There were too many spatial rifts outside, so Yang Yitian left the forest. He waited outside the forest for Qi Zhiheng to merge with him.
After Yang Yitian left, Qi Zhiheng released the little black dragon: "It's your own home, so you can move in yourself."
The little black dragon had signed a contract with Qi Zhiheng and understood his meaning. It leaped into the air and tumbled a few times, and a dragon's roar seemed to echo in the void.
Although the little black dragon is small in size, its roar is actually quite loud.
After it circled around a few times, the images of this world became somewhat illusory. In the blink of an eye, this space disappeared, and Qi Zhiheng went from standing in the grassland to standing in the forest.
After the little black dragon put away its spatial storage, it entered Qi Zhiheng's body, and Qi Zhiheng then entered the spatial storage.
It spreads its own rules and boundaries throughout the entire space.
He has a lot to do. First is the issue of spiritual energy in the Little Black Dragon Space. The spiritual energy contains violent factors, so Qi Zhiheng naturally cannot allow the two kinds of spiritual energy to mix. The time in the two spaces is also different, so he must use the power of the rules to separate the two spaces when they merge.
He could set all the rules here, so he set a rule that the spiritual energies of the two sides should not intertwine. In this way, everything else could travel between the two worlds except for spiritual energy.
In this way, there is no need to worry about the spiritual energy from both sides being mixed up.
This space already possesses a power that isolates it from the outside world, so there's no need to handle the passage of time separately.
After finishing this matter, Qi Zhiheng left the space.
Half a month had passed in the outside world by this time.
Yang Yitian was getting a little bored. They said it wouldn't take too long, so why was there still no news after all this time?
At this moment, he couldn't help but worry about Qi Zhiheng's safety, fearing that something unexpected might happen to Qi Zhiheng during the fusion process.
Just as he was hesitating about whether to go in and take a look, Qi Zhiheng emerged from the forest.
Yang Yitian greeted him with some delight: "How did it go? Is everything done?"
"Hmm." Qi Zhiheng said, "It's already merged. Let's go back to the settlement and tell Xiong Shuang and the others that there's no need for group hunting anymore."
Yang Yitian asked with some concern, "Will the fact that we won't be hunting together anymore have any impact on the settlement?"
The reason for this thought is that so many people in the gathering place did not know each other before. They gathered together because it would be more dangerous for one person to be alone in this world.
When different people share a common enemy, they will unite to fight against it. But when this threat disappears, it remains to be seen whether the group, which was originally united as one, will fall apart.
Qi Zhiheng didn't seem to care too much: "You don't need to worry about that. Although they no longer have a common enemy, they still have common interests."
Yang Yitian: "What benefits?"
Qi Zhiheng poked his forehead: "Don't forget your talisman. With it, they can experience the pleasure of absorbing spiritual energy again. I believe no one will be willing to just leave like this."
After hearing the explanation, Yang Yitian also felt it made sense: "Looks like I'm still a hero. So how are we going to explain the little black dragon incident when we get back?"
Qi Zhiheng had already planned ahead: "Tell us the truth about what you see. As for where this space went, just say that the little black dragon ran away after driving all the wild beasts out."
The two returned to the gathering place. Yang Yitian had been away for a while, and when he returned, he was naturally warmly welcomed by a large group of people!
Of course, Yang Yitian wasn't the main focus of the welcome; it was his talismans that were!
Upon seeing Yang Yitian return, they all inquired about the talismans.
"Young Brother Yang! You've been gone for so long, have you improved the talismans again?"
"Isn't that obvious? With Brother Yang's talent for drawing talismans, he can definitely improve it!"
The man who had asked the question earlier immediately slapped himself in the face: "It's all because I can't speak properly! Young Brother Yang must have already improved!"
"Brother Yang, when are you going to exchange some more talismans for us? I've used up all the ones I exchanged last time." The man regretted it a bit. When he wanted to exchange talismans, he wasn't a complete novice with them, so he exchanged fewer, and now he's used them all up.
After learning about the effects of his talismans, Yang Yitian decided not to rush to exchange more for them. He said, "I have improved them, but drawing these talismans is very time-consuming! I don't have many on hand. I can exchange them, but the number each person can exchange is limited. How about we go find Boss Xiong first and discuss the talisman exchange with you before giving you an answer?"
One of them said, "I'll lead the way! I know where Boss Xiong went; I'll take you to him."
The other person said, "What are you looking for! Young Brother Yang, don't listen to him. You guys go wait in the conference building first, I'll go and call Boss Xiong back right now!"
Yang Yitian figured that even if he contacted Xiong Shuang, they would still return to the conference building soon, so he agreed to the suggestion: "Then I'll trouble you to make the trip for me, senior. I'll sell you an extra talisman later and give you a discount!"
"I'll go right away!" The cultivator who received the response was overjoyed and immediately ran off.
The surrounding cultivators gritted their teeth in hatred! How could they not have thought of this? They had given this guy the opportunity for nothing.
Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian arrived at the conference building surrounded by the crowd.
Upon receiving news of Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian's return, Xiong Shuang immediately dropped what he was doing and rushed back. Well, actually, there wasn't much to do! There was no need to hunt wild beasts during this period, and the cultivators at the base were quite idle.
"Brother Qi, Brother Yang, you're back? Did you have any success on this trip?" Xiong Shuangren's voice came as soon as he stepped through the door.
"Senior Xiong." Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian bowed.
"No need for all this formality," Xiong Shuang waved his hand.
Qi Zhiheng said, "We have made some gains; we have entered the inner part of the forest."
Xiong Shuang was shocked: "You actually ran to such a dangerous place!" He thought to himself, these two brats really don't listen to the old folks.
He asked somewhat nervously, "You weren't seriously injured, were you?" Considering that Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian had talismans that could create gentle spiritual energy, he could understand their risky actions. Having spiritual energy to use would minimize the danger.
Qi Zhiheng said, "We're not injured. We have spiritual energy protecting us, so there's not much of a problem."
Xiong Shuang was also curious about what was inside the forest, since they hadn't yet entered the inner perimeter: "Tell me, what's in the forest?"
Qi Zhiheng then shared what he knew: "There are many spatial rifts in the forest, and entering them will lead to extremely dangerous situations. I guess this is why most people who go in never return."
Xiong Shuang suddenly realized what was happening and said to the two of them, "Sit down! Sit down and talk! Look at my memory!" After he finished speaking, he found a chair and sat down as well.
Next, Qi Zhiheng recounted how he encountered the spatial rift, how he saw the space with different time flow rates, and the little black dragon. He emphasized that after the little black dragon discovered their presence, it drove out all the wild beasts inside and then disappeared through space. That space also vanished.
Xiong Shuang's attention wasn't on the main point: "Oh dear! What a pity! Maybe that little black dragon could have taken us all away from this world!"
Qi Zhiheng's lips twitched. The little black dragon really didn't have that ability. He knew from the little black dragon's memories that it was also trapped here. Although it could travel through space, its strength was insufficient to break through this world. At most, it could only move around within this world.
“Senior Xiong, I think that’s unlikely. If it were really that powerful, it wouldn’t have needed to drive away all the wild animals before leaving. It’s probably because the little black dragon couldn’t carry any living creatures through the area, which is why it drove away all the wild animals.” Qi Zhiheng came up with a reasonable explanation.
Xiong Shuang stopped the explanation and also felt that there was some truth to it. The little black dragon's ability might not be as good as Qi Zhiheng's, otherwise it might have killed Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian first and then stayed behind. The fact that it didn't kill the two but escaped on its own largely shows that the little black dragon might not be a match for Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian.
If they can't even defeat two Nascent Soul stage cultivators, it's probably impossible for them to lead a group of Soul Transformation stage cultivators away.
Qi Zhiheng steered the conversation back to the main point: "What I mainly want to say is that we should no longer need to hunt in groups. Without the time gap for those wild animals to reproduce, there will be no more beast tides, and we will suffer fewer injuries in the future."
Xiong Shuang was somewhat troubled: "That would be very detrimental to the unity of our community."
He also thought about the problems among the people in this community. Although they had lived together for so long, they should have some trust in each other. But the fact that no conflicts have been found yet does not mean that there will be no conflicts in the future.
Only when danger constantly hangs over their heads can they avoid betraying them.
Qi Zhiheng proposed the plan he had previously devised: "Although we no longer have a common enemy, we have talismans. As long as we have the talismans, they will be reluctant to leave."
"Oh? What are your plans?" Xiong Shuang was also considering his options. If the cultivators in this gathering place had to rely on Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian's talismans to survive, wouldn't he lose his voice here?
Although Xiong Shuang also values Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian, it doesn't mean he likes being stripped of his power.
Qi Zhiheng had considered these things, but he was confident that he could convince Xiong Shuang: "Senior Xiong, our plan is as follows: First of all, Yi Tian's speed in drawing talismans is limited, so the exchange of talismans can only be limited in quantity. Since we will not stay in the gathering place for long, we plan to entrust you with the exchange of talismans at each stage."
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