Chapter 246
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Chapter 246: Digging Starts
The treasure directly preserved the scene when it was placed down.
This allowed Ren Yuning to clearly see the appearance of this Talent Jealousy.
Hmm.
It was not much different from the image recorded in the previous information.
The information collected now matched the person she saw.
After the two demonic path cultivators left, Ji Yang turned and walked toward the mine. He then began mining vigorously.
While mining, he showed no unusual actions at all.
Ren Yuning observed the scene in the water mirror, her brow slightly furrowing.
It shouldn’t be like this.
According to her thoughts, once the person collecting the Demon Spirit Ore left, this individual would surely take some sort of action.
But everything seemed normal at the moment.
This was unreasonable.
As she continued watching, Ren Yuning suddenly asked the maid beside her,
“Is the iron pick he’s using for mining a magic tool from our Heaven Demon Sect?”
The maid carefully inspected and shook her head:
“No, our Heaven Demon Sect’s mining tools aren’t like this.”
Upon hearing this, Ren Yuning recalled the information she had seen earlier, noting that Ji Yang seemed to have had several interactions with a tool-crafting master from He Dao Sect. Could this item be crafted by that master?
This realization added to Ren Yuning’s confusion.
Who would specifically ask a crafting master to create such a tool just for mining?
Moreover, that magic tool looked quite ordinary, and its use seemed very basic. She couldn’t see anything particularly special about it, so perhaps she was mistaken.
In the image, Ji Yang was diligently swinging his iron pick, placing each piece of Demon Spirit Ore he mined to the side, then repeating the action without showing any signs of fatigue.
Ren Yuning didn’t give up; she continued to watch.
Perhaps due to the passage of time, she believed Ji Yang would surely reveal a flaw if she watched a little longer.
…
“Senior Brother Ji, Junior Brother He and I can now use our powers.”
While mining, Ji Yang sensed people approaching the mine and quickly emerged.
The newcomers weren’t patrolling demonic path cultivators, but Ruan Yong’an and He Feng.
The two of them looked delighted. As the first to discover the flaw, their persistent efforts had finally rendered the restraint shackles useless.
Ji Yang smiled and nodded in response:
“I should be able to do so in about two days.”
The two weren’t in a hurry:
“Other disciples probably still need about two days. During these two days, my Junior Brother and I will thoroughly explore the terrain of the mine to plan our escape from this place.”
“In that case, we will trouble you two Senior Brothers.”
“Do you two still need ore? I have quite a bit extra.”
“Um…”
Seeing the large pile of Demon Spirit Ore on the ground, the two of them were momentarily stunned.
It looked somewhat familiar, but they indeed lacked a lot.
Over the past two days, their mining speed had greatly decreased due to the impact of the shackles in their hands, and they had received their share of lashes.
Now, both of them were in tattered clothes, looking even worse than when they had been in Ziying Mine.
“Thank you, Senior Brother.”
The two of them took the ore and carefully made their way to their mine, avoiding the other disciples.
As they left, Ji Yang returned to the mine to resume digging.
…
“Miss, you have been watching for two hours; you should take a break!”
At this moment, Ren Yuning stared with wide eyes, her gaze fixed on the water mirror without moving.
Despite watching for such a long time, she still hadn’t discovered anything unusual.
This made Ren Yuning feel quite dissatisfied.
Could it be that she was wrong?
Impossible!
If the previous information was accurate, then there must be something off about Ji Yang.
Suddenly, a spark lit up in Ren Yuning’s eyes.
Ji Yang was mining so vigorously, yet his cultivation level was rising at an alarming rate. It seemed he had little time to actually cultivate. Could there be some connection?
Or was it possible that the Techniques Ji Yang practiced were related to mining? The harder he mined, the stronger he became?
Ren Yuning could only imagine in this direction.
In the Cultivation World, there are many strange Techniques. Some are incredibly powerful, but they also require certain preconditions to cultivate, which allows practitioners to increase their mana faster than others.
Perhaps mining was one of them.
Even realizing this, Ren Yuning still wasn’t very interested.
What she wanted to understand was the conspiracy that Ji Yang was about to cultivate within the Heaven Demon Sect.
However, since Ji Yang hadn’t shown any abnormalities or left the mine, she didn’t know how to investigate further.
Ren Yuning summoned a maid, instructing her to stay by the water mirror and report any unusual movements from Ji Yang.
As for herself, she needed to take a proper rest first.
Two days passed.
On this day, watching the demonic path cultivators leave after collecting the ore, Ji Yang quietly opened his attribute panel.
【Name: Ji Yang】
【Age: 19】
【Level: Early Stage of Yuan Ying】
【Techniques: Feather Transformation Ascension Skill, Huang Ting Dao Jing】
【Abilities: Heart Sword, Sword Cultivation, Breathing Technique of All Things, Soldiers from Beans, Wandering Spirit Commanding Energy, Thousands of Sword Energies, Transformation】
【Cultivation Level: 611/999】
【Available】
【Status: Heaven’s Jealousy (Will face great danger within five days)】
【Status: Heavenly Punishment】
In the past few days of continuous mining, his cultivation points had already exceeded six hundred, far surpassing the initial limits for leveling up.
However, the great danger was arriving right on schedule.
Clearly, this was not going to be simple.
After reading this, Ji Yang silently picked up his iron pick and walked deeper into the mine once again.
At this moment, he was merely a few meters away from the pile of best Demon Spirit Ore mentioned by the Xuanwu, and he could dig through that distance quickly.
Over the past two days, many disciples from He Dao Sect had also freed themselves from their restraints and were discussing when to set off.
After careful deliberation, they finally decided to depart tonight.
From a timing perspective, there was still enough time left.
Several hours remained until nightfall.
Ji Yang planned to finish this dig and then leave, so it wouldn’t be a wasted trip.
As for the person who had been spying, under the concealment of the middle-aged man, nothing more had happened over the past two days. It seemed he had successfully deceived him.
“We agreed, one piece of ore equals ten pills!”
“You can’t trick me!”
…
The palm-sized Xuanwu followed Ji Yang closely, constantly talking in his ear.
“Don’t worry, I, Ji Yang, always keep my word.”
“Good! From now on, don’t call me Xuanwu; I have a name. We from the Xuanwu clan all have the surname Xuan. My name is Xuan Qing!”
“Okay, got it, Turtle!”
The Xuanwu ground his teeth, and Ji Yang was already approaching the forefront, digging again along the newest part of the mine.
Agility +1
Strength +1
Constitution +1
…
Not long after he began digging, an enchanting sound reached Ji Yang’s ears; it was the crisp sound made when the iron pick struck a high-level ore.
After mining many ores, Ji Yang could tell the quality of the ore without needing to look.
Based on his previous experience, it was clear that under his iron pick lay a piece of high-quality Demon Spirit Ore.
With high-quality Demon Spirit Ore already in hand, how far could the best Demon Spirit Ore be?
Ji Yang’s face lit up with delight, and he accelerated his digging.
