#571 - Chapter 571 Investigation
Zhu Neng couldn't figure it out himself, so he truthfully reported the situation he had investigated to Sect Master Luo Yangtian.
He left the decision to Luo Yangtian.
Luo Yangtian listened silently and didn't immediately come to a conclusion.
Instead, he waved his hand to dismiss Zhu Neng.
"You may leave. I will make the decision on this matter."
When it came to Ye Kong, the Sect Master's scale of justice would tilt.
Zhu Neng and the others were used to it, so they bid farewell and left.
Luo Yangtian paced back and forth in the Star River Hall for a long time, finally unable to resist.
He knew Ye Kong, or so he thought. Now that the spiritual energy of逍遥 Peak was exhausted, it must be something beyond human power and irreversible by fate.
Ye Kong himself must be helpless, so he came to him for help before.
But he didn't want him to offer help, as it would make him seem too weak, so he expressed it in such a roundabout way.
Thinking of this, Luo Yangtian sighed softly and said, "Nephew, you can just tell me directly if you have anything. Why beat around the bush?"
"I won't laugh at you."
Despite what he said, Luo Yangtian thought about it and decided not to break the ice.
What was the point of breaking the ice now?
It would only make Ye Kong anxious and lose face, which would be a bad deal.
Therefore, Luo Yangtian thought for a while, and the Star River directly extended to Pill Peak.
Speaking of Pill Peak Master Yao Zidan, thanks to the Sect Master, he was originally going to sacrifice his lifespan to refine pills for Ye Kong, but in the end, he turned misfortune into good fortune and his face glowed.
Therefore, Yao Zidan felt closer to逍遥 Peak than before.
"Greetings, Sect Master."
Since Yao Zidan's rectification last time, there had been no more situations where the disciples were distracted and didn't take their master seriously.
At this time, the disciples of Pill Peak were performing their duties under the leadership of Yao Zidan, diligently practicing the art of pill refining.
Seeing the spreading Star River, but not the Sect Master himself,
The disciples of Pill Peak bowed to Luo Yangtian from afar.
Luo Yangtian was very satisfied with this scene. The last time he heard such a uniform worship in Pill Peak was a long, long time ago.
"Get up, do whatever you were doing."
"Zidan, come over here."
Luo Yangtian was anxious about Ye Kong's matter, so he didn't bother with pleasantries and went straight to the point.
Yao Zidan smiled and said, "Sect Master, aren't you going to take a look at how our Pill Peak is doing?"
Hearing this, Luo Yangtian looked around and saw pill furnaces everywhere.
"Big ones, small ones, copper ones, iron ones..." There were all kinds of them.
The large ones were hundreds of feet tall, piercing into the clouds.
The small ones could only be held in the palm of the hand, exquisite and delicate.
The copper ones shone slightly, with lifelike patterns engraved on them.
The iron ones were a dark mass, and you couldn't see them clearly unless you looked closely, as dark as the night.
...
"So many pill furnaces, how many pills are you going to refine?"
He really didn't know until he saw it, and he was shocked when he did.
Even Luo Yangtian was stunned by the scene before him.
He had seen pill furnaces, but he had never seen so many or such tall pill furnaces.
"Those who are just learning to refine pills need to waste a lot of medicinal materials to hone their skills and create good pills."
"On the other hand, the more advanced alchemists need less fixed equipment."
"The most advanced alchemists can use anything as a pill furnace."
Luo Yangtian wasn't interested in how to refine pills, as long as he got the pills.
Why bother to do it himself when he could get it without lifting a finger?
Hearing Yao Zidan rambling on and on, he quickly interrupted.
"Zidan, there will be plenty of time to hear about how you refine pills later, there's no rush now."
"Hurry up and go to逍遥 Peak, there's an emergency?"
Luo Yangtian said eagerly.
"What's the emergency that even the Sect Master is worried about? I'd like to see."
Seeing that Yao Zidan didn't seem to take it to heart, Luo Yangtian quickly pulled out his trump card and said, "It's about the spiritual vein."
As soon as he heard about the spiritual vein, Yao Zidan became anxious.
He couldn't bother to say anything more to Luo Yangtian and was about to fly out like an arrow.
But he was stopped by Luo Yangtian.
"You'll know everything after you hear the whole story."
After Luo Yangtian finished speaking, he recounted the results of Zhu Neng's investigation.
Yao Zidan also looked strange when he heard this.
Since it concerned the reputation of逍遥 Peak, Yao Zidan couldn't sit still any longer and went straight to逍遥 Peak.
Thus, there was the previous conversation between Yao Zidan and逍遥 Peak Master Ye Kong.
"To tell you the truth, this time I'm here on the orders of the Sect Master to ask you something."
After careful consideration, Yao Zidan directly revealed his intentions to Ye Kong.
Although Yao Zidan didn't say it explicitly, Ye Kong, being as smart as he was, immediately guessed what Sect Master Luo Yangtian meant.
"This matter is just a small thing. I guess逍遥 Peak is just tired recently, and the spiritual energy will naturally recover soon."
Ye Kong couldn't very well say that he did it himself, so he had to come up with this reason.
Yao Zidan carefully considered it and finally adopted Ye Kong's explanation.
Indeed, there was no other reason to explain it.
Just wait, the spiritual energy will always recover one day.
Especially in the case of逍遥 Peak, it shouldn't be caused by human power.
Yao Zidan found the answer from Ye Kong and didn't hesitate to say to Ye Kong immediately.
"Nephew, thank you for your trouble. My disciples are still waiting for me to guide them."
"You also know that we have a lot of things to do now, and we can't do without someone watching over the disciples."
"I'll go back now. If you have anything, just tell the Sect Master and the others."
Ye Kong nodded, thinking: I can finally send you away, I still have things to do.
Who knew that Yao Zidan, just as he walked out the door, suddenly turned back and said, "I don't seem to see your disciples, where did they go?"
"Especially小白, he's my adopted grandson, I haven't seen him for so many days!"
Ye Kong was just about to think of a way to explain, but he didn't expect Yao Zidan to step out quickly.
He went straight to the room where小白 and the others lived.
Seeing this, Ye Kong was speechless but helpless.
Forget it, the more you stop them, the more curious they will be.
"Ye Kong, nephew, what's going on here?"
Despite having heard about it beforehand, Yao Zidan was still stunned by the miserable scene before him when he actually saw it.
Even Yao Zidan, who was knowledgeable and experienced, was shocked speechless when he saw the scene before him.
It was as if an invisible hand was manipulating everything in the dark, sucking everything dry in one breath.
The ground was cracked, the spiritual energy was dry, and the originally white buildings were pitch black.
There was nothing inside the buildings either.
"Nephew, you have a serious problem here."
Yao Zidan swallowed and finally organized his words.
