with one arm around Ruoning.
"Is that Earth over there?" Hua Ye asked.
“Yes, Your Majesty, that blue planet is indeed Earth,” Kunpeng said respectfully.
Hua Ye nodded, his arm around Ruoning becoming restless, and said, "It is quite beautiful, but it is far inferior to the planet Merlo tens of thousands of years ago. However... speaking of which, are Karl's Taotie invading Earth? I haven't seen any of them."
"Don't worry, let me investigate." Ruoning got up and activated her Eye of Insight. Immediately, a series of dark data information was examined, and she frowned, even locking her eyes. Clearly, the situation was not good.
A moment later, Ruoning turned off the Eye of Insight. Sweat streamed down her face, and her eyes remained fixed on the scene, revealing the shock she was experiencing.
When Hua Ye saw Ruoning like this, he frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
Kunpeng was also confused.
“I think we need to leave here immediately,” Ruoning said in a heavy voice.
Hua Ye asked, "What happened? You need to explain clearly, otherwise, if I spend half a month getting here and then leave in the blink of an eye, wouldn't I lose face?"
Despite saying that, he was actually panicking inside. He valued his life more than anyone else. In the Battle of the Angry Sea tens of thousands of years ago, he was completely defeated by the three kings. However, driven by strong curiosity, he wanted to know why Ruoning was in such a hurry.
“Yes, sister, you have to tell us what it is first, otherwise how will we know whether we should leave or not?” Kunpeng chimed in.
He was also quite curious. Ruoning was usually a very cunning and shrewd person, so why did she show such a shocked and panicked expression? Could there be some great terror on Earth?
"You want to know? I'll share the data with you now." Ruoning looked at the two curious people and shared the dark data information she knew in real time, especially some of the data, which was even transformed into images.
Hua Ye, Kunpeng, and several other alluring male scumbags all checked the shared data. After a moment, everyone had seen the data and the converted images. Except for Hua Ye, everyone else's faces showed shock.
Of course, Hua Ye wasn't unmoved; rather, while he was deeply shocked, he was also completely bewildered. He hadn't been out for tens of thousands of years, and he hadn't expected the people outside to be so formidable. He, the dignified Heavenly Palace King, had somehow lost some of his prestige.
"I never expected that even a fourth-generation divine body like Liang Bing could drive away a junior like Angel Yan."
"However, the Divine Body doesn't have that much power. I reckon that He Xi has created a fifth-generation Divine Body based on the Divine Body."
"And that Earthling who can grow to be tens of meters tall, although I don't know what methods he used, he was able to destroy the Taotie's flagship, so his strength must be considerable."
"Moreover, judging from Liang Bing's clenched teeth, she had clearly suffered a setback at the hands of the other party. Otherwise, why would she show that expression?"
Ruoning guessed.
“Yes, so we can’t go to Earth. I feel that Li Dao is very dangerous. We might lose our lives as soon as we arrive on Earth. Let’s leave quickly before he notices us,” Hua Ye said.
Judging from the data and images, Li Dao and the little angel named Yan have a close romantic relationship, and both of them are quite powerful.