Within a few days, the Jade Spring Sect became lively.
Of the five major sects in the Jing Kingdom, besides Empty Sword Sect, Spirit-Seeking Sect, Great Buddha Temple, and Heart-Eroding Stronghold all sent representatives.
Without exception, they all carried boxes upon boxes of spiritual materials with utmost respect, placing them on the ground from a distance. Relying on the strength of their own disciples, they carried them all the way to the gates of the Jade Spring Sect.
The Jade Spring Sect has always had few disciples guarding the mountain, and with the existence of the mountain-protecting formation, there were hardly any in the past.
These three groups who came to apologize waited for a full half-day outside the mountain gate under the blazing sun before a disciple at the first or second level of Qi Refining finally emerged from the mountain and was allowed to enter.
The disciples of both the inner and outer sects already knew about their Grand True Person's achievements and that these three families would definitely come to ransom him.
Every single disciple in the sect, whether perched atop a mountain, aboard a boat in the sky, or seated in a pavilion, watched the vast procession of apologies with amusement.
Even though the three families were prepared, they were still humiliated by the scene and their faces turned ashen.
But they dared not retaliate; each one had a grim expression, and fearing being misunderstood as troublemakers, they could only force a stiff smile as they moved forward.
Abyss Suppression Hall.
The dark blue water floated in mid-air above the hall, as if a layer of mysterious water was floating on it, undulating rhythmically like the tides, demonstrating the profound skill of the master of this place in water magic.
" True Person, representatives from all three families have arrived."
A disciple walked in from outside and reported.
The Grand True Person in black robes, seated in the main seat, nodded and said, "Let them in."
A short while later, the leaders of the three groups who came to apologize cautiously walked in.
Before they could even sit down, everyone bowed and knelt down one after another.
" Jin Wuyu of the Spirit-Seeking Sect pays respects to the Great True Person."
" At the Great Buddha Temple, Huikong pays his respects to the Great True Person."
" Heart-Eroding Stronghold of Zhuge Luo pays respects to the Great True Person."
True Person Bo then opened his eyes, and two Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators had entered beside him at some point.
One is Shi Yubai, and the other is Huo Min.
The two men, one with a gentle expression and the other with a serious one, stood like two guardian deities on either side.
"Um."
After a long while, True Person Bo finally opened his eyes and looked at the three of them.
The three families' Golden Core are currently imprisoned by the Jade Spring Sect; they must be redeemed.
After saying that, True Person Bo said no more, but simply sat in the main seat and quietly watched the three people who had bowed down to His Highness.
Huikong, who came from Great Buddha Temple, is Foundation Establishment Late Stage Buddhist cultivator and the head of the Great Buddha Temple's scripture transmission. He is considered to be the most powerful cultivator in Great Buddha Temple at present, apart from Huinan and Huiming.
However, their only Golden Core cultivator at the Great Buddha Temple is currently imprisoned at the Jade Spring Sect, and they insist on redeeming him.
Therefore, Great Buddha Temple acted very generously, giving whatever Huinan and Huiming wanted in exchange for their return.
Jin Wuyu, who came from the Spirit-Seeking Sect, was a direct disciple of the Jin Household clan. He Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and could be considered a genius.
True Person Bo rarely spoke, but upon seeing him, he asked with a smile, "Hehe... I haven't seen Fellow Lingguang here?"
The one who fell into True Person Bo's hands was True Person Xuanguang.
True Person Lingguang is the cousin of True Person Xuanguang. Both are members of the Jin Household and are currently the two Jin Household True Person in power within the Spirit-Seeking Sect.
That day.
True Person Xuanguang had a chance to escape, but True Person Lingguang pulled his cousin aside and made True Person Xuanguang take the blow, thus managing to escape by sheer luck.
True Person Bo had originally thought it would be interesting to see what happened when the two brothers met again.
Jin Wuyu knew the key to the matter and naturally dared not answer. He made an excuse to change the subject, feeling extremely embarrassed.
The Spirit-Seeking Sect naturally wanted to redeem the True Person Xuanguang.
to this end.
The Spirit-Seeking Sect was willing to pay a huge price, preparing two Supreme-Grade Spirit Artifact, three High-Grade Spirit Artifact, three second-tier Pill Formula, and many rare spiritual materials that could not be found in the outside world. It can be said that they went all out.
True Person Bo remained silent, but Shi Yubai stepped forward, smiling at Jin Wuyu, and said, "A Golden Core True Person is only worth this much?"
Upon hearing this, Jin Wuyu sensed something was wrong.
However, his Jin Household had given him a strict order before he came: he must redeem the True Person Xuanguang. Otherwise, he wouldn't need to return to the Spirit-Seeking Sect. So he could only timidly ask, "What else does your esteemed sect desire?"
Shi Yubai looked at Jin Wuyu with a smile until Jin Wuyu felt a chill in his heart and his hands and feet turned ice cold, before he heard a sentence.
"Bring that Law Treasure in exchange!"
Not only did Shi Yubai demand that they exchange their Law Treasure for these items, but he also made outrageous demands, imposing a series of extremely harsh conditions that infuriated Jin Wuyu that he wanted to turn around and leave on the spot.
But he didn't dare leave after all, and could only adopt a humble posture, begging for some relief.
Shi Yubai remained silent, but Huo Min stepped forward and led him to a side hall to have a proper talk.
As for the last one...
Zhuge Luo, sent by Heart-Eroding Stronghold.
The two Golden Core cultivators of Heart-Eroding Stronghold, including the Golden Core Valley Master, are still missing and have never shown up. Even when a large army Heart-Eroding Stronghold Heart-Eroding Stronghold time, and even when five counties were torn from the territory it occupied, he still did not appear.
Now... even the only one in charge, Shi Yan True Person Shi, has been captured by the Jade Spring Sect.
Zhuge Luo also acted quite straightforwardly, not mentioning what he had brought, only saying that he could bring anything that the Jade Spring Sect valued, as long as he could redeem True Person Shi.
True Person Bo naturally refused to release them.
The Grand True Person Water Magic sat upright in the main seat, looking at Zhuge Luo kneeling below. His gaze was deep and unfathomable, his voice like that of someone from the deep sea, as he said, "You are not qualified. Have your lord come in person, or there's no point in talking!"
Zhuge Luo's face immediately turned pale, and he wanted to argue further.
However, this was the territory of the Jade Spring Sect, and they were asked to leave shortly afterward.
He stood outside the Jade Spring Sect's mountain gate, feeling the scrutinizing gazes cast upon him from above and below, and left with a deathly pale face.
Three days later.
Both the Spirit-Seeking Sect and the Great Buddha Temple redeemed this person.
Every single one of them paid an extremely heavy price.
This time, it's like they've emptied out a portion of their family's savings.
Abyss Suppression Hall.
Jin Wuyu followed obediently behind True Person Xuanguang, trying his best to shrink his body, but he still couldn't stop trembling because True Person Xuanguang's expression was extremely cold.
He knew why, but dared not say a word, and could only keep hinting to the True Person not to notice him.
They ultimately agreed to most of the conditions set by the Jade Spring Sect.
Even so, there was not a trace of a smile on True Person Xuanguang's face; he was as cold and aloof as a block of ice.
"Walk!"
The True Person Xuanguang, his face ashen, swept up all the people from the Spirit-Seeking Sect, transforming into a golden streak of light and disappearing into the horizon.