The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 75 - 62: The Mysterious Family

Chapter 75: Chapter 62: The Mysterious Family

Just as Li Yi was training hard at the training base.

Old city district.

The three members of the Cultivator Association did not leave; they lingered in the area even after Li Yi had left by car. After confirming the building, floor, and apartment number where Li Yi’s family lived, they actually went to a nearby fruit shop to buy some fruit planing to visit.

Saying it was a visit, it was actually to pressure Li Yi, hoping he would hand over the boxing techniques.

The temptation of a technique is irresistible to cultivators; mastering a powerful technique not only significantly enhances one’s strength but more importantly, the huge benefits hidden behind a new technique stirred everyone’s heart, even Yang Yilong could not resist it, let alone Zhao Jingqiao and the others.

Therefore, the three were eager to be the second to "eat the crab", because a new technique is most valuable before it becomes widespread.

"A resident living here just said that Li Yi’s parents were also cultivators before they became Silent Ones due to some issues, and now they have been lying in the medical cabin for several years, still in a comatose state, not yet awakened." Walking through the dim, old staircase, Qian Kai suddenly spoke.

Zhao Jingqiao, carrying a big bag of fruit, smiled and said, "Whether Li Yi’s parents are Silent Ones or not isn’t important to us. What’s important is that we can enter his home at any time, visit his parents. That’s enough; we don’t need to do anything, just place the fruit beside their medical cabin. Li Yi will understand our hidden intent."

"Pressuring Li Yi is indeed a method, but this would also thoroughly offend him. If one day Li Yi rises, he’ll settle accounts with us first, no, not just with us—our families could also suffer his vengeance. He alone killed eight cultivators; he’s not someone to be taken lightly. Zhao Jingqiao, should we reconsider this? After all, the moment we forcibly break into Li Yi’s house, there’s no turning back."

Cai Jianming’s expression shifted slightly, suddenly having thoughts of backing off, since he too had a family and feared retaliation.

"I’ve already offered one hundred fifty million; he was not tempted, which shows he does not care about money. And us, three cultivators of the Inspiration Realm, even showed our guns, yet Li Yi still wanted to fight us, indicating he is not afraid of us. Regular threats won’t work. I guess his only weakness is his family."

Zhao Jingqiao paused his steps, then turned back to glance at the other two, "A new technique, the benefits behind it, you both know how huge that is. This money could make our lives and those of our families worry-free forever, and it would also enhance our cultivation limits, enabling us to advance further. Besides, as I said before, after getting Li Yi’s boxing techniques, we’ll immediately move our families away from here, leaving him no chance for revenge. Of course, I won’t force you; it’s still your choice whether to proceed or retreat right now."

After saying this, he stood still, waiting for Qian Kai and Cai Jianming’s response.

If the two were determined to back off, then he too would not insist and would have to reluctantly abandon the plan.

"We’ve come this far, leaving now would be so dull. Taking advantage of Li Yi still being in the Spirit Medium Realm feels right; as for the future, ha, after the Sky Tipping incident, who knows if there is a future in this world?" Qian Kai sneered, not planning to back down.

"And you, Cai Jianming?" Zhao Jingqiao asked.

Cai Jianming’s eyes flickered as he thought for a moment, then gritting his teeth said, "Let’s take a gamble, hoping everything goes smoothly."

Zhao Jingqiao smiled and resumed walking up the stairs.

Soon.

The three of them arrived at Li Yi’s house door.

The broken door was haphazardly fixed with a few wooden planks. A slight putrid smell lingered in the air, and the fresh blood in the crevices of the building remained chilling, although all was quiet now, one could imagine the fierce fight that occurred here seven nights ago.

Out of courtesy.

Zhao Jingqiao still knocked on the door.

But the room inside was empty; there was no response.

"There should be no one else in his family." Qian Kai said, "To enter, we’d have to break the door."

"Then let’s break it," Zhao Jingqiao said nonchalantly.

A door couldn’t stop cultivators.

Zhao Jingqiao simply placed his hand on the door and pushed hard.

The door panel deformed, and the steel lock burst. The door creaked slowly open.

However, as soon as the door opened, a cold chill seeped from the dark oppressive living room; it made their hair stand on end and an inexplicable chill settled in their hearts, while a certain instinct of cultivators in the Inspiration Realm appeared, warning Zhao Jingqiao and the others not to enter, or a dangerous event might occur.

"Is it an illusion?" Zhao Jingqiao’s expression flickered.

Just an empty house; why would his instinct be warning him?

Yet it wasn’t only him who felt this; Qian Kai and Cai Jianming also had the same sensation.

But they did not take it seriously, after all, this was the safe old city district and Li Yi’s home; there couldn’t be any danger if Li Yi and his family had been living here for several years.

So the three men did not think much more and broke into the house.

Once inside.

Zhao Jingqiao’s gaze became intense as he saw numerous fist marks, footprints, and palm prints on the walls, floors, and even the ceiling of the room. These were all left by Li Yi during his training, and each mark was distinct and had penetrated over an inch into the solid cement. If any more force had been exerted, the floor itself would have been punctured.

He reached out to touch next to one of the fist marks.

Zhao Jingqiao, looking at the thick layer of dust in his hand, couldn’t help but exclaim, "What terrifying boxing techniques, to reduce cement to dust with a single punch, and yet, despite such force, there’s not even a crack in the wall around the fist mark. How is this possible? It completely defies logic, no wonder he alone was able to kill eight cultivators."

"I now understand Yang Yilong. It’s no wonder someone of his stature would covet Li Yi’s boxing techniques. If one mastered these techniques, a cultivator’s strength would drastically increase. Against an opponent of the same level, they would be defeated in a single encounter, without a chance to fight back."

"It seems my choice is correct. Even if it costs a bit more, as long as I can acquire such boxing techniques, it would be worth it."

At this moment, Zhao Jingqiao momentarily entered a fantasy, his mood beginning to surge with excitement. In his mind, he already visualized himself practicing boxing, even deciding on where to set up the training area.

"Not bad, not bad, once I’ve learned these boxing techniques, I’ll also be considered a top figure."

As his fantasy continued, a smile soon unconsciously appeared on his lips.

However, the voice of Cai Jianming soon interrupted his daydreaming.

"Zhao Jingqiao, we’ve found them. Li Yi’s parents are in this room. It’s strange, though. There are clearly two medical pods in the room, but we only see Li Yi’s father in one, and his mother is nowhere to be found."

"Is that so?" Zhao Jingqiao immediately walked into the room upon hearing this.

The room was clean, tidy, bright, and comfortable, and the scent of alcohol and disinfectants lingered in the air, contrasting sharply with the messy living room outside. Clearly, someone had been carefully maintaining this room.

In the middle of the room, two old-model medical pods stood side by side, their various indicators lighting up, all functioning normally.

A middle-aged man in his thirties lay inside one of the medical pods. Although he was handsome and resolute, his muscles had atrophied from years of deep sleep, and he appeared sickly due to poor nutrition.

"Li Yi is really willing to spend money. He buys cartons of nutrient liquid. Tsk, tsk, not only did he drink Golden Nutrient Liquid himself, but he also used the best type 10 nutrient liquid available on the market for the medical pods. It’s just lucky that his foundations are shallow; he can neither afford a guide nor buy a cultivation cabin. Otherwise, given some time, he might have soared to unimaginable heights."

Meanwhile, Qian Kai’s attention was elsewhere; he noticed a pile of valuable supplies.

"Strange." However, what Zhao Jingqiao cared about was not this. His gaze was fixed on the second medical pod.

The pod was empty, lacking Li Yi’s mother, yet it was clearly in operation, and the nutrient liquid inside showed signs of use, indicating that someone had been using this pod.

"Could it be that Li Yi’s mother has awakened? The awakening of the ’Silent Ones’ is a possibility," Cai Jianming suggested.

"If Li Yi’s mother really has awakened, that would be terrible. The cultivators who became ’Silent Ones’ six years ago all surpassed Spiritual Sense. Even now, they would be considered top-level experts, and all reached this realm within just four years after the ’Sky Tipping’ incident. They are truly cultivation geniuses..." At this moment, Zhao Jingqiao’s complexion turned grim.

He didn’t dare gamble on this fact.

If a ’Silent One’ had awakened, it would be a catastrophic blow to them, though the chances of that happening were extremely slim, with maybe not even one awakening out of a hundred ’Silent Ones.’

Could he really be so unlucky?

Having just broken into Li Yi’s house, and a ’Silent One’ awakens?

Zhao Jingqiao fell silent, while Cai Jianming and Qian Kai also showed uneasy expressions.

"Let’s pretend we were never here today. Let’s leave this place."

He took a deep breath, making a decision, and then opened the room door, walking straight to the front door without looking back.

Zhao Jingqiao dared to oppress Li Yi because he was only a cultivator at the Spirit Medium Realm, a level he could somewhat contend with, but offending an awakened ’Silent One’ would mean not even ten lives would suffice to save them.

"This is truly bad luck." Qian Kai also couldn’t help muttering darkly, not daring to linger, and after setting Li Yi’s belongings back in order, he too hurried out of the room.

But just as the three of them reached the living room, about to exit the door, an inconceivable event occurred.

The door they had forced open... had disappeared.

It wasn’t just closed, but had genuinely vanished, leaving behind only a smooth stretch of wall where the door had been, and this wall seemed as though it had always been part of the surroundings, not at all out of place.

But if this area was originally a wall, then how had they entered?

"What kind of joke is this? How can such bizarre things happen? Where’s the door?" Zhao Jingqiao at this moment widened his eyes in disbelief at the smooth wall before him.

"Something is off. This house is very strange. Look at the ceiling," said Cai Jianming, his hackles rising as he pointed upwards.

The ceiling bore the impressions left from Li Yi’s boxing, palm, and footprints, but at this moment, fresh blood eerily began to seep from each mark.