Chapter 667: Breaking the Realm

"If that Marquis wants to fight, I am willing to have a match with him."

Inside the room, the veiled woman said in a soft voice.

Although the woman wore a veil and her features were unclear, just looking at her figure and temperament made one certain at a glance that she was a beauty!

There are not many people left nowadays who can say they are willing to fight Li Fei in such a tone.

So, the woman is Shentu Yue, ranked second on the overall Wind and Cloud Ranking!

"Then can you win?"

The woman currently applying makeup in front of the mirror is the proprietress of the Red Sleeve Restaurant, and also a close friend of Shentu Yue.

She turned to look at Shentu Yue and asked curiously.

Shentu Yue said indifferently: "I'll have to fight him to know."

"That person even severely damaged the flying sword of True Person Qingyu from the Great Luo Sect. Can you do that?"

The proprietress of the Red Sleeve Restaurant looked at her friend and asked with concern.

"I cannot, but that doesn't mean he will definitely be able to beat me."

As Shentu Yue spoke, she blinked at her friend, "I'm not bad either."

"It's truly rare; apart from Zhu Fenghua, there is finally another martial artist of the same realm who can stir up your competitive spirit."

The proprietress of the Red Sleeve Restaurant suddenly revealed a sly look, "But Zhu Fenghua is, after all, an uncle in his thirties and not handsome enough. This Li Fei is different; he's fresh and delicious, and he'd be a good match for you. Haven't you felt moved?"

"How is that possible?"

Shentu Yue looked at her friend with annoyance.

"Not even a little bit?"

"You are so annoying!"

"Hahahaha."

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What followed were all private whispers between close friends.

Gan Province Provincial Capital Railway Station.

Li Fei and his party were welcomed onto vehicles by a group of officials from Gan Province.

Most of those who came to the railway station to welcome Li Fei this time were from the Gan Province Supervision Department, led by Supervision Chief Zhong Han.

Although the Gan Province Inspection Commissioner did not come in person, sending this cabinet official to welcome Li Fei was considered giving him enough face.

After all, in terms of official rank, Li Fei was still one level lower than the other party.

The motorcade did not head straight to the provincial capital's guesthouse, but instead drove to the Supervision Department, because Li Fei suggested that since it was still early, they could discuss work first.

After arriving at the Supervision Department, Zhong Han led Li Fei and the others into a conference room.

Soon, someone walked in carrying a stack of case files.

"Zhuang Kun, you introduce the case details to everyone first."

Zhong Han instructed someone.

"Yes."

The man named Zhuang Kun nodded; he was the Deputy Supervision Chief of the Gan Province Supervision Department, holding the same official rank as Li Fei:

"After the Marquis of Jing'an sent word from Feng Province, we immediately launched an investigation based on the contents of those few letters and eventually captured three suspects.

But in the process of capturing these three suspects, our men encountered an ambush; someone wanted to kill these three to silence them. In the end, two died and one was injured, and we only managed to save one of them."

"Oh?"

Li Fei only knew that the intelligence he obtained in Datong Prefecture had led to some gains here in Gan Province, but he did not know there were other twists and turns involved.

"Who were the people who came to silence them? Have you found any clues?"

He Jian, sitting beside Li Fei, could not help but ask.

Zhuang Kun shook his head: "We are still investigating, but we haven't been able to find out yet."

"How could you not have found out?!"

He Jian raised his volume and looked at Zhuang Kun with a questioning gaze.

The Supervision Department had suspects captured on their own turf intercepted and killed, yet they didn't find any clues?

Hearing this, one instinctively felt there was a problem.

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Zhuang Kun's expression was somewhat awkward.

Zhong Han, who was to the side, frankly admitted: "This matter was indeed a failure in our work; I ask the Marquis of Jing'an and Lord He to forgive us."

With a cabinet official admitting his mistake in public, it made it difficult for others to say anything more.

But there was one person who did not care about such things.

He Jian: "The people were intercepted and killed ten days ago. Ten days have passed; do you mean to say you haven't found a single clue? What about the suspect who was captured?"

Zhuang Kun: ". he suspect was severely injured and on the verge of death on the day of the interception. It took us several days to save him, and now the other party is still in a state of critical injury, making it very difficult to interrogate."

He Jian looked at him: "No other clues at all?"

Zhuang Kun: ". here are definitely clues, but no concrete results have been found yet."

The atmosphere became somewhat stiff for a moment.

Li Fei did not stop He Jian.

Some things, if he said them, would be arrogant and frivolous, but if He Jian said them, it fit his persona.

To successfully solve the case, one needed someone like He Jian.

"I want all the details of your operation on the day of the interception, and I need to question everyone who participated in that day's operation."

He Jian directly made his request.

Li Fei did not speak, only looking at Zhong Han.

Zhong Han met his gaze and nodded: "No problem, we will cooperate fully."

Thus, this awkward meeting came to an end.

He Jian took his team members to start working, while Li Fei requested to see the severely injured suspect.

In a state of critical injury, many interrogation methods could not be used for fear of accidentally killing the other party.

But Li Fei had the 'Gate of the Dream Realm' in hand and could probe for the desired information through the subconscious.

He was not worried about being detected by the other party during his 'invasion', so he could use the most violent methods!

"The suspect is inside."

Zhuang Kun personally led Li Fei to the outside of a cell.

Inside the cell was a bed, with a man lying on it, his face devoid of color.

The thick smell of medicine, the stench of blood, and the odor of sweat mixed together, making the air in the cell quite unpleasant.

"Do you need to wake him up?"

Zhuang Kun asked.

Li Fei shook his head: "No need, please allow me to stay with him alone for a while."

According to regulations, this was certainly not allowed.

But Li Fei was the Special Envoy of the Blue Patrol, fully responsible for this case, so Zhuang Kun agreed without any hesitation, took his men away from the cell, and closed the door.

Li Fei looked at the suspect on the bed, smiled slightly, and injected his virtual consciousness into the Dream-Like Order in his arms.

Soon, he entered the Dream Realm again.

After mastering the Shadow-Hiding Technique created by Zhao Renjie with the help of the Dream-Like Order, Li Fei's subconscious projection would not change in the slightest when he entered the Dream Realm now; a 'false shadow' would remain in place, while his 'true body' could act in a stealth state.

In this way, Li Fei did not have to worry about people from the Nightmare Sect peeking at him in secret.

He saw the suspect's subconscious projection in the Dream Realm and entered it directly:

This was a battlefield covered in corpses.

Under the night sky, iron armor, spears, battle blades, horses that had lost their masters...

Corpses littered the field, and blood flowed like a river!

The battle here had already ended. Li Fei looked around and saw at a glance, on a small hill piled with corpses not far away, a man clad in iron armor sitting on top.

The iron armor on the man's body was stained with blood in many places and had many damages, and the battle blade in his hand had also been hacked with many notches.

When Li Fei looked at him, the man seemed to sense something and looked over here.

His gaze was as cold as a blade!

Li Fei was invisible under the protective cover of the Dream-Like Order at this time, so he was not truly seen by the man, but he still aroused the other party's vigilance.

Such a level of vigilance indicated that this person had long been in a state of high tension and sensitive mental state.

Li Fei did not intend to hide himself and walked straight toward the other party.

He wanted to completely crush the other party's mental defenses and then obtain the information he wanted!

As Li Fei gradually approached, the man sitting on the mountain of corpses stood up, his eyes staring fixedly at Li Fei.

When Li Fei walked to the foot of the mountain of corpses, the man held his blade with both hands, leaped down from above, and slashed through the air!

As this blade was slashed out, the entire battlefield suddenly came to life:

Warhorses neighed, blades, spears, swords, and halberds clashed, ten thousand people shouted, and the killing intent soared to the sky!

A sea of blood rolled down from the mountain of corpses, sweeping toward Li Fei.

Li Fei learned from the intelligence that this man was a Dao Foundation realm powerhouse, likely with combat power at the 4th tier.

But at this moment, this blade of the other party had already reached the level of Dao Force!

In someone else's subconscious world, the other party occupied the advantages of time, place, and people, while Li Fei was the one severely suppressed. If it weren't for the fact that the Ten Thousand Blood Bead's ability could also be exerted in the Dream Realm, it would have been very difficult for him to engage in a battle of the same realm with the master of this subconscious world.

Breaking into the subconscious world of the Martial Arts Master Qing Xie back then was extremely risky; if not for that True Person from the Nightmare Sect sharing the "firepower," Li Fei would not have been certain he could escape.

Now that the target of his infiltration was merely a Dao Foundation realm cultivator with Tier 4 combat power, and could only exert combat power comparable to the peak of the Dao Foundation realm within the subconscious world, Li Fei was not afraid.

A sea of blood submerged him.

The next second, streaks of golden light pierced through the sea of blood, completely illuminating this battlefield under the cover of night!

Clang—

The man swung his blade down, striking against the blade edge.

Li Fei held his blade with one hand, blocking this strike; the immense force caused the ground to collapse downward.

Li Fei sank down with it, as if the opponent's strike intended to hack him all the way into hell!

A boundless sea of blood surged in from all directions, the sounds of killing shook the heavens, and Li Fei seemed to be facing the charge of a thousand armies all by himself.

The man's fighting style carried a thick aura of the battlefield, with no flashy moves and no complex variations.

Everything was straightforward; it was a contest of strength against strength, a collision of will against will!

In the world of the subconscious, this was the opponent's rule:

The strong stand.

The weak lie down.

One move determines life or death!

Li Fei's body kept sinking, and both his body and mind were constantly enduring the impact.

But he was like a boulder standing firm in a storm; no matter how turbulent the waves were, they could only end up shattered to pieces against him!

Both sides entered a stalemate, with neither able to overpower the other.

After an unknown amount of time, the force coming from the opponent began to weaken.

At a certain moment, Li Fei's blade pressed upward, and a brilliant golden blade radiance slashed out from beneath the ground!

The sea of blood collapsed, and the battlefield turned into dust.

When everything stabilized, Li Fei stepped on the man's chest.

The iron armor on the opponent's body was completely shattered, and the battle blade in his hand was broken!

Li Fei looked down at the opponent from above, his eyes appearing dark gold:

"You lost."

In the opponent's subconscious world, the one who loses, loses everything!

The man's body fractured inch by inch, and all information related to him appeared before Li Fei's "eyes," waiting for him to choose!

Li Fei quickly found the key information he wanted to obtain, but just as he intended to read this part of the information, he seemed to suddenly touch an invisible string.

Snap!

This string broke.

The next second, this piece of information turned into a great fire!

Immediately after, the entire subconscious world was engulfed in a sea of flames...

(End of chapter)