At that moment, Xu Qingfeng understood.
There was more than just one world.
The world he inhabited was merely a minuscule, insignificant small world.
The Transformation God stage, in the eyes of true powerhouses, was no more than an ant that could be easily annihilated with a puff of breath.
And the powerhouse who discovered Xu Qingfeng's small world back then was not friendly.
Upon seeing that it was a low-level small world that had never been in contact with the outside world.
Immediately, that outsider revealed its most cruel side.
Harvesting, reaping all resources.
That battle.
Eighty percent of the life forms in Xu Qingfeng's small world perished, the small world was on the verge of collapse, and the will of the Heavenly Dao was severely damaged.
Xu Qingfeng was also gravely injured.
But fortunately, whether it was luck or strength.
Fortunately, the outsider who came to Xu Qingfeng's small world was only at the eighth level of the Transformation God stage.
And Xu Qingfeng at that time already possessed the strength of the fifth level of the Transformation God stage.
The Heavenly Dao's will enhancement, coupled with his unprecedented cultivation talent, allowed him to forcefully kill the opponent across realms.
After that battle, Xu Qingfeng's small world and Xu Qingfeng himself took a thousand years to recover, and not fully at that.
But fortunately, it was also because of that outsider that Xu Qingfeng came to know how vast the world truly was.
During the thousand years of recuperation, his cultivation level remained at the fifth level of the Transformation God stage.
However, his remaining lifespan was only three to four hundred years.
With this, Xu Qingfeng, who now had a new goal, embarked on the path of cultivation once more. Based on the brief descriptions of the Void Returning realm found in the spatial ring of the slain outsider.
Within two hundred years, Xu Qingfeng directly entered the Void Returning stage.
When Li Qi saw this, he couldn't help but smack his lips.
This was a true genius protagonist, incredibly formidable.
If he didn't have his golden finger, he probably wouldn't even be worthy of being the opponent's shadow.
But Li Qi knew that there should be a lot more memories to come, because according to the memories from the illusory scene before.
Li Qi speculated that the highest cultivation level Xu Qingfeng reached before his death might have been that of an immortal.
"But how did such an existence die? Did his lifespan run out? Even so, there shouldn't be no small world left, right? There should have been descendants to maintain it?"
Li Qi couldn't help but ponder inwardly.
At the same time, his curiosity grew about how Xu Qingfeng had died.
With a thought, Li Qi continued to watch.
But the next moment, the scenes before him suddenly flickered.
In an instant, the scene before his eyes plunged into complete darkness.
"What the heck? Did the power go out?"
Li Qi couldn't help but ask in confusion.
But the next moment, the scenes reappeared.
However, this time the scene that appeared did not continue from Xu Qingfeng entering the Void Returning stage.
Instead, it directly jumped to the period when Xu Qingfeng had reached the peak of the Void Returning stage.
"Where's the middle part? Why is it gone?"
But the scene would not heed Li Qi's words and continued to play.
Xu Qingfeng at the peak of the Void Returning stage was already recognized as a powerhouse by the lords of many surrounding small worlds. Normally, few dared to provoke him.
At the same time, due to the existence of so many small worlds, Xu Qingfeng was able to obtain increasingly more resources through resource trading or the plundering during inter-world battles.
Another hundred years passed, and Xu Qingfeng entered the Dao Harmonizing stage.
The subsequent scenes became increasingly fragmented.
Li Qi could only grudgingly continue watching.
In short, after a very, very long time.
Nearly ten thousand years later.
Xu Qingfeng had now reached the Mahayana realm.
At the same time, the previously insignificant will of the Heavenly Dao in his small world had also reached the strength of the Mahayana stage.
And Xu Qingfeng's reputation had long since spread to the ears of countless lords of small worlds, known by all.
Under his command, there were many loyal subordinates.
During this period, Li Qi also saw Xu Qingfeng's formerly barren small world.
He found that the small world had already become incredibly prosperous.
Although it hadn't reached the level of prosperity he had witnessed in the illusory scenes at first, it was already close.
The scenes Li Qi saw next were very ordinary.
It was Xu Qingfeng continuously cultivating diligently and constantly strengthening the will of the Heavenly Dao.
Occasionally, for half of the time, or even more, it was still as if there were gaps, and it simply didn't appear.
In short, both Xu Qingfeng himself, the will of his Heavenly Dao, and the forces under him.
Had all uniformly developed to an extremely terrifying level.
By now, it was basically the same as what Li Qi had seen in those illusory scenes.
But regarding this.
Li Qi's brows were deeply furrowed.
He saw that Xu Qingfeng's current cultivation had reached the eighth level of the Mahayana stage, and the strength of his Heavenly Dao will was also around this level.
But Xu Qingfeng did not seem to show any happiness or joy. Instead... he frowned more often than not, and would occasionally show a look of worry.
If it were any other time, Li Qi would not have paid too much attention.
But he knew that the Xu Qingfeng of his era had long since turned into white bones, having died an unknown time ago, and only a damaged will of the Heavenly Dao remained in his small world.
It was clear that Xu Qingfeng had likely encountered a great tribulation before dying.
Otherwise, if it were a normal death due to failed breakthrough or depleted lifespan.
With Xu Qingfeng's methods back then, he would have been able to make thorough arrangements for his passing.
"He also realized that he was about to face a great tribulation?"
At this moment, Li Qi's eyes grew increasingly solemn.
He watched the subsequent scenes of Xu Qingfeng's experiences with an unceasing gaze.
But just as Li Qi was concentrating, the scene flickered again.
"Damn it, doing this at such a crucial juncture."
Seeing this, Li Qi couldn't help but curse.
And when the scene reappeared.
Li Qi's pupils suddenly contracted.
It had overlapped!
It had completely overlapped.
The scene before him was the battle scene of soldiers filling the starry sky that Li Qi had seen in that illusion before.
But now, in Xu Qingfeng's memory, he could feel the desolation and determination within it.
"Who is he fighting?"
At this moment, Xu Qingfeng had already reached the peak of Mahayana, and the will of the Heavenly Dao behind him was also at roughly the same level.
What other powerful being required Xu Qingfeng to fight like this.
But the next moment.
Even just watching the memory, Li Qi couldn't help but tremble.
That vast starry army had advanced.
But in response, from the distant darkness of the starry sky.
A giant hand swatted down.