Li Qi turned it over and over in his mind and realized... releasing Xiangliu truly seemed capable of bringing in the aid of an entire faction of deities.
This faction of deities had three main leaders.
Emperor Chaos, Gonggong, and Emperor Jun.
First was Emperor Chaos. His objective was unknown, but his existence could indeed restrain and influence Great One and Yellow Dragon.
He was also the existence Li Qi found hardest to predict. One could tell from the name Emperor Chaos alone that he was almost impossible to fathom by ordinary logic. Rumor had it that he had no eyes, mouth, ears, or nose, only a body, and that he excelled at dancing.
Li Qi did not know what he wanted, but one thing was known: Emperor Chaos disliked mortals, so much so that he had been prepared to destroy them all. Perhaps that was his objective.
Then, Gonggong...
Gonggong's objective was very clear. He truly wanted to destroy all mortals, and he had made many efforts toward that end, but ultimately still failed and was exiled.
His ministers had likewise either died or been sealed away. Xiangliu, for example, had been sealed, while Fuyou had died.
Gonggong had ultimately been defeated by Zhu Rong. In his fury, he rammed into and shattered the pillar of heaven, intending to perish together with all things. The world tilted as a result, low in the east and high in the west... even the heavens collapsed. Only after the heavens were repaired did the world endure.
And Gonggong was Li Qi's martial uncle. If he was willing to free Xiangliu, there was a strong chance he could gain Gonggong's assistance.
Then there was Emperor Jun.
The goddess of sun and moon was named Xi. Xi meant "the faint glow at the boundary