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

Li Shang was spared by Nuwa!

Although according to Nuwa, Li Shang was to stay with her to receive the inheritance and return to the future to revive the shaman and priesthood groups, He Li knew that Nuwa had concealed many things.

He Li didn't intend to ask, because he knew very well that it would be a waste of breath to ask.

And regarding the matter of Li Shang being left behind...

Although it was unexpected for He Li, he wasn't particularly surprised.

Because a long time ago...

He had anticipated that Li Shang must have a mission.

He Li had no idea that Li Shang's mission was to receive a mysterious inheritance after communicating with Nuwa, and to recreate this ancient group that communicated with heaven and earth in the future.

"I knew it; those who were able to travel back in time this time were not useless people."

"Everyone has their own mission."

"Especially Li Shang... Back when I was in the Middle Realm Blazing Sun Sect in the later era, I heard that she could sense the heavens and earth, and I felt that her power was not an ordinary supernatural ability."

"Indeed, he is a special talent."

Leaving the mountains, He Li sighed with emotion.

At that moment, Yu Ji's voice rang in my ears: "Are we going straight to the Divine Tree next?"

"Should we go back to the settlement first?"

"After all, the sacred tree is quite far away. Sister Lan and the others are still waiting for us in the previous settlement. If we go directly to the sacred tree and don't come back, they will definitely be worried."

He nodded upon hearing this.

Indeed, the sacred tree was too far away from them...

The sacred tree here is exactly the same as the one I saw in the settlement before.

It should be noted that they were now thousands of miles away from the settlement they had been in, which shows how far away the divine tree was.

If we really want to go directly to the sacred tree...

He Li guessed that even if they traveled at full speed, it would probably take them three to five days to arrive.

Even if Yu Ji hadn't reminded him, He Li still wouldn't feel at ease leaving Mu Lan and the others in the settlement, since there was still the threat of the evil collective at night.

If anything unexpected happens to the settlement...

For example, like those two dragons bringing rain...

If the flames weaken and the evil collective attacks the settlement, they may not survive.

So why should He go back down?

However, just as he was about to respond to Yu Ji, the Netherworld Envoy of Good and Evil, who had been completely silent since Wa's appearance, suddenly spoke up and changed He Li's mind about returning...

"If you want to go back to find your friends..."

"That's really unnecessary!"

All that could be heard was the evil messenger speaking.

He Li and Yu Ji turned to look at him upon hearing this, and the latter simply smiled and said, "In fact, we are not the only ones who came from the Netherworld to contact you."

"What do you mean?" He Li frowned.

"Could it be that your Netherworld has sent other treacherous officials to contact my friends?"

He pressed for details, his tone unfriendly.

Seeing this, the evil messenger shrugged and replied, "It doesn't matter if you look at me unkindly, after all... we are just subordinates, simply following the orders of the Lord of the Underworld."

"However, you can rest assured that the Lord of the Underworld has no intention of harming you."

"That's for the best!" He Li sneered.

Finally, he pressed further, "Were they taken away?"

"Where exactly were they taken? And who were the ones who came out of the Netherworld to contact them?"

"They've been taken away!" The evil messenger nodded.

"As for where they were taken?"

"I don't know that, but I do know who came into contact with them... Well, as far as I know, the generals who came into direct contact with them are from the Netherworld Abyss."

"And there's also the messenger from the underworld; it seems they want to find Feilian to contact your friend."

General Da Yuan? Fei Lian? ???

Upon hearing this, He Li's brows immediately relaxed.

Others might not understand what Mu Lan and Yu Qingge would encounter upon hearing these two titles, but He Li had already guessed that they would only benefit and not be in danger.

Because Yu Qingge's supernatural ability is to inherit the identity and related power of the Great Abyss General.

Mu Lan's power is the wind!

Coincidentally, Feilian is the god of wind.

These two had contact with Mu Lan and Yu Qingge... He Li had reason to believe that the Lord of the Underworld might have learned about the situation of these people from later generations through unknown means.

Then, similar to Nuwa, the Lord of the Underworld also sent out corresponding powerful beings to transfer power to Mu Lan and the others.

As for their purpose in doing this?

Nuwa needs no further explanation. She had already prepared a backup plan for the future, and she certainly needed to do something to perfect it. That's why Li Shang was left behind by Nuwa to receive her inheritance.

As for the Lord of the Underworld, he was unclear about the other party's purpose...

However, He Li believes that Mu Lan and Yu Qingge may also have corresponding missions after returning to the future.

Just like Li Shang had a mission.

And it is precisely because of their mission that...

That's why the Lord of the Underworld sent his subordinates to contact them.

In other words, the Lord of the Underworld's purpose is related to their mission. Who knows if the other party has also left a backup plan, or... the other party simply wants to do something for future generations?

After all, according to Nuwa's wishes, the beings of the Underworld, Zhulong, and Fuxi would all eventually depart.

And the Lord of the Underworld knows about what happens in the afterlife...

It's hard to say that this supreme being wouldn't have some emotions and thus help future generations. After all, even Nuwa would sacrifice herself to return to the heavens...

Who can guarantee that the Lord of the Underworld has no good intentions?

While the Lord of the Underworld cannot return the Dao to Heaven, he can extend assistance to future generations.

Of course, this is just speculation.

As to the specifics, perhaps... it will only become clear when He Li sees the Lord of the Underworld of this era with his own eyes in the future, and when he sees Mu Lan and Yu Qingge again.

Having thought this through, He Li stopped asking questions.

He simply said, "Since Mu Lan and the others are no longer in the settlement, there's no need to go back for now."

"Let's go, let's head straight to the vicinity of the sacred tree!"

"Nuwa told me before..."

"We still have things to do over there."

"If nothing unexpected happens, what she said should be related to eliminating the collective evil thoughts and the birth of Fang Xiangshi. At the same time, these matters also require the help of the divine tree."

As he spoke, Yu Ji nodded.

Along the way, the number of people in their team has been decreasing, and now only she and He Li are left, and of course... there are the two dragons and the Netherworld Good and Evil Envoy who have recently joined.

However, since their previous encounter with Nuwa, these two dragons, who were originally quite active, have fallen silent.

Perhaps it's because they "saw" the future...

They foresaw the extinction of their ethnic group.

And they still couldn't stop it...

It was this thing that made them somewhat desperate that caused them to become depressed and taciturn, and He Li had no intention of trying to persuade them.

Firstly, they weren't familiar with each other; secondly, there are some things that outsiders simply can't empathize with.

They are even less likely to understand each other.

Rushing to talk to them and offer comfort might actually make them feel even more depressed or even more extreme, so He Li simply ignored them and pretended not to see them.

The same applies to Yu Ji.

Neither of them mentioned the dragon race.

However, on their journey, Yu Ji asked He Li about what Li Shang had left behind...

"Wa leaving Li Shang behind isn't that simple, is it?"

Yu Ji looked on with suspicion.

Originally, Yu Ji could have used his supernatural synchronization technique to try and understand Nuwa's thoughts, but he was unable to use his supernatural powers against this ancient and powerful deity.

They simply couldn't muster the thought of using supernatural powers; this was the intimidation from the top-tier ancient gods.

That invisible pressure...

It can even alter your subconscious.

For this reason, Yu Ji did not obtain any information from Nuwa and could only ask He Li.

He Li nodded upon hearing this: "You guessed right. There's no simple reason why she kept Li Shang here. If I'm not mistaken, Li Shang is no ordinary person!"

"What do you mean?" Yu Ji asked curiously.

He Li responded: "What I mean is... Li Shang, she herself is most likely a contingency plan left by Nuwa, or even the reincarnation of some of Nuwa's consciousness after her death."

"The spirit mirror in my hand may also be something that Nuwa prepared to leave for Li Shang, so I can't use it at all."

"She left Li Shang behind to inherit the legacy, that's for sure..."

"But what exactly is this inheritance?"

"Just to turn them into witch priests?"

"I'm afraid it's more than that. That inheritance... is more likely to be the inheritance of Nuwa's own divine power."

He Li squinted. In his view, Wa was simply trying to exploit a loophole to become the only god in later generations besides the Three Emperors, and her chances of success were ridiculously high.

Although later generations of Heaven did not allow the existence of gods...

But Wa is different!

She once offered herself in gratitude to Heaven!

Even if this doesn't count as a favor, it certainly earned Heaven's favor, so Nuwa took advantage of the loophole... and Heaven in later generations probably wouldn't care at all.

But if another god did this, the result would certainly be death and the dissipation of their soul.

When I thought of this...

He Li couldn't help but whisper, "Perhaps... all of this was planned by Nuwa long ago."

"She's really something!"