This was originally the third update yesterday, but I ended up being so exhausted that I almost fainted after updating just over a thousand words. Who would have thought that it would take me until now tonight to finish this chapter. Speaking of which, I feel a bit ashamed.
The next day, Xie Xin took the Xiaoyue Spiritual Dog with him and used the Instant Ten Thousand Miles Skill to arrive at the location of the mineral veins given by Yuan Shao. First, he chose to check out the mineral veins where the three high-grade spiritual stones were located.
As soon as I arrived at the location of the mineral vein, I felt a strong spiritual energy rushing towards my face. It can be seen that even though these spiritual stones are buried deep underground, the spiritual energy still overflowed because they were of such high quality.
The only regret is that there are cultivation sects stationed near the first and second mineral veins.
The mysterious power Yuan Shao mentioned is actually the opponent's mountain defense formation.
To be able to set up a sect in such a place, its scale is naturally not low. In fact, the moment Xie Xin stepped into the ecstasy killing formation, several qi machines locked onto him. From his point of view, the masters of these qi machines had a high level.
At least the out-of-body stage has been reached.
In other words, it’s a role that he still can’t figure out at this stage.
Only in the third high-grade Lingshi Mine, no other sects have settled in. The reason is very simple, because this is the bottom of a very remote and desolate valley.
According to Yuan Shao, a servant accidentally fell down the mountain but did not fall to death, and then discovered the existence of this valley and the high-grade jade.
But thanks to this, Xie Xin had the opportunity to empty this vein.
It is not that there are no guards here. According to Xie Xin's observation, there are at least more than 300 spiritual beasts of various colors living here. In just a few years, they may advance to the next level, or become monster beasts, and then transform into monsters.
The only pity is that these spiritual beasts are of very low grade and have no special bloodline, so they have no value at all worth taming.
Moreover, most of the spirit beasts immediately attacked Xie Xin as soon as they discovered his existence, and were instantly killed by the Xiaoyue Spirit Dog. The rest also fled in all directions, and Xie Xin was naturally too lazy to chase them.
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"Are you too excited?" Looking down at Xiaotian, Xie Xin couldn't help but complain.
"Wow~~" Xiaotian also felt Xie Xin's dissatisfaction, so he lowered his noble head.
"I don't really blame you, but next time you encounter a spirit beast, don't kill it so fast! You know, the number of spirit beasts is also one of the indicators of the strength of a sect!" Xie Xin said, stroking its head.
"Woof woof!" Xiaotian shouted twice sensibly, indicating that he understood.
After taking away the spirit stones, Xie Xin began to check the other five mineral veins.
The five mineral veins were very barren, with almost no spiritual stones, but they were better than nothing. Xie Xin still emptied them of all the spiritual stones contained in them.
Moreover, a coyote was subdued on the mountain that Yuan Shao mentioned. Although its name does not sound like it has much fighting power, in fact it knows a little about the skills of using earth veins. It is quite difficult to fight it on the ground.
This is a spiritual beast that has begun to demonize. It seems that it will soon undergo a catastrophe, and then it will form a demon pill and officially become a member of the demon clan.
But before that, Xie Xin had subdued it. As long as it was tamed properly, it could still switch back to the spiritual beast route and eventually become a divine beast. But compared with the Demon Saint, the divine beast is indeed nothing. After all, no matter how strong it is
The mythical beasts are also incompatible with the realm of saints.
After gathering the spirit stones, Xie Xin came directly to Luoyang after some consideration.
The teacher's time is short, and as a disciple, you have to come and stay with him no matter what, right?
But before that, Xie Xin went back home and settled the Xiaoyue Spirit Dog and Coyote. After all, it would be too rude to take these two guys to visit Li Ying directly.
After the placement of the two spiritual beasts was completed, Xie Xin appeared in Luoyang City. As for Li Yong and Li Bin, father and son, they were still on their way back to Luoyang at this time, and it would take at least three or four days to return.
Before going to Li's Mansion, Xie Xin took a sufficient amount of elixirs and sent them to Yuan's Mansion, and told the concierge that they were what Yuan Shao wanted and asked them to keep them carefully.
When the concierge heard that the other party was Instructor Xie, whom Yuan was extremely concerned about, his initially aloof attitude immediately became enthusiastic. He carefully took the package and enthusiastically said that he would definitely hand it over to Yuan Shao.
As for whether the information will be handed over in the end, Xie Xin will not go back and pay attention to it, because he has already paid the intelligence fee in full, and whether the other party can receive it or not is not something he wants to worry about.
After the matters at the Yuan Mansion were settled, he came to the Li Mansion.
"Thank you, Mr. Master, please follow me in!" When the concierge saw the letter of thanks, he immediately stepped forward and said.
Following him all the way into the mansion, Xie Xin realized that Li Ying had given instructions early in the morning that if any students came to visit, just take them in directly.
"It just so happens that the old lady has just woken up. Mr. Xie can just go in directly!" After the concierge carefully entered the ward, he came out and said to Xie Xin.
Xie Xin nodded and walked in directly.
"Is it Zishou?" Li Ying whispered word by word.
"Teacher, it's me!" Xie Xin came to the bedside and said to him.
"Isn't this a lecture? It's over already?!" Li Ying asked the question first before waiting for the thank you letter to say anything.
"Yesterday has ended. Just because of some tricks, the students arrived in Luoyang first." Xie Xin explained patiently.
"The process went smoothly?" Li Ying asked carefully about every step like a father.
Xie Xin also patiently answered every question he asked.
After the two briefly chatted for a few words, Li Ying was probably too tired and did not intend to delay it any longer. He went directly to the topic: "You are not alone. All my disciples are your brothers!"
"Teacher, what are you talking about? Isn't it natural?" Xie Xin replied with a smile.
"Yeah... isn't that natural?" Li Ying said to himself as if asking himself a question.
The next moment, he opened his eyes slightly. He didn't know if he could see the thank you letter, but he continued: "The road you chose is the most rugged and difficult road among all my disciples. But you,
No plans to change course.
Opening an academy is not something that happens overnight, and even if you become the academy's sacrificial wine by then, you will still be just an ordinary citizen in the final analysis.
When walking in this secular world, status determines everything. Although the laws of the Han Dynasty are very perfect, that happened many years ago. Nowadays, as long as you have absolute rights and family background, you must avoid the law to deal with individuals, especially an ordinary person.
It's actually very simple.
You don't want to pursue an official career, and you don't have a prominent family background, so you need more allies who can help you. Your senior brothers are natural allies, and you can't abandon them because you never know when you will need their help.
As for my old friends, you can also visit them through my way. If they can be used by you, then the alliance circle formed by them will be your talisman. Even if His Majesty wants to kill you, you have to think about it."
"Has there been any gossip recently?" Xie Xin keenly noticed the suspicion in his words.
"There is now a rumor in Luoyang that Queen He was pregnant before she entered the palace, and that the current prince Liu Bian is not actually the child of His Majesty. It was just a rumor at first, but as Prince Bian was sent to a Taoist gym, this rumor was also dissipated by everyone. Treat it as fact.
What's more, it was discovered that before He entered the palace, he stayed at the inn where you stayed for an hour before entering the palace with the chamberlain. Before that, He also lived in the Huaxia Academy for a period of time.
It can be said that all the spearheads that have tarnished His Majesty's face are pointed at you.
Of course, many people know that this is just a rumor, because the process of entering the palace is so complicated, how can the fact that He entered the palace in perfect condition be false? The so-called rumors are just people who want to target you.
It’s just that three people have become a tiger. Now is the time for your majesty to have random thoughts. If you have heard too many rumors, it is difficult to predict what strange thoughts you will have. So for the sake of your own safety, it is best to prepare as soon as possible." Li Ying thanked him slowly. The letter explained that even though it became increasingly difficult in the end, he still managed to finish the sentence.
"Teacher, I said before that I have a way..." Xie Xin said anxiously.
Not to mention how touched he was by Li Ying's move, as a disciple, he couldn't bear the death of this teacher who cared about him.
"Only when you go with the will will everything go smoothly. Even if there are storms, you can cope with them. If you go against the will, God will punish you. Although you can go further, the dangers you face will inevitably increase.
Therefore, if you go against the will of nature, you need to accumulate strength as much as possible in the early stage and explode it in the later stage. Only in this way can you have a greater chance of success. In other words, in the early stage, which is now, you must keep a low profile enough.
I'm tired, you go back and think about it..." After Li Ying finished speaking, he immediately tilted his head to one side.
At this moment, Xie Xin's heart felt like it was about to stop.
Fortunately, Li Ying's chest was still rising slightly. This performance made Xie Xin breathe a sigh of relief.
Because the enemy was approaching, Xie Xin naturally had to race against time. So he rejected the housekeeper's suggestion to stay overnight for a few days, directly found a secluded corner, and returned to his room using the shukuchi method.
Li Ying's words contained too much information, and he had to digest it carefully.