"What?!"

Liu Yuan was somewhat taken aback, "Another one died?"

"Xuan Weizi and Danxia are dead as well," Ji Yuan said calmly.

"Huh?"

Liu Yuan was so frightened he almost stood up.

In total, six people went down to the mine together, and now they're saying three are dead, half of them are gone, how can we continue playing like this?!

What the hell!

Ji Yuan's expression remained calm, and Liu Yuan quickly collected himself, reigning in his expression.

But then he lowered his voice, even for his telepathic message, "Brother Ji… did you kill them?"

"I killed two, weaving cloud was killed by Xuan Weizi and Danxia."

Ji Yuan spoke the truth, without the slightest bit of concealment.

Liu Yuan leaned back, resting against the stone wall, "To push Brother Ji to the point of killing, it's certainly not a simple matter, is it?"

Among the people Liu Yuan knew, in terms of caution, Ji Yuan was absolutely unmatched.

To have pushed him to the point of killing, and right in the spirit vein, to kill two people, Liu Yuan thought… it made sense to call two Golden Core Zhenrens to handle the situation.

"They have means to devour the spirit vein and directly steal the spirit stones within it."

Ji Yuan spoke the most shocking words in the calmest tone.

To the point that Liu Yuan was stunned on the spot after hearing them.

If Ji Yuan hadn't directly communicated this telepathically, with the words resounding in his mind, he would have thought he misheard.

Devour the spirit vein, steal the spirit stones.

Is this something a human could do?

It's not just them, even Liu Yuan, who has memorized history books, couldn't recall hearing of such a thing.

Liu Yuan quietly collected himself for a while before accepting this fact.

He didn't question whether Ji Yuan was serious or not; asking the sect leader to come was proof enough that it was real.

"If this spreads, the six immortal sects in Shang Dong would probably all conduct a thorough investigation of their own spirit veins."

"Most likely, and with three households involved this time, our sect leader must come over first to seize the initiative."

"Indeed, Brother Ji has thought it all through thoroughly."

"..."

After these words, the two fell silent, speaking no more.

Ji Yuan contemplated whether the plan was comprehensive.

Liu Yuan, on the other hand, wondered what kind of means could be used to steal spirit stones from this spirit vein.

A day quickly passed.

When it was time to return, Danchengzi waited left and right but didn't see Xuan Weizi come back. He couldn't go search, so he kept using a communication talisman to send messages, but received no response. In the end, he asked Ji Yuan helplessly:

"Brother Wu You, during your patrol in the depths of the spirit vein, did you see my senior brother Xuan Wei?"

Of course, when going out for cultivation, it couldn't be said as cultivation; calling it a patrol was just right.

Seen him, how could I not have seen him? He's lying peacefully in my storage bag right now… Ji Yuan neither nodded nor shook his head, merely said:

"Don't worry about so much now, let's get the people out first."

Danchengzi noticed that not only Xuan Weizi hadn't returned, but even the two disciples of the Joy Palace hadn't come back.

Seeing the reaction of Isle Master Wuyou in front of him, Danchengzi realized something big had happened.

But at this point, he could only nod and agree.

"Alright."

After another hour or so, Ji Yuan and the others herded the miners out of the spirit vein, like driving cattle.

Outside, Rou Yi was already waiting.

Not only was she there, but the flamboyant Lady Mei Ru from Joy Palace, and the white-clothed Gui Zhen from Medicine King Valley, were also present.

As soon as Ji Yuan came out, Rou Yi's telepathic message echoed in his mind, "As soon as I came out, they followed, I was worried I'd be unable to deploy my powers if we fought inside, so I waited out here for you."

"Junior Brother Ji, what exactly happened, to need both senior uncles to come?"

Ji Yuan replied telepathically: "You'll know in a moment, Senior Sister."

He wasn't in a hurry to explain, as Gui Zhen and Lady Mei Ru had already noticed something unusual.

Gui Zhen stepped forward, anxiously asking Danchengzi, "Where is Xuan Weizi, why did you come up alone?"

Lady Mei Ru immediately chimed in, "And what about the two disciples from our Joy Palace, why are they missing?!"

Rou Yi, seeing this, first sent a communication to Isle Master of Cloud Mist and Master of Bamboo Shadow Island, then shielded Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan behind her.

Ji Yuan exchanged a few telepathic words with Rou Yi.

Then Rou Yi stepped forward, speaking in a deep voice, "The matter is of great importance, the two of you should quickly summon the Golden Core elders from your sects."

"What do you mean by this, Daoist Rou? To even alarm the elders of the sect, could it be that you were the ones who killed the missing people!"

Gui Zhen reproached sternly.

Rou Yi glanced at him lightly, "I have already informed the sect leader Zhenren."

"I'll say it again, this matter is of great importance, not something you can handle, that's all I'll say, take care of yourselves."

Rou Yi finished with a grand gesture, summoning the flying boat and left with Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan.

Gui Zhen wanted to stop them, but seeing Lady Mei Ru making no move to act, he had to halt.

"What do you say, Madam?"

Gui Zhen asked the beautiful woman before him in a deep voice.

Lady Mei Ru ignored him and turned to Danchengzi, "Speak up, what exactly happened underground?"

Gui Zhen also eyed his junior brother, urging, "Quickly, speak."

"I… I don't know either."

Danchengzi spread his hands helplessly.

"Then tell us exactly what you know, the truth, from start to finish."

"Well, after descending to the mine, I did my duty as usual, Senior Brother Xuan Wei and Daoist Danxia went on… patrol."

Gui Zhen impatiently waved his hand, "Seeking pleasure is seeking pleasure, say patrol, then what happened?"

"Then not long after, Daoist Zhi Yun went as well, and after that… they never returned."

"Oh right, the one who went together, on patrol, was also Daoist Wu You from Water Dragon Sect."

"Isle Master Wu You?"

Lady Mei Ru caught the key point.

Gui Zhen squinted, "If you ask me, it's most likely that Isle Master Wu You did it, killing them, don't you think, Madam?"

"I say, you'd better inform the sect immediately, otherwise, when the Golden Core Zhenrens from Water Dragon Sect arrive, we'll be completely at a disadvantage."

Having said this, Lady Mei Ru floated away.

Gui Zhen seemed to realize something, "Damn it, when Rou Yi made an excuse to leave yesterday, she must have gone to send a message, damn it, that woman deceived us!"

With this thought, he also quickly left the place.

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