Chapter 239
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Chapter 239: I’m Sorry, Senior Brother Ji
“This item was something I bought at a market; I’m not sure how I offended the young lady.”
As Niu Yan spoke, confusion and anxiety appeared on his face, but he was quite clear in his heart.
When Senior Brother Ji gave him this item, he hadn’t taken any spiritual stones, so Niu Yan naturally wouldn’t betray him.
The girl let out a cold laugh and said again:
“I’ll give you one last chance. If you continue to hide the truth, you’ll be of no value to us.”
Seeing that his lies and act couldn’t fool the people before him, Niu Yan felt deeply uneasy, but he still forced himself to say:
“Miss, if I tell you, will you let me go?”
“Hmph, what great courage! You dare negotiate with my lady!”
Before the girl could speak, one of the female cultivators scolded him.
But Niu Yan remained unfazed.
“Okay!”
Hearing the girl’s promise, Niu Yan’s face lit up with joy as he whispered in his heart:
“Senior Brother Ji, I’m sorry! I didn’t want this!”
“It’s all because they forced me!”
“Senior Brother, you have good fortune and a long life; you should be able to handle these small problems, right?”
Once he made up his mind, Niu Yan immediately recounted how he came to possess the item.
After finishing, the nearby female cultivator angrily said:
“Hmph, how dare you still lie? You won’t shed tears until you see the coffin!”
“Your He Dao Sect’s Tianxing Lake is so far from my Heaven Demon Sect; who would be fishing at my Demon Sect?”
Hearing the name Heaven Demon Sect made Niu Yan’s heart race, but he quickly explained:
“Miss, everything I said is true; I would never dare to deceive you.”
As the female cultivator was about to take action against Niu Yan, the girl raised her hand to stop her:
“Alright, I understand now. Let’s go!”
“Miss, are we just going to let this matter rest?”
The girl smiled lightly:
“Let it rest? Of course not.”
“What about this person? How should we deal with him?”
After saying that, the girl took out a magical tool, ready to dispose of Niu Yan.
“No, this is He Dao Sect territory; this person is an inner disciple. Killing him might bring some trouble.”
Seeing that the girl truly intended to let him go, a huge relief washed over Niu Yan.
To escape from the Heaven Demon Sect, he could boast about it afterward.
He still needed to investigate the girl’s identity so he could boast about it later.
Seemingly seeing through Niu Yan’s thoughts, the girl said again:
“You can avoid the death penalty, but you cannot escape living punishment. Feed him a Soul Severing Pill and turn him into a pawn for our Heaven Demon Sect.”
The girl’s calm words sent a chill through Niu Yan’s heart.
If he became a pawn of the Heaven Demon Sect, it would be worse than dying.
Just as Niu Yan prepared to resist with all his might, his spirit faced a sudden shock and he fainted again.
…
After a long time, Niu Yan slowly woke up. He looked around and recognized his surroundings—he was still in Qingsuo City. But feeling the strange sensation in his primordial spirit, he wore a bitter expression.
It was over; his future was gone.
The Soul Severing Pill was one of the common methods used by the Demon Sect to enhance one’s realm.
It sounded good, but while raising one’s level, there would be certain side effects, such as causing some undesirable changes to one’s spirit. If taken for a long time, the cultivator could undergo a transformation and eventually go completely insane, losing themselves.
Thinking about having consumed such a terrifying pill, Niu Yan wanted to end it all.
Yet after hesitating for a moment, Niu Yan found himself unable to make a firm decision.
Forget it; it’s better to live than to die without a fight!
There might be a way to resolve this.
…
In Qingsuo City,
Xuan Yi Pavilion.
Inside a room in the pavilion, the previously mentioned female cultivator spoke respectfully:
“Miss, I have found out about him.”
“This person is named Ji Yang. He entered the He Dao Sect a year and a half ago and is recognized for Talent Jealousy. Upon entering the sect, he was taken as a disciple by Peak Master Ye Wuchen of Jingtan Peak…”
The female cultivator took out a portrait of Ji Yang and recounted his life information one by one.
At first, the girl appeared calm.
But as she listened, her expression changed slightly.
After finishing, the girl murmured:
“Talent Jealousy, Ye Wuchen, indeed somewhat remarkable. However, even with Talent Jealousy, if he can advance so quickly, he must have some secret!”
“Can he refine pills?”
Suddenly, the girl asked.
The woman flipped through her notes and then shook her head:
“According to the information we gathered, this young man does not know how to refine pills and has not been exposed to it since joining the sect. However, since he is in the He Dao Sect, these details might not be complete. It’s possible he has refined pills at Jingtan Peak.”
The woman provided a thorough response.
The girl frowned:
“Where is he now?”
“A few days ago, this person went out training with several inner disciples of the He Dao Sect.”
“According to the information gathered, the training location is…”
The girl said unhappily, “Where?”
The female cultivator, also surprised by the source of the information, quickly replied, “Heaven Demon Sect.”
Hearing this, the girl scoffed and said, “Get ready. We leave today and return to the sect!”
“Also, send a Transmission back to find out this person’s whereabouts. Once he is located, do not act recklessly. As a person of Talent Jealousy, his realm is certainly not as simple as it seems; he may have some secret moves.”
“Once I return, I will arrange for the sect elders to take action personally.”
Seeing her mistress being so cautious, the woman was somewhat confused: “Miss, this person is merely at the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment. Is it necessary to ask the elders to intervene?”
The girl did not explain; she simply waved her hand, dismissing the woman.
After the woman left, the girl held a pure white pill in her hand, with faint silver threads running through it.
This was the Yun Ling Dan.
Though she had seen it many times before, a hint of surprise remained in her eyes upon seeing the pill again.
After obtaining this pill that day, she had begun investigating its traces, hoping to find Ji Yang through it.
But unfortunately, there were no traces on the pill at all. Even when she had sought out a renowned elder in her sect to use advanced detection methods, they could not identify who had refined the pill.
In desperation, she could only rely on fragments of clothing and eventually tracked down the vicinity of the He Dao Sect.
Just a couple of days ago, she had accurately locked onto Niu Yan.
What surprised the girl was not anything else, but the pill itself.
The pill appeared to be of low grade, and Golden Core stage cultivators found it difficult to use, but after one elder had carefully examined it, many strange aspects were discovered.
For instance, the pill could not be decomposed to restore its original materials, and the spiritual energy within was extremely pure, serving better for spiritual beasts than for cultivators.
This made the girl very curious about the origin of the pill.
Combined with the situation that day and what Niu Yan had just mentioned, it was clear that this pill was definitely related to Ji Yang.
Finding Ji Yang would clarify everything.
Although Ji Yang had been somewhat disrespectful that day, the pill’s effects were immense. If it could be mass-produced, it would greatly benefit her Heaven Demon Sect.
