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

"Are those fortified villages your tribe?"

He Li hovered in the air and asked a question.

His gaze fell upon the mountain range stretching for thousands of miles, perpetually shrouded in mist, resembling a fairyland.

The mountain range is the famous Guangwu Mountain Range in Shuzhou.

Every year, a great many tourists come here.

Yu Qingge's tribe is located in the Dawuwu Mountain, a section of the Guangwu Mountains that is isolated and off-limits to tourists; many towns and villages of all sizes are nestled in the mountains.

Those fortified towns were as small as villages, and as large as bustling urban areas.

The ancient Shu people lived a self-sufficient life here.

While not exactly isolated from the world...

However, it is quite exclusive, and outsiders basically cannot get in.

Yu Qingge nodded when He Li asked the question: "Seven or eight out of ten people here are from our tribe."

"The other tribes are not here."

"The remaining four tribes have their own special settlements in other regions, such as Yunzhou and Qianzhou..." she briefly explained about the tribes.

He Li was somewhat distracted, because he discovered that the spiritual energy here was much richer than in other places.

And he didn't know how...

He felt that something unknown was attracting him from within the thick fog of Wushan, giving him an urge to follow his intuition and explore.

"What exactly is that?"

He Li couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

When Yu Qingge, who was standing next to him, didn't respond after talking for a while, she turned her head and found He Li lost in thought, so she interrupted him: "What are you thinking about?" She asked, and He Li shook his head without saying anything more.

"It's nothing, let's go."

"Take him directly to see your clan elders. I don't have time to waste here."

As he spoke, he drifted toward the fortress.

Yu Qingge quickly followed.

However, before they could even get close to the stronghold, dozens of figures soared into the sky from the several bustling streets of the stronghold and intercepted He Li and Yu Qingge.

"Qingge? Why are you back? Didn't you and Aqi go to the overseas immortal mountains to search for...?"

The middle-aged man leading the group stared warily at He Li, then looked at Yu Qingge and immediately launched into a series of questions.

But he hadn't finished speaking yet.

Yu Qingge frowned and interrupted him.

"There's something going on at the Immortal Mountain."

"I came back to see the clan elders."

"Also..." She looked at He Li, "This is He Li, you've all heard of him."

"He came with me because..."

"You're here for Yu Ji, right?" Yu Qingge was speaking when the middle-aged man opposite her squinted and finished her sentence for her. Yu Qingge was clearly taken aback and seemed somewhat surprised.

But she still nodded: "Yes, it's for Yu Ji. You should inform the clan elders."

"No need!" The middle-aged man shook his head.

Under Yu Ji's suspicious gaze, he said coldly, "The clan elder already knew he would definitely come looking for us. We're here specifically to wait for you and to convey what the clan elder asked me to say..."

He looked at He Li as he spoke.

"The things I gave you before are now invalid."

"We don't want to break the contract, it's just that there are some things that are beyond our control right now."

"Of course, we will compensate you."

"We will give you the fifth layer of the 'Great Nuo Rhapsody'."

"Also... the elders asked me to tell you not to think about fighting with the Middle Realm or even the Upper Realm. You are very powerful, but in the eyes of those powerful beings in the Middle Realm and the immortals and gods in the Upper Realm..."

"Still too insignificant!"

After saying this, he gestured for him to leave: "Now you can leave."

"The fifth level of the 'Great Nuo Ode' will be delivered directly to Shanghai by our people later."

"You can get it when you get back!"

Hearing this, He Li couldn't help but laugh.

When he arrived, he was thinking that the ancient Shu tribes, who had already established contact with the upper realm, would most likely become arrogant because of this connection.

But no matter what they say, as the party in the wrong, they probably won't be too arrogant in front of themselves.

At least they'll tone it down a bit, right?

After all, his status and position were not low, and they had also heard of his strength...

He's not so bad as to disregard him.

But only now did He Li realize...

This group of people has become arrogant. They may think that by coming into contact with the middle and upper realms and receiving help from those Qi cultivators or even immortals and gods, they are superior and can look down on everyone.

Therefore, when he came to their door, the clan elders had no intention of meeting him in person at all.

Perhaps they'll send someone to deliver a message...

The fact that they even gave him compensation shows that the Da Xia government values ​​him highly.

If it weren't for the official interest from the Great Xia Dynasty...

If it weren't for not wanting to escalate the conflict...

Those clan elders might not even give him compensation; they might just arrange for someone to forcibly drive him out.

It's no wonder He Li laughed, given how they were floating around. He really couldn't understand the thought process of these clan elders, after all, their ancient Shu tribe hadn't yet received help from the upper realm to rise to power.

What's the point of offending him at this time...?

Isn't that tantamount to offending the Great Xia government? Didn't they consider the possibility of being suppressed or dealt with?

No normal person would do something so outrageous, right? Have those clan elders lived for decades or even centuries in vain? Don't they understand the principle of maintaining stability before things are settled?

He Li really couldn't understand it.

However, he was too lazy to think about it.

He only stared at the middle-aged man.

Then he asked, "Was Yu Ji sent to the Middle Realm?"

"Yes!" The middle-aged man nodded calmly, then asked in return, "Aren't you looking for the Middle Realm passage? If you really have any ideas, perhaps you could try going to the Middle Realm to find people yourself!"

As he said this, a slightly mocking smile appeared on his face, a smile that also contained a hint of disdain.

Seeing that He Li didn't speak...

He then laughed and said, "The Middle Realm is not the Lower Realm."

"Don't blame me for not warning you."

"There are Qi cultivators everywhere there. You might be considered a skilled expert in the lower realm where only martial artists exist, but that might not be the case in the middle realm."

"Be careful you don't end up losing your life instead of finding the person!"

Hearing this, He Li narrowed his eyes.

He sized the middle-aged man up and down, then suddenly asked, "You seem to have some kind of problem with me?"

"Of course he has a problem with you!"

Yu Qingge whispered, "His name is Li Shu. His son is considered a talented person in the tribe. He originally intended to match Yu Ji with his son."

"Who knew you'd steal it..."

Although Yu Qingge's voice was not loud, all the martial artists present were at or above the Profound Knowledge Realm.

Their hearing is naturally very strong.

They heard Yu Qingge's words very clearly.

Especially Li Shu, after his reason for having a problem with He Li was pointed out, his expression changed slightly, and then he sneered: "Speaking of which, I should thank you."

"If you hadn't intercepted them beforehand, preventing me from having another chance to match those two juniors up..."

"So now it's all for nothing..."

"I'm afraid it's me."

As he spoke, his mockery intensified.

"I heard you accepted the marriage contract in exchange for a token that allows you to travel to the immortal mountain, right? Tsk, that thing could be exchanged for a massive amount of resources from other forces."

"Unfortunately, you've lost your token, you haven't gotten the person, and you can't get the resources you could have exchanged for."

"You're hilarious..."

Bang! ! !

Before Li Shu could finish speaking, He Li's golden eyes flashed, and an invisible spiritual force suddenly erupted, fiercely knocking him down from the air and slamming him into the solid rock floor of the fortress below.

Li Shu suffered such a severe blow that his bones and flesh were shattered, and blood gushed from his mouth like a fountain.

The smile from before was gone from his face.

His eyes were filled with fear, and his face with panic.

He struggled to get up and say something, but found that his limbs were broken and his tendons were shattered, so he couldn't exert any strength and couldn't even speak. He just vomited blood.

All of this happened so fast...

In the blink of an eye, Li Shu was instantly killed, while He Li remained standing in the same spot as if he hadn't moved an inch...

Everyone else was stunned.

He Li lowered his head, looking down at Li Shu's wretched, near-death state, his voice as cold as a winter's wind: "Who gave you the illusion that provoking me won't get you beaten to death?"

He looked up and glanced at the others.

Recovering from their shock, the crowd drew their weapons and stared nervously at He Li, who exuded murderous intent: "You...you dared to lay a hand on me? And you almost killed Li Shu?"

"This is our territory!"

"Aren't you...aren't you afraid that if the elders find out, they'll come and deal with you themselves?"

"Let me tell you, our clan elders..."

"We are all at the Void Realm, some even reaching the Soul Manifestation Realm, and we have received blessings from the great gods of the Upper Realm. You... you still dare to make a move? That's simply courting death!!!"

Upon hearing this, He Li's smile turned sinister.

"Oh? Is that so?"