After resolving the Daqian Minor World and Li Qiansheng on that day, Li Qi once again went into seclusion.
However, he was unaware of the immense impact his actions had caused.
In less than half a month since the Heavenly Dao of the Daqian Minor World was seized and Li Qiansheng was killed.
Such major news had forcefully spread throughout the entire Qingrao Domain.
Countless people were astonished by this.
After all, the Mahayana stage stood at the pinnacle of their Qingrao Domain's hierarchy, yet one of them had been brutally slain.
Even as time passed, the news of a Mahayana cultivator being killed in the Qingrao Domain spread to several adjacent major domains, causing a huge uproar.
And when others learned that the Mahayana cultivator Li Qiansheng had merely offended the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion, and was directly killed by a powerful expert dispatched by the Pavilion, countless people who received this news were even more shocked.
Similarly, precisely because of this.
Those who had previously believed the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion to be just an ordinary pill-selling force now had a new perception of it.
After all, the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion harbored an expert capable of killing Mahayana cultivators.
This was a force with true Mahayana stage power.
The eight major merchant guilds, which were now controlled by Li Qi, were naturally aware of this news.
When Li Qiansheng was killed by an expert from the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion.
The eight major merchant guilds were the most shocked.
Immediately, the presidents of these eight guilds and several old ancestors at the half-step Mahayana stage recalled that they had once intended to surround and kill the experts of the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion, and their bodies trembled.
What kind of audacious courage did they possess back then?
To actually dare to proactively attack such a terrifying force.
Even now, as they recalled it, they could hardly remember how they survived back then.
It seemed like a miracle that they were still alive.
And because of the power displayed by the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion this time.
After that day, although the old ancestors of the eight major merchant guilds were still somewhat dissatisfied with being controlled by Li Qi.
Everything changed.
Under the control of such a powerful force's merchant guilds, they had no right to be dissatisfied, nor the ability to be.
In fact, if the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion had any needs in the future, these eight major merchant guilds would be the first to eagerly offer their assistance.
Now, they were in a relationship of control and being controlled.
If, in the future, the powerful expert behind the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion was willing to consider them as subordinate forces.
they would truly have a patron at the Mahayana stage.
After all, it must be said that although someone from the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion occasionally visited their merchant guild treasuries.
Apart from that, they were not asked to do anything else.
In comparison, the resources being taken from their merchant guild treasuries were merely similar to what other Mahayana cultivators would demand, akin to tribute.
Moreover, compared to the forces under other Mahayana cultivators, their eight major merchant guilds had more freedom. What more could they be dissatisfied with?
And all these subtle changes were merely due to the Penguin Merchant Guild revealing even greater strength.
Meanwhile, in a tremendously prosperous minor world within the Qingrao Domain.
This was the most central and most powerful minor world in the Qingrao Domain, the Qingrao Minor World.
At this moment, within the Qingrao Minor World.
Three figures stood together.
If Li Qi were present, he could easily recognize two of these three figures as Qin An and the other who had approached him previously.
As for the third person, their aura was several times stronger than Qin An and the other.
In the Qingrao Domain, only one person possessed strength superior to Qin An and the other.
The strongest in the Qingrao Domain, Lin Tianchang.
At this moment, Lin Tianchang's brows were tightly furrowed.
After a long while, Lin Tianchang finally looked at Qin An and the other.
"Are you saying that Li Qiansheng was actually killed by the powerhouse behind the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion after only enduring a few moves?"
Hearing Lin Tianchang's question, Qin An and the other nodded.
"More or less. Although we did not witness the battle firsthand, according to the cultivator from the Daqian Minor World, and we did indeed sense that Li Qiansheng's fight with that person from the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion lasted only a moment, at most thirty breaths. The facts are largely as stated."
Upon receiving Qin An's affirmation, Lin Tianchang's brow furrowed even tighter.
At most thirty breaths, and the battle was over, with Li Qiansheng slain.
Such swift tactics, such overwhelming strength.
Thinking of this, a flicker of apprehension involuntarily appeared in Lin Tianchang's eyes.
Because Lin Tianchang had briefly pondered.
If he were to fight Li Qiansheng, could he resolve him so quickly?
But the answer was obvious.
Even for a cultivator at the fourth level of the Mahayana stage like himself, to resolve Li Qiansheng with the amplification of the Plane Lord's authority would absolutely not take less than thirty breaths.
"The powerhouse behind the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion is actually so terrifying."
Although he had heard of the fame of the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion in their Qingrao Domain over the past century.
He had not paid much attention before. No matter how great the fame or how good the business, it meant nothing in the face of absolute power.
But now, you were claiming that behind the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion, there existed a cultivator whose strength surpassed his own.
But then, Lin Tianchang's brows furrowed again.
"With such a powerful being behind the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion, how could they remain unknown?"
Even doing anything, such a powerful being would surely leave some traces.
But unfortunately, no matter how many powerful individuals Lin Tianchang could recall from his memory, or any forces that might be related to the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion, none of them matched.
"Could it be... could this truly be an old monster who has been in seclusion for who knows how many years and has now emerged?"
Thinking this, Lin Tianchang felt it was not impossible.
After all, although such events were rare, they were not unheard of.
With this thought, Lin Tianchang couldn't help but murmur.
"It seems I must pay a visit to the person behind the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion."
After all, the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion had no prior information in the surrounding major domains. Even if Lin Tianchang sent his subordinates to investigate further afield, there were still no clues.
It was clear that the Penguin Pharmacy Pavilion intended to make the Qingrao Domain their headquarters.
In such a situation, as the strongest in the Qingrao Domain, how could he not pay a personal visit?