Chapter 369

Chapter 369: It’s Time to Set Off

Hearing the echo behind her, Ren Yuning snorted coldly.

She had no intention of helping Ji Yang collect any seeds of spiritual grains or top-tier spiritual plants! What could he do to her if she refused?

However, after mulling it over, Ren Yuning suddenly had a different idea. She could give him the seeds of spiritual grains, but could she not make a little mischief while doing so?

Imagining Ji Yang planting the seeds she provided in the spiritual field, only for them not to sprout while he anxiously jumped around, a smirk of satisfaction crept onto Ren Yuning’s lips.

Let him try to fool me!

Beside her, Tai Jin noticed her expression and furrowed his brow slightly, feeling a bit confused.

Why did it seem like the relationship between these two was so complicated? With terms like “senior sister” and “prisoner,” there must be some secrets involved.

But Tai Jin had no intention of probing further; he simply urged the spiritual boat to speed up!

He needed to wrap this matter up quickly and prepare for entering the Ancient Realm of Yuan Kong.

Hopefully, this journey into the ancient realm would help him break through to the Void Refinement stage!

At Jingtan Peak, Ji Yang waved goodbye to Ren Yuning and turned back to the summit.

Although he had just played a card of emotional appeal, he knew it would still be a bit tricky to have Ren Yuning send him seeds.

As for why Ji Yang acted this way, it was because he had already checked the contents of the storage ring two days ago.

Inside, besides about a hundred thousand spiritual stones, various clothes, some spiritual plants, and numerous treasures, there was nothing else.

Ji Yang had initially thought the green seeds were some rare spiritual plant, but after a closer inspection, he realized that they were indeed a treasure, albeit a special one that carried the aura of high-level cultivators. Therefore, he didn’t plan to accept them.

Since the items inside were not what Ji Yang desperately needed, he decided to return the storage ring to Ren Yuning.

She was so easy to deceive; perhaps his sincerity would move her.

After all, they were obtained from her, so the loss wasn’t significant.

In the following days, Ji Yang returned to his quiet routine.

He took care of the spiritual plants, collected light points, and lay on a wooden chair researching spells when he had nothing else to do.

During his trip to the Heaven Demon Sect, he had easily defeated a cultivator at the Middle Stage of Yuan Ying with a spell. Although other factors played a part, the power of the spell itself was not to be underestimated.

Before that, Ji Yang hadn’t used spells for a long time. He had relied solely on his strong body and the unstoppable sword energy to fight.

While slicing with a sword was thrilling, spells had their unique charm and remarkable potential.

So, in these days, Ji Yang focused on studying and experimenting with blending various spells together.

Of course, Ji Yang’s most skilled fusion spell was still the Small Rain Technique.

Although this technique could only create rain, once combined with other spells, the resulting effects would far exceed a simple addition.

Previously, he had experimented with the Golden Insect Technique and Thousands of Sword Energies, merging them; however, the result was only effective for pest control and would not hold up against high-level cultivators.

This time, Ji Yang wanted to completely fuse the Thousands of Sword Energies into the Small Rain Technique, thereby making the sword energy omnipresent, leaving his enemies with no means of escape.

Of course, this was just Ji Yang’s preliminary goal. Implementing it would still be quite challenging. Right now, Ji Yang was contemplating how to fuse the two techniques completely while retaining the might of the Thousands of Sword Energies.

The seeds of spiritual grains he planted quickly sprouted into seedlings of spiritual grains more than half a meter tall.

However, Ji Yang only earned about ten cultivation points because the grains had not yet matured!

During this time, Ji Yang also checked on the few blue barley spiritual grains he had planted using his supernatural powers, but after several inspections, he still couldn’t see any differences.

In the end, Ji Yang reluctantly gave up and blamed it on the inadequacy of his supernatural abilities!

He planned to experiment with something else later.

It wasn’t that he could only plant spiritual grains.

On the fifth day, as Ji Yang prepared to check on the spiritual plants as usual, he suddenly heard Ye Wuchen’s voice coming from the wooden house:

"Disciple, it’s time to set off!"

Ji Yang looked confused.

What does that mean?

But he quickly remembered what Ye Wuchen had said a few days earlier.

The Ancient Realm of Yuan Kong—if he counted the days, it seemed like today was the day to depart.

Ji Yang embarrassedly scratched his head; if it weren’t for Ye Wuchen’s reminder, he would have completely forgotten about it!

With newfound confidence, Ji Yang cupped his hands toward the wooden house where Ye Wuchen was and said,

"Master, I will be back soon!"

"Mm, be careful, and come back early after the secret realm concludes."

"Rest assured, Master!"

In the next moment, Ji Yang transformed into a streak of sword light and sped toward the center of the sect!

However, he hadn’t gone far when Ji Yang quickly returned! He called the three spiritual beasts to him and gave them careful instructions.

For example, they needed to patrol three times daily! They must not neglect watering, and they should take good care of the spiritual plants! No eating the spiritual grains either! He wanted to collect light points from this batch of grains.

After hearing Ji Yang’s instructions, the three spiritual beasts nodded repeatedly, but what they thought in their hearts was unknown.

To ensure the safety of this batch of spiritual grains, Ji Yang also took out several Yun Ling Dans and distributed them to the three spiritual beasts.

He also told them that if they did a good job, there would be rewards upon his return.

After receiving the pills, the three beasts appeared more sincere this time, each promising not to steal!

Ji Yang was a bit skeptical about their promises, but thinking he might return sooner than expected, he shrugged it off.

After laying down the instructions, Ji Yang set off toward the sect again!

"Elder Liu, when do we depart?"

On a gigantic warship in the inner sect square, a disciple asked, speaking calmly without the reverence other disciples showed toward the elder.

"Not so fast, not so fast! One disciple has not arrived yet, please wait a moment!"

The disciple frowned slightly but said nothing further.

At this time, many other disciples on the ship also showed signs of dissatisfaction.

They had already been waiting for this trip to the ancient realm to avoid wasting time but hadn’t expected someone to be late!

Although they wouldn’t voice their displeasure, everyone was already curious to see who could afford to keep them waiting.

Elder Liu noticed the unsettling mood among the disciples and suddenly felt puzzled.

Why hadn’t Ji Yang arrived yet? Should he send a transmission to Ye Wuchen?

When Ye Wuchen had approached him earlier, he found it strange that Ji Yang would be sent to this Ancient Realm of Yuan Kong. However, understanding that the two from Jingtan Peak were not ordinary cultivators, Elder Liu decided to say nothing more.

Just as Elder Liu was about to send a transmission, a streak of sword light appeared in the distance.

Elder Liu’s expression tightened, and upon seeing the newcomer, he nodded slightly. He had indeed come.

Truly impressive for being Ye Wuchen’s disciple; he had quite the spirit.

Yet, to others, Ji Yang’s flying speed seemed rather slow, even a bit leisurely.

Of course, this wasn’t intentional on Ji Yang’s part; he was moving at full force with his current realm and speed, which appeared leisurely to everyone else.