Chapter 186

187. Chapter 187: Small Team

"Boom!"

A sound like a thunderclap echoed within the Peace Financial Building. With the release of his fist force, Li Yi's divine strength erupted. With just one punch, he had already shattered the air, stirring up a wave of air around him. Compared to before, Li Yi's strength after becoming a Blood Refining martial artist was even more terrifying.

Moreover, his endurance was stronger; as long as his Qi and blood did not decline, Li Yi could continuously throw punches.

However, the evolutionist's body also brought strong recovery ability. As long as there was enough nutrient solution, he could continuously throw such punches for three days and three nights.

Li Yi practiced a set of combat techniques, practiced the Mountain-Shaking Fist and Heart-Destroying Palm again, and then had a brand-new understanding of his own strength.

Now he could fully engage in head-on combat with Spirit Perception experts. Even when facing a top-tier Spirit Perception expert like Yang Yi Long, he had the strength to fight. But if it were a life-and-death struggle, Li Yi knew that he was still not Yang Yi Long's opponent. Once that guy's guidance technique condensed that invisible precious sword, it would be a devastating blow to him.

Only by refining blood and entering the meridians, condensing fist force, and adding the guidance technique could he suppress him by a notch.

"Now I can't be impatient. I'll nourish my Qi and blood for another ten days or half a month, and then I can try to break through to Meridian Cultivation," Li Yi's eyes flickered, and he withdrew his fists and stood still.

Now his body was continuously creating new blood, replacing old blood, and at the same time strengthening his Qi and blood. This speed of accumulation was much faster than that of martial artists in the Four Seas and Bazhou. Ordinary martial artists at this stage only needed to nourish for a few years, or even ten years, and finally take treasures to greatly nourish Qi and blood at the peak of their Qi and blood, and then break through to Meridian Cultivation in one go.

But Li Yi didn't need to.

The evolutionist's physical fitness was too high, and his recovery ability was too strong. Similarly, the speed of accumulating Qi and blood far exceeded that of ordinary martial artists. The road that others had to walk for nearly ten years, Li Yi only needed half a month.

Of course, this also had a price.

Li Yi then picked up the golden nutrient solution on the side and drank it gulp by gulp.

The price was that he was too easily hungry.

Even if he did nothing, Li Yi would consume five units of nutrient solution a day, which meant eating 500,000 yuan. If he fought with others, the consumption would probably be even greater.

Just thinking about it felt terrifying.

Eating and drinking 500,000 yuan a day, where could an ordinary family afford that?

Fortunately, he had sold an extraordinary creature last time and received 150 million, plus some previous savings, so he had a little over 200 million in his hands for now. He didn't have to worry about money for the time being. This money was enough to support him in completing his Meridian Cultivation.

Just at this moment.

The sound of a doorbell came from the gate, and then Zheng Lan's voice sounded: "Li Yi, have you finished your cultivation? Someone named Lin Yue is looking for you. By the way, my cousin Zheng Gong also came, he should have something to do with you. They asked me to come up and call you."

Li Yi came back to his senses, immediately strode over, and opened the door: "Lin Yue is here? That's great, she finally recovered from her injuries and left the training base. Where are they now?"

"In the first-floor lobby," Zheng Lan said.

"Alright, wait a moment, I'll be down immediately," Li Yi said and turned back. He simply washed up, tidied up the room, and then took the elevator to the first floor with Zheng Lan.

The first-floor lobby of the building was spacious and bright, with sunlight shining in, making people feel warm and comfortable.

Zheng Lan had added a set of sofas in the middle of the lobby. At this moment, Lin Yue, Zheng Gong, and a practitioner named Yuan Mingjin were sitting on the sofa chatting.

"Li Yi really knows how to choose a place, taking a building as a home. Although it's a bit wasteful, if you decorate it a little, it's really quite imposing. Moreover, the place is big enough to accommodate many people, and it's also very safe here, close to the Stability Zone, and not affected by some of the dangers of the old city district."

Lin Yue was looking at the building at this moment. Although many floors were not renovated, being in the spacious and bright lobby on the first floor still made people feel very comfortable.

"This was rewarded to him by the Investigation Bureau, you can't envy it," Zheng Gong said. "But having said that, Lin Yue, have you really thought it through? You plan to push Li Yi out to compete for that spot?"

"Of course, I've thought it through these past few days. I joined the Investigation Bureau a bit late. Although I have Spirit Perception Realm cultivation, my seniority is not enough. Even if I take on missions 24 hours a day without stopping, it's still very difficult to secure the spot. Since that's the case, it's better for us to invest in Li Yi, let Li Yi successfully secure the spot, and become a cross-dimensional traveler."

Lin Yue's eyes flickered, and she said seriously: "I've calculated it. If we work together, his probability of success is very high. As long as Li Yi successfully becomes a cross-dimensional traveler, we can also benefit in the future. Li Yi is a generous person and won't be ungrateful, so it's worth our effort."

"Yuan Mingjin, do you think so too?" Suddenly, Zheng Gong asked the person next to him.

Yuan Mingjin shrugged and said: "I met Li Yi at the training ground. To be honest, for me, joining any team is the same. I definitely don't have a share in competing for the spot. But compared to others, I am more willing to see Li Yi enter the Golden Academy. After all, Li Yi successfully recovered a defective mystic object for the Investigation Bureau, and I also benefited from it. I applied to use it for a day, and although I didn't dispel the illusion, it can be considered as indirectly getting benefits. As for others, sorry, I'm not very familiar with them."

His thoughts and reasons were very simple. Just because he knew Li Yi and had used the mystic object cultivation room once, he was willing to join Li Yi's team and help him.

"Since everyone has no problem, then we have reached a consensus: form a team, complete missions, and fully help Li Yi become a cross-dimensional traveler," Zheng Gong said seriously.

However, just as they were chatting, with a prompt sound, the elevator opened.

Li Yi and Zheng Lan walked out.

"Lin Jie, you've finally been discharged from the hospital. Your body should be completely recovered, right? Are you okay?" Li Yi immediately asked with concern.

"I'm fine. Actually, I was discharged yesterday. Because I cultivated in the mystic object cultivation room for a day, I was delayed, so I only came today," Lin Yue said with a smile. "You seem to have changed a bit since we last met. I feel that your strength has improved again. Are you about to open your Spirit Perception?"

Li Yi shook his head and said: "How could it be so fast? I just made some progress, and I'm still far from opening Spirit Perception."

Afterward, he saw Yuan Mingjin again and immediately greeted him: "Yuan Mingjin, I didn't expect Lin Jie to really pull you out of the training base. How have you been recently? Is it okay?"

"Not very good. I was almost killed by Wei Bin last time. Fortunately, an instructor desperately blocked it, otherwise, I would already be a corpse," Yuan Mingjin shook his head, revealing a trace of sadness in his words.

"There's no way. After cultivation began, the struggles in this society increased and became more intense than before. Many people sacrificed, but we are still alive and must continue to move forward. We can't be decadent because of this," Li Yi said. He couldn't help but think of Wang Jian's death.

Such a responsible investigator died in the ruined city district just like that. Even now, he felt indignant when thinking about this matter.

Yuan Mingjin nodded and said: "I understand, so this time I chose to join your team, hoping you can go further."

At this moment, Zheng Gong said again: "Li Yi, before you came downstairs, I had already discussed it with Lin Yue and Yuan Mingjin. In our team, only you are qualified to compete for the Golden Academy spot and are most likely to become a cross-dimensional traveler in the future. So we plan to invest in you and concentrate our strength to let you secure one of the two spots in the Investigation Bureau."

"Hmm?" Li Yi was very surprised: "Why so sudden?"

Afterward, he looked at Lin Yue again.

Lin Yue nodded and said: "Li Yi, don't find it strange. This is normal. Now the practitioners in Tianchang City are all looking for investments, all hoping to push out one or two powerful representatives to compete for the spots and become cross-dimensional travelers. For example, Li Shaoqing of the Practitioners' Association has several Spirit Perception experts supporting him behind his back, and many local tycoons investing in him. Or Yang Yi Long, who holds the resources of the entire Yang family and has experts like Qin Qing assisting him... If we don't unite, we won't even have a chance, and in the future, we won't have any share in cross-dimensional travel."

"Why choose me? If it were you, Lin Jie, wouldn't it be more appropriate?" Li Yi said.

Lin Yue shook her head and said: "I thought about it, I can't. I can't compete with Li Shaoqing and Yang Yi Long in the Practitioners' Association, and I joined the Investigation Bureau late, so it's hard to compete with senior experts like Daoist Priest Peter, Zhang Lei, and Gu Mengping. Now there are only three spots released in total: one for the Practitioners' Association and two for the Investigation Bureau. There is no chance for the former, but if it were you, perhaps there is a chance."

"So now, we must fully help you."

Li Yi pondered for a moment, then said: "Even so, our competitiveness is still not strong enough, and the probability of failure is very high."

"It doesn't matter, don't have pressure, just work hard. If even you fail, then I'll accept it," Lin Yue said.

"Not bad, working hard is better than not working hard," Zheng Gong said.

Yuan Mingjin said: "Li Yi, try it. If it doesn't work, I won't blame you. If we don't do it, when the Heaven-Tilting Event really comes in the future, it will be hard to avoid regret. Even if we die in the future, at least we will die willingly."

"Since you all said so, then alright, let's give it a try," Li Yi nodded and said: "If I can enter the Golden Academy and become a cross-dimensional traveler in the future, before the second Heaven-Tilting Event comes, I will definitely take you all to leave Earth and go to a safe world."

If it didn't work, he still had the world of the Four Seas and Bazhou as an alternative.

"That's right, cheer up. You are very excellent, I believe you can do it," Lin Yue said with a smile: "From today on, I will help you complete missions, and at the same time, I will find ways to concentrate all resources to help you improve your strength. But you have a mystic object cultivation room and don't lack cosmic energy, otherwise, I could act as your guide."

A Spirit Perception expert acting as a guide, how luxurious that would be.

"However, Li Yi, after this matter spreads in a few days, there will definitely be others willing to invest in you. At this time, I suggest you accept investments from a few practitioners. After all, we have too few people now, and our competitiveness is not strong. If there are more people, the situation might be much better," Lin Yue said again at this moment.

"Even if the strength of the investing practitioners is a bit poor, it doesn't matter. One more person means one more strength."

Li Yi nodded and said: "Alright, Lin Jie, I've taken note of it."

"Come, everyone must be thirsty, have a cup of tea." At this moment, Zheng Lan brewed a cup of tea for everyone and brought it over, letting everyone rest for a while.

"Cousin, it's really a wise choice for you to live here. Li Yi's place is so safe. If you go back to the old city district, you might encounter danger," Zheng Gong said with a smile.

Zheng Lan said: "Yes, I also benefited from Li Yi's light; otherwise, I wouldn't know what to do now. Such a big thing happened in the old city district, and many people can't live on."

"Li Yi, I think you should just let my cousin work here, so she doesn't have to be a woman without a fixed place to live, how dangerous it is outside," Zheng Gong said.

Li Yi said: "I asked Zheng Lan to help me manage the building and take care of my parents two days ago, and Zheng Lan agreed. If she has no opinion, she can always live here."

"That's great..." Zheng Gong said with a smile while drinking tea.

However, just at this moment, his mobile phone rang, which immediately made him put down the teacup in his hand, took a look, and then his face changed.

"What happened?" Li Yi noticed his expression and immediately asked.

Zheng Gong said: "Gu Mengping sent a request for help, asking nearby investigators to immediately rush over to support. The spider monster's nest in the old city district has been found, but the number is very large, their team can't handle it, and now investigators have already died."

"Then what are we waiting for, let's act."

Lin Yue's eyes lit up, and she immediately stood up and said: "I remember this is a big mission. If we can successfully solve this matter, Li Yi will have a chance to surpass that Gu Mengping."

She was a person who acted rather impatiently. Since she decided to help Li Yi secure the Investigation Bureau's spot, she wouldn't hesitate, and wouldn't let go of any opportunity.

"Indeed, this is an opportunity. If we can find that mother spider monster and kill it, it will definitely be a great merit," Zheng Gong said and glanced at Yuan Mingjin.

Yuan Mingjin immediately indicated: "I have no problem here. The sniper rifle has been applied for, and the bullets are also fully prepared. We can go on a mission at any time."

"If I'm going on a mission, I have to go back to get some nutrient solution. I've been easily hungry recently, I have to be full to have the strength to do things," Li Yi said.

Zheng Lan immediately said: "Li Yi, wait a moment, I'll go get it for you."

"Alright, thank you," Li Yi nodded and said.

Seeing this scene, Zheng Gong immediately said: "I'll go drive, four people are just right for one car."

"I have nothing to prepare, I can act at any time." Lin Yue looked eager to try, then she patted Li Yi on the shoulder and said confidently: "Don't be nervous, if anything happens, Lin Jie will take care of you."

"Then thank you, Lin Jie," Li Yi said with a wry smile.

He wasn't a three-year-old child who needed someone to take care of him, but of course, he wouldn't refuse Lin Jie's kindness.