The Entry-plundering Demon Hunter

The setting sun was like blood, dyeing half the sky red.

The crimson afterglow fell upon the Xingwu University campus.

The students walking under the afterglow looked as if they were treading through blood.

Two cars pulled up outside Dormitory Zone 1.

Just as Lin Yi was about to open the door and get out, Tang Qinru stopped him.

"Here!"

"Sis, what is this?"

Lin Yi said with a frown as he watched Tang Qinru hand him a bank card.

"Just take it. There’s fifty million inside. Buy whatever you need, and tell me when you run out.

I want you to remember one thing. Now that you’re in the New District, you have me looking out for you. How could I let you be short on cash?"

"And you went to Jail City for Demon Hunting just to make money? If your grandfather and your aunt found out, they’d skin me alive!"

"Don’t you ever do something so stupid again!"

"Aside from official missions, you are not allowed to do such dangerous things anymore. If you’re short on money, just tell me.

Also, I’ll provide the compound potions for Wei Nan and the others!"

"Tell them to focus on their cultivation and raise their realms as soon as possible. Only then will they be qualified to go to Jail City!"

"At their current realm, they’re lucky just to have made it back alive!"

Lin Yi took the bank card and said with a smile, "It’s great having a rich sis!"

At his words, Tang Qinru couldn’t help but laugh.

"Go on, head back. Don’t forget about this weekend. I’m taking you up the mountain to meet your master!"

"Okay!"

Lin Yi agreed and got out of the car.

Only after both cars had driven away did Lin Yi walk over to Zhou Qi and Shen Mengyi.

"Sorry, it looks like I dragged you down again!"

As Lin Yi approached, Zhou Qi lowered his head in shame.

Right now, he felt like a total waste.

’Back in the Old District, before the Martial Arts exam, at the Martial Arts Hall...’

’I was the student they called a genius, a rising star at school.’

’Coaches, teachers, and classmates alike...’

’...all had high hopes for me. When the Martial Arts exam ended and I placed in the top three of the entire school...’

’...the sudden celebrity treatment went to my head.’

’Right up until I came to the New District, I thought I would still be one of the best, even here.’

’My only rival, the only one I needed to catch up to...’

’...was Lin Yi. And I didn’t think the gap between us was actually that big.’

’It wasn’t until after I enrolled that I realized just how foolish and laughable my thinking had been.’

’Forget catching up to Lin Yi; the gap between me and the local students was massive.’

’The talent I was so proud of was nothing more than the bare minimum to get into Xingwu University.’

’Here, if you want to cultivate, if you want to push your realm higher...’

’...talent alone isn’t enough.’

’These last two missions to Jail City have made that perfectly clear.’

’I have talent, but I can’t convert it into a higher realm quickly enough.’

’Once I enter Jail City and face those demon beasts and other strange creatures...’

’...I don’t even have the strength to put up a fight.’

Especially this time, if it hadn’t been for Feng Lei...

...their fate wouldn’t have been much better than Wei Nan’s or Sun Tao’s.

When they encountered the 3-star Demon Beast, it was hard to say if they would have even survived.

The realization of this gap left Zhou Qi dejected.

Lin Yi smiled and patted his shoulder. "What are you talking about? How did you drag me down?"

"If your realm isn’t high enough, we just have to work hard and push it up!"

"My sis just said she’ll provide the compound potions you need for cultivation!"

"From now on, we can just focus on cultivating and raising our realms in peace!"

"For now, don’t think about making money from Demon Hunting. Just concentrate on cultivation. Once we’ve raised our realms, then going to Jail City will be proper Demon Hunting!"

Hearing this, Zhou Qi and Shen Mengyi both looked at Lin Yi in surprise.

"Did Sister Qingru really say that? She’s going to provide us with compound potions?"

Lin Yi nodded with a smile. "She told me herself, right before I got out of the car!"

"This..."

Zhou Qi’s face was filled with shock. He glanced back at Shen Mengyi.

His eyes immediately started to turn red.

"This is a huge debt of gratitude. Lin Yi, from now on, my life is yours!"

"If you tell me to go east, I’ll never go west. Even if you want my life, I’ll give it to you without a moment’s hesitation..."

To Zhou Qi, Lin Yi and Tang Qinru were like saviors.

Although the compound potions they needed now were only Grade 1...

...for them, even Grade 1 potions were a considerable expense.

And it wasn’t a matter of just one or two bottles.

They would need far more. When you added it all up...

...one bottle cost tens of thousands, so ten bottles would be hundreds of thousands.

Compound potions worth hundreds of thousands would barely be enough for a month...

They naturally understood that Tang Qinru was sponsoring them for free only because of Lin Yi.

Otherwise, no matter how rich she was, why would she sponsor them with compound potions for no reason?

And it wasn’t a small amount, either.

Lin Yi smiled. "Don’t forget what my sis does. She’s an Alchemist, and I hear she’s quite prestigious in the New District. Just think of it as an investment in you guys!"

"Once you’ve made it in the future, just remember to pay her back!"

Hearing that, Zhou Qi nodded. "Yeah. And you too..."

Lin Yi smiled. "Let’s go back and rest. How are your injuries? Do you need to go to the school’s infirmary for another look?"

"No need. Sister Qingru already treated us. It’s nothing serious. Otherwise, Senior Brother Zhou and I would have been sent to the hospital too!" Shen Mengyi said, her eyes red.

"Alright, let’s head back for now, then. We’ll go to the hospital tomorrow morning to visit Wei Nan and the others!"

After they made their plans, Shen Mengyi returned to the girls’ dormitory.

Zhou Qi, Feng Lei, and Lin Yi headed back toward their dorm.

On the way, Feng Lei sighed softly. "Lin Yi, did you forget something?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Lin Yi asked, puzzled.

"Me! What about me? Aren’t you going to sponsor me too?"

"You?"

Lin Yi laughed, looking at Feng Lei’s innocent and guileless expression.

"Wei Shang already confessed everything to me. Once we’re back at the dorm, you and I are going to have a little chat."

Feng Lei: "..."

In that moment, he realized what was happening.

He started to feel anxious, like a child who had done something wrong.

He had told a monstrous lie, and now it had been exposed.

The whole way back, he was mentally calculating how he was going to explain this to Lin Yi.

The main problem was, what exactly had Wei Shang told him? The two of them had never rehearsed this; they hadn’t aligned their stories at all.

Because they had never imagined that Lin Yi would one day expose them.

Unless they confessed their identities themselves...

Feng Lei grew more and more irritated.

He wished he could rush to the hospital right now and demand a clear explanation from Wei Shang.

By the time they got back to their dorm...

Lin Yi first took Xiaoqi back to his room, took out some Demon Beast Meat, and poured it into its food bowl.

He then changed his clothes and jumped into the bathroom for a shower.

The minutes ticked by.

Feng Lei waited until it was completely dark, but Lin Yi still hadn’t come out of his room.

He didn’t dare go back to his own room, afraid that Lin Yi would come out and not be able to find him...

Right then, Feng Lei was exactly like a naughty child awaiting a scolding.

He was worried sick and couldn’t sit still.

But he never would have dreamed that Lin Yi had already forgotten all about it.

And had no intention of "having a chat" with him at all.

’Anyway, I already know their true identities now.’

’Do the details even matter?’

So, Lin Yi didn’t even eat dinner. After his shower, he sat cross-legged and entered the domain of the Star River Qi Transformation Technique.

He hadn’t rested for a whole day and night.

The moment he returned to the dorm, a wave of exhaustion washed over him.

He was so desperate to rest that he didn’t even have time to take stock of his spoils.

Feng Lei waited until after nine o’clock at night.

When Lin Yi still hadn’t emerged, he crept up to the door and pressed his ear against it to listen.

There wasn’t the slightest sound from inside.

It was completely silent, as if no one was there.

Feng Lei let out a long sigh of relief. ’He must be asleep.’

Then he too quietly headed back to his own room.

...

Perhaps because he was too tired...

That night, Lin Yi slept especially soundly.

When he woke up, it was already after nine in the morning.

[Current Realm: Tier Four, Star Four]

[Qi and Blood: 21.19%]

Lin Yi checked his personal status panel.

He found that his realm was about to break through to the Five-Star Realm.

This was another pleasant surprise for him.

’Before I went to Jail City the day before yesterday, my realm was still at Tier Three, Star Four. I can’t believe I’m already at Tier Four!’

At this rate, in another two or three days...

...he might be able to break through directly to the Five-Star Realm.

Reaching the Five-Star Realm as a freshman?

Even the word "prodigy" was insufficient to describe his cultivation speed and talent.

Of course, Lin Yi knew very well...

...that he was only able to raise his realm so quickly because of the Star River Qi Transformation Technique.

Especially in the last few days, inside the Star River Domain...

...he had seen that Daoist again.

Although the figure was still somewhat blurry, it didn’t disappear as it had before.

He had a faint intuition.

That as long as he continued to raise his realm, he would get closer to that Daoist.

Perhaps one day in the future, he could face the Daoist directly and see his appearance clearly.

Pulling his thoughts back, Lin Yi glanced at Xiaoqi.

He saw it was still lying there, sleeping.

The night in Jail City two days ago had also exhausted it.

Besides, if it weren’t for Xiaoqi, Lin Yi wouldn’t have found Wei Nan and the others so quickly.

If he had been delayed any longer, he might have really lost his brother.

Lin Yi didn’t disturb it and went into the bathroom to wash up.

After he was all done, he opened his door and walked out.

"Oh? You’re awake? Come and eat!"

Feng Lei, who was sitting in the living room, saw Lin Yi come out of his room.

He quickly walked over with an extremely enthusiastic smile.

Lin Yi shot him a glance. "Look at you with that guilty conscience written all over your face!"

"Huh? What guilty conscience? Who’s got a guilty conscience?"

Feng Lei reacted as if someone had stepped on his tail.

He immediately retorted.

However, the more he acted like this, the more it proved he was guilty.

Lin Yi just smiled and walked over to the sofa to sit down.

Today’s breakfast was simple: congee, steamed buns, and pickled vegetables.

And a small plate of braised meat.

"Wei Shangzhen already told me everything. You guys are from the Town Martial Department, and you approached me intentionally on a mission to protect me, right?"

Lin Yi said with a smile after taking a sip of congee.

Hearing this, the anxiety in Feng Lei’s eyes gradually disappeared.

He hadn’t slept well at all last night.

He had thought Lin Yi was just trying to bluff him with what he’d said.

He had even thought up ways to placate Lin Yi.

But Lin Yi’s words just now had been completely direct.

All the excuses Feng Lei had prepared were now useless.

Seeing Feng Lei just nod without saying anything...

...Lin Yi continued, "Since it’s all out in the open and I know your identities, don’t hide anything from me from now on!"

"Of course, I’d rather we be friends than enemies!"

"So, I hope you’ve come with good intentions..."

Feng Lei nodded hastily. "You can rest assured about that. We absolutely have no ill will!"

"Good. Then let’s put this behind us. Hurry up and eat. After we finish, we’ll go to the hospital and check on Wei Nan and the others!"

Feng Lei nodded and also took a sip of his congee.

Just as Lin Yi was about to finish eating...

...suddenly, a call came in.

He picked it up and saw it was an unknown number.

"Hello?"

"Excuse me, is this Lin Yi?"

A sweet girl’s voice came from the other end of the line.

Lin Yi glanced at the caller ID again; it was definitely an unknown number.

He nodded, a little suspicious. "Yes, this is..."