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

"The Wudang Sect accepted your token."

"The young man behind Wu Qiu is a disciple of Wudang."

"His name is Zhang Taixu, a direct descendant of Wudang."

"His strength is about the same as those young masters in Kyoto..." After He Li arrived at the coast, Wang Yue whispered to He Li about the ownership of the token that should have belonged to Yu Ji.

Upon hearing this, He Li glanced at the seemingly "ordinary" young man standing behind Wu Qiu and nodded.

"Once everyone is here, we'll set off."

He spoke, and Wang Yue nodded.

"Go ahead and don't worry, I'll handle things outside."

"And what about your partner?"

"I've already spoken to people in Kyoto about it."

"The people in Kyoto will help you negotiate with the five tribes of Shu Province. She will definitely be safe and sound when you come back, so just focus on your own affairs and don't worry about anything else."

Wang Yue mentioned this matter to Kyoto because he considered that the dangers associated with the Immortal Mountain and the Middle Realm were too great.

He was worried that He Li might get into trouble if he got distracted in the past.

So he contacted Kyoto, although they haven't given him a specific reply yet...

Given the importance of He Li, it's unlikely that Kyoto would have much trouble personally questioning the five tribes of Shuzhou. No matter what, those civilian forces wouldn't dare to challenge Kyoto.

So that's why he said that at this time...

It's also about not being distracted by anything.

He Li smiled and said, "Brother Wang, you've gone to so much trouble."

Wang Yue shook his head, and He Li said no more, only turning to look at Chu Aotian's group of four, Wu Qiu, Yu Qingge and others, as well as Mu Lan, who had already returned from Kyoto...

"Let's go!" With his calm words, ten figures rose into the air and drifted into the distance.

Around the coast, numerous forces and countless eyes watched their retreating figures as they approached the sacred mountain...

Those gazes conveyed complex emotions.

There are worries, expectations, and envy.

After all, that so-called sacred mountain is dangerous.

For a powerful force like Wudang, or for an existence like the four great families of Kyoto, unless the strongest person is in charge of the sect or family, they cannot be easily moved.

If it weren't for the limited combat strength of the other elders...

They certainly wouldn't casually let their family's unparalleled juniors take risks.

But there are too many rumors about the "immortal mountain".

Immortality, elixir of life, immortality techniques...

Unable to determine its authenticity, they could only, and they had to, take the risk of sending these powerful enough juniors, who might be able to seize the opportunity on the immortal mountain, to go...

Go and confirm for them, go and find those rumored, potentially enormous "opportunities".

They hoped that their descendants would bring back what they had longed for from the "immortal mountain".

They also worried that their descendants would perish tragically at sea...

And those young people of the same age...

They could only envy them, and felt bitter inside, hating themselves for not having the same strength as He Li. If they had such strength, perhaps they wouldn't be just watching from the sidelines today.

Perhaps they can get involved too...

You can also climb the sacred mountain to take a look.

The scenery of this fairy mountain must be absolutely stunning, right?

The spiritual plants and herbs on the immortal mountain must be rare treasures that are hard to find on land, right?

They couldn't help but think about it.

However, at this moment, the people in the sky above the sea not far from the immortal mountain had completely lost their initial expectations for the immortal mountain, and were left only with vigilance and a little tension.

They could clearly see a huge dark shadow moving in the sea below while they were in the air.

That thing seemed to be following them.

And even if that thing didn't surface...

Their biological instincts and their perception of danger as martial artists were also frantically warning them.

The feeling is like being on the water and suddenly discovering an enormous black shadow of a shark beneath your feet; the intense sense of danger is almost suffocating.

They seemed to hear a roaring voice in their minds...

Danger! Danger! Extreme danger!!!

At this moment, Chu Aotian and the others turned pale.

Cold sweat dripped down their foreheads.

"What...is that?" Zhou Chan asked the people around her in a trembling voice, her body tense.

The others remained silent.

Their breathing seemed to be lowered.

Only He Li responded in a deep voice: "Brother Wang told me that someone saw a dragon and a clam in the nearby sea this morning. Both of these sightings should be of the following creature."

"After all, the mirage is also a dragon!"

A mirage? A dragon? Upon hearing this, everyone's eyelids twitched slightly.

Behind He Li, the voice of the Qingyang Mountain Spirit rang out...

"Something's not right about that thing!"

Hmm? Hearing his words, He Li turned around and glanced at the Qingyang Mountain Spirit floating behind him.

He brought this guy along too, mainly because he was originally from the Blazing Sun Sect and should know a lot about it. Bringing him along might help in finding the way to the Middle Realm.

However, I didn't expect that we hadn't even reached the sacred mountain yet...

He seemed to have made a difference.

"Something's not right? How so?"

Coming to his senses, he didn't press the matter further.

The voice of the Qingyang Mountain Spirit was deep and somber: "The Blazing Sun Sect has never raised any dragon-like spirit beasts before."

"They can't afford to raise them either, but that's not important. What's important is that I've seen real dragons before. Those things... were filled with a strong aura of innate spirit."

"This is true for dragons in general."

"Moreover, we special beings are very sensitive to this kind of Qi."

"But this thing below... it's a dragon, but it's lifeless and doesn't resemble a dragon at all. It feels to me like... a dead thing!"

A dead body? He Li narrowed his eyes.

"You mean, this is a... zombie dragon???"

From the side, Yu Qingge, who had overheard Qingyang Mountain Spirit's words, couldn't help but ask Qingyang Mountain Spirit questions with suspicion.

The latter shrugged: "I don't know."

"Something just doesn't feel right!"

"You guys figure it out yourselves."

Huh? Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Is it a dragon or a zombie dragon?

Even if we could win a fight against this thing, it doesn't necessarily mean we could kill it.

"Also, I need to remind you..."

As if he had thought of something, the spirit of Qingyang Mountain suddenly pointed to the dark dragon shadow under the sea and said, "The Blazing Sun Sect that I am familiar with does not have, nor could it possibly have, such a thing."

"Its appearance signifies a change within the Blazing Sun Sect."

"Perhaps the current inner disciples of the Blazing Sun Sect..."

"Even I'm not that familiar with it anymore."

"It won't be easy for you to get on the island, and it certainly doesn't have good intentions."

"Watch out...you'll all perish here!"

"Completely destroyed here?" He Li sneered, "Hmph, you think too highly of it."

"I even killed a true dragon."

"How dare a mere dragon stop me?"

Having said that, he didn't wait for the spirit of Qingyang Mountain to react.

He had suddenly plummeted...

"Since I know it has ill intentions, I'll kill it first before landing on the island!" As soon as he finished speaking, He Li's figure appeared on the sea surface in an instant.

Everyone else's eyes widened instantly.

That's a dragon, a zombie dragon at that!

Why did he just attack without warning?

"Holy crap! I knew he was incredibly 'brave,' but nobody ever said he was this fierce! Is that thing... something you can just recklessly charge into?!"

"Is he... courting death?"

Ip Man exclaimed in surprise.

The others, realizing what was happening, also stopped and frowned, staring at He Li, who was sitting on the sea. They felt he had been too reckless; even if he was going to take action, he should at least have discussed it first.

They are all formidable opponents.

It's always safer to work together, right?

Why is this guy like this?

"He really is a brute!" Yu Qingge couldn't help but shake her head. "Although his recklessness is somewhat unreasonable, he's right. Since this thing doesn't have good intentions towards us..."

"Then we must solve this problem."

"Otherwise, who knows what kind of sneak attack this thing might launch later and kill us?"

"Good!" Wu Qiu nodded. "Let's work together. This thing feels too dangerous to me; keeping it will only cause trouble. Let's cooperate with He Li to quickly... um?"

Before he could finish speaking, Wu Qiu paused.

The others were also stunned and stood there.

They had only seen the zombie dragon lurking beneath the sea, a sight that gave them an extremely dangerous feeling…

After it fell close to He Li, it did not rush out to attack He Li. Instead, it sank down suddenly like a mouse seeing a cat and disappeared into the deep sea in the blink of an eye.

Everyone was stunned by what they saw.

No? What's going on?

The spirit of Qingyang Mountain was also stunned.

However, he quickly came to his senses.

"You...you've killed a real dragon?" He hovered around He Li, scrutinizing him.

Finally, he said to himself, "I was wondering why this thing hadn't made a move despite clearly having its eyes on you. Turns out... it was afraid of you!!!"