At midnight on the second day, Li Yi, Zhang Gao, Lv Jue, and others began their guiding work again.
With the experience from the first time, everyone was obviously much more skilled this time, and Wu Zhen, who had recovered significantly from his injuries, didn’t wake up halfway through his meditation, believing that he should be able to earn the wages he desired today.
Meanwhile, Li Yi was wondering how much money it would be appropriate to earn today.
To be precise, how much money wouldn’t arouse suspicion.
Eventually, Li Yi decided to keep his daily income under three hundred thousand, which could fluctuate a little, but he must not exceed that limit, as three hundred thousand was the extreme for a genius, and any higher would make people suspect other factors.
However, Li Yi sometimes wished he could guide cosmic energy without any restraint.
Then he could earn a few million from the other party in a day, and in a few days, he would never have to worry about money again.
But in the end, Li Yi suppressed his inner greed.
The day’s work was over.
At 6:10 in the morning, everyone gathered in the cafeteria again, having breakfast and receiving their wages.
The wages of the others were the same as before, fifty-four thousand for six hours, but Li Yi’s wages had broken through again, reaching an astounding two hundred and eighty thousand, surprising everyone once more.
"Indeed, Li Yi still has untapped potential. I thought yesterday’s success had an element of luck, but now it seems that there’s no such thing as luck involved; he is a true genius, and it seems he still hasn’t reached his limit today," Lv Jue marveled internally.
"I guessed right last night; his cultivation value must be at least two hundred percent. My decision to invest in him was right, just the timing was off. At this rate of earning, in less than ten or fifteen days, he’ll be able to save up the first step of cultivation funds. After that, with some initial capital, Li Yi’s terrifying talent will be completely unfurled," he thought.
At this moment, Zhao Xiaoxiao was incredibly envious because she understood that the higher Li Yi’s cultivation level, the more opportunities he’d have to make money, the faster he could earn money, and the quicker his cultivation speed would be.
This was a virtuous cycle.
Problems such as poverty at home and the need to support his parents would easily be resolved given Li Yi’s rapid progress.
Wu Zhen’s face was gloomy as he ate in a corner, beginning to understand that his chances to retaliate against Li Yi were getting slimmer.
He even started to feel an inexplicable fear.
With the speed of earning money and the cultivation value that Li Yi had, Wu Zhen would already be thankful if Li Yi didn’t come looking for trouble; if Wu Zhen himself couldn’t grasp the gravity of the situation and rashly attacked, he feared it would end very badly for him.
"I can’t stay here any longer; I have to resign. Otherwise, once Li Yi becomes a Spirit Medium and possesses the means of a cultivator, I’m afraid I’ll be the first to be hit," Wu Zhen realized, sensing a strong feeling of crisis.
He quickly finished his breakfast, collected today’s wages, and then found the supervisor, Xu Ming.
"I don’t want to do this guiding work anymore, I want to resign."
Supervisor Xu Ming also understood the reason for Wu Zhen’s resignation. He didn’t stop him and agreed readily. After all, a guide like Wu Zhen could be recruited at any time and wasn’t worth keeping.
It wasn’t until the third day of work that the others realized Wu Zhen was gone, understanding that he had run away stealthily.
"Li Yi put too much pressure on him; he was scared off," they quickly realized.
Zhang Gao, Lv Jue, and Zhao Xiaoxiao all understood what was going on.
Otherwise, why would someone give up such a well-paid job suddenly?
"It’s good that he ran. Today, Li Yi’s eyes are even brighter than when I first saw him. His evolution speed is visibly fast. At this rate, it won’t take long for him to become a Spirit Medium and officially step into the rank of cultivator. If Wu Zhen doesn’t run now, he won’t be able to in a few days," Zhao Xiaoxiao thought, while secretly glancing at Li Yi who had just sat down.
As for Wu Zhen’s departure, Li Yi didn’t pay much attention to it. He was now busily adjusting his state to quickly enter the meditation.
"I need to earn more today as well," he thought.
Once he successfully entered meditation, he immediately began to guide cosmic energy into the cultivation cabin in front of him while also absorbing some of the pure energy from the Sword Coin energy field into his body.
Juggling work and cultivation, and including room and board, Li Yi was falling in love with this job.
However, more than three hours into his meditation, Li Yi’s consciousness suddenly detected a change occurring in the Sword Coin energy field. The once peaceful energy seemed to be stirring up waves, and then energies surged like a storm, an abnormality that prevented him from guiding the cosmic energy.
And the emergence of this anomaly also indicated an unwelcome phenomenon.
The grudges of the deceased attached to the Incomplete Coin were awakening once again.
"What bad luck. It seems I cultivated for too long last night to have this anomaly occur now," he thought.
But Li Yi already had experience in dealing with this; his consciousness was prepared and exited the range of the Sword Coin energy field.
As long as he wasn’t affected, his consciousness couldn’t be captured, and he could wake from the meditation at any time, avoiding being nearly killed like the first time.
"You naturally evil Earth Prisoner..."