15: Inner Breath Realm?

Qi Da ignored him. After receiving the message from Chu Yuan, he had rushed over immediately and was still unaware of the specific situation.

He turned his head to look at Chu Yuan and reprimanded him: "Too impulsive! Do you have any idea how dangerous this is!?"

Chu Yuan was unconcerned: "If the other party wanted my life, they would have attacked me directly. Why go through so much trouble to kill Li Chen..."

Seeing this, Qi Da became even more furious: "Nonsense! Do you think you're very clever!?"

"..."

Chu Yuan didn't speak, and Qi Da felt somewhat helpless.

He knew that what Chu Yuan said made sense, but this kind of behavior was inherently very risky.

He had only asked Chu Yuan to pay attention to any abnormalities around him, such as whether anyone was deliberately approaching him, but he had never told him to actively seek out abnormalities...

The captain from the Public Security Bureau seemed to want to make up for his team member's previous slip of the tongue and spoke up: "Principal Qi, the strength of your student is indeed very strong!"

"No matter how strong he is, he is still a student!" Qi Da snorted coldly: "Tell me, what is the specific situation?"

"Specifically, the person impersonating me appeared and killed Zhou Zhe's father; then, this captain suspected that I had staged it all myself and specially brought in a Martial Artist of the Inner Breath Realm to play out this scene with me..."

Qi Da nodded: "Chu Yuan is just a student; couldn't you investigate his interpersonal relationships? If you put it that way, wouldn't I be the one with the greatest suspicion?"

"..."

Chu Yuan thought about it; it seemed that the only high-level Martial Artist he was close to was indeed Qi Da.

He was indeed the most suspicious, but the captain from the Public Security Bureau dared not take up that topic and could only offer a sheepish laugh.

Qi Da walked to the shattered window and looked down.

Although the night was dark, it was nothing to a Martial Artist of the Fifth Realm.

Soon, his gaze landed on one spot, and his expression tightened slightly.

There, the asphalt road showed spiderweb-like cracks, as if it had been struck by immense force.

There was some blood splattered around...

"Is that where the impostor finally escaped?"

"Yes."

"Who struck the blow?" Qi Da looked at the captain with some confusion. He was the only Martial Artist of the Inner Breath Realm present, so it should have been him who struck the blow.

But it didn't seem like it. If this captain had been able to injure the person, he should have already chased after him...

Furthermore... his Inner Breath Realm was a bit watered down.

The Public Security Bureau was just like that; their strength wasn't strong because they primarily dealt with ordinary people. Cases involving Martial Artists, especially high-level Martial Artists, were handled by another agency.

That is, aside from the military, the largest violent organization in every city: the Zhenwu Bureau.

It was just that between Chu Yuan and Li Chen... they weren't considered official Martial Artists yet, and with Qi Da's guarantee...

So, it wasn't their turn to be dispatched at first, and the Zhenwu Bureau was always short-handed; they had other more important tasks.

But after tonight, it had been confirmed that another Martial Artist was pulling strings behind the scenes, so perhaps it was time for them to take over...

These thoughts flashed through Qi Da's mind, and he heard Chu Yuan reply.

"I did it."

"You?" Qi Da's doubtful gaze turned to him.

"It was indeed this student, Chu Yuan, who made the move. When the killer was running away, he threw his long sword as a hidden weapon!" the captain added, then picked up the broken sword from the table and handed it to Qi Da.

"It was this sword!"

Qi Da's gaze was grave. There wasn't much to say about the sword; it was just an ordinary craft item.

But he suddenly realized he had overlooked a problem!

He looked up sharply at Chu Yuan: "What is your current Realm!?"

"Forget it, we'll talk about it when we get back!"

Seeing Qi Da take Chu Yuan away as if no one else was there, the female public security officer beside the captain found it hard to accept.

"Captain! Are you just letting them leave like this?"

"What else?"

"The principal of the Chenyang No. 1 Middle School is one thing, but that Chu Yuan... he is not only a suspect, but I feel he still has many things he hasn't disclosed!"

"What do you mean by 'the principal of the Chenyang No. 1 Middle School?'" The captain glared at her, re-evaluating this foolish subordinate of his.

At first, he thought this subordinate was brave and upright; but now, he had some different views.

In the end, he didn't say anything, only saying: "This case, in all likelihood, won't need us to follow up. Let's pack up."

...

"So, what exactly is your current Realm?"

Qi Da had not driven to get here as quickly as possible.

Sometimes, driving was a symbol of status and a form of etiquette; but for a Martial Artist of the Fifth Realm, their own speed was faster.

Chu Yuan glanced at the bright streetlights and spoke without much hesitation: "Probably... Inner Breath Realm?"

"Hiss~"

Even with Qi Da's experience, he couldn't help but gasp in a very cliché manner.

"Inner Breath Realm!? Are you sure!?"

From the time Chu Yuan started cultivating until now, it had only been a week, and he had only given him some basic martial arts Medicinal Pills... How did he suddenly jump to the Inner Breath Realm!?

Although it was true that among the candidates for the College Entrance Examination every year, a few geniuses of the Inner Breath Realm always appeared;

But that was only after piling on Family resources and the Qingyun Plan at no cost, taking a full month to reach this Realm!

Chu Yuan... he had nothing!

Now, even Qi Da couldn't help but suspect a little whether Chu Yuan was really colluding with some 'person' in secret; otherwise, even if his talent was unparalleled, where did the resources come from?

Chu Yuan said nothing, only raised his finger, and a point of fluorescent light appeared on his fingertip.

Qi Da had no more doubts; the external release of Qi was the absolute hallmark of the Inner Breath Realm!

Chu Yuan's Inner Breath seemed somewhat different from ordinary people, but this was normal;

Everyone's Inner Breath was different; Inner Breath was like a Martial Artist's ID card. Even if they cultivated the exact same Cultivation Technique, the Inner Breath produced would still be different.

As long as no aura of an alien race was detected within it, it was fine.

"The one you are cultivating now... is it still the Quenching Origin Technique?"

"Of course."

"Show me."

Chu Yuan then activated the Cultivation Technique, and a faint charm emanated from his body.

A surge of great joy welled up in Qi Da's heart;

It was the Quenching Origin Technique! And it really was the Inner Breath Realm!

Chenyang No. 1 Middle School... had truly produced an extraordinary figure!

He forcibly held himself back, not letting himself imagine how high Chu Yuan's future achievements would be;

He just instructed in a deep voice: "Do not tell anyone about this. Remember, you can only 'advance' to the Inner Breath Realm on the eve of the College Entrance Examination!"

"Those few public security officers..."

"I will handle them!"

Chu Yuan looked at Qi Da in surprise, with an unreadable meaning in his eyes.

"...What are you thinking? I'm just going to have them sign a confidentiality agreement, not silence them..." Qi Da was speechless for a moment: "Is there anyone else who knows about you advancing to the Inner Breath Realm?"

"Yes, Yang Yi; but he will keep it secret for me."

"Yang Yi..." Qi Da recalled briefly and immediately had an impression: "Also in your class, that son of Yang Tianlei?"

"Uh... yes." Actually, Chu Yuan really didn't know what Yang Yi's father's name was, but there wasn't a second Yang Yi in his class.

"I see..."