"..."
And after Li Qi said that.
The atmosphere in the scene visibly fell silent for a moment.
After a while, Yin Chuan's eyes suddenly widened.
He looked at Li Qi with disbelief.
For a moment, he even forgot to address Li Qi with the usual "Your Excellency."
"You, you, you, you... you annihilated the headquarters of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion? You killed both the Pavilion Master and the Vice Pavilion Master!!!"
Yin Chuan exclaimed in disbelief.
At this moment, even as a cultivator in the Tribulation Stage, he found it difficult to control his emotions.
That was the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion.
A terrifying force that had influence over dozens of Void Black Markets in the surrounding areas!
Their Pavilion Master was a cultivator at the seventh heaven of the Tribulation Stage, and the Vice Pavilion Master was also a cultivator at the fifth heaven of the Tribulation Stage!
Although Yin Chuan had witnessed the entire process of the Penguin Medicine Pavilion being visited by three patrolling elders from the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion before,
He truly never expected that the person behind the Penguin Medicine Pavilion was so ferocious, that he would directly go to their headquarters at the slightest disagreement and annihilate it!
"No way!"
Even now, Yin Chuan couldn't believe it, thinking Li Qi was lying.
But when he turned to meet Li Qi's calm gaze,
The meaning conveyed by this gaze was far from any semblance of lying.
This time, after being severely shocked, Yin Chuan seemed to have temporarily frozen. His expression remained unchanged, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.
Because he realized that he seemed to... still have underestimated Li Qi.
Previously, after being beaten up by Li Qi, he thought Li Qi's cultivation was at most at the fifth or even sixth heaven of the Tribulation Stage. The seventh heaven would even be an exaggeration.
After all, for someone who had just broken through back then, even with the amplification of the Heavenly Dao Will's authority, a cultivator at the sixth heaven of the Tribulation Stage would have been more than enough to crush him.
But now, to be told that the two pavilion masters of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion headquarters had also been slain.
The sixth heaven of the Tribulation Stage was definitely not enough.
Even the seventh heaven of the Tribulation Stage would be difficult, considering the Pavilion Master of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion was also at the seventh heaven of the Tribulation Stage.
The eighth heaven, or even the ninth heaven? Or the peak of the Tribulation Stage?
Yin Chuan looked at Li Qi beside him with uncertainty, trying to discern Li Qi's ultimate cultivation limit.
However, after the intense shock, Yin Chuan's heart was filled with pleasant surprise.
No matter what, the stronger Li Qi's strength was, the safer he would be. In the future, when he encountered an insurmountable opponent, he would have a stronger backing!
Just then, Li Qi's voice sounded in Yin Chuan's ear again, pulling him back from his reverie.
"Hey. How's the mission I gave you going?"
"Oh, oh, understood. Your Excellency, rest assured, I will depart immediately and head to other Void Black Markets to deal with those branches of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion."
Yin Chuan's expression was solemn, and he quickly replied.
"Your Excellency, I know there is a branch of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion in the nearby Void Black Market. I will set off now."
Immediately, Yin Chuan acted with great efficiency, even bidding farewell to Li Qi without planning to return to the Yin Zong District first.
He bid farewell and set off.
Li Qi nodded slightly at this, watching Yin Chuan's rapidly disappearing back with satisfaction.
It was good to understand his position and be able to help him deal with many minor troubles. Taking Yin Chuan as a subordinate was not a mistake.
Li Qi's figure flickered, and he did not linger any longer, heading towards the Di Xu Realm.
A few more days later, the location of the Di Xu Realm gradually appeared before Li Qi's eyes.
This round trip had taken over a month. For other cultivators, it might have been the blink of an eye.
But for Li Qi, it was a truly significant journey.
"The trouble with the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion has also been resolved. After today, I can finally put my mind at ease and break through to the Tribulation Stage."
Li Qi murmured to himself.
His figure moved with practiced ease, and he stepped into the Di Xu Realm.
Upon entering the Di Xu Realm, Li Qi returned to his secluded dwelling, resuming his peaceful daily life in that small courtyard.
However, not long after, about a month later, a piece of news from his first Natal Spirit Puppet in the Void Black Market caused Li Qi a slight surprise.
This message was conveyed to him by Yin Chuan through the first Natal Spirit Puppet.
It was generally about the complete eradication of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion's branches, ensuring no loose ends.
Li Qi was somewhat surprised when he heard this news.
It had only been a month.
It had taken him a month to travel to and from the headquarters of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion.
And the branches of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion were located in dozens of surrounding Void Black Markets. How had Yin Chuan managed to clear all of them so quickly?
However, Yin Chuan's subsequent explanation made Li Qi fully understand.
In reality, it wasn't Yin Chuan alone who dealt with those branches of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion.
Yin Chuan had actually only dealt with the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion branches in two Void Black Markets.
And when Yin Chuan was preparing to head to the third Void Black Market, considering the distance, he discovered that the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion in that Void Black Market had already been destroyed.
It wasn't an enemy that destroyed it, but the various shops themselves.
Originally, with the existence of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion's headquarters, there was mutual apprehension among them, and they could even maintain some superficial harmony in commercial dealings.
But now, the news of the annihilation of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion's headquarters was no longer a secret and had spread throughout the major shops.
Without the headquarters of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion, those branches were like pieces of succulent meat to other shops. If they just watched and didn't partake, would they even be considered human?
Thus, under these circumstances, the other shops in the Void Black Market, upon receiving the news, immediately began to move in and carve up those branches of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion.
It had to be said that those merchant guilds were indeed merchant guilds, not only draining their customers but also draining their peers.
The extent to which the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion was carved up was quite thorough, leaving not even a shred of anything behind. By the time Yin Chuan arrived at the third Void Black Market,
The Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion branch in that Void Black Market even had its wooden planks dismantled by people.
After all, unlike the simple architecture of the Penguin Medicine Pavilion,
The buildings of those other shops also had many decorations that, while not particularly precious, could still be considered treasures.
"Heh, interesting."
Li Qi chuckled after hearing the detailed account. "When walls fall, everyone pushes," as the saying goes.
"However, those guys profited from my actions and took a share of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion's resources. If there's an opportunity in the future, I should definitely go and give them a warning."
After all, in a general sense, if Li Qi were to pursue the matter, those resources would rightfully belong to him.
For ordinary people wouldn't have had the capability to directly annihilate the headquarters of the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion.
But for now, the most important thing was to break through to the Tribulation Stage.
Thinking of this, Li Qi's expression turned somewhat languid.