"Oh no!"
Dugu Xuan immediately realized the crux of the problem.
Representing the Nine Heavens Sacred Ground, Di Que Saint Son sought to win over their Ascending to Immortality City with a treasure for overcoming the tribulation and a portion of immortal material.
The two sides were still in the initial stages of contact.
Ascending to Immortality City hoped Di Que Saint Son would first hand over either the tribulation treasure or the Immortal Artifact material as a show of sincerity.
Di Que Saint Son, however, demanded that Gu Qianfan help him ambush and kill Yi Yuanshi.
At the very least, Ascending to Immortality City had to openly declare its allegiance to the Nine Heavens Sacred Ground before he would bestow those treasures.
After all, once Gu Qianfan overcame the tribulation and became an immortal, any of the Nine Great Immortal Sects would welcome him with open arms if he wished to join. They had to avoid fetching water with a bamboo basket.
Thus, both sides were cautiously sounding each other out.
Ambushing and killing Yi Yuanshi would have grave consequences. Unless Di Que Saint Son was willing to fulfill his promise on the spot and hand both the tribulation treasure and the Immortal Artifact material to Gu Qianfan, Ascending to Immortality City would never act rashly.
In fact, they were more inclined to draw the Nine Heavens Sacred Ground into the game and make it declare its position. They had also used the auction of Nine Heavens Breathing Soil at Immortal Goods Tower to lay their plans, finding whatever excuses they could to buy Ascending to Immortality City more time.
If they could just buy a few years, allowing Gu Qianfan to obtain the treasures, successfully overcome the tribulation, and enter the Immortal Realm...
Even the Great Luo Immortal