The Grand Tutor, with his explosive hairstyle and scorched body, soon appeared within the sight of the royal guards.
All the imperial guards before the Xuanwu Gate stared dumbfounded at the Grand Tutor, who was almost cooked, unable to believe that a dignified Grand Tutor could be so thoroughly defeated by a stranger!
The Grand Tutor spat out a puff of black air, looking at Ye Ling with disbelief, his mind a complete blank.
"This, how is this possible..."
As the Grand Tutor of a dynasty, his cultivation was among the top in the court. He was close to becoming an Earth Immortal and could even communicate with the Immortal Lords in the heavens!
Even a monstrous being with thousands of years of cultivation could be killed by him with a single palm strike!
Yet now, Ye Ling had easily blown back his Samadhi True Fire. The gap in strength displayed was not just ordinary!
"Could this fellow be an Immortal Lord from the heavens?"
The Grand Tutor, thinking this, looked at Ye Ling with terror, his legs trembling uncontrollably. If he hadn't been concerned about the dignity of a Grand Tutor, he would have already knelt before Ye Ling!
Seeing the fear on the Grand Tutor's face, Ye Ling remained calm and slowly walked towards him.
"Immortal, Immortal Lord..."
The Grand Tutor watched Ye Ling approach, swallowed, and mustered his courage, saying, "It was my fault for not recognizing your greatness earlier. I beg for your forgiveness, Immortal Lord."
This Grand Tutor was not foolish. He knew very well that with the strength Ye Ling had just displayed, no one in this vast imperial city could contend with him!
If he truly angered Ye Ling, the entire Chang'an might suffer!
As for the prince who was kicked to death by A Yu earlier, he could only be laid to rest.
Ye Ling scanned the Grand Tutor from head to toe and said, "I will not pursue the matter from before. Now that darkness is descending and will soon bring devastation, I advise you to prepare yourself."
The Grand Tutor's pupils contracted sharply, and he exclaimed, "Are you speaking the truth, Immortal Lord?"
Ye Ling pointed to the "black sun" above and said to the Grand Tutor, "Whether it's true or not, why don't you divine it yourself?"
The Grand Tutor glanced at the "black sun" hanging above, quickly recited an incantation, and performed a divination with one hand. His expression then changed drastically. Forgetting all about his dignity as a Grand Tutor, he directly knelt before Ye Ling, pleading, "Now that the world is about to fall into chaos, I implore you, Immortal Lord, to bestow upon me a strategy to save the nation and rescue the common people from their suffering!"
Seeing the Grand Tutor suddenly kneel before Ye Ling, the surrounding imperial guards exchanged bewildered glances.
However, although they couldn't quite grasp the situation, they still followed the Grand Tutor and knelt before Ye Ling, shouting in unison, "We beg the Immortal Lord to bestow a strategy to save the nation!"
Ye Ling, seeing the Grand Tutor kneel before him, sighed slightly and was about to refuse when the World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire suddenly spoke, "Kid, don't be so quick to refuse them. I suddenly have an idea."
Ye Ling was taken aback and asked the World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire, "What idea?"
The World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire said, "There's still some time before the power of darkness spreads to Earth. We can use the power of this entire Chang'an to help us find the spatial rifts!"
Ye Ling frowned, "The citizens of Chang'an are all ordinary people. Even this Grand Tutor only has the cultivation of the Heavenly Palace realm. What use can they be?"
The World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire replied, "How can they not be useful? Did you bring the Upper Realm Pearl?"
Ye Ling: "I brought it back, but that's the possession of the Lord of the Upper Realm. I haven't used it yet."
The World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire: "It's good that you brought it back. Give the Upper Realm Pearl to that Grand Tutor."
"Give it to him?" Ye Ling's eyes flashed with surprise. "With his cultivation, he can't withstand the power of the Upper Realm Pearl at all. Won't he explode immediately if he takes it?"
The World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire said, "Kid, you underestimate the Upper Realm Pearl too much. Trust me... just give him the pearl!"
Seeing the World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire's confidence, Ye Ling didn't ask further and took out the Upper Realm Pearl.
Boom!
As soon as Ye Ling took out the Upper Realm Pearl, the surrounding space directly began to collapse, and its terrifying aura made the entire three realms of Earth tremble!
The Grand Tutor stared at the Upper Realm Pearl floating before Ye Ling with shock, trembling, "Immortal, Immortal Lord, what kind of treasure is this?"
He couldn't comprehend the existence of the Upper Realm Pearl at all.
Ye Ling placed the Upper Realm Pearl in front of the Grand Tutor and said faintly, "This item is a treasure born from chaos. It can help you save the nation."
The Grand Tutor stared intently at the Upper Realm Pearl before him, swallowed hard, and confirmed to Ye Ling again, "Immortal Lord, is this, is this truly for me?"
Ye Ling nodded slightly, then asked the World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire, "What should we do next?"
The World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire said, "Let's leave here first and watch the Upper Realm Pearl perform."
Ye Ling: "What do you mean?"
"You'll know when you watch!" the World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire chuckled.
"The way you say that makes me even more curious about what methods you have."
Hearing the World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire's words, Ye Ling stopped talking to the Grand Tutor and disappeared from his spot.
The Grand Tutor, having received the Upper Realm Pearl, saw Ye Ling suddenly disappear and, in panic, kowtowed in the direction Ye Ling had vanished, shouting loudly, "Farewell, Immortal Lord!"
The surrounding imperial guards also imitated the Grand Tutor, bowing towards the direction Ye Ling left, their loud voices echoing through the palace.
Ye Ling stood high in the sky, looking at the Upper Realm Pearl below, waiting for it to undergo a change.
After Ye Ling left, the Grand Tutor cautiously put the Upper Realm Pearl into his pocket, dispersed the surrounding imperial guards, and hurried towards the inner palace to report the events to the Emperor.
However, before the Grand Tutor had taken a few steps, the Upper Realm Pearl in his pocket quietly melted into his body.
Thump thump!
The Grand Tutor's heart pounded twice, and then his legs gave out, causing him to collapse to the ground.
"What, what is happening..."
The Grand Tutor clutched the front of his clothes tightly, drenched in sweat, his entire body feeling incredibly hot.
He suddenly felt a power he couldn't understand surge from within him, continuously irrigating his entire body, causing his cultivation to double at an astonishing rate!
Boom!
The Grand Tutor's aura surged violently, and the entire city of Chang'an began to shake intensely, exacerbating the chaos in the already turbulent city!
Ye Ling watched the Grand Tutor's current transformation, his brow furrowed, remaining silent.
In his opinion, the Grand Tutor's body could not withstand the power of the Upper Realm Pearl and would self-detonate before long.
Ye Ling had already prepared himself for the scene of the Grand Tutor's self-detonation. However, the expected explosion never occurred. Instead, his aura rapidly soared, quickly reaching the peak, and he easily broke through the peak, continuing to rise!
Seeing that the Grand Tutor not only did not self-detonate but also achieved a breakthrough in his cultivation, Ye Ling's eyes flashed with astonishment. He asked the World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire, "World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire, what is going on? How can that fellow withstand the power of the Upper Realm Pearl?"
The World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire explained, "Kid, this is because you are too ignorant. The Upper Realm Pearl is the supreme treasure of the Lord of the Upper Realm. It can grant the user supreme power. Even an ordinary person who obtains the Upper Realm Pearl can eventually wield the power of a Creation God."
"The power of a Creation God?" Ye Ling's pupils contracted sharply. "Just with that pearl?"