Cultivation: I Forge Immortality with My Spiritual Eyes

Jiang Yi spent some time gathering information in the market.

They would deliberately stop at well-informed places like tea stalls and taverns to subtly inquire about Black Reef Island.

The information he received was fragmented and disorganized, but when pieced together, it was enough for him to form a plan.

Afterwards, they didn't even go to the stall area, and hurriedly returned to their cave.

"..."

The rain had just stopped, and the sky was relatively clear.

Outside the side room, under the eaves.

Jiang Yi stood with his hands behind his back, his expression solemn.

Gazing at the straight, dark bamboo in the courtyard, my thoughts raced.

Shi Qianye's warning ultimately came true.

The Blood-Scarf Bandits were incredibly audacious and acted recklessly. Not only did they rob a fleet, but they also brazenly broke through the forbidden formation and landed on the island to carry out a massacre.

The impact of this incident was so severe that all the weaker forces in the vicinity were filled with fear and unease, lest they be next.

According to the information I just gathered, that senior Feng has been persuaded by the Wang, Luo, and Liu families.

He rushed to Bloodsail Island yesterday to put pressure on and negotiate with the two leaders on the island in person.

As for the outcome, no one knows...

Even if they couldn't reach an agreement, he had still done his best and deserved the benefits he received.

Could it be that someone would dare to gossip or spread rumors behind your back?

This incident, while perhaps a heartbreaking tragedy that would incite righteous indignation among others,

But for Jiang Yi, it might not be a bad thing.

It might even be a fleeting opportunity.

After much deliberation, he had a plan in mind and decided to take this opportunity to visit Black Reef Island.

The Liu family usually kept a tight grip on the mine, with multiple layers of security.

He had been pondering this repeatedly these past few days, but still couldn't come up with a foolproof plan to take the treasure away without anyone noticing.

Perhaps, only in such chaos can one find an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and fish in troubled waters.

Otherwise, once the situation stabilizes, whichever side ultimately controls the mine will find it extremely difficult to take any further action given their current capabilities.

There's no time to lose; we must set off tonight.

Jiang Yi took a deep breath, looked up at the sky, turned around and went back into the house, where he sat cross-legged on the water-embedded stone.

He slowly closed his eyes, calming his chaotic thoughts, and silently considered all the arrangements for this trip...

"..."

Several hours later.

The fields were as dark as ink, and the night wind howled.

Inside the side room, Jiang Yi quietly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.

He stood up, tucked the sleeping cat pear into his collar, silently pushed open the door, and quietly headed towards the dock.

The dock was quiet, with layers of sea fog, and only a few figures were busy at work.

Jiang Yi hurried over, jumped onto the fishing boat, deftly untied the mooring rope, pulled the anchor, raised the sail, and steered the boat into the deep sea.

A nearby monk, startled by the noise, glanced over, showing some curiosity about the fishing boat that had set sail in the dead of night.

But that was all; no one had the time to concern themselves with other people's affairs, and their attention quickly returned to what they had been looking at.

The sea was dark, and the churning sea fog obscured the view.

To avoid danger, Jiang Yi focused his attention, steadily controlling the speed, and occasionally adjusting his position by looking at the faintly visible stars and moon.

He had already traveled this route a few days ago, so he was familiar with it.

As long as we are careful, there shouldn't be any problems.

Little Pear was also woken up at this moment. With her big, round eyes wide open, she wandered around the fishing boat, yawning and paying attention to the movements around her...

"..."

Several days have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the early hours of the morning, the waves were surging.

Before dawn, the outline of Black Reef Island appeared and disappeared in the fog.

At this moment, on the west side of the island.

Beyond a shallow beach overgrown with reefs and deserted by humans.

A dark shadow silently emerged from the sea, cautiously surveying its surroundings.

After confirming that there was nothing amiss, he quickly waded ashore and slipped behind a rock.

This person was dressed in a black robe, with his hair styled in a topknot, and his face covered with a black cloth, revealing only a pair of calm eyes.

It was Jiang Yi, who had been tossed about at sea for several days.

To avoid being discovered, he hid his fishing boat on a deserted island more than ten miles away, and then crossed the sea alone.

After pausing for a moment, Jiang Yi pulled Xiao Li out of his arms and whispered a few words in her ear.

Little Pear nodded obediently, turned and leaped to the ground, her little paws silently stepping over the rocks, and quickly ran ahead to scout the way.

He waited a few breaths before quietly following behind.

The island had recently experienced a fierce battle.

Although the blood had been washed away by the continuous rain over the past few days.

However, the remaining traces of battle still offer a glimpse into the brutality of the time.

After a while.

As the person and cat stealthily made their way towards the location of the mine, they occasionally saw groups of three or five cultivators passing by.

Among these people were members of the Wang, Luo, and Liu families, as well as those dressed as patrol guards of Qingluo Island.

From this perspective, the rumor of a "30% share" is probably not unfounded.

"..."

With Xiao Li leading the way, Jiang Yi managed to evade numerous eyes and ears without incident.

Probably no one would have expected that, shortly after the Black Reef Island robbery and amidst heightened tensions, someone would still be eyeing this place.

Soon after.

Little Pear peeked out from behind a rock, peering at the deep mine shaft not far away.

All parties clearly value this highly, and although no independent cultivators are currently mining, they have still sent people to stay and guard the area.

The man, dressed in the robes of a member of the Liu family, had lit a bonfire outside the cave entrance and was leisurely roasting meat and drinking wine.

Smelling the aroma of roasted meat, Xiao Li subconsciously licked her beard, struggling to suppress her craving, and silently called out a few times in her heart.

After a brief exchange with Jiang Yi via blood pact, it quietly darted out again, silently heading towards the dark edge of the cave entrance.

The Liu family member ate meat and drank wine, secretly complaining about being assigned to guard this dilapidated cave and enduring several nights of cold wind. He felt it would have been better to stay in the clan and cultivate.

As he was muttering to himself, his ear suddenly twitched, and he abruptly stopped moving.

There is movement!

A faint rustling sound could be heard coming from behind a pile of rocks a dozen feet away.

The sound was intermittent, like something moving cautiously between the rocks.

"Who goes there? Come out!"

He instantly became alert, secretly channeling his magic power, flipped his hand to grab something, and shouted loudly.

No one answered.

But the rustling sound did not stop; instead, it became even more pronounced.

The Liu family member's eyes turned cold, and a slight spiritual light rose in his palm. He stood up and approached the pile of rocks, his gaze fixed on the direction from which the sound came.

A short while later, after holding his breath, he suddenly went around to look behind the pile of stones.

"Whoosh—!"

A small, dark figure was startled and sprang up, disappearing in a flash, so fast that only a faint blue glimpse could be seen.

He paused, then breathed a sigh of relief, spat on the ground, and cursed:

"You damned beast, if you dare run off again, I'll skin you alive and roast you!"

After calming his magic, he turned around, walked back to the campfire, plopped down, picked up the wine sac, took a big gulp, and continued to rummage through the skewers.

The campfire crackled, casting a long shadow of his.

Unbeknownst to them, someone had already quietly infiltrated the mine...