Chapter 134
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Chapter 134: New Ideas
Hearing the voice, Ji Yang turned around and saw Elder Lu flying from a distance, calling out to stop him.
However, Elder Lu’s words came too late.
At that moment, Ji Yang’s finger had already touched the trace of the energy of the earth demons.
As soon as their contact occurred, the energy surged along Ji Yang’s finger and directly entered his body.
Ji Yang remained calm and did not panic. He then withdrew his finger and slowly stood up, expressing surprise:
"Elder Lu? What brings you here?"
Elder Lu approached but did not answer immediately. Instead, he carefully examined Ji Yang, particularly observing him to confirm that Ji Yang had not been affected by the energy of the earth demons. After this, he sighed softly and said,
"It’s roll call today; why weren’t you there?"
Ji Yang was momentarily taken aback, not expecting that Elder Lu had come all this way just to find him.
He scratched his head and replied,
"I didn’t hear the ringing of a bell."
Elder Lu glanced at Ji Yang, knowing this was just an excuse, but he did not pursue the matter further. He continued,
"Let’s go; the Xuan Iron Mine is too dangerous at night. You are only at the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment, making it hard for you to resist. Don’t sacrifice your life for a few ores."
"Besides, treasures like Zixin ore are extraordinarily rare. With your potential, just another few decades of training will yield great rewards. It’s not worth risking everything for short-term gain."
"You can just submit one stone of Xuan Iron Mine each day. If that’s too much, I can waive it entirely. When the time comes, I’ll let you out!"
Hearing Elder Lu’s serious words, Ji Yang was stunned for a moment.
He realized that Elder Lu thought he had come in to mine for treasures like Zixin ore to ask for a task exemption to leave earlier. Though that wasn’t the case, Elder Lu’s reasoning was quite fitting, relieving Ji Yang of the need to explain himself.
After listening to Elder Lu’s further remarks, Ji Yang hurriedly declined,
"Elder Lu, please don’t treat me specially because of what happened before. Whatever stone is required from other disciples at the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment, I, Ji Yang, will submit the same amount. I hope Elder Lu won’t bend the rules; upholding the sect rules is what truly matters!"
Seeing Ji Yang’s sincere expression, Elder Lu didn’t relent,
"Alas, what happened before was my fault. One stone per day is settled. Just do your best!"
"Now, let’s head out! If you feel any discomfort, you can come to me anytime!"
This made Ji Yang sigh internally.
Originally, he wanted to stay and continue mining, but with Elder Lu coming personally and stating his position, he had no reason to refuse.
Ji Yang followed behind Elder Lu, reluctantly glancing back at his mine before turning to walk outside!
When they emerged, Elder Lu sealed the Formations again.
As the Formations closed, other disciples who had been far away returned to the camp outside the mine, looking at Ji Yang with expressions of astonishment.
They couldn’t understand why Ji Yang had dared to stay inside!
Some disciples were puzzled that Elder Lu had personally come in search of this person, which was a rare occurrence.
In the past, if any disciple refused to come out, many elders would simply ignore it!
In the crowd, Hong Yu’s face turned bitter when he saw this. He had hoped that Ji Yang would not come out tonight.
But now, all his expectations turned to ashes, and no one could understand!
After Elder Lu left, everyone returned to silence and began to sit on the ground in meditation to regain their magical energy.
Hong Yu’s expression darkened as he started to collect the daily ores.
He hadn’t planned to do this today, but Senior Brother Cen had told him it was better to adhere to the previous rules and proceed as usual.
Moreover, Ji Yang wasn’t afraid of the energy of the earth demons, perhaps stronger than Senior Brother Cen imagined, so he had to be extra cautious.
Many disciples had already accepted the situation yesterday, so collecting the ores today did not come as a surprise. When it was Ji Yang’s turn,
Hong Yu looked uneasy,
"Senior Brother Ji? Are you going to give me the ore?"
Hearing the voice, Ji Yang slowly opened his eyes, then took the storage bag from Hong Yu, placing the ores he mined today back into it.
Seeing Ji Yang act this way, Hong Yu felt somewhat relieved; he thought that if Ji Yang was giving ores like that, he would be able to leave in a few days.
Just as Hong Yu was about to take the storage bag filled with Xuan Iron Mine, he saw Ji Yang’s hand stop halfway and then retract it.
This made Hong Yu pause, and he forced a bitter smile,
"Senior Brother Ji?"
"Yes?"
Ji Yang rudely returned the storage bag to his waist and looked at Hong Yu with a lightly indifferent expression.
Feeling a strong sense of pressure, Hong Yu stopped asking questions and immediately turned to leave.
After watching Hong Yu walk away, Ji Yang finally withdrew his gaze.
He had given ores before because he wanted to mine, but today, with Elder Lu coming personally, it meant that method was no longer viable. So why should he still give away his Xuan Iron Mine?
He might as well take back the ores from yesterday too.
This time, Ji Yang did not use his primordial spirits technique, so the situation was clearly visible to the other disciples.
Some disciples looked puzzled, unable to understand what was happening, while others closed their eyes in deep thought, furrowing their brows. Even more who felt oppressed showed joy; seeing Hong Yu suffer was more exciting than if they themselves had left.
Without his storage bag, Hong Yu didn’t continue to trouble the next disciple. He just approached Cen Yu with a mournful expression,
"Senior Brother Cen, that Ji Yang is too much!"
Cen Yu had observed the earlier situation and, seeing Hong Yu now, could only sigh and comfort him,
"Alas, Junior Brother Hong, let’s endure him for now. Otherwise, if things escalate, I can’t guarantee your safety!"
Hong Yu silently clenched his fists!
The way Ji Yang bullied him, he vowed to make Ji Yang pay when he got out!
At this moment, Ji Yang remained completely unaware, still with his eyes closed, feeling the trace of the energy of the earth demons he had just absorbed into his body.
Though called the energy of the earth demons, it was mainly a term many disciples used, as this energy could attack the minds and bodies of cultivators, hence the name “demon.”
Perhaps “earthly evil energy” would be more appropriate, but it was relatively unique.
The trace of the energy of the earth demons that Ji Yang had absorbed before was still suppressed in his arm. At this moment, a strand of black mist swirled continually within, trying to break free.
Previously, this energy had attempted to use its own power to infect Ji Yang, but due to Ji Yang’s strong physique, the effect was almost negligible.
As the energy of the earth demons attacked Ji Yang, he also analyzed its structure and effects, trying different methods to suppress it.
He truly discovered some results; among Ji Yang’s various techniques, the Techniques proved to be the most effective, easily destroying or purifying it without leaving a trace or any side effects.
Although Thousands of Sword Energies had good attack power, it was not suitable for dealing with this energy. Sword Cultivation might work, but it was unnecessary.
After realizing that this energy of the earth demons would not pollute him and posed no significant danger, Ji Yang set it aside and began to think about how to proceed with mining.
While he could withhold the Xuan Iron Mine every day, it was not a long-term solution. What if Elder Lu lost his mind and decided to release him after fifteen days? Could he really report Elder Lu?
That would be inhumane.
After contemplating for a moment, Ji Yang’s eyes suddenly brightened.
Why couldn’t they mine at night? Wasn’t it because of the energy of the earth demons?
However, this energy was said to be dangerous, yet it wasn’t overly hazardous; otherwise, the disciple who had stayed inside previously wouldn’t have experienced regression in cultivation, dropped boundaries, and reduced lifespan, but would have directly died.
This indicates that the effects of the energy of the earth demons were not sudden but instead resulted from continuous corrosion and invasion over a period of time.
And if Ji Yang could completely eliminate the energy of the earth demons, it would be effective for him and surely for other disciples too!
As long as it was effective, the energy of the earth demons would no longer be a threat.
Since they could mine during the day, then why should they rest at night?
As cultivators, not sleeping for ten days or half a month didn’t seem to be a problem, right?
