Episode 111: The Calculations of the Security Bureau

  In the dark of night, two rays of light flashed by, and in the blink of an eye, they had traversed over a hundred miles, landing on the rooftop of a high-rise building. Standing at this lofty height, Li Yan gazed out at the nighttime view of Longtan City below, and suddenly, a faint smile spread across his face as he said, "How's that? Brother Kuang? After absorbing the resentment of the Taurus zodiac, your strength has increased greatly - what does it feel like?"

  "Still, what can be done? No matter how strong I become, in the end, I'm still just a blood-sucking monster zombie."

  "Uh——" Li Yan shook his head and sighed, saying: "What a monster, I advise you not to worry too much about your zombie identity. If you don't want to suck blood, try hard to cultivate yourself and become stronger. As far as I know, the pure-blooded zombies of the Pangu tribe don't need to suck blood."

  "Huh?!" In Kuang Tianyou's eyes, a flash of green light flickered by, and he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Are you telling the truth?"

  It must be said that this is one of the main reasons why Kuang Tianyou resisted his zombie identity. The bloodline of the zombies created by the Pangu tribe was not pure, and their dependence on fresh blood was very strong. Kuang Tianyou endured sixty years without sucking human blood, it can be said that every minute and every second he lived in extreme pain.

  Li Yan smiled and said, "It's not just the Pangu tribe zombies, the ancestors of the blood-sucking vampires, the eastern drought demons and the Qiong, they don't need to suck blood either. When their own strength reaches a certain level, they can stop eating human food, just like us cultivators. Once we reach the fourth calamity scattered immortal or the martial artist condenses the Zhou Tian acupoint, we can stop eating again, because we can already draw enough power from the heavens and earth to sustain our own operation."

  Kuang Tianyou was taken aback by the words, he knew that what Li Yan said would gradually lead him to another world that only existed in legend. But these were exactly what he needed.

  "Thank you," Kuang Tianyou smiled slightly and said: "Unexpectedly, this time I came to the mainland. I'm fortunate enough to meet Mr. Li, such a noble person."

  "It's nothing much. I'm just a cultivator struggling in the mortal world." Li Yan said, taking out a jade pendant and smiling: "This is a protective jade pendant that I've refined. If you encounter any difficulties and can't contact me by phone, don't hesitate to crush the jade pendant, and I'll rush over to help as soon as possible."

  As they spoke, Li Yan and Kuang Tianyou exchanged phone numbers. To be honest, Li Yan had a pretty good impression of this Pan Gu clan zombie who didn't suck the blood of living people. Although they hadn't known each other for long, he could tell that he was a friend worth getting to know better, which is why he showed him such concern.

  "Alright, when you have time, come to Hong Kong and I'll treat you." Kuang Tianyou smiled and immediately transformed into a green light, disappearing into the night sky.

  "This zombie is quite interesting!" As he gazed in the direction where Kuang Tianyou had left, Li Yan couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle. In an instant, he leapt into mid-air and transformed into a cyan-colored streak of light that vanished into the endless clouds.

  Last night's fierce battle, suppressing the bull zodiac, consumed a lot of energy. Adding to that, his current Immortal Body had not fully recovered yet. On the second day, Li Yan's spirit was noticeably weaker than before.

  "It's Li Yan." On the top floor of a high-rise building opposite the hospital, several people in charge of verifying Li Yan's identity and strength were present. The middle-aged captain couldn't help but speak out: "Are you sure that the person we met that day was him?" As he spoke, his gaze fell directly on Li Yan, who was having a meal with Lin Xiaojun in the hospital cafeteria, through the transparent glass window.

  "That's right! It's him! However... " Ziyan looked at Liyan with a hesitant gaze: "I always feel that he is somehow different from the one I saw that day... As for what exactly is different, I couldn't quite put my finger on it, it's a strange feeling..."

  "Listening to you, I also feel a bit strange," said Zero, who was still lying on the sofa and hadn't fully recovered yet. His face looked pale and haggard, and his voice was weak: "That day, he was so calm and collected, even when facing those two non-human monsters, he didn't show any tension at all. He had a completely indifferent expression, as if he knew everything and nothing mattered to him... But now, he seems more like an ordinary person..." After carefully choosing his words, Zero finally managed to describe the feeling that Li Yan gave him with the three words "ordinary person".

  Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's face turned slightly gloomy, and after a brief moment of contemplation, he turned his head to ask: "Lin Tao, what do you think of this Li Yan?"

  Lin Tao shook his head helplessly and sighed, "At this moment, I don't feel any energy fluctuations from him. The feeling he gives me is just that of an ordinary person. But clearly, with just one touch, he was able to recreate my divine consciousness." After a brief thought, he continued, "Captain, you and Zero are both martial practitioners, so you might not know that divine consciousness is something only possessed by strong practitioners above the Scattered Immortal realm. Judging from Zero's injuries, that Li Yan is at least a First Tribulation Scattered Immortal, or possibly even stronger. I think it would be best if we report this matter."

  Ziyan also said, "That's right, our purpose this time was originally to make contact and confirm whether Li Yan is the mysterious master who recently appeared in Longtan City, and to test his strength. It would be better to recruit him and expand the power of our Security Bureau. However, now it seems that our target has exceeded our previous expectations. A super-being above the level of a scattered immortal is not something we can deal with or absorb. Moreover, if this attempt at probing provokes the other party's disgust and causes our relationship to deteriorate, then the consequences will be unimaginable."

  "Is that all?" The captain's sharp gaze pierced through the distance, sweeping across Li Yan's body, his face looking somewhat gloomy.

  Lin Tao sighed, "That's the fact. Zero's injury hasn't fully recovered yet. Judging from the current situation, it's clear that our target has already known about our existence. All of our actions are under their surveillance. Facing such a formidable opponent, any unwise action can easily provoke them."

  However, we also have some advantages. I don't know if everyone has noticed," Lin Tao's tone changed, and he continued: "That is, the target not only knows of our existence but can still tolerate our surveillance. Even after issuing a warning, in the face of our unfitness, they did not take any action. What does this ultimately reveal?

  "Are you saying?" Ziyan's eyes suddenly lit up: "He has concerns?"

  "That's right, he is worried about his mother," Lin Tao said with a fleeting smile on his face. "All this has shown that the target is worried that his mother will be disturbed unnecessarily during her recovery. He knows our identities and knows we represent the country, so he doesn't want to conflict with us, because that would affect his mother's hospitalization to a great extent."

  "Good job!" The captain's gloomy face finally revealed a hint of a smile.

  Lin Tao smiled and said, "After all, even if it's a loose immortal-level strongman, as long as he is still living in the mortal world, it means that he must have something that he can't let go of. These things that he can't let go of are often the weaknesses that each person is most vulnerable to. The target's weakness lies in his mother and his close relatives and friends. As long as we shift our focus from the target himself to his mother and the people around him, I believe that this task also has a chance of being accomplished."

  "Are you saying we should use his mother's life and the lives of his friends to threaten Li Yan?!" Zero's gaze suddenly changed, his face full of horror: "This is a dangerous move, I absolutely do not agree with it!"

  Lin Tao smiled bitterly: "I don't agree either, who said we should go threaten Li Yan? I'm saying we can hire famous doctors from home and abroad to treat his mother's illness, or get close to the people around him, use this to win him over. Threaten a loose immortal above the level of a transcendent being? Do you think I've got water in my brain?"

  "Hahaha......" Upon hearing this, the captain couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Good kid, you're still quite sharp! These past few days, I've already arranged for a team of Bai Xue to take action. Moreover, she's been transferred to work at Longtan City People's Hospital and has found an opportunity to befriend Lin Xiaorong, the woman with whom our target is currently closest."

  "You're talking about Bai Xue, she has a great personality and is also studying medicine. I suppose it wouldn't be difficult for her to handle a young nurse who's still in training. This plan actually has a certain chance of success." Zi Yan smiled: "Captain, you really are a deep strategist."

  The captain sighed, "Now that the plan is being implemented, but we can't have too much hope. Even if we give up, we can't easily provoke the other side. The destruction caused by a crazy loose immortal-level strongman is absolutely unimaginable." He paused for a moment, then asked, "By the way, Zero, how are you feeling now?"

  "How is it?" The pale face was full of bitter smiles: "How can it be? In short, this time I'm thoroughly exhausted. Without one or two months of rest and recuperation, I'm afraid I won't be able to recover. Moreover, before that, I won't be able to engage in hand-to-hand combat with anyone. So, I think I'll temporarily leave the team for a while. And, I've already contacted my master, he will come to take me away..."