The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 707 - 501 Martial Artist Arrives

Chapter 707: Chapter 501 Martial Artist Arrives

Li Yi did not choose to return to the Golden Academy. Although his Tianyi Palace Dao Artifact was still at the Golden Academy, he wasn’t worried about losing it because Wu the Taoist and Cang Erzi were stationed there. He wasn’t concerned it would be taken away. If anyone could seize his Dao Artifact from two Tri-Floral Realm experts, he would willingly hand it over.

Feeling the cosmic energy on Earth more abundant than ever, Li Yi felt incredibly refreshed, and the oppressive atmosphere of the Dark World was completely gone.

However, Li Yi soon realized another problem: the cosmic pollution on Earth was becoming increasingly serious.

The gray-white cosmic energy permeated around him. Absorbing it into the body would result in self-pollution, possibly leading to confusion, madness, or insanity.

Moreover, the denser the cosmic energy, the more terrifying the pollution.

Even if you don’t cultivate, living in such a highly polluted world for years would twist your personality, making you crazy and extreme.

Faced with this polluted cosmic energy, Li Yi could only block it and avoid absorption, yet this was just a temporary fix. He felt that as long as he continued living on Earth, pollution was inevitable. Fortunately, he had a Divine Bloodline, making him temporarily immune to the pollution.

But others may not be so lucky.

"With so many crises on Earth, any one of them could destroy the world. It’s not something a Spirit Power Realm Evolver like me can worry about." Li Yi shook his head helplessly.

He thought these issues could only be addressed when he cultivated to the Tri-Floral Realm. Thinking too much about them now only added unnecessary worry.

As he performed the Cloud Soaring Technique.

Li Yi, relying on his incredible speed, traversed dangerous zones. Though he provoked attacks from several powerful Extraordinary Creatures, he left them behind. However, he noticed an issue: the Extraordinary Creatures in these danger zones evolved faster than he did. Previously only at the Soul Realm, they were now easily at the Spirit Power Realm.

Occasionally, he even saw Spirit God Realm-level Extraordinary Creatures controlling wind, rain, lightning, and thunder, hunting within mountain forests.

"These Extraordinary Creatures, leveraging the sharply increased concentration of cosmic energy, shot up in power like a rocket, and judging by earlier situations, they’ve all been polluted, making them violent and dangerous." Li Yi’s heart sank slightly.

Evolvers’ cultivation speed couldn’t keep up with these Extraordinary Creatures because Evolvers needed to avoid pollution issues, but the Extraordinary Creatures did not.

Fortunately, the journey was thrilling yet without mishap.

In a moment, Li Yi reached the familiar Tianchang City once again.

Compared to a few months ago, Tianchang City seemed more prosperous, with more inhabitants and more people cultivating. A casual glance showed many people on the streets possessing cultivation, practicing the Three Techniques with extraordinary potential, each easily at the Soul Realm strength.

After the Golden Academy popularized Genetic Potions, Cultivation Technique, and Evolution Method, promising cultivators began to emerge endlessly.

For a pioneer like Li Yi, a little slack could easily let later ones catch up.

"This is probably what it means for danger and opportunity to coexist," he thought to himself.

However, Li Yi did not oppose this situation. He hoped the cultivators on Earth would become stronger and more numerous, allowing them to handle many crises and not appear powerless like before.

But as he passed over the city sky.

Suddenly.

He sensed an energy fluctuation in the city sky, with something hidden in the air; although unclear, he could perceive the change in the world’s breath there.

This was a cultivator’s technique, sensing the world with nothing escaping detection.

"Is it the Investigation Bureau’s invisible warship?"

The first thought that came to Li Yi’s mind, for ever since peaceful trade with the Sixth World, this world had acquired many warships, spaceships, high-energy weapons, and other advanced tech equipment. Each city’s Investigation Bureau definitely had such equipment to boost city defense.

"No, not right. This aura isn’t a technological energy fluctuation. It feels like the mana fluctuation of a cultivator."

As Li Yi approached, he sensed again and then distinguished it clearly.

But why were cultivators appearing in Tianchang City?

He looked up at the sky.

The hideous rift at the sky’s end still connected to the Xuanxian Continent, with silhouettes faintly flying between the two great worlds back and forth without anyone stopping these cross-border actions. If you wish, you could pilot a spaceship or warship to the Xuanxian Continent yourself.

When did the two worlds become so intimately engaged in friendly exchanges?

"Stranger evolver, this is the territory of the Floating Immortal Island. You’ve crossed the boundary. Take another step, and we’ll use the Island Protection Array to kill you." As Li Yi was thinking this, not far in the sky, a formation revealed a corner, and a middle-aged man in lavish attire, standing on a giant white crane, warned Li Yi through divine sense.

"Huh?"

Li Yi’s expression slightly changed: "When did Tianchang City become the territory of the Floating Immortal Island? I’ve lived here for over twenty years, and I didn’t know."

"You didn’t know before, now you know. Leave immediately, or your life will be forfeit," the middle-aged man, stepping on the white crane and looking like a sage, said coldly.

Li Yi squinted his eyes: "Have the people of the Xuanxian Continent become so arrogant? Publicly claiming territories within others’ cities, aren’t they afraid of provoking strong enemies and facing no return?"

He honestly did not expect such a big change.

A sleep later, and his hometown became someone else’s territory.

This left him feeling amusedly angry.

No matter how inherently evil one might be, it’s impossible to commit such acts. When he went to the Four Seas and Eight Continents, he merely robbed a few martial arts halls.

Indeed, when it comes to shameless cunning, the people from Xuanxian Continent take the cake.

"The sky in this region belongs to our Floating Immortal Island, while the cities on the ground belong to you Earthlings. This was previously arranged with your Investigation Bureau. As an Immortal, I see you have some cultivation on you, so I advise you: don’t be unwise. Leave immediately, and do not offend the taboo." The middle-aged man said.

He was somewhat apprehensive of Li Yi, after all, he had witnessed Li Yi conjuring clouds around his feet, flying in from afar. Such an escape technique would require at least Nascent Soul Realm power.

Otherwise, he would’ve already made a move, instead of wasting words here.

"Arrangements with the Investigation Bureau?" Li Yi’s gaze shifted slightly, "I must find out whether this is true. If it is, then fine. If not, I will not consent to people hovering above my head all day."

He didn’t act rashly but decided to first seek out Zheng Gong to understand the situation.

To find out whether the Investigation Bureau and this Floating Immortal Island have any cooperation.

"Feel free to investigate, I am Zhao Yunhai. If you remain unconvinced, seek me out." The middle-aged man clad in splendid robes, standing atop a white crane, said calmly and coldly.

"Zhao Yunhai? Very well, once I have clarity, I will surely seek you out." Li Yi spoke no more and turned to fly back to his home.

The building remained the same as before, towering in the city.

It was already evening, the building lit up brightly.

Before Li Yi approached, the intelligent computer Lan Ji inside the building had already recognized his identity, hence the defense weapons inside and outside the building were not activated. Otherwise, several high-energy cannons would have commenced firing.

Although for powerful cultivators, the defensive strength here might seem somewhat inadequate, it nevertheless could alleviate some unnecessary minor troubles.

"Welcome home, master, I am your intelligent computer, Lan Ji." A sweet voice sounded as the door automatically opened.

Before Li Yi stepped into the lobby, he was greeted by the smiling robot standing at the entrance.

"Hello, Lan Ji." He greeted, then asked, "Who else is in the building now? Is Sister Lin here?"

Lan Ji responded, "Returning to the master, Miss Lin Yue left the Peace Finance Building ten days ago to take the Golden Academy’s entrance exam, and successfully passed it five days ago. She is now on a spaceship traveling to Golden Academy."

"What? Sister Lin went to Golden Academy?" Li Yi was somewhat surprised; he recalled Lin Yue went with the others to seek refuge in the Four Seas and Eight Continents after the Sky Tipping incident.

It seems she has returned.

"Yes, Master." Lan Ji replied with a smile.

As for going to Golden Academy, that is quite possible because Lin Yue had already achieved high cultivation values last time and now, with the promotion of the Cultivation Technique, her own power already reaching Soul Realm, meeting the assessment standards was truly not difficult.

"Meng De."

Suddenly, at this moment, a familiar voice echoed.

Yet a middle-aged martial artist with extraordinary bearing came walking briskly, smiling.

This person was none other than Li Yi’s master in the Four Seas and Eight Continents, and also the owner of Zhao’s Martial Arts Hall, Zhao Ge.

"Master." Li Yi was stunned at this moment.

He wondered whether he was seeing things; Master Zhao Ge unexpectedly appearing in Tianchang City.

That being said, did Sister Lin bring Master along during her interworld travel last time?

"It is me." Zhao Ge nodded slightly and said, "After the Sky Tipping incident last time, I wanted to come here to take a look, so I asked Miss Lin to bring me along."

"Big brother, and me, I am here too."

Suddenly, a commotion came from the stairs, and Shou Hou swiftly dashed down. His movements agile and extraordinary, Qi-Blood vigorous, not only a Qi Cultivation Martial Artist but also showing signs of evolution, his eyes radiant.

Aside from this, as the elevator operated, the doors opened.

Two women walked out; they were Zhao Qian and Rong Niang.

Yet presently their attire was completely different from before, Zhao Qian donned black liquid metal armor similar to the Genetic Warriors of the Sixth World, while Rong Niang wore custom-fitted leather armor of an Extraordinary Creature, bold, valiant, and great figured, if not familiar, one wouldn’t guess they were once martial artists from an ancient world.

"Brother Yi."

"Big brother."

Upon seeing Li Yi, their beautiful eyes lit up, and they joyously hurried over, surrounding Li Yi to observe.

"Brother Yi, you’ve again become stronger, completely different from the last time we met."

"Big brother, you must guide my cultivation whenever you are free, I wish to become stronger by taking you as my model."

They were quite enthusiastic towards Li Yi, no longer reserved as before, and boldly confident, even sneakily pinching Li Yi’s arm muscles.