"I am Vice Sect Master Qin Yushen of the Sky Heart Sect," Qin Yushen said to Wei Qian, who appeared to be the steward of the Transmission Hall.
Wei Qian was somewhat surprised. "So it’s Vice Sect Master Qin, my apologies!" He naturally knew of the Sky Heart Sect and had heard about the affairs between the Sky Heart Sect, the Mofeng Sect, and the Lingyun Divine Sect. However, he hadn’t expected the Deputy Sect Master of the Sky Heart Sect to be so young and yet so powerful. It seemed that the Sky Heart Sect was bound to become stronger in the future, perhaps even surpassing the Mofeng Sect and the Lingyun Divine Sect.
Qin Yushen merely smiled faintly.
"It’s our turn," Song Yan Ning said as she saw that it was time for their group to enter the transmission array and took the lead toward it.
"Excuse us," Qin Yushen said to Wei Qian with a cupped-hand salute before following Song Yan Ning and the others.
"When Vice Sect Master Qin returns, I will catch up with him then," Wei Qian said, smiling as he watched Qin Yushen and his party enter the transmission array. Judging by Qin Yushen’s manner and his formidable strength, Wei Qian was certain that Qin Yushen’s future achievements would be extraordinary. He definitely needed to maintain a good relationship with Qin Yushen.
As Song Yan Ning and her companions stepped into the transmission array, they were enveloped by a white light, causing them all to feel momentarily dizzy.
After an indeterminate amount of time, they finally felt solid ground beneath their feet.
"Have we arrived?" Xu Qi asked excitedly, surveying her surroundings. This was her first time using a transmission array.
Song Yan Ning glanced around and noticed they were in a Transmission Hall, which looked similar to the one they had departed from.
Stepping off the array, they saw that disciples from various sects who had teleported earlier were lining up, preparing to leave the Transmission Hall.
Song Yan Ning walked toward the queue.
Qin Yushen and his party followed Song Yan Ning, taking their place at the back of the line.
There were many people who had come to the Devil Grassland this time. In addition to the major forces from Lingyue City, other cities also had some powers present, along with some Loose Cultivators.
"Show your Identity Jade Tokens," the steward responsible for checking them called out as he checked the credentials of those in line.
A young man stepped forward and handed his Identity Jade Token to the steward.
"Are you a Loose Cultivator?" the steward asked after a glance at the token.
"Yes," the young man nodded.
"Loose Cultivators must pay a hundred Low-grade Spiritual Stones," the steward said flatly.
"Why?" the young man asked, not understanding.
"Loose Cultivators and major forces are different. Major forces receive a discount for using the transmission array, but Loose Cultivators do not have that privilege. Hurry up, and don’t block the people behind," the steward urged.
"But I don’t have any Spirit Stones," the young man said, troubled.
"If you have no Spirit Stones, you can’t get through. Next!" The steward stopped paying attention to the young man and began checking the next cultivator.
The young man frowned and stepped aside, looking at the line of people behind him.
"Could you lend me a hundred Low-grade Spiritual Stones?" the young man summoned his courage and asked a female cultivator.
The female cultivator gave the young man a cold glance and ignored him.
The young man felt embarrassed, but he knew that without a hundred Low-grade Spiritual Stones, he wouldn’t be able to leave the Transmission Hall. He had struggled to get the opportunity to come to the Devil Grassland; how could he give up now?
He asked several people in succession with the same result, but the young man wasn’t discouraged and continued to ask others for the Spiritual Stones. He couldn’t give up, no matter how humiliating it might be.
"Could you lend me a hundred Low-grade Spiritual Stones? I promise I’ll repay you," the young man said to Song Yan Ning, a hopeful look in his eyes.