The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 281 - 194: Operation Code: Demon Bane_2

Chapter 281: Chapter 194: Operation Code: Demon Bane_2

"Killing two from the Investigation Bureau in the old district will render all previous efforts futile once it’s exposed," Qin Qing cautioned. "You’d better think it through. In fact, I suggest you put aside your vendetta for now and strive to become a Cross-border who can leave this world. In the face of survival in the Cross-border existence, these grievances won’t matter."

"Indecision leads to disaster."

Yang Yilong replied, "If I don’t seek revenge on Li Yi, he’ll come after me, and Li Yi’s Cultivation speed is too fast. He’s got the Mysterious Object Cultivation Room, plus his Boxing Techniques, Guiding Skill, and enough high-level Cultivation talent... Waiting another month or two, he might genuinely overpower me. Qin Qing, this doesn’t concern you. You shouldn’t get involved. If something does go wrong with me, you can continue to compete for a spot and become a Cross-border."

Qin Qing fell silent and did not reply.

"Get ready. Before this evening, we’ll enter the old district, and a battle will settle everything."

At that moment, as Yang Yilong gazed out the window, a look of determination shone in his eyes.

He knew this was a test for himself. If he could just get through it, everything would return to calm. He would be able to help lift the Yang Family’s business embargo, seize the Mysterious Object Cultivation Room, and whether it was competing for a spot at Golden Academy or continuing his Cultivation Evolution, everything would go smoothly. Moreover, he would rid himself of the two enemies, Li Yi and Lin Yue, saving future troubles.

For Yang Yilong, there was simply no reason to shrink back.

The stakes were too high.

He had to win.

"Yang Yilong, if you’ve really set your mind on taking action, I can help distract Lin Yue..."

After a moment of silence, Qin Qing now spoke, her green vertical pupils gleaming. She took a deep breath and made her decision.

"You and Lin Yue are friends, with a good relationship and no conflicts or frictions. To make you fight each other, that would be too cruel. Let me do it," Yang Yilong shook his head and said.

Qin Qing gave a bitter smile, "At this point, none of us can help it. Lin Yue is a very stubborn person; she won’t just watch you kill Li Yi. Even if you do kill him, she will stop at nothing to seek revenge on you. Once she becomes deranged, she might not care about doing anything drastic, even to the point of killing any member of the Yang Family she encounters."

"Although Lin Yue and I are friends, since you’ve decided to take action, I can only support you. This means that among the four of us—Lin Yue, Li Yi, you, and me—only one side can survive."

"So, let me be the one to confront Lin Yue and, as a friend, deliver her last rites."

Yang Yilong looked at Qin Qing and said, "You’ve decided?"

"I have."

Qin Qing replied, "I also want a resolution; being stuck between you all is painful. Besides, with me facing Lin Yue, your odds of winning are greater... And now, crossing borders isn’t just about me; my family is also waiting for me to save them."

"I bear too much, like you, with no way back."

Yang Yilong, empathizing, nodded, "Qin Qing, understanding me truly is a blessing... I, too, yearn to live a life of heroic passion, to roam the world freely, but born into the Yang Family, reaping all its resources and the entire family’s future resting on my shoulders, I often have no choice in my actions. There are things I must do and people I must kill, even if unwillingly."

"Without realizing it, I’ve become the very person I used to despise: hypocritical, overbearing..."

"Sometimes I envy Li Yi who rose from obscurity, not needing to weigh his actions, following only his likes and dislikes."

He sighed with these sentiments, revealing a hint of weariness in his eyes.

"But all this will soon come to an end. I, Yang Yilong, will carve out a new future with the sword in my hand."

"I hope that once I reach a new world, I’ll be able to truly be myself."

While the two were discussing,

other Cultivators were also mobilizing upon receiving messages from the Investigation Bureau, knowing they couldn’t get a spot at Golden Academy but interested in a spot at the Bureau’s Mysterious Object Cultivation Room. Securing it would benefit them infinitely. So, they all wanted to have a go.

But knowing their limited strength, they decided to form teams, aiming to collectively secure a Cultivation Room.

After all, one Cultivation Room, if well-organized, could suffice for five or six people.

"Operation codename: Demon Purge. This is a dangerous mission. I just returned from the old district, and now I have to go back again?"

As an external combat member of the Investigation Bureau, Gu Mengping had received the mission. He was currently resting at home in AnDing District, reminiscing about his fallen comrades, melancholic about the future, when this mandatory task interrupted his reverie, forcing him to get up and prepare to partake in tonight’s Demon Purge operation.

Of course, it wasn’t just him.

Master Pete, Liu Yue, Zhang Zhixiong, even the injured Fu Bing, and the newly instated Zheng Gong all received orders.

It could be said,

this time the Investigation Bureau truly planned to mobilize the entire force of Cultivators in Tianchang City to reclaim the old district and reestablish order.

"Li Yi, the plans to deal with that ghost in the old district have come out... The higher-ups disagree with Master Pete’s proposal to destroy the old district and intend to gather all Cultivators to deal with the Walking Corpses. The mission is urgent; every Cultivator must reach the designated location before 8 tonight. I’m currently at the equipment station with Yuan Mingjin picking up some bullets, and we’ll rendezvous with you later."