In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 361 Embezzlement by the Guard!

“Monk, senior brother, you two should personally escort him back and find a decent solitary confinement cell. Don’t mistreat your own people.”

Xie Lingxin was not polite at all and had Chen and Qingyun escort her personally.

Although this woman is tough, in her current state, even if the two of them team up, she can't cause any trouble.

Once she arrived at the Environmental Protection Bureau, there was naturally a place where she could be detained.

As for why it needs to be closed...

If it weren't for him, how would he have had the opportunity to manipulate her?
That was a waste of time.

Liao Chen and Qing Yun didn't think too much about it; they did whatever Xie Lingxin said.

It's normal that Qingyun, influenced by Bai Ruhui and Songjian, treats Xie Lingxin as his junior brother.

Liao Chen's compliance surprised Hong Xiao and the other former Donghai branch staff.

Xie Lingxin watched as the two barely alive Hu Duo were taken away.

He smiled on the outside, but his heart was already cold.

If they fall into his hands, they will be in a situation where they can neither live nor die.

He will not rest until he uncovers what those powerful families are plotting.

Xiang Chongyuan did not try to stop it.

Since the rules were broken, he will deal with it in the same way.

Xie Lingxin is in charge of this checkpoint, so it's not wrong for him to handle it.

However, he simply couldn't stand this troublemaker; wherever he was, trouble was bound to follow.

"Xie Lingxin, you can leave now."

"Where are you going? I still have to guard the checkpoint."

Xiang Chongyuan said with a stern face, "No need, I will have someone replace you."

Xie Lingxin was not happy about it: "Hey, that won't do. I also have shares in this place, so I have to protect it."

Xiang Chongyuan frowned: "You own shares?"

Xiao Longtu laughed and said, "I can attest to that. Deputy Steward Xie's shares are quite substantial, exceeding 10%. In my opinion, isn't this the dowry that Patriarch Chen prepared for his daughter?"

"Is it possible that Deputy Steward Xie is about to have some good news?"

"Ok?"

Everyone was startled by his words, and then looked at him with strange eyes.

Well, so you've been secretly living off a woman all along?

hiss~
More than 10% of the shares in Xinmin Mining?

How much money would that cost? An astronomical figure!

"Don't spread rumors, I'm not that kind of person."

Xie Lingxin pouted.

The shares he was referring to were actually the old house in Leigong Village.

He owns a share of this land!
But others don't believe it.

"Humph."

Seeing this, Xiang Chongyuan could no longer force a replacement.

Since he owns shares, Xie Lingxin is technically one of the owners, and even if he doesn't keep the card, he is entitled to enter and exit this place.

It would be better to let him continue guarding.

He gave a soft hum and led his men inside.

Xiao Longtu smiled amicably at Xie Lingxin and followed her inside.

Lu Wan then found an opportunity to pass by him and whispered, "Before I came here, Miss Leng told me that you had made progress?"

Xie Lingxin knew she was referring to the ancient scriptures: "Yes, I deciphered one of them, but I didn't locate the coordinates."

Lu Wan was overjoyed upon hearing this: "It's alright! With the ancient scripture, I'll just have someone locate it!"

"Then... I'll send it to you now?"

Lu Wan immediately said, "The sooner the better!"

She never expected that Xie Lingxin could actually decipher it, and in such a short time at that.

She had only left his house not long ago.

Xie Lingxin didn't say much and started editing on her phone on the spot.

Something I know by heart, a few hundred words, not difficult at all.

I sent her the ancient text directly.

Having obtained the items, Lu Wan no longer intended to enter the mining area.

Finding the lair of the remnants of the White Lotus is more important than anything else!

Even if it's just one of them!
"Little brother, thank you so much! Once this is all over, I'll definitely thank you properly!"

Lu Wan was about to leave in a hurry.

Xie Lingxin quickly asked, "Inspector Lu, what are they going in there for?"

Lu Wan glanced at it and said, "There are many unstable factors in the spirit mineral mine. Director Xiang is the director of the Environmental Protection Bureau; he has to ensure the environment there."

"Otherwise, if something goes wrong, those miners are all ordinary people, and they could all easily die inside."

"As for Xiao Longtu..."

She curled her lip: "This kid, without saying a word, has taken over everything except the city government, Seven Star Academy, and Chen's... oh, now it's your shares.

“Even the city government’s share was given to him, so now he is the largest shareholder of the new mine.”

"Little brother, let me give you some advice: no matter what the cost, you must hold onto your share of Chen's Group. Don't lose it!"

"...I really don't own any shares in the Chen family."

Clearly, Lu Wan didn't believe him: "Whatever you want, just remember, I'm leaving now."

She ran off excitedly, before Xie Lingxin could even utter a word.

Ma De and Chen Yuntao are using me as a shield.

Okay, okay, you said it was a gift for me, so it really is mine now.

Xie Lingxin's eyes darted around.

"Alright, everyone go back to your posts and keep a close watch. Sister Hong, Bai Zangji, you two make the arrangements."

He turned around and instructed Hongxiao and Baizangji to arrange for everyone to spread out and guard the area.

Having been the Prince of Jing for decades, he was quite shrewd when it came to giving orders.

Both nodded.

Bai Zangji, one of the Twin Dragons of the East Sea who once rivaled Xie Lingxin, is now completely different from his former high spirits. It's unclear whether this is due to the blow dealt to him by the Bai family's affairs.

People become very dull, spending their days either cultivating themselves or frantically completing tasks to earn contribution points.

It gave Xie Lingxin a feeling that things had changed and people were no longer the same.

After everyone returned to their places, Xie Lingxin kept watch for a while. As night fell, apart from a few more groups of rogue cultivators coming to challenge the level, nothing major happened.

These rogue cultivators are not very powerful, not even as strong as the previous "big black eagle".

Xie Lingxin found a corner and sat down.

The Buddha's spirit, draped in the Buddha's robe, left his body!
Carrying the male and female sword boxes, they silently disappeared into the spirit mineral mine.

He's going to steal from his own keeper... No, it was originally his!
It just so happens that the killing of the corpse-slaying Buddha craftsman had exhausted the sword energy in the box.

After entering that seven-colored light curtain, even though Xie Lingxin's mental cultivation was already quite good, she was stunned by the scene before her and almost lost her composure.

A vast expanse of iridescent crystals, overhead, underfoot, all around...

They're everywhere.

It's like being in... a world of spirit beads!
However, these spiritual substances were in chunks, like crystal trees, covering everything that could be seen.

"Sigh~"

Who wouldn't be confused by this?

Xie Lingxin was also confused. Her Buddha-like spirit carefully sensed her surroundings, avoiding any signs of human presence, and slipped into a corner.

Holding the male and female sword box.

Inhale, inhale freely!

Not only was the sword box absorbing, but Xie Lingxin's Buddha-like primordial spirit was also absorbing it frantically!
The spirit bead itself can enhance spirituality, directly boosting legendary power.

What is legendary power?

Cultivation techniques, spiritual energy, and true energy—it's all of them!
Although its effects cannot compare to those of nectar and jade dates, which directly enhance the physical and mental well-being.

Moreover, the purity of the spirit mineral is far inferior to that of the spirit pearl.

But the quantity here is just too large!

The sheer quantity is enough to erase any shortcomings in quality!

Xie Lingxin felt that not only her spirituality and life force were increasing rapidly.

The progress of the Tathagata's Descent to Earth and the Divine Emperor's Rule over the World, which had not increased for a long time, is slowly rising.

His wisdom and thinking became very clear.

Finally, Xie Lingxin grew bolder and bolder, and simply summoned the Innate Eight Trigrams Furnace as well.

"Bear!"

The wisp of remnant thought of the Corpse Buddha Craftsman, which he had kept sealed in the furnace, still had not been refined to this day.

Having received a massive infusion of spiritual energy, the innate fire burned fiercely.

Xie Lingxin could almost hear the strange howls of the Corpse Buddha Craftsman.

He ignored it and continued to urge the fire away.

Furthermore, the other eight trigrams and eight symbols manifested in turn, gradually eroding this lingering thought.

The regret was visibly worn away.

It quickly transformed into an extremely vast and pure spiritual energy.

As soon as the furnace was opened, Xie Lingxin felt as if she had seen the most exquisite food in the world.

That kind of allure comes from the heart, instinctively, and doesn't need anyone to remind you.

The Buddha's spirit couldn't help but open its mouth and inhale, absorbing all the spiritual energy into its belly.

My spirituality suddenly surged!

In the blink of an eye, it rose by more than ten points, and it hasn't stopped yet!
[Spirituality: 84.39 (↑42.55)]

A wisp of lingering will—this was the last remaining spiritual power of the Corpse Buddha Craftsman, which directly increased his cultivation by more than 42 years!

It has more than doubled!

I feel a bit stuffed.
Then Xie Lingxin realized what was happening.

Does this... count as cannibalism?
That's definitely not possible. How can a corpse-maker be called a person?
I wish there were more...

Ugh... I'm so full, I don't think I can eat anymore...

Xie Lingxin looked around at the dazzling spiritual mineral mines, how could she be willing to let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

If you can't eat it, then refine it into a spirit pearl!
With a thought, he immediately absorbed the spiritual mineral into the Innate Eight Trigrams Furnace.

Refine it for me!
Everything can be refined!
The Primordial Eight Trigrams Furnace is just that unreasonable!
He not only wanted to use it himself, but also had to take it back for Liu Ruozhuo and others to use.

They've been holed up in their cave for so many years, unable to get out, so they must be lacking in spiritual energy.

I might as well take some back to give as a gift to my parents.

This is just like a mouse getting into a rice jar.

No one knew that anyone could "mine" spiritual minerals in this way.

The mining of spiritual minerals follows a unique set of techniques.

Those rogue cultivators who think they can obtain spiritual essence just by barging in are utterly ridiculous.

Xie Lingxin almost forgot about the time. While she was having a great time "stealing", she suddenly sensed a series of powerful aura fluctuations.

Even the spiritual world where the spirit mineral ore was located fluctuated.

He was jolted back to reality from the thrill of theft.

Is this... a titled expert making a move here?
No, it's probably not just at the title level...

Such a commotion... even if he went all out, he might not be able to create the slightest ripple in the spiritual world.

Xie Lingxin, feeling guilty after doing something wrong, put away the sword box and the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

He didn't want to meddle in other people's business.

We've already received quite a few benefits, let's take this first and talk about the rest.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he finally found the spiritual ore and his primordial spirit returned to it.

fine……

So exciting!

"Deputy Steward, something's not right..."

At this moment, Tong Huohuo came closer and whispered.

"A lot of people came to the checkpoint at the clan management office just now, but those bastards let them all in."

“Those people don’t look like ordinary miners, nor do they seem to be from other departments…”

(End of this chapter)