The two senior martial brothers who were holding onto Wu Baoru sensed that he had really fainted, and they nodded at the Sect Leader. The elders were all experienced fellows, and they could understand each other's intentions with just a glance. Naturally, they understood what the two of them were thinking. They had originally suspected Yue Qianchou, and with Wu Baoru's cultivation, if he really wanted to kill him, he wouldn't have been able to come here. Now, a Nascent Soul stage junior martial brother had actually fainted from anger, and it was easy to imagine the injustice he had suffered.
"Where are the law enforcement disciples!" Liu Changqing shouted. "Here!" Several people appeared on both sides of the hall. The plaza immediately became silent, and everyone looked towards the front of the hall, knowing that the Sect Leader was about to make a decision.
"Before the truth is clear, the disciples cannot criticize. Let's put this matter aside for now, when Elder Wu recovers, the truth will naturally be clear. " Liu Changqing spoke first, and then stared at the two who were complaining, "Elder Wu chased and beat up a disciple in public, and everyone saw it with their own eyes. He will be imprisoned to recuperate and await punishment. Yue Qianchou publicly insulted a teacher, and everyone heard it with their own ears. He will be punished to do hard labor in the spirit stone mine, and await punishment. Elders, do you have any objections? "None of the elders had any objections.
The disciples naturally didn't dare to have any objections to the Sect Leader's decision. However, everyone understood that this punishment was clearly to the disadvantage of Yue Qianchou. One had to know that the spirit stone mine was not a place for people to stay, it was clearly a place where Aung Kwang-tsung's disciples were exiled. The disciples who worked there were either those with poor aptitudes or those who had committed crimes. Every day, they had a quota to mine spirit stones, and if they couldn't complete the task, they would be severely punished. Until now, not many people had returned alive from that place.
In everyone's eyes, Yue Qianchou was obviously the victim, but he received the heaviest punishment, which inevitably made people think of the time when he offended the Sect Leader and his grandson. This was clearly revenge. No one dared to say anything, and could only shake their heads and sigh in their hearts. When Liu Zhengguang saw that Yue Qianchou was sent to the Spirit Stone Mine as a punishment, he was delighted. However, he also felt that his grandfather was being too obvious by doing this in front of everyone.
"Martial Nephew Yue, do you have any objections?" Liu Changqing asked coldly.
"This disciple is willing to accept the punishment, I dare not have any complaints." Yue Qianchou's expression was bleak as he replied, causing all the disciples to feel sad. Little did he know that when he heard that they were going to a spirit stone mine, his heart began to beat wildly.
With a wave of the Sect Leader's hand, Elder Wu was carried away. Yue Qianchou was also escorted to the spirit stone mine by the disciplinary disciples. Qu Ping'er stared at the lonely and staggering figure and bit her lips. She simply could not imagine the scene of such a talent working hard in a spirit stone mine.
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The sun hung high in the sky. Outside the spirit stone mine, there was a row of caves on each side. These were the living quarters of the mining disciples. On a piece of empty land in front of them, almost a hundred dirty and ragged disciples were gathered together. On a stone pillar in front of them, a disciple was stripped naked, and his hands and feet were chained to the pillar.
"Whack! Whack … "A barbed whip danced in the air, and a string of flesh and blood splattered everywhere. Every lash of the whip was followed by a blood-curdling scream. The surrounding disciples were all shocked.
A bare-chested, fierce-looking cultivator paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. This person was an early-stage Core Formation cultivator named Gao Shiping. He was the overseer of this spirit stone mine. He was glaring at the frightened disciples like a tiger watching its prey. He viciously said, "Do you see that? This is the consequence of stealing spirit stones. I'm warning you all, listen carefully. Don't think that you can get away with it. No one can fish in troubled waters under my watch … "
As he spoke, he suddenly saw a flash of light in the distance. Two law enforcement disciples landed with a dejected disciple. Gao Shiping's fierce-looking face was covered with a smile. He ran over and said with a flattering smile, "Long time no see, two senior law enforcement brothers. You've sent someone to me again." As he spoke, he glanced at the dejected disciple. This person was Yue Qianchou, who was punished to do hard labor in the spirit stone mine.
The two law enforcement disciples nodded. When they heard the whip and the blood-curdling scream, they looked towards the place where the punishment was being carried out. One of them frowned and asked, "Junior Martial Brother Gao, what did that person do this time?"
"Senior Martial Brother, this person is very hateful. He actually dared to secretly absorb the spirit stones mined in the spirit stone mine. When he came out, the sect's magic treasure found out. According to the rules, he was punished with 500 lashes," Gao Shiping said.
The other law enforcement disciple shook his head and sighed. "I've never heard of anyone surviving under Junior Martial Brother Gao's wolf fang whip."
Yue Qianchou glanced over and saw the barbed wolf fang whip carrying a string of flesh and blood. He was secretly shocked. He thought to himself, "What magic treasure? I still want to steal spirit stones. I don't know if it's dangerous. "
"If I don't give a heavy punishment and everyone steals spirit stones in the future, I really won't be able to answer to the sect." Gao Shiping chuckled. He looked at Yue Qianchou and asked the two law enforcement disciples, "Why is this disciple here?"
One of the law enforcement disciples shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Martial Uncle Hao's disciple, what else do you think?"
"Ah! That Yue Qianchou who offended the sect leader? "Gao Shiping was shocked. Seeing that the law enforcement senior martial brother had already nodded to confirm, he smiled fiercely and said," Hey! So it's Junior Martial Brother Yue. You really have guts. You even dared to offend the sect leader. Old Gao, I will definitely treat you well. "After that, he turned around and shouted," Someone come! "
Yue Qianchou knew that he was famous in Aung Kwang-tsung, but he didn't expect that there would be people who knew about this spirit stone mine so far away. Soon after, a supervisor ran over and took Yue Qianchou away under Gao Shiping's arrangement. He could vaguely hear one of the law enforcement disciples saying, "Junior Martial Brother Gao, you can't kill this person. The elders specifically said that he still has a use for us …"
The supervisor brought him to the group of disciples who were mining the mine. First, he showed him what it meant to be whipped until his intestines were broken. After seeing it, Yue Qianchou didn't have any reaction. He also didn't think that the disciple who was being punished was worthy of pity. In his words, since you dared to steal, then you should be prepared to be caught. You don't deserve other people's pity for courting death.
He looked around at the disciples who were mining the mine. All of them were skinny. Other than the fear they showed when they saw the punishment being carried out on their dirty faces, the rest of their expressions were numb and submissive. He let out a long sigh in his heart. It seemed that these people had been living under oppression for a long time.
This group of supervisors was really ruthless. The disciple who was whipped on the stone pillar was already dead, but they still didn't let go of the corpse. They only stopped when the wolf fang whips had smashed the corpse into pieces. Yue Qianchou narrowed his eyes. A cold light flashed in his eyes. Could it be that they had a grudge against each other? They actually wanted to whip the corpse to vent their hatred.
After that, the miners were chased back to their respective caves. Yue Qianchou was led to a place by the supervisor. The space wasn't big. There were only mattresses on the ground. There were already three people lying on the ground. It seemed that four people would have to squeeze together. The supervisor said coldly, "You will stay here. Shi Xiaotian, tell him what to do next. " The last sentence was said to a young man lying on the ground. When the young man called Shi Xiaotian heard the supervisor's words, he hurriedly got up and responded. The supervisor didn't say anything else and turned to leave.
Shi Xiaotian's face was very dirty, but one could vaguely tell that he was a handsome young man. Of course, Yue Qianchou had also stayed in the cultivation world for a long time. He knew that one couldn't judge someone's age by their appearance. Shi Xiaotian's big eyes looked at this newcomer blankly.
Yue Qianchou smiled at Shi Xiaotian in a friendly manner. However, Shi Xiaotian didn't seem to appreciate it. He only told Shi Xiaotian to follow him and didn't say anything else. He brought him to get the mining tools. The tools were very simple. A custom-made pickaxe and a basket that could be carried on one's back. After they were done, Shi Xiaotian slowly told him some of the rules and the two of them returned to the cave. Actually, Yue Qianchou really wanted to ask him what was the so-called magical equipment that could be checked. However, Shi Xiaotian didn't answer any of his questions.
The mining rules didn't sound difficult. He just didn't know how to do it. Each person had to hand in a high-grade spirit stone every day. In other words, you could take a hundred middle-grade spirit stones or ten thousand low-grade spirit stones. If you couldn't complete the task, you couldn't rest or eat. For cultivators, this wasn't the most important thing. Even if you couldn't eat or rest for a day or two before reaching the Core Formation stage, it was fine. The worst part was that if you couldn't complete the task today, the difference would be doubled the next day. If you couldn't complete the task in three days, the punishment would be based on the difference.
As for those who completed the task in excess, the excess could be accumulated until the next time you didn't complete the task. Alternatively, you could enjoy 1% of the excess spirit stones. The miner could choose between the two methods. If someone chose the latter, then you had to guarantee that you could complete the task every time. Otherwise, you would still be punished because your previous excess spirit stones had already been used up.
The strictest rule was that if someone dared to steal spirit stones or secretly absorb spirit stones in the cave, they would be dead if they were discovered.
As for these rules, Yue Qianchou remembered them. He wasn't worried about being punished for completing the task. Instead, he was thinking about how to steal spirit stones without being discovered while ensuring that he could complete the task. This way, he could continue to stay in the spirit stone cave and continue stealing.
In his current situation, if he wanted to increase his cultivation level, he really needed spirit stones. Now that the opportunity was right in front of him, it was impossible for him not to steal. This was because his way of thinking was no different from his previous life. The principle that a horse wouldn't get fat without night grass and a man wouldn't get rich without a windfall was deeply engraved in his consciousness. What worried him the most was the magic tool that Gao Shiping mentioned. If he hid spirit stones in the golden bead, he didn't know if it would be discovered.
The sound of snoring echoed in the cave, making Yue Qianchou very surprised. How could cultivators sleep so soundly? What was the difference between them and mortals? He couldn't figure it out. He really wanted to hide in the golden bead world, but he was afraid that someone would discover his sudden disappearance. He could only endure the three people's continuous snoring.
The next day, Yue Qianchou discovered that everyone here was minding their own business. No one would pay attention to him. He imitated the three people, carrying a basket on his back and carrying a pickaxe. He followed them to the entrance of the spirit stone mine. He stood in the crowd and looked around, looking very different. Especially his clothes, which were many times cleaner than the others, were very eye-catching.
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