Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

Was Earth the aggressor?

He Li doubted that he had heard correctly.

"Wait, what did you just say?"

"You're saying the invaders are from our planet? Are you sure? There's a saying that a dying man's words are kind; you're not trying to disgust me on your deathbed by deliberately lying to me, are you?"

He Li stared intently at Kurongzi, thought for a moment, and then waved for Yu Ji to come to his side.

Yu Ji possessed a supernatural method of synchronization.

To determine whether Kurongzi was lying, Yu Ji was all that was needed. So, after Yu Ji approached, he signaled Kurongzi to repeat himself.

Upon seeing this, the latter glanced at Yu Ji.

He then smiled frankly and said, "It seems that you two young lay Buddhists are completely unaware of the situation in both realms."

"In that case, I will explain briefly."

"Blue Star, also known as the Lower Realm."

"Where I am is the Middle Realm."

"The realm where immortals and gods reside is the Upper Realm!"

"Qi cultivators did indeed originate from the lower realm, but in their pursuit of immortality and higher levels of power, the pioneers discovered the middle and upper realms, which were more suitable for their cultivation."

"Therefore, under the instruction of the powerful beings, they migrated one after another, and the lineage of Qi cultivation in the lower realm was thus interrupted."

Hmm? Hearing this, He Li frowned.

Kuruko seemed to have anticipated what he wanted to ask.

Therefore, before He Li could even ask a question...

He continued, "I know you want to ask why the lineage was cut off so cleanly, and also... where did the spiritual energy go, since you in the lower realm should have had it too?"

"It's actually very simple."

"A powerful being intervened, cutting off the path for those who come after."

"As for spiritual energy? Do you think those weaker qi-refining forces managed to migrate with us? They frantically dug up resources from the lower realms layer by layer just to facilitate the migration..."

"Until the lower realm was completely hollowed out, um... you seem to call this..."

"The Gate of Heaven and Earth?"

Although there are still many problems with Kureiko's words.

But I've figured out the general situation.

"So, what does this have to do with what you just said, that we in the lower realm are the invaders?"

He Li pressed further, and Ku Rongzi shook his head: "The Middle Realm is merely the world of Qi cultivators who have not yet become immortals or gods. Do you think we have the ability to forcibly connect the two realms?"

"No, we don't have that capability."

"The one with the ability is the lower realm itself!"

Ah? ? ?

He Li and Yu Ji's eyelids twitched.

Ku Rongzi said helplessly, "The lower realm has its own will, and it will not let us go."

"So, it began to invade, it wanted to take back what we Qi cultivators had taken from it... In fact, you should have been aware of this."

"Your supernatural powers..."

"It is one of the methods of Qi cultivators."

"We originally possessed supernatural powers as well."

"Later it was taken back by the lower realm... Of course, we are also happy to see the invasion from the lower realm, because we are suffering from a strange and terrifying calamity."

"We must return to the lower realm... to readjust, and to take your place in escaping this calamity."

Ah? I understand now.

In pursuit of immortality and higher powers, this group of Qi cultivators looted the entire planet and then fled.

Now that they're in danger, they regret it...

I want to go back to Earth.

So, taking advantage of Blue Star's initiative to invade, they began to secretly plot and scheme to get Blue Star to accept them... He Li almost burst out laughing after figuring out all this.

However, he held back.

He merely feigned seriousness and pressed on, "What exactly is this unknown and terrifying calamity you speak of?"

"Well..." Kureiko's eyes flickered slightly.

"Please forgive me for not being able to explain in detail."

"I can only say that the Qi cultivators who went mad were all affected by calamities and became like that. Also... I remind you, never think about practicing that method of ascending to immortality again."

"Especially remember, even if you truly cultivate..."

"And under no circumstances should it be ascension!!!"

"Remember, under no circumstances should you ascend to immortality!!!"

Don't want to ascend? What does that mean?

He Li frowned, wanting to ask more questions, but at this moment, earthworm-like, fiery red insects began to emerge from all over Ku Rongzi's body, including his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.

His body was also trembling violently.

What's going on? He Li asked in surprise.

But then, Kuruko's trembling voice rang out...

"Young layperson, this humble Taoist priest is taking his leave!"

"But we will surely meet again, and the villain you are chasing seems to be in the southeast..."

Hmm? Southeast?

Many locations flashed through He Li's mind.

Then, his eyes gleamed... Ryouchiwa?!

Before He Li could think it over, or even ask why Kurongzi was so kind as to tell him the location of the Dragon Lord, Kurongzi's whole body began to turn black as if he were about to turn to ash.

His hoarse voice, along with his body turning to ashes, drifted and echoed in this space...

"This humble Taoist has risen and fallen, destined by the Fire Dragon, cultivating for two hundred years. Even in death, I dare to contend with immortals, all for the sake of paving the way for all living beings..."

boom!!!

The moment the sound ended, Kuruozi's body completely dissipated, leaving only a few charred marks.

He Li and Yu Ji looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What he just revealed was quite a lot of information."

After a long pause, Yu Ji finally spoke.

"But one thing is certain: he wasn't lying."

"Also, when you asked him about the calamity... he seemed to show a slight fear, so it seems there are some restrictions preventing him from revealing too much."

"And he also told us the location of the Dragon Lord..."

"That wasn't out of kindness; he just wanted to use us to get rid of the troublesome Dragon Lord."

"These two clearly don't get along."

"But this raises new questions..."

Yu Ji frowned: "We've always believed that the Dragon Worship Society is just a bunch of fanatics who worship otherworldly beings causing trouble, but since the Dragon Lord and Kurongzi are enemies..."

"That means the Dragon Lord isn't a worshipper of otherworldly beings; he likely has other motives."

He Li nodded slightly upon hearing this.

The situation is getting more and more interesting.

I thought it was an invasion from another world, but it turned out to be a counter-invasion? I thought the path of Qi cultivation was stronger than martial arts and made it easier to achieve immortality, but you said this path is dangerous and you absolutely cannot ascend?

They initially thought the criminal Dragon Lord was a lackey from another world, but it turns out the two sides were actually at odds with each other...

"Let's go, let's go straight to Lengchuan."

Shaking his head, He Li suddenly spoke.

Yu Ji frowned: "Now?"

"But here..."

"It doesn't matter here!" He Li looked around. "Judging from what Kurongzi just said, there's a problem with the Qi Refining Path, although we're not sure exactly what the problem is..."

"But I won't touch it."

"Anyway, I'm better off not touching them than them."

"Why should I take the risk? So I'm not interested in slowly searching for things here anymore. I'd rather use that time to find the Dragon Lord and eat that ten-horned dragon."

"Eating that real dragon is better than anything else!"

Hmm? That seems... to make sense.

Yu Ji couldn't help but scratch his head.

"Even if we want to leave... but... but Ku Rongzi said that there is still an array here that prevents us from leaving. Even if we want to study how to break it, it will take us a lot of time."

"And the filthy Tai Sui that Kurongzi mentioned before, that monster still hasn't shown up."

"I wonder how dangerous that thing is..."

The evil spirit? Oh, right.

He Li's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Ku Rongzi mentioned that the Yin and filth Qi of the Filthy Grand Duke can affect the flow of spiritual Qi. If one consumes the Filthy Grand Duke, one gains the ability to freely manipulate its Yin and filth Qi...

From then on, whether facing martial artists or Qi cultivators, one should first expose one's Yin and filth to influence one's spiritual Qi.

Wouldn't this greatly reduce the enemy's combat strength?

If you encounter a weak opponent, you're completely useless.

That's an incredible ability.

Thinking of this, He Li smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about how to break the formation. At worst... I can just put in a little effort to level this place, right?"

"So-called formations also rely on terrain, mediums, and other things to be activated, right?"

"I just bulldozed this place."

"Whatever formation it is, I don't believe it won't be useless!"

Upon hearing his words, Yu Ji was stunned.

Alright, as expected of a reckless fool, your statement is correct!

When faced with a formation, most people would try to find the formation's core and break it, but he was different. He was simple and brutal, trying to destroy the terrain to completely disable the formation...

However, it seems, or probably does work.

"Then... then go ahead and do it!"

Coming to her senses, Yu Ji nodded slightly.

Seeing this, He Li instantly expanded his spiritual sense, but to his surprise, while his spiritual sense covered most of the old site of the Myriad Laws Sect, he unexpectedly found something strange...