This Was a Bit Too Much...

Two severed heads were placed in front of Li Qi, which made him tremble with fear.

It wasn't the heads that scared me; after all, I've seen countless dead people and can laugh and joke on the battlefield, so I'm not afraid of corpses.

Rather, it was the oppressive aura emanating from that head.

Even in death, Li Qi remained silent and trembling with fear.

It's like standing on the ground, facing a planet that's falling downwards.

If you stand there, you will soon be annihilated by the great collision of heaven and earth.

Fortunately, it was just a feeling...

Moreover, to be honest, there are limits to this feeling.

When Li Qi was not yet a rank, he faced a sixth-rank Demon King; when he was a ninth-rank, he faced a fifth-rank Green Mountain God; and just now, while presiding over the grand ceremony, he witnessed a battle between three ranks.

To be honest, he's almost used to it...

People can become numb. No matter how stimulating the feeling is, it will become the same after a few times.

However, at that moment, Zhu Fengdan suddenly spoke.

He squatted down apologetically and patted Li Qi on the shoulder. "I'm sorry, disciple. I promised to give you three heads, but the other side resisted too fiercely. That earth immortal is no pushover either. He still managed to rescue one of them. Consider it a debt from your master. I'll make it up to you later."

Hearing this, Li Qi broke out in a cold sweat. Even though he was considered extremely bold, he couldn't help but feel terrified upon hearing this.

Please, don't bother, save your breath.

He quickly stood up from the trembling Shen Shuibi's embrace, but suddenly realized that his body... was a little Great One.

It feels like there's an entire Guangyang Prefecture inside my body?

The microcosm within the human body has expanded rapidly, and is now as large as the entire Guangyang Prefecture.

With the convergence of mountains and water veins, mountain gods and water gods have naturally emerged.

Under the coordination of the Primordial Spirit, the power from the grand sacrifice has already fully constructed the Sun Moon Heavenly God, as well as the Earthly Deity.

The Inner Gods.

Eighth rank, already achieved.

And...

He had never felt so clear-headed; he had the Unseen touched the path to the seventh rank.

The Inner Gods is already complete. The next step... is to gradually construct one's own microcosm within the human body?

The human body is a microcosm; besides God, there must be other things within it.

Once these are perfected, a Guangyang Prefecture identical to the real one will be constructed, and then the seventh rank will be achieved.

There would have been many difficulties, such as establishing a connection with reality, collecting all kinds of energy, and then using the projection of energy and one's own microcosm in reality to gradually complete one's own microcosm, and so on.

Under normal circumstances, although there is no such thing as a bottleneck, it is quite normal to spend decades or even hundreds of years to complete these painstaking efforts.

But now, it's all done in one step.

The path to the seventh rank has been laid out, all the framework has been built, and he only needs to fill it in before he can directly ascend to the seventh rank without any obstacles in between.

Taking the Chanzhi as an example, if he wanted to advance from the Subordinate Seventh Rank to the sixth rank, he needed to build a seven-story pagoda. It is unknown how he did the previous few levels, but as far as Li Qi knows, the method Chanzhi used for the fifth level of the pagoda was to collect the karma of tens of thousands of households, then piece together the framework of the fifth level, and then slowly fill it in.

This is only the fifth level; the methods used for each level of the entire seven-story pagoda are different.

Originally, Li Qi should have gone through such a long process, but now he has directly reached the top in one step. All the preliminary preparations have been completed. He has not only crossed over to the eighth rank, but there are no obstacles on the road to the seventh rank. All he lacks is the accumulation of experience.

However, after only a brief moment of understanding, he immediately bowed and said, "Teacher..."

"Hey, relax, why are you so reserved? Your master has never been bound by formalities." Zhu Fengdan said with a bright smile, giving Li Qi a light pat. Li Qi was forced to stand up straight, unable to bend over anymore.

Li Qi had no choice but to nod, then straightened his back and bowed to the other old man. "Greetings, senior. Thank you for your timely help and for saving us."

While speaking, Li Qi was also observing his surroundings.

Shen Shuibi shrank behind Li Qi, keeping her head down and not daring to speak.

Clearly, she didn't have Li Qi's heart.

Or rather... she knows more than Li Qi.

The more you know, the more afraid you become.

The two people in front of me are both no weaker than the Your Highness, and the Great Shaman is even stronger than the Your Highness.

As a former fifth-rank official, she was more aware of this terror than Li Qi.

The rabbit was timid to begin with, and because she was hugging Li Qi, she had nowhere to hide and could only endure it. Now that Li Qi had stood up, she took the opportunity to hide behind Li Qi.

Fortunately, neither Zhu Fengdan nor Yun Fang took the initiative to seek her out.

There's no need. Judging from her appearance, it's clear that communicating with her is mostly pointless. Instead, let's look at the 'culprit' who caused this conflict.

Yun Fang sized up Li Qi.

He has a well-proportioned figure, bright eyes, and a radiant spirit; he is a young man who is easy to like.

Moreover, look at what he did...

Not bad, not bad.

He is intelligent and brave, self-aware, decisive and quick-witted, and has good comprehension. He is honest, fair, and handles interpersonal relationships well. Although he has no fighting talent, the Shaman don't really care about that anyway.

No one is perfect. Fighting skills are something for barbarians to hone; it has nothing to do with Shaman.

Such a good child, sigh, how did he end up with Zhu Fengdan?

"Hey, old man Yun, what are you thinking about?" Zhu Fengdan suddenly sensed something and stared at Yun Fang with an unfriendly expression.

"Ahem, it's nothing. I just think this kid is really good," Yun Fang said with a dry cough.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Fengdan burst into laughter, beaming with pride. "Of course, how could the person I chose be wrong?"

After feeling smug, he urged Li Qi, "Come on, disciple, put it away. If you say it's your gift, then it is your gift."

Li Qi was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening...

Wait, is the teacher asking him to collect the heads on the ground?

Seeing that Li Qi was stunned, Young Master Zhu took the initiative to say, "These things are worth some money. Although they are not comparable to a real third-rank official, and their essence is only fifth-rank, they have barely been touched by the Daoist charm of official positions. They will probably be useful in the future. Put them away. You should have a Mustard Seed Bag, so just leave them there."

"Uh... uh, well, thank you, teacher." Li Qi gave an awkward laugh and put it away.

Although collecting people's names is a bit unpleasant, the teachers all say it's "worth some money."

It's worth some money to him, but for me, all the money I've earned in the first half of my life probably wouldn't be enough to buy even a single hair of this thing.

With that thought, Li Qi's unease disappeared, and he quickly put it away.

"I still owe you one, I'll make it up to you when I have the chance." Zhu Fengdan was quite generous, and when she saw Li Qi accept it, she smiled and seemed to be in a very good mood.

It was only then that Li Qi noticed that everything on the altar seemed to be normal.

But outside the altar, why are the people outside... completely still? Even the leaves rustling in the wind have stopped moving.

Yun Fang noticed Li Qi's expression, and the seemingly kind old man explained, "This space has been encompassed by my personal microcosm. I have adjusted the Cosmic Time flow rate so that it will not be disturbed by the outside world."

Li Qi was startled upon hearing this.

Adjusting the time flow rate? Is that even possible?

Zhu Fengdan, however, seemed quite displeased with Yun Fang bringing up cultivation and such matters at this moment, so she immediately changed the subject. "Alright, old man Yun, don't be so formal. By the way, that rabbit over there, would you like something to drink? And what about you, disciple?"

"Tea is fine. As for Miss Shen, she likes sour plum syrup," Li Qi replied immediately.

"What a strange taste... Oh well, whatever." Zhu Fengdan waved her hand, only to find that the scene around her had suddenly changed. Li Qi found himself sitting directly in a chair, with Shen Shuibi next to him.

Suddenly, a table appeared in front of him, set with tea, pastries, and plum juice.

Across the table were Zhu Fengdan and Yun Fang, both of them holding a scroll.

Shen Shuibi nervously grabbed Li Qi's sleeve, not daring to look directly at the two of them.

Li Qi knew that the pleasantries were over and it was time to get down to business.

He swallowed hard, then picked up his teacup and took a sip.

A misty aura emanated directly from his abdomen.

His body was solid, his soul was clear, all his hidden injuries had disappeared, the injuries from the backlash of the great sacrifice were completely healed, and even the quality of his personal microcosm had slightly improved...

This... this is tea?

This stuff is a miracle drug!

Li Qi comfortably squinted his eyes, but immediately realized what was happening and resumed his upright sitting posture.

Seeing this, Yun Fang smiled kindly, "It's very good, isn't it? Your master dug it up from Penglai. For the sake of three immortal tea trees from Penglai Immortal Mountain, several earth immortals chased after him for twenty years. In the end, it was only when the God of Witches intervened that the matter was settled. Fortunately, this kind of tea was sold on the Wushen Mountain afterward, but the price was quite high."

Li Qi kept his head down, pretending not to hear what was said.

"Ahem, alright, what's the point of all that nonsense?" Zhu Fengdan interrupted Yun Fang, who seemed to want to continue, with a stern face. "Let's get down to business."

"Disciple, do you know why we are here?" Zhu Fengdan asked Li Qi, holding the scroll.

"I don't know. Could it be because someone is going to attack me?" Li Qi shook his head, indicating that he didn't know while guessing.

He genuinely didn't know about this.

From Li Qi's perspective, it was as if he was holding a grand ceremony when, halfway through, several third-rank officials suddenly appeared.

Then, suddenly, the teacher appeared and chopped off two of his own heads.

It's that simple.

He knew nothing about the reasons behind it, nor could he find out.

However, he also had a feeling that things were definitely not that simple.

Who do you think you are?

He thinks he's worthy of being hunted down by a third-rank official?

Therefore, he felt that he must have been caught in the crossfire by accident. However, his teacher was still very reliable. Although he did not intervene when facing the seventh and fifth ranks, he managed to protect him at this moment.

At this moment, Young Master Zhu said, "To tell you the story, it all started with that rabbit. By the way, tell me about your thought process. Come on, tell me, how did you come up with the idea of giving away the Polaris Golden Core Method?"

Zhu Fengdan pointed at Shen Shuibi, seemingly puzzled.

The rabbit lowered its head, trembling.

Li Qi immediately stood up. "Teacher, please don't be offended. Miss Shen was worried that I wouldn't be able to complete the grand ceremony, so she took the initiative to help me. However, many of the materials and books are ancient texts from Wushen Mountain and cannot be shown to outsiders. She used them in exchange. It was just to help me. The exchange was my own decision, but I don't know... if this has violated any taboos?"

He was puzzled. It seemed that they should have benefited from this, so why did it involve several Rank 3 cultivators? Was there something wrong with the Polaris Golden Core Method?

Yun Fang spoke at this moment.

The old man had a kind face and spoke gently, "There are taboos, but it's also our fault for not telling you beforehand. Now I'll talk to you..."

However, Zhu Fengdan suddenly interrupted, "Old man, don't talk nonsense. What taboos are there? Does my disciple not even have the authority to decide on some third-grade classics? Let alone exchange them, what difference would it make if we gave them away for free?"

Seeing this, Yun Fang could only smile helplessly, and then changed his words: "Alright, alright, there really is nothing to be ashamed of. Originally, it was fine for you to make the decision to change these things, but I'll explain the situation to you in detail."

"This matter must begin with the Sun Moon True Lead Cauldron."

The rabbit was startled. She, who had been shrugging and silent all along, suddenly raised her head and said, "Great Shaman... should I step aside?"

Yun Fang glanced at Shen Shuibi and said seriously, "No need. This matter concerns you, so just listen carefully."

Zhu Fengdan slammed her hand on the table. "Old man Yun, can't you be a little nicer?!"

Yun Fang remained silent, then took a deep breath.

A third-rank cultivator doesn't actually need to breathe, but he felt he absolutely had to take a breath.

Li Qi pretended not to see it.

This old man's kind expression almost turned ferocious.

Will they fight?

If he weren't afraid of being beaten to death here, Li Qi would have stood up and said to Young Master Zhu, "Teacher, please say less..."

Wait a minute, can teachers read minds?

Upon realizing this, Li Qi immediately lowered his head and pretended to be dead, silently counting one, two, three, four, five.

Fortunately, Yun Fang was well-mannered and didn't take the matter to heart. He took a deep breath to calm himself down and continued, "This is related to the hidden matter in the Sun Moon True Lead Cauldron."

As she spoke, Yun Fang began to explain to Li Qi why someone had come to him.

Law Treasure can actually develop their own will; in fact, many Law Treasure are now exactly the same as cultivators.

They can also cultivate themselves and advance their ranks independently.

Although these Law Treasure are different from each other, they have actually become a kind of alternative cultivator.

Once Law Treasure reaches the fourth rank or above, it is basically no different from a normal cultivator, except for the different cultivation methods. It is also very common for Law Treasure to achieve enlightenment.

It's even quite normal for cultivators to become living replicas of Law Treasure.

There are countless instances of a Demonic Sword controlling cultivators to kill each other; it's no different from a person wielding a sword, just reversed.

The Sun Moon True Lead Cauldron is such an existence, except that it is not some kind of Demonic Sword, but a second-rank orthodox Daoist weapon.

Lady Luofu was his dao companion.

"The Sun Moon True Lead Cauldron contains the key to advancing to the first rank," Yun Fang said.

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