Enemies on a narrow road, Life Transformation through divine ability; opening a grotto-heaven, divine sense surging (9K)

A luxurious private room on the top floor of the Star-Picking Tower.

Yi Jitian paused, swept his gaze over Li and Ye, then continued, "To be frank with you both, eliminating these infiltrators falls squarely within my duties. These Golden Kingdom cultivators all carry specially made identity tokens bearing unique restrictions that are extremely difficult to counterfeit."

"What I ask is this: if, in the course of your cultivation, you discover traces of these Golden Kingdom cultivators, I hope you can eliminate them and bring their identity tokens back to me."

His tone was sincere. "For every token you hand over, I will not only provide generous rewards according to the Extreme South Palace's rules, but also owe you a favor. For you, this would simply be something to do along the way. You would remove a scourge and profit from it, and the Extreme South Palace has explicitly decreed that any ill-gotten spoils belong to whoever eliminates the evildoer. Three birds with one stone. What do you think, fellow Daoists?"

Having finished, he watched them quietly and waited for their replies.

Clearly, he was borrowing their strength—using these two powerful outsiders, Lin and Ye, to accumulate merits for himself.

After all, he could still reach the nearby regions, but once the infiltrating Golden Kingdom robber cultivators scattered throughout Song Territory, even his long whip could not reach them.

His proposal was a plan to advance on several fronts, perhaps yielding some unexpected gains.

"If the opportunity arises, I will certainly do what I can."

"Given our relationship, Brother Yi, since you've asked, of course I'll agree."

After a brief inward deliberation, Lin Changheng and Ye Wugui both agreed. There was no harm in accepting a request with neither a specified target nor any penalty.

If they encountered one and