After the Skyfall

Chapter 824 Boundary
The people in the conference room listened to Li Yi explain the knowledge of cultivation and evolution. Although they understood, they remained silent because they realized the real reason why Li Yi said they could not cultivate.

In this world, cosmic energy is scarce, the environment is terrible, and the human body is degenerating, making spiritual cultivation an impossible thing.

They could only watch helplessly as this path, which could change the future, became an impossible one.

Zhao Hongjie took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and then rallied his spirits. Although his initial idea had not been achieved, as a leader, a small setback was nothing.

"Taiyi, since the path of cultivation is blocked, can we rely on the power of technology to deal with the dead?"

Li Yi said, "I don't know. When great power returns to oneself, technology becomes an embellishment. However, the level of technology in your world is very low. Improving the level of technology may not necessarily help you deal with the dead, but at the very least it can improve the living environment and increase productivity."

With that in mind, he took out several smartphones from his storage ring.

"These are cell phones from our world, but they're out of power right now. Once you fully charge them and restart them, these phones will be enough to significantly improve your technological level."

It's important to understand that these are all phones used by evolved beings. Their phones are equipped with intelligent brain systems. Although it's unknown which generation of artificial intelligence they are, in this world, it's a game-changer.

"Thank you for your help." Zhao Hongjie took the phones and looked at them.

It's incredibly technologically advanced; the entire phone doesn't even have a single button. If you didn't know better, you'd think it was just a piece of transparent glass.

However, he didn't study it much and simply handed it to his secretary.

These things should naturally be handed over to professionals; leaving them with him would just be a waste. Although this exchange did not achieve the desired results, it was still worthwhile as it helped the country's science and technology advance further.

“However, I’m quite interested in how your world deals with the dead. When are you going to make your move there? I’d like to go and see.” Li Yi said at this moment.

Zhao Hongjie glanced at the secretary beside him.

The secretary immediately replied, "We plan to take action at 10 p.m. tomorrow, because the dead only appear at night."

Li Yi nodded and said, "I will be there on time."

He wouldn't feel at ease until he saw the building destroyed. After all, if the dead from this world went to Tianchang City, it would cause some trouble. Now that Tianchang City needs to be rebuilt and order needs to be restored, some hidden dangers should be eliminated.

"Besides destroying that building, do you have any other needs?" Zhao Hongjie asked again.

Li Yi waved his hand and said, "I am different from you. Cultivators have very low needs. I am here only to resolve this matter, nothing more. And after I finish this matter, I will leave and will not interfere with your lives."

Hearing this, Zhao Hongjie smiled and said, "As expected of a cultivator, you are different from ordinary people like us. To be honest, I am very fortunate to have met such a noble person as you today."

"You're welcome. You're a very straightforward leader," Li Yi said.

At this moment, a middle-aged man with half his face burned walked over and whispered a few words to Zhao Hongjie.

After listening, Zhao Hongjie said with some surprise, "Taiyi, are you also being haunted by the dead? I can help you resolve this immediately. We have some experience in getting rid of the entanglement of the dead."

“No need.” Li Yi shook his head: “I want to see how this dead man kills people.”

“This is a very dangerous thing,” Zhao Hongjie said.

Li Yi laughed and said, "It doesn't matter. If I die, you don't need to collect my body. I won't leave a corpse; I will just turn into energy and dissipate in this world."

Are they not even afraid of death? Are all those who cultivate themselves so detached?
Those present couldn't help but think the same thing.

They could clearly sense that the person in front of them named Taiyi thought very differently from them.

As the conversation continued...

Li Yi could clearly sense that Zhao Hongjie was eager to gain more benefits from him, whether it was in cultivation, technology, or knowledge about other worlds.

However, he also understood, after all, even the smallest thing obtained from him was enough to change a country and a world.

Li Yi wasn't a stingy person. Since his clone couldn't go back anyway, he was willing to offer them some help.

But I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

As time passed, the invisible dead body lying behind him grew heavier and heavier. Of course, this weight was only relative to ordinary people; for his clone, it was negligible for the time being.

"Is he planning to crush me to death?" This thought popped into Li Yi's mind.

Zhang Yan, standing to the side, was also observing Li Yi's condition and checking the time. Under normal circumstances...

A living person entangled with a dead person won't live long. In most cases, Li Yi would die before dawn.

But it's already daylight.

Li Yi is still alive and did not die as a result.

"Cultivators are indeed different; he survived the first night with ease," Zhang Yan thought to himself.

Moreover, it wasn't just him who thought this way; the undead observing the situation from outside the meeting room were also somewhat surprised. However, considering that the other party possessed the power to split the earth like a god, they felt that the dead might not pose any real threat to the other party.

Zhao Hongjie had always wanted to help Li Yi, and establishing a friendly relationship through this method would definitely be a good thing for the future.

Unfortunately, Li Yi really didn't have any needs, which made Zhao Hongjie both distressed and sentimental.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this state of mind that one can be considered a true practitioner.

Wealth, power, and status are merely things imagined by ordinary people, and they have no effect on someone like Taiyi.

When it got to eight o'clock in the morning.

The meeting is over.

However, Zhao Hongjie only went to rest and did not leave the building. He also told Li Yi that he could contact him directly if anything happened.

"I need to learn about the living dead," Li Yi also made a request.

Zhao Hongjie readily agreed.

soon.

Inside the conference room, the ordinary people had all left, and one by one, people with the identities of the living dead entered. There were quite a few of them, more than a dozen, and each of them had an extraordinary aura.

It's clear they're all experts.

At least that's true for the people of this world.

To Li Yi, the living dead were no different from ordinary people; a single bolt of lightning could kill them. He simply wanted to learn more about the dead.

"It's definitely easier to get things done by using the power of higher-ups. If I were to wander around slowly on my own, I probably would have a hard time getting in touch with the living dead."

At that moment, his gaze swept across the room, finally settling on a young woman in her early twenties.

The woman had grayish-white eyes, as if she had cataracts, but Li Yi could sense that her eyes could see something different.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Han Chuan. I can see the dead person lying behind you," the woman said proactively.

"Looks like my intuition was right." Li Yi nodded slightly. "Then tell me about myself, what does that dead man lying behind me look like?"

Han Chuan replied, "I cannot say, because I saw it, and it saw me. If I describe what a dead person looks like, it will haunt me. This is a boundary between the living and the dead, which cannot be easily broken."

"Can I understand that the reason I'm being haunted by the dead is because I, as a living person, broke that boundary?" Li Yi asked, his expression shifting.

A man with half his face burned said earnestly, "Yes, you are very wise and you understood the reason immediately, but the line between the living and the dead is very blurred. No one knows what kind of behavior is considered to have crossed the line."

"However, we have also made some summaries about the behavior of crossing the line, and compiled them into a book, which you can take a look at."

He then handed over a booklet.

Li Yi reached out and took the booklet, then glanced at it and couldn't help but smile: "It is indeed quite interesting. Living in your world is quite tough. You have to abide by all sorts of rules and are not free at all."

The booklet lists many things that living people cannot do, such as not going out on rainy days, not looking back when walking at night, and not talking when eating alone. Many of these rules seem quite ridiculous.

"It's the only way to survive," said the man with the charred face.

(End of this chapter)