Zhao You’s reaction once again caused an uproar.
"Hiss? Afraid to fight? Not even daring to fight? Is Zhao You that cowardly? With his cultivation at the sixth heaven of tribulation, even if he’s not as good as that dao friend, he shouldn’t be so afraid that he doesn’t even dare to make a move."
"What are you talking about, making a move? Did you forget what happened to those three cultivators at the fifth heaven of tribulation just now? In my opinion, Zhao You’s actions are the most correct."
Some held opposing opinions, either bewildered by Zhao You’s lack of courage or believing his actions to be the wisest choice.
But it was meaningless to discuss it now.
After all, no matter what they said, it couldn’t change Zhao You’s mind.
Li Qi watched Zhao You slowly retreat.
Zhao You’s behavior indicated that he had no intention of competing for this cluster of falling stars.
Li Qi, however, showed no emotional change towards Zhao You’s actions.
He couldn't even be bothered to utter a single word of mockery.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the dense cluster of falling stars was drawn towards Li Qi by a terrifying force.
Having learned from previous experience, Li Qi was now more adept at searching for Dao Meteorite fragments within these extremely dense clusters of falling stars.
Dao Meteorite fragments shattered from their meteorite shells and were ejected.
In a short period, the dense cluster of falling stars in front of him rapidly diminished before Li Qi.
Until the end.
He counted them slightly.
Li Qi’s harvest this time.
Four hundred and sixteen Dao Meteorite fragments!
Adding the more than two hundred fragments from the previous time, Li Qi had now collected over six hundred Dao Meteorite fragments.
Such a terrifying number was unimaginable to the surrounding low-level tribulation cultivators searching for scattered Dao Meteorite fragments. It was simply too exaggerated.
Those cultivators toiled for days, fighting others time and again, to painstakingly acquire only a few dozen Dao Meteorite fragments.
Yet, Li Qi, after just two instances of action, had obtained ten to twenty times their haul.
"I'll leave the remaining small area for you."
Li Qi’s gaze fell upon Yin Chuan.
This time, Li Qi, as usual, left Yin Chuan a cluster of falling stars of roughly the same size as before.
By now, Yin Chuan had already expressed his gratitude countless times.
Looking at Li Qi with respect, even if Li Qi were to remove the restrictions on Yin Chuan, he would likely still willingly serve as Li Qi’s subordinate.
Under the envious, jealous, and hateful gazes of numerous low-level tribulation cultivators, Yin Chuan once again ventured into the small area of falling stars left for him by Li Qi to search for Dao Meteorite fragments.
Five pieces, ten pieces, fifteen pieces!
…
The fragments, which were considered an extravagant number for these low-level tribulation cultivators, were easily found by Yin Chuan.
"Truly enviable. No wonder he’s willing to be someone’s subordinate even as a cultivator at the tribulation stage. If it were me, with such a good master, I fear I wouldn’t be able to resist such temptation."
Some exclaimed with sourness, while others sighed from the heart.
Comparing oneself to others could be infuriating.
These were Dao Meteorite fragments, immensely useful when sold or used by one’s own Heavenly Dao.
The dozens of Dao Meteorite fragments Yin Chuan had acquired in these two instances would likely fetch a sky-high price if sold elsewhere.
Silently retracting their envious gazes, they calmly resumed searching for scattered Dao Meteorite fragments.
At this point, Yin Chuan had also nearly finished searching the small cluster of falling stars that Li Qi had given him.
This time, Yin Chuan’s luck seemed to be quite good.
He managed to find forty-five Dao Meteorite fragments from it.
With this, Yin Chuan’s collection of Dao Meteorite fragments now exceeded one hundred.
"My lord, I’ll go look for more scattered Dao Meteorite fragments."
Yin Chuan said to Li Qi, unwilling to waste any time, wanting to find as many as possible.
Li Qi nodded, gesturing for Yin Chuan to leave.
And at this moment.
Suddenly, as if sensing something.
Li Qi, those two cultivators at the eighth heaven of tribulation, and the other tribulation cultivators all turned their gaze towards the distorted space that had just finished its falling star eruption phase.
Within the distorted space, which had fallen into tranquility, the chaotic spatial tearing fluctuations had once again erupted.
Seeing this sudden and peculiar change in the distorted space, different from its previous pattern, someone couldn’t help but wonder aloud.
"What’s going on? The falling star eruption phase just ended, could it be that it’s going to erupt again?"
"Let it erupt, that would be even better. It’s good to find more Dao Meteorite fragments."
Some harbored faint expectations.
However, similarly, some frowned as they observed the strange change in the distorted space.
And in the next moment.
Fang Ying and Wang Yangfeng, the two cultivators at the eighth heaven of tribulation, seemed to have sensed something.
Without hesitation, the two closest to the distorted space burst forth with their auras. Their figures instantly retreated far into the distance.
And the moment they retreated.
The distorted space, which was already extremely chaotic with tearing spatial fluctuations, erupted like a volcano.
The spatial distortion waves instantly spread in all directions, rapidly expanding.
As a result, those tribulation cultivators who were still frozen in place, relatively close to the distorted space, had not yet reacted before their figures were instantly engulfed by the distorted space.
This sudden change startled countless people around. Although they didn’t know what was happening, at their current level of cultivation, self-preservation was already etched into their bones.
"What’s going on, retreat quickly!"
Tribulation cultivators instantly retreated.
And simultaneously.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Screams echoed from within the distorted space.
As the distorted space continued to expand, the feeling of spatial tearing within its coverage intensified exponentially.
If previously, cultivators at the peak of Harmonization could linger for a while.
But now, the terrifying spatial tearing sensation instantly caused bursts of bloody mist to erupt on several tribulation cultivators at the first and second heavens of tribulation who were engulfed.
In their panic, the engulfed tribulation cultivators frantically unleashed their auras, managing to break free from the distorted space's coverage.
And they dared not stop for a moment.
Because the coverage of the distorted space was still expanding.
If the distorted space was previously only about the size of three or four small worlds.
Now, in such a short period, its total size had nearly reached the combined size of five small worlds.
Finally, the distorted space stopped expanding when it reached a size of about six small worlds.
At this point, a group of shaken cultivators finally managed to halt their retreat.
Instinctively, they turned their gaze towards those few cultivators who had reacted a bit slowly and were engulfed by the expanding distorted space.
Seeing their tragic state, everyone’s eyes couldn’t help but twitch.