Chapter 768: Summoning

In the world—

Li Qi had already arrived at Baiyue.

As soon as he arrived at Baiyue, he felt that the suppression from the Heavenly Dao had disappeared. In this area… he could act freely without any further hindrance. The Heavenly Dao would no longer punish those Fourth Ranks who acted without authorization.

This even gave Li Qi the illusion that he had already won, because in a small place like Baiyue, without the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, their destructive power was enough to turn the entire area into Chaos.

Under these circumstances, it was impossible to distinguish victory or defeat, because everyone had the ability to overturn the table. The land of Baiyue, these materials and cultivators, simply could not withstand a full-scale battle between Fourth Ranks.

However, Li Qi soon realized that this was, on the contrary, a kind of restriction.

What they had to do was to preserve this land with the help of their opponent. This protection even included facing the ‘opponent overturning the table’ and still preserving this land.

If Humanity could not afford to play and was ready to smash the ground and overturn the table, Li Qi would have to bear it and not let him truly overturn the table.

No restriction itself was the greatest restriction. Li Qi had to forcibly control his own power, and even while controlling his own power, he also had to control the other side.

However, the same was true for Humanity; they also had to prevent Li Qi from overturning the table.

Because the reason for the fight was for the land of the Great Deer, if the land was gone, then it would be a loss for both sides.

Everyone was fighting for a bubble. Not only did they have to snatch the bubble, but they also had to prevent the other side from popping it.

What they pursued was winning, not losing. Even a double loss was unacceptable.

“This… is difficult,” Li Qi sighed.

Shen Shuibi also realized this. She said to Li Qi, “Both sides have the ability to overturn the table, but neither side can do so, and they also need to guard against the other side doing so… The game that needs to be played is much more difficult.”

“Yes, but since we’ve already accepted this task, let’s go see Master first. After all, he oversees everything, and the specific policies still need to be asked of him,” Li Qi said, then followed Shen Shuibi and quickly arrived at Zhu Fengdan’s location.

The place where Zhu Fengdan was located was where the Primordial Sage Emperor abdicated when Humans and Shamanes had not yet separated.

So many years had passed, countless eons, and this place had long been buried deep underground due to geological changes, because there was a rule in the world that no one was allowed to go deeper than thirty thousand li underground. (See Chapter 204 for details)

And this place, it must be more than one hundred thousand li deep, right?

Now, the Heavenly Dao’s restraints in the world had been abolished here, so Li Qi was able to come down smoothly.

Zhu Fengdan had already been waiting here.

Looking around, one could see that this was basically a grotto, and this grotto was dug out by Zhu Fengdan. In such a deep place underground, this grotto was like a bubble in the ocean.

Moreover, the things inside, rather than being called relics, were more like fossils.

The completely dark cave showed no signs of anything miraculous. If one had to say… there were some Fifth Rank ‘fossils’ inside.

But that was it.

Presumably, the Primordial Sage Emperor at that time was only a Fifth Rank.

Li Qi certainly would not look down on their low cultivation, because at that time, the entire path of cultivation had only been pioneered to the Fifth Rank. These were the traces left by the pioneers.

Li Qi landed here and gently waved his hand, and the surroundings naturally lit up. In the center of the grotto, Zhu Fengdan was standing there.

“Master, what’s the meaning of this darkness?” Li Qi stepped forward and said with a smile.

“Anyway, it’s not like we can’t see. It doesn’t matter. You came really early. I thought you would drag it out until tomorrow,” Zhu Fengdan said.

“Not necessarily. What’s the point of delaying for a few more hours? It’s better to come early and hear more things. So, what’s the situation now?” Li Qi asked.

Shen Shuibi listened by the side, saying nothing, naturally waiting for the Master and disciple to communicate.

After all, Li Qi was the commander-in-chief, and Zhu Fengdan was the governor. They were the commanders of this battlefield.

“Now? Nothing special. Humanity is still probing the situation. I have already blocked many probing Divine Abilities. As long as I am stationed here, they won’t find the Primordial Sage Emperor’s relic for a while,” Zhu Fengdan introduced.

He continued, “You should have also seen that if we want to win, we cannot let the other side destroy this place. We must defend Baiyue. For them, they need to take down Baiyue without destroying it. Both sides have concerns, but both have the ability to make the other side lose together. It’s very difficult to win.”

Li Qi nodded: “No problem. It sounds troublesome, but as long as we stop all their attempts, we will naturally win. It’s simple. With our current strength, we can both destroy heaven and earth and carve cells. Neither is difficult.”

Whether it was instantly blowing up Baiyue or directly modifying DNA in the cell nucleus, there was no difficulty. Precise operation and large-scale destruction were just applications of Divine Abilities and spells.

Similarly, all battles could be simplified into the application of energy, and then by overwhelming the opponent at this point, one could prevent the other side from overturning the table and defeat them at the same time.

It was easy to say, but to truly achieve it, one would have to defeat the powerhouses of Humanity head-on, to the point where the opponent didn’t even have a chance to self-destruct.

“That’s a big boast, but… it’s not wrong. What we need to do is completely overwhelm the other side,” Zhu Fengdan simply summarized his goal.

The goal was set. The next step was how to do it. Strategically, one could despise the enemy, but tactically, one must take the enemy seriously.

So, Li Qi said, “Humanity must be thinking the same. The people they send should not be too far off from us. How can we gain enough advantage on the battlefield? Master, do you have any ideas?”

This was a very simple logic, and it was Li Qi’s prediction of the future battlefield situation.

When both sides entered the field, their combat power should be similar. After all, the resources both sides could invest were limited, and the world’s carrying capacity was limited. So, with Second Ranks not moving, Zhu Fengdan’s level was the highest combat power this time. Therefore, this was essentially a special forces battle, not an all-out hot war, and neither side wanted to destroy Baiyue.

So, what they had to do was to contend with people of similar combat power in the early stage, then gradually build an advantage, and, taking advantage of the window when neither side wanted to overturn the table, use certain strategies to transform the combat power from ‘similar’ to ‘Li Qi can crush’.

Then, the opponent would naturally lose the ability to overturn the table, and they would win.

Regarding this, Zhu Fengdan naturally had his own methods. He said to Li Qi, “Easy to say. I have a Formation. As long as it is successfully set up and activated, it can suppress Third Ranks. After that, the opponent will naturally have no power to resist. However… the downside is that Humanity probably has something similar.”

Li Qi was embarrassed.

Well, now things were like this again.

Everyone basically had the same abilities and the same strength. How the specific battle situation would change depended on improvisation.

Zhu Fengdan saw Li Qi’s expression and reminded him, “The other side also has a Third Rank acting, just like me, also stationed in the rear to prevent us from overturning the table. So the frontal battlefield is up to you.”

“What about the other Third Ranks?” Li Qi asked.

“Do you think there are many Third Ranks?” Zhu Fengdan rolled his eyes. “One Third Rank, and you, a Fourth Rank, and your wife, and then the locals of Baiyue who can be freely mobilized—that’s all the combat power.”

“Is Shaman God Mountain’s combat power so stretched? How can they not even spare one Third Rank?” Li Qi was surprised. They had already fought to the world. It was fine if the Second Ranks didn’t act, but how could there be only one Third Rank!

Zhu Fengdan looked at Li Qi as if he were an idiot and said, “Are you stupid? It’s already very good to be able to spare one Third Rank. Do you think Third Ranks are cabbages on the street?”

“Shaman God Mountain, there should be one or two thousand Third Ranks, right?” Li Qi retorted.

“Is that something you can ask? I don’t even know how many Third Ranks Shaman God Mountain has, and you dare to ask such a question? Moreover, we don’t talk about how many Third Ranks there are. Do you know how many battle lines have been opened right now?” Zhu Fengdan said.

Li Qi listened attentively: “Master, how many?”

“On the outer battlefield, there are four battle lines on the bright side. The Human-Shaman battlefield is the front, the Human-Shaman-Dragon mixed battle is on the flank, the Human-God mixed battle is in the rear. Besides these, there is also the high-end confrontation between the Demon-Shaman alliance and Humanity. How many people do you think these battles need to support? The countless worlds you saw before, that front extending for an unknown number of light-years, is just a small branch of the front of the Human-Shaman battlefield,” Zhu Fengdan said.

Li Qi was speechless.

The Human-Shaman War was truly no joke.

“What about Humanity? Why does Humanity have so much power? Simultaneously confronting Shamanes, Dragons, and Demons, fighting one against three, how is that possible?” Li Qi was somewhat incredulous.

“What’s there to it? Humanity is strong to begin with, but… they probably can’t hold on for much longer. The current situation mainly depends on whether they can take down the Sun-Moon Orbit. Humanity is interfering with us as much as possible, and now, two Second Ranks have already died because of the Sun-Moon Orbit… Alright, let’s not talk about these.” Zhu Fengdan stopped the topic and returned to the main subject.

“Anyway, you need to understand one thing: neither Humanity nor Shaman Dao has that many people left, but this matter is still very important, so Third Ranks and Fourth Ranks have still been dispatched to participate in the battle. You should also know your own importance. Humanity will definitely bring out corresponding chips.”

“In other words, now, I am fighting the opposing Third Rank, and you two, husband and wife, will have to fight the opposing Fourth Rank. He will definitely bring the Humanity army, and your subordinate forces are those Baiyue Kingdom Lords.”

After saying so much, Zhu Fengdan seemed a bit annoyed.

He clapped his hands and said simply, “The introduction ends here. That’s pretty much the situation. For the rest, go to the battlefield and figure it out yourself. You’re not a child anymore. Get out!”

Li Qi looked at Zhu Fengdan helplessly. A Third Rank, actually got agitated while talking…

Alright, well, he was his Master after all.

Li Qi bowed and said, “Then I’ll contact you later. I’ll go check the situation first. Master, please be careful.”

With that, Li Qi took Shen Shuibi and left.

Since he knew Zhu Fengdan’s plan, he had to gain an advantage for him. At the very least, the Baiyue Area could not be easily given up now.

After coming out, Li Qi waved his hand.

With his Divine Ability, countless materials were spontaneously generated in space.

These materials began to assemble and piece together, forming a palace.

Upon closer inspection, all these emerging materials were divine iron and immortal gold, as well as many spirit woods. Then, he breathed Qi into wind, stirring up sand and stones. Li Qi then pointed to the sky with his finger, and instantly, houses and buildings materialized, complete with utensils and household items inside. There were bells and drums, curtains and drapes, white stone walls, five-colored profound yellow gates, painted with a hundred colors, adorned with gold and jade, exhausting all precious craftsmanship. In the courtyard were a thousand trees, with brilliant lanterns, and the palace was dozens of ren high and ninety li wide.

All these things were created out of thin air from his Inner World.

The Inner World was a rather miraculous existence, especially for Shamanes. After all, Shamanes could be said to specialize in cultivating the Inner World. Their Inner World was closely related to their Physical Body, but it did not exist within the Physical Body.

The Physical Body seemed to be merely a symbolic connection between the spirit and the Inner World, but in reality, by the Fifth Rank, when the Inner World could transform from virtual to real, it could be regarded as a real world. As for the Fourth Rank, which was Li Qi’s level, a Shaman’s Inner World could already be called a ‘parallel world’.

The Inner World did not truly exist in the Reality Universe, but rather, similar to ‘All Heavens’, it was located at an unknowable coordinate, and this was not a low-level method like ‘spatial teleportation’.

The specific implementation method was difficult to explain. If one had to explain it… it was probably a kind of superimposed space, localized by Li Qi’s Physical Body, usually curled up in some unknowable dimension, just like… a Calabi-Yau space. It existed around Li Qi at all times, but under normal circumstances, this superposition would not cause interference. However, as long as Li Qi used it, this parallel world would immediately unfold and interfere with the Reality Universe.

Li Qi was not clear about the Inner Worlds of other Dao Orthodoxys, but Shen Shuibi’s Inner World did not have the ability to interfere with the Reality Universe. She also had an Inner World, but this Inner World was a profound and mysterious existence, completely different from that of Shamanes.

In short, the Inner World itself was not something that could be systematically described. This existence was too miraculous and could even change according to one’s cultivation. How the Inner World developed completely depended on the situation of ‘Dao within it’.

Putting those aside, after the palace was built, he and Shen Shuibi walked in.

Then, Li Qi placed a round table and various food and delicacies in the palace.

Then, he softly said, “I am Li Qi, appointed by Shaman God Mountain as the commander-in-chief of the Baiyue War. I invite the lords of the various Baiyue Kingdoms to come for a discussion.”

With his words, at this moment, the hundreds of Baiyue Kingdom Lords, who were feeling anxious and uneasy, all heard this voice.