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

Yu Qingge felt somewhat uneasy.

Because He Li already harbors hostility towards the ancient Shu tribes and will soon be attacking them.

It's hard to say what the outcome will be.

But considering He Li's terrifying strength...

If the two sides really break off relations and start fighting, even if the five tribes of ancient Shu win, they will definitely suffer heavy losses. If they cannot win, then given He Li's nature, he will certainly not hold back.

Things are getting complicated!

Yu Qingge had to think of a way to stop He Li from fighting the tribe as much as possible.

In contrast to Yu Qingge's anxiety, Mu Lan stared wide-eyed with a look of astonishment and doubt.

"What did I just hear?"

"One of the two tokens on Yu Qingge's hand was actually obtained by exchanging Yu Ji for He Li?"

"They sold Yu Ji out???"

Mu Lan couldn't help but glance at Yu Qingge twice.

She recalled the red booklet that Yu Qingge had taken out when she made a deal with He Li back in Shanghai. At the time, Mu Lan was puzzled about what that booklet was.

After all, He Li readily agreed to give Yu Qingge and the others the tokens once he got the booklet.

She thought it was some kind of treasure.

Or some powerful cultivation technique or secret manual, such as the top-tier manual "Da Nuo Fu".

Otherwise, He Li wouldn't have agreed so readily.

It turns out that Mu Lan only just realized this...

He had completely misunderstood; that thing wasn't a cultivation technique or a treasure at all... However, to He Li, it might not be any different from a treasure.

Because if nothing unexpected happens, that booklet is most likely a marriage contract from the ancient Shu tribe!

Those ancient forces that have been passed down for thousands of years...

He's the one who loves making these kinds of things the most.

Not only the five tribes of ancient Shu, but also many families in Kyoto and Shanghai, as well as famous sects in various places, all used marriage contracts to form alliances and give each other power and benefits.

Yu Qingge had this back then...

It must have been given to them by their tribal elders.

The reason they gave it to him was because they saw He Li's potential and wanted to tie him to their side.

But now, things have clearly gone wrong!

Yu Ji was summoned away by the Middle Realm.

It was the elders of the five tribes of ancient Shu who helped with the work.

As for the elders of the five tribes of ancient Shu, they did not expect that Yu Ji would be summoned away when they were doing this...

It's hard to say for now.

However, from He Li's perspective, this was clearly a case of the five tribes of ancient Shu knowing that Yu Ji would be summoned away, so they sent Yu Ji to him in exchange for the token, trying to get something for nothing.

Let alone reasoning about this, anyone in this situation would be unable to bear such injustice and would definitely seek trouble.

However, there is still a problem.

Why would the Five Tribes of Ancient Shu send Yu Qingge to exchange the token and bring Yu Qi here?

Unlike other forces, the five tribes of ancient Shu have connections with the upper realm and must know a lot about the middle realm. They might even have a way to find other passages to the middle realm.

They don't need to send anyone else.

Unless, of course, their destination is not this passage.

Thinking of this, Mu Lan's beautiful eyes flickered, and she secretly became more wary of Yu Qingge and the other person.

While the group was lost in their own thoughts...

hum! ! !

Below, He Li, who had somehow activated his supernatural Hungry Ghost Mode and was shrouded in black mist, was frantically devouring spiritual plants and pills when a terrifying aura erupted from him...

"You broke through?" Yu Qingge's eyelids twitched.

Although I knew beforehand that He Li's situation was special and could not be judged by the standards of a normal martial artist.

It can be seen that He Li only recently broke through...

And now another breakthrough...

She was still alarmed, after all, even if she frantically consumed spiritual plants and pills, her body's digestive capacity was limited, and it would take time for her body to absorb that spiritual energy and break through to a higher realm.

Normally, even with sufficient elixirs, it would take a martial artist above the Profound Knowledge Realm ten to fifteen days to break through.

But He Li didn't follow this procedure at all.

He digests as much as he eats.

He even broke through on the spot...

His supernatural abilities are simply too heaven-defying; not only can he eat monsters, but he can also efficiently digest pills and spiritual plants.

What level has he reached now?

Peak of the Profound Knowledge Realm? Or... the Void Control Realm?

Yu Qingge was somewhat uncertain.

After all, she herself was only in the mid-stage of the Profound Knowledge Realm, so she couldn't possibly see through He Li, whose realm had surpassed hers. Of course, apart from her, Bai Jian and other cultivators from the middle realm were equally shocked.

They've been cultivating immortality and refining qi for so many years...

Although I have seen many geniuses who cultivate quickly and absorb elixirs more efficiently...

But they had never seen anyone like He Li who could eat, digest, and break through on the spot. This made her and Qingyang Mountain Spirit feel even more that they had made the right choice.

"Such high absorption efficiency..."

"Then next, all we need to do is wipe out a few more sects and plunder their resources to feed them..."

"Then wouldn't he just ascend to heaven on the spot?"

Qingyang Mountain Spirit couldn't help but think.

The only one who remained calm was Mu Lan.

In truth, she had witnessed far too many outrageous things about He Li along the way.

Numbness naturally leads to calmness.

However, although Mu Lan remained calm about He Li's ability to efficiently digest spiritual plants and pills to break through, she was still happy about He Li's improved strength.

After all, the stronger He Li becomes, the more likely they are to go to Huanghua Temple to find Dingfengxian later...

Or perhaps it's a match for Dingfengxian...

That would give them a greater chance of winning.

As she was thinking these things, and also felt that He Li should take more elixirs and medicines to continue his breakthrough, she saw that He Li, after his breakthrough, actually left the medicine hall.

"Hmm? That pharmacy has quite a lot of stuff!"

"Aren't you going to eat some more?"

Mu Lan couldn't help but ask.

He Li snapped out of his reverie and shook his head: "No need, those things have limited effect on me individually."

"I would need to consume a huge amount to barely break through again."

"These things are for you and the warriors who will come here to take over the Blazing Sun Sect later. As for myself? I will naturally find a stronger force later."

"Among those sects stronger than the Blazing Sun Sect, there must be even more effective pills."

Mu Lan understood.

He Li meant that as he broke through to the next level, he no longer cared about the elixirs and spiritual plants from the Blazing Sun Sect.

This is normal. After all, once you break through, your strength increases and the need for another breakthrough also increases. The benefits you get from using things at lower levels will be insufficient.

Mu Lan then stopped trying to persuade her.

She only asked, "Shall we go back now?"

"Wait a little longer!" He Li shook his head.

Subsequently, under the guidance of the spirit of Qingyang Mountain, he visited the weapon hall of the Blazing Sun Sect and plundered the magical artifacts there. Those various magical artifacts were still somewhat useful to He Li.

One of the abilities he gained from devouring the Ten Horns, "Golden Traction," can be used to control these magical artifacts.

And these magical artifacts all have different effects...

With these magical artifacts in hand...

Doesn't that mean you acquire more skills?

Of course, He Li didn't forget to follow Qingyang Mountain Spirit to the treasure pavilion of the Blazing Sun Sect in the end.

However, He Li had absolutely no interest in the secrets of the Blazing Sun Sect that were kept secret in this treasure pavilion.

He also has no intention of becoming a Qi cultivator.

However, he didn't miss any of the other rare and precious materials in the treasure pavilion, such as the Earth Blood Fruit that could enhance physical strength, or the Half-Human Vine that could strengthen the soul.

Only then did He Li prepare to return.

No sooner had they arrived on the island than Yu Qingge suddenly said, "If you want to go to the tribe, I'll take you there."

"But we can't ignore this place either."

"Should we leave two people to keep an eye on things?"

As she spoke, she gestured for Yu Qi to stay.

Seeing this, Mu Lan squinted and replied, "Alright, then I'll stay and keep an eye on things too. After all, I'm fast and can quickly go back and report if anything happens."

Upon hearing her words, Yu Qingge frowned slightly and glanced at Mu Lan with some suspicion, but remained silent.

He Li simply nodded.

"Okay, also, I suspect that others have discovered the passage and some people might have already come looking for it."

"We'll have them come and keep an eye on things then."

"I'll go and inform them outside!"

After saying that, he stepped into the passageway.

Yu Qingge followed closely behind...

hum! ! !

With a familiar feeling, the dark underground space reappeared before He Li's eyes. Yun Yi and many other members of the Blazing Sun Sect stayed obediently and did not run away.

However, apart from Yunyi and others, there were some familiar faces who were frozen in place as if facing a formidable enemy.

Those people were naturally Wu Qiu, Zhang Taixu, and the four family members from the capital.

They were unaware of the situation of the Blazing Sun Sect.

They had only just arrived.

Seeing the large group of Qi cultivators in front of them, they panicked. When He Li suddenly appeared behind them, their faces showed a mixture of joy and worry. Zhang Taixu couldn't help but shout a reminder to He Li...

"Brother Li, be careful, these people are..."

He wanted to warn He Li to be careful, as these were all cultivators from the Middle Realm who were trying to escape their traps.

Before he could finish speaking...

Then Tian Hai stepped forward obsequiously like a lapdog…

"My lord, you're back?"

Huh? Zhang Taixu was stunned upon hearing this.

What's going on? What's this???