Chapter 60: Something Happened At The Spiritual Stone Mine

On this day, as soon as Ling Xiao awoke from his cultivation, he was told that Nangong Xuan was looking for him.

Dawn was just breaking but Longevity Palace was brightly lit, and the atmosphere was heavy.

Once he arrived at the palace, Ling Xiao noticed many familiar people.

Much to his surprise, Nangong Xuan, Great Elder, and Law Enforcement Elder Deng Tiande were present. Moreover, legacy disciples like Nangong Qing, Jian Wuque, Zuo Zhen, Deng Yalin, and the others were there too.

“What’s happening?” Ling Xiao asked softly.

Judging from the scene, he wondered if something regarding the sect’s survival had happened.

Nangong Qing explained, “Ling Xiao, something has happened at Longevity Sect’s spiritual stone mine!”

“Spiritual stone mine?”

With a flash of his eyes, Ling Xiao quickly understood why everyone looked so serious.

The three great sects were known to be great because they each had a spiritual stone mine that allowed the endless production of spiritual stone for their respective disciples. It could be said that the mine was Longevity Sect’s lifeline. If something happened to it, the sect would be in grave danger!

“What’s the situation?” Ling Xiao asked.

“Our spiritual stone mine is located in a ravine on Ferocious Beast Mountain Range, which is within a few hundred miles from our sect. Normally, two elders are placed at the mine to transport spiritual stone back to the sect once in three days, but nobody returned three days ago. Even when Sect Leader sent three more groups of people there three days ago, none of them had returned!”

Great Elder sighed after he explained.

After receiving Ling Xiao’s Seven Mystic Treasure Pill, Great Elder’s cultivation was now stable at first tier Grandmaster Boundary and that, in turn, increased Longevity Sect’s combat power.

“Could it be Indulgence Sect again?”

Ling Xiao’s cold eyes were full of killing intent.

‘If Indulgence Sect is behind this, they really deserve to die.’

“Mayor Liu and Great Master Jiao Mu had returned to the Capital yesterday!”

Nangong Xuan mentioned something that was unrelated, but the crowd in the palace immediately became concerned.

Three days ago, Indulgence Sect only gave in because Ling Xiao had the support of Liu Xiongfei and Great Master Jiao Mu. Since the guests had left Longevity City, it was natural for the crowd to think that the incident at their spiritual stone mine was a scheme.

‘Is Indulgence Sect making a move on Longevity Sect?’

Many disciples were worried.

“The priority now is to find out what has happened at the spiritual stone mine as it might not be the doing of Indulgence Sect! Sect Leader, what do you plan to do?”

Ling Xiao looked at Nangong Xuan.

Nangong Xuan nodded her head lightly. “Ling Xiao’s right, it might not be Indulgence Sect’s work. I’ve decided to send Great Elder and a few disciples to inspect this. If it’s not related to Indulgence Sect, we must find a way to solve it! But if it’s really them, we’ll attack!”

Anger flashed past Nangong Xuan’s face and it was as if electricity was shooting out from his eyes.

“Sect Leader’s right! But in order to prevent Indulgence Sect from luring us out, he must keep watch at Longevity Sect! I’d like to take a look at our spiritual stone mine as well!”

Ling Xiao nodded.

“You want to go to the spiritual stone mine? No way!”

Before Nangong Xuan even responded, Nangong Qing disapproved.

Upon noticing that the crowd’s eyes all fell on her, she realized that she had blurted that out too quickly. With a reddened face, she explained, “Indulgence Sect hates you to the core. If it’s really them, the spiritual stone mine is just a trap! You’ll be falling into their trap if you go!”

Great Elder nodded too. “That’s right. Ling Xiao, you’re our Saint and you’re very important. You mustn’t go to that dangerous place. Let me go with a few disciples!”

Ling Xiao smiled plainly. “Indulgence Sect’s trap? I’m not bothered about them at all. Sect Leader, don’t worry, you should know my combat powers. I’m capable of killing anyone below Grandmaster Boundary! If the people from Indulgence Sect are insensible, I’m more than willing to teach them an unforgettable lesson!”

Ling Xiao’s confidence, about killing anyone below Grandmaster Boundary when he was only at ninth tier True Qi Boundary, was acceptable because of who he was. If it were anyone else, they would have been treated as a lunatic. However, Nangong Xuan was deep in his own thoughts.

It was worth noting that Ling Xiao was only at third tier True Qi Boundary when he killed Lin Haoyu, so one could imagine how threatening his combat power was now since he had advanced to ninth tier.

His combat power could not be measured with his cultivation. Besides, Indulgence Sect did not have many Grandmaster Boundary masters, so he would be fine if a Dragon Tiger Boundary master were to attack him.

Seeing how determined Ling Xiao was, Nangong Xuan finally agreed.

With that, the people who were heading toward the spiritual stone mine were Great Elder, two elders in sixth tier Dragon Tiger Boundary, Ling Xiao, Nangong Qing, Jian Wuque, Zuo Zhen, and Deng Yalin!

Since Deng Yalin had advanced to second tier Spiritualization Boundary and cultivated Lesser Titanium Punch to a Pinnacle stage, he was more stable.

“Without further ado, let’s set out!”

Great Elder led the team out of Longevity Palace.

Behind him, Ling Xiao, Nangong Qing, and the others followed him down Mount Longevity using their light body techniques.

However, masters in Grandmaster Boundary could not fly; only those in Celestial Boundary who had apprehended the harmony between Heaven and mankind could do so.

Nevertheless, while Great Elder, Ling Xiao, and the others could not fly, they had profound True Qi to help them with their light body techniques throughout the journey. With that, they traveled faster than horses as they headed toward Ferocious Beast Mountain Range.

Among them, Ling Xiao had the weakest cultivation. Great Elder was initially worried that he would not be able to catch up to them, but he later realized that Ling Xiao was following behind him casually, without any effort.

As if Ling Xiao’s innate True Qi had transformed into clouds around him, it allowed him to move over ten feet away for every step he took. Besides, he looked like he was mounting on clouds and looked extremely cool.

It was Cloud Dragon’s Nine Changes. Although he had only cultivated it to an Intermediate stage, he was much further than a Dragon Tiger Boundary master!

Nangong Qing and the others were surprised as well, but knowing that he was a very mysterious person, all they did was keep quiet and follow along.

Ferocious Beast Mountain Range was extremely quiet and there were no sightings of ferocious beasts. This left the silent atmosphere rather frightening.

A few hours later, they were roughly twenty miles away from the spiritual stone mine.

Great Elder then gestured to everyone to stop for a break to recover their True Qi.

Due to the long journey, all of them had already consumed half of their True Qi. Hence, they had to replenish it in case there might be a battle afterward.

Nangong Qing and the others consumed spiritual pills before they took out their spiritual stones to recover their True Qi.

Right then, Ling Xiao suggested softly, “Great Elder, I’ll go take a look at the spiritual stone mine first. Since we don’t know anything now, we might be ambushed if we go in rashly!”

“You’re going alone? It’s too dangerous!”

Great Elder frowned and disapproved immediately.

“Don’t worry. You’ve seen my body technique earlier, so you should know that a Dragon Tiger Boundary master won’t be able to catch up to me too. If something happens, I’ll retreat right away! Just wait here, I’ll go take a quick look!”

After that, he fluttered away like a cloud before Great Elder could respond.