"Let's go, all of you come in with me!" As if he had only done a trivial thing, the Golden Boat City Lord looked at the shiny bald head in front of him, suppressing the laughter surging within him, and walked into the brilliant golden portal.

"Big brother..." Mang Niu touched his head with a wronged face, his expression as woeful as it could be.

"Hahaha!" Man Niu laughed excitedly, happy to have finally shed the source of his pain. "You have today, too, you old ox!"

"You... Hmph..." Mang Niu glared at Man Niu, but ultimately it turned into a cold snort as he entered the golden portal with Scorpion and the others.

Li Qingming helplessly shook his head and said, "Alright, enough with the commotion! Let's go in quickly!"

"Whoosh~~~"

Li Qingming led everyone into the huge golden portal, but the scene behind it was somewhat different from what he had imagined.

He had thought that the portal merely served as a passageway through space, but unexpectedly, behind it was a stable Void tunnel, with twisting colorful lights faintly visible within.

The Golden Boat City Lord, who had entered first, was already out of sight. Li Qingming, followed closely by the others, chased after the Golden Sun City Lord and his group, traveling through this Void tunnel.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Li Qingquan showed a surprised expression, and Man Niu, Long Xuhu, and the others were all somewhat stunned.

Because the colors that surrounded the Void tunnel were continuously changing over time, it initially turned fiery red, as if they had come to the scorching Flame Mountain; and in a moment it turned into a silent black, as if they had arrived in the cosmic Void...

Just like that, flying through this fantastical Void tunnel for about a quarter of an hour, a cluster of white light suddenly appeared in front of the tunnel. The eyes of Golden Sun and the others brightened as they sped toward it, with Li Qingming and his company flying in without wanting to be left behind.

"Buzz!"

As if passing through a thin membrane, a brand new world appeared before everyone.

"Phew, we've arrived!" Scorpion City Lord, looking down at the dazzling Heaven and Earth below, had a smile of remembrance on his lips.

Different from the pitch-black night at the City Lord's Mansion, this place was a world full of light.

Blue skies, white clouds, fresh air, even carrying the scent of soil and the fragrance of flowers and plants; the natural atmosphere permeated all around, as if returning to the Pangu Great Thousand World.

The people who had never been here before all showed delighted expressions in their eyes; they landed on a small hill and gazed at the distant scenery.

In the distance were undulating mountains and lush forests. Near the hundred-zhang tall small hill, there were strange and ancient trees, robust old vines, lush-green grass, and fragrant wildflowers, all filled with vitality and vigor.

Li Qingquan looked at the world in front of him with emotion and said, "Ever since I started walking the Path to Heaven, this is the only place that resembles the Huaxia Land."

Long Xuhu was also full of emotions, saying, "In the blink of an eye, it's been nearly a thousand years since I left, and I wonder how Master and the others are doing."

Li Qingming, Yang Jian, and Shakyamuni all remained silent, just staring off into the distant Heavenly Vault.

Seeing how everyone had become melancholic and sentimental since arriving here, the Golden Sun City Lord somewhat understood what was on their minds, but he didn't point it out. Instead, he pointed to a small mountain floating in the distant sky and said, "Alright, that's our destination for this trip. The boss is already waiting for us up there. Let's hurry up."

With that, he turned into a stream of light in a "swoosh" and sped towards the small mountain in the distant sky.

"Let's go!"

Regaining their composure, Li Qingming led everyone flying over. As they neared the floating small mountain, they could clearly see some of its features.

The small mountain was about ten li in circumference, with cliffs and steep edges everywhere. There were countless Immortal Cranes and Spiritual Beasts, playing and frolicking all over the mountain.

Golden Sun led the group into the middle of the small mountain and landed in front of a majestic and grand hall.

Li Qingming looked around and realized that this hall was clearly built in the image of the Ancestral Witch Hall. It seemed the Golden Boat City Lord had never forgotten his identity as part of the Witch Tribe.

Upon entering the Great Hall, the first thing that caught their eyes was thirteen towering statues.

In the middle was a statue of a half-naked man with a giant axe, his angry eyes gazing at the sky, with hair and beard both bristling, sending forth an overwhelming Heavenly Dao Pressure.

On either side of him were six Ancestor Witch figures, surrounding the central statue, emanating various immense Rule powers.

"Pan Gu God!"

"Twelve Ancestor Witches!"

Yin Xi looked at the statues in front of him with some excitement and deeply bowed to these cold stones.

Li Qingming and the others exchanged glances and also followed Yin Xi in a deep bow.

The Golden Boat City Lord, sitting cross-legged in front of the statues, smiled. It was a radiant smile; in his hand, he held a Jade Plate covered with a lustrous white brocade handkerchief. Even so, there were still strands of brilliant light surging up, diffusing an essence of the most original energy between Heaven and Earth.

"This is the Tao Origin Qi!" The Golden Boat City Lord pointed to the Jade Plate in his hand, and pushing it towards Li Qingming, said, "Now I am handing it over to you. Whether or not you can gain its acknowledgment is your own affair!"

Li Qingming subconsciously took the Jade Plate and gently lifted the brocade handkerchief.

"Whoosh!"

In an instant, auspicious qi billowed atop the Jade Plate, as Immortal Light dazzled radiantly, and a surging golden brilliance soared into the sky.

Before the crowd could get a clear look at what the Tao Origin Qi within the Jade Plate actually looked like, the golden light had already soared from the Jade Plate and transformed into a tunneling light, flying into the distance.

The crowd watched, dumbfounded, unsure of what had just happened.

"Aha, I forgot to tell you all!" The Golden Boat City Lord feigned surprise, "That brocade handkerchief was woven by me with the Space Rule Power entwined with ice silkworm snow threads. As for its effect, it's to seal the Tao Origin Qi. The moment the handkerchief is lifted, the Tao Origin Qi will escape."

"Darn it, deliberate... he definitely did that on purpose!" Mang Niu, rubbing his shiny bald head, glared at the Golden Boat City Lord with clenched teeth, cursing inwardly.

"What are you standing around for? Go after it!" The Golden Boat City Lord suddenly bellowed.

Jolted awake as if from a dream, the crowd, led by Li Qingming, turned into tunneling lights and chased toward the distant sky.

As he watched the figures of everyone gradually vanish, the Golden Boat City Lord's lips curved into a splendid smile.

"Boss, this..." Mang Niu, with his shiny bald head, took a few steps forward, looking at the Golden Boat City Lord somewhat puzzled.

"It's fine, it's fine! I just wanted to play a trick on them. Who do they think they are, not showing any respect to their seniors, daring to beat me!" The Golden Boat City Lord laughed heartily, seemingly very pleased with himself.

"..."

Xuan Tian and Yin Xi, who had not followed Li Qingming to chase after the Tao Origin Qi, exchanged glances, both revealing a wry smile full of helplessness.

Hundreds of miles away, a golden light the size of a fist flew rapidly ahead, with several streams of colored tunneling lights, like shooting stars, slashing through the Heavenly Vault, hot on its trail.

Li Qingming became more surprised the longer he chased. He hadn't expected the Tao Origin Qi to be so peculiar. Not only was it full of spirit, but as time passed, its aura seemed to grow increasingly powerful.

Several times, just as Li Qingming was about to capture it, the Tao Origin Qi would suddenly accelerate and disappear into the distant void.

"Big brother, this thing is too cunning. Chasing it like this, there's no telling how long it will take!" Li Qingquan had already unleashed all of his combat strength, but no matter how high the realm of his Primordial Spirit might be, he still couldn't catch a glimpse of the Tao Origin Qi.

"In that case, I'll set up an Array a hundred miles away, blocking off the Heavenly Vault and all directions. Then, I'll leave a gap open. Drive it in there! When the time comes and the Array closes, can it still escape?" Li Qingming pondered for a long time and came up with this plan.

"Alright!" Everyone nodded in unison, pairing up and running off in all directions.

Li Qingming smiled, tore through the Void with a flick of his hand, and reappeared hundreds of miles away.

Sensing the direction from which the Tao Origin Qi was coming, Li Qingming began to scatter and lay the items needed for the Array. He would completely seal off this area to prevent the mischievous little fellow from slipping away again.

...

After the time it takes to brew a pot of tea, accompanied by boundless sacred aura, a golden radiance carrying the might to annihilate all heavens came from afar, instantly shattering the Void.

Li Qingming, quick to react, formed a hand seal with one hand and pointed at the sky.

"Boom!"

The Sealing Heaven Array erupted, and a Tao cage with several golden threads emerged from nowhere. It instantly trapped the Tao Origin Qi inside.

"Ding ding dong dong!"

A series of deafening explosions echoed across the Heavenly Vault. The Tao cage was jolted violently, and even the edges of the Array began to show fine cracks, as if it was about to crumble, with powerful fluctuations spreading through the cracks.

As time slowly passed, when everyone had arrived outside the Array, the vibrations of the Tao cage finally ceased.

Seeing this, Li Qingming stealthily opened a gap in the Array and walked in holding the brocade handkerchief.

"Ding ding dong dong..."

Another round of intense collisions sounded, albeit much softer than before.

"Boom!"

After a quarter of an hour, the Array collapsed, and a cyan figure rose to the sky. With a graceful flip in mid-air, it landed on the ground.

"Big brother, how did it go?"

"Yeah, big senior brother, did you catch it?"

Everyone gathered around, eyes full of anticipation.

Li Qingming looked at them with a grin, stretching out his right hand that he had kept behind his back.

As everyone craned their necks to see, on Li Qingming's right hand rested a shining white brocade handkerchief, upon which shone a fist-sized, dazzling golden light that flickered on and off.

It radiated an aura that was indescribably peaceful and pure, various Tao Runes frequently appeared on it, and the terrifying Great Dao sacred aura was like a monstrous tsunami. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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