Unfilial disciple, do not ruin your master's dream of ascension and peaceful life.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Qianjing politely declined Ning Ruozhi's tempting invitation to "let me clean your ears while you rest your head on my lap!" and followed Lin Zhiyu to Gaoxin Avenue. After driving around for a while, they returned to the vicinity of the crime scene.

"Based on my intuition, it must have been some hothead who had just ascended to heaven and couldn't wait to test his abilities, which ultimately led to this tragedy! This kind of thing happens all over the world, so if that's the case, it can be resolved quickly!" Lin Zhiyu said excitedly.

"Let's finish this quickly, I still want to go back and play the Wildlands DLC..." Qianjing had already lost interest, and in the end there was no need to involve him.

They parked their car on the side of the road. It was rush hour, the traffic was heavy, and the environment was chaotic, but they could still sense the traces of the shattered void remaining there.

There are two types of ascendants—that is, people from the lower realms who were guided by one type of ascendant and directly passed through physically—who probably crossed over here some time ago, and are very likely in the middle of the main road at the crossroads.

"It didn't come from outside Pujiang District, but flew straight into the middle of the main road... That's really unlucky," Lin Zhiyu said with a wry smile.

The Upper Realm lacks the "spiritual power," "magical power," and "holy power" found in the Lower Realm. Therefore, newly ascended beings, especially those unfamiliar with Earth's environment, are prone to becoming disoriented. If a large electric vehicle were to arrive at this point, the ascension could be restarted immediately. Lin Zhiyu had heard of such unfortunate individuals before. He had also recently heard of a similar incident in Brazil, where a newcomer from a magical world was hit by a car, triggered a shock, and his powers went out of control, causing an explosion that killed and injured hundreds.

"There's no cordon or bloodstains here. The person who came might have run away, or... they might have already been taken away by the traffic police?" Qian Jing said jokingly.

"A powerful figure who dominates a region in the lower realm gets arrested by traffic police in the upper realm"—it sounds funny, but it is actually possible.

"That's possible. This way, we can piece together the whole story. The new second-class ascendant got separated from the ancestor who guided her. Not only was she almost killed by a car, but she was also arrested by the traffic police. Under the pressure of these factors, her powers went out of control when she fled to a villa community, and she wiped out an unfortunate family of five!"

Lin Zhiyu, transformed into the famous detective Zhiyu-chan, imagined the entire process, which was full of loopholes—just kidding, actually this is the most likely development, similar cases have occurred many times around the world.

"Anyway, catching that mysterious woman in Hanfu is always a good idea!"

"Then let's go to the nearest traffic management office or police station and ask?"

"Walk!"

"I'll leave it at that, but there's no need for me to follow along..."

"You know my abilities aren't suited for direct combat. If a physical conflict breaks out, I'll have to leave it to you, Jing-ge!"

"This is so troublesome..."

……

……

Lin Zhiyu only wanted to resolve the matter quickly, while Qianjing only wanted to go home and play games. The two of them awkwardly cooperated and visited various places. It wasn't until after 10 o'clock that they found a clue at a small police station not far away.

"Are you here to bail out that girl? She has a very volatile temper, refuses to cooperate with the work, and we found a lot of contraband... Sigh, nowadays girls all take advantage of their youth and beauty to disregard the law..." said an older police officer.

"Excuse me, may I see her?"

"She ran away when we weren't looking, she was really fast, we're looking for her now."

"Can I see what we confiscated from her?"

"No, you can't do that according to the rules; you need to apply first—"

"Please make an exception."

"…………?"

The veteran officer was momentarily dazed; he couldn't recall what he had just been doing. Was he talking to someone? He couldn't remember…

Using her supernatural abilities, Lin Zhiyu moved with ease, leading Qian Jing all the way to the contraband storage area.

"It's up to you, Brother Jing. Since she's wearing 'Hanfu,' she's most likely an immortal cultivator who ascended from the lower realm. You're the most knowledgeable about that."

"Alright, alright, I'll take a look..."

Upon seeing the confiscated items, Qian Jing couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

"Unknown medicine" - a collection of colorful pills and medicinal powder that quickly rotted and smelled bad after losing the nourishment of spiritual energy.

"Dangerous Liquid" - is a spirit with a strong alcohol smell, so concentrated that it can be used directly as fuel.

"Illegal fur products" - cloaks made from the luxurious fur of demonic beasts from the lower realms, which can easily be mistaken for those made from protected animals of the Xia Kingdom.

"They are indeed all cultivation-related items, and they are very likely to be high-magic and high-martial-power items like those in my hometown. For example, look at this sword."

"Controlled knives"—A finely crafted sword with its edge sharpened and a hairpin so sharp it could be used as a dagger were placed there. Qianjing picked them up and explained them to Lin Zhiyu:

"This sword may appear crudely made, but it is actually in harmony with the Heavenly Dao of the lower realm. The patterns engraved on it represent—"

At this point, Qianjing suddenly fell silent.

He looked at the sword from all angles, as if he had seen a ghost. The feel of the sword, the material, the lines, the engraved patterns—everything looked so familiar.

Isn't this material the Nine Heavens Profound Iron from the Cangxuan Realm?

Isn't this style the popular look among high-level cultivators in the Cangxuan Realm?

These patterns, aren't they the sacred patterns used to communicate with the Great Dao?

Especially the feel, the sensation in your palm, the center, the touch, the temperature—it can't be wrong! Absolutely right!!!

(Isn't this the divine sword I mass-produced and gave to my disciples and Daoist partners back in the day!?)

Qian Jing felt as if the world had collapsed, everything before him receding into the distance. He ignored Lin Zhiyu's questions; at that moment, only one thought remained in his mind:

(They're coming to make me work overtime!?)

"Qianjing? Did you notice anything? Are you alright?"

Lin Zhiyu asked with concern.

"I...uh...ah, this..."

Qian Jing hesitated for a moment, then immediately forced herself to maintain her composure and not give herself away.

"In my opinion, they probably ascended from the lower realms of some cultivation system that we don't know about. We can't see any other details."

"Oh, I see... Well, there's nothing I can do but check somewhere else." Lin Zhiyu was a little disappointed.

"Shall we split up and go our separate ways? I'm tired too, I'll head back first. We need to get up early tomorrow for the museum field trip."

"Okay... but don't you always skip extracurricular activities?"

"I've reformed!"

After separating from Lin Zhiyu, Qianjing sat on the curb, holding her head and groaning in pain.

This is bad news.

The person who ascended is from the Cangxuan Realm.

And nine times out of ten, it's someone connected to him.

Are they a Daoist couple? Or a disciple? Or perhaps a father-in-law? Anything is possible.

It could even be his enemy from the lower realm? Like his ex-wife whom he divorced? If she were the one who transmigrated, she could indeed use indiscriminate killing to give Qian Jing a hard time and force him to go back with her.

Qian Jing became increasingly anxious as she thought about it.

Regardless, he had to resolve this matter before Lin Zhiyu, otherwise, if Lin Zhiyu reported it, his ancestor, the murderer, would definitely be implicated! His peaceful and beautiful life on Earth would be completely ruined!

(But the problem is... I didn't do anything, so how did they ascend to the top?)

However, Qianjing was unaware of this.

The person he was looking for was frighteningly close to him at that moment.

……

……

His search yielded no results.

Time slipped away slowly amidst helplessness.

Ten o'clock, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock... Even at midnight, there were still cars flowing on the streets of Haijing City, but Qianjing was already exhausted.

His ability doesn't have any search function; he can only wander around by his senses. It's said that ascendants from the same lower realm are attracted to each other, but even after getting this far, he still hasn't found anything.

With no other option, he had to take a taxi home. Now, all he could do was wander around and see if he could "attract" the other person over. Perhaps he would find something during tomorrow's off-campus activity.

As he neared home, he suddenly remembered something, quickly opened his phone, logged into Bilibili, and found his posts from yesterday flooded with comments and a ton of private messages, all of which were:

"Why didn't Momotsuki-chan stream tonight?" "Are you feeling unwell?" "If you weren't going to stream, you should have sent a notification. Why are you waiting so late?" "If you're not busy, just start streaming already. Don't act like a spoiled princess." "Is Momotsuki-chan sick?" "We're waiting to see you tackle the DLC!" "Momotsuki-chan, are you still releasing the original flavor?"

"Oh... I forgot to mention there's no broadcast today, so annoying..."