Chapter 140
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Chapter 140: Too Bad
Perhaps due to the time nearing the hour of Chen, the voice in his ears gradually faded.
Ji Yang put away his iron pick and walked toward the mine’s exit.
As Ji Yang reached the camp outside the mine, he found it filled with disciples who had entered to mine the night before.
However, these disciples looked unwell, many surrounded by black mist, their foreheads darkened; the energy of the earth demons wandered within them.
If not addressed, within two days, the cultivators would face a drop in their cultivation level, damage to their lifespan, and a series of other negative consequences.
This situation mostly affected the Foundation Establishment stage disciples, while some higher-ranked disciples who had reached the Golden Core Stage fared much better. They appeared a bit pale but were not overly distressed.
Among them were some Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators who, with their exceptional strength, managed to fend off the invasion of the energy of the earth demons.
At this moment, the strength of everyone became clearly defined; they could tell who was merely a candle in the wind and who was a hidden master.
Compared to everyone else, Ji Yang remained calm, not showing any changes in his expression.
Some disciples shot him malicious glances, secretly suspecting him to be the one who suggested the idea.
However, with Hong Yu’s prior experience as a warning, no one dared to trouble Ji Yang.
Elder Lu had arrived as well, but upon seeing the miserable state of the punished disciples, his heart skipped a beat. If Ji Yang’s strategy failed, he would be in serious trouble.
He had already reported this matter to the elder yesterday, and the elder instructed him to do his best and not to worry. If successful, the Xuan Iron Mine would become a model for the sect, encouraging other mines to follow.
Elder Lu felt quite troubled by this; he couldn’t expel the energy of the earth demons.
But now, he couldn’t think about that. He would just proceed and deal with it later.
At worst, he could report to the elder in a few days and say that the plan was unsuitable; in any case, he would have achieved results and perhaps even advanced his own cultivation level.
Lost in thought, Elder Lu and Ji Yang’s gazes inadvertently met for a moment.
Ji Yang, without hesitation, began to secretly perform the Large Cloud Rain Technique!
Due to the sheer number of punished disciples, the Small Rain Technique would not suffice.
Though it was the Large Cloud Rain Technique, Ji Yang had gained considerable mastery over it from previous experience and need not worry about it affecting the sect.
With Ji Yang’s covert actions, white clouds began to gather in the sky.
The disciples below quickly noticed the unusual occurrence above and displayed expressions of confusion.
They sensed the aura of magic in the white clouds, clearly man-made; however, seeing that Elder Lu remained unfazed, none of the disciples dared to act impulsively.
As countless white clouds gathered, they gradually covered everyone’s heads.
"Drip, drip!"
The raindrops grew larger, ultimately transforming into countless white droplets falling toward the crowd.
Some disciples looked puzzled; they had come to wait for a solution to expel the energy of the earth demons, yet it started to rain.
A few higher-level disciples sharply sensed something extraordinary about the white rain and stood still, waiting quietly.
With sect elders present, they did not need to worry too much.
As the rain fell upon them, many disciples went from confusion to bewilderment and finally broke into expressions of surprise!
They felt an unusual power carried by the white rain, swiftly dissolving the energy of the earth demons that clung to them.
"Zing!"
The rain became denser, and the sound of the two forces merging resonated around them.
Occasionally, wisps of the energy of the earth demons transformed into blue smoke and dissipated.
"So refreshing!"
Some disciples tilted their heads, bathing in the white rain, letting out sighs of contentment.
Some disciples, who originally dismissed the idea that they were affected by the energy of the earth demons and merely watched from the sidelines, suddenly realized when the rain fell on them with a sound that they, too, had been contaminated. If it weren’t for the white rain, they might not have discovered it at all, which caused everyone to admire Elder Lu’s abilities.
It seemed they could indeed mine around the clock, twenty-four hours a day!
Many disciples showed expressions of joy!
But after the joy, they fell into a bit of daze.
Wait, why were they happy?
They were cultivators but not machines. How could they feel pleased about being punished for twenty-four hours a day?
They had at least hoped for a night of rest, but now it was relentless!
Although it would undoubtedly speed up their progress, wasn’t this too much to ask?
Some disciples didn’t think it through and were just focused on completing their daily tasks. Confident that the white rain could cleanse the energy of the earth demons from them, they hurriedly dove into the mine.
A small number of them encouraged more disciples; as fellow sect members, if not for the promise of talent, who could stand ahead of them?
Mining was not an option!
Elder Lu smiled upon seeing this; it seemed there were no major issues.
He had to thank Ji Yang for this!
But where was Ji Yang?
Elder Lu looked around but didn’t spot even a corner of Ji Yang’s clothes.
At this moment, a clever guard disciple who had entered the mine yesterday reminded him, “Elder Lu, that junior brother has already gone inside!”
Elder Lu paused for a moment and then waved his hand.
Forget it.
Ji Yang, who had long since entered the mine, had already begun mining again.
Cultivation +1
156, 157, 158!
Not bad!
Absorbing the newly acquired Blue Light Points and watching his cultivation points increase, Ji Yang’s expression grew more satisfied.
At this rate, in two days, he would surely accumulate 180 cultivation points!
By then, reaching the Nascent Soul Stage would be just around the corner!
Since it was daytime, the energy of the earth demons in the surroundings had already dissipated. Without their disturbance, Ji Yang’s mining speed increased significantly.
The branch mine Ji Yang had previously excavated had now become much deeper, revealing more Xuan Iron.
However, Ji Yang could only mine Blue Light Points for now, with no Top-Quality Xuan Iron found.
During this excavation, Ji Yang chose to be cautious and didn’t recklessly open up the mine; instead, he dug straight along one path. After several days of digging, he still hadn’t reached the edge of the Xuan Iron, indicating that this Xuan Iron Mine was larger than it appeared to Ji Yang.
If this mountain were his own, that would be even better!
With nothing to do for a day, night arrived quickly.
Faint ringing of a bell echoed outside the mine.
The sound came from a special artifact, which could emit sound through air vibrations and, coupled with magical power, was loud enough for disciples inside the mine to hear clearly.
However, since Ji Yang was deep in the mine, the sound became much quieter by the time it reached him.
Having performed the Large Cloud Rain Technique only in the morning, Ji Yang prepared to stay inside and continue mining.
The other disciples in the mine fell into hesitation.
Going outside seemed unnecessary as there was nothing else to do but recover their magical power, but staying inside meant they could be attacked by the energy of the earth demons.
Some disciples simply chose to recover their magical power within the mine.
As for the energy of the earth demons, they thought it didn’t matter; after all, they had the white rain to protect them.
With this mindset, many disciples chose to remain in the mine and mine sooner to leave this cursed place.
Outside the mine, Hong Yu had already come out early, planning to talk with Cen Yu and express that this way of mining was not a good strategy.
