Chapter 409

Chapter 409: Do Not Let Him Go

Ji Yang stood nearby, feeling speechless. This person almost revealed the color of his underwear.

As the cultivators in the front of the line stepped into the middle layer of the secret realm, the long queue gradually shortened.

Soon, it was Ji Yang’s turn.

The Heaven Demon Sect disciple responsible for checking storage bags was momentarily stunned when he saw Ji Yang. Most others were either at the Nascent Soul Stage or the Spirit Transformation Stage; how did they encounter a Golden Core stage cultivator?

While the elite sects do allow a few Golden Core cultivators to enter the secret realm, those Golden Core cultivators usually have one or two Void Refinement stage cultivators accompanying them for protection, so it was impossible for them to appear alone.

Maybe this was due to a decline of cultivators in some large sect, necessitating the entrance of Golden Core disciples just to fill the ranks?

The Heaven Demon Sect disciple thought to himself, feeling a bit contemptuous.

What valuable items could a Golden Core disciple possibly have?

If it weren’t for a few senior brothers still being around, he wouldn’t even want to check.

“Senior brother, it’s my turn.”

Looking at the smiling Ji Yang, the Heaven Demon Sect disciple’s expression darkened, but he still spoke up:

“Hand over your storage bag. Don’t even think about hiding anything; this treasure in my hand can not only see through storage bags but can also inspect other spatial treasures!”

The Heaven Demon Sect disciple threatened.

Ji Yang, of course, understood and said,

“Rest assured, senior brother, I would never hide anything.”

Though he said this, Ji Yang was not worried; after all, his Heaven’s Secret Pearl was not an ordinary treasure, and he didn’t believe this item in front of him could uncover it.

As Ji Yang opened his storage bag, its contents quickly became visible to everyone.

Several Mid-tier spiritual plants, one High-level spiritual plant, a bit of low-grade secret silver mine, and besides that, there was nothing else.

Seeing Ji Yang’s meager haul, the cultivators in the back turned their heads, unable to watch.

It was simply too shabby.

The Heaven Demon Sect disciple in charge of the inspection frowned at this sight, feeling a bit reluctant.

However, adhering to the principle of not letting any little profit slip away, he still rummaged through the bag, ultimately taking two pieces of mid-grade secret silver mine.

That was already one of the more valuable items; as for the High-level spiritual plant, if he took it, it would be more than half gone, approaching two-thirds. How would the other cultivators view that?

He was not a garbage collector from the Heaven Demon Sect; he couldn’t afford to lose face.

“Get lost, get lost.”

As he put away the secret silver mine, the Heaven Demon Sect disciple waved his hand disdainfully, eager to send Ji Yang away.

The cultivators nearby opened the Formations, signaling for Ji Yang to leave quickly.

“Fellow Daoist, wait a moment for me, I will be right there.”

Behind him, the youth who had initially been rejected by Ji Yang hurriedly spoke up after witnessing the scene.

He couldn’t bear to watch, so he might as well travel with Ji Yang and share some opportunities later.

Just as Ji Yang was about to cross the Formation and head into the middle layer of the secret realm, a figure rushed over, calling out loudly:

“Do not let him go!”

As soon as the words were spoken, many cultivators turned their puzzled gazes towards the speaker, not understanding the meaning behind it.

Ji Yang also wore a confused expression. The newcomer was a Void Refinement stage cultivator, and if he remembered correctly, this person had just left to track down a cultivator who had left early. Now it seemed he had returned successful.

But how was this relevant to him?

Ji Yang, not wanting to get involved, raised his leg to leave.

However, the Heaven Demon Sect disciples, upon hearing the shout, quickly activated the Formation, sealing the entrance to the middle layer of the secret realm once again.

This made Ji Yang feel a touch of displeasure.

“Brothers, what’s going on here?”

Before the few could answer, the arriving cultivator, noticing Ji Yang blocked outside, looked delighted and loudly told the nearby Heaven Demon Sect disciples,

“Do not let this person escape! He is Ji Yang from the He Dao Sect!”

With this declaration, several gazes turned toward Ji Yang again, including those from the Mid Void Refinement stage cultivators present.

Unlike the previous astonished looks, these Heaven Demon Sect disciples now held expressions of surprise and joy, as if they had spotted some great opportunity.

Ji Yang was not an unfamiliar name among the Heaven Demon Sect.

Previously, this person had caused great embarrassment to their sect, even kidnapping the Sect Leader’s daughter. He had only recently been released after negotiations with the sect.

This was not only a blow to the sect but also to the Heaven Demon Sect disciples.

Of course, this was secondary; more importantly, Ji Yang carried rewards from their sect.

Unfortunately, the rewards offered by the sect were not substantial enough to entice them as Void Refinement stage cultivators; they only piqued the interest of Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators.

But that was not a deterrent for Ren Yuning, the Sect Leader’s daughter, who had given him special praise!

If they could capture Ji Yang alive, they would gain a complete spiritual treasure!

That was no ordinary item; not even a Void Refinement stage cultivator would overlook it, let alone a cultivator at the Unity with the Dao stage. It was known that even Peak Master Su from the Alchemy Peak still used a semi-spiritual treasure.

Although there was only a one-level difference between spiritual treasures and regular treasures, the gap was immense; spiritual treasures had spirits and could even generate weak essences of the Way, assisting cultivators in raising their levels.

With this factor in play, everyone naturally wouldn’t let this golden opportunity slip away.

While they were aiming to capture Ji Yang alive, their requirements were not too high. After all, records indicated Ji Yang was merely a Golden Core stage cultivator, and he managed to leave the sect alive by kidnapping the Senior Sister.

As for the three Heaven Demon Sect Elders who personally tried to capture him, it was said that they suffered defeat due to the intervention of Ji Yang’s Master.

But now they were in the secret realm, and even if Ji Yang’s Master had great abilities, he couldn’t enter this place.

At this moment, not only did the He Dao Sect gaze upon Ji Yang, but the disciples from other sects queuing up also turned to look at him.

Although some of the disciples had never heard Ji Yang’s name before, the words He Dao Sect were enough to earn their respect. Seeing the Heaven Demon Sect disciples treat the situation so seriously made it clear that Ji Yang was certainly someone significant.

Realizing his identity had been exposed, Ji Yang felt somewhat surprised; he usually kept a low profile.

Fellow sect disciples may have heard tales of him, but very few had seen his face. Even during his previous prominence in the sect, only about ten to twelve cultivators had actually seen him.

He hadn’t expected that any disciples from the Heaven Demon Sect would remember him.

This made Ji Yang involuntarily cast a glance at the cultivator who had identified him.

In Ji Yang’s observation, he felt a strange familiarity with this person, but he couldn’t recall where he had seen him before.