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

"You probably didn't expect this either, did you?"

He Li stared at Jiang Xiong with a smile.

"You think this Qi cultivator can save your life...?"

"The person you thought could take you to the Middle Realm and guide you on the path of Qi Refining and Immortal Cultivation, in the end... was just deceiving you. He couldn't help you at all."

"You've driven yourself to a dead end because of him? I don't know whether to call you stupid..."

"Should I say something to you?"

Hearing He Li's sarcastic remarks, Jiang Xiong's eyes twitched slightly, and he felt an urge to punch him twice.

But now, just as He Li said, he thought Yin Yunzi was his lifeline, which is why he ran to the Linhai Ruins, where there was no way back, in order to go directly to the Middle Realm.

Little did they know, this would turn out to be a dead end...

Now that things have come to this, not only is it difficult to escape, but even if one manages to get away, one will likely fall into He Li's hands.

Man is a knife, I am a fish!

Jiang Xiong no longer dared to challenge He Li.

He could only suppress his anger and fear of his uncertain future, and with a sliver of hope, he said, "...You don't need to gloat here."

"I know you have a lot of questions you want to ask."

"I can cooperate with you."

"Could this be considered... atonement?"

"I'll tell you everything I know, and I can hand over the many resources and treasures I've collected. Even if these can't absolve me of my crimes, at least they can keep me alive, right?"

His voice trembled slightly.

Clearly, he was also afraid of death, and he was also afraid of He Li ruthlessly saying that he still had to die.

He Li simply smiled broadly upon hearing this.

"You have no right to negotiate now!"

"However, you've said enough..."

"If enough items are handed in..."

"Regarding your final verdict, perhaps... maybe... there might be some changes."

He Li's explanation was unclear and ambiguous.

Although Jiang Xiong was not satisfied with his answer, he could no longer argue with He Li. After all, this guy was not like the other investigators who would hesitate and look back.

If another investigator were to interrogate him...

He might grit his teeth and bear it, remaining silent as long as his punishment isn't reduced.

Those investigators who want more information might actually try to reduce his sentence in exchange for more important information, but He Li is the kind of guy who takes action whenever he's unhappy.

You won't talk? He'll just kill you.

He doesn't value intelligence that much.

After all, they have the ability.

Whatever information you have, at worst, he'll just have to spend more time asking more people.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiong had no choice but to pray in his heart that He Lifa would have a change of heart and consider communicating with the authorities to reduce his punishment, since he had been able to cooperate honestly.

As he thought this, he began to speak...

"What...do you want to ask?"

"Qi Refiners!" He Li said, "Besides Yin Yunzi, there are other Qi Refiners in Shanghai, aren't there?"

"...Yes!" Jiang Xiong nodded. "Although I haven't seen many Qi cultivators, I have seen two of them who came to see Yin Yunzi in the past."

"And as far as I know..."

"They are all disciples of the Blazing Sun Sect."

"It's just that the other Qi cultivators have lower status and position, and Yin Yunzi is considered to have the highest status."

After thinking for a moment, he continued, "The Qi Refining Sect on the overseas immortal mountains should be the Blazing Sun Sect, but the overseas immortal mountains are an important area for the Blazing Sun Sect."

"I didn't know about the Yinyun Sub-headquarters before..."

"He just asked me to spread the word that it was possible to land on overseas immortal mountains using a true dragon."

"Furthermore, it seems that he... also intends to control the Great Xia and is secretly making arrangements to find many people of high rank and power like me to obey his orders."

"However, the matter of the true dragon was botched."

"He didn't even manage to control the Great Xia."

"However, after hearing what he said earlier, I roughly guessed what he was planning to do..."

Jiang Xiong guessed it, and He Li guessed it too, after all, Yin Yunzi's previous words were actually quite clear; that old guy was originally desperately cultivating in the Middle Realm in an attempt to escape the calamity.

He must have paid a price for this, and he must have become connected with those strange beings.

Who knew he'd only just managed to latch onto a powerful figure...

He was then sent to the lower realm.

This resulted in the powerful figures he had paid a huge price to befriend becoming useless and unable to provide him with any help, and it also made it much more difficult for him to acquire resources for cultivation.

There might be other extremely negative effects on him as well.

In short, it's because of these reasons...

This made Yin Yunzi eager to return to the Middle Realm.

True dragons... like the ten-horned dragons, possess the ability not to follow the spirits of the past and can be immune to many influences.

Yin Yunzi probably knew this, which is why he wanted to use the power of the True Dragon to return to the Middle Realm. As for how exactly he would return, that would likely have something to do with the overseas immortal mountains.

Finally, regarding his desire to control the Great Xia...

There are just too many possibilities.

Driven by selfish desires, for more resources, or even to curry favor with those more terrifying beings.

This is something that almost all Qi cultivators do, so there's not much to speculate about. However, after a moment's thought, He Li felt that something was a little off.

"As far as I know..."

"This site has some kind of token, doesn't it?"

Suddenly, He Li spoke.

"With that kind of token, one can also travel to the overseas immortal mountains. If Yin Yunzi only wants to go to the overseas immortal mountains..."

"He can't get that kind of token?"

He asked suspiciously.

Jiang Xiong shook his head: "I know about that token, but Yin Yunzi doesn't want to talk about it much. Although he didn't say anything... judging from his expression, he probably won't be able to get the token."

"It's not just because there are many dangers on the way to obtaining the token."

"I think there's an even more important reason..."

"It should be with a token, and there are certain restrictions."

That's why he gave up immediately.

Restrictions? He Li nodded slightly.

Finally, he pressed further: "The overseas fairy mountains... appeared half a year ago and then disappeared."

"As a Qi Refiner of the Blazing Sun Sect, Yin Yunzi should know more about the overseas immortal mountains, right? Has he mentioned to you when the next overseas immortal mountains will appear?"

"I said so!" Jiang Xiong nodded.

"According to the time he mentioned, around..."

"It's in three days!"

Three days later? That soon?

He Li was somewhat surprised to hear this, but the sooner the overseas immortal mountains appeared, the better.

After all, he couldn't possibly stay in this wretched place of Shanghai forever waiting for that overseas fairy mountain to appear, could he? Now that it can appear immediately, it saves He Li from wasting time here.

Thinking of this, a look of joy appeared on his face.

"What else did Yin Yunzi mention... about the Middle Realm or other Qi Refiners?"

Suppressing my joy, I asked He Li.

Jiang Xiong frowned in thought.

After a long pause, he replied, "Yin Yunzi didn't mention much about the Middle Realm to me, but... he did mention Kurongzi to other Qi Refiners."

"And he even asked me about it."

"Judging from what he said, Kuruko must have also come to our Blue Star, so he wants to go find him."

"However, I have never heard of Kuruozi."

"So there's no way to find it..."

"Ku Rong Zi?" He was surprised.

"What did he mention about Kureiko?"

Recalling the Qi cultivator he had met in the Buddhist capital, He Li couldn't help but ask him more questions out of curiosity.

"He seemed to value Kurongzi highly!" Jiang Xiong recalled. "According to him, Kurongzi was a rare talent in the Middle Realm, but he didn't go into details about how amazing he was..."

"I asked that out of curiosity before."

"But he didn't say much. He only said... Kurongzi doesn't seem like some kind of True Lord of the Sun and Moon..."

Hmm? The True Lord of Sun and Moon's Myriad Laws?

That title sounds really impressive.

But that guy Kureiko, although he has some skills...

But does it even deserve such a great reputation?

If he really is some kind of "True Lord of the Sun and Moon's Myriad Laws," He Li doesn't believe he can defeat him...

Wait... Wanfa? Didn't Kurongzi himself say that the location he was in before was the ruins of the Wanfa Sect? Mu Lan and the others even found a tattered gold foil there.

The gold foil contained some strange words...

Is there any connection between these two?

He Li couldn't help but let his mind wander.

Unfortunately, no matter how much I think about it, I can't figure it out.

"Speaking of which, before Kureiko died, he said he and I would have a chance to meet again? That guy shouldn't be really dead... Maybe I can ask him about it when I see him again?"

"After all, he seems pretty easy to talk to..."

He Li pondered for a moment, and finally, he came back to his senses and looked at the Jiang Hai, which was no longer of much value...

"Where exactly is the token in these ruins?"

"Where's the nine-section jade cong? Bring it here!"