Chapter 197: Clear Mind
One stone stirs up a thousand waves!
Tianhe Sect's spirit stone veins were attacked by unknown monks!
This news was like having wings, unable to be concealed at all, and quickly spread throughout the entire world of immortality.
Regardless of whether they were casual cultivators or people from other major cultivating clans, their jaws almost dropped to the ground after hearing the news.
"It's unbelievable, who dared to do such a thing after eating immortal gall."
"It's really boring to make trouble with Tai Sui!"
"This has not happened in many years. Is this going to start a new war in the world of immortality?"
"I heard that several extremely precious second-level forbidden talismans were used in this attack. The formations in the Lingshi Mine were not even able to be activated in time, and more than half of them were directly destroyed!"
"The losses were considerable. It is said that not only the disciples of the He Sect stationed on that day, but also the disciples of the Shi family suffered heavy casualties."
"Do you know who moved the hand?"
"It's not clear yet, but the Tianhe Sect has sent several elders from the foundation-building stage to investigate. It is expected that the truth will be revealed soon!"
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In just an instant, the entire world of cultivators focused their attention on the recent major event in the Lingshi Mine.
Soon, some more news came out.
All the spiritual stones accumulated in the entire mine for half a year were plundered!
It turns out that the Tianhe Sect's spiritual stone mine has a new group of disciples on duty every six months, and these disciples will bring all the spiritual stones accumulated for half a year back to the sect to complete their tasks.
After so many years, there has never been a mistake.
No one would have thought that someone would be so bold as to directly target the Tianhe Sect's spirit stone veins.
This can no longer be described as plucking a tiger's beard, it's simply like plucking a dragon's beard!
As one of the leaders of the Immortal Dao in the Qingling Domain, how could the Tianhe Sect tolerate such behavior.
At this time, the Liu family.
As someone who left the family power on the back foot, he naturally became one of the targets of the investigation.
All the spirit miners who left the spirit stone mine that day were summoned, and the Tianhe Sect would conduct routine interrogations of these people one by one.
Even Liu Haitian is among them. The matter is so important that no one can be let go.
Li Qing stood in the crowd and looked at the extremely serious Tianhe Sect disciples in front of him.
This group of Tianhe Sect disciples surrounded a gentle and beautiful woman whose face was covered with a gauze. Her actions were graceful and her temperament was as gentle as water.
Although she couldn't see her face clearly, she could tell from her plump figure and temperament that she was definitely a beautiful woman full of charm.
However, few spiritual miners dared to take another look at her, just because the aura revealed by her body was a bit heart-stopping.
Foundation building period!
There is no doubt that the person who can make these young disciples of Tianhe Sect show such respect can only be the foundation-building elders of Tianhe Sect.
"You, come here!"
One of the male disciples clicked on a spirit miner with an arrogant expression and motioned for the other person to step out of the crowd.
This spirit miner looks to be about the same age as Li Qing. He is also a quite young monk, but his temperament and demeanor are slightly wretched. This is caused by years of mining in dark mines.
"My lord, I don't know"
"Stop talking nonsense, take this jade plate and let me ask you questions and answer them!" The Tianhe Sect disciple's attitude was very stiff and he handed a sapphire disc into his hand in a cold voice.
There were some mysterious Dao patterns looming on it, and the wretched spiritual miner was a little at a loss after taking the jade plate.
"Sir, if you want to ask anything, just ask, I will definitely answer you!" The spirit miner looked slightly nervous.
The young Tianhe Sect disciple asked with cold eyes:
"Have you ever tampered with the protective formation of the Lingshi Mine?!"
The spirit miner with a wretched temperament shook his head repeatedly and said anxiously: "No, there is absolutely no such thing!"
"Did you have any contact with the people who attacked the Lingshi Mine?!"
"No, I don't have the courage!"
The next few questions were very sharp, seemingly questioning whether this person was related to the people who were attacked at the Lingshi Mine from all angles.
During the questioning, there was a faint light flowing through the spiritual patterns on the cyan jade plate.
Finally, the Tianhe Sect disciple changed the topic and asked a question that no one expected: "What is your name?"
The spirit miner with a wretched temperament was stunned for a moment, and then quickly replied: "My name is Huang Kang!"
After the words fell, the male disciple of the Tianhe Sect turned around, and his arrogant attitude suddenly turned into a respectful one:
"Elder Su Xin?"
The mature and beautiful woman with a gentle temperament just shook her head gently, and then said nothing.
Next, everyone was interrogated in detail like this, with different questions asked.
When asked about the name of the thirteenth spirit miner, the beautiful woman named Su Xin's eyebrows slightly furrowed and she finally said:
"No, your name is not Tang Heng!"
Her voice is very pleasant, as sweet as the clear spring flowing in the pine forest, with a sense of gentleness.
However, when the other Tianhe Sect disciples heard this, they immediately became vigilant and asked sternly: "Tell me, what is your name?!"
The casual cultivator who had just given a false name immediately became a little embarrassed. He said uneasily:
"My parents named me Tang Xiandi. Later, I felt that this name didn't suit me very well, so I changed my name to Tang Heng over the years."
As soon as these words came out, the originally extremely serious atmosphere suddenly became funny. Many workers present couldn't hold back, and some even laughed out loud.
Even Li Qing couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. What a grand name!
Soon, after confirming that Emperor Tang Xiandi was not lying, the disciples of Tianhe Sect also chuckled. Obviously, they had not received professional training.
"Ahem, you go back."
In this way, as the young cultivator named Emperor Tang Xiandi returned to the queue, Li Qing could also see it.
This green jade plate should be a magic weapon similar to a lie detector, and the elder of Tianhe Sect in the foundation-building stage should be able to sense whether the man is lying through the jade plate.
As for how it was achieved, Li Qing didn't know.
The world of immortal cultivation is so vast, there are still many things he doesn't know. Perhaps he has practiced some kind of magical technique, and combined with this special magic weapon to do it.
Soon, after questioning several spiritual miners in a row, it was finally Li Qing's turn.
Li Qing walked forward, took the jade plate, suppressed the urge to study the magic weapon, and stood there honestly.
During this period, he glanced at the mature beautiful woman inadvertently, and couldn't help but secretly smack his lips at her gentle temperament.
The questions were exactly the same. When Li Qing answered, he felt as if he was being spied on by some unknown existence.
Finally, after answering his name, Li Qing turned around and returned to the crowd. There were no problems in the whole process.
After a long time, the interrogation finally ended. Nothing substantial was found. It could only be confirmed that these spiritual miners attached to the Liu family were just ordinary casual cultivators.
After doing all this, even the beautiful woman in the foundation-building period showed a trace of fatigue between her eyebrows. Obviously, sensing the state of mind of others like this was also a burden for her.
Just when the people of Tianhe Sect were about to leave, a cold voice sounded:
"Elder Suxin, fellow brothers of the Law Enforcement Hall, you have worked hard on this trip. How about going to the lake island of my Liu family to rest for a while?"
A slender woman in a white dress came flying from the sky on a sword.
This person is Liu Hanyue, who has returned to the Liu family for many days but has never shown up! At this critical moment, she finally showed up.
"Hello, Senior Sister Hanyue!"
"Junior Sister Hanyue!"
Elder Suxin looked at Liu Hanyue, nodded slightly, and then gently declined: "No need, Hanyue, there are other people waiting for us to investigate, so we should not delay too long."
"Besides, you must be busy recently, so you don't need to worry about us."
Just like that, after some communication, the group of people from Tianhe Sect who came to investigate finally left.
And the other spiritual miners who were called out for questioning also returned to their respective residences.
Returning to his yard, Li Qing immediately thought about his current situation.
"Looking at the current situation, it seems that not much can be investigated in the short term. Then can't we mine during this period?"
At this moment, Li Qing suddenly reacted. According to this situation, he seemed to be unemployed!
He was not too anxious about losing his source of income from spiritual stones. Now he had quite a few spiritual stones on him. If he used them sparingly, he could still last for a long time.
Coincidentally, he also planned to take advantage of the sudden free time to study his own refining skills.
However, all the spiritual miners who were temporarily out of work had to face a problem in the future, that is, how would the Liu family accommodate them during the period when they could not go to the mine in a short period of time?
At present, the formation of the spiritual stone mine was severely damaged, and it would definitely take some time to rearrange it.
In addition, it is estimated that the Tianhe Sect should plan to investigate the culprit of the attack on the mine before resuming the operation of the mine.
So during this period, these spiritual miners were just idle.
However, being idle means taking advantage of the spiritual veins of the Liu family for free.
However, would the Liu family be happy to see so many spiritual miners idle in the family, and not find a way to find them new jobs to continue exploiting?
Li Qing felt that the Liu family would not be so kind. Now that the Eagle Bandits have just disappeared, many industries are in need of manpower.
Especially in Changsheng Valley, there are still many idle spiritual fields by the Liu Lake!
"Mining is okay, but if I want to be a spiritual farmer, I will spend all my time taking care of the spiritual fields. How can I have time to practice and study the art of refining!"
"Well, let's take it one step at a time. If it doesn't work, I may have to leave the Liu family."
At this point, Li Qing felt a little reluctant in his heart. After all, being a spiritual miner is pretty good, and the income is not bad.
Then, Li Qing was thinking about whether to consider playing a guest role as a spiritual farmer for a while, and when the murderer who attacked the mine was investigated by the Tianhe Sect, he would go back to his old job?
But soon, as soon as this idea came up, Li Qing immediately extinguished it.
"No! How can I have such an idea!"
"I am an independent individual. Can I not live if I leave the Liu family?!"
"I chose to be a spiritual miner when I came to the Liu family just to integrate into the world of immortal cultivation and find out more information. Then I continued to mine because I had more free time and the income was good."
Li Qing immediately became alert. He felt that his mentality seemed to have changed and he became more relaxed.
When he first embarked on the immortal path, he was determined to appreciate the scenery at a higher level and see the magnificent mountains and rivers in the world.
But now, this ambition has been slowly worn away without him noticing, and he even relies on the job of spiritual miner provided by the Liu family.
Indeed, he can freely travel through the polar night world and earn quite a lot of spiritual stones through mining.
But now that he can't go down to the mine for the time being, does he have to be a time-consuming and laborious spiritual farmer for a while?
What if the culprit who attacked the mine can't be caught? What if he is attacked by criminals when he goes down to the mine in the future? Or what if the spiritual stone vein is exhausted?
Li Qing kept asking himself and reflecting on himself.
Finally, he let out a long breath, and his eyes became extremely determined.
At this moment, Li Qing, the martial arts master who once dominated the world and was determined to embark on the path of immortality, came back again!
"Huh! I can't believe that a person's spirit can be wiped out bit by bit without knowing it?"
"Old Senior Zhou, is this the real reason why you kept telling me?!"
Suddenly, Li Qing thought of Zhou Tong, who resolutely chose to take the Ningling Pill and take on the task of helping the Liu family to defeat the Flying Eagle Bandits.
Li Qing had always found this decision difficult to understand, but now he understood the reason.
How could Old Man Zhou, who has been struggling in the world of immortal cultivation for so many years, not see how dangerous it is to defeat the Flying Eagle Bandits.
However, after so many years of mining, it is estimated that Old Man Zhou's spirit has been completely worn out.
He made that decision probably because he was unwilling to accept his current situation.
When he first entered the world of immortal cultivation, no one would want to be a spiritual miner who was imprisoned in a dark mine for life and could only do nothing!
Who doesn't want to ride a sword and sing wildly, and live a happy life? !
"Fortunately, I woke up not too late." Li Qing loosened his tightly clenched fist, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again.
In the dark and cold mine, the pickaxe that was swung down not only smashed the hard ore, but also a person's spirit.
We can't be content with the status quo, we must be prepared for danger in times of peace!
Li Qing, who understood this, made a decision immediately.
First, refine the instrument version of the rainstorm pear blossom nail, and then pack up and leave!
The world of cultivation is so big, I have to go and see it!
Next step, Tianhe Market!
"If the mine hadn't been attacked, I don't know how long it would take for me to realize it."
After the voice fell, Li Qing took out the various parts of the rainstorm pear blossom nail, and his mood became high!
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