The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 46 - 37 Xu Ming’s Report

Chapter 46: Chapter 37 Xu Ming’s Report

Manager Xu Ming had now arrived at the eleventh floor of the building.

This floor was where Yang Yilong lived, but it was also equipped with many expensive medical devices, including a specially customized nutrient pod.

The nutrient pod resembled a cylindrical transparent glass box.

Yet it was filled with a golden nutrient liquid, and there were other costly medicines as well.

When cultivators soaked in it, their cells could get a significant amount of nutritional supplementation within a short time. Combined with some medical treatments, it could quickly heal the cultivator’s injuries. However, bathing in the Golden Nutrient Liquid was so costly that ordinary people could not afford to use it.

However, at this moment.

The woman with the green vertical pupils, Qin Qing, was completely submerged in the nutrient liquid; her body was covered in blood, her spine shattered, her severe injuries difficult to heal.

Even with the top-notch nutrient pod nourishing her body, it could only stabilize her injuries temporarily, unable to cure them.

Yang Yilong stood in front of the nutrient pod at this moment. He stood with his hands behind his back, his posture outstanding, but his face was exceptionally grim.

Although they hunted down that extraordinary creature in this operation, facing such heavy losses, it was almost deemed a failure. Furthermore, if it weren’t for Qin Qing risking her life at the last moment to hold back that extraordinary creature, he wouldn’t have been able to accomplish the hunt.

"I am still too weak. Although I have explored my own Techniques, powerful enough to easily kill extraordinary creatures, after actual combat I found that these Techniques have many flaws. If the enemy chooses to avoid fighting, I can’t bring my advantages into play at all. Even the sharpest treasure sword is only useful when it hits the enemy,"

Yang Yilong now recalled the scenes in the dangerous zone.

He was toyed with by that extraordinary creature, which sought to simply exhaust his stamina and then turn and hunt him down. If he hadn’t brought Qin Qing with him this time, he probably wouldn’t have made it back.

"I need to continue improving my Techniques and can’t be so reckless anymore. Everything that happened this time is a bloody lesson."

Yang Yilong clenched his fists at this moment, determined to remember the events that had occurred, to learn from shame and become braver, and at the same time to overcome his eagerness for quick success.

If only he had afforded himself more time to practice and discover flaws after initially mastering the new Techniques, perhaps this incident would not have happened.

As he was reflecting alone.

Suddenly.

The door was knocked.

"Dong, dong dong, President Yang, there is a matter I need to report," the voice of Manager Xu Ming came through.

"Come in," Yang Yilong calmed his emotions and withdrew his thoughts, once again reverting to his usual proud self.

Manager Xu Ming now pushed the door and entered.

Yang Yilong stood in front of the nutrient pod, hands behind his back, and calmly said, "Xiao Xu, go ahead and speak."

Manager Xu Ming immediately said, "President Yang, it is like this. Just now, a Cultivator named Li Yi escaped back from the danger zone. His companions, Li Tao and Zhang Gao, both Cultivators, have been confirmed dead."

"Continue."

Yang Yilong knew that Xu Ming had more to report, as the escape of a Cultivator back to safety was not enough to warrant a special visit.

Manager Xu Ming went on, "Before entering the danger zone, this Li Yi was just an ordinary Cultivator, but when he came back, he had already awakened as a Spirit Medium."

"Between life and death, human potential is stimulated, and the body can evolve faster. This is normal," nodded Yang Yilong lightly, unsurprised.

"President Yang, what is truly bewildering is that Li Yi not only survived the danger zone after his cultivation breakthrough, but he also successfully hunted a Fierce Beast Biao," said Manager Xu Ming. "The corpse of the Biao has just been brought back. I have seen it, and according to Zheng Fei, it seems to have been killed by Li Yi with his bare hands and feet."

"Hmm?"

Hearing such news, Yang Yilong’s interest was piqued a bit. He turned around and asked, "This Li Yi hunted that Biao with his bare hands?"

"Yes," Manager Xu Ming replied again.

"That’s not something a Spirit Medium Realm Cultivator could do. I have seen that Fierce Beast Biao; it is quite extraordinary. The Eye Witness ability of Spirit Mediums has no effect on it. Encountering one in the danger zone would only lead to a dead end; it is not possible to survive such an encounter. There must be something amiss when the abnormal occurs. Where is the corpse of that Biao? Take me to see it,"

Yang Yilong spoke and then walked swiftly towards the direction of the private elevator.

Xu Ming hurriedly followed, "The corpse has just been delivered to the cold storage room in the canteen, ready for rapid freezing. After all, it is Li Yi’s hunt; we must preserve it as well as we can, and later we have to return it to Li Yi."

"Don’t freeze it yet, I’ll take a look first. Also, talk to that Li Yi afterwards, I am buying the corpse of that Biao, offering a price 20% higher than the market rate," Yang Yilong said as he walked, decisive in his actions. But soon he paused, realizing something, "No, 20% is too little. Purchase it for double the market price. We need some good news to stabilize people’s spirits after such an event."

"Isn’t double the price too much?" Xu Ming was somewhat astonished.

The Fierce Beasts were already expensive, and an increase of a few percent meant several million. If bought at double the price, it would mean paying at least ten million more, which was not a small sum.

"A Spirit Medium who can hunt Fierce Beasts Biao with bare hands must be extraordinary. Consider it an early investment," Yang Yilong said without turning his head.

"All right, President Yang," Xu Ming responded.

Soon.

The two took the private elevator down to the cold storage in the building that stored various food ingredients.

The corpse of the Fierce Beast lay there waiting to be frozen.

Yang Yilong seemed to have caught sight of something unbelievable. He immediately rushed to the side of the Fierce Beast’s corpse, crouched down, and stretched out his hand to touch a dented Fist Mark on the body.

Underneath the Fist Mark was a soft mass, with all the bones inside completely shattered.

"What a fierce punch," Yang Yilong’s expression slightly moved, "How was this punch delivered? It’s like a branding iron stamped onto the body."

"And to think such a hard jaw was shattered by a single punch, you must understand that Biao’s bone density is superior to that of a Spirit Medium Realm cultivator. To win by being weaker against the stronger is nearly impossible unless..."

"The punch Li Yi struck wasn’t just a punch, it was a technique."

"He has mastered a boxing technique that does not originate from our world, it’s from the Otherworld."

"Everything makes sense now. He must have encountered quite an opportunity in the danger zone. Not only has his body evolved, but he has also learned a powerful boxing technique, which is why he was able to kill this Fierce Beast with his bare hands."

Just after a brief examination, Yang Yilong immediately deduced all of this.

However, he was not surprised.

Because there are quite a few people like Li Yi, many cultivators are able to acquire fortuitous encounters in the danger zones, mastering unknown skills and then combining them with their own to evolve unique techniques.

"Xu Ming, where is Li Yi now?" Yang Yilong stood up.

He was now very interested in this individual and wanted to meet him.

"Li Yi is currently undergoing treatment in the medical room, but now he’s run into a bit of trouble. A Spirit Medium Realm cultivator named He Jun is slandering him, accusing Li Yi of betraying his teammates. Li Yi counters by accusing He Jun of selling out his teammates to survive in the danger zone. They’ve gotten into an argument and are about to ask for President Yang’s presence as a witness to clarify right from wrong."

Xu Ming took the opportunity to quickly explain the situation. "Whether Li Yi’s allegations are true depends on the evidence. Right now, the evidence is inside this Fierce Beast’s belly."

"There’s such a thing?" Yang Yilong snorted heavily. "Since that He Jun wants evidence, bring the corpse of this Fierce Beast, cut open its belly in public, take out the item for examination, and make everyone convinced. If He Jun really did betray his teammates for survival, I will not let him off the hook."

"Let’s go, I’ll accompany you. Without me, those cultivators can’t be reined in."

"Thank you, President Yang," Xu Ming responded.

But at the same time.

Li Yi was as steady as an old dog. During this time, he had taken a bath, had his wounds stitched and bandaged, and even underwent a full body checkup. He found that apart from some minor cracks in the bones of his arm, the rest were just flesh wounds, nothing serious.

Even the bone fractures weren’t serious; cultivators have high physical resilience, and it would only take a few days to fully recover.

"After this checkup, I’ve noticed that my body’s muscle and bone density have increased, and even my height has grown. I was just 178 centimeters before starting cultivation, but now I’ve reached 185 centimeters. Besides that, my shoulders have grown wider and my legs longer. This self-adjustment after body evolution allows one to run and exert force better."

Li Yi pondered as he looked at his medical report.

Once the body starts evolving, it will continuously rectify its flaws, striving for perfection.

"I wonder how He Jun’s issue will be handled. I’m feeling a bit tired now and want to head back to my room to get a good sleep," Li Yi said to himself as he sat back on the hospital bed, idly playing with his smartphone.

He first checked the surveillance footage of his home to ensure his parents were okay.

Then he checked on the performance of the medical pod.

All was well.

However, he was running out of nutrient liquid and would need to resupply in the next couple of days. Having earned a considerable sum of money, he planned to purchase higher quality nutrient liquid and also buy some household appliances for his impoverished home.

"I wonder how much my hunt of that Fierce Beast is worth. If I can make a hefty profit from it, I’m thinking of moving out of the old city area with my parents, ideally settling in the AnDing District if possible."

Now with his horizons broadened, Li Yi had greater needs—not only to improve his standard of living but also to relocate.

He browsed the real estate prices in AnDing District on his phone.

While the old city area’s prices were not high, AnDing District was a different story.

Looking at the prices,

Li Yi was so scared that he immediately put down his phone as if he had seen a ghost.

It was simply out of his league.

All were villas, small western-style houses, starting at tens of millions at least, and the better ones were easily over a hundred million. Where could he afford such prices? Even if a guide’s salary was high, it would take over a decade of saving every cent to afford it.

Are cultivators supposed to be saddled with a mortgage, toiling at work to pay off debt?

Compared to Li Yi, who was still in the mood to play with his phone,

He Jun was in particularly bad spirits at the moment, uneasy and worried about what was to come.

If evidence really came to light, he would be ruined.

Not only would he miss out on the compensation, but he might also end up in the Investigative Bureau’s jail.

"Had I known it would come to this, I should have killed this Li Yi back in the danger zone," He Jun thought regretfully, feeling that he wasn’t ruthless enough and had not resolved the problem, leaving behind such trouble.

Now, he could only pray that no evidence would be found inside the Fierce Beast’s stomach.

Only then would he still have room to maneuver.