With the entry of the spiritual vein into the ground, the members of the Hehuan Sect clearly felt that the spiritual qi within the sect was much denser than before.
Dense spiritual qi is, naturally, a great advantage for cultivation.
"The Young Master is incredible! I heard that the Young Master and the Ancestor killed members of the Wufeng Sect, forcing them to hand over the spiritual vein to beg for their lives."
"Who would have thought! Someone saw with their own eyes how the Ancestor of the Wufeng Sect knelt and begged our Ancestor and the Young Master for forgiveness."
"You're mistaken. In fact, the Ancestor fought the Wufeng Sect alone, and the Young Master fought the Spiritual Fire Sect alone. After all, the Wufeng Sect had to pay the spiritual vein, and the Spiritual Fire Sect also paid quite a bit."
The disciples, in addition to their joy, began to gossip, almost daring to say that Tang Yu rode Ancestor Wuxin and nearly destroyed the Continent.
When the spiritual vein stabilized and touched the ground, several Senior Elders smiled and approached Liu Yanlan and Tang Yu.
"Leader! The spiritual vein has successfully taken root. Shall we go take a look?"
"Let's go, let's go."
Tang Yu took the opportunity to grab Liu Yanlan's hand and flew with her toward the underground spiritual vein.
Seeing this, the Elders smiled slightly and were not surprised.
Nowadays, the female disciples of the sect, although they complain that the Young Master is too lecherous, in their hearts they only think about how to make him notice them, generously responding to his affections.
The spiritual vein, upon touching the ground, became a mountain range, with a mine built by divine powers at its entrance.
The Wufeng Sect constantly profited from extracting high-quality spiritual stones from that mine, and with enough money, it had managed to rapidly develop in recent years.
Walking through the mine of the spiritual vein, the spiritual qi became denser and denser, and everywhere large blocks of high-quality spiritual stones could be seen exposed.
Upon seeing these high-quality spiritual stones, the Elders couldn't help but have their eyes moisten a little.
Although in recent months the sect's financial income had increased significantly, nothing compared to having a spiritual vein, as it was much more direct.
A check and a large amount of cash always make people feel much more comfortable when looking at them.
"Will the spiritual stones in the spiritual vein run out?"
Tang Yu looked around and asked with a smile.
"At the normal extraction rate, this spiritual vein could keep producing for another 1,300 years. When the spiritual vein is almost depleted, we can seal the mine and wait for it to absorb spiritual qi from the heavens and earth to slowly recover. However, by then, the value the spiritual vein can offer will not be great, unless we decide to seal it for several thousand years at once."
An Elder beside him replied.
"That's fine. When this spiritual vein is exhausted, we'll have ten new ones for the Hehuan Sect."
Tang Yu smiled as he took a large high-quality spiritual stone and began playing with it in his hand.
However, Liu Yanlan, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped.
Tang Yu, who was behind her, didn't notice and ended up bumping into her. The soft sensation made Tang Yu want to repeat that move a thousand times.
"You…?"
Liu Yanlan turned and gave him a withering look. Clearly, he had done that on purpose and had pushed himself against her.
"Senior Sister, did you notice that the Wufeng Sect is doing something strange with the spiritual vein?"
Tang Yu, as always, was an expert at playing dumb and quickly diverted the conversation.
"They might be up to something. I feel something is off in certain places."
Liu Yanlan had great skill when it came to formations and restrictions.
She quickly led everyone to a fork in the path and, upon reaching the end, began to make hand gestures.
Two dark blue butterflies flew from her fingers, circled around, and finally landed on a stone wall.
Liu Yanlan narrowed her eyes, made a move with her magic, and the stone wall emitted a faint blue glow, revealing a hidden formation.
Upon seeing the hidden formation, the Elders narrowed their eyes.
Where would such a bold thief come from, daring to sneak into the spiritual vein to steal spiritual stones?
If they were disciples of the Wufeng Sect, they would lose their lives here today.
"Come out!"
Liu Yanlan, with a frosty face, shouted angrily, and the formation cracked open.
Then, two figures, one large and one small, slowly emerged from the formation, raising their hands.
They looked at each other for a moment, and everyone fell silent.
No one expected it.
Inside the formation were Nangong Ying and Tang Mao.
Tang Yu almost choked from surprise. He had been wondering why he hadn't seen Nangong Ying lately, nor Tang Mao in the Qunyu Tower eating spirit stones.
It turned out these two fools had gone to steal, huh?
"What the hell are you doing? Are you so desperate that you went to steal spirit stones from the Wufeng Sect? If it weren't for me finding you today, you would have been waiting for bad luck to come to you."
Liu Yanlan was so furious she was almost going crazy. An elder and a future divine guardian beast of the sect? Have they become thieves?!
"It wasn't my fault, it was the little one who said that since she reached the Golden Core realm, she could use her innate divine powers! So I followed her to see what she could do with those powers, and in the end…"
Seeing the situation was serious, Nangong Ying quickly betrayed Tang Mao.
Tang Mao, her fox tail twitching, looked at Nangong Ying in surprise and said:
"Auntie, you… you're deceiving me! I said my spiritual powers could enter the spiritual vein, but you forced me to steal spirit stones with you!"
"Wasn't it because I saw you were too skinny and wanted to take you to eat something good? The real problem was all yours."
Nangong Ying smiled mischievously as she looked at Liu Yanlan.
"Of course, big sister, we can't blame her entirely. I also bear some responsibility. If someone has to be punished, better punish her!"
"..."
Liu Yanlan was speechless; her younger disciple, who feared harshness but was good at softness, really knew how to handle situations.
Tang Mao ran to Tang Yu and clung to his leg, glaring angrily at Nangong Ying, that despicable woman, thinking she would never go stealing spirit stones with her again.
"From now on, you will remain in seclusion in the sect for ten years."
Liu Yanlan snorted, quite displeased with the risky actions of her mischievous younger disciple.
"Oh!"
Nangong Ying looked at Tang Yu with a sad expression, but Tang Yu chose to pretend not to see her, because intervening would only mean she would get the same scolding.
Seeing that Tang Yu did not help her, Nangong Ying approached Liu Yanlan with an almost crying expression.
Liu Yanlan ignored her and, after carefully checking the spiritual channels, spoke again.
"From now on, the disciples of the Law Tower will be responsible for periodically inspecting the spiritual channels; we cannot allow something like this to happen again."
"That is correct."
Everyone nodded.
Tang Mao returned to her original form and, embraced by Tang Yu, began to sleep deeply, enjoying the comfort after having eaten well during her stay in the spiritual vein.
Upon leaving, Nangong Ying finally understood why her big sister was there in the spiritual channels of the Wufeng Sect.
It turned out that, during their absence, they had taken control of the spiritual vein.
"Big sister, maybe they'll put me in the spiritual vein?"
Nangong Ying's expression, which had earlier looked like she was about to cry, brightened with joy.
"As you wish, but anyway, you cannot leave the sect for ten years, not even asking the ancestor for forgiveness will help."
Liu Yanlan replied without much enthusiasm.
"Alright, alright."
Nangong Ying smiled happily, ran to hug Tang Yu's arm, and asked for more details.
Once the spiritual vein was managed, Liu Yanlan summoned the elders to discuss the mission matter.
After deciding the list of those who would go on the mission, Tang Yu would continue to be the group leader.
Nangong Ying also wanted to join, but Liu Yanlan, remembering her recent offense, firmly rejected her.
"This journey to the Sea of Shadows and Death is very dangerous, so I ask everyone to be very careful. At crucial moments, you must help each other and aim primarily to come out alive."
"Before departing, if you need anything, you can ask the sect. The sect is not like before now; our reserves are stronger."
As the meeting was about to conclude, Liu Yanlan stood up, looked at the elders, and smiled.
The others also smiled, and some of the elders took the opportunity to request certain elixirs or supplies, ensuring they had enough ammunition for the journey to the Sea of Shadows and Death.
After the meeting ended, Tang Yu, carrying Tang Mao in his arms, who had returned to her original form, went back to the Qunyu Tower.
His main subordinate, Zhao Dashun, was already waiting for him in front of the Tower.
Seeing Tang Yu had returned, Zhao Dashun quickly bowed and exclaimed: "Disciple greets his Young Master."
"Good work. How is everything going?"
Tang Yu approached Zhao Dashun, smiling as he asked.
Last month, Tang Yu had sent Zhao Dashun and Liu Facai, an exceptionally talented couple, on an important mission. He had assigned them several subordinates and also gave them access to some resources from the Treasure Tower, with authority levels similar to the sect's senior elders.
This great effort was not in vain, as he was watching the destined son, Lin Xuan.
Zhao Dashun quickly reported on Lin Xuan's recent situation.
Upon learning that Lin Xuan was already in the intermediate stage of the Golden Core realm, Tang Yu slightly frowned.
This destined son is truly incredible. Every time I try to interfere with his destiny, I end up harming my own chance and heart. But, in the end, after many setbacks, he remains blessed and always comes out unscathed.
Seeing Tang Yu frown, Zhao Dashun could not help but ask:
"Young Master, why are you so interested in such an insignificant character? Does he hide some secret? If so, can we use the soul searching technique to obtain that information?"
"Think a little more."
Tang Yu pointed to his head.
Zhao Dashun thought for a moment and then asked:
"And after thinking?"
"Dashun, I can only tell you to think carefully before doing anything."
Tang Yu smiled.
Zhao Dashun sighed, thinking he shouldn't insist further. Whatever he, with his simple mind, could think, surely his Young Master had already considered.
Someone as formidable as his Young Master, who was called the Immortal Emperor, certainly wouldn't overlook anything!
Most likely, that guy also had some connection with the Immortal Emperors.
"Keep monitoring his movements. If he does something important, notify me immediately. Also, how is the matter I asked you about? How much longer do you think it will take?"
Tang Yu asked.
"We will finish it in less than six months. There are so many things we need, but fortunately, we have the help of the Treasure Tower."
Zhao Dashun responded quickly.
Following Tang Yu's instructions, they were in the process of merging several small worlds using formations, creating a realm where cultivators and mortals could coexist, specifically for the cultivator named Lin Xuan.
Why so much effort? The Young Master himself had said it was part of a plan.
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