Li Yunxian logged in from the same spot where she had previously logged out.
At that time, she could have chosen to log in through her cabin, but Li Yunxian worried that logging in might still place her back in the original city, so she opted for the safer login method.
After all, she hadn’t logged in for several days, and this was a new city—surely no one would be lurking around waiting for her… right?
Li Yunxian opened her eyes and immediately locked gazes with a few people across the street.
The expressions on their faces clearly showed surprise, and then one of them turned and shouted loudly,
“The Boss of Yinhai City has logged in!!”
Li Yunxian:
Li Yunxian:
?
Li Yunxian’s eyes involuntarily widened. Although she found it hard to believe, it was obvious they were shouting her title…
What kind of nonsense had those guys been spreading while she was away from System of Wanwu?!
Li Yunxian was speechless.
When things in the real world had been hectic before, her life in System of Wanwu had been relatively peaceful.
Now that her real life was comfortable, why did all sorts of chaos erupt in System of Wanwu?
No matter the situation, Li Yunxian wasn’t the type to watch a show.
She swiftly disappeared from in front of everyone.
The last thing that floated in her ears were the amazed voices of others in Ji Xin City: “That reaction speed! No wonder she can be the Boss.”
Li Yunxian:
That’s pure slander!
Who’d want to be watched like a monkey? Anyone would run fast in that situation!
After finding a quiet spot, Li Yunxian finally opened her message panel.
Inside were a bunch of red notification dots, unchanged for years.
Whether she logged in or not, many people still messaged her diligently.
For example, Sheng Yu.
Li Yunxian opened it and immediately saw a stream of shocked and crying messages.
The gist was: Boss, you don’t love me anymore! This time you actually left Miao Ying Guild with that pretty boy Ying Wenhe! Boss, love me again!
Li Yunxian just skimmed Sheng Yu’s messages.
Judging by the content, the messages were meaningless; the timing of the messages was the key information.
The intervals between messages were very steady, indicating that the Beast Tide was stable and nothing unusual was happening.
Li Yunxian broadcasted her messages to the masters she had before.
Those online replied quickly and even sent her updates about the situation in Yinhai City.
“The other merchants who stayed in the city saw these equipment applications and placed many more orders with me.”
“This wave of the Beast Tide is perfectly timed!”
This was the good news the masters gave Li Yunxian, then they began inquiring about how she led everyone through the Beast Tide.
“Is what XX said true?”
“Is she really that powerful?”
One question after another came through, and Li Yunxian pieced together the truth from their words.
Simply put, those guys had bragged as if they were the incarnation of Jindan or Yuanying, so if Li Yunxian had led them all through, wouldn’t she be even stronger?
Then the people of Ji Xin City found this strange and confirmed the truth with Ying Wenhe.
After Ying Wenhe’s less imaginative exaggeration, the people of Ji Xin City settled on a truth they considered highly credible.
The words from Yinhai City did have some bragging, but it wasn’t too far off.
At the very least, everyone had survived the Beast Tide, which sounded unbelievable, and there was no objection.
By this logic, Li Yunxian’s strength must be at least Yuanying level!
Seeing this, Li Yunxian thought:
How can the whole deduction be completely wrong, but the result somehow be correct in a sense??
Then, upon further review, Li Yunxian realized they had even misjudged the result.
System of Wanwu’s detection would never be wrong—she was definitely only at Qi Refining, Stage Six.
But if she had such strength… it meant she must have some good stuff in hand!!
—The news that Li Yunxian was the owner of the latest all-star hit product across the galaxy was already known to the people of Ji Xin City.
One of those was the Blood Frenzy Pill, which could temporarily boost cultivation.
If there was a Blood Frenzy Pill, there might be even stronger pills!
So… the excited shouts of those in Ji Xin City earlier were just people wanting to see this rumored owner of the divine pill??
Based on all the information, Li Yunxian concluded:
What a mess these rumors are.
But because the news was so ridiculous, Li Yunxian wasn’t worried at all.
Anyone with even a little cultivation knowledge knew it was impossible to boost from Qi Refining to Yuanying in a short time.
The body’s bearing capacity was limited; relying on external forces to break through a small stage was recoverable, but breaking through a major stage could come at a lifelong, irreversible cost.
Going from Qi Refining to Yuanying meant crossing three major stages at once.
This wasn’t a cultivation pill; it was a pill for instant death.
Li Yunxian was itching to settle the score with those braggarts.
She sent a sly message to the group of people who had come to Ji Xin City.
Meeting at the scene!
***
Everyone knew they had gone too far, and upon seeing Li Yunxian’s message, each of them obediently showed up.
Even Ying Wenhe, who sensed something was wrong from the developments, appeared.
Li Yunxian knocked on the table, frowning coldly: “No matter what you say about yourselves, clarify all the things about me!”
Others quickly chuckled awkwardly: “Clarified, clarified. We’ve explained that so-called pill thing.”
“Teacher Xiao Li, you’re not hiding stuff from us, right?”
“Especially since we haven’t even encountered Celebration Star Beasts yet, Boss, if you had it, you’d have brought it out long ago.”
Since the people of Ji Xin City didn’t know Li Yunxian well, they had such speculations.
But those who had watched Li Yunxian grow and heard of her serious teaching and sharing, and how she conceded on various Agent Regulations to ensure everyone could access the latest tech at a fair price—
They immediately shouted down anyone who said such things.
Listening to their chatter, Li Yunxian found herself unable to keep tapping the table.
They just had a small habit of exaggerating. Since she hadn’t stopped their boasting back then, she had to bear the consequences now.
What irritated her most was other people’s attitudes.
Li Yunxian’s voice softened.
“You’ve all clarified, so why were they so excited to see me?” she asked, puzzled.
The crowd was puzzled at her puzzlement: “Qi Refining compared to Yuanying? That’s unprecedented, and likely will never happen again. How could they not be excited?”
Li Yunxian:
Li Yunxian:
???
She didn’t use soul fragments, and with all her gear, she could at most fight against early-stage Jindan, thank you very much!
“Don’t fool others so much that you fool yourselves too!” Li Yunxian’s mouth twitched.
In response, Ying Wenhe looked confused: “No, my teacher just recently ascended to Huashen. When he was Yuanying, he led me.”
“I asked him, and he said that at his current level, it might barely be possible to do what you did when you led us out.”
Having the strength to carve a path through the Beast Tide as a Yuanying, and being able to hold back and only intervene at the last moment to assist and guide a hundred people, were two completely different things.
Li Yunxian silently stared at Ying Wenhe.
Good, the source of the rumors had been found instantly.
Immediately, Li Yunxian’s sharp tongue flared: “That’s because you all just hack away. You only need to be reckless.”
Ying Wenhe:
Got, got scolded.
Heartbroken!