As he sensed the information conveyed by the Bed he had formed through visualization, Li Feng felt nothing but delight. He no longer had any intention of dispersing it.
The large bed beneath him had three abilities—or rather, one, since the other two came from the quilt.
The bed itself possessed the ability to gather spiritual energy, slowly drawing in the World Spiritual Force of heaven and earth on its own.
Moreover, this World Spiritual Force was exceptionally pure, free of the power that caused hallucinations.
Anyone sleeping on it would effectively be immersed in pure World Spiritual Force, enjoying the fullest rest and relaxation. It could even slowly temper their body and mind.
The quilt's two abilities were concealing one's aura and forming a sealing barrier in conjunction with the bed.
Covering himself with the quilt would prevent his aura from leaking out.
It would also work with the bed to form a sealing barrier, sealing him inside and warding off outside enemies.
These three abilities would not increase his combat strength.
However, they were excellent abilities for cultivation and survival.
Li Feng immediately decided not to disperse the bed for now.
If he needed to later, he could always disperse it then. At worst, he would expend a little more mental power.
Since he could use mind fog to devour supernatural power and nourish himself, that small expenditure hardly mattered.
In fact, he could even keep the bed and directly visualize whatever other construct he needed.
After all, he was unlike ordinary people, who, no matter how talented, had to accumulate mental power bit by bit to form their desired visualization constructs.
He only needed to devour supernatural entities or their power to gain large amounts of mental power. He could afford to waste it.
Having made his decision, Li Feng finally examined the Bed before him closely.
It was almost identical to its real-world counterpart, right down to the bedding and sheets.
Even a dent in the real bed had been perfectly reproduced here.
After a moment's thought, however, Li Feng understood.
Although he had formed this Bed unintentionally, it had still been shaped according to his own mental image.
Naturally, every detail matched his memories exactly.
However, areas he had never noticed or seen would inevitably differ considerably from the Bed in the real world.
He was certain he would discover plenty of differences once he returned to reality and compared it with the real Bed.
Aside from the Bed, which was almost identical to the real one, there was also a layer of flooring beneath it, just large enough for Li Feng to stand on.
Beyond that lay boundless darkness and emptiness.
Beneath the floor, however, a mass of gray fog churned. It was the mind fog.
Li Feng crouched down and examined the floor carefully.
Like the Bed, it looked identical to the flooring in the real world, at least on the surface.
However, this layer of flooring was no thicker than a sheet of newspaper.
Despite that, it was sturdier than an ordinary floor. No matter how hard Li Feng stamped on it, he could not feel the slightest tremor.
After circling the bed, Li Feng looked at the mind fog below. He pondered briefly, then abruptly willed it to move.
The next instant, the mind fog churning beneath the floor swiftly rose, gradually enveloping the bed.
Without a close look, it could have been mistaken for a mosquito net.
Sitting on the bed, Li Feng watched the mind fog swirling around him and suddenly laughed. Then he simply lay back on the large bed in this visualization space.
Looking at the mind fog above and around him, Li Feng inexplicably felt more at ease. His misgivings about having formed a bed disappeared completely.
At that moment, both the Bed and the floor beneath him seemed to become more stable. His connection to them grew closer, and their abilities strengthened slightly.
Feeling the Bed beneath him, still soft but remarkably cool, Li Feng decided that calling this place a fantasy space no longer seemed quite appropriate.
In that case, he would call it his Mind Space from now on.
With a thought, Li Feng instantly left his Mind Space.
"Heh heh..."
Gripping the sheets and bedding, Li Feng chuckled again.
Sensing the Bed within his Mind Space, Li Feng willed it to act once more.
The next instant, the Bed in his Mind Space released a wisp of power and projected it into reality.
A phantom Bed appeared before Li Feng. It looked exactly like the one in his Mind Space, except that it was only palm-sized.
Li Feng stared at the phantom Bed, momentarily stunned.
Why did this feel rather similar to those supernatural entities?
He wondered whether other people's visualization constructs behaved the same way as his.
But Li Feng soon shook his head inwardly.
Other people's visualization constructs had little to do with him.
Besides, he would have opportunities to find out later. Thinking about it now would amount to nothing more than idle speculation.
Coming back to his senses, Li Feng immediately flipped his hand over and slapped the palm-sized phantom into the Bed beneath him.
Humm!
The phantom Bed instantly expanded, merging perfectly with the real Bed.
The next moment, Li Feng felt the surrounding World Spiritual Force begin to gather slowly.
As soon as it touched the Bed, the power that induced illusions and hallucinations was drawn into the Bed in his Mind Space, slowly strengthening it.
Sensing the change in the Bed, Li Feng could not help feeling delighted.
He had heard that merging a visualization construct's power with the object it was modeled after allowed someone to control that object.
It could also strengthen the original object, and even the construct's derived abilities would merge with it and empower it.
That was why Li Feng had decided to give it a try.
He had never expected it to succeed so easily.
However, although he could sense a little of what was happening within the Bed beneath him,
he could not control it.
Perhaps that was because the bed beneath him was neither a psionic item nor a supernatural one.
The fact that his visualization construct's abilities were all passive support abilities might also have played a part.
Still, the construct's abilities had indeed merged into the Bed.
Li Feng pulled the quilt over himself, and a cool power instantly swept across his body.
He had to admit, with the weather growing warmer, it felt quite comfortable.
At the same time, every trace of his power and aura was locked beneath the quilt.
Of course, it did not prevent air from circulating.
A thin sealing barrier also rose around the Bed, further sealing Li Feng's power and keeping harmful external forces out.
Naturally, this power was still extremely weak.
Even a young child could easily break through it, let alone supernatural entities or demons.
However, it was more than enough to conceal him from the searches and targeting of certain supernatural entities and demons.
Feeling the faint coolness of the bedding and the pure World Spiritual Force slowly gathering around him, Li Feng soon drifted off, filled with joy and greater peace of mind.
Even in his sleep, Li Feng occasionally chuckled.
He had gained so much today—enough to save him nearly half a year of cultivation, at the very least.
He slept until dawn and woke feeling refreshed and clearheaded.
After washing up, Li Feng glanced at the Compass. Seeing no response to Paranormal Entity power, he casually picked it up and left his apartment.
However, Li Feng had only given it a cursory glance.
As a result, he failed to notice that the Paranormal Entity Compass's needle was constantly trembling within an extremely narrow range.
Just as Li Feng stepped outside, the door next to his opened, and an attractive woman in business attire emerged.
Unfortunately, the obvious fatigue on her face and the large dark circles beneath her eyes detracted somewhat from her looks.
The attractive woman was named Zhang Qian, and she lived next door to Li Feng.
"You..."
The instant Zhang Qian saw Li Feng, panic suddenly appeared on her face.
She even stumbled several steps backward in alarm, nearly landing on her backside.
Only by grabbing the shoe cabinet beside her at the last moment did she avoid falling.
Li Feng was taken aback by the sight and could not help reaching up to touch his face.
Was he really that frightening?
He had looked fine when washing up, hadn't he? Even a little handsome.
Even before, while he might not have been particularly handsome, he had certainly been pleasant to look at.
Especially as his Skin Tempering progressed, his skin had gradually grown fair and smooth.
As the saying went, a fair complexion hid a multitude of flaws. There was certainly nothing wrong with calling him somewhat handsome now.
Why did this woman look as though she had seen a ghost?
"...Miss, is something wrong?
If there is, you can tell me!"
The corner of Li Feng's mouth twitched. He forced a smile and addressed his neighbor.
At the same time, he waved the Tracking Compass in his hand.
It was standard-issue equipment from the Investigation Department, after all, and served as a symbol of his status as an Investigator.
"Ah? Oh, it's nothing, nothing. There was just a lot of noise coming from your apartment last night, so I didn't sleep very well..."
Hearing that, Li Feng inwardly tensed. He had been so excited yesterday that he had nearly forgotten about it.
But with a moment's thought, he found an excuse and adopted a look of realization.
"Oh, you mean that.
Sorry, sorry. I made a breakthrough in my cultivation yesterday, and I got a little noisy in my excitement...
I'm really sorry. I'll try to keep it down today and finish earlier..."
"Oh, that's all right, that's all right. The stronger you get, the safer we'll be, won't we..."
After hearing Li Feng's explanation, Zhang Qian waved her hands repeatedly, indicating that she had no complaints.
At the same time, she could not help inwardly breathing a sigh of relief.
Last night, Zhang Qian had heard crashes, bangs, and dreadful wailing next door. She had thought some monster had broken in and started killing people.
She had spent the entire night frightened and barely rested at all, leaving her face weary and putting two large dark circles beneath her eyes.
If she had not known Li Feng was an investigator, and if the noise had not eventually stopped, she would have called the police.
Naturally, she knew that her neighbor Li Feng was an investigator.
In fact, most people in the entire residential community already knew his identity.
Many people from other communities were even trying to find ways to move into Pine Court Residential Community.
For a time, property prices throughout Pine Court Residential Community had risen severalfold.
Someone had even offered fifty thousand per square meter—over five million in total—to buy the apartment next door to Li Feng.
However, Zhang Qian had refused.
More than a substantial sum of money, she wanted to keep herself alive and safe.
And places where special department personnel like Li Feng lived were relatively safer.
There were simply too few such specialized personnel to cover an enormous city.
They only investigated and dealt with supernatural incidents after they occurred.
But by then, the incident had already happened. Even if they investigated and resolved it, those who had died could not come back to life.
Naturally, because the areas around such personnel were relatively safe, many people wanted to live nearby.
Even a trainee investigator like Li Feng was no exception.
That was precisely why Zhang Qian had refused over five million and continued living next door to him.
Of course, that also had something to do with the fact that she was not in financial trouble.
She simply had not expected that living next door to Li Feng would bring other problems along with safety.
However, after Li Feng explained and she learned that nothing supernatural had happened last night, Zhang Qian immediately relaxed. Her smile returned, and she began chatting warmly with him.
As for last night's dreadful wailing, she simply attributed it to Li Feng's special abilities.
They were neighbors, after all. It was better not to pry too deeply; doing so would not benefit her in any way.
Naturally, Li Feng did not turn away a friendly beauty.
They went downstairs together and left the community before going their separate ways.
After walking some distance, Zhang Qian seemed to remember something. She suddenly stopped and turned to look in the direction where Li Feng had disappeared, muttering to herself.
"Why did Investigator Li Feng seem a little different today?
And..."
Moreover, Zhang Qian kept feeling that it was cooler around Li Feng than elsewhere.
It was a chill that... reached deep into her soul.
At that thought, Zhang Qian could not help shivering. She shook her head sharply, driving those unpleasant thoughts from her mind.
Well, hadn't Investigator Li Feng said so himself?
He had made a breakthrough in his cultivation yesterday. This had to be a supernatural ability he had gained afterward.
Yes, that had to be it.
Zhang Qian nodded firmly, then turned and hurried toward her workplace.
Meanwhile, Li Feng knew nothing of Zhang Qian's feelings or thoughts. He was making his way swiftly toward the Investigation Bureau.
As he strode along, Li Feng kept feeling that people near him looked at him with faint, almost imperceptible fear and evasiveness. Sometimes, they even unconsciously moved away.
Noticing this, Li Feng could not help frowning slightly.
Moreover, Zhang Qian had seemed far too alarmed when she saw him that morning.
Even if she had thought a supernatural incident might have occurred in his apartment, shouldn't she have looked pleasantly surprised to see him first, and only then shown a little nervousness?
Could this be a side effect of devouring supernatural entities, or a change caused by pushing his visualization method beyond its limits?
Whatever the cause, Li Feng would have to do his best to eliminate it. Especially if it was a side effect of devouring supernatural entities, he absolutely could not let anyone discover it.
In all his time with the Investigation Department, he had often asked Yuan Chengfang about anomalies, demons, ghosts, and monsters.
But he had never heard of anything capable of devouring anomalies.
Not even demons, ghosts, or monsters could devour them.
If anyone discovered what made him special, it would inevitably bring him unnecessary trouble.
With these thoughts on his mind, Li Feng involuntarily slowed his steps and began doing his utmost to rein in all his power.
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