Myriad Paths

Seven years have passed since Li Qi came to the Arctic Spiritual Road.

Seven years was just a short period of time for Li Qi, but for these stowaways, it was a long, long time. These stowaways could not even achieve immortality.

Li Qi had already asked, these people all took advantage of the 'loophole', a large part of them were introduced by the devil, and then through various means, the Eight Immortals crossed the sea and got all the way to the North Pole.

During the process, it’s an understatement to say that one in a million is the only option. Most people will die on the road, and the success rate is very low.

However, those who can succeed can be said to have 'changed their destiny against nature'.

Because Ling Dao really won't pay attention to them, and other orthodoxy will not invade Ling Dao's territory at will, this allows these stowaways to successfully take root here.

If one persists for one generation, their descendants will become the ‘natives of the world’.

This is something that not many people in the world would envy. They are the lucky few, so they cherish this luck very much.

These are just the outermost stowaways. It is said that there are already large-scale cities, countries, sects and the like that have taken root in the interior of the Arctic continent.

But Li Qi didn't look there for the time being. He was now focusing on these ordinary stowaways. He wanted to confirm whether the spiritual path really had no interference with them.

This is not something they think they don’t have. The underlying order of the Dream City and the demonic path are too lazy to care about, but in fact these are all under control.

Li Qi had to take a closer look to tell the difference. After all, Ling Dao is not an ordinary Taoism. As one of the nine places in the world, there is a group of people behind him. If Li Qi thinks he can see through Ling Dao's arrangements at a glance, he will definitely suffer. .

While thinking about this, Li Qi was conducting a 'stowaway observation' on the coast, mainly to observe whether there were any new arrivals. According to what Li Qi saw, there were an average of two to three new people crossing this coastline a year. Black mountains and white waters come here, and most of them come with their last breath.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that I completed this last section purely by willpower.

That's why these stowaways were so surprised and wary when they saw Li Qi, because Li Qi seemed too relaxed.

Just when Li Qi was recording——

"Senior." At this time, a stowaway came over and mustered up the courage to take the initiative to talk to Li Qi.

This is a woman who looks to be in her twenties, no... the other person's species is not the human race, but it is still a humanoid race, with only some minor differences such as pointed ears and green eyes.

"Huh?" Li Qi glanced at the other party and said, "What's wrong?"

"Senior is from Wushen Mountain, right?" the man asked.

"Yes, are you interested? However, you don't have any talent, so it's probably difficult to pass the screening." Li Qi was not polite, but said it very straightforwardly.

Just talk about what you have to say, and twists and turns give them unrealistic fantasies, which makes it easier for them to get into trouble.

The woman smiled bitterly: "Is that so...I can almost guess it. By the way, I'm here to deliver food. Senior, here is some food."

As she said that, she brought out a food box, which contained some food and drinks, all made with local ingredients. Compared with their usual meals, it was quite rich.

Li Qi took the food box and nodded in thanks: "Sorry to trouble you, thank you."

After saying that, the woman left, but looking at her expression, she was a little depressed.

In fact, they really wanted to get in touch with Li Qiduo, but in fact, Li Qiduo didn't pay much attention to them at all.

But what can be comforted is that the magic weapon given by Li Qi is indeed very powerful, allowing them to finally gain a firm foothold around here without worrying about the formation being broken and everyone being driven away or even killed.

Li Qi looked at the woman's back as she left.

Having been here for several years, Li Qi has almost understood the lives of stowaways in this area.

They still practice their original skills here, and almost no one pays attention to them. It has a "primitive" feeling.

Moreover, in terms of painting style, it is really original.

Although she was already at level 9, she still did not dare to fly in this place. She could only walk with difficulty under the vault made of sarsaparilla vines and through various climbing plants such as vines and beans.

It was troublesome to walk this way, as my legs felt like they were caught in a net, the soft grass trembled under my feet, and there was always the danger of sinking into the mire.

Moreover, countless insects and huge bats are blocking the way forward, and there are snakes and insects eating everywhere on the ground. There are even various monsters here, such as wolves, bears, badgers, tigers, etc., roaring in the air. Echoes in the forest.

They don't dare to fly. Flying in such a wild place, they can easily be captured by flying beasts that suddenly appear.

The Arctic is a wild land. They live here like primitive people, and the temperature here is still very cold, surrounded by ice ocean and harsh sea winds.

Islands are nearby, and sea beasts and even some demonic dragons will live here.

In Li Qi's opinion, there is nothing special. It is normal to have demonic dragons in the water. However, in their opinion, there are unspeakable evil beasts in the sea. If you go into the sea casually, you will die.

It is not technically difficult to build a palace or other buildings here, but the problem is... the native creatures are very strong, so these eighth- and ninth-grade stowaways can only survive in an ignoble way.

Many things in the world will become solid. It is even difficult for them to cut trees, because those tall trees are so hard that their magic weapons will break when they cut them, and local creatures will also hinder them.

So they live in huts, caves and other places, and their clothes are very primitive. They look like a group of superpowered Stone Age primitives.

As people from outside the domain, it is simply hellish to come to the primitive and wild areas of the world to open up.

The seventh-grade magic weapon that Li Qi gave them really helped them a lot, so they respected and feared Li Qi so much.

They have already realized that Li Qi is really an object they cannot reach. Although they don’t know Li Qi’s cultivation... But it is obvious that this is a ‘native of the world’.

This identity alone is much stronger than these stowaways.

After eating the last meal, Li Qi collected almost everything on this coast, so he stood up and said to the stowaways: "I have done almost everything here, it’s time to go."

He didn’t say it in person, because it could also be heard.

As he said this, dozens of people from the settlements appeared around.

When Li Qi came, there was only one settlement here.

But he had been sitting here for a few years, and the news had spread long ago. Everyone knew that there was a master sitting here, so they all gathered here.

In the process of these gatherings, a new round of order changes occurred, and various things happened. Li Qi watched these things quietly.

He once thought that this level of friction would give rise to evil thoughts, so he was ready to see how Lingdao would deal with it.

However, to Li Qi's surprise, no evil thoughts were born. These stowaways were very wary of each other, but not vicious.

Surprisingly, they should not have gotten rid of their primitive instincts, but at this moment, they did not develop into the kind of situation where they attacked each other, framed each other, and even collapsed the settlement.

Li Qi was also surprised at first, but he figured it out after a few days.

Because the environment here is too harsh, everyone cannot survive without the group, so the basic "mutual help" is the basic logic of survival here.

It has nothing to do with good or evil. If people don't help each other, they can't survive. A primitive moral order is established.

It is indeed rare. This situation is usually seen in many backward primitive races, but it is found in Tianxia at this moment.

But these things are not enough to explain the situation in this place. Li Qi feels that he needs to go deeper.

But at this moment, a child ran towards Li Qi.

"Uncle Li, are you leaving?!" The child was wearing animal skins, shouting while running towards Li Qi.

Li Qi took a step forward and appeared in front of the other party, picking up the child: "It is very dangerous to run out of the settlement, be careful."

While speaking, Li Qi glanced at the child's parents.

Obviously, if it were normal, the couple would definitely stop the child, but now they didn't stop him, probably hoping that Li Qi would be moved by the child.

In fact, it is true, because the child is the person with the best relationship with Li Qi here.

The child's name is Beijia, and he was born in Tianxia.

In other words, this child was born after Li Qi came. He had been close to Li Qi since he was a child. Li Qi also taught him some of his cultivation, which benefited him a lot, so he liked Li Qi even more.

Now, when he heard that Li Qi was leaving, this child, who was only five or six years old, immediately started crying.

"Uncle, why are you leaving?" Beijia was held by Li Qi and asked with his lips bitten.

"I have finished my work here, and now I should go to other places to do things." Li Qi replied: "But if you want to come to me, when you grow up, you can go in the north direction, and you will definitely hear news from me." Li Qi pointed to the north and said so.

Beijia looked to the north and was stunned for a moment.

Over there, the sky was overcast, the wasteland was quiet, and the forest was silent everywhere, but occasionally, there would be thunder rolling from afar, extending to the forest as old as the world, producing a rumbling echo.

"Don't spread the breathing method I taught you, it will kill people. You have good talent, keep up the good work in the future." Li Qi patted the child's head and disappeared.

The information here has been collected almost, and he has also used his spare time to educate a child who looks more pleasing to the eye. It's almost time to leave.

This is just a passing by for Li Qi, but for this young child, a strange uncle he met since childhood, and this strange warlock showed him another extraordinary world!

However, just after Li Qi left——

The stowaways around suddenly found that the sky around them was getting darker and darker, and the low-hanging dark clouds pressed down on the crown of the forest.

Then, suddenly a flash of lightning split the clouds and quickly drew irregular geometric flames!

Suddenly, I saw the west wind blowing violently, dark clouds rolling, and the forest bowing its head. From time to time, gaps in the sky appeared, revealing a new sky and a fiery field. The scene was both horrifying and spectacular. The fire spread, and thick columns of smoke and fire rushed straight into the clouds, while the dark clouds poured thunder and lightning towards the fire.

It was like a god showing his might. The deep darkness covered the mountains. In the chaos of heaven and earth, there were mixed noises, including the roar of the wind, the whistling of the forest, the howling of beasts, the roar of fire, and the roar of thunder falling and extinguishing.

A real dragon!

It was a real dragon! It emerged from the sky!

Everyone was shocked and speechless.

What kind of power is this?

The roar of the storm, the dragon's might suppressed everything. As a perfect creature at the pinnacle of evolution, the real dragon just appeared, its body winding through the clouds, and let these stowaways clearly recognize one thing -

They realized again...

This is the world.

It is the center of the heavens and the world.

Here you can even see the real dragon passing through the sky.

But after that moment, everyone was stunned.

Because, the real dragon roared loudly: "Li Qi! Li Qi! Wait for me! I am Changqiao! Ah ah ah ah! Li Qi, look at me, look at me!"

While shouting nonsense, the real dragon passed through the clouds and disappeared from the sight of the stowaways.

Little Beijia looked at the sky.

The little guy, who was only five or six years old, was stunned, and a strong shock hit his heart.

In the Arctic...deeper, right?

He subconsciously used the breathing method taught by Li Qi. After years of training, he has become accustomed to breathing in this way, which also makes his physique stronger than his peers.

After taking a deep breath, Little Beijia exhaled a breath of turbid air.

This breath was particularly turbid.

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On Li Qi's side.

He looked at Changqiao behind him while flying in the air.

Changqiao is still a fourth-grade, no different from before.

This is the case for the fourth rank. After all, the fourth rank is close to eternity, has some reality, and can even survive the restart of the universe.

So it doesn't seem so unacceptable to see Changqiao here.

And Changqiao swayed his slender dragon body, his scales reflecting beautiful glare, and circled around Li Qi.

"Wow! I didn't expect to meet again! Li Qi, Li Qi, do you know that I am a big fan now? Many things you gave me last time are now valuable." Changqiao said.

This made Li Qi a little embarrassed.

She really made her investment successful.

Some of the personal belongings that Li Qi left for Changqiao when he was a fourth rank have become things like "Guanyin Bodhisattva's cushion".

This is really... a lot of money.