"Reporting to the elder, this junior is nad Luo Qifu."
Chu Ning, just like the others, responded with a sowhat anxious expression.
"Is he from Fengya Island?"
Song Ye didn’t overlook Chu Ning because of his vastly different appearance but instead continued asking diligently.
"No, this junior is a cultivator from Yeming Island."
Chu Ning replied, and upon hearing this, Song Ye’s brows imdiately furrowed, and his eyes emitted a sharp light.
"You’re a cultivator from Yeming Island; how did you end up on Fengya Island?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Ning quickly retrieved Fire Maple Grass from his storage bag while replying:
"This junior mainly ca here to pick Fire Maple Grass."
Song Ye glanced at the Fire Maple Grass in Chu Ning’s hand and continued to ask:
"What do you need Fire Maple Grass for? To plant yourself?"
"No, this junior intends to refine Fire Spirit Pill." Chu Ning shook his head.
After hearing this from Chu Ning, Song Ye ceased his questioning.
Instead, he moved on to inquire about the others.
When he asked the last young man, about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, and learned the person was cultivating the Wood Attribute Cultivation Technique.
This Song Ye even demanded that the person empty all the contents of his storage bag for inspection.
Though the young man felt humiliated, he complied with a flushed face.
After examining all the young man’s belongings, Song Ye’s face showed a hint of disappointnt.
He waved his hand, signaling the young man to pack up his goods.
Then, he turned to Zhou Xinquan and said:
"From now on, seriously interrogate everyone entering or leaving Fengya Island.
I suspect that person is still connected to your island; otherwise, why would he ntion your Fengya Island specifically and nothing else?"
"Yes, Elder Song, rest assured, I will conduct a thorough inspection. If any anomalies are found, I’ll report to you imdiately."
Zhou Xinquan nodded without hesitation after hearing this.
Song Ye, seeing this, finally relented, but he glanced at everyone present.
"What happened here, you better pretend you don’t know. If I hear anyone leak this, hmph!"
With that, Song Ye snorted coldly and stepped directly into the teleportation array.
Zhou Xinquan, seeing this, quickly signaled the person operating the teleportation array.
The latter imdiately activated the array, teleporting Song Ye away.
Only after Song Ye’s figure disappeared from the teleportation array did Zhou Xinquan, the island master, visibly relax.
A Qi Refining Perfection cultivator next to Zhou Xinquan imdiately spoke:
"Island Master, you are also a Foundation Establishnt cultivator, why humble yourself so?"
"The Song Family has always been domineering, so let it be..."
Zhou Xinquan said this, then glanced at several people, finally fixing his gaze on the only non-local cultivator, Chu Ning.
"Fellow Daoist, what you just saw and heard here, I hope not to hear about it outside."
Although he had been very polite to Song Ye earlier,
he showed no goodwill towards Chu Ning now, adopting an aloof stance.
Chu Ning’s face imdiately showed a puzzled expression.
"What is the elder talking about? This junior only ca to pick so Fire Maple Grass."
Seeing Chu Ning’s expression, Zhou Xinquan felt sowhat satisfied and turned to leave.
Faintly, Chu Ning heard a resentful phrase.
"That He Jie, if I find him, he won’t get away easily."
...
After leaving Fengya Island, traveling to Thousand Illusion Island, and wandering among other islands, Chu Ning finally returned to Feihong Island.
Upon truly entering his cave mansion, Chu Ning felt much relieved.
"Who would have thought picking White Reishi Grass could lead to such danger."
Chu Ning shook his head privately.
Initially, he thought that even if Luoxia Island had Tier Two Demon Beasts, with his current skills, he should have been able to co and go freely.
Yet, he hadn’t expected to encounter Song Ye; if it weren’t for his high alertness and a bit of luck,
he could very well have t trouble on Luoxia Island today.
His initial caution was indeed justified; Song Ye’s many thods ant even the incomplete Black Small Saber couldn’t harm him.
"The ancient gourd Song Ye took out might also be an incomplete magical treasure."
Chu Ning recalled the encounter from before.
He thought about the incomplete magical treasure he had carried from Yan Workshop, which was suddenly rendered useless during this trip.
Chu Ning felt quite regretful in his heart.
Since obtaining this incomplete magical treasure from Old Man Sun,
the Black Small Saber had helped him defeat many powerful foes.
"Fortunately, it’s not all without gains."
Chu Ning gently shook his head, then took several jade boxes from his storage bag.
A large jade box filled with White Reishi Grass, enough materials to refine over a hundred Profound Spirit Treasure Pills.
After all, he had even cleaned out the rabbit burrows completely.
Chu Ning’s gaze at this mont fell upon a pair of rings and round beads.
He had tried to activate them in the great hall before but hadn’t succeeded.
However, Chu Ning also rembered that so restriction within the hall prevented the use of any magical artifact.
For the next two days, he didn’t attempt again.
Now was naturally a ti to try again.
After a while, Chu Ning shook his head with a hint of disappointnt.
Even outside the Ancient Sect ruins, he still couldn’t activate these items.
"It seems there are either special activation thods, or my cultivation level is insufficient."
Chu Ning murmured to himself silently.
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