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

Kunlun? He Li pondered for a moment. He remembered that Wang Yue had mentioned Kunlun before.

And it's similar to Qingyang Mountain...

Kunlun is also a sacred mountain that can take on human form.

While He Li was pondering whether Jiang Hong's appearance at the Demon Court Ruins was because she had found the entrance in Kunlun, and whether she knew more secrets about Kunlun...

Wang Yue's voice rang out again.

"You should have heard of Jiang Hongxian's reputation!"

"A sliver of light to open up the sky?" He Li asked rhetorically.

Wang Yue nodded: "Yes, there was also Ye Fan at the same time, who could also perform the 'Ten Thousand Swords Dividing the Sea' feat. However, Ye Fan was a bit weak. But do you know how Jiang Hongxian got his title?"

He Li shook his head. There were already few rumors about Jiang Hongxian, so how could he possibly know about this?

Wang Yue guessed that he didn't know.

So he continued, "Jiang Hongxian has this title because she truly opened the Heavenly Gate!"

Huh? He Li was surprised to hear this.

"The Heavenly Gate? The Heavenly Gate where you ascend to immortality?"

He instinctively pressed for an answer.

Wang Yue shook his head: "No, that's not it. The situation at the time was that Jiang Hongxian somehow managed to develop some kind of splitting supernatural power based on her supernatural abilities..."

"These so-called derivative supernatural powers are new powers of the same kind that are evolved from existing supernatural powers."

"She called that power 'Heavenly Rope Fire'!"

"The rope fire shot straight up to the clouds."

"Even the void was burned open, creating rifts leading to the unknown."

"That scene... In short, it was because of that incident that she earned the title of 'A Line Opens the Sky'."

"The first line is that rope leading to the heavens."

"Heavenly Rope Fire?" Upon hearing this, He Li couldn't help but recall the flames that Jiang Hong had used to transport him out of the Netherworld.

So that was just her splitting divine power?

This person is really outrageous.

After all, since awakening, this was the first time He Li had heard of anyone else who could obtain derivative supernatural powers on their own, besides himself.

If she had some kind of stroke of luck, that would be one thing, but if she really did it all on her own...

That would be really outrageous.

He Li asked himself, at least he himself didn't have such outrageous talent to create something like this.

Of course, it could also be a limitation of supernatural power...

After all, his supernatural powers are theoretically...

It's just a simple transformation.

The power to devour this thing comes from the Hungry Ghost after he transforms into the Hungry Ghost, not from him.

Conversely, Jiang Hongxian's supernatural power, Heart Fire Connection, is entirely her own power. Theoretically speaking, it is possible to discover new things by mastering one's own power to the extreme.

But no matter how you look at it...

Jiang Hongxian is going too far.

"She's acting like a protagonist in a novel!"

He Li couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Seeing him deep in thought, Wang Yue assumed he had some feelings for Jiang Hongxian.

So he couldn't help but say, "Jiang Hongxian... to be honest, all of us who have met her have a special sense of aversion that she is not an ordinary person, and we cannot get close to her, let alone dare to get close to her."

"Although she has a great figure and is very beautiful..."

"You are good enough for her."

"Or rather, you're probably the only one who's good enough for her."

"But as a friend, I still want to give you some advice."

"Being interested in her won't do you any good."

"Even if she succeeded, a genius like her, who transcends the norm, wouldn't be suitable..."

"What are you saying?" Wang Yue was interrupted by He Li before he could finish speaking. Wang Yue instinctively wanted to say something but shut up after seeing He Li's furrowed brows.

He Li then spoke again...

"I met Jiang Hongxian by chance before, but I don't know much about him, so I just asked you about him."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

"Just tell me what secret manual Jiang Hongxian used to practice in Kyoto."

Hearing this, Wang Yue thought to himself, "How can you not be interested in her if you've actually met her? Nonsense. Everyone who investigated you knows you like pretty girls."

"Who else have you ever been lustful towards before?"

"When you see a beauty like Jiang Hongxian, other people might genuinely be uninterested because they feel they're not good enough for her..."

"As for you? Is that even possible?"

That's what Wang Yue was thinking.

But he dared not say these things aloud.

After a brief moment of thought, he replied to He Li, "The martial arts she practices are rather complicated. I remember that she initially practiced some rather advanced mental techniques."

"Later, I think I also tried the 'Great Nuo Ode,' but only you could successfully cultivate that thing."

"Of course, she didn't succeed either."

Wang Yue shrugged.

The Great Nuo Ode is too special. It seems to have been tailor-made for He Li. Not only does it have no effect on others, but it can even have the opposite effect.

Yet, He Li was able to successfully cultivate it, and what's most enviable is that it's a rare Spirit Refining Method...

He thought about it, but continued talking...

"I don't know what happened after that."

"Jiang Hongxian has started practicing low-level martial arts again."

"She even cultivated a universal martial arts technique. What's even stranger is that she later crippled her own martial arts, and then something bizarre happened... Even though she crippled her own martial arts, her combat power didn't decrease at all."

"I remember that very clearly."

"Because she crippled herself and was summoned for questioning by higher-ups, many people remember this incident..."

According to Wang Yue, after Jiang Hongxian disarmed himself and was summoned for questioning, he challenged other strong opponents and won in order to prove that he was still capable of fighting.

But... this is too weird?

She crippled herself but still has fighting power? And she frequently changes her cultivation method but is still so powerful?

What's wrong with this person?

Why does it feel like he's cheating?

Is she really the main character?

But that's not right either. If she's the protagonist of this world, then what is He Li?

He couldn't understand, so he pressed on, "Didn't you investigate the fact that she still had fighting ability even after crippling herself?"

"We've investigated this thoroughly!" Wang Yue shrugged.

"But it was no use, because according to her, she felt that the path of martial arts was not suitable for her, and then she used her supernatural powers to create a special system called the Fire Refining Method."

"I don't understand the specifics, but the general idea is to forge the body like a block of iron..."

"Although someone is also closely investigating her."

"But we couldn't find any results."

"They even found someone with similar fire-based supernatural abilities and tried to cultivate it according to her instructions, but they almost burned their internal organs to a crisp!"

"It doesn't matter how many people you try it on; the final conclusion is that this is her own path..."

"Her uniqueness is unmatched..."

As he spoke, Wang Yue suddenly paused.

He suddenly turned his head and stared at He Li suspiciously.

The latter was somewhat puzzled.

Why are you staring at me like that?

He asked, and Wang Yue pondered for two seconds before replying, "I just suddenly realized that Jiang Hongxian has his own exclusive fire refining method, so your 'Great Nuo Ode' wouldn't be exclusive as well, would it?"

"I just don't understand, how can something from the Qi Refining Era, the 'Great Nuo Ode,' become your exclusive domain?"

"This... doesn't make sense!"

Wang Yue scratched his head, his mind full of questions.

He Li was stunned upon hearing this.

In his mind, the special stone tablet he had found in the Netherworld, which contained more of the "Great Nuo Ode" and was suspected to be the complete version of the "Great Nuo Ode," came to mind.

He then recalled that in the Netherworld, the feathered consciousness had given him a strange torch...

And they even said "returning the item to its rightful owner"!

Could it be...?

He imagined a possibility and subconsciously murmured to himself, "The True Lord of Sun and Moon's Myriad Laws?!"

"Huh? What?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yue immediately inquired.

He Li snapped out of his daze upon hearing his voice and shook his head.

"It's nothing!" He didn't say anything more.

After all, this was just speculation, and many things were still uncertain about the future, so it wasn't appropriate to directly state his guess. He only raised his head and spoke after a moment of contemplation...

"Let's leave Jiang Hongxian's matter at that."

"Take care of the matters concerning the permanent residents of the Blazing Sun Sect first."

"I have other things to do."

"Also... I don't know how many more opportunities I'll have to come and oversee things in Shanghai in the future."

"You decide what to do."

After He Li finished speaking, Wang Yue frowned: "Wait, although I can manage the area around Shanghai, the problem is that this area connects to the Middle World and is very important to many people."

"No one's making a move here because of you. If you don't do anything, this place is likely to descend into chaos!"

"No!" He Li shook his head.

"I will leave something here."

"That thing is enough to make anyone hesitate."

"Besides, it won't be long..."

"That island in the waters off Shanghai is not the only place in the lower realm that connects to the middle realm."

"You mean...?" Wang Yue's eyes widened.

He Li only uttered two words...

"Shuzhou!"

After he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something.

Suddenly, he asked, "Is there any movement in Sakura Country?"

"Sakura Country?" Wang Yue's lips curled up.

"It's true! I heard that recently, for some unknown reason, a large number of samurai and shrine maidens have suddenly died over there, and no one can figure out how they died!"

He was somewhat gloating.

But then, as if remembering something, she looked at the composed He Li with a shocked and suspicious gaze...

Could it be?!