Chapter 66: Retire after Success, Skills Arrangement

This night, the entire North City was filled with anxiety.

In the era of advanced internet, information spread extremely quickly.

News of the fight between high-level cultivators on the outskirts of the city spread across the entire web within minutes of the incident.

The thunderous explosions at midnight greatly stirred the nerves of the residents in North City.

Panic started to silently spread.

However, with the sight of countless flying swords under the night sky traveling throughout the North City, people’s nerves gradually calmed down.

As long as the Patrol Branch stepped in, everything would be alright.

This was a consensus deeply embedded in the minds of Hua Country’s people, and also a testament to the public’s trust in the Patrol Branch earned through effort and sacrifice.

What kind of situation had caused the North City Patrol Branch to act in such a manner and mobilize so many people? This prompted heated discussions online.

Recently, North City had been plagued by numerous disasters.

The source of the overseas Demon Miasma hadn’t been dealt with yet, then there was the heinous crime committed by the Evil Cultivators, and now tonight’s incident, how could it not spark heated discussions?

The internet was filled with speculation, with all kinds of guesses emerging endlessly.

More so, there were those who spread fear and confusion under the guise of "Demons, Monsters, Ghosts, and Beasts," attempting to steer public opinion.

However, all these had nothing to do with Li Jing.

He focused on his duties.

As a junior assistant inspector, he had no need to concern himself with matters beyond his responsibilities.

According to Dai Hong’s instructions.

Li Jing and the other two stayed on site until the personnel from the Assistant Inspector Department arrived, and then they took charge of the evidence collection.

Busy until five in the morning, the three of them went to the Patrol Branch to report the detailed situation to Dai Hong.

Considering that the case involved Human-shaped Demons, Dai Hong paid a lot of attention to it.

However, towards Li Jing and the others, he didn’t say much.

The investigation was not over yet.

But making further progress would be difficult.

The roundup operation had already ended.

Under his guidance, the agencies under the Patrol Branch had started lockdown searches throughout North City.

Such a big move would make anyone, whether human, monster, or ghost, tuck their tails in if they had any sense.

At this crucial moment, who would dare to stir up trouble?

If not absolutely necessary, Dai Hong would not have made such a decision.

But since he had made it, he was bound to use sufficient force to restore peace in North City.

After hearing the report from Li Jing and the others, Dai Hong let the three of them go rest and prepared for a press conference.

The news had to be made public.

Not only to calm public opinion.

But also because he was unsure of how many people who had come into contact with the illegal items were still out there, and the information needed to be made public to make these people come forward voluntarily.

Coming into contact with illegal items did not necessarily mean certain death.

Timely medical observation and providing treatment before the condition deteriorates to an irreversible state could potentially save lives.

...

As it was nearing seven in the morning.

Li Jing and the others left the Patrol Branch, said their goodbyes, and went their separate ways back home.

Their work as "temporary workers" for the Major Crimes Unit Six had officially ended.

Being a temporary worker had its perks.

The rest of the matters did not require them to worry about.

Upon returning to the villa, Li Jing went straight into his room.

Chen Yuran probably wouldn’t be back today.

Though he wasn’t sure if she was still investigating suspicious forces in North City or had been assigned to other tasks, but being an active patrol officer, she would likely only get a break after all the work was done.

Sitting at the edge of the bed, Li Jing took out his mobile phone and chose to log in to the Immortal Learning website.

Dai Hong was very trustworthy.

After he finished his report, he transferred the promised 2.5 million advance reward to his account without any hesitation.

Now, Li Jing had 2.81 million in his account.

It had to be said.

Having money did indeed provide a sense of security.

However, the money that needed to be spent still had to be spent.

The spirit control skill that Dai Hong recommended needed to be arranged.

There were many more magic skills that could be learned in the Three Realm compared to the Second Realm.

Each major magic skill system was also further detailed and distinguished.

After spending some time looking for the Spirit Control Skill in the auxiliary magic skills, Li Jing winced at the price and reluctantly clicked the purchase button.

Balance: -1500000

The web page redirected and displayed a pop-up with the mantra.

Immediately, the emotionless female voice sounded in his ear.

"You have a learnable passive skill, Spirit Control Skill, would you like to log in?"

"Log in."

Li Jing silently spoke in his mind.

"Successfully logged in the passive skill, Spirit Control Skill."

With the reminder sounding again, Li Jing distinctly felt the discomfort brought about by the change in his power level considerably lessen.

Just by logging in successfully, there was no proficiency to be said for the magic skill he learned.

It was equivalent to just barely grasping it.

The initial learning of the Spirit Control Skill brought improvements. Without hesitating, Li Jing chose to spend five skill points to max out Spirit Control Skill.

The next second, the discomfort across his body disappeared instantly.

At the same time, the passive skills of Clothes Protection Spirit and Vanishing Skill improved by more than 50% in effect and quietly began to operate within his body.

Such immediate results brought joy to Li Jing’s heart.

Listening to Dai Hong was indeed the right call.

The Great Perfection of the Spirit Control Skill, the bonus for him was simply astonishing!

What does a direct increase of 50% in passive skill effect mean?

He wasn’t sure.

But he knew that due to the effects of the Spirit Control Skill, the constraint of Great Perfection in Second Realm Magic had been broken through to some degree in his hand, and it had become even more powerful.

Feeling his own body, Li Jing spread out his hand.

"Zi!"

A slender arc of electricity arose and disappeared within his palm.

Looking at the arc rising and disappearing, Li Jing raised an eyebrow.

The Great Perfection of the Spirit Control Skill lets him control power at an intricate level, it definitely wasn’t an exaggeration.

Even in the past, although he could change the power scale of his magic skill by adjusting his spiritual power output, the fact that his spiritual power was highly efficient made his released magic skill scale so small it couldn’t become less noticeable.

Now with the Spirit Control Skill, he can even make the Palm Thunder appear in the form of a slender electric arc.

The change at this time, how could it be just vast?

Spirit Control Skill, how exquisite!

Genuine admiration ringing in his voice, Li Jing called up the panel.

Host: Li Jing

Experience Points: 72/2566

Level: 15

Skill Points: 5

Spiritual Power Intensity: 240

Equipment: None

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

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

Looking over the data on the panel, Li Jing focused on his level.

At level 5, he had about the Second Realm.

Whether he narrowly crossed the threshold of the Second Realm, he wasn’t sure in his heart.

What could be certain was:

He crossed the threshold of the Three Realm when he reached level 15.

Based on this deduction, the threshold for level improvement and realm is likely to exist in an increment of every five levels.

That is to say, to step into the Four Realm, he has to reach level 30.

Having a speculation in mind, Li Jing gathered his thoughts.

Level 30, to him at present still seemed a little far away.

The threshold for leveling up keeps increasing, and each time the amount of experience required for leveling up is greater. Now he needs 2566 experience points to go up a level.

Only by killing a monster in the late stage of the Second Realm can he level up.

He’s afraid there won’t be many chances to skip levels in the future.

To skip a level, he has to kill a monster with at least 5000 health points.

health points, that would be the Four Realm.

Taking out Qu Lianghong’s body to glance at from his storage space, Li Jing briefly thought about it and then put it back and lay down to rest.

Qu Lianghong’s body, undoubtedly is a valuable item.

But to sell it, he needs to go to a professional institution to appraise its value.

High-level monsters aren’t like brand new creatures that have just morphed into monsters.

The price they can be sold for has a standard.

Selling without appraisal, selling for too much or too little wouldn’t be appropriate.

First, get a good night’s sleep and wait until he’s fully rested before going to the Spirit Item Trading Market to get a professional evaluation.

The problem of adapting to changes in power level has been solved by the Spirit Control Skill.

What he needs to arrange next is the Object Control Skill.

To learn Object Control, he must first prepare his handy Precious Items.

He still has skill points at the moment, but he only has one million three hundred and ten thousand left in his pocket, which can’t even afford the cheapest Precious Item flying sword, let alone learning Object Control also costs money.

Whether he can get Object Control up and running depends on what price Qu Lianghong’s snake demon body can be sold for.