Notifying the Sect

"Master, since you have a way to prevent others from discovering this Spirit Stone mine, what are you still worried about? If you're worried about No. 2 Base, there's absolutely no need. It's only been ten days since we started digging the train tunnel."

Liang Shi thought for a moment and continued, "At worst, we can just choose another location and start construction again in ten days!"

Yi Xuan glanced at Liang Shi and said irritably, "How many times have I told you? The underground part is called the subway! Besides, do you even need to tell me? Haven't you noticed that there are far fewer construction machines and robots here than a few days ago? I already transferred two-thirds of them to the newly selected location!"

"So what are you doing here?"

"What worries me is that someone has already discovered this Spirit Stone mine! Look at this!"

After speaking, Liang Shi took an electronic device, about the size of a palm, from Yi Xuan's hand. It was playing a video showing miners working hard in the mine, while people dressed in sect robes patrolled around them.

Liang Shi noticed that the sect uniforms worn by those people looked familiar, and it took him a while to realize it.

Isn't that the sect attire of the Gazing Immortal Sect, which is two thousand miles away from the Azure Mountain Sect?

"Did the Gazing Immortal Sect discover this Spirit Stone mine? But isn't this within the territory of the Western Jiang Kingdom? Have the people from the Gazing Immortal Sect gone mad? Digging for Spirit Stone on the territory of the Azure Cloud Sect?"

Yi Xuan nodded; "This video was secretly filmed by the robot that I arranged! Those guys are currently about 400 meters above us!"

So what you want is...?

"Now that they've discovered this mine, we can't monopolize it. After all, with our current strength, it's wishful thinking to try and fight against a powerful sect! So, I think since this place has already been mined to this extent, and No. 2 Base can't be built here, we should make the most of it!"

"Master? How do you make the best use of everything?" Liang Shi asked curiously.

Yi Xuan smiled mysteriously and said, "It will probably take them some time to mine to this point. I plan to create some illusions here, so that when the people above mine this far, they'll find it's a broken vein, and the Spirit Stone mine ends here! That way, the ore below will belong to the Yi family, right?"

Liang Shi nodded, agreeing with Yi Xuan's idea.

But Yi Xuan said somewhat unwillingly, "It's a pity about all those Spirit Stones; otherwise, they would all be mine!"

Somewhat speechless, Liang Shi looked at his master and said, "Master, you've taken the lion's share, you should at least let others have a piece of the pie!"

Hearing Liang Shi's words, Yi Xuan fell into deep thought, then suddenly looked up, a glint of light in his eyes. "Right! We should let them have some soup too! But since it's soup, it's better if it's just our own people!"

After saying that, he grabbed Liang Shi and left.

After Yi Xuan returned to No. 1 Base subway, before Liang Shi could even speak, he turned around and went to the sect on the mountain.

"Grand Elder! Grand Elder!"

The Supreme Elder of the Azure Cloud Sect was resting with his eyes closed at the entrance of the Scripture Pavilion, just like any other day. At his age and level of cultivation, progress in cultivation was no longer something that could be achieved solely through hard work; it depended more on fortuitous opportunity and comprehension.

Therefore, the Supreme Elder of the Azure Cloud Sect basically sits on the rocking chair at the entrance of the Scripture Pavilion every day. He looks like he is resting with his eyes closed, but in reality, he is cultivating at all times, trying to find that sliver of fortuitous opportunity, hoping that he might be able to break through that barrier and enter a higher level at some point.

The Supreme Elder, awakened by Yi Xuan's shouts, was quite displeased. Upon seeing that it was Yi Xuan, he glared at him and said, "You brat, you've disturbed my cultivation again. If you can't come up with a good reason this time, I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your master!"

Hearing the Supreme Elder's words, Yi Xuan chuckled and said, "Alright then, go ahead and lecture me. After you're done, I'll turn around and leave, and you'll never know anything about the Spirit Stone mine again!"

"What?" Although the Supreme Elder looked very old, the strength of Nascent Soul Ancestor was not to be trifled with. Hearing Yi Xuan's words, he immediately stood up.

He grabbed Yi Xuan's arm and asked urgently, "What Spirit Stone mine did you say?"

Seeing the Supreme Elder's anxious expression, Yi Xuan shook his head and said, "You should reprimand me first! I'll talk about it after you've finished!"

Knowing that Yi Xuan was teasing him, the Supreme Elder pressed Yi Xuan down into the rocking chair he had just been sitting in and said ingratiatingly, "Grand-disciple, my good grand-disciple, tell me quickly, what kind of Spirit Stone mine is it?"

Yi Xuan knew that was enough; teasing this sect's supreme elder any further would be going too far. So he stood up, pulled the supreme elder to a rocking chair, and said, "Your grand-disciple has discovered a Spirit Stone mine! It's located within the territory of the Western Jiang Kingdom. However, it seems the Gazing Immortal Sect has also discovered it and has already begun mining the Spirit Stone! That's why your grand-disciple rushed back to inform you!"

Upon hearing Yi Xuan's words, the Supreme Elder slapped his thigh, grabbed Yi Xuan, and flew towards the sect's main hall, complaining, "Why didn't you tell Li boy about this first? He's in charge of the sect now. Isn't telling this old man a waste of time?"

The Nascent Soul Realm stage cultivators are incredibly fast at flying; Yi Xuan didn't even have time to react.

To his surprise, he found himself standing in the sect's main hall.

In the main hall, the Supreme Elder was talking to the Enforcement Elder. Cui Yan, standing beside him, listened attentively, glancing occasionally in Yi Xuan's direction.

After the three of them whispered for a while, the Enforcement Elder looked up at Yi Xuan and asked with a serious expression, "Yi Xuan, is what you and the Supreme Elder said true?"

"Of course it's true! I saw it with my own eyes!"

"In that case, would you be willing to take me and the Supreme Elder with you?"

"This disciple is willing!"

Despite his casual demeanor in front of his master and the Supreme Elder, Yi Xuan never dared to act recklessly in front of this Enforcement Elder.

This law enforcement elder simply had an overwhelming aura, and he always had a serious expression, making him seem like someone not to be trifled with.

With a wave of his sleeve, the Supreme Elder led Yi Xuan into the sky, followed closely by the Enforcement Elder and Cui Yan.

Under Yi Xuan's instructions, the group quickly arrived at the location of the Spirit Stone mine.

The Supreme Elder and the Enforcement Elder closed their eyes for a moment, then opened them, exchanged a glance, and said, "It really is Spirit Stone mine!"

"That's right!" The enforcement elder nodded. "And it seems the amount of ore isn't very large, and the people from the Gazing Immortal Sect only discovered it recently!"

"Young Li! What are your thoughts on this?"

Upon hearing the Supreme Elder's question, the Enforcement Elder fell into deep thought.

A moment later, the enforcement elder raised his head and said fiercely, "Make your move! We must take over this mine! Daring to mine on our territory? The Gazing Immortal Sect's reach is getting too far!"