Chapter 213 - 212: After the event, the capital will change

Li Jing jumped into the deep pit and closely examined the twisted corpse of the brute bull.

This was the first time he had seen an ox demon.

At the same time, it was also his first encounter with a monster transformed from a herbivorous beast.

In the past, the monsters he had seen were either carnivorous or omnivorous.

Most of the monsters that committed crimes were predators in nature.

This led him to believe to some extent that monsters transformed from herbivorous beasts were relatively docile and low-profile. However, it now seemed that this was not the case.

The species of a monster has little to do with its temperament.

Mr. Zhang’s body was really tough indeed.

After being hit by thousands of fighting thunderstorms, his corpse twisted and his bones broke, his massive body looked riddled with holes, but the broken openings torn by the storms were not many on his bullock hide. Moreover, it did not even bleed much.

After closely confirming the intact bull’s corpse, Li Jing glanced at the two extraordinarily thick horns on the top of its head and couldn’t help but smile.

As he had predicted earlier, these horns were very unusual.

Under the bombardment of the thunderstorm, the two horns were undamaged, without even a slight defect.

This was enough to indicate that they were extremely hard.

These two horns as materials for artifact refinement would likely become high-quality spirit weapons.

Using it for artifact refinement would be somewhat forced.

The key point was that once it was refined into a spirit weapon, handling the spirit weapon would become a problem.

However, such high-level materials did not necessarily need to be used for artifact refinement.

After taking a photo with his cell phone, Li Jing collected the entire bull corpse and then returned to the ground.

As soon as he stood still, he saw that the dark clouds enveloping the sky began to dissipate gradually.

The time limit for World Thunder Punishment had come.

Seeing the dark clouds start to dissipate so quickly, Li Jing frowned slightly.

He had just felt that he had added too many points to his World Thunder Punishment.

Now he confirmed that he had indeed added too much.

According to the information he obtained from the one-time talisman containing the World Thunder Punishment, even if he was just a beginner, a Forbidden Skill could at least last ten minutes.

Only two or three minutes had passed now, yet the Forbidden Skill had already collapsed.

This indicated that the spiritual power he invested in the construction of the Forbidden Skill was not enough to sustain its duration.

Should he continue to add more?

Of course.

At least for him personally, durability didn’t matter.

What mattered was the intense force.

The higher the points added, the effect was not only on the power of the Forbidden Skill but also reduced casting speed.

World Thunder Punishment cannot be used at will, but it is enough to allow him to complete instantaneous kills across realms. How could such a strong trump card not be maximized?

After standing still and waiting for a moment, when the dark clouds in the sky had completely dissipated and he could no longer perceive the existence of the Forbidden Skill, Li Jing turned his head and called out softly.

"Linglong."

"Here I am!"

Linglong responded cheerfully.

Then, the Linglong Tower standing not far away turned into golden light and came to someone’s side. Linglong, holding one of Lu Yanran’s legs upside down, revealed her figure. She discarded the person on the ground as if throwing out the trash.

Li Jing looked down and glanced at her, then paid no more attention.

Lu Yanran was beaten up quite badly.

However, the vitality of the Late Six Realm was not to be underestimated.

Just a moment ago in Li Jing’s perception, Lu Yanran’s chest had almost been hammered by Linglong from a plateau into a basin. But now, it had remarkably recovered.

Except for the extensive bloodstains on her clothes and her unconscious state, Lu Yanran wasn’t significantly hurt. At most, she seemed to have a minor internal injury.

Once she wakes up and recovers with some rest, and takes some medicine, she would probably be as good as new.

Looking at the flattened Seeking Immortal Winery and the bloodstains and flesh debris scattered everywhere, Li Jing decided to dissolve the energy stored in the Boundary Stone from his pocket.

The spatial Boundary was dissolved.

The destroyed Seeking Immortal Winery was no longer isolated and returned to the real world.

Li Jing put on the Bureau Serious Case Group’s communication earpiece and took out two rolls of police caution tape. He handed one to Linglong and the other to the person next to him.

Without a word from him, Spirit Weapon Qingfeng appeared, took the isolation tape, and flew towards the perimeter of the winery in a green flash. Linglong followed in a golden light to the other side.

Frankly, having a Spirit Weapon was convenient.

With just a thought, the Spirit Weapon would understand what its master wanted to do.

With two Spirit Weapons helping to set up the caution tape, Li Jing contacted Jin Ruixin on his communication earpiece.

This time was different from before.

His targeted isolation was not focusing on a specific space, but targeting the entire Seeking Immortal Winery.

The Seeking Immortal Winery, which was crushed by Linglong Tower in subspace, returned to the real world exactly how it had been.

Such a large ruin site and the scattered blood and debris everywhere would require a thorough cleanup, wouldn’t it?

When the spatial Boundary had not yet been lifted, passersby would not notice anything unusual.

Once the Boundary had been lifted, anyone could notice that such a huge winery had quietly turned into a ruin.

With a "beep", the communication was connected.

Immediately, Jin Ruixin’s puzzled voice came from the other end.

"Li Jing?"

"Yes, it’s me," Li Jing responded,

"Leader Jin, I have found a temporary hideout of the Demon Beast Union and have destroyed it. I encountered forty-three illegal demons in total, one in the Six Realm, six in the Fifth Boundary, and the rest in the Fourth Realm. The Six Realm ox demon present has been confirmed to be the killer of Wang Youwei. All the criminals have been executed."

After that, he continued,

"I have also captured a criminal at the scene. She has a special identity; she’s the Six Realm guardian of the Lu family. She has been subdued, and I request Leader Jin to send someone to take her into custody. Also, please contact the Assistant Inspector Department and the Forensics Department to process the scene. The incident happened at the Seeking Immortal Winery, a property owned by the Lu family on the outskirts of the Capital. Please hurry. I have set up the caution tape, but the scene is chaotic and may cause public unrest."

His straightforward report left Jin Ruixin in silence on the other end of the communicator.

After waiting for a while and hearing no response, Li Jing coughed.

"Leader Jin?"

"I’m here. Staff will be assigned immediately," Jin Ruixin said.

"I’ll come over personally. Don’t wander off. Wait for me, one minute."

As she finished her words, she ended the call.

Hearing that Jin Ruixin was coming herself, Li Jing didn’t have any particular thoughts.

Once he arrived in the Capital, he stopped pretending.

Once the issue was resolved, he planned to go back doing his usual work and receive credit for it. There was no need to be secretive.

Pulling out a pair of handcuffs, Li Jing stooped down to handcuff Lu Yanran.

The handcuffs used by inspectors to arrest criminals could seal the cultivation level.

However, for a Six Realm person, this had little significance. It was more about maintaining formality and necessary "ritualistic sense."

Just after handcuffing Lu Yanran, Linglong and Qingfeng had finished setting up the warning line and returned to his side.

At that moment, a sharp sword light rushed across the sky and landed nearby, Jin Ruixin appeared.

Gazing at the ruined Seeking Immortal Winery and the scattered blood and flesh, Jin Ruixin moved her lips. Then, her gaze landed on the unconscious Lu Yanran.

Seeing Lu Yanran, Jin Ruixin’s face couldn’t help but show a hint of surprise.

Li Jing’s report was hard to believe, to be honest.

He, by himself, killed one creature from the Six Realm, six from the Fifth Boundary, plus thirty-six from the Four Realm, and they were all monsters.

This record, would be inconceivable even for someone from the Six Realm.

It was less than half an hour from their last communication to now.

In less than half an hour, he had slaughtered a stronghold of the Demon Beast Union that was guarded by a Six Realm Great Demon...

Who would believe such a thing if it was told?

But who knows what happened, the thoroughly convincing sight of Lu Yanran lying on the ground with her chest torn and bloody.

Ordinary people might not recognize Lu Yanran, but how could Jin Ruixin not?

Not to mention that she was from Six Realm herself, as the leader of the Bureau Serious Case Group at the Capital Inspection Headquarters, if she can’t even recognize the protectors of The Seven Great Families, she might as well quit being a leader.

What could be more convincing than a Six Realm knocked out cold?

Looking at the harmless Li Jing on the side again and again, Jin Ruixin confirmed by asking.

"This stronghold... was it wiped out by you alone? Were the people also captured by you?"

"Mmm."

Li Jing nodded and released the body of Official Zhang who was returned to his original form with a wave of his hand.

"This is the Six Realm Great Demon that committed the crime."

Upon seeing the body, Jin Ruixin fell silent.

Official Zhang was dead, and he died very miserably.

But this did not prevent Jin Ruixin from getting to see that this huge bull, the size of a truck, is a genuine Six Realm Ox demon.

The body was in Li Jing’s hands, it could have only been killed by him.

So...

How did Li Jing accomplish this?

He, from the Fifth Boundary, killed a Six Realm Great Demon and knocked out a Six Realm human cultivator, is he trying to overturn the heavens?

Even for someone from the Six Realm, it would be very hard to fight against two at once!

Jin Ruixin is in the late stage of the Six Realm.

But even so, she doubted she could do such a thing.

Two Lu Yanrans, she could handle.

A human and a beast working together, she would have to find another route.

Unless, she’s willing to exhaust all her energy and risk her life to the end.

Taking a deep breath, Jin Ruixin chose to stop thinking and turned her head to speak.

"After you get this Ox Demon examined, can you send me a copy of the autopsy report? A body of a Six Realm Great Demon is very rare, I’ll see if there’s anything I need and then trade with you."

Li Jing paused briefly when he heard this, then smiled and said.

"Sure, I’ll send you a report afterwards. Leader Jin, we’re acquaintances, and I will prioritize giving you what you need."

"Alright."

Jin Ruixin showed a smile.

Although they’re not really close, Li Jing’s words were pleasing to the ears, weren’t they?

Priority given.

This is much better than competing with others for property.

Li Jing saying that, naturally has his own thoughts.

The body of a Six Realm Great Demon is very rare, but at the same time, it’s also quite difficult to deal with.

It’s easy to sell this kind of thing for money, but what use does he have for money?

Trading for things that can’t be bought with money is the most practical.

The saying "priceless" is not about how expensive or how rare something is.

But rather about the small market demand and certain rigid needs, which makes it difficult for the value to be proportionate to the actual item.

If you sell high, the buyer is not happy.

If you sell low, the seller suffers a huge loss.

Money can’t be the measurement standard for such items, only trading is cost-effective.

In terms of trading, Li Jing’s personal need is high-quality spiritual materials for weapon nurturing.

The market for this is small to begin with, and his personal demand seems extremely crisp, it’s hard to find a buyer.

Li Jing is not in a hurry to deal with this body, but if he could have a rich buyer "reserved" in advance, that’d be even better.

Taking the Ox Demon body back into the storage space, Li Jing took out his phone and sent the "family photo of the stronghold" to Jin Ruixin, saying,

"Leader Jin, I’ve sent you the photo as evidence. I also have some other matters to attend to, if there’s nothing else, can I leave first?"

"Okay, leave it to me here, remember to submit a detailed action report later."

Jin Ruixin nodded, glanced at Lu Yanran who was unconscious on the ground, and said,

"Half an hour ago, you submitted a list to me. The Bureau’s Serious Case Group has excluded each one, confirming that out of the twenty-six people, seventeen are monsters, among which four are Fifth Boundary Great Demons, and the rest are Fourth Realm demons. The Demon Beast Union’s development in the capital is much more entrenched than imagined, and the upper levels are taking it very seriously. The matter of washing spiritual objects, the Economic Investigation Unit has also intervened. Now that Lu Yanran has been caught, neither the Wang family nor the Lu family can escape. The capital will soon be in chaos, but considering various factors, the handling of the two families can only be "boiling a frog in warm water".

With that, she continued,

"You are the ignition fuse for all of this and yet you refuse to participate in the aftermath, it would be better to leave the capital as soon as possible after things are done. Given your current demonstrated abilities, I think neither the Wang nor the Lu families would dare to do anything to you, they are too occupied to bother with grudges against you. But both families will definitely see you as a thorn in their side, and the trouble concerns more than just the two families, be careful when you go back. A person’s strength does not mean everything in this world, you can be fearless of others, but don’t underestimate them."

"I understand all of this, don’t worry Leader Jin, I’ll be careful."

Li Jing smiled, summoned a Spirit Soldier, and took off into the sky.

Jin Ruixin stood still, watching him fly away, and breathed out a weary sigh, her head aching a bit.

The list alone from Li Jing was already explosive enough.

With the incident at the Seeking Immortal Winery, the capital is about to change drastically.

Li Jing had run away, leaving only her, the person in charge, still in the heart of the event, trouble was inevitable.

...

Li Jing left the mess to Jin Ruixin, without any weight on his shoulders.

He was not a higher-up, but a frontline inspector.

This kind of thing, he originally didn’t need to worry about.

The pay was low, but there were benefits.

He didn’t plan to stay in the capital for long.

The authorities were about to crack down on the Wang family and the Lu family, the capital’s upheaval was foreseeable, the best plan was to retreat!

After leaving the Seeking Immortal Winery, Li Jing immediately went to the Liu family.

Arriving at the gate of Liu Shi’s courtyard, Li Jing saw that she hadn’t returned yet and that Liu Sisi was still strolling on the streets and hadn’t come back either, he sat down, took out his phone, and drafted a message to Jiu Li’s Immortal Message.

"Brother Jiu, I’ve got the Six Realm Great Demon, I’m going back to Jianghai tonight. Once the stuff is sent for identification and disassembly, you come to Jianghai, I’ll give you the monster flesh and blood I promised you."

After sending the message, Li Jing sent a picture of the Ox Demon corpse to him.

A while after sending the message and picture, Jiu Li sent back a shocked emoticon, along with a message.

"I... should I stay away from you?"

Li Jing blinked his eyes at the message.

Even though he had no idea what expression Jiu Li was making at the other end of the Immortal Message, it was obvious that this guy was joking.

After tilting his head to think for a moment, Li Jing drafted a message.

"Brother Jiu, if you ever break the law, remember to notify me first, let’s not let outsiders profit, it’s good for you and me."

"Hehe!"

Jiu Li sent back two words, then sent another message.

"I’ve just seen satellite photos of the Seeking Immortal Winery being levelled and full of blood on the internet, I think it won’t be long before there’s upheaval in the capital. In a few days, I’ll book a flight to Jianghai, there just so happens to be a comic show next week, I’ll join in disguise as a cartoonist and lie low, remember to entertain me well then."

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