Chapter 588: The Rules of the Mining Area

When will the cycle of vengeance end? Cut the weeds and pull the roots to have no worries.

This was a principle Ye Lin had understood a long time ago.

Whether Ding Haoyan was truly taught a lesson or not, he did not care; he only knew that a dead man certainly would not cause him any trouble.

After finishing off Ding Haoyan, Ye Lin activated Endless Devour to absorb him.

Ye Lin clearly felt that although there was no power in his body, the energy he had absorbed was continuously strengthening his physical body.

Just as he was about to inherit Ding Haoyan's legacy of twenty thousand low-grade Immortal Source Stones, Kuai Yan hurriedly stopped him.

"Brother Ye Lin, you cannot touch these Immortal Source Stones!"

"What's wrong? Does Ding Haoyan have someone behind him?" Ye Lin asked.

"That's not it, but you've killed so many people; it will definitely attract the attention of those above."

"You must split these Immortal Source Stones seventy-thirty with those above to settle this matter! That is the rule of the mining area!"

Kuai Yan began to persuade him earnestly; he was an old hand and clearly understood all the ins and outs of this mining area.

"Why is it seventy percent for them?" Ye Lin was somewhat unwilling; he was in dire need of Immortal Source Stones right now.

"Seventy percent belongs to them; you have to look at the faces of those in the upper echelons just to get thirty percent!" Kuai Yan said.

"I went through all the trouble to kill Ding Haoyan and his group, and I still have to look at those people's faces? Wouldn't that make me a beggar on my knees?" Ye Lin said angrily.

"If you put it that way, then ascenders really are just beggars on their knees. Even so, many people want to ascend but have no way in!" Kuai Yan advised.

"Let me ask you, why did I have to kill Ding Haoyan and his group?" Ye Lin wrapped his arm around Kuai Yan's shoulder.

"I don't know."

Kuai Yan shook his head. He truly did not know; just now, when they were killing Ding Haoyan, the other party clearly had the intention to retreat.

Yet Ye Lin was relentless and killed Ding Haoyan and everyone he brought along completely.

"It's just that my legs are inconvenient, so I can't kneel! Whoever bullies me, I will hit back!"

"So you wanted to settle the matter without spending any Immortal Source Stones? Then you can only find a way to escape the mining area," Kuai Yan said with a bitter smile. "As an ascender, bowing your head to the higher-ups is not shameful."

"It is shameful, it's fucking shameful." Ye Lin clearly did not accept this plan.

"Then do you want to keep these Immortal Source Stones, or do you want to settle this matter?" Kuai Yan asked.

"I want to keep the Immortal Source Stones while also settling the matter!" Ye Lin crossed his arms over his chest.

"You can't settle it!" Kuai Yan was very decisive.

"Can't settle it?"

Ye Lin no longer concealed his aura; the blood of the Demon Dragon in his body boiled, and a dragon's roar soared into the sky.

"Can this settle the matter?"

"It can, outside the mining area." Kuai Yan nodded.

"Then can this settle the matter?"

Ye Lin pointed again to the more than twenty thousand low-grade Immortal Source Stones.

"It can be earned, but seventy percent must be split to grease the wheels," Kuai Yan said.

"Then if I add this to this, can I keep the Immortal Source Stones while settling the matter?" Ye Lin asked with a confident face.

"Oh, my brother, just listen to my advice!"

Kuai Yan's head was spinning.

"Even if you are a good fighter, perhaps you can beat the team leader Qiu Weizhi, but Qiu Weizhi is just a small fry when looking at the entire mining area."

"It is said that this mining area has a powerhouse at the Profound Understanding realm sitting in command!"

"No matter how well you can fight, can you really beat a super powerhouse at the Profound Understanding realm?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Lin's expression shifted slightly.

"Profound Understanding realm? What is that?"

Kuai Yan explained patiently.

"The cultivators of this world are divided into the three Mortal realms and the three Dao realms."

"The three Mortal realms are Vein Condensation, Spirit Absorption, and Profound Understanding."

"This Profound Understanding realm is the peak of the three Mortal realms!"

"Since we haven't reshaped our bodies, relying on our physical strength to fight against Vein Condensation cultivators is still okay."

"But once a cultivator steps into the Spirit Absorption realm, there is immortal energy surging in their body, and they can even use immortal arts. We cannot be their opponents, let alone the Profound Understanding realm."

Ye Lin suddenly realized.

"Is this the cultivation system of the Longevity Continent?"

"So, big brother, listen to my advice, don't be stubborn!" Kuai Yan had talked until his mouth was dry, fearing that Ye Lin would act impulsively and go against the higher-ups of the mining area.

"Fine, fine. Then how do I distribute these low-grade Immortal Source Stones to the higher-ups of the mining area?" Ye Lin asked.

Right now, in this mining area, he was like a mouse that had fallen into a rice jar.

Ye Lin did not want to lose the big picture for the sake of twenty thousand low-grade Immortal Source Stones.

"You take these low-grade Immortal Source Stones to find Qiu Weizhi, then tell him you killed Ding Haoyan and his group; he will handle things once he takes the money," Kuai Yan explained.

"Okay."

Ye Lin collected all the low-grade Immortal Source Stones and subsequently found Qiu Weizhi.

"You actually managed to kill Ding Haoyan?"

Qiu Weizhi was extremely shocked upon learning this news.

"No choice, if I didn't kill him, I was afraid he would retaliate against me." Ye Lin shrugged.

Qiu Weizhi took a deep look at Ye Lin; only then did he realize that this newcomer Kuai Yan had brought back did not seem simple at all.

"Helping you settle this matter is not difficult; it's very easy to do. After all, it was just killing a few ascenders, and it didn't cause any major impact. However... I can settle the matter, but you have to do something for me, how about that?"

"What matter?" Ye Lin asked.

"Your strength is quite good; kill someone for me." Qiu Weizhi smiled faintly.

"Who does the team leader want to kill?" Ye Lin also revealed a smile.

"You should have seen her; her name is... Liu Ruyan!"

A cold light flashed in Qiu Weizhi's eyes, his murderous intent fully exposed.

Ye Lin narrowed his eyes.

Qiu Weizhi clearly wanted to kill Liu Ruyan, yet Liu Ruyan was still living well until now.

That could only mean that Liu Ruyan's strength and methods were terrifyingly difficult to deal with, to the point that even a team leader like Qiu Weizhi could do nothing to her.

"Team leader, you may not know this, but I have indeed seen that Liu Ruyan, and I fell in love with her at first sight, loving her to the bone. If the team leader wants to kill her... you have to pay more!" Ye Lin changed his tone.

"Hmph."

Qiu Weizhi sneered.

"I don't dislike greedy people; I only dislike people who are greedy but have no ability."

Having said that, Qiu Weizhi pushed all the more than twenty thousand low-grade Immortal Source Stones that Ye Lin had brought back in front of Ye Lin.

"As long as you can kill Liu Ruyan, I won't take a single one of these twenty thousand-plus low-grade Immortal Source Stones; they will all belong to you."

Damn it!

In his heart, Ye Lin had already cursed Qiu Weizhi's ancestors eighteen generations over.

This guy clearly wanted to get something for nothing; these twenty thousand-plus low-grade Immortal Source Stones were things he had brought himself.

Yet on his face, Ye Lin showed no dissatisfaction; instead, he revealed a joyful smile.

"Many thanks, team leader!"