Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 427 Bundling
"top!?"

Ji Fuyou's pupils contracted.

Standing at the top of the Heavenly Ranking War!?

"You mean... you went through the eighth round of the Heavenly Ranking War!?"

"I do not know."

Li Feng shook his head: "Whether any civilization has survived the eighth round of the Heavenly Ranking War is still unknown, but the message that civilization conveyed... they should be one of the strongest civilizations in the Heavenly Ranking War. They... have almost no natural enemies."

"One of the strongest civilizations!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Fuyou quickly calmed down: "If it is one of the strongest civilizations, why would it choose to focus its attention on your Vermilion Bird City? After all... the Radiant Star Civilization represented by your Vermilion Bird City has only just gone through the first round of the Heavenly Ranking War."

"This involves the three major factions within the Heavenly Ranking War."

Li Feng took a deep breath and said, "In the Heavenly Ranking War, the most common way that higher-level civilizations dealt with lower-level civilizations was by plundering them! After plundering all their useful resources, they left them to fend for themselves..."

He glanced at Ji Fuyou: "All resources and supplies have been plundered, and even the strong may have been killed in the process of resisting. Most of this civilization is powerless to survive the next round of the Heavenly Ranking War, and they can't even withstand the alien beasts and monsters in the mist."

Ji Fuyou did not make a statement.

Perhaps, in the eyes of Suzaku City, this is how the Crimson Star Civilization treated the Western Continent of the Radiant Star Civilization.

"The second way is to eliminate them."

Li Feng said, "Once discovered, eliminate them. Do not give them any possibility of growing up and threatening their civilization!"

After saying that, he added, "For us first and second-tier civilizations, it is difficult to destroy a civilization, but for the top experts of those advanced civilizations, causing natural disasters, moving continents, or even destroying stars are not unrealistic dreams. They have plenty of ways to completely wipe out a civilization."

Ji Fuyou nodded.

"And the third method... is binding, which is also the gentlest approach."

Li Fengdao.

"Bound?"

Ji Fuyou was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, cause and effect are intertwined."

Li Feng nodded: "By promoting one's own civilization, or planting a seed with certain characteristics of a civilization, a causal bond is formed between civilizations! Once this bond is formed, the future of the bound civilization will only be able to stand on the side of the bound civilization, standing beside them, with no other choice."

He glanced at Ji Fuyou again: "Like our Vermilion Bird Holy City, our city lord was bestowed with the blood of the phoenix! If he wants to continue to grow in the future, he can only visualize the phoenix ancestor and unseal the power restrictions. But once the phoenix ancestor has an accident and the source is annihilated, everyone will be reduced to their original form and die along with the annihilation of the phoenix ancestor."

This tactic made Ji Fuyou somewhat uneasy.

All paths forward are blocked, and the direction of development is entirely under the control of the other side.

But upon closer reflection, it seems to make perfect sense.

"In fact, there are many other ways to achieve this causal bond, not just through the blood of the phoenix."

As Li Feng spoke, he revealed the truth: "The Void God Realm that your Crimson Star Civilization presented is extremely profound. It doesn't seem like something that could be possessed by the first round, or even by a civilization before the seventh round. Could it also be a causal binding method given by some advanced civilization?"

Ji Fuyou did not answer.

However, the Void God Realm's analysis of the spiritual energy dissipated by Li Feng...

This allowed him to determine that the envoy from the Vermilion Bird Holy City truly held this thought in mind.

They chose to cooperate with them precisely because they valued the background of the Red Star civilization and were worried that it might bring greater trouble. That's why they took the initiative to contact them and chose to treat them in an equal and friendly manner.

"Cause and effect are intertwined."

Ji Fuyou thought of the Demon Dragon Clan.

All the creatures of that race were dragon-human hybrids.

Could it be like Suzaku City, a civilization bound by cause and effect?

However, behind Vermilion Bird City stands the Phoenix Ancestor.

And standing behind the Demon Dragon Clan is a Sky-Breaking Demon Dragon?
While pondering, he asked, "If your civilization were to encounter misfortune, would the civilization behind you intervene?"

"how is this possible?"

Li Feng smiled bitterly: "The difference between us and the civilization behind us is very obvious. How can a subordinate be asked to solve a problem when something happens to him? Especially for a civilization like ours that is only in its first stage, who knows how many of those top civilizations have come into contact with us and how many seeds they have released? I guess... even if we wipe them out one after another, those top civilizations won't care at all."

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Ji Fuyou couldn't help but say, "You are indeed honest."

"We dare not hide anything from you."

Li Fengdao.

Seeing this, Ji Fuyou did not continue, but said, "Let's arrange it like this for now. We can talk about further understanding and communication after we have a certain foundation for cooperation."

"As the god of the seasons instructed you to say."

Li Feng quickly responded, adding, "We've also prepared a gift for you: a box of candlelight crystals."

"Have a heart."

As Ji Fuyou spoke, he gave Tie Muxuan a command through his divine sense: "Give the Limitless Mystic Crystal that contains the Void God Realm to Li Feng and let him take it to the Eastern Continent. You bring the gift back."

"Yes."

Tie Muxuan agreed.

After nodding to Li Feng, Ji Fuyou withdrew his attention from Yao Xing.

After achieving his goal, Li Feng did not linger and quickly left White Dragon City to relay the message to Vermilion Bird City.

……

“Cause and effect are intertwined…subordinate civilizations…a different kind of rule and dependence.”

Although higher-level civilizations may impose many restrictions on lower-level civilizations, and even directly lock down the development direction of lower-level civilizations.

But at least, they ate in a more presentable way.

"Furthermore, if I'm not mistaken, the Demon Dragon Civilization and the civilization behind it also have this kind of relationship. In that case, even if I deepen my karmic entanglement with the Mountain and Sea Realm, or even accidentally come into contact with the Demon Dragon Civilization, at least I don't have to worry about encountering threats from the legendary level." Ji Fuyou felt relieved.

Now I can go to the Mountain and Sea Realm and make a big purchase.

but……

hold on.

"There are only half a month left before we can try to shape a star. Once we start shaping a star... it will be equivalent to entering the tenth-order realm. The weight of a tenth-order divine envoy and an eighth-order divine envoy is obviously incomparable. When we trade with the Mountain and Sea Realm, we can get more good things."

Ji Fuyou suppressed his thoughts.

……

Tie Muxuan returned to Yunding Mountain in just six days and presented a box of candlelight crystals.

Ji Fuyou left a few for analysis and deciphering, and handed the rest over to special operations teams to clear the fog and clean up the forbidden areas.

The illumination range of the candlelight crystal reaches hundreds of meters or even nearly a thousand meters, which is comparable to the detection range of the Mind Eye of a high-level spiritual energy user.

With the help of these crystals, the efficiency of these teams in searching for alien beasts has been greatly improved.

At this critical moment, the production of the life potion required extremely high levels of the essence and blood of exotic beasts.

These candlelight crystals, which can illuminate the fog, enhance hunters' safety, and improve their efficiency in searching for exotic beasts, have arrived just in time.

……

Starlight City.

At this moment, Ji Fuyou, Yu Xiaoyu, Ji Qingqing and others were pushing a stroller and strolling on the lawn in front of Yunjing Garden.

Their leisurely demeanor resembled that of a family, happily basking in the sun.

Moreover, this state of affairs did not last for just one or two days, but for a full six days.

For six days, Ji Fuyou hardly went anywhere, staying in Yunjing Garden the whole time with Yu Xiaoyu, Ji Qingqing, and Ji Xinghe. He even met the parents of this body and Yu Xiaoyu's parents.

However, this leisurely pace continued until the morning of the seventh day when Ji Qingqing finally couldn't resist anymore.

"Xiao You, are you really sure it's okay for you to just stay in Starlight City like this?"

"What does it matter?"

Ji Fuyou was taken aback.

He seemed to know what Ji Qingqing wanted to ask: "Although the frequency and strength of the Mist Beasts have increased a lot recently, the number of martial artists has grown even faster, right? I remember that the number of Martial Saints in the Great Shang Dynasty alone has exceeded 300? There are probably 500 Martial Saints worldwide."

He smiled and said, "Whether it's dealing with the fog or foreign forces, we are now far ahead. In fact, with our current overall strength, we are almost certain to survive the Heavenly Ranking War two years from now. What problems could there be if we just rest for a week or two?"

"It's okay."

Ji Qingqing sat down on the lawn: "Before, I always had this feeling that... it was as if something was chasing you, forcing you to move forward quickly, so when you suddenly stayed at home for a week, I thought something big was going to happen."

Upon hearing her words, Ji Fuyou fell silent for a moment.

But he didn't let anyone see the change in his emotions. Instead, he squatted down and started teasing Ji Xinghe.

She pinched his soft little face.

This tactile sensation...

It's so real that you'll want to stay forever.

"The little guy is so healthy, little fish, you've worked so hard."

Ji Fuyou said with a smile.

“He is indeed very obedient and sleeps very well at night; you’ve seen that these past few days.”

Yu Xiaoyu responded with a smile.

Her face was radiant with maternal glow.

Ji Fuyou glanced at her, then at the little guy...

He wanted to stay a little longer, but unfortunately...

"After a week of rest, it's time to get back to my own things."

Ji Fuyou Road.

"understand."

Ji Qingqing nodded: "The entire burden of Chixing now rests on your shoulders."

She looked at Ji Fuyou with a slightly complicated expression: "However, if you are really tired, you might as well delegate more tasks to others and not take on everything by yourself."

She wanted to say that the world doesn't stop turning just because someone is missing.

But considering the current situation, the menacing alien races, and the brutality of the Heavenly Ranking War...

It seems that I really can't do without my younger brother, who has changed so drastically in just a few short years.

"I know."

Ji Fuyou stood up and smiled: "Alright, since you all think I'm annoying, then I'll go back to Cloud Peak Mountain. Indeed, there are some things I need to take care of."

Although there is no immediate danger at Zhenmo Valley, it is still a hidden danger, and no one knows when it will erupt.

"Go ahead, I'll look after things at home."

Ji Qingqing waved to him.

Ji Fuyou nodded.

In the Realm of the Gods, the simulation of celestial body shaping was already 100% complete a few days ago!
Next step……

He will abandon his flesh and blood body, reshape himself, and evolve into a pure energy form like a star!
(End of this chapter)