595: Returning home in glory

The hundred-page golden book gifted by Li Qi was nothing short of timely help for Phoenix Lord.

As long as she could Revered Master one of the Three Thousand Great Daos, she would be able to break through the Dao Ancestor Realm, creating an essential gap between her and ordinary Dao Source Realm experts, and her strength would increase significantly.

The Three Thousand Great Daos that Li Qi gave to Phoenix Lord had all been carefully selected; they were all powerful and extremely practical Three Thousand Great Daos.

Holding the thick stack of golden books in her hand, feeling the deep affection within them, Phoenix Lord's heart couldn't help but warm, a trace of sweetness welling up, and then she carefully put them away.

"Li Qi... thank you."

Li Qi chuckled and gently held Phoenix Lord's waist: "Between us, why the need for thanks?"

The family of three was all here. After catching up, Li Qi sighed leisurely: "This trip out has truly been a bit too long..."

"I wonder what changes have occurred within the Sect. Come walk with me."

Phoenix Lord nodded gently. She picked up Li Si Rong, took Li Qi's arm, and the three of them slowly walked out of Langyuan Palace.

Soon, the people of the Immortal Martial God Sect also saw Li Qi's figure, and a burst of exclamations immediately broke out.

"Senior Brother Li? Senior Brother Li has returned?"

"Ah?"

"Is it really Senior Brother Li?"

"That's right, Senior Brother Li has really returned!"

Upon seeing Li Qi's figure, all the Sect Disciples were overjoyed, running to tell one another. Many Disciples even ran over to salute and greet Li Qi.

Previously, when Phoenix Lord gave birth to their child, Li Si Rong, Li Qi, as the father, had not appeared, so these Disciples knew that Li Qi was not in the Sect.

However, when they asked about Li Qi's whereabouts, Xiao Ruochen and Phoenix Lord only said that Li Qi had gone out on business, keeping the reasons to themselves, so many Disciples did not know where Li Qi had gone.

Seeing Li Qi again today, everyone was very excited and crowded around him.

Li Qi had high prestige in the Immortal Martial God Sect and was deeply loved by these Disciples; everyone was very excited about Li Qi's return.

Soon, the news of Li Qi's return to the Sect alerted the Sect Master, and Xiao Ruochen sent an urgent summons for him to come to the Sect Master's Main Hall for a talk.

After arriving at the Sect Master's Main Hall, Xiao Ruochen also saw Li Qi, who had been away for a long time, and couldn't help but feel a bit excited himself.

"Li Qi, you've returned."

Li Qi cupped his hands: "Revered Master, this Disciple has returned..."

Xiao Ruochen smiled, very gratified: "Not bad, not bad. It's good that you've returned safely."

Soon, Xiao Ruochen also noticed the differences in Li Qi. Although Li Qi had intentionally restrained his power and aura, Xiao Ruochen could still detect the terrifying sense of oppression emanating from Li Qi!

"Li Qi... you've become stronger again."

Li Qi smiled faintly: "You flatter me, Revered Master. It was just a lucky Breakthrough."

In the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, Sacred Kings are only born in a few major Source Realms; it is almost impossible for such existences to be born in the lower Major Thousand Worlds and Middle Thousand Worlds.

These few Source Realms are very mysterious, and even the locations of these Source Realms are constantly changing, making it difficult for ordinary people to reach them.

This also made people know very little about the existence of Sacred Kings, and even Xiao Ruochen did not know much about them.

Xiao Ruochen only knew that the level above the Dao Source Realm was the Dao Ancestor, which was an existence that had mastered the Great Dao Text and comprehended the Three Thousand Great Daos.

But when he learned that Li Qi's current Realm was that of a Sacred King, he stood up directly from his chair.

"What?"

"After comprehending six hundred of the Three Thousand Great Daos, one can break through the limits of the Dao Ancestor? And achieve the Sacred King Realm?"

Li Qi intentionally omitted the existence of the Sacred Throne and instilled the correct concept in Xiao Ruochen, only mentioning the relationship between the Three Thousand Great Daos and the Sacred King.

Meanwhile, Xiao Ruochen opposite him fell into a daze.

He understood everything Li Qi said, but he... didn't understand what it meant when put together.

"Three Thousand Great Daos?"

"Six hundred of them?"

"Break through the limits to achieve Sacred King?"

"What the hell is this?"

He was also comprehending the Three Thousand Great Daos, but unfortunately, he hadn't made much progress after a long time. He hadn't even managed to Revered Master a single one of the Three Thousand Great Daos, which was truly shameful.

It took a massive amount of effort just to learn one of the Three Thousand Great Daos, yet Li Qi was telling him... he needed to Revered Master six hundred of them?

"Did you slip up?"

"Did you accidentally add two extra zeros or something?"

Six hundred of the Three Thousand Great Daos; this number made Xiao Ruochen's scalp tingle. He felt that he might never be able to step into the Sacred King Realm in this lifetime.

Xiao Ruochen's face twitched, and he asked with a dry laugh: "Li Qi, I might not have heard clearly just now..."

"Are you saying... I need to Revered Master six hundred of the Three Thousand Great Daos?"

Li Qi nodded and said calmly: "Yes, six hundred."

Xiao Ruochen leaned back in his chair, feeling like life was meaningless. He thought maybe he should just honestly remain a Dao Ancestor for the rest of his life.

As for that Sacred King nonsense... better forget about it.

Seeing Xiao Ruochen's dejected expression, Li Qi smiled faintly: "Revered Master, do not worry. This is not a big problem..."

As he spoke, Li Qi once again took out the hundred-page golden book and handed it to Xiao Ruochen.

"Revered Master has taken great care of this Disciple, and in the days when this Disciple was not in the Sect, Si Rong has also been looked after by you... This hundred-page golden book is gifted to you, Revered Master."

"I hope you will not refuse it, Revered Master."

Looking at the Three Thousand Great Daos written inside the thick golden book, Xiao Ruochen stood frozen on the spot, unable to speak...