Myriad Paths

Li Qi lowered his head, put his ear next to the petals, and listened carefully.

But I heard a small voice: "Sir, don't forget, you are a proton."

Hearing this, Li Qi suddenly looked solemn.

This is a warning.

Warn Li Qi not to forget why he came to Chang'an.

Be careful, someone is watching him.

"Thank you, Goddess of Flowers, for reminding me."

"You don't have to thank me. I owe you this. If you still have this, please accept it."

Following the words, bits and pieces of debris began to condense on the flower stamens of the Lingxiao Flower God.

These fragments gradually pieced together, and then formed an indescribable...bead?

I don’t know how to describe this bead. At first glance, it seems to be just a translucent, luminous ball. But if you look closely at the light it emits, you will find that its light is changing anytime and anywhere. .

This transformation is not a change of color, or a simple flicker, but a change in the state of the bead when you see it.

Everything the human eye sees is essentially light, so the change in light is not a change in color, but a complete change in the state of the bead in the human eye, which directly results in the bead changing its state almost every second. Same.

It is even impossible to locate the bead with the naked eye. If only the eyes were used, no one in the world would be able to grasp the bead itself.

Li Qi was a little cautious, he knew that this was the remaining essence of Lingxiao Cave Heaven.

Lingxiao Cave Heaven is a sixth-grade cave heaven.

This is the first time Li Qi has come into contact with Dongtian. Although he has come into contact with the ‘world’ before, this is really his first time with Dongtian.

Dongtian is not the world, it does not have the vitality of the world.

A world, placed in the endless outside world, can evolve on its own, and life can evolve from it. These lives can further advance the progress of the world, and can even push the level of the world up step by step.

The world itself is alive, and even has intelligence and instinct. That is the "way of heaven" in this world.

But the cave sky is different. The cave sky is a dead thing, without vitality. It is just a simple space. Whatever you put in it will determine what is inside, but it will not actively produce Qi.

The reason why the world can prosper is that the world is "creating something out of nothing" all the time to produce various kinds of Qi for the things in the world to consume.

Regarding this kind of creation out of nothing, Wu Dao believes that it is the principle of his own small world, which is produced out of thin air.

However, Humanity believes that the world is swallowing up the weak energy dispersed in the endless outer realm, gathering this energy through gravity, and then generating Qi.

Other orthodox traditions also have their own opinions and theories. There is no final conclusion yet on who is right and who is wrong. Everyone has evidence to support their own, and they are still quarreling.

As a dead thing, the value of Dongtian is much lower than that of the world, but it is still quite valuable.

Sixth-grade cave heaven, the current magic weapon silkworm is estimated to cost several thousand sets to buy.

It was indeed something Li Qi urgently needed.

The sixth-grade cave sky means that it can carry the sixth-grade beings to perform at will. It is very solid and solid, and the range is also quite broad.

"Thank you to the Flower God. I really need this urgently." Li Qi thanked the Lingxiao Flower God.

Really needed.

With this half-broken cave sky, Li Qi had a mobile warehouse.

In the endless outside world, it is difficult to transport large amounts of goods. Although the mustard bag is convenient, it can hold too few things, the capacity is low, and the storage conditions cannot be guaranteed.

With the cave sky, the required storage conditions can be arranged within the cave sky. No matter where the goods need to be stored, it can be solved. The capacity is hundreds of millions of times that of the mustard bag, but the area is about the same.

This is a huge warehouse, not cheap, and it is indeed what Li Qi needs right now.

Seemingly seeing Li Qi's expression, Lingxiao Flower God immediately added: "Remember, spatial nesting requires very high stability, so beware of complete collapse."

Li Qi immediately woke up and immediately agreed: "Thank you God of Flowers for reminding me, I understand."

Space nesting refers to the operation of installing a cave in the world, a cave in the cave, and a few mustard bags inside the cave.

It’s not impossible, in fact you can see it everywhere.

The outermost space is ‘outside the territory’.

Outside the territory, there are countless worlds.

These worlds are separate spaces, separated by world barriers.

From the outside, many of the worlds are only a few light-years in size, and even some low-grade worlds are only as big as a fist. A sixth-grade world like the Holy Flame Realm is nothing more than a ball with a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles.

But entering it, even if it is a ninth-level world, such as the marble world in Boyue's hand, the one with the special cosmic light, there are several planets and a sun, which is a complete star system.

This is a world nested outside the domain.

Of course, there is one exception, and that is Tianxia.

This world is a continent suspended outside the territory. There are no so-called world barriers. It itself exists in the outermost space.

But for those ordinary worlds, if Li Qi entered this kind of world with a mustard bag, it would be another layer of mustard bags in the world.

This kind of operation is completely feasible, but... the space outside the territory is very solid and almost impossible to be damaged by any means. The world itself is also extremely tough, and there is no pressure at all to carry the mustard bag.

But when it comes to dead things like Dongtian, you need to be careful. Dongtian is very fragile.

Casually nesting space in the cave is a very heavy burden for the cave. If it cannot hold it, it will easily explode, and everything inside will not be saved.

Matter must rely on space to maintain its existence. Except for a few things that can maintain space by themselves, it is impossible for other mortal things to survive this kind of collapse.

Li Qi had never used Dongtian, so he didn't know much about these things, but fortunately, Lingxiao Flower God had enough experience as a fifth-grade person to give him a reminder.

Although the space cannot be nested casually, a sixth-grade cave is more than enough for Li Qi's current business scale.

After carefully accepting the cave, Li Qi once again thanked the Lingxiao Flower God.

Lingxiao Flower God said: "I told you, there is no need to say thank you, I owe you everything, now I am just paying it back."

Seeing the appearance of Lingxiao Flower God, Li Qi sighed.

Although I don't know what she figured it out, she does seem to have figured it out, at least she is much more relieved than before.

"So...Flower God...ah, the king has cut off his roots in Chang'an, what are his plans next?" Li Qi suddenly asked.

Originally he was not interested, but now that the Lord of Lingxiao has solved a big problem for him and given him a very important clue, he should be concerned about it out of politeness.

Moreover, he can no longer be called Lingxiao Flower God.

The sky of Lingxiao Cave has been broken, and the foundation of Shangyuan has been broken. From now on, she will no longer have the status of the Flower God, and all the magical powers that only the Flower God has will fade away.

As a result, the Lingxiao Flowers in all the worlds will gradually decline, and the probability of turning into spirits and demons and embarking on the path of cultivation will become smaller. The Lingxiao Flower God will no longer be the natural ‘chief’ of the Lingxiao Flower Demons.

This time, it was a traumatic thing, which was basically a death sentence for her path. It would be difficult to take another step forward in this life, or even return to the top.

Without the status of the Flower God, without the support of thousands of Lingxiao flowers, without the 'admiration' for flowers from humanity, she would never be able to return to her peak.

"I will return to Baiyue later to consolidate the Taoist foundation. Then... I don't have any special plans. I have a few volumes of scriptures from White Horse Temple in my hand. From now on, I will study the scriptures and govern the country." Lord Lingxiao replied.

"Study the scriptures... The Flower God wants to study the Buddhist scriptures, why doesn't he go to the Buddhist Kingdom in the West?" Li Qi asked again.

"Who said that Lingxiao country cannot become a Buddhist country?" Lingxiao Flower God asked in return.

"So that's it. From now on, will you live in worship of the Buddha and cut off your relationship with humanity? It's a good path, so I wish the Flower God success." Li Qi nodded and understood the Lingxiao Flower God's plan.

Cut off the shackles of humanity and Shinto, completely transform Buddhism, and become the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng.

It can be regarded as a road...but it is difficult.

"I have taken off the fetters and my heart has been liberated. From now on, there will be no more suffering and confusion. I will definitely succeed." On the other hand, Lingxiao Flower God looked very confident.

But Li Qi was noncommittal.

Confidence is of no use to be honest. In the past, her Dao foundation was built by the flower god. When she was promoted to the sixth level and the fifth level, she established her own country and promoted through humane methods.

Nowadays, if you want to escape from the divine way and the human way... it is as difficult as climbing to heaven.

No, for the fifth grade, reaching the sky is much more difficult than this.

She had to personally interrupt all her Dao foundations from the ninth to fifth grades, and she also needed to ensure that she would not die due to the backlash of the cultivation riot during the process.

The possibility of death... Li Qi estimated that it was more than 95%.

Half of them fell below level eight.

The possibility of success... Li Qi couldn't see it anyway.

"Then I wish the lord of the country to escape from the sea of ​​suffering, and I will take my leave first." Li Qi shook his head, turned and left.

Everyone has their own ambitions, so there is no need to persuade them too much.

The Lord of Lingxiao did not stop him and watched Li Qi leave.

After walking out, Liu Shenzhi immediately greeted him outside Shangyuan and asked what was going on.

Li Qi did not hide anything and told the truth.

"So...this matter is over?" Liu Shenzhi asked after listening.

"It should be over. There won't be anything big after that. I guess we can concentrate on our work. It's just a pity for our plan. Now the Witch Silkworm is a bit difficult to deal with. Alas, we won't really have to set up a stage in front of the Imperial College. Son?" Li Qi rubbed his temples and said distressedly.

"It seems that there is no need to worry about this. When we came out, the Peony Flower Goddess said that she seemed to be able to help us with a few words." Liu Shenzhi said.

"Huh?!" Li Qi raised his head and was stunned.

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What happened after that was a matter of course.

More than a month has passed since the chaos in Shangyuan, and Li Qi... has made a lot of money.

They never expected that the flower dance of Lingxiao Flower God, coupled with some secret promotion from the Peony Flower God, would create a new trend of witchcraft silkworms.

The people who buy the most magic weapon silkworms are not the practitioners who need to fight, but the actors and flower gods in Shangyuan!

Neither Li Qi nor Liu Canzhi thought of the advantage of the Witch Silkworm, but instead it made them famous in Shangyuan.

That is, witchcraft silkworms can be sold nest by nest.

A nest of witchcraft silkworms can mass-produce a magic weapon.

This means that it can be used...for 'private' use.

The magic weapon assembly line developed by Mo Jia and Li Dao is extremely efficient and low-cost. Millions of magic weapons rumble out as soon as it is turned on.

Throughout the Tang Dynasty, even the floor tiles used to pave roads are now magic weapons, and every house is equipped with automated magic weapons, and all cardinals from all walks of life have spread them, which is enough to show the horror of the magic weapon assembly line.

But that kind of large equipment, although it is also available among the private sector, is difficult for individuals to use.

Witch Silkworms are born with the ability to miniaturize, and can also customize the production of magic weapons. They are very friendly to groups like the Flower Goddess who need to hold large banquets frequently.

The flower gods hold banquets and need a large number of magic weapons, so they can only rely on the magic weapon assembly line. However, it is not the flower gods who have the final say on what the assembly line produces, so they either spend a lot of money and open molds in the factory to create a separate line for themselves, or they You can only choose the type you like in the vast market.

No matter how much you like it, it's not as good as custom-made.

Li Qi originally thought that the miniaturized witch silkworm would be very embarrassing. Only through differentiated competition can we obtain a certain market, and further improvements would be needed.

After all, in Li Qi's view, the efficiency of the magic weapon silkworm was more than ten blocks worse than the magic weapon assembly line, and the quality was not as good as the fine products produced by the refiners.

Those who need quantity will be looked down upon, and those who need quality will not be looked upon either.

If quality is really needed, it requires a magic weapon to work hard for. It must be forged by masters to ensure reliability.

Let’s not mention the quantity. The efficiency of the magic weapon silkworms is far behind. The output of the magic weapon assembly line is calculated in seconds, but the magic weapon silkworms have to be calculated in hours.

Therefore, we have to rely on methods such as magic weapon activation to create differentiation in order to get a piece of the pie.

However, it can be customized and dozens of pieces can be produced in a short time without taking any responsibility, which fully meets the needs of the flower gods for large banquets.

Who cares about the quality of the bowls at a banquet? There is no need for a bowl to fight. The responsibility of this bowl is only to combine with other decorations to form a large magic array to make the banquet beautiful. As long as most of it is not broken at once, the magic array will not be too big. Impact.

As a result, with the help of the Peony Goddess, Wu Qi Silkworm quickly received a large number of orders in Shangyuan, and Li Qi also met many upper-class people in Chang'an, further establishing his reputation.

And the flower gods' extensive use has also led others to follow suit. After all, the flower gods themselves are leaders in certain fashion trends.

As time goes by, a wave of tableware produced by Witch Silkworm became popular in Chang'an on a small scale.

How should I put it... Even if Liu Donghe came out to promote it, he probably wouldn't be able to do it to this extent.

Liu Donghe commented on this: "The holy name is not as famous as the beautiful name."

Li Qi never expected that the first application scenario of Witch Silkworms was not to make tools or weapons, but to mass-produce tableware and banquet decorations.

That's fine...

Liu Shenzhi was quite shocked. He seemed to feel that the things he had worked so hard to develop were not so... high-end?

In his eyes, he wanted to challenge the magic weapon assembly line. Now he can only produce tableware and decorations, which is a bit unwilling.

However, Liu Shenzhi also understands that he has to eat one bite at a time, and there is still a long way to go before he can reach a mature magic weapon assembly line.

Li Qize didn't care.

As long as he has money, he can do anything. He was originally here to make money. Now that Boyue has joined, Wuqi Silkworm will definitely develop better.

As these things progressed, Li Qi was also ready.

He is going to the Holy Flame Realm and will take advantage of this holiday to completely settle things there.

Here, Li Qi gave up his original arrangement.

He wanted to bring the Taixue students together before, and the main purpose was to show the Holy Flame.

But now, the future performance of the magic weapon silkworm industry alone is enough to eat up a lot of Holy Flames, so he doesn't have to set his sights on these classmates for the time being.

For more than a month, he worked overtime continuously, and together with Boyue and Liu Shenzhi, he completed part of the order for Zajia. Then, starting from this part, he took the lead in completing the first batch of transactions with Zajia.

That is technology exchange.

Part of the Zajia's artificial human mind transmission technology was exchanged for the living body weaving technology of the wizard silkworm.

It cannot be said to be from the Zao family. This transaction was notarized and was a private transaction between Li Qi and Yu Zao.

Although Liu Shenzhi and Boyue actually knew it, and the Zajia family knew it all, it was nominally a private transaction and would not involve anyone else.

After all, there is a notarization.

Although stamp duty had to be paid, the Tang court had always been trustworthy.

There are still many sets of magic weapon silkworms to be delivered in the future. Li Qi only worked overtime this month to make one. If he wants to meet the quantity stipulated in the contract, he has to calculate it on a "year" basis.

It's very troublesome. If Li Qi doesn't plan to give birth by himself, what's the difference between that and a coolie?

Therefore, the next step was to let the magic weapon silkworms 'breed'.

Yes, that's right, this is the next improvement plan.

Witchcraft silkworms are essentially alive. Although they have no soul and no reproductive function, it is indeed possible.

Li Qi wanted the mind transmission of artificial humans just for this matter.

The Witch Silkworm has no soul or consciousness. It can only be said that according to 'physiology', it has the characteristics of being alive, but it is far from being a living thing. The reproduction of the Witch Silkworm will only breed a bunch of dead things.

Because the witchcraft silkworm does not have such a thing as 'heredity', there will be no new souls 'reincarnated' into the witchcraft silkworm. What is born is just a pile of dead meat and does not have anything to keep the body alive.

If I had to describe it... it would probably be that the new witchcraft silkworms are 'brain dead' as soon as they are born.

Because the wizard silkworms do not have a brain, their thinking organ is the 'spirit', and this soul is replaced by the residual soul of the monster beast and the holy flame.

In the forging process of witchcraft silkworms, these holy flames and the residual souls of monsters and beasts, for example, are poured in before they are made. They are useless after they are finalized. There is no way to pour souls into them. Once they are poured in, they cannot fit together and are difficult to take effect.

But if you have the Zajia's mental transmission ability, you can inject souls into these new witchcraft silkworms.

Witch silkworms that can be reproduced...

It is easy to imagine how far it can be expanded.

Well…a wonderful prospect.

Although it can only produce tableware, for those who really need extremely reliable and durable combat magic weapons, the magic weapons produced by Witch Silkworm are still far from qualified.

Now I can only be a tableware manufacturer.

But at least he has entered the industry, and he will definitely succeed in the future. The magic weapon silkworm is also being developed. With Boyue joining, the research and development strength has been greatly improved. Li Qi is very confident about the future!

Therefore, he left all the research and development of witchcraft silkworms to his two partners.

He is going to the Holy Flame Realm.

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Time goes faster in the Holy Flame Realm. Two years have passed since Li Qi left.

Two years is a long time for the son of destiny.

Gaga, it has grown up.

Through the sacrifice of countless holy flames and countless adventures, his cultivation has progressed rapidly and he has reached the peak of the eighth level.

At this speed, he is already considered a top player in the Holy Flame world. Except for some hermit masters, it is difficult for anyone to beat him.

As for the existence of the sixth level... there are only a few people at the top, and their names are fixed. That is the limit that the world of Holy Flame Realm can bear, and it is the pinnacle that practitioners can reach in the Holy Flame Realm.

The current eighth-grade peak is enough for him to occupy a force and become the overlord of an area, and then use this hegemony to maintain the peace of the area.

Gaga sat in her room, alone.

He hasn't looked for a mate yet because he feels... there's no point in thinking about that until everything calms down.

Although there are many beauties around him now, he doesn't have that intention.

I don't know why, but he can always attract different types of females. Although this is a good thing, those women do help him a lot.

After all, starting from scratch is a very difficult thing. His ideas have made him too many enemies. If there were not so many women secretly supporting him, he would not be able to get here.

But those were small things, and there was something more important before him now.

He needs to break through the eighth level and reach the seventh level, which is what the Holy Flame clan calls the 'saint' level.

Saints, who are extraordinary and holy, are not affected by life span and can live for thousands of years or even tens of thousands of years before dying.

Of course, that is what the Holy Flame Clan thinks.

For Gaga, he has a clearer understanding.

Once you enter the saint stage, you can actually live forever.

However, the skills practiced by the Holy Flame Clan are too crude to achieve 'perfection', so the body will still age slowly, but at a much slower rate, so they can live for thousands of years.

There is a skill in Gaga's mind, a skill from a higher-order world that can allow him to live longer as long as he is not injured after reaching the seventh level. It is much stronger than the skills in the Holy Flame Realm.

It is precisely because of this that he can quickly reach the point where he is now, survive many dangerous situations, and make many friends, although most of them are women.

It's just... it's difficult to break through. He doesn't have a clue yet.

But he was still somewhat sure.

That grasp is the 'door' in the mind.

With this, no matter what the difficulty is, he can solve it!

Every time he encounters a crisis, the 'door' in his mind can bring him out of danger. This is his greatest reliance.

Just when he was troubled——

Suddenly, the door actually vibrated.

Gaga took a deep breath.

This means that this door will issue 'quests', which usually bring huge benefits, but also charge a huge amount of Holy Flame.

Sure enough, as long as he reaches a fixed bottleneck, this door will give him enlightenment.

Then, he opened the 'door' as usual.

But this time, it's different from before.

Suddenly, his mind was seized by an irresistible force, and he was stuffed into a small place with a roar!

He was like an egg that was forced into a straw. The slender pipe was extremely depressing and painful, but there was nothing he could do!

Fortunately, the pain didn't last too long, and everything returned to normal after just ten seconds.

"Ahem, buzz..." Gaga made a strange sound. It was a trembling sound that his vocal organs could not bear. It usually only appeared when the people of the Holy Flame tribe were extremely uncomfortable.

But after all, he had reached the eighth level, the level of a top expert. He quickly suppressed his discomfort, stood up, and looked around cautiously.

Surrounded by... a mountain?

My current body seems to have no entity, and the world around me is very dreamy. It should be in my consciousness?

Is this...dreaming?

Or is this the location of the door in his soul?

At this time, a figure appeared in front of Gaga.

Gaga immediately became serious and took precautions.

What appeared in front of me... was a weird, but not ugly body.

Very weird.

There are only two eyes, and there are different layers in the eyes, which are divided into black and white. Unlike the eyes of the Holy Flame tribe, which are beautiful and completely black.

The eyes are not protruding and can even move, making them look particularly weird.

This body was very soft all over. It could even be said that it was so soft that it was a bit disgusting. It looked like weird squirming flesh and blood, with no sharp and hard exoskeleton at all. It looked very uncomfortable for Gaga.

Because of this relationship, the soft skin extending from its limbs is like a tentacle, with ten smaller tentacles distributed on it, which seem to have the ability to grasp.

In addition, its skin is dazzlingly white, in obvious contrast with the dull carapace of the Holy Flame Clan. This soft and white skin even makes Gaga feel sick. There is no way such a weird thing can exist in nature. shell.

How can this kind of skin, which seems to be filled with fluid and swollen by fluid, possibly support life?

But the other party seems to be very healthy.

It has no wings, and there is a pale pink hole on its head, which is extremely terrifying. The hole seems to lead directly to the inside of its body, which is simply unreasonable.

There are also strange black threads growing on the back of its head, which are tied up in bunches. I don’t know what they have.

However, even though it is so soft and weird, this weird existence is not ugly.

It can even be said... there is an unexpected beauty.

A kind of beauty that goes beyond the aesthetics of the Holy Flame Clan.

As if seeing the lone moon in the sky, a certain 'temperament' that transcended the body became a more vivid impression than the proportions of the body.

For practitioners, temperament is easier to identify than appearance.

Your appearance can change at any time, but your temperament is the sum of all the things that make you up.

To sum up, Gaga believes that the strange creature in front of him should be very 'beautiful', but because of aesthetic reasons, he cannot appreciate this 'beauty'.

But those are not important. Gaga has seen too many beauties and monsters. Although none of them have this kind of temperament, it has also trained him to be calm.

So he took the initiative and asked: "Who are you..."

On the other side, Shen Shuibi looked at the standing beetle-like creature.

Although I have seen it for two years, this is the first time I have seen it at such a close distance.

Hmm... There are so many different races outside the territory, but the Shengyan clan looks pretty good. This kind of carapace is quite unique.

"Gaga, right?" Shen Shuibi said in the language of the Holy Flame Clan.

"It's me, but are you...?" Gaga asked warily.

Although he already had some answers in his mind, he still couldn't help but ask again.

"I am your opportunity and the giver of your skills. You have grown to a certain level and it's time to make a choice." Shen Shuibi said to him.

Rabbit's voice was very calm and calm, without sounding majestic at all.

But Gaga's whole body was rattling, as his exoskeleton was constantly colliding.

nervous.

fear.

He suddenly realized that the thing inside that door was alive, and it was this weird life that was constantly helping him to overcome one difficulty after another.

This thing, what does it want? What is it going to do? What purpose does it serve! ?

Gaga immediately realized that the other party might be plotting a goal that he could not even imagine, because he knew how terrifying the power this door represented, and how exquisite the techniques and techniques behind it were. A peak that the Yan tribe has never reached in thousands of years.

A tiny bit of those things would be enough for him to leapfrog and challenge those saints, which was why Gaga was so confident.

But now, the existence that gave him 'confidence' appeared in front of him.

This made him feel intense fear.

Fortunately, Gaga is not a waste. The Son of Destiny who carries the hope of a world will never be a waste, even if they don't know that they are the Son of Destiny.

"What...are you going to do? Do I have to choose?" Gaga suppressed the fear in her heart and asked the soft flesh monster in front of her.

"Choose your path and the future of the Holy Flame Realm. However, I am not talking to you about this matter." Shen Shuibi said calmly, expressionless as always.

"It's not you... In other words, it was an organization that gave me that door?" Gaga asked cautiously.

"It can't be regarded as an organization. To be precise, we are a couple, but...forget it, what's the use of telling you this." Shen Shuibi shook her head mid-sentence.

Gaga was about to speak, but at this moment, another weird life suddenly appeared.

It was... something similar to the weird life form before. The two should be the same species.

However, the skin is darker, but it looks harder, not as soft as the one just now, which makes Gaga a lot more pleasing to the eye.

As a member of the Holy Flame Clan who is covered in armor from top to bottom, he still prefers this feeling.

It's just...it's still a little weird.

And this new person with darker skin is Li Qi.

Li Qi had already arrived at the Holy Flame Realm, and the first thing he did when he arrived was to find the rabbit, and then he took the time to have a showdown with Gaga.

Although Rabbit was not happy about this, she also knew the priorities and almost immediately found Gaga through the backhand left behind.

Li Qi appeared here and showed a 'smile' to Gaga.

Quack trembled.

What a weird life form, his face seemed to be able to undergo some kind of change, like a liquid, which frightened Gaga a little.

"Gaga, we have been observing you for a long time. We know that you want to save the world, want to quell the immortal chaos, and want to bring the world back to normal." Li Qi said in the words of the Holy Flame Clan.

Hearing this, Quack buzzed.

That's astonishment

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