Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Li Yelai exceeded expectations in completing the task, much to Jucheng's delight.

They had been worried that Li Yelai's plan might be too risky, but Li Yelai was completely unharmed and even managed to shift the blame onto Heiyuan City.

This greatly excited the giant city, as the forbidden zone was viewed with hostility by the church, which might even wage war against it.

The people living in that giant city must be laughing in their dreams!

Make the arrangements immediately, and have the scouts of Giant City prepare. Make sure Black Source City is firmly pinned on this mess!

As expected of the Chaos God, as expected of the God of War and Slaughter! Your eye for choosing gods is indeed sharp! Why did you pick Li Ye?

If this happens a few more times, the Blood God faction will probably be completely stripped of their underwear. At that point, a bunch of followers will be naked, chanting "Blood sacrifice to the Blood God, skull offering to the skull seat," and the Blood God probably won't even bother with them.
“Night General is indeed reliable, but it’s still too risky. Didn’t the headquarters plan for him to return to the giant city as an undercover agent? Then let him come back quickly. Being a double agent is better than staying in the enemy’s lair.”

"Not bad, we can also lure out and eliminate the spies hidden in the giant city!"

"But what he means is to go to the second border city first. Whatever that Chosen One Burning Howl is going to do, he has to destroy it."

"There are spies corrupted by Chaos within both of our great cities in Border City Two. Therefore, we cannot notify them through official channels. As a result, Night General will be unable to obtain aid from Border City Two."

"Indeed, and given Night General's current identity, even the Second Border City would likely find it difficult to trust him. The champion team back then almost killed Night General."

The elderly remained silent. Due to the highly classified nature of the information, most of the official members were unaware of Li Yelai's identity, or even that he had become the Chosen One of Chaos.

This leads to Li Yelai being attacked by his own allies.

This intelligence was tightly controlled even in Border City Three, and the small group of members who knew it had signed confidentiality agreements using forbidden materials. Let alone informing Border City Two—who knew what position the traitors in Border City Two had risen to?

“This is the tragedy of the hidden agents,” the old woman said. “But he is not alone. Since the Second Border City cannot be fully trusted, we will send our people to assist him.”

"Should we inform more members of Night General's identity? That's very unsafe! It's not that I doubt our teammates, but Chaos is too cunning!"

"Yes, indeed, but there's someone who's an exception. She's reliable enough and won't reveal any information. She also trusts Night General implicitly."

Meanwhile, Li Yelai waited for Jing Lin inside the ark and chatted with the captain.

If we're talking about the person in the world who knows the most secrets, it has to be Captain Ark himself.

Countless secrets were transmitted through the Ark.

Not to mention that the book holder and the mysterious scroll of calamity were both inside the ark.

These secrets did not escape the captain's perception.

“Copperface, I know what you’re thinking, so stop testing me. As captain, I cannot reveal the secrets I know to others. This is the fairness of the Ark.” After enduring several minutes of Li Yelai’s rambling, the captain spoke quietly: “Just like your identity, I have never revealed it to other voters.”

"My identity?"

Li Yelai's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the captain knew that he was the Chosen One of Chaos.

That makes sense; this guy controls the Ark and knows the physical locations of all the Ark voters.
However, the Ark has restrictions not only on its voters but also on its invincible captain. Otherwise, no secret could be hidden within the Ark.

Li Yelai thought to himself that he had originally hoped to obtain information about the Wilderness Ranger from the captain.

Go and learn about the possible existence of a fifth god's followers.

Now it seems the only option is to wait until the rally to ask other voters.

Then, a white light appeared, and Jing Lin walked out of the white light.

A golden spatial ripple appeared, and a hiking backpack materialized.

“You’ll find what you need inside,” Jing Lin said.

After putting the backpack into the storage space, Li Yelai nodded and said, "Thank you very much."

"It's alright, I've come out ahead. After all, it's a mysterious substance that grants six senses," Jing Lin said with a smile. "The more of this kind of deal, the better."

"They're really taking advantage of us endlessly," Li Yelai complained. "Please go back first, I need to find someone to gather some information."

"Alright, see you next time. Live well." Jing Lin said before leaving the ark.

Then, Li Yelai spoke up: "Captain, please help me contact Chu He!"

"Can"

This time, Li Ye didn't have to wait long before Chu He arrived inside the ark.

Chu He was wearing a fur cloak and was still strong, but he was now covered in a pungent smell of blood.

When I saw Li Yelai sitting in the fourth ring seat.

Chu He was not surprised and immediately said, "It seems you have passed the challenge and gained some opportunities. Your psionic energy has been strengthened again. Congratulations, Bronze Mask."

"Thank you, Lord Chuhe." Li Ye looked at the bloodstains on Chuhe's cloak. "However, it seems I came to you at the wrong time."

"It was alright," Chu He replied. "During the hunt, we unexpectedly encountered creatures from the forbidden zone. It took some effort to kill them all."

Chuhe is in a lost territory and is in great danger without the protection of a large city.

In addition to supernatural beings, beware of threats from creatures in forbidden zones.

This makes it difficult for the survivors to develop, and they must constantly be wary of interference from the forbidden zone's order. If they were to become humans within the forbidden zone, then everything would be over.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Yelai was unwilling to become enemies with Chu He.

But Chuhe seems to have become a follower of the Fifth God.
This put Li Yelai in a very conflicted position.

Li Yelai's goodwill towards Chu He stems from the fact that he is human and has been fighting for the continuation of humanity.

As for being outgoing and honest, those are just bonuses.

Li Yelai had also considered that Jucheng should rebuild its fleet, go to the lost territory, and rescue Chu He and his group.

But if he were corrupted by chaos, then the two of them would only be enemies.

Chaos is the enemy of mankind, and Li Yelai, who also serves as the Chosen One of Chaos, knows this all too well.

No one knows how many valiant warriors, wise scholars, and patients struggling to survive were transformed into mere monsters in human form by the corruption of chaos.

They worship chaos and infuse the world with its malice. They would do anything, no matter how heinous, to please an evil god.

The Blood God faction is obsessed with war and slaughter, the Immortal faction likes to spread vicious plagues, the Elysium faction is fanatical about extreme art and pleasure, and the Devious faction weaves one huge conspiracy after another.

People like Li Yelai, who can obtain chaotic power for free, are ultimately a very small minority.

If Chuhe is also corrupted, then the two will ultimately become enemies.

Although Li Yelai is currently unaware of the corrupting tendencies of the fifth Chaos deity, only knowing that it possesses extreme racial fastidiousness, it is still Chaos after all.
Li Yelai thought to himself.

Chu He, sitting in his seat and adjusting his blood-stained cloak, said, "I've found the Ancient Comet Dragon, the Silverwing Fiend. Hunting it will take time, but I can make sure I bring it to you before the next gathering."

“Very good, I look forward to it.” Li Yelai nodded; this was indeed one of his goals.

Now he has scarlet reins and can control corpses.

Once he obtains the corpse of an overlord-level ancient dragon, he will unleash terrifying combat power!

Even if we don't challenge the overlord, we can at least go toe-to-toe with the Sixth Awakening.

If controlled properly, it could even kill Liu Jue!
Then, Chu He asked, "You didn't call me here just for this, did you?"

“Indeed, more than that,” Li Yelai said. “I want to trade you some information, information about the Fifth God of Chaos.” “Hmm, let me guess,” Chu He smiled. “It’s probably that the followers of the Four Gods of Chaos have learned of the appearance of the followers of the Fifth God and are planning to wipe them out, right?”

Li Yelai's heart stirred. This information came from a divine oracle, but it wasn't particularly confidential.

After all, the four factions will be hunting down the Wilderness Rangers all over the world, and it won't be long before the whole world knows.

But only four days have passed since the divine decree was issued.

The outside world should not be aware of this change yet.

“It’s not hard to guess. The followers of the Fifth God are inherently mortal enemies with them,” Chu He said. “And you don’t need to test me, Copper Mask. Just like our previous encounter, we both know each other’s identities.”

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Chu He was practically revealing his identity.

He is indeed a follower of the Fifth God, and he has already realized that Li Yelai is a follower of Chaos!
"You actually said that out loud?" Li Yelai was taken aback.

“Since you’ve already suspected me, there’s no need for me to hide anything. You know I’m in the Lost Lands. If you’re going to kill me, I’ll wait for you,” Chu He replied calmly, “provided you can come to the Lost Lands.”

They all felt the targeted nature of the blessing at that time. Therefore, when Li Yelai began to suspect Chu He, Chu He also began to suspect Li Yelai.

"I truly don't want to be your enemy," Li Yelai said quietly.

“I didn’t want to either, Copperface. And I am truly grateful for your help,” Chuhe replied. “So, I have a piece of advice for you.”

"If you are forced to serve a god, but have not yet committed any terrible crimes."

"Then let us pray to Him, to that invincible and great being!"

He will give you the power to tear apart despair!

"But if you have committed an irreparable sin, then He will also punish you with divine retribution!"

"The arrows of azure flames have finally descended upon this world!"

Li Yelai frowned. Was this some kind of undermining within the chaos? The last person to try and undermine someone was the father of the plague.

What exactly are the followers of the Fifth God?
After a moment's thought, Li Yelai replied, "Then let me give you some advice. There seem to be some of my kind on the Ark. If you don't reveal yourself in front of them, no one will know your identity."

Chu He narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this, which surprised him somewhat.

Does the copper mask imply that it won't reveal its identity to the church?
What is he planning?
What could Li Yelai possibly gain? He couldn't very well explain the source of this information to the church. He couldn't very well say that someone had appeared to him in a dream, could he?
He doesn't even have his own intelligence agency on the surface, so how could he produce this kind of intelligence? It would expose the Ark.

Moreover, he doesn't understand the Fifth God.

But I once witnessed a captain ignite the blue flame within the fog of disaster, fighting to the death against the swarm of insects.

Perhaps, humanity can harness the power of the Fifth God?
Of course, we'll need to consult with the authorities before making any further plans.

Then, both of them fell silent.

A few seconds later.

Chu He spoke first: "You don't need to worry about the transaction. With the captain as a witness, I won't renege on the deal."

“Very good,” Li Yelai replied. “Then goodbye.”

The two left the ark one after the other.

After they left, the captain of the Ark's voice echoed softly.

"I've seen plenty of Chosen Ones of Chaos, but this is the first time I've seen something this strange."

Meanwhile, Li Yelai's consciousness returned to the physical world.

After greeting the Little Mad King who was waiting in the shadows, he took out his hiking backpack.

The bag contained some food, medicine, signal flares for night raids, and a topographical map of the area surrounding Border City No. 2.

The map also had some coded markings indicating that these places were suitable for ambushes.

If Li Ye can lure the Chaos forces here, the authorities could launch a surprise attack.

Li Yelai put the map into the storage space.

Then, a pile of discarded newspapers was found in the inner bag of the package.

By combining and rearranging the code words used by night scouts, they obtained official information.

"As expected, headquarters cannot trust Border City Two, so you will find it difficult to get any help there. At most, only a few scouts from Border City Two who participated in the Black Umbrella battle will know your identity," Little Mad King said after carefully checking the message. "In other circumstances, you are likely to become an enemy of the Giant City."

“I understand.” Li Yelai nodded. “I’ve seen the movie Infernal Affairs before the disaster. Undercover agents carry this kind of risk. It’s unavoidable.”

“However, headquarters has also sent some trustworthy members to support you,” Little Mad King said.

The headquarters' idea was simple: since there were spies in the second border city who could not be trusted, they would simply send their own people.

"It's a pity Captain Yang Chen couldn't come." Little Mad King said with some regret, "Otherwise, with a champion in charge, the Church would be doomed unless they sent a Supreme!"

Li Yelai also felt it was a pity.

Yang Chen, the eighth-generation champion, is unparalleled in combat power among his peers.

Moreover, knowing about Li Yelai's covert operations, they are the most suitable collaborators for this operation.

However, because of the prophecy in the mural, Yang Chen dared not stay in the giant city, nor should he approach it.

In the mural, he fights against the disaster fog in the ruined megacity.

The giant city was very worried that if he approached a certain giant city, the disaster fog would arrive, and that scene would be repeated.

Therefore, Captain Yang Chen has been wandering around the wilderness or the edge of restricted areas, taking the opportunity to eliminate illegal psychic organizations or intercept teams from restricted areas or churches.

For a moment, all the major factions in the wilderness felt their scalps tingle.

'I'll win the championship? Really?'

'Damn it, he's got a death sentence!'

Meanwhile, in the hall of a villa in Border City No. 2.

A robust young man smiled as he looked at the handsome man and beautiful woman in front of him.

"Welcome, both of you."

Then, the young man looked at the cassette tape on the coffee table.

He couldn't help but sigh, "This is the place that once caused countless killings in Border City No. 3."

"The Song of Extinction?"

"Lord Fenxiao, this time, I hope to hear its beautiful finale." The handsome man smiled and said, "It was a real pity that the old Mad King intervened and interrupted the performance."

“Of course, Your Excellency Qin,” Fen Xiao said with a smile, “but before that, I must invite Your Excellency Di Yun to come.”

"Your faction's newly chosen god?" The alluring woman beside Qin Zhi chuckled. "I'd really like to meet him. What kind of man is he that the Blood God is so interested in?"

They had no idea that any of the handlers in Border City Three would love to see them!

This is a...
A two-way journey! (End of Chapter)