Chapter 160

161. Chapter 161: Paying a Visit

In the second half of the night, Li Yi stood guard in the room. He didn't sleep all night, and any ghost that dared to come over without eyes, he killed without hesitation, ensuring the safety here and also preventing the three's Yang life from being stolen.

Just like that, the night passed.

Until dawn, the Yin energy that filled the world began to dissipate rapidly. Some ignorant ghosts didn't know to leave, and when exposed to the sun, they suffered heavy damage and began to dissipate rapidly. Those evil things couldn't survive the first sunrise at all. For a time, the world seemed to have been cleared.

But Li Yi understood that what dissipated were just some ghosts with no threat. The truly powerful and intelligent ghosts had already retreated before dawn. Those ghosts would emerge again on the first day of next month to continue taking people's Yang life, repeating the cycle.

He had worked so hard to kill ghosts last night, but he had only protected the few people around him.

Compared to the general trend of the entire Four Seas and Bazhou, it was insignificant.

Li Yi looked at the sunrise at this moment, feeling a haze covering his heart. Before solving the matter of ghosts and gods collecting life, the Four Seas and Bazhou was not a very suitable world for survival. People here had too short lives, and there was no chance to turn things around. You couldn't cultivate and evolve because the cosmic energy was thin, and the evolution speed was too slow.

Practicing martial arts had even less of a way out. That Fan Zhizhou said that after Spirit Refinement, if you dared to break through, you would be surrounded and killed by ghosts and gods. Either you honestly stopped at Spirit Refinement and became an evil ghost that lived by eating the Yang life of the living after death.

And the ghosts and gods that could be fed in this world seemed to have reached a certain limit, not allowing another Dharma Aspect expert to emerge to share their food. Therefore, the ghosts and gods who were the vested interests in front completely cut off the path for latecomers.

In such a situation, one could only be a slave for generations, and a short-lived slave at that. Who could stand this?

Even martial artists were just barely making their lives a little better, unable to change anything.

"Compared to Earth, the cruelty here is no less. Is it that the Four Seas and Bazhou and Earth are a bit special, or is the way of the world in every world like this? If every world is this cruel, then what is the meaning of crossing over? Or is it that I am unlucky and happened to encounter such a world? Perhaps there are better, happier worlds out there, but I just haven't encountered them." Li Yi's gaze flickered, his thoughts somewhat complex.

He thought alone for a long time, but couldn't find an answer.

However, Li Yi understood that no matter where, one's own strength was particularly important. Since every world was cruel, he would rely on his own strength to carve out a sky of his own.

Thinking of this, his heart became firm again, and that sense of confusion disappeared.

"Senior Brother, tell you a piece of good news. Junior Sister and I have both broken through to the Blood Cultivation Realm."

Suddenly, at this moment, Rong Niang and Zhao Qian walked out of the room. They were both much younger, especially Rong Niang, whose face was fair and tender, as if she had returned to eighteen, her whole person glowing with health.

Li Yi glanced at them, somewhat surprised: "Broken through to the Blood Cultivation Realm overnight?"

"Yes, Junior Sister and I supplemented each other's life essence. As life essence increased, we found that our body's blood and energy were exceptionally strong, and our bone marrow was exceptionally full. Unknowingly, we had reached the Great Perfection of Bone Cultivation, and then the bone marrow began to produce new blood, officially entering the Blood Cultivation Realm." Rong Niang's expression was very excited.

"I didn't expect that supplementing life essence would have such a thing, but it's understandable. With more life essence, the peak period of the body is longer, which is very helpful for martial arts." Li Yi said: "Since you have broken through to the Blood Cultivation Realm thanks to this opportunity, you should continue to practice hard and strive to become a Meridian Cultivation expert as soon as possible."

"Senior Brother, I estimate it will be very difficult for me to break through to Meridian Cultivation, but Junior Sister has great hope. She is only sixteen years old. A sixteen-year-old Blood Cultivation expert is already considered a genius." Rong Niang said modestly.

Zhao Qian said: "What kind of genius am I? Brother Yi is the true genius. I just took advantage of Brother Yi's light this time, supplemented life essence for no reason, and was lucky enough to break through."

Li Yi shook his head and said: "This is not taking advantage of my light. That life essence was originally lost by you, and now it's just being taken back. By the way, how much life essence did you each supplement overnight?"

"Rong Niang and I each supplemented twenty years of life essence." Zhao Qian said.

"Only twenty years? Not enough. People in the Four Seas and Bazhou only live to be fifty. Under normal circumstances, at least forty years of Yang life are lost. You must supplement at least forty years back. I snatched more than three hundred years of Yang life last night. Even if it's calculated at half, there is about one hundred and sixty years, enough for you to use." Li Yi said.

Rong Niang walked over and said: "Senior Brother, we thought about giving some of the remaining life essence to Master, some to the martial arts school, and saving the rest for you, Senior Brother, so you can use it in the future."

"Not bad, we plan to leave one hundred years of life essence for you, Brother Yi, so that you can maintain a longer peak state. Maybe you can become a supreme expert in the future." Zhao Qian also nodded.

Even though Li Yi said he didn't need life essence, they subconsciously still wanted to leave most of the resources for Li Yi, hoping that Li Yi could have extraordinary achievements in the future.

Li Yi smiled and said: "I know you have good intentions. Just keep it for yourselves. And I said it before, if it's not enough, I'll go snatch more on the first day of next month. Alright, let's not talk about this matter. Today you should go tell Master this good news, and by the way, help Master make up for the lost life essence."

"Brother Yi's reminder is right, I'll go do it now." Zhao Qian nodded repeatedly, and then returned to the room to start preparing.

"Rong Niang, you go too. This matter needs to be secret. Don't let anyone know. By the way, give Skinny Monkey some life essence too. He has worked hard recently, so don't leave him out." Li Yi said.

"Okay, Senior Brother, I remember." Rong Niang agreed one by one.

"I'm going to continue practicing. If there's anything in the martial arts school, notify me. In addition, tell Master for me that I will leave here in a few days and return to my original world." Li Yi spoke again.

Rong Niang's expression changed, and she asked hurriedly: "When does Senior Brother plan to leave?"

"Not clear. I'm thinking of observing for a few days, and after Master's injuries are completely healed, I'll leave." Li Yi said while walking towards the martial arts practice area.

Rong Niang chased after him and asked: "Is Senior Brother going back alone this time?"

"Should be. I came in a hurry this time and wasn't prepared. Next time, after I finish the things over there, I'll come back to see." Li Yi said: "By the way, come back early today with Zhao Qian. I want to guide your practice and see if you can adapt to our cultivation techniques over there."

Rong Niang's gaze was somewhat complex. She looked at Li Yi's back, a longing surging in her heart. She wanted to follow Senior Brother, but she didn't know how to say this. If she said it rashly, would it cause Senior Brother's disgust?

And Senior Brother didn't have the idea of taking people away together.

"Senior Brother, you go practice first. Junior Sister and I will be back soon." Rong Niang still didn't have the courage to ask, so she had to do the things in front of her first.

After the two left, Li Yi continued to practice alone on the martial arts field.

The medicinal effect of the Hundred Tiger Ginseng Pill he took yesterday was still there, continuing to mobilize blood and energy, nourish bone marrow, and strive to improve his martial arts realm as soon as possible to further enhance his strength.

But Li Yi clearly felt that his cultivation speed had slowed down.

A powerful physique is an advantage, but at this time, it is also a disadvantage.

Because to reach the Great Perfection of Bone Cultivation, Li Yi had to spend more time and consume more resources than ordinary martial artists. This realm could not be achieved quickly; even an evolutionist had to take it slowly. However, this slowness also had benefits, which was that his Bone Cultivation Realm was several times, or even more than ten times, better than ordinary Bone Cultivation martial artists.

But even if the cultivation speed slowed down, Li Yi didn't slack off. He practiced as he should.

During the time Li Yi was practicing, the servant he had hired earlier, Jin Dafu, came to the door. He brought more than a dozen servants, including maids, errand boys, cooks, and handymen. Although there were only a dozen people, each one was carefully selected by him, very honest and reliable.

"Master, are you satisfied with these people?" Jin Dafu brought these servants to the martial arts field, respectfully waiting for Li Yi to look them over.

Li Yi glanced at them and said: "That's it. Arrange these people. Do what you should do. A large residence needs some popularity."

"Master is right. Then I'll go do the work. Su Qiaoer, you stay and serve Master well." Subsequently, Jin Dafu pointed, letting a young and beautiful maid stay, and then took the others away from the martial arts field.

Before long, the servants in the residence began to work under Jin Dafu's arrangement. They cleaned up garbage, swept the yard, sorted out sundries, and two guards watched the gate of the residence.

With these dozen people, it looked like something.

With servants to do things, Li Yi could also concentrate on practicing without worrying about trivial matters.

Just like that, when he practiced until the afternoon.

Jin Dafu ran over in a hurry: "Master, the City Lord of Sanyang has come to visit."

"Fan Zhizhou?" Li Yi, who was closing his eyes to mobilize blood and energy, suddenly opened his eyes. He frowned: "I know. Let him wait for me in the main hall. I'll be there soon."

He remembered that he had just chatted with Fan Zhizhou about ghosts and gods last night. He hadn't expected him to come to visit today.

Could it be that he couldn't wait to cross over?

Li Yi thought for a while and continued to practice for a while before calming his blood and energy and ending the day's practice. At this time, the maid Su Qiaoer, who had been waiting on the side, had already brought a basin of clear water and a sweat towel.

"Master, wash your face." Su Qiaoer said softly.

Li Yi didn't stand on ceremony. After taking it, he washed his face, then washed his hands and strode away.

Since he was in the Four Seas and Bazhou, he had to accept this concept of master and servant.