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

Chapter 297 Descendants of Suiren, Feng Lizhui

The scorching heat spread in all directions.

The surrounding monsters instantly turned to ash and vanished.

This performance alone is enough to demonstrate the immense power of the figure that descended from the sky accompanied by light.

Just as He Li and the others were relieved that the other party had arrived in time, the figure spoke up: "People from the valley settlement? You dare to act recklessly under the cover of night?"

"When did you guys get so bold?"

"Is it because you possess supernatural powers? Or because you control the Great Sun Golden Crow Fire?"

The voice was deep and steady.

Just hearing that voice, He Li could already picture the tall, burly middle-aged man who spoke it, and then the blinding light from space dissipated…

As the other person turned around, He Li and the other three finally saw what the person who had helped them looked like.

The other party was dressed in animal skins, with disheveled hair, and his tall body was covered with patterns that emitted a red glow.

"Are you... a descendant of Suiren?"

After a quick glance at the other person, He Li asked.

At the same time, he glanced around, even though this person had just dealt with the monsters that had approached.

But the number of monsters lurking in the darkness is countless.

Even if we deal with what just happened.

More monsters will quickly approach.

However, to He Li's surprise, although the monsters that were rushing over from a distance were getting closer to them, they all seemed to stop at a certain distance.

They seemed to be afraid of something, and dared not continue to surround them like the previous monsters.

This situation surprised He Li somewhat.

He roughly guessed that the reason the monsters dared not approach was mostly because of the person in front of them.

What puzzled him was that the monsters might have feared him before because of the power he used, but now that he hadn't used any power, why were the monsters still afraid?

What's so special about this person?

Could it be because he is a descendant of Suiren?

He couldn't help but speculate in his mind.

The person opposite them, after hearing He Li's question, simply glanced at them and responded...

"Feng Lizhui, the third-generation descendant of the Fire Ancestor!"

Feng Lizhui? He really is a descendant of Suirenshi.

As a descendant of Suirenshi, Feng Lizhui seemed to be not only powerful enough, but also knowledgeable, recognizing the source of He Li's flames almost instantly.

However, although the other party noticed that He Li possessed the flames of the Golden Crow, they didn't seem to intend to ask any further questions.

He only responded to He Li after...

He continued, "People of the valley settlements, you should be well aware of the dangers of the wilderness at night."

"Tell me, what's your reason for going out so late at night?"

"And what about them?"

"They seem to be somewhat unusual."

As they spoke, Feng Lizhui's gaze fell on Yu Qingge and the very weak Yu Ji.

After all, they are not from this era. As a descendant of Suiren, Feng Lizhui may possess certain special powers, so it is normal for him to vaguely sense that something is wrong with them.

As for not noticing anything unusual?

That's because He Li's body didn't actually travel through time; it was just that his consciousness overlapped with this body.

That's why, in Feng Lizhui's eyes...

He Li and Jiang Hongxian are still people of this era.

Its power is just a bit special.

When faced with Feng Lizhui's question, He Li had already prepared his answer in his mind, so he said, "The reason we risked coming out late at night is related to them."

"They are not from here, and we have no way of knowing exactly where they came from."

"I can only be certain that they had no hostile intentions."

"Furthermore, they seem to have lost many memories and don't understand many things about this place. We brought them here because we want to find you, a descendant of Suiren..."

"See if you have any leads."

"Of course, besides that, we also have some other important things we'd like to ask you."

Upon hearing this, Feng Lizhui frowned slightly, clearly realizing that He Li's words were somewhat insincere. However, since He Li was unwilling to reveal more, he seemed too lazy to press for details.

He simply nodded.

"Come with me, it's not safe here." With that, he strode quickly into the darkness ahead.

He Li and the others quickly followed.

With Feng Li chasing after them, the monster in the darkness dared not approach at all, only emitting more malicious, sinister, obscure, and piercing whispers in the darkness.

Strangely, however, they used to feel uncomfortable whenever they heard the whispers of these monsters.

But now, although the monsters' whispers are clearly more frequent and their impact should be greater...

But they felt no discomfort at all.

Could it be that this is also because of Feng Lizhui?

He Li couldn't help but look at the other person.

As if sensing the gazes behind him, Feng Lizhui's deep voice rang out in front of the group...

"You have some abilities, but not enough to deal with those twisted aggregates of evil under the cover of night. I was able to come here because I sensed your presence."

"If there's a next time, I might not be able to save you."

"You'd better not take any more risks!"

Hearing his words, He Li followed up with, "You seem to know a lot about those monsters?"

"What exactly are they?"

"Evil thoughts!" Feng Lizhui replied, "These things, which we call aggregates of evil thoughts, are the evil thoughts of living beings, so they can never be completely eradicated."

"Unless all living beings in this world are free from evil thoughts, but that is absolutely impossible."

"As for why they are like this?"

"The root cause can no longer be investigated."

"All we know is that everything is in balance. If there are beings with advanced intelligence or even divine power like you and me, then there will inevitably be beings that can oppose us."

"Perhaps this is a fundamental rule of the world!"

As he spoke, Yu Qingge interjected, "But aren't these rules a bit too extreme?"

"Extreme?" Feng Li shook his head.

"The heavens have evolved to the forty-ninth day, leaving a glimmer of hope."

"The rules themselves leave room for maneuver. Imagine if all living beings had no evil intentions, would this rule be triggered, leading to the creation of a collective of evil intentions that would kill all living beings? Obviously not."

"But this is too difficult."

"Wisdom and power—these two things were born of evil thoughts from the moment they were given to us."

"However, evil thoughts originate from all living beings, and when all living beings die, evil thoughts will also weaken and dissipate accordingly... What we do is to protect the flame of life in the world."

He paused slightly at this point.

After a two-second pause, he spoke again: "It is inevitable that the number of aggregates of evil thoughts will increase."

"It is inevitable that all living beings will resist, perish, and eventually a few embers will remain to start anew, but this is a process, and this process should be an extremely long time."

"After all, most of the time is spent balancing and confronting each other."

"It's more accurate to say that both sides are at a stalemate."

"But now, something's not right."

"How so?" He Li asked curiously.

Feng Lizhui turned to look at them before saying, "Besides us, we will expel the darkness and suppress evil thoughts..."

"All living beings, through the power of wisdom, will naturally acquire more strength to combat evil thoughts, enabling the world to progress and allowing the concept of the cycle of heaven and earth to continue normally..."

"But now it seems that the world is facing a problem."

"The spiritual energy in the world is decreasing."

"Resources are dwindling, although the power of all living beings is increasing at an extremely rapid pace..."

"But if this trend continues, the spiritual energy and resources of the later worlds simply cannot support the birth of more powerful beings, while the increase and strength of evil thoughts is inevitable."

What will be the consequences of this?

Feng Li asked in return, and the others remained silent.

Without a doubt, according to Feng Lizhui's prediction, this would cause the evil collective to destroy all living beings in a short period of time, and even the Fire Ancestor and his descendants would be unable to suppress them.

Because sentient beings have lost their balance with evil thoughts.

"So, theoretically speaking, there shouldn't be any problem as long as we allow spiritual energy and resources to continue to regenerate?"

After thinking for a moment, He Li asked.

Feng Li nodded: "Not bad."

"But the problem is, recovery is unlikely!"

"Because... normally, everything in the world has a reason for being born."

"For example, fire requires fuel, ice requires water, and so on."

"The birth of spiritual energy naturally involves some consumption."

"The spiritual energy suddenly ceased to be generated."

"That can only mean that the things that were supposed to provide for the birth of spiritual energy have suddenly and completely disappeared."

"How can we bring back something that has completely disappeared, something we've never even seen and have no idea what it is?"

As he spoke, Feng Lizhui looked somewhat helpless.