Chapter 705: See you again Yunfang

Li Qi brought his wife and daughter to Yunfang Great Shaman.

He walked over to Yunfang Great Shaman, who was still guarding the Illusion-Reality Domain there.

During this time, the Illusion-Reality Domain hadn't undergone any significant changes. He remained in the Void Realm, residing on a floating continent, quietly guarding the hundreds of millions of miniature heaven and earths next to the Illusion-Reality Domain to prevent its expansion from causing irreversible consequences, and to monitor the movements of this extraordinary extraterrestrial phenomenon.

Yunfang Great Shaman was as kind as ever. Seeing Li Qi approach, he waved them over to him.

He sat in the center of the plaza, with some capsules still piled beside him, containing people rescued from the Illusion-Reality Domain. Then he said to Li Qi, "You're back? From your appearance, do you intend to stay long?"

"Yes, I hope I'm not disturbing you, Senior Yun Fang?" Li Qi said, starting to look for a place to put Li Shiwei down.

The Little rabbit (Nickname) was still drunk and hadn't woken up yet.

"This smell... Chang Xi's wine, no wonder even you two got drunk," Yunfang Great Shaman said with a smile.

"Why does Senior say that? But this wine truly is something. Logically, having cultivated to this level, one shouldn't get drunk, yet even a Fifth Grade cultivator can be knocked out," Li Qi replied.

Yunfang Great Shaman then said, "Wine doesn't make people drunk; people make themselves drunk. Chang Xi's wine uses longing as its yeast. What intoxicates isn't the wine itself, but longing. The Phoenix hangs in the sky; how many people entrust their sorrows to it? Brewed in the moon, gathered in the Broad Cold Palace, that is this wine. It's usually not shown to others. This time, it must be because of Luofu that you got to enjoy it. The drunken state after drinking this wine isn't one of stupor, but rather wandering through the thoughts of myriad people, experiencing all living beings within the moon, like a dream. But it's very good for tempering one's Heart-Nature."

Then, the old man very naturally took Li Shiwei from Li Qi's back and placed her into a capsule: "No need to wake her. Let her sleep soundly. She'll wake up in just a few years."

"Okay," Li Qi nodded, then sat down on the ground and said, "Great Shaman, please accept this."

As he spoke, he took out a wisp of book Qi. This contained all of Li Qi's understanding of the Demonic Dao, as well as his methods for dealing with demonic thoughts from the two Great Powers, 'Haotian' and 'Immortal Heaven'.

He still had Yunfang Great Shaman's matter firmly in his mind.

Yun Fang took the book Qi and glanced inside.

"...This involves Haotian and another First Grade Great Power, 'Immortal Heaven'. This is truly, very rare Materials!" he couldn't help but exclaim.

"It's good that Senior accepts it. You took care of me, and now you're taking care of Shi Wei. Our family will always remember it, treating you like an uncle. There's no need to be constrained by these things. If it can save Senior Brother, that would be even better," Li Qi immediately said.

"Then I'll shamelessly accept it," Yun Fang nodded and chose to put it away.

He truly cared deeply for his disciple. If he could find a way for him to remain clear-headed after completely becoming a demon, that would be for the best.

Although he also knew it would be very difficult, because, in essence, his disciple had already become a Nascent Heavenly Demon, and this was a struggle with the Heavenly Demon for a person.

In all the myriad worlds, few would dare to claim they could do it, but one must always try.

"Alas, you're the one who's promising. You've only cultivated for this short amount of time and are already Fourth Grade. Zhu Fengdan, what virtue and ability does he have..." Yun Fang sighed, seemingly somewhat displeased with Zhu Fengdan.

In reality, it was true. In Yun Fang's view, Li Qi's personality was more compatible with his own. The two shared a considerable degree of similarity in various aspects, including how they spoke and acted.

If compared, most uninformed people would surely think Li Qi was Yun Fang's disciple.

When they walked together, their paces were almost identical, both possessing that gentle and steady temperament.

But Li Qi didn't dare to continue that topic, instead opening a new one: "Teacher has been very good to me. Although he's a bit unreliable, it is, after all, the grace of imparting knowledge. Looking back now, I realize that although he didn't manage me, he removed most of the unnecessary obstacles for me. Li Qi is deeply grateful for his thoughtfulness."

Yun Fang naturally had his limits. He was merely sighing. Then he said, "By the way, I see your mind is restless right now. You specifically came here; are you trying to adjust your Dao Heart? What exactly was the mission you undertook?"

"I can't disclose the specifics of the mission, but I've accumulated some merits, enough for me to rest here for a long time. Since Shi Wei is studying with Senior here, we plan to find a place to live in a nearby miniature heaven and earth and visit her from time to time to get some good rest. After all, my wife and I have just completed a very difficult mission, so it's time to rest," Li Qi said.

"Very well. Feel free to choose any miniature heaven and earth near the Illusion-Reality Domain to live in. With your temperament, you probably won't cause any trouble. As for Shi Wei, leave her here for now. I'll inform her when she wakes up," Yun Fang said.

Li Qi bowed again, then carried the rabbit and left.

He casually picked a miniature heaven and earth, approximately Fifth Grade, and entered it silently.

This miniature heaven and earth was also a typical humanoid world, and it seemed to have embarked on industrialization, so it appeared quite prosperous. The entire miniature heaven and earth was mostly developed.

Li Qi found a random spot, used spells and Demonic Dao methods to create legal identities for himself and Shen Shuibi, forging a set of records, as if they were Eighth Grade Mortals.

Afterward, he condensed some Qi beads and sold them, exchanging them for some of the miniature heaven and earth's currency, and bought a house.

Now, it was time to get some good rest.

Sitting on the sofa, Li Qi placed the rabbit beside him.

Shen Shuibi, at this moment, had returned to her human form and leaned against Li Qi.

Li Qi looked at her.

The rabbit then said, "Have you calmed down?"

"I suppose so," Li Qi pulled her into his embrace.

"That's good... All the answers will come slowly. You're too impatient, Li Qi," Shen Shuibi said, leaning against Li Qi.

"Yes, you're never impatient. Do you remember, back at Shaman God Mountain, when I came to propose and took you away, your clothes had 'Don't rush, don't rush' written on them?" Li Qi said with a smile. (See Chapter 244 for details)

Shen Shuibi blushed slightly: "I was indeed a bit scared back then."

"Are you as scared as I am now?" Li Qi asked.

"No," Shen Shuibi began to play with Li Qi's hand, intertwining her fingers with his, and then said, "You're worried that we'll become less and less important in your Heart-Nature, and that you'll eventually completely forget these things."

"So that's what you're afraid of," the rabbit said, and then, she chuckled softly: "But I'm never afraid. I know it won't happen, that's why I'm so calm."

She intertwined her fingers with Li Qi's: "You should also believe this. It's just a short separation, and it's inevitable to feel a bit rusty, even if this time feels long to you, but I've never doubted that you would forget these things."

"So, I'm not afraid, but you seem terrified, but the more afraid you are, the less afraid I become."

This made Li Qi pause.

Then, Li Qi smiled in relief, exhaling three times.

Indeed, Shen Shuibi was still as intelligent as ever.

The more afraid Li Qi was, the less afraid she became.

What she said was truly clever.

Li Qi's Heart-Nature immediately brightened. He then embraced Shen Shuibi, applying a little pressure.

The rabbit's fingers withdrew from Li Qi's hand, and she lowered her head, complaining softly, "You're already Fourth Grade... Your cultivation is profound. I can't resist your brute force like before anymore..."

"Don't rush... It hurts."

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Li Qi's rest lasted for quite a long time. Unconsciously, seven years had passed.

They had also stayed in this Fifth Grade miniature heaven and earth for seven years.

These seven years were enough for Li Qi to completely master most of the information about this miniature heaven and earth. Even compared to the native inhabitants, Li Qi was considered very knowledgeable.

This Fifth Grade miniature heaven and earth called itself the Advancement Alliance.

Yes, it was essentially an Alliance miniature heaven and earth, a place formed by over two hundred nations of varying sizes, but essentially dominated by the three largest nations.

Although divided into different nations, their technological routes, species, and even customs were largely similar. It was unclear why they were divided into so many, as they were essentially the same.

Doing so only increased internal friction for no reason.

But Li Qi didn't care. Every miniature heaven and earth had its own historical process.

Moreover, this miniature heaven and earth was particularly ambitious, just as its name suggested, the 'Advancement Alliance'.

Originally, this miniature heaven and earth was about 100,000 light-years away. At that time, the miniature heaven and earth was only Sixth Grade, but its Sixth Grade World Master, after learning about the Illusion-Reality Domain, with great determination, united the entire miniature heaven and earth and propelled it to voyage through the Void Realm.

Hundreds of thousands of light-years was still too far for this young civilization, but they didn't stop. Instead, they gritted their teeth and persevered.

Burning the miniature heaven and earth's power, capturing external miniature heaven and earths as fuel, even using their own miniature heaven and earth's mountains and oceans as fuel to propel the miniature heaven and earth forward.

As a traveling miniature heaven and earth, it took them a full 200,000 years, and the miniature heaven and earth almost dropped to Seventh Grade, before they finally reached the Illusion-Reality Domain.

After arriving at the Illusion-Reality Domain and joining the cycle of countless miniature heaven and earths around it, this miniature heaven and earth began its own development.

They sent out their most imaginative people, let them learn, progress, and then... sent them into the Illusion-Reality Domain.

After all, for their fantasies to take effect in the Illusion-Reality Domain, a crucial point was whether these people's imaginations were logically consistent and universally feasible.

The reason for doing this was their technological route.

This was a miniature heaven and earth that took universal 'technology' as its Dao. They were considered a branch of the Dao of Reason, but they didn't have any self-cultivation methods.

Their cultivation method primarily involved modifying and fusing their own bodies, replacing parts of their bodies with Spiritual Artifact prosthetics and strengthening their original bodies to advance.

In other words, their Breakthrough was very difficult because it required the overall Breakthrough of the miniature heaven and earth, but the popularization of strength was very simple because prosthetic modifications could be mass-produced.

And overall Breakthrough required a large number of experiments.

A large number of experiments meant a large loss of precious Materials.

They couldn't afford such losses.

But with the Illusion-Reality Domain, it was different. As long as they were near the Illusion-Reality Domain, they could continuously send well-trained technical personnel, whose thoughts could be controlled, into the Illusion-Reality Domain to conduct technical experiments through imagination.

Such experiments were highly effective. They could freely combine various substances, just like having an absolutely real virtual machine.

Experiments with no cost, or rather... the only cost was the loss of those technical personnel. After all, no matter what, going into the Illusion-Reality Domain was an extremely dangerous endeavor, and it was easy to die violently inside.

With the aid of such things, their technology improved rapidly.

Whether it was ring-world accelerators, experiments on the properties of various superconductors and superfluids, or even creating these things out of thin air and then studying their properties, and so on and so forth.

Having such an absolutely real virtual machine was an enormous help.

Therefore, in just a few tens of thousands of years, the Advancement Alliance not only compensated for the miniature heaven and earth's deficit but also rebuilt it. The miniature heaven and earth's Rank was elevated to Fifth Grade, and their warships and mechs also reached Fifth Grade Rank.

However, the life forms in this miniature heaven and earth were not skilled in cultivation. The strongest Body Cultivator was only Eighth Grade, but relying on mechs and prosthetic modifications, coupled with their unique Spiritual Artifact technology, they achieved a state where the entire population reached Seventh Grade.

It's just that... their Seventh Grade wasn't true Seventh Grade. Although they successfully achieved longevity by relying on this technology, their Heart-Nature and Dao Heart were severely lacking. They would usually suffer from severe mental illness after a few hundred years of life, eventually choosing to give up their lives voluntarily.

But it wasn't without those with strong minds. Those truly strong individuals with Seventh Grade or even Sixth Grade minds became the leadership of this miniature heaven and earth. However... compared to these strong individuals, most of the Advancement Alliance's power was still held by a continuous stream of new generations.

This was a continuously progressing miniature heaven and earth, and progress required new people. Their iteration speed was very fast, not relying on the continuous progress of strong individuals, but on the progress of the entire civilization, with the individual being less important.

In short, this was a very... new miniature heaven and earth.

Every moment, trends were changing. Every year felt like a different miniature heaven and earth. Strong individuals rapidly rotated, and ordinary people rotated even faster. New technologies and new ideas constantly emerged.

Regardless of whether progress was good or bad, it was always progressing.

Perhaps that was why they named themselves the 'Advancement Alliance'.

This was truly, quite good. The fact that this model could reach Fifth Grade indeed showed they had some skill.

Thinking these thoughts, Li Qi got out of bed. It was nighttime.

He wore a loose nightgown, his chest and abdomen exposed, his belt loosely tied, and his long hair, reaching his waist, was casually draped. Holding a glass of clear water, he walked to the balcony.

From the balcony, looking out, the Advancement Alliance city's neon lights flickered, and various billboards and light shows continuously dazzled.

Hmm... cyberpunk style.

Let's check the front-line battle report first. (End of Chapter)