When Li Qi heard Xu Tianzong's words, he couldn't help but pause for a moment.
Originally, the Hedao stage powerhouses were cooperating well.
However, because the peak power of Baiyang Zone was killed by himself, those Hedao stage plane masters who were cooperating actually showed no mercy and turned their attention from Xiao Yan Zone to Baiyang Zone.
It was a naked case of picking on the softest target.
Coupled with what Xu Tianzong had said before.
The two high-end powerhouses of Xiao Yan Zone were heavily injured, which attracted the covetousness of plane masters from many nearby regions.
Hidden in the darkness, or displaying their strength, they would not be invaded.
Once they showed weakness or fragility, they would be swarmed by countless wolves and completely devoured.
This... isn't this a blatant dark forest?
Now, the dark forest is divided into overall areas by "zones".
Li Qi even wondered if, if it were further subdivided, and if the strongest individuals in each zone weren't holding each other in check.
Then, wouldn't this dark forest be composed of individual small planes?
All weak or feeble small worlds would be devoured by more powerful worlds, allowing those more powerful worlds to ascend.
From a world that could accommodate the Huashen stage to one that could accommodate the Fanshu stage.
From the Fanshu stage to the Hedao stage, until finally...
It would become those few most powerful small worlds, or...
The center of the Void Land, the Cangyun Realm, known as the Upper Realm!
Thinking of this, even Li Qi couldn't help but feel a slight shock.
At this moment, Xu Tianzong's inquiring voice echoed in Li Qi's ears.
"Fellow Daoist Li, what do you think about going to Baiyang Zone together this time?"
Li Qi's expression remained unchanged, and he frowned slightly.
"You only mentioned counterattacking Baiyang Zone this time, but what will I gain?"
It's impossible for him to work for free.
Let alone the strongest powerhouse in Xiao Yan Zone, Xu Tianzong.
Even a more powerful cultivator would not agree to work for free.
Xu Tianzong's expression remained unchanged, as if he had expected this.
"There are many small worlds in Baiyang Zone. This time, all the plane masters of our Xiao Yan Zone will be dispatched. For any Heavenly Dao devoured by a plane master in Xiao Yan Zone, that plane master himself will take eighty percent of the Heavenly Dao will, and the remaining twenty percent will be divided between you and me, one percent each? What you need to do is to set up formations to guard against plane masters from other regions."
Hearing this, Li Qi's eyes lit up instantly.
He didn't have to participate in the battle personally, he only needed to lay down some formations in hiding and he could get one percent of the Heavenly Dao devoured by all the plane masters. This was basically without any danger.
Moreover, his own Heavenly Dao of Dixu Realm was on the verge of promotion and was extremely short of devouring Heavenly Dao will.
"Alright. I accept your invitation this time. When do we go?"
Li Qi asked.
"In half a month, get ready, and I will gather the plane masters of Xiao Yan Zone, and we will go to Baiyang Zone together."
...
Half a month passed in a flash.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day Li Qi and Xu Tianzong had agreed upon.
Except for a small portion of those left behind to guard their homes by Xu Tianzong.
Ninety percent of the plane masters in Xiao Yan Zone were present.
Led by Xu Tianzong, a mighty team lightly stepped through the Void Land.
Suddenly, from the direction of Dixu Realm, a figure also left at this moment, heading towards them.
Not long after, Li Qi's figure slowly appeared within Xu Tianzong's sight.
The two nodded to each other, as if a greeting.
At the same time, Li Qi looked behind Xu Tianzong and saw many familiar faces.
For example, Gu Mengping from the Mengchang small world.
As a peak Fanshu stage expert, Gu Mengping stood close to Xu Tianzong.
"Fellow Daoist Li is here now. Everyone is here. If there are no other matters, let us set sail."
Xu Tianzong's voice slowly sounded, with a hint of authority.
"We will follow Senior Xu's arrangements."
The many plane masters of Xiao Yan Zone shouted, their voices filled with a suppressed excitement and anticipation.
In the previous days, plane masters from the outside had come to their Xiao Yan Zone, causing widespread panic.
Even many people's small worlds had been destroyed, and they could only reside in the small worlds of plane masters they were on good terms with.
Now, they finally had an opportunity to retaliate.
Then, under Xu Tianzong's leadership, the group marched out mightily.
Li Qi also chatted a lot with Xu Tianzong on the way.
He also learned more things.
In fact, their journey to Baiyang Zone was already a bit late.
When Li Qi had just dealt with the plane master of Baiyang Realm.
The plane masters of other zones who had allied with Baiyang Zone immediately turned their attention to Baiyang Zone.
At that time, even though Xu Tianzong had received news of the plane master of Baiyang Realm's death.
However, he was also recovering from his injuries and could not act.
It was not until now, when his injuries were no longer a major concern, that he chose to go to Baiyang Zone.
But fortunately, it wasn't too late.
Not enough to eat meat, nor enough to drink soup.
Their arrival in Baiyang Zone at this point in time would allow them to get some scraps of meat.
"Fellow Daoist Li, the main problem we need to guard against is the conflict with plane masters from other regions when we go to Baiyang Zone to compete for Heavenly Dao will. At the predetermined base camp, it will all depend on you."
"Don't worry about that. Although my combat strength is low, I have some confidence in formations."
Without much more time, under Xu Tianzong's leadership.
The plane masters of Xiao Yan Zone were already close to the Void Land covered by Baiyang Zone.
From here, one could faintly sense the residual fluctuations of many battles and the wreckage of many planes shattered by fighting.
This scene was no different from the Xiao Yan Zone of the past.
Then, some plane masters found many meteorites or remnants of small worlds from nearby.
They forcibly fused these things together to form an extremely vast continent.
The purpose of this continent was naturally the resting place for the group from Xiao Yan Zone.
Immediately.
Under Xu Tianzong's arrangement.
Some plane masters who understood formations began to slowly draw formations.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged towards this place faster.
"Is this a Spirit Gathering Formation?"
With Li Qi's eyesight, he recognized it as soon as the plane masters had drawn half of it.
"Precisely. Fellow Daoist Li, if we lack spiritual energy during the attack, it would be too dangerous to use spirit stones to recover in critical moments, and it would be too troublesome to find small worlds to recover spiritual energy. Moreover, the plane masters of those small worlds would not allow us to recover our spiritual power. Therefore, before preparing to attack Baiyang Zone, this Spirit Gathering Formation for recovering spiritual energy must be completed first. It will also serve as a fixed location for recovering spiritual energy."
Before the army moves, the grain and fodder go first. The so-called spiritual energy is the grain and fodder for these cultivators.
"I understand, but the quality and speed of your Spirit Gathering Formation are too slow."
Li Qi nodded and then said.
"Leave this Spirit Gathering Formation to me as well."