Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 366 Architecture - [Void Stone Mine]?

Admittedly, Ji Yuan didn't have high hopes before meeting Wen Jiu, treating it as just a casual get-together between ordinary friends.

But what happened after we met?

Ji Yuan was already deeply moved when Wen Jiu offered to reveal the locations of the three secret realms for free.

Now he says he has other news to share... Ji Yuan felt that he had underestimated the importance of this Brother Wen.

However, Wenjiu didn't rush to speak this time, but remained silent for a while.

He then spoke, saying, "In the future, I don't know exactly when, but in short, a great secret realm will emerge in this Northwest Sand Prison, filled with magical treasures and opportunities."

"If Brother Li is considering going, I mean, if..."

As Wenjiu spoke, he raised his right hand, and a phantom image appeared in his palm.

A phantom image of a ring.

A phantom image of a skull ring.

Ji Yuan recognized it at a glance; it was the one from his storage bag.

The same.

"Brother Li, if you are fortunate enough to encounter this thing, remember to acquire it no matter the cost, and the more of this thing, the better."

After Wenjiu finished speaking, he closed his five fingers and instantly crushed the illusory figure.

"I don't know any more. That's all I have to say. Brother Li, just remember to keep this a secret."

Ji Yuan nodded hurriedly and replied telepathically, "Don't worry, how could I put Brother Wen in an unjust position?"

"Yes, I believe what Brother Li says, otherwise I wouldn't have told you."

Wen Jiu smiled, raised his wine glass, and gently clinked it against Ji Yuan's. Then he sighed, shook his head with a wry smile.

"Actually, I was planning to come to Winterfell with my wife to retire, but I never expected to run into this mess. If I had known this would happen, I would have been better off staying in Westfall."

Ji Yuan comforted him, "Perhaps this is an opportunity arranged by Heaven for Brother Wen? If it weren't for this opportunity, Brother Wen would still be in Xijing City right now."

"Now that we've arrived in Winter City, it is indeed much more dangerous than West City, but danger and opportunity often go hand in hand."

Ji Yuan has many buildings to help him, so he doesn't need to risk trying to seize this opportunity.

He doesn't need it, but that doesn't mean others don't.

Upon hearing Ji Yuan's words, Wen Jiu, who had been feeling somewhat lost and depressed, suddenly brightened up.

I felt as if all the confusion in my heart had been cleared up.

suddenly see the light.

"Brother Li's statement... does make some sense."

Danger can also be an opportunity!

Colleagues who used to be in the Western City can't come over even if they want to; they have to stay there on duty.

If some great opportunity truly arises here, they can only watch and observe.

But Wenjiu is different. This matter itself happened within the territory of Winter City... If that legendary secret realm really appears, most of them will probably have to go!

Seeing his reaction, Ji Yuan knew that he had taken it to heart.

He immediately added, "While it is an opportunity, danger also exists. Brother Wen, if you truly have any plans, you must be extremely careful!"

Ji Yuan paused for a moment, then moved around in his storage bag a few times before taking out a new storage bag and placing it on the table.

"As for pills, no matter how badly Brother Wen is injured, as long as he is not on the verge of death, one pill will cure him completely."

"As for the wine, it can temporarily enhance Brother Wen's strength after consumption. The first sip has the best effect, and the effect decreases afterward."

"There are a few drops of Thousand-Year Spirit Milk left. This item is currently in short supply, and the entire Winter City is scrambling to buy it. These few drops that I have left... Brother Wen, please keep them."

Ji Yuan gave him twenty improved Qi and Blood Pills.

They also gave them twenty jugs of Peerless Wine.

The last drop of the Millennium Spirit Milk was produced only once a month, and Ji Yuan only gave him three drops, as he desperately needed it.

These things are present, especially the Qi and Blood Pill.

If Wenjiu gets injured, a Qi and Blood Pill plus a drop of Thousand-Year Spirit Milk will immediately restore him to his peak condition.

"This... is too valuable, Brother Li, you should take it back."

Wenjiu frowned, just about to back down.

But Ji Yuan flicked his hand, and the storage bag landed directly in his arms. "If you consider me a friend, take it; if not, return it."

"If I can give it to you, it means I have it myself, so you don't need to worry about it."

Wen Jiu held the storage bag in both hands, scanned it with his divine sense, and said with a wry smile, "Brother Li, this is... far too valuable."

"Talent has a price, but friendship is priceless."

Ji Yuan shook his head. "I don't have many friends, but you, Wenjiu, are one of them, so stop nagging."

"good!"

Wen Jiu took a deep breath and said, "Then I, Wen Jiu, will accept this. I am deeply grateful and will not thank you in words. If Brother Li ever needs my help in the future, please just ask."

"That's for sure."

Ji Yuan smiled as usual.

Since Wenjiu had decided to accept the wine, he didn't hesitate.

He took out a Qi and Blood Pill from his storage bag, looked at it, and then threw it directly into his mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.

But in that very instant, he felt a rich aura of blood spreading within his body.

This immediately made his face turn bright red.

Then the blood energy spread throughout his body. The hidden injuries that were originally in his body were almost instantly destroyed and repaired in the face of this rich blood energy.

"this……"

In just a few breaths, Wenjiu clutched his chest and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

His hair, which was originally a bit gray, has now turned completely black.

Their previously listless demeanor has been replaced by a vibrant energy.

He immediately stood up, spread his hands, and examined his condition.

Finally, he took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Ji Yuan.

"I, Wen, will remember Brother Li's kindness!"

No one knows better than Wen Jiu how heavy these twenty pills are.

And then there were those three drops of millennium-old spiritual milk...

"Brother Wen, you're too kind."

Ji Yuan got up and personally helped Wen Jiu up.

"..."

"Come to me."

Hu Beizhi had just returned to the Bone Nightmare Sect when he received a telepathic message from the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother.

When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Ji Yuan had no choice but to nod in agreement.

When he arrived at the small courtyard on Nightmare Island, he discovered that he wasn't the only one there; the Bone Nightmare Demon and the Hemp Ghost were also present.

"Greetings, Master, Sect Leader, and Senior Brother Ma."

Ji Yuan greeted them one by one, and naturally placed the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother at the front.

Over the years, Ji Yuan has come to understand the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother's personality quite well. Just now, he made her very happy simply because he called her name first.

"Bei Zhi, come over here."

Fire Spirit Mother called out softly.

"Yes."

Ji Yuan obediently stood behind her.

The Bone Nightmare Demon stood before Ji Yuan, holding a cup lid in his left hand and gently stirring the tea. "I called you here today because there is indeed something I need you two to do."

"Yes, Master."

Ma Gui hurriedly bowed and clasped his hands, not glancing at Ji Yuan once throughout the entire process.

Ever since the incident with the demon slave, Ma Gui and Ji Yuan have become like two different people.

Ji Yuan protected the demon slave and gained face.

But it was Ma Gui's reputation that was damaged. Admittedly, when he first heard the news, Ma Gui did have the idea of ​​going to their door.

But after calming down afterwards...

Ma Gui had no choice but to accept this loss.

Because he always felt that this was his master and mistress giving him a warning, including when they took Hu Beizhi as their disciple.

"It's time to close the net on the Zhou family."

The Bone Nightmare Demon picked up his tea, took a sip, and said casually.

...The Zhou family...In an instant, Ji Yuan recalled the image of Zhou Jin, the young master of the Zhou family. He was also a "good friend" who was willing to do anything for him.

As for how they sacrificed themselves, that's none of your business.

During his years at the Bone Nightmare Sect, Ji Yuan had thoroughly investigated the Zhou family's situation.

The Zhou family patriarch was indeed a founding member of the Bone Nightmare Sect, but since his passing, no Nascent Soul cultivator has appeared in the Zhou family.

In the first few hundred years, things were better. The people of the Bone Nightmare Sect still remembered the Zhou family's kindness and allowed them to occupy a lot of resources.

But as the saying goes, people change as they leave, and so do people's hearts.

Centuries later, the Bone Nightmare Sect targeted the Zhou family, gradually taking back some of their resources. Although the Zhou family wanted to resist, they only had the intention.

As it stands now, the once-great Zhou family only has two Core Formation cultivators left.

One of the Zhou family heads, Zhou Jin's father, was named Zhou Xinghu. He was a very experienced mid-stage Core Formation cultivator. He also came to Ji Yuan's Core Formation Gathering and addressed him as "Brother Hu" with great enthusiasm.

The other Core Formation cultivator was Zhou Xinghu's cousin, named Zhou Yan, who was in the early stage of Core Formation.

Ji Yuan didn't come to the Core Formation Ceremony; he said he went to work in Black and White City.

The Zhou family's share of the Bone Nightmare Sect, apart from a small, insignificant share of the spiritual veins, consists mainly of the Void Stone mine.

The Void Stone mine is located on an island called "Black Wind Island" to the northwest of the Bone Nightmare Sect. Currently, the main people stationed there are the Zhou family members, and a small number of Bone Nightmare Sect cultivators.

The Bone Nightmare Sect had wanted to take action against the Zhou family for a while, but somehow, the Zhou family ended up getting involved with the Black and White Temple.

As a result, the Bone Nightmare Sect had no choice but to stop, and several years have passed since then.

The Bone Nightmare Sect finally couldn't tolerate it any longer.

This was the intelligence information that Ji Yuan had previously obtained, some of which he had even accessed through the files in the Bone Nightmare Sect using the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother's authority.

"It should have been done a long time ago."

Ma Gui, who had been in charge of this matter, straightened up slightly and grinned.

This reminded Ji Yuan of the first time he met Ma Gui in Xijing City. At that time, Ma Gui seemed to be investigating the matter, and even used the Void Stone to fish at the trade fair.

"Um."

The Bone Nightmare Demon remained as calm as ever, casually instructing, "In this operation, everyone must obey Ma Gui's orders."

Ma Gui, who had been feeling a bit unwell, was instantly stunned. His first thought was... Master still loves me!

My master still trusts me after all!

Otherwise, why would someone deliberately say such a thing? It's obvious that this was meant for Hu Beizhi to hear!

Just as Ma Gui was happily lost in thought, he heard the Bone Nightmare Old Demon add, "Ma Gui, listen to Hu Beizhi."

"Wh...what?"

The ghost thought he had misheard and hurriedly called out, "Master..."

"Um?"

The Bone Nightmare Demon turned to look at him with a puzzled expression, then leaned closer and smiled, saying, "Master is here. What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing."

Ma Gui quickly bowed and said, "It's alright, this disciple will take care of it right away."

After saying that, he looked up at Ji Yuan. Although there was no resentment in his eyes, they were extremely complicated. He took a deep breath and gestured with his hand, saying, "Junior Brother Hu, please."

Ji Yuan's intuition was that these two old devils were deliberately sowing discord, but he had no evidence.

If it were anything else, he might be prepared to jump out and put up a fight.

However, when it comes to the Void Stone, Ji Yuan cannot resist. Although he currently weighs 80 jin, he is still 100 jin short.

And this is only based on his existing buildings. If he were to expand to include a new training ground, the amount of Void Stones required would need to increase further.

Therefore, we still need to work on the Void Stone.

Even if Ji Yuan were to ask the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother for some after advancing to the mid-stage of Core Formation, it still wouldn't be enough.

Seeing Ma Gui's appearance, Ji Yuan first turned around and clasped his hands in a fist salute to the two old demons.

Then he left.

It happened right after they left.

Fire Spirit Demon Mother then looked at the Bone Nightmare Old Demon beside her and asked with some concern:

"The Zhou family has only been allied with the Black and White Temple for a few years. Is it really alright for us to wipe them out now?"

The Bone Nightmare Demon shook his head.

"Now that all eight holy lands are testing the depths of this Black and White Temple, there's no reason for our Bone Nightmare Sect to fall behind."

"Moreover, the turmoil in the Northwest Sand Prison is getting bigger and bigger. The Black and White Temple is too busy to take care of itself. The Zhou family is just a bunch of people who defected from my Bone Nightmare Sect... At most, they'll give an explanation when the time comes."

The Fire Spirit Demon Mother nodded slightly. "It's good that my husband is confident."

"When have I ever done anything so uncertain?"

The Bone Nightmare Demon tucked his hands into his sleeves and turned to look in the direction where Ji Yuan and the other person had left.

"However, Hu Beizhi's cultivation has improved rather slowly. Considering that he has been cultivating diligently for several years, and considering the time he has not yet joined my Bone Nightmare Sect, he is still lingering in the early stage of Core Formation. It is really not impressive."

"My lady should urge him on, lest he delay matters concerning the Rakshasa Sea."

"Does my husband know what kind of spiritual root Hu Beizhi has?" Fire Spirit Ghost Mother asked, looking up.

After a moment's thought, the Bone Nightmare Demon said, "A Heavenly Spiritual Root is definitely impossible. If it were an Earthly Spiritual Root, you wouldn't have asked me, my wife. It's probably a True Spiritual Root, which is indeed a bit difficult."

"No."

Fire Spirit Demon Mother shook her head. "I had him test it in front of me. It's a pseudo-spiritual root."

"Pseudo...pseudo spiritual root?"

The Bone Nightmare Demon turned around, looking surprised, and asked, "Pseudo-spiritual root, and you've formed your core?"

"right!"

Fire Spirit Demon Mother nodded, "Pseudo-spiritual root, core formed."

"This kid seems to have some skill."

The Bone Nightmare Demon looked back at the direction Ji Yuan had left in, "It seems I still need to find him some good treasures so he can break through."

"Otherwise, with this level of cultivation aptitude, he'll probably still be at the early stage of Core Formation when the Rakshasa Sea opens."

"indeed."

The Fire Spirit Demon Mother, seemingly lost in thought, turned and asked, "Husband, this Hu Beizhi can form a core with a pseudo-spiritual root; he must be a talented individual. Shouldn't we consider keeping him?"

"No."

The Bone Nightmare Demon waved his hand, "Someone with a pseudo-spiritual root and core formation like him is extremely arrogant. We threatened him like that before."

"Don't be fooled by his current respect for us; he might be plotting to kill us deep down. So, this kind of person... can't be allowed to live."

"Once the Rakshasa Sea is over, regardless of whether it succeeds or not, we will refine him."

The Fire Spirit Demon Mother felt even more distressed at the thought that her only disciple had to suffer such a fate, and could only sigh deeply in the end.

"Let's listen to my husband."

"..."

"We'll do as Junior Brother Hu says." Ma Gui stood beside Ji Yuan, looking at the island shrouded in black wind in the distance, and transmitted his voice, "Junior Brother Hu, we'll fight however you say we should."

Ji Yuan smiled sheepishly, "I don't know anything about these things. Just listen to Senior Brother Ma. I just came to take a look."

"But Master..."

"There is no master here, only senior brothers," Ji Yuan said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Ma Gui glanced at him again, then clasped his hands in a fist salute, without saying anything more.

He then weaved between the several ghost-headed warships behind him, and these warships dispersed from all directions, converging on Black Wind Island in front of him.

Currently, there is only Zhou Xinghu, the head of the Zhou family, who is in the mid-stage of Core Formation on Black Wind Island. The other Core Formation cultivator is also a member of the Bone Nightmare Sect.

However, the people currently surrounding and killing us from the Bone Nightmare Sect include Ma Gui, who is in the late stage of Core Formation, as well as Ji Yuan and another person in the middle stage of Core Formation.

Four Core Formation cultivators surrounded and killed one Core Formation cultivator, including Ma Gui, a peak Core Formation cultivator.

So the result... goes without saying.

After these ghost-headed warships blasted through the Black Wind Island's formation, it was a one-sided massacre.

As for Zhou Xinghu, the head of the Zhou family, when he faced Ma Gui again, he was still destined to be tortured to death.

However, this was the first time Ji Yuan had seen Ma Gui make a move, and he also witnessed the true nature of Ma Gui's natal magic weapon.

His natal magic weapon is called "Demon Marrow Drill". It is entirely black and looks like a large drill bit when held in the hand. It has extremely strong attack power, and there is also a long iron chain attached to the back of the Demon Marrow Drill.

He can launch attacks from a distance by holding an iron chain.

Furthermore, these chains can cross to form an iron net to trap enemies, somewhat similar to the Thousand Chains of Talismans that Ji Yuan originally obtained.

Once the iron net traps the enemy, the Demon Marrow Drill will fall from the sky and kill the enemy in one fell swoop!

Clearly, Zhou Xinghu was the enemy who was finally killed.

When Ji Yuan saw his head being pierced by the demonic marrow, he knew that there was no chance of reversal.

As for Zhou Yan, who was far away in Black and White City, Ma Gui had already arranged for his junior brother, Liu Ji Tong Zi, to send him on his way.

Naturally, there shouldn't be any problems.

A flash of light appeared in the distance, and Ma Gui returned after killing someone.

Upon landing back beside Ji Yuan, he did not conceal his aura; a powerful aura pressed down upon him, as if he were deliberately trying to intimidate Ji Yuan.

Unfortunately, this aura meant nothing to Ji Yuan, or rather, he couldn't sense it at all.

His physique has already reached the mid-stage of the Tendon Forging Realm. If a fight were to break out at such close range...

Ji Yuan was even confident that he could kill him instantly.

But this is only in an ideal situation. Given Ma Gui's identity, strength, and status, he must have means to protect himself, making it extremely difficult to kill him in one blow.

"Phew, finally killed that old scoundrel!"

After waiting for a while, seeing that Ji Yuan still had no reaction, Ma Gui withdrew his aura and finally stopped trying to embarrass himself.

"What, does Senior Brother Ma have an old grudge against him?"

Ji Yuan asked curiously.

"Years ago, before I became a disciple of a master, I suffered humiliation at the hands of the Zhou family. Damn it, I've finally gotten my revenge!"

As Ma Gui spoke, he seemed to have a sense of triumph.

But Ji Yuan felt that this was more like... a petty person getting ahead.

"Then congratulations, Senior Brother Ma."

Ji Yuan said with a forced smile.

"Alright, enough with the formalities. Things should be mostly resolved on the island now. Let's go take a look."

Ma Gui, who had never seen the Demon Marrow Drill before, put it away and instead held the iron chain in his hand, carrying it on his back like a rogue.

"Let's go."

The two of them immediately transformed into streaks of light and flew straight to Black Wind Island.

As soon as Ji Yuan arrived on the island, he smelled a strong stench of blood.

A sweep of divine sense revealed corpses scattered everywhere.

Ma Gui then explained from the side:

"The Zhou family knew we were going to attack them, so they brought all their clansmen to Black Wind Island in advance, intending to fight to the death on the island."

He chuckled as he spoke.

"Even if our Bone Nightmare Sect were to make a move, what trouble could the mere Zhou family possibly cause?"

"That's true."

Ji Yuan nodded in agreement, because that was indeed the case.

Once the Bone Nightmare Sect had this idea, the only way for the Zhou family to save themselves was to give up all their resources within the sect, voluntarily become ordinary cultivators, and relinquish their privileges within the sect.

Asking these old, established families to give up their privileges would be worse than killing them.

Thus, having obtained what they sought, they were killed.

"So what should we do with this mineral vein?"

Ji Yuan turned to look at the dark cave entrance in the mountain ahead, as if asking casually.

"It will naturally be taken into the sect's possession. How could a small family like the Zhou family possibly covet such a treasure?"

As Ma Gui spoke, the sounds of a magical battle could be heard coming from the bottom of the mine.

"Ha, a bunch of old fogies!"

Ma Gui glanced at him and sneered.

Two streaks of light swept in from afar and landed in front of Ji Yuan and Ma Gui. They were naturally the other two mid-stage Core Formation cultivators from the Bone Nightmare Sect.

One of them was originally stationed here with Zhou Xinghu, and was known as the "Old Demon of Purgatory".

He was a red-haired demonic cultivator whose entire body was wrapped in iron chains, and he exuded an arrogant aura.

The other person was a demon general who came with Ji Yuan, and his status was similar to that of the old demon Bone Nightmare.

There's some connection, but not much.

They had just exchanged greetings when a violent tremor came from the bottom of the mine, as if the entire Black Wind Island was about to be overturned.

Immediately following was a loud noise.

"Boom!"

A shockwave, carrying dust, erupted from the numerous mine pits, followed by a number of corpses.

There were members of the Zhou family, as well as some disciples of the Bone Nightmare Sect.

"Damn it!"

Seeing this, Ma Gui hissed, "Demon General, let's go!"

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

Just as the demon general, clad in demonic armor, was about to step forward, Ji Yuan arrived in front of him first and blocked his way.

"Um?"

The demon and the monster looked at each other at the same time.

This guy, in particular, frowned.

"What does Junior Brother Hu mean by this?"

Ji Yuan, still wearing a forced smile, said, "Senior Brother Demon General has just killed the thieves, so why don't you rest for a while? Let me go with Senior Brother Ma."

"No need."

Ma Gui instinctively rejected it.

"What's wrong, Senior Brother Ma? Are you worried I'll discover something when I go down?"

Ji Yuan suddenly changed the subject, even becoming somewhat confrontational.

Upon hearing this, both the Demon General and the Old Demon of Purgatory took a half step back.

If they could have gotten involved before...

So now... the struggle between the two "successors" of the Bone Nightmare Sect is something they can't interfere with.

Ma Gui immediately thought of what the Bone Nightmare Old Demon had said before they set off, telling him to listen to Hu Beizhi.

...So, I shed blood and sweat for the Bone Nightmare Sect, and in the end, you old devil actually suspect me of having any connection with the Zhou family!

Ma Gui felt incredibly angry inside, but he still managed to force a smile and said:

"Junior brother is joking. Since you want to come, let's go down and take a look together."

After saying that, he transformed into a beam of light and flew into the nearest mine.

"I'll leave the outside to my two senior brothers to guard."

Just to be on the safe side, Ji Yuan gave him a final word of advice before disappearing and following.

After they left, the old demon of Purgatory and the demon general exchanged a glance.

Although he really wanted to say something, the Old Demon of Purgatory stopped himself.

The Demon General and the Demon King have a close relationship, so whatever he says is inappropriate.

"..."

After Ji Yuan escaped into the mine, tremors continued to emanate from the deepest part of the earth.

Although it is unknown how the Zhou family triggered the explosion, judging from the current situation, the collapse is still ongoing, and its power must be immense.

In addition, the wind carried the agonizing cries of countless cultivators.

After all, the majority of people in this Void Stone mine are miners with low cultivation levels.

The Zhou family suffered the most casualties in the explosion that occurred before their deaths.

Ji Yuan sensed the Yin energy emanating from his surroundings. With a determined heart, he finally decided not to hesitate any longer. He took out a black banner from his storage bag, infused it with his magic power, and swung it around violently.

In an instant, a strong suction force came from the black banner in his hand.

Inside the mine, wisps of gray mist appeared out of thin air, and were eventually drawn into the banner.

The demons who were originally walking ahead stopped after sensing this aura and couldn't help but look back.

He was somewhat shocked at first glance.

...The Thousand Soul Banner, that damn Hu Beizhi, he looks so refined on the outside, but he's actually such a ruthless old devil on the inside!

"Back when I was in the Foundation Establishment stage, I couldn't even forge this Thousand Soul Banner... No wonder the Bone Nightmare Demon and the Ghost Mother treated him like their own son. With his beastly appearance and hypocritical demeanor, isn't he a carbon copy of the Bone Nightmare Demon!"

This thought flashed through Ma Gui's mind, and then his next thought was whether or not to kill Hu Beizhi!

Kill them in this mine.

When we get back, we'll say he died at the hands of the Zhou family, killed by their methods in the mine.

The thought started growing rapidly as soon as it appeared, so much so that Ma Gui had to take several deep breaths to suppress it.

It would be better if they killed him instantly; when a person dies, it's like a lamp going out.

Once back, even if the Bone Nightmare Demon had suspicions, there was nothing else he could do.

But if you fail to kill him in one go, you'll be the one who dies!

"Heh, heh heh, Junior Brother Hu has quite the skills, he even has this Thousand Soul Banner."

When Ma Gui saw Ji Yuan following, he sneered with a hint of sarcasm.

"By sheer luck."

Ji Yuan didn't put away the Thousand Soul Banner. Instead, he released the many peak Foundation Establishment Yin Souls inside, making them surround him, like a demon of ten thousand ghosts.

A hint of envy flashed in Ma Gui's eyes, but he had no choice but to continue delving deeper.

Ji Yuan's divine sense had already extended down to the depths of the mine, and he knew the situation there.

There were several collapses ahead, but fortunately the collapses were not long. With the Demon Marrow Drill in hand, Ma Gui quickly broke through a passage.

Ji Yuan's divine sense was constantly checking the surrounding mine tunnels. He wasn't that kind-hearted and wouldn't actually come down to save these Bone Nightmare Sect cultivators.

He came down here with only one purpose: to steal minerals!

This is a rare opportunity; the entire island is in chaos, so seizing it is a sure win.

Anyway, no matter how much they manage to steal, they can all push it all onto the Zhou family later.

With the Zhou family, this "Great Sage of the Flat Tent," around, there's nothing to worry about.

Ji Yuan suspected that Ma Gui also had this idea, which was why he didn't want to follow her earlier.

Having ventured so far into the mine, aside from some empty caves where Void Stones had been mined, not a single Void Stone remained.

It must be at an extremely deep place.

As they watched, they saw more and more branching tunnels in the mine ahead, which were beginning to become interconnected.

The demon in front stopped and said telepathically, "Why don't we split up? That way, we can get more disciples to help us."

"Alright."

Ji Yuan was worried about not having a chance to act alone.

Seeing his quick agreement, Ma Gui gave him a meaningful look and then said, "How about this? This matter won't take too long. Three days, then, no matter how many disciples we've rescued, we'll all meet on the island. What do you say?"

Ji Yuan translated it.

That means no matter how much they robbed, they had to stop after three days.

"Okay, I'll follow Senior Brother Ma's arrangements."

As Ji Yuan spoke, Ma Gui had already vanished, leaving only a voice behind.

"There aren't many disciples who come into the mine to begin with, so Junior Brother Hu, you must go easy on us."

It means there aren't many Void Stones left, so be careful not to take too many, or you'll have trouble explaining yourself!

Ji Yuan then went to another mine, but he couldn't help thinking that it would be great if he could kill Ma Gui as well.

Not only will we gain another Great Sage with a flat tent, but we'll also reap an extra reward!

Leaving aside other treasures, this Void Stone alone is something we can obtain.

But he could only think about it. Ji Yuan then used his divine sense to explore the surroundings while traversing the complex mine.

As he ventured deeper, he discovered that the mine was becoming increasingly new, and he even found about a pound of small fragments of Void Stone along the way.

During this time, he also found many disciples of the Bone Nightmare Sect, some alive and some dead.

Those who died naturally ascended into Ji Yuan's Emperor Banner, while the living were released by him.

He's a cultivator of the Bone Nightmare Sect now, so we can't go too far.

As for the Zhou family, there's nothing more to say.

Go tell my Emperor Banner!

As for the mine shafts, most of them are completely blocked. Even if Ji Yuan could reopen them, it would take a lot of effort.

He chose another mine and continued deeper into the mine, spending most of the day there.

After releasing dozens of Bone Nightmare Sect cultivators, Ji Yuan finally arrived at the deepest part of the mine.

Seeing that there was no way forward, Ji Yuan scanned the area around the mine with his divine sense and found the treasure he needed... the Void Stone!

Upon seeing this ore that was so familiar, Ji Yuan's heart stirred.

Previously, in other places, I was unable to build the [Void Stone Vein] structure using Void Stones.

So now, inside the real Void Stone mine, is it possible to activate this structure?

Ji Yuan is ready to give it a try!

(End of this chapter)