Chapter 263
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Chapter 263: Search
Hearing the ecstatic voice behind him, the tortoise turned around to see a thin man with a spark of intelligence in his eyes, showing signs of excitement.
His face was dotted with many spots.
The tortoise regretted that it had gotten affected by the power of lightning calamity, causing it to overlook the presence of cultivators nearby.
Now that it had been discovered, the tortoise immediately shrank its head back into its turtle shell, closing its eyes to play dead, ignoring everything.
Although its power could not be exerted, its defense remained intact, and this Golden Core stage cultivator named Wang Mazi could not break through it.
Once it refined the lightning calamity power within, it would naturally be able to leave.
After his excitement, the man quickly calmed down.
He had heard many strange tales from the Cultivation World, and a talking spiritual beast like this one was a rare treasure.
Even if he traded it for spiritual stones, it would be worth a fortune.
But he had greater ambitions; if he could tame it for his use, perhaps a powerful cultivator named Wang would soon emerge in the Cultivation World.
The Grandmaster of the Tortoise!
At this moment, Wang Mazi had even thought of his future title!
Wang Mazi did not rush forward but first tested the tortoise, and after confirming that it remained motionless and had no ability to resist, he quickly placed the tortoise into his Spiritual Beast Bag.
Then, he carefully looked around before dashing off in another direction!
…
“Heaven Demon City?”
Ji Yang wandered around and quickly found the nearest large city.
Upon seeing the city name, Ji Yang considered retreating.
Clearly, this city had strong ties to the Heaven Demon Sect.
Given his current identity, it was probably not suitable for him to walk around here.
But to get his bearings and gather information about what happened earlier, it seemed there were no other options for Ji Yang.
This place was not far from where Elder Guan had chased him; perhaps Elder Guan was also in this city?
Ji Yang thought.
However, he resolutely walked toward the Heaven Demon City.
Great powers hide among the people, while minor powers hide in the wilderness.
The most dangerous place is often the safest place. Ji Yang believed that the earlier events would prompt the Heaven Demon Sect to search for him vigorously, and this Heaven Demon City was a good place to hide!
As Ji Yang approached the city gate, the number of cultivators on the road gradually increased.
These cultivators had come from far away and had various purposes for entering Heaven Demon City.
But soon, Ji Yang noticed that many passing cultivators were casting their gazes upon him, their expressions varied.
This made Ji Yang quickly examine himself, and he realized something was odd.
This place was inhabited by demonic path cultivators, and his clothing, appearance, and demeanor were all characteristic of righteous path cultivators.
Although there were Righteous path cultivators in Heaven Demon City, very few walked around as boldly as Ji Yang did.
It was no wonder that the demonic path cultivators looked at him with strange gazes!
Noticing this, Ji Yang quickly dodged and disappeared from sight, as some demonic path cultivators had already fixed their eyes on him, but he vanished too quickly for them to act, leaving them with no choice but to give up.
Before long, Ji Yang reappeared at the entrance of Heaven Demon City.
At this time, Ji Yang had changed into a different outfit, wearing black clothes with several Spiritual Beast Bags hanging from his waist and adorned with strange decorations on his head.
This unusual attire, which would be odd in a righteous sect, seemed completely normal among the crowd now.
No unusual gazes were thrown his way.
Meanwhile, not far outside Heaven Demon City, a man was waking up in an open area, completely naked except for a single piece of clothing.
When he discovered that his clothes were insufficient to cover him and that even his storage bag had disappeared, he let out a painful scream.
He knew that his storage bag contained the savings he had accumulated for over half a year.
That was one hundred and twenty-three spiritual stones!
Now, they were all swept away.
Thinking back to before he fainted, he realized he hadn’t even seen the faces of his attackers. Eventually, he accepted reality; at least he was still alive.
He could always earn back the lost spiritual stones.
…
When Ji Yang reached the entrance of Heaven Demon City, he noticed many cultivators gathering outside, and there were a lot of noisy conversations within the crowd.
“What’s going on?”
“Don’t we normally just pay spiritual stones to enter?”
“Why do we have to check identities today?”
“Exactly! I have an identity token issued by Heaven Demon City. Can’t I just enter first?”
…
“Silence!”
As the crowd became increasingly noisy, a middle-aged man dressed in the attire of a Heaven Demon Sect steward stepped forward at the city gate.
His Spirit Transformation Stage presence immediately silenced the previously raucous crowd.
“This identity check concerns potential Righteous path spies, so I hope everyone can be understanding!”
Though his words were polite, the steward’s tone was calm and offered little explanation.
Many people in the crowd began to whisper to each other, yet no one dared to argue further and instead started lining up to enter the city.
Ji Yang, amidst the crowd, appeared taken aback.
An identity check was a normal procedure; however, as a large city, Heaven Demon City had a great flow of cultivators. If every cultivator had to be checked, it would undoubtedly waste a lot of time and could even upset some powerful cultivators.
Clearly, something was off.
Could they be looking for him?
Ji Yang furrowed his brow slightly, but aside from Elder Guan and those from the Demon Spirit Ore mountain, not many cultivators had seen his face.
He believed he should be fine; besides, after improving his cultivation level, his Breath-Holding Technique had also reached great mastery, so ordinary cultivators couldn’t see through his true cultivation level.
With this in mind, Ji Yang followed the line, preparing to enter the city.
“Hmm, you can go in!”
As the cultivator in front of Ji Yang finished his check, it quickly became Ji Yang’s turn.
The inspecting cultivator glanced at Ji Yang and then asked,
“Do you have an identity token?”
Ji Yang smiled and replied,
“This is my first time visiting this city, so I do not have an identity token.”
Ji Yang had just observed that the tokens being checked were all issued by Heaven Demon City, meaning their identities had already been verified once.
Ji Yang also had an identity token, but it was for the He Dao Sect, which he certainly could not present now.
Upon hearing this, the guard’s expression immediately turned wary.
The other guards nearby also directed their gazes at him, ready to take action if Ji Yang displayed any unusual behavior.
Facing this situation, Ji Yang quickly showed fear on his face but made no other movements.
The inspecting cultivator sensed Ji Yang’s Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment level and relaxed somewhat, asking again,
“What’s your name, where are you from, and what’s your purpose for entering the city?”
