Chapter 99: 99. Chapter 99: The Method of Cross-Dimension Travel (Ally Master Bonus: Shen Jingxi Xi Wu)

99. Chapter 99: The Method of Cross-Dimension Travel (Ally Master Bonus: Shen Jingxi Xi Wu)

“The next Heaven’s Collapse event? If I want to survive, I have to escape this world—today I’ve learned something truly staggering.”

Back at home, Li Yi once again sank into deep thought.

“If that day really comes, what should I do? Stay in Tianchang City, or, as they said, cross dimensions to seek survival in a new world? If things truly reach that point, with my current level, I can’t become a cross-dimension traveler—I can only fend for myself.”

Li Yi knew exactly his own worth.

Sure, he now possessed two techniques and controlled a fragmented relic, with immense future potential—but right now, he was just an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator, and such people were a dime a dozen in this world, utterly unremarkable.

He stared at the phantom, hovering spear-shaped figure floating in midair in the living room.

Suddenly, a strange thought flashed through Li Yi’s mind.

Back in Ghost Street, he had taken Zhao Ge as his master, and his master clearly wasn’t from this world.

“If only I could reach my master’s world—then even if the Heaven’s Collapse truly happened, I could take my family to safety, rather than struggle just to survive,” Li Yi thought, suddenly struck by the idea.

But after careful consideration, he realized it was impossible for him to reach his master’s world.

It was simple.

Li Yi had no blood relatives in his master’s world; even if he used the Mud Horse, it would only return him to Tianchang City, never to his master’s realm—this was a dead end.

Unless—he could meet his master again in Ghost Street.

But that was equally impossible.

Ghost Street was perilous beyond measure; even if his master truly went there one day, Li Yi could never receive word in time to meet him.

Their last encounter had been pure chance.

Sigh.

He sighed helplessly.

Li Yi abandoned further thought on this heavy topic—he couldn’t control an unpredictable future; the only thing he could do now was strengthen himself as much as possible.

He cleared his mind.

He returned to his room, sat cross-legged, formed the Treasure Seal, and activated the White Bone Contemplation cultivation technique.

With the White Bone Contemplation technique and the fragmented relic’s enhancement, Li Yi was confident he could reach the Spiritual Sensory Awakening stage before the Heaven’s Collapse, becoming a master on par with Zhang Lei, Yang Yi, and Li Shaoqing.

Perhaps at that level, some of his current problems might resolve themselves.

As vast amounts of pure cosmic energy surged into his body,

Li Yi once again embarked on his evolution.

As before, his body seemed to glow faintly in the dim room—a pure, flawless white radiance spreading outward like a soft halo, an energy field akin to the relic’s, whose mere leakage could sustain two or three cultivators.

But Li Yi couldn’t absorb this guided energy—he could only let it radiate from his body, an immense waste.

Only someone holding the fragmented relic could afford such extravagance; ordinary cultivators couldn’t even afford a guide, let alone such waste.

Li Yi’s body now floated within a pure energy field, every cell active, his form visibly transforming.

The most obvious sign: Li Yi was undergoing his third skin-shedding.

Another layer of old skin slowly peeled away.

Li Yi felt like he was being reborn for the third time—his flesh grew ever more flawless, his bones ever tougher, his body stronger; even the wounds from his fight with Chen Xiangxi had healed within these short one or two hours.

This state lasted until evening.

At this moment, the fragmented coin’s energy field suddenly changed.

As cosmic energy surged within the field, the resentment lodged in the coin stirred again—but this time, instead of screaming about Earth’s innate evil and charging at Li Yi as usual, it simply remained silent after awakening, calmly staring at him.

Being watched like this sent a chill down Li Yi’s spine.

“Can you stop staring at me? I’m cultivating,” he communicated mentally—this wouldn’t interrupt his practice.

The White Bone Contemplation technique was just that miraculous—it allowed one to focus on two things at once.

“Just now, I heard good news—your world is about to end. Ha! The innately evil Earthlings are finally reaching their end?” The fragmented resentment chuckled.

“.”

Li Yi was momentarily speechless—so all this was just to mock him?

He ignored it and kept cultivating.

The fragmented resentment spoke again: “Pity—you, a little one with such deep innate demonic nature—never got to see you fall to darkness. How disappointing.”

Li Yi still ignored it, focused on cultivation.

“Hey, kid, your cultivation’s too slow—even ten years won’t get you to the threshold of cross-dimension travel. Unless you use another method to cross.”

“What method?” Li Yi finally responded, curious.

“Heh, how could I casually reveal something so important? Unless you agree to do me one favor.”

Li Yi asked again: “What do you want me to do?”

“Simple—kill a hundred innately evil Earthlings, and I’ll teach you the method of cross-dimension travel,” the fragmented resentment said.

“Kill a hundred people? Damn, you’re the real devil,” Li Yi cursed: “You think I’m a serial killer?”

“Didn’t you kill people easily before? One punch, one dead. Hehehe,” the fragmented resentment cackled.

Li Yi immediately explained: “Those were self-defense—they were trying to kill me! Have you ever seen me kill anyone first? I’m a decent young man! Don’t try to corrupt me, you evil coin resentment—you’ve got the wrong guy.”

“What about fifty?” the fragmented resentment said again.

“Is this about numbers?” Li Yi asked.

“Twenty. No less,” the fragmented resentment began haggling.

Li Yi remained firm: “Forget it. If I can’t cross dimensions, I can’t. Born here, die here—I won’t regret it.”

“Born here, die here… Well said.” For a moment, the fragmented resentment fell silent, then gradually faded away.

The cosmic energy of the coin calmed instantly.

“Did I upset it?” Li Yi wondered.

Whatever.

Forget it.

If the fragmented coin’s resentment wasn’t interrupting his cultivation, that was a good thing.

Time passed quickly.

Before he knew it, it was the third day, noon.

Three days of cultivation had allowed Li Yi to shed two layers of skin; he also noticed his senses had sharpened—he could now move freely around his home even with his eyes closed, relying purely on bodily perception.

Though part of it was due to his familiarity with the house, it also proved he was close to awakening his Spiritual Sensory ability.

But bodily evolution wasn’t instantaneous—even with the fastest cultivation, adaptation and cellular replacement required time.

After resting, Li Yi drank a cup of Golden Nutrient Liquid to replenish his strength, preparing to resume cultivation.

But then his phone rang.

It was Wang Jian’s emergency call.

“Li Yi, it’s me—have you rested well these past few days?” Wang Jian’s voice came through immediately.

Li Yi replied: “Wang Jian, is something wrong?”

He knew Wang Jian was always busy; he wouldn’t call unless there was a reason.

“There’s a mission—I think you should come along,” Wang Jian said directly.

“A mission?” Li Yi didn’t refuse: “Fine, I’m on my way. Where do we meet?”

“Wait by your compound gate—I’ll come pick you up,” Wang Jian said, then hung up.

Seeing this, Li Yi quickly prepared, greeted his silent parents, and set out.

Having chosen to join the Investigation Bureau as an external operations officer, he had to accept occasional missions.

Li Yi saw no issue—he never refused when Wang Jian called.

Soon,

After standing by the compound gate for a while, Wang Jian’s car arrived.

As soon as Li Yi got in, he noticed Zheng Gong and He Xiong were absent—only Chen Hao, Wang Jian, and himself were present.

“This mission is to apprehend a Qi Refining cultivator named Huang Xin—he killed someone in the old district and is now trying to flee to the Ruin District. I was patrolling nearby and got this task—out of caution, I figured I’d bring you along,” Wang Jian said briefly while driving.

Chen Hao shook his head: “Wang Jian, you’re being too cautious. Huang Xin’s just one man—can’t the two of us handle him?”

“A desperate, vicious criminal is dangerous when cornered. Better to be safe. Our lives as investigators are worth more than theirs. We must protect ourselves—no need to risk ourselves. Even if we two could handle him, adding Li Yi makes it foolproof.”

“Fine,” Chen Hao shrugged.

Li Yi asked curiously: “By the way, why did this Huang Xin suddenly start killing?”

Wang Jian said: “Here’s what happened: Huang Xin had a girlfriend they’d been dating for years—they were about to get married. But she demanded a bride price of 3.88 million because he was a cultivator. He couldn’t pay, they argued, and somehow it turned violent.”

“You know how cultivators are—ordinary people stand no chance. He accidentally killed her. But Huang Xin was ruthless—he figured if he killed one, he might as well kill her whole family.”

“There’s really such a thing?” Li Yi was astonished.

Wang Jian said: “It’s normal. You’ll see more once you start doing missions.”

Chen Hao added: “When I get married, I’ll find a girl who doesn’t want a bride price.”

“Then stay single. In Tianchang City, no one marries without a bride price. Before the Heaven’s Collapse, it was 388,000—now it’s higher. You’re from out of town—you don’t understand how deep this goes,” Wang Jian said casually.

“Damn, then I’ll marry someone from out of town.”

Wang Jian said: “They want bride prices too.”

“I don’t believe it—I’m a Qi Refining cultivator, an external operations officer of the Investigation Bureau—can’t I find a woman who doesn’t want a bride price?” Chen Hao snapped.

“To most people, you’re a promising cultivator. But to women, you’re just a bottom-feeding guy who won’t pay a bride price,” Wang Jian lit a cigarette and smoked.

“.”

One sentence left Chen Hao speechless.

At this moment, he somewhat understood the criminal Huang Xin.

“Li Yi, you say—is Tianchang City really like this?” After a long silence, Chen Hao turned to Li Yi again, hoping for confirmation from him.

“How would I know? I’m still just a child,” Li Yi said.