In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 264 Broken Tiles
"Hey, what are you going to do with this kid?"

Jiang Daqiu watched the commotion from the sidelines, while Ye Longtang was crying and sniffling, making everyone frown.

Su Qingli, the girl with glasses, adjusted her lenses and said, "He's in a bit of a sorry state."

Xie Lingxin looked away from the box but didn't rush to open it.

"You pity him?"

Su Qingli shook her head: "I only said he was 'a little' miserable, he could have been much worse off."

"..." x2
The sanitation workers, including Xie Lingxin, were speechless.

Xie Ling thought to herself, "You have a grudge against this kid?"

Su Qingli said, "I've heard of him. He's a bully at Seven Star Academy. He often uses his status and family background to force female students in the academy to play with him."

"Ok?"

Xie Lingxin was shocked: "Is that so? Doesn't the academy care?"

That shouldn't be the case. Although not everyone in Seven Star Academy comes from a wealthy family, some are just ordinary people from middle-class backgrounds who have exhausted their family's wealth to enter the academy and seek a way out.

But surely the college can't be afraid, right?

Su Qingli said, "Although this kid is a scoundrel, he's very clever in this regard. He specifically targets those from ordinary families, using money to bribe them. It's a mutually agreeable arrangement, so what can the school do about it?"

Oh, I see.

Xie Lingxin ignored him after hearing this.

It was indeed a mutual consent process.

"Okay, let's go."

"Young Master Xie! I was wrong! I'm guilty! Please just let me go!"

Ye Longtang was still wailing. He was truly terrified of being beaten. He wouldn't dare leave until he got a word from Xie Lingxin.

"If you don't get out of here, I'll beat you to death, you believe me?"

Ye Longtang looked up and saw Xie Lingxin's increasingly hostile gaze, so he immediately stood up quickly.

He asked cautiously, "Young Master Xie, does this mean you've forgiven me?"

Xie Ling thought to herself, "Tell your old man to stop doing things like 'giving birth to a son without an anus' in the future. Your thing is ruined. Ye Mengxiong is alright, so I'll let it go this time for his sake."

Although Ye Mengxiong had some of the arrogant traits typical of rich kids, he was still a decent person, and Ye Mengxiong was tolerable to him.

Since the matter of hiring a hitman had nothing to do with the Ye family, there was no need for him to dwell on it.

"okay!"

Ye Longtang felt disgusted. How could Ye Mengxiong, that idiot, compare to me?

But he didn't dare say much. At least he got a word out of him and had something to explain, so he ran away as fast as he could.

Xie Lingxin said to those around her, "Alright, the show's over. Give me back my things. Aren't you all going to work? Fatty Orange is coming to bother me, are you going to cover for me?"

The two reluctantly snatched the magic weapon back from the two laughing sanitation workers.

"Fat Orange? Only you, Xie Lingxin, would dare to call me that in our entire bureau!"

After a little thought, everyone knew who the name belonged to.

Everyone thought it was very fitting, so Dai Yang, without being present or knowing the situation, gained an extra "nickname".

"Give me a break, Fatty Orange wouldn't bother with you even if he wanted to cause trouble for someone else!"

"Xie Lingxin, next time our team goes out on a mission, lend us your magic weapon!"

"Get lost! Dream on!"

Xie Lingxin pushed away the hand that was hooked on her shoulder.

However, despite his sharp tongue, he wouldn't hesitate to use it when truly needed.

Magical artifacts are things that can be used by others without breaking.

"Hey, look what good stuff Young Master Ye sent you!"

"You know it's good stuff, but you still want to see it? Get out of here, all of you!"

Xie Lingxin clutched the box, fought her way through, and returned to the Ancient Management Office.

Seeing that there was no more excitement to be had, everyone could only disperse.

They may make a fuss, but if they really forget about their work, they'll be the ones who suffer, not that precious darling.

Ancient Management Office.

Xie Lingxin finally found an opportunity to open the box.

"What the hell is this?"

There were three things in the box: a gray tile, a green bamboo stick, and a grayish-white... hair?
Jiang Daqiu, who had also returned here, took a look and immediately said, "Azure bamboo, the tail hair of the Wind Beast."

"Ok?"

Xie Lingxin was taken aback, then immediately stood up and pressed Jiang Daqiu back into a seat, saying ingratiatingly, "Uncle Jiang, tell me!"

"Hey! What's there to say?"

Although he spoke casually and nonchalantly, Jiang Daqiu couldn't hide his smugness.

"Azure bamboo, apart from being exceptionally resilient, is nothing special,"

"The Wind-Born Beast is a strange beast that cannot fly itself, but if you take its tail, it can transform into a long wind to lift people up. What's even more peculiar is that its tail can be broken off at any time and can also be reattached at any time."

Upon hearing this, Xie Lingxin recalled a line of text: "The Wind Beast resembles a leopard, with blue eyes and a scorpion tail. Its brain can regenerate, and its tail can be reattached if severed. Cutting off its tail can transform it into a three-zhang-long wind, allowing it to fly on the wind."

Jiang Daqiu was stunned: "You've seen it before?"

Xie Lingxin shook her head: "No, my dad read it in a book."

This is, of course, a memory from a past life.

This strange beast is mentioned in the "Records of the Ten Continents Within the Seas".

As for Tianqingzhu, he didn't know; it was impossible for him to know everything.

Now he also knows that Lao Xie is no ordinary person. In the eyes of others, all his extraordinary qualities are probably because of Lao Xie.

That was exactly what he wanted.

Anyway, there's no way to explain his secrets to anyone, so it's perfect to make Lao Xie take the blame!

“Oh…” Jiang Daqiu had no doubts at all.

After so much time has passed, the fact that Xie Lingxin's father was personally invited by the Elder Council is no secret within a certain circle.

He happens to be in that range as well.

That's someone comparable to a great Confucian scholar of ancient times, so it's not surprising...

Jiang Daqiu nodded: "If I'm not mistaken, these two items should be used to manufacture bamboo flying dragons."

"Bamboo Flying Dragon?"

"A flying magical artifact, not as powerful as a magic weapon, but still very practical. It is carved from wood into the shape of a dragon and can carry people into the air."

"The only downside is the short battery life, and it can't be charged like modern technology products, so it's a bit of a gimmick,"

"Generally speaking, there are too many flying machines in the Federation, so there is no need for this thing to exist, but it is very popular in the Thirty-Six Heavens or the Dead Zone."

"In these places, where technological products are unusable, it is the cheapest flying artifact."

"That person has probably just come out of the Dead Zone or the Thirty-Sixth Heaven, and hasn't even had time to finish making this thing yet."

Jiang Daqiu knew the whole story behind Ye Longtang's apology, which is why he made this guess.

The Dead Zone, the Thirty-Six Heavens...

"Then what is this?"

Xie Lingxin picked up the tile. It looked no different from an ordinary tile, and it was incomplete, just a small fragment.

It looks ordinary, but it's probably very rare to see this material in the Federation.

Jiang Daqiu held it in his hand and played with it for a while, then put it back and shook his head: "I can't tell, it looks like an ordinary tile."

The contents of this box were all obtained by Ye Ding from the corpse of that mysterious expert, if Ye Ding was not lying.

What such a person would carry around could not possibly be an ordinary piece of broken tile.

This could very well be the key to finding the identity of that mysterious person, or even the forces behind him.

"Uncle Jiang, you know a lot about the Thirty-Six Heavens?"

After Xie Lingxin returned, she also searched online to learn more about the Thirty-Six Heavens.

However, there isn't much information about this thing online.

The limited information, if one were unaware of its existence, would easily be dismissed as fabricated myths and legends.

"I wouldn't call it understanding."

Jiang Daqiu said, "To put it simply, this is an 'artificial domain' created by the Federation in the spiritual world using various dead zones."

"It is divided into three tiers, with each tier consisting of twelve levels,"

"It's mainly for cultivators who have passed the twelve trials to hone their skills and improve; the higher the trial level, the stronger they become,"

"As you know, domain realms are quite rare, but finding a suitable domain realm precisely isn't difficult,"

"Since the introduction of these thirty-six heavens, the strength and number of high-level cultivators in the Federation have begun to see a qualitative improvement,"

"In fact, this place was created by the Federation with all its might to deal with the erosion of legends and the invasion of the dead zone."

"Besides those powerful families and clans having their own credentials to enter the Thirty-Sixth Heaven, there are two other ways,"

"One is to become a titled expert, and the other is to participate in the World's Number One Dao Discussion Tournament and win the title of 'Number One in the World'."

Xie Lingxin was startled: "Such high requirements?"

"What do you think?"

Jiang Daqiu said, "The name 'Thirty-Six Heavens' comes from ancient myths and legends. It is the legendary Heavenly Court, the abode of immortals and gods. How can anyone but a strong person enter?"

"Moreover, because this place is located in the spiritual world, it is extremely special,"

"Besides the massive resources invested by the Federation, things and even creatures from other realms often get involved,"

"That's truly a wonderful place where adventures abound!"

As Jiang Daqiu spoke, he revealed a look of longing.

Although he was a veteran of the Environmental Protection Bureau, his background wasn't particularly good, so he had little chance of entering the Thirty-Six Heavens.

Xie Lingxin stroked her chin thoughtfully.

This place is so nice?

He should now be qualified to enter.

Not only are they qualified themselves, but they are also qualified to let others in.

Jiang Daqiu could tell from his expression that he had a guess.

This kid... could he be trying to enter the Thirty-Sixth Heaven?

He knew that a batch of places had been allocated to the Great Zhou Domain, and he also learned from Xie Lingxin how powerful he was inside.

This kid not only has a spot, he has tons of spots!

"Hey kid, don't get carried away! Even though the Thirty-Six Heavens is a man-made domain, created to deal with the Death Domain Battlefield and is a training ground, people can still die there!"

"And it's even more dangerous than a regular domain!"

"That's a real battlefield, a simulated death zone!"

"Not only that, to some extent, you not only have to guard against the enemy, but also against your own people!"

"In that place, everyone is a competitor!"

"Those scions of powerful families have considerable influence and backing within, so they can naturally get in early,"

"I advise you not to do anything foolish before you reach the title level."

"These federal regulations are all reasonable; they're not protecting the upper echelons, they're protecting the lower echelons!"

Xie Lingxin pouted: "Uncle Jiang, I didn't say I was going, why are you so nervous?"

That's a good point; he should focus on improving his strength first.

I should be close to reaching the title level.

However, he encountered some problems regarding his cultivation and needed to find someone to consult...

(End of this chapter)