Li Yan again asked Fan Nan about his own trips in and out of Yellow Springs City. However, Fan Nan's answers to this question were somewhat illogical.
After repeatedly piecing together Fan Nan's words, Li Yan finally sorted out what he meant: every time Fan Nan went there, he needed a sufficiently valid reason.
Even if it was merely to go over and trade with ghost cultivators, he usually had only one opportunity each year, and unused chances could not be accumulated.
In other words, even if Fan Nan had not gone to Yellow Springs City to trade for ten years, he would still have only one chance when he wanted to go this year. That was already because of his special status.
Those lower-ranked ghost creatures might only be permitted to go once every five, ten, or even several decades. If they wanted something, they could only have other ghost creatures trade for them.
The reason was still the command of the Yan God: large numbers of ghost creatures were not allowed to appear in Yellow Springs City, so that its normal reception of souls would not be disrupted and certain ghosts would not develop improper thoughts upon seeing the departed souls on the Bridge of Helplessness.
What angered and depressed Li Yan was that Fan Nan's sole trading opportunity for this year had already been used.
Therefore, if Li Yan wanted to go over, he had to possess a warden's written order or have a reason capable of convincing the Nether Emperor guarding the Yellow Springs Path.
There was indeed a chance of such "persuasion," such as offering that Nether Emperor a certain amount of benefits. But barring special circumstances, no one would be willing to do that.
A Nether Emperor's appetite was enormous. If ordinary ghost creatures