Chapter 429

"Testing me?"

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

Sang Kong coming up the mountain this time might have been to test whether the Yu Kingdom had really obtained top-grade spirit stones.

After all, so many demonic cultivators coming to the Ten Thousand Mountains couldn't possibly be groundless.

Never treat all those demonic cultivators as fools.

Of course, just because Sang Kong came doesn't mean the Witch Kingdom didn't obtain top-grade spirit stones.

Top-grade spirit stones are too precious.

Not only do demonic cultivators want to snatch them, but if one side obtains them, the other two sides will also covet them.

It's possible that Sang Kong was trying to confuse Li Rui with this.

'Flowers in the fog.'

Li Rui smiled slightly and shook his head.

He walked back to the room and took out the Spirit-Seeking Luo Pan he had obtained from Chen Ming.

After obtaining the compass.

He didn't rush to use it.

Instead, he checked the secret guard files to confirm that the item in Chen Ming's hand was indeed a Spirit-Seeking Luo Pan, before deciding to return to the Ten Thousand Mountains to try it out.

If he could obtain top-grade spirit stones, naturally he wouldn't miss it.

Even if he couldn't obtain them, he could better avoid the disasters brought by top-grade spirit stones.

He wouldn't lose either way.

Li Rui stayed in the Profound Clarity Sect for a few more days.

Then he went to the spirit mine.

This man was none other than the fifth son of the current Saint Emperor, Zhu Gan.

Top-grade spirit stones only accelerate cultivation.

Li Rui always held the attitude of "getting it is my luck, losing it is my fate."

Before long.

He saw the towering giant peak from afar, but he didn't go directly to the Yu Kingdom's mining area, but stopped ten miles away from the mining area.

Li Rui took out the Spirit-Seeking Luo Pan from his bosom.

And then activated it with the technique he had finally found.

As Changqing qi was injected into the Spirit-Seeking Luo Pan, the Spirit-Seeking Luo Pan soon reacted, and the needle that had never moved before finally started to rotate.

Li Rui's eyes lit up.

It's working!

Very quickly.

The needle stopped, pointing in the direction of the spirit mine.

'There really are top-grade spirit stones.'

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

Afterward, he started to constantly change his position around the spirit mine.

It took a full day, and finally, he determined that the top-grade spirit stone was in the mining area where the Profound Clarity Sect was located.

Li Rui looked at the needle of the compass in his hand.

'It hides quite deeply.'

So many people were searching for top-grade spirit stones, and the Profound Clarity Sect had hidden it for so long without being discovered, showing how cautious they were.

He didn't know if the top-grade spirit stone had already been mined or was hidden by the Profound Clarity Sect.

Li Rui felt the former was more likely.

After all, if the top-grade spirit stone had already been mined, they would have found a way to transfer it, so why wait until now?

After confirming the location.

He had an idea in his heart.

Li Rui then put away the compass and walked toward the mining area where the Yu Kingdom was located.

Walking into the mining area.

He happened to see Ke Chuan tinkering with something in the spirit mine camp.

Li Rui walked up curiously: "Mr. Ke."

Ke Chuan turned his head, saw Li Rui, and smiled: "Lord Li, long time no see."

Unlike Ben Shi, although Ke Chuan was also a firm member of the fifth prince's faction, he had a good-natured temperament, smiling at everyone, and had a very good reputation in the spirit mine.

Li Rui: "Mr. Ke is doing this?"

"Oh."

"It's the fifth prince; he's worried about another demonic cultivator attack, so he ordered me to reinforce the array."

"I'm truly a busybody."

Ke Chuan joked, complaining with his mouth, but you couldn't see it at all on his face.

Li Rui was speechless: "Then I won't disturb Mr. Ke in setting up the array."

He was about to leave.

When he was called by Ke Chuan: "By the way, Lord Li, have you heard about the demonic cultivator matter?"

Li Rui blinked.

Ke Chuan went straight to the point: "I heard those demonic cultivators came for the top-grade spirit stone; does Lord Li know the situation?"

Li Rui: "I've been cultivating these days and haven't heard."

Ke Chuan said it was a pity: "His Highness once intended for Lord Li to probe the Witch Kingdom and the Profound Clarity Sect; if there is news, Lord Li can go tell the Prince of Wei."

"Thank you, Mr. Ke, for telling me."

"Hahaha, I just can't keep my mouth shut; even if I didn't say it, His Highness the Prince of Wei would tell Lord Li."

The two exchanged pleasantries.

Li Rui then returned to his residence.

Just like before, the Evil Puppet Array was still effective, and he also set up the Small Five Elements Array as usual, then settled down.

Sure enough, as Ke Chuan said.

The next day, he was called by Zhu Gan.

It was precisely to have him probe the situation of the Witch Kingdom and the Profound Clarity Sect.

Zhu Gan's eyes flashed with excitement: "Lord Li, the top-grade spirit stone is of great importance, it is an auspicious sign; the first top-grade spirit stone in the world should be sent to the Emperor, and you are stationed in the Profound Clarity Sect, so you must find a way to get news."

Li Rui just cupped his hands and said yes.

Zhu Gan was as overbearing as ever, not giving people any chance to bargain.

Who told him to have a noble birth?

Having received the task.

Li Rui returned to his residence again.

Investigate?

No need to investigate at all.

The Spirit-Seeking Luo Pan had already given the answer; it was in the mining area of the Profound Clarity Sect.

Li Rui certainly couldn't risk going to the Profound Clarity Sect to investigate because of Zhu Gan's few words.

What if the Profound Clarity Sect really had ulterior motives?

Then he would be used as a sacrifice.

He wouldn't even have a place to cry.

Li Rui naturally avoided it as much as he could; didn't you see he had stayed in the Profound Clarity Sect very little during this period?

He had to be on guard.

He would never use his own life to gamble on someone else's conscience.

With so many demonic cultivators around.

The Profound Clarity Sect couldn't hide it forever; he only needed to find the right opportunity to reveal the news to Zhu Gan, and that would be finishing the errand.

Outside the Ten Thousand Mountains.

In the desolate temple.

The Wan Gui Daoist was sitting cross-legged, with that young outer sect disciple of the Profound Clarity Sect standing beside him.

At this time, the young disciple had dull eyes and a wooden expression.

Just like a puppet.

Only at a certain moment did a struggle flash in his eyes, indicating that his consciousness had not been completely erased.

Regret.

The young disciple was incomparably regretful in his heart at this moment.

He had originally thought of using the Wan Gui Daoist, but never expected that he would be refined into a human puppet without knowing it.

A human puppet is a relatively unique kind of puppet.

It is an evil method of refining a living person into a puppet, while still retaining a trace of consciousness.

Life, death, and even all thoughts were controlled.

He couldn't even seek death.

"Master, Li Rui has returned to the spirit mine from Qinghe."

The young disciple said with a voice devoid of emotion, although these words were not controlled by him at all.

The Wan Gui Daoist revealed a satisfied smile.

"Very good."

Now, he no longer had to worry about this young disciple of the Profound Clarity Sect lying.

"Cultivation experience is still too shallow."

This was the Wan Gui Daoist's evaluation of this Profound Clarity Sect disciple.

In the cultivation world, who doesn't know that you must never make a deal with an evil cultivator, otherwise you will definitely be eaten until not even the bones are left.

Not to mention he was several realms higher than this young disciple of the Profound Clarity Sect before him.

He had ten thousand ways to control the other party without a sound.

The little schemes in this Profound Clarity Sect disciple's heart had long been seen through by him, but he just hadn't exposed them.

If he were calculated by such a little brat.

Then his wandering in the cultivation world for over a hundred years would have been in vain.

"Go."

The Wan Gui Daoist waved his hand.

The young disciple instantly regained control of his body, and he looked at the Wan Gui Daoist with fear.

The Wan Gui Daoist spoke slowly:

"You can tell your elders, let's see if I am faster or if your elders can cross a thousand miles faster."

The young disciple instantly became silent.

He didn't say a word and turned to walk outside the desolate temple.

At this moment, he had accepted his fate.

The Wan Gui Daoist let out two cackling laughs.

Letting that young Profound Clarity Sect disciple regain his consciousness, even if he returned to the Profound Clarity Sect, no one would be able to detect it, unless the Great True Person Qing Ding personally checked.

But what kind of status does the Great True Person Qing Ding have to check an outer sect disciple?

So it was impossible for anyone to find the problem.

And he could also see the situation of the Profound Clarity Sect through that young disciple's spiritual sense.

It was almost equivalent to his own eyes.

The Wan Gui Daoist was in a very good mood.

Just as he was preparing to continue cultivating, a young cultivator walked out from the spatial ripple and appeared before him.

Ji Lei!

The Wan Gui Daoist's expression became solemn instantly.

This cultivator from the Wan Fadian made him incomparably wary.

Ever since he appeared last time.

It was as if he had disappeared, never contacting him, until he appeared today.

Ji Lei's mouth widened, looking at the Wan Gui Daoist with a smile:

"Daoist friend, long time no see."

The Wan Gui Daoist stood up: "Daoist friend Ji, if you have anything to say, say it."

Ji Lei's smile widened:

"I have indeed come for a matter this time."

"I suppose Daoist friend Wan Gui must have heard about the top-grade spirit stone matter."

A flash of surprise crossed the Wan Gui Daoist's eyes.

Originally, he had thought this young cultivator named Ji Lei had come for Li Rui.

It turned out it was for the top-grade spirit stone.

The excuses he had thought of hadn't been used.

"I've heard of it."

The Wan Gui Daoist nodded.

This matter had spread very widely among demonic cultivators.

He had also come precisely for the top-grade spirit stone, which was why he hunted that lower-realm martial artist; now that Ji Lei brought it up again, clearly, the spirit mine in the Ten Thousand Mountains really had top-grade spirit stones.

Otherwise, Ji Lei wouldn't have come to him about this matter.

Ji Lei: "I need you to do me a favor."

The Wan Gui Daoist didn't speak, just stared at Ji Lei quietly.

Ji Lei continued on his own: "I want you to help me spread a message to those demonic cultivators, saying that the top-grade spirit stone is in the hands of the Profound Clarity Sect, and it is still in the spirit mine."

Upon hearing this.

The Wan Gui Daoist's eyes instantly lit up.

So it really exists!

Top-grade spirit stones are not ordinary spirit stones; not only do they contain a large amount of spiritual energy, but they are also extremely refined and even have strange effects.

For cultivators in the Tongxuan Realm, the effect is even better than great medicine.

In the cultivation world, where would he have the opportunity to covet top-grade spirit stones?

Descending to the lower realm.

was precisely for the sake of spirit stones.

"Very well."

The Wan Gui Daoist agreed in one breath.

Anyway, it was just spreading a message, and it was no loss to him at all.

And by muddying the water, his possibility of obtaining the top-grade spirit stone would be even greater.

He was naturally willing.

Ji Lei laughed: "Not bad, I knew Daoist friend Wan Gui was an honest person."

An honest person.

The Wan Gui Daoist's mouth twitched.

He had been wandering in the cultivation world for so many years, and this was the first time someone had evaluated him like this.

But if he really treated Ji Lei before him as a fool.

Then he would be the true fool.

And he wouldn't be far from death.

He had lived for so many years, and his greatest experience was not to treat others as fools, especially these disciples of large sects.

(End of chapter)