20: Chapter 20 Dead Cultivator

Zhao Yi...

Based on the speed of that light just now, he knew that the newcomer's cultivation was above his own.

"I am new here. Is it not allowed to mine Spirit Stone here?"

Under the light of the heavenly light stone, Zhao Yi saw the newcomer clearly.

It was a thin, gaunt Daoist wearing grey Daoist robes, with his hair haphazardly pinned up with a hairpin, and his face was somewhat pale.

"Mine what Spirit Stone?"

"These abandoned mine shafts have long since been mined dry of Spirit Stone."

"You could dig here for a lifetime and never unearth a single Spirit Stone."

"Hurry up and come with me; don't waste your time here."

"By the way, my name is Zhou Muyu. How should I address you, Fellow Daoist?"

Without caring whether Zhao Yi minded or not, Zhou Muyu grabbed Zhao Yi's hand and started walking.

"Zhao Yi..."

Zhao Yi remained motionless, trying to pull his hand out of Zhou Muyu's aged hand, cursing inwardly,

"Damn it, why are two grown men holding hands?"

Zhou Muyu remained oblivious and instead hooked his arm around Zhao Yi's, walking quickly toward the depths of the main mine shaft.

Zhao Yi wanted to struggle, but Zhou Muyu's hand was like a steel clamp, completely immovable.

Glancing sideways at Zhou Muyu, Zhao Yi felt a sense of awe; he couldn't beat him.

Seeing that he couldn't break free, Zhao Yi resigned himself to his fate, and he was also curious about where Zhou Muyu was taking him.

"You are quite bold, daring to mine alone in a branch mine shaft. Did you not see the piled white bones buried under the rocks?"

"What?"

Zhao Yi was a bit dazed, but he understood what Zhou Muyu was saying.

The meaning was that those piles of rubble he had seen that looked like grave mounds really were grave mounds.

"Don't be afraid; once there are many people, it will be fine."

"We are almost there."

As soon as Zhou Muyu finished speaking, Zhao Yi saw the light in the depths of the mine shaft.

"That's it."

Looking at a mountain tires out a horse; it was the same in this mine shaft. The lights looked very close, yet they actually walked for nearly half an hour.

As the distance grew shorter, there were more and more heavenly light stones, illuminating the entire mine shaft as bright as day.

When Zhou Muyu and Zhao Yi arrived, two groups of people were holding hoes and confronting each other.

"Bai Chuanzhi, you damn bastard, stop right there."

Zhou Muyu turned into an afterimage, appearing between the two groups, and with one hand, he pressed down on the burly man who was raising his hoe, ready to strike.

"Yo, Master Zhou is back?"

"What a pity. If you had come back any later, I would have beaten this little lass to death."

Facing Zhou Muyu, Bai Chuanzhi was not flustered at all. He even walked behind Zhou Muyu and patted the female Cultivator whom Zhou Muyu was protecting.

"You had better pray that this fellow lives for a few more months; otherwise, if she falls into my hands, I guarantee you'll die of pleasure..."

"Hahaha~"

"Let's go~"

With that, Bai Chuanzhi waved his hand and led many Cultivators away.

But after walking a few steps, he seemed to have thought of something and walked straight up to Zhao Yi.

"New here?"

"Any interest in working for me?"

"Your surname is Bai?"

"That's right!"

"Then I have no interest."

Bai Chuanzhi looked at Zhao Yi in disbelief, then said angrily, "Hmph! Don't regret this."

Zhao Yi...

Following you would be the reason for regret, right?

Bai Chuanzhi glared at Zhao Yi twice and turned to leave, but just as he turned, he seemed to remember something.

He looked at Zhao Yi with a calm face.

"Your name wouldn't happen to be Zhao Yi, would it?"

"Good, good, good. Very good indeed."

This sky-high killing intent...

Zhao Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He hadn't even admitted it yet, so why was he saying it was him, Zhao Yi?

But Bai Chuanzhi seemed to have decided it was him and whispered in Zhao Yi's ear, "I wish you survive for three days."

Zhao Yi...

What is going on?

So mining Spirit Stone is dangerous, is it?

Bai Chuanzhi led his people away, and the originally crowded mine shaft suddenly became empty.

Zhou Muyu looked at Zhao Yi with a strange gaze.

"Are you really Zhao Yi?"

This really confused Zhao Yi.

"Am I very famous?"

Zhou Muyu shook his head, then nodded.

"A Death Cultivator who killed many Cultivators of the Bai family, passed the First-Nine Lightning Tribulation during the Qi Refining stage, and achieved Foundation Establishment. You weren't famous before, but you are now."

"Wait, what did you say? Death Cultivator?"

Zhao Yi's expression changed.

Death Cultivator: those who dig up the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, severing the Spiritual Veins of heaven and earth. They are abandoned by heaven and earth and loathed by the Heavenly Dao. When Undergoing Tribulation, the difficulty of the various tribulations is three to ten times that of an ordinary person.

As long as they Undergo Tribulation, they basically have no chance of survival, hence they are called Death Cultivators.

"That's right, did no one tell you?"

"A Death Cultivator is just a Cultivator who mines Spiritual Veins."

Hearing this, Zhao Yi's heart went cold.

"Digging up the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, severing the Spiritual Veins of heaven and earth; isn't that just mining?"

"What a Cultivation Academy!"

Having been in the Cultivation Academy for thirty years, Zhao Yi only knew of Death Cultivators but did not know that Cultivators who mined Spiritual Veins were Death Cultivators. It shows how tightly this information was kept.

But after a brief shock, Zhao Yi returned to normal.

Mining Spirit Stone was his own choice; could he blame the Cultivation Academy for that?

Of course, saying that is one thing, but he couldn't help but feel a knot in his heart.

Looking at Zhao Yi's expression, Zhou Muyu frowned.

"You didn't know about Death Cultivators?"

"I know, of course I know."

Zhao Yi quickly explained, then changed the subject.

"I just came down to the mine shaft. Fellow Daoist Zhou, what are the rules for this second level of the mine shaft?"

So be it if he is a Death Cultivator; fear isn't the solution, and after all, his System is a Miner System.

Zhou Muyu said, "This second level of the mine shaft is not the same as the first. Although the Spirit Stone density is about the same as the first level, the probability of digging up Mid-Grade Spirit Stone is much higher."

"If one's luck is Heaven-Defying, it is also possible to dig up High-Grade Spirit Stone."

"However, because the mined Spirit Stone belongs to the individual, disputes are inevitable, and these disputes inevitably lead to casualties..."

Zhou Muyu revealed an expression that implied 'you understand'.

"That is not the most dangerous part. Do you know why the Lesser Strange Spirit Stone Mine is called the Lesser Strange Spirit Stone Mine?"

"That is because there is a type of small strange beast in this mine. They coexist with this Spirit Stone Mine, and there must be small strange beasts near a large amount of Spirit Stone."

"Therefore, one person simply cannot mine Spirit Stone in the mine shaft."

At this time, the female Cultivator beside Zhou Muyu spoke, "In this second level of the mine shaft, the two largest groups are Senior Brother Zhou's and Bai Chuanzhi's."

"There are dozens of other small groups, but none of them amount to anything."

"Do you want to join us?"

Zhao Yi looked at the Cultivators surrounding Zhou Muyu; most of them were at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

But their expressions were mostly numb.

"What are the conditions?"

Joining wasn't impossible, but Zhao Yi didn't believe Zhou Muyu was doing charity.

"For every Spirit Stone mined, everyone must give me one Low-Grade Spirit Stone per day, and the rest will be shared equally among everyone."

"Of course, to prevent slacking off, we are divided into two teams: one team mines Spirit Stone, and the other team rests and defends. We cycle back and forth like this."

"Fine, I'll join."

Hearing this condition, Zhao Yi did not hesitate and directly joined Zhou Muyu's group.

"Then from now on, Fellow Daoist Zhao is family. Come, come, let me introduce you."

Zhou Muyu pulled Zhao Yi along to introduce the Cultivators in the mine shaft one by one.

"This is Mi Yao..."

"This is Cai Qin..."

Zhao Yi focused his attention on the nine female Cultivators.

Hmm, actually, he just looked a few more times.

As for the other male Cultivators, Zhao Yi just nodded in acknowledgment and forgot their names the moment he turned his head.

After the introductions were finished, Zhao Yi looked at Zhou Muyu and asked hesitantly, "Senior Brother Zhou, I have a question. I don't know if I should ask?"