Chapter 118

119. Chapter 119: Seeking Justice

"The next 'Heavenly Tilt' event? If I want to survive, I have to escape this world. I really did learn some incredible news today."

Back home, Li Yi couldn't help but fall into deep thought once again.

"If that day really comes, what should I do? Should I stay in Tianchang City, or as they said, cross over to a new world to seek survival? Assuming things really get that serious, with my current level, I can't become a cross-dimensional traveler at all; I'll have to seek survival on my own."

Li Yi was still clear about his own capabilities.

Don't look at the fact that he now possesses two techniques and has mastered a defective mystic object, with huge future potential; right now, he is just a very ordinary Spirit Medium Realm cultivator, and such people are a dime a dozen in this world, not worth paying any attention to at all.

Looking at the hanging man's spear floating in mid-air in the living room, which presented a phantom-like color.

A strange thought suddenly flashed through Li Yi's mind.

When he was in Ghost Street, he took Zhao Ge as his master, and it was obvious that his master was not a person from this world.

"If only I could go to Master's world, that way, even if a Heavenly Tilt event really happened, I could take my family to a safe place, so I wouldn't even have to worry about survival." Li Yi couldn't help but have this thought pop up.

But after thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was impossible for him to go to his master's world at all.

It was very simple.

Li Yi had no blood relatives in his master's world; even if he used the clay horse, the clay horse would only take Li Yi back to Tianchang City and couldn't reach his master's world, so this was a dead end.

Unless he could see his master one more time in Ghost Street.

But that was also impossible.

Ghost Street was extremely dangerous; even if his master really went to Ghost Street one day, it was impossible for Li Yi to receive the news and rush to meet him.

Their last meeting was purely a matter of chance.

Sigh.

He let out a helpless sigh.

Li Yi gave up on continuing to think about this heavy topic; he couldn't control the unpredictable future, and the only thing he could do now was to improve his strength as much as possible.

He cleared his mind of distracting thoughts.

He returned to his room, sat cross-legged, formed a seal with his hands, and practiced the Bone Contemplation cultivation technique.

With the blessing of the Bone Contemplation cultivation technique and the defective mystic object, Li Yi was confident that before the Heavenly Tilt event arrived, he could cultivate to the point of opening his Spirit Perception, becoming an expert on the same level as Zhang Lei, Yang Yi Long, and Li Shaoqing.

Perhaps when he reached that level, some of the problems he was currently facing could be easily solved.

As a large amount of pure cosmic energy surged into his body.

Li Yi once again began his path of evolution.

Just like before, his body seemed to glow in the dim room; this light was pure and flawless, like a faint halo spreading outward. This halo was just like the energy field of a mystic object, and just the amount that leaked out was enough to supply two or three cultivators for their practice.

It was just that Li Yi had no way to absorb the energy he had guided in, and could only let it dissipate through his body, which was invisibly a huge waste.

Only he, holding a defective mystic object, dared to be so extravagant; if it were an ordinary cultivator, they wouldn't even have enough guides for their daily practice, let alone be so wasteful.

Li Yi's body was now like it was soaking in a pure energy field; all the cells in his body were active, and his body was also transforming at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The most significant feature was that Li Yi had begun his third skin-shedding.

Another layer of old skin was slowly peeling off.

Li Yi seemed to be experiencing a third rebirth; his skin became increasingly flawless, his bones became tougher, his body became stronger, and even the injuries he had sustained from his fight with Chen Xiangxi earlier had healed within these short one or two hours.

This state continued until evening.

At this moment, the energy field of the defective copper coin suddenly changed.

Accompanied by the surge of cosmic energy within the energy field, the resentment residing on the copper coin was startled once again, but this time, this defective resentment didn't shout "naturally evil Earthlings" as usual and charge at Li Yi; instead, after waking up, it didn't say a word, just stared at Li Yi calmly.

Being spied on by such a gaze, Li Yi couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

"Can you stop staring at me like that? I'm cultivating." He communicated with his mind, which wouldn't interrupt his cultivation.

The Bone Contemplation cultivation technique was just that magical; it allowed one to do two things at once.

"Just now, this old man heard some good news. Your world is almost finished. Haha, the naturally evil Earth-prisoners are finally coming to an end, aren't they?" This defective resentment couldn't help but let out a laugh.

"..."

Li Yi was speechless for a moment; so you spoke up just to mock me after all that.

He ignored it and continued his cultivation.

The defective resentment said again: "What a pity, you little fellow who is naturally deeply demonic; I didn't get to see you fall into the demonic path with my own eyes, I'm really somewhat unwilling."

Li Yi still ignored it and focused on his cultivation.

"Hey, kid, your cultivation is too slow. Even if you were given ten years, you wouldn't be able to touch the threshold of crossing dimensions, unless you change your method of crossing dimensions." The defective resentment suddenly changed the subject and spoke up.

"What method?" Only then did Li Yi curiously respond.

"Heh, how could this old man easily tell you such an important matter, unless you promise me one thing." The defective resentment revealed some of its intentions at this moment.

Li Yi asked again: "What do you want me to do?"

"It's very simple, help me kill one hundred naturally evil Earth-prisoner people, and I will teach you the method of crossing dimensions." The defective resentment said.

"Kill one hundred people? Damn, you're the devil, aren't you?" Li Yi couldn't help but curse: "Do you think I'm a murderous maniac?"

"Weren't you quite quick to kill people before? One punch for each, heh heh heh." The defective resentment let out a strange laugh.

Li Yi immediately explained: "That was because they wanted to kill me; I was forced to fight back. Have you ever seen me take the initiative to kill anyone? I'm a fine young man; you naturally evil copper coin resentment, don't try to lead me into the demonic path again. You've misjudged me; I'm not the kind of person you imagine." "Then how about killing fifty? You should be satisfied with this, right?" The defective resentment said again.

"Is this a matter of quantity?" Li Yi said.

"Twenty, no less." The defective resentment actually started to bargain.

Li Yi's attitude remained firm: "Give up on that idea. If I can't cross dimensions, then I can't. Born here, die here; it can be considered not a wasted life."

"Born here, die here... well said." At this moment, the defective resentment actually fell silent, and finally, it gradually hid itself away.

The cosmic energy of the copper coin also quickly returned to calm.

"Provoked?" This question couldn't help but pop up in Li Yi's mind.

Forget it.

Never mind.

Since the defective copper coin's resentment didn't come to disturb his cultivation, that was a good thing.

Time passed quickly.

Before he knew it, it was already noon on the third day.

Three days of cultivation allowed Li Yi to shed two full layers of skin during this period, and at the same time, he discovered that his senses had become even sharper; even with his eyes closed, he could walk around his home freely by relying on his body's perception.

Although part of it was because he was very familiar with his home, the other part also proved that he was not far from opening his inspiration.

It was just that the evolution of the body could not be achieved in one leap; even if your cultivation speed was fast, the body's adaptation and the replacement of cells all required time.

After resting for a while, Li Yi drank a cup of golden nutrient solution to replenish his physical strength and prepared to continue his cultivation.

However, at this moment, his phone rang.

It was an emergency call from Wang Jian.

"Li Yi, it's me. Have you rested well these past few days?" As soon as the call connected, Wang Jian's voice came through.

Li Yi replied: "Wang Jian, is something the matter?"

He knew that Wang Jian was usually very busy and wouldn't call him if there wasn't anything else.

"There's a mission, and I think it's best if you come along." Wang Jian said directly.

"A mission?" Li Yi didn't refuse and immediately said: "No problem, I'll set off now. Where should we meet?"

"Just wait at the entrance of the residential complex, I'll be there to pick you up right away." Wang Jian hung up the phone immediately after saying this.

Seeing this, Li Yi immediately prepared himself, and after saying goodbye to his silent parents, he set off.

Since he had chosen to join the Investigation Bureau and become an external combatant, he had to accept the occasional mission.

Li Yi didn't feel there was any problem with that, so he never refused whenever Wang Jian called him.

Soon.

After waiting at the entrance of the complex for a while, Wang Jian's car drove over.

As soon as Li Yi got into the car, he noticed that Zheng Gong and He Xiong were missing, and there were only Chen Hao, Wang Jian, and himself.

"This mission is to capture a Spirit Medium Realm cultivator named Huang Xin. This person killed someone in the old city district and is now planning to flee to the abandoned city district to hide. I happened to be patrolling in this area and suddenly received this mission. With the idea of being absolutely sure, I called you along the way." Wang Jian said briefly about this mission while driving.

Chen Hao shook his head and said: "Wang Jian, you're being too cautious. That murderer named Huang Xin is all alone; can't the two of us take him down?"

"A vicious and evil person is hard to deal with when they fight for their life; it's better to be steady." Wang Jian said: "Our lives as investigators are more valuable than theirs. When on a mission, we must protect ourselves and not put ourselves in danger. Even if the two of us are confident in taking the other party down together, if we add Li Yi, then it will be absolutely foolproof."

"Alright then." Chen Hao shrugged.

Li Yi asked curiously: "By the way, what was the reason that Spirit Medium Realm cultivator named Huang Xin suddenly killed someone?"

Wang Jian said: "The situation is like this: the murderer Huang Xin had a girlfriend he'd been dating for several years, and they had reached the point of talking about marriage. They were supposed to get married, but because the other party was a cultivator, the woman's side demanded a bride price of 3.88 million. Huang Xin couldn't come up with it, and the two had a dispute. I don't know how it happened, but they started fighting."

"You know, when cultivators start fighting, how can ordinary people be their match? He killed the person by accident, but this Huang Xin was ruthless enough; he figured that killing one was killing, so he simply wiped out the woman's entire family."

"There's such a thing?" Li Yi felt very surprised.

Wang Jian said: "This is considered normal; you'll know once you go on more missions."

Chen Hao said from the side: "I must find someone who doesn't want a bride price when I marry a wife in the future."

"Then you'd better stay single. There's no such thing as not wanting a bride price when getting married in Tianchang City. Before the Heavenly Tilt event, it was 388,000, and now it's even more expensive. Chen Hao, you're an outsider and don't understand; the water here is very deep." Wang Jian said casually.

"Damn, then I'll marry someone from out of town." Chen Hao said.

Wang Jian said: "Out-of-towners also want a bride price."

"I don't believe it. As a Spirit Medium Realm cultivator and an external combatant for the Investigation Bureau, can't I find a woman who doesn't want a bride price?" Chen Hao was suddenly anxious.

"In the eyes of most people, you are indeed a cultivator with a bright future, but in the eyes of women, you are just a 'low-tier man' who won't pay a bride price." Wang Jian lit a cigarette and started smoking.

"..."

One sentence silenced Chen Hao directly.

At this moment, he actually understood the murderer Huang Xin a little bit.

"Li Yi, tell me, is Tianchang City really like this?" After a long silence, Chen Hao looked at Li Yi again, hoping to get confirmation from him.

"How would I know? I'm still just a kid." Li Yi said.