My Daoist partner helps me cultivate immortality

He transmitted his voice, "Fellow Daoist Lin, should we tell the City Lord the good news that you are seriously injured?"

Good news...

Strangely enough, it's actually good news.

Lin Ye replied telepathically, "The city lord has probably already found out about my situation by now."

"No wonder she's so fond of Fellow Daoist Lin..." Boss Ye sighed, "Don't forget your brother when you rise to prominence in the future."

Lin Ye laughed heartily: "If I become rich and powerful, I will not forget you."

It’s time to say it or not.

Lin Ye was also very satisfied with City Lord Xia.

"Hehehehehe...A high-quality host!"

After the banquet, they returned to the Lin family home.

Lin Ye eagerly took out the [Door] and checked its spiritual energy sealing, controllability, recyclability, indestructibility, and many other functions such as invisibility and clones...

This door is a high-grade fifth-rank spiritual artifact, which is sufficient!

Lin Ye used a favor to commission the master craftsman to make it.

It was created specifically to adapt to the era of the giants, and it has a strong ability to seal off spiritual energy. It has no offensive spiritual energy outlets, which allows it to withstand the giants' absorption for many years.

Its hardness, even in the mortal realm during the time of the giants, meant that unless the giants awoke, no one should be able to break it.

It connects to a luxurious interior space.

Lin Ye's consciousness can enter the inner space at any time to issue commands to the outside world or transport supplies.

If the assessment is wrong and Lord Xia is deemed unsuitable, the gatekeeper can ruthlessly discard her, alter her appearance, and give her to someone else to use.

Lin Ye has ample resources for trial and error.

"...go!"

Lin Ye's expression turned serious.

With a whoosh, the door vanished into thin air.

.......

City Lord's Mansion.

Looking down from the tall floor-to-ceiling windows, you can overlook the bustling Wanshu City.

After the meeting, the city lord resumed his work. Inside the white gauze curtain, the sound of pens scratching filled the air, and only in the dim light could one vaguely see a beautiful figure sitting upright at the desk.

Her long eyelashes fluttered slightly, and her two delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, like a willow branch and a new moon. Her sky-blue eyes sparkled and were as clear as crystal.

Her loose white Taoist robe was half-undone, and her long pink hair fell over her shoulders, revealing her slender and graceful figure. She was radiant and charming.

Xia Qingran, the lord of Wanshu City, was indeed a man of great talent and a successful career.

The current situation has left her feeling more helpless than ever before.

She had to suppress herself and not cultivate too quickly.

Otherwise, there was an example of a high-ranking official who was supervised by a special envoy from the central government and fed pills every day. After being fed until he reached the Nascent Soul stage, he was taken away and sent to the decisive battle agency.

However, limiting one's realm and vital energy, leaving oneself ample room for maneuver, signifies weakness and a lack of power.

If only there were a way to secretly become stronger.

Even if one doesn't become stronger, one should at least sign a contract with a Nascent Soul expert as soon as possible to establish mutual trust.

Fortunately, if the situation changes, I won't end up in a bad situation.

"Lin Ye claims to be a local...a genius weapon refiner, seriously injured, but he can find a loophole to hide and heal until he becomes a Nascent Soul expert, he just needs to do it as soon as possible."

"I need to get in touch with him soon... His identity is too tempting."

Xia Qingran wrote several business proposals about Lin Ye, which were subsequently included in the abstinence fund.

Just as she was about to get up and catch her breath, she froze as her gaze shifted.

A black door...

"There are assassins!"

Xia Qingran collapsed to the ground, her face turning deathly pale with fright.

The guards burst in, but were utterly bewildered: "Lord City Lord, where are the assassins...?"

"It's right here!"

Xia Qingran blinked in disbelief: "You can't see it?"

The guard broke out in a cold sweat: "Was it an invisible assassin?!"

Xia Qingran paused for a moment, then shook her head: "It seems I'm just too tired... I'm hallucinating. You guys go out."

"Lord City Lord, please take care of your health!"

After a moment, having dismissed the outsiders, Xia Qingran thoughtfully hid in the formation, observing the black door that had suddenly appeared, moved with her, and floated around her.

On the spiritual energy screen in the middle of the door, a few simple golden characters appeared.

[Invest any item and you'll receive a reward]

Hiding behind the desk, the city lord's fair face turned slightly pale with fright, and her eyes were somewhat blank, after all, she had never seen anything like it before.

"What's this?"

Chapter 182 Give It to Me (4k)

The tall, ancient black doors, bathed in a soft glow, seemed to have been forged in some distant, ancient era.

Carved with numerous mysterious animal-shaped runes, its broad and rugged body is completely different from the exquisite and simple style of magical artifacts from the era of the giants.

However, the cultivation world has a long history of "the older, the stronger".

This habit led Xia Qingran to think, upon first seeing the black door, "Impressive! Could it be an antique fake?"

For cultivators of this era, a high-grade fifth-rank spiritual weapon is something that has long since disappeared.

Let alone Xia Qingran, no one could see through the true nature of this mysterious door.

"You're watching from behind the scenes, aren't you?"

Xia Qingran asked in a low voice, trying her best not to provoke the other party.

Well, Xia Qingran saw through the deeper essence.

She took a deep breath, regained some composure, and asked, "What do you want?"

Lin Ye did not answer.

He has already set up the redemption rules.

Even if this little girl bombards the Black Gate with a Star Destroyer, she will still spit out spirit stones as a reward after taking the shell.

This is bait...

In the era of the giants, spirit stones were rare, especially those of quality higher than low-grade spirit stones.

Lin Ye thought to himself: With such good conditions, why not be captured quickly and obediently bring me what I need? Hehehe...

Once she gets used to trading through the Black Gate, I'll just tell her what she needs!

However, given this girl's cautious nature, there will probably be some internal strife for a while.

I watched while taking a bath.

The next day.

City Lord's Mansion.

Xia Qingran broke out in a light sweat as she looked back at the mysterious black door that was still following her.

Xia Qingran did not dare to attack the black door rashly, nor did she dare to grant Lin Ye's wish and casually throw things in.

Others cannot see this door.

Therefore, the best course of action is to meet with a Nascent Soul stage expert and test whether they can see this mysterious black gate.

This is much safer, yet the effect is the same as using the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator to bombard the mysterious black gate.

For Xia Qingran, this would allow her to determine whether there was any force majeure behind it.

If even Nascent Soul experts, especially those at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, can't be seen... then...

so horrible!

On the other hand, it is reassuring because it suggests that this black door is very likely a genuine ancient treasure!

In that case, Xia Qingran would be determined to die and try out the effects of the Black Gate, since resistance was impossible anyway.

However, no force in Wanshu City dares to openly possess a Nascent Soul expert, much less show it to outsiders.

As for the "final battle mechanism" where the Star Alliance gathered Nascent Soul cultivators...

The situation there is complex now, and the current struggle is far more intense and complicated than that in Wanshu City.

This also gives ambitious and intelligent people like the top executives of Wanshucheng in various places more room to prepare and breathe.

But if Xia Qingran dares to go to the final battle now, she might not come back alive!

Therefore, even a city lord like himself had no way of getting an audience with a Nascent Soul cultivator...

Xia Qingran felt a wave of powerlessness.

I'm at a loss as to what to do with this black door.

Although it was the least of her worries, Xia Qingran still managed to find a Golden Core Peak expert.

With a brief probe, it was discovered that the other party was completely unaware of the Black Gate.

Unfortunately... the unavoidable problem is that without finding a Nascent Soul ancestor to use as a test, it is impossible to rule out the possibility that this black gate might be a fourth-grade spiritual artifact controlled by a Nascent Soul expert!

Someone is trying to assassinate me?

The struggle at the highest level is still unresolved, and one of the forces is considered her backer. Who would dare to make such a rash move now?

Thinking of this, Xia Qingran felt a chill run down her spine.

As the dignified ruler of this region, he held supreme military and political power, and the lives of millions of cultivators were in his hands.

He was actually stumped by a Nascent Soul cultivator...

Looking at the black gate, Xia Qingran couldn't help but turn pale at the thought of being manipulated by any Nascent Soul expert.

'Gulp...' Xia Qingran swallowed.

On the surface, he was vying for power with various forces in Wanshu City, and his status and position were even far above theirs.

But this black gate starkly reveals her true place in the world once the halo bestowed upon her by the Covenant fades.

At that time, they will be powerless to resist the forces that possess a Nascent Soul Ancestor.

Xia Qingran's face was ashen.

Alas! As for my talents, Xia Qingran, while I may not be considered extraordinary, I am adept at obtaining the greatest benefit with the least cost, and I have never suffered a loss with anyone.

Despite possessing considerable talent for cultivation, he was constantly constrained by his identity and could only suppress his cultivation level.

As a result, his cultivation progressed much slower than he had hoped before entering officialdom.

My ancestors made great contributions to the unification of the Star Alliance, but alas, once the birds are gone, the good bow is put away... Now the Star Alliance rarely fights, and the family's military skills for commanding battles have no room to be used. They are bound by many restrictions and have no freedom.

I thought that after the giant god perished, an era of pioneering would begin, and I would be able to make great strides.

Unexpectedly, today they are blocked by a barrier-avoiding entity called "Nascent Soul"!

'How could I let you get in my way...' Large beads of sweat appeared on Xia Qingran's smooth forehead, her fierce gaze deep within her eyes as she quickly glanced at the "black door."

'We must have our own Nascent Soul Ancestor.'

'Lin the weapon refiner... that's him! I must snatch him from the Ye Clan's trading company as quickly as possible. Even a contract isn't safe for a Nascent Soul ancestor; I want both him and his heart.'

'I'll think about the specific plan later.'

'However, Master Lin also needs time to heal his injuries and break through to the Nascent Soul stage.'