Knowing that the other party was conflicted, Yu Ling added fuel to the fire, saying, "Is a passage opened by deceiving the Heavenly Dao necessarily safe? I believe that with your decision-making ability, you should know which one is more reliable."
The city guards were naturally uncertain; such a cunning method could never be 100% successful. Judging from Yu Ling's tone, which didn't seem like she was making things up, they too became somewhat hesitant and couldn't help but ask:
"That sounds nice, but how do I know you're not just fooling me? Would the Myriad Swords Sect really give such a precious thing as a First-Grade Life-Extending Pill to an outsider like me?"
"Of course the sect is reluctant to part with it."
Yu Ling took a deep breath and, before the city guards could lose their temper, calmly said...
"However... I personally possess one of these, but as for how I obtained it, please forgive me for not being able to disclose that." So, Guardian, how about considering cooperation?
[Huh? Host, do we have this?] The system was watching Chu Fan fight a group of people, but when it heard Yu Ling say this, it stopped watching and started checking Yu Ling's inventory.
The original owner of this body couldn't possibly have this, but it wasn't in Yu Ling's backpack either! Where did this pill that the host is talking about come from?
“No,” Yu Ling replied in her mind, confirming the system’s suspicions. Yes, he was just fooling the city protectors.
Hilarious! He appointed his master and disciple, and now he wants a longevity pill? Dream on!
Yu Ling lied without batting an eye, appearing completely serious, even making the system start to doubt its own memory. The city guardian was immediately fooled, but now he was in a difficult situation and couldn't just stop.
"If you mock this old man..."
“I am just a junior who has just entered the Nascent Soul stage, how could I dare to deceive a Nascent Soul expert like you? Wouldn’t that be courting death?” Yu Ling said.
"...Alright! I'll trust you this once." The city guardian gritted his teeth and made up his mind. "Once the passage opens, I'll join you in wiping out these evil cultivators!"
Yu Ling thought to herself, judging from the city guards' attitude, this matter should be considered settled.
The evil cultivators and Chu Fan, caught in the midst of battle, were unaware of the secret agreement their respective teammates had reached, and their fighting was intense. Chu Fan, seeing Yu Ling's menacing gaze fixed on the city's guardians, dared not, even though he was struggling, allow her to join the fray. In his view, destroying this nauseating ritual was far more important than crushing these evil cultivators.
Given the possibility of living a safer and more carefree life, the city protector wouldn't give up such a cushy retirement position to gamble his way up to the upper realm. Even if he could survive for a long time in the upper realm, his Nascent Soul cultivation level would be far from sufficient, and he would no longer be at the level where he could roam freely.
As the saying goes, "It's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix." Yu Ling used cultivation level as a hint in her words, making it hard for the city's protectors not to take the bait.
"This passage will take another half an incense stick's time to fully open. You should keep track of the time and wait for my command before making any moves."
"Okay." Yu Ling didn't stand on ceremony and continued to wait patiently for good news.
After reaching a consensus with the city's protectors, Yu Ling turned her attention to Chu Fan. At the same time, the evil cultivators had gained the upper hand and their attacks became increasingly fierce, putting Chu Fan in a difficult situation.
He was indeed the protagonist in the Nascent Soul stage. Although he could fight beyond his level, he wasn't as overpowered as Yu Ling. He hadn't grown enough yet, and his body was covered in bruises, wounds, and blood, making him look quite miserable.
Meanwhile, the evil cultivators were disgusted by Chu Fan's thick skin and the harassment-style fighting method. They were all bloodthirsty and had no time to care about Yu Ling, who had not yet joined the battle.
Seeing this, Yu Ling couldn't help but frown and shake her head, saying, "This Chu Fan is truly useless!"
How come he's fighting a bunch of low-level minions to a standstill, and they're not even Nascent Soul stage experts? Could it be that he, the little boss, is too strong to push aside, putting too much psychological pressure on them?
As the time was about right, Yu Ling waved her hand, summoning her longsword. The sword flashed with spiritual light, and she protected Chu Fan as they rushed inside, determined to kick him in the moment the passage opened.
Once the city guards make their move, won't those evil cultivators be killed in a heartbeat? Without something to buy time, where will he get the pills?!
The city protector himself was directly below the passage. When he saw Yu Ling approaching him, he assumed she was going to give him some pills and didn't try to stop her at all.
As the ceremony drew to a close and the passage was about to open, the city guardian was finally freed. However, he still watched helplessly as more and more evil cultivators fell at his feet. Not only did he not help, but he also generously used his magical artifacts to protect the two of them.
The betrayal by the city's protectors left the evil cultivators with their eyes wide open in disbelief. Years of preparation had been wasted on others; they would have been better off dying under the lightning tribulation.
In order to select targets with spiritual roots one by one from a group of mortals, and to find a way to gather them in Tianwu City to prepare for the ceremony without violating the rules or being discovered, they also had to carefully plan the process, taking into account the lifespan of mortals. Who knows how much they sacrificed!
"What is this?" Chu Fan stopped, feeling an irresistible suction force pulling him upwards from above.
The passage connecting the two worlds has been completely opened.
"The evil cultivators used unorthodox methods to ascend to the upper realm through a smuggled passage," Yu Ling explained kindly. The suction force had no effect on his soul, and his physical body remained completely still.
Chu Fan was dumbfounded. Was this even possible? The thought process of evil cultivators was indeed unique.
Yu Ling was being used by Chu Fan as a helper to get rid of the suction force. She was annoyed by being pulled and was about to kick him into the sky when suddenly, his face darkened and his eyes were fixed on a familiar figure not far away.
What are you doing here?
"Senior brother is still so adorable. How could I not be present at the ascension path I set up?"
The person who arrived was none other than Jiang Ying, the effeminate man whom Yu Ling had been trying to avoid at all costs. However, he was dressed in men's clothing at the moment, looking as manly as could be. He was a completely different person from before.
"Stop pretending, you're not Jiang Ying, what did you do to him?" Yu Ling saw through this evil cultivator who was cultivating the soul at a glance, and rushed over with her sword.
With the soul and body fused to this extent, the original Jiang Ying is probably going to be squeezed out of this body, or she is coexisting with this intruder and is in a weaker position.
"Hey? Brother Mo, don't go!" Chu Fan was caught off guard by Yu Ling's sudden departure, and felt an even stronger pull from above. "Jiang Ying is here, fine, but I'm about to fly! Someone help me out!!!"
The last remaining city guard: Heh, you don't have any pills, and I'm not planning to compete with you for the ascension passage, so why would I pull you?
Chu Fan, who was ignored by everyone present, was quickly drawn into the vortex above his head.
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