For the entire afternoon, Xiao Chen was distracted. He could not understand how that group of miners disappeared. How could a group of living people just disappear like that?
Furthermore, these people all had alarms in their hands. If they met with danger, they would sound the alarm immediately. That ear-piercing sound could be heard anywhere in the mine.
Mu Xinya was also puzzled, "Senior Brother Ye, what do you think is going on? This is too strange."
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, "Even someone as smart as you cannot figure it out. How would I know?"
When she heard Xiao Chen's words, Mu Xinya revealed a smile, "Actually, I have an idea as well. It is impossible for these people to disappear. There are so many dead ends in the mine; you cannot even see your fingers if you stretch them out. If they just randomly chose a dead end to hide in, it would be very difficult to find them."
Xiao Chen shook his head and retorted, "That's impossible. Why would these people hide? They are all ordinary people. Without our protection, there is no way for them to survive in the dead ends. Even if there is no danger, they would starve to death without food."
Mu Xinya said, "Then tell me, where did they go? Could it be that they are all hiding underground?"
If there was something he could not figure out, he would put it aside for now. This was Xiao Chen's usual way of doing things. Since he could not figure it out, he would not bother thinking about it.
"Let's not bother about it. Just leave it to Martial Uncle Ye and the others to investigate. We should be careful and leave this place within a month." Xiao Chen now regretted accepting this mission.
The mine became increasingly strange. The uneasy feeling in his heart also became stronger. Xiao Chen only wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.
The following week was rather peaceful. There was no conclusion to what happened that day. The people that Ye Wen sent out searched the mine for a long time, but they could not find the missing miners.
During the day, Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya continued to patrol. Occasionally, they would run into corpses, but the two of them could easily deal with them. The two of them also became more coordinated.
That night, Xiao Chen continued to practice in a wide tunnel. He took out a few Night Illumination Pearls from his Universe Ring and placed them around the tunnel. The dark tunnel immediately lit up.
The Night Pearl was something that Xiao Chen had obtained from the Jiang Clan's Hidden Treasure Pavilion in the past. When he was tidying up the Universe Ring the day before yesterday, he had discovered it by accident. It was a good time to place it here.
A bright space was much better than pitch-black darkness. Xiao Chen first practiced the eight basic saber techniques. He could not fall behind in his comprehension of the Basic Saber Techniques.
After that, Xiao Chen executed all the Martial Techniques he knew one by one. Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, Dragon Seizing Hand, Flight On Wings, Astral Swordplay. Regardless of whether he learned them himself or imitated them with the Battle Sage Origin, he practiced them all.
Only when he had exhausted all of his Primal Qi did he stop and rest for a while. Xiao Chen took out an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone from the Universe Ring and absorbed it. His Essence instantly recovered.
Xiao Chen got up and started to practice the Clear Wind Chop. He had spent most of his time practicing the Clear Wind Chop in the past few days.
The coordination between the Blue Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and the Clear Wind Chop was getting better and better. Xiao Chen was like a swimming dragon. When he flew in the air, the Clear Wind Chop could be released from any angle.
However, no matter how practiced he was, Xiao Chen could not hide his killing Qi. The instant the Lunar Shadow Saber was drawn, the killing Qi would automatically leak out; there was no way to control it.
Xiao Chen leaned against the wall of the tunnel helplessly. He was thinking about the problem of killing Qi. The so-called killing Qi referred to the tyrannical aura that would automatically form after a cultivator killed a certain number of people.
Normally, these people would just need to exchange glances with others and their killing Qi would automatically leak out, causing others to feel fear. When fighting, they would not be able to concentrate.
Furthermore, there were some horrifying people who could control their killing Qi freely. The killing Qi that filled the air would condense into a line and turn into a spear or saber, piercing into a person's mind and injuring their Spiritual Sense, causing them to lose their combat prowess.
However, such a state could only be achieved by those who used killing to prove their Dao. Liu Ruyue and Ye Wen were obviously not people who used killing to prove their Dao. How did they do it?
Xiao Chen slowly got up and placed the Lunar Shadow Saber to the side. Then, he used his bare hands to gesture in the air. At this moment, his killing Qi automatically hid itself, not leaking out at all.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen understood. He knew why his killing Qi appeared.
When he held the Lunar Shadow Saber, killing Qi would unconsciously appear in his heart. After all, the ultimate purpose of this Clear Wind Chop was to kill. Without killing Qi, how could he execute it?
When killing Qi appeared, it would automatically come out. However, when he punched earlier, there was killing Qi in his heart, but it did not come out.
This was because he had simply separated his fists and legs into simple movements.
Holding the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand, Xiao Chen drew it with a 'huang dang' sound. He kept thinking to himself, This is just an action. What I am doing now is just a mechanical action. I am just picking up the saber and drawing it.
It is just like how I usually walk or eat. It is just a simple action. Don't think too much about it. Just like this, Xiao Chen hypnotized himself and slowly executed the Clear Wind Chop.
The saber sliced through the air and the Blue Dragon Cloud Soaring Art was executed at the same time. A cool breeze blew in the mine. Xiao Chen's mind was clear and calm.
"Shua!"
A sharp cold light flashed in the air. Xiao Chen's figure paused in the air. He continued to execute the Blue Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. His feet did not touch the ground. It was like he was riding the cool breeze as he sent out another three Clear Wind Chop.
In the cool breeze, the black Lunar Shadow Saber was like a leaf dancing in the wind. It did not contain any killing Qi, causing people to not feel any pressure.
"I finally succeeded!" After Xiao Chen landed on the ground, he said joyfully. He had executed a total of four Clear Wind Chops earlier. All the killing Qi was successfully hidden.
So that was how it was. This was the so-called sudden inspiration. Usually, he could not figure out a problem. Suddenly, he had an epiphany, and everything became clear.
Xiao Chen thought in this manner. However, he did not know that if he did not have his usual accumulation and bitter training, how could he have this sudden inspiration?
As long as he hypnotized himself, he could hide his killing Qi. If even he was fooled, how could the enemy not be fooled? Xiao Chen was very excited.
Xiao Chen continued to train bitterly. A cool breeze blew in the cave. Occasionally, the saber would spit out a cold light. It worked together with the Blue Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. As it spun, it moved about unpredictably.
Xiao Chen practiced until his Essence was exhausted. Only then did he stop. He sat on the ground and thought about what he had just learned. After a while, he put away the Night Pearl and headed back to the stone room.
When Xiao Chen passed by a spot where the miners were digging during the day, he slowly stopped. There were close to ten Spirit Swallowing Bugs moving about at the spot.
A 'zi zi' sound rang out incessantly. This was the sound of them chewing on the Spirit Stone raw ore.
The Spirit Swallowing Bugs ate the Spirit Stone raw ore and lived underground. Logically speaking, they should be a great enemy of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. However, looking at the scene today, it seemed like the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was purposely raising these Spirit Swallowing Bugs.
Xiao Chen passed by this place every day. There were a few times when he could not help but kill them. This was a large pile of contribution points. After he killed all of them, he would have 50 contribution points.
"Hu!"
Suddenly, a strong wind blew behind Xiao Chen. A figure appeared behind him at lightning speed and gently patted his shoulder with his right hand.
Xiao Chen focused and drew the Lunar Shadow Saber. Essence gathered on it and a blazing saber light formed.
"Chi!" Just as the saber light was about to form, the figure flicked the Lunar Shadow Saber with his finger. There was a ripple in the air and the saber was knocked back.
"Your reaction is not bad. You can draw your saber in a breath of time. Your Basic Saber Techniques should have reached the Medial Perfection," Ye Wen's figure slowly appeared as he smiled gently at Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen saw that the person who came was Ye Wen, he slowly let down his guard. He sheathed his saber and cupped his hands, "Martial Uncle Ye, thank you for your kindness."
Ye Wen smiled gently and looked at the Spirit Swallowing Bugs in front of him. He said to Xiao Chen, "Do you find it strange? There are so many Spirit Swallowing Bugs, but I do not kill them all?"
Xiao Chen nodded his head. This was indeed the doubt in his heart. If Ye Wen could tell him, that would be for the best.
"Let's go, I will bring you to a place. It is not a big deal, I will tell you later."
After Ye Wen spoke, he led Xiao Chen through the tunnels. They made many turns, and along the way, they even triggered some traps. Often, just as he thought it was a dead end, it would suddenly become clear again.
Where is he bringing me? Xiao Chen thought curiously. He originally thought that Ye Wen would bring him to the headquarters of this layer of the tunnels. He did not expect that to be the case.
"Hua la la!"
Suddenly, the melodious sound of flowing water came from the front. It was unknown what Ye Wen had triggered, but the wall in front of them moved aside.
"Hu!" An extremely cool breeze blew. A huge cave appeared in front of Xiao Chen. It was more than a hundred meters tall and a few thousand meters wide.
This could no longer be described as a cave. It was like someone had used a mighty force to carve out a space. There was a surging underground river flowing violently. The sound of flowing water came from here.
Suddenly, his field of vision became so wide that it caused his heart to tremble; he felt incomparably comfortable.
What surprised Xiao Chen even more was that it was not just Xiao Chen and Ye Wen here. There were many other people from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion present.
These people were all wearing black Light Armor. There was an indistinct light flowing through them. Every one of them had a monstrous killing Qi spreading out.
Even though Xiao Chen was far away, he could feel this sharp killing Qi. Even though he knew that this killing Qi was not directed at him, it still made him feel like he was being stared at by an evil spirit.
However, he still felt like he was being stared at by an evil spirit, causing him to tremble uncontrollably.
As Xiao Chen grasped his saber hilt, the killing intent in his heart was unconsciously drawn out. He wanted to draw his saber and kill the owner of this killing Qi, leaving nothing behind.
"Relax, don't act rashly. These are the people from the Divine Saber Camp. They will not make a move on you." Just as Xiao Chen could not endure it any longer, Ye Wen suddenly spoke. He placed his right hand on Xiao Chen's shoulder and sent in strands of gentle Essence.
After Ye Wen sent in strands of gentle Essence, the tyranny in Xiao Chen's heart slowly calmed down. His body stopped trembling.
However, Xiao Chen was astonished in his heart, "What happened earlier? Why did I release so much killing Qi for no reason?"
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