Chapter 718

Li Yugang knew when to stop at this moment and had no intention of haggling at all. After all, in his view, Li Yi being able to give such a large piece of top-tier immortal artifact material was already generous enough.

Being any greedier would likely be counterproductive.

So Li Yugang handed over the coordinate location without hesitation, and he did so by handwriting a note with the coordinates and passing it to Li Yi.

Li Yi took a look, memorized the coordinates, and then destroyed it directly.

"Just having the coordinates is not enough. Li Yi, after you go there, absolutely do not walk around randomly. You must find a stone platform carved with a Bagua diagram. Although that stone platform looks small and very dilapidated, it is the only safe place. I have tested it; the flow of time there is more than a dozen times faster than outside, which is just right for cultivation," Li Yugang said.

"A dozen times the flow of time?" Li Yi was satisfied upon hearing this: "So you cultivated there for a year to reach this realm?"

"I cultivated there for less than a year," Li Yugang said. "The only drawback there is that the cosmic energy is unstable, sometimes more and sometimes less. However, this problem shouldn't be difficult for you; as long as you carry a mystic object with you, you can handle it."

Li Yi said, "You know it so clearly; why don't you continue cultivating there? If you could break through to the Mahayana stage in one go, combined with your concurrent evolution method, dealing with great demons should be easy."

Li Yugang said, "I thought so too before, but there's no way. The Demon God World and the immortal cultivators of the Profound Immortal Continent invaded together. I was afraid that if I continued to cultivate, by the time I came out, my relatives and friends would all be dead."

As he spoke, his gaze turned toward this building.

Clearly, many of his family members lived in this building. Those people were weak, and only under his protection could they live safely in the base. If it weren't for him, or if he were away for a long time, he feared those relatives and friends wouldn't have such good luck.

"No wonder you were so dissatisfied when Li Yi shook the entire survival base with his own strength yesterday."

Su Mu, who was on the side, understood Li Yugang's feelings at this moment.

Li Yi's actions had already posed a certain threat to his family and friends. Now that Li Yi had wandered here, Li Yugang naturally wanted to intimidate him into leaving.

Neither side seemed to be wrong; it was just that their positions and methods were different.

"With Earth like this, you should consider sending them away." Li Yi understood Li Yugang's feelings and gave a suggestion.

"I haven't found a suitable world, and I've been cultivating for a year, missing many opportunities," Li Yugang shook his head slightly and said.

Li Yi thought for a moment and immediately understood.

A year ago, Li Yugang was probably unremarkable and penniless, just lucky enough to find a treasure land that could accelerate cultivation. Relying on bitter cultivation, he rose up a year later and became an S-rank clearance holder in the survival base in one fell swoop.

And it was precisely because of the long-term bitter cultivation that although he had powerful cultivation, many other things hadn't kept up.

No wonder he needed Red Jin Shi so much.

If he could forge a set of Red Gold weapons, his strength would definitely increase by another large margin.

"It seems that everyone's path is not easy."

Li Yi said, "However, I must remind you that although Red Jin Shi is a material for forging immortal artifacts, it is precisely because of this that it is very difficult to smelt. You must be mentally prepared."

"I naturally know this. Don't worry, Li Yi, I naturally have my own methods," Li Yugang said with a smile, his words revealing a bit of confidence.

"That's good."

Li Yi nodded: "Since the transaction is complete, I won't disturb you anymore. Su Mu and I will go wander around elsewhere."

Afterward, he drank the warm tea in front of him in one gulp, then stood up and left directly.

Li Yugang hurriedly saw them off.

It wasn't until Li Yi and Su Mu had completely left that he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Although Li Yi didn't show hostility or killing intent, being with such a person was truly nerve-wracking. Fortunately, the other party was also a reasonable person; otherwise, he really wouldn't have known what to do.

And after seeing the two off, when Li Yugang turned back and saw that large piece of shimmering Red Jin Shi, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Exchanging a cultivation spot for such a piece of material to forge an immortal artifact—it's worth it."

As a cultivator, he dreamed of having an immortal artifact material, because this way he could cultivate his own life-bound magic treasure, and even after he became an immortal in the future, he would possess a life-bound immortal artifact.

Even Mahayana stage experts in the Profound Immortal World spent their whole lives trying to find materials that could be forged into life-bound immortal artifacts.

At this moment, Su Mu was taking Li Yi to wander around other parts of the survival base.

But there was one area that was under lockdown.

"Li Yi, we cannot enter that place with our clearance."

Su Mu pointed not far away and said, "That place houses a complete mystic object that provides unpolluted cosmic energy for cultivators and also maintains the operation of the base's grand formation."

"Can't people like Li Yugang, who have S-rank clearance, enter either?" Li Yi asked.

Su Mu said, "He can go, but it requires the consent of more than half of the S-rank clearance holders. If he were to force his way in, he would be instantly stripped of his clearance by the artificial intelligence and then attacked by the base's entire defense system."

"A complete mystic object is now related to the survival of two million people, and the survival base only has this much wealth now. In the future, if we encounter a major crisis, we will still need to use the mystic object to escape across dimensions. No one wants to see the mystic object fall into the hands of an individual. After all, Earthlings are also very good at taking the money and running."

"Checking and balancing each other?" Li Yi understood the intention behind this move.

After wandering around the survival base for a large circle, time had unknowingly reached the evening.

Li Yi had learned everything he needed to know, and he didn't want to continue wandering around. He planned to go back and continue perfecting his Primordial Spirit Dharma Image, and this time there was an unexpected harvest.

He had found a treasure land for cultivation.

If he was lucky, this time he could use this treasure land to condense his Primordial Spirit Dharma Image in one go and break through to the Chaoyuan Realm.

"Su Mu, thank you for your hard work today, taking me around here for a day. It's getting late now, and I'm embarrassed to keep troubling you. It's time to go back and rest," Li Yi said.

Su Mu smiled and said, "What trouble is this? I'm idle anyway, and you saved my life; I can't even help with this small favor? You go back and rest first, and I'll go find Ye Jingtian to ask how the investigation into Wang Dongtian is going."

"Alright, see you then."

Li Yi said, then suddenly remembered something, took a small bottle of Life Water from his Red Gold Five Elements Bracelet, and tossed it to Su Mu.

"It's rare to meet an old acquaintance; here is a small gift for you. It will come in handy when you are injured."

Su Mu subconsciously caught it and was just about to politely decline when she saw that Li Yi had already left, stepping on an auspicious cloud.

"He's quite polite, even giving me a gift."

She smiled; there was no other way but to accept it. However, when she curiously opened the small bottle, her expression changed instantly.

A surge of exuberant life essence rushed out. She only took one breath and felt the cells in her whole body cheering and leaping, as if they were evolving rapidly. Her body had an indescribable feeling of comfort.

"This is..."

Su Mu widened her eyes and hurriedly capped the bottle again to prevent the life essence from dissipating.

Without a doubt, this was a very precious treasure.

She suspected that if she drank a small sip, as long as she wasn't dead, any injury could be recovered. Even if her arm were broken, she estimated it could grow back.

"It seems I owe him another big favor." Su Mu was stunned for a long time, then a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

After putting the things away, she also hurriedly left this place.

Even in the survival base, such precious things could not be exposed casually, lest they attract some unnecessary trouble.

And after returning to his residence, Li Yi, just like yesterday, began to contemplate his Primordial Spirit Dharma Image.

Various visions appeared around him again, and countless cosmic energy gathered.

And as time passed, the god-man sitting on the precious lotus, draped in five-colored rosy clothes and holding a precious seal, became increasingly clear. Moreover, rays of divine light radiated out, and the entire villa at night was like a brilliant pearl, illuminating more than half of the survival base.

Many evolvers who saw this scene were filled with astonishment.

Although they didn't know why, it didn't prevent them from perceiving that a powerful person was at the center of that divine light.

"Is that Li Yi cultivating?"

Many people checked through the artificial intelligence to see who was staying in the top-floor villa of that building. As a result, upon checking, they discovered it was Li Yi, who had just entered the survival base these past two days.

After knowing the truth, the vast majority immediately fell silent, and in their hearts, they immediately judged Li Yi as one of the people who could not be provoked.

Even though many people were unhappy with Li Yi, feeling that cosmic energy beyond their imagination, they could only suppress this dissatisfaction in their hearts.

However, while Li Yi was cultivating.

At night, another thing was happening.

Ye Jingtian, with two precious swords hanging from his waist, was standing in front of a building at this moment.

This building was shrouded in darkness, without a single ray of light. It was terrifyingly quiet inside. In this densely populated survival base, such a building seemed out of place.

But no one dared to have any objections.

Because this was the residence of an S-rank clearance holder.

After investigation, Ye Jingtian felt that this was the most suspicious place in the entire survival base. And Zhang Yiming, who had been targeted by Li Yi, according to his understanding, had also never appeared again after entering here.

"Zhang Tianxing, come out. It's me, Ye Jingtian. I have something to find you for."

He suddenly shouted, and his voice entered this dark building.

If Li Yi were here, he would definitely be surprised to hear this name.

This Zhang Tianxing used to be one of the experts of the Golden Academy and had once guarded the base in World No. 6. Moreover, he had entered the Golden Academy much earlier than Li Yi. He didn't expect him to appear in this survival base.

However, with such experience, it was not surprising that he had S-rank clearance here.

However, the dark building was silent, and no one responded.

The sixth-generation artificial intelligence, Xiaofei, could not investigate this place either.

Because a long time ago, Zhang had said that he didn't like his residence being monitored, so he activated his own artificial intelligence and blocked the survival base's artificial intelligence.

But at that time, no one thought much of it. After all, as an expert, a little willfulness could be accepted.

And not just him, many people didn't like the feeling of being monitored.

"No response? Is he not here, or does he know the matter is exposed and doesn't intend to cooperate?"

Ye Jingtian frowned at this moment. He could be certain that Zhang Tianxing must be in this building.

"It seems I have to force my way in."

After Ye finished speaking, he drew the two precious swords from his waist.

One precious sword emitted cyan divine light, and the other precious sword emitted purple divine light.

These were the Purple-Cyan Twin Swords, not from the Profound Immortal Continent, but found by him in a ruin.

(End of chapter)