Chapter 866: Conversation with the demon prince (8K chapter)

The Demonic Prince’s Divine Ability had almost covered the entire sky of one of the Nine Lands Under Heaven; the whole area of the Demonic Hot Sands was completely obscured by the Demonic Qi from above the firmament.

The sky, the earth, the ocean, the gale-force wind layer, and even the underground below—ubiquitous darkness had eroded all things.

Normally, Patrolling Envoys would come to cause trouble at this point.

However… more than twenty Patrolling Envoys were already lying there, so no one came for now.

The demise of many Fourth Ranks had caused a severe deviation in the surrounding celestial phenomena.

Mars entered the gourd, more than thirty degrees north of the ecliptic, moving with a hooked shape, its light shining like the Big Dipper; Venus suddenly encroached upon Sirius, which is south of the ecliptic.

Seen in the daytime across the sky, competing with the sun's brightness, the most intense ones transform into demon stars; the essence of Jupiter transforms into a comet, the essence of Mars transforms into a celestial thief, the essence of Venus transforms into a celestial dog, the essence of Mercury transforms into a stray arrow, the essence of the sun transforms into a comet, and the essence of the moon transforms into a comet.

The entire Universe was distorted by this, and the flow of all Qi had been cut off; the Demonic Prince’s Aura filled every inch of space, which would likely be a catastrophic disaster in an ordinary world.

Under normal circumstances, a Third Rank should have made a move by now.

Unfortunately, an agreement had been reached between the Demonic Dao and Shaman Dao, and on this matter, no power above the Fourth Rank would intervene except for the parties involved.

So then…

It could even be said that if a Third Rank did not make a move, no one in this Universe could stop the Demonic Prince now.

However, Sariputra reached out and pulled the heavily injured Jing Wuzhen back.

He faced the Demonic Prince alone.

No… not alone; Maudgalyāyana also arrived, and the two Buddhist Disciples stood in the Demonic Prince’s path.

“Ah… you two are fine, too; you’re all about the same.” The Demonic Prince put on his heavy black jade mask again and said, “So, what did Li Qi do? Can you tell me?”

Upon hearing this, Sariputra put his palms together and calmly said, “Oh, so you came for Li Qi? I thought you were here to protect City of Dreams, after all, Li Qi is going to refine half a city.”

“Those things are irrelevant; I just want to know about Li Qi’s situation. Oh, right, you’ve already started telling me, so continue. What plan did he arrange, and why was he able to Breakthrough to the Third Rank so quickly?” The Demonic Prince asked Sariputra.

Both sides clearly knew that the Demonic Prince had already Breakthrough to the Fourth Rank.

A monster-like Genius.

However, such a hasty Breakthrough was not without cost.

The Demonic Prince was enraged because he realized that ‘Li Qi might be stronger than him’; he could allow ‘a head start,’ but he absolutely could not accept a peer being stronger than himself.

Even if it was just talent being stronger than his, it was unacceptable.

As the only person among his peers who had defeated the Demonic Prince by Breaking through in battle, Li Qi himself held a special place in the Demonic Prince’s eyes, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been paying attention to Li Qi all this time.

People like Sariputra, who were ‘defeated opponents,’ could clearly feel that the Demonic Prince was much more indifferent to them, even somewhat ignoring them.

After all, they were just defeated opponents.

“What plan… If you ask me, there probably isn’t much of a plan. It’s just that when he was in the Fifth Rank, he was already laying the groundwork for his Third Rank. Now, he’s just using a more adventurous method to set up a few stepping stones for himself, then stepping on them and climbing up by his own strength, that’s all,” Sariputra said.

“He was laying the groundwork when he was in the Fifth Rank… So, what is the current opportunity? Why can he advance by devouring eleven Demonic Lords and using this place as his Daoist temple? This has nothing to do with the Shaman Dao advancement, does it?” The Demonic Prince asked Sariputra again.

He was indeed full of doubts about this.

Sariputra smiled and replied, “Advancing in this ‘Daoist temple’ manner, Demonic Prince, don’t you find it a bit familiar? Where is the largest Daoist temple in this world?”

Where is the largest Daoist temple in this world?

For ordinary people, this is absolutely a secret.

But for Sariputra and the Demonic Prince, this was common knowledge.

The largest Daoist temple in the entire world is the Divine Dao, the Daoist temple of Taiyi, the Lord of the Star Officials.

All the stars in the sky, including the Four Symbols, and all places covered by the Universe, are the Daoist temple of ‘Taiyi,’ and also a component of this Heavenly God.

Of course, there is another famous example: the Dragon Lord of the East Sea, who used the entire East Sea as his Daoist temple, coupled with the Sea God's divine rank, intending to Breakthrough to the Second Rank through this.

Although he failed, that’s just how it was.

“Oh, so, by the method of the Divine Dao? Divine Dao… Wait, Li Qi doesn’t seem to be a God, does he?” The Demonic Prince suddenly realized something.

Li Qi was quite far from the Divine Dao.

“This question is open to discussion. After all, his Master is a descendant of Zhu Rong, a true Heavenly God, and he has a good relationship with Yao Ji, right? Moreover… you should have heard that Haotian once promised him ‘to act on behalf of Heaven to punish’,” Sariputra said. (See Chapter 692 for details)

“In other words, ho… a descendant of Zhu Rong, already prepared, now seizing the opportunity to advance to the Third Rank using the Divine Dao method and his previous groundwork, and his Daoist temple is still in City of Dreams… Is he trying to go to the Desire Realm?” At this moment, the Demonic Prince suddenly said.

“Yes, it’s not impossible, is it?” Sariputra said, putting his palms together.

“Hmm… you’re quite annoying too. You’re known as the wisest… Ah, no, you are indeed the smartest among your peers, and you can even grasp my flaws here. Compared to you, Li Qi and I seem too naive.” The Demonic Prince looked at Sariputra and said.

“Grasping flaws? Not at all. There has never been such a thing as a flaw. What you do is destined. Once the cause is sown, an effect will inevitably arise. Even if Karma can be reversed for you, in your heart, everything is already set. What a person does is ultimately determined by all the ‘causes’ of their life before.”

The typical Buddhist attitude: all things arise from ‘conditions,’ are born from ‘causes,’ and ultimately yield ‘effects,’ then Karma cycles.

Even if the law of Karma itself is not firm, the Karma connection itself exists.

Ultimately, as long as ‘time order’ still exists, then this way of dealing with things is undeniable.

“Yes, so, by seeing through all causes, you see through all effects, and thus your ability to grasp flaws is particularly powerful. This is also wisdom,” the Demonic Prince said.

“How can a person’s life have so many flaws, Demonic Prince? You think too much,” Sariputra said.

“Heh… Alright, even though you’re a defeated opponent, you really have a way with words. However, I’ve pretty much understood.” The Demonic Prince stood up and flew downwards.

He went to find Li Qi.

Only the heavily injured Jing Wuzhen looked bewildered.

She propped herself up, somewhat weakly saying, “Cough cough, Buddhist Disciple, what exactly were you and the Demonic Prince talking about?”

The simple Martial Artist couldn’t understand the conversation between the two enigmatic figures.

However, compared to Sariputra and the Demonic Prince, such a conversation was just right: simple, clear, and understandable to everyone.

“Alright, don’t think so much, rest first. You don’t need to worry about those things; what we needed to do is already finished,” Sariputra said with a smile, gently caressing Jing Wuzhen’s wound.

As the Buddhist Qi in his hand flowed, her injuries gradually began to heal.

Only Maudgalyāyana stood in place, sighing, “Was I ignored… It seems my cultivation is still not enough.”

“Alright, don’t mind it too much. The Demonic Prince’s demonic thoughts are too deep. While this is also the reason for his strength, such obsession is ultimately not a good thing,” Sariputra patted Maudgalyāyana’s shoulder.

“Then, what about Young Master Li Qi?” Maudgalyāyana asked.

Sariputra smiled, only shaking his head.

The next moment, celestial light pierced through the clouds!

The firmament had originally been enveloped by the Demonic Prince’s black mist, but just as the Demonic Prince descended to the lowest level, the black mist was torn apart, light pierced through the haze, and dawn appeared behind the black curtain of the firmament, as if a hot iron rod had burned through ice, a vast wilderness of golden and rose colors, with myriad rays of light announcing the sun, finally emerging from the abyss of light.

The Demonic Prince’s body flew directly backward from the ground below.

His gaze was quite grave.

He had already discovered that Li Qi, by filling his inner body spirits with eleven Demonic Lords and then advancing with the Divine Dao method, had displayed certain characteristics of a ‘Heavenly God.’

But… this wasn’t right.

It is well known that all ‘Heavenly Gods,’ including the Star Officials, are born naturally; there is no method that allows you to become a Heavenly God without dying and being reincarnated once.

Unless—

“Unless, you truly die once,” Li Qi said, then stood before the Demonic Prince.

His Aura was still rising; the advancement had not yet ended.

Li Qi only now realized that… the advancement to the Third Rank could even last for millions of years. During these millions of years, he would gradually gain complete ‘substantiality,’ possessing thorough, perhaps even ‘absolute,’ indestructible qualities.

Transcending the Three Realms, not within the Five Elements—

This was probably the best interpretation for the Third Rank.

Moreover, the speed of his own advancement would probably make all existences in the Nine Lands Under Heaven look up to him, wouldn't it?

“To actually dare to kill your own Nascent Soul and then recast it… without going through the Reincarnation of the Underworld, directly binding yourself to the earth of the world, becoming ‘half a Heavenly God’ and ‘half a Di Qi (Earthly Qi),’ Li Qi, oh Li Qi, you are truly bold.” The Demonic Prince looked at Li Qi, his expression clearly having lost its usual ‘calmness.’

In contrast, his eyes sparkled with brilliance.

If the Demonic Prince had previously been indifferent, standing atop a mountain, then at this moment, he was a climber who had rediscovered a ‘high mountain.’ Although his Overlord Dao Foundation had even wavered, the Demonic Prince himself appeared even more excited… even ‘frenzied.’

“I originally thought no one in this world could defeat me, but Li Qi, oh Li Qi, I really don’t know how to describe my feelings. I should have challenged you here, defeated you here, but if I were to fight you and interrupt your advancement, you would lose your peak state, and I would lose an opportunity for a grand feast in the future.” The Demonic Prince, abandoning his usual reticence, somewhat ramblingly described his feelings.

“Alright, Demonic Prince… or should I call you by your name, Shang Fan? Are you in a hurry?” Li Qi called out the Demonic Prince’s name for the first time; he had always referred to him by his title before.

However, this name was no secret; Li Shiwei often called him ‘Uncle Mo,’ because she also knew the Demonic Prince’s true name.

He never concealed his name.

This name is actually quite significant. Mo Luo is the title of a ‘Heavenly Demon,’ and Fan has the meaning of ‘Lord’ and ‘all things.’ ‘Shang’ is his given name; the others are modifiers.

So, if understood in plain language, the Demonic Prince’s full name is ‘Shang, the Lord of All Things Born from a Heavenly Demon.’

“In a hurry? Oh, you’re right, I was a bit out of sorts.” The Demonic Prince took a deep breath, leaned on his staff again, and said, “So, how did you think of doing this?”

“Thought of it? I don’t know. I don’t have that memory yet, and I don’t know when I arranged it. If you want to know the answer, you should ask Chongnian Great Shaman.”

“Probably more than that, right? And Yun Fang. The divination on your daughter failed, that was Yun Fang’s doing, wasn’t it? How long ago was it arranged?” the Demonic Prince asked.

“Asking too many questions isn’t good. If you want answers, go find them. As I just said, I don’t know anything right now. My memory has been dismantled by myself, precisely to prevent exposure. After all, doing such a big thing requires a lot of courage,” Li Qi said with a smile.

“I understand. Well… the doubts are mostly resolved. I am not your opponent right now, so I will leave first. Next time, it won’t be so embarrassing.” The Demonic Prince stood up, preparing to leave.

Li Qi smiled, not stopping him.

While the two were talking, his cultivation and essence were continuously improving.

The advancement had begun and would not stop for millions of years to come.

Li Qi couldn't even describe this feeling…

Third Rank is a qualitative change.

The current Demonic Prince was absolutely no match for him.

He truly stepped into the ‘High Ranks,’ becoming an existence that could be called a ‘Great Power’ anywhere, even enough to look down upon the so-called Overlord Dao Foundation.

Of course, only temporarily. The Demonic Prince, in his current state, would probably try every possible way to catch up.

The conversation with the Demonic Prince did not last too long; almost immediately after finishing, the Demonic Prince left, disappearing instantly from the spot.

And Li Qi closed his eyes.

Memories flooded his mind.

So that’s how it was.

Li Qi knew he had a plan, but to prevent leakage, he fragmented these plans into pieces, transforming them into instincts in an incomprehensible way.

“inner body spirits, there’s actually such a use for them. Although I’ve been reminded many times, I really am a Genius!” Li Qi felt the information seeping out from the remnants of his inner body spirits.

As previously stated—

Everything that happened, happened.

Even if it was traced back or reset, it still happened; it just became a stream of ‘information sent from a distant place, originating from who knows where.’

Even if it has no root or source, existence is existence.

Through this method, things were reset.

Then, this rootless information, which the Demonic Dao considered meaningless, became the key to this plan.

Yes, in the eyes of the Demonic Dao, it was meaningless.

The Demonic Dao believes the Universe is void, so this information is meaningless, while Li Qi believes it is real. This difference in thinking is why the Demonic Lords fell for it.

It’s hard to describe how it was done; let alone describing it, it’s even somewhat difficult to comprehend.

Simply put, Li Qi buried a foreshadowing for himself through ‘non-existent’ things.

An event happened.

Then, the power of the Third Rank traced it back, making the event become ‘never happened.’

But in reality, it was like opening a box and then closing it again; the box had been opened once, and the contents within had long since been seen, the information had already leaked out.

If one had to describe it, it was like a ‘Time Thief’.

Stealing information from the cracks of time.

A person with the ability to backtrack could, when facing an enemy, fight them first, die, then backtrack, and use the ‘strategy’ from the previous fight to gain an intelligence advantage.

When Li Qi was at the fifth-grade, he used this trick to gain a formidable reputation across various war zones.

This trick could also be used in scientific research.

Continuously trying out the same raw Materials, if it failed, backtrack, then start over, and through continuous backtracking, obtain scientific research intelligence.

Then, from the perspective of the Demonic Dao, it meant that this world itself had no substantiality, and the illusions of backtracking were naturally meaningless.

However, Li Qi got his answer, which was that all of this was real; everything that happened was truly real.

The Demonic Dao’s third-grade and Li Qi’s third-grade were completely different on this point, and their Divine Ability would also differ as a result.

Thus, utilizing this ‘cognitive difference’, he seized the Demonic Dao’s weakness, secretly transmitted messages from the cracks in time, and perfectly executed the plan even though ‘he himself had no memory’.

The Demonic Lords created a thought storm with Li Qi as the core, which was exactly what Li Qi wanted; even the prerequisites were helped by Li Qi.

Initially, when Li Qi arrived at City of Dreams, the second thing he did was slaughter here.

It seemed like he was overwhelmed by emotions… Of course, in reality, he was indeed controlled by rage, otherwise, it would have been impossible to hide it from the Demonic Lords’ eyes.

This was the ‘cleverness’; everything Li Qi did was ‘from his heart’, he himself didn’t know the plan, but precisely all the set coincidences allowed him to carry out the plan.

His slaughter, and the subsequent transformation plan, made City of Dreams aware of Li Qi’s existence, making Li Qi an unquestionable core.

The Demonic Lords used this point to set up a thought storm, embedding Li Shiwei within it, attempting to open Li Qi’s mental defenses, and ultimately turn the tide.

However, when Li Qi was shaken by Li Shiwei, the Demonic Lords rushed into his Inner World, only to be sealed by the resisting Li Shiwei.

Li Shiwei indeed had the possibility of acting, and this was the only variable in the plan.

But Li Qi chose to ‘trust’.

Facts proved that Li Qi’s gamble paid off.

After that, using the connection established by the ‘thought storm’, Li Qi, as the core set up by the Demonic Lords, directly took the opportunity to usurp the ‘symbol’ of this place, and with this as the core, transformed himself into ‘half a Di Qi (Earthly Qi)’.

After that, he consumed Demon of Death’s Dao Resonance, and through this method, actively eliminated his Nascent Soul, dying here, but not completely dead; this death was to allow his Inner World to rely on the ‘天下’ (All Under Heaven/Under Heaven), becoming ‘half a Heavenly God’.

Demon of Death’s Dao Resonance completely killed Li Qi, but the Dao Resonance itself does not kill people; this was a ‘deception’.

Then, Li Qi directly usurped and mastered Demon of Death’s Dao Resonance, completing his Rebirth in the state of ‘half Heavenly God, half Di Qi (Earthly Qi)’.

Finally, without the interference of a Great Power, he transformed half of City of Dreams into his Dao field, refined eleven Demonic Lords as inner body spirits, reshaped his Inner World, turned all things into ‘reality’, and used this as his Dao foundation to ascend to the third-grade.

Although not yet there, it was already a certainty; it would probably only take about a million years to become a complete third-grade.

From the very beginning, the Demonic Lords had made a mistake when choosing their objective.

Of course, behind the success, the help of the Great Powers was indispensable.

Although it was agreed that those above the fourth-grade could not interfere, in reality, neither Shaman Dao nor the Demonic Dao used any fewer hidden tricks, and even the ‘no interference’ agreement itself was part of the hidden tricks.

Zhu Fengdan’s elder brother, Li Qi’s Senior Martial Uncle, Prince Changqin, took action to help Li Qi overcome this calamity, and even gave Li Qi the opportunity to become a third-grade.

One truly had to thank the Seniors; this was the advantage of coming from a great Dao Orthodoxy; presumably, Master put in a lot of effort behind the scenes.

The birth of a third-grade, one only needed to look at the Nine Lands Under Heaven to know.

Li Qi could even feel countless gazes looking towards this place; he probably attracted all the attention of the Nine Lands Under Heaven.

It seemed that only the Demonic Dao suffered a heavy loss; half of City of Dreams was refined by Li Qi into his Dao field, which was one of their foundations in the Nine Lands Under Heaven.

However… the Demonic Dao couldn’t be considered to have lost either.

After all, the Demonic Prince also gained.

Moreover, Li Qi still couldn’t confirm whether the ‘Demon of the Five Aggregates’ who enhanced his True Knowledge was real or not.

If it was real…

Hmm, hard to say.

The matter was not over yet.

Thinking these thoughts, Li Qi landed back on the ground.

On the ground, Li Shiwei was waiting for Li Qi.

She had already retreated to the fifth-grade, and the Killing Intent brought by the Demon of Death’s Dao Resonance on her body was gone.

Of course, it was gone; it had already been consumed by Li Qi.

But before that, Li Qi had somewhat admired his daughter.

It was truly hard to imagine.

Bearing the Demon of Death’s Dao Resonance urged by the Demonic Lords, how did she manage to endure it?

Thinking this, Li Qi reached out and patted his daughter’s head: “You see, we two still have a tacit understanding, don’t we? I didn’t discuss it with you beforehand this time, but… you did well.”

“This way, I can also feel at ease relying on you, right?” Li Shiwei let out a sigh of relief, a bit stiff, but still tried to be humorous, wanting to say something witty.

“Hmm, but we also have to thank the stone, right?” Li Qi crouched down and reached out to touch the jade pendant hanging from Li Shiwei’s waist.

The Seal on the jade pendant was immediately lifted, and one could see that many cracks had appeared on it.

The stone immediately made a sound: “Invoker… how, how did I do?”

Li Qi then said: “Very good! If it weren’t for you, Shi Wei wouldn’t have been able to hold on in the thought storm constructed by the Demonic Lords. Although she called out for her parents, I know you had a part in it. Thank you, I owe you one.”

“As long as I can help the boss, that’s good, after all… Invoker, you know, I always wanted to tell the boss that this world, it’s not just… you, Invoker, who care about her,” the stone said.

“Hmm… thank you,” Li Qi thanked the stone again.

Precious jade has the ability to clear the mind, but to resist such deep demonic thoughts, it was truly hard on the stone.

Li Qi gently stroked the cracks on the jade, restoring them all.

Li Shiwei also looked at the stone with a somewhat complex expression.

“Alright, you two go first. We’ll talk about celebrations when we get home,” Li Qi said. “Your mother will probably be in seclusion for a while. Go back and rest quietly for a period. You should know that your endurance was due to many people helping.”

“Hmm…” Li Shiwei didn’t know what to say for now, only nodding.

She already knew that from the moment she left, she had fallen into the Demonic Dao’s trap… However, her father also had people backing him, and she was merely acting as a pawn.

Many of her actions were actually guided by the Demonic Dao; when she developed demonic thoughts because she ‘couldn’t help her parents’, she had already become a weakness in the Demonic Dao’s eyes, targeting Li Qi.

But thankfully, she endured, and Li Qi, with the help of his Seniors, completed the final comeback.

“You’ve seen it, this world isn’t as good as you think, but… it’s not as bad as you think either, it’s colorful, with black and white, and that’s why this Universe exists, and everything as it is now exists; this is natural,” Li Qi sighed.

This world, without a doubt, was real.

Regardless, no matter what its reality or lack thereof, the things that happened were real.

Nothing in this world was a ‘fake’.

This view was actually very strange; after reaching the third-grade, Li Qi should theoretically have the ability to erase existence and truly be able to easily treat things below the fourth-grade as ‘illusory things’ and backtrack them.

But at this moment, he had no such thought at all; in fact, he didn’t have this ability either.

Unwilling, not wanting to.

Li Qi felt that he had to respect the ‘reality’ of all this; this was the answer he found.

This answer was not a constraint; it was just what Li Qi wanted to do.

He developed a sense of ‘respect’ for the reality of this Universe; such respect made Li Qi unwilling to easily use his abilities to interfere with the fates of others.

As a third-grade, Li Qi would probably be a more peaceful person, at least… more compassionate than his indifferent demeanor when he was a fourth-grade.

He had come to recognize the importance of Mortals; as a Great Power, he clearly knew that Mortals and he were essentially no different, treating everyone equally gradually became important in his eyes.

Thus, after watching Li Shiwei leave, Li Qi’s figure gradually disappeared.

However, he did not leave the Nine Lands Under Heaven, but went up into the sky.

There, two phantoms stood.

“Senior Martial Uncle, and… Father-in-law,” Li Qi cupped his hands and bowed to the two phantoms.

Yes, ‘Father-in-law’.

The only one who could bear this title was, without a doubt, the Great Power who gave birth to Shen Shuibi, the Sun-Moon True Lead Cauldron.

Or rather, his name, Yang Zhenqian.

Yang Ning’s surname was inherited from him; similarly, Shen Shuibi’s surname came from Empress Luofu; although they were sisters, they were still assigned different surnames based on their nature.

Of course, calling him father-in-law was a bit strange, because essentially, Moon Essence and Sun Essence were born from the Sun-Moon True Lead Cauldron, so they should be called mother-in-law.

The two sisters, in essence, were born when two Great Powers engaged in intercourse, their Divine Sense and Dao principles merged and resonated, and Empress Luofu placed the essence of their union within the belly of the Sun-Moon True Lead Cauldron; after gestation, the cauldron lid was opened, and they manifested as Golden Crow and Jade Rabbit, reaching the seventh-grade at birth.

Normally, the Sun-Moon True Lead Cauldron would be the mother.

But at this point, gender truly didn’t matter much.

Although under the fundamental rules of the Universe, Yin and Yang Qi, most races are divided into two genders, Yin and Yang, the outer domains are vast, and there are always exceptions; in fact, many races have more than two genders, some only one, some three, five, or eight, with a family of more than a dozen people practicing group marriage.

Leaving aside the issue of multiple genders, just considering Reincarnation, changing gender seventeen or eighteen times, many Bodhisattvas have hundreds of lives; yesterday male, today female, and they haven’t changed sex, always their birth gender, how can one determine their current gender?

Therefore, for a Great Power, this aspect is truly unnecessary to care about; just call them whatever, according to their current gender.

In reality, one doesn’t even need to call them anything, but many traditions are remnants from ancient times, so consider it a courtesy.

Li Qi’s mind wandered with these random thoughts, while he stood solemnly in place, waiting for the two Seniors to speak.

The first to speak was still Prince Changqin.

As Zhu Rong’s eldest son, Zhu Fengdan’s elder brother, and Li Qi’s Senior Martial Uncle, although he and Li Qi were not familiar, it was certainly only Li Qi who was unilaterally unfamiliar.

In fact, for Changqin, he had been paying attention to Li Qi for a long time.

So, he said: “From today onwards, you will have to bear many heavy responsibilities.”

“It should be so. For me to reach this point, Senior Martial Uncle, Shaman God Mountain, and Father-in-law, must have put in a lot of effort, especially now during wartime, it must be even harder,” Li Qi cupped his hands and bowed, saying.

“They are all minor matters. Your advancement ultimately depends on you. We can only pave the way for you, but we cannot walk it for you. And you are also quite promising; Shaman God Mountain has paved the way for countless people, but ultimately, only a few can complete the entire journey,” Changqin said.

Just then, Yang Zhenqian also spoke, and the phantom said: “Moreover, the matter of Mount Luofu also owes you a debt of gratitude, but I’m serious, you young man are truly bold. For the sake of Mount Luofu, you dared to be the vanguard and ignite the Human-Shaman War… This truly makes me unable to help but sigh.”

Yes, although the bomb for the Human-Shaman War had been planted long ago, Li Qi himself certainly wasn’t qualified to stir up conflict between the two sides, but no matter what, he definitely lit the fuse.

This also required courage, and a lot of it.

“Father-in-law is joking, anyone could have ignited it. If it wasn’t me today, it would be someone else tomorrow. Ultimately, if they want to fight, there are a million reasons,” Li Qi immediately shook his head, unwilling to take the blame.

Prince Changqin, however, interrupted the conversation and said: “Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. Discussing these matters is meaningless. Li Qi, do you know why we haven’t left?”

“Is there a task to assign? Please tell me directly, Senior Martial Uncle,” Li Qi immediately said. “It’s just… Senior Martial Uncle should also know that with the way I advanced, I must go to the Desire Realm. Therefore, regarding immediate battlefield support, I’m afraid I won’t be able to join the third-grade battle.”

Li Qi, having inherited Demon of Death’s Dao Resonance and ascended to the third-grade using half of City of Dreams as his Dao field, must go to the Desire Realm to resolve some things, otherwise, there would be endless troubles.

“Don’t worry, I know that. I won’t stop you from going to the Desire Realm, but before that, your cultivation still needs to stabilize. I have a treasure here that can help you quickly stabilize your cultivation and shorten your stabilization time,” Prince Changqin said. “You must be careful; the calamity Shi Yan spoke of is probably not over yet.”