When Li Feng went to the Investigation Department to clock in the next day, he thought he would just go through the motions as usual, then head home to cultivate.
But the moment he entered the Investigation Department, he saw Yuan Chengfang.
"Captain?!"
Li Feng was puzzled, unsure why Yuan Chengfang was there so early today.
"Li Feng, you're here!
Huh? You've broken through again?"
Yuan Chengfang had barely greeted Li Feng before she exclaimed in surprise.
"Huh?"
Li Feng looked at Yuan Chengfang in surprise.
Previously, whenever he broke through, Yuan Chengfang had always noticed immediately and stated it with certainty.
Why did Yuan Chengfang seem to be asking this time?
"Haha, just luck! Just luck!"
"You little brat, now you're being coy with me? There's no such thing as luck in cultivation!"
Yuan Chengfang scolded him with a smile, then continued:
"This is good, though. With your cultivation advancing another step, we'll have an even better chance of success this time..."
"What is it? Another mission?"
"Oh, it's not a mission. It's something good! Come with me first. I'll explain on the way.
Old Chang, let's go!"
Yuan Chengfang shook her head and called Old Chang over as she headed toward the parking lot.
Seeing this, Li Feng could only follow helplessly.
The three of them got into the car and headed toward the City Center.
Seeing this, Li Feng couldn't help forming a vague suspicion.
The good news Yuan Chengfang had mentioned probably had something to do with the Yuanyang City Investigation Bureau headquarters.
Sure enough, they hadn't driven far before Yuan Chengfang began explaining the matter to Li Feng.
"This time, I submitted a request to the Department Chief. After considering your cultivation and mission record, he approved it..."
"What is it?"
Li Feng couldn't help asking curiously.
"Well, you don't think we Investigators rely entirely on Tracking Compasses to track clues and conduct investigations, do you?"
"Huh? Don't we?"
Li Feng looked at Yuan Chengfang in confusion.
"Yes and no..."
Yuan Chengfang first nodded, then shook her head.
"That's how trainee Investigators work. But Full Investigators have methods exclusive to us, in addition to those tools..."
"Oh!"
Li Feng nodded thoughtfully.
Their trip to the Investigation Department Headquarters probably had something to do with those methods exclusive to Investigators.
"Captain, then... what kind of method is it?"
"The Ghost Eye!"
Yuan Chengfang uttered the name.
"The Ghost Eye?"
Li Feng was a little confused.
Wasn't the Ghost Eye the eye fused with a Tracking Compass?
Did their Tracking Compasses need to be fused with Ghost Eyes too?
Although that would allow them to sense their surroundings more clearly and keenly, it would shrink their detection range far too much.
Besides, Li Feng had seen Wu Cheng's, Zhao Fei's, and even Yuan Chengfang's Tracking Compasses, yet he hadn't noticed any trace of a Ghost Eye.
"Yes, the Ghost Eye!"
Yuan Chengfang nodded solemnly.
"Will it be fused with the Tracking Compass?"
"Fused with the Tracking Compass?"
Yuan Chengfang paused briefly, then shook her head with a smile.
"If it were fused with a Tracking Compass, you wouldn't have to become a Full Investigator before being granted one..."
"Huh? Could it be..."
This time, Li Feng was genuinely shocked.
"That's right. Just as you're thinking, it's fused directly into a part of your body...
Of course, most people choose to fuse it into their eyes."
"The eyes..."
Li Feng wasn't surprised by the idea of fusing a Ghost Eye into an eye.
He simply hadn't expected that becoming a Full Investigator would also involve fusing with a Ghost Eye.
In a sense, wasn't that equivalent to controlling a Paranormal Entity?
However, this was merely one of countless Ghost Eye sub-entities, not a complete anomaly.
Screech!
With a squeal of brakes, the car came to a steady stop outside the Investigation Department Headquarters.
After they got out, Yuan Chengfang led Li Feng straight into the Investigation Department Lobby.
This was Li Feng's third visit to the Investigation Department Headquarters.
The first had been when he reported for duty, the second after handling the Weird Mirror Paranormal Entity case a few days ago, and the third was now.
"Li Feng!"
"Good morning, Li Jie!"
Seeing Li Jie again, Li Feng immediately greeted her with a smile.
"Oh, Lady Yuan, and young Li Feng! You're here. This time, you're..."
Li Jie looked at Li Feng, then at Yuan Chengfang, and spoke with understanding.
"So you're the one coming to fuse with a Ghost Eye today...
I never imagined you were such a cultivation prodigy, Li Feng.
You haven't even become a Full Investigator yet, and you're already able to fuse with a Ghost Eye."
Li Jie looked at Li Feng in delighted surprise, her voice full of admiration.
"Haha, you're flattering me, Li Jie!"
"All right, Li Feng. There'll be plenty of time to catch up later. I'm taking him upstairs now..."
Yuan Chengfang spoke to Li Jie with a smile, then led the way upstairs.
"All right, Lady Yuan.
Li Feng, make sure you come down and spend some time with me after you've fused with the Ghost Eye..."
"Of course, Li Jie!"
Li Feng agreed with a smile and a nod, then followed Yuan Chengfang briskly upstairs.
The Investigation Department Chief was named Wang Jianfeng. He was a Horror Level powerhouse, and his Office was on the fourth floor.
Knock, knock, knock...
"Department Chief!"
Yuan Chengfang knocked on the door and called out loudly.
"Come in!"
A steady, middle-aged voice sounded from inside.
Yuan Chengfang and Li Feng pushed open the door and entered the Department Chief's Office.
The Office was large but sparsely furnished. Only a large desk stood against the far wall, making the room feel particularly empty.
Wang Jianfeng sat behind the desk, watching them.
"Yuan, come and sit!"
Wang Jianfeng beckoned, then looked at Li Feng.
"This must be the young Li Feng you mentioned.
Mm, very good. You're almost at perfected skin refinement, aren't you?"
After looking Li Feng up and down, Wang Jianfeng nodded in satisfaction. Although phrased as a question, his tone was certain.
Clearly, Wang Jianfeng had discerned Li Feng's cultivation with just a glance.
"Yes, Department Chief! You have a truly keen eye!"
Li Feng nodded, his face wreathed in smiles.
"Good! Very good. With cultivation like yours, it's no wonder your captain applied early for you to fuse with a Ghost Eye.
With the physical strength of someone who has perfected the Skin Tempering Realm, plus the talent for controlling anomalies and ghost cultivation I've heard you possess, you can indeed fuse with a Ghost Eye...
However, I'd still recommend choosing a suitable Ghost Cultivation Method. That will let you better wield the power of the Vengeful Ghosts you control, and make it easier to use the abilities of the Weird Mirror and Ghost Eye..."
Wang Jianfeng was clearly pleased that the Investigation Department had gained a prodigy. He praised Li Feng repeatedly and concluded with a sincere piece of advice.
"I understand, Department Chief. I did come here intending to choose another cultivation method..."
Li Feng nodded.
"Huh?"
Yuan Chengfang gave Li Feng a sidelong glance.
"You brat, how many times did I try to persuade you before? You never changed your cultivation method.
Why are you agreeing so readily this time?
Do you treat people differently depending on who they are?"
"Haha..."
Wang Jianfeng smiled at Yuan Chengfang, then turned to Li Feng, curious to see how he would answer.
He had also heard from Yuan Chengfang about Li Feng's insistence on cultivating the Human Body Tempering Art.
"Hehe, Captain, it's because I've been controlling more and more anomalies and Vengeful Ghosts, isn't it?
So I also feel that I really should choose a Ghost Cultivation Method.
Besides, I've already perfected the Skin Tempering Realm of the Human Body Tempering Art...
Most importantly, choosing another method doesn't mean I can't keep cultivating the Human Body Tempering Art...
So, hehe..."
Yuan Chengfang understood. Li Feng must have discovered that its power was indeed unimpressive after perfecting the Skin Tempering Realm, which was why he had finally decided to change cultivation methods.
Besides, she had only been teasing him. After hearing Li Feng's explanation, she nodded with a smile.
"Haha, as long as you've thought it through!"
"Mm. Since you've already made up your mind, go to the Personnel Department shortly and choose a cultivation method. Then we'll proceed with the Ghost Eye fusion..."
Department Chief Wang Jianfeng nodded as well.
"All right!"
Li Feng immediately nodded in agreement.
"Mm, go on your own. The chief and I still have some preparations to make. Come back up once you've chosen your method..."
Yuan Chengfang waved a hand, sending Li Feng downstairs to choose his cultivation method himself.
"All right, Captain!...
Goodbye, Captain!
Goodbye, Department Chief!"
Li Feng nodded, then turned and left the Department Chief's Office, heading to the Personnel Office on the second floor.
Knock, knock, knock...
Upon reaching the Personnel Office, Li Feng knocked gently on the door.
"Come in!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Li Feng pushed open the door and entered.
"Director Zhou!"
"You're... Li Feng?! Young Li Feng?!"
Looking at the smiling Li Feng, Zhou Xing hesitated briefly, then his eyes lit up as he recognized him.
"Haha, Yuan has mentioned you quite a bit lately. Our Investigation Department's rising prodigy..."
"Huh? The captain is too kind!"
"Heh, Yuan might usually seem carefree and unconcerned with details, but her standards are very high...
Any prodigy she mentions so often must have considerable talent for cultivation..."
As Zhou Xing spoke, he looked Li Feng up and down, then asked with some hesitation:
"Have you... broken through to perfected skin refinement?"
If he couldn't clearly discern someone's cultivation realm, they were probably at perfected skin refinement or beyond.
Progress in visualization went without saying. It concerned the mind, and when no abilities were being used,
even someone at a higher realm would find it difficult to discern the person's cultivation realm.
As for martial Body Tempering, apart from the Skin Tempering Realm, which produced obvious external changes,
changes to the muscles, tendons, bones, and internal organs were similarly difficult to detect unless someone was fighting or unleashing their strength.
Perfected skin refinement already faintly approached a kind of return to natural simplicity, making it just as difficult to perceive.
Still, powerhouses like Yuan Chengfang and Zhou Xing could ultimately detect a few clues.
In response to Zhou Xing's question, Li Feng smiled and nodded.
"You have a keen eye, Director Zhou. I only just managed to break through to perfected skin refinement, with a bit of luck."
"Haha, excellent, excellent! You really are a cultivation genius."
Zhou Xing nodded repeatedly with a smile, his gaze full of admiration as he looked at Li Feng.
Then Zhou Xing returned to the matter at hand and asked Li Feng a question.
"So, Li Feng, what brings you here this time?"
"Well, I'd like to choose a new cultivation technique!"
"Oh, that's easy enough!
Come, come, sit over here!"
As Zhou Xing beckoned Li Feng over, he took the library's subsidiary catalog book out of the drawer again.
Li Feng sat down, took the book, and began leafing through it carefully.
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