Winning with a Clever Move

A tiny ecosystem was forcibly destroyed from the outside!

Envoy Pang's pupils dilated, his expression changed, and he immediately clasped his hands together, unfolding a miniature world within his human body!

He was a cultivator of the Human Path Legalist School, and the Legalist School was most skilled in the law of 'rules'. The moment his small world opened, the surrounding world instantly became a cage!

"Establish Governance here!" As soon as he finished speaking, the explosion was instantly frozen in place!

"Politics" means "rectification." Rectification is the means by which the fate of all things is rectified. Therefore, the sage cultivates virtue, establishes the mean, and generates righteousness; he illuminates righteousness and governs.

When he Establish Governance here, he intended to use his own rules to define all things. All Technique Method and transformations of power had to pass through his eyes, which was called "correctly determining the fate of all things."

But do all things truly want to be judged by you?

The surrounding Technique Method began to resist!

It is heaven and earth themselves that are rebelling!

The microcosm of the human body, originating from the Shaman Path, began to wriggle, resisting this external domination and rules!

"Shaman? Taking the place of Heaven? Interesting." Envoy Pang immediately recognized the source of this confrontation; it must have been sent by that Shaman Path envoy.

To assassinate oneself... that's truly an unorthodox approach.

There's just one problem...

How was he exposed? The struggle between the two sides was conducted through agents, and there was no way to find the other side's trace. Envoy Pang himself couldn't find Li Qi, so how did Li Qi find Envoy Pang?

Forget about that for now.

"Heaven does not always grant the same time, the land does not always offer the same advantage, and man does not always do the same thing; how can anyone act on behalf of Heaven?" he commented, then reached out and produced Huai Sheng and Zhun Gou in his hand.

This is his Law Treasure, also known as his 'standard'.

With the left hand holding the five tones and the right hand holding the five flavors, carrying a rope and a hook, and having many compasses and axes, one can achieve great success by reducing the flow of water. This is the essence of virtue and order.

It's not only Shaman who can control the timing and location of events.

Then, his image appeared behind him!

Faxiang held the measuring rod and threw it into the air!

As rules expand, birds fly according to the rules, lest they violate them and cause harm.

Heaven and earth encompass all things, hence the name "the bellows of all things." The concept of "universe" extends upwards to the heavens, downwards to the earth, and outwards to the four seas, uniting heaven and earth as one!

Faxiang spoke, "In times of peace and prosperity, virtue will surely prevail and righteousness will surely be clear, therefore no one will dare to deviate from customs or rituals."

What are strange customs and unusual rituals?

It's basically a direct attack on Shaman.

Thus, the small world originating from the Shaman was forcibly expelled! The Heavenly Dao of the Lingchou Realm was regulated by the Principle, and the influence of the Shaman was completely eliminated.

In the blink of an eye, all of this happened in just a few seconds.

The other team members and Envoy Pang's subordinates also displayed their supernatural abilities, and one after Divine Ability, Dharma images descended, with more than a dozen Dharma images falling in an instant!

At that moment, Li Qi's voice came from outside. "You reacted really quickly, Pang Shenci, Envoy Pang, right? By the way, can we have a chat?"

Upon hearing his name called, Envoy Pang frowned, his expression darkening.

What's going on? How did they know my name and even find me? Where did they slip up? Something's not right. He's always been so careful and discreet...

However, we are not afraid of the other side. The previous round of fighting has already drawn a conclusion: the other side has no way to deal with us, and we also have various backup plans.

Since there is no danger to his life, let's have a chat. After all, the two sides have been fighting for so many years. Although Envoy Pang felt that he had won, the other side was indeed quite capable.

"Li Qi... right? I wasn't quite sure of your identity yet, but you guessed it right away and even found out who I am. It seems that although you're not as good as me at manipulating thoughts, you've won in terms of intelligence." Envoy Pang glanced at the message about Li Qi that came from the terminal.

A fight is very likely to break out later, so it's best to check it out quickly and find out the other side's strengths; that would be relatively easy.

"Why do you think I'm not as good at manipulating ideas as you are?" Li Qi countered.

Envoy Pang replied calmly, "Is there any need to say that? War is already brewing. Once this civil war starts, the ideology will inevitably fall into the Evil Method of Human Path, and get caught in a vicious cycle of endless expansion. At that time, this place will become the front line of Human Path, and may even affect the outcome of this world group."

"Although our struggle is insignificant to the entire front, isn't victory or defeat often determined by such small differences?"

From Envoy Pang's perspective, this statement is actually correct.

Heart Mansion has more than a dozen large world clusters, and within each of these large world clusters, there are many, many small and medium-sized world clusters.

The Lingchou Realm is merely the center of a small to medium-sized world. The outcome here is roughly like a million-strong army fighting against each other, and suddenly one of the soldiers surrenders.

He was just a soldier; he was insignificant and had almost no impact on the victory.

But if such a tiny influence occurs millions of times, it will be enough to tip the scales of victory.

"Indeed, but you've overlooked one point," Li Qi said with a smile.

"What?" Envoy Pang asked.

But Li Qi didn't explain; instead, he launched an attack in the next second!

Envoy Pang frowned, gave a call, and the entire team mobilized. Nearly twenty people took action together, some responsible for defense, some for counterattack, and some for observing Li Qi's every move and analyzing his every Divine Ability. Li Qi's information also arrived on their terminals in an instant.

Everything Li Qi did during his time at the Imperial Academy, and all the information that Human Path possessed about Li Qi, was revealed to the envoy team at this moment.

This was the source of Envoy Pang's calm confidence. Li Qi was truly no match for him. Although he didn't know how Li Qi had found them, it didn't matter.

In Envoy Pang's view, the world situation was already clear-cut. Li Qi's visit was merely a last-ditch effort. He believed that if he could kill or force them to retreat, he could turn the tide.

It's a pity that he appeared alone and attacked more than twenty Human Path of the same level in the world. What was he thinking? With their current configuration, if they were well prepared, they could easily retreat even if the Lord of Lingchou Realm made a move, without their lives being in danger.

For a mere sixth-rank official like him to do this, the only explanation is that he had no other choice but to lose his mind.

Li Qi, on the other hand, simply reached out his hand and then his Dharma form unfolded.

With a loud bang!

His Dharma form was not the usual one; instead, it was filled with the heavens of Buddhist Heavens, and at the same time... the Heavenly Dao of this world was actually within Li Qi's Dharma form!

"Wait, you can't—"

That's impossible! The other party is only a sixth-rank official!

Envoy Pang was a man of the world, and he recognized Li Qi's methods in an instant!

Li Qi used Great Sacrifice Method to refine the Heavenly Dao of the Lingchou Realm, and then used the Shaman's Mountain Water Great Sacrifice ritual to make the entire world his sacrificial ground!

How could that be?! Using the entire Fifth Grade World as a sacrificial ground, his only fate should be to explode and die!

There is a limit to what one can endure at the sixth rank.

The Heavenly Dao of the Fifth Grade World contains a vast amount of information, storing records of more than ten Principal Fifth Rank, plus trillions of lives. Over hundreds of millions of years, all of this history has been carried by the Heavenly Dao.

Refining the Heavenly Way is extremely difficult. Just a few decades ago, when Li Qi first arrived in the outer realms, he witnessed how the sixth-rank Green Mountain God spent a full hundred years slowly refining the sixth-rank Sacred Flame Realm.

Refining items of the same grade is already this difficult, let alone refining items of a higher grade.

The first rank is a higher level!

However, Li Qi broke through this barrier and completed the refinement of the fifth-grade Heavenly Dao in just a few years, all without making a sound.

This defies common sense!

Although I know that the young masters of Wushen Mountain are all people who break common sense, these break far too many rules!

What makes him so special?!

To his astonishment, Envoy Pang saw his companions being utterly defeated by Li Qi. Despite being sixth-rank Dharma Aspects, several of them were pierced through by Li Qi as if popping bubbles.

Several people were sent flying backwards. Under the pressure of the Fifth-Rank World Heavenly Dao and the Buddhist Heavens, in just one move, the defensive part of Envoy Pang's team collapsed completely, while those who counterattacked...

Their counterattack is yet to come.

Because a martial artist was already in close proximity to them.

A burly, white-haired old man had unknowingly approached these sixth-rank Human Path cultivators.

Li Qi's personal microcosm was only partially concealed, in order to hide the sixth-rank martial artist beside him!

He looked very ordinary, but his body was dry and stagnant, his Qi and Blood were depleted, and his muscles were atrophied.

It's just that when he throws a punch, you can't block it.

Despite being an elite sixth-grade Human Path cultivator, capable of sweeping away the Human Path elites of the Sixth-Rank World single-handedly, he was helpless against fists.

They used different Technique Method, Human Path on the characteristics of various worlds beyond their own, and possessed an extremely large reserve of high-quality Technique Method.

They used different Divine Ability as a high-level manifestation of the second level. Divine Ability are the embodiment of "law" in "Law Technique", and Human Path is naturally not lacking in them.

They summoned various Law Treasure, and the low cost of these Law Treasure Human Path everyone in the community to be armed to the teeth.

The dazzling array of Divine Ability Technique Method, each one enough to make the Lord of Lingchou Realm envious, and each person possessing more than a dozen sixth-grade Law Treasure, all combined to try and drive away the burly old man.

But...

When he threw punches, there was no particularly terrifying destructive power. There were no earth-shattering special effects or the expressiveness of tearing apart the continent. It was just like a street fight, one punch after another.

But... one punch after another.

One punch, and another punch.

One punch, one punch, one punch, one punch, one punch.

It seemed endless, as if it would never end.

Fast, accurate, and ruthless.

Another punch sent two teeth flying, saliva mixed with blood splattering out.

Whether it's escape techniques, defensive measures, or even the Daoist Golden Light Incantation and the Heavenly Court's protective prayers, so many methods have been used, yet none of them can be stopped.

But he just kept throwing punch after punch, his expression indifferent, as if he were hitting a punching bag.

With each punch, his Martial Dao Inner Qi would be like returning to nothingness, directly crushing these Technique Method and even Law Treasure and swallowing them into his body.

In just one second of close combat, he punched more than a Human Path sixth-level cultivators to the brink of death!

This is the way of martial arts. Regardless of any Dao Lineage, if someone of the same level is approached by someone using martial arts, they will never have a good ending.

Moreover, they are not in the same category.

Shen Yijun.

Clearly, Envoy Pang had also seen this point.

This must be Li Qi's Trump Card, right?

Fortunately, the situation is still under control.

Shen Yijun needs only one second to break through the entire defensive formation.

That one second is enough.

Envoy Pang roused his spirit and tightened the standard!

"The sage prevents chaos with classics and arts, and corrects crookedness with standards and rules...!" he murmured, then called out the sage's name.

Then, a wisp of fourth-grade aura was revealed.

Shen Yijun didn't hesitate! He suddenly retreated!

Li Qi also withdrew immediately, but before leaving, he grabbed the true spirits of four or five Human Path cultivators as quickly as possible, but he didn't have time to grab the rest.

A vast territory has expanded outwards.

A huge Yellow Bell was slowly struck.

Yellow Bell is the beginning of the musical scale. It is said that Yang Energy gathers below and Yin Qi flourishes above, sprouting from the Yellow Springs, hence the name Yellow Bell.

A barrier formed by the resounding sound of magnificent order, indescribable brilliance, and ineffable sounds echoing beyond the dimension of reason, supported a small world.

Harmonious sounds echoed, repelling the chaotic internal energy of Shen Yijun's martial arts and the Shaman's inner world that Li Qi was constantly pressing forward.

Within its subtly glowing area pulsates a powerful, unified light, influencing colors, sounds, and elements alike; the Six Laws, the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, and the Righteous Virtue are all governed by them.

"The Lü Lü Qi ..." Li Qi sighed.

Upon seeing this, he knew there was no way out. Despite making so many preparations, he hadn't expected to be unable to defeat the Human Dao envoy in the end. He figured the messenger would have to leave unscathed.

The Lülü (律吕) is a system used to harmonize Yin and Yang and to adjust musical pitch.

The word "law" in the Chinese slang term "law" originates from this.

In High Antiquity times, practitioners used "laws" to determine time. When the winter solstice arrived, the Yang Energy was born, and the ash inside a pipe Yellow Bell) would fly out, emitting a "humming" sound. This sound was called Yellow Bell, and this time was called Zi (子), the solar term being the winter solstice.

This sound is used to set the tone and time, and to regulate the changes in phenology, hence the name "lülü tiao yang".

The twelve pipes of the musical scale are divided into two groups: six yin and six yang. The six odd-numbered pipes belong to yang and are called the Six Laws; the six even-numbered pipes belong to yin and are called the six lü. The pipes of the lü are nine inches long, and their number is nine. If we take three first, that is, three times nine, we get 729. If we subtract one, we get 364, which coincides with the year missing one.

To record the harmonious sound is to guide the harmonious spirit. The tone is neither too high nor too low; the eight tones are in harmony, and the singer can sing with ease and prolong the song; this is what is meant by harmony.

The opponent used the Lü Lü Qi of the fourth grade of the musical scale to set the Yin and Yang, completely fixing the timing and location of the heavens and earth, and then fixing all things derived from the Yin and Yang Qi!

Fortunately, they managed to catch a few people.

Just as Li Qi sighed, the Envoy Pang on the other side took a deep breath.

He's still in a daze.

What... what exactly happened? What happened? The situation was just going so well, how did it suddenly turn out like this?

So he said, "This time, I have lost. But may I ask, brother, how did you manage to do it? This native world may be weak, but there are still many discerning individuals among them. How did you manage to deceive everyone?"

Envoy Pang couldn't understand it.

As a fifth-grade world, the Lingchou Realm's 'civilization' is hardly worthy of being called civilization. As a group, despite not lacking resources, they are still trapped in a simple struggle for survival, which is no different from the behavior of a pack of wild beasts.

However, this does not prevent the existence of many self-aware individuals in the Lingchou Realm. These individuals, if willing to break away from civilization, are still quite formidable.

However, no one, including Envoy Pang, noticed that the Heavenly Dao had been refined!