The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 400 - 279: The Continuing Nightmare

Chapter 400: Chapter 279: The Continuing Nightmare

"Is this the Gang Qi mastered by the Gang Refining Realm Martial Artist?"

At the top floor of the Peace Finance Building, Li Yi calmly looked at the invisible breath swirling in his hand, which surged from within his body and was nurtured by Qi-Blood. It seemed fragile and easily extinguished by a pinch, but it was actually endlessly alive. The Gang Qi was tough, and if further tempered with a certain method, it would become as indestructible as steel.

Li Yi clenched his hand as if capturing a breeze, then raised his hand and swung it out.

A slash of invisible breath shot out like a blade, severing a decorative object ten meters away, leaving a smooth cut, its sharpness evident.

"However, my body possesses an excessively vast amount of Qi-Blood. Transforming this Qi-Blood into Gang Qi will require a long time of tempering. Furthermore, each of the four major clans has their own advantages and disadvantages in their Gang Refining Methods. The Fan Family’s Circulating Gang Qi focuses on defense, close-quarters elimination of enemies; the Zhao Family’s Hundred Refinement Gang Qi prioritizes attack, condensing Gang Qi into sword or knife energies for immediate kills; the Qi Family’s Innate Fist Gang favors pure offense, defeating enemies with punches; the Meng Family’s Ten Directions Gang Qi takes a different path, controlling Gang Qi to kill from a hundred steps away, offering the longest attack range."

Li Yi recalled the four Gang Refining Methods in his mind.

Fundamentally, they are quite similar, only differing in the direction of Gang Qi cultivation.

This is because a strong practitioner in the Gang Refining Realm has limited Qi-Blood, hence the Gang Qi one can condense is limited. In such circumstances, one has to make a choice, focusing on certain aspects means inevitably giving up on others.

If your Gang Qi excels in offensive power, the defense will be weaker; if your defense is strong, then long-range killing abilities would not match others.

"People from the Four Seas and Eight Continents have not evolved physically and are of poorer quality with insufficient Qi-Blood, which is why the Gang Refining Methods have drawbacks. But I am different; my Qi-Blood far surpasses that of an ordinary Refining Realm Martial Artist. Others practice one type of Gang Qi, but I can practice all four, complementing strengths and weaknesses. Thus, my Gang Qi will be stronger than anyone else’s."

Li Yi pondered softly: "However, this will also take more time."

Given enough time, he could certainly do so, but apart from tempering Gang Qi, he also needed his body to evolve, thus time could be an issue.

So, he had to make a choice as well.

Eventually, Li Yi decided on two types of Gang Qi, only cultivating Circulating Gang Qi and Hundred Refinement Gang Qi.

The former’s Protective Gang Qi offered astonishing defense, capable of protecting oneself, as survival was of utmost importance; the latter concentrated on sword and knife energies, enabling remote attacks. From then on, he would have long-range offensive capabilities, and if time allowed, he could cultivate the other two methods later.

"Li Yi, are you in there?"

Suddenly, at this moment, Zheng Lan’s voice came from outside the room, she knocked on the door: "Lin Yue is here, she said she has something to look for you."

Upon hearing the voice, Li Yi immediately came back to his senses, no longer pondering about cultivation, and swiftly opened the door: "Sister Lin is looking for me? Where is she?"

"She’s downstairs," said Zheng Lan.

"Good timing, I also have some matters to discuss with Sister Lin."

Li Yi said, while recalling his experiences in World 36 and the markings on his arm. Now that he had returned from Four Seas and Eight Continents with the methods for Gang and God Refining, he needed to address these risks.

At this time, Zheng Lan suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, Li Yi, while you were away, Lin Yue made some money for me. Now that you’re back, I can give it back to you."

"Not now, I still need your help with something, Zheng Lan. There’s a letter in my room, left by a Cultivator named Qin Bing during the last cross-world encounter. This Qin Bing is an external combat member from another city’s investigation bureau. Could you help me ask Zheng Gong for Qin Bing’s home address, and send this letter for me? I really dislike dealing with letters, they give me a headache."

Then, Li Yi suddenly remembered something else and immediately said.

"Okay, I understand, don’t worry, I’ll ask Zheng Gong right away," Zheng Lan said with a smile.

"Then I’ll go see Sister Lin first." After speaking, Li Yi took the elevator down to the first floor.

In the lobby, Lin Yue sat on a sofa drinking tea, but her gaze occasionally turned toward a room nearby, displaying a hint of alertness.

"Sister Lin," Li Yi greeted immediately.

Lin Yue put down her teacup, smiled and said, "How was it, was the trip to Ghost Street smooth?"

"It was quite smooth. Previously when I went to Ghost Street, I was timid. Now I strike with full force. I’m now in the Spiritual Realm, and I’m able to handle many dangers," said Li Yi. "This time after my visit to Ghost Street, I received a complete succession of boxing techniques. It’s no longer just a technique, but rather a whole new cultivation method."

"I was thinking of sharing this with Sister Lin to see if you are interested in this."

He had acquired the Martial Arts inheritances from the four major families this time. It seemed wasteful if he practiced it alone. Now it was time to gradually share it, cultivating people he could trust around him. Moreover, his boxing techniques had already spread after the incident with Yang Yilong. Now, bringing out the Martial Arts inheritance could help mitigate that impact.

After all, with something better available, who would want to continue practicing imperfect boxing techniques?

"Another world’s cultivation method?" Lin Yue was startled, and then said, "You actually acquired this thing on Ghost Street, then that means, isn’t Ghost Street a cross-world point?"

"Cross-world point?" Li Yi showed a hint of confusion.

Lin Yue immediately explained, "You’ve been a Cross-border before, you should understand the principle of crossing worlds. The world is mysterious; sometimes two worlds don’t need a massive gateway to cross; under certain serendipitous circumstances, they can collide and connect, just like two cities connected by highways, allowing travel back and forth, and a cross-world point is the road that leads to two different worlds."

"However, the crossing point is extremely perilous, as not only can it be discovered from our side, but the other world can detect it too. It could easily lead to a battle breaking out between experts from both worlds. I heard that there has already been a battle at Golden Academy, seemingly triggered by an invasion from high-level experts of the Otherworld. Thus, it’s better for you to avoid going to Ghost Street frequently, as we can’t control the risks involved."

She was quite worried that Li Yi frequenting Ghost Street would provoke hostility from the experts of other worlds.

"Now that the world has turned out this way, are you still worried about these things, Sister Lin? I actually think the existence of the crossing point is a good thing. If the Sky Tipping event is imminent and we haven’t found a suitable world to cross over to, it might be better to follow this crossing point to another world rather than die here," Li Yi said.

"That makes sense when you put it like that," Lin Yue thought for a moment, her thoughts suddenly clear.

The existence of a crossing point is both a danger and an opportunity.

Li Yi continued, "Starting today, I will teach you a new cultivation method, Sister Lin. No matter what the future holds, only if we become stronger can we handle every crisis. By the way, there’s another matter I need to ask you about. Do you know about this?"

He subtly rolled up his sleeve, revealing his arm.

On his arm were several scars, although they had faded significantly and might even disappear in time, the scars still formed four words: Beware of my mom.

Upon seeing these four words, Lin Yue’s eyes suddenly narrowed. She instantly realized that Li Yi was aware of his mom’s existence, but she couldn’t talk about it. Because once she mentioned it, she would be targeted by Li Yi’s mom, and might even end up being killed by her. Moreover, she wasn’t the only one who knew about this.

Zhao Lingfu, Zhang Lei, Li Shaqing, Master Pete, Gu Mengping... All the well-known experts in Tianchang City were aware of it, yet they all kept mysteriously silent, not daring to discuss the subject.

Of course, one of the reasons was that Li Yi’s mom had nothing to do with them; they could simply keep their distance, as most of the time they had little interaction.

But Lin Yue couldn’t just watch Li Yi being entangled by that unknown entity.

Yet, she couldn’t directly point it out; it had to be Li Yi who realized the clues.

And now, the timing seemed ripe.

Lin Yue glanced again at the room nearby, then took a deep breath and said, "Li Yi, there are some things I can’t talk about. If I do, it could lead to great danger. However, I believe you might already have some suspicions. Your judgment is correct... Moreover, this issue didn’t start now; I noticed it from the first time I visited your home."

"Li Yi, sometimes I even suspect you; there seems to be some issues with your memory, as you simply overlook certain things."

Li Yi’s face suddenly changed upon hearing this.

His memory had issues?

Reminded of this, he immediately realized it might be true. If there wasn’t a problem with his memory, how could he possibly forget when the scars on his arm were made?

What exactly happened in the 36th world?

If there was a problem with his mom, what exactly was it?

Or perhaps the mom in his memory never existed, and the actual mom might be...

Just as Li Yi was deep in thought.

Suddenly.

The lights in the hall on the first floor started to flicker suddenly, as if interfered with by some unknown power. Simultaneously, a chilling sensation surged up from the bottom of Lin Yue and Li Yi’s hearts, making them sense an immense crisis at the same moment.

Although both were Spiritual Sense users, already considered as experts in Tianchang City, under this sense of crisis, they felt they could be killed at any moment.

And as time passed, it wasn’t just the flickering lights in the hall.

Drip, drip!

Suddenly, fresh blood started dripping from the ceiling.

This was not an illusion.

Because the pungent smell of blood filled the air, continuously assaulting their senses.

"Li Yi," Lin Yue promptly yelled, understanding that Li Yi’s mom had appeared again.

But unlike the last time Li Yi’s mom appeared and helped them kill that bizarre woman Liu Yan, could this appearance mean she was there to kill them?

If so, that was terrifying.

It seemed that even Li Yi couldn’t control his mom; if certain taboos were violated, he too could be seen as an enemy.

"This feeling... it’s like the ghosts in the 36th world," Li Yi’s face changed, recalling the fear dominated by the Ghost Post Office.

He thought that after crossing back, that nightmare-like experience would have ended. Yet, the nightmare continued.