Chapter 47 "The Composure of a Master

In response to Li Jing’s words, the middle-aged man’s expression darkened.

Do you have more to say?

What is this...?

Looking down on himself?

Thinking he was powerless?

Rage surged through his heart.

However, at this moment, he dared not act rashly.

The crux of the issue was that he couldn’t quite gauge Li Jing’s true cultivation level.

Eying the brand-new uniform of the Assistant Inspector Department on Li Jing, the middle-aged man quickly assessed the situation.

Releasing over a hundred Spiritual Strikes in one go, with a level of refinement that posed a threat to him, he was certainly not in the early Second Realm!

Looking at Li Jing’s expectant expression, as if he couldn’t wait for him to make a move to satisfy him, the middle-aged man immediately made a judgment.

The young man before him was a super expert hiding in the Assistant Inspector Department!

How strong he actually was, was hard to say.

Looking at his calm demeanor, he was at least at the Four Realm level.

Only then did it make sense.

An insignificant assistant inspector, accompanied not only by a beautiful second-level inspector but also by an obedient human-shaped demon, the situation was absurd!

Who could possibly afford such a luxury?

The more the middle-aged man thought about it, the more he felt it was the case.

How careless!

Lucky that he realized only now, it was not too late!

With narrowed eyes, he took a half step back.

"I, Xie Guangkun, have underestimated you. I didn’t expect such an expert in the Assistant Inspector Department."

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Li Jing.

He was hoping for Xie Guangkun to summon another batch of Rat Demons, only for the latter to utter such a sentence, which left him rather perplexed.

"Today, I’ve failed. But if you want to detain me, it may not be so easy."

Xie Guangkun continued on his own, saying.

"In the Underground Guidance System, the Sky Control is limited, and powerful magic skills cannot be used. Even if you are in the Four Realm, your full strength cannot be exerted."

As he spoke, he cautiously held his long knife horizontally in front of his chest.

"I advise you not to bully. If I’m pushed too hard, I will detonate the methane gas and you all will perish. Maybe you can remain unharmed due to your Four Realm cultivation level, but the pretty inspector and the cat demon behind you might not be as fortunate."

"..."

Li Jing.

Confused as he was, after hearing so much from Xie Guangkun, he realized that the man seemed to have misunderstood something.

Dissolving the remaining Spiritual Strikes behind him, Li Jing placed one hand behind his back and did his best to give off an air of a dignified expert.

"I give you ten seconds. Get as far away from here as you can."

"You know what’s good for you!"

Xie Guangkun gave a mocking laugh.

Although he didn’t back down verbally, his actions were clear.

With a swift movement, his figure vanished into thin air like a gust of wind.

Seeing this, Li Jing turned around and returned without pursuing.

If he had pursued, he might not have been able to do much.

If he insisted on entangling further, he might risk Xie Guangkun becoming desperate.

It was a joke he couldn’t afford to play.

Chen Yuran’s reaction to Xie Guangkun’s hasty departure was indescribable.

Undoubtedly, it was a critical situation earlier.

A small mistake and two people and a cat could have been caught in it.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Jing made his move, he scared off Xie Guangkun.

Truthfully, she did not expect Li Jing to be able to do anything to Xie Guangkun.

After all, Li Jing was only in the Second Realm.

No matter how capable he was, the gap in their larger realms was insurmountable.

Against Xie Guangkun, Li Jing might be able to resist, but the probability of victory was extremely low.

However, on the other hand...

Li Jing’s ability to consolidate hundreds of Spiritual Strikes in one go was indeed intimidating.

Not only was Xie Guangkun scared off, even she herself got scared.

As for this, Chen Yuran didn’t think it was anything special.

Li Jing’s Spiritual Strikes were valued by Dai Hong for a reason, she had foreseen this.

She just didn’t expect him to go to such extremes.

Thinking back on how she told Li Jing the night before that everyone’s path was different and that he shouldn’t imitate Dai Hong, Chen Yuran found herself in a somewhat painful retrospect.

Perhaps Li Jing could really walk Dai Hong’s path...

Shaking her head, Chen Yuran put away the Boundary Stone.

With Xie Guangkun scared off, there was no need to go to the trouble of setting up boundaries.

Meeting Li Jing who had returned "victorious", Chen Yuran spoke.

"There may be accomplices of Ji Xiumin. I need to contact Captain Dai to inform him of the situation."

"As for Xie Guangkun, we’ll have to deal with him ourselves."

Li Jing responded,

"Ji Qing’s identity as a human-shaped demon is already known to him. Just to be safe, it would be very troublesome if he were to be exposed."

"Hmm."

Chen Yuran answered, flying to the auxiliary tunnel exit where Xie Guangkun had escaped. He guarded the entrance and put on a communication headset.

Seeing this, Li Jing turned back and looked at Ji Qing.

"You should have remembered Xie Guangkun’s scent, right?"

"I remembered."

Ji Qing obediently responded.

"He just left and the scent he left along the way is very clear. We can easily follow it."

As she spoke, she cautiously glanced at Li Jing.

She wasn’t concerned about things like spiritual attacks.

What she cared about was...

That Li Jing, was immediately like a different person when he saw the Rat Demon appear.

That excitement.

That desire.

He was totally not like the relaxed and casual Li Jing in usual times!

Ji Qing had doubts on the night they met and today, she confirmed it.

The Li Jing who appeared to respect demon rights on the surface, was in reality, a ruthless demon killer!

What made Ji Qing feel lucky was,

Usually, except for sometimes Li Jing’s gaze at her being a bit strange, he treated her very well. He would cook whatever she wanted to eat, and he would often play Xian Wang Glory with her when he was free.

No matter how much Li Jing hated monsters, he shouldn’t harm her.

Seeing Ji Qing’s sneaky glances at him as she broke the formation, Li Jing was a bit confused.

He was aware of his feelings.

But, he didn’t know what Ji Qing thought of him.

At least in his view,

After spending more than a week together from morning till night, his relationship with Ji Qing had become much more familiar than when they first met.

Looking at the confused Ji Qing, Li Jing did not disturb her from breaking the formation and called out the status panel.

Host: Li Jing

Experience Points: 709/1843

Level: 13

Skill Points: 6

Spiritual Power Intensity: 182

Equipment: Standard Steel Knife (Ordinary 4th grade 50%)

Passive Skills: Momentary Space, Clothing Protection Spirit (5/5), Vanishing Skill (5/5)

Active Skills: Palm Thunder (5/5), Spirit Attack (5/5)

While examining the status bar data, Li Jing silently tapped into the spiritual power within his body.

Every time his level increased, his spiritual power intensity would significantly increase with the level.

The higher the level, the greater the increase.

Now his spiritual power intensity was incomparable to the past, reaching 182.

Sensationally, it was a world difference compared to when he was level 5.

As the spiritual power intensity increased, the efficiency of nourishing items in the equipment bar also gradually increased.

Li Jing wasn’t quite sure whether he was in the middle or the latter part of the Second Realm.

Frankly, it was quite bothersome.

How to step into Three Realm is not difficult to guess.

He had learned the Momentary Space, which has the attribute of self-growth.

Once the Momentary Space expands, it means he has successfully stepped into the Three Realm.

But to assess his current status in the small realm, he had to find a Spirit measuring instrument for the test.

...

After a short while, Chen Yuran came back.

"I have explained the situation to Captain Dai. Just to be on the safe side, he has gone up to the surface with others. Meanwhile, we are responsible for the underground. Once Yang Yongan is detained and convicted in the Examination Institute, he will bring reinforcements to inspect the whole underground guidance system."

After explaining, she exhaled heavily.

"But in my opinion, Ji Xiumin and her accomplices are unlikely to show up again. Their action plan was very meticulous, and losing one link will reduce the likelihood of success. The exploding array here can be said to be a vital link. The failure to trigger the array has a great impact."

Li Jing nodded silently, expressing agreement.

At this point, the chances of Ji Xiumin and her accomplices taking action were indeed very slim.

That group eluded capture very well.

Since Xie Guangkun failed to get things done, they would most likely not act.

Even now, they might be on their way out of Jianghai City.

The news of their plan’s exposure may have already been first conveyed by Xie Guangkun to his accomplices, so they might not dare to stay in Jianghai any longer.

Without thinking too much, Li Jing looked towards Ji Qing.

"Hurry up, Xie Guangkun might have run away with other evil cultivators."

"Just a moment, give me two more minutes."

Ji Qing focused intensely, controlling her demon qi to obliterate the spell patterns in the array.

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