When Ji Yuan received the news, he was patrolling outside Liancheng Mountain with Liu Yuan.

Both received a message from Rou Yi, urging them to return quickly.

If Ji Yuan hadn't swapped shifts with the Isle Master of Cloud Mist in advance, he might have suspected that he was the one who killed Yang Taian.

After all, when Ji Yuan first went down the mine with Yang Taian, he had already considered killing him... Since he had previously killed his brother, killing him now would eliminate the threat entirely.

But a thought is just a thought.

Even if Ji Yuan wanted to act, he wouldn't do it within this spirit vein.

"Did Senior Sister Rou say who killed him? Or was it a Spirit Crystal Beast?"

Ji Yuan transmitted a message to Liu Yuan to ask.

After all, Liu Yuan and Rou Yi were direct senior brother and sister, and there were some things Rou Yi wouldn't tell Ji Yuan, but she would tell Liu Yuan.

"No, she just said the death was very suspicious."

Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan quickened their pace and soon arrived at the entrance to the spirit vein.

Rou Yi, the Isle Master of Cloud Mist, and several Foundation Establishment cultivators on duty this time at the bottom of the spirit vein had all come out. In addition, Lady Mei Ru from the Joy Palace and Gui Zhen, a Peak Foundation Establishment cultivator from Medicine King Valley, had also brought their Foundation Establishment cultivators here.

The miners had also come out, each staying inside their cabins, too afraid to show face, worried about getting caught in the crossfire.

Seeing Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan arrive, Rou Yi said in a stern voice, "Alright, all of us from the Water Dragon Sect are here. You two need to give an explanation, or don't blame my sword for not recognizing people!"

"An explanation?"

Gui Zhen, donned in a pure white magic robe, flicked his sleeves and laughed, "So according to Daoist Rou, you mean to say that this was done by people from the Medicine King Valley and Joy Palace?"

"Nonsense, if not you, could it be someone from our Water Dragon Sect who did it?"

"Well, that's not impossible." Lady Mei Ru, true to her name, even had a flirtatious tone in her voice. She blinked her eyes, looking up and down at the aloof Isle Master of Cloud Mist.

"With Daoist Yun's striking beauty, perhaps Yang Daoist had ill intentions and ended up being killed by Daoist Yun instead."

"It seems plausible to me too."

Gui Zhen said with a smile.

The Isle Master of Cloud Mist frowned slightly at Lady Mei Ru and said softly, "Do you think everyone is like you?"

Lady Mei Ru's expression remained unchanged.

"You're just a late-stage Foundation Establishment, boasting here, do you believe I won't kill you?"

"Don't think you're special just because you're a disciple of a Golden Core Zhenren. Here, who doesn't have a master in the Golden Core Realm?"

"You!"

The Isle Master of Cloud Mist took a step forward, seemingly intending to test Lady Mei Ru's depth.

Rou Yi, however, extended her hand to block her way.

Ji Yuan observed all of this, and from the current situation, Rou Yi appeared to be someone with courage and careful thought, not as rash as she seemed on the surface.

Whether it was previously deceiving the opponent or now stopping the Isle Master of Cloud Mist.

On the other hand, the Isle Master of Cloud Mist came across as somewhat thoughtless.

Ji Yuan subtly stepped back a little, while his divine sense scanned over Yang Taian's corpse. He lay on the ground, perfectly still, his face calm.

If it weren't for the lack of breath, he could really just be asleep.

Not only was there no external injury, but Ji Yuan couldn't even detect any internal injury.

Indeed, it was a particularly strange death... this place was eerie, and Ji Yuan was already contemplating whether he should make his escape.

Subsequently, Rou Yi engaged in an argument with Lady Mei Ru and Gui Zhen, but none of the three showed any signs of making a move.

Ji Yuan took the opportunity to figure out what was going on.

This time, everything proceeded as usual down the mine, and upon arriving at the spirit vein, Yang Taian told the Isle Master of Cloud Mist that he would find a place to cultivate.

Normally, one would cultivate for five days and then guard for five days.

But Yang Taian went for five days and didn't come back.

The Isle Master of Cloud Mist didn't think much of it, because in her view, Yang Taian, being someone who loved to take advantage of small gains, wanted to take this opportunity to enhance his cultivation without the protection of a Golden Core master, which was understandable.

But unexpectedly, after ten days, Yang Taian still hadn't returned.

The Isle Master of Cloud Mist had no choice but to delve into the spirit vein to search, and then... she found Yang Taian's corpse.

The matter was just that simple.

Throughout the process, except for the Isle Master of Cloud Mist who didn't go to cultivate, Danxia and Zhiyun from Joy Palace, as well as Xuan Weizi and Dan Chengzi from Medicine King Valley all went to cultivate.

Logically, they all should be suspect.

But at the same time, they were not worth suspecting. Firstly, the places where they cultivated were far apart and not in the same location.

Secondly... they were all mid-stage Foundation Establishment, lacking the means and prowess to kill a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator without anyone knowing.

Not to mention them, even Rou Yi and the other Peak Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn't possibly kill Yang Taian quietly like that.

And that's precisely why Rou Yi dared not draw a conclusion.

After arguing, Lady Mei Ru and Gui Zhen adamantly insisted that there was something sinister hidden deep within the spirit vein, likely some mutated Spirit Crystal Beast.

They proposed to go down together to take a look.

This was currently the only solution.

Whether it was so or not, they had to go down and take a look.

After all, if this matter wasn't clarified, other Foundation Establishment cultivators wouldn't dare to go down the mine.

"You all head back to the camp and wait for me; I'll go down and take a look."

At a critical moment, Rou Yi was still capable of handling the situation.

Seeing Rou Yi about to leave, Ji Yuan, worried, hurriedly sent her a message, "Senior Sister, remember to watch out for those two!"

Rou Yi paused slightly, then replied:

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