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

What kind of logic is this, a beast that chews bones like Yama?!

Although many people have never seen him.

However, most martial artists and investigators in Shuzhou had heard of his name.

Therefore, when Situ Ji mentioned He Li's title, everyone present was shocked. They never expected that the genius who existed only in rumors to them was so extraordinary...

They appeared right before their eyes.

"What reason is there! He... is he really something?!?"

"That madman who said, 'Wherever I go, there will be heaven'?"

"It must be him. I felt he looked familiar, but I just couldn't remember who he was before."

"Now I finally remember!"

"Holy crap! Isn't he in Chengdu?"

"I heard he's participating in the Five Cities Tournament..."

"Brother, you're behind on the news. I heard that this amazing guy took on all the contestants in the Five Cities Tournament one-on-one and crushed them all. He won the tournament championship ahead of schedule and left in style."

"Hehe, I didn't expect him to come to Emei... No wonder his style seemed familiar..."

"How dare you be so arrogant and presumptuous..."

"Besides Yama, the Bone-Chewing King, there is no one else!"

With his identity exposed, everyone present felt both admiration and a sense of understanding as to why Situ Ji, the dignified leader of the Emei Sect, had to honestly admit his mistake.

After all, what kind of logic is that?

A madman investigator behind "Bedrock".

If you offend him, even the King of Heaven can't protect you.

If you have a good attitude, you might still be able to survive.

If your attitude is bad, forget about living; you might just be devoured whole on the spot, leaving no trace of your body.

Even though Situ Ji is the head of the Emei Sect and has reached the Void Control Realm, he wouldn't dare to contradict such a genius with an extraordinary background, who is also incredibly ruthless and righteous yet evil.

You disagreed with him and angered him...

He could kill you and get away with it.

Do you dare kill him? You don't dare, and you can't. To touch him would be to become an enemy of the country.

You'll be reduced to ashes in a heartbeat.

Situ Ji wasn't stupid, of course he wouldn't do that.

But after figuring all this out...

The crowd turned to look at the others, including the Emei disciples and elders who had just been clamoring for Situ Ji to kill He Li, and couldn't help but reveal a hint of schadenfreude on their faces...

"Hilarious! These idiots! They were just hoping their sect leader would take action against Ren Heli."

"Don't you know that even Sect Leader Situ is afraid?"

"They kept urging him to do it..."

"No wonder Sect Leader Situ looked extremely ugly at the time, and he roared at them to shut up. What's even more ridiculous is that they thought the sect leader was possessed by a ghost if he didn't take action..."

"Haha~ I bet Sect Leader Situ was so scared of these idiots that he almost wanted to die just now, right?"

"Of course! I'd be furious too."

"Sect Leader Situ is desperately trying to save him, while these idiots are stirring up trouble, trying to anger He Li and get themselves killed. This is what they call not being afraid of god-like opponents, but being afraid of pig-like teammates!"

"Tsk tsk, look at them now..."

"They were all so frightened that their faces turned ashen, and they were trembling like leaves, almost wetting themselves on the spot..."

Amidst these jarring discussions, the Emei disciples, finally understanding why their sect leader was behaving so strangely, stared blankly, their minds a complete void, feeling utterly hopeless.

The elders were the same.

Yan Qingsong seemed to have lost all his energy in an instant, and collapsed to the ground looking decades older.

He knew he was going to die.

Even if He Li doesn't speak...

Once this matter is over, Sect Leader Situ Ji will definitely deal with him to curry favor with He Li. Right now, Yan Qingsong feels nothing but despair and regret, utter regret...

"He is actually... He Li?"

"That infamous Bone-Chewing Yama?"

"I should have thought of that... I should have thought of that!"

"No, even if I hadn't expected it..."

"If we hadn't been so arrogant, and had been a little more humble... and had asked him about his name and background first, things might not have gotten to this point."

"Sigh, it's all... his own fault..."

Yan Qingsong muttered to himself.

Hearing Situ Ji's words, He Li finally understood the situation and smiled slightly: "You know me too? No wonder... you didn't attack me right away."

"Otherwise, Emei should be replaced."

He said with a grin.

Situ Ji's eyelids twitched wildly.

Good grief, does that mean if I hadn't recognized you, He Li, and had chosen to fight you, I, a dignified cultivator at the Void Realm, would not only have been no match for you, but you would have dealt with me instead?

You even want to interfere in Emei's affairs...

Should we elect a new leader?

Good, good, good, you really are amazing!

Situ Ji felt both relieved and suspicious.

Fortunately, he was glad he didn't fight He Li. Otherwise, he didn't know if He Li would die, but he would definitely be gone. But just how strong was He Li?

Do you really look down on yourself that much?

Situ Ji couldn't help but ponder.

He Li continued, "Alright, since you said you would clean up the criminals in your Emei sect later, then I won't personally arrest those who have done bad things in your Emei sect."

"However, I will look into it."

"So you'd better keep your word, or I wouldn't mind coming back to Emei again."

As he spoke, He Li's tone grew colder.

Upon hearing this, Situ Ji snapped out of his daze and quickly nodded.

"Cleansing up those who are guilty will also benefit Emei, and I will certainly do it diligently."

He responded seriously.

He Li nodded: "That's good to hear. Also... I initially came to Emei to investigate Abbess Mingxuan, but it seems she's out on business?"

Do you know where she went?

He asked, and Situ Ji nodded in response.

"I know some of this because the Third Elder told me."

"Master Mingxuan went to the city."

"He must be meeting someone important..." He quickly changed his expression, turning to Yan Qingsong and coldly demanding, "Speak! Do you know exactly where Mingxuan went?"

"Who is she going to see?"

"No... I'm not quite sure!" Yan Qingsong quickly replied, "But when I went down the mountain before, I saw Master Mingxuan going to the Tianshui Club in the north of Emei City a few times."

"Perhaps, she went there?"

Tianshui Club? He Li looked at Yu Ji.

The latter nodded slightly and began to investigate.

He Li then looked at Situ Ji again: "What did you say you wanted to thank us for?"

His lips curled up in a hint of anticipation. Upon hearing this, Situ Ji's eyes twitched slightly, revealing an extremely forced smile: "Yes, you've gone to great lengths to help my Emei sect deal with the monsters..."

"We certainly can't let you work for nothing."

As he spoke, a fleeting look of heartache crossed his eyes.

He then reached into his robe and took out an exquisite wooden box inlaid with jade, handing it to He Li, saying, "This contains a treasure I found at a spatial anomaly point..."

Before he could finish speaking, He Li had already reached out his hand.

But Situ Ji was clearly reluctant to part with it.

He Li held onto the box, not letting go until He Li gently pulled it over.

Seeing He Li open the box with expectant eyes, he turned his head away as if reluctant to see his treasure fall into someone else's hands, explaining, "This thing looks a bit like a spirit stone..."

"It contains a massive amount of spiritual energy."

"And after it is absorbed, it will also quickly absorb spiritual energy from the outside world to replenish itself."

As he spoke, He Li had already opened the box and seen the palm-sized prismatic crystal inside.

According to Situ Ji...

This is indeed a wonderful treasure.

It is constantly absorbing and storing spiritual energy, which can be drawn out and absorbed when needed, thus aiding both breakthroughs and daily cultivation.

After all, He Li has a lot to do.

He didn't have time to spend all day practicing his cultivation techniques and absorbing spiritual energy like an ordinary martial artist.

As for buying elixirs for cultivation...

Merit points are not as valuable as other treasures.

Now that He Li has this spirit stone, he won't lack spiritual energy to break through even if he doesn't cultivate his internal energy, since the spirit stone replaces his daily cultivation by automatically absorbing and storing spiritual energy.

He only needs to drain the spiritual energy from the spirit stone once every so often.

Thinking of this, he put away the spirit stones...

"The item is nice, I'll accept it."

He smiled and spoke to Situ Ji.

The latter gave a forced smile...

If it weren't for offending He Li this time, causing a considerable disturbance that worried the higher-ups of Da Xia, and also because he wanted to curry favor with He Li, Situ Ji wouldn't have been willing to take out this treasure.

"Oh well, what's done is done."

"Anyway, I'm not like other martial artists who need to run around for a pittance."

"I can dedicate myself to cultivation every day..."

"Without spirit stones, the efficiency will simply be slightly lower."

"I don't feel sorry for you, I don't feel sorry for you..."

Situ Ji tried to convince himself, but He Li, of course, had no idea what he was thinking and simply asked, "By the way, I heard there's somewhere nearby where you can test your strength?"