Return to the Heaven Defying Sect

Chapter 38: Returning to the Heaven Defying Sect, Ning Ri couldn't help but think—

Forget things like Dian Xiao Ma Bang, but there should be Anomalies too.

Next, Ning Ri glanced at Jiang Wu again.

Jiang Wu was no longer having an episode. He was covering his face, sitting to the side in shame. Seeing Ning Ri's gaze shift over, he repeatedly gestured an apology to Ning Ri. As he apologized, his face turned red...

He probably felt too embarrassed.

Mistakes in gift-giving, Anomalies entering the body.

If the congratulatory gift isn't right, the Anomaly will make you socially dead.

Who would have thought that cultivating immortality and encountering Anomalies would require considering gift-giving?

This isn't an Anomaly at all; it's clearly worldly affairs.

Ning Ri couldn't help but show a bit of sympathy and asked, "When Anomalies enter the body, is it always like what happened to you?"

Jiang Wen shook his head, "There are other situations too. Some go mad directly, their cultivation collapses, or they regress by a whole realm... it happens."

Ning Ri: "Then, it seems your situation is on the better side."

Jiang Wen nodded in deep agreement.

Ning Ri asked curiously, "By the way, you mentioned earlier that there are three types of identities for entering the Yin De Sect: disciple, guest, and madman."

"So, are there people who become guests right from the start?"

Ning Ri was very worried that he wouldn't even be able to become a disciple and would have to give gifts as soon as he entered.

That would truly delight the Anomaly.

"Yes!"

Facing Ning Ri's question, Jiang Wen immediately nodded.

Ning Ri was stunned, "There really are such unlucky people?"

Jiang Wen chuckled, not knowing what he was thinking, "It's not about being unlucky; it's a restriction of the Anomaly [Yin De Sect]."

"Those who automatically become guests upon entering have cultivation at the Golden Core stage or above."

Ning Ri suddenly understood, "So, this is the reason for this Anomaly's entry requirements, right?"

He had originally thought that people above the Golden Core stage wouldn't even be able to enter.

Now he knew that people above the Golden Core stage who walked in could only give money and couldn't even participate in the trial.

Jiang Wen nodded.

Ning Ri asked, "Have any more powerful individuals entered? For example, Grandmaster-level experts."

In the Cultivation World, the Grandmasters of each sect were among the most formidable.

Ning Ri felt that Xi Yuan's father should also be a Grandmaster. Without that kind of strength, it would be impossible to use the Five Elements Essence as bathwater.

Jiang Wen shook his head, "I heard my master speculate that the Grandmasters probably don't plan to intervene. The Yin De Sect appeared in recent years and can be considered a nascent Anomaly, better left for the younger generation to explore."

Ning Ri understood.

Jiang Wen added, "However, the rewards from the Yin De Sect are indeed very generous."

"Since its appearance, a person from the Xuanji Immortal Sect successfully joined the Yin De Sect."

"Before joining the Yin De Sect, that person was at the Foundation Establishment stage. After successfully joining, he directly broke through to the peak of Foundation Establishment, his vital energy complete. At the same time, he acquired an extremely powerful Magic Treasure, which he used to defeat a siege of several Golden Core cultivators by crossing major realms."

"But that person only became an Outer Sect disciple of the Yin De Sect."

"According to the Yin De Sect's disciple recruitment ceremony, there are different levels of disciples: Outer Sect disciples, Inner Sect disciples, and True Disciples."

"If an Outer Sect disciple can gain such benefits, then what unimaginable fortune would Inner Sect disciples and True Disciples have... we dare not imagine."

After speaking, a look of longing appeared on Jiang Wen's face. Clearly, he had convinced himself and wanted to try his luck at the Yin De Sect again.

Hearing this, Ning Ri thought, It's all just empty promises. Why get excited? My boss also promised me resources, but I didn't get a single thing.

He asked, "Then how did that person pass the trial? And how did he leave the Yin De Sect?"

Jiang Wen replied, "He said that after becoming a disciple, it's also very simple to leave the Yin De Sect. As long as you withdraw from the sect, you can leave, but you can never return."

"But he didn't say how he passed the trial, so we don't know. After all, he was from the Xuanji Immortal Sect and had a fortuitous encounter. He was already valued by a major sect, so no one dared to force him."

Ning Ri nodded slightly, then his mind sparked, "Right, since guests offer congratulatory gifts, if I become a disciple, will these congratulatory gifts be given to me?"

Jiang Wen was suddenly stumped by this question...

He stammered, "To be honest, I've never heard of this question before, hahaha."

He hadn't expected Ning Ri to set his sights on the congratulatory gifts...

Next, Jiang Wen recounted how he and his brother had ventured into the Yin De Sect, but he spoke very briefly, as he had failed very quickly...

After chatting with Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu, Ning Ri decided to return to the sect. Before leaving, he originally intended to wash away his cultivation.

He was worried about causing another commotion upon returning to the sect.

But then he thought again, this matter was already known to Yang Xingming and Chen Xingfeng, and judging by their reactions, it seemed to confirm that there were indeed seniors in the Heaven Defying Sect, and the Grandmaster had also experienced similar consecutive breakthroughs.

In that case, there's no need to respec.

After all, Ning Ri knew clearly that he would definitely encounter similar situations in the future, such as breaking through from Nascent Soul to Spirit Transmutation in one go…

Looking at it this way, it's better to start by climbing a few realms from Qi Refining, to give the members of the Heaven Defying Sect a psychological warm-up.

This way, the future point allocation won't seem too abrupt.

Next, Ning Ri activated the Jade Slip from the [Golden Strategy Tally], circulated the [Heaven Defying Soul Splitting Technique] he had just reallocated his points to, and started taking orders.

While waiting to be assigned a task, Ning Ri looked at the Jade Slip, feeling extremely satisfied internally—

Awesome!

Because he had respec'd, the [Heaven Defying Soul Splitting Technique] had been reset.

He was a new user again!

This made him very satisfied.

What made him even more satisfied was yet to come; the person who came wasn't Luo Ke.

He was genuinely afraid of meeting Luo Ke.

If Luo Ke had come, he wouldn't have known how to explain. He couldn't exactly tell Luo Ke that his, Ning Ri's, [Heaven Defying Soul Splitting Technique] could achieve a new level of 'doging' every single day, right?

On the way back, Ning Ri continued practicing his saber.

Including time spent on various chores, it had been a long time since he had practiced his saber.

This wouldn't do.

Let's get to work!

Golden Strategy Immortal Sect.

Their Inner Sect was located within the city!

This city was magnificent, its walls were also built from Spirit Stones, which were replaced with Spirit Stones at regular intervals. All sorts of mounts and Magic Treasures, all incredibly valuable, could be seen everywhere on the roads.

And at this very moment, Luo Ke, whom Ning Ri feared meeting, was in a pavilion, wiping his flying sword.

Just then.

An old man wearing a dark purple brocade robe walked in from outside: "Old Luo, Shuyou is back. He even met Master Xingfeng this time, which made him overjoyed."

This person was Liang Shuyou's master.

Hearing this, Luo Ke didn't intend to pay attention to him.

Luo Ke hadn't accumulated enough [Seniority] in the Great Mercy Divine Palace yet, so he wasn't yet at the generation that could take disciples. He was currently accumulating "seniority" in the Golden Strategy Tally.

And he had just missed Ning Ri, this "great genius," so he was already in a bad mood.

Now, hearing someone boasting about their disciple, he became even more annoyed.

Liang Shuyou was indeed very skilled at Artifact Refining among the Foundation Establishment generation of the Golden Strategy Immortal Sect.

Seeing that Luo Ke wasn't paying attention to him, the old man chuckled and wanted to say something more.

But at this moment, Luo Ke suddenly thought of something, turned his head to look at the old man, and said:

"By the way, Old Li, did Shuyou happen to see someone named Ning Ri?"