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

It's no wonder He Li has such doubts.

After all, the fog here seems to be related to these consciousness entities, and these consciousness entities just said that the River of Oblivion and the Underworld only contain sinners from the underworld and some consciousness entities...

Although he did not explicitly state what sinners were, nor why they possessed a portion of consciousness.

But He Li isn't stupid.

He knew without even thinking that these two groups must be beings who could not be reincarnated, which was why they were thrown into the Yellow Springs. This was probably why they were mixed with the Yellow Springs...

Only then can one easily swallow and exhale the mist of the Yellow Springs.

Thinking about this, He Li found it quite amusing.

He's figured it out now.

The consciousness here harbors ulterior motives; it wants to use his power as the newly appointed Lord of the Underworld to help those who were originally unable to reincarnate to be reborn.

If it weren't for He Li's extensive knowledge, allowing him to deduce their thoughts from their words...

I'm afraid I've really been fooled by them.

Furthermore, the sudden appearance of the Yellow Spring mist in the Zhuohe Valley might also be a deliberate release by them.

As for their purpose in doing this?

That's actually quite easy to guess.

Now that the Middle Realm and the Lower Realm have established a connection, they must know this and want to return to the Lower Realm to be reincarnated, but they have no way to do so, so they thought of releasing the mist to lure him here.

Of course, they probably can't guarantee that doing so will necessarily attract them.

But they've been released for two or three years now.

And so, by sheer luck, I stumbled upon myself?

However... this is just a guess, but there might be other reasons for the fog to appear.

After a moment's thought, He Li pretended not to notice their ulterior motives and continued to ask with feigned curiosity, "So you mean the mist here is the mist of the Yellow Springs?"

"Yes!" the consciousness responded.

"Long, long ago, this place was where those ascended beings stored the Netherworld they would take in, but then all sorts of things happened in this area..."

"For example, battles between Qi cultivators."

"Or perhaps it's being used by immortals or gods."

"Affected by these events, the Yellow Springs became increasingly thin and eventually dried up and disappeared completely."

"The dryness has disappeared?" He Li frowned.

He had originally planned to inquire and see if he could find the Yellow River water of the River of Oblivion that had been taken away by those powerful beings, and then try to guide it back to the Netherworld for his own use.

After all, his true martial arts essence needs the River of Oblivion or the Yellow Springs or the Heavenly River and Weak Water to continue to improve.

If there were a large amount of this water vapor...

Perhaps his martial arts essence can continue to improve or undergo some powerful changes.

But listen to what this consciousness is saying...

It's unlikely that one can cross the River of Oblivion and the Yellow Springs again once they've dried up.

His plan also fell through.

This also annoyed He Li. He really had the urge to find and kill those powerful beings who had stolen resources from the lower realm and then only cared about their own ascension.

However, just as He Li was feeling annoyed, those consciousnesses spoke again, bringing him hope...

"The Yellow Springs here have dried up."

"But it's not irreversible!"

The consciousness said, "The Yellow Springs and the Weak Water were originally extremely powerful innate water energy in the lower realm. Such beings are innate gods and are even stronger than the Golden Crow and the others."

"The reason he didn't become a true god is because Heaven required him to perform other duties."

"But this doesn't mean that the Yellow Springs and the Weak Water lack their own consciousness or power..."

Are the Yellow Springs and Weak Waters also deities?

Yes, after all, it is a being of innate level.

There are quite a few similar creatures that have become sentient.

For example, the Golden Crow, but this thing appeared even earlier than the Golden Crow, but it didn't become a true god and that's why it's unknown to people. However, as a god whose existence is longer than the Golden Crow...

They can indeed suppress the Golden Crow, and it's not impossible for them to easily kill it.

It should be noted that they also restrain the Golden Crow.

From this perspective, what Dingfengxian said earlier about this place being able to suppress the Golden Crow is actually quite reasonable.

Of course, these consciousness entities revealed certain things.

It's not just that.

What they revealed next was the key point; the consciousness continued speaking to He Li...

"In fact, the Yellow Springs Weak Water is not only conscious..."

"They might even fight against other living beings."

"But their situation is special..."

"They are destined to be unable to freely wield their powers like other gods, but at least preserving their lives is a very easy thing for them."

"For example, this Yellow Springs, although its surface has dried up, the Pearl of Origin is still hidden nearby."

"That thing can restore the Yellow Springs..."

The Pearl of the Origin of the Underworld?

He Li's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately pressed, "You're saying the Pearl of the Yellow Springs' Origin is hidden nearby?"

"That's right!" the consciousness nodded.

"The appearance of the Yellow Springs mist here, while partly due to our influence, is actually caused by the Yellow Springs Origin Pearl sensing the existence of the Netherworld below..."

"Only after regaining its strength did it begin to recover, and the dried-up Yellow Springs gradually began to revive."

"The mist from the underworld is one of the signs of recovery."

"And this has been going on for three years!"

Three years ago? That actually matches up!

Three years ago, the lower realm began to connect with the middle realm and invade the middle realm's areas, guiding spiritual energy into the lower realm. As a result, various supernatural forces appeared in the lower realm, and many people awakened supernatural abilities.

Around that time, Huang Quan was already consciously preparing to return to the Netherworld!

Thinking about this, He Li suddenly realized...

After all, a lot of things happened in a short time.

However, there is another important point.

That is... since Huang Quan is consciously trying to regain his power and return to the Netherworld...

What about the Milky Way and the Weak Water?

There are also other innate beings that originated from the lower realm and did not intend to leave it, but were forcibly taken away by many powerful beings at the time, resulting in them only being able to exist in the middle or even upper realm.

Are they also preparing to return?

If they are all prepared to return...

Then what reason could he possibly have to help these innate spirits return to the lower realm and strengthen its power? In that case, the lower realm would have a greater chance of fighting against the middle and upper realms.

He Li was overjoyed as he thought about it, and he almost couldn't wait to ask more questions...

"How do we find the Pearl of Origin in the Underworld?"

"And, aside from the Underworld..."

"Are there other cases of the revival of innate entities like the Yellow Springs or the Weak Water?"

He asked two questions.

The consciousnesses quickly responded: "Ordinary creatures cannot sense or observe the Pearl of the Yellow Springs, and even the gods cannot easily observe such a thing."

"However, the Lord of the Underworld should be able to!"

"As the entity that governs the realm of the dead, there's no reason why Huang Quan wouldn't be able to find it within its jurisdiction."

"As for other similar things..."

"Perhaps only the Heavenly River Weak Water of the Demon Court remains."

"It shares the same origin as the Yellow Springs, and the Weak Water has probably dried up long ago, abandoned by the beings of the Demon Court, and is now beginning to recover. It's just that we can't go to the Upper Realm to confirm it."

"Besides that, we don't know much, but the sacred tree might also be experiencing a revival..."

"Or special mountain ranges like the Kunlun Mountains..."

These consciousnesses know quite a lot, after all, they come from the era of the separation of heaven and earth and are different from the consciousnesses in the Netherworld. They have retained a lot of their memories here.

The only problem is that, as beings of consciousness, they cannot easily reach many places.

So those things they were talking about...

This is basically just a clue; for more specific information, He Li and his team need to inquire and confirm it themselves.

However, knowing this much is enough.

But... they say the sacred tree is also reviving?

What does that mean? Could it be that a divine tree like the Fusang Divine Tree of Shu Kingdom also has some kind of idea?

He Li remembered that, according to the people from the Blazing Sun Sect, the divine tree of Shu Kingdom seemed to have encountered a major problem, but... it was impossible to guarantee that the problem was a disguise by the divine tree itself.

After all, the Four Divine Trees are quite special.

Who knows, they might actually want to return to the lower realm?

"We need to find a way to confirm this later!"

"If this is true, finding Yu Ji might allow us to use the power of the Divine Tree to exact revenge on the Shu Kingdom and other Qi cultivators who want to invade the lower realm!"

He Li is full of bad intentions.

Those consciousnesses, of course, couldn't fathom He Li's thoughts that far ahead, nor did they care what He Li was thinking. All they wanted now was to return to the Netherworld...

Only by returning there can one possibly get back on track and begin the process of reincarnation.

Staying here, even though no one is watching over me...

But they can neither become stronger, nor go too far, nor do they do anything. It's no different from being trapped here forever like prisoners.

They had clearly had enough and did not want to continue being imprisoned in this place.

So, they couldn't help but ask He Li again to summon the Ghost Gate so they could go to the Netherworld. He Li's lips curled up into a wicked smile.