The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 373 - 262: Meeting the God

Chapter 373: Chapter 262: Meeting the God

10, 9, 8, 7... As the numbers on the locator in my hand continued to count down, the final second came to an end.

Suddenly.

In the middle of a river in front of me, a strong energy fluctuation appeared, and this energy accumulated at an unimaginable speed, piling up, and after exceeding a certain limit, the space wormhole twisted and the Cross-border Gate was once again opened.

The timing was precise, not a second more, not a second less.

Li Yi had been standing by the river for more than a dozen hours, and this was the moment he had been waiting for during the three months he had survived in this world.

Without the slightest hesitation, his Gang Qi burst out, and he swept up a gust of wind as if flying close to the surface of the river, charging toward the Cross-border Gate at an astonishing speed. In less than three seconds, Li Yi had successfully crossed over and returned to his familiar world.

"The first batch of Cross-border travelers has safely returned, identity confirmed... Li Yi from Tianchang City Investigation Bureau."

The familiar mechanical voice echoed.

This was an underground chamber of a secret base, a vast area, filled with scorching Cosmic Energy, as if to set a person ablaze. The familiar Mysterious Object, Luanyang Feather, was freely releasing energy; it was this energy supply that allowed the Cross-border Gate to be smoothly opened.

But before Li Yi had time to think further.

Suddenly.

Several figures swept past him.

Most of them were experts in the Spiritual Realm, and the leader was a powerhouse in the Soul Realm, who took advantage of the opening of the Cross-border Gate to rush into that world coded 36 without looking back.

"Hmm?" Li Yi’s face showed a look of surprise at this moment.

There was another Cross-border team?

According to normal procedure, shouldn’t they wait a month after the first Cross-border attempt, to allow me to send out the intelligence, analyzing whether the new world was worthy of exploration? Why did a team rush to continue the Cross-border operation so eagerly right after the gate opened and just as I had returned?

Li Yi wanted to stop them, to warn these people against going to that world filled with supernatural powers and fierce ghosts, but before he could speak out, they had already crossed over and disappeared before his eyes.

It seemed everything was prepared in advance.

Li Yi’s expression changed unpredictably; he felt that everything here seemed to have changed greatly during the three months he was gone.

"Li Yi, the team led by Zhang Xun included six people; did only you return? Or did the others miss the opening of this Cross-border Gate?" Suddenly, a voice inquired.

Li Yi turned toward the direction of the voice and saw a tall, imposing middle-aged man standing at the console. The man was very strong; even from a distance, his Spiritual Sense was vaguely alerting him, clearly showing that the man’s strength was at least in the Soul Realm, no, even stronger.

This man was named Wang Dongtian, the manager of this Cross-border Base, whose strength, identity, and status were all high.

"Zhang Xun died on the first day of crossing over, and Xu Qiumei, Tao Yuan on the third day; Zhang Jing attempted to break through to the Soul Realm and leave world number 36, but ended up missing, life or death unknown... Qin Bing died two days ago, and only I survived," Li Yi said.

Upon hearing this, all the staff in the console room were shocked.

"What? A Soul Realm powerhouse died on the first day of crossing over?"

"The detection of Cosmic Energy in world number 36 is not strong. Theoretically, the danger level of the world should be low, and it shouldn’t threaten a Soul Realm powerhouse. Zhang Xun should have been able to move unchallenged in such a world. How could he die so quickly?"

"Not good, Zhu Xiong’s team has already set off into world number 36. What do we do now? Should we call them back?"

"It’s too late, the Mysterious Object has reached its energy limit, and the Cross-border Gate is closing."

Listening to the discussion of others.

The face of Wang Dongtian, the manager of the base, instantly darkened. He hadn’t expected that upon Li Yi’s return from crossing over, he would bring back such news: out of six Cross-border travelers who went to world number 36, only one person returned, and that was Li Yi, who, although having broken through to the Spiritual Realm, had been merely a Cultivator in the inspiration realm before crossing over.

"Li Yi, stay where you are and don’t move; I have something to ask you."

Having said that, Wang Dongtian turned and left the console, then instructed the other staff, "Close the Cross-border Gate; we will discuss Zhu Xiong’s team later."

"Understood."

At his command, the staff immediately cut off the energy supply, and the already energy-depleted Cross-border Gate vanished in an instant without the support of vast amounts of Cosmic Energy.

The closing of the Cross-border Gate also meant that another team had no way to return.

"Li Yi, tell me about that world’s intelligence; I want to know how a Soul Realm powerhouse could die in world number 36, and what you experienced there," said Wang Dongtian.

Soon.

Wang Dongtian came to Li Yi by himself, while access in and out was again sealed off, preventing anyone’s entry or exit.

This was not to guard against Li Yi alone, but a necessary procedure.

Because they needed to understand the situation of each person who returned from the Cross Border, ensuring that those who crossed back had no issues before they could be released. If there was anything suspicious, Wang Dongtian wouldn’t hesitate to kill the person who had crossed back, to prevent them from negatively influencing the outside world.

"Zhang Xun died under very strange circumstances; he was killed by a piece of clothing."

Li Yi fell silent for a moment before carefully recounting the events of the first day after crossing over. He also knew that his information was very important, so he had no intention of concealing anything, because the first batch of Cross-border individuals was meant to explore new worlds and gather intelligence.

An old costume killed a powerful being from the Soul Realm?

If Wang Dongtian hadn’t heard it from Li Yi himself, he would never have believed such an absurd thing.

But it was precisely because it was so absurd that no one could make up such a story; thus making the incident all the more credible.

"A world filled with fierce ghosts, with only supernatural powers, no cultivation—only Ghost Control. They obtain supernatural powers by letting fierce ghosts possess them... Ghost Tamers have short lifespans, fierce ghosts will revive... ghosts cannot be killed," Li Yi continued to bring back intelligence from that world, Wang Dongtian’s expression grew more solemn by the moment.

However, during the time it took for Li Yi to bring back the intelligence,

Another new team of Cross-border individuals took advantage of the opening of the Cross-border Gate to enter World Number 36 again.

They were originally supposed to cross over a month after Li Yi returned with the intelligence, but plans changed. In the recent three months, there were too many Cultivators needing to cross over. To not waste each opening of the Cross-border Gate, they were arranged to cross over when Li Yi returned. Although risky, this increase in Cross-border individuals also meant more intelligence could be gathered from the other world.

"Captain, I paid attention to that guy named Li Yi; he was a member of Zhang Xun’s team. It’s strange, why is he the only one who came back from Zhang Xun’s team? What about the others? Did they all die in that world?"

"Crossing over before getting the information that Li Yi brought back seems a bit reckless."

"There’s no helping it, there are too many people lining up to go next. If we don’t use this opportunity, who knows what will happen in a month. Plus, if a Cultivator from the Spiritual Realm could come back safely, it means we can too. The decision to cross over this time will not be wrong."

The new team members discussed amongst themselves.

With a steady gaze, the team leader Zhu Xiong said, "Zhang Xun was a powerful being from the Soul Realm. We can’t be careless in a world that could kill a Cultivator like him. Maybe Li Yi just got lucky to survive; everyone be careful, and stay alert..."

But before he could finish,

a female Cultivator excitedly said, "Captain, look, there’s a city over there, with roads, cars... The drivers are all ordinary people. This is a peaceful and safe world with no Extraordinary Creatures and no Sky Tipping disasters."

As soon as they left the Cross-border Point and walked onto the riverbank, everything they observed nearby instantly excited them.

Everything felt so familiar.

It was just like the world before the Sky Tipping disaster ten years ago, eliciting an indescribably familiar and warm feeling.

"People can die in such a world?" Another Cultivator looked around and said in surprise.

"I think it’s more likely that their team had infighting, killing one another. With so many dead, I don’t believe a Spiritual Realm expert couldn’t have survived in this kind of world?"

Having just crossed over and gathered some initial intelligence about this world, their mood mirrored that of Li Yi and his team’s initially, as they considered this world to be safe and peaceful. Although the Cosmic Energy was a bit sparse, the absence of pollution and no worry about cultivation issues made it seem like a perfect place.

Some even didn’t want to return and considered settling down and completely integrating into this world.

However, as they were talking to each other, suddenly, team leader Zhu Xiong abruptly stopped walking and, with a hardened expression, swiftly turned to look in a direction behind them.

"Who’s there!"

With a thunderous shout, his aura exploded, and the ground beneath his feet shattered instantly.

In that moment, the other five Spiritual Realm experts were also taken by surprise, scattering in various directions to maintain distance between one another as they prepared for what was to come, fixing their gaze on a specific location behind them.

Jokes aside, every person capable of being a Cross-border individual was battle-hardened, with reaction times and alertness that were incredibly high.

"You noticed me this quickly? Such reflexes must already surpass the limits of normal humans... Did that Li Yi also have such abilities? It seems I underestimated him back at the Ghost Post Office," said a young man with a pale face, who appeared to be around nineteen or twenty years old, leisurely sipping a cola through a straw.

"Who are you? Are you an enemy of Li Yi?" Zhu Xiong’s expression shifted slightly as he watched the young man.

He couldn’t feel any fluctuation of Cosmic Energy from this person, nor could he sense any danger.

But just a moment ago, Zhu Xiong was certain that there had been no one on this road.

No one for several kilometers in either direction.

After all, who would appear out of nowhere on this riverside path?

So, it was as though this person had materialized out of thin air.

"Who I am..."

The young man holding the cola pondered briefly, then raised his head to reveal a calm smile, "My name is Yang Jian, and if you like to worship gods, then I have another name—you can call me... Yang Jian."