Chapter 58: Dangers That May Exist in the Future: Psychics and Heavenly Treasures

Even if they poured all their Qi into their legs and ran their hardest, they could only cover a few hundred meters; how could they possibly miss what happened over such a short distance?

Once they saw the mutated Zangma Bear had been dealt with, they’d naturally come back.

“Cough, cough.”

Qin Yue felt a twinge of embarrassment—he’d only held out for that long? He’d thought he’d lasted at least ten minutes.

“From what that man just said, the mutated Zangma Bear must’ve eaten some kind of fruit, but it was spotted mid-consumption, so it gobbled down the entire thing without leaving a trace.”

“It must’ve been some kind of heavenly treasure.”

Qin Yue shifted the topic to that man, and Lin Rui and the others nodded in agreement.

“If it had just eaten it, the mutated Zangma Bear shouldn’t have gained the ability to ignore bullets.”

“It likely consumed other heavenly treasures before this.”

“Mount Kunlun has abundant medicinal resources, and mutated herbs aren’t rare. This bear’s strength suggests it probably ate many mutated herbs.”

“But we don’t know if that man was from our Tian Shu Bureau.”

Even so, Lin Rui had already ruled out the possibility that the man was from the Tian Shu Bureau.

Every Tian Shu Bureau keeps records of all psychics and holders of heavenly treasures within their jurisdiction; when these individuals travel to other regions, they’re notified, and the information is passed to the corresponding regional Tian Shu Bureau.

After all, in an era where the vast majority are still ordinary people, psychics and holders of heavenly treasures are uniquely significant—if they encounter trouble outside their home region, nearby bureaus can offer appropriate assistance.

But they hadn’t received any reports from other Tian Shu Bureaus about psychics entering Kunlun.

So unless something unexpected happened, the man was likely a local resident near Mount Kunlun who had acquired a heavenly treasure and used the mountain to train his strength.

But with such overwhelming power, training or not—it’s just a case of dimensional dominance anyway.

“Captain Qin, did you get a good look at his face?”

Lin Rui suddenly remembered something and asked Qin Yue with rising excitement.

“I saw him clearly. Why?”

Qin Yue paused, startled by Lin Rui’s tone, then asked instinctively after answering.

Lin Rui explained his theory—that the man was probably a local resident near Mount Kunlun—and continued:

“Since you saw his face, we can search our database for his identity and try inviting him to join our Kunlun Branch of the Tian Shu Bureau.”

“Someone who can effortlessly slay a bullet-immune mutated beast—even the few heavenly treasure holders heavily cultivated by the Capital don’t possess this kind of power.”

“Under the coming Qi tide, mutated beasts will grow stronger. Even if we can suppress them with firepower, some will inevitably break into cities. If we had a warrior like this guarding us, our safety would improve dramatically.”

The mutated Zangma Bear they’d encountered today had multiplied Lin Rui’s vigilance toward mutated beasts several times over.

Whether this bear had consumed many mutated herbs or heavenly treasures—or gained a heavenly treasure outright—it proved that mutated beasts capable of ignoring bullets now existed.

This is only the early stage of Qi revival. As the Qi tide rewards arrive and ambient Qi concentration surges, more and more mutated beasts will emerge, growing stronger with each passing day.

Though more psychics will appear among humans, ordinary people and low-tier psychics still make up the overwhelming majority of the population—far outmatched by mutated beasts, who thrive on “survival of the fittest” and “live through slaughter.”

Death, then, becomes inevitable.

If a massive wave of mutated beasts ever emerges, we can use technology to crush them before they form—but some will always break through our lines and storm into cities.

At that point, we’ll rely on the psychics within our Tian Shu Bureau.

If we could secure a warrior like this as our guardian, even powerful mutated beasts entering cities could be dealt with easily.

This is just the present. As Qi revival progresses, mutated creatures will grow even stronger; Lin Rui didn’t know if they’d evolve to ignore nearly all human weapons, but they had to prepare for it.

When technology’s threat to mutated creatures drops to near zero, we’ll have to rely entirely on psychics and heavenly treasure holders.

The fact that this man already possesses such strength at the dawn of Qi revival—even if aided by a heavenly treasure—doesn’t diminish his potential or his inevitable rise to greatness.

If we could invite him to join us, we’d effectively gain a guardian capable of defending the entire Kunlun region in the future.

Figures on the Extraordinary List—Gu Che, Lu Jing, Lin Ruoxi, Shen Mo, Jiang Qingyao—appear tied to the Capital, but in truth, they’re all supported by different city Tian Shu Bureaus and will eventually be assigned to guard other cities.

Gu Che and Jiang Qingyao belong to the Capital; Lu Jing to the Magic Capital; Lin Ruoxi to Jinling; Shen Mo to Pengcheng—other cities can’t compete for them.

It’s not just because they can’t outbid them; their families are originally from the cities they’ve chosen.

If they were ordinary families, we could offer all kinds of benefits to win them over—but they’re not ordinary families; their backgrounds are deeper than one another’s.

Of course, if they were ordinary families, who could possibly compete with the Capital or the Magic Capital?

Other cities have at least one or two talented psychics or heavenly treasure holders—for example, Hangcheng has one who obtained the Sharingan.

Though he only has two tomoe, if he evolves, and with Hangcheng Tian Shu Bureau’s support, any potential to ascend to the Mangekyō or Eternal Mangekyō would guarantee his promotion.

What’s stopping the Great Xia Academy from researching emotions, ocular power, and Indra’s chakra? Can’t they replicate what Orochimaru and Hashirama Senju studied?

Every city cultivates talented psychics and seeks out heavenly treasure holders—why?

For the future, of course.

Now that we’ve encountered such a powerful heavenly treasure holder in Kunlun, if we don’t find him and invite him to join the Tian Shu Bureau, aren’t we wasting our luck?

(End of Chapter)