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

The soil and rocks underground were gradually removed by He Li using the ability he gained from devouring monsters. Then, what appeared before He Li was a high wall covered with red runes.

Countless complex patterns, some circular, some triangular, and some square, move in an orderly fashion against the wall.

Looking at this peculiar high wall...

He Li couldn't help but sneer: "Even I can't sense this high wall or what's hidden behind it. It seems the Shu royal family has put a lot of effort into concealing certain things."

As he spoke, he glanced at Yu Qingge out of the corner of his eye.

You should know that he is now equivalent to a demigod.

Even he couldn't sense this place, which shows that the concealment methods here are quite sophisticated.

However, the Gu worm in Yu Qingge's hand could easily sense this place from a great distance.

Even through this high wall...

They gradually pinpointed Yu Ji's exact location.

Isn't this ability too overpowered?

This special Gu worm, which in some respects surpasses him and is infinitely close to a true god, can really be cultivated in the lower realm where spiritual energy is scarce and resources are barren?

He Li had some doubts in his heart about Yu Qingge... or rather, about the tribe to which Yu Qingge belonged...

Are there other secrets hidden?

He Li's mind raced.

At this moment, Mu Lan's voice suddenly rang out...

"The array patterns on these... seem to be broken?"

Huh? Something's wrong? Upon hearing this, He Li snapped out of his daze and carefully examined the intricate array patterns on the high wall. Only then did he realize that some of the array patterns on the high wall would flicker and stretch as he moved.

That didn't look like a normal reaction; rather, it seemed like a distortion caused by a malfunction.

See that distorted place...

Then I thought of those two monsters outside.

He Li subconsciously said, "Could it be that those two calamity monsters outside escaped from here? Perhaps the array patterns on this high wall suddenly malfunctioned..."

"That gave them the chance to escape."

"Possibly!" Mu Lan nodded.

Yu Qingge pressed, "What do we do now? Even if it's broken, we don't know how to get in."

"If we rashly force our way in, we might alert the Shu Qi cultivators who are fighting outside. There are so many of them, and their strength and cultivation levels are not low."

"What if we get surrounded and targeted by them..."

"Then we're in trouble."

"It doesn't matter!" He Li shook his head: "I never expected to be able to take Yu Ji away quietly anyway."

"As long as we can find this place smoothly, that's good enough."

"The rest... we'll deal with whatever comes our way!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and clenched his fist.

Whoosh! The next second, his figure shot out like a bullet and crashed heavily into the high wall in front of him...

Thump! Snap! !

Suddenly, a dull thud arose, and cracks quickly appeared on the high wall, which was already compromised due to problems with the array patterns. The cracks spread outwards like a spider web.

Seeing this, He Li kicked again...

Boom! With a loud crash, the already cracked high wall finally gave way and shattered.

"Go!" Without another word, He Liling used her spiritual power to carry Yu Qingge and Mu Lan, rushing into the strange, honeycomb-like building that had been revealed as the high wall crumbled.

The building has an openwork design in the middle.

Only the special stone platform, suspended in the air and moving up and down like an elevator, was slowly moving.

The surrounding area was densely packed with independent passageways that seemed to connect to some special small spaces, and those passageways were filled with complex Qi.

All kinds of Qi are available...

Such as bursting, burning, cold, etc.

Of course, there was also a rich aura of life force, and it felt like the two calamity monsters outside weren't that different.

When you sense those complex breaths of Qi...

He Li could be certain that his previous guesses about this place, the Shu Kingdom's royal family, and the upper realm were basically correct; these guys really were doing some strange research.

It might not just be the Shu Kingdom and the Demon Court.

The Ten Witches of Ling Mountain were also involved.

After all, when He Li was at the Blazing Sun Sect, the information he received indicated that the Ten Witches of Ling Mountain had also appeared in the Shu Kingdom.

But the conspiracy of the Ten Witches of Ling Mountain...

Unlike the Shu Kingdom and the Demon Court of the Upper Realm, although they currently appear to be collaborating on some research, He Li is certain that as long as their research yields results…

Conflicts will inevitably arise among those three parties.

However, this is temporarily irrelevant to He Li.

He doesn't have time to think about those distant things right now.

He suppressed his thoughts...

Then he looked at Yu Qingge, who knew without him saying so that He Li needed to confirm Yu Ji's location.

Meanwhile, the Wen Sheng Gu in her hand had already extended its mouthparts and pointed to the passage with a faint bluish-gold light in the corner diagonally below. Upon seeing this, He Li burst into the passage with explosive speed.

next moment……

"You guys got here pretty quickly!"

As He Li passed through the passage in an instant, breaking through the invisible magic barrier and plunging into a pure white, empty space, a strange and cold voice rang out.

Looking in the direction the sound came from...

In the center of the space, a tall, thin figure dressed in a gray robe with disheveled hair was slowly turning around.

When he turned around, the three of them saw that the man's eyes were emerald green and had no pupils, and behind him floated dozens of array patterns emitting strange qi.

Within those array patterns, Yu Ji slept peacefully.

Meanwhile, behind Yu Ji...

A golden-red phantom of a divine tree appeared.

"The Ten Witches of Ling Mountain?" Setting down Mu Lan and Yu Qingge, He Li stared indifferently at the tall, thin, blue-eyed old man and asked, "Which one are you? Are you Witch Xian or Witch Peng? Or perhaps…?"

"I am Peng!"

The old man interrupted He Li and introduced himself.

"Wu Peng? The leader of the Six Witches?"

"Heh, it's actually a big one."

He Li raised his hand, and the Golden Crow Fire, radiating intense light, rapidly grew and expanded in his hand.

"The Fire of the Golden Crow? You're quite capable."

Even the sun and the golden crow have stumbled in your hands.

"Truly, he is... a variable!"

Seeing the flame in He Li's hand, Wu Peng was slightly surprised but not flustered. Just as He Li was about to attack him, he said, "Let's make a deal? You return that bronze mirror to me."

"Let me tell you a secret..."

boom!!!

Before he could finish speaking, He Liling instantly expanded her spiritual energy to surround him, and at the same time, the fire in her hand burst forth.

"A secret? To kill you and capture your consciousness..."

"I can also ask all the secrets."

"Deal with me? You think you're worthy?"

As He Li attacked without hesitation, his sinister voice echoed through the space. However, Wu Peng's voice soon rang out again amidst the scorching flames...

"Hmph, how rude of you!"

"I wanted to make a deal with you, to tell you an important secret about someone close to you..."

"Since you're unwilling..."

"Then let's not do this deal!"

"However, I'm very much looking forward to seeing your expression when those around you cause a great disaster. At that time... I hope you won't regret your decision today!"

Buzz! As the sound ended, He Li clearly sensed the distorted fluctuations emanating from the flames.

Wu Peng's Qi also disappeared at this moment.

The array patterns that connect and control Yu Ji...

It also disappeared at the same time.

Meanwhile, Mu Lan activated the power of her demon core and caught the unconscious Yu Ji as she fell, then returned behind He Li to check on Yu Ji's condition.

He Li turned his head after retracting the flames...

Mu Lan said, "She's fine."

"It seems like she's just asleep!"

"That's good!" He Li nodded, but the words Wu Peng had left behind kept echoing in his mind.

Wu Peng said that the people around him were hiding important secrets and might cause a great disaster in the future, although He Li was unwilling to believe the words left behind by Wu Peng, his enemy.

However, considering the issue of the ancient Shu tribes...

He Li couldn't help but wonder if Yu Qingge or Yu Ji were hiding an important secret.

It's clearly not the right time to ask.

After all, they had made quite a commotion just now.

The Qi cultivators of Shu must have already noticed.

They had to leave immediately, otherwise they would be in big trouble if they were surrounded by the top experts of Shu. Of course, it was probably not realistic to rush out now.

However, He Li has plenty of ways to deal with it.

"Let's go, let's leave first!"

Without much hesitation, led by He Li, the three of them rushed out of the passage with Yu Ji.

And they had only just exited the passage...

Above the hollowed-out honeycomb structure, a furious shout, still carrying a hint of authority, rang out: "Who dares to act so presumptuously in the secret territory of my Shu Kingdom? You're courting death!!!"

Hmm? He Li glanced upwards upon hearing the sound.

Above the building, dozens of Qi cultivators with astonishing Qi auras, led by an old man in purple robes, were about to launch an attack, and many other figures were approaching from behind them.

However, He Li remained completely calm.

He merely grinned and retreated, as a blue light emanated from his body and a vortex of blue light formed beneath his feet rapidly expanded, with a huge black shadow beginning to emerge within the vortex.

The purple-robed elder's expression changed drastically upon seeing this...

"stop!!!"