Bei Shan Zhenren did not hide it. He nodded lightly and said, "Fellow Daoist, your guess is correct. Since you already know that I am a Spirit Vein Master, there is no need for me to conceal it any longer."
"Please look over there."
With that, Bei Shan Zhenren pointed to a spot several feet to the left of the spirit pool.
Ling Pengyun turned to look and saw a small earthen mound there. Before it stood a stone stele, covered in many lines of small writing.
After carefully reading the inscription, he drew a sharp breath. The stele recorded the life of a Third Rank High Grade Spirit Vein Master named Lin Qingya.
According to the account, Lin Qingya, like Bei Shan Zhenren, had been an itinerant cultivator from the Flame Domain Continent. However, his fortune had been poor, and the Flame Domain City—the overlord of the Flame Domain Continent—had discovered his identity. Flame Domain City had then invited Lin Qingya to join the city, but as a Spirit Vein Master, Lin Qingya did not lack wealth. Nor did he wish to become Flame Domain City's Spirit Vein puppet, so he refused.
Who would have thought that Flame Domain City would actually intend to force him into the city alive?
Fortunately, his strength had not been weak in those years, and he was highly proficient in the Earth Escape Technique. At the cost of severe injuries, he narrowly escaped Flame Domain City's encirclement and extermination.
He also understood that going to the territories of the other righteous factions would be no different from walking into a deathtrap. Thus, he fled directly into Demon Race territory and cleverly used the abundance of demon beasts there to slow Flame Domain City's pursuit considerably.
After wandering about for some time, Lin Qingya