After a long period of solitude, Zhao Li felt homesick.
As the thought of returning home arose, the more he thought about it, the more Zhao Li couldn't suppress his impatient heart that yearned to go back.
"I'm leaving!"
Zhao Li was a man of action; he decided to leave immediately.
He glanced at the Little Pill Tower Pavilion. Many acquaintances he had made there had already left; they had gone on "Soul Sweep." Zhao Li chuckled inwardly:
"I won't say goodbye this time. I'll be back, and it won't be long."
Then, he took a step and left Holy Pill City.
In his consciousness space, Zhao Li had spent countless years analyzing Heavenly Flames and even came into contact with the origin. Having escaped his predicament, his application of the Power of Rules had advanced countless levels, and Shrinking the Ground into Inches was the result of Zhao Li applying Space Rules.
Strictly speaking, it was still the Spatial Wormhole method, but Zhao Li could now capture the nodes that already existed in space and instantly establish a connection between two places, no longer needing to carve them out himself.
Zhao Li was eager to return home, instantly crossing a thousand miles. Watching the surrounding scenery change with every step, Zhao Li was also a little surprised:
"It seems I need to put researching Dou Techniques and divine abilities on the agenda for the future."
This unconventional Shrinking the Ground into Inches ignited a desire in Zhao Li's heart for the various great divine abilities from myths and legends, such as Universe in the Sleeve, Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, Three Pure Ones Transformed by One Qi...
Zhao Li entered dream mode.
Before he started drooling, he slapped his head, remembering something:
"Where was White Cloud City? Hmm, maybe I should just go back like this. When Master asks, I'll say the Bai Clan in White Cloud City is in charge, and the Yun Family's second son is an in-law?"
As he thought, Zhao Li started to laugh. Although he was thinking about these nonsensical things, Zhao Li always respected his elders and teachers. Since he remembered this matter, he naturally wouldn't just go back like that.
"Hehe, I wonder if Master's old flame is there?"
With a smile on his lips, a blazing Flame ignited in Zhao Li's heart, and his steps didn't stop.
Zhao Li was certain that he was just following his Master's instructions to take a look, and absolutely had no intention of prying into his elder's youthful romantic affairs.
Suddenly, Zhao Li stopped:
"Hmm, there's one more thing, where exactly is White Cloud City?"
Zhao Li looked around. Besides mountains, there were only mountains.
He had been rushing back earlier, eager to return, and was now deep in the mountains.
Zhao Li's Soul Power extended, rapidly sweeping in all directions. Some sensitive Magical Beasts instantly prostrated themselves on the ground, not daring to breathe.
A hundred miles, a thousand miles, ten thousand miles...
Within a hundred thousand li radius, there was no other City!
While marveling at the vastness of the continent, Zhao Li decided to return to Holy Pill City first to inquire about directions. After all, no matter the reason, he needed to know the way first, right?
Walking among the bustling crowd once again, Zhao Li felt increasingly unfamiliar. He had a feeling of being out of place among them.
Zhao Li frowned slightly:
"I didn't expect the trip to the consciousness space to have such a big impact. If I hadn't known from the start that I wasn't the Heavenly Flame, I might have become one of its Puppets by now, right? This won't do."
Zhao Li realized that he still hadn't fully detached himself from that long period of time and still felt a strong sense of the loneliness of pseudo-immortality.
"It seems this trip home is necessary."
Zhao Li hoped that this trip back, with the company of family and teachers, might help him pull himself back from the experience of pseudo-immortality.
Thinking this, Zhao Li quickly disappeared into the crowd and headed towards the Pill Tower. When it came to information, the Pill Tower was definitely the most well-informed.
At the top of the Pill Tower, there wasn't a single Giant present. Zhao Li looked at the somewhat deserted Pill Tower and felt quite unfamiliar; there used to be one or two figures here at all times.
"Hmm? What's that?"
Zhao Li looked out from the top of the tower, seeing faint star power flickering in the starry sky.
Extending his Soul Power, Zhao Li sensed a powerful sealing force. His heart stirred slightly, and he understood what it was.
"Three Thousand Burning Flame? Could it be that under the influence of that mysterious thing from the Soul Hall, even Old Huang can't do anything about it anymore?"
Zhao Li already knew from the Little Pill Tower Incident that the owner of the Three Thousand Burning Flame was Old Huang. He hadn't expected it to still be sealed in the Star Domain.
Soon, Zhao Li suppressed his curiosity. Perhaps Old Huang no longer cared for it.
Zhao Li walked down to the next floor. By chance, Elder Han, the working man, was there in his office. Zhao Li went up and greeted him.
"Elder Han! Long time no see, how have you been?"
Hearing this, Han Zichuan opened his eyes, sat up from his reclining chair, and was startled to see it was Zhao Li:
"Ah, it's Zhao Li. Why are you here?"
He was a little reserved. One must know that this young man was just a Seventh-Grade High-Level Alchemist a few years ago. Although outstanding, he was still just a junior. But in just a few years, he had grown to a level he couldn't hope to reach.
Seeing this, Zhao Li didn't say much. He asked his question, adding a simple explanation:
"Does Elder Han know where White Cloud City is? An old acquaintance asked me to go take a look there."
Although Han Zichuan sensed a hint of indifference towards life from Zhao Li, seeing that he still had the same respectful demeanor as before, he didn't think too much of it. Perhaps it was the unfamiliarity from not seeing each other for a long time.
He thought back for a moment, then knew what place Zhao Li was asking about and told Zhao Li:
"White Cloud City is in the east of the Central Plains, very far from Holy Pill City. You have to cross more than half of the Central Plains to get there, so it will likely take a lot of time."
He was also a Dou Venerate expert and had spent most of his life in the Central Plains. He was quite familiar with the various cities there. If he were willing to draw a map of the places he had traveled, it would likely be more sought after than any on the market.
Zhao Li heard this, thanked him, and left:
"Thank you, Elder Han. I don't have anything important to do by staying here, so it's a good time to go out for a walk. You're busy, I'll be going now."
After speaking, Zhao Li left, leaving Elder Han with a twitching mouth:
"If lying down and sleeping counts as being busy, then I am indeed quite busy."
He leaned back on his rocking chair again. He had progressed greatly over the years, from Five-Colored to Six-Colored. However, whenever he thought of Zhang Li from a few years ago, he could only sigh in his heart:
"How can the difference between people be so vast?"
Then he shook his head for a while and lay back down.
After getting the location, Zhao Li sped off without any delay.
Crossing more than half of the Central Plains, even with Spatial Wormholes and constant transfers, it would still take about three months to arrive.
Zhao Li chose not to take a Spatial Wormhole, but instead continuously used his newly comprehended movement technique to familiarize and improve it along the way.
As Zhao Li kept trying, his use of Shrinking the Ground into Inches became more and more skilled, and his traveling speed became faster and faster. Now, he could cross any place his Soul Power reached in a single step.
And the limit of Zhao Li's Soul Power was far more than a hundred thousand miles.
Each step crossed was a new place, and Zhao Li was somewhat addicted to this feeling:
"If I reach the Emperor Realm Soul, I'm afraid there will be nowhere on this continent I cannot go. No wonder that Hun Tiandi arrived instantly during the Ruins incident. I'm afraid his use of Space Rules has also reached its peak. That makes sense, he was already Nine Star a thousand years ago, it's impossible for him not to have made any progress over a thousand years."
Zhao Li thought of that refined, middle-aged man in white who exuded endless confidence and dominance just by standing there.
"I'm afraid the gap between Nine Star peak and Nine Star is just as immense. If I could reach the state when the Spirit Emperor possessed me, I would probably be at the absolute peak of the continent."
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