Chapter 673: Rise and fall (8k big chapter, please vote)

In this hundred years, Li Qi witnessed the rise and fall of Zhen Dao Sect. In just a hundred years, Zhen Dao Sect experienced its Peak, then rapidly declined.

The reason was none other than empty talk and impracticality.

During this century, that batch of students began to replace the Elders who had died of old age. With the Ascension of the True Dao Sect Supreme Elder and the passing of the Elders, a new generation of young people began to take over Zhen Dao Sect.

Then, they fully displayed their level of empty talk and impracticality, successfully turning Zhen Dao Sect into a half-dead state.

Afterward, other Sects from outside, coveting all the existing resources of Zhen Dao Sect, began to invade.

And this time, Zhen Dao Sect collapsed completely, its city fell, its people perished, its mountain gate split, and everything was plundered.

Zhen Dao Sect was established six hundred years ago.

The first hundred years were difficult and impoverished; everyone united to establish the mountain gate.

The middle four hundred years saw continuous development and upward climbing, eventually supporting an Immortal. The mountain gate greatly prospered, with countless Disciples, which ultimately led to the prevalence of empty talk and impracticality. Such people gradually climbed to high positions within the Sect, excelling in theoretical discussions but unable to perform any practical tasks, only assigning them to those below.

Those below used this to seize Great Power, effectively becoming akin to 'officials.'

Yes, those in high positions were the boastful 'executives,' while those who did the work became the 'administrators' with lifetime tenure.

Government affairs and practical matters were separated. Those who did practical work began to sideline those who engaged in empty talk, but these practical workers could not master cultivation methods and thus could not become the upper echelons. Therefore, most of them, with their unexpendable energy, could only shift from cultivation to pleasure.

There was no path for cultivation; their cultivation methods had reached their limit. But, is there an end to pleasure?

No.

Thus, these administrators, who held practical affairs and were backed by Zhen Dao Sect, began to amass wealth unscrupulously, making it their life's goal.

Their path was already cut off, so besides pleasure, there was nothing else to do. They also had no lofty ideals... What was the use of such lofty ideals?

The end of the Universe, the meaning of life, where I come from and where I go...

Is it useful?

Better to have beautiful concubines, delicious food, fine wine, and splendid homes.

More beautiful concubines, delicious food, fine wine, and splendid homes, endless, ever-increasing.

One beautiful concubine is not enough; ten are needed. Quantity is not enough; it's best to have special attributes. Those who can only play music, sing, and dance are considered low-class. It's best if they are Cultivators, or naturally enchanting, or find pleasure in being beaten, or even Disciples of great Sects who have fallen into depravity. In any case, there must be a gimmick.

Common delicacies are not enough; one must eat Dragon liver and Phoenix marrow. What is eaten is no longer taste, but novelty. Whoever can be more novel, rarer, gains more Face.

Luxurious houses are no longer enough; during a plague, houses must be smeared with medicinal paste, not for any other reason, but just for fun.

Competition, extravagance, competing not on who is better, but on who has what others do not.

The upper echelons were immersed in contemplation daily, while those below who handled affairs indulged in pleasure. Everyone had their own things to do, and for a time, a kind of balanced and fantastical situation formed.

But...

The upper echelons did not engage in production, and the lower echelons squandered recklessly. Zhen Dao Sect's foundation quickly deteriorated.

It began with a large city named Diguang City, a city similar to Bailu City, which discovered Zhen Dao Sect's weakness.

Then, they launched a war.

Zhen Dao Sect, relying on its past heritage, managed to defeat Diguang City with great difficulty.

The fight was very difficult, and there was no energy left to pursue Diguang City.

However, it was like a shark tearing a piece of skin in the ocean.

When blood flowed out, it told other sharks that there was food here, and the food was very weak.

Thus, in this last hundred years, Zhen Dao Sect was swiftly destroyed.

Countless people, everyone wanted to take a bite.

The final result was that Zhen Dao Sect, this fat pig too obese to move, was completely carved up, everything falling apart.

The seeds Li Qi had sown seemed to have failed to sprout. Without sufficient guidance and power, they ultimately had no way to connect the pursuit of Dao with reality.

Li Qi just watched, never interfering from beginning to end.

Zhen Dao Sect was the sprout from the seed, then slowly grew into a big tree. Now, this big tree was rotted by borers, then declined and died.

Just like any other ordinary force.

In the process of Zhen Dao Sect's development, countless forces were also destroyed. Zhen Dao Sect, like them, was swallowed by history.

Chang You walked to the mountain Peak.

He was no longer a youth but an Ascension Realm Cultivator who had lived for over a hundred years.

Yes, entering Ascension Realm in a hundred years, a Genius among Geniuses. Perhaps within two hundred years, he could contemplate the matter of true Ascension.

Chang You walked to the mountain Peak, looking down at the ruins of the city below.

A hundred years ago, he studied and cultivated here.

At that time, Zhen Dao Sect was very powerful, with immense authority. No other force dared to compete with Zhen Dao Sect; all could only submit.

But, in just a hundred years, the prosperous city had turned into ruins after the war.

“Ah…” Chang You sat down on the mountaintop, overlooking everything below, lost in thought.

Back then, because he was not good at empty talk, he was ridiculed by others as a commoner and did not get a good position. Being high-spirited, he simply left the Sect and ventured out on his own.

After coming outside, he realized... the Sect was originally so profound.

The outside world was a place where the strong preyed on the weak. Everyone only stared at the three inches in front of them, unwilling to look up at the sky, not knowing how to plan their path.

They only knew to become stronger, stronger, and continue to become stronger. Besides that, they didn't want to do anything else. Doing other things was all 'neglecting proper duties.' Even if you created a new spell or established a new cultivation system, others would only ask: “What is its Killing Intent? How much can it increase combat power?”

If the combat power increase was not significant, they would rather practice those old-fashioned cultivation methods that squeezed potential, even life, to increase combat power.

The standard for measuring a spell was always “power level.”

This made Chang You very unaccustomed.

However, it made him feel a different sensation, which was 'being down-to-earth.'

These people were simply too down-to-earth, to the point of losing the ability for long-term planning.

Chang You, however, was different.

He managed to combine the advantages of both.

Down-to-earth, yet gazing at the Star Officials.

Solidifying the foundation, but never giving up lofty ambitions.

He found his own rules of conduct and knew what his goal was.

Thus, combined with his talent and initiative, he finally, within a hundred years, experienced countless life-and-death crises, reached the Peak of the Human Realm, and became a great Ascension Realm expert.

Actually, he had returned to Zhen Dao Sect once, but by then, Zhen Dao Sect had already split.

Yes, facing external enemies, Zhen Dao Sect did not unite but instead began to split internally, engaging in civil war.

It was all because of 'Dao contention.' Various mountain gates were at odds with each other, leading to such division. If anyone tried to mediate, their background would immediately be scrutinized, and everyone would argue, leading to insults.

Zhen Dao Sect was no longer a small Sect as it began. Over the years, there had been constant friction. In short, every family had old scores to settle. Today you do this, tomorrow I do that. Although normally there was no need to settle accounts like this, with a great enemy at hand, everyone seemed to feel... they could push the other party.

Push the other party to their death.

This became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Looking up at the sky, seeking direction, discussing the true meaning and essence of the world—this was the fundamental basis of Zhen Dao Sect's rise.

It's just that, what brings prosperity can also bring ruin.

Something that can make you prosper can also bring decline, which is inseparable. Those who can avoid it are few and far between.

Truly, a ridiculous death.

Chang You smiled, shaking his head. Coming here now was merely to reminisce about the past.

His motivation to strive upward was actually from when he was a student and personally witnessed the True Dao Sect Supreme Elder's Ascension.

Such a magnificent scene, countless people looked up, divine thunder descended from the Heavens, ninety-nine days of Mortal World Tribulation.

It truly filled him with grandeur, making him vow to ascend that mountain, to be watched by everyone in the city, and finally, in their envious gazes, Ascend from the mountain Peak.

Unfortunately, a hundred years later, he was already qualified for Ascension, but things had long since changed. Zhen Dao Sect was gone, and the city below had become ruins.

Even if he Ascended from this mountain Peak again, there would be no one to watch him.

After sitting on the mountain Peak for a while, Chang You suddenly noticed someone behind him.

He turned his head to look, only to see an unexpected person, which made him, a dignified Ascension Realm great Cultivator, freeze in place.

After a long while, he asked suspiciously, “Classmate... classmate?”

He had a slight impression of this person.

A hundred years ago, at the Zhen Dao Sect school, he seemed to have... seen this person.

“Ah, I didn't expect you, Classmate Chang You, to still remember me. I thought that after so many years, you would have forgotten me,” Li Qi said with a smile, walking to his side and sitting with him on the mountain Peak, overlooking the ruins below.

“Are you... also here to see the past?” Chang You suddenly felt a surge of emotion and said so.

The other party should not be as strong as himself, but to have survived until now, they must have been one of the survivors from back then, right? Perhaps they could have a good talk.

Similar experiences lead to shared feelings.

Shared feelings can then be called a confidant.

In this world, a confidant is hard to find.

As for Li Qi, feeling the other party's shallow thoughts, he smiled and then said, “A confidant is hard to find, but a fellow Daoist is even harder to find. Do you want a confidant, or a fellow Daoist?”

These words made Chang You's eyes widen slightly.

What this person said, it had some depth.

What is a confidant?

A confidant is someone who understands you, who can clearly perceive your thoughts, worries, and annoyances. If one can have a confidant in this world, living would be much easier.

But a fellow Daoist is different. A fellow Daoist might not understand you, but a fellow Daoist can advance with you, always walking alongside you. They may not understand how you think, but their decisions will align with yours, and you can progress hand in hand.

Is it more important to have someone who understands you, or someone who walks with you?

“What you say is quite interesting, but since you also called me classmate, I should not have remembered wrong.” Chang You smiled with relief, “It's really good to still see someone from Zhen Dao Sect now.”

“I am not from Zhen Dao Sect, but... Zhen Dao Sect does have some connection to me,” Li Qi said.

“No matter, having a connection is enough. After all, this place can be considered my birthplace. Now that it has fallen to this state, it makes me not know what to do,” Chang You said indifferently, his sleeves fluttering, showing the demeanor of a great expert.

Li Qi was much more unpretentious. He simply sat down next to him and said, “Then do you think... you count as a Disciple of Zhen Dao Sect?”

“No, I am different from them, and it is precisely because of this difference that I have been able to survive until now. It's just... perhaps I still bear some shadow,” Chang You replied.

“That's good. By the way, do you plan to take Disciples?” Li Qi asked.

“I do, but I certainly won't take you,” Chang You said with a slight smile. As a great Ascension Realm expert, his standards for taking Disciples were very high.

But he looked back.

Li Qi was already gone, vanished from where he stood.

Chang You, with his expert demeanor, was dumbfounded.

Where did he go?

Did he just see a ghost?

——————

Zhen Dao Sect had fallen, its remains devoured by others, becoming nourishment for many Sects in the Mortal World of Immortal Heaven.

But, was it truly just devoured, leaving no trace?

No.

The reason Li Qi chose not to interfere was that it was unnecessary.

Because he knew that history spirals upward.

If history is likened to a freely drawn spiral, its curvature is by no means precise. History begins its journey slowly from an invisible point, slowly revolving and moving, but its circles grow larger and larger, flying faster and faster, and more flexibly. Finally, it whirls almost like a dazzling comet, merely brushing its old path from time to time.

Whenever it brushes an old path, it gives people the feeling that “history has returned to the past,” but in reality, this is not the case.

Because history merely brushes past those old things, but history itself approaches infinity with each turn. An endless spiral is the path of civilization.

After many years of such rotation, looking back at this spiral, one will find that through this constant repetition of brushing past, history has unknowingly developed to a point absolutely unimaginable before.

Do not take those stagnant words seriously. Although there are always some fools who try to erase progress from history, seeing a tiny similarity between modern and ancient times and believing that modern times have not changed, such stubbornness is meaningless and only proves they are fools.

Because facts will always show that history is progressing faster and faster.

Just like now, the great tree of Zhen Dao Sect has fallen, but its seeds have scattered.

Just like—Chang You, who walked to what was once Zhen Dao Sect's mountain Peak.

The Mortal World of Immortal Heaven tore Zhen Dao Sect apart, but people like Chang You will continue to move forward.

What was torn apart was only Zhen Dao Sect, not the seeds of 'pursuing Dao.'

The spirit of pursuing Dao has already been sown in the stagnant Mortal World of Immortal Heaven.

Li Qi left Zhen Dao Sect's mountain gate and quietly moved on to the next place.

Let's see what kind of sprouts these seeds can produce.

Another two hundred years passed.

Chang You opened the Heavenly Gate, preparing to Undergo Tribulation, and later died in this Tribulation.

Before his death, he had three Disciples, all at the Nascent Soul Realm.

Li Qi visited them one by one, then returned with a hearty laugh.

Another two hundred years, and Geniuses emerged in abundance. Everyone could gaze at the Star Officials from afar and also be down-to-earth, with clear goals, clear cultivation paths, and extraordinary initiative.

Then, this Mortal World where Li Qi resided entered a stage where these Geniuses rose together.

Within this flat continent, these young Geniuses constantly enacted their own stories, continuously overturning the limits that their predecessors could reach.

One person, bearing a sword, entered the Evil Sect's mountain gate, shattering a thousand li of rivers and mountains with a single sword strike. Sword Qi soared to the heavens, drawing the attention of all under the sky.

Another person, drinking wine, in the throes of intoxication, splashed ink to write magnificent articles. His talent filled the clouds, astonishing even gods and ghosts.

In the Great Northern Wilderness, Sects engaged in chaotic warfare, and famine led to cannibalism. Someone traveled a hundred thousand li, and after his journey, peace reigned for a hundred thousand li.

Cultivators on the mountain Peaks remained untouched by the Mortal World.

Imperial Dynasties below the mountains indulged in laughter, anger, and curses.

In this manner, the suddenly emerging young generation, compared to the past, with the conniving and scheming of the strong, displayed a greater sense of unrestrained freedom, nurturing a spirit of righteousness in their hearts.

They still regarded combat power as the absolute core of competitiveness, but beyond combat power, they pursued many other things.

These pursuits did not hinder them; instead, they made them stronger.

The one who shattered the Evil Sect's mountain gate enjoyed painting. While his swordsmanship was excellent, his painting skills were not as good.

The one who drank wine wanted to create new characters. He felt that the characters currently in use were insufficient to convey his talent and intent.

The one who traveled wanted to eliminate all injustice under Heaven, but he did not know how to do it. He was currently visiting and learning.

Besides these, there were many, many others.

In Li Qi's view, they were still very immature, because their actions were merely exploring the meaning of their own lives, which was to explore the ‘Dao within the body,’ exploring how they should act, but they had not yet explored the external Great Dao, the true meaning of the Universe.

But this was already very good; one should only do what one is capable of.

Exploring the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth requires extremely profound cultivation and an exceptionally clear understanding of oneself, knowing why one acts, and having thoroughly comprehended and established one's own Great Dao. Only then can one explore the external Heaven and Earth.

For them, who were only at the Eighth Realm, being able to explore themselves was already very good.

Ultimately, as long as the Dao within the body aligns with the Great Dao of the external world, achieving objective and subjective unity, then one can be considered to have achieved something in Cultivation.

However, Li Qi was not prepared to wait that long.

There was no need.

This situation indicated that the trend of seeking the Dao had already taken shape, and his thousand years of guidance and planning were gradually manifesting.

All that remained was to wait for these people to gradually erode and devour this world.

This was ‘changing the world.’

Or, to use a grander phrase—

This was changing Heaven and Earth.

Why do all people generally believe that after Transmigration to ancient times, the ideas and systems of modern people can easily defeat the ancients?

It is precisely because of the different understandings of ‘Dao,’ and the different depths of Dao’s influence on the world. The modern ‘Dao’ has a deeper understanding of the world.

Therefore, the modern ‘Dao’ can erode the ancient ‘Dao,’ ultimately leading to the replacement of the Great Dao and the changing of Heaven and Earth.

For the past thousand years, Li Qi had been doing this.

He wanted to use the Dao of the world to cover the Dao of the Immortal Heaven.

Even if it was only in the Mortal World.

Through this, he intended to peek into the thoughts of the high-level figures in the Immortal Heaven and see how they would respond.

However… a thousand years had passed, which was only 0.1 years in the outside world, yet the Immortal Heaven seemed to have no reaction.

The special spacetime here had a time flow ratio of one to ten thousand, and Li Qi was given a hundred years outside.

Li Qi did not want to truly stay here for a million years, so he rose from his small house.

In this thousand years, Li Qi constantly changed his residence. More than two years ago, he moved to this small village.

Walking out of the house, there was a small river outside. By the river, a woman was washing clothes. She carried a child on her back, and several other children were playing nearby.

"Ah! Little Brother Li," the woman immediately greeted Li Qi when she saw him.

They were all neighbors in the village, and this Little Brother Li was quite capable, able to treat others' illnesses, so the villagers all liked him very much.

"Sister-in-law, washing clothes, it's really hard work," Li Qi smiled upon seeing this.

"Not hard, not hard at all. It used to be hard, but last time you helped me with my back, and now I have strength, and my hands don't feel numb anymore. It's much better than before," the woman said happily.

"That's good," Li Qi nodded. "By the way, Sister-in-law, I might be leaving soon. This house, and the medicinal herbs in my house, please help me figure out how to sell them. The money can be distributed among our neighbors."

"Eh? You're leaving?" The woman was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, it's almost time. I should go," Li Qi said, looking up at the sky.

"Alas, you are a capable person. I knew you wouldn't stay long, but… where are you going? Our family still has an ox cart! I'll have my husband take you there," the woman immediately said. "As for the house, after selling it for cash, it can still be used for travel expenses. Why throw it away?"

"It's fine, just take it. You are a fair person, and you certainly won't keep it all. Just let everyone share it equally," Li Qi waved his hand.

He understood this woman; she was indeed a good person, otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to be her neighbor.

Then, he continued, "No need for the ox cart. The place I'm going is a bit far; an ox cart won't be useful."

"A bit far? You're not going to the city, are you? The city is more than six hundred li away!" The woman was a bit surprised, her tone filled with worry.

Li Qi was somewhat pleased.

A thousand years ago, such a woman would absolutely not have appeared in the Mortal World of the Immortal Heaven.

Kindness was an extremely luxurious and precious quality; those who could not survive could not be kind.

And now, even an ordinary village woman could possess kindness, which indicated that the living environment in the Immortal Heaven had greatly improved.

It was like taking a canary into a mine shaft.

Canaries could not live in a harsh mine environment; they would quickly suffocate.

Now, the chirping of kind canaries indicated that the environment had greatly improved.

Li Qi was happy because of this.

"It's a bit farther than that. I'm going to Heaven," Li Qi said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Heaven Gate suddenly opened in the sky, and heavenly lightning gathered.

A colossal oppressive force descended from the sky, and the special fluctuations from the Heaven Gate spread out at the speed of light, reaching all around.

All Cultivators within a ten thousand li radius immediately turned their gaze here.

What's going on? Is there a reclusive Great Power here!? Is he Undergoing Tribulation to Ascension?!

The Heaven Gate opened, and the Ascension Tribulation arrived!

Someone was about to Ascend here!

This news instantly spread to various places, with all sorts of methods used to observe this Heaven Gate.

But the next moment, before even the woman could react, Li Qi suddenly clenched one hand into a fist and swung it violently towards the sky!

The Heaven Gate shattered!

All eyes drawn by the Ascension were stunned.

"Sister-in-law, when the Spiritual Qi descends later, take a few more breaths. It will prolong your life," Li Qi said with a smile, then rushed into the sky, smashing the remaining Heaven Gate with one foot, forcibly tearing apart the Formation, and rudely squeezing his way in!

In that instant, those great Ascensions who had fixed their gaze on this scene were all dumbfounded.

So, the Heaven Gate could be shattered.

So, Ascension could be achieved without Undergoing Tribulation.

So—a person could be strong to such an extent, so strong that even Heaven and Earth would yield to him.

But what they didn't know was that it wasn't Heaven and Earth that yielded.

It was the controller of the Immortal Heaven' Heaven Gate who yielded.

Li Qi left the Mortal World and with one hand, choked the Heaven Gate controller's throat.

A mere Sixth Realm was not even worth Li Qi's serious attention.

After breaking through the Heaven Gate, he directly arrived at another layer of the Immortal Heaven, the ‘True World.’

He held the Heaven Gate controller by the throat with one hand, then looked up at the sky.

Indeed, it was just as he had seen before.

Black oceans, towering mountains, and floating palace complexes above, together formed a massive Formation!

"Who is it?"

A majestic voice came from above.

Li Qi gently put down the Sixth Realm Heaven Gate controller and told him, "Get far away."

The other party retreated without hesitation.

As he retreated, dark clouds began to shroud the surroundings.

The sea churned, black waters surged ten thousand zhang high!

The sky was filled with wind and rain, and raging waves shot straight up to the clouds!

Immediately, from the lofty palace complexes above, a will descended.

An indescribably vast Evil Qi descended from Heaven.

Killing Intent pressed down, as if burying land and sea.

Evil light broke wings, drying up the deep sea.

Looking down at the autumn waves, all living beings were tiny.

Within the rivers, hills, mountains, and seas, a hundred layers of waves suddenly surged, and the surrounding scenery began to distort. Islands floated like turning tumbleweeds, and scenery swirled like hanging banners. Beneath the black seawater, terrifying and strange demons rushed out from below.

Billions of demons, surrounding him so tightly that not even water could pass through, rushed towards Li Qi. The number of demons was so great that they obscured the sky, the sun and moon dimmed, and Heaven and Earth lost all light!

Even the smallest demon was the size of a house, and the largest ones had bodies as massive as mountain ranges. They crowded together, rushing towards Li Qi.

With the appearance of the demons, countless ailments such as decline, toil, suffering, paralysis, loneliness, and wasting began to attach to Li Qi's body. His body was filled with evil seeds, his muscles and bones became sluggish, his Bloodline was blocked, and his nine orifices were desolate.

But the next moment, Li Qi formed hand seals, and his Dharma Idol unfolded behind him.

Suddenly, a Dharma Idol a billion li tall rose!

Looking at the Dharma Idol again, its chest was like a palace, its limbs like suburbs, its bones like a hundred rivers, and its pores like crossroads. The Dharma Idol's limbs were severed, connected by threads of Karma. It walked leisurely, reaching the azure sky, grasping the箕宿 and 尾宿 constellations, reciting supreme words, chewing on精华, breathing the sun. A translucent Star Official vaguely appeared behind it.

A single person's body manifested the image of a Realm.

The demon horde that had previously covered the sky and obscured the sun was merely a handful in front of this Dharma Idol.

The Dharma Idol flipped its hand and grasped, an invisible force absorbed, and countless demons were directly gathered into a ball, held in the palm of Li Qi's Dharma Idol. With a gentle squeeze, blood spurted out, leaving nothing but a pile of residue.

Although this pile of residue was as huge as a planet.

However, because the Immortal Heaven' gravity was Earth's geomagnetism, and not gravity in the usual sense, it would not collapse inwards, but rather fall uniformly ‘downwards.’

Li Qi casually tossed it, and the residue crashed into the great sea, creating gigantic waves. The waves covered the sky, extending for a hundred thousand li.

Then, Li Qi raised his head, and the Dharma Idol behind him also looked up.

Even such a colossal Dharma Idol appeared tiny compared to this mountain.

So, Li Qi said, "Great."

As his voice fell, his Dharma Idol and the Star Official behind him suddenly expanded, their heads reaching the sky, their feet touching the ground. Mysterious patterns intertwined, embodying the natural order of the Universe, leveling the square lands to set the earth, breathing in accordance with Yin and Yang, continuously growing taller, as if to crush that majestic mountain. One hand grasped the floating palace complexes in the sky!

Li Qi continuously grew larger. Although he couldn't reach the extent of "reaching the Thirty-Three Heavens above and the Eighteen Layers of Hell below," he was still like a world in body, with eyes like the sun and moon. He quickly became as massive as that tall mountain. The Dharma Idol stretched out its hands, about to grab the palace complexes, looking as if it was going to crush them directly!

But at this moment, from the palace complexes in the sky, a Sword Qi suddenly descended—

The Sword Qi's color was like frost and snow, intricately carved with golden rings, exuding martial might.

A billion li of vastness transformed into a single form, like a Divine Weapon descending from a jade hall!

Cloud seas concealed its form, starlight arranged like candles, fierce winds swept away light gauze. The Sword Qi first moved over the sea, and only then did a billion li of dark Han and clear waves appear, crushing the cloud path, shattering the jade wheel, illuminating mountain shadows. Mountains and seas inverted, falling in the wind, like a newly polished silver mirror, its light penetrating the dome, a chill permeating the entire body!

This Sword Qi, in an instant, shattered Li Qi's Dharma Idol, leaving Li Qi no time to react!

What sharp Sword Qi! And it was a Fusion of Martial Dao and Dao Orthodoxy. This Sword Qi was unleashed using Daoist methods, but it contained Martial Dao Divine Intent!

Yes, there was no Martial Dao Inner Qi, but it possessed extraordinary Martial Dao Divine Intent.

This Divine Intent was ‘Unrivaled under Heaven.’

Under Heaven, my sword is unrivaled.

When the sword is drawn, there is no equal before the array; only one person can live.

Even Li Qi's Dharma Idol directly collapsed under this Sword Qi!

It must be known that for an ordinary Fifth Realm, the collapse of a Dharma Idol meant complete defeat, because the Dharma Idol was the complete manifestation of a person's cultivation, Divine Ability, and Dao Orthodoxy. If the Dharma Idol collapsed, it meant that all your Divine Abilities and your Dao path could be defeated by the opponent.

However, for Li Qi, it wasn't like this… it was merely a Dharma Idol collapse, a mere fatal injury.

His Inner World was activated accordingly.

Within his body, there was a Fifth Realm world of extremely high quality and perfection.

Therefore, as long as the world did not dry up, Li Qi would always remain at his Peak state. All injuries and Divine Ability consumption would be borne by the world.

Under normal circumstances, a Fifth Realm world could sustain dozens of Fifth Realm Cultivators simultaneously.

In other words, to make the world dry up, one would have to shatter Li Qi fifty times first.

Li Qi's Dharma Idol recovered, and the Star Official behind him clenched his fist, striking fiercely towards the palace complexes in the sky.

On the palace complexes, the Formation activated, and behold, stars aligned, and the power of Heaven and Earth pressed down!

Behind Li Qi was a massive Dharma Idol, and behind the Dharma Idol was an even larger Star Official. Three layers superimposed, combining three different Divine Abilities and Dao principles.

The power of Heaven and Earth?

Shamanes were the ancestors of wielding the power of Heaven and Earth!

They hadn't found an opponent in the entire Universe yet!

Li Qi's Inner World expanded, the Formation shattered, and the Star Official's punch went straight through, directly piercing the palace complexes!

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