The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 107 - 92: Covert Surveillance (Alliance Leader Bonus - : A Name Doesn’t Need to be Very Long, Just Like Mine is Just Right)

Chapter 107: Chapter 92: Covert Surveillance (Alliance Leader Bonus Chapter: A Name Doesn’t Need to be Very Long, Just Like Mine is Just Right)

At this moment, Li Yi was walking alone in the old city district.

The murky air, the cramped alleys that hardly ever saw sunlight, the streets, and that perpetual damp and fishy smell lingering at his nose—all was so familiar, yet everything seemed alien to Li Yi, as if different from his memories.

The environment hadn’t changed; the old city district was still the same old city district.

The only thing that had changed was Li Yi himself.

He was no longer the poor boy struggling to survive. Now, he was a Cultivator who had opened the Spirit Medium Realm. Besides that, he had joined the Investigation Bureau, possessing a respectable identity and background. His wealth had reached fifty million, and he even owned a skyscraper.

Even if Li Yi didn’t rely on the Sword Coin, the flawed Mysterious Object, he could still live well and continue alone on the path of Cultivation much further.

Through the White Bone Temple Cultivation Skill, he had forced his Cultivation Value to four hundred and twenty percent, becoming a genius in Cultivation.

This strength didn’t come from external sources but from within, so Li Yi did not have to worry about losing it all one day. Thus, his heart was at ease, lacking the anxious urgency of before.

"Exposing my Cultivation Value this time is worthwhile in the long run. I believe with my four hundred and twenty percent Cultivation Value, the Investigation Bureau will certainly take good care of me. As long as nothing unexpected happens, my status within the bureau will only climb higher. And by revealing such Cultivation Value, I can also cover up the issue of my unusually rapid progression, dispelling others’ suspicions about the Mysterious Object I possess."

Li Yi was still pondering today’s events: "But in the short term, there are indeed risks to bear. With such a high Cultivation Value, it’s hard to guarantee that it won’t provoke jealousy or hatred. Perhaps even Cultivators with a grudge against the Investigation Bureau might come looking for trouble."

"However, those are just minor issues. My Cultivation progresses quickly, and once I’ve activated my inspiration and become a practitioner of the Inspiration Realm, I’ll be able to stand my ground in Tianchang City. Troubles will naturally not dare to come knocking."

He thought of the group that had come to him, wanting to forcibly buy his Boxing Techniques.

If Li Yi were in the Inspiration Realm too, he could knock down one of those three punks with a single punch and wouldn’t have to fear any so-called threats.

"So, what remains for me is simple," Li Yi thought to himself, "keep cultivating hard to improve my strength."

Li Yi, who had left the training base early, didn’t immediately go home upon his return to the old city district but took a detour to another place instead.

Peace Finance Building.

One of the assets given to Li Yi as a reward by the Investigation Bureau. Although he hadn’t formally taken over, he felt it was necessary to take a look beforehand. At the very least, he needed to know its exact location and understand the general situation for future occupation.

As evening fell,

Li Yi arrived alone at the base of the skyscraper.

Surrounding the building, weeds grew rampant, and the nearby vegetation was overgrowing; it was evident that no one had taken care of it in a long time. Inside, the building was desolate with dust everywhere. It was uncertain whether the elevator could even operate normally, and many places within the building were just bare, unfinished surfaces. If he really wanted to move in, it would indeed cost a fortune to renovate and get everything in order.

Li Yi remained silent, entering the building by himself.

With the elevator out of service, his only choice was to climb the stairs.

He effortlessly ascended to the top floor, the thirtieth.

Stepping into this floor, it was empty, and the floor was mere concrete.

Yet, through the vast expanse of floor-to-ceiling windows, Li Yi could almost overlook the entire old city district, and looking westward, he could even see the night view of the great river that passed through Tianchang City.

"Quiet amidst the hustle and bustle, with a beautiful view, this place is very suitable for Cultivation, and I won’t be disturbed during my practice. Besides, the security is guaranteed. If I encounter any danger, I can just hide inside this building. It’d be hard to find me... I alone don’t need much preparation to move in, just getting this floor ready and settling my parents in will do."

Li Yi was very satisfied with this place, liking the idea of staying on the top floor.

Because here, the air was fresh, the space bright and spacious, warm and dry—free from the gloomy, oppressive, damp, and foul smells of the old city district.

He had no other thoughts but to use this place as his sanctuary for Cultivation, not intending to do anything else with the skyscraper.

It might be somewhat extravagant, but Li Yi now had the capital to be willful.

With these thoughts, Li Yi descended the building, leaving the skyscraper and hurrying to his old home while there was still some light in the sky.

Whether it was because his body was evolving into the next phase or not, Li Yi felt that his five senses had become keener than before—he could hear more distant and subtler sounds, smell odors that were normally imperceptible. Although speaking of smells, he now slightly furrowed his brow.

Because he caught a faint whiff of the smell of a corpse on the streets.

Initially, Li Yi didn’t take much notice of it.

After all, deaths in the old city district were commonplace—an occurrence he was already familiar with.

But as he walked a bit further, he realized that the faint stench of death remained constant, not dissipating with his change of location.

This situation made Li Yi involuntarily halt in his tracks.

Ordinarily, even in an old town area, it’s implausible for the stench of decay to pervade everywhere. If the mortality rate in the old town area was truly that high, order would have collapsed long ago, and maintenance of the status quo would not be possible.

"Could there be something nearby?" Li Yi couldn’t help but have such a terrifying thought cross his mind.

Then, he immediately looked up, casting his gaze in all directions, attempting to locate anything suspicious.

With the Spirit Medium now in use, his eyes glowed brightly, enabling him to see many things ordinary people could not.

Surrounding him, people bustled about, each hurrying along, unwilling to linger outside, especially now, with nightfall approaching. Most residents were even more eager to return home, as it was common to hear about someone from a certain neighborhood disappearing at night or encountering some eerie entity.

To ordinary people, darkness was taboo; only Cultivators had the confidence to move about at night.

Having lived in the old town area for many years, Li Yi was quite familiar with the local lifestyles and behaviors.

His sharp gaze swept over the passersby, trying to detect the source of the unusual scent.

However, he found nothing, and Li Yi did not notice any clues.

A sense of confusion mingled with a slight unease within him.

"Since I’ve found nothing, I should hurry home." An instinct told Li Yi that he shouldn’t be outside today and instead should go back and keep his parents company.

The neighborhood where Li Yi lived was relatively safe. Apart from taking down Ning Wu and her gang recently, there hadn’t been any mysterious disappearances or bizarre deaths for several years.

Without delay, he quickened his pace.

"Something is really not right, that thing is still nearby. It can’t be that unlucky to be heading in the same direction as me."

After quickening his steps, the faint stench of decay did not disappear, as Li Yi continued to smell it.

In the past, he definitely wouldn’t have been able to detect such a smell, as it would have been automatically ignored.

But now, Li Yi was evolving toward the next realm, his bodily senses were heightened, and so was his ability to notice uncommon things.

Very soon,

Li Yi made it to the entrance of his apartment complex with ease.

Seeing the familiar environment, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I’m already a Spirit Medium Realm Cultivator, yet I didn’t expect to be made this nervous."

Li Yi touched his forehead, only to find that, at some point, a few beads of cold sweat had formed. He couldn’t help but laugh at himself mockingly—was it because he had been killing too many people recently, or seeing too many unclean things, that he was overly tense?

It seemed he indeed needed to properly rest for a few days, to relax. He shouldn’t be thinking about taking on missions to earn money every day.

He swiftly entered the residential building.

Li Yi glanced back a few times to ensure there was no problem before finally opening his home door and returning to the familiar residence.

Though his room was pitted and in disarray from practicing boxing, it was, after all, the home where he had lived for many years.

"Dad, Mom, I’m back."

As usual, Li Yi went to the bedroom to greet his parents, who were in a deep sleep, then checked the consumption of nutrient liquid and the operation of the medical pods.

After confirming everything was in order, he returned to his own room.

Having drunk a cup of Golden Nutrient Liquid, Li Yi no longer thought about the incident earlier. He closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, formed a Treasure Seal with his hands, and employed the White Bone Temple Cultivation Skill, entering a state of Cultivation.

All seemed to return to normal.

At this moment, it was eight o’clock at night.

The complex was steeped in silence.

Yet, at the gate of the complex, a shadowy figure suddenly appeared. This figure avoided the reach of the streetlights, concealed within the darkness, rigid and unmoving. With the appearance of this figure, the scent of decay seemed to grow a few degrees stronger.

Yet none of this was known to Li Yi, who was in the midst of Cultivation.

Not until ten o’clock at night.

Only then did the rigid figure standing in the darkness begin to move, heading straight into the complex. As it passed under the light of an entrance lamp, its entirety remained hidden, with only a pale arm covered in corpse spots briefly flitting through the light.