Chapter 650: Realm of illusion

Li Shiwei felt that these two months were the happiest time she had experienced in the past few centuries.

And Li Qi had also corrected many of her bad habits.

Things like shortcuts taken during cultivation, incorrect ways of exerting power, and improper methods of assembling spells—Li Qi had perfected all of these through True Knowledge Dao Resonance.

Even a Rank 4 couldn't have done better.

After all, a Rank 7 cultivation was like an elementary school problem, a linear equation with one variable; for Li Qi, a university student, doing it versus a Ph.D. doing it, there wouldn't be much difference.

Anyway, there was only one correct answer, so it couldn't show the difference between the two.

Two months later, Li Qi watched Li Shiwei demonstrate her cultivation.

The various phenomena within were quite perfect, without any flaws.

If Li Qi couldn't find any flaws, it meant there were no flaws at the Rank 7 stage.

Observing his daughter's progress, Li Qi was quite satisfied.

He recorded as he spoke, “This is the last lesson. I’ve modified your cultivation method to make you better adapted to the Yang Qi it requires. You cultivate your mother's Dao sect cultivation method, and its core is also the Celestial Pole Golden Elixir Method, but you haven't fully unleashed its divine intent. This is mainly because you only possess a part of Moon Essence’s ability. After this modification, I’ve opened a passage in your Inner World’s sun, allowing you to supplement extreme Yang Qi through external Talismans. This way, you can use all the methods of the Celestial Pole Golden Elixir Method.”

After speaking, he handed a book to Li Shiwei.

Before Li Shiwei could react, he took out a wisp of book Qi and attached it to the book.

“Within this book Qi are all your scores and improvement suggestions from these two months. Time is limited, so read it carefully yourself. My vacation is ending.”

After Li Qi finished speaking, Li Shiwei reached out to take the book, timidly asking, “Then… Father, in the future?”

“There’s still a long time ahead. Everything will be fine after the Human-Shaman War ends,” Li Qi smiled.

“Mhm!” Li Shiwei nodded, saying no more.

Li Qi also nodded, then left and came to Bo Yue’s side.

Bo Yue opened his eyes, “Finished? I heard you. You’re going to find Grand Shaman Yun Fang.”

“I am preparing to go. So, do you have any tasks for me?” Li Qi smiled.

“Hey, is this a public-funded trip?” Bo Yue’s tone was helpless.

“No choice. During wartime, Star-Mansion Array doesn't support civilian use. Without a mission channel, I can't go to other war zones at all. The travel time is too long.” Li Qi shrugged.

To visit Grand Shaman Yun Fang, he had to go to his war zone, but Li Qi currently didn't have permission to use Star-Mansion Array. This required command approval and had to be in the form of a mission.

“Using public resources for private matters also has a limit. Work some overtime.” Bo Yue said with a smile.

Li Qi sighed, “Alright, what overtime?”

He also knew that Bo Yue couldn't allow him to slack off and freeload like this. Everyone had their integrity and had to work.

“You’re so strong now, of course, you have to do things that match your strength. From now on, I plan to reduce your manpower and redeploy the Zhang Lu Small Team to do other things. All matters requiring Zhang Lu in this war zone will be handed over to you,” Bo Yue said.

Li Qi froze, then took two deep breaths.

This was truly… impolite.

This almost meant more than quintupling Li Qi's workload and also creating additional risks. After all… among the Human Dao Dao Resonances, there were countless strong individuals, and Li Qi truly didn't dare to say he could traverse unimpeded.

He might capsize in a ditch.

This was war, the Human-Shaman War, not a game. Everyone who went to the battlefield had the possibility of dying. One had to recognize this.

Anyone who treated war as a joke would become a lesson.

Li Qi absolutely believed that if he died, many people would stop any attempts at backtracking.

Among Great Powers, there was also contention. Not everything could go smoothly, and one couldn't do whatever one wanted.

However…

Li Qi immediately asked, “Redeploying all Zhang Lu, leaving only me… even Yu’er will be taken away. What do you want to do?”

“I have my own clever plan. I need them to do something big. Don’t ask about this. I am the commander, and I have my own plans. Just tell me if you accept it or not.” Bo Yue was evasive and didn't tell Li Qi directly.

Clearly, this matter was confidential, and Li Qi was not privy to it.

The authority of a Zhang Lu Small Team captain was inferior to that of a war zone commander. Li Qi was not qualified to inquire.

“If I do these things, will you give me a public outing slip? And I'm leaving right away,” Li Qi said.

“If I don’t let you go, you won’t go? You’d still go, even defying orders, and maybe even use personal favors to force me to open Star-Mansion Array for you. Don’t I know you, kid?” Bo Yue said, while issuing Li Qi a slip and permission to use Star-Mansion Array.

“As long as you understand. Then I accept this task, but I cannot guarantee that I can complete it. After all, with five times the workload, human effort has its limits, but I will definitely do my best.” Li Qi promised.

“Good, I trust you. Go. I will schedule the other Zhang Lu. You have one year to find Grand Shaman Yun Fang, but if you return late, Shen Shuibi will be working overtime for you.” Bo Yue handed over the permit.

The permit was a processed jade tablet. Only such an item could activate Star-Mansion Array.

“Are you threatening me now? Alright, I won't exceed the time. I’ll definitely be back in a year.” Li Qi nodded, then quickly departed.

After all, time was limited. A year, to be honest… might not yield any significant findings.

Li Qi vanished from his original spot.

Bo Yue glanced at Li Shiwei again.

Over there, Li Shiwei was talking to the stone.

She said, “Stone… you say, Father, he…?”

“Invoker is incredibly powerful, and his wisdom is outstanding. He is known for his meticulous mind, so there's no need to worry so much. Just focus on your cultivation. Without the Dao Resonance, your killing power has decreased by ninety percent, Boss.” The stone replied.

Hearing this reply, Li Shiwei sighed.

The stone was very smart, but unfortunately, it was just like a stone.

Truly… a stone.

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Meanwhile, Li Qi traveled non-stop, heading to the war zone where Grand Shaman Yun Fang was located.

Fortunately, with Star-Mansion Array, it only took a few hours.

He quickly arrived at Grand Shaman Yun Fang’s location.

Grand Shaman Yun Fang was also stationed next to an extraterrestrial wonder, guarding it from being seized by the Human Dao.

This extraterrestrial wonder was called the 'Illusion-Reality Domain,' a strange place where you could 'get what you wish for.'

That’s right, within the Illusion-Reality Domain, all imaginations could turn into reality.

However, they could not be taken out or affect the outside world.

For most extraterrestrial beings, the Illusion-Reality Domain was a mysterious, unpredictable, and extremely dangerous place.

Here, all mental activities could directly transform into reality. This was truly a 'wish-granting machine.'

A versatile place for wishes, where all dreams could come true.

However, it was limited to within the Illusion-Reality Domain. The effects created could not extend beyond the Illusion-Reality Domain's scope, and anything created inside would disappear once it left the domain.

This place was very, very famous. It was said that before, many people would flock here every day.

They wanted to experience illusions, make wishes, and even never leave this place.

But as far as Li Qi knew, the permanent population of the Illusion-Reality Domain was actually very small. He didn't know why, perhaps someone was controlling it.

After all, in Li Qi's opinion, the 'getting what you wish for' ability of the Illusion-Reality Domain was too dreamlike. If not restricted, perhaps people from the entire Universe would rush over, experience illusory bliss here, and be eternally immersed in it.

Thinking this, Li Qi also flew to the edge of the Illusion-Reality Domain.

As an extraterrestrial wonder, this place also had a splendid scenery.

The entire Illusion-Reality Domain was a mass of mist floating in the Universe. At its edge, many worlds had been moved to orbit around it.

As an extraterrestrial wonder, there were truly too many people here, not at all as desolate as Great Fire, Guanghan, or World Fountain.

Many people gathered here, but… they were all on the periphery.

They were all gathered outside the Illusion-Reality Domain but didn't go in.

One must know that it was currently during the Human-Shaman War, so it should have been deserted. Yet, during the war, there were still so many worlds surrounding the Illusion-Reality Domain, which was truly… peculiar.

Li Qi flew over.

He was inconspicuous in this place, just like an ordinary passerby.

He looked around. The density of worlds here… was terrifyingly dense.

Generally, the distance between worlds had to be calculated in light-years, because the outer domain was very vast, and a distance of one light-year was already considered a very, very close world.

But here, within a distance of one light-year, millions of worlds were densely packed.

However, purely from a distance perspective, millions of worlds within one light-year were actually still very sparse, roughly similar to having one glass bead at each goalpost of a football field.

But for worlds, the original density should be one glass bead in Shanghai and one glass bead in Hebei.

So, this density made Li Qi a little nervous. It was so dense that world collisions might happen at any time. These people were really not afraid of death. There were gravitational disturbances between worlds. Who knew when they would crash into each other under gravitational pull, and everyone would be finished.

However, high density naturally brought benefits, which was extremely frequent communication. The starry sky here was exceptionally prosperous, with countless worlds having their own extraterrestrial travel methods. Various flying boats, world-class giant ships, and exotic extraterrestrial travel devices roamed freely here.

If the usual outer domain was like being in the center of the Pacific Ocean, where it took many days to see a passing ship, then this place at the moment was like arriving in the bustling downtown area of a metropolis.

But this liveliness had nothing to do with Li Qi; he just silently moved through the edge.

Li Qi, while discerning directions, flew past these worlds surrounding the Illusion-Reality Domain. Through True Knowledge Dao Resonance, he figured out what was going on.

There were experts.

Someone precisely controlled the positions of these worlds, allowing these tens of millions of worlds, at such close proximity, to be in a state of gravitational equilibrium. All worlds had their own orbits, which intersected but never collided.

The technique… was quite impressive.

This gravitational disturbance was essentially a three-body problem, which had no exact solution. This meant that someone had created a set of mechanisms that could be adjusted at any time, constantly making adjustments to maintain the operation of this set of mechanisms.

It was quite impressive; at least Li Qi couldn't do it.

This was too complex. The three-body problem was already a nightmare, let alone a multi-million-body problem, with disturbances from various world-class giant ships, and even subtle disturbances from various outsiders…

This had already exceeded Li Qi's capabilities; even Li Qi's proud 'computing power' couldn't handle this kind of problem at all.

Looking at the prosperity here, Li Qi accelerated all the way and soon arrived at the Shaman Dao’s station here.

To be honest, Li Qi didn't quite understand why Grand Shaman Yun Fang would choose to be stationed here, but… perhaps it was to protect the Illusion-Reality Domain? After all, this place was quite strange.

Getting what you wish for was truly baffling.

The Shaman Dao had no world here, so a platform was built in the Void Realm. The Great Shaman personally guarded this place, and it was said that only Grand Shaman Yun Fang was there.

The platform was not large, only about two hundred miles in circumference, which was very small in the Void Realm. It had some houses, as well as mountains, rivers, and lakes. Looking in from the outside, it was a small ecological zone in the Void Realm.

Li Qi landed on the platform, cupped his hands in a salute, and said, “Senior Yun Fang, this junior Li Qi, has a special official matter, and has come to pay his respects.”

He acted very respectfully. In addition to being polite to a Senior, he also greatly respected Grand Shaman Yun Fang himself. After all, this person had helped him before, and Li Qi was still very grateful.

“Official matter? I think it’s a private matter, isn’t it?” Yun Fang’s voice came from inside, with a somewhat jocular and kind tone.

Immediately, the scenery before Li Qi’s eyes shifted, and he appeared in the center of a plaza.

In the plaza, many people were laid out.

These people were all in a static state, as if encased in time capsules. Looking at them…

They all looked very pained.

This scene was truly bizarre.

A plaza, with tens of thousands of time-frozen people lying on it. Many of these people were extraterrestrial life forms, strangely shaped, but they all had one thing in common: they were in so much pain they were on the verge of death. These capsules were clearly keeping them alive.

And Grand Shaman Yun Fang sat in the center of the plaza, gazing at the Illusion-Reality Domain, that mist, in the sky.

Li Qi walked over: “Senior Yun Fang… this, what is this?”

“Oh, these are people I pulled out of the Illusion-Reality Domain. Alas, getting what you wish for, how could it be so simple.” Yun Fang waved his hand: “By the way, you came to see me… is it about the demonic thoughts?”

Li Qi was now quite familiar with this feeling of mind-reading. After all, he also possessed this ability to a certain extent. So he nodded, presenting Li Shiwei’s Dao Resonance with both hands: “Please help me, Senior. Your attainments in demonic thoughts and Dao Resonance are well-known. This Dao Resonance surely cannot escape your Dharma Eye.”

Yun Fang didn't refuse, merely reaching out and taking the wisp of Dao Resonance into his hand, his expression serious. (End of Chapter)