Chapter 69: Petty Tricks

could he have broken the formation so quietly and kept Ruan Rao and the two seniors completely unaware" The array master Wang Nianyang said calmly. "Without outside help, this person would need to ha...“It's strange that someone would come at this time.” Chi Qing stood with his hands behind his back. Although he was young, his two white eyebrows were particularly striking. Although his cultivation level was the same as other cultivators, being in the Qi Refining Stage, his aura was clearly much stronger than theirs.

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“It’s quite strange, he looks like a Qi Condensation mid-stage junior.” A young female cultivator beside him smiled, “But you should still take care of yourself. The master specially asked me to come and see your cultivation progress. If you can't get a good ranking in the sect's small competition this time, your hope of building a foundation will be greatly reduced. Why do you insist on doing this Go back and apologize to the master. Do you really want to stay at odds with him for your entire life”

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"Young people have their own youthful arrogance. If I bow my head so easily, even if I barely lay the foundation, I will stop here for life." Chi Qing shook his head and said.

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"Fine, I knew you wouldn't listen. Still, I had some hope before coming here. How's your Li Huo Zhu cultivation going Do you need any help" the young female cultivator shrugged and said.

"Well, we just need two more Blazing Soul Stones as the main ingredient, and then it'll be finished. You go tell my father about this." Chi Qing hesitated for a moment before finally saying.

"Thus, I should also go back and report to my master." The young female cultivator let out a breath. Although Chi Qing was arrogant, he didn't seem like the kind of person who was irredeemably cruel.

The crane let out a clear call and began to descend. Perhaps after its long flight, it had finally reached its destination. The crane seemed to feel a sense of relief.

Over a hundred cultivators guarded the vicinity of the Heishui Village mine. In reality, besides a few squads taking turns patrolling and keeping watch, most were busy with their own affairs. Some were cultivating, while others even alchemised openly in the open air.

"Who comes" As soon as the Linghe landed, a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refinement stepped forward and asked.

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“I am Lu Xia Tian, a newly recruited disciple of Qinglian Peak. I have taken on the task of mining as a雜役 (menial worker).” Lu Xia Tian presented his spirit wood token, which represented a disciple, to the elder.

“Another greenhorn who’s never tasted hardship, Lao Ma. Let’s make a wager, shall we How long do you think this guy can last—three days or five” the black-robed cultivator tending to his furnace raised his head and chuckled.

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"Who knows, maybe in a day or two," the cultivator Lao Ma, who was responsible for interrogating Lu Xiaoteng, replied.

Lu Xia Tian was speechless for a moment. Being teased by two Qi Refining Stage cultivators, he didn't have much to say. Besides these two, even Luo Kang, the handyman from the雜役 shop who knew him well, didn't think he could last long.

"Are you two bored" Chi Qing walked over leisurely.

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“Brother Chi!” The two who were joking immediately became serious.

"Several senior brothers, when can I enter the mine" Lu Xia Tian asked with his hands folded.

"There's no need to rush. I believe the Attendant Hall has already explained everything to you. The spirit stones in the mine belong to the sect, and rewards are distributed according to work. Don't try any tricks. Several people who didn't believe it before were crippled and expelled from the sect." Chi Qing threw a storage bag to Lu Xiaodao.

"Thank you, senior brother, for the reminder. I know my limitations." Lu Xia Tian bowed his hands in respect.

"That's all you need to know, just go in." Chi Qing nodded.

Lu Xia Tian took the storage pouch and entered the mine. Luo Kang had already told him everything there was to know, so there was no need to linger here and be teased by a few older cultivators. However, this white-browed young cultivator gave him a good impression.

Lu Xiaitian didn't know that soon after he entered the mine, Yu Bao also arrived riding a spirit eagle.

"It's strange today. Usually, for a long time, I don't even see one disciple enter the mine. Today, two come at once. Could there be something going on" The alchemist who had teased Lu Xia Tian before couldn't help but gossip. While he was pondering this, Yu Bao also entered the mine.

"It's terrible, this mine is a mess, where could we possibly find Lu Xia Tian"

Yu Bao entered the mine. Although it was dark inside, his use of Spirit Eyes did not affect his vision. Moreover, every certain distance within the mine had a piece of night-shining stone embedded in the rock wall, emitting a faint glow. Just where he stood, there were several mine shafts appearing before his eyes. After walking for a while, several more branches appeared.

"I'm afraid only a Foundation Establishment cultivator with a powerful divine sense could barely find the other party." Yu Bao couldn't help but smile wryly.

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At this time, Lu Xia Tian in the mine was very satisfied with the environment he was in. It wasn't that he thought the cave was comfortable, but in this complex environment, it would be extremely difficult for others to find him just by looking for him. It seemed that for a considerable length of time in the future, he wouldn't have to worry about being threatened.

The mine shaft was very deep, with branches leading off in every direction. To prevent getting lost, Lu Xia Tian would manually create a map after traveling a certain distance.

The Blackwater Zhai mine was indeed depleted due to years of mining. He walked for most of a day and still hadn't found a single spirit stone.

"Huh, a few pieces of low-grade Jīnlíngshí." After walking several more side paths, Lü Xiǎotiān found a few spirit stones embedded between rocks in a chaotic pile of rocks radiating with golden energy. His expression brightened momentarily, but wherever Jīnlíngshí appeared, the rocks were usually incredibly hard. It would take some effort to get them out.

Lu Xia Tian took out a mining pickaxe from his storage bag and walked towards the few pieces of gold spirit stones.

"Whoosh...whoosh..." Several sharp weapons tore through the air, their force astonishing.

Several mining picks in the shape of a "pin" pierced towards Lu Xiaoteng's vital points.

Although the mining pick was thrust into Lü XiaTian's body, passing right through him, there was no feeling of it hitting flesh or bone. There wasn't even a sound of bones shattering. Instead, the mining pick went straight through the shadow and struck the rock wall of the mine.

"Damn it, we've been tricked! Retreat!" Two cultivators, one of whom was just at the beginning stage of Qi refinement, simultaneously changed their expressions and shrank back, preparing to flee.

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Oh no, the two were kicked flying by Lu Xiaoteng's single kick. The other wanted to get up, but his neck was already pressed against the cold blade of the sword.

"You, are you human or ghost" the bald old man with a sword pointed at his neck exclaimed in terror.

“What do you think” Lu Xia Tian let out a cold snort. As soon as he discovered those few gold spirit stones, he noticed a faint shadow on the ground. Although it was very faint in this dim environment of the mine cave, if he paid close attention, he could still see it. After experiencing the days of intrigue and scheming with other cultivators in the望月 Mountains where even the slightest mistake could lead to death, how could Lu Xia Tian be so careless as to give up his vigilance around them for a few low-grade gold spirit stones

However, in this environment, he hadn't yet cultivated his Puppeteer Art to a state of perfection. It was quite effective, especially against those with low cultivation levels. Seeing the black shadow, they couldn't tell if it was real or not. After all, under the dim light of the mine tunnel, even using Spirit Eye Technique still had some impact, making it somewhat blurry to see people clearly in the first place.

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