The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 399 - 278: Reborn

Chapter 399: Chapter 278: Reborn

After repelling the black cat, Li Yi and Fan Zhizhou’s journey was relatively smooth. They didn’t encounter any Extraordinary Creatures. Only when leaving the dangerous zone did they run into a solitary Fierce Beast, which wasn’t very strong. Li Yi took the ’since I’m here’ approach, casually killed it, and then took it with him planning to sell it for a good price before entering the city.

However, ever since Fan Zhizhou lost to the cat, he had been very silent on the way, seemingly having taken a huge blow to his confidence, without uttering a word.

It wasn’t until they were about to enter the city that Fan Zhizhou asked, "Mr. Li, how common are beings as strong as that black cat in this world?"

He wanted to confirm whether he was just unlucky to have encountered something so formidable right at the beginning, resulting in his defeat.

"That black cat is not weak, but to say it’s very strong, that’s also not the case. There are many Extraordinary Creatures like it, but their strengths are uneven. Your body hasn’t evolved, your foundation is too weak. Even with Fist Power enhancement, forget about clashing with Extraordinary Creatures; any one of them could take your life."

"And above the Extraordinary Creatures, there are the legendary mythical creatures; those are truly terrifying. Previously, I saw a creature that fed on dragons in the sky near my home. Luckily, it had no malice towards me and eventually chased after thunder and lightning and left, otherwise, I would have been doomed," Li Yi said as he walked, dragging the carcass of the Fierce Beast, which he had finally managed to bring back with difficulty.

The two smoothly passed through the city’s defenses. Near this defensive line, there were still many buyers purchasing the bodies of Fierce Beasts and Extraordinary Creatures. These things have always been hot commodities, indispensable in biological research, transcendent technology, and even medical aspects.

"My friend, are you selling the carcass of that Fierce Beast in your hands?"

Upon arrival, a buyer eagerly approached Li Yi.

"Selling, name your price."

Li Yi casually tossed the Fierce Beast’s carcass in front of him.

The buyer circled the carcass, examined it, and found that the beast had died recently and was still warm. He immediately said, "This Fierce Beast’s carcass is in good condition. I offer four million."

"Four million? Have the prices for Fierce Beasts dropped this low now?" Li Yi was surprised.

He remembered the last time he sold a Fierce Beast, one could easily fetch tens of millions, although there were requirements for hunting quotas at that time. But even with price drops, it shouldn’t have plummeted this much.

The buyer immediately said, "This price is already considered high. Recently, the market price for Fierce Beasts has been falling continuously; many buyers are going bankrupt due to losses. If you don’t believe me, feel free to ask anyone around. I’m not lying to you. However, the price of Extraordinary Creatures has remained firm, but I have limited funds and rarely purchase Extraordinary Creatures."

Seeing this situation, Li Yi asked, "There must be some reason for such a drastic drop in the price of Fierce Beasts. Do you know why?"

He thought there might have been some significant event in Tianchang City, so he wanted to understand more.

The buyer said, "I heard from other buyers in the neighboring Tian Han City that someone powerful has recently been furiously hunting Fierce Beasts. Almost all the Fierce Beasts in their dangerous zones have been wiped out, and then I heard that person moved on to other cities’ dangerous zones to hunt. Suddenly, a large number of Fierce Beast carcasses flooded the market, so naturally, the prices have been dropping."

"This sounds unbelievable. An Evolver going in and out of dangerous zones only to hunt Fierce Beasts and not Extraordinary Creatures? And managing to drive down the price of Fierce Beasts single-handedly?" Li Yi looked somewhat puzzled.

"Exactly, an Evolver entering a dangerous zone wouldn’t just target Fierce Beasts; Extraordinary Creatures are more cost-effective; one is worth the hunt of a dozen or twenty Fierce Beasts. We buyers don’t understand how that person managed to do it unless they’re idly bored and only killing Fierce Beasts, but that possibility is too low."

The buyer shook his head, unable to comprehend.

Li Yi then asked, "What is the strength of that Evolver? What’s their name?"

"Don’t know. The strength of that person is unknown, but I do have some impression of the name; seems like it’s Wei," the buyer replied.

Wei?

Li Yi took a slight mental note, and then said, "Since the price of Fierce Beasts has dropped, let it be four million, but I want cash."

"That’s no problem."

The buyer immediately responded, then signed a purchase contract with Li Yi and had his assistant bring over four million in cash.

After Li Yi got the money, he didn’t keep it for himself but gave it to Fan Zhizhou: "It’s not okay to be without money when you’re new here. Consider this money as my concern for you, but it only goes this far. If you want to experience and grow, you can’t rely too much on me. You have to find your own way to fit into this world and learn how to survive."

"Thank you," Fan Zhizhou sincerely expressed his gratitude after receiving the money.

"In any case, it’s better not to leave the urban area before you understand this world, or you could easily encounter misfortune. Also, I suggest you find a meditation room as soon as possible and start learning how to evolve and practice Cultivation. Of course, before that, you need to treat your injuries," Li Yi said.

"I have medicine for wounds on me; this injury won’t bother me," Fan Zhizhou said.

Li Yi nodded and said: "That’s good. Just follow this road straight into the urban area. It’s all safe around here, and you don’t need to worry about encountering any Extraordinary Creatures. However, people in our world are born evil and their words can’t be trusted. You’d best keep an eye out and not be deceived. That’s all I have to say, farewell."

After finishing his words, he left Fan Zhizhou alone and departed.

"Mr. Li, if something comes up, where can I find you?" Suddenly, Fan Zhizhou remembered something and asked in haste.

"I live in the Peace Finance Building. Once you’re familiar with everything here, you can naturally find my residence."

Li Yi’s voice came from afar before he got into a car and quickly left.

He was not a nanny; he couldn’t hand-hold Fan Zhizhou into integrating into this modern city. The fact that he left some money and guided him out of the danger zone was already more than benevolent.

Moreover, with Fan Zhizhou having the capability of Refining Points, it shouldn’t be hard for him to survive in the city. After he goes through some trials and grows, whether he is a genius or a good-for-nothing will be clear at a glance.

Watching Li Yi leave, Fan Zhizhou took a deep breath. He looked at the high-rise city in the distance, feeling everything so unfamiliar. He glanced at the sky only to see a single bright moon shining, completely different from the Four Seas and Eight Continents, where there are two moons.

Although there were quite a few people nearby, none of them were familiar to him, and his own attire was drastically different from theirs.

However, the people of this world seemed very tolerant; his outlandish appearance did not attract too much attention.

Fan Zhizhou didn’t rush into the city. Instead, he found a place nearby to rest a bit, consumed a healing Elixir, and bandaged his wounds. Then he began to observe his surroundings. He saw Cultivators steadily emerging from the danger zone, their eyes gleaming in the night, all revealing their extraordinariness, like Li Yi.

However, their strength did not seem to be particularly strong; they lacked the oppressive aura of Li Yi and what each Cultivator gained from the danger zone varied.

Some hunted Fierce Beasts, some returned empty-handed, and of course, there were powerful Evolvers who even brought back the bodies of Extraordinary Creatures.

Fan Zhizhou also followed the buyers to join in the crowd. He saw an Extraordinary Creature covered in scales, its name unknown to him. He only knew that the creature’s scales were invulnerable, as he tried to scrape them with his dagger when no one was paying attention.

Sparks flew, and his dagger, which he thought was a Divine Weapon, broke directly.

"How is this thing killed?" Fan Zhizhou fell silent once more.

Such hard scales, probably could even block the Gang Qi of the Gang Refining Realm. If this were in the Four Seas and Eight Continents, one could only wonder how many lives would be sacrificed to hunt it.

Later on, he learned that this Extraordinary Creature died because it was shot in the brain with a sniper rifle. The bullet entered through the eye and killed it in one shot.

The gun Fan Zhizhou had seen before, it was exactly the same as the weapon Li Yi brought to the Four Seas and Eight Continents.

A weapon that can kill a Gang Refining Realm Expert from five hundred steps away, yet here requires a critical hit to kill an Extraordinary Creature?

And there are many such Extraordinary Creatures in this world, even more terrifying mythical creatures... he thought of Li Yi’s description, can mythical creatures really chase the thunder in the sky?

"Ha ha," Fan Zhizhou laughed.

While laughing, he made his way out of the crowd and headed towards the brightly lit city. His once proud and arrogant demeanor as a Family Disciple had been crushed by the huge disparity, leaving nothing of it intact. He once thought that after seeing the vast world, he could still make a name for himself, and even thought Li Yi was nothing special, only strong due to their world and not because of his own abilities.

But now, Fan Zhizhou started to realize how terrifying a world full of strong individuals like carps crossing a river can be, and how insignificant he truly was. Even if he reached the Gang Refining or Refining God Realm, it wouldn’t be enough to stand out.

Like a strong ant stepping out of the anthill, the moment it looked up to the sky, it found itself so weak; the past illusions seemed laughable.

However, Fan Zhizhou quickly pulled himself together while laughing.

One should not indulge in self-pity upon recognizing the gap but must pursue bravely. This world is so fascinating that if he could make a name for himself here, then when he returns to the Four Seas and Eight Continents, everyone would have to bow before him. No, the Four Seas and Eight Continents are too small, so small that it’s suffocating, why go back?

To play house with them?

From now on, Tianchang City is his home, and as for relatives and friends from the past, sorry, not very close.

"My life, Fan Zhizhou, is just beginning. Why should I be willing to fall behind?"

He almost wanted to give a long howl to vent his depressive emotions, feeling like he was being reborn.