The Police Arrive at the Door

Chapter 14 - Police at the Door

It was one thing to suddenly encounter an incredibly sharp-tongued individual, but the ID "Li Bai's Demoness" was practically a public provocation.

A smoking grenade tossed into a chicken coop sent the entire "17th Floor" forum into an uproar.

A mob of people attacked "Li Bai's Demoness" with words, but this newly registered ID was like a bronze-clad pea – impossible to cook, boil, smash, or chew, unfazed by any wind, picking fights with anyone. Even amidst the forum's flashing blades and flying saliva, "Li Bai's Demoness" remained steadfast, taking righteousness to the extreme and arguing points even without merit, yet without uttering a single curse word. Instead, many impulsive netizens were banned by the "17th Floor" forum administrators.

The forum flame war raged from the early night until the late night. Many netizens couldn't keep up and logged off. Fewer and fewer people were left to argue with "Li Bai's Demoness," and they were completely losing. Those remaining could tell this person was simply energized by an audience, becoming crazier the more people there were.

The deepest darkness before dawn was torn apart by a sliver of dawn light from the horizon. The battle had reached its conclusion, yet "Li Bai's Demoness" remained unwearied, showing no intention of stopping. Previously, they were arguing with high-level IDs, but now they wouldn't even spare the weaklings. The user "RabbitSuki," who had initially posted the audio evidence on the forum, had long since vanished without a trace.

Drip!

A clear dripping sound echoed in the room.

Every nook and cranny was filled with misty vapor. The slightly distended dantian inexplicably trembled, and a drop of crystal-clear liquid appeared.

Immediately after, more drips sounded, and droplets materialized out of thin air in the mist, falling like a light rain and gathering into a shallow pool of Gang Qi. Guided by the Canglang Jue, it slowly flowed into the extraordinary meridians, thoroughly nourishing the dry and thirsty channels, revitalizing the acupoints along the way and condensing more misty energy.

With a soft chii sound, a white stream shot out three feet from Li Bai's nose and mouth before retracting.

Li Bai slowly opened his eyes, a trace of worry finally dissipating. Postnatal True Qi did not require a Gang Qi seed as a guide; it naturally condensed into Innate Gang Qi.

His martial arts cultivation had recovered by one-tenth. At the Mortal Transformation realm, he had prematurely glimpsed the profound principles of the Origin Return realm's Gang Qi. Even with only one-tenth, it was enough to make it difficult for thirty to forty ordinary men to get close.

While it was still not fully light, Li Bai silently recited the Maha Bolan Sutra once more, condensing two wisps of Spiritual Power, and then immediately used one wisp.

Crack. The Spirit Crystal taken out the previous night turned into fine sand. The Spiritual Qi contained within was guided into Li Bai's middle dantian, attaching itself to a solidified, bean-sized mass of Spiritual Qi.

Although this wisp of Spiritual Qi was not much, it was enough to release the most basic introductory art path spell.

The human body has three dantians. The lower dantian cultivates martial arts, condensing True Qi and Gang Qi. The middle dantian gathers Spiritual Qi, refining the Crimson Palace to form more powerful Yuan energy. The upper dantian is the Sea of Consciousness, accumulating Spiritual Power, which can be cultivated into Divine Sense of the Purple Mansion.

With the change in world rules, martial arts cultivation relying on the lower dantian could be restored over time. Spiritual Power in the upper dantian could be accumulated and re-cultivated step by step, and it was not impossible to further refine essence into spirit and cultivate Divine Sense.

Only the middle dantian was most affected. Li Bai keenly sensed that the trace of Spiritual Qi absorbed from the Spirit Crystal was slowly shrinking and solidifying at an imperceptible rate.

It was likely that before long, it would be assimilated by the bean-sized remnant Spiritual Qi, and the crack split by the Maha Bolan Sutra would also be restored. Therefore, the cultivation of the scripture had become extremely important.

The Innate Exotic Treasure, the Chaos Green Lotus, in his mind no longer automatically activated various cultivation techniques. In the path of cultivation, Li Bai had to rely entirely on himself, with no possibility of slacking off.

Martial arts and sorcery were like rowing against the current; not advancing meant falling back, and all previous efforts would be in vain. If Spiritual Power was not condensed, the "local specialties" brought back from the other world would become a reflection in the mirror, a moon in the water – unattainable.

This was both pressure and motivation.

The leave of absence personally approved by Dean Zhou was like finding a pillow when one was sleepy, giving Li Bai ample time to consolidate his cultivation and adapt to the world's rules.

The man and the demon shut themselves in the rented apartment for a full two days. Li Bai's solidified Spiritual Qi block was covered in many small cracks.

After preparing breakfast, Li Bai dragged away the Green Flood Dragon Demoness, who had been glued to the laptop for three days and three nights. The price was suffering another "first blood."

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Just as he was sharing steamed frozen buns with the Demoness, Li Bai heard a knock on the door.

A loud voice called from outside, "Is anyone home? This is the Public Security Bureau."

"Go hide, don't let them see you."

Li Bai gave Qingyao, who was in her flood dragon form and devouring meat buns, a look.

She nimbly darted towards the laptop, only to be grabbed by the tail and tossed into the pet cage by a grim-faced Li Bai. The newly purchased pet cage was finally put to good use.

Anyone who saw a green snake or a green flood dragon typing on a laptop would find it abnormal.

Why did this Demoness have no self-awareness?

"Coming, coming!"

Li Bai shouted while opening the door.

Two police officers stood outside, looking him up and down.

"Li Bai? May I see your ID and temporary residence permit?"

"That's right, it's me. Please wait a moment."

Li Bai quickly produced the documents.

The absence of SWAT and auxiliary police meant it wasn't a major incident. If they were here to check the water meter, one should be wary, as there would definitely be a large team of detectives outside, and likely snipers ambushing from the windows.

"You're still having breakfast, right? No rush, finish eating first, then come with us to the station to make a statement."

The two officers were quite considerate, unhurried, letting Li Bai take his time.

"Yo! Little Li, got into trouble, huh!"

The door opposite suddenly opened, and Brother Yang poked his head out, a look of schadenfreude on his face.

This landlord never found trouble to be too big.

Li Bai said irritably, "Yeah! Just wiped out a whole family, and now the police are here."

"What?" Brother Yang flinched and quickly said, "Don't scare me! Officers, this kid just rents my place. Apart from utilities and rent, he basically doesn't talk. I never expected such a quiet young man to be a murderer."

He was anxious to distance himself from Li Bai, fearing he might get caught in the crossfire.

"It's nothing, we're just asking for his cooperation in an investigation."

The two policemen glanced back at Brother Yang, guessing the landlord had been thoroughly scared.

If Li Bai were a murderer, it wouldn't be up to them, two beat cops, to knock on his door. Talk of a massacre was pure nonsense.

What's more, the ID verification confirmed he was clean, with no criminal record.

"Oh, oh! You guys carry on!"

Brother Yang, afraid Li Bai would say something even more outrageous, glared at him in embarrassment and slammed the door shut with a BANG.

He finished the rest of his breakfast in a few bites, leaving a few steamed buns in the large bowl, figuring the resentful Green Flood Dragon in the enclosure would climb out and eat them itself.

"Let's go!"

Li Bai locked the door and followed the two policemen downstairs. The faint click of the lock behind him suggested landlord Brother Yang was peeking through the door, gritting his teeth. He could even guess the guy's thoughts, likely cursing that Li Bai would be cuffed and never return the moment he entered the police station.

The moment he stepped out, the Green Flood Dragon Demoness, who had been shoved into the enclosure, darted out again. She quickly gobbled down the meat buns left on the table and once again pounced on the laptop.

A new challenge post had appeared on the local online forum, "17th Floor."

"Li Bai's Demoness: You bunch of trash, come out and fight if you dare, or I'll drag you out to fight!"

Having tasted success, the Demoness discovered this interesting new toy in the world and was tirelessly stirring up trouble.

The ID "Li Bai's Demoness," capable of fighting for three days and three nights without rest, finally made the local netizens realize that a monster had appeared in Huxi City.