While the intensity of World Power in one world might have an upper limit, its quantity is almost endless. In any case, Zhao Li deeply experienced the powerlessness of being overwhelmingly suppressed by force with no way to resist, only able to watch as his Origin vanished.
Fortunately, he quickly thought of something happy. Although he hadn't experienced the feeling of his heart replacing the Heavenly Dao's Will, that opportunity would come someday!
Because he also had a world of his own, and he was the Lord of the World; his Will was the World Will!
Although that world couldn't even be considered a true world yet, there was hope, wasn't there?
His Inner Universe had just formed. Though still rough, under its slow evolution, the Dou Qi within Zhao Li's body was no longer Dou Qi, but that Mysterious Mist. In other words, he no longer relied on Dou Qi. Even if he left the Dou Qi Continent, he could still exert his full Combat Power!
Moreover, it allowed Zhao Li to break through to Dou Di without a bottleneck. As long as the energy quality it evolved reached the level of Emperor's Origin Qi, Zhao Li would naturally break through to the next Realm!
Of course, if he truly broke through, perhaps he would no longer be a Dou Di in the traditional sense.
In addition, there was the matter of Deity Creation. The appearance of the Jade Emperor meant it was feasible. Although there was only one now, Zhao Li believed that with Time, he would definitely be able to condense other Deities. At that time, not only would his Combat Power be stronger, but when they resided in his Inner Universe, it would also allow its evolution to be faster...
If he could achieve what he envisioned, with Deities in all his Acupoints forming a 'Heavenly Court', then besides being invincible, he really couldn't think of any other possibility!
While that might be something that would happen countless years from now, Zhao Li still felt he was lucky.
The appearance of the Jade Emperor proved that the Route to evolving All Deities was viable, and his Inner World was initially established. Everything was developing in a good direction.
Although this Route was undoubtedly difficult, compared to those few people in this world who couldn't see a future direction, Zhao Li was already far ahead.
For him, who still had a long lifespan, he truly wasn't flustered at all.
"For now, let's see how that Little Guy is doing."
Zhao Li shifted his focus from within his body, thinking about his purpose in coming to Wutan City.
He truly hadn't expected that after cultivating for a hundred years and fulfilling his initial wish, his thoughts would become clear, and he would fall into Enlightenment. It was truly that he didn't want to improve, but was being pushed forward. If someone who didn't know saw this, they might think he had made some Grand Vow and then paid off a Heavenly Dao loan.
Of course, that was assuming such a method of achieving the Dao truly existed in this world.
Realizing his thoughts were straying further and further, Zhao Li gently shook his head, no longer thinking about those far-fetched things. This wasn't the Primordial World; how could there be any Grand Vow to achieve the Dao?
Didn't she see that even the World Will was just a Ball of Light, acting only on instinct? In those myths and legends, how could he dare to mess around like this?
He stood up tall. With a thought, an aura centered around him rippled outwards in an invisible wave, spreading in all directions. Wherever it passed, all Phenomenon completely disappeared, leaving no different traces.
After doing this, he met Ye Yunsheng's gaze and asked:
"Yunsheng, how long did I spend in Cultivation this time?"
Whether it was mutually refining with the Origin Ball of Light or his consciousness sinking into the Chaos of his Qi Sea, he was almost in a state of isolation from the world. The passage of Time he perceived was truly not a reliable reference.
Ye Yunsheng didn't answer him immediately. She looked at Zhao Li with eyes full of curiosity, as if she had seen something strange.
At this moment, Zhao Li had nothing particularly special about him. If he were put in a crowd, besides being a bit better looking, probably no one would notice him.
The key was that this Returning to Mortality seemed very thorough; even she couldn't see through it, only vaguely feeling that within Zhao Li's ordinariness, there seemed to be an indescribable quality.
That feeling was very strange, and she didn't know how to describe it for a moment. If she had to say, he was like the source of a certain thing; he existed before everything else!
Innate! Not a Realm, but an essence!
Zhao Li didn't know that the small progress he had made this time had stunned Ye Yunsheng. Seeing her still in a daze, he jumped in front of her and waved his hand in front of her eyes, saying:
"I know I'm handsome, but you don't have to stare so intently, do you?"
Seeing Zhao Li being so frivolous, Ye Yunsheng dispelled the inexplicable reverence in her heart. That feeling was like mice being naturally afraid of cats; although not so obvious, it truly existed, and this was the source of her surprise and curiosity.
After relaxing, she raised her hand and brought it down towards Zhao Li's waist. As expected, he took two hits, then returned to normal, asking about the outside world while heading downwards.
Ye Yunsheng followed beside him, recounting the events of the past nearly year in detail.
From two young people being ignorant, bringing something that could have been resolved privately into the open, both feeling wronged, to Yao Chen's appearance, the old and the young each having their own intentions, one willing to hit and the other willing to take it, becoming master and disciple. Then to Xiao Yan displaying extraordinary Talent, breaking through nine Realms in less than a year, which even made her look sideways!
"Oh, right, I don't know what Yao Chen is thinking, actually letting that Little Guy cultivate the Flame Mantra. Although it's strange, the risk-reward ratio is not proportional. It's a bit of a waste of that Little Guy's Talent."
As she was talking, Ye Yunsheng seemed to recall something and specifically mentioned the Flame Mantra, then looked at Zhao Li, hoping he could explain.
She had also seen the Flame Mantra when she visited Starfall Pavilion with Zhao Li. It was indeed strange, but too much of a chicken rib.
For experts, because they had memories, even if they switched to cultivating the Flame Mantra, they would eventually gravitate towards the Cultivation Technique they were currently practicing, and in the end, would only gain the advantage of it being slightly higher than Cultivation Techniques of the same tier!
For the weak, it was even more detrimental than beneficial. Not to mention that the Flame Mantra at its initial stage could at most reach Yellow Tier Middle Stage, not only was it slow to cultivate, but it also recovered Qi slowly. Both growth and Combat Power lagged far behind others!
Moreover, its evolution conditions were extremely harsh. Ordinary people would need at least Dou Emperor level Strength to subdue a Heavenly Flame, but cultivating to Dou Emperor with a Yellow Tier Cultivation Technique? Wasn't that a joke?
She truly couldn't understand Yao Chen's actions. No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't figure it out. In the end, she could only attribute it to Yao Chen becoming stupid after turning into a ghost.
She knew that with Yao Chen's Strength and status during his lifetime, he could have arranged everything perfectly, from cultivating Earth Tier Cultivation Techniques before Dou King to Heaven Tier Cultivation Techniques after Dou King. Moreover, they were all in the same lineage and wouldn't even be considered switching to other Cultivation Techniques.
Putting aside the Heaven-Reaching Grand Dao, he insisted on showing off randomly. The key was, that Little Guy actually agreed!
She knew how much Zhao Li paid attention to Xiao Yan. She looked at him with burning eyes, waiting for him to give an explanation—she still believed this was Zhao Li's plan.
Hearing Ye Yunsheng talk about things that seemed roughly the same as her memories but were almost completely different, Zhao Li only felt that people and events were inconsistent.
Seeing the full of Doubt and inquiry in Ye Yunsheng's eyes, he said:
"Didn't Yao Chen say it? He wants to resurrect. As for that Little Guy, after going through all that, he's a Gambler."
After hearing Zhao Li's reply, Ye Yunsheng became even more confused:
"Hmm? Is it really resurrection? But why go to such great lengths?"
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