Chapter 920: Collecting true knowledge

The Great Attractor, a super-strong gravitational source spanning millions of light-years and rotating at near light speed, was previously considered one of the extraterrestrial wonders.

Due to its intense gravity and rotation, this massive gravitational vortex created a gravitational anomaly in the center of the entire supercluster, earning it the name Great Attractor.

Because of its powerful gravity, galaxies hundreds of millions of light-years away were forced to be affected by it, compelled to move towards its gravitational center.

Consequently, this area influenced almost all galaxies within the surrounding galaxy groups and other superclusters, and local life forms were puzzled by the anomalous gravitational constant here, with all civilizations attempting to comprehend what kind of existence it was.

They had no choice but to understand it as a natural phenomenon, even modifying their theories to make their gravitational parameters conform to the disturbances brought about by that vortex.

In reality, that was completely wrong; they were thoroughly misled by this wonder. If they were to build spaceships based on the parameters derived from the wonder and attempt to Transmigrate the Universe, they would undoubtedly go astray, ending up in who knows where.

Therefore, some civilizations that had already mastered Universe Transmigration, such as Sixth-Grade or Fifth-Grade civilizations, once they discovered this massive gravitational source, initially believed that this artificially created Great Attractor ring was a terrifying weapon with destructive power, leading them to be fully on guard, even relocating their entire race.

However, none of that mattered to the Zhongwei Bird; they couldn't even 'see' those life forms. To them, they had merely created a comfortable, warm nest.

This nest was filled with houses constructed from gravity, entertainment facilities constructed from gravity, and artistic landscapes constructed from gravity, among other things.

As for production facilities like factories, there were none at all.

Because Zhongwei Birds didn't need production facilities; they didn't need any external objects because they couldn't interact with external objects at all. Besides themselves and their own kind, the Universe was empty to them; even passing through a planet wouldn't elicit any sensation.

Gravitational fields and their own kind were their everything.

These landscapes were immensely grand. Massive gravitational wells attracted countless materials, which mixed together to form nebulae. Within the nebulae, stellar cradles Incarnated, igniting one star after another. These stars then converged to form abnormally strange, dense star clusters, which didn't appear natural at all and completely contradicted the results indicated by the gravitational constant, baffling scientists of countless Mortal civilizations.

However, Mortals could not see the essence of these landscapes at all. What they could observe was merely a peculiar, incomprehensible gravitational disturbance, and the matter dragged along by these gravitational forces.

It was strange that there wasn't that much matter there, yet there was so much gravity.

But the Zhongwei Birds themselves actually couldn't see it either. In the eyes of Zhongwei Birds who didn't possess the ability to transform, they also couldn't see light or matter. They could only perceive the gravitational tides they created. As for the ordinary matter attracted by gravity, that was completely nonexistent.

Two races, the same scene, yet everyone could only see their own side, just like the two sides of Yin and Yang.

The Taiji Diagram truly has its profound mysteries.

However, civilizations with a slightly higher level of True Knowledge could understand that it was a kind of 'exotic matter,' or perhaps it could be named 'dark matter' or something similar.

In any case, it meant that this kind of matter couldn't be observed, couldn't be interacted with, and couldn't undergo interactions, but it could be affected by gravity, which was very mysterious.

This was the World where Zhongwei Birds resided; everything they saw was composed of pure gravitational fields.

Li Qi observed all of this, and then, as a Third-Grade, he could undergo transformation.

After transforming, Li Qi arrived at the center of the gravitational ring constructed by the Zhongwei Birds.

The communication methods of the Zhongwei Birds were extremely unusual; a Fifth-Grade Li Qi couldn't understand them at all. Even when this civilization was first discovered, some Third-Grades couldn't understand them.

The Zhongwei Birds' communication method was too peculiar, so much so that it was completely out of sync with ordinary life forms.

But now, after such a long period of development, Third-Grades had naturally mastered this method of communication.

It's just that... this method is difficult to describe in words.

Li Qi simply closed his eyes, felt for a moment, and understood the information the Zhongwei Birds conveyed to him.

Then, he reached out and took a wisp of True Knowledge Dao Resonance from the center of the colossal gravitational ring in the Void Realm.

It merged into his body, becoming one with his other True Knowledge.

The power of True Knowledge surged again, but... a Third-Grade Li Qi could easily control this surge; True Knowledge was still far from his limit of endurance.

Very good, then the matter here is concluded.

After this, Li Qi continued his actions, not just with the Zhongwei Bird; he began to shuttle continuously among various races throughout the entire Universe.

That's right, he was currently collecting True Knowledge.

The previous interaction with the Zhongwei Bird was just Li Qi's first attempt, and it seemed to have been very effective.

He would deduce the origin of True Knowledge.

Then he would find a way, through trade or some other means, to get the other party to hand it over.

After that, he would repeat this process, continuously collecting True Knowledge, and constantly acquiring all the True Knowledge Dao Resonance scattered across the Universe.

The Zhongwei Birds had two wisps. When Li Qi was originally a Fifth-Grade, they gave Li Qi one wisp, seemingly wanting to be on good terms with Shaman God Mountain, which was why they did so.

Now, Li Qi had acquired another wisp.

So, next.

The next civilization is... well, a Ninth-Grade civilization, where a Mortal picked up a wisp of True Knowledge, obtaining a 'System of Omniscience,' and was able to call forth wind and rain in their World, with abilities like clairvoyance, information reading, accelerated learning, and so on. They have now become the Realm Lord, leading their World towards Eighth-Grade.

Li Qi teleported to the other party, discussed a transaction, and prepared to buy this wisp of True Knowledge at a suitable price, just as he had done with the Third-Grade Zhongwei Bird.

He would not treat them differently because they were a Third-Grade or a Ninth-Grade; this was 'righteousness'.

Obviously, the other party was unwilling to hand over the System and even directly attacked Li Qi, using very powerful sorcery, even drawing on the earth's脉, with spectacular effects, making half the sky turn red.

Li Qi could only sigh. After taking the spell head-on, he directly informed the other party of the existence of True Knowledge and his own power, and expressed his willingness to purchase it at a fair price, without taking advantage of them.

The other party was still unwilling, so Li Qi simply demonstrated. He gently pinched a star in the sky, and then crushed it.

After a while, when the light speed slowly arrived and the entire World turned dark, he lightly tapped again, drawing a sun in the sky, and thus a new star hung in the sky.

The other party eventually chose to trade. Li Qi gave them a cultivation method that could be cultivated to Fourth-Grade, whose value should not be inferior to True Knowledge.

And then the next one.

The next was a Sixth-Grade World, where a wisp of True Knowledge was hidden.

Such good luck! No one had discovered it. Li Qi directly obtained it without spending anything. Such a powerful System was placed on the surface of the planet, and no one was aware that there was a super treasure here.

Continue to deduce, continue to search.

Li Qi was already a Third-Grade. With the great power of a Third-Grade, it was not difficult to find certain specific Dao Resonance with known characteristics. The key point was mainly whether other Third-Grades were hiding, or simply opposing Li Qi and deliberately obscuring Li Qi's calculations.

But Li Qi had always been kind to others, and at this time, Humanity was unlikely to interfere with Li Qi, which just gave him a window of Opportunity to quickly gather information during this period.

The reason it was said that Humanity was unlikely to interfere with him during this period was, in fact, that Humanity was actually happy to see Li Qi collecting True Knowledge.

Every second Li Qi wasted on True Knowledge Dao Resonance, Humanity would have one second less to face a Third-Grade. This was truly a profitable deal; they could use this time to gain as much advantage as possible.

Moreover, in the process of collecting, Li Qi might even provoke the forces of others, which would be even more profitable then.

And the Shaman side was also happy to see this happen. After Li Qi finished collecting True Knowledge, he would naturally gain higher combat power, and his deduction ability and information gathering ability would also increase. They temporarily lost a Third-Grade, but they would gain a strong Third-Grade in the future. This trade was not a loss.

This was like a four-one split push: one side simply gave up a lane and grouped up 4v5 to try and gain an advantage, while the other side only needed to hold on to get a free lane. Both sides had their own calculations.

It just depended on who operated better.

Amidst this delicate balance, Li Qi was not in a hurry.

He even brought the little rabbit along for the trip.

Yao Ji, Li Shiwei, and La Qi, those three unexpectedly formed a small team and went to the extraterrestrial battlefield. It was said that they went to seek Opportunity. Li Qi originally wanted to stop them, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.

Anyway, he had time now. If they encountered anything during their training, he could just wave his hand and rescue them.

Once he joined the battle, if they encountered anything then, they would have to bear it themselves.

With this plan, Li Qi began his collection journey.

"So, what we're doing now, is it actually considered tourism? Why aren't you in a hurry at all?" Shen Shuibi stayed by Li Qi's side, following him through the crowd.

They were currently on the street of a Mortal planet, dressed in fashionable local attire, and came to a river.

The civilization on this planet was an interstellar civilization, around Seventh-Grade. They were aware of the existence of the World, so their aesthetic tendencies were somewhat influenced by the World, giving a feeling of being neither literary nor trendy, but surprisingly quite good-looking.

"What's the rush for a few thousand years? Hundreds of thousands of years have already passed. This little bit of time now is just a snap of the fingers. What's wrong with relaxing?" Li Qi smiled, holding a cup of a local mysterious beverage and taking a sip.

He also found it hard to describe what kind of drink it was. It was the juice extracted from a local mineral, probably similar to... petroleum?

The taste was very subtle, but it wouldn't kill anyone.

Nothing could kill Li Qi anymore, so tasting local food and drinks was quite good.

However, the little rabbit was unwilling to drink such strange things. She just leaned against the railing, being blown by the wind by the river.

Even with such strong wind, her hair and clothes remained perfectly neat, not disheveled by the wind.

Regarding this, the little rabbit actually had a slight tendency towards obsessive-compulsive disorder. She took extremely good care of her fur, to the point of being 'meticulous' without exaggeration. Her hair was neatly combed, and her hairpins and various ornaments were clean and tidy. Her clothing aesthetic was even more conservative, hardly revealing any skin other than her hands and face.

This was her personal habit; she was inherently a polite person, and as a child, she mostly stayed at home, which led to the little rabbit being somewhat socially anxious.

Although it wasn't obvious.

Because even though she was socially anxious, fear couldn't affect her. She would be poised and dignified when necessary. It was just that when unsupervised and without mandatory requirements, she strongly disliked showing herself. Rather than being a dazzling star, she preferred to hide behind the scenes, which made her feel more secure.

Therefore, her attire tended to be conservative, and when traveling, she preferred to conceal herself. If possible, she would choose to shrink and transform into her the little rabbit form to be held by Li Qi.

However, that wouldn't seem like going out to play, so she still chose to remain in human form.

As a cool and beautiful woman who conformed to the traditional aesthetics of the World, Shen Shuibi had always presented herself in this quiet demeanor, only appearing disheveled in front of her family.

No, it should be limited to in front of Li Qi.

However, Li Qi walked behind the little rabbit at this moment and gently pulled out her hairpin.

The originally firm strands of hair loosened, and in an instant, the wind blew, making her beautiful hair flutter.

Everything Shen Shuibi had originally hidden was exposed.

Suddenly, everything by the river seemed to come alive, as if an ancient, withered tree had found spring again.

Everything around fell silent, but it wasn't complete silence; rather, it was filled with strange music. Even the originally ordinary, yellowish twilight of this World transformed into an enchanting, beautiful light.

Almost instantly, the eyes of the surrounding people turned towards them.

What's going on? There was nothing just now, but suddenly, in this instant, the World seemed to have been enhanced with special effects and a halo? And this scene...

It was indescribably beautiful.

Nothing else. As a Fourth-Grade, merely revealing what was originally hidden could cause disturbances in the surroundings.

"Ah—?" Shen Shuibi immediately looked at Li Qi, her expression puzzled, while simultaneously reaching up to gather her hair.

"When we go out to play, why be so reserved?" Li Qi said, pulling open his own collar and taking the little rabbit's hand, walking forward.

the little rabbit glanced at Li Qi.

How strange. The usually quiet Li Qi actually made such a gesture. One must know that in terms of introversion, Li Qi was no worse than her. It could only be said that they were two peas in a pod.

However…

Faced with such an invitation, she showed a rare smile.

She was very willing to remain under his gentle gaze, holding his hand, closing her eyes, and walking without looking at anything else.

Time was extremely cheap for high-grade existences; often, many years would pass in the blink of an eye.

However, now every minute had to be carefully planned and especially cherished.