"Those cultivators who stayed in the Void Black Market back then must have had terrible luck," Li Qi couldn't help but sigh.
Fortunately, he and Xu Tianzong had returned early. Otherwise, if they had been there, Li Qi might have been dragged into the chaotic battle of the frenzied cultivators at the ninth level of Hedao.
If that had happened, it might have been impossible to escape without killing a few Hedao ninth-level cultivators.
However, that battle would have a significant impact on the imitation pill business, wouldn't it?
Thinking of this, Li Qi searched through the information transmitted by his first natal spirit puppet.
As expected.
After that battle, for about one to two years, there were hardly any cultivators in the entire Void Black Market, and even fewer came to buy pills.
It wasn't until about two years later that the reduced crowd began to pick up.
"Losing two years of business is barely acceptable, no big deal."
Li Qi muttered to himself. He had learned what he needed to know and no longer focused his attention on the Void Black Market.
He slightly raised his head and met a pair of large, dark eyes.
...
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
Immediately, the joyful will of the Heavenly Dao of the Dixu Realm was transmitted.
"Snuggle! Hug!"
(✺w✺)
Feeling this affectionate will, Li Qi's body trembled, and goosebumps rose.
"Behave. Let me see how you've digested it!"
Using the authority of the Plane Lord, Li Qi began to examine the state of the Dixu Realm Heavenly Dao's will.
The next moment.
Li Qi's eyes lit up.
He discovered that after years of him analyzing the Dao Breaking Pills, the Dixu Realm Heavenly Dao's will, which had been stuck at the sixth level of Hedao for a long time, had now reached the seventh level of Hedao.
Indeed, for the current Dixu Realm Heavenly Dao's will, the fastest way to improve its quality was to feed it with the Heavenly Dao's will of the same Hedao stage.
The Heavenly Dao's will of the Void Refining stage would take ages to digest.
"How is the digestion of the three balls of Hedao-stage Heavenly Dao's will that I gave to this gluttonous pig back then?"
Li Qi thought to himself. As if sensing Li Qi's thoughts, a small chubby hand stretched out from the dome above.
In the small chubby hand were two spatial rings.
This indicated that out of the three balls of Hedao-stage Heavenly Dao that Li Qi had brought back for the Dixu Realm Heavenly Dao, two remained.
In five years, it had only consumed one ball of Hedao-stage Heavenly Dao.
It would likely take another ten years to consume the remaining two balls.
However, Li Qi didn't mind at all. His face showed even more surprise and joy.
He had initially thought that the rapid growth of the Dixu Realm Heavenly Dao's will was due to the complete digestion of the three balls of Hedao-stage Heavenly Dao's will.
He hadn't expected it to be from digesting just one.
Then, if it devoured the remaining two balls of Hedao-stage Heavenly Dao's will, wouldn't the Dixu Realm Heavenly Dao's strength be able to reach the ninth level of Hedao!
In that case, the eighty-five million spirit stones spent back then were truly not wasted!
At this moment, Li Qi wore a smile like that of a proud father.
He had never found his gluttonous pig so pleasing to the eye.
Even Li Qi's tone softened at this moment.
"Well done. Digest it well! If you digest it quickly, I'll find ways to get you some more delicious Heavenly Dao's will as snacks!"
Upon hearing Li Qi's praise, the Dixu Realm Heavenly Dao's will transmitted an even more intense feeling of happiness.
\(^▽^)/
After a few more words of encouragement to the Dixu Realm Heavenly Dao, the Dixu Realm Heavenly Dao finally returned with renewed confidence to continue its feast.
Li Qi, meanwhile, turned his gaze and searched for something in the Heavenly Dao space.
Unfortunately, after searching, he found nothing.
"Where is the third natal spirit puppet? Didn't I tell him to cultivate the Extreme Burning Secret Art well? Why has he disappeared?"
As if in response to Li Qi's thought, a voice suddenly came from above the Dixu Realm dome, outside the Heavenly Dao space.
"Main body! I'm here!"
Turning his gaze, Li Qi saw that the third natal spirit puppet, whom he had assigned to cultivate the Extreme Burning Secret Art, was diligently arranging a stacking formation.
"Main body, I finished cultivating the Extreme Burning Secret Art two years ago. Later, I saw you were still analyzing pills, so I continued to arrange the stacking formation!"
He went straight to arranging the stacking formation immediately after finishing the Extreme Burning Secret Art.
He didn't even give himself any time to rest.
This was a perfect embodiment of dedicating limited time to infinite service for Li Qi!
The key was that this third natal spirit puppet made no demands for its years of diligent effort!
This was truly heartbreaking!
What a dedicated model worker.
Li Qi felt a touch of emotion at this thought.
It was a pity that he only had three such dedicated model workers.
If he had three hundred, three thousand such dedicated model workers, wouldn't his Dixu Realm have long since flourished!
Immediately, Li Qi synchronized the entire cultivation process of the Extreme Burning Secret Art by the third natal spirit puppet.
The next moment, Li Qi's main body also fully understood everything about the Extreme Burning Secret Art.
Of course, even though he understood it, Li Qi would not have his main body use the Extreme Burning Secret Art unless it was a truly desperate situation.
"I wonder how strong the natal spirit puppets can become if they use the Extreme Burning Secret Art now."
"Perhaps… I should try it?"
Li Qi immediately had an idea. With a thought, he and his two natal spirit puppets arrived outside the Dixu Realm.
As soon as they arrived outside the Dixu Realm, Li Qi raised his finger slightly, and mysterious patterns were drawn from his fingertips.
The so-called trial was naturally a fight against the natal spirit puppets using the Extreme Burning Secret Art.
However, given their powerful cultivation realms, any actions they took would easily attract others.
Therefore, this time, Li Qi drew a barrier formation.
Before long, a barrier formation covering a large area of the void was completed.
Li Qi and the two natal spirit puppets flickered and entered it.
With synchronized information, both natal spirit puppets had now learned the Extreme Burning Secret Art.
Looking at the two natal spirit puppets not far away, Li Qi smiled slightly.
"Activate the secret art, and kill me!"
As Li Qi finished speaking, the two natal spirit puppets, strictly following Li Qi's main body's command, did not hesitate.
In an instant, the Extreme Burning Secret Art was activated.
In just a few breaths of time, the two natal spirit puppets, which had been plump and robust, instantly turned into emaciated figures with skin and bones, resembling skeletons.
At the same time, an incomparably powerful aura, with a strange sense of weakness, emanated directly from them.
Seeing this, Li Qi, who was witnessing the activation of the Extreme Burning Secret Art for the first time, couldn't help but twitch his eyelids.
This was complete and utter overdraft.
If a fox spirit were to absorb it, it would likely take a considerable amount of time, but for the Extreme Burning Secret Art, it only took an instant.
This Extreme Burning Secret Art! It was truly terrifying.
Just then, the two skeletal natal spirit puppets moved towards Li Qi with a speed that surprised even Li Qi.
The next moment.
The three of them collided with a bang!
A terrifying roar echoed within this formation-covered area.
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