Chapter 660: Difficult to get along with

In the Void Realm, there was nothing.

Not even 'stars' existed; no light could be seen, and it seemed that within tens of thousands of light-years, there were no prominent extra-dimensional wonders or world clusters.

The place Li Qi was currently in was a typical extra-dimensional void.

Due to the nature of gravity, matter and world clusters in the extra-dimensional space form a fibrous network with varying densities; the empty spaces in the center of this network are extra-dimensional voids, which are extremely sparse and contain nothing.

There was no light, no up or down, no direction; every direction was the same complete darkness, and opening or closing one's eyes made no difference.

Generally speaking, extra-dimensional travel would deliberately avoid such places. When searching for routes, one would travel through the middle of the matter network. This way, even if one got lost, they could still pinpoint their location through relative positions and the existence of extra-dimensional wonders. Even if they couldn't pinpoint their location, they could find supply points, avoiding flying for hundreds of thousands of years only to look up and find the scenery completely unchanged.

It would truly drive people mad; even Immortals might not be able to endure it.

Speaking of which, it was precisely because of this that Li Qi actually quite liked these extra-dimensional voids.

Because only in the extra-dimensional space could he find a moment of peace.

The reason for this was simple: even True Knowledge Dao Resonance could barely capture information within extra-dimensional voids.

All around… it was a true void, almost an absolute vacuum, where not even light existed. True Knowledge Dao Resonance didn't even have any matter or information to analyze, so Li Qi could sometimes pretend he didn't have True Knowledge Dao Resonance here and enjoy a moment of tranquility.

Unfortunately, he couldn't enjoy it for long; he still had to find his way.

Li Qi was directly teleported to this place by Zhu Fengdan, who manipulated the Star-Mansion Array, so he didn't know where this place was.

Originally, Zhu Fengdan was supposed to lead the way…

But now, Zhu Fengdan had been arrested for beating the Heavenly God's daughter.

Damn it… Li Qi was truly speechless, not knowing what to say.

But no matter what, he should first help her up.

Li Qi stepped forward and examined the spell that was restraining Yao Ji.

True Knowledge Dao Resonance swept over it. Although it was Zhu Fengdan's spell, its grade wasn't particularly high; it seemed to have been cast casually.

But it wasn't low either; after all, a casual spell from a Third Rank was not something an ordinary Fifth Rank was qualified to encounter.

However, Li Qi was not an ordinary Fifth Rank.

True Knowledge Dao Resonance unfolded, sweeping over the restraining spell from top to bottom.

Confinement means casting a barrier, and to say it confines the Southern Mountain is to take its vastness as a metaphor. All beings come and go, their forms locked within.

So that's how it is. Then, using the method of 'though confined by Southern Mountain, there are still gaps,' I shall start from here, creating a point of desire within…

Li Qi calmed his mind and began to dismantle Zhu Fengdan's spell.

During this process, he even forgot that there was a person beneath him, mainly because this spell… was simply too exquisite, like a perfect equation, and the process of solving it was extremely enjoyable.

Soon, the spell set by the Third Rank was successfully dispelled by Li Qi.

Li Qi then let out a long breath and gave a light whistle.

It was exhilarating, just like finishing a thrilling, exciting, one-shot cinematic game, or getting a penta-kill; equally satisfying.

Li Qi hadn't encountered such a perfect spell that was just within his capabilities for a long time.

“You're as frivolous as your Teacher Zhu, but… you do have some skill. That spell just now was not simple.” At this moment, Li Qi heard a voice by his ear.

Ah, he remembered, there was still a person confined beneath the spell.

Thinking of this, Li Qi immediately stood up and bowed: “My teacher's temperament is a bit peculiar… please forgive him. How should I address you? Perhaps, 'Imperial Daughter'?”

Zhu Fengdan's words just now had already mentioned it.

Yao Ji was the Heavenly God's daughter… It was clear there was a reason she dared to call Third Zhu directly, but he hadn't expected Zhu Fengdan to be so disregardful of propriety, directly going up and giving her two solid punches to knock her down.

If Li Qi hadn't pulled him away, he probably would have hammered her a few more times, and that scene would have been too unsightly: a delicate little girl being ridden and brutally beaten by a big man… inappropriate, inappropriate.

But no matter what Zhu Fengdan said, such a status required a different form of address for Li Qi.

“No need, that's a matter of a previous life. You can just call me by my name,” Yao Ji said, shaking her head.

As she spoke, her injuries quickly healed.

To put it bluntly, Zhu Fengdan's actions were mostly for humiliation, looking undignified, but he hadn't actually struck with any real malicious intent.

But surprisingly, Yao Ji didn't show much reaction, nor did she have an exasperated expression; in fact, quite the opposite, she seemed quite calm and unaffected.

“So it was a previous life? But I heard that when a Great Power Cultivates again, their cultivation will increase very quickly. Why is Yao Ji still only a Sixth Rank now?” Li Qi nodded slightly; it was as he had guessed, indeed a Reincarnation.

“Because I was only a Sixth Rank in my previous life. Our Heavenly Gods naturally Cultivate very slowly; it's quite normal not to advance a rank for hundreds of millions of years.” Yao Ji didn't seem to mind, instead striking up a conversation with Li Qi: “But you, this is your first time Cultivating, and you've progressed so quickly. You were even able to undo Zhu Fengdan's spell just now… That spell, an ordinary Fourth Rank might not be able to undo it without knowing the key. You're quite suitable to accompany me; you're qualified to be my assistant.”

Li Qi was momentarily stunned.

The other party seemed to speak softly and politely, but her actions and expressed emotions gave rise to an inherent sense of 'loftiness.'

Coupled with her childlike figure, how should he put it…

A tsundere brat?

Or rather, one who was unaware of her own attitude.

He really wanted to hit her.

But Li Qi was not Zhu Fengdan, so he merely said: “Miss Yao Ji is joking. Our companionship is merely due to a mission; there's no such thing as being an assistant.”

He tried to brush it off, no need to stoop to her level.

However, Yao Ji didn't think so.

She said very earnestly and seriously: “No, no, no, you don't understand anything, so you can definitely only be an assistant.”

A vein throbbed on Li Qi's forehead.

But he was very polite and merely said: “Alright, alright, whatever Miss Yao Ji says. Let's still think of a way to quickly find a direction from here to the Immortal Heaven. Teacher Zhu was supposed to take us there, but unfortunately, he's not here.”

Yao Ji nodded: “It's better if he's dead; his absence is actually a good thing. Never mind, let's not talk about him. You hurry and find the direction; once you find it, just take me there.”

Li Qi turned his head and stared at Yao Ji.

Hey, ma'am, do you have some kind of serious illness?

“Why are you looking at me? You can handle such a small matter yourself. You can't expect me to find the way myself. I'm going to take a nap.” Yao Ji said, gently stroking her veil, then leaned back and fell asleep.

Li Qi's face was full of question marks.

???

He leaned closer to take a look.

The other party didn't react.

He swept with True Knowledge Dao Resonance.

Wow, she actually fell asleep?

How can you sleep like that?

Li Qi took two deep breaths. Although there was no air around him to breathe, he still created some fresh air from his Inner World. Doing so helped him calm down.

Forget it, let's just pretend this person doesn't exist.

Li Qi shook his head, no longer paying attention to Yao Ji. Let her sleep if she wanted; he still had work to do anyway.

Time to work, Li Qi rolled up his sleeves.

Although he didn't know the exact location of the Immortal Heaven, he first needed to figure out his own precise location.

Now, Li Qi, having combined the light cone with Karma, could, through deduction, intervene in the short-term future and influence its possibilities. He would see different branching events that might occur in reality within the next few seconds.

This was not foretelling the future, because the future cannot be foretold; this was a kind of 'speculation,' but he could speculate about the future from a similar perspective to a 'demonic seed.'

A demonic seed traces back the light cone and then determines the future.

Li Qi certainly couldn't trace back the light cone; that was the ability of a demonic seed. But now, he could, through computational power, approach as many futures as possible based on 'Karma,' and finally, within the light cone, choose a greater possibility, ultimately fixing the probability of the future's occurrence on the choice he desired.

This was also the effect of progressing with Bo Yue. If Bo Yue reached Fifth Rank, and he teamed up with Bo Yue, they might be able to do even more powerful things.

But it wasn't needed now.

What Li Qi needed to do now was merely to realize 'low-probability' events.

When an event has a low probability, it needs to be repeated many times to be realized, but as long as the base is large enough and the number of repetitions is sufficient, then as long as the probability is not zero, it will always be realized.

It was just a matter of how much time it took.

And Li Qi, after comprehending the relationship between the light cone and Karma, had developed his Divine Ability to the point where he could determine such probabilities, and thus determine the 'future' he desired.

This was not an impossible feat.

Li Qi's Divine Ability began to spread out.

Illusory lines of Karma stretched out before Li Qi to extremely distant regions.

The lines of Karma were not physical entities, but were materialized by Li Qi, because in the real world, the causal relationships between things are not so clear and absolute.

This was actually something Li Qi materialized for his own convenience of understanding, based on his own perspective. This was also a manifestation of 'Li Qi's Dao' eroding reality.

Current reality was so fragile that Cultivators could use their own Dao to overlay the Dao of reality.

Under this modification, Li Qi, through the lines of Karma, remotely sensed a possible future.

This future, after calculation, showed the result of 'nothing happening.'

Then… cut off this future, and change it before the 'cause' has even occurred.

A special power began to guide 'reality.'

This was Li Qi's Divine Ability.

The first time, nothing happened, so he modified it.

The second time, still nothing happened, so he began to modify it again.

The third time… fourth time, fifth time.

The sixty-three thousand five hundred thirty-first time…

The one hundred fifteen thousand fifty-second time…

Li Qi continuously repeated and attempted.

He didn't know what the future would be like, but through his superhuman calculation and deduction abilities, he could, before the 'cause' occurred, change the 'cause's' 'cause.'

This was another kind of 'infinite monkey typing' in a different sense, a clumsy imitation of the Third Rank by him. This could neither trace back nor change reality, and its influence range was also very low.

However… it could, to a certain extent, determine the future.

Until after the two hundred thousandth time.

Li Qi's spirits lifted.

It's here.

It had gone through two hundred thousand iterations, but in reality, not that much time had passed; only a few hours had gone by.

However, a 'Star Sword Qi,' which only had a chance of appearing once every hundreds of thousands of years, streaked across the sky, passing by Li Qi's eyes and indicating a direction.

And it wasn't just one; there were two!

Li Qi fixed an event that occurred once every hundreds of thousands of years, an incredibly low-probability event, to happen in the next moment.

That's right, originally, in the next moment, no Star Sword Qi would have streaked across; this event simply didn't happen in reality.

However, layer upon layer of causes, and the time probabilities affected by those causes, caused the real world to be influenced by Li Qi's Divine Ability.

This was the Third Rank characteristic he had comprehended, the infinite 'monkey typing,' through continuous attempts, calculations, and deductions, ultimately determining the future, and this determined future directly caused reality to shift.

The 'Star Sword Qi' that wouldn't have existed in the next moment suddenly appeared.

But to others, this looked like a 'low-probability event' suddenly occurred.

But only Li Qi himself knew how rare the Star Sword Qi was in the independent space-time, in the futures he had cut away.

After Li Qi fixed the future, he personally watched that Star Sword Qi streak across the sky.

He himself was point A, the origin of the Star Sword Qi was point B, and the other emission point of the Star Sword Qi was point C.

By using the angles of points A, B, and C, he could determine his relative position to the supernova that emitted the Star Sword Qi, because the source of these Star Sword Qi was pulsed, and its Sword Qi flickered.

Although it had traveled such a long distance, the so-called 'Sword Qi' had actually long since decayed, turning into something similar to a light pulse, having long lost the Killing Intent it had when it first erupted.

This indicated that this extra-dimensional void was extremely vast, far exceeding the extent of typical matter voids.

It had even decayed and redshifted to the point where it was no longer visible light; the Mortal's naked eye could not observe it, but fortunately, Li Qi could.

True Knowledge Dao Resonance could capture very subtle information. In this way, Li Qi could confirm his relative position through the two Star Sword Qi, and even calculate how far he was from the nearest material region based on the redshift of light, then go there and then search for the Immortal Heaven.

That was what he originally thought.

However, Li Qi discovered that the two Star Sword Qi were in the same place and even had almost identical oscillation frequencies.

This indicated an anomalous gravitational phenomenon in that location.

Coupled with the rare matter void nearby…

Could the Immortal Heaven be in that place?

Let's go take a look first; after all, it's also a place where matter converges.

Thinking this, Li Qi looked at Yao Ji, who was lying motionless beside him.

She was dreaming, and intentionally sleeping, using dreams as a pastime. She was playing games in her dreams, truly leaving Li Qi to do all the work himself.

His 'pride points' were starting to accumulate.