Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

According to the original plan, it will take another half a month for the Heavenly Demon Temple to meet with the Wan Dao Trading Company at Qianyang Pass, a thousand miles north of the city.

So...

During this half month, the Wan Dao Trading Company only needs to camp and defend within Yuyang City.

As for whether the Qinghua Divine Sect will attack the city...

Not to mention that the Qinghua Divine Sect is located in the deepest part of the Northern Continent, and it would take at least a couple of months for them to travel here by flying boat. Even if they arrive in time, the Wan Dao Trading Company has already occupied the advantageous position and, with the help of Yuyang City's location and formation advantages, it can be said to be easy to defend and difficult to attack.

It is almost impossible for the Qinghua Divine Sect to take the city in a short period of time.

Unless...

They can mobilize three or more Return to Void Realm experts at once and undermine the defensive formation set up by the Wan Dao Trading Company from within. Otherwise, their arrival would be in vain.

Because there is no urgency in the war, Ji Boying has had a leisurely time during this period.

Apart from spending time with Li Yueyao every day, he focuses on drawing talismans and preparing for the upcoming fierce battle.

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Inside the talisman room...

Ji Boying, who had just finished an academic discussion with Li Yueyao and shared all his knowledge, was enjoying his usual leisure time in the first-floor talisman room. He decided to browse the Wish Store and spend his remaining one hundred wish points.

Since reaching the Divine Power Realm, Ji Boying no longer had the Sage Moment, and even if he did, it wouldn't last long.

This made Ji Boying feel uncomfortable.

As everyone knows, the Sage Moment is the time when one's mind remains clear and efficient for learning.

Now that he no longer has this time, Ji Boying has to spend extra time to fully enter a state of study.

This is not cost-effective.

Ji Boying spread his arms and legs, lying on the floor in a star shape, his deep eyes fixed on the virtual frame in front of him.

"What would be a better choice?"

"At present, the only options in the pending category are an upward-pointing arrow, a person engulfed in desire, a person holding a great sword, and two people sitting opposite each other."

"If these four icons are really what I think they are, then it would be best for me to choose the fourth one..."

"After all, the fourth one is bidirectional, so it won't just amplify my abilities, but also burden Li Yueyao alone."

"But... if the bidirectional amplification effect is too strong, it won't be a good thing for her either."

"If her body is already at its limit while being consumed by desire, continuing to communicate will inevitably cause her body to collapse. But if we don't communicate, she will still suffer under the burning desire and there will be a risk of breakdown."

"Should I go to the Dan Fire Temple and ask for some pills that can suppress desire?"

Suddenly, Ji Boying thought of a solution and after a brief calculation in his mind, he found it completely feasible.

However...

Just suppressing desire on the psychological and spiritual level is not enough. It also requires physiological suppression, such as... restraining ammunition filling, or... restraining a bursting dam.

With this in mind, Ji Boying took advantage of the fact that it was not completely dark yet and went straight to the residence of the Dan Fire Temple.

As for why he didn't go at night...

The reason is simple.

During the day, the alchemists of the Dan Fire Temple are busy refining pills, as per the strict orders of Elder Chen. No one can disobey. After nightfall, it is their resting time... either going to the seafood vendor for a feast or busy with their own affairs.

Of course, the latter is more common.

The former is a minority.

Originally, Ji Boying also wanted to go to the seafood vendor to see if he could unlock some new skills.

After all, unlocking a skill after devouring a Dao Crystal of Nothingness would give him an additional ten thousand experience points.

However...

The number of colleagues in the Dan Fire Temple is small, but there are quite a few people in the Qishan Temple and the Trading Company's guards.

And they are all fully occupied and well-organized at night.

If possible, Ji Boying would rather not become "one of them" with these colleagues.

Especially in situations where he has to wait in line.

Furthermore...

Even if Ji Boying went to eat seafood, it doesn't necessarily mean that he would truly comprehend new skills. After all, when he was at Qiandao Lake, he also ate plenty of seafood meals, even ordering multiple portions for himself.

But in the end, didn't he still fail to comprehend any skills?

And those dozens of girls from the Phoenix Pavilion, with so many people, they only added a meager eight new skills to Ji Boying.

...

The Dan Fire Hall was not far from the base, and it took Ji Boying less than fifteen minutes to arrive at their centralized office.

Before even entering the door, various strong or distinct fragrances wafted over.

Just by taking a whiff, one could feel the cells in their body, as well as their dantian and qifu, becoming active and excited.

Most of these elixirs were mainly used to treat various injuries and illnesses.

In addition, there was also a portion that could detoxify and stimulate one's potential.

After all, anything could happen after the outbreak of a great war, so it was not a bad idea to prepare more elixirs.

However...

Just as Ji Boying was about to enter the hall to find a five-star alchemist to help him refine medicine...

Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught sight of several dazzling streaks of light in the distant sky.

Immediately after...

Deafening explosions resounded in the sky.

Ji Boying quickly turned his head.

But he saw that a translucent blue-purple protective barrier had already enveloped the main city.

This protective barrier was not unfamiliar to Ji Boying; it was the defensive formation set up by the Chamber of Commerce's formation master when they settled in Yuyang City!

"The defensive formation has been activated. It seems that they have encountered an enemy attack..."

"It's only the third day, and Yuyang City is already under attack. I wonder if it's the Qinghua Divine Sect."

Ji Boying murmured softly.

Then, he saw hundreds, even thousands, of streaks of light, like shooting stars, streaking across the sky and landing on the protective barrier.

This time, the momentum was even more obvious and impactful than before.

Terrifying spiritual power fluctuations continuously ravaged the barrier, causing both the barrier and the city beneath it to tremble slightly, as if experiencing an earthquake.

Ji Boying furrowed his brows, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes.

"With such a huge spiritual power fluctuation, there are probably no less than a thousand Nascent Soul stage cultivators on the other side!"

"The Qinghua Divine Sect is actually this fast?"

"Or... did they already anticipate that we would attack Yuyang City?"

As his thoughts raced, the third round of bombardment had already begun.

Once again, there were hundreds, even thousands, of streaks of light. However, this time, there were clearly several dazzling rays of light among them.

Even without sensing the spiritual power fluctuations, just the impact visible to the naked eye made Ji Boying feel their extraordinary power.

These few rays of light were not weaker than a mid-stage Soul Formation cultivator's full-powered attack!

Boom!

Deafening explosions resounded.

This time, Ji Boying clearly saw that the blue-purple barrier in the sky rippled in circles.

And at the center of the explosion, there was even a barely noticeable crack.

Dang! Dang! Dang!

Three consecutive muffled bell tolls came from the direction of the City Lord's Mansion. Then, Ji Boying saw figures dressed in blue, green, yellow, black, and purple robes rising into the air, rushing towards the source of those streaks of light.

As for the alchemists in their red robes...

Well, they would do what they needed to do.

Under normal circumstances, alchemists did not participate in battles.

This was an established rule.

After hesitating for a moment, Ji Boying could only put aside his request for elixirs and then rise into the air, following those figures, and flying away...