Chapter 480

Chapter 480: Spiritual Veins

Just as Ji Yang was puzzled, he heard a loud alarm from afar. A great formation quickly rose up from nearby, accompanied by a booming voice:

“Damn it! Who destroyed the spiritual veins of my Cuiping Peak?!”

“Investigate! I want a thorough investigation!”

…

Listening to the powerful voice, Ji Yang glanced back at the object beneath him and suddenly realized.

He remembered.

This was exactly what was referred to as spiritual veins in the books!

Even after being severed, the Crystalline Object continued to emit spiritual energy, clearly matching the descriptions in the books.

But seeing the formation rising from Cuiping Peak and several figures flying out, Ji Yang’s expression turned troubled.

How had he unknowingly dug near Cuiping Peak?

And to make matters worse, he had severed their spiritual veins.

Although he didn’t know the consequences of destroying the spiritual veins, Ji Yang could tell from the furious tone of the person just now that the impact was significant.

Seeing others approaching, Ji Yang quickly retreated, deciding to return to the peak first.

With Ye Wuchen gone, he no longer had any support in the sect. If he were caught red-handed, it could lead to a conflict, and Ji Yang didn’t want to expose his strength yet.

But as long as he stayed on Jingtan Peak, he knew he would be safe.

Upon returning to Jingtan Peak, Ji Yang noticed that the entire He Dao Sect was mobilizing. Countless streaks of light swept through the air, showcasing the presence of high-level cultivators.

One peak’s spiritual veins were damaged, but this affected the prosperity of the entire sect.

Without spiritual veins, the He Dao Sect was no different from any ordinary place in the Cultivation World.

Watching this grand commotion, Ji Yang felt a bit anxious; he was sure he couldn’t hide this for long and needed to think of a solution.

Ji Yang’s gaze wandered and finally settled on Little Black, who was sleeping peacefully nearby.

“Train soldiers for a thousand days to use them in one moment.”

“Little Black, you can rest easy!”

Whether it sensed some kind of ominous intent or not, Little Black suddenly woke up, looked around, and, seeing no danger, went back to sleep.

Under the inspection of several cultivators from Cuiping Peak, they quickly arrived at the spot Ji Yang had dug earlier.

Looking at the ground where the spiritual veins were severed, they recognized the starting point of the incident.

The clear signs of a break indicated it was certainly not an accident.

One of them held a compass-like treasure, intending to use its power to find the culprit.

However, before he could activate it, another person stopped him:

“Don’t make it so complicated; look over there!”

The others turned to where he was pointing and saw a vast spiritual field planted with spiritual grains at the site of the severed spiritual veins.

And this spiritual field extended all the way to Jingtan Peak.

At this moment, the severing of the spiritual veins was clearly related to Jingtan Peak.

Even though they understood the problem, the few elders from Cuiping Peak could not help but show a hint of confusion as they looked at the distant mountain:

“This…”

All of them were high-level cultivators, at least at the Void Refinement stage. If they were ordinary cultivators, they could simply capture Ji Yang and leave the matter to the sect.

But now, looking at the mountain in the distance, they hesitated, for that was Jingtan Peak.

Inside Jingtan Peak, aside from Peak Master Ye, there was only his newly accepted disciple.

This matter could definitely not be the doing of Peak Master Ye, so there was no one else.

However, at this moment, the elders exchanged glances, unsure of what to do.

“Ahem, fellows, perhaps we should return and report to the Peak Master.”

“There may be some misunderstanding here; we shouldn’t act rashly.”

As one person spoke, the others quickly nodded in agreement:

“Fellow Daoist Lin is right.”

“Indeed, indeed. We should investigate clearly before making any decisions. Let’s head back and report first.”

…

As they prepared to leave, they remembered to use a Secret Technique to seal the leaking spiritual energy.

The spiritual veins were originally an intangible concept, but over time, being buried underground had given them a form.

A peak’s spiritual veins often presented an irregular shape, and while the He Dao Sect’s Twelve Peaks were built atop the spiritual veins, they were also positioned at the centers. However, beneath, the spiritual veins could actually extend beyond the peaks.

In these minute details, each peak would normally implement appropriate measures, but the spiritual vein support at Cuiping Peak had only been discovered recently. Since this location was not far from Cuiping Peak, they hadn’t hurried to protect it.

Unexpectedly, that was where the problem arose, but even more surprising was that someone had planted spiritual grains near Cuiping Peak, and they hadn’t realized it before.

“Hmm? They didn’t come?”

Feeling the departing figures, Ji Yang appeared lost in thought.

But he could roughly guess the reason.

Just as Ye Wuchen had said before, he was just gone; he wasn’t dead.

However, with this incident, Ji Yang no longer had the intention to expand the spiritual field.

If he happened to dig up another spiritual vein, Little Black might not be able to handle it, but the pot behind Xu Qing could still be black.

“Sigh.”

A sigh escaped Ji Yang’s lips, as he had been thinking about farming peacefully, but with this incident, his spiritual fields would likely be exposed.

When no one was investigating, everything was fine; the illusion of the blue barley was enough to cover it. But if several high-level cultivators paid attention, the blue barley spiritual grains he cultivated would be useless.

That was also the reason Ji Yang hadn’t continued allowing those spiritual grains to use illusions; it couldn’t be concealed.

A quiet night passed.

The next day, Ji Yang absorbed the light points produced by the spiritual plants and was preparing to go to the spiritual field to absorb more light points when a figure quickly approached from the distance, landing not far from him.

The newcomer was none other than Elder Liu from the sect.

When Elder Liu saw Ji Yang, a faint smile appeared on his face. However, when he noticed the vast expanse of spiritual grains, the smile briefly faltered.

Especially as the spiritual field had expanded to an almost unending range.

He remembered that when he had come a few days ago, it wasn’t like this.

It seemed this change had occurred after Peak Master Ye left the sect.

Recalling Ji Yang’s previous actions, Elder Liu sighed inwardly. Now that Peak Master Ye was gone, he feared no one would regulate Ji Yang.

“Disciple Ji Yang greets Elder Liu. I wonder why Elder Liu has come?”

Ji Yang greeted with a smile.

“Disciple Ji Yang, the Sect Master has ordered me to bring you over.”

Ji Yang’s smile froze. How had such a trivial matter escalated to the Sect Master?

“Let’s go, Disciple Ji Yang.”

With a wave of his hand, Elder Liu summoned a flying boat that appeared before Ji Yang.

Seeing he couldn’t escape this, Ji Yang had no choice but to step forward and board the flying boat.

Not long after the two departed, a figure flew towards Jingtan Peak.

The newcomer was none other than Tai Jin, who was preparing to retrieve his treasure.