After this group of Shu Yu Hall disciples came out, they did not hurry toward the main gate. Instead, they scattered again in twos and threes, entering the small rooms on either side of the courtyard. When Zhang Xiaohua swept them with his divine sense, he could not help but laugh silently. Were those rooms not for washing up?
Before long, people emerged from within, changed into clean and tidy Shu Yu Hall attire, and arrived at the gate. The guards at the entrance skillfully searched each disciple, then waved a hand and let them out. Only after every disciple had been inspected did they form a group and head up the mountain... "Hmm, so this is the entrance to the jade mine vein!" Zhang Xiaohua smiled, formed a hand seal, and burrowed underground, diving beneath the courtyard. But just as he reached the heart of the mountain, he encountered a layer of restriction blocking his path.
"It seems the Incense-Passing Cult truly places great importance on this jade mine vein. They laid down restrictions back in the days of the Immortal Dao, and judging by how sturdy these restrictions are, they have not weakened in the slightest due to the lack of Primordial Qi. There truly is abundant Primordial Qi within this jade mine vein!"
With that thought, Zhang Xiaohua emerged from underground, appearing inside a small room. He looked around the utterly ordinary room, then released his divine sense again. Only after quite a while did he withdraw it, frowning to himself. "This is troublesome. The room closest to the mountain is clearly the entrance to the mine vein, yet there are five guards in this room. Most troublesome of all, the doorway on the left side of the room is a restriction..."
"Eh? This restriction is the