Chapter 204
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Chapter 204: It’s Over, It’s Over
One should know that this was a confrontation with an elder, and moreover, the spiritual herb garden was a special place within the sect that didn’t always require strict adherence to the sect rules. Besides, this elder only wanted to take a small Bamboo Segment.
Junior Brother Ji’s head was rather thick-headed.
Watching the elder’s face gradually darken, Ding Jian maintained a composed expression, pretending to observe nothing.
He was just a law enforcement hall disciple on patrol, tasked with protecting the spiritual herb garden, and this matter shouldn’t concern him.
He hoped Junior Brother Ji would be fine.
"So, are you unwilling to fetch the spiritual plants?"
Faced with Ji Yang’s query, the elder responded with a calm tone.
However, the unseen pressure surrounding him commanded respect without anger.
Ling Xiao and the other guard disciples feigned ignorance, while Ji Yang smiled lightly:
"Please forgive me, Elder. I am merely acting in accordance with the sect rules."
At this moment, the elder fell silent, fixing a captivating gaze on Ji Yang.
Ji Yang met his gaze without flinching, looking composed and dignified.
Under Ji Yang’s unyielding demeanor, the elder’s breathing became slightly hurried.
However, after scanning around and noticing the two law enforcement hall disciples and several other guard disciples nearby, the elder returned to normal:
"Very well, what a great sect rule!"
"I will remember this."
Having said this, the elder turned to leave, but not before casting a glance at everyone present, including the law enforcement hall disciples, Ling Xiao and Ding Jian.
If they hadn’t been there, the elder might have taken action against Ji Yang!
The sharp gaze made Ling Xiao and Ding Jian feel a pricking sensation on their skin.
It’s over, it’s over.
They were merely standing by, yet the elder remembered them. Though he likely wouldn’t target them directly, given their minimal involvement, they might still encounter trouble later. If they left a bad impression, could they expect to have good days ahead?
Ling Xiao shook his head slightly but quickly accepted the reality, for he had anticipated this all along; it was just that his predictions had turned into reality.
It was merely the residual authority of an elder, something he could withstand.
Ding Jian wanted to say something but ultimately fell silent.
Ji Yang was following the sect rules, and he had no words to defend his actions. Moreover, this matter had nothing to do with them; they hadn’t done anything wrong, so the elder likely wouldn’t come after them.
Reflecting on his role as a law enforcement hall disciple in upholding the sect rules, he realized he hadn’t been as serious as Junior Brother Ji, let alone dared to stand against an elder.
Junior Brother Ji was truly brave!
"Do you two want to come in for some spirit tea?"
Having dealt with the elder and safeguarded his spiritual plants, Ji Yang was in good spirits and invited the two of them.
"No, no, we have important duties to attend to. You carry on, Junior Brother Ji," Ding Jian replied with a smile.
"Alright."
Ji Yang did not forcefully invite the two again and returned to the spiritual herb garden.
In the following days, Ji Yang resumed his previous steady routine.
In the mornings, he collected Light Points, took care of the spiritual plants, and turned down elders who came to ask for spiritual plants.
During this time, nothing else happened; everything remained peaceful.
However, this smoothness for Ji Yang felt like complete torment to Ling Xiao and Ding Jian.
On the second day, Ji Yang once more rejected an elder asking for spiritual plants, and Ling Xiao appeared unfazed.
Just two elders, what was there to fear?
On the third day, Ji Yang turned down another elder.
Three elders, what was there to dread?
On the fourth day, he rejected yet another elder.
Four elders, this was starting to feel a bit ominous!
On the fifth day, …
Things were not going well!
When Ji Yang turned down three elders on the sixth day, Ling Xiao’s mindset completely shattered. He then quickly joined forces with Ding Jian, leaving the spiritual herb garden without even a word.
For this, they were willing to disregard the laws of the law enforcement hall!
Although they had no direct connection to the matter, the intense gazes from the elders Ji Yang had rejected unsettled them.
According to the guard disciples’ accounts, the two left at a speed no slower than that of an elder.
Seeing them leave in such a hurry, Ji Yang could only sigh with regret.
He had wanted to use his position to give them a few spiritual plants as compensation.
After all, if not for their presence these past few days, those elders wouldn’t have left easily.
Even though he had offended quite a few elders, Ji Yang was untroubled. He simply looked at his current cultivation points, revealing a satisfied smile.
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He had gained a lot these past few days, and his cultivation points were about to surpass four hundred.
According to earlier estimates, this amount of cultivation points would be enough for him to advance from the Early Stage of Yuan Ying to the Middle Stage of Yuan Ying!
However, reaching the Spirit Transformation Stage would likely require more time.
Yet, with Ji Yang’s daily collection, there was bad news: many high-level spiritual plants had reached their threshold and could no longer contribute Blue Light Points to Ji Yang.
The mature high-level spiritual plants in the spiritual herb garden accounted for only one-third of the entire High-Level Spirit Plant Area.
The one hundred or so mature high-level spiritual plants had nearly provided all their contribution to cultivation points, as evidenced by the decreasing number of Blue Light Points he received daily.
The five top-tier spiritual plants continued to produce steadily, showing no signs of decline.
But to obtain large amounts of cultivation points daily, he still needed to draw from the High-Level Spirit Plant Area.
Looking at the many high-level spiritual plants that had yet to mature, Ji Yang wanted to do something significant but found it challenging.
Though he had the ability to accelerate their growth, to hasten the growth of so many high-level spiritual plants would require a considerable amount of spiritual energy—far more than the spiritual herb garden could provide.
Once, he had depleted much of the spiritual energy on the peak of Jingtan just to accelerate one top-tier spiritual plant.
And hastening all these high-level spiritual plants would consume energy that far exceeded what was needed for a single top-tier spiritual plant.
The risk was too great; it wasn’t worth it.
Meanwhile, Ji Yang carefully tended to the Purple-Backed Tian Kui, which had yet to bloom despite having buds; it would still need a good deal of time to mature.
Fortunately, there was still some time left on his penalty period, so Ji Yang didn’t feel overly anxious.
What puzzled him a bit was that, after all this time, he had yet to see Elder Yan and Steward Fan return. Additionally, another elder in charge of the spiritual herb garden had not returned either.
They hadn’t mentioned they would be away for so long.
But this was also good for Ji Yang, as it meant he didn’t have to hand over any spiritual plants.
If it had been Elder Yan and Steward Fan, the situation would have been entirely different.
…
"Sect Master! Sect Master!"
"Please do something about that disciple in the spiritual herb garden!"
…
Hearing the commotion outside, Li Daoyi quickly put away the Silken Lady and tidied himself up before calmly turning his gaze towards the entrance of the main hall.
At that moment, several elders pushed the door open and entered!
Looking at them, Li Daoyi asked in confusion,
"Weren’t you given instructions just a few days ago?"
