Chapter 493

Chapter 493: Haunted

"You don’t need to worry; I will stay at this mine for the next two days."

Hearing Elder Guan’s words, Steward Wu smiled brightly.

With Elder Guan personally overseeing, there was definitely nothing to worry about.

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Cultivation +1

Cultivation +1

Physique +1

Agility +1

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Ji Yang, after putting the crystal-clear water cloud ore into his storage bag, nodded slightly.

He was currently in the water cloud mine, which was a high-quality mine belonging to the Taiyi Sect. This mine was quite far from the Taiyi Sect and was the place Ji Yang had set as "heaven."

Yesterday, he had still been in the Demon Spirit Ore mountain of the Heaven Demon Sect, but after sensing Elder Guan’s arrival, Ji Yang decisively chose to change locations.

Although the chances of being discovered were small, Ji Yang did not want to expose himself, even if it was just a tiny possibility.

So today, he came to the water cloud mine beneath his feet.

With no one to disturb him, Ji Yang began his day-and-night mining life once again.

Whenever he sensed that high-level cultivators were approaching the mine he was working in, Ji Yang would change locations, waiting until those high-level cultivators left before returning.

After those high-level cultivators had checked and realized there was no loss in the mine, they would no longer pay attention. However, this made the miners in the area live in fear every day.

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"What did you say?"

"Haunted?"

In the He Dao Sect main hall, Li Daoyi looked puzzled at the disciple who came to report the news.

They were cultivators, beings whose primordial spirits could leave their bodies, so what did haunted mean?

After hearing the disciple’s detailed explanation, Li Daoyi slowly spoke up:

"You mean that incidents like this are happening in the mines of all the major sects?"

"Yes, Sect Master," the disciple replied.

This made Li Daoyi fall into deep thought.

He had been in the sect recently and knew everything happening within, but he had not heard about any unusual conditions in any of the mines.

However, according to the returned news, other elite sects, even the demonic sects, were involved. This didn’t seem to have a great impact, but he felt it was not a good sign!

Moreover, with the recent chaos among demons in the Cultivation World and even some ancient relics resurfacing, Li Daoyi’s expression grew heavier.

If he remembered correctly, it seemed everything started happening after Ye Wuchen left the peak; he wondered if there was any connection between the two.

Thinking of Ye Wuchen, Li Daoyi also recalled Ji Yang.

He seemed to remember that Ji Yang also liked mining, right?

This made Li Daoyi’s expression freeze; this shouldn’t have anything to do with Ji Yang, right?

He didn’t believe Ji Yang was only at the Golden Core Stage; after all, he was a disciple of Ye Wuchen. However, he thought that in just a few short years, Ji Yang’s cultivation level wouldn’t be too remarkable.

But upon closer reflection, it seemed that all the elite sect’s mines had unusual conditions, while his He Dao Sect remained unscathed.

Was it because He Dao Sect was stronger than the other sects?

Not necessarily.

But according to the news just received, it seemed that besides He Dao Sect, the Ghost King Sect from the demonic path also had no such incidents reported.

Thinking of the Ghost King Sect, Li Daoyi frowned; he remembered that their mining resources were not abundant.

The more Li Daoyi thought about it, the more he felt something was off.

These two master and disciple had no sense of peace. He decided he should send someone to Jingtan Peak to check the situation.

While he was at it, he would use the Xuan Tian Mirror to ask about the situation on Ye Wuchen’s side.

This mirror, as a spiritual treasure, was not only capable of surveillance but could also communicate over vast distances with remote images.

Unfortunately, this was the power of spiritual treasures; it couldn’t be replicated. Otherwise, the Cultivation World would look quite different now, right?

A few days later, as Li Daoyi listened to the reports coming back, his expression grew increasingly grave.

On Ye Wuchen’s side, he didn’t inquire much, as when he used the Xuan Tian Mirror to send images, Ye Wuchen was engaged in battle with a powerful demon.

And with the fall of that demon, countless others scattered in a frenzy.

As those demons fled, they didn’t forget to leave threats, saying they would seek revenge on the He Dao Sect.

This left Li Daoyi, who was just a mirror away from those demons, stunned.

“Revenge has a head; debts have their masters.”

What did this have to do with his He Dao Sect? Ye Wuchen had fought against them; why not seek revenge on Ye Wuchen instead of the He Dao Sect?

As if the He Dao Sect were a soft target!

Even though Ye Wuchen took down large numbers of demons each time, some would still escape.

Needless to say, those demons would surely appear in various places in the Cultivation World.

That wasn’t even the worst news; after all, Ye Wuchen was powerful, and the He Dao Sect was not weak either. These latent demons might cause some trouble, but they couldn’t significantly impact the He Dao Sect.

However, the other bad news was that Ji Yang was not at Jingtan Peak.

Upon hearing this, Li Daoyi felt a rush of darkness in his eyes.

To confirm the reliability of the news, Li Daoyi personally went to Jingtan Peak to check, bringing the Xuan Tian Mirror with him.

But when he arrived, he could only see a few spiritual beasts working hard in the spiritual field, with no sign of Ji Yang. The crucial point was that he couldn’t find Ji Yang anywhere in the entire sect.

Thinking of the recent unusual conditions in the mines of various sects, Li Daoyi felt his heart race slightly.

But Ji Yang’s realm was not high; he shouldn’t have the capability to cause such incidents, right?

Yet, considering he was Ye Wuchen’s disciple, having some means didn’t seem too surprising.

It appeared that everything was heading towards the worst outcome he had envisioned.

Was the Cultivation World in chaos decided by Jingtan Peak?

He could hardly imagine how He Dao Sect would cope if the news broke out.

At this moment, Li Daoyi felt overwhelmed.

If he had known it would come to this, he would have taken Ji Yang under his wing back then.

Now, he could only pray that this was just his misconception; perhaps Ji Yang was merely out gathering experiences, and the mining issues had nothing to do with him.

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In the mine, Ji Yang swung his pick, and a fresh crimson ore fell away.

Cultivation +1

After absorbing the light point, Ji Yang looked at Little Gold in his hand, his expression full of satisfaction.

On the second day after leaving Jixian Peak, he used the essence of the sword to nourish the iron pick.

After a month, Little Gold predictably advanced to become a true spiritual treasure.

With the essence of the sword’s nurturing, the current iron pick was comparable to a flying sword of spiritual treasure level; the only difference might be its appearance.

As a newly formed spiritual treasure, its spirit intelligence was still low, and it required some time to become more perfected, but it could understand Ji Yang’s simple commands.

Unfortunately, the ore that Little Gold mined couldn’t produce light points; otherwise, Ji Yang wouldn’t need to take action himself.

As Ji Yang and Little Gold grew more accustomed to each other, their collaboration became smoother. He sensed that within Little Gold, there was a massive power quietly gestating, which made Ji Yang quite excited.