Chapter 252: Do You Recognize This Thing!
Seeing Song Jiulai concede.
The burly man felt even more pleased.
In a place like the Longshuang Great Marsh, Qi Condensation cultivators were inherently the most powerless.
Groups that banded together to exploit others were everywhere.
If you were unlucky, you’d encounter them.
If you did, you could only consider yourself unlucky.
Unless you never left the mine, otherwise, once you left, you were absolutely doomed.
At best, you’d lose your belongings; at worst, you’d lose your life.
“You’re still lying to me? Fine, as long as you compensate me with ten Mid-grade Spirit Stones, I’ll let this matter go.”
Ten Mid-grade Spirit Stones was basically equivalent to a Qi Condensation cultivator’s effort for one-third of a month in the mine.
After all, the ores here sold for more than ordinary ores, and despite the high price, most of it was handed over.
Song Jiulai put on a look of despair: “Senior, please don’t do this. I’ll apologize to you, okay? You… you’re going too far! I’ll call the mine supervisor!”
The mine had supervisors, at least at the Golden Core Stage, and they were from Major Sects, so ordinary people naturally wouldn’t dare provoke them.
“You…”
The burly man’s expression changed, “You dare call the supervisor? Just you wait!”
If Song Jiulai had continued to be timid, he would have taken some Spirit Stones and let it go. But now that he was calling the supervisor, it was a mortal feud!
The burly man left directly.
Song Jiulai’s expression shifted. He didn’t poke his head out but released his Spiritual Sense slightly, seeing the burly man walk towards two other people.
Another man and a woman.
Judging by their faces, neither of them looked like good people.
The three of them narrowed their eyes towards the mine entrance, then revealed a fierce look, clearly targeting Song Jiulai.
At this moment, Song Jiulai’s Spiritual Sense suddenly collided with something. His heart tightened, and he immediately retracted his Spiritual Sense.
“Huh—”
The supervising disciple guarding this place stood up.
Another disciple who was meditating opened his eyes: “What is it?”
“I felt someone else’s Spiritual Sense…”
The meditating disciple said, “This is the First Mine. Everyone here is either Foundation Establishment or Qi Condensation. How could there be a Golden Core Stage cultivator?”
Golden Core Stage cultivators possessed a Sea of Consciousness, allowing them to project their Spiritual Sense to a certain extent.
This Spiritual Sense could easily be detected by more powerful individuals.
“I’ll go take a look.”
The disciple, feeling something was amiss, flew out.
He released his Spiritual Sense and scanned the nearest area within the mine, but he didn’t detect anything unusual.
Along the way, he only saw those few Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered together.
Those individuals, upon seeing the Golden Core Stage disciple in the air, instinctively lowered their heads.
As soon as they saw them, they knew it was likely they were causing trouble for someone in the mine again. But the Golden Core Stage disciple merely glanced at them coldly before flying back.
“Didn’t find anything. Perhaps someone just passed by. I did see Chi Hong Hu and the others there again, I wonder which unlucky cultivator they’ve set their sights on.”
“Chi Hong Hu?” The other Golden Core Stage disciple was silent for a moment, then said, “Forget it, they’re from the Tai Xuan Sect. I can’t be bothered to interfere, as long as they don’t fight within the mine.”
The two looked at each other. For a moment, they hesitated whether such behavior was appropriate.
But it was only a fleeting thought.
In this Cultivation World, many people’s hearts had long since become numb.
Cultivators claimed to not be burdened by the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, but in reality, these desires were magnified hundreds of times compared to when they were Mortals.
Being able to restrain oneself was considered a good cultivator.
Song Jiulai saw that the few Foundation Establishment cultivators seemed to have left.
But she knew those people hadn’t gone far and were still watching her.
She had observed them from a distance just now.
Besides the woman, who was Mid Foundation Establishment, the other two men were Early Foundation Establishment.
Her Qi Condensation cultivation meant she was used to fighting opponents of higher cultivation levels. Facing those of lower levels, she was even less intimidated.
The only issue was that too much commotion near the mine might attract attention. She pondered how to finish this quickly.
A Prosperous Like a Painting Building, a Black Chi Seal, and a Palm Thunder strike, and it’s done!
With that thought, Song Jiulai excitedly left the mine entrance.
There were no restrictions on personal freedom here; one could leave anytime, as long as they paid their monthly Materials.
Not long after Song Jiulai left on a Magic Treasure, those cultivators emerged from hiding. Seeing her make a quick getaway, the burly man immediately said, “I knew it, she definitely ran.”
Knowing they had offended them, her life was forfeit, so she fled the moment they disappeared.
Chi Hong Hu sneered, “Let’s go!”
The other two nodded, summoned their Flying Magic Treasures, and immediately pursued.
Song Jiulai’s speed was not slow.
The reason she ran so fast was to ensure she escaped the mine’s vicinity, avoiding the Golden Core Stage cultivators detecting the sounds of battle.
She was heading towards the Demonic Beast gathering area, where there were even fewer people.
However, she hadn’t completely hidden her Aura. If she had, how would she lure them in?
She had a System. Once she got far enough away and concealed her Aura, only then could the Golden Core Stage cultivators barely sense her.
So, her pursuers, seeing her direction was not towards Xuanwu City, became somewhat puzzled: “She’s not returning to Xuanwu City, why is she heading further away?”
The further away from Xuanwu City, the closer they were to the Demonic Beast gathering area.
This was not the First Mountain; Tier 1 and Tier 2 Demonic Beasts were common, and Tier 3 and Tier 4 Demonic Beasts could roam freely.
Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would have a tough time against a Tier 4 Demonic Beast.
Let alone a group of them.
“She must be scared,” Chi Hong Hu snorted coldly. “Panicked and lost her way, thinking that by running this way, we’d assume she was returning to Xuanwu City.”
The other two also found this reasoning plausible.
This made them pursue even more fiercely.
At their speed, it seemed they were about to catch up to Song Jiulai.
Song Jiulai released her Spiritual Sense, confirmed there was no one around, and landed directly.
This was a damp area with sparse trees and black soil.
An ominous Aura emanated from everywhere.
As she landed, a Tier 3 black Demonic Beast lunged at her. Song Jiulai recognized it as a specialty of the Longshuang Great Marsh. With a casual glance, she slew it, quickly stripped its Demonic Beast Material, and tossed it into her Mustard Seed Bag.
The entire process was done with practiced ease.
During this time, Chi Hong Hu and the other two finally caught up.
“Kid, pay with your life!”
A Great Sword imprint descended from above, embedding itself directly into the ground. Song Jiulai skillfully dodged, her eyes widening in panic as she looked at the Great Sword before her.
Turning her head, she saw the three people behind her had landed.
Song Jiulai’s expression was one of terror: “You—how did you catch up! Who exactly are you? How dare you cause trouble in the Longshuang Great Marsh?”
Hearing this, the Female Cultivator chuckled, thinking Song Jiulai was too naive. “Today, I’ll let you die knowing the truth. We are people from the Tai Xuan Sect. In your next life, make sure you recognize who you’re offending, understand?”
Song Jiulai hadn’t actually expected them to reveal themselves.
But they, thinking she was on the verge of death, actually did.
“Tai Xuan Sect?” Song Jiulai’s expression changed. “Oh, damn it, old acquaintances!”
Saying that, she suddenly smiled and summoned an object: “Do you recognize this!”
“Clang”
A massive Pavilion suddenly appeared above everyone’s heads.
