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'How do we resolve the current threat posed by this Black Gate?' Xia Qingran gritted her teeth slightly.
"Should we risk the danger and try our luck at the final battle?"
'No, returning from the decisive battle without a reason would lose the trust of the local high command, leaving no room for getting close to Refiner Lin.'
Xia Qingran's expression was grim: 'We can only endure it for now...'
Lin Ye's side.
The bath was filled with rising mist, and Lin Ye felt a sense of comfort as he drank the spirit wine given to him by the city lord.
However, the situation on the Black Gate side is simply hopeless.
This girl is certainly cautious! But this might not be a good thing...
Although, all of this was done by Lin Ye in order to secretly dump goods from the Dark Ages.
However, participating in trade between the two worlds is also profitable for the middlemen who own the Black Gate, and the profits can be substantial.
She was surprisingly wary of any windfall.
"I feel like I can't win her over anytime soon. Is she really going to wait until I reach the 'Nascent Soul' stage and test her before she'll even try using the Black Gate?"
"No, no, that's too slow! We need to activate the emergency plan."
Lin Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
I have to do it myself...
Okay, I'll help her save face!
With a thought, Lin Ye controlled the black gate to begin moving.
"Black Gate, give me some!"
枫！
Suddenly, the black door that had been steadily following Xia Qingran began to move erratically without warning, crashing into the bed and starting to devour everything!
Xia Qingran was startled again; the weak are always filled with fear... "It moved by itself!"
He got up to escape, but was stopped by Hei Men with a drift.
Xia Qingran could only stand there, watching helplessly as the wardrobe containing her underwear was swallowed up, her eyes wide with disbelief.
After eating all the various things in the room, she noticed with surprise...
Kuromon is eating and generating gold coins at the same time!
At this moment, the office was littered with finished pill, talisman, and artifact arrays... as well as glittering spirit stones!
Xia Qingran stared wide-eyed, her breathing becoming heavier.
Those are spirit stones?! So many!
Lin.
Seeing the city lord suppressing his excitement over a pile of low-grade spirit stones, Lin Ye couldn't help but smile.
It's just a low-grade spirit stone...
Look at how ignorant the monks of the Colossus era are!
Speaking of which, the city lord's room has quite a few good things.
'Ah, that was left to me by my parents...' Xia Qingran's eyes revealed deep reluctance as she watched the jade box on the desk being sucked into the black door.
However, when Xia Qingran saw that the Black Gate had actually produced a dazzling and enormous spirit stone, her expression was immediately replaced by joy.
"This is... a high-grade spirit stone!"
Soon, everything in the office and living room was completely devoured by the Black Gate.
After demonstrating the correct usage, Lin Ye leisurely controlled the black door to float back to Xia Qingran's side.
In the room filled with spirit stones, Xia Qingran was initially afraid to touch them, but was startled by the sudden approach of the black door and fell down on the pile of spirit stones.
Xia Qingran's expression changed slightly as her palm accidentally brushed against the pile of spirit stones, feeling a sharp sensation and a rich spiritual energy.
She managed to maintain a composed expression, her delicate red lips trembling slightly as she looked up fearfully at the black door.
It floated there quietly, deep and boundless.
The small, golden characters flickered silently.
What was originally just a terrifying black door suddenly seemed somewhat familiar to Xia Qingran.
[Invest any item and you'll receive a reward]
Her eyes were still somewhat apprehensive, but she couldn't help thinking: So it didn't lie to me... there really was a reward!
......
The next morning.
Xia Qingran convened a meeting of the city committee's standing committee and transformed back into the dignified city lord.
But every time she caught a glimpse of the black door floating not far away, she felt a sense of joy.
Although he is still unsure about the security of the Black Gate.
However, it is a fact that it is very useful!
Those spirit stones, when sold through special means, can yield enormous profits.
Now that the deal is done, I should be safe for the time being.
They even need to invest a lot of various items to try to actively meet the needs of the Black Gate in exchange for security.
The humiliation of "a fake Nascent Soul frightening a living city lord" should not be forgotten.
We should take advantage of the Black Gate to quickly acquire Nascent Soul level combat power!
After the meeting, Lord Xia began throwing various types of items into the Black Gate in an attempt to determine the preferences of the person behind the Black Gate.
Lin Ye stared at the large incense burner that had been teleported over and fell into deep thought.
Incense? I don't need it!
'Anyway, she already knows there's someone behind it all...'
'Let's give her some clear hints... or maybe we should just start issuing tasks now, to avoid her investing in something even more outrageous.'
.......
[Note: Please submit materials or information]
Xia Qingran was taken aback and stopped the action of feeding him.
The Black Gate actually gave us the information directly! It's materials or data, like pill, talisman, weapon, and array materials, as well as cultivation techniques and secret arts.
It's suspicious, really suspicious.
Unfortunately... it gave way too much.
I really don't know what the person behind this is after.
Thinking of this, Xia Qingran picked up the secure communication talisman on her desk.
"Hello? It's me."
"Recently, I need to process a batch of goods obtained from the 'Eliminating the Remnants of the Giant Enterprise Alliance,' and the amount will be quite large."
"Okay, okay, let's settle the payment directly using the materials from the pill, talisman, weapon, and array. I can use them here."
As a politician who worked his way up from a township leader.
Xia Qingran naturally has her own territory under her control and her own means of dealing with the stolen goods.
She put down the communication talisman, and her expression changed slightly.
Then, the light screen of the black door issued a new instruction.
[Task: Develop the cultivation method of "Internal Secret Realm Technique"]
[Reward: One-time use, low-grade Rank 4 amulet *1]
What reward...?
A fourth-grade protective talisman?!
Such a thing could never appear outside the decisive battle headquarters! Even a high-ranking local official would have no chance.
What? You need a fourth-grade protective talisman? Something seems fishy about your place...
Therefore, this was something she could only dream of but never achieve.
With it, the danger of assassination attempts by Nascent Soul stage cultivators can be greatly reduced...
Xia Qingran's eyes were burning, and her poised and ready posture looked like that of a big gluttonous cat.
As for the internal secret realm cultivation method?
Xia Qingran's eyes flickered slightly: When she was the student council president at Imperial University, she saw some young people who were favored by their superiors and practiced this method. One of them was a former subordinate... This matter requires her to meet with me in person, which will take some time...
Don't keep the Black Gate waiting!
"Lord Men, please wait a few more days, and I will definitely find what you need!"
"Do you have any other tasks...?"
Before the words were finished, several lines of golden missions appeared on the black gate.
[Task: Deploy the "Greater Heavenly Five Elements Reincarnation Array"]
[Reward: One-time use Rank 4 Low-level Divine Light Talisman *1]
Divine Light Talisman...an offensive talisman?
It's not as valuable as a defensive amulet, but it's good to have one on hand!
As for the Five Elements Reincarnation Array of the Day After Tomorrow, Xia Qingran had one on hand, so he quickly took out a jade slip and fed it to Hei Men.
A fourth-grade talisman slammed into Lord Xia's chest with a thud.
She tremblingly held up the divine talisman, overjoyed.
"Hmph..."
Lin Ye nodded in satisfaction.
No matter how cautious Lord Xia was, he still had his own weaknesses and was eventually captured by Xia's initiative, becoming a transit point for human trafficking.
A white jade slip appeared in Lin Ye's hand, and he prepared to present it to the young emperor for his perusal.
The Five Elements Reincarnation Array will be obtained the day after tomorrow!
The magic of the Age of Giants was exquisite, and there were many useful things, but this was one of the most outstanding gains.
......
The Dark Ages.
The Great Demon Underworld.
The Great Demon of Deception is listening to reports from his followers, learning about some of the changes and anecdotes on the surface of the earth.
A member of the clan, covered in sharp thorns and shrouded in dark clouds, appeared somewhat uneasy.
Recently, their activities on the surface have not been very optimistic. Some Bodhisattvas have traveled east, and some Masters have gone on a northern hunt. Even the existence of their kin, which can casually annihilate millions of cultivators, has begun to suffer losses.
"And then there's Lin Ye, he seems to have an inexhaustible supply of materials! Especially the materials for the Spirit-Severing Array, which have greatly hampered our operations around the palace!"
Upon hearing this, the Great Demon of Illusion was also completely baffled.
Most of the materials for the spirit-suppressing formations in various places were destroyed by the minions of the great demon while the ancestors were in seclusion.
Where did he get that from...?
Chapter 183 Beyond the Boundary Sea, the Cultivators Who Drive the World
Tai Yi laughed and said, "What does it matter? As long as the plan goes smoothly, I can use the cover of the blood mist to disrupt all the ley lines and spaces on the four continents."
"At that time, those insects will be surrounded by unfamiliar things, and they won't be able to keep their composure?"
Tai Yi was very satisfied with the plan and laughed loudly: "No matter what methods that person you're talking about has, it doesn't matter!"