518: exchange

After sensing that Li Qi might be in other Source Realms, these Sacred Kings each returned.

They not only searched for the Child of the Great Path in their own Source Realms but also arranged personnel in other Source Realms.

Moreover, these Sacred Kings had all learned their lesson and no longer searched for Li Qi in a grandiose manner. To avoid alerting Li Qi, they each concealed their tracks and searched intensively in secret.

Only a very few trusted confidants knew... that their Sacred King had returned.

On the surface, the several major Source Realms remained as calm as before...

...

Although Li Qi did not yet know that some Sacred Kings had detected his absence from the Origin Realm and had already returned, it did not matter.

After arriving in the Ancient Origin Realm, he acted even more low-key and cautious than before, always moving in the shadows. Finding him would not be easy.

Besides, now that everyone was a Sacred King... who was afraid of whom?

If a Sacred King who had only fused one Sacred Throne jumped out and dared to stand before him, it was uncertain who would be the one to teach the other a lesson.

As long as the Sacred King who came looking for him had not fused too many Sacred Thrones, or there were not too many Sacred Kings surrounding him... Li Qi was not afraid at all!

Since everyone was playing hide-and-seek, he would just play along.

Thus, both sides fell into a strange stalemate.

The group of Sacred Kings searched in secret, while Li Qi hid himself thoroughly. The Sacred Kings searched for a long time... but still could not find him.

Instantly, each one was fuming with anger.

Although powerful enemies lurked on all sides and a single misstep could trigger a massive battle, Li Qi's mindset was unusually calm at this moment.

There was less panic...

And more composure...

He continued to steadily improve his strength.

After comprehending all the Three Thousand Great Daos from the dao ancient book, Li Qi's need for Potential Points diminished, and he no longer obsessed over earning creation crystal stones.

At this moment, Li Qi was figuring out ways to obtain more of the Three Thousand Great Daos!

Li Qi had already mastered over two thousand of the Three Thousand Great Daos. Having come this far on the path, how could he give up midway? Naturally, he would continue to the end.

But the Three Thousand Great Daos were hard to come by, strictly guarded by various Families and forces, and not easily leaked. How easy was it to collect all these Three Thousand Great Daos?

Yet Li Qi still had ways to get his hands on the Three Thousand Great Daos from these people.

His method was simple.

That was...

Exchange!

Mutual exchange of the Three Thousand Great Daos!

Just ask if you are interested?

If you have an apple and I have an apple, and we exchange, then we each still have only one apple.

But if you have one of the Three Thousand Great Daos and I have one of the Three Thousand Great Daos, after exchanging... we both have two of the Three Thousand Great Daos...

So, this deal is worth making.

Moreover, Li Qi possessed thousands of the Three Thousand Great Daos. If he were to go into the business of trading the Three Thousand Great Daos... he would be the biggest dealer of the Three Thousand Great Daos among the nine Source Realms!

Could anyone possibly have more of the Three Thousand Great Daos than Li Qi?

Absolutely impossible!

With such abundant capital and such favorable conditions... it could be said that he was born for this line of work.

After some secret investigation and selection, Li Qi identified several targets for trade. These people happened to possess the Three Thousand Great Daos that Li Qi lacked.

Among the several Families and forces chosen by Li Qi, the Zhou Family of Red Maple City was one of them.

And Zhou Cainan, who had previously wanted to get close to Li Qi... was a daughter of the Zhou Family.

Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the southern mountains...

The name 'Cainan' carried a faint poetic charm, unforgettable at first glance.

It was also said that Zhou Cainan did not originally have this name. Because she loved poetry and literature as a child and was a well-known talented woman, she later simply changed her name to Zhou Cainan.

At the moment, Li Qi felt a bit troubled. He had just rejected Zhou Cainan's affection, and soon he would have to visit the Zhou Family to discuss business and exchange the Three Thousand Great Daos... This was somewhat awkward.

"Won't I be thrown out?"

"Won't the Zhou Family give me a cold shoulder?"

"A bit difficult to handle..."

A smile spread across Li Qi's face as he said to Zhou Min, who was sitting across from him: "Brother Zhou, you know me."

"I have come with sincerity, intending to exchange the Three Thousand Great Daos with the Zhou Family for mutual benefit."

"We have had enough wine. How about you help introduce me... and take me to the Zhou Family to speak with the person in charge."

Zhou Min's expression also stiffened. Li Qi had just rejected his sister's goodwill, and now he immediately asked him to lead the way to the Zhou Family for business, which made him hard to bear.

What kind of dense straight man was this?

But the Three Thousand Great Daos concerned the Zhou Family's Foundation and involved significant matters. Zhou Min could not make the decision, nor could he directly refuse Li Qi. Whether to exchange or not... depended on the Zhou Family head's opinion.

Zhou Min forced a smile onto his face: "That's no problem. Brother Li, come with me."

The two left the courtyard and headed towards the Zhou Family's location...