Chapter 135 - 134: Patient for a moment but getting angrier, meet the Elixir Master again

Seeing Liu Sisi staring at Xia Ai with a puzzled face, Li Jing gave a gentle smile.

"This is Xia Ai, a cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence I fortuitously received from a researcher at the Research Institute. What you see now is just a holographic projection, not a real person."

Artificial Intelligence?

Holographic projection?

Liu Sisi turned her head in confusion.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing pointed casually to Xia Ai’s real body embedded in the vertical stand.

"That smartphone is the real Xia Ai. She only manages to project her virtual image thanks to the supercomputer, which I assembled this afternoon."

A smartphone?

Liu Sisi paused, and looked subconsciously towards the vertical stand.

What caught her eye was the "new model" knockoff smartphone that someone had been using for quite a while, isn’t it?

She has seen this phone countless times, but never paid attention to it.

Inside it, there was an advanced Artificial Intelligence?

Looking at the smartphone on the stand, and then at the lifelike holographic projection of Xia Ai in front of her, Liu Sisi found it unbelievable.

With the combination of Immortal Learning and science, modern technology was very advanced.

But she never thought that technology had progressed to such a degree.

However, accepting all this was not difficult for her.

For her, who was still trapped in the One Realm half a month ago, this world has too many things she has never touched and is not qualified to touch.

She knew better than anyone that stepping into the Second Realm was just a starting point.

From the moment she broke through to the Second Realm, her world would be fundamentally different from the past.

After carefully examining Xia Ai for a while, Liu Sisi gave a slight nod.

"Hello, Xia Ai."

Upon hearing her voice, Xia Ai picked up her skirt with both hands, backed off one foot with the tip of her foot touching the ground, and performed a standard maid’s curtsy with a sweet smile.

"Xia Ai is still debugging the newly assembled equipment and is not officially operational. Lady, please come back later, Xia Ai will show you how to use this supercomputer."

"This..."

Liu Sisi hesitated, and looked towards Li Jing.

Seeing this, Ji Jing also explained without ambiguity.

"Xia Ai has a powerful calculation ability and various functions. Anything related to the internet, whether it’s cultivation materials or anything else you wish to find, Xia Ai can collect all related data on the internet and filter the most valuable one for you within seconds."

With that said, he continued.

"Anyway, get to know her first. You can also come and chat with her when you have time. Xia Ai has her own personality to some extent. Although there are some flaws, the level of autonomous intelligence is extremely high. Her personality is somewhat similar to yours; you two will definitely get along."

Hearing that Xia Ai possessed a certain degree of personality, and her personality was somewhat similar to hers, Liu Sisi nodded with a strange look on her face.

"Alright, I’ll come later to chat with Xia Ai."

"Hmm."

Li Jing responded, pulled her out of the guest room and closed the door behind him, saying,

"Xia Ai is very clever and useful, but after all, she is still an Artificial Intelligence. She doesn’t have human emotions, her sense of morality is a bit lacking, and she can’t distinguish right from wrong. Sometimes, the optimal solution she proposes may cause trouble. Be careful when using her, and don’t get involved in some problems unwittingly."

In a room with a man alone, Liu Sisi was remarkably well-behaved.

Her lively nature from the past didn’t dare show itself.

Upon being instructed by Li Jing, Liu Sisi responded with an understanding "hmm", and shyly avoided his gaze.

Li Jing saw her this way and found it both funny and endearing.

Was this the Liu Sisi he used to know?

She’s completely a little timid girl!

Why did she have to move over here?

Smiling, Li Jing shook his head and let go of her.

"Xia Ai and the supercomputer are quite taboo, so remember not to mention them to outsiders."

"I understand."

Liu Sisi whispered, looked up at him and said,

"If I didn’t move in, I might not have a chance to meet Xia Ai, and you wouldn’t tell me."

"Ahem, as long as you understand."

Li Jing coughed.

If Liu Sisi hadn’t moved in, he probably wouldn’t have introduced Xia Ai to her.

Not allowing the topic to linger, Li Jing said,

"Shall I take you to see the room upstairs?"

"Sure."

Liu Sisi nodded, bit her red lip hesitantly, and reached out to hold him.

She could feel Li Jing took care of her feelings.

Coward or not, afraid or not, when it’s time to be affectionate, just be it.

If there is no intimate behaviour, doesn’t it just the same as before?

Think about it.

What was the reason for moving to his house?

It was to win over Li Jing.

How can you win him over with just ceremonial courtesies?

This situation needs to be changed!

In mind, she did not even have the scent of Spirit Chicken.

The opportunities for the other girls are too great.

Li Jing unknowingly, had no idea that Chen Yuran, who had helped Liu Sisi from fans to haters for a Spirit Chicken, ever paved the way for her.

Seeing Liu Sisi taking the initiative to hold his hand, he didn’t feel anything unusual.

They’ve confirmed their relationship, what’s the big deal with holding hands?

Small scene.

Leading Liu Sisi upstairs, Li Jing began explaining.

"Upstairs, there are five rooms, three large and two small. One of the large rooms is used as a server room for the supercomputer. The two small ones are vacant for now. The other two large rooms are near the stairs. We’ll each take one. You pick one."

Upon hearing this, Liu Sisi looked around and said.

"Men to the left, women to the right. I’ll take the one on the right."

Saying this, she let go of his hand, pushed open the right room’s door and looked back at him.

"I’ve brought a lot of stuff over. I’ll arrange it myself, and you..."

"I also need to sort out some things. Plus, I’ve bought a lot of smart home appliances that need separate installation. I’ll pick some out to install when I have time."

Speaking, Li Jing gave a playful smile.

"Rest assured, I won’t walk into the wrong room at night."

"..."

Liu Sisi.

Normally, she was the one who teased Li Jing.

But this time it was the other way around.

To be honest, she wasn’t satisfied.

But for now, she didn’t have the courage to "fight back".

If she took his bait, what if Li Jing took her seriously?

Looking at Li Jing’s thick eyebrows and big eyes, she wasn’t sure if he was testing her.

In the past, he would never joke about such things.

But believe it or not.

Looking at his somewhat sneaky smile, Liu Sisi was so angry she couldn’t stand it.

How does the saying goes?

"The more you endure, the more outraged you become. The more you step back, the more frustrated you feel."

Retreating to the back of the room’s door, Liu Sisi made a grimacing face.

"If you dare to walk into the wrong room tonight, I’ll teach you a lesson!"

Having said that, she banged the room door shut.

Seeing this, Li Jing couldn’t help but laugh.

She was thinking about teaching him a lesson, but what if...

Ahem!

Putting away his inappropriate thoughts, Li Jing turned to tidy up his own room.

...

Night falls.

After tidying up his room, Li Jing went busy installing the smart home appliances.

Around ten o’clock in the evening, Liu Sisi came downstairs to the living room to chat with Xiao Ai for an hour, and then she quickly shut herself in her room.

A peaceful night passed just like that.

Li Jing was busy all day and so he had a deep sleep.

He was mostly tired, as soon as his head hit the pillow, he was already asleep.

In the early morning, a prompt sound woke Li Jing from his dream.

"The Flying Sword Blue Edge has reached 100% training progress; its quality has improved, and it has reached Treasure-level 9."

Hearing the prompt, Li Jing opened his eyes.

So many days had passed, and the Flying Sword Blue Edge had finally completed another training session.

Host: Li Jing

Experience Points: 5789/7068

Level: 23

Skill Points: 0

Spiritual Power Intensity: 552

Equipment: Blue Edge (Treasure-level 9, 0%), Linglong (Spirit weapon level 1, 7%)

Passive Skills: Momentary Space, Clothing Protection Spirit (5/5), Vanishing Skill (5/5), Spirit Control Skill (5/5), Returning to Origin Skill (4/5)

Active Skills: Palm Thunder (5/5), Spirit Strike (5/5), Heavenly Sword Skill (5/5), Nine Heavens God Thunder (5/5), Sky Eye Technique (2/5), Zhenshi Skill (5/5)

Looking at his panel, Li Jing was a bit worried.

The progress of Linglong’s training could essentially be overlooked.

Even with a spiritual power intensity of 552, it could only increase by about 1% a day.

The growth of the Flying Sword Blue Edge, on the other hand, was quite fast, increasing by just over 7% to nearly 8% each day.

However, the subsequent training efficiency was bound to slow down significantly.

The only way to speed it up was to upgrade and increase his spiritual power intensity.

Upgrade...

Li Jing sighed to himself.

The events in Shangcheng District, though the experience points provided by the Baboon Pig Demon Girl were not few, it wasn’t enough for him to level up.

Now that the upgrade threshold is 7000+, if he wants to level up by relying on a single monster, he needs to kill one from the Fifth Boundary.

The Fifth Boundary.

This was a big joke.

For the Four Realm, he could rely on the Linglong Tower to temper it, but for the Fifth Boundary, he probably had no choice but to run away.

Normally, he wouldn’t even encounter a Fifth Boundary monster.

After sulking alone for a while, Li Jing decided to get out of bed.

By this point, it wasn’t as easy for him to level up as he had hoped.

Especially considering that Chen Jing, presumably for some considerations, had explicitly said that he wouldn’t be involved in any events outside the jurisdiction of the Security Department, making it extraordinarily difficult for him to gain anything.

For now, he could only take things one step at a time.

After preparing breakfast and tidying up, Li Jing was ready to leave for the Spiritual Object Market.

The one at home would probably not wake up until around noon.

The one next door would have similar habits and was likely to wake up at lunchtime.

Taking advantage of the quiet morning, he wanted to dispose of the corpse of the Baboon Pig Demon Girl and get some earnings to offset the costs.

After getting the body of the demon girl from the guest room, Li Jing left the villa.

...

After a short while, Li Jing arrived at the Spiritual Objects Market.

Having found the storefront of Xu Jiayi’s family with regular ease, Li Jing noticed upon entering that the High-grade Alchemist Mo Qi that he previously met was also in the store.

At that moment, he was discussing something with Xu Jiayi, and his expression was mixed with a bit of sullenness.

At the counter, while Xu Jiayi was dealing with Mo Qi, her face showed helplessness.

Noticing Li Jing’s entrance, Xu Jiayi nodded in acknowledgment and continued to communicate with Mo Qi.

Seeing this, Li Jing did not interrupt. He approached the counter, found a sales assistant, placed the corpse of the Baboon Pig Demon Girl on the counter, and gave a slight smile.

"Could you please help me to decompose this monster and analyze it?"

Li Jing had come several times before, and the sales assistant had recognized him.

Due to the incident last time, Xu Jiayi had specially instructed that no fees should be collected from Li Jing for tests and decomposition. This was definitely the treatment of a VIP guest.

Upon hearing Li Jing’s words, the sales assistant did not dare to procrastinate.

"Of course, Mr. Li, please proceed to the waiting area."

"Okay."

Li Jing complied, moving to the waiting area of the store.

Not long after he settled down, Mo Qi finally said a few words to Xu Jiayi, sighed, turned around and quickly left.

After seeing off Master Mo, Xu Jiayi walked over, looking exhausted.

Seeing this, Li Jing glanced outside the door and asked.

"What happened? You and Master Mo don’t seem to get along very well, do you?"

"It’s not quite that."

Xu Jiayi waved her hand and sat down, saying,

"The ingredients for the Poison Pancake you sold to him previously were excellent, he successfully refined a high-quality Barrier-Breaking Pill out of them. Unfortunately, the pill was stolen."

"Stolen?"

Li Jing frowned.

Normally, shouldn’t the pills be stored in a storage space? Can something stored in a storage space still be stolen?

As if aware of Li Jing’s thoughts, Xu Jiayi gave a bitter smile and explained,

"A freshly-made high-quality pill needs to be left in a Gathering Spirit Formation for a while, absorbing Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Energy, a couple of days before it can be packed away, otherwise it would affect the quality. "

"There’s such a thing?"

Li Jing was surprised.

"There are many conditions to consider in Alchemy, you, as an outsider, would not understand."

Xu Jiayi said while shaking her head,

"The Barrier-Breaking Pill made by Master Mo was customized for a gold master. After making it, the gold master was notified to come and pick it up. Who would have expected that within just two days in the Gathering Spirit Formation, the pill disappeared mysteriously. He is now here to order new materials, wanting to rush to make another one. But those hard-to-obtain materials, where can I get them right away?"

After speaking, Xu Jiayi continued,

"What’s even more bizarre, Master Mo was not the only Alchemist whose high-quality pills were stolen. The incident occurred last night, and about six or seven high-grade alchemists from the Alchemy Association suffered the same ordeal, with high-grade pills in their Gathering Spirit Formation being plundered, causing uncountable damage, probably amounting to tens of billions."

Tens of billions...

Li Jing gasped and frowned, saying,

"This is a big deal, shouldn’t a report have been made the patrol bureau?"

"Of course."

Xu Jiayi responded,

"The total loss amounting to tens of billions, this can be considered a major case in all major cases. Even a bank robbery might not result in this much money. Moreover, the victims were high-grade alchemists affiliated with the Alchemy Association, so the patrol bureau attaches great importance to it. However, I heard that the crime scene investigation did not reveal any traces of the thief, and the crime locations are quite scattered, leaving the patrol bureau without any leads for now."

Having said that, she looked over and asked,

"The Security Department and the Intelligence Department are investigating this case, even Lu Yangcheng has been involved, how come you don’t know anything about it?"

"Lu Yangcheng is also involved?"

Li Jing was slightly stunned, then spread his hands.

"I haven’t been to work for the past few days, so I don’t know about some things."

"Is that so?"

Xu Jiayi blinked her eyes.

Just as she was about to say something, a clerk who had earlier taken the Baboon-Pig female demon’s corpse for examination hurried over.

"Miss, the demon corpse Mr. Li brought is a special deformed individual. The malformed part mutated, having a potent Emotional Poison."

"Emotional Poison?"

Xu Jiayi was stunned, then immediately stood up.

"What’s the quality of the stuff? Does it meet Master Mo’s requirement?"

"The quality is extraordinarily high, meeting the requirements."

The clerk nodded vigorously.

At that response, Xu Jiayi, both surprised and pleased, grabbed Li Jing’s arms and hoisted him up.

"Li Jing, you’re really my lucky star!"

"..."

Li Jing.

He had brought the Baboon-Pig demon girl here to get rid of it, never expecting it to be worth much money.

How much could a pile of meat with not even a single spike left be worth?

But, it seemed it was not quite as he thought?

The Baboon-Pig demon girl had the ability to powerfully charm both genders, this much he had heard from Yang Wu.

But he didn’t expect that the female demon’s power also carried Emotional Poison.

As per the clerk’s explanation, it seemed this Emotional Poison was quite potent.

Looking at Xu Jiayi’s excited face, almost as if she wanted to bite him, Li Jing silently retracted his hand a bit, asking in bewilderment,

"Emotional Poison, can it be used as a conventional poison?"