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

"Afraid?" Seeing the sea dragon flee, He Li turned back to look at the spirit of Qingyang Mountain with some suspicion.

On the surface, he doesn't seem to have a high level of understanding.

It is difficult for the enemy to accurately assess his strength.

The dragon was no exception.

So, in He Li's view, the other party simply sensed danger and decisively ran away without fighting? This is a bit unbelievable, after all, these superhuman creatures are quite bold.

It is unlikely that they would so decisively choose to flee simply because they sensed danger to their target.

The spirit of Qingyang Mountain noticed his confusion.

He nodded: "Yes, I am wary."

"But it's not just because they're afraid of your strength; the dragon is also afraid because it discovered that you've killed a real dragon."

"How so?" He Li asked, somewhat curious.

Upon seeing this, the spirit of Qingyang Mountain began to explain...

"You may not know this, but dragon slayers often carry special curses or marks from the dragon race, which are invisible and undetectable to ordinary people."

"Perhaps if one's cultivation level is high enough..."

"We can still make out some things."

"But dragons can sense it directly."

"This makes it easier for them to hunt down enemies."

"It also makes it easier for them to evade the dragon slayer; that dragon must have discovered the mark on you."

That's why I don't dare to face you.

"After all, there is a difference between a Flood Dragon and a True Dragon. Your ability to kill a True Dragon is extremely threatening to it, and it doesn't want to take the risk..." Hearing the explanation from the spirit of Qingyang Mountain, He Li suddenly understood.

But soon, as if struck by a sudden thought, he pressed on, "Only dragons can bear this kind of mark?"

"Of course not!" Qingyang Mountain Spirit shook his head.

"Dragons, phoenixes, and many other primordial spirits..."

"Killing someone will mark the enemy."

"In a sense, this is not actually their own ability, but rather Heaven's favoritism towards the innate spirits. They are the darlings of Heaven, enjoying the protection of Heaven."

"Their killing will trigger certain rules..."

"Then the killer will be flagged."

"If we were to kill them in the Middle Realm..."

"If things go wrong, you might face divine retribution, or encounter a special lightning tribulation that could leave you half-dead."

"But here..."

Qingyang Mountain Spirit shrugged.

The Heavenly Dao of the Middle Realm will protect the innate spirits.

But the Heavenly Dao of the Lower Realm wouldn't do that; in fact, they might even applaud their deaths.

Because they are all "abandoners"!

"Understood!" He Li nodded.

Since the zombie dragon had escaped, he didn't intend to waste time searching aimlessly in the deep sea. He simply looked up at the island in front of him and waved.

"Let's go, get ready to go to the island."

Having said that, he took off again and sped rapidly toward the edge of the island.

Seeing this, the others followed suit.

As they drew closer.

Faintly, the group seemed to see an invisible wall of force at the edge of the island ahead, slightly distorting the void and blocking their way.

Seeing this, they had no choice but to slow down...

"Don't worry about it, that's a restriction."

"You have tokens; you won't be intercepted!"

At this moment, the spirit of Qingyang Mountain spoke.

He Li, who was at the forefront, crashed hard into the invisible barrier.

Buzz! In an instant, as if rushing into a transparent quagmire, He Li's body suddenly stopped for a moment, and his terrifying power pulled at the surrounding barrier.

This made the distortion of the barrier even more obvious.

However, this pulling only lasted for a moment.

He Li was then no longer affected.

Seeing this, the spirit of Qingyang Mountain grew even more astonished and suspicious: "This person... could he also be a true dragon in disguise?"

"He is unaffected by the restrictions..."

He muttered to himself.

Mu Lan, who was passing by, curled her lip.

A dragon in disguise? He Li is not a real dragon; he is a "predator" who directly devours real dragons!

Although she thought this way, Mu Lan didn't explain much and just followed closely behind the others, quickly passing through the invisible barrier under the effect of the token on her body.

However, right after they crossed the barrier...

hum! ! !

The world before their eyes changed.

The sea beyond the barrier appeared distant, and the island that hadn't seemed very large before suddenly magnified dozens of times, making it impossible for them to see its edge.

"This...this is..."

Kong Xinxi was shocked by what she saw.

The well-informed Wu Qiu spoke in a deep voice: "It's similar to a spatial anomaly, but a more special case."

"It can be called a small world, a secret realm, or an asymmetrical space between the inside and outside. I have seen similar places in other regions, but the areas are not as large as this."

"But we should have expected this situation."

"From the outside, the fairy mountain looks too small."

"There's simply no way to hide much."

"Only in unequal spaces can those Qi cultivators and other secrets be hidden..."

As he spoke, the others calmed down as well.

At the same time, they realized that He Li, who was at the forefront, had stopped in front of the towering, jade pillar in the distance, which was carved with exquisite patterns...

The jade pillar, which would probably require hundreds of people to encircle, seemed to have been shattered by an unknown force.

Because it has an irregular break at its very top.

What surprised them even more was...

At the top of the broken stone...

There were three other people standing there. The leader was an old man whose body was half skeleton and half ruddy complexion. Beside him were two smiling boys with red lips and white teeth, one holding a sword and the other a gourd.

"Elder, they've arrived!"

Seeing the others approach He Li from behind, they scrutinized him with extremely wary eyes...

The boy holding a sword to the left of the old man spoke with a smile.

The boy holding the gourd on the right pouts...

"Hmph, there's an old acquaintance here too."

"Qingyang, you actually followed them? Aren't you afraid the sect leader will descend to the mortal realm and hold you accountable?"

Upon hearing this, the spirit of Qingyang Mountain, who had been hiding behind He Li, floated out sullenly but ignored the two children's words, instead looking at He Li: "Sure enough, something big has happened at the Blazing Sun Sect."

"That one is Elder Jianfeng from the inner sect."

"He is also an inner sect elder guarding the mountain."

"His cultivation level was at the peak of Core Formation, and... he was already nearing the end of his lifespan before I was pulled to the lower realm."

"But now..."

"Not only is he alive, but he's become so strange."

"Moreover, I can't sense the presence of the other disciples."

"Be careful, something might happen here..."

"I suspect it's related to the upper realm!"

As he spoke, Qingyang Mountain Spirit's tone became unusually serious, as if he genuinely did not want anything to happen to He Li.

After all, the Blazing Sun Sect was no longer a sect he was familiar with. He knew very well that the Blazing Sun Sect was no longer reliable. If He Li died here, he would most likely not have a good ending either.

Therefore, he especially hopes that He Lihao will be well.

However, He Li did not take his reminder to heart.

"A mere Core Formation cultivator is nothing but an ant."

"Be careful? Why should I be careful?"

All I could hear was He Li's utter contempt.

Qingyang Mountain Spirit's lips twitched slightly.

The boy holding the gourd opposite He Li, upon hearing He Li's words, also lost his smile, his face contorted to reveal a mouthful of shark-like sharp teeth, and he said with red eyes, "You mortal ants from the lower realm have quite the big mouth."

"Hmph, a mere Core Formation cultivator?"

"Do you know that it takes hundreds of years for us cultivators to form our core, which is equivalent to several lifetimes for you mortals?"

The sword-wielding boy also responded with a sinister grin.

"In the end, they are just ants in the lower realm."

"The Qi Refining Method has been discontinued, and spiritual Qi is completely gone. How could they possibly understand the power of cultivators like us, who have survived in this world to this day? It's pointless to waste words on these ants."

"If we want them to understand the power of us cultivators, the only way is to let them see it with their own eyes and experience it firsthand..."

"Hehehe~ Not bad!"

The boy holding the gourd grinned even more sinisterly.

"These ants who despise the elders don't need to be dealt with by the elders themselves, just leave them to me..." He had just finished speaking when the sword-wielding boy glared at him unhappily.

"Give it to you? How can that be?"

"I also want to try out the methods of ants from the lower realm."

"Hehe~ Let's see who's faster!"

The two boys grinned and laughed, as if He Li and the others were fish on a chopping board, at their mercy.

Their fierce gazes also fell on He Li and Mu Lan, who was standing to the side and behind He Li, preparing to make a move. The others who saw this were not too worried.

Their expressions were just complicated.

Even worse, some couldn't help but sigh and shake their heads.

The children could not understand their thoughts.

Seeing the complicated expressions on everyone's faces and their sighs, they assumed that these people were sighing in despair because they thought they were going to die, until a gust of wind suddenly blew past them...

Whoosh! Pfft!

With the sound of the wind, time seemed to stand still.

The two boys, still grinning maliciously, also caught a glimpse of their own headless bodies in that instant...

Huh? What's going on?

How come I saw my own corpse?

How strange!

The two boys were dumbfounded. They instinctively looked down at their own bodies, but suddenly their expressions turned to terror...