Chapter 262: Seeing the Divine

10, 9, 8, 7... As the numbers on the countdown of the locator in his hand kept jumping, when the final second ended completely.

Suddenly.

In the middle of the river in front of him, an intense energy fluctuation appeared, and this energy accumulated at an unimaginable speed, overlapping. After exceeding a certain limit, the wormhole of space was distorted, and the Gate of Boundary Crossing was opened once again.

The timing was precise, not a second more, not a second less.

Li Yi had been standing by the river for more than ten hours; he had survived in this world for three months just waiting for this moment.

Without the slightest hesitation, his Qi exploded, and his whole body rolled up a wave of air, as if flying along the surface of the river. At an astonishing speed, he rushed toward the Gate of Boundary Crossing in an instant. In less than three seconds, Li Yi had successfully crossed the boundary and left, returning once again to his familiar world.

"The first batch of boundary crossers has returned safely. Identity confirmed: Li Yi, Tianchang City Investigation Bureau."

A familiar mechanical voice echoed.

This was the basement of a secret base. Inside the huge venue, it was filled with a scorching cosmic energy, as if it were about to ignite people. The familiar supernatural item, the Luan Feng Feather, was wantonly venting energy. It was precisely because of the supply of this energy that the Gate of Boundary Crossing could be opened smoothly.

But before Li Yi could think too much.

Suddenly.

Several figures flashed past him.

Most of them were experts of the Spirit Perception Realm, and the leader was a powerhouse of the Soul Realm. They took advantage of the opening of the Gate of Boundary Crossing and actually rushed into the world codenamed No. 36 without looking back.

"Huh?" Li Yi's face revealed a look of surprise at this moment.

Why was there another boundary-crossing team?

According to the normal process, shouldn't one wait another month after the first boundary crossing? So that he could send out the intelligence, allowing them to analyze whether the new world was worth exploring. How could there be a team impatiently continuing the boundary-crossing action just after he had returned when the Gate of Boundary Crossing opened?

Li Yi wanted to stop them, to let these people not go to that world full of supernatural phenomena and vengeful ghosts, but before the words could be spoken, these people had already crossed the boundary and disappeared before his eyes.

It seemed everything had been prepared long ago.

Li Yi's expression shifted uncertainly. He felt that everything here seemed to have undergone great changes during the three months he had disappeared.

"Li Yi, the team led by Zhang Xun had a total of six people. Did only you return? Or did the others miss the opening of this Gate of Boundary Crossing?" Suddenly, a voice inquired.

Li Yi looked in the direction the voice came from and saw a tall, dignified-looking middle-aged man standing at the control console. That man's strength was very high; even from a distance, his Spirit Perception was vaguely warning him. Clearly, this person's strength was at least the Soul Realm, no, even stronger.

This man was named Wang Dongtian, the manager of this boundary-crossing base. His strength, status, and position were all very high.

"Zhang Xun and Xu Qiu Mei died on the first day of crossing the boundary. Tao Yuan died on the third day. Zhang Jing tried to break through the Soul Realm and cross the boundary to leave the No. 36 world, but finally lost contact, life or death unknown. Qin Bing died two days ago. Only I survived," Li Yi said.

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of all the staff in the control console were shocked.

"What? A Soul Realm powerhouse died on the first day of crossing the boundary?"

"The cosmic energy detected in the No. 36 world is not strong. Logically, the danger level of the world shouldn't be high, and it shouldn't be able to produce a Soul Realm powerhouse. Zhang Xun could almost walk sideways in such a world; how could he die so quickly?"

"Bad, the team led by Zhu Xiong has already set off to enter the No. 36 world. What should we do now? Should we call them back?"

"It's too late. The cosmic energy supplied by the supernatural item has reached its limit, and the Gate of Boundary Crossing is closing."

Listening to the discussions of others.

Wang Dongtian, as the base manager, had his expression sink immediately. He hadn't expected that Li Yi would bring back such news after returning from crossing the boundary. Six boundary crossers went to the No. 36 world, and only one returned, and it was Li Yi, who had the weakest cultivation realm. Although Li Yi had now broken through to the Spirit Perception Realm, he was only a practitioner of the Inspiration Realm before crossing the boundary.

"Li Yi, stay there and don't move. I have something to ask you."

Wang Dongtian turned and left the control console, then said to the other staff: "Close the Gate of Boundary Crossing. We'll talk about the Zhu Xiong team later."

"Okay."

Following his order, staff immediately cut off the energy supply. The Gate of Boundary Crossing, which was already lacking energy and about to disappear, vanished instantly without the maintenance of massive cosmic energy.

The closing of the Gate of Boundary Crossing also destined that the other team had no way to return.

"Li Yi, tell me about the intelligence of that world. I want to know how a Soul Realm powerhouse died in the No. 36 world, and what you experienced in that world."

Soon.

Wang Dongtian came to Li Yi alone, and at the same time, the exit was blocked again, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

This was not to guard against Li Yi alone, but a necessary process.

Because they had to understand the situation of everyone who returned from crossing the boundary, and be sure that the person who returned had no problems before they could be released. If there were any suspicious points, Wang Dongtian would kill the person who returned without hesitation, to avoid releasing them and causing bad influences on the outside world.

"Zhang Xun died very strangely. He was killed by a piece of clothing."

Li Yi was silent for a moment and told the story of the first day of crossing the boundary in detail. He also knew that his information was very important, so he didn't have the idea of hiding it, because the first batch of boundary crossers were originally there to explore the new world and collect intelligence.

An old theatrical costume killed a Soul Realm powerhouse?

If he hadn't heard it from Li Yi himself, Wang Dongtian would never believe such an outrageous thing.

But it was precisely because it was outrageous that such a thing couldn't be made up, which made this matter increasingly true and credible.

"A world full of vengeful ghosts, only supernatural power... The No. 36 world has no cultivation, only ghost controlling, obtaining supernatural power through vengeful ghosts possessing the body... Ghost Controllers have short lives and will have vengeful ghost revivals... Ghosts cannot be killed." As Li Yi kept bringing back intelligence about that world, Wang Dongtian's expression became increasingly solemn.

However, during the time Li Yi was bringing back intelligence.

Another new team of boundary crossers took advantage of the opening of the Gate of Boundary Crossing and arrived at the No. 36 world again.

They were originally supposed to wait a month after Li Yi brought back intelligence before crossing the boundary, but the situation had changed. Too many practitioners needed to cross the boundary in the last three months. In order not to waste every opening of the Gate of Boundary Crossing, they were arranged to cross the boundary when Li Yi returned. Although there were risks in doing so, the increase in boundary crossers also increased the collection of intelligence about another world.

"Captain, I just noticed that person named Li Yi. He is a member of Zhang Xun's team. It's very strange. Why did only he return from Zhang Xun's team? Where are the others? Did they all die in this world?"

"Crossing the boundary before getting the information brought back by that Li Yi seems a bit reckless."

"There's no other way. There are too many people waiting in line behind. If we don't use this opportunity, who knows what will happen in a month? Moreover, since a Spirit Perception Realm practitioner can return safely, it means we can too. The choice of crossing the boundary this time won't be wrong."

The members of this new team discussed with each other.

Zhu Xiong, the leader, had a steady gaze. He said: "Zhang Xun was a Soul Realm powerhouse. We cannot be careless about a world that can kill such a practitioner. Li Yi being able to survive might just be good luck. Everyone be careful and vigilant..."

But before he could finish his words.

A female practitioner said excitedly: "Captain, look, there is a city over there, with roads, cars... The drivers are all ordinary people. This is a peaceful and safe world, with no extraordinary creatures, nor any heaven-tilting disasters."

When they had just left the boundary-crossing point and walked onto the riverbank, everything observed nearby made them excited instantly.

Everything was so familiar.

It was exactly the same as the world ten years ago before the heaven-tilting, with an inexplicable sense of familiarity and intimacy.

"Can people die in such a world?" Another practitioner looked around a little and said very surprisedly.

"I think it's mostly because their team had internal strife and killed each other. So many people died. I don't believe a Spirit Perception Realm expert couldn't survive in such a world?"

They had just crossed the boundary and, after initially obtaining some information about this world, their mood was the same as Li Yi and the others at the beginning. They all thought this world was very safe and peaceful. Although the cosmic energy was a bit thinner, there was no pollution, and there was no need to worry about cultivation problems. It was simply a perfect place.

Some even didn't want to go back and wanted to settle down here and completely integrate into this world.

However, just as these people were talking to each other, suddenly, Zhu Xiong, as the captain, stopped his steps abruptly, then his expression froze, and he turned his head abruptly to look in a direction behind him.

"Who!"

With a violent shout, his whole body's momentum exploded, and the ground under his feet was instantly shattered.

At this moment, the other five Spirit Perception Realm experts were also shocked, jumping apart in all directions instantly, pulling away from each other, and then waiting in full battle array, staring at a certain position behind them.

Say what they might, laugh what they might, those who could become boundary crossers were all fought out of battle, and their reaction speed and vigilance were outrageously high.

"You noticed me so quickly? This reaction speed has already exceeded the limit of ordinary humans... Did that Li Yi also have such strength? It seems I underestimated him a bit when I was at the Ghost Post Office." A young man with a fair complexion, who looked only about nineteen or twenty, was currently holding a bottle of cola, biting a straw, and drinking it unhurriedly.

"Who are you? Li Yi's enemy?" Zhu Xiong's expression shifted, staring at this young man.

He couldn't feel any cosmic energy fluctuation on this person, nor could he detect any danger.

But just now, Zhu Xiong had clearly confirmed that there was no one on this road.

There was no one for several kilometers ahead or behind.

After all, who would appear on this riverside path for no reason?

Therefore, this person seemed to have appeared out of thin air.

"Who am I..."

This young man holding the cola lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head again and revealed a flat smile: "My name is Yang Jian. If you like to worship gods, then I have another name. You can call me... Yang Jian." ===== CHAPTER 263 =====