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Upon hearing this, the Green Mountain God was overjoyed and quickly said, "Thank you, Demon Lord."

The Sky Swallowing Demon Lord then slowly spoke in the group, "No need for formalities. We work together, so we should help each other out. It's just that I have some free time."

Then, the Sky Swallowing Demon Lord asked, "I heard that you have a son who you placed in there, and now...?"

Green Mountain God dared not be negligent and immediately said, "That's right. He should have fallen into enemy hands by now, but the other side didn't kill him. They probably want me to go and rescue him personally."

The Sky Swallowing Demon Lord's voice in the group was slightly puzzled. "You just said it was an unknown fifth-rank, do you have any clues? When did you offend this enemy?"

"I have some clues. My son sent a message saying that it's a young man named Li Qi. We had a conflict before, and he has a fifth-rank official backing him. But I've never met him. I only... we exchanged a move from a distance before, and his skills were very impressive." Green Mountain God carefully chose his words.

His thoughts drifted back to a few years ago.

That was when his youngest son lost his physical body; it was done by that man named Li Qi.

That time, the youngest son's spirit still had a chance to reincarnate, so he hurriedly sent it to reincarnate. However, halfway through the reincarnation, a mysterious person interfered, causing the reincarnation to fail. As a result, the spirit was marked with the cycle of reincarnation and could not be reincarnated again.

Helpless, he could only use the method of creating a golden body to reshape his youngest son's body.

He survived, but his Dao Path was cut off.

He planned to seek revenge later, but the other party somehow resurfaced and struck first this time.

Clearly, the other party succeeded.

At this moment, the Sky Swallowing Demon Lord was heard say, "Your son has a method of communication? Do you know anything else?"

"It was only transmitted once, and then it was intercepted. It must have been discovered," Green Mountain God said calmly.

To be honest, when the communication channels were cut off, he considered his son to be dead.

Does it hurt?

Of course it hurts.

Therefore, we need to remain calm.

Don't let yourself get carried away. A tiger won't get angry; it will only suppress its heartbeat, quietly approach its prey, and then strike deadly.

"Hmm... then how did they break through? We did some divination together beforehand, no one should have been able to break through," the Sky Swallowing Demon Lord continued to ask.

Strictly speaking, the Baiyue Sovereign were all Shaman, and naturally, they would consult divination before such important events.

However, the divination had no effect, and someone still managed to sneak in, which speaks volumes.

"I don't know. I'm not Shaman, but I certainly didn't have any premonition beforehand." The Green Mountain God frankly admitted that he knew nothing about the matter.

The Sky Swallowing Demon Lord was silent for a while, then replied, "I don't know... Alright, that's all the questions I need to ask. You should seal off your star field and make sure no one enters or leaves. As for that fifth-rank... try to delay him for a while. It will take a year and a half for him to get from here to your place. During this year and a half, you can only rely on yourself."

"I can still hold on for a year and a half. I hope the Demon Lord will hurry up," the Green Mountain God replied.

"I have already set off. In another fifteen minutes I will lose contact with you. I will be disconnected from the Nexus of All Realms station during the journey. You will not be able to contact me for the next year and a half. If there is anything else, please tell me now. I hope this will not happen again," the Sky Swallowing Demon Lord said in his final words.

The Nexus of All Realms have a well-known characteristic: although they are convenient in various places, they cannot establish themselves in the void outside the realm; they must be rooted in the world.

Therefore, when traveling across realms, one cannot use the terminal of the Nexus of All Realms, and the connection is naturally severed.

The other rulers, of course, wouldn't say they had anything to do, so there was nothing more to say besides exchanging pleasantries and bidding farewell.

A year and a half is not a long time for any of you rulers.

Green Mountain God thanked him again and then closed the terminal.

Then, he looked up.

At this moment, he is in a Seventh Rank World within this world group, not far from the Sacred Flame Realm. At his speed, it is about two days' distance away.

This world has been conquered. All that is needed now is for a few people to slowly manipulate the Heavenly Dao and then spend hundreds of years refining it.

However, all of these things have to be put aside for now.

That unknown fifth-rank official should be Li Qi's backer. Based on the initial tests, he should be about the same level as the Green Mountain Kingdom Lord, only slightly stronger than himself.

He hasn't come looking for me yet, so he probably doesn't know my background either. After all, this whole world is under the cover of the great formation, so I don't dare to make any rash moves.

I really don't know where the Sky Swallowing Demon Lord got such a formation diagram; it's truly terrifying.

If it weren't for the fact that it could only be used once, the Green Mountain God wouldn't even dare to imagine how much wealth he could amass with this thing.

However, since this unknown fifth-rank official was also unsure, he had to take this opportunity to fight him from afar.

It's quite normal for the struggle between the five ranks to last for several years.

Because the two sides are not engaging in close combat, but rather fighting from a distance, the intensity of the battle is not high, and it takes a long time to know the outcome, so it takes a very long time.

In close combat, the outcome can usually be decided in just a few minutes.

It's like two fully armed and well-supplied archers facing off in a deep, dark forest. Each side probes the other, adjusting their positions and using various Technique Method to counter the other's moves, setting traps, expanding their advantage, and anticipating the other's actions.

It requires both wit and courage.

Such a stalemate between archers could last for several days before a victor emerges.

However, if these two archers were brought together to fight face-to-face in a ring, the outcome would be decided in a single move.

The principle is the same. If the battlefield is the endless void beyond the realm, separated by many worlds, fighting here is like a decisive battle in the jungle, which can drag on for a long time.

Therefore, the Green Mountain God must expand the battlefield beyond this region in order to buy enough time.

He already had a plan in mind.

Then he stood up.

The servants around him quickly got up, wanting to straighten their master's clothes.

But the Green Mountain God waved them away, saying, "I'm leaving for a while. You can continue refining this place. This world has no civilization, only wild beasts. It shouldn't be too difficult, so I won't participate."

After speaking, he didn't offer any further explanation and immediately leaped into the distance.

It's time to try and fight a fifth-rank opponent.

On the other side.

It's the eighth day. Li Qi should leave now, or he'll be late for the entrance exam.

If he's a specially admitted student, he doesn't care about being late or not going at all. He's already successfully enrolled, so a demerit doesn't matter. He can stay here and offer advice.

Unfortunately, it didn't work. Whether it was a coincidence or not, he was stripped of his special admission status by the high priest before he set off and had to take the entrance exam himself.

He can be late, but he cannot skip studying, otherwise he will miss many, many opportunities.

Of course, the exam wasn't difficult for him, but it was still an exam that had to be taken across the land, so he had to go back.

Walking in the void, Li Qi kept giving Shen Shuibi some instructions.

"Yu'er, right now the Green Mountain God only knows of our existence, but not our background. So, this period will be a peaceful time. At least for the next year, you won't have any direct conflicts," Li Qi said.

Shen Shuibi didn't speak. She led Li Qi through the outer realms while listening to Li Qi instructions.

She's not good at these things, so she needs to listen and learn more.

"But he will definitely find helpers. I have heard of the rulers of the Baiyue Kingdoms. Those who have fallen to such a state and can only advance through Evil Method Human Path are mostly hopeless cowards."

Yes, in Li Qi's view, relying on Evil Method Human Path to advance in rank is tantamount to self-degradation.

What is the Evil Method of Human Path? It is to take the power of all people and give it all to oneself, without giving anything in return, taking whatever one wants, and exploiting to the extreme. Through commerce and laws, it makes the power of a country work for itself, thus achieving the fifth rank.

Human Path and righteous laws would not engage in such exploitation. On the contrary, they pursue "everyone doing their best," rather than everyone serving the emperor alone.

For Li Qi, unless there was absolutely no other way, he would never be willing to become the Baiyue Sovereign.

Of course, for many sixth-rank individuals, the opportunity to advance to fifth-rank is extremely rare, and they would do anything to get it.

This is the difference between a phoenix and an owl.

Thinking about these things, Li Qi continued, "These rats are unlikely to abandon their existing interests to help the Green Mountain God. So I guess the rulers of the Baiyue kingdoms will remain inactive. Even if they do offer assistance, it will be limited. Therefore, we should prepare for dealing with the rulers, but we don't need to spend too much effort on it."

"The one we really need to pay attention to is the Sky Swallowing Demon Lord. He has grand ambitions. Although we don't know exactly what he wants to do, we've been observing the stars these past few days and we can see that this world cluster is gradually tearing apart. This must be the Sky Swallowing Demon Lord's doing. Everyone else is just an assistant; no one is qualified to take the lead."

"Since it's an auxiliary role, he, as the Alliance Leader of this temporary interest group, can't just sit idly by. Otherwise, he won't be able to establish his authority, and it will make the other Baiyue Sovereign even more disloyal, turning the already fragile alliance into a complete mutual exploitation. If it really turns out like that, it could very well ruin his plans."

"Therefore, he is very likely to come over in a year or ten years. This is what you need to focus on dealing with."

Hearing Li Qi's words, Shen Shuibi nodded and silently kept them in mind.

"Then there's the Green Mountain God. He certainly won't make any rash moves right now. You said before that at your level, you can fight across the stars, but it often takes months of observation before you can make a move. Fighting for a year or two is more than enough. I think the Green Mountain God probably thinks the same way."

"He will definitely try to use this method to keep you from leaving. Moreover, you don't have a diviner to conceal your Heavenly Mechanism. If I leave your side, you will be exposed to their sight and it will be much more dangerous."

Upon hearing Li Qi's words, Shen Shuibi replied, "I will disrupt my karma, but as for the rest... the Green Mountain God is only a sixth-rank being, so he poses little threat to me."

"Yes, but that's not important. Even if the Green Mountain God is weaker than you, he can still hold his own against you using this void. So don't rush, just take your time setting things up. He won't dare to approach recklessly," Li Qi said.

But he didn't finish, continuing his speculation, "Then, regarding Jin Buhuan..."

"Use him to threaten Green Mountain God?" Shen Shuibi guessed.

Li Qi shook his head. "It's useless. Threats have very little effect and are of little use."

Shen Shuibi blushed upon hearing this.

Clearly, using important hostages as leverage was very effective against her.

However, it seems unlikely to have a good effect on Li Qi and his group.

The logic is simple: if you want the hostages to be safe, you have to disregard their safety.

The less you care, the safer the hostage will be. It's best to just pretend the hostage is dead, so the other side knows it's all in vain, and then the hostage will truly be safe.

But Shen Shuibi couldn't do that. When her cultivation was exhausted and she was facing two sixth-rank demons holding Yang Ning and Lady Luofu hostage, she wanted to rush forward, but Li Qi pulled her back.

After all, people are different. Rabbit can't be ruthless; that's just how she is, and it seems she can't change it.

"The Green Mountain God probably Jin Buhuan dead now, so threats are useless. Just leave him alone and tell him not to contact the outside world. Don't kill him, or something bad will happen," Li Qi said, emphasizing his words.

Green Mountain God won't let hostages influence his decisions, but if he really kills Jin Buhuan, he'll definitely go crazy and pay a huge price to make Shen Shuibi suffer, which is unnecessary.

"But Jin Buhuan can be used to transmit messages. If you feel you are ready, or if a powerful enemy arrives before I return, then release Jin Buhuan. He can help you intimidate the rulers of the Baiyue kingdoms, so that you will only face the Sky Swallowing Demon Lord and the Green Mountain God as enemies at the same time," Li Qi said.

Jin Buhuan knew about the Great Shaman's Token, which could be of some use in a crucial moment.

"Mm." Shen Shuibi nodded, indicating that she understood.

Li Qi continued, "That's all there is to it in the outer realms. Most of it is based on armed confrontation. Without the possibility of an siege, it's not a big threat to you. The remaining matters should mainly be handled within the Sacred Flame Realm, since our ultimate goal is still to make money."

"The civil war has already started, but it's still a battle among many heroes. This situation is too draining and not profitable. So, take some time to help the Child of Destiny and help him unify the world."

"Only a stable, lasting, and functioning world can generate wealth. In times of war and chaos, nothing will be achieved, so we must restore stability as soon as possible."

"Once things are stable, the next step is to create trouble for them. The Nexus of All Realms are still there, and the Green Mountain God can use them to issue orders to those hidden 'immortals.' This will create a stable great empire and a confrontation between the immortal forces hidden below. Under these circumstances, it will be much easier to ask for money and squeeze them dry."

"As for the specific implementation, I will contact you through the terminal after I arrive in Chang'an. We will then know what to do after we see the specific situation. Prioritize selling Cultivation Method. I will help you find the source of goods in Chang'an. In this way, at most five years, all the accumulated Holy Flame resources in the Sacred Flame Realm will be squeezed dry."

Li Qi kept rambling on, making arrangements for many things.

Meanwhile, the two were about to return to Douxiu Six.

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