His gaze slowly retracted.
Li Qi let out a deep breath.
Compared to when he was once a member of the Dixu Realm, he now seemed more like a planar lord in charge of the Dixu Realm.
He sighed, and after witnessing the prosperity within his Dixu Realm, Li Qi found himself bored.
He then prepared to leave as quietly as he came.
He didn't even intend to meet Xu Tianzong, the strongest in the Small Yan District, or his subordinate Yin Chuan, who was bound by countless restrictions.
There was no great need for it.
Just as Li Qi was about to teleport away from the Dixu Realm.
Suddenly, his expression changed drastically.
Urgent information flashed through his mind.
The two natal spirit puppets from the Qingrao Domain simultaneously sent him distress signals.
But in the next moment, before the distress signals were even fully sent.
Li Qi's eyes flickered, and his left and right pupils reflected two different, yet remarkably similar, scenes.
These were the only two Penguin Medicine Pavilions in the Qingrao Domain.
And at this moment, the Penguin Medicine Pavilions completely collapsed and were shattered, with countless powerful cultivators surrounding the natal spirit puppets.
And finally.
"Bang!"
A deafening explosion.
This was the self-detonation of the two natal spirit puppets, and then, the scene in Li Qi's eyes turned pitch black.
Looking at the panel again.
[Natal Spirit Puppet: 1/1]
This indicated that the two natal spirit puppets in the Qingrao Domain had completely perished.
"Those guys!"
At this moment, even Li Qi's eyes showed a hint of rage.
Those guys had actually made a move during his brief decades of vacuum period.
"You've torn down the pretense? Then don't blame me for showing no mercy."
A cold glint flashed in Li Qi's eyes.
Although the two natal spirit puppets had self-detonated very early on.
This did not mean that Li Qi had no information.
From the last scene transmitted by the natal spirit puppets, he already knew who these people were who had come to encircle and kill his two natal spirit puppets.
"Eight families, how excellent."
Li Qi sneered.
As for why Li Qi could recognize them so quickly, it was quite explainable.
After all, this time, the pill merchant associations knew they couldn't hide, so they didn't.
Moreover, he also knew which merchant associations' businesses his self-refined pills had encroached upon.
It was easy to figure out with a little comparison.
"To all the merchant associations, I wonder if you can withstand my counterattack."
As he flickered, Li Qi's speed increased. Originally, he had planned to travel at a normal pace, not too fast or too slow, but now it seemed unnecessary.
And as Li Qi headed towards the Qingrao Domain.
A silence fell over the Void Black Market where the two Penguin Medicine Pavilions had been destroyed.
At the site of the Penguin Medicine Pavilions, countless terrifying auras emanated, covering more than half of the Void Black Market.
The aftermath of the natal spirit puppets' self-detonation was still continuously spreading, and its destructive power was incredibly terrifying.
"Damn it, that guy was so decisive, he actually self-detonated."
A peak Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator said with some discomposure, his aura somewhat disordered, speaking with lingering fear.
It was obvious that under such a terrifying self-detonation, even they, who were in a group, were caught off guard. It was only because there were many people that they shared a significant amount of the damage.
Otherwise, there might have been casualties.
Not long after they had made their move, the natal spirit puppet had self-detonated without any hesitation, not even attempting to escape.
This made it impossible for them to slowly encircle and kill, or boil the frog in warm water.
Under the self-detonation, the headquarters of the Penguin Medicine Pavilion had naturally been shattered, and not even a complete wall could be found.
At the same time, in other parts of the Void Black Market.
Pairs of eyes were gazing in the direction of the Penguin Medicine Pavilion.
These eyes held different emotions.
Some watched with amusement, others with shock.
They looked at the group of cultivators currently stationed outside the shattered Penguin Medicine Pavilion.
Some people narrowed their eyes slightly, as if they understood something.
Others showed anxious expressions in their eyes.
It was clear that these people were likely the retail cultivators under the Penguin Medicine Pavilion who had expanded into other Void Black Markets.
Among them, there were even a few leaders.
They were naturally the first-level distributors who obtained pills at the lowest prices from the two natal spirit puppets.
Today, as usual, they had intended to go to the Penguin Medicine Pavilion to collect their pills.
But they never expected that before they could arrive, the Penguin Medicine Pavilion had suffered such a catastrophe.
A wave of anger flowed from these people's eyes.
Although they were not true subordinates of the Penguin Medicine Pavilion, through long-term cooperation, they had developed a significant bond with the Penguin Medicine Pavilion.
How could they remain unmoved when the Penguin Medicine Pavilion was destroyed?
Even for the sake of profit, they couldn't.
But unfortunately, just as they were about to act to rescue.
The Penguin Medicine Pavilion was completely destroyed.
"It's the other pill merchant associations."
These people's hearts immediately understood what had happened.
After all, they were not fools. Holding their positions, they naturally knew whose business they were snatching by selling the pills they obtained from the Penguin Medicine Pavilion.
The powerful auras emanating from outside the Penguin Medicine Pavilion suppressed the intentions of these people to act.
If the Penguin Medicine Pavilion had not been destroyed, they would have naturally intervened, even if it were for their own interests.
But now that the Penguin Medicine Pavilion was destroyed, their intervention would be meaningless, merely adding to the casualties.
"I wonder how the forces behind the Penguin Medicine Pavilion will react."
A group of cultivators who had some understanding of the Penguin Medicine Pavilion, especially those first-level distributors who were preparing to collect pills, thought to themselves.