Transmigrated as Investment Banker in Cultivation world

Requiem Shadow.

She was known as a terror to Foundation Building Realm cultivators.

There was no escaping Requiem Shadow. Once you were targeted by her, you could only clean your neck and wait for her to come and slash it down.

That was the level of her terror.

The man had to double-check and confirm, as the shock he felt was too great. Moreover, judging by her deformed facial features, she was killed in a single move.

"A Golden Core expert!" he exclaimed. Definitely, she was killed by a Golden Core expert.

At that thought, the man sucked in a breath of cold air and felt grateful in his heart. Thankfully, he had arrived late; otherwise, he would have had to face a Golden Core expert and die an untimely death.

"Check her surroundings to find any clues." After taking a deep breath to calm his nerves, the man ordered in a commanding voice.

After his words, the empire's soldiers started to move, and various pieces of equipment made of unknown material appeared in the surroundings.

"Seeking permission to recreate the scene by reading the changes in surrounding mana."

A soldier in glasses loudly yelled and started to move on his own. It looked like asking for permission was just a formality; he was going to do whatever he wanted anyway.

"Permission granted," the leader nodded.

The spectacled guy started to move even before his permission.

His body glowed with a blackish light, and soon the light covered an area of roughly a hundred meters around him.

Suddenly, the surroundings turned into a hologram.

Two figures appeared around the spectacled guy.

One of them was without a doubt Requiem Shadow, while the other figure was blurry and indistinct.

Seeing the figures, the spectacled guy's eyes flashed, and he frowned.

This was the first time his Crystallization of Life failed to create a complete figure.

"But how is this possible?" the spectacled guy muttered to himself in a low voice.

The spectacled guy's Crystallization of Life, called Mana Memory, allowed him to perfectly recreate the crime scene as long as not much time had passed.

With its help, he had solved hundreds of cases and made a name for himself in the surrounding region.

Filled with puzzlement, the spectacled guy tried once again and increased the mana output, but it didn't change anything. The other figure still remained shadowy and indistinct.

The leader of the group looked at this scene and frowned.

He also realized the spectacled guy's Crystallization of Life failed to work.

But it was to be expected. According to his deduction, the culprit was most likely in the Golden Core realm; it would be surprising if the spectacled guy's Crystallization of Life worked perfectly.

"Simon, it's okay. Don't force yourself too much and gather as much information as possible."

The leader calmly said and nudged him to continue and not be obsessed about it.

The spectacled guy, Simon, frowned at his words but nodded in the end.

In the next moment, the scene started to move, displaying all the earlier events with clarity.

How Requiem Shadow had suddenly appeared behind David, and with a flash of lightning, she was blasted backwards with a punch and died.

The leader looked at this scene solemnly from start to finish, and after the scene ended with Requiem Shadow's death, he started to speak.

"Collect any other evidence that you can find here."

"Simon, record his energy signature, and also give me a copy of this scene," the leader's voice was laced with seriousness as he ordered one after the other.

David had long since moved far away from the place and had changed his clothes when he had the chance.

At this time, he was sitting inside a bar and silently listening to the conversation of the people inside, hoping to find anything useful.

His eyes flashed with interest when he noticed a table further away from him where a group of young men was discussing something interesting.

Even without the Web of Watchfulness, he was able to hear their words clearly.

"You know the military has opened the Crimson Wall Dimension Gate for everyone," a red-haired man said in a low voice after making sure no one was looking in his direction.

The news was still fresh and hadn't reached the masses.

But it was soon bound to spread to every corner of the town without exception.

"No way, that is impossible. The Crimson Wall Dimension Gate is exclusively reserved for military use, isn't it?" The boy sitting in front of the red-haired guy didn't seem to believe his words and spoke doubtfully.

"It's up to you whether you believe it or not. I have already decided to go all in on this opportunity."

Contrary to what the red-haired guy was thinking, such discussions weren't uncommon. David had found quite a few people heatedly discussing this topic.

The more David heard about it, the more interested he became, and a plan started to form in his head.

He had already managed to find the location of the Dimension Gate. It was located to the north of the town, directly in the opposite direction of the market.

However, before going there, David decided to break through to the next realm. He had no reason to delay it any longer.

After paying the bill, David hurriedly left.

While walking through the streets, he pondered whether to inform the trio about his breakthrough. But after thinking for a moment, he discarded the idea.

He already had the Origin Guard to protect him in case of emergency. Bringing anyone else was unnecessary and bound to attract attention.

After informing the trio that he would come back the next morning and they need not worry about him, David swiftly moved and soon was tens of kilometers away from the wall.

He was now in an unknown place where there were no signs of human habitation.

The ground beneath his feet was even more charred and rough. The little bit of greenery that he had seen near the wall had completely disappeared.

David couldn't help but think how they grew food to sustain such a large population with such poor soil conditions.