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

Stop? That's impossible.

He Li's supernatural powers are still in effect.

The terrifying phantom of the Ghost Gate gradually emerged from the vortex that had expanded beyond the hive's boundaries in an instant, its sinister and terrifying aura covering an area of ​​hundreds of miles.

The purple-robed elder and the others turned deathly pale.

Boom!!!

Before they could even think further, they wondered what terrifying thing these scoundrels were summoning...

The broken top of the Ghost Gate Pass had already forcefully smashed through the walls and pillars of this honeycomb-like underground structure, and easily broke through the runes and array patterns that covered the building.

The honeycomb structure then collapsed.

Imprisoned within this building are various strange Qi cultivators, seemingly conducting experiments...

They also rushed out as the building collapsed.

They grinned menacingly amidst the smoke and dust.

Gazing at the countless experimental subjects emerging from the smoke and dust, each exuding an eerie aura and possessing eyes that were either scarlet, emerald green, ghostly blue, or pure white…

The faces of the purple-robed elder and the others, which had been pale and panicked earlier due to the destruction of the honeycomb structure, also changed...

It quickly turned into fear.

"They...they all ran out!!!"

"Run! Run now!!!"

Before they could think, the ferocious-looking test subjects burst through the smoke and rose from the eerie gate, charging fiercely towards them, intending to tear them apart...

These Qi cultivators from Shu Kingdom, disregarding everything else, could only hastily cast spells and flee in terror.

Meanwhile, He Li had already taken advantage of the chaos to lead the three women directly into the Ghost Gate and return to the Netherworld.

Once they reached the realm of the dead, they were completely safe.

Because this is He Li's home turf.

Here, let alone the mere Qi cultivators of the Shu Kingdom, even if all the gods and Buddhas came, it would be useless. Mu Lan and the others could finally breathe a sigh of relief, letting go of the still-sleeping Yu Ji.

However, since this was Mu Lan's first time here, she was filled with curiosity about everything around her.

Seeing this, He Li offered a simple explanation...

"This is the Netherworld, the realm of the dead!"

"When beings from the lower realm die, their souls ascend to the celestial realm, but their consciousness should generally sink here."

"It's just because of the Absolute Heavenly Connection..."

"This place has lost 90% of its function."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Yu Qingge.

"You heard what Wu Peng said earlier. Now, tell me, what else are you hiding?" he asked coldly. Yu Qingge avoided looking at He Li.

"Well... it's nothing!"

She responded with her lips pursed.

"Nothing's wrong?" He Li sneered. "I sensed something was off about the power of the Life-Gathering Gu."

"Things that I can't sense, yet the Gu worms you raise in the resource-scarce and spiritually sparse lower realm can detect. Do you really think this is normal?"

"And that Yu Qi..."

"Is what you had him find at the Blazing Sun Sect really something Xu Fu took from your place?"

At this point, He Li's tone turned sinister.

"I wasn't planning on asking any further questions."

"But Wu Peng's words reminded me."

"You people... clearly lack the ability to master certain powers, yet you love to court death. The old fogies of your tribe are the most obvious examples."

"If what you're hiding, what you're doing, could really lead to a major disaster in the future..."

"Wouldn't my indulgence be harming the lower realms?"

"Did it also harm myself?"

"So you'd better make things clear now, otherwise I don't mind taking preventative measures beforehand!"

He Li's dangerous words, filled with undisguised murderous intent, made Yu Qingge's heart tighten. She had no doubt that He Li would really attack her tribe.

So, after much deliberation...

She finally succumbed to the psychological pressure and whispered, "Someone in Shu Prefecture has accepted the power of the gods..."

"God? Who?" He Li frowned.

But then he pressed on, "No, where would you find gods in the lower realm to bestow power upon you? Those gods in the upper realm require special means to bestow blessings upon the lower realm, right?"

"For example, by relying on the power of the nine-section jade cong?"

"There is no such thing..."

"How did you manage to do that?"

"It wasn't us!" Yu Qingge corrected, then said, "That god wasn't originally in the Upper Realm either."

"He is... from the lower realm!"

Are there really gods in the lower realm?

"So, which god are you talking about?"

"And who is truly receiving this blessing?"

He Li pressed her for an answer seriously, and Yu Qingge weakly replied, "If I'm not mistaken, that deity should be... the Lord of War, who in mythology fought against the Yellow Emperor, Chi You!"

The Lord of War? Chi You?!

He Li's eyelids twitched wildly.

He never imagined that there were not only gods in their mortal realm, but also such a great god.

That person is not someone to be trifled with. He could easily become a "bomb" in the lower realm, sending everyone to heaven. No wonder Wu Peng reminded him to investigate these secrets.

I'm afraid Wu Peng didn't mean any harm.

Wu Penghui reminded them that the root cause was that they were also afraid that Yu Qingge and her group might actually do something...

This led to the true form of Chi You being born.

If this really happens...

At that time, even if the Ten Witches of Mount Ling had any schemes against the lower realm, they probably wouldn't dare to carry them out or wouldn't be able to. Otherwise, if they were targeted by Chi You, they would face certain death!

But... how could Chi You be in the lower realm?

Even Nuwa and Xuan Nu have gone to the Upper Realm.

Did Chi You, who was of the same level, remain?

How is that possible?

He Li's mind raced, and he felt that the War God Chi You might not have stayed behind voluntarily.

It is possible that for some reason, he was left behind or missed the last moment of ascension. In addition, the most important question is what is Chi You's current situation?

How much power does he still possess?

He Xiangli continued to ask, but Yu Qingge seemed to have guessed his thoughts and had already spoken...

"Those who received the blessing from the Lord of War were also the tribes of Shu Province."

"But it's not us, it's... the Cloud Division!"

"Yunbu?" He Li didn't know.

Mu Lan then chimed in, "The Yun tribe, as far as I know, should be descendants of the royal family from the time of King Bai Guan of ancient Shu. Some experts also say that the situation during the Bai Guan period is somewhat complicated..."

"Perhaps the people of Shu at that time were not only the orthodox Shu people, but also people from other regions."

"For example, the Qiang people or something."

"After all, people were constantly migrating back then, and there were frequent instances of large and small tribes merging and absorbing each other."

"Clouds seem to be their totem..."

As she spoke, Yu Qingge nodded: "Although many things from the past cannot be verified, and it is impossible to confirm exactly what kind of bloodlines those ancient Shu descendants of the Yun tribe have..."

"However, one thing is certain..."

"Compared to us, although they obtained fewer authentic relics from the Shu Kingdom, they were more diverse in type."

"And because of their bloodline, they are also deeply connected with the ancient people of Qianzhou, and they know a lot of extremely secret information that we don't know."

"They were the ones who discovered the story of Chi You."

"Of course, we collaborated later..."

She paused slightly, then continued, "As for the specific situation of the War God Chi You now..."

"I don't really know either."

"The Cloud Clan may know more. One of the reasons they accepted the God of War's blessing was because they felt that the God of War was the only ancient deity who chose to remain in the mortal realm."

"I think he might not be as vicious as he's portrayed in mythology, at least not compared to the gods who abandoned the mortal realm..."

"Chi You, the God of War, is more worthy of trust."

After hearing this, He Li fell silent.

Although those people in the Cloud Division are somewhat "naive".

However, it must be admitted that even he, without understanding the specific circumstances, compared to those gods in the upper realm who abandoned the lower realm and even wanted to attack it...

He also preferred to believe in the Lord of War.

There's no other reason than that the fact that Chi You, the God of War, was in the mortal realm made the people there trust him more.

So after understanding these things...

He Li couldn't say that those people were wrong.

It can only be said that they are too naive and make too many assumptions.

Furthermore, given the uncertainty of the situation, He Li cannot directly predict what will happen next.

He could only say, "I will go to the Cloud Department to find out about the matter of the War God Chi You after I finish dealing with the matters of Dingfeng Xian and Jinwu Eleven and return to the lower realm to hide."

"Hopefully things will turn out better..."

"otherwise……"

He Li didn't continue speaking. Yu Qingge also understood that if the Yun tribe had misplaced their trust in the warlord Chi You, or if Chi You had already done something, He Li would definitely take action.

At that time, the Cloud Division will be in big trouble.

She thought helplessly, but He Li had already reached out and picked up the quietly sleeping Yu Ji, and began to speak...

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

"Wake Yu Ji up first and ask her what happened!"