Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 520-530: A Discussion of the Northern Underworld

"It seems you know something about doors too."

Lin Beixuan and A Xiang walked into the dimly lit alley together, their figures slowly disappearing.

Not long after the two disappeared, the sweltering air and temperature around the Yintai Building finally subsided.

Upon seeing this, the officials immediately dispatched a large number of personnel to enter.

Although Ah Xiang said on the phone that the aftermath of the battle would not affect the people around her, it was still necessary to confirm it afterward.

Ambulances that had been prepared in advance drove in, and medical staff in white coats either opened the doors or started their work on the side of the street.

These people were not conscious, but rather in a coma.

The intense heat that had almost instantly drained the body of its moisture seemed to be absent from these people. Their skin and internal organs were imbued with a faint electrical current, constantly stimulating their vitality and keeping the heat at bay.

"I never imagined that micro-power could be used like this!"

An elderly doctor stared in shock at the beating electrocardiogram inside the machine.

He discovered that people within the Yintai Building area not only escaped injury, but their physical fitness actually improved.

"This battle is not a bad thing for them, but an opportunity!" the elderly doctor said with a hint of envy.

The rescue efforts were proceeding quickly and efficiently, while on the other side, the information department was deleting and blocking combat videos uploaded by Yangcheng citizens.

Although Xuan Kingdom actively promotes global integration, it does not restrict its citizens from disseminating secular information.

However, the impact of the Yangcheng incident was too great. The aftershocks of the battle alone covered several kilometers, not to mention the strange phenomenon of a fire phoenix fighting against a rain of stars and fire above the Yintai Building.

If this gets out, the citizens of Xuan Kingdom will likely become even more eager for power, making both maintaining order and managing the country extremely difficult.

……

Go to the capital, to the head office of the Bureau of Secular Affairs.

Ye Shuo flipped through the documents that had just been delivered, his brows furrowing and then relaxing, only to furrow again.

Why do things always happen at the most crucial moment?!

He couldn't resist lighting a cigarette, filling the office with a thick cloud of smoke.

As the director of the Secular Bureau, he is responsible for handling a large number of information reports from major cities in the Xuan Kingdom every day.

For example, which city has experienced a worldly intrusion, which city is plagued by demons...

These matters were compiled and summarized by his information processing department and then sent to his office for signature.

He learned about the battle between the gods and mortals in Yangcheng in the afternoon, and the information report was sent over that evening.

He thought for a long time, then raised his hand to sign the document and called his secretary in, giving her a few special instructions.

"The seminar is about to begin. Tell the people in the Information Department to keep quiet about the fact that the Northern Underworld Lord appeared in Yang City and caused a huge impact. Try not to let the immortals in the Bureau know about it."

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Shuo added, "Especially Zhang Huanyu and the others."

"Why?" the secretary couldn't help but ask, somewhat puzzled.

Ye Shuo sighed: "This seminar has gathered all the immortals in the Xuan Kingdom, as well as a large number of experts at the peak of the Divine Invocation Realm."

"But once there are too many people, especially those with extraordinary abilities, it will be very difficult for us to manage them. If they have a conflict in the capital, the impact will be very bad."

"It's not just those Immortals in folk organizations; even within our official organizations, there are quite a few self-important people who think they can act lawlessly after breaking through to Immortal."

“I’m worried that some brainless people will provoke Lord Beiming over some trivial matters after he arrives in the capital.”

"Provoking Lord Beiming?" The secretary looked somewhat taken aback. "There shouldn't be anyone that stupid, right?"

Ye Shuo snorted coldly: "The world is full of wonders. Don't think everyone is too smart, especially some guys whose heads are full of muscles."

"Uh……"

Upon hearing this, the secretary pondered for a while, then suddenly realized that what her director said made a lot of sense, and couldn't help but exclaim, "The director really has a long-term vision."

"Alright, go on!"

Ye Shuo waved his hand to dismiss his secretary, then opened the window and looked outside.

His position gave him a perfect view of the main entrance to the Bureau of Secular Affairs.

At this moment, the entrance is bustling with traffic, and armed police officers are constantly patrolling.

After the vehicles entered the park, they stopped in the park square. People got out of the cars, dressed in different clothes, looking around with curiosity, like country bumpkins visiting the Grand View Garden.

The seminar starts tomorrow, but many people have already come from all over the country.

Those who stepped out of the car at this moment were mostly experts at the Divine Summoning Realm from various organizations.

The reason for inviting people from the Divine Realm is that each of them has the potential to become a Human Immortal and has already begun refining the divinely created organs arranged within the organization.

Moreover, by pooling everyone's wisdom, some insightful ideas might come from these people.

Liu Fei walked among the crowd of ordinary people, her eyes scanning the surroundings with curiosity.

This was her first time visiting the headquarters of the Bureau of Secular Affairs. It was much larger than their branch in Los Angeles, covering several thousand acres, almost the size of a university.

And most importantly, she felt a sense of being in the mundane world here.

The grass, trees, and rocks all exude an aura that contains a certain rhythm.

"There is some kind of formation underneath that can promote the spiritualization of mountains and water veins, which is why some things that should have been ordinary have begun to transform into things with spiritual energy."

Beside Liu Fei, Ma Lü, dressed casually with a large gold chain around his neck and a suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) at his waist, along with a loose, knee-length modern Chinese-style robe, gave him a unique air of a trendy artist.

“Perhaps our Liu family could also take a look at the arrangements of the Secular Bureau.” Liu Fei’s eyes lit up slightly.

She felt very comfortable here, as if she had returned to the mundane world, and every cell in her mind and body was active.

Upon hearing this, Maro shook his head with difficulty: "I'm afraid it will be very difficult to do!"

"To make this formation possible, it would probably require no fewer than five immortals to use their own protective array bases to jointly modify the earth's veins and gather the still relatively low spiritual energy in the present world."

"Five immortal beings!"

Upon learning this number, Liu Fei ultimately had to abandon the idea. Currently, the entire local martial arts world could only muster two Immortals, and her Liu family couldn't afford the cost of hiring so many.

Ma Lu said calmly, "The Shangjing Secular Bureau is the headquarters of all the secular bureaus in Xuan Kingdom, and it is right next to the Academy of Science and Education. It is not surprising that it has such a scale. We cannot compare with them."

"Our Liu family is already considered quite good among the various branches, but we still need some time to consolidate our strength."

The wedding and funeral events belong to a branch of a local gang, and have now developed into the largest organization within the gang.

There is a high probability that the Liu family will be elected as the new leader of the local underworld when the election is held next year.

"I understand!" Liu Fei nodded upon hearing this, neither confirming nor denying.

After passing through a series of magnificent buildings, they were led by the Secular Bureau's reception staff to a spacious rest area.

It includes a fruit and snack area, a game and entertainment area, a worldly geography exhibition area, etc., which can give visitors a good experience.

It is clear that the authorities attach great importance to this seminar, and many people can see that many areas in the rest area have just been expanded.

Liu Fei and Ma Lu found a seat and sat down, their eyes scanning the surroundings.

Liu Fei said, "The Lei brothers, who are known for their unorthodox martial arts and forbidden practices, have also arrived, along with Li Shuiyu, who practices medicine and life-saving techniques, as well as the witchcraft and dragon-snake ritual for the old woman, and Chen Fan, who practices shamanism..."

Liu Fei counted the people from various folk gangs who had appeared in the rest area.

The seven largest sects in the Xuan Kingdom are: the common people's sect, the high priest's sect, the superior man's sect, the spirit medium sect, the sorcerer's sect, the martial arts sect, and the sect of life and death.

The seven branches almost monopolized most of the cross-border transactions between the mortal and secular worlds, with only a small portion being taken over by some smaller forces.

These seven temples were also the main force of the non-governmental participants attending the official seminar.

Maru sat leisurely in a comfortable armchair and said indifferently, "Most of the people you mentioned are juniors like you. The truly powerful ones are the first group of people from their respective families to enter the secular world."

"These guys are very close to entering the Human Immortal Realm, but they are unable to break through due to various reasons, so they have been stuck at the peak of the Divine Invocation Realm."

"Of course, some are lucky enough to break through to become human immortals, directly turning the tables and becoming the masters of their own guilds, where one person can suppress ten thousand others."

"Second Uncle, is it really that difficult to become a Human Immortal? You were among the second batch of people to enter the mortal world, yet you've been stuck in the Divine Invocation Realm for so long," Liu Fei asked疑惑地.

Maru lit a cigarette and took a puff. Considering that Liu Fei was now at the Divine Realm and could know some things, he spoke up.

"Do you know what the difference is between us commoners and ordinary people in the world?"

"Is it a deep-rooted foundation?" Liu Fei raised her beautiful eyebrows.

Maro exhaled a smoke ring: "This is just one aspect."

“We mortals have many lives to squander, and for some reason, we learn worldly arts and tricks very quickly. This has led to many of us only being proficient on the surface and lacking depth.”

“The techniques that others spend years or even decades learning can be mastered here in ten days or half a month, and their skill level rises rapidly.”

"The difference in time is significant because they have taken steady steps, one step at a time, which makes their progress much more stable than ours. Therefore, it will be much more difficult for us to break through and become human immortals."

"The second aspect is that most of us ordinary people lack the mentality of putting ourselves in a life-or-death situation and living towards death."

"This is also a drawback of our status as mortal princes," Maro said with a somewhat helpless expression. "Unless there are special circumstances, it is very difficult for us to truly die in the mortal world, and even if we do die, we can still be resurrected."

"This mindset will directly affect your state when breaking through to the Human Immortal realm."

"Because becoming a human immortal is a process of transforming from mortal to immortal, which is equivalent to killing oneself again and then reassembling one's body."

Maro seemed to be thinking of some unhappy things from the past, and his eyes dimmed a little.

"As for refining the divinely created organs, this is also a long and arduous process. If you are not careful, all your previous efforts will be in vain."

"In addition to all these factors, now you know why so many people are stuck in the Divine Invocation Realm."

Liu Fei took a deep breath, her eyes becoming serious.

Most of the immortals in the world today are fake immortals. They are created by the Academy of Sciences using divine organs made from the essence and blood of mortal gods. Although they are similar to the immortals in the mortal world who break through with real divine organs, there is still a slight difference in the amount of divine power they can carry.

After all, it's normal for there to be some discrepancies between genuine and pirated versions.

Of course, not everyone wants to break through using divinely created organs; many people are still determined to rely on their own accumulation and refine their own divinely created organs.

Doing this will naturally make one's strength many times greater than that of a human immortal who breaks through using external objects.

However, this also requires a huge amount of time and carries the risk of losing everything if one wrong move is made.

While Maru and Liu Fei were sitting in the rest area discussing matters concerning immortals, a conflict suddenly broke out between two groups of people in the nearby entertainment area.

“They’re from the Xiawu Luanjin and Shangren Fengling branches!” Liu Fei recognized them at a glance.

The conflict was between the Lei brothers and a group led by Feng Xinnan.

Both groups were holding their phones, seemingly arguing about something on them.

Feng Xinnan pointed at Lei Jie, the eldest of the Lei brothers, and said, "Who do you think you are? You're not even worthy to carry the shoes of Lord Beiming. You even dared to say that Lord Beiming only gained control of Luozhou by luck? Is that something you can even consider?"

Lei Jie was so angry that he was glaring at everyone, his fists clenched so tightly they were cracking.

"Ha... Luo Zhou is just a remote area in the past dynasties. It is sparsely populated and has no powerful figures. I'm afraid there aren't many even among the mortal gods."

"Those starving ghosts are nothing but weak spirits. I've killed countless of them. A person with the strength of a mortal or god can easily wipe out a few starving ghosts."

Feng Xinnan was so angry he laughed. He immediately retorted, "Have you all become stupid from being in the military camps of past dynasties? Are you completely ignorant of worldly affairs? Or have you been brainwashed? Do you think that no one can be defeated in front of your army's might?"

Lei Jie's younger brother, Lei Zhao, stepped forward with a cold snort, clapping his fists together in front of his chest: "Since we disagree, there's no point in saying anything more. How about we just sign a life-or-death agreement and fight it out?"

Feng Xinnan glanced at Lei Zhao: "Foolish, don't you know where you are? Do you think this is your own backyard?"

"you!!"

Enraged, Lei Zhao immediately prepared to attack, his iron fists crackling with faint arcs of lightning.

Being able to use worldly abilities in the present world is a manifestation of worldliness.

However, most of the people present at this moment have a slight problem of worldly attachment. After all, as their cultivation level increases, the dangers they face naturally become greater, and with continuous deaths, the phenomenon of being eroded by worldly attachment becomes very common.

However, just as the two sides were about to make a move, they were immediately interrupted by a long, calm voice.

"If you all intend to make a move here, then don't blame me for locking you all inside my painting."

(End of this chapter)