When Li Yi crossed the danger zone of Tianning City, heading in the direction he remembered towards the Barbaric World, the scenery before him underwent earth-shattering changes in just a moment. At first, he could still see some abandoned cities and highways. But once he truly entered the Barbaric World, Li Yi saw a towering ancient mountain, along with a vast and boundless land filled with the aura of primitiveness and antiquity. The surging cosmic energy was not divided by the Five Elements; instead, it was as if chaos had not yet opened. Staying here, even without cultivating, one’s physique would undergo transformation. "The Divine Valley where the bones of divinities lie, I have returned." Li Yi took a deep breath at this moment, feeling as if every cell in his body was cheering, especially the Divine Blood within him, which seemed to have a reaction, flowing turbulently inside him. The once-calm Divine Valley suddenly became filled with dark clouds, flashing with golden lightning between them. In this thunder, rather than anger from the divine, there was a sense of inexplicable joy. "Is that valley welcoming me?" Li Yi thought to himself. Back then, he didn’t harvest all the exotic fruits from the Divine Canyon nor obtained the full inheritance of the divine, because at that time, he was still weak, his Divine Blood was insufficient, and his power couldn’t support such a great opportunity. But now, everything was different. With his Five Qi Realm cultivation, Li Yi mastered the Dragon Subduing and Tiger Suppressing Skill, plus he opened up sixty acupoints, and his Divine Blood had become robust through these days of nurturing. This condition seemed to have surpassed a certain boundary, enabling him to sense the connection with the Divine Valley where the divine bones lay. With this thought, Li Yi immediately rode the clouds and mist, rushing towards the ancient canyon. Inside the canyon, there were no mutant beasts; life was extinct, and weeds did not grow. Only a few ancient trees sparsely distributed in various directions within the canyon, these ancient trees bore some silver exotic fruits, quite extraordinary, which, if consumed by ordinary people, could inherit the Divine Bloodline. But now it was difficult. Because the largest and oldest fruits had been completely picked by Li Yi. Some he consumed, others he used to nurture a new body. Although the body placed in the Life Cradle hadn’t successfully nurtured due to lack of energy, as a backup physical form, it was still worthy of careful maintenance and preservation. Li Yi’s flying speed was exceedingly fast. In just a few seconds, he had already entered this ancient canyon; although golden lightning intertwined in the sky above the canyon, it did not strike nor attack Li Yi. Because the aura of the Divine Blood within Li Yi was of the same origin as the remnants of divine aura within the valley, he would not be targeted. But if mutant beasts, warriors from the Barbaric World, or Earth people entered here, they would have to endure the wrath of the divine, finding it easier to enter than to leave. For this reason, everything within the Divine Valley could be preserved. Otherwise, those silver exotic fruits would have long been picked clean. "Everything is just as it was when I left before, still a forbidden zone, untouched by anyone." At this moment, Li Yi rode the clouds and quickly arrived in front of an ancient and sturdy tree. This ancient tree took root in the depths of the valley, its roots absorbing the power left on the divine bones to grow, and the silver exotic fruit it bore was quite extraordinary. Li Yi then waved, releasing a surge of mana, splitting open a corner of the valley. He saw a silver bone as thick as a mountain. Even after countless years, it remained unbreakable. "I should take all these remains away. Perhaps Tu Daoist can refine top-tier Dao Artifacts from the divine remains." A thought crossed Li Yi’s mind; he wanted to empty this valley and take away the divine remains. He had the Five Elements Bracelet, which contained its own space, more than capable of holding them. Moreover, he now possessed the Tide Flipping Skill, no longer as powerless as last time. "Let’s give it a try." Li Yi decisively attempted it. He took a deep breath, then soared into the sky, channeling his mana, and reached out toward the valley in the air. "Flipping Rivers and Seas." He performed the top-tier Tao Skill. Although he expected the entire canyon to be lifted, something strange occurred: the ground inside the valley only slightly trembled, and then a more immense aura emerged. Though it was just a moment, it directly suppressed Li Yi’s Flipping Rivers and Seas Tao Skill. As a result, everything remained intact. "No way." Li Yi was somewhat shocked. He could feel that something terrifying was buried inside the valley, wielding such immense power that even the Flipping Rivers and Seas Skill couldn’t shake it in the least. "This is really uncanny. I could understand not being able to move the divine remains when I was weaker, but I can’t believe I still can’t do it at the Five Qi Realm. How powerful was this divine entity when it was alive?" Li Yi secretly marveled in his heart. However, under such circumstances, he could only abandon this plan. Nevertheless, a strategy quickly formed in Li Yi’s mind. Since it couldn’t be moved, it shouldn’t be wasted either. Then, he rummaged through the Five Elements Bracelet and quickly retrieved a seed. This was the seed of a Golden Apple from the Dark World. Originally, the Golden Apple Tree parasitized the body of the World Dragon, absorbing the power of the World Dragon and producing Golden Apples. If he repeated the old trick and used divine relics as nourishment, there might be Silver Apples. "Let’s give it a try anyway; it won’t hurt." Li Yi descended from the sky and arrived beside the large pit. He saw half of the exposed white bones and flicked his fingers, letting the Golden Apple Tree seed land on the divine relic remains. He initially thought that the indestructible divine relics would be unable to resonate with the Golden Apple Tree seed. However, the unexpected occurred. The previously lifeless Golden Apple Tree seed squirmed momentarily upon contact with the divine relics and transformed into a red blood-like tumor, actually rooting and parasitizing onto the remains. Furthermore, as time passed, streaks of blood-colored patterns grew wildly over the divine relics, and the squirming blood tumor seemed to gain nourishment and also grew. This scene looked so eerie. But without a doubt, the Golden Apple Tree seed was successfully planted. It might take some time for the seed to fully grow and bear fruit. "Dark World’s things are really sinister; this seed can even parasitize and grow on the divine relics of the Barbaric World."Li Yi was secretly amazed and dared not touch these dire things. So, he swiftly withdrew. It shouldn’t be long before the entire valley is covered by red tentacles, then a Silver Apple Tree will bloom within the valley. After observing for a moment, Ensuring everything was okay, Li Yi did not stay and opted to leave. As for the tree bearing silver exotic fruits, he did not disturb it either. Compared to those silver exotic fruits, Li Yi was more hopeful for the appearance of Silver Apples, allowing the essence of the valley to nurture Silver Apples. He believed that Silver Apples nourished by divine relics would possess unusual divine powers. They might inherit the memories of the Divine, or even purer divine bloodlines. Harboring these thoughts, Li Yi left the valley and headed towards Beihuang City. On his way, he saw a mountain village. It was Shoushan Village. But unbeknownst to him when, Shoushan Village had become ruins, with no villagers, no warriors, and even the fruit-bearing tree in the middle of the village had been uprooted. It seemed that Shoushan Village had once faced a tremendous calamity. Li Yi observed briefly and did not pay further attention. Shoushan Village had once caused him considerable trouble, nearly selling him as a slave. However, revenge did come later, and Shoushan Village paid a price. Perhaps the current fate of Shoushan Village was connected with the earlier devastation by Li Yi, who killed their strongest warrior and High Priest. Still, Li Yi did not regret what he did back then. A primitive village that captures people and sells them as slaves, despite being somewhat simple, is naturally destroyed when facing stronger crises and enemies. This world has its own rules. Li Yi continued to ride on clouds. A while later, he saw towering city walls on a boundless land that resembled a giant’s realm, stretching like mountains across the land, visible from afar. This is Beihuang City. Li Yi chose not to cloud ride as it was too conspicuous; in this world, despite his considerable power, staying low-key was best. Upon landing, he opted to walk towards Beihuang City. Unfortunately, he didn’t bring mounts Good Wings or Niu Niu; otherwise, having a mount would have been more convenient. This world favors taming mutant beasts as mounts. Li Yi should adapt to this world’s customs. He is not called Li Yi here; in this world, his name is Da Yi. This fits with the world’s style. Li Yi strides, seemingly walking, but travels ten meters with each step. This is the Taoist Skill Shrinking Earth Technique, which, of course, isn’t a profound Tao skill because those truly profound Taoist Skills allow shrinking the earth into inches. Shrinking Earth Technique is just an abridged version.
