"Wait." Of course I knew what that meant. I immediately pulled the travel document from my sleeve, slipped a Heavenly Dao crystal inside it, and handed it to the leading Demon Cultivator.
It wasn't just this Demon Cultivator who noticed something was wrong with the document; the other immortals did too. Of course, some of the less perceptive ones even shouted, "Careful!" thinking I had hidden some dangerous object inside. But they were promptly glared at by their captain. Anyone with eyes could tell it was a bribe.
The Demon Cultivator tossed the travel document back to me. The Heavenly Dao crystal had already vanished. He looked at us with a broad smile and said, "Next time, fellow Daoists, discuss whatever business you have after entering the Sacred City. Don't do it in this remote place, lest you invite the suspicions of your fellow cultivators."
I smiled and cupped my hands. "Exactly. Sorry for troubling you, fellow Daoist Guard. We were just about to enter the city."
Dongfang Fu put away the travel document and followed me toward the Sacred City. On the way, he couldn't help saying, "Why be so polite with him? You even gave him a Heavenly Dao crystal. How did this thing become so worthless in your hands? You should know I don't get many of these in a year!"
I smiled. "Master, this isn't about money. It's about how to promote our Sky City's Heavenly Dao crystals. Right now, no one knows about them, but once I hand out enough, people will naturally learn of them. Once they know about them, they'll naturally understand their effects. Then we can use these things to replace Heavenly Dao Powder, achieving the goal of using their own spear to attack their own shield."
Dongfang Fu mulled over my