Chapter 20: The Atonement Mission
Outside the temporary prison, two law enforcement disciples dressed in robes stood quietly.
Ye Tian walked into the pouring rain, his eyes penetrated the dark night, always paying attention to the every move of the two law enforcement disciples, ready to enter the infinite world at any time.
"Come with us. A law enforcement disciple said bluntly.
The two law enforcement disciples walked one after the other, and Ye Tian walked between the two. After a while, I came to a clearing on the edge of a cliff. Ye Tian saw that in the heavy rain that was grounding the sky, there were dozens of people standing in the open space. These people did not have any rain gear, and they were clearly different from the law enforcement disciples around them who were wearing robes.
A law enforcement disciple pointed to the crowd and motioned for Ye Tian to stand with those who did not have a robe.
Ye Tian walked to the side of the crowd and stood up, only then did he see that their wrists were all tied with locks, and they were wearing uniform uniforms, all of which were prisoners of the Qingyun Sect.
"What does this mean, is it necessary to execute so many people en masse? But even if it is a collective execution, it does not have to be in the middle of the night in such a stormy day!"
Ye Tian decided to wait and see what happened, anyway, there was the hole card of the infinite world, so he jumped off the cliff and ran away. As long as you jump off the cliff, you will immediately enter the Infinite World, and if you do it properly, maybe others will not be able to discover the secrets of the Infinite World.
After waiting for a while, several large birds flew out of the rain curtain, their wingspan was more than ten zhang, and their length was three zhang away.
Ye Tian took a closer look, these were all innate demon beast giant wind eagles, which were said to be rare birds raised by the Qingyun Sect. Each one is sky-high, and ordinary warriors and small families simply can't afford it.
If you want to raise a demon beast, it is a hundred times more difficult than killing a demon beast. Not only must the owner be fed from an early age, but the feed used must be the flesh and blood of the demon beast, only in this way will the demon beast not lose its demon nature. Otherwise, the raised demon beasts will degenerate into ordinary beasts.
Even so, the success rate is less than 10%, which often makes the breeders draw water in bamboo baskets and end up with no money.
A gust of wind blew, and five giant wind eagles fell to the clearing. A majestic voice rang out over the Giant Wind Hawk: "Let them all come up." ”
The law enforcement disciples guarding this group of prisoners hurriedly opened the locks of Ye Tian and the others, and divided them into five groups, each group of seven people, and boarded five giant wind eagles respectively.
Ye Tian dragged the tough steel feathers, climbed onto the back of a giant wind eagle, and found that there were ten pairs of saddles fixed on it, so he chose a random place to sit on it.
In the front position of the Giant Wind Eagle, there was an elder, who was in charge of controlling the Giant Wind Eagle, and at the same time supervising Ye Tian's movements.
Two more deacons from the Law Enforcement Hall climbed up and sat behind Ye Tian and them. On each Giant Wind Eagle, there were two deacons in the late stage of quenching, as well as an elder of the Innate Realm, such a lineup was more than enough to guard Ye Tian and the prisoners who only had quenching body cultivation.
Soon, a sharp whistle sounded, and the five giant wind eagles vibrated with their wings, and with one foot on their feet, they flew off the ground and into the sky.
Five giant wind eagles circled in the air and turned southeast. Crossing the peaks of the green clouds and disappearing into the vast rainy night.
Ye Tian wondered in his heart that such a formation was definitely not to execute prisoners. Dozens of insignificant prisoners, where is it worth the Qingyun Sect to use such a precious demon bird.
The team was led by five elders and ten deacons, such a large lineup, it was as if it was going to war with other sects.
The Giant Wind Eagle is a demon bird specially used for transportation, its combat effectiveness is not strong, and its speed is not fast, and it can only fly three or four hundred miles in an hour. Especially on a rainy night like this, the speed is slowed down by half.
Two hours later, the Giant Wind Eagle finally flew out of the rain-shrouded area, and it was only then that the Wind Hawk's speed increased.
After another hour or so, the east was already white, and the sky was about to dawn. A shrill whistle sounded, and the Wind Eagle fell into a valley surrounded by mountains. The ancient trees here are towering, completely obscuring everyone's whereabouts.
Under the order of the elder, Ye Tian followed everyone and jumped off the back of the eagle one after another. The prisoners had no rain gear, not only were they drenched in torrential rain for two hours, but also a cold wind blew in the air, and even the martial artists of the Quenching Body Realm were inevitably sore. Together with the Tempest, the group hid in the dense forest and waited quietly for a day, until night fell, and then they returned to their path.
Two more hours passed, and the Giant Wind Eagle finally fell into a steep canyon. The canyon is hundreds of feet deep, and there is no exit except for falling from the sky.
Ye Tian calculated, this place is more than 1,000 miles away from Qingyun Peaks, and more than 1,000 miles to the northeast is Badaomen, which is the center of the Nanyue Mountain Range. The Nanyue Mountains are about 10,000 miles long and about 1,000 miles wide. Four or five hundred miles further south from this canyon is a million mountains, which are the realm of demon beasts and the forbidden area for ordinary martial artists.
Ye Tian and the others were taken to a mountain wall, and a deacon stepped forward to separate the dense vines, revealing a hole. Entering the cave, there were already more than ten people waiting inside, led by a middle-aged man with a lofty spirit, Ye Tian heard that the elders and deacons who came with him all called the sect master.
Ye Tian had been cultivating in the Qingyun Courtyard since he was seven years old, and he had seen the highest sect deacon, who was the dean of the Sect. Not to mention the Qingyun Sect Master, even the Inner Sect Elder has never seen one.
Ye Tian looked at the legendary figure in front of him with curiosity, about his deeds was a compulsory subject in the other courtyard. It can be said that Ye Tian grew up listening to the legendary stories of the Qingyun Sect Master, if it weren't for Ye Tian's memories of his previous life and knowing what it means to create a god, then he would definitely be brainwashed by the sect and become a fanatical believer of the Qingyun Sect Master.
Qingyun Sect Master Wang is the only one, he became an innate martial artist at the age of twenty, and he is sixty-three years old this year, a ninefold master of the Innate Realm, and has served as the sect master for more than 20 years. He once killed the innate tenfold demon beast Four-winged Tiger alone, overwhelmed the head of the Dao Gate, and chased and killed the martial arts giant Luo Shaoshan for 5,000 miles,...... The famous town of Nanyue Mountain Range was included in the book "Miscellaneous Talks of Martial Artists".
After this period of encounters in the outer gate, especially yesterday, he was framed and framed, so that he was imprisoned, and it is still unknown whether he can even save his life. Ye Tian's impression of this legendary sect master was greatly reduced, and he even suspected that those deeds were all made up lies. If this sect master is really as amazing and brilliant as the legend, then how can the outer gate be so smoky!
Wang Wei glanced at everyone, his sharp gaze seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, including the elders, everyone felt a great coercion rushing towards them. Those who are not strong-willed, or even have weak legs, almost have to kneel down and pay a big salute.
Seeing that everyone was silent, and there was no longer the gangsterism of a prisoner, Wang Wei slowly spoke: "You are all from the Qingyun Sect, no matter what laws you have violated before, you are still my Qingyun disciples. Now I give you a chance to change your mind, and as long as you have completed this task, you will not be blamed for what you have done in the past, and all your crimes will be written off. ”
Hearing the news, many prisoners were overwhelmed with excitement. They were guilty of felonies, not enough to be put to death, and were imprisoned for years. In order to avoid the leakage of exercises and martial arts, the sect generally prefers to imprison disciples who break the law for life rather than easily expel disciples from the door.
Ye Tian was different from these prisoners, he didn't have the slightest excitement. First, because he was originally imprisoned unjustly, he couldn't be in a good mood. The second is that the task of clearing all criminals of their crimes is so easy to accomplish. So Ye Tian lowered his head and didn't say anything, just thinking about his thoughts.
Wang Weiwei saw that everyone was in a good mood, and a smile appeared on his face. He pressed down with both hands, stopped everyone's discussion, and continued: "Elder Liu Ziming of our sect accidentally discovered this cave. Unexpectedly, this is a deserted mine, and there are still a large number of spirit stones that have not been excavated. ”
"Spirit Stone Mine Cave?" The deacons who followed Ye Tian and the others were in an uproar, and they didn't know anything about the news.
The king's only speech was interrupted by the deacons, but instead of getting angry, he continued to speak calmly: "Maybe there was some accident at that time, and I knew that all the people in this mine had died, so that this cave has survived to this day. However, this place is too far away from the sect, and the disciples of the Badao Sect often come here to practice, and those demon beast hunters in the Nanyue Mountain Range may find out our whereabouts. So we have to dig in secret, otherwise if it is known by other sects, we will definitely come to get a piece of the pie. ”
Ye Tian knew how important a spirit stone vein was to a sect. The four major forces of the Nanyue Mountain Range gradually developed because they each occupied a small spiritual vein.
Since a spirit stone mine can be formed here, there must be a spirit vein. Because the spiritual veins will continue to absorb the nearby heaven and earth aura, slowly gather around the spiritual veins, and over time, the spiritual energy will crystallize, thus forming spiritual stones. After a long period of time, the spirit stones gradually gathered together to form a spirit stone vein.
Spirit stones are not only hard currency among high-level martial artists, but also can be directly absorbed by martial artists above the innate realm, whether it is to assist in cultivation or to restore innate true qi, it has a very obvious effect.
As long as the spirit stones contained in this vein can reach half of the spirit mine of the Qingyun Sect, then after a few decades, the Qingyun Sect will be able to cultivate dozens of more innate martial artists, and its strength will definitely surpass the four major forces and become the first sect in the Nanyue Mountain Range.
Wang Weiwei continued to talk eloquently: "Fellow disciples of the Qingyun Sect, the task issued to you this time is codenamed Atonement. As long as each person excavates 10,000 spirit stones, the task will be completed, and what awaits you will be freedom, as well as the warm family of our Qingyun Sect!"
"What, 10,000 spirit stones?" some disciples with mining experience looked at each other. Although they didn't dare to say anything on their lips, they had already scolded the Qingyun Sect Master King a hundred times in their hearts. Spirit stones are embedded in hard ore, and it is very difficult to dig them out.
A mid-stage martial artist in the Quenching Body Realm, if he is lucky, he will only dig out one or twenty spirit stones a day, and if he is unlucky, he will most likely not be able to dig one in a day. Because the spirit stones are hidden deeply, it is very difficult to find them. The so-called atonement task actually requires each person to dig up 10,000 spirit stones to be completed, which means that within five years, everyone will not want to be free.
What's more, after five years in the dark of the mines, it is unknown whether they will be able to get out alive. Some disciples who knew the situation scolded wildly in their hearts: "Which bastard with the Heavenly Sword has set the task? Where is this atonement, it is simply fatal!"