However, in reality, Li Qi felt no joy at all at this moment.
Instead, his gaze became even more solemn.
Recalling the past, when the Dixu Heavenly Dao broke through from the peak of Hedao to the Tribulation Crossing stage, it was only because he had been vigilant in advance and set up numerous isolation formations that he managed to completely conceal the commotion of its breakthrough.
If this time, he did nothing and allowed the Dixu Heavenly Dao to break through to the Mahayana stage on its own,
the terrifying commotion caused by the breakthrough would likely instantly destroy all the previously set up formations.
Furthermore, it might even attract the attention of powerful cultivators in this prosperous region.
A remote and desolate place, without even a single cultivator at the peak of Tribulation Crossing, let alone a Heavenly Dao at the Mahayana stage.
Such strange occurrences would undoubtedly attract countless powerful individuals to investigate.
After all, the breakthrough of a Heavenly Dao was inherently more difficult than that of a cultivator.
If a cultivator in a remote area broke through to the Mahayana stage, it could perhaps be attributed to some fortuitous encounter.
But the Heavenly Dao breaking through to the Mahayana stage...
With his current strength, if he truly attracted so much attention, he might not be able to defend it!
Upon realizing this, Li Qi's heart became vigilant once more.
He had been in seclusion for so many years, keeping the Dixu Heavenly Dao hidden well, even concealing the intensity of its previous breakthrough to the Tribulation Crossing stage.
Li Qi did not want to fail at the last moment and attract unwanted attention when it broke through to the Mahayana stage.
It all came down to his own insufficient strength...
But there was no other way. For others, the Heavenly Dao will of a small world might break through slowly, but for Li Qi, he had nurtured the Heavenly Dao will too well.
"No, I must go back."
As Li Qi thought this, the sense of urgency intensified within him.
The Dixu Heavenly Dao had already reached the peak of Tribulation Crossing and could break through to the Mahayana stage at any moment.
If he didn't go back and prepare more powerful isolation formations, it would be truly troublesome if the Dixu Heavenly Dao were noticed.
At this moment, Li Qi was even too lazy to linger in the Qingrao Domain.
Although the resources here were abundant and cultivation was faster, another reason was to protect the cultivators who were earning money for him.
If anyone coveted the resources he earned, his true body could deal with external enemies.
But now... even if external enemies attacked, Li Qi's choice would likely be to retreat.
Everything would have to wait until he dealt with the matter of the Dixu Heavenly Dao before returning.
With a thought, Li Qi sent a message to his two Natal Spirit Puppets, instructing them to be careful recently.
Then, without any hesitation, he vanished with a flicker.
This time, to return to the Dixu Realm as quickly as possible, Li Qi did not slow down his hundredfold speed at all.
With such terrifying speed, Li Qi even bypassed some low-level Tribulation Crossing cultivators, who didn't even know if it was a person or a ghost that had just passed by.
Many low-level Tribulation Crossing cultivators were so frightened that they mistook it for a suddenly appearing secret realm in the void and waited for a while.
However, after waiting for a long time, they found that the so-called secret realm simply did not exist. They had waited in vain before dejectedly leaving.
Li Qi's return this time did not alarm anyone.
With Li Qi's current strength, coming and going without leaving any traces meant it was impossible for anyone to discover him.
The Small Yan Zone was already within reach.
Li Qi stood outside the Small Yan Zone. What he had once considered a vast Small Yan Zone now felt incredibly minuscule after he had witnessed the prosperous region.
With a mere thought, Li Qi could easily sense the number of small worlds and powerful cultivators within this tiny Small Yan Zone.
After all, the aura of every cultivator was as transparent as glass to him, while conversely, those cultivators who were being observed by Li Qi felt nothing.
Li Qi's strength was too great. His gaze was calm, yet tinged with nostalgia.
This was, after all, where his dream had begun.
Taking a deep breath, he skirted the center of the Small Yan Zone.
That was the Small Yan Realm, the small world of Xu Tianzong, the nominal strongest in the Small Yan Zone, who was both feared and actually powerless.
Within the Small Yan Realm at this moment, an aura of peak Hedao was emanating, which Li Qi easily perceived.
This was naturally Xu Tianzong's aura. After several hundred years, Xu Tianzong had indeed reached the peak of Hedao.
For ordinary cultivators, this was already considerable progress.
As for the Tribulation Crossing stage...
Li Qi shook his head slightly. He could clearly sense that although Xu Tianzong had reached peak Hedao, he was still far from the Tribulation Crossing stage.
However, at this moment, Li Qi had no intention of catching up, as returning to the Dixu Realm was the current priority.
He was busy setting up formations.
With a flicker, at Li Qi's current speed, traveling from outside the Small Yan Zone to the Dixu Realm was merely a moment's work.
Li Qi's figure hovered silently outside the Dixu Realm.
Even though he had not yet entered the Dixu Realm, and had not yet used his authority as the World Lord to communicate,
Li Qi could still feel a terrifying Heavenly Dao pressure emanating from within the Dixu Realm.
This was an unconscious emanation, as natural as a normal person's breathing.
From time to time, faint but powerful Heavenly Dao pressures would drift outwards, beyond the Dixu Realm.
But upon sensing this,
Li Qi's brows furrowed even deeper.
Because in Li Qi's past memory, any Heavenly Dao pressure from the Dixu Realm's Heavenly Dao will was unable to leak out under the isolation formations.
However, now, the isolation formations he had set up could not even completely block the casual pressure of the Dixu Heavenly Dao.
It was fortunate that this was a remote place with few powerful cultivators.
If any strong cultivators happened to pass by, they would immediately realize that the Dixu Realm had a big problem and that the Dixu Heavenly Dao was extremely powerful.
"I was too careless back then. I was truly lucky."
Li Qi couldn't help but exhale slowly, a hint of fear in his heart.
He couldn't imagine what kind of trouble an external powerful cultivator might bring to the Dixu Realm if they discovered this strangely powerful Dixu Heavenly Dao.
Fortunately, no one had discovered it.
"This time it was luck; I must be more careful in the future."
Li Qi murmured to himself.
With a flicker of his figure, he had already stepped into the Heavenly Dao space of the Dixu Realm.