Chapter 199
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Chapter 199: The Best Strategy is to Run
The Gray-Clothed Disciple fled swiftly, but Ji Yang’s sword energy was even faster.
In a moment of crisis, the Gray-Clothed Disciple let out a loud shout, and to everyone’s astonishment, he quickly transformed into a puddle of black water.
“Wow, what kind of Escaping Technique is this? It’s incredible!”
A disciple in the crowd exclaimed in surprise.
“Escaping Technique? That’s obviously turned into a pool of blood!”
Another disciple retorted with impatience, and then everyone rushed forward to see what was happening.
Ji Yang leaped forward and frowned as he looked at the black water left on the ground.
At that moment, the Gray-Clothed Disciple had completely disappeared without a trace, not even a single hair remained.
Although the Gray-Clothed Disciple was dead, Ji Yang showed no signs of joy, clearly indicating that this person was not the main mastermind.
“This seems to be a Corpse Transforming Insect from the demonic path. This insect usually lurks within a cultivator’s body, and with even the slightest carelessness, it can turn their flesh and primordial spirit into black water. It is extremely malicious.”
Hearing the words of the experienced disciple, everyone stepped back a bit in fear.
“So, this person was a demonic path cultivator?”
“Most likely, this person was hiding within our He Dao Sect with ill intentions.”
“No wonder he always appeared honest; he turned out to be a Demon Path Spy!”
People who recognized the disciple shook their heads and sighed.
A Demon Path Spy was actually beside us!
“Alright, I will report this matter to the elder, and you all need to continue taking care of the spiritual plants.”
As Ji Yang spoke, everyone dispersed and hurried back to care for their spiritual plants.
It was just a Demon Path Spy; this was He Dao Sect, and they wouldn’t dare to show themselves openly. Moreover, taking care of the spiritual plants was crucial to their own interests.
“Senior Brother Ji, what about that elder outside?”
At that moment, the disciple who had reported earlier quietly reminded him.
“Let’s go.”
Ji Yang led the way and flew toward the spiritual herb garden’s exit.
……
“Elder, please wait a moment; Senior Brother Ji will be out shortly.”
“Hmph.”
Elder Shu’s expression was displeased; he merely snorted coldly. The elder’s aura already made several guard disciples tremble, and they could only pray that the disciple sent to report would bring Ji Yang back soon.
Seeing that this elder only had a grim attitude and made no other move, the disciples felt slightly more at ease.
At that moment, Elder Shu was unaware of their thoughts. His gaze seemed calm, but he was extremely vigilant, with the scattered primordial spirit energy never being withdrawn.
He was searching for anyone secretly watching him.
But on his journey, he found nothing unusual, which made Elder Shu even more cautious.
If it were any other day, he would not allow the steward of the spiritual herb garden to make him wait for so long, but this was an urgent moment. He only wanted to safely get the two spiritual plants and carry out the next step of his plan.
In times of danger, one must seek victory with steadiness, not allowing for even the slightest carelessness!
Soon, Elder Shu’s powerful primordial spirit energy sensed magical fluctuations within the spiritual herb garden, indicating that someone had come out.
As two figures appeared outside the formations, Elder Shu let out a soft grunt.
But when he saw the person in front, the composure on his face instantly turned to fear, and the astonishment in his eyes was impossible to hide!
It was him!
How could this be possible!
Did he know that Elder Shu was coming to the spiritual herb garden, so he arrived early to wait for him?
Now that he had encountered him, how could he have any hope of survival?
But without the spiritual plants, how could he save the other elders and the Sect Master, or rescue the He Dao Sect?
Elder Shu’s thoughts raced at that moment, and for an instant, he even considered recklessly confronting this "Ji Yang"!
But this impulse was fleeting; anyone capable of "deceiving" the sect’s elders could not be defeated by him alone.
Among the thirty-six strategies, the best one was to run away!
He couldn’t jeopardize the sect’s only hope due to momentary recklessness.
In the next moment, Elder Shu spat out several streams of vital blood!
The vital blood that he expelled merged into his body, and Elder Shu shot forward like an arrow, transforming into a beam of Escape Light that vanished before the eyes of the guard disciples.
……
“Greetings, Senior Brother Ji.”
Soon, Ji Yang emerged, and the guard disciples all breathed a sigh of relief.
Good, there was someone tall to support them when the sky fell.
“Where is that elder?”
Ji Yang looked around and questioned the people before him in confusion.
“Uh, wasn’t the elder just here?”
Following the gaze of the few disciples, they saw nothing but empty space.
The disciples found it hard to believe their eyes, rubbing them before exchanging glances:
“Where did that elder go?”
“Wasn’t he just here?”
“Where did he go?”
Ji Yang turned his gaze toward the disciple who had come to report. At that moment, the disciple was also scratching his head in confusion.
“Senior Brother Ji, we definitely did not see it wrong; an elder really came just now asking for the spiritual plants, requesting that Indigo Treasure and that… ”
“Alright, I understand. Since he’s not here, then there’s no need to worry about it.”
Ji Yang lightly waved his hand.
He did not believe that the few people would lie, and those individuals had likely never even seen the Top-tier Spiritual Plants in the spiritual herb garden, so it was impossible for them to fabricate a story to deceive him.
Perhaps that elder had some urgent matter and returned.
This suited him just fine; he still wanted the Top-tier Spiritual Plants, but it was just a thought.
The stable benefits brought by those Top-tier Spiritual Plants could not be compared to any other high-level spiritual plants. Unfortunately, he hadn’t managed to transfer the Seven-Leaf Soul Flowers from Jingtan Peak; otherwise, he could have gained more cultivation points in these few days.
What a pity.
Ji Yang shook his head inwardly and then turned to walk towards the spiritual herb garden.
There are bad people among the crowd.
He needed to be careful in the coming days and not let his high-level spiritual plants suffer any more damage.
……
A beam of Escape Light swiftly flashed across the sky, moving so quickly that ordinary disciples couldn’t detect it.
After a while, the Escape Light gradually halted, revealing Elder Shu’s figure.
At this moment, Elder Shu’s face turned pale. With his Void Refinement stage cultivation, consecutively using the Blood Escape Secret Technique in a short period was extremely draining.
It should be noted that his Blood Escape Secret Technique was far from an ordinary spell from demonic path cultivators.
Seeing that no one was chasing him from behind, Elder Shu felt a breath of relief in his heart.
Fortunately, he had avoided another disaster!
He still had hope!
But thinking about the earlier situation made Elder Shu’s face turn even whiter.
He hadn’t sensed the presence of any elders in the spiritual herb garden, nor had he seen the steward, which meant that the spiritual herb garden had probably fallen. Now that "Ji Yang" held all power, how should he deal with that?
What should he do next?
Elder Shu felt a chill in his heart; under the scorching sun, he could not feel a single ray of warmth.
Just as Elder Shu hesitated, a spiritual boat appeared from somewhere, heading towards the spiritual herb garden.
Elder Shu did not conceal his primordial spirit energy, and he caught a few words from the conversation on the flying boat.
“What else did this kid say? Say it again for me to hear!”
On the boat, two people stood at the bow. One of them was slightly older, but his rosy complexion and the elder’s attire from Juhufeng indicated his prestigious status.
