378: The Strongest

As time passed, the number of contestants in the virtual world decreased. As for Ji Yi and Ji Ziyan, they remained calm, as someone who could eliminate even Earth Rank Prodigies meant they already had the qualifications to enter the Heaven Rank; no one dared to provoke them.

Ji Yi continuously gained harvests in the wilderness. While others rarely encountered Immortal Medicine and Immortal Materials in a thousand years, he frequently found them, as if these Immortal Medicine and Immortal Materials were waiting for him to collect.

This area had been explored by countless Immortal Lords, yet this was the effect of Luck. If one's Luck was strong enough, treasures would fall even while lying down. If one's Luck was poor, they could choke on water, let alone find treasures.

Soon, the Border-level selection entered its final year, and Ji Yi finally rose from his reclining chair. He was about to clear the field.

The power of the Tianji Great Dao and the Causality Great Dao activated. Ji Yi vaguely sensed the presence of eleven other individuals, meaning there were still thirteen people in this city. Three had to be eliminated to successfully advance.

The Robot's fingers shot out three rays of light. Within the light, there was the complete power of the Path of Light, the Tianji Great Dao, the Space-Time Great Dao, and the Causality Great Dao.

The rays of light vanished into the Void Realm, descending upon three unlucky individuals and erasing them. Although these three possessed the combat power of peak Profound Immortals, they still couldn't withstand a single move from Ji Yi.

"Alright, time to wrap up. I can rest for another thirty years," Ji Yi stretched, awaiting the virtual world's announcement.

But he waited and waited, yet no announcement came, as if the virtual world's supercomputer had broken down.

"No way? Is this virtual world broken?" Ji Yi asked in surprise.

"Brother Ji, could it be that there are more than ten people left here?" Ji Ziyan reminded Ji Yi.

"No, I calculated it...." Ji Yi was speechless. Calculations were not Invincible. For the top Gou Bei, avoiding calculations was as simple as eating and drinking.

Ji Yi calculated again. This time, he used his full power to mobilize the forces of the Tianji Great Dao and the Causality Great Dao, but no matter how he deduced, he could only detect the presence of eight other individuals.

"I've encountered a strong Gou Bei," Ji Yi gave up, flicked his finger, and a Sword Qi shot out, eliminating an unlucky individual.

Sure enough, the voice of the virtual world's supercomputer sounded, "The Central Border selection has ended. The successful qualifiers are Ji Wudi, Unfeated Ji, Passerby A, Extra B, Cannon Fodder C, Scum D...."

Ji Yi compared these names one by one with the names on the Heaven and Earth Ranks, finding that none matched. They were all old foxes, Gou Bei who dared not show their true faces.

While Ji Yi was complaining, he completely forgot that he was also using an alias and his face was blurred, so no one could recognize him.

In a corner, a figure slowly appeared. "Oh, I slept again. How wonderful." He stretched, and his figure disappeared into the virtual world. A 'Heaven' character was faintly visible between his eyebrows. A Heaven Rank Prodigy, truly the strongest Gou Bei.

Ji Yi and Ji Ziyan's figures also disappeared. The Dao Domain-level selection would only begin thirty-one years later, so they could continue exploring the wilderness.

The territory of the Immortal Realm was truly vast. One State was comparable in size to a Major Thousand Worlds. The Space-Time Great Dao in the Immortal Realm was much stronger than in the Major Thousand Worlds. Therefore, here, even the speed of an Immortal Lord couldn't compare to an Immortal in the Major Thousand Worlds. In the vast Immortal Realm, without teleportation arrays and wormhole travel, many Immortals would find it difficult to leave their own Border in their lifetime.

However, even with teleportation arrays and wormholes, money was still an issue. Long-distance teleportation was too expensive; most people simply couldn't afford it.

So, no matter the world, it was difficult for the poor to do anything. Poetry and distant places were the easy daily lives of the rich. The poor couldn't sleep if they didn't earn money for a day, so how could they have the time to pursue freedom and settle their Soul?

The area of one State was already so large, and the wilderness occupied one-third of the Technology Dao Domain. Thus, its area was comparable to nearly a hundred Major Thousand Worlds. Ji Yi still had a long way to go to fully explore it, and it was currently impossible, given his insufficient strength.

Ji Yi was about to happily continue exploring with Ji Ziyan when a message from his communication stone disrupted his plans.

"Ji Yi, I am Li Chang, the general manager of the Xunbao Pavilion in the Central Border of the Technology Dao Domain. Due to your recent outstanding performance, you are now officially promoted to take over the position of manager of the Li Zhou Treasure Pavilion, overseeing all Xunbao Pavilions in Li State. We hope you will elevate the Li Zhou Treasure Pavilion by several levels."

Ji Yi's Divine Thought entered the vibrating identity jade token and saw this message. He clicked on the sender's name, and Li Chang's profile popped up. He was indeed the general manager of the Xunbao Pavilion in the Central Border.

"Is this giving me real power? Three years and three more years. Maybe before I even return to the Ji Family, I'll have climbed to a high position in the Heavenly Court. This is truly difficult. If I return to the Ji Family as a Fourth-Rank Immortal Official of the Heavenly Court, I wonder if the Ji Family will think I'm a spy?" Ji Yi chuckled to himself. He hadn't expected things to develop to this point. Indeed, plans couldn't keep up with changes.

As for whether to go and serve as the manager of the Li Zhou Treasure Pavilion, of course Ji Yi would go! Gaining real power and elevating his status by another level meant he could act more unrestrainedly when traveling in the Immortal Realm in the future. It was truly exhilarating.

Moreover, the Ji Family's attitude towards him was still uncertain. Although the Second Ancestor told him that he was very important to the Ji Family, who could be sure? Having an extra fallback plan was never wrong. Anyway, he was confident he could become a peerless strong practitioner wherever he was.

Ji Yi took Ji Ziyan back to Li State and arrived at the Xunbao Pavilion in Li Zhou City. His assumption of office went smoothly, as the higher-ups had already given their instructions. Ji Yi's image had also been sent to all members of the Li Zhou Treasure Pavilion to avoid the awkwardness of not recognizing their own superior.

Ji Yi sat on the top floor of the Xunbao Pavilion, looking down on everything. This Xunbao Pavilion was ten thousand meters tall. No wonder the offices of those bosses on Earth were always on the top floor; this feeling truly made one intoxicated.

Ji Yi enjoyed it for a few minutes, and Ji Ziyan cooperatively came over to massage Ji Yi's hands, fully playing the role of a secretary.

"Secretary Ji, no outsiders can enter this office, you know," Ji Yi grabbed Ji Ziyan's hand and pulled her into his embrace.

"Director Ji, isn't this inappropriate...?" Ji Ziyan had already gotten into character.

"What's inappropriate about it?" Ji Yi lifted Ji Ziyan's chin, looking down at her.

Ji Ziyan cooperatively closed her eyes. Ji Yi gave Ji Ziyan a deep kiss, then held her and looked at the scenery from above. Office passion, he hadn't been corrupted to that extent yet.

"Brother Ji, do you have any thoughts on the development of the Li Zhou Treasure Pavilion?" Ji Ziyan asked. Since Ji Yi had taken over this position, he must have some plans.

"I have some initial ideas that can be tried," Ji Yi smiled. He wanted to continue climbing higher, so he had to make significant contributions.