[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-sky-fell":3,"chapter-after-the-sky-fell-after-the-sky-fell-chapter-114":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After the Sky Fell",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2280970,4462,"Chapter 114: 114. A Sudden Gift (Ally Bonus: Mo Sheng)","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-114",114,"\u003Cp>114. Chapter 114: A Sudden Gift (Ally Bonus: Mo Sheng)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sniper rifle, human-skin hood, damn it, two bottles of Superb Water, a phone, a charger, and ten bottles of Golden Nutrient Liquid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi looked at the packed items and nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This preparation was thorough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad the backpack was small—only room for ten bottles of Golden Nutrient Liquid. Otherwise he’d have brought more, but ten were enough: if he drank them alone, they’d last at least a month, even while cultivating; without cultivating, his body consumed less, so ten bottles could sustain him for three months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After preparing everything, Li Yi reassembled the sniper rifle and chambered a round, ready to draw it at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this rifle was his only means to deal with transcendent creatures—he had to be ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everything was in order, the time had already passed five in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi took a shower at home, then put on the suit made of Qiu Dragon hide, and finally nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good. Let’s go. Get to the edge of the danger zone early—avoid any mishaps. This time Zhao Qian used Dream-Calling Technique on me; I must appear exactly on time. If I’m late, something big could happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took this trip seriously, thought through every detail, and had even left hours ahead of schedule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>??Co\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi stepped out of his room, glanced at his parents’ bedroom, then at the hanging spear floating in midair in the living room, and without hesitation, slung his backpack and picked up his weapon bag before walking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet just as he stepped out the front door,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the bedroom door creaked open slowly, a dark shadow reflected from within, and from a dim corner of the living room came a series of creaking sounds—strange, like bones snapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that dark corner,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>three pale, bloodless human faces gradually emerged, their dead-gray eyes fixed unnervingly on the direction Li Yi had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow inside the room shifted, as if stepping out—inside the two medical pods, one was now empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow reached the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And ignored the door’s barrier, appearing in the stairwell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, lingering stench of decay slowly spread, drifting steadily toward the direction where Li Yi had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Yi remained completely unaware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spiritual sense had not fully awakened—he could not sense anomalies around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Li Yi acted as if nothing were wrong, flagged down a taxi, and prepared to ride to the restricted zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? You want to go to the danger zone? No way, no way. That place is too dangerous. I’m just a taxi driver—I don’t want to die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t need you to enter the danger zone. Just drop me off at the perimeter of the restricted zone. I’ll pay extra.” Li Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver still refused: “No good either. To reach the restricted zone, you have to pass through the abandoned city. There are robbers everywhere on that road—they don’t just steal money, they kill. Take another cab. I won’t take this fare.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the driver outright refused the ride, unwilling to earn the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi had no choice but to get out and look for another taxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching around, he found not a single driver willing to risk taking him to the abandoned city. It frustrated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Li Yi took a taxi to a secondhand car dealership, spent 100,000 yuan on a practical used vehicle, and drove himself to the danger zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vehicle rolled along the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi followed the same route he’d taken last time into the danger zone, saving considerable time and trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached the final checkpoint, it was already eight at night. The sky was dark, no streetlights, total blackness—but fortunately, his eyes had night vision, so movement at night posed no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After parking the car in a relatively safe spot, Li Yi sat inside to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still three hours until eleven. He estimated that from here, reaching the last ghost street would take only half an hour, so he decided to wait a while before acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as Li Yi rested, his phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Lin Yue calling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Li Yi, the doctor said you were discharged today. Where’d you go? I couldn’t find you at the training base.” Lin Yue’s voice came through the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi replied: “Sister Lin, I had something important to do in the danger zone, so I got discharged early. Sorry, I forgot to tell you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? You went into the danger zone? Who did you go with?” Lin Yue’s voice rose in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi said: “I’m going alone. No partner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s unacceptable. It’s too dangerous. Come back right now. If you encounter danger alone, you won’t even be able to run. If you really must go, call me—I’ll go with you. I’ve got experience entering and exiting the danger zone—I know safer routes.” Lin Yue said immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Lin, don’t worry—I won’t be in danger. This time I’m alone, but I applied to the Investigation Bureau for a sniper rifle to handle transcendent creatures. Plus, my body has awakened spiritual sense—I’m stronger than before. I can handle ordinary threats.” Li Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yue insisted: “Still no. Entry and exit from the danger zone always require at least two people. Where are you now? I’m coming right away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sitting in my car by the roadside outside the restricted zone—I haven’t entered the danger zone yet. I checked the surroundings—no danger. Sister Lin, don’t come. I’m here for personal business, not some impulsive sightseeing. I’ll return once it’s done.” Li Yi said seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to enter the ghost street—and entering the ghost street required a human-skin hood. Any living person who wandered in unprepared would die instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even if Lin Yue came, she couldn’t help—there was only one human-skin hood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yue fell silent for a moment, then said: “I know you had a breakthrough in the danger zone last time. You’re going back now because of that. I don’t want to pry into your secrets, but Li Yi, understand—I care about you. I don’t want you risking your life alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Lin, don’t worry—I won’t take my life lightly.” Li Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. I won’t press you further this time. Be careful. Don’t go deep into the danger zone. Some transcendent creatures are deadly—run the moment you see them. Don’t hesitate.” Lin Yue warned again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it. I will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yue added: “By the way, I have a gift for you. I planned to deliver it in person at the training base, but now I can’t—I’ll send it to you through your phone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What gift, Sister Lin?” Li Yi asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll see in a moment. Now, talk less, stay alert. Don’t worry about your home—I’ll look after it. That’s all. I’ll wait for you to come back.” Lin Yue hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the call ended, several messages arrived on Li Yi’s phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi opened the first image. Three large characters appeared: Guidance Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the cultivation method for the Guidance Technique.” His eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that was the gift Lin Yue meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But where had she gotten the Guidance Technique? Did she buy it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Guidance Technique was expensive—most people couldn’t afford it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi stared at the images, falling silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood: Lin Yue must have paid a heavy price to obtain this technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably, his boxing techniques taught to her had spurred her to rush and acquire the Guidance Technique to repay his kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Lin is too kind.” Li Yi smiled and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d originally planned to buy the Guidance Technique himself, not wanting Lin Yue to spend money—but it was indeed expensive, and he hadn’t saved enough yet, so he’d delayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she’d bought it, he’d accept it without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this benefited both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Guidance Technique and his boxing art, both Li Yi and Lin Yue would see rapid growth in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi now truly felt how vital a companion was on the cultivation path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One technique, two people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi took out his boxing art; Lin Yue took out the Guidance Technique. They shared resources, advanced together, grew together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also understood why Ning Wu had Lao Ya beside him, why Yang Yi Long had Qin Qing as a partner—finding a good teammate brought enormous help to cultivation and evolution. Solo efforts could never match cooperative success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this all depended on whether your partner was trustworthy, worthy of reliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While waiting, Li Yi began studying the Guidance Technique carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t need to master it now—just memorize the content. Once memorized, he’d delete the images to prevent sensitive information from leaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is how the Guidance Technique works?” Li Yi stared at his phone, eyes flickering: “Every cell in a cultivator’s body contains cosmic energy. The Guidance Technique extracts this energy, gathers it, and makes it usable anytime. The principle is similar to my boxing art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boxing art gathers physical strength; this gathers internal energy. But the Guidance Technique seems incomplete—it only teaches how to guide energy, not how to use it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just like my boxing—only training methods, no combat applications. How to use internal energy depends entirely on personal discovery.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi recalled how Yang Yi Long had used the Guidance Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He channeled energy into his arm, forming a sharp blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was extremely difficult—energy had no edge. To forge an invincible blade, the energy had to flow in a unique pattern, demanding extraordinary talent and insight from the learner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi only speculated briefly, then shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t reach Yang Yi Long’s level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Yang Yi Long was ruthless, not incompetent. Li Yi had to admit his talent and insight were superior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Yang Ye I killed before? He was clever—he used his fist force to activate the Guidance Technique, channeling internal energy through his fists. The fist force and internal energy reacted like a chemical reaction, multiplying their power instantly. It was efficient: where the fist force came from, the energy followed—no need to split attention.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi then recalled his battle with Yang Ye, and new insights sparked in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More accurately—Yang Ye had given Li Yi the correct direction, letting him successfully steal the method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once I master the Guidance Technique, I’ll do the same.” Li Yi memorized the cultivation method, then closed his eyes and reviewed it several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confirmed no mistakes, he deleted the images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too bad I can’t cultivate now—if I could, I’d try the Guidance Technique right away.” Li Yi checked the time again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, it was already past ten at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than an hour remained until midnight—the time Zhao Qian had promised to meet him in the dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drank one bottle of Golden Nutrient Liquid, adjusted his state, confirmed he hadn’t forgotten anything, then opened the car door and stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes glowed in the darkness—everything around him lay clearly within his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Depart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi opened the weapon bag, took out the sniper rifle, slung it over his shoulder, and walked past the blockade without looking back, heading toward the danger zone.\u003C\u002Fp>",1892,"2026-06-20T01:26:56.586Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a27b1994e173f80eb81d5962834202657af2f742e1dd5611c1e44be04d712d6e","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-115","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-113",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-sky-fell-cover.jpg"]