The Spirit Candle Fruit's Whereabouts

In a corner of the mine.

A yellow array barrier stands tall.

Beyond the barrier, there were countless Netherfire Ants.

Inside the barrier were two men and one woman, three Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.

The three are Jing Kai, Tang Chuang (the patriarch of the Tang Family), Tang Lin Foundation Establishment Realm elder of the Tang Family).

"Clan Chief Tang, I've run out of Mid-Grade Spirit Stone. Do you have any left?" Jing Kai asked.

Tang shook his head. "We don't have any left either."

Jing Kai sank, and his brows furrowed with worry.

Once the Mid-Grade Spirit Stone are exhausted, the formation will be weakened if it is maintained solely by low-grade Spirit Stone.

It would be difficult to withstand the relentless attacks of countless Netherfire Ants.

"It seems we have no choice but to fight with our lives on the line!" Jing Kai said helplessly.

Tang Chuang said, "This was originally just a matter for my Tang Family, but I didn't expect it to implicate Fellow Daoist Jing. Wait, let the three of us rely on our own abilities; whoever can escape is one less."

The three, who were prepared to fight to the death, suddenly noticed that the Netherfire Ants outside the formation were becoming unusually restless.

As if stimulated by something intense, they began to dart around restlessly.

The Netherfire Ants began to collide with each other, making a constant hissing sound.

Then, the Netherfire Ants gradually crawled towards the outer edge of the mine.

The ant swarm that had been densely surrounding the formation rapidly decreased in number.

The three exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with delight.

They didn't rush to remove the formation, but waited a while longer until the number of Netherfire Ants the formation was no longer enough to threaten them.

Tang Chuang suddenly dispelled the formation and roared.

"Walk!"

Before he finished speaking, Tang Chuang the lead and rushed out.

As the head of the Tang Family, he was extremely familiar with the distribution and layout of the underground mines.

After traveling about a hundred paces, a fork in the road appeared on either side of the three of them.

Without hesitation, Tang Chuang turned left into the mine shaft, avoiding the Netherfire Ants that were still lingering ahead.

The three of them wandered through the crisscrossing mine tunnels, sometimes going up and sometimes down.

A full quarter of an hour later, the three of them successfully crossed the huge pit and reached the surface.

The three, who thought they were doomed, all looked relieved to have survived.

"Fellow Daoist Jing, how about we rest and recuperate at my Tang Family's residence?"

Tang Chuang the initiative to invite Jing Kai to the Tang Family's residence.

The three were trapped in an underground mine by the Netherfire Ants for half a month, and their spiritual power and mental strength were severely depleted, and they all suffered serious injuries.

Logically, Jing Kai should indeed go to the Tang Family to rest and recuperate, and return to Limitless Island after his injuries have healed and his spiritual power has recovered.

Jing Kai shook his head. "Thank you for your hospitality, Patriarch Tang Family, but we have been trapped in the mine for half a month. I have some urgent matters to attend to back at the sect and cannot linger any longer."

Tang Chuang was slightly surprised, but he didn't try to persuade him any further.

"In that case, fellow Daoist, please be extra careful on your journey. Although the mission to exterminate the Netherfire Ants was not completed, it is not your fault. I will send a message to the Mission Hall to explain the situation and have them distribute the reward to you."

Jing Kai nodded.

"Goodbye."

Jing Kai soared into the sky and quickly disappeared into the Ye Kong.

Tang Chuang glanced in the direction of the stone house, but the stone house was long gone, leaving only a pile of rubble.

Tang Lin, who was standing nearby, also noticed this.

Her face showed obvious unease, and she was about to speak when Tang Chuang stopped her with a look.

"Let's go back to the Lineage!"

After saying that, the two of them took off on their swords and headed towards the Tang Family's residence.

On the vast ocean.

A spaceship sped past.

"Extreme Yin, did you save me?" Jing Kai bowed to Song Wen and asked.

The reason Jing Kai Tang Chuang not agree to go to the Tang Family's residence to rest was because he received a message from Song Wen.

Following Song Wen's telepathic guidance, he found Song Wen and boarded Song Wen's spaceship, heading towards Limitless Island.

Song Wen nodded slightly.

"Thank you so much for saving my life, senior," Jing Kai said gratefully.

"Tell me your entire story of how you were trapped in the mine," Song Wen asked.

"The three of us entered the mine, intending to eliminate the Netherfire Ants. However, the Tang Family's intelligence was wrong; there were second-tier king ants among the Netherfire Ants. We were no match for them and could only fight our way back, eventually becoming trapped deep within the mine. Fortunately, Tang Chuang carried a set of the <Five Elements Mutual Generation Formation> with him, which temporarily saved our lives."

"We thought that if we could hold out for a day or two, the sect would send Golden Core elder to wipe out the Netherfire Ants. But to our surprise, we've waited for half a month, and still no one has come."

Jing Kai briefly recounted what had happened.

Song Wen was quite curious about why Chu Lingyun was hiding in the mine. That's why he asked Jing Kai and the other two about how they got trapped.

However, judging from Jing Kai's description, Chu Lingyun did not take action against the three of them, at least not directly, to the point that Jing Kai was unaware that Chu Lingyun was hiding in the mine.

Unable to guess Chu Lingyun's purpose, Song Wen stopped dwelling on the matter, since it didn't concern him much anyway.

Song Wen changed the subject and asked.

"What is Limitless Island's current stance on Yuan Qing's death?"

Jing Kai, "Shortly after you left Limitless Island, the sect stopped investigating the matter. I suspect that the sect may have already found the real culprit."

"The real culprit has been found?"

Song Wen looked suspicious.

After all, he was the real culprit who killed Yuan Qing.

Did Limitless Island hire the wrong person, and someone become their scapegoat?

But for Song Wen, this was undoubtedly good news.

If Jing Kai's guess is true, then the identity of 'Extreme Yin' can once again appear openly on Limitless Island.

"This is just a junior's guess, and there is no real evidence," Jing Kai.

Song Wen nodded slightly and did not pursue the matter further.

"How's the investigation about the Candlefruit Tree coming along?"

"Reporting to Senior, the Candlefruit Tree is personally overseen by Han Wu, the steward of the Flame-Soil Spirit Fields," Jing Kai.

The Flame-Soil Spirit Fields is located more than a hundred miles outside Shadow City, built next to a dormant volcano.

Limitless Island used extraordinary means to trigger the eruption of magma deep underground, creating a special spiritual field near the volcano for cultivating fire-attribute spiritual herbs.

"How much do you know about Han Wu?" Song Wen asked.

Jing Kai took out a Jade Slip and handed it to Song Wen.

"This junior has already collected detailed information about Han Wu, all of which is contained in this Jade Slip."

Song Wen took the Jade Slip and probed it with his Divine Sense.

The information in the Jade Slip was very detailed, including Han Wu's cultivation level, lineage, Cultivation Practice Method, and the cultivators who had close ties with him.

Song Wen nodded. "You did a great job."

"You flatter me, senior. You have helped me time and time again, and this time you even saved my life. It is only right and proper for me to do something for you," Jing Kai.

"When the Spirit Candle Fruit ripens, do you have a way to get your Spirit Candle Fruit on it?" Song Wen asked.

Jing Kai, "This junior can give it a try. As far as I know, when Yuan Qing entrusted the Candlefruit Tree to Han Wu for cultivation, it was done in secret. In order to conceal the existence of the Candlefruit Tree, Yuan Qing specially set up an array to prevent outsiders from spying on it."

"The other Spirit Plant in the Flame-Soil Spirit Fields are unaware of the existence of the Candlefruit Tree. They only know that there is a special Spirit Plant hidden by an array in the Flame-Soil Spirit Fields. Moreover, the other Spirit Plant only know that this Spirit Plant belongs to a high-ranking member of the sect, but not that it belongs to Yuan Qing. Therefore, even though Yuan Qing is dead, no one dares to covet the Spirit Candle Fruit."

"If it weren't for the fact that you informed me beforehand that the Candlefruit Tree was transplanted into the Flame-Soil Spirit Fields, and the approximate time of the transplantation, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to find out about this."

"This junior suspects that Han Wu intends to keep the Spirit Candle Fruit for himself. If we offer him a tempting incentive and then threaten to report this matter to the sect, Han Wu will surely hand over the Spirit Candle Fruit."