Situation

In the Lingchou Realm, after a series of inexplicable and meaningless chatter, Li Qi moved into the luxurious solo cultivation cave arranged by the other party, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate seriously.

Even though nothing had started, Li Qi abruptly, even strangely, asked for a cave.

Everyone knows that Li Qi has something to do, and it's definitely not simple.

The Lord of Lingchou Realm was naturally not a fool and would not really believe that Li Qi wanted to cultivate. After all, how could someone who could obtain the Envoy's Talisman be someone who would really neglect his duties?

Therefore, after Li Qi entered the cave, she immediately waved her hand to seal any possible senses around her and said to her attendants, "Keep an eye on the envoy. Try to fulfill any requests he makes, but remember everything he wants. Be careful and wary; he doesn't mean any harm."

"Yes." The attendant nodded.

Then she continued, "By the way, remember to be careful of clones, especially clones without causal connection. He wants to confine himself in the cave, so the only way to intervene is through clones. Also, be careful to investigate all kinds of people who inquire about information. It is best to use Technique Method to monitor all personnel who have secrets, increase the control, carefully check all traders, implement an identity registration system, and eliminate all possible spying behavior."

"Understood." The attendant bowed, indicating that he understood.

After giving these instructions, the Lord of Lingchou Realm hurriedly left, presumably to figure out how to deal with Li Qi.

After all, the sudden arrival of the envoy, coupled with the information revealed in Li Qi's previous words, clearly stated. "The Human-Shaman War will take place in the next few hundred years."

Although news of this battle did not spread, is it possible that the world lords of these worlds had no idea about it?

In fact, it was precisely because of the Human-Shaman War that she dared to embrace industrialization.

Around 60,000 years ago, the Lingchou Realm was a Seventh Rank World. At that time, the main civilization in the Lingchou Realm was a humanoid species that loved to live in harmony with the world, similar to the 'forest elves' that Li Qi knew.

They were skillful and adept at weaving vines, branches, and various fibers to create intricate and beautiful fabrics, which they regarded as the art of the entire civilization.

During this indigenous period, after some time, a traveling Shaman came to the area, felt a connection with them, and began to preach to them.

Generally speaking, Shaman rarely preach, after all, everything should be left to nature. They will talk about it when the opportunity arises, and they will not force it if there is no opportunity. Everyone has their own path, and each path is also part of nature. They are all under the 'Tao' and operate slowly and naturally.

But the Lingchou Realm was indeed suitable, so it became the world that the Shaman focused on taking care of.

Even now, robes and fabrics from the Lingchou Realm remain the most important commodities here.

But that's the most important point.

Commodity.

As the world has entered a commodity economy, people are inevitably swayed by things like profit and revenue.

So here's the question...

Are you pursuing spiritual cultivation for the sake of revenue and profit?

Or are you cultivating and improving your strength for the sake of revenue and profit?

To be honest, for the Lord of Lingchou Realm, at this point, she can no longer distinguish between the two.

She initially went into business simply to acquire resources for her cultivation, which brought many benefits to the world. As the world's level improved rapidly, her cultivation also began to advance by leaps and bounds with sufficient resources.

With resources, one can improve their cultivation level.

With improved cultivation, one can then seek out more resources.

This is a positive cycle that makes the business of the Lingchou Realm grow bigger and bigger, after all, the robes produced in the whole world do have their unique features.

But soon, they reached a bottleneck in productivity.

After all... no matter how fast people are, the quantity produced by hand is limited.

Production has fallen behind demand, so naturally, the growth of supplies will also hit a bottleneck and will no longer be able to maintain its previous high growth rate.

No matter how much they improved their skills, or even cut corners, they could not achieve a qualitative breakthrough in production due to the constraints of Shaman Path techniques.

Therefore, after searching extensively, the Lord of Lingchou Realm introduced a production line for Law Treasure.

Once the settings are set up and the raw materials are input, at most a few people will be needed to control it, and then... this rumbling machine will spit out tens of thousands of Law Treasure in a few seconds!

These Law Treasure are exactly the same, but no matter how similar they are, they are still made using the unique textile technology of the Lingchou Realm. Even if they are mass-produced, they still guarantee at least 70% of the quality!

Moreover, it completely eliminates the inferior products or novice works of the past. After all, handmade products always have flaws. These products coming out of the assembly line are exactly the same. There are no amazing works, but there is no possibility of defective products. Even if a mistake is made and defective products are produced, they can be disassembled into raw materials and put back in.

Perfect.

In this way, with the massive production of Law Treasure artifacts and a few exquisite handmade robes by master craftsmen, the Lingchou Realm established its brand. Every day, World-Class Giant Ship would rush here, fill their warehouses, leave behind a pile of clothing materials, and then leave.

However, the result is that too many resources in the world have been extracted, so the Heavenly Dao has weakened and the Great Source of the World has shown signs of decline.

But she had already begun to govern, for example, using the money she earned to buy other resources to fill the world. At the same time, she stopped using local specialty resources as clothing materials and instead purchased materials from those World-Class Giant Ships.

In this way, the world will not continue to decline, and the good life of the people of the Lingchou Realm can be maintained.

There is a problem: this subtle change has begun to influence the thinking in the Lingchou Realm, and consequently, the Cultivation Method chosen by many people.

Unbeknownst to many, the Lingchou Realm has transformed from a purely Shaman Path world into one where Human Path and Shaman Path are cultivated.

Originally, the Lord of Lingchou Realm didn't think there was anything wrong with this. She was just a small world, an ordinary small world. In many places, a fifth-grade world might seem like a local overlord, but only when you actually sit in this position and look up can you realize how many Great Things are above the fifth-grade world.

Those great beings could crush them with a flick of their fingers. Of course, they wouldn't even lift a finger, because there are just too many of these small worlds to bother with. Great figures naturally have things they need to pay attention to.

Having figured this out, thousands of years ago, the Lord of Lingchou Realm unknowingly began to slowly change the Dao Lineage within his own body.

Subtle changes occurred in her inner world.

If it were people all over the world, they would surely be able to perceive this change, this... the change that occurred in High Antiquity times when Human and Shaman separation.

Why did Human Path and Shaman Path separate, and even become enemies now?

Everything has a traceable origin.

But the Lord of Lingchou Realm himself didn't know that the development of the Lingchou Realm was a great road, and this road would carry many people forward, rushing towards a future that no one knew.

An inherent, objective social relation of production, independent of human will, began to distort the original views of the Lingchou Realm and their future path.

Until... five years ago.

Human Path envoys quietly arrived.

It seems as if, five years later, the envoys of the Shaman Path have arrived in a grand and imposing manner.

The current state of the Lingchou Realm—

There were two envoys.

At this moment, the Lord of Lingchou Realm suddenly realized that his seemingly useless little place, a place that even powerful beings wouldn't bother to look at, had become the center of a vortex of Dao struggle.

"Sigh, thank goodness we weren't in the center of the conflict, otherwise we would have been taken down on the spot!" Li Qi sighed.

Fortunately, it was only in a corner.

He knew that the other side probably wouldn't dare to kill him, as doing so could easily lead to serious consequences, after all, he was an envoy.

What if? Right?

What if someone just had a moment of madness and wanted to exchange their life with Li Qi?

A wise man doesn't stand under a crumbling wall, so it's best to retreat and deal with the situation gradually.

Sitting in the cave, Li Qi pondered matters while observing the surrounding scenery.

It's quite beautiful, seemingly customized according to the aesthetics of the beings in the Lingchou Realm, with various intricate patterns all around, showcasing a special rhythm.

There's a profound truth hidden within these patterns.

But...

"There are quite a lot of repetitions, is it machine-printed?" Li Qi examined the pattern and a thought popped into his head.

It doesn't look like it was hand-embroidered; it looks more like it was machine-printed.

If it's true, then my guess has basically been confirmed.

However, they still have leverage. The fact that the other party hasn't completely broken off relations shows that they are actually in a difficult position as well.

Li Qi understood this dilemma. After all, what could a fifth-rank world dare to do when faced with the conflict between Human Path and Shaman Path? Unless she was truly determined to side with one side and then directly kill the other.

But is this really a choice she can make quickly?

Li Qi thought it was unlikely; this person didn't have that much courage.

But no matter how powerful the Lord of Lingchou Realm is, that Human Dao envoy is his true opponent. The other party has a sharp eye and can see at a glance that the Lingchou Realm is caught in the struggle for the Dao and is trying to coerce the Lingchou Realm into joining the Human Path.

After all, Human Path has the advantage of having a greater quantity of resources.

The Shaman Path doesn't need that many resources, and they don't usually collect too many. However, because of their ability to create something from Creation from Nothing, this doesn't affect the Shaman Path's overall combat strength. In fact, too many resources can become a burden for the Shaman Path, since transportation is also tiring. More is not necessarily better; enough is sufficient.

But for these wavering worlds, these resources may be more important than life itself. Countless cultivators from beyond the realm are willing to risk their lives for resources, Law Treasure, and elixirs.

This is actually insignificant, but it would be problematic if it happened in the Lingchou Realm.

As a fifth-grade world, the Lingchou Realm is of paramount importance in this world group and plays a crucial role in constructing alliances. If the Lingchou Realm takes the lead in siding with Human Path, many of the Lingchou Realm subordinate smaller worlds will follow suit.

It might not have much impact on the overall situation of the Human-Shaman War. After all, the Human Path world will lean towards the Shaman Path world, and the overall balance will be roughly the same. But it will be fatal for the front line that Li Qi is in charge of. It has created several more fifth-rank enemies for Shen Shuibi out of nowhere.

Therefore, Li Qi could not allow that Human Dao envoy to succeed.

"What should I do..." Li Qi thought to himself.

He voluntarily requested this grotto-heaven primarily to save his life. As long as he stayed here, didn't show any eagerness to prove himself, and appeared oblivious to the outside world, genuinely focused on cultivation, he would be safe. If he could stay here for two or three years...

Then, people outside might think he really came here to cultivate, but was just forced to go out to do external affairs.

After all, nobody knows him, right? The vigilance we have now may not be the vigilance we will have in the future.

Well... let's do it that way.

I'll go into seclusion for two years first.

However, he can't be idle for the next two years; Li Qi still has other methods up his sleeve.

He began to close his eyes, sensing those who were talking about him.

Who would talk about Li Qi?

The story of Li Qi, a righteous man still told in Guangyang, is still circulated among many merchants and races. He is also known as the behind-the-scenes boss 'Li Qi'.

Although Li Qi doesn't manage affairs, this chamber of commerce was built under his name, and it was his status as a young master that supported the foundation of the chamber of commerce, so nominally it is his property.

Li Qi had used this kind of reverence and admiration before, when dealing with the Chanzhi. (See Chapter 195 for details)

Condense a golden body and create an avatar using Divine Path Method to operate outside!

If it were an ordinary sixth-rank cultivator trying to outsmart a fifth-rank realm master like this, they would probably be arrested and beaten to death. After all, the other party could even see the connection to Li Qi's golden body and then follow the Technique Method to find the location of the golden body.

However, Li Qi is different. Li Qi is still shrouded in the shadow of the Great Witch Yun Fang, and coupled with his status as the third most distant Outer Dao, it is almost impossible for him to be tracked down.

Even if someone doesn't track him as a person but focuses solely on tracking his Technique Method, the magic would still be protected by the talisman, making it almost impossible to detect Li Qi's clone outside.

The other side would surely be on guard against this, since one can never be too careful when dealing with an envoy from Wushen Mountain. Therefore, Li Qi did not intend to send the golden body directly to this world.

He's ready to do business with the world.

Isn't it weaving cloth? You're making religious garments, right?

Even now, some people in Chang'an Shangyuan still remember the first order Li Qi made, the robes worn by the Sovereign of Lingxiao Kingdom, after all, the dance of the Trumpet Flower God was too stunning.

The seventh-grade robes woven from the Witchcraft Silkworm offer the advantage of stable production without putting too much pressure on the world's resources, because the Witchcraft Silkworm themselves are not very efficient, but their quality is consistent.

If we're talking about efficiency compared to mass-produced Law Treasure artifacts, the Witchcraft Silkworm would be utterly crushed, but its advantage is its "stability."

Just like the consistent quality of Law Treasure production line, the Witchcraft Silkworm can easily produce similar Law Treasure, and the quality is generally higher than that of the Law Treasure weapon production line, and it also has the characteristic of being 'alive'.

Let the fringe civilizations from the Chamber of Commerce, with their Witchcraft Silkworm, disrupt the Law Treasure production line.

The golden body condensed in the distant, uncivilized outer space. Li Qi's business was not in the Lingchou Realm, a world cluster that was already quite developed, but in a distant place beyond the star map.

With the arrival of the golden statue, the Chamber of Commerce immediately reacted.