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

Zhang Taixu wasn't the only one who was confused.

Wu Qiu and the others also stared wide-eyed.

Is he still the aloof and arrogant Qi Refiner of the Middle Realm who always talks about ants and warriors of the Lower Realm? Why is he acting like a dog, practically wagging his tail and sticking out his tongue?

They didn't quite understand.

They originally thought that encountering so many Qi cultivators here would leave them either dead or crippled.

Who knew things would turn out this way?

They looked at each other in bewilderment until Yu Qingge, who followed He Li out of the teleportation portal, spoke up: "They are all disciples of the Blazing Sun Sect, captured by He Li from the Middle Realm."

"They know a lot about the Middle Realm. Take them out and deliver them to the Special Affairs Bureau later."

"And then there's the matter of the Blazing Sun Sect."

"He has wiped out everyone from the Blazing Sun Sect."

"We need to send someone to take over."

"Those people are to be stationed permanently in the Middle Realm. Let the Special Affairs Bureau find suitable replacements as soon as possible."

"Let's skip Shanghai for now."

"We have other things to take care of!"

As she spoke, she looked at He Li again.

Seeing that He Li didn't say anything, she felt relieved and prepared to go directly to her tribe with He Li. The others were almost speechless when they heard Yu Qingge's words.

"Wait...wait, let me sort this out!"

"You mean you took advantage of our pursuit of those escaped Qi cultivators..."

"Not only did they deal with the other Qi cultivators on the island..."

"And they even successfully found the passage between the two worlds?"

"They even stormed into the Blazing Sun Sect?"

"They even took over the entire sect? And then, they kidnapped all the disciples of the Blazing Sun Sect???"

Wu Qiu couldn't help but press for more information.

This is absolutely outrageous.

Upon hearing this, Yu Qingge frowned and nodded: "Yes."

"Mu Lan and Yu Qi stayed over there. You can also leave some people there to help them keep an eye on things. After all, that's the Middle Realm, and there's no guarantee that there won't be cultivators from other places going there."

"With more people, problems are easier to solve."

Huh? Really?

After Yu Qingge confirmed it again, everyone believed that it was indeed true...

But they felt somewhat uncomfortable.

If I had known He Li was so powerful, he would have wiped out all the Qi cultivators of the Blazing Sun Sect on the island, found the path to the Middle Realm, and even stormed into the Middle Realm to suppress the entire Blazing Sun Sect...

Then why would they chase after other people?

Those who ran away were just lackeys.

Hunting down those people is nothing compared to the exhilarating experience of following He Li and directly crushing and suppressing the entire Blazing Sun Sect. Besides, following him might also allow you to learn a lot about the Middle Realm.

After all, He Li's knowledge is limited, and he will definitely ask these people a lot of questions about the Middle Realm.

If they were there...

Can't we hear it too?

As for interrogating these people later?

Come on, even if it were an interrogation, it wouldn't be someone of their rank personally conducting the interrogation.

Furthermore, even if they were to obtain any important information, the higher-ups wouldn't just let them know so easily. Most importantly... following He Li could allow them to pick up bargains and reap great rewards.

He could suppress the entire sect.

He himself probably wouldn't take everything, so the Blazing Sun Sect must still have quite a few treasures.

They can take those treasures too!

Thinking about these things...

Everyone suddenly felt like they had made a huge mistake.

Fortunately, He Li spoke up at this moment: "There are still many resources in the Blazing Sun Sect that are beneficial to martial artists. Please inform the Special Affairs Bureau to distribute those resources to the martial artists stationed there."

"After all, they are stationed at the Sun Blazing Sect in the Middle Realm, which is very dangerous. If their strength is too low, they might die."

"Those resources can at least help them improve, so that even if they encounter any danger..."

"The chances of survival are also higher."

Upon hearing He Li's words, Wu Qiu snapped out of his reverie and nodded solemnly: "I will report this directly to the capital and have them make arrangements, but..." He glanced at Yun Yi and the others present...

"Are we supposed to escort these people?"

"They...won't suddenly do something reckless, will they?"

Wu Qiu was somewhat uneasy.

He Li nodded: "No, even if they were, it wouldn't matter. Their strength would be suppressed once they leave the island. You're a Heavenly-level investigator, so don't underestimate your strength."

"You might not be able to defeat them in the Middle Realm, but that might not be the case in the Lower Realm."

"Of course, if they really do try to escape..."

"I will come back and find them myself..."

"Crush them!"

As he finished speaking, He Li's gaze swept over Yun Yi, Tian Hai, and the other disciples and elders of the Blazing Sun Sect. Upon seeing this, they hurriedly nodded, "We certainly won't act recklessly."

"You...you can rest assured, we want to live a few more years, why would we seek death?"

"That would be best!" He Li said.

Then he looked at Yu Qingge.

"Go, to your tribe!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Qingge remained silent and continued walking forward.

Watching them depart, Wu Qiu, Zhang Taixu, and the others exchanged glances, then looked at the Blazing Sun Sect disciples standing in place, and finally all looked towards the teleportation portal leading to the Middle Realm...

In the end, it was Wu Qiu who was the first to look away.

"There are too many people from the Blazing Sun Sect. To prevent any trouble, you will all come with me to escort them back."

"As for this place?"

"It'll be the same no matter where we come back later."

"Anyway, the outer barrier has disappeared. It must have been because He Li and the others destroyed something that caused it to disappear. Now we can freely come and go from here!"

Wu Qiu opened his mouth and gave orders.

He was not only the strongest among them, but also the one with the highest status and position.

Upon hearing his order, even though the others wanted to rush into the portal and run to the Middle Realm to see if there were any leftovers, they had no choice but to suppress their emotions and begin escorting Yunyi and the others away.

Meanwhile, outside the island...

"Huh? The restriction has disappeared?"

Having moved away from the island and not sensing any restrictions, He Li looked back at the island with some surprise.

The spirit of Qingyang Mountain beside him shrugged: "The restrictions on the isolated island also have a control switch. That thing is hidden in the area where you were looking for the passage earlier."

"You destroyed that area while searching for the passage..."

"The restriction will naturally disappear if it is disrupted."

He gave a brief explanation.

He Li nodded, then looked at Yu Qingge: "Tell me about the specific situation of your five ancient Shu tribes."

"What's the situation? What do you want to know?"

Yu Qingge countered with a question.

He thought for a moment and said, "Explain to me the details of the connection between the ancient Shu tribe, the divine tree, and that so-called demon court while we still have some time!"

"Contact?" Yu Qingge nodded slightly.

"Making contact is actually very simple."

"Have you heard of the myths of the Golden Crow and the Divine Tree?"

"Legend has it that the Fusang Divine Tree connects the three realms, and the Golden Crow... that is, the sun, was also born on its canopy. In addition, many mythical creatures were born on the divine tree."

"But...it's true!"

Yu Qingge squinted and continued, "The Heavenly Emperor of the Demon Court... or rather the Heavenly Court, is the father of the Golden Crow, and the ancient Shu tribe were the earliest inhabitants near the Divine Tree."

"We worship the sun, believe in many primordial gods, and have even devised powers such as Gu poison and witchcraft."

"And even more so, priests who communicate with heaven and earth..."

"We were the Heavenly Emperor's earliest supporters..."

"So he sheltered us, gave us privileges and power, that's roughly the situation."

At this point, Yu Qingge shook her head again.

"But this was before the separation of heaven and earth."

"After the severing of the connection between heaven and earth, the people of Shu in the lower realm basically had no relationship with the Heavenly Emperor."

"In my opinion, that Heavenly Emperor... probably only considers the people of Shu in the Middle Realm as his own. As for the people of Shu in the Lower Realm? I don't really believe that the Demon Court will sincerely help us."

Yu Qingge said this with a self-deprecating laugh.

People in the middle realm don't treat people in the lower realm as human beings.

Do you really expect those higher beings in the upper realm to treat the people in the lower realm as human beings?

Yu Qingge isn't that naive!

Those who would truly believe in the Heavenly Emperor and the Demon Court are probably only the dying elders.

They fear death, and they don't want to die, so in order to achieve immortality, they are naturally willing to believe in the Heavenly Emperor, the Demon Court, and even the lofty Shu Kingdom in the Middle Realm.

After all, they really have the ability to make these elders who are about to die live longer!

He Li didn't react much to these words.

He simply pressed further, asking, "Is there a bad relationship between the five departments?"

"Nonsense!" Yu Qingge rolled her eyes.

"The five tribes are descendants of five dynasties' emperors. You can't expect them to believe in each other's ancestors and acknowledge that later emperors were more capable than their predecessors before they ascended to the throne, can you?"

"Especially the part about Shu's 'Enlightenment' that was lost at the end!"

"That is, what outsiders call the 'Snake' tribe!"

"That's the target of ridicule from all four."

"However, when it comes to important matters, the five departments can set aside their differences for a common goal..."

They flew at full speed as they talked.

Before long, they had returned to Shuzhou.

Meanwhile, the mountains where Yu Qingge's tribe lived gradually came into He Li's view...