The members of the Hidden Sect all showed anger upon hearing Ji Fengming's rude remarks, but they held back because their patriarch himself was not angry.
"Feng Hua, stop fooling around!" Hei Xiao and Shang Xiye stepped forward at the same time and pulled Ji Fengming away.
"What's wrong? Such good stuff, can't I have a couple more pieces? Look how old he is, his cultivation level must be high. This is a life-saving item in critical moments," Ji Fengming winked at Hei Xiao and transmitted his thoughts.
“These jade slips are made from a person’s life essence. Each time a jade slip is made, a piece of the soul is torn apart, consuming a large amount of vital energy. No cultivator who hopes to ascend would do such a self-destructive thing,” Black Owl patiently explained. “The Mi family patriarch must have known that his days were numbered, so he left these jade slips to protect his descendants and to protect the peace of the Danling Continent. Do not use them recklessly unless you are facing a life-or-death situation.”
Ji Fengming then realized the significance of these jade slips. He stepped forward, bowed to the Mi family patriarch, and said solemnly, "I'm sorry, patriarch. I didn't know the origin of these jade slips before. I was being reckless."
“Hehe…” The Mi family patriarch laughed happily, a sly glint in his eyes. He then took out two jade slips from his sleeve and handed them to Ji Fengming, saying, “I originally intended to keep these two jade slips for the Hidden Sect. Since you want them, you can have them. However, if you take these two jade slips from me, you must promise me one thing.”
“There really is one…” Ji Fengming’s eyes lit up, and he snatched the jade slips in his hand. He said in a roguish manner, “As long as it’s not murder, arson, something against my conscience, or something that will take my life, I’ll agree to it, not just one, but ten.”
When the Hidden Sect members saw Ji Fengming accept the two jade slips left to them by their ancestor, their eyes practically spitting fire.
“Fengming…” Black Owl instinctively tried to dissuade her, but Ji Fengming had already thrown all three jade slips into the Immortal Palace.
"Rest assured, my Hidden Sect has always prided itself on being righteous. How could I possibly ask you to do such a thing that harms others and violates morality?" The Mi family patriarch looked at Ji Fengming with a soft gaze filled with boundless hope: "I only hope that after you return to your position, you will remember my words today, go to the River of Life and take a bowl of water to return to my Hidden Sect Mi family."
These words left everyone present dumbfounded. What did they mean by "returning to one's place" and "river of rebirth"?
Is our ancestor really getting senile?
What kind of nonsense is it to exchange two life-saving jade slips for a bowl of river water?
Only Mi Feng looked back at Ji Fengming with a gaze filled with shock, and a deep sense of apprehension rose in his eyes.
Ji Fengming himself was also completely confused: "Return to my place? You mean I can ascend to immortality? Where is the River of Rebirth? In the Immortal Realm? The water in the Immortal Realm must be nectar and jade liquid, which is quite valuable for these two jade slips. I agree to this!"
"Good, good, good! With your promise, my hundreds of thousands of years of waiting have been worthwhile!" The Mi family patriarch laughed heartily, in high spirits, his face glowing as if he had received a great benefit.
Shang Xiye and Hei Xiao held the jade slip given to them by the Mi family patriarch, and inexplicably felt an urge to return it.
Ji Fengming also touched his nose and muttered to himself, "Why do I feel like I'm the one who's losing out, laughing so happily?"
The Mi family patriarch didn't hide anything from Shang Xiye, Ji Fengming, and Hei Xiao. In front of the three of them, he earnestly instructed everyone in the Hidden Sect, including the admonition that "one must not be an enemy of the Pill Sect."
Then, just as he had come, he turned and left in an instant.
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