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

Those who achieve great success in cultivation in the Middle and Upper Realms, even when abandoning the Lower Realms, never forget to plunder the land and take away 99% of the resources. If you think about it carefully, they really are no different from locusts.

"Are they determined to become locusts?"

"This is how Qi cultivators in the Middle Realm are."

"Are the gods and immortals in the upper realm like this too?"

"Didn't they consider that even if they possessed this power, there would come a day when their resources would run out?"

"Didn't they ever think about trying to solve the problem of dwindling resources and achieve sustainable development?" Mu Lan asked in a low voice, her brows furrowed after hearing Yu Ji's words.

Upon hearing this, Yu Ji shook his little head.

"Of course they thought about it, but it was no use."

"Although the Qi cultivators in the Middle Realm are very strong, and although the demons, immortals, and gods in the Upper Realm are almost omnipotent."

"But the problem of resource reduction is..."

"They couldn't do anything about it."

"Not only are they unable to solve the resource shortage, but they are also unable to deal with the ever-increasing impact of the calamity; I heard Wu Peng mention that the calamity in the upper realm is becoming increasingly powerful."

"It seems that some innate deities have been affected by the calamity and have become twisted creatures that cannot distinguish between friend and foe."

"They were terrified too!"

Fear? Of course they should be afraid.

He Li's face showed a hint of mockery.

The immortals and gods of the upper realm, to put it nicely, can be called great beings or sages, after all, they were the first beings to reach the peak of the immortal path and ascend to that level.

But to put it bluntly, those immortals and gods are nothing more than selfish and self-serving people.

Why do you think they were able to ascend first?

Was it because they were lucky?

Is it because they are talented and handsome?

That's nonsense. Ultimately, the reason is that these guys were the first to act and seize the most resources. They broke through to the top by accumulating massive amounts of resources.

Everyone else just picks up what's left over.

Furthermore, He Li had reason to suspect that those guys might be hindering other people's promotions.

If they hadn't been there...

Why did fewer and fewer people ascend to immortality later on?

Or... simply disappeared?

Furthermore, when he was in the lower realm, Ku Rongzi explicitly reminded him that if he was interested in cultivating immortality, he should never think about cultivating to the Tribulation Transcending stage and then ascending to immortality.

Why did Kurongzi remind him not to ascend?

Is it because they're afraid He Licheng is too powerful?

That's impossible. That Ku Rongzi is a key figure in the relationship between Ku Rongzi and the True Lord of the Sun and Moon.

What level of existence is the True Lord of the Sun and Moon's Myriad Laws? He is a top-tier powerhouse in the Upper Realm, even comparable to the Heavenly Emperor. Why would Ku Rongzi fear him and become an immortal?

Isn't this pure nonsense?

In He Li's view, Ku Rongzi's warning was probably because he knew some inside information.

The inside story is probably related to disaster.

He cautioned that perhaps they didn't want to benefit from the disaster.

It's also possible that he didn't want to cause any trouble and was affected by the calamity, turning into an unpredictable monster. But no matter what Kuruko's mentality was, there was definitely a big problem in the upper realm.

Those demons and immortals living in the upper realms may not be the true culprits behind the calamities...

But that doesn't necessarily mean they weren't accomplices.

In particular, they did something that severed the connection between heaven and earth, cutting off almost all the extraordinary paths in the lower realm.

These bastards have done so many bad things...

Faced with an unknown terror that is now beyond our control...

They certainly have reason to be afraid!

"If they hadn't abandoned the mortal realm and hadn't done those things that angered both heaven and man, perhaps the Heavenly Dao in the mortal realm would still be happy to accept them to avoid disaster."

"But now... fear?"

"Ha, all I can say is, serves him right!"

He Lifa laughed.

Yu Ji echoed, "They certainly deserved it. Besides, aside from the matter concerning the Demon Court and the Divine Tree..."

"When I was in Shu, I heard Wu Peng and some beings, who might be the consciousness of gods from the upper realm, mention some things that happened in the lower realm before the connection between heaven and earth was severed."

"They also seemed to mention..."

"What unpredictable reactions will occur when people with a past and a future intersect in the present?"

Hmm? This remark caught the attention of the three of them.

"People of the past, and people of the future..."

"Will they converge now?"

Yu Qingge frowned, and Yu Ji nodded: "Yes, but they seem to be like riddle tellers. They speak in a cryptic way, and I can't understand what they mean."

"I can only conclude that the intersection of the past, future, and present that they mentioned is likely to occur in the near future."

"Then they might be waiting for that."

"Wait?" He Li pressed, "Wait for that?"

"I don't know either!"

Yu Ji shook his head: "They didn't say it explicitly, but their tone suggested that they seemed to care about it quite a bit."

As she spoke, Yu Ji seemed to remember something and said, "Speaking of which, when Wu Peng was communicating with the other wizards of the Ten Wizards of Ling Mountain, I vaguely heard him mention some things..."

"But I couldn't hear very clearly."

"All I know is that he was roughly saying something about stealing some kind of power to start over or something."

"They even said that so-and-so is beyond saving."

"Even the Heavenly Emperor can only wait to die!"

Stealing power? Starting over?

Even the Heavenly Emperor can only wait to die?

What's going on? How can this be so incredible? Even the Heavenly Emperor, the ruler of the Celestial Realm and the King of the Demon Court, can only wait to die? Don't these wizards know a bit too much?

No, the Ten Witches of Mount Ling are related to Nuwa, who is one of the top-tier powerful beings.

Maybe it's not those wizards who know something...

Rather, it's possible that Nuwa knew something...

Wait, how could Nuwa have died?

Could it be... that Wa died because she learned some secrets that led to utter despair? Or perhaps, Wa wasn't killed by someone else, but rather she took her own life.

Because He Li had vaguely seen through the bronze mirror that Nuwa did not appear to have been killed.

But... it's terrifying to think about!

What kind of secret could drive the ancient goddess Nuwa to despair and even take her own life? Thinking of this, He Li got goosebumps all over his body.

Yu Ji, who was standing beside him, also noticed that He Li's hair was standing on end and his face looked strange, and she was a little worried...

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

She asked softly, her tone full of concern.

He Li shook his head upon hearing this, snapping out of his daze.

"It's nothing..." He subconsciously reached out to wipe the cold sweat that had appeared on his forehead without him noticing, but He Li's appearance only made the three women around him more worried and suspicious.

Because they had never seen He Li, who was fearless, in such a state before.

That's like...

He encountered something incredibly terrifying.

But He Li wasn't afraid of even the gods; he even dared to rush up and take a bite out of the golden crows from the upper realm...

What else could possibly frighten him?

Or perhaps he was thinking of something?

The three women were incredibly curious. Yu Qingge was the first to lean closer to He Li and tentatively ask, "Did you... think of something bad just now?"

"..." He Li looked up and forced a smile at Yu Qingge's beautiful face so close to his eyes.

I advise you not to listen to me.

"Why?" Yu Qingge persisted.

"Just tell me. I've been through so much, even faced God, what do I have to be afraid of? Tell me, nothing, no matter how big, can scare me now."

After she finished speaking, Mu Lan and Yu Ji nodded.

They obviously wanted to hear it too.

He Li hesitated slightly upon seeing this.

Then, realizing they would guess sooner or later, he remained silent for two seconds before speaking...

"Back when I was at the Blazing Sun Sect, I saw the legendary Nuwa through Wudi's bronze mirror. Of course, I mentioned at that time that the Nuwa I saw had already died."

"I didn't think much about it at the time."

"But now I suddenly realize that Wa... may not have died a natural death, but rather..."

"suicide!!!"

He Li's voice was low and deep.

The three women's expressions changed upon hearing this.

"Suicide...? How could that be? Could a top-tier ancient goddess like Nuwa really be so despicable?"

Yu Qingge couldn't help but question him.

He Li curled his lip: "How do you know she wouldn't do something rash if you haven't even met her in person? Ha, in fact, I suspect that the reason the legendary Wa committed suicide was..."

"It's very likely because she learned a secret that drove her to despair and even madness."

As he spoke, he looked at Yu Ji.

"Didn't you say that Wu Peng mentioned they wanted to steal power and start over?"

"So, even the Heavenly Emperor can only wait to die?"

"The Heavenly Emperor's power is probably not much weaker than that of Nuwa."

"If what he said is true, and even the Heavenly Emperor can only wait to die, do you think the reason he can only wait to die is the secret that Nuwa learned and despaired over?"

Upon hearing He Li's words, Yu Qingge, Mu Lan, and Yu Ji all turned pale and were at a loss for words.

But Mu Lan soon seemed to have found the mistake.

She quickly said, "That's not right either!"

"If Wu Peng and the others knew the secret that drove Nuwa to despair, wouldn't they also fall into despair?"

"But why didn't they...?"

Before she could finish speaking, He Li interrupted her.

"What if their knowledge is incomplete?"

He Li squinted and asked in return.

"The one who knows the secret is Nuwa, and Wu Peng and the others probably learned the incomplete information through Nuwa!"

"What if they knew the full details of the secret..."

"Look, they're not desperate at all!"