Chapter 35 Gravel Island
This island is quite desolate, with no vegetation growing on it. The island is covered with black gravel and the mountains are steep and undulating.
This must be Gravel Island, and indeed the island lives up to its name. Qin Tian looked at it and thought to himself.
The flying boat slowly landed in a valley in the center of the island, and a formation of light curtain shrouded the valley entrance. Perhaps after hearing some movement, the light curtain slowly disappeared, and a plump, middle-aged and beautiful woman walked out.
After the flying boat landed, the middle-aged beautiful woman immediately took a step forward, smiled coquettishly and said, "Brother Nangong, you've had a hard time on this trip."
When Nangong Yu saw the beautiful woman, Feizhou also smiled and said hello: "Junior sister Tian Xin, what are you talking about? It's just your responsibility."
Then he turned around and introduced to Qin Tian and his entourage: "This is Deacon Tian, a disciple of Master Tingchaofeng Yunxiu. Why don't you come forward to see me?"
When Qin Tian and others heard this, they bowed respectfully: "Disciple has met Master Tian."
Nangong Yu nodded with satisfaction when he saw this, and then said to the arrogant young man Lin Feng: "Lin Feng, please take them to arrange the cave first, and inform them of the rules here. They will start performing their duties tomorrow."
After saying that, Nangong Yu and Deacon Na Tianxin entered the valley.
Lin Feng greeted everyone and led them into the valley.
The valley is not big, with cliffs on three sides. The black stone walls look quite hard. There is only a narrow exit in the valley, which is shrouded by a formation.
Even if Qin Tian doesn't understand the art of formation, he can still see that this place is absolutely easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The spiritual energy in the valley is not very strong, but compared to Qin Tiandai's Valley of the Wasted Man, it is not a bit stronger.
Lin Feng, who was walking in front at this time, said: "The entrance to this valley is blocked by a formation. You need to use the sect's token to enter and exit. According to the practice here, in addition to monitoring the miners, we are also responsible for patrolling and garrisoning tasks inside and outside the island. Forty People are divided into two groups, each group has twenty people, and they rotate every three months.”
Upon hearing this, someone immediately said in confusion: "There are foundation-building deacons guarding this place. Could it be that there are still blind people coming here to cause trouble?"
Lin Feng paused, turned around and looked at everyone, and said with a solemn expression: "Gravel Island is located in the buffer sea area of the junction of the three sects. There are many casual cultivators here and it is chaotic. The Blood Spirit Demon Sect is even more concerned about the cloud patterns. The mine has been coveted for a long time, so fellow juniors must not be careless."
Everyone was shocked when these words came out. Although Qin Tian had heard about it for a long time, he was also secretly wary when he thought of the rumors about the Blood Spirit Demon Sect that he accidentally heard in the sect.
They were nothing more than casual cultivators, a ragtag group of people. The Blood Spirit Demon Sect was one of the three major forces of the human race, and it was also a demon sect. It was rumored that most of the demon sect's disciples were cruel and bloody.
When Lin Feng saw the different expressions on everyone's faces, he couldn't help but shouted in a cold voice: "It's just a Blood Spirit Demon Sect. Look at your virtues. Master and Uncle Tian are here, why are you panicking?"
Seeing that everyone gradually calmed down, Lin Feng continued to introduce: "The mine is located on the east mountain wall, and the cave of Master and Uncle Tian is on the north. You can choose a cave to live on the west mountain wall. Tomorrow Gather at the entrance of the mine early in the morning.”
After saying that, Lin Feng turned around and galloped towards the west, and everyone hurriedly followed.
However, just as Qin Tian was about to leave, he suddenly felt a chill running down his spine. He was startled and turned his head to look behind him. There was no one else but a young man wearing a white robe, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a simple face.
When the honest young man saw Qin Tian looking at him, the look of surprise in his eyes flashed away. Then he nodded towards Qin Tian with a naive smile on his face, and ran past Qin Tian toward the west mountain wall in a flash.
Qin Tian looked at the back of the honest young man with a puzzled look on his face, but he was secretly wary in his heart.
If I felt it correctly just now, it was murderous intent...
At night, Qin Tian sat cross-legged on a stone bed in a dark cave. The cave was not big. There was only a stone bed and a stone table in the cave. A luminous pearl was inlaid on the stone wall, emitting a soft light.
However, Qin Tian had no intention of practicing at this moment, and the murderous intention he just felt made him feel a sense of crisis.
Qin Tian had killed more than one person with his own hands, and his senses were stronger than ordinary people's, so he believed that his feelings were not wrong.
"I don't know this person, why does this person have murderous intentions towards me?" Qin Tian frowned and thought for a moment, as if he thought of something, his face suddenly darkened.
"Cao Xu!"
Except for Cao Xu, Qin Tian has not offended anyone since he accepted the sect, so it is not difficult to reason. That Cao Xu could actually extend his hand here shows how terrifying the power of the Cao family is, and Qin Tian is secretly afraid...
Early the next morning, in front of a dark mine entrance on the east side of the mountain wall, everyone lined up neatly in two rows and divided into two teams. Qin Tian was in the first team.
The person standing at the head of the first team was a horse-faced young man at the eighth level of Qi Refining. His name was Luo Zhang, and he was selected as the captain by Lin Feng.
What made Qin Tian secretly relieved was that the honest young man named Pang Hu, who also had the eighth level of Qi training, was not assigned to the same team as him, but became the captain of the second team!
At this time, Lin Feng said: "The two teams of monks will take turns starting today. The first team will be responsible for monitoring the mine first, and they will rotate again after three months."
As he spoke, Lin Feng pointed at Qin Tian's team.
Luo Zhang nodded upon hearing this, and then Lin Feng led Pang Hu and the second team out of the valley to patrol.
After Lin Feng walked away, the young man named Luo Zhang turned around and faced the crowd, with an evil look on his horse face and said:
"Luo is fortunate enough to be selected as the captain. In the next three years, we still need more support from all the junior brothers. We are all just here to contribute to the sect. It is best to live in peace with each other. But if anyone wants to sing the opposite, don't blame Luo. Be ruthless!"
Everyone was silent after hearing this, and obviously had no objection. After all, this horse-faced Luo Zhang obviously wanted to establish his authority first. If he didn't know what to do at this time, he would undoubtedly ask for trouble.
When Luo Zhang saw this, a trace of pride flashed in his eyes, and then he ordered:
"You few of you who are in the sixth level of Qi Refining are responsible for entering the mine cave for inspection, and the rest of you will follow me to control the entrance of the mine cave and be responsible for registering the amount of ore every day."
When everyone heard this, some were happy and some were sad. For example, the disciples of the seventh level of Qi Refining were naturally happy. After all, the spiritual energy in the mine cave was thin and there was no sunlight. Staying in it for a long time would inevitably delay their cultivation.
And the twelve disciples of the sixth level of Qi Refining, including Qin Tian, were indignant in their hearts. Obviously, Luo Zhang's different treatment made everyone very unhappy, but the situation was stronger than people, so they could only endure it.
At this moment, the rule that the strong are respected in the world of cultivation was fully reflected!
Qin Tian showed a helpless look on the surface, but he was ecstatic in his heart as everyone walked towards the mine cave. He was still thinking about finding an excuse to enter the mine cave, but who knew that someone would send a pillow when he was sleepy.
After entering the dark mine cave, Qin Tian and others found that there were many forks in this mine cave, which were connected in all directions and extended underground. There was a night pearl inlaid on the stone wall of the mine cave at a distance, making the mine cave full of dim light.
However, everyone was a cultivator, and seeing things in the dark was normal.
Qin Tian followed behind everyone, looking around, secretly memorizing the forks he had walked through. The deeper you go into this mine cave, the more forks there are. If you don't remember them carefully, you may get lost.
