The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 423 - 299: Tracing the Footprints of Mythology

Chapter 423: Chapter 299: Tracing the Footprints of Mythology

Li Yi remained remarkably calm in the basement refuge at this moment. He didn’t utter a word and simply continued with his cultivation.

For him, since there was no way to escape this disaster, he might as well leave it to fate. After all, he couldn’t even leave the city and was out of options. If that eerie haze spread throughout the city, he would have to wait for death just like everyone else.

This feeling of helplessness and insignificance strengthened Li Yi’s determination to cross into a new realm.

At night, lightning ravaged thorughout the city. Thunderbolts shattered many buildings, destroyed numerous things, and ignited various parts of the city, resulting in fires. Fortunately, the deadly haze was repelled, started to dissipate, and did not spread into the city, which was a stroke of luck amidst the misfortune.

The battle between the mythical creatures did not last long; it quieted down in about two hours. No one knew the outcome; all they knew was that everyone hidden within the city felt lucky to have survived another crisis.

As dawn broke, all anomalies disappeared, and the leaden clouds that had loomed over everyone’s heads also dispersed. The sky turned a brilliant blue, and the sun rose as usual.

Everything seemed to return to normal.

However, when Li Yi walked out of the building, he saw smoke rising from various parts of the city, many buildings had collapsed, leaving behind chunks of rubble. The air was filled with a smell of burn, but strangely enough, the Peace Finance Building, such a high-rise, had not suffered a single lightning strike.

It had safely weathered this crisis.

"Li Yi, we’ve got confirmation. The two mythical creatures that fought in the danger zone last night, one is called Garuda, a being of legend that preys on dragons. The other is called... Fei," Lin Yue got some fresh information and immediately reported.

"Fei? What is that?" Li Yi asked curiously.

"There’s an idiom you should have heard of - ’rumors abound,’ where ’Fei’ refers to a mythical creature. It’s said that wherever it passes, fog fills the air, its form unseen, its voice heard. Those unaware think the voice of Fei brings about terrible disasters... In reality, Fei’s voice is harmless. It’s the dense fog that’s the real catastrophe; it dissolves any creature that comes near, which is truly frightening," Lin Yue said, still shaken.

"The fog is probably an energy field emitted by Fei itself. This kind of energy field has strong erosive properties, ordinary bodies can’t withstand the erosion, so they dissolve into liquid. I hope that Garuda has hunted down that Fei; otherwise, the next time it comes near the city, Tianchang City will be done for."

"Only creatures of that caliber can deal with Fei. If it were a cultivator, they’d probably be doomed before even getting close to its body, and definitely couldn’t handle it."

Li Yi chuckled bitterly: "Let’s hope so. But relying on one mythical creature to alleviate the disaster caused by another is not a good sign. We cultivators are too insignificant, unable to even master our own fates... Forget it, let’s not talk about this anymore, it’s too disheartening. We should just do what we need to do."

However, as the two were talking.

Suddenly.

A trail of bright light swept across the distant sky and rapidly approached their location.

"That’s..." Lin Yue noticed it and immediately looked up.

Li Yi also saw the anomaly in the sky and looked intently, his expression shifting, "That’s not a mythical creature; it looks like a plane, no, more like a flying ship, and it’s heading our way."

Shortly.

As the speed of the light trail slowed, they could see clearly. To their astonishment, it was a sci-fi style golden flying ship, hovering in mid-air, slowly descending.

With the opening of the ship’s hatch, a young man with an indifferent expression strode out, "Who here is Li Yi?"

"Looking for me?" Li Yi was puzzled but stepped forward and replied, "I am Li Yi, what’s the matter?"

The indifferent man immediately snapped a photo of Li Yi with his phone, uploaded it for verification, and then said, "Correct, you are indeed Li Yi. Congratulations, you’ve joined Golden Academy. You have ten minutes to pack, and in ten minutes, I will take you to Golden Academy for enrollment."

"Golden Academy is sending someone so soon? Wasn’t it supposed to be in ten days?" said Li Yi.

This sudden notice caught him off guard.

"Last night, a battle between mythological creatures took place outside Tianchang City’s danger zone. We received orders to investigate, and now that the investigation has concluded, we have been instructed to take you back as well," explained the emotionless man. "Stop talking and hurry to pack your things and follow me. I’m not your personal attendant; I’m not obligated to serve you. Escorting you back to Golden Academy is part of my orders."

"Of course, you can also choose not to go, but you’ll have to undergo the assessments again."

Li Yi glanced at Lin Yue.

"Li Yi, go without worrying. I’m here, and if anything happens, we can stay in touch by phone," Lin Yue said with earnest, conscious eyes.

"Alright, then I’ll leave everything here to Sister Lin. I’ll just go upstairs to grab some things and then leave," Li Yi nodded.

Lin Yue laughed, "Once you get to Golden Academy, don’t slack off. You must continue your hard work in cultivation, as the competition there will certainly be fierce. Make sure you don’t get kicked out and lose face."

Facing Li Yi’s sudden departure, she felt a touch of reluctance but didn’t stop him; she simply wished in her heart that Li Yi would also make a name for himself after going to Golden Academy.

"Rest assured, Sister Lin, I won’t be lax in my cultivation, nor will I be driven back. Also, please help me contact Jiang Mingtian, let him know that if he needs the sword technique, he can get it after I join Golden Academy. If he doesn’t trust my word, he can hold off on crafting that transcendent weapon."

After speaking, Li Yi didn’t dare to delay, knowing he only had ten minutes.

He immediately returned to the building, took the elevator to the top floor, packed some important items, then came out with his backpack ready to leave.

A round trip took almost ten minutes.

"Board the spaceship." The man with a cold expression glanced over, then turned and entered the spaceship.

Li Yi took a deep breath, leapt, and stepped inside the spaceship as well.

"Li Yi, remember to come back when you have time." At this moment, Zheng Lan couldn’t help but shout out.

Right then, the spaceship’s hatch closed and it began to ascend slowly.

Once the spaceship reached a certain altitude, a powerful gust of wind hit and the spaceship instantly passed over the city, disappearing into the sky like a shooting star.

Curious, Li Yi looked around the interior of the spaceship after entering.

The interior of the spaceship was actually not large, with seating for at most ten people, and the layout was very simple, without any superfluous facilities, only two small rooms.

Moreover, the spaceship was not piloted by humans but seemed to be controlled by artificial intelligence. As the spaceship continued to advance, the AI’s voice kept resonating near Li Yi’s ears.

"Is this the newcomer joining the Golden Academy? Not bad, very young, and appears to have potential." Suddenly, in the cabin, a seat turned around revealing a tall woman who smiled while looking at Li Yi, eyeing him up and down.

Li Yi felt uncomfortable being scrutinized like this and could also approximately sense the energy emanating from the two people.

The man and woman were not at the Soul Realm level but had reached the Spirit Power Realm, similar to the feeling Professor Zhang Songlin gave him.

Although they did not exude a majestic aura, merely being near them, Li Yi could feel the gap in the level of life.

"Decrease the speed of the spaceship, initiate search in this area... Target, Garuda, Phi." Suddenly, the man spoke.

"Reducing speed, deceleration successful... Search mode activated, target data loaded, searching for the mythical creature Garuda, Phi," came the swift response from the spaceship’s control area in the form of an AI voice.

"You don’t mind if we take a little detour, do you?" The man looked at Li Yi.

What could Li Yi say? He immediately responded, "I don’t mind."

"Bai Sinan, haven’t we already searched before? Why search again?" the woman inquired.

The man called Bai Sinan, with his indifferent demeanor, said, "We haven’t thoroughly searched in this direction. I refuse to believe that a battle between two mythical creatures would end without a conclusion. Previously we searched the vicinity of Tianchang City and found only some traces of battle, but nothing else. However, my intuition tells me that one of the mythical creatures has been defeated, and the defeat was a crushing one. The only question is whether it has fled or has been killed."

"If we could find some traces, it would make this trip worth it."

The woman laughed, "It’s up to you, but you’d better be careful. There are more mythical creatures out there besides the two near Tianchang City. If we linger too long and other mythical creatures take notice, it could be dangerous."

"I know, I won’t search for too long, just a quick sweep and then we’ll head back," Bai Sinan said.

Li Yi silently listened on the side.

He didn’t expect that these two were actually targeting those two mythical creatures.

But on second thought, this was indeed a great opportunity.

If one of the two mythical creatures locked in a fight to the death was either dead or critically injured, either outcome would be an excellent chance for scavenging.

Of course, this was a risk Li Yi dared not take, but for these two individuals at the level of the Spirit Power Realm, although it might be challenging to confront a mythical creature, scavenging should definitely not be a problem.

As the spaceship swiftly explored the nearby area, it indeed discovered some traces.

Huge creature footprints were detected on the ground, and the surrounding forests retained an energy field of some powerful being, with large patches of blood here and there. This blood was peculiar; it scorched the earth upon contact, as if burned by intense fire.

Li Yi knew that the energy in the blood of mythical creatures was so potent that it destroyed everything around them, akin to high-intensity radiation.

"That mythical creature didn’t die after its defeat; instead, it escaped all the way here," Bai Sinan was both surprised and pleased at this moment.

The woman beside him reminded, "Don’t be too careless, a surviving mythical creature is even more dangerous. If we encounter it suddenly, our ship and lives could be lost. I advise against taking any more risks and suggest we return to the Golden Academy. If you’re still intent, you can invite others to join us in the search."

"No, from here to Tianchang City, that’s at least three hundred kilometers. To flee such a distance in one go, the state of that mythical creature must be disastrous. Only the threat of death would make it run so far. If I can find it, with the firepower of the spaceship, we may be able to send it on its final journey," Bai Sinan said with a flicker in his eyes.

Clearly, he had plans for the mythical creature and was unwilling to give up just yet.

Li Yi, listening by the side, felt helpless.

It seemed he had boarded a ship of thieves.

If something really happened, wouldn’t he, an Evolver at the Spiritual Sense Realm, be buried along with them?

But now, with little influence, whatever he said would be useless. He could only watch all this unfold.