Chapter 1192 Qingming Stone
"Can you explain it in more detail?" Qingyang said.
Ghost Cave Master said: "Let me put it this way. For the monks who were punished here, there are not only time limits but also mission requirements. Ge Dagen's mistakes were not serious, so the sect only punished him for three years. In fact, the three years have already passed. However, the sect also has a rule that the disciples who were punished here must pay a certain amount of ore every year. Ge Dagen has not completed the task for three consecutive years, which is too different from the stipulated amount. He will definitely not be able to leave in a short time..."
Ghost Cave Master did not discriminate against Qingyang because he was just an assistant pharmacist. Instead, he patiently explained to him. After listening to the other party's words, Qingyang gradually understood.
The deadline for Ge Dagen's punishment has come, but the mission has not been completed. He can't leave the mine until now. In this case, either the sect set the goal too high and it can't be completed at all, but this possibility is very low. The sect sets the goal with a basis. If it is really difficult to complete, others would have made a fuss long ago. Either Ge Dagen's luck was extremely bad, but it was unlikely. One year of bad luck was understandable, but three consecutive years of bad luck was abnormal.
In addition to the above situation, there was another reason, that is, he had mined enough ore, and it was very likely that it was taken away by others, so he could not complete the task assigned by the sect. As for hiding it secretly for private use, this possibility was not high. The Ghost Valley strictly monitored the disciples who were punished in the mines, and even if they were hidden, they could not be taken away. Why do such a stupid thing?
It seems that Ge Dagen is having a hard time. Qingyang asked, "I wonder which mine Ge Dagen is in now. How can I find him?" Ghost Cave Master said, "This mine has been gradually exhausted due to years of mining. Most of the mines have been abandoned. The mine that is still being mined is mainly located in the northeast corner. Almost all the disciples punished by the sect are concentrated here. Even so, the terrain below is extremely complex. It is difficult to find someone. Not to mention you, even those of us who have been guarding here for many years can't figure it out. It is precisely because of this that the sect will give a three-month visiting period." After listening to Ghost Cave Master's words, Qingyang couldn't help but ask curiously, "Even you have difficulty finding people? Then who are you? How to manage these people? Aren't you afraid that they will run away secretly? "
Ghost Cave Master smiled, took out a disc with a hint of underworld energy from his arms, and said: "This is easy to handle. Every disciple of the Ghost Valley who needs to enter the mine will have his identity token recorded in this disc. As long as he exceeds the range specified by this disc, we will find it at the first time and go to intercept him. And we have a requirement here that the disciples in the mine must come up and report every year and pay the ore task. No one can escape our monitoring. "
The Ghost Valley has extensive management for the disciples who make mistakes. They throw you into the mine. As long as you don't find a way to escape, no one cares about what you do in the mine, and no one can manage it. The Netherworld is full of Yin and Netherworld ghosts and lacks spiritual energy, which is extremely unfavorable for immortal cultivators like Ge Dagen. No wonder Ge Dagen lives so miserably and fails to complete his tasks for several consecutive years.
Since they didn't know where Ge Dagen had gone, they could only go down and look for him slowly. Qingyang thanked the Ghost Cave Master, recorded his identity token into the disc in his hand, and showed the object-collecting talisman on his body to the Ghost Cave Master for inspection. Then, under his guidance, he came to the mine in the northeast corner.
The entrance to the mine was not big, but the situation inside was extremely complicated. Every time you go forward, you will encounter several branches, and each branch leads to different places. It can be said that it is connected in all directions.
Qingyang had been to the Qianku Cave when he was in Yuling City on the Jiuzhou Continent, and later he also went to the Earth Core Cave in the Yinfeng Jihuo Cave in Jiuxian City. None of them were as complicated as the mine in front of him. That is, Qingyang's cultivation is high now, and his memory is extremely strong. He can almost remember all the roads he has walked in this mine, otherwise he would have been lost long ago.
Qingyang walked forward, stopped and started, memorizing the road while looking for Ge Dagen, but the terrain of the mine was too complicated, and Qingyang didn't know where he was exactly, so it was too troublesome to find him. In the blink of an eye, four or five days passed, and he found nothing.
Occasionally, Qingyang would meet one or two punished Ghost Valley disciples. There were nearly a thousand Ghost Valley disciples imprisoned in the entire mine. Although the mine was large enough, it was impossible not to meet anyone.
Those who were imprisoned here were all those who had made mistakes. Most of them were the kind of unruly disciples. They were imprisoned in such a dark place for so long, and they were more or less violent. They finally met a stranger, and their eyes almost glowed green. However, after seeing Qingyang's cultivation, they all backed off. Jindan cultivators should not be provoked casually.
Most of those imprisoned here are disciples at the Foundation Establishment Stage or below. Of course, there are also Jindan cultivators, but their number is very small. Those above that level would not be imprisoned here even if they have committed a crime. With Qingyang's current level of cultivation, there are not many people here who are stronger than him.
This is a mine cave with Qingming stone materials. It is said that after Qingming stone is refined, it can be used to refine high-level ghost tools. When this mine cave was at its peak, there were thousands of miners here alone, and the number of Qingming stones mined exceeded one million. Each person could mine hundreds of Qingming stones of various grades every year. Now the mine cave is gradually drying up, the number of miners has greatly decreased, and the punished disciples are not working hard, so the annual mining of Qingming stones is less than 100,000 pieces. On average, each person mines less than 100 pieces per year, and the grade is very low.
Qingyang has been in the mine cave for several days, and Ge Dagen has not been found yet. He has found two or three pieces of Qingming ore, and his efficiency is even higher than that of the punished Ghost Valley disciples in the mine cave. After all, he is a Jindan cultivator, and his divine consciousness is much stronger than that of the foundation-building cultivator. Although there are many restrictions when using it for prospecting, it can explore farther and deeper than the foundation-building cultivator. Qingyang just tried it casually and found the Qingming stone buried deep in the soil layer, so he dug it out.
Even a small amount of money is meat. In the past few years, Qingyang had very few spirit stones left in order to purchase the Cold Pond Order. He was worried about not being able to find an opportunity to earn spirit stones. Now, isn’t this opportunity delivered to his door?
Before coming here, Master Guiku said that if he could dig up Qingming Stone in the mine, he could sell it to the sect at 50% of the price when he left the mine. Moreover, he could hide the Qingming Stone outside the Drunken Immortal Gourd, and the price he would sell it for in the future would be even higher.