When Ji Yuan received the news, he was patrolling outside Liancheng Mountain with Liu Yuan.
Both received a ssage from Rou Yi, urging them to return quickly.
If Ji Yuan hadn’t swapped shifts with the Isle Master of Cloud Mist in advance, he might have suspected that he was the one who killed Yang Taian.
After all, when Ji Yuan first went down the mine with Yang Taian, he had already considered killing him... Since he had previously killed his brother, killing him now would eliminate the threat entirely.
But a thought is just a thought.
Even if Ji Yuan wanted to act, he wouldn’t do it within this spirit vein.
"Did Senior Sister Rou say who killed him? Or was it a Spirit Crystal Beast?"
Ji Yuan transmitted a ssage to Liu Yuan to ask.
After all, Liu Yuan and Rou Yi were direct senior brother and sister, and there were so things Rou Yi wouldn’t tell Ji Yuan, but she would tell Liu Yuan.
"No, she just said the death was very suspicious."
Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan quickened their pace and soon arrived at the entrance to the spirit vein.
Rou Yi, the Isle Master of Cloud Mist, and several Foundation Establishnt cultivators on duty this ti at the bottom of the spirit vein had all co out. In addition, Lady i Ru from the Joy Palace and Gui Zhen, a Peak Foundation Establishnt cultivator from dicine King Valley, had also brought their Foundation Establishnt cultivators here.
The miners had also co out, each staying inside their cabins, too afraid to show face, worried about getting caught in the crossfire.
Seeing Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan arrive, Rou Yi said in a stern voice, "Alright, all of us from the Water Dragon Sect are here. You two need to give an explanation, or don’t bla my sword for not recognizing people!"
"An explanation?"
Gui Zhen, donned in a pure white magic robe, flicked his sleeves and laughed, "So according to Daoist Rou, you an to say that this was done by people from the dicine King Valley and Joy Palace?"
"Nonsense, if not you, could it be soone from our Water Dragon Sect who did it?"
"Well, that’s not impossible." Lady i Ru, true to her na, even had a flirtatious tone in her voice. She blinked her eyes, looking up and down at the aloof Isle Master of Cloud Mist.
"With Daoist Yun’s striking beauty, perhaps Yang Daoist had ill intentions and ended up being killed by Daoist Yun instead."
"It seems plausible to too."
Gui Zhen said with a smile.
The Isle Master of Cloud Mist frowned slightly at Lady i Ru and said softly, "Do you think everyone is like you?"
Lady i Ru’s expression remained unchanged.
"You’re just a late-stage Foundation Establishnt, boasting here, do you believe I won’t kill you?"
"Don’t think you’re special just because you’re a disciple of a Golden Core Zhenren. Here, who doesn’t have a master in the Golden Core Realm?"
"You!"
The Isle Master of Cloud Mist took a step forward, seemingly intending to test Lady i Ru’s depth.
Rou Yi, however, extended her hand to block her way.
Ji Yuan observed all of this, and from the current situation, Rou Yi appeared to be soone with courage and careful thought, not as rash as she seed on the surface.
Whether it was previously deceiving the opponent or now stopping the Isle Master of Cloud Mist.
On the other hand, the Isle Master of Cloud Mist ca across as sowhat thoughtless.
Ji Yuan subtly stepped back a little, while his divine sense scanned over Yang Taian’s corpse. He lay on the ground, perfectly still, his face calm.
If it weren’t for the lack of breath, he could really just be asleep.
Not only was there no external injury, but Ji Yuan couldn’t even detect any internal injury.
Indeed, it was a particularly strange death... this place was eerie, and Ji Yuan was already contemplating whether he should make his escape.
Subsequently, Rou Yi engaged in an argunt with Lady i Ru and Gui Zhen, but none of the three showed any signs of making a move.
Ji Yuan took the opportunity to figure out what was going on.
This ti, everything proceeded as usual down the mine, and upon arriving at the spirit vein, Yang Taian told the Isle Master of Cloud Mist that he would find a place to cultivate.
Normally, one would cultivate for five days and then guard for five days.
But Yang Taian went for five days and didn’t co back.
The Isle Master of Cloud Mist didn’t think much of it, because in her view, Yang Taian, being soone who loved to take advantage of small gains, wanted to take this opportunity to enhance his cultivation without the protection of a Golden Core master, which was understandable.
But unexpectedly, after ten days, Yang Taian still hadn’t returned.
The Isle Master of Cloud Mist had no choice but to delve into the spirit vein to search, and then... she found Yang Taian’s corpse.
The matter was just that simple.
Throughout the process, except for the Isle Master of Cloud Mist who didn’t go to cultivate, Danxia and Zhiyun from Joy Palace, as well as Xuan Weizi and Dan Chengzi from dicine King Valley all went to cultivate.
Logically, they all should be suspect.
But at the sa ti, they were not worth suspecting. Firstly, the places where they cultivated were far apart and not in the sa location.
Secondly... they were all mid-stage Foundation Establishnt, lacking the ans and prowess to kill a mid-stage Foundation Establishnt cultivator without anyone knowing.
Not to ntion them, even Rou Yi and the other Peak Foundation Establishnt cultivators couldn’t possibly kill Yang Taian quietly like that.
And that’s precisely why Rou Yi dared not draw a conclusion.
After arguing, Lady i Ru and Gui Zhen adamantly insisted that there was sothing sinister hidden deep within the spirit vein, likely so mutated Spirit Crystal Beast.
They proposed to go down together to take a look.
This was currently the only solution.
Whether it was so or not, they had to go down and take a look.
After all, if this matter wasn’t clarified, other Foundation Establishnt cultivators wouldn’t dare to go down the mine.
"You all head back to the camp and wait for ; I’ll go down and take a look."
At a critical mont, Rou Yi was still capable of handling the situation.
Seeing Rou Yi about to leave, Ji Yuan, worried, hurriedly sent her a ssage, "Senior Sister, rember to watch out for those two!"
Rou Yi paused slightly, then replied:
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