Zhao Li carefully put away the Dou Spirit Pills, his mood incredibly cheerful and lively.
"I'm truly too strong! Just casually whipping up a Fifth-Grade Pill, I ask you, who else can do that?"
Zhao Li still hadn't forgotten his initial desire to show off in front of others. I'm so awesome, if I don't show it off and let people know, it's like wearing fancy clothes at night.
Zhao Li opened his door and stayed in the hall for a while, taking the opportunity to ask about the journey. It would take about another month to reach his destination.
"This flying is really boring."
Zhao Li looked at the rapidly receding scenery outside the window and shook his head listlessly.
Meanwhile, Sha Diao, who was specifically staking out Zhao Li's room, saw Zhao Li open the door, and then a surprising medicinal fragrance wafted into his nostrils. Smelling the fragrance, his slightly tired spirits from days of surveillance were instantly lifted. His heart warmed, and he felt this was a fat sheep. Seeing Zhao Li leave, he also turned back to report.
"Boss, big discovery! I saw a strong medicinal fragrance come out as soon as that kid opened his door. He definitely has top-grade Pills in his possession. This time, I think we've run into a fat sheep."
Sha Diao said excitedly as soon as he entered the door. As if afraid the boss wouldn't understand, he immediately took Sha Bi out.
Before long, the few of them gathered together again. Sha Bi didn't waste time and immediately stated his plan.
"Brothers, we might be getting rich this time. We'll make our move tonight. In the past few days, except for that kid who hasn't come out, we haven't checked his background, but we've figured out everyone else, and there's no threat. But he's just a kid, so he can't be that strong. What do you guys think?"
"Agreed."
"No objections."
With no one objecting, the few of them immediately made a decision.
Night fell, and the Large Bird was still flying. These long-distance flying Magical Beasts, if nothing else, had extremely strong sustained flight capabilities. With one rest, they could even fly continuously for a week.
The few of them got ready, and Sha Bi knocked on Zhao Li's door.
"Little brother, are you resting? We prepared some late-night snacks. This journey is quite boring, the more people the livelier it is. Come and eat with us?"
Zhao Li's perception had long ago detected this group. Hearing the words, he actually opened the door. He wanted to see what these people were up to.
It was also because he had enough confidence. Everyone on this Magical Beast combined wouldn't pose any threat to him. At most, he would just have to fly to the Jia Ma Empire himself.
"Just say what you want directly. I don't like these roundabout tactics."
"Kid, why are you so unappreciative? We kindly invite you to have a drink, and this is your attitude?"
Sha Diao was angered, as if his good intentions had been trampled upon, and he shouted.
Zhao Li just gave him a cold glance, marveling at their exquisite acting skills.
With Zhao Li's glance, a sense of fear inexplicably rose in Sha Diao's heart, and he shivered.
Seeing this, Sha Bi still wore a smiling expression and spoke to stop Sha Diao.
"Fourth Brother, calm down. Don't bother with him, little brother. We just want to make a friend and trade some things with you."
"Oh? What do you have, and what do you want to trade?"
Seeing that Zhao Li seemed interested, Sha Bi led the people into the room.
Everyone walked in, and the already simple room suddenly became crowded. Closing the door, the few of them stopped pretending. Sha Bi pointed to the group behind him, "We want all your treasures."
Zhao Li muttered loudly, seemingly genuinely puzzled.
"Do I look like a fat sheep? Am I easy to bully? How dare they?"
"Kid, stop pretending. The medicinal fragrance escaping from your room doesn't lie. I advise you to obediently hand over your things to avoid suffering a beating."
Zhao Li suddenly realized; he had been careless. A proper person with Pills wouldn't pay attention to the escaping medicinal fragrance, would they?
"Thank you for reminding me again. As a reward, I'll let you all be human projectiles for once."
Zhao Li didn't waste words. With one strike each, he sealed their Cultivation Levels. Just as he was about to throw them down, the few of them quickly begged for mercy.
Zhao Li remembered the information about the Ruins they had mentioned earlier and asked about it.
The few of them had their Cultivation Levels sealed without even knowing what had happened. They knew they had kicked a steel plate this time and didn't dare to hide anything, explaining their plan to fabricate information and set a trap.
Zhao Li sighed inwardly, Human greed is boundless. If it were someone just starting out, it would likely be a tragedy. Afterward, the few of them were thrown off the Magical Beast.
Zhao Li thought about the people who had been targeted. Not everyone would be as monstrous as him, and the consequences were self-evident.
"If those with a bit of strength act like this, do those who are even more powerful, who can decide life and death with a single word, disregard life even more? If I don't have strength greater than theirs, I won't have greater reason than theirs. It truly is a world where strength is respected. But, will I become one of them in the future?"
After this incident, Zhao Li thought a lot more.
The journey after this was smooth, with no further accidents.
It took over a month for Zhao Li to reach the border.
Zhao Li looked at the majestic Fortress before him. As long as he crossed it, he would officially leave Great Qian.
"Its existence, in the end, did create a place for the common people to live. Let's start from here and see what the current Jia Ma Empire is like."
Zhao Li sighed inwardly and walked out of the Fortress.
His legend began here.
Zhao Li entered the territory of Great Zhou and searched for a long time before finding a simple map. Holding it in his hand, Zhao Li sighed again.
"The Dou Qi Continent is too big. Even a Dou Venerate would need a long time to travel across the continent, but how many Dou Venerates are there on the entire continent? And why would a Dou Venerate be willing to measure the continent and draw maps? These maps were compiled by mortals generation after generation."
Zhao Li recalled that he remembered the book saying that the Jia Ma Empire was in the Northwestern Region of the Dou Qi Continent, adjacent to the Chu Yun Empire, Yan Luo Empire, and so on.
After looking at the map and getting a rough sense of direction, Zhao Li condensed Dou Qi into wings. With a gentle flap, he transformed into a streak of light and vanished. The onlookers were left gasping in surprise. Most people might not even see a Dou Master level cultivator in their lifetime, let alone a Dou King who could form Dou Qi Wings, or even a powerhouse at the Dou Emperor level.
At Zhao Li's speed, crossing an empire wouldn't take long, a month would be plenty. However, Zhao Li wasn't in a hurry on this journey. As he passed through each place, he experienced the local customs and culture, offered guidance to those he found agreeable, and planted seeds of change.
He pretended to be an ordinary person, seeking protection from merchant caravans and traveling with them. He also worked as a mercenary, mingling in mountain ranges. He became a wandering swordsman, roaring against injustice whenever he saw it. He even transformed into an elder, guiding several young people with good character...
Two years later, Zhao Li arrived before the Xuanhuang Fortress.
In these two years, Zhao Li had experienced many things he hadn't in his two lives. He collected many Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques. With this accumulated knowledge, his self-created Cultivation Technique, 'Limitless,' crossed the chasm between Earth Rank and Heaven Rank, entering the ranks of Heaven Rank. His strength also grew accordingly, reaching the Dou Sect realm and beginning to touch upon the Power of Space Rules.
Perhaps it was because of his fundamental exploration of Dou Qi and himself, pursuing control as he pleased. With the aid of his monstrous level of comprehension, Zhao Li began to comprehend space rules and strengthen his Soul Power.
Zhao Li discovered that he was now more like a cultivator from novels, practicing Qi Refining, Body Refining, and Spirit Refining.
He also gradually realized that the so-called Spirit Realm Soul seemed very similar to the Yin Spirit described in novels. It could be condensed, but without a method to utilize it, it was almost useless. He speculated that the Heaven Realm Soul might be the Yang Spirit, and the Emperor Realm Soul was the complete Primordial Spirit.
Although Zhao Li didn't understand 'Primordial Spirit,' the all-powerful authors and readers of his previous life did. Combining this with what he knew, he actually managed to figure out a method for cultivating the 'Primordial Spirit.'
Such coincidences are indeed rare.
Looking at the Xuanhuang Fortress before him, Zhao Li, who had already reached the Returning to Simplicity Realm, let out a long sigh of relief.
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