Worried that the people of the Blood Magic Sect would investigate, Xiao Jingting and Xu Mu’an hid inside the jade pendant, letting Xiao Xiaodong find a secluded place to bury the jade pendant.
As it turned out, Xiao Jingting’s caution was not misplaced. Shortly after the incident, several Golden Core cultivators from the Blood Magic Sect, disregarding their injuries, thoroughly inspected all the miners in the mining area. Xiao Jingting and Xu Mu’an were fortunate to have escaped the ordeal by hiding early. Otherwise, with their disguising techniques, they would not have been able to deceive Golden Core cultivators.
For several days in a row, Xiao Xiaodong felt a majestic spiritual power sweeping through the mining area.
After the unsuccessful investigation, Xiao Xiaodong and the others were released.
“Senior Brother Li?” Xiao Xiaodong looked at Li Liang and smiled tentatively, “Recently, it seems like the Golden Core cultivators on the island have gone mad!”
Li Liang nodded and said, “I heard that the Golden Core cultivators of the Blood Magic Sect suffered a big loss, so they’re a bit crazy.”
Li Liang was well-informed, and upon hearing this, Xiao Xiaodong continued to inquire, “Suffered a big loss? What kind of loss?”
“I heard that several Golden Core spies infiltrated the island. The people from the Blood Magic Sect hid a warehouse full of spirit stones, hoping to lure them out, but the other side remained indifferent. So, as a last resort, the people from the Blood Magic Sect took out high-grade spirit stones to tempt them. As a result, they really lured them out, and several of them came out at once.”
“The number of Golden Core cultivators infiltrating the island exceeded expectations, and the two sides fought fiercely. Neither side gained any advantage. It’s said that during the chaos, someone took advantage and stole all the spirit stones from the warehouse. Although there were no high-grade spirit stones in the warehouse, there were reportedly thousands of medium-grade spirit stones and millions of low-grade spirit stones. During this period, all the spirit stones we’ve been mining were in the warehouse. I wonder who benefited from this.”
As Li Liang spoke, there was a hint of envy in his eyes.
“So many spirit stones! It’s really a lot!” Xiao Xiaodong exclaimed with admiration.
Li Liang nodded, “Yes, a lot, indeed!”
Xiao Xiaodong turned his eyes and thought to himself, “With so many spirit stones, father and the others must have earned a lot!”
Qingyun Immortal Sect.
Tang Yunjie was inquiring about the whereabouts of Xiao Xiaodong and Lei Xuan, but unfortunately, there was no progress.
Tang Yunjie came out of the task hall with a downcast expression and happened to meet Dong Lin.
“Junior Brother Tang, are you going to take on a mission?”
Tang Yunjie shook his head with a somewhat bleak expression, “Not now.”
“Senior Brother Dong, Senior Brother Tang doesn’t seem to have the leisure to take on missions now. I think Senior Brother is trying to find out about Senior Brother Xiao and Senior Brother Lei,” Wang Yun smiled and said.
Although Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan were much younger than Wang Yun, they had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, making them Wang Yun’s seniors.
Tang Yunjie frowned and didn’t speak.
“Junior Brother Tang, you don’t need to waste your efforts. I heard that many senior members of the sect are also trying to find out about the whereabouts of the two Senior Brothers, but unfortunately, there hasn’t been much progress. It’s said to be more bad than good,” Wang Yun sighed.
Tang Yunjie stared at Wang Yun, unkindly saying, “Things haven’t been clarified yet. Can you stop spreading rumors?”
Wang Yun felt somewhat aggrieved, “I’m not the only one saying this. Everyone is saying the same thing.”
Tang Yunjie looked at Wang Yun fiercely.
Wang Yun retreated behind Dong Lin somewhat unwillingly.
Dong Lin stopped the raging Tang Yunjie and said, “Junior Brother Tang, don’t get angry at Junior Sister Wang! What she said isn’t entirely wrong. It’s indeed regrettable about Senior Brother Xiao’s matter, but what’s even more lamentable is Senior Brother Lei. Originally, it had nothing to do with him, but he insisted on following.”
Tang Yunjie clenched his fists, and Dong Lin’s words were implicit. They were actually blaming Xiao Xiaofan for involving Lei Xuan, especially considering how Xiao Xiaofan had confided in Dong Lin before.
Tang Yunjie couldn’t be bothered to say much to Dong Lin and Wang Yun, and he walked away angrily.
“Senior Brother Tang.” Ouyang Jinyue stopped Tang Yunjie.
Tang Yunjie glanced at Ouyang Jinyue, and his solemn expression eased a bit, “Junior Sister, is it you?”
Ouyang Jinyue nodded and asked, “Any news about the situation?”
Tang Yunjie shook his head somewhat helplessly, “No progress for now.”
Ouyang Jinyue rubbed her temples, “I heard that many Foundation Establishment cultivators who went missing haven’t been found yet.”
Tang Yunjie nodded, “Yes.”
“I heard that many Foundation Establishment cultivators have gone missing, and this seems to be vaguely related to the Blood Magic Sect,” Tang Yunjie said.
Ouyang Jinyue, full of concern, said, “The Blood Magic Sect is the number one sect of the demonic path. They are ruthless in their actions. If Xiao Xiaofan and the others really fall into the hands of the Blood Magic Sect, it would be very dangerous.”
Tang Yunjie shook his head, “Things are still uncertain now, and there’s no need for us to be alarmist.”
“I heard that there is a Golden Core cultivator in Xiao Fan’s team,” Ouyang Jinyue said.
Tang Yunjie nodded, “Yes.” The sect thought that sending a Golden Core cultivator would ensure everything went smoothly, but unexpected changes still occurred. It would have been better if the sect had sent two Golden Core cultivators.
“I heard something,” Tang Yunjie said.
“What?” Ouyang Jinyue asked.
“Chen Lifeng’s grandson is missing,” Tang Yunjie said.
Ouyang Jinyue was somewhat surprised, “Isn’t Chen Lifeng the Nascent Soul cultivator?”
Tang Yunjie nodded, “Yes, he is. I don’t know if the person who took away Xiao Xiaofan’s group is the same one who took Chen Lifeng’s grandson.”
Ouyang Jinyue widened her eyes, “If it’s the same group of people, and Chen Lifeng finds out, they won’t be able to escape.”
….
Xiao Xiaofan was digging out ore when a strange monster resembling a mountain chicken jumped out.
Xiao Xiaofan punched the monster, blasting a hole in its belly, and it turned into fine sand, with a red bead rolling out.
For cultivators whose spiritual power was restricted, low-level corpses posed a significant threat, but for Foundation Establishment cultivators who were not controlled by spiritual rings, low-level corpses were not much of a threat.
Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaofan and quietly chiseled away at the ore. After spending a few days with Xiao Xiaofan and the others, Chen Xu knew their situation was very special. Although they wore spiritual rings on their hands, the spiritual rings had already failed, and they could use spiritual power freely, and they had plenty of food.
Xiao Xiaofan looked at the red bead in his hand and asked, “What’s this for?”
“It should be useful for body refinement,” Chen Xu said.
Xiao Xiaofan asked curiously, “Body refinement?”
Chen Xu nodded, “Yes, these monsters should have absorbed the demonic energy. There will be demonic beads condensed inside these monsters, and these beads can be used for body refinement.”
“Is this thing valuable?” Xiao Xiaofan asked.
Chen Xu thought for a moment and said, “The one in your hand has weak spiritual energy, so it shouldn’t be worth much. The beads from higher-level corpses are very valuable.”
Xiao Xiaodong heard Chen Xu’s words and smiled. As far as he knew, besides a large number of spirit stones, there were also many demonic beads in the warehouse his father had looted. If the grade of the demonic beads was not low, the Blood Magic Sect would suffer heavy losses indeed.
Xiao Xiaofan looked at the stone wall and said, “There seems to be something good behind this stone wall.”
Lei Xuan’s spirits were lifted, “Could it be high-grade spirit stones?”
Lei Xuan wasn’t tight on resources, but the thought of high-grade spirit stones made him excited. They didn’t need high-grade spirit stones right now, but they could exchange them with the elders of the Yunhe family. A single high-grade spirit stone could be exchanged for nearly a million low-grade spirit stones.
Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, “I don’t know!”
Xiao Xiaodong and the others waited in front of the stone cave, feeling a strange force pulling them into the cave.
A sweet fragrance wafted into Xiao Xiaodong’s nostrils, and a surge of drowsiness swept over him. Xiao Xiaodong bit his lip fiercely but couldn’t resist the overwhelming drowsiness. “Is it over?” Xiao Xiaodong thought in despair before falling into a coma.
Xiao Xiaodong had a sweet dream. In the dream, his father, Xiao Jingting, said that he loved him the most and that he was the most promising among the three brothers, the most capable one.
When Xiao Xiaodong woke up, a strange monster resembling a mountain chicken was jumping around beside him, spraying blue mist with each breath.
A pheasant stared at him with big eyes, looking at him critically.
Xiao Xiaodong frowned and looked at the strange monster beside him. He understood that he had formed a contract with this monster in his sleep. Looking at the bizarre monster beside him, Xiao Xiaodong’s mood was somewhat complicated. He had actually formed a contract with a chicken.
Feeling Xiao Xiaodong’s thoughts, the monster beside him suddenly became excited, flapping its wings frantically.
Xiao Xiaodong ignored the creature’s frantic antics. After forming a contract with the little chicken, Xiao Xiaodong knew that this creature was a monster capable of weaving illusions. Xiao Xiaofan, Lei Xuan, and Chen Xu were all trapped in its illusions.
He was the first to break free from the illusion, so the little chicken chose to form a contract with him.
The little chicken jumped around Xiao Xiaodong, somewhat dissatisfied, expressing to Xiao Xiaodong that Xiao Xiaofan had the best aptitude, but unfortunately, his mental strength was too weak, and he fainted directly.
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So, I first read this novel in a site called Sky-somethingIdontremember and I loved, had it saved as a favourite and everyone once in a while I would come back and read. And then it disappeared.
You have no idea how THANKFUL I am that someone finally picked it up so yeah, came directly here to say this and when I have time I’ll be leaving comments in every chapter. Fellow lover of this novel here!!!
Well, that’s it. Thanks for this, dear translator. Love you, have a nice month.
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I reached the latest translate… ???
Welp, I’ll wait for your comeback, translator~ ik this story is such a headache translating so I am really grateful that you haven’t given this up yet. Thank you!!