19: Sent into the sect

Inside the flying boat's main hall, golden interior decorations reflected a golden hue under the white lights. Ye Ming stood there, his invisible aura causing the old village chief and the others to feel somewhat dazed, as if they were looking at an exiled immortal.

"Since none of you have any objections, I will send them to the Sect tomorrow. Make sure to say your goodbyes; they might only return once every few years!"

With that, Ye Ming walked to the side, sat down, and began to Cultivate.

Meanwhile, the old village chief and the others went to gather one last time. Though reluctant to part, making something of themselves was more important!

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, Ye Ming led Xiaoyu and Lin Kai out of the mansion.

After asking Wu Qing for the location of the Jinyuan Sect and finding out where it was, Ye Ming immediately set off.

They were quite far from the Jinyuan Sect and had to travel by flying boat for five days.

On the flying boat, after comforting the two children who were leaving their families for the first time, Ye Ming resumed his Cultivation.

Five days later... they were still some distance from the Jinyuan Sect.

Ye Ming controlled the flying boat to stop in a secluded area, then put away the flying boat and led Xiaoyu and the other child towards the Jinyuan Sect's mountain gate.

Half an hour later...

Ye Ming, holding the hands of the two children, walked up to the middle of a large mountain, which was precisely the mountain gate of the Jinyuan Sect.

Ye Ming had flown them up; if they had walked, the two children would have taken half a day.

At this time, many Sect Disciples wearing light green robes were entering and exiting the mountain gate.

As soon as Ye Ming and the two strangers appeared, they attracted everyone's attention.

"Who are you? What brings you to our Jinyuan Sect?"

Two gate-keeping Disciples at Qi Refining fifth level stepped forward and questioned Ye Ming.

If not for Ye Ming's Foundation Establishment cultivation, they would have probably driven the three of them down the mountain long ago.

"Hehe, I am a Loose Cultivator. Today, I came to your esteemed Sect to send two close relatives into your Sect. They both have Spiritual Roots!"

Ye Ming chuckled, cupped his hands, and explained to the two Disciples.

One Disciple, however, sneered, "Oh, do you think just anyone can be sent into our Jinyuan Sect?"

Ye Ming did not get angry; he merely pointed at Lin Xiaoyu and the other child and said calmly, "One has a three-element True Spirit Root, and the other has a four-element miscellaneous Spiritual Root!"

"Hiss, a True Spirit Root!"

"Among our Jinyuan Sect's tens of thousands of Disciples, there aren't even a few dozen like that!"

The surrounding Disciples who were watching were all shocked upon hearing that one of them had a True Spirit Root.

At this moment, a female Cultivator who had just walked out of the mountain gate also overheard Ye Ming's conversation. Upon hearing 'True Spirit Root,' the female Cultivator suddenly looked at Lin Xiaoyu. She took a closer look, and indeed, it was a True Spirit Root!

"This girl must be allowed into my Cloud Peak. As for the miscellaneous Spiritual Root, he'll do," the female Cultivator murmured to herself.

Then, she stepped towards Ye Ming and the others.

On Ye Ming's side, upon hearing that the Spiritual Roots of these two children were extraordinary, the expressions of the two gate-keeping Disciples instantly turned serious.

"Please wait a moment; I will go report to the Elder!"

The Disciple was about to leave after speaking, but when he turned around, he saw someone approaching. He was instantly startled and quickly cupped his hands towards the newcomer, saying, "Greetings, Peak Master!"

Their Jinyuan Sect was divided into Inner and Outer Sects. The Outer Sect had Elders, and the Inner Sect had Peak Masters, above whom was the Sect Master. The red-clothed woman before him was the Peak Master of Cloud Peak, one of the five Peaks, with a cultivation of Golden Core Late Stage!

"En, no need to tell those old fellows. This Peak Master will take these two children!" the red-clothed woman said indifferently to the Disciple.

"Yes!"

The Disciple responded, then returned to his post with the other Disciple.

"You brought these two who wish to enter my Sect, didn't you!" The red-clothed woman walked up to Ye Ming, scrutinizing him as she asked.

Seeing this woman, Ye Ming was startled in his heart; she was actually a Golden Core True Person.

Although he was shocked internally, Ye Ming's expression remained unchanged. He merely nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Then I won't waste words. I will take these two children as my Disciples. This is your reward for bringing people into the Sect!"

The woman wasted no words, directly stating that she would take Lin Xiaoyu and the other child as her Disciples, and produced a High Grade Storage Pouch for Ye Ming. After all, with a True Spirit Root among them, not giving something would likely harm the Sect's reputation.

"Alright, then I'll entrust these two children to Senior!"

Ye Ming didn't ponder for long before nodding. He took the Storage Pouch, then knelt down to say some comforting words to Lin Xiaoyu and the others before leaving.

He didn't need to enter a Sect; Sects had too many restrictions, which didn't suit him... Meanwhile, in a grand hall of the Seven Fiends Sect, a man with a feminine appearance sat in the main seat. However, his face was very grim.

A repressive atmosphere permeated the hall. The five Elders standing beside him also felt heavy-hearted. Their most promising Young Sect Master was dead, and not even a complete corpse remained; they couldn't even find the real killer.

Looking at the three headless corpses on the ground, Sha Xuexing's face grew increasingly gloomy. He had arrived at the place where his son died two days ago. Initially, he sensed three auras moving about and thought they were the three murderers who had split up after killing.

However, by the time he caught up, it was already a corpse, with not a trace of cultivation within its body. At that moment, he already knew he had been played.

"Sect Leader, this person's methods have exceeded our imagination. Even the third-grade Mother-Child Jade couldn't withstand it, and he even indirectly transferred the Aura of Dark Spirit. In my opinion, we should go invite Old Ghost Qianji!"

Grand Elder Sha Xuesha remembered someone, so he cupped his hands towards the Sect Leader and offered his suggestion.

"Old Ghost Qianji?"

The other four Elders were startled upon hearing this. This Old Ghost Qianji had a formidable background; not only was he from Taixuan Prefecture, but his cultivation was also at the Peak Nascent Soul Stage. However, Old Ghost Qianji's specialty was finding people, and his numerous methods made him impossible to guard against.

Sha Xuexing, sitting in the main seat, had a flicker of apprehension in his eyes upon hearing this. Inviting Old Ghost Qianji was not easy, and furthermore, this old ghost was extremely greedy. Without items above the fourth grade, one shouldn't even think about finding him.

But at the thought of his son's mutilated corpse, Sha Xuexing steeled his heart, took out ten High-Grade Spirit Stones full of Spiritual Qi from his Storage Ring, then threw them to the Grand Elder, and coldly ordered:

"Take these High-Grade Spirit Stones and find Old Ghost Qianji. Tell him this is a deposit; as long as the murderer is found, another hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones will be given!"

"Yes, Sect Leader!"

Although the Grand Elder felt a little heartache, he agreed and then turned to fly out of the mountain gate to find Old Ghost Qianji.

One must know that High-Grade Spirit Stones were already scarce in the Cultivation world; one less meant one less. Moreover, once they appeared, they would attract many high-level Cultivators to snatch them.

Although the exchange ratio for Spirit Stones was 1:100, trying to exchange one hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones for one High-Grade Spirit Stone was simply impossible, and furthermore, it couldn't even be exchanged.

This was why the Grand Elder felt heartache; the Sect only had three hundred ninety-one High-Grade Spirit Stones left... Ye Ming knew nothing of what was happening at the Seven Fiends Sect; he had already driven his flying boat back.