Chapter 220: 221. Chapter 221: Soul Realm

221. Chapter 221: Soul Realm

Last night, lightning crossed the sky, and the cross-dimensional gate was opened again. A creature suspected to be from mythology appeared, which made Li Yi realize that the second Heaven Tilting event might come very soon. This time was just a sign, and when the Heaven Tilting event truly happened, it wouldn't just be one cross-dimensional gate that was opened.

Instead, countless gates would be opened. By then, how many mythical creatures and terrifying existences would invade Earth, no one knew.

They only knew that by then, Earth would no longer be suitable for survival, and the only way was to cross dimensions and leave, looking for a new world to migrate to.

Just like moving house.

However, all Li Yi could do was cultivate hard in these few days. He couldn't worry about the changes in the outside world now. Only when his own strength was strong could he control the future.

He wasn't the only one with this idea.

Lin Yue, Zhao Lingfu, and Lu Jue all stayed at the training base during this period to cultivate hard. They took turns using the Mystic Object Cultivation Room, reasonably arranging cultivation time, striving for further strength. However, the cultivation effect for Lin Yue and Zhao Lingfu, who were at Spirit Perception, wasn't particularly obvious, while Lu Jue, Fang Hang, and Zhao Xiaoxiao were still trying to find ways to break the influence of the illusion.

Lin Yue didn't point out the shortcut methods to them because doing so would reduce the opportunity for tempering, which was very unfavorable for improving cultivation value.

Of course, everything had its pros and cons. Lin Yue using Li Yi's method to successfully break the illusion also had benefits, allowing her to use the Mystic Object Cultivation Room for cultivation earlier.

Just like this.

Another three days passed.

Early this morning, Li Yi opened his eyes and woke up from meditation. If he remembered correctly, he would participate in the cross-dimensional mission at noon today, and it was time for him to make some preparations.

"It's a pity that I didn't break through to the Spirit Perception Realm in these six days of cultivation. However, my Qi and blood accumulation is almost there. I'm only one meridian away from breaking through to the Meridian Cultivation Realm again. By then, opening the nine major meridians, my strength will return to its peak."

Li Yi took a deep breath, loosened his muscles and bones, and then performed a set of combat techniques, feeling his physical condition.

However, this period of cultivation wasn't without harvest. At least his physical state was better. Some hidden dangers and sequelae left behind before had all disappeared with the evolution of his body. In addition, a certain intuition had also strengthened a lot, no longer intermittent, but truly able to perceive some dangers and situations in advance.

Obviously, Li Yi had taken another step toward breaking through to Spirit Perception.

But now he couldn't continue to cultivate; he had to pack his things and make some preparations.

Li Yi took a shower, changed into that familiar piece of clothing made of Qilong skin, and then packed some necessary things in his backpack, such as nutritional liquid, Soul-Returning Pills, personal clothing, and even brought a Mud Horse, just in case it might be useful. However, he didn't bring the Hanging Man Spear. Although this was a very good weapon, holding it for a long time consumed a lot of his own energy, so he chose to leave it in the room.

Pity.

The great medicines brought from the Four Seas and Eight Continents were almost eaten up, otherwise, bringing more great medicines would also be a good thing.

After packing up, Li Yi carried his backpack and went downstairs.

At this moment, everyone downstairs was gathered again. They knew the time Li Yi was leaving, so they specially rushed from the training base to see him off.

"Li Yi, be careful during this cross-dimensional operation. After you come back, remember to tell me about the other world. I want to know what the other world is like. If there's a chance, bring back some local specialties," Lin Yue said with a smile.

Zhao Lingfu laughed and said, "Maybe Li Yi will bring back a beauty from another world this time."

"This suggestion is very good. After all, the bride price in Tianchang City is high. Maybe the other world doesn't need a bride price, haha," Zheng Gong also said with a smile.

"If Li Yi can really bring back a beauty, that's his ability. Someone will take care of his life in the future. I can't rely on me to take care of him every day," Lin Yue said, not caring at all. "However, I don't think anyone would be willing to come to Earth. There was a small-scale Heaven Tilting event two nights ago, and it is said that mythical creatures have invaded here again, and they haven't been found yet."

"Yeah, it's getting more and more unsafe here, so crossing dimensions is imperative. Li Yi, I hope you have good luck this time and find a peaceful world," Zhao Lingfu said.

Li Yi said, "I'll try my best. However, during the time I'm away, I hope Sister Lin will take care of things here."

"Don't worry, I'll help you take care of things here," Lin Yue said. "However, I don't need to be here now. Isn't Zheng Lan doing quite well? She can take good care of your parents."

To tell the truth, ordinary people helping Li Yi take care of his parents was much better than her.

At least she wouldn't notice the existence of his mother.

As long as she didn't notice, there would be no danger.

"Zheng Lan has indeed helped me a lot. When I find a safe world in the future, I will definitely take her with me. By then, everyone will cross dimensions together and live in a new world," Li Yi said.

Zheng Lan, who was on the side, laughed upon hearing this, and her mood suddenly became joyful.

She didn't expect that there would be a share for her in the future cross-dimensional quota. It seemed that her recent hard work and efforts were all worth it. She had to work even harder in the future and couldn't be slack or careless because of this.

After all, for an ordinary person, having a chance to cross dimensions was no different from a pie falling from the sky.

Everyone chatted, and time passed quickly.

Until the roar of a helicopter came from outside, which interrupted this chat.

"It seems it's about time, I should set off," Li Yi stood up at this moment and picked up his backpack.

"Go, this cross-dimensional travel is a great opportunity for you, you must seize it," Lin Yue said.

Li Yi nodded, then looked at everyone again, and then walked toward the outside of the building without looking back.

It was just a cross-dimensional mission, not a life-and-death separation, so there was no need to say too much.

Soon.

He got on the helicopter.

As the helicopter took off, Li Yi's figure soon disappeared from everyone's sight.

"You are Li Yi? The last cross-dimensional traveler in this mission?" On the helicopter, besides the pilot, there were others. That was a young man of about twenty, wearing a special combat uniform, with short hair, a very sturdy build, and exuding a flamboyant and tough aura.

"An expert at the Spirit Perception Realm?" Li Yi sized him up slightly and then said, "Not bad, who are you?"

"Qin Bing, an external combat personnel of the Tianshan City Investigation Bureau, and also one of the members of this cross-dimensional operation," this Spirit Perception Realm expert named Qin Bing said. "I've heard of you. The Tianchang City Investigation Bureau successfully recovered an incomplete Mystic Object, and you contributed the most. However, your realm is too low, only at the Inspiration Realm. To be honest, I don't suggest you participate in this cross-dimensional operation."

"If the realm is too low, the strength will be weak. Once you encounter any danger after crossing dimensions, you will be the first to die. I think you should keep this quota for a cross-dimensional traveler and wait until you reach the Spirit Perception Realm before participating in cross-dimensional operations."

Li Yi looked at him and said, "Since you think the strength is weak and you shouldn't participate in the cross-dimensional operation, then why did you come to participate?"

"What?" Qin Bing was stunned for a moment, and then realized what Li Yi meant, and couldn't help but laugh: "Do you think my strength is very weak?"

"Isn't it? Just at the Spirit Perception Realm, it's not like I haven't killed any. The strength is indeed not very good," Li Yi said calmly.

Even if he was recultivating martial arts now and his realm had dropped to the peak of the Blood Cultivation Realm, he still wouldn't be afraid if he really fought with a Spirit Perception Realm expert. If he once opened the nine meridians, then Spirit Perception experts would be crushed by him, without even a chance to resist.

Qin Bing's expression condensed: "I can't tell, you've actually killed Spirit Perception Realm cultivators... No wonder the Tianchang City Investigation Bureau dared to send you over. However, you have to know that the strength of Spirit Perception also has high and low levels. Spirit Perception Realm cultivators who have mastered techniques are much stronger than those who haven't."

"Do you think the few Spirit Perception Realm experts I killed didn't have techniques?" Li Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly. At the same time, he mobilized his Qi and blood, and a burst of heat instantly surged from his body, covering the entire cabin.

Before he even got close, Qin Bing felt a wave of heat rushing toward his face, and a dangerous aura emanated from Li Yi.

Although he was at the Inspiration Realm, it caused Qin Bing, a Spirit Perception Realm cultivator, to automatically develop an intuition of danger.

Incredible.

Qin Bing's expression shifted. Just a slight contact made him feel Li Yi's specialness and extraordinariness.

This kind of momentum definitely couldn't be possessed by an Inspiration Realm cultivator.

Immediately, he put away some of his contempt.

"It is said that this cross-dimensional travel is to explore a new world, and unfortunately, we are the first batch of explorers. As the first batch of cross-dimensional travelers, heading to an unknown new world, the risks are high, and the benefits are also high. If the exploration is completed and the new world is suitable for survival, then each of us cross-dimensional travelers can obtain at least one hundred family quotas."

Qin Bing then changed the subject and revealed some information about this mission.

"The first batch of cross-dimensional travelers in a new world?" Li Yi's expression shifted: "Do you mean there are a second batch and a third batch?"

"Of course. The main task of the first batch of cross-dimensional travelers is to collect information, determine the danger level of that world, and whether it is suitable for survival. And according to the information transmitted back by the first batch of cross-dimensional travelers, the second batch of cross-dimensional travelers will be organized to explore. It is precisely because of this that the strength requirements for the first batch of cross-dimensional travelers are not very high. After all, it's impossible to send a group of Soul Realm powerhouses for the first cross-dimensional travel. If any accident happens, the losses will be heavy, which would be terrible," Qin Bing said.

"That makes sense," Li Yi replied.

It seems that cross-dimensional travel is also organized and disciplined, not just random.

However, looking at it this way, they should have already contacted quite a few worlds after the cross-dimensional operation began, otherwise there wouldn't be such experience.

As the helicopter flew.

Li Yi soon discovered that he had already left Tianchang City and was flying to an unknown place. However, he guessed that the cross-dimensional location shouldn't be particularly far, otherwise, they wouldn't use a helicopter, but should use an airplane instead. After all, the range of a helicopter was limited.

Taking this helicopter as an example, it would run out of fuel after flying about five hundred kilometers.

According to this distance and the flight direction, Li Yi estimated that it should be near Tianhe City.

Sure enough.

His guess was not wrong.

After flying for about an hour, the helicopter stopped at a special base in Tianhe City.

As soon as he landed, Li Yi felt a special energy field. The range of this energy field was very large, almost covering the entire base. And in this energy field, cosmic energy was not only abundant but also uncontaminated, just like a large cultivation cabin, which made people feel very incredible.

"Mystic Object, there is a complete Mystic Object in this base." He immediately understood what was going on.

Recalling what Lin Yue said before.

Presumably, the complete Mystic Object in this base should be the cross-dimensional energy source.

As Li Yi and Qin Bing, the two cross-dimensional travelers, walked off the helicopter, a staff member immediately came to greet them.

"Are you Li Yi from Tianchang City and Qin Bing from Tianshan City? Hello, my name is Wu Mingyue. I will be receiving the two of you this time. Please follow me immediately," this receptionist named Wu Mingyue said. Although it was reception, he was also a cultivator, and his strength wasn't weak, actually having the cultivation of the Spirit Perception Realm.

However, as a cross-dimensional point, having a complete Mystic Object and such abundant pure cosmic energy, having the cultivation of the Spirit Perception Realm was normal.

The two didn't speak and followed this Wu Mingyue toward a building in the base.

"This cross-dimensional mission will begin at noon tomorrow. Before that, please wait in the conference room. During this period, someone will explain some information and precautions about crossing dimensions to you."

Soon.

The three of them entered the building.

The building was simply furnished, looking like it had just been completed not long ago, with concrete floors everywhere and nothing else.

Wu Mingyue brought the two to a conference room on the second floor: "Zhang Xun, the last two cross-dimensional travelers have arrived."

In the conference room, the expression of a cultivator named Zhang Xun sank immediately: "The Investigation Bureau really stuffs anyone under my command. Actually, even Inspiration Realm cultivators are to be cross-dimensional travelers. It's really outrageous. Don't they know that crossing dimensions is risky? Without a certain strength, it's very easy to die in other worlds."

Before he even walked in, Li Yi heard such a sentence.

Obviously, this was aimed at him.

After all, his Inspiration Realm cultivation was too eye-catching here. The strength of the people participating in the cross-dimensional travel here was at least Spirit Perception. And this cultivator named Zhang Xun who spoke was even more extraordinary. Li Yi just walked into the conference room and smelled a dangerous aura, and some kind of perception was constantly warning him.

Spirit Perception Realm cultivators couldn't make the current Li Yi perceive a warning. The only explanation was that this Zhang Xun wasn't Spirit Perception at all, but a powerhouse who had condensed a soul.

This was an existence at the Soul Realm level.

Li Yi didn't say a word, just took a look and then withdrew his gaze, and then looked at the others in the conference room.

Besides Zhang Xun, there were three other people.

Two women, one man.

Somewhat unfamiliar, he didn't know any of them.

However, Li Yi seemed to have some impression of one of the women... he remembered it, he had met her once before when chasing suspects in the old city district. That woman seemed to be called Xu Qiu Mei.

That's right, it was that woman.

At this moment, Xu Qiu Mei, who had a mature and graceful figure and was combing a big wave hairstyle, also noticed Li Yi. At this moment, a look of surprise appeared in her eyes.

She never expected that the cross-dimensional traveler from Tianchang City would be Li Yi.

That Investigation Bureau newcomer with good potential back then.

How was this possible?

How did this guy stand out from that group of cultivators in the Tianchang City Investigation Bureau?

Li Yi and Xu Qiu Mei seemed to recognize each other and looked at each other, but they remained silent at this moment. After all, they weren't familiar with each other, and strictly speaking, there had been some conflicts and friction between the two, which could be considered a grudge.

"Are you Qin Bing, an external combat personnel of the Tianshan City Investigation Bureau? Find a seat and sit down. For this cross-dimensional mission, I am the captain. From now on, your actions will be under my command. As for that Li Yi from the Tianchang City Investigation Bureau... you go back. Although I don't know how much effort the Investigation Bureau put in to stuff you into this cross-dimensional team, I, as the captain, have the right to refuse your participation in this operation. If you are unconvinced, let your high-level officials from the Investigation Bureau come and negotiate with me."

Zhang Xun said coldly at this moment, actually kicking Li Yi out of this cross-dimensional team directly.

As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Bing was stunned for a moment, but didn't say much and just found a seat and sat down. However, some people in the conference room couldn't help but reveal a few smiles.

The smiles revealed a bit of playfulness and mockery.

"What are you still doing here? This has nothing to do with you. Go," Zhang Xun frowned and said very strongly, not giving Li Yi any face at all.

As soon as these words were spoken, it immediately ignited Li Yi, causing Li Yi's martial artist temperament to explode instantly.

"You want me to leave with one sentence? Take a punch from me first."

Li Yi suddenly shouted, and then a burst of energy exploded from under his feet. As the ground instantly cracked, he rushed out instantly.

What an astonishing explosive power!

Everyone in the conference room's expression shifted slightly.

But soon they realized something.

This Li Yi actually dared to make a move on Zhang Xun?

This guy is crazy.

He was only at the Inspiration Realm, while Zhang Xun was a powerhouse in the Soul Realm and the captain of this cross-dimensional travel. Everyone had to listen to his orders. At this moment, he actually dared to swing a punch at Zhang Xun over a disagreement?

Should one say he was stupid, or say he had great courage?

However, Li Yi didn't hold back at all. At this moment, he didn't hold back in the slightest. Facing such an expert, only a full-force strike could demonstrate his strength.

The fist power exploded, tendons and bones rang together, and the guidance technique was used.

This punch was brilliant and eye-catching. Just by swinging it, it shattered the air and stirred up a storm. A majestic Qi and blood condensed and didn't dissipate, spraying out, as if it had turned into a fist aura, making people look on with awe.

At the same time, this punch carried a spirit of going forward without retreat, as if a reckless man who dared to make an emperor bleed was expressing the anger in his heart.

Zhang Xun's eyes flickered.

This punch was definitely not something an Inspiration Realm cultivator could swing. Even a Spirit Perception expert facing such a punch could only retreat and wouldn't dare to take it head-on, otherwise, they would likely be killed.

Good fellow.

He thought it was someone who came through the back door, but didn't expect it to be a freak.

It seemed the Tianchang City Investigation Bureau wanted to focus on cultivating this person, but was it a bit too hasty to bring him to cross dimensions at this realm?

However, being so arrogant, he should suffer a bit today.

Thinking of this.

Zhang Xun stepped forward and also delivered a punch, meeting it head-on.

There was no fancy stuff, just the explosion of power from the Soul Realm.

Cultivators at this level, with their souls driving their bodies, breaking the limits of their bodies, could explode with unimaginable terrifying power. Even if they didn't learn any fist techniques, their bodies were the most powerful weapons.

This punch also shattered the air, shook the vacuum, and exploded like a thunderclap on a clear day.

Boom!

The fist power vented and scattered. The collision of pure power produced air waves that were enough to blow people up.

However, the next moment.

Li Yi's figure flew backward. The gap between powerhouses in the Soul Realm was ultimately not something he could make up for with fist techniques and martial arts cultivation. Only a loud bang was heard, and he hit a wall in the conference room, shaking the ceiling as if it were swaying.

"Your punch is very good, the power is extraordinary, but you shouldn't have provoked me," Zhang Xun withdrew his fist and said with a cold expression.

"My punch couldn't win against you, I know that very well. But I also want you to know that my punch is enough to kill Spirit Perception Realm experts. If I can't cross dimensions, then none of the other Spirit Perception experts here should think about crossing dimensions either." Li Yi's Qi and blood rolled at this moment, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood, but fortunately, he controlled his Qi and blood and stabilized his figure.

However, this strike made his entire arm numb.

If his physical constitution hadn't been strong enough, coupled with his recultivated martial arts, his arm would have broken by now.

Where did this power of the Soul Realm powerhouse come from?

Clearly, he didn't learn any fist techniques, so why was it so terrifying? ===== CHAPTER 221 =====