Yao Ji

The conversation with Zhu Fengdan ended quickly, and the cosmic light began to flow outward.

Li Qi watched as time began to flow forward.

Now he realized that this was not a stop in time, because time does not exist. Time is just an artificially defined material scale, a unit used to describe the movement of matter.

Stopping the light of the universe is essentially stopping the movement of matter, severing the cause and effect of matter, and preventing matter from affecting the outside world.

It's essentially 'time dilation'; from the outside, time appears to have stopped internally.

But in the eyes of those with time dilation, time in the outside world seems to have stopped.

However, in reality, there was no stagnation. Both sides obtained their own relative time from their respective perspectives. But because their Light Cone could not touch each other, they could not observe each other, could not influence each other, and could not form a causal relationship, thus creating the illusion of 'time stopping'.

These are all methods used by those at the third rank.

This made Li Qi sigh.

He already knew too much about the Third Rank. Since understanding the 'Light Cone' and comprehending the relationship between the speed of light, causality, and spacetime, he even felt that he had touched the path of the Third Rank to some extent.

However, he understood the path to the third rank, but he hadn't yet found the path to the fourth rank.

Li Qi now has no idea how to proceed to the fourth rank.

However, things will work themselves out in the end.

Let's deal with the matters concerning the Immortal Realm first, one thing at a time.

Zhu Fengdan disappeared, and Li Qi disappeared with her, but the place where Li Qi was originally located, 'Li Qi' is still there.

That's right, this is the Little Heavenly Master who came to take his place.

Although the Little Heavenly Master didn't know why he was being asked to take Li Qi was still in the same place, since there was a reward and his master had agreed to it, he might as well do it.

It's only natural for a disciple to be ordered around by his master; he just needs to do whatever he's told.

Qin Lan, on the other hand, didn't notice anything amiss and continued driving obediently, completely unaware that the person beside her, Lord Li Qi, had been replaced.

"Sir, we're almost at the next battlefield. Shall we have a drink of water before we go?" Qin Lan asked as he drove.

The man named 'Li Qi' coughed twice and said, 'If you don't want water, let's have tea. By the way, you should throw away your old tea set. I'll give you a new one.'

"Huh? Doesn't the master usually just drink water?" Qin Lan, somewhat surprised.

"I've just suddenly developed a love for tea. Maybe it's because of Zhang Zong. I just decided to go to a bar on a whim," said 'Li Qi,' before taking out a brand new tea set.

Qin Lan didn't think much of it. Although the adults were a bit strange, it didn't matter whether she drank water or tea.

Li Qi, on the other hand, leaned back.

Don't ask, the answer is Zhang Zong who brought it.

Meanwhile, Li Qi was unaware that he had been replaced. He was simply led by Zhu Fengdan into a special 'space'.

Is it space?

Li Qi wasn't quite sure.

But what he was certain of was that True Knowledge Dao Charm saw a lot of strange information flow here.

This is... an imaginary number?

On the coordinate axes of space, the coordinates appear to extend from the one-dimensional real number field to the two-dimensional complex number field, and further...

However, before Li Qi could even think of what to do next, he had already escaped from this world.

Before me were familiar Liesu.

The world has recovered.

"What was that just now? The mathematical pattern seems to have changed?" Li Qi was terrified, covered in cold sweat, and quickly turned to look at Zhu Fengdan beside him.

Although he didn't have time to analyze it using the True Knowledge Dao Charm, but...

The space we just visited exhibited a completely different kind of mathematics in its rules.

In the real world, mathematics only includes real numbers.

One is one, two is two. Three-dimensional coordinates can only start from 0 and then spread outwards.

But in that world, in that space—

The number line is upside down.

In real life, there is nothing that needs to be expressed using a complex number line.

But in that world, such things are everywhere.

The physical rules of that world are still the same, the Heavenly Way Limit are also the same, and even the scenery is similar, but the location and coordinates cannot be described by 'real numbers'.

Two extremely similar scenarios, even identical ones, can only be described by two fundamentally different functions.

Real numbers and imaginary numbers are separated by a certain boundary.

It's like the two sides of yin and yang.

Or is there an inherent connection between these two functions?

Li Qi didn't know what was going on, so he could only look at Zhu Fengdan.

However, Zhu Fengdan patted Li Qi on the shoulder and said, "Kid, you still have a lot to learn."

Without waiting for Li Qi's reaction, Zhu Fengdan activated the Liesu.

Li Qi once again disappeared into the Liesu.

At that moment, he had a clearer understanding.

The world in which the Liesu traverse is the 'Fast Universe,' as mentioned before. (See Chapter 275 for details)

In this Fast Universe, the mass of matter is an imaginary number, and the square of the mass is a negative number.

In other words, another manifestation of the space that Zhu Fengdan had just taken him to appeared in the space where the Liesu traversed.

However, the matter here is still a real number.

Li Qi was completely confused.

How many levels does the world have?

That doesn't make sense, the world shouldn't have several layers...

But that's not necessarily true. After all... there are two number lines, which have four quadrants, and there's also the complex number field, which can be further subdivided.

Could this be a phase?

Phase refers to the position in the cyclic fluctuation of a wave, which corresponds to the angle of vector rotation. This vector rotation is actually the domain of imaginary and complex numbers.

If this description is generalized to the entire world, we can obtain another world that is completely different from the world of real numbers.

This world is generally considered to be non-existent, meaningless, and merely pure mathematical reasoning.

But what if this meaningless world was created by an all-powerful being?

After all, if its properties can be described mathematically, then its creation is not incomprehensible.

That's why Shen Shuibi said that the powerful beings "created" the Fast Universe and then superimposed it on the real universe?

Li Qi suddenly understood what was said back then.

But there's still one problem...

Snap!

At this moment, Li Qi's head was slapped to the side, and his thoughts were forced to be interrupted.

This made Li Qi look at the person who was filming him.

Who else could it be?

It must be Zhu Fengdan.

"Why think so much?" Zhu Fengdan rolled her eyes. "Go outside and think about it yourself. You're disturbing me."

Li Qi remained silent, clearing his mind of thoughts, and prepared to go outside to talk.

Of all things under heaven, teachers are the greatest.

A moment later, the master and disciple appeared from among the Liesu.

Then, Li Qi saw a veiled girl standing in front of him.

She was dressed in neat robes, like a dream, her body and clothes seemed to be somewhat transparent, as if she did not exist in this world.

And it's so pink and delicate...

It's really quite pink and tender, making her look like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, with a fluffy and bouncy feel.

However, her temperament is not approachable; she doesn't have the feel of a sweet girl, but rather seems quite aloof.

Li Qi recognized this person; he had seen him before, but had never been able to strike up a conversation.

At that time, the Demon Prince challenged her and successfully defeated her; she was only a seventh-rank official then.

Yao Ji, the Wushen Mountain Goddess.

Hailed as the most promising figure of this generation at Wushen Mountain, this person was only at the seventh rank when Li Qi was at the sixth rank, yet even then, the skills he displayed were already stronger than Li Qi's at the sixth rank. (See Chapter 523 for details)

At the seventh rank, she achieved the feat of 'turning the illusory into the real,' which truly lived up to her reputation.

In this world, it's actually very difficult to live up to one's reputation, because one will be proven wrong by others.

Therefore, there is no such thing as a person with a great reputation for nothing, and Yao Ji was no exception.

Li Qi had tried to talk to the other person before, but the other person turned around and left. Li Qi only saw the back of the person from a distance. Now he was finally facing the other person directly.

Moreover, the other party has already advanced to the sixth rank.

Now that he has actually met the other person, Li Qi immediately activated True Knowledge Dao Charm and scanned the other person's face.

After being enhanced, the True Knowledge Dao Charm can clearly reveal almost all of the opponent's secrets when scanning a sixth-grade opponent.

But this still made Li Qi exclaim in surprise, "Huh..."

The opponent was neither a common Human Race nor Demon Race, nor even a true dragon or a strange beast.

This thing is a god!

It is not Star Official, but the 'Primal Gods' composed of Chaos Qi.

However, it is not a complete god; it seems to be a combination of god and demon, and it is not the Primal Gods of the 'universe', but the Primal Gods from the 'world'.

"The spirit of Wushen Mountain?" Li Qi asked with a surprised expression.

Then, he immediately answered his own question and said, "No... it's not a mountain spirit, it's a branch of a mountain spirit. You are a plant spirit that became a demon, and because you are an extremely ancient plant, you became half a mountain spirit. It just so happens that you are in Wushen Mountain. No, it's not right either. You are either a part of Wushen Mountain or a descendant of the Primal Gods. There shouldn't be any other possibility."

"The origin of the Primal Gods of the world, coupled with the foundation formed by the spirits of plants and trees, eventually led you to the Shaman Path. How strange! No wonder you are called the Wushen Mountain Goddess. I've always wondered why you're not called the Goddess of Wushen Mountain." Li Qi stepped forward and took the initiative to speak, saying this.

"You're quite impressive. It's our first meeting. My name is Yao Ji, and you recognized me so clearly on our first meeting... If I didn't know that Zhu Laosan wouldn't tell you my background, I would definitely have thought you told me beforehand." Yao Ji replied to Li Qi in this way, her tone quite mature.

This surprised Li Qi.

Hey, hey, hey, big sister, you're only a sixth-rank official, so it's one thing to call someone by their full name, I'll take it as you calling them by their full name as a sign of respect, but why are you calling me Zhu Laosan directly?

Is this going to kill me?

Seeing Li Qi's expression, Yao Ji smiled and said, "To be honest, I actually watched Zhu Laosan grow up..."

Upon hearing this, countless thoughts immediately flooded Li Qi's mind.

It is some kind of ancient existence, just like Li Shiwei's stone. It had no cultivation before, but had always been watching the outside world.

Or is it that a powerful being has been reincarnated and is cultivating again?

Or perhaps a special method of spiritual practice?

Various thoughts burst into Li Qi's mind, leaving him speechless for a moment. Each thought was vying for control of his language system, ultimately causing him to freeze in place, unable to utter a complete sentence.

But at this moment, Zhu Fengdan reached out and shoved Li Qi aside.

Then, he rolled up his sleeves and walked forward.

Yao Ji's pupils dilated, and then she suddenly fled!

But Zhu Fengdan, a dignified third-rank official, wouldn't let her escape, would she? Instead, he reached out and, with an irresistible force, grabbed Yao Ji and brought her back.

Li Qi originally thought he wanted to teach Yao Ji to respect her elders, but to his surprise, Zhu Fengdan clenched her fist and punched Yao Ji in the face! Then she pushed Yao Ji to the ground, straddled her, and unleashed a barrage of punches, relentlessly beating the pink and tender Yao Ji.

Li Qi was dumbfounded!

Hey boss, don't hit someone in the face!

And this is a junior, a woman, and most importantly, a child!

Li Qi quickly stepped forward, grabbed Zhu Fengdan, and pulled him back. "Teacher! Teacher! That's enough, be respectable, be respectable, mind your dignity!"

Li Qi quickly pulled the person away, and when he looked at Yao Ji again, her face was swollen from being hit, and her body was still immobilized in place.

The once delicate and pretty girl was beaten into a pig's head by Zhu Fengdan.

After being pulled away by Li Qi, Zhu Fengdan shook her hand and said angrily, still dissatisfied, "Damn it, you really don't know your own strength if I don't give you a couple of punches. You think I won't dare to hit you just because your father is the Heavenly Emperor? Let me tell you, even if Haotian himself comes, although I can't beat him, I'll still slap him a couple of times!"

Li Qi stood to the side, sweating profusely, and dared not utter a word.

What grudge could there be...?

But at that moment, Zhu Fengdan suddenly raised her head.

Then, he patted Li Qi on the shoulder and said, "I have to go now. You can get to know her slowly. There are some things I haven't told you yet. You can figure them out yourself later. Smart people don't need too much information."

After saying that, Li Qi looked into the void and suddenly a terrifying suction force descended.

Zhu Fengdan clearly wanted to resist, but just as Yao Ji was unable to resist him, he was also unable to resist the suction force coming from the void. He was directly grabbed and disappeared without a trace.

Xia Li Qi standing alone, looking at Yao Ji who was imprisoned beside him.

Li Qi stood there, stunned.

In the end, all I could do was take a deep breath, close my eyes, and calm myself down.

Then, in a fit of rage, he suddenly produced a stone in his hand and threw it outwards, where it became a shooting star in the sky.

What the hell is this?!

I still don't know how to get to the Celestial Realm! And what exactly do I need to do? I'm completely clueless about this!

Officer, can you please be reliable?

However, after throwing the stones, he finally sighed.

No matter what happens, things still need to be done.

Let's pull Yao Ji up from the ground first.

Hopefully, this young lady will use her brain a little. Don't let her family be implicated; it was Teacher Zhu who hit her, it has nothing to do with her...