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

"I've heard a lot of stories from my travels."

"Recently, there have been two major events."

"Firstly, it concerns the state of Shu."

"Many people know about this: the Shu Kingdom has opened a passage to the lower realm and is gathering powerful figures from various forces to prepare for negotiations with the forces in the lower realm."

"The sect leader summoned us before..."

"Actually, we are also preparing to discuss and arrange for people to go to Shu to participate in this matter."

"Furthermore, there are rumors that the Shu Kingdom has summoned the descendants of the ancient Shu from the lower realm, seemingly preparing to unite with the Shu people of the lower realm. However... as far as I know, this matter is not that simple."

Hearing this, He Li became interested.

"It's not that simple?"

"Yes!" Tian Hai said, "Because I heard from my friends in the Xuantian Sect that an elder in their sect who was skilled in divination had tried to divine the outcome of this matter in Shu."

"But according to my friend, their elders seem to have seen something extremely amazing."

"Then the Xuantian Sect, which originally wanted to get involved in this matter..."

"They simply closed the mountain gates."

"They also withdrew the disciples sent to Shu."

"My friend doesn't know the specifics either, but judging from the fact that Shu Kingdom has opened a passage to the lower realm, there must be something wrong with their plans to establish a foothold in the lower realm for some major undertaking..."

He Li hadn't said anything yet, but Yun Yi and the others were getting annoyed.

"Tian Hai, why did you never mention these things before they arrived?"

"If these adults don't come..."

"Are you still trying to hide it?"

Yun Yi questioned him sternly.

He truly hadn't expected that the disciple he had placed such high hopes on was not only a cowardly ingrate, but also someone with many ulterior motives who had concealed such important information.

If He Li and the others hadn't arrived... Yun Yi probably wouldn't even know about this now.

Tian Hai merely sneered upon hearing this.

"Bring it up? Why should I tell you?"

"This news was already uncertain to begin with."

"I can't be sure if there's really a problem with Shu's connection to the lower realm... Besides, even if there is a problem, how am I supposed to explain it to you?"

"Besides, if you're going to send people over, I'd like to have them go and see how it goes."

"It would be best if you went in person..."

"It would be best if you died directly in Shu, so that I, Tian Hai, could take over the Blazing Sun Sect."

He bluntly stated his plan.

Yunyi clenched his fists, feeling an urge to tear his disciple in two.

Unfortunately, what reason is there...?

He dared not and could not make a move here.

He had no choice but to suppress his anger and remain silent.

He Li didn't pay attention to Yun Yi's thoughts.

He pressed further, "So, according to you, Shu's plan to gather powerful figures from all sides to attack the lower realm and establish a foothold is actually a conspiracy by Shu to harm you?"

"Not entirely!" Tian Hai shook his head.

"It's probably true that they opened up the lower realm, after all, the Shu Kingdom has the support of the demon court in the upper realm."

"And they also have a guardian tree..."

"That divine tree was once a connection between the three realms."

"The fact that they were able to open the Nether portal is not surprising at all."

"I think... the real problem lies in the fact that the Shu Kingdom summoned the descendants of the ancient Shu from the lower realm to unite. Perhaps the people they summoned were not actually from the lower realm."

"They're just trying to cover their tracks..."

"That's why they released this kind of news, which seems reasonable at first glance but doesn't quite make sense upon closer inspection."

He paused for a couple of seconds as he spoke.

It seemed like he had thought of something.

Tian Hai looked up: "The Shu Kingdom has a profound history, and many areas within its borders have merged with the lower realm. Why would they need to go through so much trouble to communicate with the descendants of the ancient Shu in the lower realm?"

"Wouldn't it be enough for them to simply use their great supernatural powers to forcibly communicate with the Shu Kingdom cultivators in the lower realm?"

"Let the cultivators from the lower realm of Shu negotiate..."

"Wouldn't that be more convenient?"

"After all, if we summon people to the Middle Realm, won't we eventually have to send them back to the Lower Realm so that the people there can carry out their schemes? It's too troublesome and unreasonable, so it's definitely wrong."

He nodded upon hearing this.

"That makes some sense. But do you know... what kind of being the Shu Kingdom summoned?"

"Shouldn't you at least have some guesses?"

"A little..." Tian Hai tentatively said, "I think... perhaps the being summoned by the Shu Kingdom is related to the Divine Tree, because I have heard that the Divine Tree of the Shu Kingdom has lost its vitality."

"This is irreversible damage caused by the ancient sages who moved to the Middle Realm in their attempt to relocate the divine tree."

"That tree is probably dying soon."

"Under these circumstances, it's unlikely that the Shu Kingdom can still use the power of the divine tree to connect to the lower realm..."

"So?" He Li's mind raced.

Tian Hai sensed that he vaguely guessed something...

He nodded...

"Unless there is something that can restore the vitality and power of the divine tree and enable it to play its proper role again, perhaps... the existence summoned by the Shu Kingdom is such a being."

"After all, many people in the lower realms possess supernatural powers."

"Perhaps someone possesses supernatural powers..."

"Would that save the sacred tree?"

What Tian Hai said is completely reasonable.

However... listening to his words, although he learned more, He Li was not so happy. His golden eyes glanced at Yu Qingge and the other person without leaving a trace.

Yu Qingge clearly noticed his gaze and turned her head away guiltily, not daring to meet his eyes.

He Li continued to question Tian Hai…

"Let's leave aside the affairs of Shu for now."

"Didn't you say there were two important things?"

"And the other one?"

When asked by He Li, Tian Hai quickly replied, "Very few people know about the second matter. Not to mention these elders, even my master and the sect leader may not have heard of it."

As he said this, he couldn't help but give the elders smug and contemptuous looks.

It was as if it meant: "Old folks, look at me, I'm worth way more than you guys."

The elders' forehead veins bulged when they saw this.

Judging from their appearance, they're on the verge of going berserk.

But Tian Hai didn't care.

After showing off to the elders, he immediately turned to He Li with a fawning look and said, "This matter... concerns Kurongzi, or rather, the True Lord of the Sun and Moon's Myriad Laws!"

"Oh?" He Li's eyelids twitched.

Kuru-Zi? Sun and Moon Myriad Laws True Lord?

Is it true or false? Wasn't it said that Kurongzi was unlikely to be the so-called True Lord of the Sun and Moon?

How did they get connected again?

He Li was somewhat puzzled, but also even more curious.

Seeing that he seemed quite interested, Tian Hai quickly continued, "There have long been rumors that Ku Rongzi, who has some fame but mediocre talent, may be the Brick World Body of the Myriad Laws True Monarch."

"Nobody believed it before."

"But just recently... news came that the statue of the True Lord of Sun and Moon's Myriad Laws had been seen manifesting!"

"And that withered jujube..."

"It is said that he caused extraordinary phenomena in the heavens and earth."

"It seems that even the True Ancestor of the Fire Dragon in the Upper Realm was alarmed and unleashed some special power. As for the specific power that the True Ancestor of the Fire Dragon unleashed, I don't know..."

Even the True Ancestor of the Fire Dragon was alarmed?

He Li remembered that the Ku Rongzi he met in the Buddhist capital seemed to be a follower of the Fire Dragon True Ancestor.

Even such beings from the upper realms were alarmed...

I'm afraid that Ku Rongzi, even if he isn't the reincarnation of the True Lord of the Sun and Moon, is no ordinary Qi cultivator... Perhaps he really is hiding some important secret?

Thinking of this, He Li looked at Tian Hai, signaling him to quickly continue talking about Kurongzi.

Tian Hai did not dare to hesitate any longer.

He continued to confide...

"I heard that after that Ku Rongzi caused a strange phenomenon in the heavens and earth, he seemed to become a different person. His cultivation level suddenly skyrocketed, and he also acted strangely, killing those cultivators with great potential everywhere."

"Many disciples of major sects who were traveling abroad were inexplicably killed by Kurongzi."

"But some people have also noticed..."

"The cultivators that Kurongzi killed all seemed to have obtained powerful true techniques from True Monarch Wanfa by chance, or had received the inheritance of the Wanfa Sect!"

"Therefore, some speculate that he did this because he received a signal from the True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws or something..."

Huh? Ku Rongzi is killing disciples of a major sect?

That's... kind of interesting!