Jiang Yuan focused his gaze and saw that Lei Zhenzi suddenly had a golden, exquisite pouch in his palm, tied with a red string at the opening—small, delicate, and beautifully crafted.
Lei Zhenzi released his grip, and the Wish-Fulfilling Cosmic Bag spun into the air, expanding several times in size before flipping upside down with its mouth open.
"Seal!"
Lei Zhenzi formed a hand seal and pointed at the transparent dragon soul of Jiao Long. The Cosmic Bag instantly unleashed a powerful suction force, drawing it inside.
"Within forty-nine days, you must find him a suitable physical body, or the true fire within the Cosmic Bag will reduce Jiao Long to ashes!"
With that done, Lei Zhenzi tucked the Cosmic Bag back into his robes and spoke to Di Jinxing, Xu Ji.
"Criminal Investigator Jiang, I, Xu Ji, have a request!"
As soon as Lei Zhenzi finished, Xu Ji turned to Jiang Yuan, still kneeling with his head buried in his hands, and addressed him.
"You want me to find a body for Jiao Long, don't you?"
Jiang Yuan immediately guessed Xu Ji's intent, looking at him as he spoke.
"Exactly!"
Xu Ji quickly lifted his head to meet Jiang Yuan's gaze, his eyes filled with pleading. He was about to serve a three-year sentence in the Celestial Prison and had no time to find a suitable body for Jiao Long, so he had no choice but to seek Jiang Yuan's help.
"Sorry, I can't help you with this!"
It wasn't that Jiang Yuan was being difficult on purpose—he genuinely couldn't do it!
After all, he was just a player!
"Don't misunderstand. I really don't know how or where to find a body for you."
To avoid any misunderstanding, Jiang Yuan quickly explained to Di Jinxing, Xu Ji.
"Criminal Investigator Jiang, please help this sinner! I'm willing to offer all the treasures I've hoarded over the years as a gift to you!"
Seeing Jiang Yuan refuse, Di Jinxing, Xu Ji, spoke to him and then began kowtowing repeatedly!
"Don't do this, I really can't—"
Just as Jiang Yuan was about to continue refusing Xu Ji, a notification sound suddenly rang in his ear, audible only to him.
[Ding! An adventure quest has been detected. Do you wish to accept?]
What? Did I hear that right?
Jiang Yuan was momentarily stunned, asking himself inwardly, thinking that even the system had stepped in to plead for Xu Ji?
"Alright, fine!"
Since the system had given a quest prompt, it meant the rewards wouldn't be lacking, so Jiang Yuan immediately changed his tune and accepted the task.
"Criminal Investigator Jiang, your great kindness will never be forgotten by this sinner! Rest assured, I'll head to the Celestial Prison to serve my sentence now!"
Seeing that Jiang Yuan had finally agreed, Xu Ji was overjoyed. He kowtowed three times to Jiang Yuan, then mounted a cloud and flew off toward the Celestial Prison.
"Good!"
Lei Zhenzi gave Jiang Yuan an approving glance, uttering just one word.
Yu Lingguan smiled slightly at Jiang Yuan and said, "Criminal Investigator Jiang, your magnanimity in overlooking past grievances impresses me!"
"Not at all, not at all."
Jiang Yuan quickly responded humbly.
With this matter settled, Lei Zhenzi and Yu Lingguan both departed on their clouds, leaving only Jiang Yuan and a few constables in the vast Criminal Investigation Office.
Glancing at the time, there was less than half an hour until the end of his shift. Jiang Yuan walked back into the main hall, sat down in a chair, and suddenly remembered something. He took out the 1,000 Tai Chi Golden Pills dropped by Jiao Long from his inventory and consumed them, raising his level to 123.
Just as he was about to close his inventory, Jiang Yuan recalled that Jiao Long had also dropped two pieces of equipment. He quickly scanned them and couldn't tear his eyes away!
[Super Mythical Equipment: Earthly Fiend Star Necklace]
Earthly Fiend Star Set Accessory: 1/4
Level Requirement: 110
Realm Requirement: Ascended
Class Requirement: Any
HP: +50,000
Magic Attack: +7,000
Intelligence: +150
Magic Crit Rate: +30%
Magic Crit Damage: +70%
Cast Speed: +15%
[Description]: Exclusive equipment of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Stars. Collecting the necklace, earring, ring, and bracelet unlocks set bonuses: HP +100,000, Magic Attack +50,000, Strength +1,000, Intelligence +1,000, Spirit +1,000, Stamina +1,000, Magic Crit Damage +110%, Fire Affinity +100, Dark Affinity +100, Light Affinity +100, Ice Affinity +100.
"Holy crap! That's insane!"
After reading the equipment's description, Jiang Yuan was deeply awed by its set bonuses, itching to go kill a few more Earthly Fiend Star deities to complete the set!
"It seems only the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Stars drop this kind of gear. But Jiao Long was executed for his crimes, which makes sense. The other Earthly Fiend Stars haven't committed any offenses, though—I can't just go around killing them, can I?"
A wry smile crossed Jiang Yuan's face as he muttered to himself, then turned his attention to the second piece of equipment.
[Super Mythical Weapon: Demon-Slaying Gold-Twisted Staff]
Level Requirement: 120
Realm Requirement: Loose Immortal
Class Requirement: Summoner/Mage
Magic Attack: +80,000
Intelligence: +200
Spirit: +200
Magic Crit Damage: +100%
Fire Affinity: +70
Light Affinity: +70
Ice Affinity: +70
Dark Affinity: +70
Cast Speed: +15%
Special Effect: Increases skill level of Summoner class skills above level 105 by 1
Special Effect: Increases damage against demon enemies by 100%
[Special Effect - Demon Slayer]: Active skill, adds 150% of the user's base attack damage, affected by crit and crit damage bonuses.
"This is even more badass—finally got my own super mythical weapon!"
Back in the mortal realm, Jiang Yuan had once obtained a super mythical weapon, but it was for a warrior class, so he sold it to Wen Ding Cang Sheng. Now that he'd ascended to the Celestial Realm, he'd finally gotten one for the Summoner class!
Quickly swapping out his previous [Burning Lotus Flame Staff], Jiang Yuan opened his character panel to check his stats.
[Character Name]: Jiang Yuan
[Character Class]: Nine-Soul Summoner
[Character Level]: 123
[Immortal Position]: Criminal Investigation Office Chief
[Immortal Pet]: Beiluo Shimen (Ethereal Cloud Shadow Cat)
[Character Realm]: Third-Tier Loose Immortal
[Character Immortal Base Value]: 1,200,000 / 3,000,000
[Soul Level]: 2
[HP]: 180,000
[MP]: 50,000
[Immortal Power]: 2,000
[Magic Attack]: 120,000
[Physical Defense]: 30,000
[Magic Defense]: 45,000
[Strength]: 326 (Affects physical attack and physical defense)
[Intelligence]: 818 (Affects magic attack and magic defense)
[Stamina]: 410 (Affects HP and HP recovery speed)
[Spirit]: 614 (Affects MP and MP recovery speed)
[Agility]: 360 (Affects physical crit and magic crit rates)
[Toughness]: 510 (Reduces physical and magic damage taken)
[Crit Rate]: 70%
[Crit Damage]: 340%
[Affinity]: Fire Affinity 130, Ice Affinity 140, Light Affinity 120, Dark Affinity 150
[Resistance]: Fire Resistance 60, Ice Resistance 60, Light Resistance 70, Dark Resistance 90
[Equipped Gear]: Demon-Slaying Gold-Twisted Staff, Sun-Eclipsing Shadowless Shoulder Guards, Wind-Frost Snow Shadow Robe, Dark Shadow Doom Belt, Flame Annihilation Pants, Leisurely Cloud Step Boots, Ancient Archmage Earring, Soul-Devouring Ring, Earthly Fiend Star Necklace
[Learned Skills]: Summon Beast Frenzy (Super Mythical Talent), Summon Wild Boar, Arcane Mark, Summon Beast Follow, Fireball, Lightning Bolt, Ice Arrow, Soul Sacrifice, Nine-Soul Summon Prairie Wolf, Nine-Soul Summon Mang Mountain Bear, Nine-Soul Summon Thunder Marsh Bull, Nine-Soul Summon Dragon Beard Tiger, Summon Beast Enhancement, Summon Beast Evolution, Sacred Beast Summon Black Tortoise, Sacred Beast Summon Vermilion Bird