Chapter 643

Chapter 643: Sanjiu City

“Boom…” The strong wind howled, and everyone cursed loudly. They saw faint light and shadows at the edge of their vision, and their curses turned into exclamations: “Is that the modified Dream Shadow 3000? It really looks like a dreamlike luxury car! When will I be able to buy one?”

Li Hui had seen many speedy magical items himself and could perform void escape and cloud leaping techniques effortlessly. Traveling through Azure Sky was no difficult feat to him, so this mechanical vehicle did not catch his eye. Once they hit the main road, he focused his mind into his dantian and noticed a heavy bronze pot floating in front of his Legal form.

The Human Path Legal Form picked up a small iron hammer and tapped on the bronze pot, producing sounds that soon conveyed a message: “Sir, as you predicted, the time phantoms have begun to devour and merge with each other. We are desperately trying to suppress them to prevent a breakthrough, but… based on the current strange circumstances, we can only hold out for three more days. This thing will definitely break through and cause chaos in the world.”

Li Hui transmitted a message into the pot: “Hold on until tomorrow. I will attempt an attack. If it fails, I will throw it to Sanjiu City and observe their reaction.”

“Understood!”

Steading the bronze pot, Li Hui looked up at the treasures inside the Crystal Palace.

Most of the items were significantly damaged, each surrounded by hundreds or even thousands of talismans. Treasures like the triangular mace, Li Gui, and Kui Niu Drum hung in the center of a massive talisman formation, having been nurtured for several days.

Li Hui examined the progress of the talisman formation and nodded with satisfaction. Even if these treasures could not be used, they offered him an advantage; he could reverse the light and shadow to absorb calamity power and use it to refine his Human Path Legal Form, creating an opportunity to understand the mysteries of the Tribulation of the Heavens, advancing further to become a master of heavenly tribulations. When other realms faced their tribulations, he might catch glimpses of their fluctuations.

The Bai Ze’s divine eye was not a gift; especially with the integration of his spiritual sense and Dao Rhythm Residual Talisman, and having practiced the spirit-refining technique from Li Gui, he felt Bai Ze’s divine eye improving. If he could truly use Bai Ze’s divine eye to observe various realms in the future, the benefits would be apparent.

“I can’t wait any longer. I’ll begin refining the Human Path Legal Form in three days. They say one should have broad experience, but I wasn’t able to grasp the methods of the Extreme Radiance cultivators. It all boils down to insufficient knowledge.”

Having determined the two most important matters at hand, Li Hui expanded his mind and regained control over his Chaotic Dao Body.

This Dao body was a treasure that protected his spirit, how powerful it was! Bai Xiaolu had kissed him until he spat blood, akin to enduring repeated blows from a Late Stage of the Traveling Realm expert. Considering how it related to the future, it seemed akin to the handiwork of Extreme Radiance cultivators; however, after calculating through the Heart Talisman, it should have no connection to them. It might merely be a reminder from his future self to his present self.

“These images carry a heavy warning. Do they mean I should change things that have already happened? It is only now that I understand: the time line is like a battlefield; whoever has the strongest fists can change history. Since there is a warning, I will be the one to wield the hardest fist. Three hundred years is too long; I must strive to become stronger every moment."

In the car, besides Li Hui and Bai Xiaolu, there were also the twelfth sister and six mischievous kids. After a period of calm, the children became lively again, full of energy.

Just as Bai Xiaolu was about to speak, Li Hui magically pulled out many delicious peaches, prompting the kids to rush in, their eating habits a sight too pitiful to watch.

“Eat, eat, eat, all you do is eat!” The twelfth sister playfully thumped their heads one by one.

Li Hui chuckled, “These little guys are at the perfect age to eat. If they eat well, they’ll grow strong in the future! Twelfth sister, don’t worry; let the nephews eat as much as they want. There’s plenty.”

“Haha, still, Xiaolu is lucky to have married such a capable man who knows how to care for others.” Twelfth sister now realized Li Hui had become a mine tyrant, allowing him to rapidly rise from a level five miner to level twenty in just over half a month. If he continued like this in Sanjiu City, Xiaolu would have nothing to worry about for the rest of her life. Now that she thought about her own man, it immediately seemed boring; if she could stick by this big tree for the long term, wouldn’t she want for nothing in the future?

Li Hui said, “Twelfth sister is too gracious. I just happened to be lucky and found some ancient books in the black market. Following the cultivation methods from them, I unexpectedly reached the Late Condense Essence stage in one go. I took a leave of absence for Xiaolu so she could establish a solid foundation. If twelfth sister has time, you can also practice. The books are with Xiaolu.”

“Really?” Twelfth sister’s eyes sparkled.

“Just a few ancient books. Since there’s a need for people beside your father, a daughter is closer than others, right? If Xiaolu can get into the city’s regulatory office, she definitely needs an elder sister like you who can handle things.”

“Hahaha,” the twelfth sister laughed: “Brother-in-law, you truly are a soulmate to me. My little sister and I are like a perfect match, but there’s still my household registration…”

“Easy! Give your father a deep bow as a gift, do a little favor, and I don’t believe the city’s regulatory office in Sanjiu City is impenetrable.” Li Hui proclaimed boldly, which made twelfth sister’s eyes shine with admiration; she wished she could swallow her charming brother-in-law whole. How come such a remarkable person had not appeared in her life sooner?

Li Hui thought quietly: “I’ve got a little white mouse, and I have spies to gather information; I can also guard against my Convenient Father-in-Law. So, everyone has their own value. It just depends on how useful they are.”

Bai Xiaolu was unsure what to say. For the first time, she realized her husband seemed a little cunning! No, “cunning” was too harsh a word; it didn’t seem to hurt twelfth sister at all. But she had a gut feeling her husband was selling out twelfth sister while secretly counting money for himself.

Managing a twelfth sister and a few mischievous kids wasn’t too difficult. The Dao is truly simple; this is also a Dao!

The car raced along the mirror-like main road, speeding up like fleeting light and shadow. Li Hui found it quite strange that there were no teleportation arrays between the cities of the Extreme Huan Continent. Compared to the Nine-Mystic Continent, didn’t this seem too backward? However, considering the large population, the answer seemed clear: using teleportation arrays involved massive expenses. Reducing population flow could save a significant amount of resources, allowing for the support of more people.

All this thinking brought him back to an old question: why raise so many people? He hoped to find the answer in Sanjiu City.

Fortunately, the small town wasn’t too far from Sanjiu City. Before dawn the next day, the car gradually slowed down, and numerous buildings appeared in the distance.

The entire Extreme Huan Continent didn’t have many tall mountains, as all the high peaks had been flattened to mine stones for building houses. The low-lying mountains had hollowed interiors filled with mortise and tenon wood that could grow into wooden houses.

Even though Sanjiu City was the first mega city in the north, aside from the endless buildings, it didn’t stand out much.

It was no wonder, because all the cities in the Extreme Huan Continent developed towards simplification, wishing they could share a wooden house among three families, so the appearance of the cities all looked similar.

Li Hui drove directly to Uncle Da’s residence. The mischievous kids had played enough and were sleeping soundly. Xiaolu and twelfth sister seized the time to practice.

“The houses in Sanjiu City shouldn’t be cheap. Luckily, I have saved up five million big coins.”

Li Hui felt a little proud, but when he met Uncle Da, he discovered just how expensive the housing prices in Sanjiu City were. It felt like he had fallen from the clouds to the ground, and he became furious.