The young man surnamed Yuan flew with his sword, crossed two steep mountain peaks, and flew for about two hours. A small town appeared below. He controlled the flying sword to descend, and soon landed on here.
The name of the town is Qingniu Town. It is the gradual gathering of villages and tribes of different sizes. The origin of the name is unknown. In fact, the young man surnamed Yuan is not in the mood to pay attention to these trivial matters. For him, the Lingshi Mine is is the real deal.
Walking into the only inn in the town, the waiter looked frightened when he saw the visitor: "Yuan...Uncle Yuan!!"
The shopkeeper also quickly put away the abacus for settling accounts, walked out of the counter, and said respectfully: "Senior Brother Yuan, Senior Brother Qi, they are waiting for you upstairs!"
The young man surnamed Yuan hummed, went straight to the second floor without any nonsense, but only for a moment, more than twenty rays of divine consciousness swept towards him unintentionally, including two powerful consciousnesses from the middle stage of foundation building.
"Uncle Yuan (senior brother)!"
When everyone saw the person coming, they stood up one after another. No one dared to neglect, and they hurriedly said in unison.
The young man surnamed Yuan did not answer. He walked slowly to the main seat step by step. The more he acted like this, the more pressure he put on Wuying, the dozens of Qi-training disciples present. The first ones to bear the brunt were naturally Qi Ling and Ning Yuan. A foundation-building monk.
"We are all from the same school, so no gifts."
The young man surnamed Yuan sat on his seat and said slowly: "I haven't seen you for a long time. Can you tell me a story?"
Qi Ling and Ning Yuan quickly answered for the qi training disciples below: "Senior Brother, it's okay to speak, we are all ears."
"Okay, then I'll start. I hope that after I finish telling it, someone can tell me the answer to the story. If not...then don't blame Yuan for not talking about the friendship between the same family."
The young man surnamed Yuan said it gently, but the entire Tianjian Sect disciples on the second floor couldn't help but feel the bone-chilling cold.
Qi Ling and Ning Yuan's expressions tightened, but they still bowed respectfully. Senior brother, please speak!
"Once upon a time, there was a spiritual stone mine in the State of Zhao..."
The young man surnamed Yuan spoke word by word while observing everyone's reactions. Sure enough, upon hearing these words, everyone lowered their heads in shame.
"This spirit stone mine is located somewhere outside the mountains. No one has discovered it, but on this particular day, it was discovered by a traveling disciple of a certain sect."
"Of course, the fewer people who know about this matter, the better. Therefore, since the discovery of the Spiritual Stone Mine, it has been classified as top-secret information by the sect. The sect has to mine it secretly by itself, so as not to be noticed by other sects. ."
"The sect has put a lot of effort into this spirit stone mine. How big is it? Speaking of which, you may not have thought of it. Well... I can't remember it. Qi Ling, can you remind me?"
The latter coughed dryly and replied: "Ten years is the time limit. A supreme elder in the late stage of pill formation will be rotated to take charge. Four deacons in the middle stage of foundation establishment in the sect will guard the four corners of the spirit stone mine and cooperate with the sect's spirit locking. The large formation is enough to withstand the full force of several pill-forming experts bombarding a stick of incense."
"One hundred disciples above the tenth level of Qi Refining in the mine are divided into groups to patrol and guard to prevent all mine slaves from escaping. An additional inspection team, law enforcement team, and guard team are set up, a total of 210 disciples."
"Well, good, it seems you still remember."
"Do you think this kind of guarding force can be regarded as an iron wall?"
The young man surnamed Yuan asked the others in a calm tone.
No one answered.
"No, I don't think that counts."
The young man surnamed Yuan said to himself again: "Oh, by the way. I forgot to tell everyone that this Lingshi Mine is in a very good location, surrounded by endless plains. If someone appears on the plains, then It’s no different than a living target.”
Moreover, except for the four foundation-building deacons and the Danjie elder who rotates every ten years who know the location of the spirit stone mine, the other disciples in the Qi refining period and the mining slaves who mine inside do not know anything about it. Even if they want to escape, they can't. I don’t know where. "
"Okay, let's take a step back and assume that all the guards are just decorations and a bunch of waste. The mine slaves can easily walk out of the Lingshi mine. How can they escape? Where can they escape? Are they our people? , as long as they fly high into the sky, catching them is easy?"
"It's a coincidence that there is also a strange Yin energy growing in this Lingshi mine. Over time, it will produce an evil and poisonous atmosphere. If you don't detoxify within a month, you will definitely die. Moreover, as time goes by, Growth, Yin Qi takes root in the body, and within a few years, the bones of these mine slaves will be completely destroyed. We don’t even need to equip poisons, we only need to distribute antidotes regularly within a month. You said, this way Is it enough?"
Still deathly silent.
The young man surnamed Yuan smiled, and suddenly shouted angrily: "But! That's it, a solid formation, a strong defensive force, a mysterious location, and the possibility of the mine slaves being poisoned anytime and anywhere. What does it bring? !
The spirit stone mine was destroyed! Nearly 80% of the sect’s disciples were killed! The spiritual stones accumulated over the past two years were looted! Two mine slaves, one with a tenth level of Qi cultivation and the other with an eighth level of Qi cultivation, were able to escape without a trace even though they were poisoned! Can anyone give me an explanation? !
"Honestly, I would rather believe that there is a mole in the sect than believe that the two mining slaves did it. If it is really them, our sect will be completely disgraced!!"
Two ants in the Qi refining stage are playing tricks on us! And we don’t know how they do it yet! Ning Yuan, what do you think?
"I..."
The mid-stage foundation-building monk named Ning Yuan was immediately speechless.
"You can't tell, right? Don't worry...I'll know the answer soon."
As soon as the young man surnamed Yuan finished speaking, his left hand was as quick as lightning, and he slapped Ning Yuan on the head. The latter never thought that he would suddenly kill him. He was caught off guard and was caught by this without even mobilizing his cultivation. A palm shock caused blood to flow from all the orifices, and his heart was severed. He fell to the ground, his eyes were gloomy and lifeless.
"Soul-shattering palm!"
Qi Ling's pupils shrank and he lost his voice and said, this is a famous spell of Tianjian Sect. It is extremely difficult to practice, but it has been mastered by the young man named Yuan!
Seeing that Ning Yuan was dead, the young man surnamed Yuan stretched out his two fingers, placed them between his eyebrows, and began to perform the secret soul-searching technique that could only be used in the foundation building stage.
The twenty or so Qi Refining disciples looked at all this in horror. Master Yuan's power exceeded their expectations. He dared to search for the souls of monks in the middle stage of foundation establishment without fear of backlash. Does this mean that his cultivation level has surpassed Already....
"how could this be..."
For a long time, the young man surnamed Yuan had a confused expression. He didn't get what he wanted from the soul search, so the matter would be complicated.
As a close disciple of the leader and a candidate for the next leader, Yuan Hua has supreme power in Tianjian Sect. When the Lingshi Mine was looted, the leader was furious and immediately sent him to investigate the matter. He originally thought it was a case of a mole colluding with the demon sect, but as he investigated, things became more and more complicated.
In Ning Yuan's memory, there was no betrayal of the sect. As for the two foundation-building deacons who died, they were the descendants of two elders with high seniority and reputation in the sect. It was absolutely impossible for them to rebel. Qi Qi Ling was Yuan Hua's confidant, and even with ten of his courage, he would not dare to collude with outsiders.
If it was said that the Taishang Elder colluded with the devil, there were too many doorways there, and it was not something that a foundation-building monk like him could participate in. But after thinking about it, he couldn't find a reason for Elder Jiedan to betray him, and besides, that His body was still parked in the side hall of the sect. The price for setting up a game on his own would be too high.
It seems that we must find the two escaped mine slaves and search their souls to get the desired truth.
Yuan Hua rubbed his head and said, "Qi Ling, bring me the portraits of those two people."
"Yes!" Qi Ling did not dare to neglect, and took out the portrait that had been prepared. After the accident in the Lingshi Mine, these people immediately checked all the mine slaves, excluding those who were alive, whose bodies could be found, or Some of the bodies could not be identified, but the inspection could clearly remember that the person died. Only the two people in the painting escaped.
Yuan Hua looked at the first portrait. It was of a young man with bright eyes and extraordinary handsomeness. He looked at it carefully. He actually had an aura of calmness and authority in the portrait, which made him couldn't help but look at it a few more times.
"This mine slave is the senior brother of the outer sect of the Ancient Pagoda Sect. His name is Liu Qing. He is at the tenth level of Qi Refining. He was regarded as an abandoned son by the Ancient Pagoda Sect. He was captured in the main hall and was taken to the Lingshi Mine for torture three months ago. .”
"After the Lingshi Mine was looted, this person seemed to have disappeared from the world. There was no news and there was no way to start."
Yuan Hua nodded, knowing something in his mind, and turned to the second portrait. In contrast, he paid more attention to this second mining slave. With his cultivation at the eighth level of Qi Refining, it was a miracle that he was not beaten to death or exhausted during the high-intensity mining process.
Why can't these monks have their cultivation level sealed or their legs broken and thrown into the mines? It is because the mining process here is so difficult that ordinary people who do nothing but spend a day in it are not far from death. Only low-level monks who have had spiritual energy enter their bodies can bear it.
There is a clear contrast with the previous portrait. This person's appearance is ordinary and has no eye-catching features. He is the kind of person who would not be found in the crowd. However, Yuan Hua's eyes were stunned. Why... A feeling of familiarity?
"This person's name is Chen Mo. He is an ordinary disciple of the outer sect with mediocre qualifications. According to the memories of the patrolling disciples, he had frequent interactions with Liu Qing before the Lingshi Mine was looted. There are currently no clues about this person."
Qi Ling had already figured out the situation of the two of them and accurately reported to Yuan Hua at this time.
"Chen Mo...Chen Mo..."
Yuan Hua murmured to himself, then looked at the face in the portrait, staring at it in trance. At a certain moment, he suddenly saw that this person's face was thin, similar to that of the beggar in Changshui County who had a dispute with someone before. The outline is roughly the same! !
"Chen Mo!!"
Yuan Hua looked even angrier than before. He had actually seen the person in the portrait not long ago and left as if nothing had happened. This reality, to him, was tantamount to a slap in the face!
"boom!"
The handle of Yuan Hua's chair was crushed into powder by him, and everyone was breathing rapidly. Everyone knew that Uncle Yuan was really angry!
"Disciples of the Tianjian Sect, obey orders!!"
Yuan Hua stood up and said in a deep voice: "In groups of two, we will rush to Changshui County within half a day. With that as the center, we will divide into eight teams and search for me from all directions until the middle of Zhao Kingdom. If there are any suspicious persons, we will all Arrest them first, and those who resist will be killed without mercy!"
"Respect Uncle Yuan's decree!"
"Qi Ling, lead the others to investigate all the beggars, down-and-out scholars, patients and other injured targets in the seven counties of Jingzhou. Those with suspicious identities should be captured! At the same time, post a portrait. Who has seen this person? Huge reward! Those who protect you are also guilty!"
"As for me... I'm in charge of Changshui County. I'll give you some jade pendants later. If any team encounters a situation that they can't handle, crush it immediately and I'll arrive as soon as possible!"
Chen Mo... I am determined to win! Yuan Hua said coldly: "Whoever discovers and captures this person will be rewarded with ten high-grade spiritual stones, and Yuan will personally go to the leader to ask for credit for him!"
"Go!"
Yuan Hua gave an order, and the disciples in the Qi refining stage immediately dispersed to Changshui County. He himself took off with his sword and rushed back there again.
The best scenario is that Chen Mo is still in Changshui County, but this is no longer realistic. As for catching this person, Yuan Hua is not very sure. His mind is a little heavy, and people can hide their evil aura in front of him. With cultivation, how can you see through it if you change your appearance? Are you going to check them one by one carefully with your spiritual sense?
What he can be sure of now is that this person is definitely directly related to the destruction of the Lingshi Mine. As long as he can find this person, perhaps all problems can be solved...
