The Post Sky Tipping Era

Li Yi did not reject Wei's proposal and chose to chat in a different place.

He thought Wei would choose a great place, but instead Wei turned around and took Li Yi to a private room in an internet cafe, still ending up online.

"You like going online so much, why don't you open your own internet cafe?" Li Yi said, "If you don't have the money, I can invest in you, treat it as a consulting fee."

He was quite generous, since as a Cultivator, he wasn't very interested in money.

As soon as he said that, the man named Wei's eyes lit up: "Open an internet cafe? That makes sense. Why didn't I think of that? You really are a smart guy, you enlightened me at once. But as for support, forget it. Don't look at me, Wei, just got kicked out of a company. I'm not unemployed; I just want to retrieve something I've lost. And I don't lack money. Not to mention one internet cafe, I can open ten or twenty of them."

Li Yi said, "Let's talk business; I'm here in Da Chang City to ask Yang Jian for help. If you know him, could you help contact him?"

"Of course, I will also give you some benefits."

Li Yi likes to offer incentives when asking for favors, this way he doesn't owe personal favors and can generate mutually beneficial exchanges, convenient for further contact.

"If you're asking Yang Jian for help, you've found the right person, I do know him. But you're a stranger, why should I trust you?" Wei said, rubbing his chin.

"I'm not asking you to trust me," Li Yi said. "Trust is a troublesome thing. You can state your conditions, anything is fine."

"So bold?"

Wei looked Li Yi up and down again: "Looking at your full tattoos, you're clearly not an upright person, probably someone like me who didn't study much and came out into society early. But it's okay, you seem sincere, so I'll give you a chance."

At this point, he immediately leaned in: "I have a friend who loves watching movies, but in recent years their strength isn't what it used to be in high school. Do you have any good ways to help?"

"Is your friend wilting?" Li Yi said.

Wei immediately stepped back a big step, waved his hand hastily: "Hey, wilted? That's not what I meant. My friend has strong self-esteem. If you talk about my friend like that, I'll be unhappy. Back in the day, he was quite a man, just recently he's been feeling down, so he needs some help."

"Hold on, let me see if I have something good to solve this issue." Li Yi looked at the Red Gold Five Elements Bracelet on his wrist.

The Primordial Spirit Power sensed within, looking for elixirs that could restore a man's vigor.

Though many treasures could accomplish this, he needed something that could strengthen normal people without bestowing Transcendent powers. He didn't want to be targeted and traced in a world dealing with unreasonable supernatural forces.

Soon, Li Yi found what he was looking for in an inconspicuous pile of stuff.

These were several boxes from the Four Seas and Eight Continents, still containing some potent elixirs, but even these could only be consumed by Martial Artists of great strength.

Fortunately, Li Yi found a few bottles of Qi Blood Pill.

This is something for Martial Artists in the Blood Refining Realm, brewed from various tonics, to strengthen Qi-Blood. Even normal people can consume it.

"This stuff can cure your friend's issue." Li Yi quickly handed a bottle of Qi Blood Pill to Wei.

"What's this?"

Wei curiously took the porcelain bottle, opened it, and saw some blood-red pills inside. He sniffed them, smelling a fragrance of herbal medicine.

"These are Qi Blood Pills, meant to replenish the body's Qi-Blood. Most men's issues are due to declining Qi-Blood, but as long as the Qi-Blood is robust, the body will have no problems. I'll give you this bottle. Whenever you feel it's not working, take one, it'll last for months." Li Yi said.

"That effective?" In excitement, Wei was skeptical: "Really? You're not fooling me, right?"

"Someone as smart as you, who would try to fool you?" Li Yi said.

"Didn't expect you to see through me right away, recognizing that you can't trick me." Wei nodded slightly, then immediately pocketed the bottle, reached out, and said, "One bottle isn't enough, I've got more friends with the same problem, give me a few more bottles."

Seeing this, Li Yi handed him a few more bottles.

After Wei accepted them, he nodded satisfactorily: "You're so straightforward, I'll make sure to thank you on behalf of those friends."

"No need for thanks, just let me know where Yang Jian is." Li Yi said.

Wei said: "If you'd come to me a few years earlier, I'd definitely call him right away and help you contact him. But unfortunately, I can't get in touch now; he's missing, don't know where he went."

"Completely missing? Hasn't contacted anyone during this time?" Li Yi asked.

Wei said: "Even he doesn't contact me, whom would he contact? After all, this involves the supernatural circle, I'm not a Ghost Tamer, how could I know clearly? But I'm sure he's still alive. Many believe he's dead, but I believe he's not."

"Missing, yet alive? So Yang Jian is hiding?" Li Yi shook his head inwardly.

If a Ghost Tamer in the supernatural circle wanted to hide, he would indeed be difficult to find.

But theoretically, not everyone should be clueless about Yang Jian's whereabouts; someone must know, just that he hasn't found them yet.

"Yang Jian likely has family, do they know his whereabouts?" Li Yi asked again.

Wei said: "He, like me, is an orphan, no family."

Li Yi looked at him and said: "Are you deliberately not telling me or you genuinely don't know?"

"Did you not see the sincerity in my eyes? Everyone knows I'm famously honest, I never lie, and besides, I have this strange disease—if I lie, my brothers inexplicably shrink by a few centimeters. If you don't believe me, I can take off my pants and show you." Wei said, already starting to unbuckle his belt to prove his innocence.

"There's no need." Li Yi stopped him from this action.

It seemed that Wei indeed had some connection with Yang Jian, so he was not willing to reveal more information.

However, Li Yi understood. After all, in a world with terrifying supernatural forces, it is right to protect family and friends by not leaking information.

But the matter he had to handle was also important.

Since he couldn't figure it out during the day, he decided to use the Dream Implantation Technique at night to ask questions; at that time, Wei would surely tell the truth.

With this thought in mind, Li Yi didn't linger and found an excuse to leave.

Seeing Li Yi leave, Wei calmly put on his pants: "Scared me to death, luckily he's not interested in my ass, or my lifelong reputation would be ruined. But this guy seems dangerous and not quite like a Ghost Tamer..."

After walking out of the internet café, Li Yi didn't wander around the city; instead, he planned to find a secluded yet picturesque spot to wait for nightfall.

After all, he had found a breakthrough and wasn't in a hurry.

He believed that following this lead from Wei, he would soon determine the whereabouts of Yang Jian.

Li Yi sat quietly by a large river in the city, resting, and before he knew it, a few hours passed, and it was already dusk, with fewer and fewer pedestrians around.

The setting sun was like blood, painting the sky red.

To be honest, he seldom saw such a serene and peaceful urban evening view, only before the Sky Tipping incident. Although Li Yi had experienced many worlds, there was always a sense of unfamiliarity.

After all, whether in the futuristic Sixth World or the ancient-like Four Seas and Eight Continents, he, a city dweller from Earth, always felt somewhat out of place.

Only in this World No. 36 did everything seem to return to what it once was.

After a while.

While sitting idly, Li Yi suddenly noticed something off.

The sunset remained, not yet giving way to darkness, and the people wandering around had inexplicably disappeared; everything was eerily quiet, and at some point, the streak of red in the sky had quietly spread, now covering the entire sky.

This dense redness of the sky was somewhat strange, giving Li Yi an unreal feeling.

"Is it a supernatural power?" Li Yi remained seated, having sensed something, as he looked towards the riverbank not far away.

Over there, someone inexplicably appeared out of nowhere, as if materializing from thin air.

At this moment.

The world by the river was utterly silent, seemingly leaving only Li Yi and this person.

"Li Yi, are you looking for me?" a cold, emotionless voice rang out.

"Yang Jian..."

Li Yi's eyes narrowed: "I heard you went missing, haven't been seen for years, some guessed you were dead, yet today you voluntarily showed up to meet me."

"If you continue investigating, it will negatively affect me, and I indeed have gone missing, at least at this point in time." Yang Jian said.

"This point in time?"

Li Yi's expression shifted immediately upon hearing this. Though he had little formal education, since his cultivation, he became quite sharp-minded and quickly understood.

"So, you're not the Yang Jian of this time; you're from the future?"

"Cultivators' comprehension indeed surpasses that of ordinary people. You're right; I come from the future, more precisely, from several decades ahead." Yang Jian said.

Li Yi instantly understood: "I see, no wonder when I crossed worlds Yang Jian was just a Ghost Post Office messenger on the third floor, and now you've already split the Cross-border Gate and attacked the Xuanxian Continent. Such strength wasn't something you possessed back then. If you're from decades later, it makes sense."

"Yang Wei wasn't wrong; you truly can reverse time and space."

Yang Jian said: "This world is very special, and as a Cross-border, there are many things you cannot understand. If there's nothing crucial, I suggest you leave this world soon."

"Since you're from the future, you should know why I came to this world; you promised to resurrect my mother." Li Yi said.

Yang Jian looked into the distance: "Reversing life and death with supernatural power is a taboo, and I never promised to resurrect your mother; that was Yang Wei. He always likes to make decisions on his own."

"Aren't they all the same? Or are you playing tricks?" Li Yi looked at him and said.

"Come with me."

Yang Jian was silent for a moment, ultimately having no choice but to clean up Yang Wei's mess, after all, it was something he had created.