Chapter 273: The Guard's Conspiracy

273. Chapter 273: The Guard's Conspiracy

As expected, Long Xuan's single sentence immediately caused the two to breathe rapidly, their eyes revealing greed.

Long Xuan's six King-Breaking Pills had indeed tempted them; after all, which Spirit Sea Peak Gu Cultivator could resist the temptation of breaking through to become a Gu King?

The two slowly exchanged glances, seeing the conflict in each other's eyes, but ultimately did not speak words of refusal, instead beginning to communicate via Soul Transmission.

"Damn it! This person actually dares to tempt us with King-Breaking Pills, and six of them at that; his intentions are truly punishable! Isn't this forcing us to make a mistake?" the Fat Guard said first, his face looking ugly.

"This person really makes grand gestures; to escape, he actually produced six King-Breaking Pills in one breath. Even if we split them evenly, each of us would get three. Isn't this roasting us over an open fire? If he had offered anything else, I would definitely refuse, but he specifically offered King-Breaking Pills; how can I refuse that?"

The thin guard narrowed his eyes, pondering something unknown.

"Judging by your tone, you intend to let him pass? But you must know that there are also two Spirit Sea Stage Peak Gu Cultivators guarding the other side of the Teleportation Array; if we let one person pass from our side, the people over there will surely discover it!"

The Fat Guard was startled and hurriedly reminded him.

"I'm not stupid! How could I not know there are people on the other side of the Teleportation Array? At this point, we have only one method: give him a fake Teleportation Talisman and let him perish in the void of space. There's no other way; if he doesn't die, then we will be the ones who die!"

The thin guard transmitted via Soul Transmission, killing intent already arising in his heart.

Entering the Teleportation Array for short-distance teleportation requires no preparation, but to use the Teleportation Array for long-distance teleportation, one must use either a Teleportation Token or a Teleportation Talisman.

Teleportation Tokens are permanent, while Teleportation Talismans are single-use; the cost of both is extremely high.

If one does not use one of these two items, then attempting long-distance teleportation via the Teleportation Array will result in being crushed into meat paste by spatial pressure.

Ultra-long-distance teleportation inevitably subjects the physical body to immense pressure, and this pressure grows stronger the farther the distance; consequently, the level of Teleportation Token or Teleportation Talisman required also becomes higher.

The teleportation of the Straw Gu also applies to this Rule.

At this moment, the thin guard intended to exploit this Rule, using a fake Teleportation Talisman to secretly erase the man; once a person dies during spatial teleportation, they vanish completely from this world, dying without anyone knowing, neither god nor ghost aware.

The Fat Gu Cultivator's eyes darted around; after struggling for a moment, he finally hardened his heart and transmitted via Soul Transmission: "Very well, those who accomplish great things do not stick to trifles. We have no method to teleport him over without exposing ourselves, so we cannot be blamed for being ruthless; we are forced to do this."

The two communicated via Soul Transmission for quite some time; finally, the thin guard walked over with a smile, looking at Long Xuan and saying, "Since you doubt that the Teleportation Array is broken and insist on entering to inspect it, then follow me."

"But I will only prove myself this once; if anyone else wants to enter and inspect the Teleportation Array afterward, they can go find the Island Master personally; I am too lazy to waste time!"

The thin guard swept a warning glance at those who were paying attention, then finally walked toward the Transmission Hall.

As for the passersby who were still observing the situation here, seeing that these two guards were so generous as to let someone enter and inspect the Teleportation Array, they let go of the last trace of doubt in their hearts and slowly dispersed.

Long Xuan felt joy in his heart, secretly sighing, "It worked as expected; indeed, no Spirit Sea Peak Gu Cultivator can resist the temptation of King-Breaking Pills; their willpower is nothing special."

He followed these two guards into the Transmission Hall.

The Teleportation Array did not occupy a large area, but the Transmission Hall built to shelter the array from wind and rain was constructed very large.

After all, the Teleportation Array belongs to the most critical of critical locations; its cost is extremely high, and losing one would be enough to injure the roots and bones of a Cultivation Clan, so this place absolutely requires massive Array Formation protection.

These Array Formations are sufficient to defend against the fierce attack of several Gu Kings.

Since this place requires massive Array Formation protection, its occupied area naturally must be vast.

Therefore, this Transmission Hall was built extremely, extremely large; under the guidance of the two, Long Xuan turned seven corners and twisted eight bends, walking for a long time before finally seeing a huge silver gate.

The huge gate was carved with mysterious patterns, with flowing light flickering on its surface; the middle of the gate was hollow, yet within that hollow center was a rectangular black curtain of light filling the doorframe.

Jumping through this curtain of light would not transport one to the other side of the doorframe, but rather to another world extremely far away.

Long Xuan had already seen a Teleportation Array during the great war between the Western Lands and the Great Yin Dynasty; that Teleportation Array was much larger than this one.

Therefore, upon seeing this Teleportation Array, he did not reveal any look of surprise.

This counted as the first time in his life using a Teleportation Array, so he could not help but be somewhat curious about what it felt like to use one.

"Take out the six King-Breaking Pills; we exchange pills for the Teleportation Talisman hand to hand."

The thin guard walked over, his voice sounding somewhat impatient.

"Here!"

Long Xuan took out a Pill Bottle, and at the same time, he controlled his Face-Changing Gu, casually revealing a wisp of Gu King Peak aura before quickly retracting it.

Upon sensing this aura, the thin guard's face instantly stiffened; he stopped his hand reaching for the fake Teleportation Talisman, took a real Teleportation Talisman out of his Storage Bag, and then handed it to Long Xuan with a somewhat unnatural expression.

How could a Gu King Peak expert possibly fail to distinguish the authenticity of a Teleportation Talisman; was he crazy enough to trick a Gu King Peak expert with a fake one?

Otherwise, once the Gu King Peak expert flew into a rage, how could this Spirit Sea Stage Gu Cultivator still have his life?

At this moment, he was completely bewildered; how did this Spirit Sea Stage Gu Cultivator suddenly become a Gu King Peak expert? This truly caught him off guard, rendering all previous plans useless.

Plans cannot keep up with changes; for the sake of his own life, he could only change his previous plan.

After receiving this Teleportation Talisman, Long Xuan revealed a look of curiosity.

Teleportation Talismans are the product of Talisman Makers, requiring certain materials with Space Attributes, making their price extremely high.

Generally, only Cultivation Clans that possess Teleportation Arrays produce such things, so they rarely circulate outside.

This was his first time seeing a Teleportation Talisman; although the Progress Display on this talisman showed 100%, he truly could not judge its authenticity, after all, talismans with other functions could also display 100% progress; the talisman might be real, but how could he determine the function of this talisman?

Long Xuan was an all-around grandmaster, proficient in the Pill Refining Dao and the Array Formation Dao, and he also understood the Artifact Refining Dao slightly, after all, shipbuilding also encompasses the Artifact Refining Dao.

Only regarding the Talisman Dao had he no involvement; one could say he was completely ignorant of it.

Therefore, he fundamentally could not judge the authenticity of this talisman.

Thus, he could only ask tentatively: "Are you playing any dirty tricks?"

At this moment, his Insect Breeding Bag was opened a small crack, and an Honesty Gu was inside catching some air.

Therefore, he only needed to judge whether this person was telling the truth to determine the authenticity of this talisman.

The thin guard secretly sighed; was he crazy enough to trick a Gu King Peak expert with a fake Teleportation Talisman? Did he think his life was too long?

"Senior is joking; this Teleportation Talisman is absolutely real; I dare guarantee it with my character."

At this moment, the tone of the thin guard's speech had completely changed, becoming obsequious, entirely lacking the arrogance from before.

Hearing this, the corner of Long Xuan's mouth curled up, revealing a cold sneer.

He had not asked whether this talisman was real or fake, but rather asked broadly whether he was playing any dirty tricks.

Yet he specifically stated that this Teleportation Talisman was absolutely real; wasn't this trying to hide silver here by saying there is none?

Without needing to think, this thin guard had definitely intended to trick him with a fake Teleportation Talisman before.

It was only that I employed a slightly superior tactic, leaking a wisp of Gu King Peak aura to frighten him, forcing him to swap the fake Teleportation Talisman for a real one.

Since the Honesty Gu showed no reaction inside the Insect Breeding Bag, this Teleportation Talisman must undoubtedly be genuine now.

Long Xuan smiled, too lazy to haggle further, and walked straight into the Transmission Gate.

The Transmission Gate flashed with light, and he vanished into thin air.

Seeing this person finally leave, the thin Guard's expression completely collapsed; his tightly wound nerves finally relaxed as he gasped heavily, his back already soaked through with sweat.

"What exactly is wrong with you! We agreed to give him a fake Teleportation Talisman, so why did you hand him the real one!"

"Now we're in huge trouble; once the guards on the other side of the Teleportation Array see someone emerge from it, how could they not come to demand an explanation from us? This matter is completely exposed and cannot be hidden!"

"What have you done!"

At this moment, the fat guard went completely mad, rushing over to grab the thin guard by the collar and shouting his questions loudly.

Thinking of the consequences once this matter was exposed, he was now thoroughly panicked, breaking out in a cold sweat of fright.

The thin Guard hurriedly pried the hand gripping his collar off his clothes, his face twisted ferociously as he raged, "What else could I do? That bastard is a Gu King Peak!"

"He is a Gu King Peak!"

"Am I crazy, daring to trick a Gu King Peak with a fake Teleportation Talisman? How could a Gu King Peak's discernment fail to distinguish between a real and a fake Teleportation Talisman?"

The thin Guard cursed furiously, his defenses shattered: "It was intentional! He absolutely did it on purpose! Just now, he deliberately disguised himself as a Spirit Sea Stage Gu Cultivator, then suddenly and intentionally revealed a wisp of Gu King Peak aura during the transaction, catching me completely off guard!"

"If I had known earlier that he was a Gu King Peak, even if you beat me to death, I would never have dared to make such a deal with him!"

"He actually dared to pull this trick on us; he is truly too vicious!"

The thin Guard paced back and forth anxiously, his face filled with panic, saying in a state of utter bewilderment:

"We have probably committed a grave offense; the number of Gu King Peaks on the island can be counted on one hand, so if one disappears, this matter is bound to be exposed!"

"A single Gu King Peak is enough to sway the outcome of a war; if our side loses one Gu King Peak in this conflict, our chances of defeat will increase dramatically, and if we lose the war because of this, our crime will be immense."

"Once the Island Master learns that we privately allowed a Gu King Peak to leave, he will surely fly into a rage, and our fate at that time is imaginable!"

The thin Guard's face turned deathly pale, beads of sweat the size of beans appearing as his heart became completely filled with terror.

"Since you knew the consequences would be so severe, why did you still let him in just now?" the fat Guard roared in despair.

"It's too late!" The thin Guard wore a bitter smile: "That is a Gu King Peak!"

"If this had happened outside the main hall, we could have used the Array Formation Barrier to block him."

"But he has already walked inside; the Array Formation has lost its function of stopping him, and furthermore, he has already discovered the secret that the Teleportation Array is not broken."

"Under these circumstances, he could instantly kill us and take the Teleportation Talisman from our corpses to teleport across."

"Even if I refused, what difference would it make? There would just be two extra corpses lying on the ground."

"I had no other choice; we were calculated by this old, yin bastard..." (End of Chapter)