"A pity, this time we only managed to drain ninety percent of the fellow Daoists' resources."
Within the Earth Void Realm, Li Qi had once again granted the first innate spiritual puppet, stationed in the Void Black Market, autonomous permission to refine pills.
Standing at the back mountain of the Flying Sand Sect, Li Qi couldn't help but sigh.
After all, the Plane Lords of the minor expansion zones who went to the Void Black Market this time…
They carried with them the vast resources harvested from the plane worlds of seven regions.
Even if one percent remained un-squeezed, it was still an immense fortune.
"Those few fellow Daoists who didn't buy my pills, have they undergone detoxification? How could they possibly resist."
Li Qi couldn't help but exclaim.
However, there was nothing he could do. Not to mention Li Qi himself was a Plane Lord of the minor expansion zone.
Li Qi was, by nature, a legitimate businessman.
Even knowing that his group of dear fellow Daoists in the minor expansion zone possessed considerable resources, he wouldn't resort to forceful seizure.
"Forget it, there's no rush. If the opportunity arises later, I'll find other ways to thoroughly empty them."
Li Qi shook his head and muttered to himself.
At the same time, Li Qi recalled his previous inquiry to Huang Anchang about the Dao Integration stage Heavenly Dao.
The reply he received was a complete lack of information.
"Is the Dao Integration stage Heavenly Dao truly so difficult to obtain? Even in this vast Void Black Market, none are for sale, not even a fragmented one."
Furthermore, it must be known that Huang Anchang and others who sold imitation pills were first-tier dealers. While they often operated incognito in the Void Black Market, they actually commanded vast profit-driven organizations. If their extensive networks had no news, it was likely that Dao Integration stage Heavenly Dao was genuinely unavailable for sale in the Void Black Market. Otherwise, if there were any leads, Li Qi, with his immense wealth, would have been the first to know. Even setting aside the Heavenly Dao wills used as food for his gluttonous "fat pig," the sheer quantity of spirit stones he possessed was unimaginably large, enough to simply buy it with brute force. Unfortunately, it was a case of having the money but no market, precisely describing Li Qi's current predicament in obtaining the Dao Integration stage Heavenly Dao.
Sighing, Li Qi tilted his head slightly and looked at Zhang Yin Jun, who was waiting patiently before him.
"Have you remembered everything I told you? Breaking through to the Return to Void stage should be largely unproblematic."
"I understand, Martial Uncle. Please rest assured. With your previous guidance, I feel that I might be able to successfully break through to Return to Void in the near future."
Zhang Yin Jun quickly replied.
Their conversation nearing its end, Li Qi did not linger. He returned to the Heavenly Dao space once more.
The Heavenly Dao space remained as quiet as ever.
The Heavenly Dao will of the Earth Void Realm continued its carefree consumption of Heavenly Dao wills, completely oblivious to Li Qi's strenuous efforts to ensure this "fat pig" could eat more heartily and better.
Tilting his head slightly, Li Qi's gaze turned towards the sky above the Earth Void Realm. The second and third innate spiritual puppets left in the Earth Void Realm were tirelessly repairing the formations. The reason for not setting up new formations was primarily that the formations Li Qi had previously arranged were somewhat outdated and not very powerful. However, these outdated formations had not been discarded. Coupled with the fact that many formations Li Qi created after reaching the Dao Integration stage drew inspiration and essence from these older, albeit outdated, formations. Therefore, these older formations were now being updated and iterated upon under the diligent labor of the two innate spiritual puppets. Compared to setting up entirely new ones, repairing and updating existing formations was naturally easier.
"Keep up the good work, my sense of security relies entirely on you two!"
As if hearing the words of Li Qi's main body, the two working innate spiritual puppets tilted their heads and looked towards the Heavenly Dao space, meeting Li Qi's gaze. Immediately, the faces of both puppets displayed radiant smiles. These were the simple smiles of laborers. Following this, the two innate spiritual puppets once again immersed themselves in the glorious task of repairing formations, not pausing for a moment. As for Li Qi, he realized there was seemingly nothing else for him to do. Feeling a bit bored, he settled down cross-legged in a corner of the Heavenly Dao space, preparing to continue cultivating and improve his own cultivation.
Time slipped by…
Only a few days had passed.
At this moment, Li Qi, who hadn't even completed his warm-up for seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes. This was because Huang An Chang had contacted the first innate spiritual puppet again from the Void Black Market. This time, it wasn't about another major client needing pills. Instead, there was news regarding the Dao Integration stage Heavenly Dao that Li Qi had arranged for Huang An Chang to search for. With this thought, Li Qi once again took control of the first innate spiritual puppet's permissions in the Void Black Market.
...
Outside the Void Black Market, on a desolate, dead meteor.
Huang An Chang and the first innate spiritual puppet met. The eyes of the first innate spiritual puppet suddenly opened, now controlled by Li Qi.
"You're saying there's news about a Dao Integration stage Heavenly Dao?"
"Yes, there is news." Huang An Chang, standing before the first innate spiritual puppet, nodded and said.
"Where, and how much?"
Li Qi asked directly.
In response, Huang An Chang shook his head slightly.
"There is news, but the Dao Integration stage Heavenly Dao cannot be bought yet?"
"Why?"
"Because the news about the Dao Integration stage Heavenly Dao comes from the Cyan Blue Auction House in the Void Black Market."
"I originally wouldn't have known this. It just so happens that an old client of mine has some connection with the Cyan Blue Auction House, and I learned from him that there seems to be a Dao Integration stage Heavenly Dao among the items at this upcoming Cyan Blue Auction."
Cyan Blue Auction House?
Hearing this name, Li Qi fell into a brief period of thought, extracting information about this so-called Cyan Blue Auction House from his mind. Compared to businesses like the Cang Yan Medicine Pavilion, which operated in the Void Black Market day and night, the Cyan Blue Auction House appeared more mysterious. In the Void Black Market, the Cyan Blue Auction House was generally closed, with not even a single person in sight. It only opened when the auction, held once every five years, commenced. Yet, even so, the reputation of the Cyan Blue Auction House was in no way inferior to those shops open day and night. This was because every time the Cyan Blue Auction House opened, it featured all sorts of precious treasures. In fact, items like the Dao Integration Pills, or other heavenly materials and earthly treasures of similar caliber, were considered insignificant compared to those treasures. Those kinds of treasures would even tempt the strongest individuals from the top hundred regions within nearly ten thousand surrounding areas of this Void Black Market.