In the past, Li Qi primarily relied on the system attribute points granted by the system and his own persistent cultivation for breakthroughs in realms. He largely navigated his path forward through self-exploration.
However, things were different now.
Li Qi had previously reviewed a vast amount of memories from Xu Qingfeng, a peak Mahayana cultivator.
Even though he wasn't experiencing it from a first-person perspective, and only as a third-person observer, he knew what Xu Qingfeng was thinking.
Despite this.
Li Qi had gained considerable insight from witnessing and experiencing the myriad of events that a peak Mahayana cultivator had endured, as well as his insights into realm breakthroughs.
With a ready-made guide from a senior, there was no need for Li Qi to grope his way through alone.
At this moment, Li Qi abandoned his own cultivation.
His consciousness re-immersed itself into Xu Qingfeng's past memories.
And currently, Li Qi was focusing on recalling Xu Qingfeng's memories from the Tribulation Stage.
Although Xu Qingfeng's memories from this period appeared fragmented.
For instance, Li Qi did not know what transpired between Xu Qingfeng's third and fifth heaven of the Tribulation Stage.
He also did not know what happened between the eighth heaven and the peak of the eighth heaven in the Tribulation Stage.
However, the memories Li Qi could access were more than enough for him to study for some time.
Moreover, these memories also contained numerous other cultivation techniques, divine abilities that Xu Qingfeng had practiced, and even experiences in using the Samsara Space.
Taking advantage of this period, Li Qi could review them a few more times to deepen his understanding.
With this thought, Li Qi became like a sculpture within the Heavenly Dao Space.
However, his divine consciousness within his mind was exceptionally turbulent, clearly engaged in continuous study of Xu Qingfeng's past memories.
The entire Heavenly Dao Space fell into an eerie silence at this moment, devoid of any sound.
Even now.
Li Qi's absorption of the surrounding dense spiritual energy had been temporarily halted.
The spiritual energy that was previously somewhat sparse gradually became dense once more.
The strength of the Heavenly Dao Will of the Virtual Void Realm above the dome also continuously increased at this moment.
Until a certain moment.
While the Heavenly Dao Will of the Virtual Void Realm was still continuously absorbing the energy from the fragments of fallen stars.
Instantly.
"Boom!"
A terrifying power erupted from Li Qi's body.
The terrifying pressure belonging to the Tribulation Stage radiated outwards in all directions.
The Heavenly Dao of the Virtual Void Realm, which was previously intoxicatedly absorbing the fragments of fallen stars, was instantly awakened.
With a look of utter confusion, it turned towards Li Qi, who had been sitting in meditation in its Heavenly Dao Space for an unknown duration.
Li Qi's aura was continuously rising.
Although the Heavenly Dao of the Virtual Void Realm appeared somewhat incompetent, it at least knew to block the dissipating aura from Li Qi.
Concurrently, due to Li Qi's current transformation, the Heavenly Dao of the Virtual Void Realm halted its absorption of fallen star fragments for the first time and simply watched Li Qi motionlessly.
After another unknown number of days passed.
Li Qi, who had been motionless, trembled slightly.
His tightly closed eyes finally opened.
A gleam of light shot out from his eyes.
Slowly, he suppressed the aura that had been unconsciously emanating from him.
At this moment, Li Qi had already reached the second heaven of the Tribulation Stage.
He briefly felt the passage of time and made an estimation.
"Twenty-two years, not too long."
For Li Qi, at his current realm, recalling Xu Qingfeng's past memories from beginning to end would not even take a few days.
And during these twenty-two years, after Li Qi had reviewed Xu Qingfeng's past memories once more at the very beginning.
For a long subsequent period, he had been studying the various divine abilities, formations, alchemy techniques, and other skills that Xu Qingfeng had mastered.
Although he was in a state of breakthrough at that time and could not divide his attention to personally act,
By repeatedly observing Xu Qingfeng's actions within his memories, Li Qi gained a deeper understanding of each skill Xu Qingfeng had possessed.
This breakthrough was not merely an increase in Li Qi's strength.
Even his insights into alchemy, formation arrangement, and other techniques had been elevated due to his perspective from that of a peak Mahayana cultivator.
Although Li Qi had not yet personally attempted anything, he didn't need to think much to know that if he were to engage in alchemy or anything else now.
The quality of his alchemy, artifact refining, and formation arrangement would likely be significantly stronger than before.
"Xu Qingfeng's memories are truly a treasure."
Li Qi couldn't help but murmur.
The memories of such a powerful individual were undeniably a priceless treasure for cultivators of lower realms.
It was only on Li Qi, who possessed a system, that the effect might not seem as significant.
If Li Qi were replaced by an ordinary cultivator at the first heaven of the Tribulation Stage.
Merely relying on Xu Qingfeng's memories, they might even be able to achieve a rapid and significant increase in strength in a short period.
They could even spend one to two thousand years and directly reach the terrifying existence of the peak Tribulation Stage.
However, of course, one to two thousand years was still too long for an anomaly like Li Qi.
The pure energy that had not been consumed by him within his body.
The remaining stored pure energy was once again absorbed and circulated by Li Qi.
Under the effect of this remaining pure energy, Li Qi quickly passed the consolidation phase after his breakthrough.
Taking a deep breath of stale air, Li Qi finally completely restrained the aura emanating from his body.
All in all, Li Qi spent only about a hundred years to break through from the first heaven to the second heaven of the Tribulation Stage.
In a hundred years, to break through a minor realm at the Tribulation Stage.
If others were to see this, they would likely be astonished.
Even when Yin Chuan broke through from the first heaven to the second heaven of the Tribulation Stage back then, it was only because he was fortunate enough to receive the feedback from the Yin Zong small world.
For other cultivators, breaking through a minor realm in a few hundred, or even a thousand years, would be considered good.
But for Li Qi.
It was clear that Li Qi was still somewhat dissatisfied with his current rate of progress.
"At this speed, it will likely take over a thousand years to break through to the peak Tribulation Stage."
A thousand years, for Li Qi, who was less than two thousand years old and still considered a young cultivator at the Tribulation Stage, was indeed a bit too long.
Sighing helplessly.
Li Qi once again communicated with his primary life-bound spiritual puppet, which was located in the Nihilistic Black Market.