Chapter 655: Meet Little Heavenly Master

However, Bo Yue must have his own plan; he’s not an idiot, and his command and coordination are well-strategized, so there’s no need for me to worry too much.

Li Qi still trusted him quite a bit.

It’s just…

He was indeed a bit tired; seventy years of continuous combat, killing over ten thousand Fifth Grades, which meant taking down one roughly every day.

Essentially, Li Qi was constantly moving between many war zones, without any rest or time for introspection; every day was high-intensity combat, and he did the work of several Zhang Lu Small Teams by himself.

To make Bo Yue use his position for personal gain just once, he truly worked overtime.

Currently, Li Qi was also on a flying boat, waiting for it to take him to the battlefield.

The flying boat would arrive in about two hours, and these two hours were Li Qi’s only time to rest.

About fifty years ago, Li Qi still piloted the flying boat himself.

But later, he really couldn't take it anymore, so he asked Bo Yue for a Sixth Grade companion to be his personal driver, so that Li Qi could rest well during the journey.

Because… if not for that, Li Qi might not have been able to endure.

These seventy years, for others, might just be seventy years.

But for Li Qi, it had to be at least a hundred times that, no less than seven thousand years.

He was constantly reliving, constantly experiencing Reincarnation, constantly going through more time; a single experience needed to be repeated many, many times, like driving the flying boat—Li Qi had experienced the same journey over six hundred times.

So, after that one time, he chose to apply for a driver, so he could at least find some time to rest his mind; constantly being in war, he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Even now, he was exhausted to his limit.

Seven thousand years of continuous warfare and repetition had already surpassed most of Li Qi’s life.

And he couldn’t tell anyone, couldn’t confide.

At this moment, Li Qi truly had a very intuitive understanding of what the Shaman Dao God meant by “you will be very painful.”

He was indeed, very painful.

And this pain, he didn’t know how long it would continue.

It had only been seventy years; if it continued like this for tens or even hundreds of thousands of years in the future…

Being tormented to the point of Dao Heart collapse seemed not impossible.

“Sigh…” Li Qi sighed, having heard from other Invoker that some lives on the demon star could only live for eight days after reaching Seventh Grade; perhaps what they experienced was what Li Qi was going through now.

They seemed to live for a short time, but their Dao Heart collapsed from the torment of time.

At this moment, he heard the driver, the Sixth Grade whom Bo Yue had assigned to Li Qi to drive, speak: “Invoker, if you’re tired, go to sleep for a while.”

This was a clear female voice, from a Shaman God Mountain practitioner, who was Li Qi’s current driver, named Qin Lan.

“Little Qin, how much longer until we arrive?” Li Qi was now a mid-level manager, considered a leader, so his words naturally carried the tone of an elder.

In reality, he was indeed an elder, because Qin Lan was a very young Sixth Grade, and also a good Genius, just not comparable to someone like Li Qi.

“One hour and two quarters, I’ll call you then,” Qin Lan said to Li Qi while driving the flying boat.

“With so little time, I won’t sleep; it’s not much sleep anyway.” Li Qi shook his head, stood up from his seat, and sat in the co-pilot’s seat.

Just one hour, sitting in the front, he could still look at the starry sky.

Though there was nothing good to see, just pitch blackness.

The starry sky of Boundless Outer Domain, in most cases, was identical to the deep sea tens of thousands of meters down—nothing could be seen, and everything could only be determined by instruments.

In very rare cases, you could see things, but at that time, the scene would usually be particularly fantastical and magnificent, mostly some worlds, or other Void Beyond travelers, or even Void Beyond wonders.

Li Qi sat next to Qin Lan, making the young woman unconsciously nervous.

Because she had personally witnessed this Senior, with just a raise of his hand, instantly kill a team of Human Dao generals on the spot, and often, he didn’t even arrive at the scene, but directly cast spells from the flying boat, magically cursing his opponents to death.

Only Li Qi himself knew that he had actually fought the opponent many times before, and eventually understood how to curse them by targeting their weaknesses from within the flying boat.

But to others, Li Qi simply effortlessly displayed the curse ability of a Invoker, crushing Human Dao double-Fifth Grade generals without even looking.

The reasons for this, perhaps only Li Qi and those Great Powers with True Knowledge could distinguish.

“Invoker…” Qin Lan looked at Li Qi, calling out somewhat nervously.

“What is it?” Li Qi replied casually while reading a book.

Reading was the second most frequent thing Li Qi had done in the past seven thousand years; he spent almost all his rest time reading.

For Li Qi, reading itself was a way of leisure and relaxation, an important means of stress relief, especially when reading books about various data on the Demonic Dao and Spirit Dao—these were the Qi of books that the Spirit Dao Second Grade had haphazardly given Li Qi, which he had not yet finished reading.

Li Qi now wished he could cram all knowledge related to the Demonic Dao into his brain; he had already begun planning things against the Demonic Dao.

He had to take the initiative, and he had to strike hard, so that the Demonic Dao would stay away from his wife and daughter; he himself was currently under the Shaman Dao God’s gaze, so he had nothing to fear.

However, Qin Lan didn’t know Li Qi’s current thoughts; she just pointed forward and said, “Ahead… it seems there’s something blocking the way.”

“Hmm?” Li Qi frowned slightly.

In this war zone, someone dared to block his way?

Were there still participating worlds that didn’t know him? Or were they some indigenous worlds?

Thinking this, Li Qi stood up.

However, he immediately sat back down.

Because True Knowledge Dao Resonance had already sensed the identity of the newcomer.

Such orthodox Dao Sect Qi, such unrestrained Immortal Qi… Dao Sect Little Heavenly Master, Zhang Zong.

The Little Heavenly Master stood in the Void Realm not far away, seemingly waiting specifically for Li Qi; his entire body was filled with Immortal Qi, his robes moved without wind, and although he stood in the Void Realm, the Qi around him projected a vision of a White Jade Capital, constantly pulsating, with spirit lions, spirit tigers, spirit dragons, and spirit cranes swirling around.

Coupled with his handsome and valiant face, he truly had the feeling of a celestial being.

Of course, for many worlds, he was indeed a celestial being.

“Li Qi, long time no see!” The Little Heavenly Master revealed a hearty smile, saying to Li Qi.

Qin Lan, seeing this smile, couldn’t help but widen her eyes a bit.

Because he was truly very handsome.

The Little Heavenly Master’s appearance was of the typical sunny and handsome type, and his temperament was quite uplifting; combined with the surrounding visions, he was indeed quite eye-catching, giving a feeling that his presence could inspire people.

In comparison, while Li Qi was also considered somewhat handsome, he was only somewhat handsome, and had no attractive temperament; on the contrary, he appeared very gloomy.

He seemed to carry a heavy burden at all times, his temperament was gloomy and sullen, and he rarely smiled, spending most of his time silently pondering, coldly walking through the battlefield, destroying enemies, and then leaving in a hurry, not even bothering to glance at his comrades around him.

He was simply like a Demon of Death.

“Indeed, long time no see, Brother Zhang, please come in for a chat.” Li Qi forced a slight smile and said.

Upon receiving the invitation, the Little Heavenly Master’s body dissipated, turning into the clear Qi of heaven and earth, and in an instant, he slipped through the cracks of the flying boat.

Normally, a flying boat had no cracks and was completely sealed, ensuring that no material leaked out in Outer Void.

But this level of sealing was completely insufficient for the Little Heavenly Master; he directly slipped in through the gaps in the material itself and then stood beside Li Qi.

“Little Qin, prepare the tea set, but don’t brew it yourself, lest you make a fool of yourself in front of the Little Heavenly Master; his tea art is First Grade, you’re in for a treat today,” Li Qi said with a smile.

However, this smile was stiff and showed little amusement.

“Haha, little girl, your Invoker is right, just prepare the tea set for me and let me see what tea set he uses?” The Little Heavenly Master chuckled.

Qin Lan immediately stood up and bowed, then went to prepare.

Soon, Li Qi’s usual tea set was laid out; it was very humble, a set of pottery, and just ordinary pottery, the kind ordinary Mortals used, without any magical properties.

Li Qi had no habit of tasting tea, nor did he like extravagance, so he just made do with whatever was usable.

“It truly is… a return to simplicity.” The Little Heavenly Master glanced at the tea set, paused in silence, and then commented.

“Haha, then today I can freeload off Brother Zhang’s good stuff.” Li Qi waved his hand, putting away the tea set.

The Little Heavenly Master was not pretentious; he naturally waved his sleeve, and a set of exquisite Fifth Grade Spiritual Artifacts appeared on the table.

Then, spirit springs, Alchemy fires, immortal tea—nothing was missing, and the entire operation flowed like clouds and water; while it was called brewing tea, its complexity was no less than Alchemy, with water, fire, and thunder methods intertwined, leaving Qin Lan stunned.

There were so many ways to brew tea?

A moment later, clear tea was poured into the teacups, and a rich aroma wafted over.

“This time the tea leaves aren’t light and fragrant, but rather this rich aroma, what kind of tea is it?” Li Qi picked up the teacup and asked with a smile.

“It’s rare to reunite with Brother Li, so it naturally can’t be bland. This is rock tea produced by the Dao Sect’s Sixteenth Cave Heaven, the Ascension to True Elemental Transformation Cave Heaven; its aroma is rich, and after a long separation, though we don’t drink strong liquor, how can the tea aroma be light?” The Little Heavenly Master said, filling a cup for Li Qi and another for Qin Lan beside him.

Li Qi was not polite; he took a small sip, feeling the mellow and sweet taste in his mouth, rich and substantial, like bones in water.

“Indeed, good tea, and it can also relieve fatigue and boost spirits. It seems… I really am a bit undignified,” Li Qi sighed, knowing the reason why the other party used this kind of tea.

The Little Heavenly Master also noticed his fatigue, so he specifically used this tea to help him relieve pressure.

Hearing Li Qi’s words, the Little Heavenly Master put down his teacup and said with a smile, “Brother Li, there’s no need to worry too much. You are just like this; your burdens are truly too heavy, preventing you from attaining true freedom. You always take things onto your own shoulders. If this continues, what’s the meaning of cultivation? The more you cultivate, the more trapped you become; the more you understand, the higher your cultivation, the more apprehensive you become. Isn’t this just tormenting yourself?”

In the Little Heavenly Master’s view, Li Qi’s struggles were too futile; in the vast river of history, what could a Fifth Grade change, no matter how hard he tried?

Those special processes and important events in history were actually not that important.

A certain world, a certain war zone, or a specific event, a huge, important military operation, were all merely ‘seemingly important.’

Because no matter how important an event or how important a person, placed in the long river of history, they were too insignificant, even a First Grade was like this.

What Li Qi did and what he bore, he thought was very important, but in fact, there was no need to push himself to that extent.

Li Qi understood the Little Heavenly Master’s meaning, after all, this was the Dao Sect’s philosophy; the Dao Sect did not like to burden themselves.

Just do your own thing, what does anything else have to do with me? Not even a single hair would be pulled to benefit the world.

Not even pulling a single hair, let alone Li Qi, who was working overtime and looked like he was going to die from overwork; in the Little Heavenly Master’s eyes, this was simply unwise.

“Haha, Brother Zhang is indeed unrestrained, but unfortunately, I can’t learn that. If I were to shed the responsibilities on my shoulders, I wouldn’t know what to do on this cultivation path, only emptiness and confusion would remain. It would be better not to cultivate at all.” Li Qi also smiled slightly, then picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

The Little Heavenly Master in front of him was different from him; Dao Sect cultivation pursued freedom from all restraints, achieving true transcendence, unbound by anything, floating freely between heaven and earth.

The Little Heavenly Master picked up the teapot and refilled Li Qi’s cup: “Everyone has their own views, so I won’t persuade you. By the way, do you know why I specifically came to find you?”

“Because of my recent reputation? I’ve fought many battles recently, so my reputation should have spread quite widely, and I might be seen as a competitor.” Li Qi said.

“You’re right, some people have indeed tried to challenge you recently, but I dealt with them on my way here; those are minor matters. I came to find you mainly to talk about the Demonic Prince,” the Little Heavenly Master said.

“Demonic Prince? Is he causing trouble again? No, that’s not right. He should be an ally of Shaman Dao now. The Demonic Dao’s participation in the war has caused considerable damage to the Human Dao; he shouldn’t challenge me now, should he?” Li Qi frowned.

At this critical juncture, the Demonic Prince shouldn’t come looking for trouble, right?

But thinking about it, it didn’t seem impossible.

The Demonic Prince was Demonic Dao; the Demonic Dao was ultimately self-centered. What war? He felt that the Demonic Prince wouldn’t care.

“I’m not talking about that; I’m here to tell you about the Demonic Prince’s abnormality,” the Little Heavenly Master said.

This made Li Qi immediately prick up his ears.

It was well known that the Little Heavenly Master had previously fought the Demonic Prince.