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However, the true author of this story is currently in the heavens, riding Dragon Steed and flying by.

Wang Baiyan, who was following behind, was extremely surprised and said to Li Qi, "Wow, Brother Li, I thought you were a reasonable person who would go down and interrogate and consider things carefully before giving a fair judgment. Why did you just kill him? This is not like your usual style."

Li Qi shook his head on the Old Ma and said, "The palace was filled with deathly aura, and everyone was in danger and trembling with fear. As we flew here, we saw that the people of this world were suffering, with bones scattered everywhere, nine out of ten houses empty, and traces of battlefields everywhere. This is enough to show what happened."

"But when we arrived at the palace, it was magnificent and extremely luxurious. The population of an entire city outside couldn't compare to the palace eunuchs. The evidence is conclusive, so there's no need to hesitate. Just kill them."

"You really have a clear bottom line. So what are you planning to do next?" Wang Baiyan asked again.

Li Qi immediately arranged, "I have found the military granary here. There is enough food, a full million shi, which should be enough to cover the expenses of the entire palace for several months. I will take 300,000 shi, and leave the rest to the natives of this world."

"Then, on this island in the South Seas, the Heavenly Dao has designated a range for you. You can grow your crops and mine your minerals there without any hindrance, but you cannot step outside."

Li Qi explained the situation.

But Wang Baiyan narrowed her eyes. "Wait, how did you know?"

Li Qi replied, "I asked the wronged souls here and learned the location of the granary. As for the island in the South Seas, it was the Unseen of Heavenly Dao here that told me."

Upon hearing this, Wang Baiyan remained silent for a long while.

After a while, he opened his folding fan and, while flying alongside Li Qi, exclaimed in admiration, "... Truly worthy of being Shaman! Is this what it means to Shaman? He can communicate with all things, whether it's the lofty Heavenly Dao, the various Earthly Deity, or even ghosts that have lost their minds. It's an astonishing power."

"Brother Wang, you've mentioned the true Shaman twice now." Li Qi turned to Wang Baiyan: "What are you implying?"

"It's nothing, I just couldn't help but sigh. After all, it's the first time I've ever seen Shaman outside of the rural folk witch doctors," Wang Baiyan said.

Li Qi remained noncommittal and said nothing more.

There's no need to say anything; he can just keep an eye on things secretly.

Li Qi never trusted this person.

Then, what happened next was only natural.

Li Qi went down to the bottom and packed the grain he needed into Mustard Seed Bag, while Wang Baiyan learned about the small island in Southeast Asia where he was allowed to grow grain.

He was delighted and named the small island "Little Penglai".

This made Li Qi glance at him a couple more times, but he didn't say anything more.

Legend has it that in later generations, there was a fairy island Penglai in the overseas world, inhabited by immortals with great Divine Ability.

The island is filled with countless Spirit Rice, divine fruits, and miraculous herbs. However, it is isolated overseas and never sets foot outside the island. Therefore, no one in the world has ever seen it. Only lost ships overseas may stumble upon it by chance.

However, very few people have actually seen it, so it's probably just a rumor.

Although he had eliminated the tyrant, Li Qi never intended to make a name for himself in this world, so from beginning to end, the world was unaware of his existence.

Only the legend of the immortal remains.

Perhaps this is how many legends of the world spread.

Putting all that aside, Wang and Li didn't linger. After finishing their business, they quickly left this small world and went their separate ways.

Wang Baiyan went to attend to the relocation and grain planting at the Golden Wave Sect, while Li Qi rushed back to the location of the White Rhinoceros Army.

Everything went so smoothly.

The smooth sailing made Li Qi feel particularly strange.

He was surprised to find that he hadn't encountered any obstacles and had successfully taken the grain back home.

However, things going smoothly is a good thing; you can't force yourself to do things.

After bidding farewell to the strangely behaving Wang Baiyan, Li Qi took the grain and embarked on his journey back.

Li Qi rode his Old Ma, galloping through the sky.

He walked along, calculating the time.

About three Chen later, I will be able to get back to where the White Rhinoceros Army is.

The whole trip took about twenty Chen, which is a little over two days. There shouldn't be any problems.

But as it flew, the Old Ma slowed down.

"Lulu!" Old Ma stuck out his tongue, turned around and looked at Li Qi with a desolate look in his eyes.

Li Qi understood what he meant at a glance.

For more than twenty Chen, Old Ma had been running around non-stop, first heading to Guangyang City, then running around looking for food, then running around in that small world all night, and then immediately continuing to run until now.

He was exhausted.

"Alright, alright, let's take a rest!" Li Qi felt embarrassed when he saw Old Ma's appearance.

He quickly told Old Ma to come down from the sky and rest on the ground for a while.

The Baiyue region is mountainous. From the air, it doesn't seem like much, and the undulations below don't appear very high. But once you land on the ground, you can immediately feel the ruggedness of the mountains and forests.

These low hills are all like this; they look flat from the sky, but once you come down and walk on your own two legs, you'll know what suffering is.

In places like this, traveling on the ground is really not easy.

Fortunately, Old Ma.

If you were to actually run on the ground, the distance you would need to travel would at least double, and possibly even triple.

Traveling on land requires constantly navigating winding mountain roads, but in the sky, you can simply travel in a straight line.

But no matter where it goes, the Old Ma has been running for twenty Chen. Even the strongest horse would be exhausted, and even Dragon Steed can't withstand such exploitation.

After landing on the ground, Li Qi patted the Old Ma's neck and said, "Let's rest for half an hour, then try to finish in one go, and then we can rest!"

Hearing this, Old Ma thought for a moment.

Then he turned around and delivered a powerful back kick, striking Li Qi squarely in the chest!

Li Qi hurriedly retreated to avoid it, narrowly escaping having his clothes kicked open.

After kicking Li Qi away, Old Ma carefully drew a horizontal line on the ground with his hoof.

"One...? You need to rest for a Chen?" Li Qi steadied himself and saw the word "one" that Old Ma had written on the ground.

"Like a bell!" Old Ma nodded solemnly.

"Alright, alright, then one Chen is." Li Qi had no choice but to agree.

No way.

For him, the Old Ma was not a mount, but a friend.

He's been running for twenty Chen, so it's only right that he rests for a while. After all, Li Qi knows that Old Ma isn't slacking off; he's genuinely exhausted.

However, I'm a little worried.

Although there shouldn't be any problems in theory, I 'Chen still a little worried about Shen Shuibi's situation.

Thinking about these things, Li Qi took out Old Ma's food from his Mustard Seed Bag. It consisted of dried beans, eggs, and some Spirit Flower and seeds provided by Jin Buhuan of his friendship.

We still haven't finished eating all eight hundred Spirit Flower.

After mixing everything in the bowl, Li Qi finished cooking for Old Ma. He sat down to wait for Old Ma to eat and rest.

After sitting down, and since there was nothing else to do, Li Qi began his usual reading time.

Learning is a form of self-cultivation; one must persevere every day to reap the rewards.

Old Ma was eating, Li Qi was reading, and sunlight slanted through the gaps in the leaves, forming beautiful beams of light under the Tyndall effect, creating a contrast of light and shadow with the shade of the trees.

In the mountains and forests of Baiyue, Li Qi unexpectedly found a rare moment of tranquility.

However, this didn't last long. After a short while, Li Qi sensed a Yao Qi approaching him.

It's that kind of refreshing, otherworldly Yao Qi.

That's right, Yao Qi can also be refreshing. After all, a demon is just one type of cultivator. Those who truly possess the filthy feeling of Sha Qi and Blood Qi are generally called demons.

To be honest, Li Qi had always been puzzled as to why so many animals could be collectively referred to as 'demons'. Who came up with this terminology?

We can't just suddenly make it a common practice, can we?

Dragon cultivators, Human Race cultivators, and even some Innate Variant or spirits of heaven and earth are not called demons, nor do they possess Yao Qi.

However, those ordinary plants and animals that cultivate are called demons, and they do indeed have a kind of "Yao Qi"Yao Qi on them, even if they cultivate other Dao Path of Cultivation Method.

This is really strange, as if some the Unseen force had ordained it.

But Li Qi hadn't read enough books, so he didn't know the answer.

Enough of the small talk, Li Qi stopped reading and looked toward the source of the Yao Qi.

The Yao Qi was very faint and refreshing, like that of a newly formed little demon.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a butterfly flapping its wings very hard, flying towards him.

"A butterfly? That's really rare." Li Qi was somewhat surprised.

Compared to beasts, plants becoming demons is even rarer, and even rarer than plants are insects.

Most insects have short lifespans. As the saying goes, "You can't talk about ice with summer insects." Many insects don't even live through winter, let alone ants, which are born in the morning and die in the evening. The lifespan of an adult insect is only a few hours.

The same goes for butterflies. From caterpillar to butterfly, the whole process takes only one or two months. Some species take longer, but they only live for about a year.

It's easy to imagine how difficult it is to become a demon in such a short time.

Li Qi could tell that this butterfly demon had been cultivating for some time and had broken free from the limitations of its natural lifespan. It was estimated that it had lived for five or six years and had already awakened its spiritual power, so it would soon be able to Form Transformation.

Insects generally cultivate very quickly in the early stages.

It's not that they have any special abilities or racial talents; it's just that those who are slow to learn have all died of old age. Only those with exceptional talent who cultivate quickly can live to the point of awakening their spiritual power.

It's just survivor bias.

"Hmm? What happened? Did this injury cut off your path to Form Transformation?" Li Qi suddenly frowned. He saw that the butterfly had flown over to ask for help.

"I see. It's not easy for butterflies to cultivate, so I'll lend you a hand now that I've encountered you," Li Qi said.

Then, he raised his hand, letting the butterfly come closer and land on his hand.

The butterfly demon had already awakened its spirit, but it was not yet able to Form Transformation. After understanding Li Qi's meaning, it immediately landed on Li Qi's index finger.

Li Qi examined it and found that the butterfly had had too much of its vital energy absorbed.

Although he didn't know who did it, Li Qi continued treatment after discovering the cause of his illness.

"In early spring, when it rains, the water carries the vitality of spring sunshine, but it also Xianghe with the plum rains, creating a damp and hot environment. People who are affected by this water will fall ill, and things that are affected by it will become moldy. It is of little benefit to people, but it is best for insects and fungi. This is the reason why it is said that insects easily spoil when they are born from spring snow."

"You open your internal organs. Although it is not spring now and there is no plum rain of nature, I combine the vitality of the Azure Dragon Spirit Qi with the spring energy of the human body, which is a microcosm of the universe, to generate spring water. In this way, I can replenish your depleted essence."

However, while making the spring water, Li Qi added, "You just need to be careful not to absorb too much. It's better to leave some damage to heal naturally. 'Damage' is the image of diminishing and then becoming more supple. Therefore, in nature, there is no such thing as no damage. Only when the body is damaged can there be life. One damage in life is metabolism, which is also the natural way of prosperity and decline."

The butterfly was drinking water, swallowing the pure water that Li Qi had created.

Then, it heard Li Qi's words.

The butterfly froze, its wings that had been flapping to maintain balance stopped, and it fell to the ground.

"Hmm?" Li Qi asked, puzzled.

However, a burst of light appeared, and Spiritual Qi spread out from all around. The little butterfly broke through and transformed into a pupa, full of vitality, as if it were nurturing something.

As if she had suddenly understood something, with sufficient foundation and the help of Li Qi's Spring Plum Water, she successfully Form Transformation into a pupa.

Li Qi was surprised at first, then laughed loudly, "Hahaha, the Form Transformation a butterfly is the process of going from the old to the new. The larva transforms into a butterfly, and the butterfly then Form Transformation into other naturally intelligent creatures. It's all the same. It seems that your foundation is already sufficient. With just one word from me, you have truly become a demon. Not bad, not bad! Then I will give you another hand!"

As he spoke, Li Qi mobilized the Qi of the Four Seasons within the microcosm of the human body and said, "The renewal of the old body is like the change of the four seasons. It must follow the seasons to adjust the cold and heat. I will use the Qi of the Four Seasons to lay the foundation for you."

Li Qi's two acts of assistance were perfectly timed, neither too much nor too little, just enough to trigger change. The pupa broke free of its cocoon, and a little girl emerged from it.

The little girl was about twelve or thirteen years old, with a youthful and alluring appearance. She was also a butterfly in human Form Transformation, naturally beautiful, with a full back tattoo of butterfly wings, as if she had been absorbed into her body and transformed into this form.

However, she had just Form Transformation, so she was completely naked, without a single piece of clothing, which made Li Qi quickly cover his eyes.

Do not look at what is improper.

The little girl was overjoyed at her successful Form Transformation and immediately knelt down, kowtowing to Li Qi: "Thank you so much, benefactor, for enlightening me and helping me Form Transformation! I... I..."

However, she had only Form Transformation, had no name, and was incapable of saying anything eloquent. For a moment, she was stuck in place, trembling with excitement, but unable to utter a word.

"Stop, put on some clothes before you speak." Li Qi wouldn't let her continue, hurriedly taking out his change of clothes and throwing them to the butterfly.

But at this moment, Li Qi suddenly felt something.

Wait, this butterfly has a special thread attached to its body that is draining its life essence.

The little girl, who Form Transformation a butterfly, draped Li Qi's clothes over herself, wrapping herself up like a cloak.

Then, she kowtowed again. "Thank you so much, my benefactor! I am deeply grateful. I... I don't know what to say. I only ask that you bestow a name upon me, so that I may remember it for the rest of my life and never forget it!"

But Li Qi interrupted her directly, "Wait, let's not talk about that now. Why do you have this thread on you? It's a thread from the Mountain and Water Grand Formation. Have you seen any Blood Sacrifice around here?!"