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

I'll be their bodyguard for free?

Although it sounds like a good thing.

After all, this era is dangerous, and He Li and Jiang Hong's strength has declined significantly. If they encounter a powerful enemy, their lives may be in danger. If these two people accompanying them could help them...

It would definitely be much safer for them to do other things next than for He Li and his group to act on their own.

These two are at least beings from the realm of the dead.

Judging from what they just revealed, they are direct subordinates of the Lord of the Underworld in this era.

To become a direct subordinate of the Lord of the Underworld...

Its actual strength must be quite astonishing.

However… if the Lord of the Underworld has made such a sacrifice by assigning two such direct subordinates to follow him and accomplish what they are supposed to do, then he must expect even greater rewards in return.

So this windfall...

It's actually very hot to the touch.

He Li didn't want to take the job, but the situation was forcing him to his feet, and he didn't want to antagonize or fight with either of them...

So after much deliberation, He Li finally had to speak: "Since it's an invitation from the Lord of the Underworld, we won't refuse, but we have many important things to do right now..."

"It's alright!" the black-clad figure replied.

"Just do your work, don't worry about us. The Lord of the Underworld didn't ask us to take you there as soon as possible."

"That's good!" He Li nodded.

The group then set off again.

However, two more figures joined them at this moment.

Looking back at the two figures in white and black following behind, keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far, Yu Ji said in a low voice, "They really don't seem to have any hostility towards us."

"However, it's hard to say who's behind them."

Judging from her appearance, she had clearly already used her supernatural powers to simultaneously confirm the situation of the two people.

However, even without hostility...

Jiang Hongxian frowned and replied, "We know absolutely nothing about them and don't know their purpose. The fact that they are not hostile is only temporary and could change at any time."

"I know that!" He Li shook his head.

"But we can't very well refuse them now!"

"After all, we would be at a disadvantage if a fight broke out."

"Furthermore..." He Li glanced sideways at the two figures behind him before continuing...

"Furthermore, since it's difficult to refuse, or rather, refusing would most likely lead to conflict, why not first consider whether we can maximize our benefits?"

"Anyway, having a couple more bodyguards won't hurt."

"Also, I'd actually like to take a look at the Netherworld of this era."

At this point, He Li looked somewhat helpless.

There was a reason why he wanted to go to the Netherworld.

After all, the Netherworld of later generations had become extremely desolate due to the battle during the time of the separation of heaven and earth, and many of the original buildings and facilities there had been destroyed.

The crucial point is that He Li has absolutely no idea what those buildings or facilities originally looked like or what their purpose was.

Even if he wanted to recover, he couldn't.

Now that he has come to this era, he has been given the opportunity to restore the original appearance of the Netherworld of the Dead in later generations.

As long as he is in this era, sees the situation in the Netherworld and understands the original appearance and function of its many buildings and facilities, he can begin the restoration when he returns.

If the underworld were to be restored in future generations...

As the lord of the underworld, he will also gain more sub-level divine powers and abilities.

His combat power will rival that of the Heavenly Emperor of the Demon Court.

It's even possible that they could surpass their opponent.

Ultimately, although the Demon Emperor of later generations appeared powerful, he had lost much of his strength, and his combat power was incomparable to that before the Heavenly Connection.

Therefore, if He Li were to obtain the complete power of the Lord of the Underworld, he could indeed surpass the Heavenly Emperor of the Demon Court.

However, this idea is wonderful.

However, doing so in practice is fraught with danger. He Li has no way of guaranteeing that he will be able to return unscathed after going to the Netherworld of this era...

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it now."

Let's just take it one step at a time!

He shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

But He Li was unaware that while he was encountering two powerful figures from the Netherworld, powerful figures were also appearing in the valley settlement that he had already left far behind...

hum! ! !

Suddenly, a tall figure sliced ​​through the void and appeared in the dimly lit settlement illuminated by the firelight.

The figure was clad in bright red armor, wore a mask, and wielded a weapon similar to the Qing Tong Ge. As it took a step, strange and eerie crimson patterns, resembling tree roots, spread through the void.

Seeing this person's powerful aura...

And after he appeared, even the evil entities that had been surrounding the settlement dispersed...

The indigenous people in the settlement were both surprised and frightened.

Mu Lan and Yu Qingge, who remained behind, were also nervous.

Because they felt the pressure.

The pressure was countless times greater than when they faced Dingfengxian in the Middle Realm with He Li, which allowed them to almost immediately guess the opponent's strength...

"This is a deity!!!"

They looked at each other, and both Mu Lan and Yu Qingge silently exclaimed in their hearts that their muscles tensed up at that moment.

They didn't know what the purpose was of such a top-level expert suddenly appearing in this settlement, but as people from later generations, they were very worried about being antagonized by the gods of this era.

After all, their identities cannot be questioned.

Ordinary living beings might not be able to see the problem.

But in the eyes of the gods, their incompatibility with the world is very obvious.

There's no guarantee that some deity won't notice their abnormality and might just grind them to dust, so they're very nervous. And just as they're secretly on guard...

As the deity approached...

From within the settlement, an elder emerged, trembling, and asked, "I wonder... what brings you here, sir?"

The elder's voice was filled with panic.

But he still tried to remain calm.

Unfortunately, the mysterious deity ignored the elder and didn't pay much attention to the others in the settlement. Its gaze fell directly on Mu Lan and Yu Qingge in the distance.

Moreover, that oppressive gaze only lingered on Mu Lan for a moment before moving away.

Then, the god reached out his hand...

hum! ! !

Instantly, the dense, bright red lines on the ground beneath Yu Qingge's feet spread and stretched wildly, revealing an endless abyss shimmering with a faint blue light beneath the surface.

And within that abyss, if you look closely, you can see many distorted phantoms lingering.

Yu Qingge, standing on the edge of an abyss...

As the abyss rift unfolded, she was entangled by countless crimson patterns and forcibly dragged into the abyss. Even though Yu Qingge used her supernatural powers to struggle with all her might, it was to no avail.

Upon seeing this, Mu Lan's expression changed drastically, and a faint blue light began to flicker wildly around her...

Whoosh! ! !

The next second, Mu Lan disappeared from the spot.

Yu Qingge felt a powerful dragging force.

Clearly, Mu Lan intended to use the power of the demon core to try and pull Yu Qingge out of the abyss.

Unfortunately, although their power was not weak, it was still far inferior to that of this deity. Yu Qingge and Mu Lan were still unable to shake the patterns.

Even the deity merely raised its eyes...

hum! ! !

As the other's gaze fell upon her, Mu Lan was uncontrollably pulled away by an invisible force, while the deity leaped into the abyss and disappeared into it with Yu Qingge.

The entrance to the abyss also disappeared completely as the scarlet patterns gradually faded.

Even if we dig deeper, it will be useless.

The abyss and the underground seem to exist in different spaces.

Digging into the ground revealed nothing but mud and rocks; the previously exposed abyss was nowhere to be found.

At this moment, Mu Lan, who had been freed from the shackles of the invisible force, stared at the spot where Yu Qingge had disappeared, her expression uncertain. She didn't know what the deity that had just appeared was all about.

She recalled the knowledge in her mind...

They couldn't even remember which ancient sage was that special deity who resembled a military general.

The only thing that made her feel slightly at ease...

It's just that the deity might not have any hostile intentions.

After all, if the other party had been hostile, she wouldn't have been pulled away by an invisible force; she would most likely have been directly crushed by that powerful divine force.

Even though I vaguely suspected that the other party meant no harm, encountering such a strange thing suddenly...

Mu Lan still found it hard to feel at ease.

At the same time, she didn't know how to explain herself when He Li and the others returned and found that Yu Qingge had been taken away by a mysterious deity, or how they would find Yu Qingge.

Mu Lan was somewhat bewildered and at a loss.

However, she hadn't yet recovered from the shock of Yu Qingge being taken away...

A new situation arose.

Whoosh!!!

Amidst the howling wind, flickering flames, and interplay of light and shadow, Mu Lan suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, as if some incredibly terrifying being had suddenly appeared behind her.

This sensation made Mu Lan's eyelids twitch wildly. She gripped her weapon tightly, channeling all her strength, and stiffly turned around...

Behind them, a colossal beast appeared.

Peacock head, deer body, snake tail...

Fei Lian?!