My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 155: Without becoming a true immortal, one is ultimately just an ant.

[In Xinhai City, the Thunder Department enforces the law with iron fist; the matriarch of the Divine Blood Clan commits suicide out of fear of punishment!]

[That man actually resisted the temptations of the Qingqiu fairy maiden and the 100 million trap?! I declare Inspector Li Wei to be the pride of the Thunder Department!]

[Heavenly Emperor's Special Envoy: Crack down on all illegal cultivation transactions! The dark web is not above the law!]

In just one day,

The news of Xinhai City's crackdown on dark web-based money transfer systems once again made the front page of major newspapers in the five states.

But what everyone was most concerned about was not the cultivation transfer payment system on the dark web, nor the Heavenly Envoy's iron-fisted law enforcement against the Divine Blood Family, but the fact that the Chen family patriarch's wife spent 3 billion to hire someone to curse and kill Qi Nuannuan!

Damn, the Divine Bloodline family is so damn rich!
Thirty billion is enough to reach the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, but now it's only being used to curse and kill a Golden Core cultivator.
What a waste!!!

For a moment, everyone couldn't help but feel sorry for Chen Liangcai.

"The patriarch of the Divine Blood Clan is so unlucky to have a son who uses illicit cultivation methods and a wife who embezzles family assets and hires hitmen to commit murder!"

"Hmph! These people from the divine bloodline families are rotten to the core. Violating the Heavenly Laws is just commonplace for them! So this time we should all be grateful that there are still good officials like Inspector Li in this world who can maintain their Daoist heart and uphold the Heavenly Laws!"

"That's right! If it were someone else, they definitely wouldn't be able to resist such temptation. Wouldn't a heartless lunatic like the matriarch of the Chen family, and that rich second-generation Chen Haicheng who disrupted the cultivation order, still go unpunished?"

"How long has Inspector Li Wei been with the Thunder Department? Yet he has already uncovered the corruption case and the collapse of the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, and even participated in the major event of preventing the descent of the evil god! Now even an old and prestigious family like the Chen family is being purged. Could he be a born god of punishment?"

The cultivators of the Immortal Sphere believe in destiny.

Looking at Li Wei's cultivation path, if it weren't for the favor of Heaven, how could he have solved so many major cases?

It's impossible that the Heavenly Court and all the Great Sages conspired to give him credit!

Therefore, many people believe that he may be able to obtain the priesthood of criminal law in the future. As a result, many people want to take this opportunity to get in touch with him and send him invitations to parties, wanting to meet this rising star.

But it's a pity.

Li Wei simply doesn't have time to think about these things right now.

Because he still has 15 billion worth of mid-grade spirit stones to distribute.

First of all, he himself certainly didn't need to say that he was the one who solved the case and forced the Chen family to give up their money, so it's not unreasonable for Special Envoy Huang to take the lion's share and for him to take the remainder, right?

So Li Wei simply took away mid-grade spirit stones worth 800 million.

Then the remaining 700 million was divided among An Qi, Mi Yuanbei and the deputy mayors, each receiving 50 million, the Minister of Thunder receiving 50 million, and all the Thunder Officials of the Thunder Department receiving at least 700,000 to 800,000.

Immediately, the entire Thunder Department revered Li Wei as a god, and they even opened a bottle of celestial wine in his office on the spot, cheering for Li Wei:

"Everyone!! Let's all raise a glass to Inspector Li Wei. This time, he really dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of these divine blood families, making our Thunder Department look very proud!"

"Hahaha! The most important thing is that we also make money!"

"Inspector Li, you are a great hero to all of us!"

Li Wei raised his glass and said to everyone, "Colleagues, there's no need to be so polite. This credit originally belonged to everyone, and there's more to come!"

"I have just submitted the list of all the officers involved in this operation to Special Envoy Huang and Mayor An. Everyone will receive a collective ninth-class merit, and everyone's salary will increase by 1 yuan per month!"

Cultivators have long lifespans, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, this could amount to tens of millions in income in the future!
The key is to make a steady, long-term profit, and there is no risk involved.

Therefore, the many officials became even more enthusiastic towards Li Wei and expressed their gratitude to him.

Zhu Siqi, standing in the crowd, nearly ground her teeth to powder upon seeing this!

Damn the Chen family!
This kid has bullied you so much, how can you back down? Kill him!
Zhu Siqi hadn't expected that Li Wei would actually break free from the Lei Department's investigation framework and choose to use Huang Xiang, the Heavenly Emperor's special envoy, to directly suppress the Chen family and force them to hand over the person.

The crucial point is that the Chen family actually paid the money.

Anyway,

This time, Li Wei not only proved his cunning and ability, but also firmly established himself in the Thunder Department. It will be much more difficult for him to find an opportunity to deal with him in the future.

No matter how good Li Wei was at solving cases before, all the credit went to him. But this time, he carried everyone else to victory!

With Huang Xiang's favor, the entire Lei Division will likely follow his lead in the future!
Zhu Siqi sensed a strong power crisis, so he immediately put on a stern face and said, "Inspector Li, everyone can celebrate a little, that's enough. After all, this is the Thunder Department! We still need to be mindful of the impact!"

"Yes!"

Li Wei agreed, and then immediately addressed the others, saying, "Everyone, remember, the Chen family case was just an accident. Our real focus is still on cracking down on the chaos of using the cultivation transfer payment system to trade black cultivation!"

"So everyone must keep up the good work and find all the cultivators whose bank statements have been suspicious lately!"

One of the officials couldn't help but ask, "What if we discover people from other divine families?"

"Then I'll see who dares to be the first to stick their neck out at this time!"

"I will obey the inspector's orders!"

The Thunder Officials were like they'd been injected with adrenaline, rushing to banks to investigate cultivators' bank statements or connecting to the dark web to search for clues about purchasing cultivation level exchange devices. In short, the entire Thunder Department was operating at high efficiency.

Li Wei then turned to Bai Jie and Mi Hongzhi and said, "You two, come to my office for a moment!"

Back in his office as the Inspector, and after using the Heavenly Dao 1.0 system to block any potential Heavenly Dao surveillance, Li Wei took out a box of mid-grade spirit stones.

"Sister Bai! When you're investigating the case next, try to get a few anonymous cultivation level exchange devices!"

"Hongzhi, you need to find a way to use your Mi family's connections to help me exchange all these spirit stones for cash, and make sure you don't leave any trace."

Mi Hongzhi frowned and said, "You want to use this money to recharge the cultivation transfer payment system?"

"That's right! You should all know how fast the cultivation transfer payment system has spread on the dark web these past few days. I estimate that in a few more days, the cultivation transfer payment system will have penetrated deep into the very marrow of the Heavenly Dao in version 7.18."

"Even if the gods of Heaven return, they won't be able to stop it then; they can only issue corresponding Heavenly Laws to restrict and constrain it!"

"So we might as well strike first and gain as much cultivation as possible!"

Mi Hongzhi also felt that Li Wei's words made sense, but she still said with some concern, "You are currently in charge of cases involving the illegal trading of cultivation points. If your cultivation level suddenly increases dramatically, it will easily attract the attention of others."

"Injecting all that cultivation into a single golden core would indeed cause a surge in cultivation, but what if I had nine golden cores?"

Mi Hongzhi and Bai Jie's eyes immediately turned resentful.

Damn bastard!

You cheated behind our backs again, didn't you?

Li Wei laughed heartily, then turned and looked through the Raibu Building at the bountiful New Sea.

Fortunately, there is a dark web payment system, and fortunately, I am Lei Li!
Otherwise, he doesn't know how many years it would have taken him to cultivate all nine of his golden cores to perfection.

"Without considering top-grade spirit stones, I currently have 1.2 billion in cash. That should be enough for me to upgrade all nine Golden Cores to the third level, right?"

Li Wei knew that everything he had gained could be lost at any moment.

After all, Huang Xiang would have to leave someday.

And that day is definitely coming soon!
Once the other party leaves, Li Wei will lose his only backer. At that time, the mayors of Xinhai City, and even Minister Zhu Siqi of the Thunder Department, may take away his power at any time.

Even the submissive Chen family might retaliate against him! Therefore, Li Wei must improve his cultivation level. Only with a strong cultivation level can he be fearless in the face of any attack.

He no longer wanted to be manipulated like he used to be.

Li Wei looked up at the sky, his eyes burning with a fiery intensity, and said, "Without becoming a true immortal, one is destined to be nothing more than an ant. Hongzhi, Sister Bai, do you think I can successfully reach the other side?"

Upon hearing this, Mi Hongzhi and Bai Jieji felt a chill run down their spines and experienced a sense of suffocation.

The two women opened their mouths, about to answer,

But Li Wei suddenly waved his hand and said, "Go do your work."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)