Promotion

The efficiency of the Witchcraft Silkworm working together has increased by more than 90%!

Liu Shenzhi stared wide-eyed, trying to analyze what the reason was.

He looked at it carefully again and again, and finally discovered some clues.

Collective.

The collective Soldier's Qi, combined with techniques resembling military formations, perfectly satisfies the different needs of various energies through different positions and intervals. The complex arrangement even produces an effect similar to a large number of layered rune groups.

Some are collectives, some are individuals; in a delicate balance, the best effect is produced, as subtle and perfect as if topology had been refined.

Essentially, this is the same as the efficiency improvement method that Liu Shenzhi developed before, but it is much more sophisticated, much like the complex comparison between single-digit area addition and subtraction operations and spatial analytic geometry.

If we try to find a solution by exhaustive experimentation, it would probably take millions of trials to arrive at this solution.

But with the formula, you only need to input the data and then perform the calculation.

Coincidentally, Li Qi was also particularly skilled in divination. The Divination Methods personally taught by the Grand Master of the Imperial Academy Jijiu made him exceptionally fast in this area, and many of Li Qi's quick reactions were based on this.

Therefore, he completed the compilation of the new round of Witchcraft Silkworm in less than a Chen, and even achieved a 90% improvement in one step!

Having a new understanding of the Dao can bring about such a huge change. Although mere understanding is not very useful, given some time, Li Qi can use these things to improve himself in all aspects.

By utilizing the complexity and ambiguity of the concept of boundaries, he can clarify many aspects of the body, greatly improving the smoothness of the microcosm within the human body.

That being said, although using Military School tactics increased the devouring efficiency of the Witchcraft Silkworm by 90%, this is just one modification. There are still many areas where the Witchcraft Silkworm can be improved, such as its capacity to carry complex information, its tolerance to high-grade materials, and its ability to process high-grade Treasure Talisman, etc.

However, this improvement signifies something.

"The Witchcraft Silkworm is ready to be used. It is definitely something that can be expanded on a small scale. Although its efficiency and cost as a handmade product cannot surpass mass-produced Law Treasure, we can promote it from the perspective of its quality and seamless integration with Shaman Path Law Treasure."

"This thing already has practical value!" Liu Shenzhi clapped his hands violently, almost jumping for joy.

Having practical value means that their efforts have yielded certain results and can be applied to reality.

"That's right, the current Witchcraft Silkworm is ready to be launched! With the addition of the Holy Flame, its quality can definitely reach the level of some ordinary alchemists, and it can be mass-produced. It also has the 'natural perfection' attribute of Shaman Path Law Treasure, so there will definitely be people who want it. It just needs some publicity." Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

Although he was full of confidence, he was actually a little worried before he could truly succeed.

Fortunately, witnessing firsthand the struggle between life and death of a high-ranking being, and observing the patterns through pure intellect, proved to be truly useful.

Although there are still many things I don't understand about the boundaries, they can indeed be applied in practice.

Moreover... besides Technique Method and the microcosm of the human body, Li Qi also plans to apply this principle to the question of 'what I am.'

He still hasn't solved this mystery, but he's preparing to deduce the 'boundary' between spiritual and material entities, if he can succeed...

That should explain the problem.

However, Li Qi was still somewhat worried.

My own Demonic Energy Clone... I don't know where it went.

This is truly worrying.

However... it's not something that can be done in a short time. Let's focus on the important matter at hand. If we need to chase after the Demonic Energy Clone, we can leave it to someone else.

Tracking is not Li Qi's forte, but there are always people who are good at it.

Meanwhile, upon hearing the word "publicity," Liu Shenzhi slammed his fist on his hand and exclaimed excitedly, "Publicity! Yes, we need some publicity! How about we hold a lecture at the Imperial Academy? Or the two of us can set up a stage in the square and promote it to the students around us?"

"Students from the Imperial Academy have a wide network of connections. If any classmates are interested, others will definitely spread the word. They might even create a topic on the internet, like 'Imperial Academy students independently start a business and develop a line of Law Treasure artifacts' or something like that. What do you think?"

Liu Shenzhi's idea is quite good. If there are no other connections, the two of them can indeed do it, and they might even be able to make their first public appearance.

However, Li Qi had a better idea.

"Brother Liu, I have another option. We can go to the Flower Goddess. What do you think?" Li Qi asked.

"The Flower Goddess?" Liu Shenzhi was taken aback.

He was quite familiar with the Goddess of Flowers.

Li Qi might not know, because Liu Shenzhi knew he hadn't mentioned it, but before researching the Witchcraft Silkworm, he was a frequent visitor to the Imperial Garden, and even had close relationships with many flower goddesses.

"That's certainly a good idea. If we could get a few Flower Goddesses to help us promote it, we could definitely make a splash quickly. However... what we're selling is essentially a product line. Although we can also retail some Law Treasure, retail sales are just a drop in the bucket," Liu Shenzhi said, stroking his chin and frowning.

"I do know some flower goddesses, but most of them are minor flower goddesses of the eighth or ninth rank. Their social circles are mostly limited to that level, and no one would be able to afford their product line. If it's just for retail, it would be better to promote it within the Imperial Academy."

Li Qi shook his head. "Your concerns are valid. Although these little flower goddesses have their fans, most of them are not very good, so we don't plan to start with the little flower goddesses."

Li Qi never intended to target these little flower goddesses from the beginning, because he also knew what Liu Shenzhi was talking about.

Selling Witchcraft Silkworm doesn't mean selling the products they produce. Witchcraft Silkworm are a product line; they are production sets that can continuously produce Shaman Path Law Treasure as long as raw materials are input. The price of these things is not calculated according to the price of ordinary Law Treasure.

Even if it's just Witchcraft Silkworm that produces Ninth Rank Magic Treasure, its price would still be higher than that of Seventh Rank Magic Treasure. Not to mention that Li Qi and his team had already achieved the research and development of Witchcraft Silkworm that produce Eighth-Rank Magic Treasure.

The Witchcraft Silkworm, capable of mass-producing Eighth-Rank Magic Treasure, would sell for the price of a sixth-grade Law Treasure.

However, he knows a fifth-rank flower goddess, and she's the kind with a lot of scandals, making her a hot topic.

"Why not start with the minor flower goddesses? Do you know those high and mighty major flower goddesses?" Liu Shenzhi replied casually.

Li Qi nodded and said softly, "Yes, I know it. It's Trumpet Flower. Have you heard of it?"

"Trumpet Flower? Wait, a sixth-rank Flower Goddess?!" Liu Shenzhi's eyes widened. "How did you come into contact with this?"

"Fifth rank. Before she was in Chang'an, she went to Baiyue. In Baiyue, she used the laws of Human Path as a foundation and achieved the fifth rank," Li Qi said.

"Baiyue... that is, the rulers of that country?" Liu Shenzhi raised an eyebrow.

Clearly, Liu Shenzhi had also heard of the name of the Baiyue Sovereign.

"Mm." Li Qi nodded.

"Isn't this a dead end?" Liu Shenzhi curled his lip. "I have never heard of any Baiyue Sovereign breaking through to the fourth rank."

"If you want to be a fourth-rank official, you probably wouldn't be the Baiyue Sovereign, but the ruler of Baiyue." Li Qi shook his head.

The Baiyue Sovereign used the Baiyue kingdoms as his foundation. That region had over a thousand kingdoms of varying sizes, but only a few dozen could actually advance to the fifth rank based on this. The remaining kingdoms were either still in the planning stage or struggling to survive, far from being able to advance based on their kingdoms.

However, if you truly base your cultivation on the nation, then your cultivation level will naturally be closely related to the nation. Your foundation will be built upon this nation, and if you want to break through to the fourth rank, you will have to work hard on it.

Expanding territory, increasing population, strengthening national power, and enhancing national fortune—this was the method by which the Baiyue Sovereign rose through the ranks.

If he could become the ruler of Baiyue from the Baiyue Sovereign, then the fourth rank should be within his grasp.

Unfortunately, it's as difficult as climbing to heaven.

But it can also reflect something from another perspective.

Perhaps the Trumpet Flower God only chose this path because she had truly run out of options.

Meanwhile, Liu Shenzhi lowered his head and began to ponder, "A fifth-rank flower goddess... a fifth-rank flower goddess. If we could really get her to promote our products, we would be making a fortune. But a fifth-rank flower goddess like her is probably not so easy to talk to, is she?"

"That's natural." Li Qi nodded, acknowledging this.

Liu Shenzhi is right about this. Although theoretically, both of them have very powerful backgrounds, according to common sense, someone would definitely come up to them to get closer.

But while they tried to get closer to them, the fifth-rank officials also had their own pride and didn't need to ask for favors unless it was a critical moment.

Even if someone of the third rank is strong, does that mean they should be attacked just because they don't actively curry favor with a few juniors?

As long as you don't make enemies or humiliate them, it's perfectly reasonable to ignore these juniors. Li Qi and Liu Shenzhi are just high-level experts, not high-level experts themselves.

This point needs to be clearly distinguished.

Therefore, when Li Qi went to visit the Sovereign of Lingxiao Kingdom, he did not dare to shamelessly go directly to the king's door. Instead, he chose to start with the Prefect of Ezhou, to do him a favor and have the Prefect of Ezhou invite him.

Therefore, it's not that simple to persuade someone of the fifth rank to serve.

"Then do you have any ideas? Since you can tell me, you must have some plans, right?" Liu Shenzhi said again.

"Of course, but I'll need your help, Brother Liu," Li Qi said.

"If I can help, I certainly won't hesitate to do so. After all, we made the Witchcraft Silkworm together. But I don't know the Trumpet Flower God. How can I help?" Liu Shenzhi asked curiously.

"I want you to speak to your uncle and ask him for a favor," Li Qi finally revealed his purpose.

Before Liu Shenzhi could raise any questions, Li Qi continued speaking.

"This story dates back several hundred years... In the past, the Trumpet Flower God was denounced by a poem by the Layman Tianle..."

Li Qi began to tell the story of the Trumpet Flower God.

The story recounts everything from the initial criticism by a renowned scholar to the subsequent ridicule, followed by his angry departure and eventual arrival in Baiyue, where he started building a kingdom from scratch and rose to the fifth rank.

Then it came to Li Qi. After he learned about the Heavenly Eye and went to the Trumpet Flower God to decipher it, he thought about the influence of the Trumpet Flower God. So he made an agreement with her to use Liu Donghe's name to invite her to promote the Witchcraft Silkworm and the holy flame, and to open up the upper social circles.

Liu Shenzhi listened to these stories with a dazed expression.

In particular, when it was mentioned that Li Qi Liu Donghe's reputation as a reward, Liu Shenzhi's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

It's important to know that when Li Qi said this, the Witchcraft Silkworm wasn't even at this stage yet, and it was completely uncommercializable.

Even under these circumstances, he dared to confidently recruit a fifth-rank flower goddess, and even made empty promises to her...

Although subsequent events proved his choice to be correct, and the advance planning did indeed bring huge benefits, wasn't that incredibly audacious?

If he breaks his promise, Sovereign of Lingxiao Kingdom causes trouble, even Li Qi's master will not stand up for him.

Her own student was out there swindling and cheating, spouting nonsense, and even managed to swindle a fifth-rank official by taking advantage of his status as a young master. So, if that person taught Xia Li Qi, he might even have to thank her.

While it might not kill Li Qi, the price would certainly be heavy.

But Li Qi actually dared to do it.

That's really... reckless.

After hearing this, Liu Shenzhi fell into deep thought.

Although Li Qi was making things complicated over there, painting a rosy picture for both sides, and now that they just need to find his father, they can make that rosy picture come true, but... is it really that simple?

My father is very stubborn.

"Li Qi, I'm afraid it won't be easy to talk to my father." Liu Donghe thought for a moment and said with a wry smile, "He doesn't really like me getting involved with the Flower Goddesses. He always thinks it's not doing my job properly."

Li Qi shook his head and said, "It's alright, that's why we're including the matter of the Witchcraft Silkworm. You see, the Witchcraft Silkworm has made some progress, and your cultivation has improved as well, right? If you can refine a seventh-grade Witchcraft Silkworm, your path to the seventh grade should be paved."

"Although your uncle is strict, what father doesn't love his children? Doesn't he want you to Dao Path? Now that the Witchcraft Silkworm is almost complete, you only need his help to advance further. He certainly won't refuse."

In this way, a closed loop is formed, the pie is complete, and everyone is happy.

"What you said makes some sense... but..." Liu Shenzhi looked troubled.

Looking at his expression, Li Qi understood.

Liu Shenzhi was still afraid.

I guess she wasn't disciplined by Liu Donghe when she was a child, and now she has psychological trauma from it.

"How about this, let's go to sleep first, and tomorrow morning, I'll go with you to see your uncle. Even if he wants to scold you, he can't do it in front of me, right? We can reason with him and appeal to his emotions. He's not an unreasonable person; he won't just tell you to get out without any reason," Li Qi suggested.

"Alright then, let's do it this way. We'll go get breakfast together tomorrow morning!" Liu Shenzhi clenched his fist and nodded.