In the tenth year of his return to Feisha Sect, Li Qi, who had been in seclusion, successfully advanced from the sixth to the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment.
Concurrently, over these ten years, Li Qi's defense attribute points surpassed one thousand, and the system rewarded him with a new talent, "Golden Aegis."
Its effect was to increase defense by a hundredfold for one minute.
A few more years passed,
Li Qi's recovery attribute points also broke through one thousand, and the system similarly rewarded him with a new talent, "Absolute Restoration."
And its effect was also to increase Li Qi's recovery by a hundredfold for one minute.
Time flew by, and thirty-odd years flashed past.
Li Qi remained in seclusion at Feisha Sect, and the disciples of Feisha Sect had been replaced numerous times.
Only Wang Cheng, the earliest disciple he had accepted and who had persisted, had a faint impression of an Uncle-Master Li within Feisha Sect.
At this moment, Li Qi's cultivation had also been successfully honed to the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment.
"If not for the faith of the common people in this world, perhaps it could have been postponed by another decade or so. A pity."
Li Qi couldn't help but sigh.
However, fortunately, over these thirty-odd years,
Li Qi's strength, speed, defense, and recovery attributes had all gained special talents. Even within these four attribute points, strength and speed had broken through the three-thousand mark, while defense and recovery had surpassed two thousand attribute points.
As for "Comprehension" and "Aptitude," which Li Qi had initially categorized as basic attribute points, they had also broken through to one thousand in the past few years.
However, compared to the hundredfold increase in the other four attributes within a short period, comprehension and aptitude did not work the same way.
The new talents rewarded by the system after breaking the thousand mark had doubled the effects generated by comprehension and aptitude attribute points, serving as passive skills, much like the rewards when attribute points broke through one hundred. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
From then on, Li Qi once again fell into a prolonged period of seclusion.
At this time, Li Qi had also somewhat forgotten the passage of time, only vaguely calculating that another thirty-odd years had passed.
And Li Qi's cultivation had thus smoothly entered the Golden Core stage.
During this period, there were no perilous breakthroughs like others, where one could easily fall into demonic possession.
And the moment Li Qi broke through to Golden Core, the entire world changed before his eyes.
Slightly raising his head to gaze at the boundless sky, Li Qi could vaguely sense a certain power within this world that was suppressing him.
It was like an ordinary person entering a room where the air was gradually being sucked out.
If one did not leave before the air was completely gone, they would inevitably suffocate and die in the vacuum.
Li Qi seemed to be in such a state at the moment.
However, he could not find where the vacuum machine was sucking the air out of his room.
"Is this the so-called celestial pressure?"
Li Qi muttered to himself.
From his return until now, more than sixty years had passed.
And today, after more than sixty years, he once again chose to leave the back mountain.
Having not seen Wang Cheng for sixty years, Wang Cheng had long since broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage decades ago.
But after such a long time apart, even for a Foundation Establishment stage Wang Cheng, his face appeared somewhat aged, like a man in his late forties or fifties.
"Eldest Senior Brother, you haven't changed one bit."
Wang Cheng's eyes moved, and he couldn't help but exhale deeply and say.
Immediately after, Wang Cheng's astonished gaze swept quickly over Li Qi, but he only discovered that Li Qi's aura was like a deep, serene spring, unfathomably profound.
With Wang Cheng's current strength, he could even faintly perceive the power of a peak Foundation Establishment expert.
Then, Wang Cheng seemed to realize something.
"Eldest Senior Brother… are you in the Golden Core stage?"
"Yes."
Li Qi nodded and said with utmost naturalness, as if it were only to be expected.
"Golden Core, what kind of realm is that?" A flicker of envy and curiosity flashed in Wang Cheng's eyes.
It was a pity that, with his talent, reaching Foundation Establishment would be his limit in this lifetime.
Under Wang Cheng's leadership, Feisha Sect had become even more prosperous than before.
In reality, the royal family also had a hand in this. The Prince of Jing'an was, after all, an emperor of his time. Even though Li Qi did not reveal his background, some information could still be uncovered.
However, Prince Jing'an was clever and did not make a big fuss. He merely offered assistance to Feisha Sect in private.
Over these decades, the disciples of Feisha Sect had changed batch after batch.
Among the first batch of young disciples from Xiaohe Village that Wang Cheng had accepted, only Zhang Yinjun truly remained.
Li Qi recalled this name; he seemed to have a slight impression of her, a good girl.
"If there are no special circumstances, the next sect leader should be entrusted to her."
"Yes, I have that thought as well. After dedicating myself for most of my life, I wish to rest well in the remaining days. Perhaps in a few years, I will hand over my position to her."
In the mortal world, meetings become fewer and farther between.
This might well be the last time Li Qi and Wang Cheng would see each other.
The pressure between heaven and earth grew increasingly severe.
After that day, Li Qi left Feisha Sect.
He wanted to see his old friends whom he had known.
And his first target, naturally, was Ning Caichen, the first friend he had made when he first ventured out.
However, over these sixty-odd years,
Ning Caichen was also just an ordinary person. He passed away at the age of eighty-two, six years prior.
And the Ning family, due to Ning Caichen, had become exceptionally prosperous.
It was a pity that after Ning Caichen, while the Ning family's descendants were not dissolute, there were no exceptionally talented individuals to inherit Ning Caichen's position.
However, it was worth mentioning that Ning Caichen, as Prime Minister, only married one wife in his lifetime. Outsiders all said that Prime Minister Ning was devoted.
Li Qi couldn't help but smile faintly. It seemed that his visit to Lanruo Temple had instilled a fear of women in Ning Caichen.
Prince Jing'an, Jing Qian'an, was also nearing his end. Over a decade ago, he had abdicated and passed the throne to his son.
When Jing Qian'an saw Li Qi, who remained unchanged from his memory, he was also somewhat shocked.
However, Jing Qian'an reacted immediately.
"Your Majesty's National Preceptor… have you broken through to Golden Core?"
Li Qi nodded slightly.
Zuo Shang had resigned from his position as Director-General of the Demon Slaying Division more than twenty years ago.
At that time, Zuo Shang felt that his cultivation at the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment could not advance further. In this realm where heaven and earth were severed, even with his abilities, it was difficult to break through to Golden Core. Thus, he sought out Jing Qian'an and bid farewell to go beyond the realm.
"Director Zuo made countless contributions to my Great Jing in his lifetime. If Your Majesty's National Preceptor encounters Director Zuo beyond the realm in the future, please look after him."
"I will."
Li Qi left.
In the days that followed, while he could still withstand the celestial pressure, he chose to tour the entire Great Jing.
Another eight years flashed by.
He vaguely recalled that among those who broke through to Golden Core within the realm, the longest period someone had managed to remain was merely four years.
Li Qi, however, had tenaciously endured for eight years. Only now did Li Qi finally feel that the celestial pressure was becoming difficult even for him to resist.
"Panel."
He finally remembered to check his panel.
When Li Qi saw the various attribute points on his panel, even he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.