Chapter 2235 - 1935: The Three Great Spiritual Lands (2)

Chapter 2235: Chapter 1935: The Three Great Spiritual Lands (2)

Horse Face glanced at the freckled man whose life was uncertain, remained silent for a moment, and then said to Song Yun: "I wonder if you... know about the Spiritual Lands?"

Song Yun nodded: "I know, go on."

Horse Face said: "The Sky Demon Sect is one of the three major powers of the Shu Spiritual Land in Huaxia. My name is Han Fei, and together with Zhou Dong—oh, Zhou Dong is the one you slapped away—we are disciples of the Sky Demon Sect. Of course, we are of lowly status, the lowest disciples, practically insignificant in the Sky Demon Sect."

Song Yun understood the situation within the Spiritual Lands, knowing that Foundation Establishment signifies entry-level, Activation [also known as Enlightenment] represents some achievement, while Core Formation indicates mastery.

He asked: "Since you are people of the Sky Demon Sect, with the abundant spiritual energy there, why aren’t you staying in the Spiritual Lands? What are you doing here in this mine?"

Han Fei chuckled wryly and said: "The Sky Demon Sect has established a sect in the outside world called the Fire Cloud Sect, mainly to help the Sky Demon Sect find certain objects outside. The Fire Cloud Sect discovered something that Deacon Yang wanted in this mine, so Deacon Yang brought Zhou Dong and me here."

Song Yun raised an eyebrow: "What level is Deacon Yang?"

A strange glint flashed in Han Fei’s eyes, and he immediately replied respectfully: "Deacon Yang is at the Foundation Establishment Peak."

"What, Foundation Establishment Peak!"

Upon hearing Horse Face’s words, Qingxu and Qing Nian exclaimed in shock.

Seeing the astonished expressions on Qingxu and Qing Nian, Wang Ling looked at them and asked in confusion: "Foundation Establishment Peak, is it that formidable?"

Qingxu smiled bitterly: "Formidable doesn’t even begin to describe it. A master at the Foundation Establishment Peak could eliminate us all with a flick of a finger."

Qing Nian frowned, pondering: "But in the Hermit Realm, is there really anyone at the Foundation Establishment level? This shouldn’t be possible."

Although the two Daoists were elders of the Qingcheng Sect and could be considered experts, they didn’t know that Huaxia had three major Spiritual Lands. So, they couldn’t possibly know that within these lands, not only are there Foundation Establishment levels, but also Activation and Core Formation experts.

"Foundation Establishment Peak, indeed not simple."

Song Yun muttered, acknowledging that a Foundation Establishment Peak was indeed significant.

With his current strength at the Half-step Foundation Establishment, he admitted he could deal with a Middle or Late Stage Foundation Establishment, but a Foundation Establishment Peak posed some trouble.

Seeing his solemn expression, joy appeared in Han Fei’s eyes as he said to Song Yun: "Young hero, I suggest you release me. I can choose not to tell Deacon Yang about what happened here. Otherwise, if Deacon Yang takes action, you will be in deep trouble."

The words seemed to be for Song Yun’s sake, but their underlying meaning was a clear threat.

Slap.

Suddenly, a loud slap echoed.

Before anyone could react, Song Yun had already slapped Han Fei, sending him rolling on the ground for several loops before stopping.

No one expected Song Yun to strike so unexpectedly.

Han Fei was covered in dust, with one side of his face torn and bleeding profusely.

He stood up, looked at Song Yun with a mixture of fear and hatred in his eyes, and thought bitterly: "Dare to hit me? I’ll kill you wretches no matter what. The Sky Demon Sect is not something you can provoke. I, Han Fei, will definitely take revenge."

Even though he was seething inside, he didn’t dare make a sound for fear of getting slapped again.

"Remember, don’t threaten me."

Song Yun wagged his finger at Han Fei, his tone exceedingly calm yet chilling.

Morris, Oro, and Li Huanxin, recalling how they had mocked Song Yun before, felt their hearts in their throats and a chill of fear. If Song Yun turned against them, they couldn’t imagine the extent of their suffering.

Seeing Han Fei’s silent demeanor, Song Yun continued asking: "What did the Fire Cloud Sect find?"

Han Fei shook his head and honestly replied: "I don’t know, but Deacon Yang values it greatly and personally came to this mine."

Song Yun raised an eyebrow: "Oh, you’re saying Deacon Yang is here now?"

"Yes." Han Fei nodded, pointing towards the deeper parts of the mine: "We’ve dug a passage upfront leading deeper underground. The thing Deacon Yang wants is 500 meters below."

Hearing "500 meters underground," everyone was somewhat surprised.

This isn’t the ocean, it’s land; such depth is unusual.

"Something even people within the Spiritual Lands desire must be a treasure. Since I’ve come across it, I can’t let it pass. But if I kill Deacon Yang, Han Fei, and Zhou Dong, people from the Spiritual Lands will certainly seek revenge. The Sky Demon Sect isn’t easy to handle."

Song Yun pondered for a moment and asked Han Fei: "Did the Sky Demon Sect within the Shu Spiritual Land know you came here?"

Han Fei replied: "The treasure seems very precious, and Deacon Yang was worried others might find out, so he didn’t tell anyone else and only brought Zhou Dong and me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Fei asked in panic: "Mr. Song, you’re not planning to kill us to silence us, are you?"

He had heard Wang Ling call out the name "Song Yun," so he now directly addressed Song Yun as Mr. Song.

Song Yun sneered without answering Han Fei’s question.

Killing to hide the truth, Han Fei was quite right.

And releasing others only for them to return for revenge is something Song Yun would never do.

At this moment, Wang Ling stepped forward and asked Han Fei: "Were the guards of this mine, whom I posted, killed by you?"

Han Fei did not deny it and said: "They were a nuisance here, so I used a small trick to get rid of them."

"So many innocent lives, and you just..." Wang Ling trembled with anger, gritting her teeth: "You’re too ruthless, truly inhumane."

Now, the truth was finally out.

The consecutive deaths weren’t because someone was targeting Wang Ling’s nephrite, but because the Sky Demon Sect viewed outsiders as a hassle and thus exterminated them.

Li Huanxin said: "Mr. Wang, if you want to mine this nephrite, the first thing you must do is bring these villains to justice. I suggest calling the police to let the authorities handle this, using the law to punish them."

Qingxu and Qing Nian looked at Li Huanxin with expressions akin to looking at an idiot. Is the law capable of restricting masters at the Foundation Establishment Peak?

To resolve matters here, even if the Golden Dragon Palace or Hermit Realm came forward, it might not be resolved.

After all, right now in the Hermit Realm, the strongest are merely late sss-level, not even matching Han Fei and Zhou Dong at sss level, let alone the Foundation Establishment Peak of Deacon Yang.

Of course, these were thoughts held by Qingxu and Qing Nian.

Morris, Oro, and Maisy Lin were unaware of these matters and immediately expressed that since this place was bought by Wang Ling, they should call the police to protect her legal rights.

In truth, they were simply scared and unwilling to take responsibility. ℴ

Seeing this, Song Yun said to them: "You all go back first, I’ll go further down to have a look."

"No." Wang Ling immediately expressed her disagreement and said in a serious tone: "Since we came together, we should leave together. How can we let you venture into danger alone?"

Song Yun bluntly said: "You would only be a burden following me."

Wang Ling frowned: "But..."

Song Yun interrupted: "No buts. The people we are about to face are true experts, and as Daoist Qingxu said, they could kill you with a flick of a finger. Following me any further would only cause unnecessary casualties."

Li Huanxin nodded earnestly: "Right, Song Yun makes sense, we should leave first."

"We also agree with Song Yun’s suggestion."

Morris, Oro, and Maisy Lin also expressed their opinions.

Wang Ling hesitated for a moment. Despite disdaining the actions of Li Huanxin and the others, she agreed with Song Yun’s reasoning and said to him: "Fine, we will leave first and wait for you outside. I’ll call the police and have them assist you."

"No need for the police." Song Yun smiled, looked at Qingxu and Qing Nian, and said: "Two Daoists, you should go out as well and inform the Golden Dragon Palace to clean up this mess."

"Alright."

Qingxu and Qing Nian nodded. Being decisive individuals, they immediately turned and headed towards the mining pit’s exit.

Morris, Oro, and Li Huanxin hurriedly followed. Maisy Lin was about to turn when Song Yun called out: "Give me your backpack."