All the mining cultivators were escorted to the sandstone field outside of the mine, ordered not to move even a single inch, or they would be killed without question.
The wraith cultivators took control of the entire mine, then began to investigate the situation of the riot in the mine.
15 minutes later.
Dark blue natural strips of ore with cloud patterns were neatly arranged on the ground.
"Cloud Pattern Immortal Jade, who would've thought there would be such a good thing underneath this poor mine"
A dark-skinned wraith cultivator commented.
He was wearing a crimson mask, several black lines of different lengths were drawn on the mask to form an expression of anger and ferocity.
"Sir, the mine's manager has been brought here" someone reported.
"Ah?"
The wraith cultivator turned around and looked at the other side.
Only to see two guards escorting a short old man in front of him.
The short old man knelt on the ground, trembling as he spoke: "Sir Xue, it's not that this subordinate is incompetent, it's just that no one could've thought that Cloud Pattern Immortal Jade would be found here.
The wraith who was addressed as Sir Xue nodded: "That is indeed the case, as soon as these mining cultivators saw Cloud Pattern Immortal Jade, they must've gone insane"
He patted the short old man's shoulder and consoled him: "I can understand your difficulties"
The short old man sighed in relief, about to say something else, but his head was abruptly lifted up.
Sir Xue grabbed his head with one hand, clenched his other hand into a fist, and punched his body.
Pfft!
The short old man's body was instantly smashed into a mist of blood, sent flying far away, then disintegrated in mid-air, turning into a mass of red and white matter that splashed onto the rocks of the mine.
The wraith named Xue took off the short old man's yaksha mask, tossed his head on the ground, then spoke with an expression of disgust: "It's fine if you can't do it, but you still dare to find excuses"
He gathered some water and washed his hands as if nothing happened.
The entire area was silent.
Those mining cultivators who were originally indignant finally did not dare to vent their emotions in a low voice.
After a while, Sir Xue finally finished washing his hands, wiped them with a white handkerchief, then ordered: "Bring the leaders of the five mining teams here"
"Understood"
The wraith cultivators rushed into the middle of the mining cultivators and pulled the four of them out.
Gu Qing Shan was surprised to find that she was also a team leader.
Under the watchful eyes of a group of wraiths, he and three other mining cultivators were pushed in front of Lord Xue.
An evil spirit reported, "Sir, the four of them have been brought here. The fifth captain is dead, his corpse has been smashed into meat paste and is still in the cave. Should we drag it out and examine it?"
"If that captain is dead, then so be it. I'm not interested in seeing his corpse."
"Yes."
Lord Xue asked again, "What I'm concerned about is, how many people died in the mine?"
"Seventy-one people, please have a look."
A jade strip was presented to Lord Xue.
"So many people died, tsk." Lord Xue said unhappily.
He took the jade slip and carefully read through it.
Everyone waited quietly at the side.
Gu Qing Shan stole a glance and suddenly discovered that a few thin red threads had emerged from Lord Xue's body and were connected to the bodies of the four team leaders on her side.
— — these were the Threads of Fate, only he could see them!
Gu Qing Shan quietly stretched out her finger and placed it on the thread to sense it.
A sense of death could be felt from the thread.
This person is about to kill the four mining cultivator team leaders in front of me!
I'm also a team leader.
What now?
While Gu Qing Shan was pondering, Lord Xue had already walked in front of them.
Lord Xue looked at the four team leaders and asked: "Who is the first team leader, old Zhao Jiu?"
"Me" a thin and tall cultivator said.
"The first team's mining cultivators are all dead, but you're still alive — — -"
Lord Xue slowly spoke and gestured with his hand.
Old Zhao Jiu was cleaved in half from afar and collapsed on the ground, dead on the spot.
Lord Xue waved his hand to take his mask away, then coldly asked: "Who is the second team leader, Huang San?"
"Sir, it's me"
Next to Gu Qing Shan, another person spoke up.
The cultivator was trembling as he looked at Lord Xue, one hand still clutching his stomach.
Gu Qing Shan glanced at him, only to see that Huang San had a sizable wound on his stomach that was still bleeding.
Lord Xue's tone changed and said: "The second team's mining cultivators are still alive, you've done well"
When Huang San heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "Daren, when the riot started, I ordered them to form a defensive formation and guard a narrow tunnel. I was also at the very front, and we were able to survive the entire riot."
Lord Xue praised: "Courageous and resourceful, leading the charge, very well done"
He gestured.
Before the joy on Huang San's face faded, his head was already separated from his body, the bleeding head rolled far away.
Dead silence.
The mining cultivators all looked up at lord Xue with confused expressions.
Lord Xue didn't seem to notice them at all, put Huang San's yaksha mask away, and shook his head: "Your wounds are too severe, basically a cripple"
"The mines are busy every day, I can't afford to raise a cripple"
He walked in front of Gu Qing Shan.
Sensing his killing intent, Gu Qing Shan clasped her fist and bowed:
"Greetings, sir"
"Hm, are you the 3rd team's leader, Chen Wu?" lord Xue lightly moved his finger and asked.
"That is me, sir, the riot in the tunnel this time isn't anyone's fault, it was all my fault" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Lord Xue's finger stopped.
"Your fault?" he asked.
"That's right, everything is my fault" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Lord Xue's crimson yaksha mask didn't change at all.
He stared straight at Gu Qing Shan and asked: "This riot was caused by the accidental discovery of a Cloud Pattern Immortal Jade mine, what does that have to do with you?"
Gu Qing Shan sighed and replied: "I won't hide it from sir, I was actually the first person to discover the Cloud Pattern Immortal Jade mine"
"Ah? Your luck seems to be quite good "lord Xue replied without any emotions.
Gu Qing Shan replied: "It wasn't luck, I'll tell sir the truth. Half a month ago, I had already sensed something — — - I found myself able to sense the unique aura of various ores in the tunnel"
"But I didn't believe it at first, since my Guise Hex was only to 'search for ores'. It was only after a few days that I found out that this ability wasn't related to the Guise Hex at all, it was an ability that I awakened myself"
Lord Xue said: "Continue"
Gu Qing Shan continued: "After a period of comprehension and practice, I found that this ability of mine was getting stronger and stronger, to the point where I could sense the location of various ores"
"And then, I dug out the first piece of Cloud Pattern Immortal Jade, which led to this riot"
Lord Xue fell silent.
Unknowingly, he was clenching his fist tightly.
The earth was the foundation of a world that carried the most World Origin, nurturing countless precious and powerful ores. But the situation underground was chaotic, unable to be found with inner sight, they could only rely on digging.
This person actually awakened the ability to search for ores?
Lord Xue suddenly felt a bit worried, turned to the mining cultivators and shouted: "Is what he said the truth?"
The mining cultivators all had blank expressions.
Everyone only knew about the Cloud Pattern Immortal Jade mine, who could remember what happened in the beginning?
Not to mention, during the riot, those who dug out the mine at the very beginning were the main targets, almost all of them were killed.
Seeing how clueless everyone was, lord Xue couldn't hold himself back anymore and grabbed Gu Qing Shan's hand, shouting: "Men, lead the way, we're going into the mine!"
Gu Qing Shan appeared fearful, trembling as she asked: "Sir, what are you trying to do?"
Lord Xue's tone carried a bit of eagerness as he replied: "Don't be afraid, I'm only trying to verify what you said, let's go!"
He gathered two rows of subordinates, grabbed Gu Qing Shan and hurriedly entered the mine.
The corpses in the mine haven't been cleaned up yet, the ground was filled with blood and rubble, the smell was also unbearable.
But no one noticed it at all as they went deeper into the mine.
Lord Xue asked his subordinates: "How much Cloud Pattern Immortal Jade mine did we find this time?"
"Sir, we found a total of 327 jin of Cloud Pattern Immortal Jade mine this time, all of it has been counted"
"Did you find anything else?"
"None"
"Good" lord Xue turned to look at Gu Qing Shan: "You're Chen Fifth?"
"That's right, sir" Gu Qing Shan nodded.
"This mine was originally a barren mine, if you really found the Cloud Pattern Immortal Jade mine, this Xue Nu wouldn't blame you, instead, you've done a great service — — - right now, you need to prove something, that you can truly find a treasure mine" lord Xue said.
He let go of Gu Qing Shan's hand.
Gu Qing Shan walked out, stood in the middle of the mine, and silently activated [Mine Search]'s advanced skill: [Ore Point].
Out of nowhere, a sensation of heaven and earth appeared in his mind.
Gu Qing Shan found that he could clearly sense the type, location, and amount of ores, but the range wasn't too wide.
He could only sense the distribution of ores within a radius of 20 miles.
That was enough.
Gu Qing Shan walked a few steps closer to the wall and said: "Sir, there are a few spirit stone mines here"
"Ah?"
Lord Xue replied and gestured to his subordinates behind him.
They all drew their pickaxes and began to dig at the location Gu Qing Shan pointed out.
"How deep is it?" lord Xue asked.
"20 feet" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Seeing how confident he was, lord Xue nodded: "Very well"
Time slowly passed.
The grey-white rock was slowly being dug into a deep trench. Suddenly, a surge of spirit energy rushed out.
One of the subordinates loudly reported from inside the trench: "Sir, there's something here!"
"Move aside, I'll take a look!"
Lord Xue shouted, pushed everyone aside, and quickly walked forward to take a look.
Time went silent for a second.
"Ahahahaha!" lord Xue laughed in a frenzy.
He walked back and patted Gu Qing Shan's shoulder: "Brother Chen Fifth, you're in luck"
Gu Qing Shan stood still, clearly a bit uneasy.
He stuttered: "This lowly one only knows how to dig, please give me some pointers sir"
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