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

"I've only ever heard of the Fusang Divine Tree..."

"It's also...it's also from the Shu Kingdom."

Bai Jian recounted the news he had heard.

"Since the calamity, all sects, countries, and even those reclusive people have been trying to find ways to avoid and survive the calamity, and many cultivators want to return to the lower realm to hide."

"Especially when the lower realm begins to encroach on the middle realm, those powerful forces have even more designs on the lower realm."

"However, it will be difficult to return to the lower realm."

"Because those ancient and powerful beings who brought our ancestors to the Middle Realm have all ascended to heaven."

Bai Jian looked somewhat helpless as he said this.

"Without the support of those powerful figures..."

"It's too difficult for us to go back on our own."

"Ordinary cultivators can only rely on being sent to the lower realm when the middle realm is invaded by the lower realm, but this is uncontrollable. The Shu Kingdom wants to travel freely between the two realms."

"So I heard... they seem to be planning to use the power of the divine tree to do something."

"After all, it's the legendary Fusang Divine Tree..."

"It connects to the heavens above, the earth in the middle, and the netherworld below."

"As for their specific plans..."

"I don't know about that."

Bai Jian was merely a cultivator from the Blazing Sun Sect.

In the entire Middle Realm, she was unknown and of low status, so it was indeed impossible for her to know the secrets of a great cultivation country like Shu. At most, she knew things that everyone knew.

Yu Qingge didn't expect to get any more information out of her.

So she only nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Bai Jian brought up the Demon Court again...

"As for the Demon Court you asked about... there isn't much information about it that can be obtained from the Upper Realm and the Middle Realm."

"However, I heard recently that something seems to have happened in the upper realm. Many immortals have disappeared, and we can no longer contact them through their statues."

"The news started circulating back then..."

"It is said that an internal strife has occurred in the Demon Court of the Upper Realm."

"No one knows whether it's true or not."

"After all, that's a matter for the immortals of the upper realm..."

Internal strife within the Demon Court? Yu Qingge frowned.

The so-called Demon Court is actually the Heavenly Court, but it differs from the Heavenly Court in lower realm mythology, where the Jade Emperor is in charge. As far as Yu Qingge knows, the current Upper Realm...

There is no Jade Emperor at all.

The one that rules the upper realm is the Demon Court.

As for why it's called the Demon Court? Well, that's because eight or nine out of ten immortals are not human!

The same applies to that "Heavenly Emperor".

As for why Yu Qingge knows these things...

That's probably related to the tribe behind her.

Bai Jian saw Yu Qingge deep in thought...

Adding to the question she just asked, it's clear that she guessed that Yu Qingge and the other two were different from He Li and the others; they definitely had some understanding of the Middle Realm and even the Upper Realm.

Furthermore, they might even have connections to the Middle Realm or even the Upper Realm, and therefore know a great deal.

Then, thinking back to the Soul-Devouring Gu that Yu Qingge had taken out...

Bai Jian's eyes darted around.

Then, she tentatively asked, "May I ask... fellow Daoist... are you a descendant of the Shu Kingdom?"

They realized that Yu Qingge and the others were not ordinary.

Even Bai Jian's form of address has changed.

"Is there a problem?" Yu Qingge snapped out of her reverie, glancing at Bai Jian indifferently before asking in return. The latter quickly shook his head: "No, no, it's just that I heard about something before..."

"It's about... the Shu Kingdom!"

"Oh?" Yu Qingge became interested.

Bai Jian whispered, "I heard that the Shu Kingdom seems to... seems to be considering welcoming back the descendants of the lower realm..."

As she spoke, she glanced up at Yu Qingge's expression, and seeing no change in it, she continued, "I heard they plan to merge with the descendants of the Shu Kingdom in the lower realm to fight against the calamity."

"And...and they're preparing to...rule both realms!"

"If you are a descendant of the Shu Kingdom in the lower realm..."

"Then let's head to the Shu Kingdom..."

"If confirmed, I might receive preferential treatment from the Shu Kingdom, gaining countless cultivation resources and various forms of support. I might even be selected as a proxy in the lower realm..."

Hearing this, Yu Qingge narrowed her eyes.

"Just say what you want to say!"

She spoke, and Bai Jian pursed his lips.

After a long pause, she lowered her head and said, "If...if you do not despise me, I am willing to serve you as my master..."

Hmm? Upon hearing this, Yu Qingge smiled.

That white sword has certainly made a good plan.

She wanted to go to the Shu Kingdom herself, accept its preferential treatment, become a cultivator there, and even be chosen by the Shu Kingdom to control the lower realms. But Bai Jian followed Yu Qingge's lead…

Not only will they be able to survive, but they can also benefit from the resources they gain to improve their cultivation and strength.

They are more likely to escape disaster.

She's really dreaming.

However, Yu Qingge would not go to Shu Kingdom easily.

She didn't believe that the Shu Kingdom in the Middle Realm would really treat the Shu people in the Lower Realm well and cooperate with them to control both realms, after all... these Qi cultivators in the Middle Realm were used to being high and mighty.

Would they respect people from the lower realms?

Yu Qingge was more inclined to believe that the Shu Kingdom in the Middle Realm wanted to use the Shu people in the Lower Realm to achieve ulterior motives, otherwise they would never have done such a thing.

However, although I don't go to the Shu Kingdom easily...

But since Bai Jian wanted to be a follower...

Yu Qingge also had her own ideas.

"He Li has the Qingyang Mountain Spirit from the Middle Realm by his side, who can keep track of all sorts of things happening there. Perhaps I should also recruit a cultivator from the Middle Realm to make it easier to ask him questions?"

Since Bai Jian's strength is quite limited, she isn't worried that he might secretly do anything underhanded.

Yu Qingge pondered these things.

He then nodded slightly: "You can accept it."

"Let's not talk about going to Shu."

"At least for now, not!"

Hearing Yu Qingge's words, Bai Jian was not disappointed, but smiled and quickly thanked Yu Qingge for sparing her life. For her, being able to save her life was already a great blessing.

As for going to the Shu Kingdom to seek great wealth and honor?

Take your time, there's no rush.

Most importantly, there's no use in rushing.

They still don't know how they can freely travel between the Middle Realm, let alone take Yu Qingge to the Shu Kingdom.

However, after their lives were no longer in danger...

Bai Jian also started talking more.

Seeing Yu Qingge instructing Yu Qi to search her junior sister's corpse for useful information, she couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "May I ask who exactly that person with the golden eyes is, Master?"

"What reason is there!" Yu Qingge uttered two words.

After thinking for a moment, she added another sentence...

"Generally speaking, he's the strongest in the lower realm!"

The strongest in the lower realm? Bai Jian's eyelids twitched.

The strongest in the lower realm? No wonder he could easily kill her Senior Brother Sword Wind and the even stronger Senior Brother Long Tree. However… after calming down and thinking it over, she spoke again…

"Master, then He Li... Forgive my bluntness, but he is probably no longer an ordinary mortal."

Hmm? Yu Qingge frowned.

"How so?" she asked, somewhat suspiciously.

Bai Jian said seriously, "When facing him, I vaguely felt a sense similar to facing an existence from the upper realm. I thought it was just my imagination before, but now I think it probably isn't."

"That person... will soon become an immortal or a god."

"But he doesn't seem to be cultivating immortality?"

"Therefore, I cannot be certain what that person would become if he reached the level of becoming an immortal or a god, or whether he would ascend to heaven, since he should be cultivating martial arts..."

"It's not martial arts!" Yu Qingge interrupted her.

"He cultivates the path of the gods!"

The Divine Path? Bai Jian's pupils constricted sharply.

Yu Qingge nodded: "You don't need to know the specifics, but he probably won't ascend to immortality; he'll become a god directly..." As she said this, she looked at Bai Jian with a playful expression.

"To be honest, you should feel fortunate."

"Thankfully, he's not interested in you."

"Thankfully, he hasn't become a god yet."

"Otherwise, by the time he saw you, you would have already been reduced to ashes without a trace. How could you have escaped? And how could you still be standing here talking to me?"

Hearing this, Bai Jian wholeheartedly agreed.

Facing someone who is about to become a god...

That's the kind of thing that would explode at the mere sight of it.

But after thinking for a moment, and secretly glancing at Yu Qingge, Bai Jian couldn't help but whisper, "I wonder what kind of relationship Master... currently has with that mortal god?"

"If you could cultivate together, perhaps you, Master, could at least touch the edge of immortality."

"This is entirely beneficial to the owner!"

"Of course, it doesn't matter if you have no relationship with him."

"With the master's strength and looks..."

"If I just take the initiative to approach him, I'm sure he will..."

"Shut up!" Seeing Bai Jian's unrestrained speech, Yu Qingge blushed and glared at her awkwardly, scolding and interrupting her. Upon hearing this, Bai Jian quickly lowered his head and remained silent.

But she was speechless.

That's a god among men!

To be able to practice alongside him is a rare and precious opportunity!

Moreover, the benefits of cultivating with him far exceed those so-called rare and precious materials they searched for on their own. I don't know what this descendant of Shu was thinking, that he was not happy about it.

Bai Jian couldn't understand it.

Yu Qingge was also extremely ashamed and annoyed.

She really didn't expect it.

How could anyone actually ask her to pay them off? And they even act like you're the one who got a great deal?