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

Was Yu Qingge prepared in advance?

"What preparations?" He Li asked curiously.

As Yu Qingge listened, she took out a jade-green bamboo tube about the size of a finger from her pocket.

With a pop, a strange-looking but very lively little insect crawls out of the bamboo tube, which is bluish-gray in color and resembles a mayfly but has a long mouthpart like an elephant's nose.

"Gu worms?" He Li asked.

Yu Qingge nodded: "The Wen Sheng Gu can capture the extremely faint vital energy of living beings."

"And the area they captured was quite large."

"Just walk around here twice with it..."

"We will definitely be able to find Yu Ji."

The Wen Sheng Gu is one of the precious Gu worms that Yu Qingge brought from her tribe before leaving. In addition to this Gu worm, she also has other powerful Gu worms hidden on her body.

For example, the Gu worm she released to deal with Bai Jian and the others on the Blazing Sun Sect island.

These are all the Gu worms of their tribe.

Of course, this thing is not easy to cultivate, so even in their tribe, the number of such Gu worms is very small, and ordinary tribe members are not qualified to possess them.

He Li heard Yu Qingge's words...

There were still some unexpected events.

"Although I've heard that you're also skilled in making Gu poisons."

"But I've never seen you use it before. I thought the Gu worms you raised were all useless."

"Turns out some of them are actually useful!"

He said it casually, and Yu Qingge's eyelids twitched slightly, a little annoyed, but she didn't say anything more, only saying, "The most skilled at raising Gu is not our Cuckoo Tribe, but the Insect Tribe!"

"They are descendants of Cancong."

"They are far more skilled than us at raising and refining Gu poison."

"They are the ones who are most skilled at using poison..."

Then she added, "It's no use telling you all this; in short, it remembers Yu Ji's Qi."

"We'll just observe its reaction."

"Let's go, let's go and take a look at the royal city first."

Upon hearing her words, He Li put away the flying boat and quickly approached the gate of the Shu Kingdom's capital city ahead.

Because flying was prohibited in the capital of Shu, all the other Qi cultivators who had arrived by flying boat, directly by magical artifact, or by spirit pet were forcibly pulled down.

The only way to enter the city is through the city gate.

Although He Li didn't want to walk, he had no choice but to follow the rules since it wasn't the right time to cause trouble.

But looking at the city gate ahead, where the Shu guards were constantly using magic to check the Qi cultivators entering and leaving, Yu Qingge and Mu Lan beside them were clearly worried about being discovered...

"Those guards don't look weak either."

"And they were even using magic to investigate."

"What if they see through us?"

Mu Lan asked in a low voice, "If our identities as people from the lower realm are exposed, they probably won't let it go."

"Don't worry!" He Li shook his head.

He didn't care much, because he had already asked Dingfengxian to communicate with Jinwu so that Jinwu could cover for him, and he figured that silly bird must be watching them right now.

It would be best if the guards couldn't tell anything.

Even if they can see the problem...

With that silly bird Jinwu providing cover, they should be able to easily enter the city.

Of course, if that silly bird Jinwu doesn't cover for him as He Li expected, it's not a big deal. He can just run away and figure out a way to get in later.

Anyway, if we can't beat him, he can just run away.

Therefore, He Li was not flustered at all, but what reassured him and the two women was that the examination would be completed...

The guards didn't find anything wrong either.

"Looks like their magic isn't all that great!"

After inspecting the area, Yu Qingge turned back to the guards at the city gate who were continuing to inspect the remaining Qi Refiners and mocked them. He Li glanced at her and shook his head inwardly.

Those guards weren't useless.

Their magical abilities are also quite strong; they seem to possess the ability to perceive many aspects of others' situations.

Some Qi cultivators hidden among the crowd were discovered and arrested on the spot by the guards. Their identities as people from the lower realm should not have been able to hide from the guards' magic.

The reason it wasn't discovered...

It was that golden crow from the upper realm that made the move.

He Li had just clearly sensed an extremely faint yet very familiar Qi...

That was the Qi of the Golden Crow.

However, Yu Qingge and the others were unaware of this, as their strength was limited and they were unable to accurately perceive the power of the Golden Crow, and He Li did not intend to explain this matter to them further.

He only reminded me: "Keep an eye on your Gu worms."

Tell me immediately if there's a reaction.

"There are too many powerful figures in the capital of Shu Kingdom. There might even be beings from the upper realm hiding there."

"The longer we stay, the less safe we ​​become."

"The best course of action is to finish this quickly and leave!"

"Understood!" Yu Qingge replied, her gaze sweeping back and forth over the Qi cultivators coming and going, as well as the shops on both sides and the many items emanating peculiar Qi.

Actually, it wasn't just Yu Qingge...

He Li was also attracted by the various Qi cultivators and all sorts of strange and unusual things here.

Especially the Qi cultivators who come and go...

Previously, the Qi Refiners He Li encountered outside were mostly those who appeared normal on the surface, with the exception of Mo Kong, the Nascent Soul Qi Refiner from the Zhenhai Sect...

There was no one else.

However, here, you can see Qi practitioners everywhere, some with scales all over their faces, some with three eyes and four hands, and some with legs that have turned into snake tails and insect-like limbs on their backs.

Without a doubt, these Qi cultivators are all Qi cultivators who have received blessings from the upper realm.

Their Qi (vital energy) is extremely powerful.

He is at least no weaker than that Mo Kong.

Moreover, each of these Qi cultivators with a different appearance represents a demon immortal or deity standing behind them, and just look at the street that He Li and his group walked on...

There are thousands of Qi cultivators who have received blessings from the upper realm and have different appearances.

This shows how powerful the upper realm is.

"Then the demons, immortals, and gods of the upper realm, I estimate their numbers are probably in the millions, or even more?"

He Li was secretly alarmed.

However, he wasn't too panicked.

After all, although there are many beings in the upper realm, their overall strength is probably exaggerated, while He Li is at least capable of fighting against the innate deity Golden Crow.

Ninety-nine percent of those beings in the upper realm are not afraid of He Li, and He Li can even kill them.

As for the remaining top-tier beings...

Then it needs further improvement.

"The good thing is that currently, the only connection between the lower realm and the upper realm is that there is still a world between them, so there is no need to worry about the destructive power brought by the collective descent of creatures from the upper realm to the lower realm."

He Li pondered to himself, also considering what would happen if the beings from the upper realm truly had a way to collectively descend to the lower realm...

What should they do when they descend to the mortal realm?

He just hadn't thought it through yet.

Suddenly, a huge roar came from afar...

Rumble!!!

With a roar, the light suddenly dimmed, and the sky, which was originally just a bit gray, was covered by a dark red blood color. You could vaguely feel the murderous intent soaring into the sky in the distance.

"What's going on?" Mu Lan asked in surprise.

Yu Qingge also looked wary.

He Li was also somewhat suspicious, wondering if it was that silly bird, the Golden Crow, from the Upper Realm causing trouble.

From Jinwu's perspective, the other party really wanted He Li to find Yu Ji as soon as possible, then leave Shu for Huanghua Temple, and then fight Dingfengxian, who had descended in his true form...

Finally, the Golden Crow came to pick up the scraps.

So theoretically speaking, that silly bird in the upper realm could indeed have taken action to cover for him.

However, this commotion is far too great.

Does that silly bird have that kind of guts?

Besides, why should he care about this enemy? Could that fool really bring himself to attack the Shu Kingdom? After all, the Shu Kingdom was a vassal state of their Demon Court and was involved in their plans...

"What exactly happened?"

He Li was a little confused.

While he was observing and pondering...

In the sky, thousands of Shu Qi cultivators guarded the scene.

Judging from the way they were acting, someone who didn't know the situation might think that the Shu Kingdom was about to send troops to attack some other force.

Of course, attacking other forces is impossible, partly because the Shu Kingdom is currently gathering forces from all sides to prepare for an attack on the lower realm, and partly because of the chaos...

The city's order has also been disrupted.

Many Qi cultivators fled in panic from afar.

He Li could still faintly hear their voices...

"Damn it! Where did this calamity and monster come from?"

"And so ferocious?"

"I don't know, there's something wrong here. That monster didn't seem to become like that purely because of the calamity; it's more like its power had already gone berserk before the calamity affected it..."

"Damn it! We almost died there. This time, we won't rest until the Shu Kingdom gives us an explanation!"

"Yes, they need an explanation!"

"They said before that a powerful being from the upper realm would temporarily protect the royal city from the calamity, but look what happened? We almost got caught up in the calamity as soon as we arrived..."

Huh? Someone turned into a monster because of the calamity?

And it doesn't seem to be an ordinary monster?

Hearing these sounds...

He Li immediately had an idea.

"Let's go! Let's go take a look!"