Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 151 - 138: The Show Begins

Above Suiyu Mountain.

Three figures sat cross-legged within a cloud mist that was almost motionless.

At the edge of the cloud, an elderly man with a kind face looked down at the small mountain city below, with a vast divine thought seeping into every corner like a flood.

"Uncle Seven."

A middle-aged Daoist wearing a Black Jade Crown showed a hint of concern:

"Making such a display, won’t Lord Qingxu notice us?"

"Second Brother, don’t worry."

The young man in white beside him smiled and said:

"I’ve already investigated Lord Qingxu’s background before coming here."

"He’s a loose cultivator, and he has only been in the Foundation Establishment Stage for less than ten years, making him one of the lowest among the Foundation Establishment masters."

"With Uncle Seven’s powerful divine thought, unless we’re face to face with him, he absolutely won’t notice us."

"Indeed."

The kind-looking elder, referred to as ’Uncle Seven,’ also spoke slowly:

"The range of his divine thought covers at most a hundred feet around him, and I’ve intentionally avoided the two hundred feet range around him."

"There’s no way he can notice us, rest assured."

Hearing their words, the middle-aged Daoist felt much more at ease.

They’d been following clues all the way to Suiyu Mountain for seven or eight days now, yet had not taken action.

A newly promoted Foundation Establishment master was of little concern, but they deeply feared the ’Haihe Association’ which was dominant in Fang Continent.

Especially the renowned ’Lord Haihe,’ once a direct disciple of the Wanchuan Ancestor of the Fuhai Sect, had even fought evenly with a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator.

If not absolutely necessary, they would prefer not to provoke such an Absolute Peak Expert.

After a moment, the elder withdrew his divine thought, and the young man in white eagerly asked:

"Uncle Seven, how is it?"

"Hmm..."

The elder pondered for a moment, then said:

"I’ve almost finished analyzing the array of this Haihe Association branch after observing it for seven or eight days."

"As long as there’s no Foundation Establishment master residing inside the array, the three of us together can break it in an instant."

Hearing this, the young man in white and the middle-aged Daoist both breathed a sigh of relief, with a hint of a smile appearing.

"It seems we will soon meet our little sister again."

The young man in white looked excited and said:

"Suiyu Mountain is filled with many miner slaves, and the task of collecting Soul Thought Aura for the Haihe Association must have fallen to Lord Qingxu."

"Based on the progress, he will soon complete the collection. At that time, he will certainly temporarily leave Suiyu Mountain to deliver the Soul Thought Bead back to Haihe Association’s main base."

"The few hours of gap in between will be our best chance to take action."

Hearing his words, the other two slightly nodded in agreement.

The array in Suiyu Mountain had been constructed and reinforced over the years, strong enough to withstand the siege of several Foundation Establishment cultivators if a Foundation Establishment master was stationed there.

The main base of the Haihe Association is only a few thousand miles from here, and if they were stalled by the array and Lord Haihe came with reinforcements, the outcome would be disastrous.

Their only chance was the gap when Zhang Yao left Suiyu Mountain, allowing them to act boldly.

Fortunately, this opportunity seemed to be at hand.

......

In the Mountain City Cave Mansion.

"Buzz..."

Magical power circulated, transforming the image on the screen, which kept changing.

If you looked closely, the screen displayed an attack route, starting from breaking the branch array, advancing into the mining area, breaking through several layers of arrays, and rescuing a specific target person.

"Hmm, that’s about right..."

Zhang Yao repeated the calculations several times, roughly confirming that this was the only attack route.

The divine thought during the day was at the middle stage Foundation Establishment realm and had deliberately avoided the scope of the cave mansion, which was considered cautious.

But he probably didn’t expect Zhang Yao’s divine soul and divine thought to be close to the late stage Foundation Establishment.

And ever since Hu Weiwei entered the mine, he had remained vigilant, regularly extending his divine thought to its farthest range.

"Hesitant to take action, it seems there’s something to be concerned about."

"And the hidden tomb raiders have not shown any signs either, seemingly waiting for an opportunity."

Zhang Yao thought of this and smiled:

"Well, then I might as well give you this opportunity!"

The next day.

At the edge of the Black Jade Mine District, Zhang Yao completed the final collection of Soul Thought Aura.

"Buzz!"

The Soul Thought Bead buzzed in his palm, filled to the brim inside.

Zhang Yao put away the Soul Thought Bead, glanced around, and said plainly:

"The Daoist’s treasure refining has been completed."

"From today onwards, these miner slaves will no longer need to come here, and the mine’s production will resume."

Hearing Zhang Yao’s words, the two main overseers Lao Zhou and Old Chen, and the many supervisors, all bowed in agreement.

"Boom!"

Zhang Yao waved his sleeve, transformed into a cyan light, and soared into the sky in an instant.

Not long after he left, the more than a thousand miner slaves lying on the ground gradually woke up. Laughing and joking, they were about to go back to rest, only to be stopped by the supervisors:

"Smack!" "Smack!"...

The intensive whip shadows accompanied by familiar screams made many miner slaves instinctively shiver, as if drawn back to harsh reality.

"Your good days are over!"

Zhou Xianhe, riding a Magical Artifact Flying Sword, hovered in mid-air with a cold expression:

"Now, get down into the mine!"

"If you don’t meet today’s quota, you know the consequences yourselves!"

As soon as he said this:

The over a thousand miner slaves first fell silent, then burst into an uproar, wailing and complaining.

But in the face of grim reality, they had no choice but to dejectedly form lines, receive specially crafted Magical Artifact Mining Rods from the supervisors, and head into the mines to work.

"Follow me!"

Wu Silei’s expression revealed a trace of tension as he grabbed Hu Weiwei’s wrist and headed straight to a certain mine tunnel after collecting the mining rod.

Suiyu Mountain’s two major mining districts have existed for hundreds of years, with countless large and small mines densely packed, and the tunnels inside the mines are even more complicated, reaching an extreme level of complexity.

Wu Silei remained silent, his head down as he took twists and turns through the complex tunnels until Hu Weiwei finally couldn’t help but ask:

"Wu Silei, where exactly are you taking me?"

Wu Silei didn’t respond, still keeping his head down as he moved forward.

"Stop!"

Hu Weiwei felt a bit uneasy, freed herself from his grasp, and said angrily:

"If you don’t tell me, I won’t go with you!"

Wu Silei finally turned around, hesitated for a moment, quickly glanced around, and then whispered:

"I’m taking you away from here!"

"What?"

Hu Weiwei was taken aback, gasped in surprise, and instinctively covered her mouth:

"You... how can you..."

She suddenly came to her senses, widened her eyes, and whispered:

"You’ve planned this all along, haven’t you?"

"It wasn’t my plan."

Wu Silei shook his head, a trace of nervousness on his face, and whispered:

"Let’s go quickly, don’t delay!

"I can’t tell you more specific things right now, but trust me, I won’t harm you!"

As he spoke, he reached out to grab Hu Weiwei’s wrist, intending to lead her further into the mine tunnel.

"No!"

Hu Weiwei took a sudden step back, avoiding his grasp, her face pale as she said:

"If I escape, what about my master and the others?"

"...There’s no way."

Wu Silei was silent for a moment before frankly saying:

"They’re in another mining district and can’t use this passage to escape."

"But this plan includes steps to incite a large-scale riot. If they’re lucky, they might be able to escape amidst the chaos."

Hearing this, Hu Weiwei hesitated and said:

"If my master and the others can’t, then what about Wang Yesan, he..."

"Enough!"

Wu Silei impatiently snapped:

"That good-for-nothing cowardly fool, he deserves to die!"

"At a time like this, you’re still thinking about him? If we’re a step late and miss the critical moment, we’ll both die in this mine."

"...Alright."

Hu Weiwei was ultimately persuaded, following Wu Silei as they navigated through the complex mine tunnels.

After a good half of an hour:

The two navigated through the pitch-black mine tunnels, arriving at an ancient mine that had been abandoned for years, marked by a stone tablet beside it—’Ding Sanjiu’.

"Swoosh!"

As soon as they appeared, several flying swords shot forward, hovering at their necks. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"Openly, exclusively for me."

Wu Silei calmly stated the code.

The flying swords dispersed, revealing a tall figure, unmistakably a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator.

"It’s you, kid..."

His gaze swept over the two of them, frowning as soon as he saw Hu Weiwei:

"Why did you bring a demon cultivator?"

Wu Silei’s heart tightened, and he quickly said:

"Honored envoy, didn’t you say we could bring others along?"

"I meant ’people,’ not beasts."

The tall cultivator replied expressionlessly.

"You..."

Wu Silei’s face turned a bit unsightly, and Hu Weiwei glared at him angrily, her chest heaving with anger.

"What, little cat girl, you still dissatisfied?"

The tall cultivator snorted coldly, about to speak sarcastically again when:

"Enough, Lao Wu."

Another figure appeared, speaking coldly:

"Since they’re here, let’s just let them in."

"That Lord Qingxu might leave at any moment, don’t waste any more time!"

"...Alright."

The tall cultivator was persuaded, stepping aside to make way.

"Thank you."

Relieved, Wu Silei hurriedly pulled Hu Weiwei inside.

Dim lights flickered in the dark passage, and as they reached the end, it suddenly opened up into a bright underground space.

In a ten-zhang square underground space, over a hundred miner slaves were packed together, engaging in conversations and whispering to each other.

"We can finally get out!"

"Brother, I can’t thank you enough! Once I get out, I will definitely..."

"Sob... after so many years, there’s finally a chance to escape!"

"I hope there are no unexpected mishaps..."

Voices filled with joy, excitement, anticipation, and anxiety merged into a cacophony, filling Hu Weiwei’s ears, leaving her completely bewildered.

"Here..."

She turned to Wu Silei and asked somewhat uncertainly:

"Why are there so many people here?"