Dongfang Bubai had only just left.
Then another person came to visit, and this time it was Shangguan Haitang.
" Ling Yi, my lord wishes to invite you to join the Dragon Guarding Manor," Shangguan Haitang said directly, cutting to the chase.
"Didn't Zhu Wushi already surrender to Xiongba? If I join the Dragon Guarding Manor, isn't that the same as joining the Tianxia Society?" Ling Yi said jokingly.
"Lord Marquis only wanted to avoid unnecessary deaths and injuries. Joining the Tianxia Society was merely a temporary measure. Lord Marquis's heart has always been with the Great Ming, as the sun and moon can attest."
"The sun and moon can bear witness," they say? Do they think I've never seen World's Finest *?
Zhu Wushi is no good person.
The four secret agents of the Dragon Guarding Manor were all badly fooled by Zhu Wushi.
However, Ling Yi was too lazy to argue with Shangguan Haitang about these things. For someone who had been subjected to PUA for many years, there was no point in trying to reason with them.
Compared to Dongfang Bubai, Shangguan Haitang seemed much more Tianzhen.
You could even say they're not even on the same level.
Dongfang Bubai saw at a glance the current problems in the Great Ming Jianghu, the root of its internal and external troubles.
However, Shangguan Haitang was only focused on the imperial court and had no idea what kind of turmoil the Great Ming would face next.
"Your lord is truly remarkable," Ling Yi said disdainfully.
Shangguan Haitang naturally understood Ling Yi's sarcasm and explained, "The world has too many misunderstandings about the Marquis..."
Ling Yi waved his hand, interrupting her. "Misunderstandings are not important to me. I, Ling Yi, will not join any faction."
Shangguan Haitang frowned. " The Great Ming is currently in turmoil, and the Marquis cannot hold it up alone. As citizens of the Great Ming Dynasty, we should not stand idly by and remain uninvolved."
"What does that have to do with me?"
Shangguan Haitang was somewhat annoyed; she simply couldn't understand why Ling Yi would say such a thing.
Now that the Tianxia Society invaded the Great Ming and Plunder its Great Ming treasures and resources, the people of the Great Ming Jianghu should work together to resist the invaders.
Ling Yi actually said it had nothing to do with him.
"Farewell!" Shangguan Haitang snorted coldly, turned around and left.
Although Shangguan Haitang was dissatisfied, she knew that she couldn't control Ling Yi, and if she said anything more, she would probably only anger Ling Yi.
She didn't consider herself a match for Ling Yi.
Ling Yi and Shangguan Haitang met twice, and both times the meeting was very unpleasant.
To put it bluntly, Shangguan Haitang was ultimately too Tianzhen.
No sooner had Shangguan Haitang left than Zhuge Zhengwo arrived with Emotionless and Iron Hand.
Dongfang Bubai was right; there will likely be quite a few people coming to find him next.
What surprised Ling Yi was that Zhuge Zhengwo and the others looked remarkably similar to their characters in the movie.
Especially Emotionless.
Ling Yi couldn't help but glance at her a few more times.
But he quickly looked away, for the gaze in Emotionless's eyes was full of scrutiny.
This gaze displeased Ling Yi greatly.
Ling Yi didn't particularly like women with this cold, aloof demeanor.
Even with exceptionally high looks, I feel nothing.
Ling Yi suddenly remembered that this Emotionless person seemed to have Mind-Reading Technique. Could it be that he could read his memories and know that he was a transmigrator?
Ling Yi immediately recalled the documentaries he had watched in his previous life, while simultaneously observing Emotionless's Changes.
But he found that Emotionless only frowned and did not show any other reaction.
He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that this Emotionless cannot read his memories; otherwise, it would be impossible for it to "see" those Masai images and remain unmoved.
" Zhuge Zhengwo from the Divine Constabulary. I greet Young Master Ling." Zhuge Zhengwo greeted Ling Yi with a smile and Fist Dao.
"Is something the matter?" Ling Yi asked.
"I wonder what Young Master Ling's opinion is on the current Great Ming Jianghu?"
"I'll just stand here and watch!" Ling Yi rolled his eyes. What, are you going to have a grand discussion about heroes over wine?
Ling Yi, too lazy to argue with him, waved his hand and said, "First, I will not join any faction. Second, I have no interest in the imperial court, the Jianghu, or any Supreme."
Third, I am a good person unless others offend me; if others offend me, I will fight to the death, no matter where they are.
"Do you have any other questions?" Ling Yi asked, looking at Zhuge Zhengwo's completely bewildered expression.
Zhuge Zhengwo stared at Ling Yi for a long time before finally saying, "I'm sorry to have bothered you. Farewell!"
Then, together with Emotionless and Iron Hand, they turned and left.
"That's clever; it saved a lot of trouble."
Ling Yi ignored Zhuge Zhengwo and the others. They came to find Ling Yi Ling Yi simply to know his attitude and, incidentally, to see if there was any possibility of recruiting him into the Divine Constabulary's Mansion.
But Ling Yi's three sentences effectively shut down everything Zhuge Zhengwo wanted to say and conveyed his own stance to them.
Ling Yi tossed a shiny black candy ball into his mouth.
This is the poisonous Xiao Ling that Huang Rong concocted today.
The effect is even more potent than the poisoned cakes from before, but the duration is rather short. It can consume 50,000 assassins in three seconds, but only for three seconds.
Although the small cakes can add 70,000, the efficiency is very low. It takes half an hour to an hour before they can be eaten a second time, otherwise it's a waste to stack them.
But these candy balls are different; they deal burst damage in three seconds, and you can eat a second one in five minutes.
Ling Yi should let Huang Rong focus all her efforts on making these candy balls.
Over the next two weeks, with the help of Yaoyue and Lianxing, all the valuables Ling Yi had collected from Mount Song were used to purchase various poisons and medicinal herbs.
In the end, Huang Rong made tens of thousands of brown sugar balls.
Now, it was finally time to set off south.
To this end, Ling Yi specially commissioned craftsmen to build an extra-large carriage that required four demon horses to pull.
It's practically a walking house.
Or, to put it another way, an ancient version of a motorhome.
"We'll set off first thing tomorrow morning, heading south to Dali!" Ling Yi said to the girls during dinner that evening.
"We're finally going!" Huang Rong cheered excitedly.
During this period, she made poisonous Xiao Ling every day; they were absolutely disgusting.
Huang Rong transformed from a humble cook into Little Poison Maiden.
Although researching various poisons every day seems quite interesting, doing anything for too long can become tedious.
Besides, Huang Rong is someone who can't stay still for long; staying still for half a month is already her Limit.
Not only Huang Rong, but also Yaoyue and Lianxing had actually wanted to set off for a long time.
But there's no way around it; the ice cave of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm is probably only easily accessible to Ling Yi. Others simply can't do it.
Land Immortal?
No, even Land Immortal would have a hard time.
Otherwise, this Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm would probably be gone long ago.
Ling Yi refused to believe that the Ice Marrow derived from the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm was so valuable that Land Immortal would look down on it. Even if a Land Immortal Land Immortal didn't value it, didn't they have descendants?
Ling Yi, anyway, didn't believe it.
Ling Yi chose to depart tomorrow because the seventh keyword slot is about to open.
The total number of suicide soldiers Summon is about to reach one million.
Another point is that he has been carving the two characters "Tianji" for three days, but the Heavenly Secrets Gate has not come knocking on his door.
Regardless of whether the people from the Heavenly Secrets Gate show up tonight, Ling Yi will be leaving tomorrow.
"I'm afraid this journey won't be very peaceful," Yaoyue said, putting down her chopsticks.
Ling Yi laughed and said, "It doesn't matter, I'm invincible right now."
"Then we'll have to rely on Young Master Ling for protection along the way!" Yaoyue said with a smile.
Why is Ling Yi so confident?
Because his cultivation level had reached the Great Perfection of Body Refining.
Although he is unable to advance to the Acquired Realm no matter what, his current physical strength is dozens of times that of an ordinary person.
Why?
Because Ling Yi cultivated the Sunflower Codex.
Ling Yi cut it?
Of course not, because all the negative damage from cultivation Sharing with the assassins through the "Damage Transfer " attribute.
Each cultivation session required over a hundred assassins to Damage Transfer, demonstrating just how intense Ling Yi's cultivation was.
But the results are fantastic.
Unfortunately, for some reason, Ling Yi was unable to cultivate Internal Energy and reach the Acquired Realm.
This left Ling Yi completely baffled.
The Innate Pill didn't significantly improve Ling Yi's condition, but even a tiny bit was an improvement, allowing him to cultivate Ling Yi.
It should be noted that the Innate Pill not only improved his weak body, but also opened up several of Ling Yi's meridians.
Although as thin as a hair.
But it's still connected.
Logically speaking, one should be able to cultivate internal Internal Energy, but no matter what, it's all for naught.
Internal Energy energy will never be generated.
However, one's Qi and Blood, internal organs, muscles and bones, skin and muscles, and strength continuously increase with cultivation.
Unfortunately, no matter how much he improves, he will only Body Refining Realm.
The Third Realm of Body Refining make Third Rate Martial Practitioner, the Middle Three Realms make one Second-Rate Martial Practitioner, and the last Third Realm make First-Rate Martial Practitioner.
The Third Realm refine Qi and Blood; the Middle Three Realms Sinew and Bone Refining, skin, and membranes; and the last Third Realm Five Viscera Refining.
Ling Yi felt that his body was probably reaching its Limit soon after the tempering process.
Continuing to cultivate would probably be pointless.
Ling Yi could only attribute the reason to his poor aptitude.
To improve one's aptitude, it seems one would need to consume a large amount of Ice Marrow.
Despite this, Ling Yi's strength increased exponentially.
There are three main Changes.
First, the maximum range at which the assassins can Summon is ten kilometers. Of course, Ling Yi cannot Summon assassins directly from ten kilometers away, since there is also the prerequisite limitation of being within the field of Field of Vision.
However, Ling Yi can use Sharing Sharing Field of Vision of the assassins to Summon Field of Vision a ten-kilometer radius.
Second, the Self-Destruct power of the suicide squad has increased significantly, by at least tenfold.
The assassin and Ling Yi are of similar strength and martial arts skills.
In other words, Ling Yi can now Summon a million Body Refining Realm Pinnacle assassins who have cultivated the Sunflower Codex.
Even without Self-Destruct, if a million suicide soldiers were thrown in, who could withstand it?
If Self-Destruct were to be used, Ling Yi would be quite looking forward to finding a few unlucky souls to test it out.
Third, the defensive capabilities of the assassins have been greatly increased.
Take Yaoyue for example; in the past, a full-force attack could have cost Ling Yi a thousand assassins.
Now, we don't even need a hundred assassins.
The difference is enormous.
Ling Yi's current one million elite warriors are equivalent to his previous ten million elite warriors.
Ling Yi now possessed the confidence to directly confront Land Immortal Realm expert.
After our trip to Dali, our strength will increase again, and then we can go find my sister.
In the dead of night, Ling Yi, who was practicing the Sunflower Codex, suddenly opened his eyes.
A figure had appeared in the room at some point.
"People from the Heavenly Secrets Gate?" Ling Yi asked.
"Yes, please tell me the information you want to know." The other person's voice was ethereal, with a reverberation that made it impossible to tell if it was male or female.
This should be some kind of application of Internal Energy or True Yuan.
"I want to know if it was Di Shitian who took my sister away. If it was Di Shitian, where is Di Shitian now? And how much does it cost to buy this information?"
"It was Di Shitian who took Ling Shuang away. Di Shitian was last seen half a month ago in Xianyang City of Great Qin, where he was seriously injured by the Qin Emperor, and his whereabouts are currently unknown."
"Would you mind doing me a favor in return for this information?"