Conflict Caused by the Pill

Zhao Li put the Dou Spirit Pill away, his mind brimming with excitement.

"I really am way too strong. I casually whipped up a Fifth-Grade Pill. Seriously, who else?"

Zhao Li still had not forgotten his original desire to show off in front of others. He was this damn amazing; if he did not flaunt it and let people know, it would be like wearing brocade robes at night.

Zhao Li opened the door, stayed in the hall for a while, and asked about the journey while he was at it. It would probably take about another month to reach their destination.

"Flying really is boring."

Zhao Li looked at the scenery outside the window racing backward and shook his head in utter boredom.

Elsewhere, Sha Diao, who had been specifically keeping watch outside Zhao Li's room, saw Zhao Li open the door. Immediately afterward, an astonishing medicinal fragrance rushed into his nose. Smelling that medicinal fragrance, even his somewhat weary mind from several days of surveillance perked up. His heart heated, and he felt this was a fat sheep. Seeing Zhao Li leave, he also turned and went back to report.

"Boss, major discovery! I saw that the moment that kid opened the door, a rich medicinal fragrance came out. He definitely has top-grade pills on him. Looks like we've run into a fat sheep this time."

Sha Diao said excitedly as soon as he entered. As if afraid his boss would not understand, he directly brought Sha Bi out with him.

Before long, the group gathered together again. Sha Bi did not waste words either and immediately stated his thoughts.

"Brothers, we might be about to make a fortune this time. We'll make our move tonight. Over the past few days, aside from that kid never coming out, so we haven't tested his background, we've checked out everyone else. There's no threat. But he's just a green kid, so I doubt he can be that strong. What do you think?"

"Agreed."

"No objection from me."

No one opposed it, and the group immediately made their decision.

Night fell, and the great bird was still flying. Nothing else aside, these Magical Beasts used for long-distance flight had extremely strong sustained flying ability. After a single rest, they could even keep flying for a week straight.

After making their preparations, Sha Bi knocked on Zhao Li's door.

"Little brother, are you resting? We prepared some late-night snacks. The road is rather dull, and one more person makes things livelier. Come eat with us."

With his perception, Zhao Li had discovered this group long ago. Hearing that, he opened the door. He actually wanted to see what these people were after.

That was because he had enough confidence. Everyone on this Magical Beast combined would not pose any threat to him. At worst, he would just have to fly to the Jia Ma Empire himself.

"If you have something to say, just say it. I don't like all these twists and turns."

"Kid, why don't you know what's good for you? We kindly invited you to drink with us, and this is your attitude?"

Sha Diao grew angry. As if his good intentions had been trampled on, he shouted.

Zhao Li merely glanced at him coldly, sighing inwardly at everyone's superb acting.

At Zhao Li's glance, fear inexplicably rose in Sha Diao's heart, and he shuddered.

Seeing this, Sha Bi still wore a smiling expression and opened his mouth to restrain Sha Diao.

"Fourth, calm down. Little brother, don't mind him. We only wanted to make a friend and exchange some things with you."

"Oh? What do you have, and what do you want to exchange for?"

Seeing that Zhao Li seemed interested, Sha Bi brought his men into the room.

Everyone walked inside, and the already simple room instantly became crowded. Once the door was closed, they stopped pretending. Sha Bi pointed at the group behind him. "Us. We want all your treasures."

Zhao Li muttered loudly, as if he was truly puzzled.

"Do I look like a fat sheep? Do I look easy to bully? How dare they?"

"Kid, quit pretending. The medicinal fragrance drifting out of your room can't fool anyone. I advise you to obediently hand over everything on you, so you can save yourself a beating."

Zhao Li suddenly understood. He had indeed been careless. What decent person would still pay attention to the medicinal fragrance leaking out once they had a pill?

"Thank you for reminding me again. As repayment, I'll let you all be flying men for once."

Zhao Li did not waste words. One strike each, and he sealed all their Cultivation Levels. Just as he was about to throw them down, the group hurriedly begged for mercy.

Zhao Li remembered the information about the Ruins they had mentioned earlier and asked about it.

Before the group even knew what had happened, their Cultivation Levels had already been sealed. They knew they had kicked an iron plate this time and did not dare hide anything, explaining their plan to fabricate information to trick people.

Zhao Li sighed inwardly. Human greed was truly endless. If it had been someone new to the world, it probably would have ended in another tragedy. After that, the group was thrown off the Magical Beast.

Zhao Li thought of those who had been targeted. Not every one of them would be as monstrous as him; the consequences needed no explanation.

"People like them, with just a bit of strength, already act this way. Then those even stronger people, who can decide life and death with a single word—do they look down on life even more? If I don't have strength greater than theirs, I won't have reason greater than theirs. It really is a world where strength reigns supreme. Only, in the future, will I become one of them?"

After this incident, Zhao Li thought about many more things.

The rest of the journey went smoothly, and no more accidents occurred.

It took over a month before Zhao Li finally reached the border.

Zhao Li looked at the majestic fortress before him. As long as he crossed it, he would officially leave Great Gan.

"Its existence, in the end, still carved out a place for the common people to stand. Then from here, I'll go see what the current Jia Ma Empire is like."

Zhao Li sighed inwardly and walked out of the fortress.

His legend began from this moment.

Zhao Li entered Great Zhou territory. After searching for a long while, he finally found a simple map. Holding it in his hand, Zhao Li sighed again.

"The Dou Qi Continent is too vast. Even a Dou Zun would need quite some time to travel across the entire continent. But how many Dou Zun are there across the continent? And why would a Dou Zun be willing to measure the continent and draw maps? These maps were also summarized by ordinary people, generation after generation."

Zhao Li recalled things for a moment. He remembered that the book had said the Jia Ma Empire was in the Northwestern Region of the Dou Qi Continent, with the neighboring Chu Yun Empire, Yan Luo Empire, and so on.

After looking over the map and roughly confirming the direction, Zhao Li condensed wings from his Dou Qi. With a light flap, he turned into a streak of light and vanished. All that remained were the crowd's startled cries. Most of them might never see a Dou Master-level cultivator in their entire lives, let alone a Dou Wang who could use Dou Qi Wings—or perhaps even a Dou Emperor-level expert.

With Zhao Li's speed, it would not actually take long to cross the empire. A month would be enough. But he was in no hurry along the way. At every place he passed, he experienced the local customs, gave guidance to those who caught his eye, and left behind a few seeds of change.

He had played the part of an ordinary man, seeking the protection of a merchant caravan and traveling with them. He had also worked as a mercenary, wandering through the mountain ranges. He had turned into a wandering hero, roaring out at the sight of injustice. He had even become an old senior, offering pointers to several young people with decent character...

Two years later, Zhao Li arrived before Xuanhuang Fortress.

Over these two years, Zhao Li experienced many things he had never gone through in either of his two lives, and collected many Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques. With such accumulation finally bursting forth, the Cultivation Method he had created himself, "Limitless," crossed the gulf between Earth Tier and Heaven Tier and stepped into the ranks of Heaven Tier. His strength rose along with it, bringing him into the Dou Zong level, where he began to come into contact with the Power of Space Rules.

Perhaps because he had been exploring Dou Qi and himself from the very root, pursuing control that moved entirely according to his will, Zhao Li, supported by his monstrous comprehension, began to understand the rules of space and strengthen his Soul Power.

Zhao Li discovered that he now resembled an immortal cultivator from novels more and more: refining qi, refining the body, and Spirit Refining.

He also gradually discovered that the so-called Spirit Realm Soul seemed extremely similar to the Yin Spirit in novels. It could be condensed, but if one had no method to use it, it was practically useless. He guessed that the Heaven Realm Soul might be the Yang Spirit, while the Emperor Realm Soul was the complete Primordial Spirit.

Though Zhao Li did not understand "Primordial Spirit," in his previous life, the all-powerful authors and book friends had understood it. Combining that with what he knew, he had actually managed to grope his way toward a cultivation method for the "Primordial Spirit."

Such was what people called opportunity and coincidence.

Looking at Xuanhuang Fortress before him, Zhao Li, who had already reached the realm of Returning to Simplicity, let out a long breath as well.