Ming Qi descended without hesitation because Mo Changli and Wei Silong were among the crowd below.
This was the Celestial Clan's army, though their numbers were pitifully small.
At the front of the group was the Earth Sword Martial God, followed by Saint Liuli and four black-robed high priests. Behind them were Wei Xingbai and other powerful masters, including Wei Silong and Mo Changli.
Ming Qi's appearance surprised Liuli, but at the same time, a bitter feeling welled up in her heart. She now knew that cooperating with the Tianzui Camp was tantamount to courting disaster. While the cooperation was successful, they had become abandoned pawns.
"Saint, how are you?"
Ming Qi was somewhat dissatisfied with Liuli's previous actions, and her words lacked the familiarity of their past battles together.
However, Ming Qi's appearance shocked Wei Silong and Mo Changli. They hadn't expected Ming Qi to appear again.
"Just dying men."
Liuli sighed. Although they were heading east, even she herself had no idea where they were headed.
"The divine war has begun, and you've been treated as abandoned pawns..."
Ming Qi frowned. With just one sentence, he completely understood the current plight of these Celestial Clan members. Their only fate was to wait for death. Whether they would be slain by their enemies or die on their own, perhaps even they themselves couldn't decide.
Liuli gave a wry smile and remained silent. What Ming Qi said was the truth, and there was no need to hide it any longer.
"Changli, come here."
Ming Qi looked up at Mo Changli and Wei Silong.
The two hesitated for a moment, but didn't move. They were Celestial Clan members, and with the Celestial Clan Saint present, even though they had become abandoned pawns, the Saint's decision would inevitably determine their final fate.
Ming Qi frowned. "Your Excellency, I can offer you shelter and let you live, but I don't particularly like overly clever women. You understand me."
Saint Liuli had always assumed a commanding presence over the Celestial Clan's forces, something Ming Qi deeply disliked. If it weren't for Mo Changli and Wei Silong, he wouldn't even bother with these Celestial Clan members.
"I understand."
Liuli spoke, and the Earth Sword Martial God beside him simultaneously spoke: "Boy, what are you capable of boasting like that?"
Ming Qi, upon hearing this, remained unmoved. Instead, he casually slashed through the void around him, revealing a rip in space. And not only was it a rip, but within the rip, a glimmering passageway could be clearly seen, extending into the distance.
Ming Qi's action immediately caused the Earth Sword Martial God's expression to change. Tearing space apart wasn't difficult, but to instantly create a passageway was something beyond the reach of ordinary Martial Gods. Even deities might not reach such a state.
"If that's the case, I submit to you."
The Earth Sword Martial God was quite open-minded. Since he was inferior in skill, he naturally had no right to challenge him.
"Very good."
Ming Qi opened the divine map and let the remaining Celestial Clan members in.
In truth, Ming Qi disliked this approach. Conquering others always leaves a shadow. If possible, he would rather ignore these Celestial Clan members than make such a move, especially since Wei Silong and Mo Changli were among them.
The Celestial Clan members entered the divine map and immediately sought shelter.
"I thought you were dead."
Mo Changli came up behind Ming Qi and whispered.
"You really want me dead?"
Ming Qi replied grumpily, then flipped his palm, and two Nirvana Talismans emerged.
"You and Silong each get one of these two Nirvana Talismans. They can bring you back to life, just in case."
Mo Changli was considered his woman, and Wei Silong was his friend. Ming Qi didn't want anything to happen to them.
"Resurrection from the dead! How miraculous!"
Mo Changli was immediately amazed, flipping the talisman over and over again.
...
Since he had encountered Mo Changli and Wei Silong here, Ming Qi thought twice and decided not to continue his search.
Three days later, Ming Qi opened a passage in a wilderness.
This passage led directly to the otherworld closest to Tianhuang. Although he knew of this otherworld's existence, he didn't know what it was called. With the exception of Dabai and the Dikui Fox Demon, all his former followers were there, leaving them with nothing to cling to. As for Dabai and the Dikui Fox Demon, they were probably living better in the Demonic Spirit Realm. If he ever had the chance, he would visit the Demonic Spirit Realm, but not yet.
Although Ming Qi's strength had greatly increased, edging him towards godhood, opening the passage to the other world was no easy task.
After opening the passage, it needed to be stabilized, a lengthy process.
While stabilizing the passage, Ming Qi wasted no time in refining and absorbing all the remaining strength within him. Once he reached the other world, a major battle was inevitable. Since he planned to settle all these people there, he would most likely face the gods of that other world and bring them down from their pedestals to eliminate any further worries.
However, during this process, Ming Qi had given much thought and ultimately decided not to alarm the gods of the other world for the time being. They were unaware of the danger and would naturally not trouble these outsiders. What Ming Qi needed was not conquest, but stability.
Several days passed, and the passage was finally stabilized. Ming Qi led everyone out of the divine diagram space and through the other world teleportation array. The resistance they encountered depended on their souls. Although the Supreme Diagram had already evolved into a complete world, having so many people inside would inevitably put immense pressure on him. The wisest option was to pass through one by one.
With everything ready, Ming Qi was the first to step into the teleportation array.
"I'll wait on the other side for twelve hours. You make the final decision: whether to stay or go."
...
Having previously experienced traveling through a time-space teleportation array, Ming Qi was familiar with the process this time. During the teleportation array, there was no concept of time. The twelve hours Ming Qi mentioned were the twelve hours after exiting the array.
Even if there were thousands of people present, it would have been enough.
Without a concept of time, there was no sense of length. Ming Qi simply felt a flash of light before his eyes, and then his feet touched the ground, and a soft light immediately permeated his entire body.
It was the warmth of sunlight, something that could no longer be found in Tianhuang.
After a brief moment of adjustment, Ming Qi looked up and glanced around when Xingyun emerged.
Xingyun had never belonged to the Tianhuang world to begin with, and this time she left without any regrets.
"Hmm?"
Xingyun appeared and immediately cast her gaze towards the sky. The sun in the sky radiated a soft glow, but surprisingly, within its halo, there were numerous crescent-shaped spheres of light. Upon closer inspection, there were nine of them.
"Do you know this place?"
Seeing Xingyun's stunned, pensive expression, Mingqi asked curiously.
After a moment, Xingyun nodded and said, "Yes, this place is not far from our Xingchen World. It's a world of a higher order, and should be called the Mingyue World."
"That name is a bit strange."
Mingqi pondered.
"Not that strange, because at night, nine moons appear in the sky here."
"Nine moons!"
Mingqi was stunned, wondering what kind of powerful being could exist in a world with nine moons.
"Let's move to the side."
Xingyu pulled Mingqi to the side. There were many people behind them trying to exit through the teleportation array, and they couldn't block the exit.