Chapter 275: Key Reappears

"This is Great Master Zhi Fa of the Jin Gang Temple, responsible for the calculation of merit points for Jin Gang Temple disciples. No need to avoid anything." The black-armored man saw Wang Yu's appearance and said hoarsely.

"This junior has seen Senior Zhi Fa." Wang Yu heard this and bowed to the withered monk as well.

The withered monk merely nodded and didn't say anything.

Clearly, a late-stage Qi Refinement disciple couldn't make this Foundation Establishment Jin Gang Temple monk think highly of him. Of course, the black-armored man's previous mention that Wang Yu seemed to have some relationship with Li Huo Old Ancestor made the withered monk pay a little attention to Wang Yu.

At this time, Wang Yu took out identity tokens of various colors from his storage bag one after another—one, two, three...

The black-armored man and Zhi Fa began to widen their eyes gradually!

After the time of one stick of incense, Wang Yu walked out of the wooden door with a face full of joy.

The two inside the wooden door looked at the dozen or so Demon Sect disciple tokens neatly arranged on the wooden table, all silent.

Among them, three particularly exquisite true disciple tokens were even more eye-catching.

"Fellow Daoist Jin, did this Junior Fellow Disciple Wang of yours really enter the sect only a few years ago and is only an inner disciple? He hasn't hidden his cultivation, has he? In reality, he is a heaven-defying disciple at Qi Refinement perfection hidden by the ancestors of your sect?" Great Master Zhi Fa suddenly sighed and asked.

"Whether Junior Fellow Disciple Wang truly has any relationship with the ancestors of this sect, I am also not very clear. But it was I who personally reviewed his entry several years ago; he was only a four-spirit-root disciple." The black-armored man said slowly, his face still wooden, but his eyes were also flickering with suspicion.

"It is not easy for four spirit roots to cultivate to late-stage Qi Refinement, but to be able to kill three Demon Sect true disciples alone, this poor monk still finds it somewhat hard to believe. Could it be that these three Demon Sect true disciples were not killed by this Junior Fellow Disciple Wang, and there is some other reason?" Great Master Zhi Fa pondered for a moment and then said, somewhat disbelieving himself.

"Fellow Daoist Zhi Fa, you wouldn't be dissatisfied with this sect's disciple obtaining so many merit points, would you?

According to the instructions of the four ancestors, this temporary merit point calculation is based on the tokens and not the person to prevent disputes. As long as there are Demon Sect tokens, they can be exchanged for temporary merit points." The black-armored man asked back with a gloomy gaze.

"Amitabha, Fellow Daoist Jin is overthinking. This poor monk would never think that way.

Since that is the case, this Junior Fellow Disciple Wang will be temporarily ranked first in merit points.

With this junior fellow disciple's merit points as high as over four hundred, unless other disciples obtain that fifth Jialan key, I fear no one can shake this first position." Zhi Fa merely flickered his gaze twice and smiled, denying it.

The black-armored man nodded and didn't say anything more, but in his heart, he had already secretly planned to pay more attention to this Junior Fellow Disciple Wang Yu in the future.

Not long after, the news that an inner disciple of the Four Symbols Sect had handed over three Demon Sect true disciple tokens spread like the wind in the camp, and even reached the ears of the Golden Core ancestors.

Wang Yu returned to his temporary residence and fell into a deep sleep, preparing to thoroughly relieve all kinds of exhaustion accumulated from this trip to the secret realm.

This sleep lasted for a full day.

During this period, no one came to disturb him.

At noon the next day, he finally woke up again, sorted out the various harvested items in his storage bag, and pondered in his heart whether to go directly to find Tianchan Laozu to offer that box of Blood Origin Mushrooms, or wait for Ximen Mei to see if she had also escaped from the secret realm safely.

Wang Yu pondered this and walked out of his residence, preparing to see the return situation of other disciples of the four sects.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw someone looking at something toward the vortex in the high sky nearby.

"Li Li Shixiong Wan."

Once Wang Yu saw this person clearly, he couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised.

This person was actually Wan Shan.

"Junior Fellow Disciple Wang, you have finally come out.

You probably don't know yet, but you have now become a figure of the wind and clouds among the disciples of the four sects.

Tsk tsk, killing three Demon Sect true disciples alone! How many Demon Sect true disciples are there in the entire Jialan Secret Realm!" Once Wan Shan saw Wang Yu come out, he withdrew his gaze from the sky, cupped his fists, and said with a face full of smiles.

"Li Li Shixiong Wan is mocking me. I just had a bit of good luck and succeeded by chance." Wang Yu replied with a smile.

"Haha, Junior Fellow Disciple Wang, whatever you say, that is how it is. But it is truly a pity; if someone hadn't obtained the fifth Jialan key, you truly might have been the first place in this Jialan Secret Realm trial." Wan Shan suddenly thought of something and said to Wang Yu with great regret.

"Someone obtained the fifth Jialan key? Who obtained it?" Wang Yu was stunned, and the scene of Gong Yue throwing this key away at will in the high tower flashed through his mind.

"It is said to be a Sunset Sect disciple, but who specifically it is is not yet clear.

But what is strange is that it seems this key fell from the sky and hit this Sunset Sect disciple directly on the head." Wan Shan revealed a somewhat strange expression again.

"This is somewhat strange. By the way, Li Li Shixiong Wan, have you seen Li Li Shixiong Tian Junzi?" Wang Yu felt somewhat speechless upon hearing this and asked again.

"Li Li Shixiong Tian has come out, but he came out seriously injured. I heard from a Foundation Establishment elder that the injury is not light; it seems all the meridians in his body are broken, and whether he can fully recover is another matter." Wan Shan hesitated for a while and replied.

"How could this be? Did Li Li Shixiong Tian encounter that Demon Sect Foundation Establishment cultivator?" Wang Yu felt a chill in his heart upon hearing this.

"Yes, Li Li Shixiong Tian indeed encountered that Demon Sect Foundation Establishment in the central area of the secret realm. A Jin Gang Temple true disciple who was traveling with him was killed on the spot, and Li Li Shixiong Tian used a life-saving means bestowed by the sect's ancestor to barely escape and save his life." Wan Shan explained a few sentences.

"Then Li Li Shixiong Tian Junzi can be considered a misfortune among misfortunes. Li Li Shixiong Wan, do you know what percentage of disciples have returned from the secret realm now?

I remember the ancestor once said that once the talisman guiding the secret realm exit is activated, the exit can only support about three or four days of time." Wang Yu sighed and inquired again.

"According to my inquiries, because we didn't anticipate the Demon Sect having Foundation Establishment entering the secret realm, our four sects suffered heavy casualties. Now, less than 30% of the disciples have returned. Although there will still be people returning one after another in the remaining time, the number will not be too large.

But because of this, I heard that the four Golden Core ancestors, in order to boost morale, and plus our four sects obtained the fifth Jialan key, the treasures that can be exchanged for temporary merit points this time have increased by 30% compared to what was originally agreed.

In addition, our temporary merit points this time cannot be interchanged with the original merit points in the sect. It seems we must take them all out to exchange for some good things." Wan Shan began to get excited as he spoke.

"Increased by 30%? Then the sect has truly spent a massive amount of blood this time." Wang Yu felt his spirit lift upon hearing this.

"By the way, I came here specifically because I bumped into Senior Sister Ximen Mei when I just came out of the secret realm. She asked me to wait for you here and told you to go find her at the sect ancestor's Dharma boat once you wake up." Wan Shan suddenly revealed a look of mystery again and said. ===== CHAPTER 276 =====

"By the way, the reason I came here specifically this time is actually because I ran into Senior Sister Ximen Mei just after leaving the secret realm. She asked me to wait for you here and told me that as soon as you woke up, you should go to the sect ancestor's Dharma ship to find her," Wan Shan suddenly said with a mysterious look on his face.