"Another few decades of a vacuum period will be needed for the Di Xu Realm to recover," Li Qi murmured, his brow furrowed as he felt the thinned spiritual energy in the Heavenly Dao Space.
He had once again sealed the Extinction Space. If he continued to absorb its essence, the Heavenly Dao Origin of his Di Xu Realm would truly be damaged. However, over these past hundred years, with the aid of the Dao Falling Fragments, the Heavenly Dao of the Di Xu Realm had not stagnated.
Using his authority as the Plane Lord, Li Qi sensed that the will of the Di Xu Realm's Heavenly Dao had reached the peak of the Tribulation Transcension third layer. It was estimated that it would soon break through to the fourth layer.
"How many Dao Falling Fragments are left?" Li Qi's mind stirred, and a wisp of his divine sense penetrated the dome of the Heavenly Dao Space. He looked towards the spatial ring clutched in the hand of the Di Xu Realm's Heavenly Dao Will.
His divine sense entered the spatial ring, and an immeasurable number of Dao Falling Fragments reflected in his consciousness. Li Qi had originally collected over a hundred thousand Dao Falling Fragments. Now, after a rough count, there were still sixty to seventy thousand remaining.
"Once all these Dao Falling Fragments are used up, the Di Xu Heavenly Dao should reach the strength of the fifth or sixth layer of Tribulation Transcension," Li Qi mused, a hint of regret surfacing. He recalled the fragmented Heavenly Dao Will he had encountered during his search for the Dao Falling Fragments. Unfortunately, all its remaining energy had been used to give Xu Qingfeng's final remains a dignified end. If he could have captured that fragmented Heavenly Dao Will and had the Di Xu Realm's Heavenly Dao devour it, even if it was less than a thousandth of its original power, it would have greatly boosted the Di Xu Heavenly Dao.
"Never mind," he shook his head slightly. Li Qi had witnessed a significant portion of Xu Qingfeng's past. Although that Heavenly Dao Will did not belong to his small world, Li Qi had personally seen it ascend to the Mahayana peak. Even if there had been an opportunity to obtain the fragmented Heavenly Dao Will, Li Qi likely would not have allowed the Di Xu Heavenly Dao to consume it. After all, he had gained immense benefit from inheriting the memories of a Mahayana peak expert, and that was enough. The various divine abilities, formations of all kinds, and elixirs were things Li Qi chose to learn selectively, only acquiring what he deemed necessary, which was why it hadn't taken too long. If he had tried to learn everything from Xu Qingfeng's memories, he would not have even learned a tenth of it in these hundred years. But that was sufficient. The small portion he had learned had already brought him considerable improvement, especially the Extinction Divine Ability. Currently, the Extinction Divine Ability aided his cultivation more than direct combat. However, this did not mean it lacked offensive power. The reason it appeared to have little offensive capability was solely due to Li Qi's own overwhelming strength. For ordinary cultivators, the Extinction Divine Ability might have little effect at the beginning, but for Li Qi now, the destructive power it could unleash was unimaginable for its tier. It was only because Li Qi was such a monstrous prodigy, possessing immense strength, that the true sharpness of the Extinction Divine Ability had been overshadowed.
"It's best to find a way to break through to the Tribulation Transcension third layer first." If he could achieve this, Li Qi's normal combat power would likely not be weaker than that of the seventh layer of Tribulation Transcension. With a hundredfold amplification without side effects, even a Tribulation Transcension peak expert would not be able to withstand him for long. At that point, below the Mahayana realm, Li Qi would have few concerns.
Just as Li Qi was preparing to go into seclusion again to break through to the Tribulation Transcension third layer, he suddenly sensed something. His brow furrowed slightly. On previous occasions, Li Qi had actively sought information from his first Natal Spirit Puppet during his breaks from seclusion. However, this time, for the first time in over a hundred years, the first Natal Spirit Puppet had sent him a message, indicating that...
"What's going on? Did the Penguin Pharmacy branch just report everything was fine, and now someone is causing trouble? That's unlikely." Li Qi wasn't just speculating. Given that the first Natal Spirit Puppet had proactively sent him a message, it was either good news or something had happened with Penguin Pharmacy. With a thought, Li Qi directly contacted his first Natal Spirit Puppet.
When Li Qi heard the news relayed by his first Natal Spirit Puppet, his expression became peculiar. "I actually guessed correctly." Li Qi carefully examined the information transmitted by his first Natal Spirit Puppet. His eyes quickly grew serious.
"An external shop is snatching our Penguin Pharmacy's business?" This time, the issue with Penguin Pharmacy was not that it had been destroyed by envious competitors using martial means and brute force. If that were the case, it would have been much simpler. With Li Qi's current strength, who in the surrounding Void Black Market could match him? However, the main problem now was that, according to the first Natal Spirit Puppet, a new shop had arrived from farther away, possibly from regions with more prosperous small worlds. As soon as it appeared, it had opened branches in many surrounding Void Black Markets. Furthermore, the shop dealt in an incredibly wide range of items: elixirs, spiritual artifacts, rare heavenly materials, and all sorts of goods. Not only did they have a greater variety of items, but while the quality of things like elixirs and spiritual artifacts was comparable, their prices were incredibly low. Not to the point of being extremely cheap, but the shop simply disregarded conventional pricing. For elixirs or spiritual artifacts with similar effects, their prices were slightly lower than other shops. If others lowered their prices, the newcomer would follow suit. Not to mention other shops, just in the realm of elixirs, Penguin Pharmacy had already engaged in price wars with them three times, driven by mutual price reductions.