Chapter 144
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Chapter 144: Don’t Worry, If Something Happens, It’s My Responsibility!
The calamity was about to descend.
Ji Yang glanced at it twice before quickly turning his gaze away.
He had exceptional talent, and with Heaven’s Jealousy and Heavenly punishment upon him, he experienced a calamity during the Golden Core Stage; the same would be true for the Nascent Soul Stage, and the intensity of the calamity would be even stronger than during the Golden Core Stage.
However, since he was currently within the Xuan Iron Mine, the calamity remained hidden and did not manifest.
Once he left the Xuan Iron Mine, the calamity would arrive.
Ji Yang was not anxious; he expected this.
In the next moment, Ji Yang activated the Heaven’s Secret Pearl within him. An invisible thin veil covered his body, greatly reducing the calamity’s sensing ability, allowing him to hold on longer.
This was a trick he had discovered upon reaching the Nascent Soul Stage. When the Heaven’s Secret Pearl operated actively, it enhanced the effect of concealing celestial secrets, although it did not last long.
But that was enough; his current task was still mining.
Over the past few days, Elder Lu hadn’t even checked on his daily tasks, which made Ji Yang doubt whether he could stay for the full fifteen days.
With only a few days left to the fifteen-day mark, he needed to cherish this hard-won opportunity.
The reset cultivation points and the Unavailable button also filled Ji Yang with a sense of crisis. Accustomed to having savings, he absolutely would not tolerate such a situation.
Power +1
Agility +1
Spirit +1
Superior flying sword +1
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Outside the camp, a figure rushed down from the high sky.
It was an elder dressed in the robes of a management overseer, Elder Yan, who hurriedly came after receiving news from Elder Lu. If there were disciples dead here, he would also be affected, so Elder Yan took this very seriously.
Before reaching the Xuan Iron Mine, Elder Yan sharply sensed that something was amiss; it felt as if a calamity was brewing in the sky.
However, as Elder Yan landed outside the Xuan Iron Mine, the tremors had long since stopped, and no accidents had occurred.
Elder Yan flew forward, releasing his powerful primordial spirit energy. After confirming there were no anomalies, he slowly spoke:
“Nothing is wrong, everything is as usual!”
Upon hearing this assurance, Elder Lu relaxed his worries, but thinking of Ji Yang still being in the mine, a look of hesitation crossed his face.
Elder Yan smiled at the sight:
“Elder Lu, you are just too anxious. It was merely a slight tremor; it could be due to other reasons, so there’s no need to worry.”
“But…”
“Rest assured, the Xuan Iron Mine is unbreakable; it won’t collapse. Even if it does, I will bear the responsibility. You can have complete faith!”
Hearing this, Elder Lu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Elder Yan had long been informed about the reforms in the Xuan Iron Mine and planned to come for inspection at the end of the month. Since he was already there, he didn’t mind checking the situation now.
However, when Elder Yan looked around at the pale faces of the disciples, the hollows under their eyes, and their weary expressions, he paused.
Just a few days, and it had already come to this.
He remembered that there seemed to be a younger disciple from his family being punished here, but now he couldn’t recognize him.
Forget it!
Realizing these were all punished disciples, Elder Yan stopped thinking too much, especially since he had not sensed any energy of the earth demons among them.
Then there was no problem!
In a while, this place would become an example for the sect, and he could benefit from it too, which was why he supported Elder Lu without hesitation.
Once Elder Yan left, everything in the Xuan Iron Mine returned to normal.
Hong Yu, among the crowd, waited until the person was gone before daring to come out.
Elder Yan was indeed a respected elder in his family, but this elder was quite strict. If he found out that Hong Yu was bullying other disciples here, it could lead to serious trouble, which was why he had just hidden.
So he usually used Elder Yan’s name as a cover but never provoked the stronger and more influential disciples.
But once he went out, he wouldn’t have to worry about those things anymore.
Inside the Xuan Iron Mine, Ji Yang continued mining; he had no idea how deep the branch mine had gone.
However, Ji Yang felt that the direction he was mining seemed to have some issues; it appeared to be heading downwards overall.
Cultivation points +1
After absorbing the Blue Light Points, Ji Yang opened his attribute panel again:
【Name: Ji Yang】
【Age: 19】
【Realm: Initial Nascent Soul】
【Techniques: Feather Transformation Ascension Skill, Huang Ting Dao Jing】
【Abilities: Heart Sword, Sword Cultivation, Breathing Technique of All Things, Thousands of Sword Energies, Feather Transformation】
【Cultivation Level: 5/999】
【Unavailable】
【Status: Heaven’s Jealousy (Will face great danger in five days)】
【Status: Heavenly punishment】
In broad daylight, he received only five cultivation points, which increasingly made Ji Yang consider changing the mine tunnel.
The Xuan Iron Mine was solid; digging a couple more tunnels should pose no trouble.
“Ding ling ling…”
At that moment, the familiar ringing of a bell sounded, reminding the disciples that night was approaching and to be wary of the energy of the earth demons.
Some disciples, unable to withstand it, would naturally leave.
But Ji Yang was quite looking forward to it.
When the time came, the energy of the earth demons was quickly drawn to the Xuan Iron Mine, arriving right on schedule.
Looking at the large mass of energy of the earth demons gathering behind him, Ji Yang stopped his mining action, wanting to watch today’s show first.
As if influenced by Ji Yang’s gaze, the energy of the earth demons gathered much faster.
As the energy of the earth demons fully formed, a scene made of black mist appeared before Ji Yang’s eyes.
It was actually a man holding a tool, working on the hooves of a horse-like spiritual beast!
“Tsk!”
Ji Yang shook his head and let out a sigh.
The quality was getting worse and worse.
Ji Yang no longer wasted time. A flash of light passed, and he quickly eliminated the energy of the earth demons before starting to mine.
In the room, the ancient copper mirror was full of cracks!
As the black mist shattered, another crack appeared on the mirror’s surface, as if it was about to break apart at any moment!
Inside the copper mirror, it was completely silent, enveloped in an eerie stillness.
After a while, a beam of light flickered across the copper mirror, accompanied by a raspy laughter:
“Ha ha ha ha, I’ve been locked away for too long; I truly am getting old and confused!”
“I didn’t even notice this!”
The raspy laughter carried a hint of satisfaction and confidence.
As the light flickered on the copper mirror, the previously damaged mirror surface became smooth and new again.
The voice from the mirror even couldn’t help but hum a tune, murmuring along:
“Let’s see how you block this time!”
Agility +1
Physique +1
Looking at the increasingly dull quality of the Xuan Iron Mine, Ji Yang shook his head.
It seemed he had indeed dug in the wrong direction; if he continued downwards, the yield would be much worse. He decided it was time to change the mine tunnel.
Ji Yang put away his iron pick and turned to leave.
As he turned his head, he saw the previously eliminated energy of the earth demons rolling back in again.
However, with the decline in image quality, Ji Yang had lost interest in watching it. Furthermore, his current yield was too poor, so he had no intention of lingering and prepared to disperse the energy of the earth demons immediately.
Just as Ji Yang was about to make his move, the energy of the earth demons began to gather faster once more.
When a corner of the scene appeared before Ji Yang’s eyes, he couldn’t help but pause his actions, his eyes sparkling with surprise and joy.
“So many ores!”
“That is… Top-Quality Xuan Iron Mine!”
