Chapter 404: Sword Revolution

Shen Shuibi sat to the side, watching Li Qi, waiting for his negotiation with Ga Ga.

And Li Qi, he got straight to the point.

He said, "Ga Ga, you must be very troubled, right? You don't know what to do now. Although you want to save this world, you can't. You also don't know how to reform it, do you?"

"I've looked at your data. Your current territory has four cities, covering an area of over six thousand li, with a population of over 1.4 million. This must be your limit, right? It's the upper limit of your protection and the upper limit of what you can currently manage."

Ga Ga nodded, emitting a buzzing sound of agreement.

He knew what the 'li' in this person's mouth meant. It was a new unit of measurement brought by the Immortals.

He himself didn't know how much six thousand li was, but four cities was correct. Given the other party's ability, they shouldn't be wrong about that.

"Yes, the population is too large. With the current system, if the population increases further, it will become chaotic. I also don't have enough administrative staff to manage it, but... from your tone, it seems you can solve it?" Ga Ga asked.

"Look at you. When have you ever encountered something that we couldn't solve?" Li Qi smiled.

Then, he walked up to Ga Ga: "I don't want to hide anything. We are the 'Immortals' you speak of." Li Qi said.

The wings on Ga Ga's back suddenly unfurled!

But Li Qi just waved his hand, and Ga Ga felt a terrifying force pressing down on him!

That sense of oppression was like the collapse of Heaven!

Ga Ga reacted immediately. He formed a hand seal with one hand, and at the same time, that Innate Sword was unsheathed!

With a sharp sound, like something scraping on glass, the Sword Qi shrunk slightly, making an extreme Breakthrough, like a goshawk soaring towards the sky, trying to pierce through the firmament!

A strong buzzing sound echoed behind Ga Ga. It was the roar from the Holy Flame Clan's vocal organs, and the sound waves vibrated. If there were porcelain or glass nearby, they would shatter as well.

At the same time, the hand seal he was pinching was directly released, activating a Dao Orthodoxy binding spell from Mount Luofu, heading straight for Li Qi!

Before him was an Immortal!

And the Immortal was the culprit, and this Immortal even took the initiative to attack him!

These factors combined were enough for Ga Ga to go all out!

This combo, in the Holy Flame World, not many people could withstand it. Only those Sages might be able to. Like all protagonists, Ga Ga was already an invincible existence among those of the Eighth Realm in the Holy Flame World, capable of challenging those of a higher Realm!

Only—

The next second, all attacks vanished as if they were illusions.

Li Qi's hand, which he had just extended, patted Ga Ga's shoulder: "Don't be so agitated, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Fortunately, the Sacred Flame Clan do not have sweat glands; they dissipate heat through pores.

Otherwise, Ga Ga would be drenched in cold sweat by now.

How... is this possible?

He wasn't arrogant enough to defeat an Immortal, but... was the gap that big?

In reality, the gap was indeed that big.

He was considered a top-tier Eighth Realm in the Holy Flame World, but in the world of Boundless Outer Domain, those of the Eighth Realm who Cultivate miscellaneous cultivation methods could easily defeat him.

The world-level gap was too large. The miscellaneous cultivation methods of Boundless Outer Domain, such as those from Orthodox Sword Palace, if taken to Boundless Outer Domain, over ninety-five percent of worlds would not have cultivation methods stronger than theirs.

And Li Qi was not cultivating any miscellaneous cultivation method. Even if he wasn't skilled in combat, he was a legitimate successor of Shaman God Mountain, and Li Qi was also of the Seventh Realm...

The weaker the world, the easier it is to challenge those of a higher Realm.

Challenging those of a higher Realm, in essence, is because the difference between the two sides is not great.

The higher-Realm side has not fully unearthed all of its power, which is why they can be defeated by someone of a lower Realm.

However, in a place like Boundless Outer Domain, the cultivation methods are very complete. How to apply one's own power, how to tap into one's own potential, how to maximize the effectiveness of spells—all of these are clearly written.

There is no ultimate limit, only a further ultimate limit.

In Boundless Outer Domain, challenging those of a higher Realm is a very, very difficult thing. Li Qi's true challenge of a higher Realm was only when he was unranked, defeating a Ninth Realm military officer with a trap.

However, this is not the case in Boundless Outer Domain.

Depending on the world, challenging those of a higher Realm is quite common, especially below the Seventh Realm. Many people challenge those of a higher Realm as easily as eating, because most of those so-called high Realms are paper-thin and can be broken with a poke.

They possess Cultivation but do not know how to utilize it, wasting most of their power.

For example, Ga Ga now.

For a moment, he even considered suicide, but he found he couldn't move.

Damn it, has he become a pawn of the Immortals?!

All the arrangements are their scheme to control the Holy Flame World!

Then he would rather die than let them succeed.

Unfortunately, he couldn't move. Li Qi had merely gently patted his shoulder, locking down his personal small world.

"I said, don't get excited." Li Qi patted Ga Ga again.

Ga Ga regained his ability to move, but he found that he had lost the ability to mobilize his Cultivation.

Shen Shuibi, who was nearby, suddenly said, "Your cultivation method is a body-strengthening method practiced by the servants of my Mount Luofu. The back door is very obvious. Li Qi has studied the Celestial Pole Golden Elixir Method, so your Cultivation body is completely undefended before him."

Upon hearing this, Ga Ga completely despaired and slumped to the ground, losing all expression.

Li Qi rubbed his temples and patted Ga Ga's face: "I'll say it a third time, don't get excited. We are enemies with the 'Immortals' you know, although our race is the same as theirs... Oh, our race isn't the same either. The Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord is a demon, and we are humans."

"Enemies?" Ga Ga immediately looked up.

"Yes, enemies. A large part of our purpose in coming here is to deal with those 'Immortals' who have occupied your world. Do you remember a few years ago, when the Immortals stationed in this world were completely wiped out? We did it."

"It's just that we have no interest in occupying a certain world or modifying its Dao Orthodoxy, so we didn't take action to occupy your world," Li Qi explained.

Ga Ga had calmed down while Li Qi was speaking.

"The Immortal chaos was caused by you... Do you know how many people died?" He asked Li Qi, his tone seemingly hiding something.

Even though he could do nothing.

"I am very sorry, but some things must be done. At that time, those 'Immortals' were setting up a grand formation at the four poles and center of your world, refining the Heavenly Dao of this place. If they had succeeded, this world would have become their private property, and you would never have been able to reclaim it."

"Sometimes, one always has to choose between two sides; there's no other way. You should understand," Li Qi patiently explained to him.

Ga Ga was silent.

That was the logic, but he couldn't confirm the truth of Li Qi's words.

"Besides, look, we are still communicating with you slowly now, which is enough to show our sincerity, right? After all... if we wanted to, we could actually do the same things as those Immortals." Li Qi said.

Perhaps feeling that simply speaking wasn't convincing enough, Li Qi waved to Shen Shuibi behind him: "Yu, do me a favor, take him to Boundless Outer Domain. Oh, I'll go too."

The rabbit nodded, saying nothing, and without waiting for Ga Ga's opinion, suddenly vanished from where it stood, then appeared behind Ga Ga, directly grabbing the back of his neck and lifting him up.

The three disappeared from their original spot.

Then, a dozen minutes later, the three returned.

As soon as Ga Ga landed, he immediately knelt on the ground, whimpering in pain, his entire body trembling.

Because, just a few minutes ago, that cold, white monster moved at hundreds of billions of li per second in front of him, taking him across an unimaginable distance in a few minutes.

He still remembered that feeling, that... indescribable feeling.

Stars streaked past, space expanded around him.

Time itself seemed to rotate at the other party's will. She held him, moving rapidly through the star sea, world after world tracing lines past them, an indescribable jumble of light spots piled up before his eyes.

Those light spots were countless lights being 'collided' and forced together after their speed surpassed light, resulting in such a magnificent scene.

After a few minutes of rapid flight, they arrived before a world.

Then, in front of him, that female monster revealed something massive, magnificent, something akin to a 'True Form'.

According to the other monster, this thing was called a 'Dharma Idol'.

That Dharma Idol was much taller and more distant than that world, seemingly tens of thousands of li high, with countless moonlight pouring down. Although that Dharma Idol was as strange as the monster, it was even more beautiful.

As mentioned before, it was a 'beauty' that transcended individual aesthetics. This elegance and beauty were a deeper structure of the world, far more profound than any superficial appearance.

If one had to describe it... it would probably be like, no matter what race, when they see a simple and elegant physics formula, they will instinctively exclaim in admiration.

No matter what language this physics formula is written in, and no matter how beautiful or ugly the calligraphy or font of the formula is, it doesn't matter, because the 'beauty' of this formula does not change due to its appearance.

Even if your handwriting is very ugly, when you write this line of formula, as long as someone can understand it, they will grasp the breathtaking beauty within it.

The reason for this is purely because this formula describes the essence of the world. As long as one understands this formula, one is exploring the beautiful scenery presented by this world.

This beauty is more profound than any external image.

That Dharma Idol was like that.

This beauty was entirely due to the thing presented around that Dharma Idol, called 'Dao'.

That was Shen Shuibi's Dao rhythm.

But Ga Ga hadn't even had time to appreciate such beauty when that Dharma Idol reached out and grabbed a world, isolated and operating in Boundless Outer Domain.

Then, with a gentle squeeze, it crushed that world into dust.

The world's barrier, like paper, collapsed like a balloon, with the entire world.

The oceans, continents, mountains, and various substances inside scattered everywhere, drifting into the boundless Boundless Outer Domain, turning into dust and floating away, becoming one of the wastes of Boundless Outer Domain.

He even thought what he saw was an illusion, feeling that the other party had created a realistic sensation for him, but he immediately realized that this was probably indistinguishable.

If the other party could truly create such a perfect illusion, then whatever he did would be meaningless.

If all of this wasn't an illusion, but real... then the result was still the same; whatever he did was meaningless.

Then, without waiting for him to react, after the other party finished all this, she pulled him and quickly returned to the Holy Flame World.

He personally saw his world, just hanging there alone in Boundless Outer Domain.

It was almost identical to the world that had just been crushed.

Then, he landed back in the previous spot, collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath, trying to calm himself down.

"You see, I told you, we came with good intentions. If we wanted to, we could completely conquer this world with violence, just like those Immortals did, but we didn't. You should be able to believe my words; I have no need to lie to you." Li Qi said, squatting in front of Ga Ga.

Ga Ga looked up, unable to describe what he had just seen.

"If you... are really that strong, then what is your purpose? Why would you set up a scheme against me?" he asked.

Li Qi felt very surprised.

He hadn't expected that this Child of Destiny before him could still think calmly at this point.

But then again, it made sense.

If you only meet foolish people everywhere you go, you should probably consider if your social circle isn't evolving very well.

Everyone in this world strives for their own goals, even if that goal is merely 'to live'. For this goal, everyone will do their utmost, and from it, sparks of wisdom will burst forth.

One should not underestimate anyone, Li Qi sighed inwardly.

However, smart is smart, but Li Qi knew that the gap in knowledge and perspective still limited Ga Ga before him.

In fact, what Shen Shuibi crushed was just a long-dead, unranked world. Such a world had lost its vitality, its last life had disappeared, and it could only float in the Void Realm, gradually disintegrating, eventually possibly becoming an unranked cave-heaven, or completely breaking down into trash.

This kind of world was completely incomparable to the Holy Flame World.

Shen Shuibi's current power, to destroy the Holy Flame World, would probably require at least several centuries of preparation to achieve; it wouldn't be as effortlessly easy as crushing something with a flip of her hand.

But Ga Ga didn't know. He couldn't detect the difference between worlds. He lacked knowledge in that area.

That's why he fell into such panic.

Seizing on this psychological state, Li Qi replied to Ga Ga: "This isn't a scheme; this is just a... well, an observation?"

"We have no intention of interfering in your internal affairs, nor do we want to spread new Dao Orthodoxy here, but we also can't just let things be. So, we need to choose someone from the Holy Flame World to do this."

"Ultimately, we chose you, and everything before that was just an observation of you."

"I know your troubles. I have a sword, its name is 'Ge', which can solve all your difficulties." Li Qi said.

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