Vast and pure energy continuously emerged within the dead silence, only to be fed back into Li Qi's body.
Under normal circumstances, after activating a secret art.
Even if Li Qi wouldn't die immediately, his injuries would likely be severe, leaving him with little combat power.
But now.
Under the nourishment of this immense pure energy.
It could be clearly felt.
The severe injuries within Li Qi's body, caused by various secret arts, were showing signs of gradual healing.
This was all because Li Qi's Desolation Space had devoured too many powerful cultivators this time. There were several at the peak of Tribulation Transcendence, not to mention other Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators.
The flesh and souls of these powerful cultivators, and the energy they contained, were unimaginably vast and precious.
But now, they had all benefited Li Qi.
It was precisely for this reason.
After the battle ended, Li Qi wasn't severely injured and weakened, but instead, under the nourishment of such massive pure energy, he was gradually recovering towards a state of complete healing.
Looking at the speed of Li Qi's injury recovery, it seemed that it wouldn't take long, and before even needing a reset, Li Qi's injuries would be completely healed.
And not only that.
How could the help provided by this vast and pure energy only be for healing injuries?
Continuously, Li Qi's cultivation realm, which was at the third level of Tribulation Transcendence, was slowly rising, and there seemed to be no sign of it stopping.
"Comfortable!"
Li Qi couldn't help but let out a groan of comfort. In reality, despite Li Qi's terrifying expenditure, less than half of the pure energy within the Desolation Space had dissipated.
Slowly opening his eyes, a sharp glint flashed from them.
The recovery of his injuries and the increase in his strength were secondary. This was an innate, automatic feedback from Li Qi's Desolation Space, requiring no conscious effort from him.
Li Qi's gaze, however, fell upon the currently ravaged Qin Yang Merchant Guild.
During the previous battle, even though the Qin Yang Merchant Guild headquarters had countless powerful formations for defense.
Under the terrifying clash of power from Li Qi and the others, even the most formidable formations were unable to withstand the residual shockwaves generated by their battle.
As for many Qin Yang Merchant Guild cultivators who were near the headquarters, some were annihilated directly by the residual shockwaves before they could even bear them.
Others attempted to resist Li Qi and were all ground into dust and fed back to Li Qi within the Desolation Space.
Thus.
The high-end combat power of the Qin Yang Merchant Guild was completely annihilated.
Cultivators above the Tribulation Transcendence stage had all been wiped out by Li Qi in the previous battle.
Further away, some Qin Yang Merchant Guild cultivators below the Tribulation Transcendence stage watched Li Qi with expressions of horror, their bodies trembling.
These cultivators could only be considered external members of the Qin Yang Merchant Guild. In fact, they didn't even have the qualification to get close during the recent battle. At most, they could enter a certain energy-storing formation and release all their spiritual energy to supply it.
Li Qi's gaze also swept over these lower-level cultivators.
In an instant, as if sensing Li Qi's gaze, the terror in the eyes of these low-level Qin Yang Merchant Guild cultivators intensified.
Unconsciously, they felt the urge to flee.
But before Li Qi, how could they possibly escape?
Furthermore, these individuals had all suffered significant injuries from the backlash of the energy-storing formation just now.
The Desolation Space operated once more, and these cultivators were instantly drawn into it without any resistance, completely obliterated and transformed into dull, dazed spirits.
On the edges of the continent, many foreign Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators watched Li Qi with pale faces.
They had personally witnessed the entire Qin Yang Merchant Guild's cultivators completely perish at Li Qi's hands.
Trembling, their bodies shuddered.
One by one, the foreign Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators were filled with dread, fearing that Li Qi, having just finished his rampage, might decide to kill them all as well.
After all, despite their numbers, these foreign Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators.
The combat power Li Qi had displayed earlier was far too terrifying, something that sheer numbers could not possibly contend with.
But it was clear that Li Qi had not yet reached the point of killing everyone he saw.
Towards these foreign cultivators hiding at the edges of the continent.
Li Qi slowly raised his hand.
The vast formations that covered the continent of the Qin Yang Merchant Guild headquarters instantly vanished.
This group of foreign cultivators paused for a moment, then seemed to understand something.
One by one, they very sensibly departed from the continent where the Qin Yang Merchant Guild headquarters was located.
Before long, most of these foreign Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators had left.
Li Qi once again retracted his gaze.
At the same time, his gaze shifted slightly again, looking towards the west of the Qin Yang Merchant Guild.
There lay one of the Qin Yang Merchant Guild's three forbidden grounds.
There stood a building that looked incredibly grand and luxurious.
This building had clearly suffered considerable damage in the recent battle, but compared to other structures that had almost turned to dust.
This grand and luxurious building appeared intact, with faint traces of protective formations still guarding it.
Since he had come this far, and had already virtually destroyed the Qin Yang Merchant Guild.
Li Qi naturally would not leave so easily. He couldn't miss out on the resources that should be taken.
After all, from the memories of Qin Tianyi, Li Qi knew that the forbidden ground to the west was where the Qin Yang Merchant Guild stored its resources.
With a flicker of his figure, Li Qi appeared above the building to the west, which still bore faint traces of formations.
Although these formations were incredibly weak at the moment, their true power was still considerable.
But unfortunately, none of this mattered in front of Li Qi.
With a gentle tap of his palm, a wisp of divine sense shot out and merged into the formation.
After a moment, the formation that had appeared before Li Qi instantly vanished completely.
Li Qi smiled slightly and pushed open the door in front of him.
In an instant, a misty aura erupted from within the door.
Countless dazzling and brilliant lights spontaneously shone from various Heavenly Treasures, Spiritual Herbs, and Spiritual Ores, blindingly radiant. As for spirit stones, there were more than he could count.
Seeing this scene, even Li Qi's eyes widened slightly, revealing a look of astonishment.
The treasures within the Qin Yang Merchant Guild headquarters' treasury.
There were too many, and not only in quantity but also in quality.
Many of these treasures were things Li Qi had rarely seen, only heard of.
Divine sense shot out, and the scene within the treasury instantly appeared in Li Qi's mind. He couldn't help but cluck his tongue.
"As expected of a prosperous place. The various heavenly materials and earthly treasures here are indeed beyond comparison to our humble origins."
These treasures, it was likely that even if Li Qi turned his dozens of Void Black Markets upside down, it would be a question whether he could gather half of them.
Thinking of this, Li Qi revealed a slight smile. With a gentle wave of his hand, the storage ring in his hand emitted a faint, ethereal glow.
Immediately after, all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures that almost filled the entire Qin Yang Merchant Guild treasury were directly stored into Li Qi's spatial ring.