Yin De Sect

After settling into an inn, Jiang Wen first silenced his brother, worried Jiang Wu would mock Ning Ri later.

Once seated, Jiang Wen asked, "Brother Ning, how much do you know about the Yin De Sect?"

As he spoke, Jiang Wen also put away his Sword Ring, a gesture of friendliness.

The Mingtai Sword Sect's Sword Ring could transform into a flying sword in an instant; if he didn't put it away, it would seem very confrontational.

Speaking to someone while holding a Sword Ring was like pointing a loaded gun at them.

Ning Ri shook his head and said, "I basically don't know anything."

He had become interested in the Yin De Sect and planned to try it out. However, he intended to gather information from multiple sources, asking the Wen-Wu brothers who had just been there, and then returning to the Heaven Defying Sect to collect more intel. That should be sufficient.

Jiang Wen then thought for a moment and said, "In the Wuhe Mountain Range, there was originally a Mad Beast Secret Realm, teeming with wild beasts and Yao Beasts. But in the last two years, it was suddenly invaded by Anomalies, and the entire secret realm transformed into a massive sect, which is now called the Yin De Sect."

"The entry requirement for the Yin De Sect is below Golden Core cultivation. Upon entering, you'll face the first trial."

"'Join the Yin De Sect.'"

Ning Ri's heart stirred. "Join the Yin De Sect? Does that mean a disciple trial?"

Jiang Wen nodded. "Yes."

"It's said that everyone's experience in the Yin De Sect's disciple recruitment ceremony is different. My brother and I both faced a Sword Heart trial, and we both lost..."

At this point, Jiang Wen gave a wry smile. "If you fail to join the Yin De Sect, you must leave behind a 'gift.'"

Ning Ri glanced at the silenced Jiang Wu, thinking that this "gift" was definitely not something good.

Jiang Wu, at this moment, seemed to be having an episode of Fear Anomaly, starting to snicker silently, gritting his teeth, his face filled with contempt and disdain, his lips moving frantically, but not making a sound...

To be honest, Ning Ri was quite curious about what he was mocking, but Jiang Wen was afraid of losing face, so he didn't feel comfortable asking Jiang Wen to lift the Silencing Talisman.

Then, Ning Ri asked, "What is the 'gift'?"

Jiang Wen replied, "This 'gift' is actually the price for your life."

Ning Ri's eyebrows shot up...

Jiang Wen continued, "Let me start from the beginning. When you enter the Yin De Sect, there are three types of identities."

"The first type is a pilgrim who comes to join the sect and participate in the disciple trial."

"At this point, you are a pure and simple person who admires and yearns for the Yin De Sect."

"Pilgrims do not need to pay any price and can immediately participate in the disciple trial."

"Each person's disciple trial is different."

"And when you fail the disciple trial, the Yin De Sect's Anomalies will make you leave, and your identity will begin to change."

"At this point, you are a guest who admires and yearns for the Yin De Sect but lacks the ability, yet is willing to contribute a little to the Yin De Sect."

"Guests who wish to participate in the disciple recruitment ceremony must leave a gift as a prerequisite for staying in the ceremony."

"After leaving the gift, the Yin De Sect will no longer care whether you stay or go, but your activity range will be limited to the 'Central Academy' where the Yin De Sect is recruiting disciples."

"If you do not leave a gift..."

"Then at this point, you are someone who admires the Yin De Sect, but your talent and financial resources are so poor that you develop fervent jealousy, trespass into the sect, and attempt to disrupt the disciple recruitment ceremony, preventing others from joining the Yin De Sect. You are a madman."

"In the Yin De Sect, madmen must die."

Ning Ri couldn't help but think, "Good heavens, whether it's to become a disciple, pay money, or be killed, you must admire the Yin De Sect, right?"

Jiang Wen said, "For this reason, Brother Ning, if you fail the trial, be sure to hand over the gift to the Yin De Sect's Anomalies as quickly as possible. Do not attempt to delay."

Jiang Wen didn't have Fear Anomaly in his mind, so he wouldn't mock Ning Ri for daring to provoke the Anomalies that even Foundation Establishment cultivators failed with his Qi Refining cultivation. Moreover, this was a disciple recruitment ceremony; it wasn't necessary to be Foundation Establishment.

Therefore, Jiang Wen simply stated what he knew, hoping to gain Ning Ri's approval.

Ning Ri, upon hearing this, did not treat it lightly. He nodded solemnly, thanked Jiang Wen first, and then after a moment of thought, asked, "Are there any standards for this gift?"

He knew in his heart that giving a gift was easy.

How to give the gift was the crux of this Anomaly!

Jiang Wen replied, "Yes, as I just said, this gift is the price for your life."

"Therefore, the gift you give must be equivalent to your life."

"Whatever you think your life is worth, you must give that amount."

Ning Ri's eyebrows shot up again. "Then if I think my life is only worth one Spirit Stone, will they let me go?"

Jiang Wen said, "I've heard of such a situation. A cultivator who entered the Yin De Sect once did that."

"He took out a Spirit Stone as a gift and gave it to an Anomaly, but..."

"After the Anomaly looked at it, it actually returned the Spirit Stone to him and took out another Spirit Stone, placing it in his hand."

"Before the cultivator could react, the Anomaly directly killed him, crushed his heart, and devoured his flesh and blood."

"In other words, if the 'gift' you offer is too low in value, they will return your gift, then take out an item identical to what you offered as the price for your life, hand it to you, and then kill you."

"So, Brother Ning, do not offer too cheap a gift."

Ning Ri nodded slightly. "Thank you for the reminder."

"But if the gift I give is valuable, yet still doesn't meet the Yin De Sect's requirements, what then? Will I die as well?"

Jiang Wen shook his head. "That's not necessarily the case."

"Those who have visited the Yin De Sect before have concluded that the Anomaly will only return the gift and give you an identical item back if the item is cheap and common."

"For example, a Foundation Establishment Pill used for practicing the Acquired Foundation Establishment Method, or a Spirit Stone. If it's something common, the Anomaly will immediately take your life."

"However, if what you offer is difficult to replicate, like my situation – I failed at the Yin De Sect this time, and the item I handed over to save my life was a flying sword gifted to me by my master. Its value, while not cheap, wasn't exactly high either, and it was difficult to replicate, so it didn't kill me."

Ning Ri understood.

In other words, this gift-giving segment was essentially a way to judge the worth of one's own life.

But regardless of the value, one shouldn't offer something too common.

At this moment, Jiang Wen changed the subject. "But even so, because the flying sword's value was insufficient, it still punished me!"

"I was invaded by a Joy Anomaly, my emotions became erratic, and I couldn't stop laughing for several nights before I recovered..."

"My brother experienced something similar, except he was invaded by a Fear Anomaly and became quite peculiar."

Ning Ri was stunned upon hearing this—

So Joy Anomalies really exist?!

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