Kingdom Lord

Chen refers to the degree of celestial phenomena.

The "chen" in "sun, moon, and stars" refers to the point in the sky where the sun, moon, and stars meet at different times.

Li Qi had already reviewed this point when he was in the Earth Oil Realm. * (See Chapter 121 for details)

A Chen refers to the time it takes for celestial phenomena to change.

This is... the Great Shaman's 'Chen's Qi'.

When Li Qi was taken in by Young Master Zhu, like the Green Mountain God, gave the junior something to protect his life.

The Green Mountain God gave him a wisp of golden energy, which, once activated, could summon a pre-planned, casual attack from the Green Mountain.

Li Qi's power comes from the four elements of the sun, moon, stars, and celestial bodies created by the Great Shaman. These elements not only help Li Qi perceive celestial phenomena and distinguish between good and bad fortune, but can also be released at crucial moments to save Li Qi's life.

But Li Qi never expected it to be in such a cool way.

The Chen's Qi erased the fact that the other party had made a move from the cosmic light, restoring everything to its original state.

The previously shattered sky was restored, and all the damage caused by the aftershocks of the Green Mountain God was completely repaired.

Just as Li Qi was stunned and marveling at the power of the Chen's Qi, in the distant Green Mountain...

"Why did my attack disappear?" Green Mountain God awoke from his seclusion.

He has been in seclusion for years, trying to break through to the fifth rank. He rarely appears in public and hardly communicates with anyone. Only a few of his spiritual branches are watching over the children, especially Jin Buhuan.

When the golden energy in Jin Buhuan's body was activated, he almost immediately woke up from his seclusion.

Then, he clearly saw that his attack had been neutralized.

"It's neutralized? Someone is protecting us? This is an unfamiliar aura; it's not that old man." The Green Mountain Mountain God frowned. He sensed it; it wasn't the Green Mountain Kingdom Lord.

Other sixth-rank... or even fifth-rank individuals have made their moves?

I didn't see clearly how my attack disappeared; the energy dissipated very quickly and can't be traced now.

Is someone trying to interfere in this matter?

That junior...

Jin Chi gazed into the distance, and through his Technique Method, he clearly saw Li Qi standing there, dumbfounded.

He reached out his hand.

This is no longer a casual strike.

He wanted to capture Li Qi alive and find out who was meddling in the affairs of the Green Mountain Kingdom.

With this thought in mind, he reached out his hand.

The golden energy condensed into a fighter, which traversed two thousand miles in an instant and rushed directly in front of Li Qi!

Li Qi then came to his senses and smiled.

He didn't even notice the large hand that was approaching him.

Instead, he easily drew his Tang sword and walked up to the unconscious Jin Buhuan.

He slashed down with his sword right in front of the Green Mountain God.

"You scoundrel!" Green Mountain God exclaimed in shock and anger.

He's already made his move, and this guy is still so arrogant!? Are we really going to fight him to the death?!

How could a mere ninth-rank junior, even with powerful backers, dare to do such a thing? Making an enemy of him is a death sentence, isn't it? Where did this ninth-rank junior get the guts?

Regardless, the Green Mountain Mountain God no longer held back in his attempt to capture him alive, but instead accelerated, hoping that Li Qi would kill him before he could make a move.

Rather than capturing him alive, his own son's life was more important.

The golden hand ripped through the sky.

Then, however, one sees floating clouds surging.

A palace suddenly appeared in the sky.

The palace was magnificent, with red and dark blue glazed tiles, lacquered beams of extraordinary splendor, brocade curtains hanging from the halls, carved with flying immortals, willows and elms lining the paths, and distant mountain colors reflected in the distance. The shadows of robes and whips, silver and white light, and the clear blue sky made it seem as if it were a painting.

The inner strength of the green vine gives birth to offspring, flowers bloom and wither, jade dewdrops round the twin towers, and the Milky Way shines brightly.

Strange beasts roamed all around, but then:

To the left are aquatic creatures, including snakes, hawksbill turtles, and tortoises, their shells clearly visible. There are also koi, salamanders, and pearl bream, their tails flowing freely, swimming without water, all suspended and swaying in the air. On the left side of the palace, they appear as a scenic view.

To the right are birds, including parrots, owls, and turtledoves, which are kind and cute. There are also owls, crows, and falcons, which are fierce and incomparably powerful. They all circle around the palace and spread their wings, standing on the right side of the palace, like guards.

The palace stands tall and independent, in the center of the sky, where all the mountains below seem to bow down, and the clouds stretch for thousands of miles.

It is said that the sky outside the palace is like water, and the palace is the sky reflected in the water.

This palace happened to be blocking the path of the Green Mountain God's outstretched hand.

The two collided with a loud crash.

Like a million lions roaring at the same time, or like a god wielding thunder and whipping down on earth, with a hurricane pressing in, threatening to rise up.

With a powerful strike, Jin Chi shattered the Dragon Pool, causing snow to dance in the air. Instantly, the clouds parted, clearing the blue sky and revealing a vast and magnificent landscape.

However, this attack was blocked. Apart from the spectacular aftershocks, all other forces had no effect and were completely neutralized.

In the instant that the attack was blocked, Li Qi's blade arrived.

The blade was so sharp that it barely offered any resistance before slicing through the air.

Jin Buhuan, it will be given the head.

His soul seemed to want to leave his body, but Li Qi activated the murderous Sha Qi in his sword. The Sha Qi forced his soul to pieces.

It wouldn't be accurate to say that their soul was completely destroyed, but they had no memory of anything left.

"You scoundrel!!! You—!" Jin Chi roared in fury! Even Li Qi heard it!

However, the murderous intent and power contained within were effortlessly blocked by that palace.

"Jin Chi, a dignified sixth-rank official, why bother getting angry with a junior? It would be petty for an adult to intervene in a fight between juniors." A lazy voice came from inside the palace.

However, although it is a lazy sound, you can still hear the joy and comfort in it no matter how you listen to it.

He must be in a very good mood.

"This brat killed my beloved son, I will surely kill him. Your Majesty, please step aside, or don't blame Jin Chi for being rude." The Green Mountain God condensed his Dharma body, and a majestic White Tiger Dharma image appeared on the Green Mountain, confronting the palace from two thousand miles away.

"Alas, although Jin Buhuan's soul is shattered, it has not been annihilated. If you take back Jin Chi now and cast him into the cycle of reincarnation, he will still have a son a hundred years later. Now you insist on saving face. Once his soul is completely destroyed, he will truly have no son." The Green Mountain Kingdom Lord sighed.

Then, he reached out and grabbed Jin Buhuan's shattered remnant soul. "I won't hold it against you for taking action without permission. Take it. With your wealth, bribing a few underworld officials is not difficult. Although your son's memories are gone, we can still try to get other things."

"Or are you deliberately trying to embarrass a junior like this? Didn't you notice that I was the one who blocked that initial attack?" The Green Mountain Kingdom Lord's lazy voice disappeared, and he answered Jin Chi seriously.

This is a threat.

If Jin Chi insists on making a move here, he will face an attack from all sides.

Because Li Qi has already proven that he does indeed have someone backing him.

Although that person won't care about him.

However, Jin Chi was unaware of this, and even the Green Mountain Kingdom Lord was unaware that obtaining the Chen's Qi caused no damage whatsoever. In fact, apart from Li Qi, there was no other trace of it, so it seemed unremarkable and merely blocked Jin Chi's casual attack.

Both of them were convinced that if they actually made a move, a third party would intervene in the fight, turning the current situation into a two-on-one battle.

That burst of energy just now was undeniable.

This is how the fight between two tigers turned into a three-way struggle for supremacy.

This is also where Li Qi's lifeline lies.

Although Li Qi knew that there was absolutely no need for the teacher to intervene.

If a fight between ninth-rank juniors is like kindergarten children brawling, then for fifth- and sixth-rank juniors to intervene is petty, shameful, and like going to the school to beat up the other's child.

For Great Shaman, even if a fifth-rank official were to intervene, it would be like a kindergarten senior bullying a kindergarten freshman. If he had to personally protect them, that would be even more shameful.

Moreover, Li Qi felt that he might not even know what was going on here.

This person doesn't seem like someone who would be watching me all the time... I guess I'll just have to fend for myself.

On the other side, holding the remnant soul of Jin Buhuan, Jin Chi gritted his teeth.

Despite his great killing power and violent nature, he was not stupid.

So he grasped the remnant soul, turned around, and left.

The most urgent task is to find a familiar underworld official to send the beloved son into reincarnation.

In this way, there is still hope for recovery.

The White Tiger's Dharma form dissipated, but before leaving, it gave Li Qi a deep look, as if trying to memorize his appearance and aura.

Li Qi naturally knew about these things.

However, he was not nervous, because so far everything was going according to his plan.

Of course, he also understood that if things got out of control and were beyond his calculations, he would most likely suffer a major setback.

But there's no way around it; what can possibly succeed?

Man proposes, God disposes.

Fortunately, this time we were very lucky, everything went smoothly, and everything went according to his script.

So he easily collected Jin Buhuan's body, cut off his head, hung it separately on his waist, and then dug a pit to bury the body.

He didn't touch any of his inheritance; it was all left to be buried with him.

However, those two wisps of golden energy were still suppressed within Li Qi's body. Although they couldn't be removed for the time being, Li Qi would gladly accept them.

The reason he removed the head was simple: the task wasn't finished yet.

Killing Jin Buhuan alone is not enough.

To kill someone, you must destroy their spirit.

After doing all this, Li Qi raised his head and looked at the magnificent palace floating in the sky.

Wow, it's huge! One palace is as big as the entire Clear Mist City.

But... where do these people usually stay? In other realms? How many other realms can withstand the chaos caused by these people?

If the world were full of powerful men of this caliber, wouldn't it be a long time before this world was destroyed?

Li Qi noticed that when the two fought, they were clearly holding back, so that the aftershocks wouldn't reach the ground and injure innocent people.

There must be some restrictions. If such powerful individuals could act at will, how many inch of this vast world would remain intact?

As Li Qi pondered these thoughts, a voice echoed from the palace in the sky, "Li Qi... is that right?"

"It is indeed I, Your Majesty, who greets you." Upon hearing this, Li Qi immediately bowed.

"You've got guts! You dared to gamble like that, wiping out the Jin family's power in Clear Mist City overnight. You're much better than that fox I kept. She wasted a hundred years in Clear Mist City, only making the Jin family's power grow stronger. You did a much better job." The voice from the palace said kindly to Li Qi.

"It's not the fault of the Clear Mist Sect. The key to bringing down Jin Buhuan lies with the Green Mountain Mountain God himself. If it weren't for the powerful figure behind me today, things wouldn't have ended so easily. Ultimately, it's because of me, the variable, not because the Sect Master is incompetent. If the Sect Master were truly incompetent, how could I have gathered all those forces overnight and suppressed Jin Buhuan's other helpers?" Li Qi straightened his back and answered methodically.

"What you say makes sense, but that doesn't stop you from doing a really good job. You persuaded forty-five families overnight, and even went to the Clear Mist Sect. Putting everything else aside, your eloquence and shamelessness alone are enough to make you boast," the Green Mountain Kingdom Lord praised.

"Your Majesty flatters me," Li Qi replied.

"But I have a question. Why did you intervene? Don't try to fool me with that nonsense. I'm not Hu Xian'er." The king asked again.

"We both know that if it's for righteousness, then with so many unrighteous things happening in the world, would you risk your life for every single one? With so many things going on in the world, can you possibly manage them all?"

Li Qi chuckled dryly and shook his head.

He speaks to people in a human language and to ghosts in a ghost language. In order to persuade the Clear Mist Sect, he talked about interests to convince Hu Xian'er that he was actually doing this for his own benefit.

However, it was clear that the Green Mountain Kingdom Lord did not believe this explanation.

Therefore, Li Qi answered the other party seriously this time, "I have my own scale in my heart to weigh gains and losses, judge right and wrong, and use it to decide how I should act."

"There are so many unjust and immoral things in the world. Some I can control, some I can't, and some I'm not qualified to control. This is natural. So, just because the world is like this, does that mean we shouldn't do anything about it?" Li Qi asked rhetorically.

"If we don't care, then why do we need to cultivate ourselves? Life and death are natural things, so why do we need to cultivate ourselves to resist them? Injustice and unfairness also exist naturally, so why do we need to intervene?"

Li Qi replied.

"Now that my cultivation level is low, I will only manage matters within my capabilities. When my cultivation level is high, I will manage more matters."

"There are so many things in the world that I can't possibly manage them all. Sometimes, things happen right in front of me, but I'm not capable enough to handle them. But no matter how many things there are or how difficult they are, they are not a reason to sit idly by and ignore other things."

Why does the ruler only see so many things that cannot be done in the world, but not so many things that can be done?

Li Qi looked up at the palace and solemnly stated his answer.

Yes, why do we only see "so many things that can't be done" but not "so many things that can be done"?

Upon hearing this, the Green Mountain Kingdom Lord laughed heartily but said nothing more.

Li Qi continued, "I have heard a saying, 'Do not refrain from doing good because it is small.' If my heart tells me that something is worth doing, then I will do it; if it has not yet reached that threshold, then I will not do it."

Upon hearing this, the Green Mountain Kingdom Lord finally showed some interest and asked, "Interesting. How did you determine this line?"

"If it is easy to do, then do it; if it requires a price, then weigh it again. We cannot generalize."

The Green Mountain Kingdom Lord asked again, "What if the two matters conflict, and you really can't resolve them?"

When Li Qi heard this question, he shrugged and said, "Then I won't bother with it. I do righteous things because of my own heart. It's not a task that anyone has forced me to complete. What can I do if I don't do it?"

The voice of the Green Mountain Kingdom Lord pierced through the palace. "Hahaha! Interesting, very interesting. You are a promising young man with a bright future. I wonder what kind of parents could raise such a child. If you didn't already have a master, I would have taken you as my disciple."

"However, even if I don't take you as my disciple, just the fact that you helped me eliminate the Jin family's influence is enough for me to reward you. What do you want? Just tell me!"