Chapter two hundred and twentieth, into the spirit mine
Seven families.
There are seven families: Zhao, Wang, Chang, Shi, Qin, Gao and Jian.
There are a total of twelve golden elixir level monks in the seven families.
Basically everything is here.
This was a great honor to Lin Xi.
The Chang family is the most powerful. In addition to the head of the family, Chang Daoyuan, there are also two heads of the family, Chang Daoting, as well as a family elder and three Jindan. The other six families are far inferior.
No wonder the seven major families are headed by the Chang family.
Lin Xi said: "I am investigating the matter of the Ling Mine in the name of the sect, so I won't waste time. Please ask Master Chang to take me to the Ling Mine to check out the situation."
"Of course there is no problem, please."
Soon, Lin Xi flew to Ling Mine under the leadership of Chang Daoyuan.
The place where the spirit mine is located is a huge mountain.
This mountain is not a spiritual mountain. It is quite ordinary. The surrounding spiritual energy is not abundant. The mountains and rivers are long and not dangerous or steep. They are not even very high. There is nothing worthy of praise.
This mountain is called Hengyue, and no one pays attention to it on weekdays. There are several Taoist temples and Buddhist temples on the mountain that are not very popular. Only during the Chinese New Year are people praying for blessings, which is a little more lively.
But no one knows that there is a huge spiritual vein hidden under the Hengyue Mountain.
The spiritual veins gave birth to a large-scale spiritual mine.
It is said that a young monk accidentally discovered it when he went down the mountain to seek alms, and then reported the news to the abbot of the temple in a panic. It was just a small temple, and the abbot was just an old monk who knew some Buddhism, but had never truly embarked on the path to immortality.
The old monk did not dare to take the spiritual mine as his own, so he reported the news to Qingyun Sect through some connections.
After the confirmation, the Qingyun Sect was naturally overjoyed and sent people to find another extraordinary spiritual mountain. They also spent a lot of energy building a new temple and gave it to the old monk as a reward.
This incident happened in a secret way, and very few people knew about it.
Even if some Qingyun Sect disciples know that there is a spiritual mine in Xiyang County, they don't know where the spiritual mine tools are located.
The location of Hengyue Mountain is right in the center surrounded by the seven major families.
In order to create this situation, several families even specially moved their ancestral homes.
There are people from seven major families specifically stationed at Hengyue Mountain.
A large formation has also been set up, which must be strictly reviewed before entering. If you want to enter by force, it will definitely cause a huge noise and attract the attention of the Qingyun Sect.
"Sir, it's right here." Chang Daoyuan pointed to a hidden foot of Mount Hengyue.
Lin Xi nodded: "I want to go into the mine and have a look."
"please."
When the people on guard saw the talkers from the seven major families coming together, they naturally did not dare to neglect and hurriedly opened the formation.
Everyone entered the formation.
Soon everyone arrived at the area at the center of the mountain.
The real spiritual mine is still under the mountain.
The light in the area at the center of the mountain was slightly dimmed. It was supposed to be a place where miners rested, but now it seemed very quiet, and the houses were filled with dust.
According to the Chang family, the Ling Mine has not been in operation for more than seven months, so it is normal for the house to become full of dust.
"Since it's mining, there should be something similar to a ledger, right?" Lin Xi asked.
Chang Daoyuan nodded: "Of course there is. We have a special record book. All miners' conditions, daily mining volume, and various emergencies are recorded."
"Please show it to me."
"Here." Chang Daoyuan was already ready.
Lin Xi glanced at the record book casually.
no problem.
Everything was handled very well, and there weren't even any management flaws to fault.
Since the Chang family dares to take it out, there must be no problem with the record book.
"Can I go down to the mine and have a look?" Lin Xi made another request.
Chang Daoyuan paused for a moment: "Of course."
Lin Xi was keenly aware that when she made this request, people from the seven major families made brief eye contact, seeming to confirm each other's intentions.
This is interesting.
It seems that there is indeed something wrong with the spirit mine.
Soon Lin Xi, led by people from the seven major families, entered the spiritual mine.
Spirit mines are similar to ordinary stone mines in that they are all dark, but the spiritual energy in the spirit mines is extremely rich.
It's a pity that it's too mottled. After all, there are not only spiritual minerals in the spiritual mines, but also a lot of messy ores. Without the purification and condensation of the spirit gathering array, there won't be much improvement if it is used directly for cultivation.
"Let me lead the way for everyone." Gao Chengcheng, the head of the Gao family, walked out.
His breath is very hot.
It can be seen that he is practicing fire-attribute skills.
He raised it casually, and dozens of small flames appeared out of thin air, flying into the mine, lighting up the entire mine without making anyone feel hot at all.
Such control is already quite extraordinary.
Everyone walked into the mine.
The ground is very solid, but there are often bulges and bumps. The stone walls are full of various stone ores and spiritual stones, but they are embedded in the stone walls and need to be mined out and sorted properly.
In such a large-scale spiritual mine, it is very possible to mine spiritual crystals from the depths.
Some of the ores hidden in the spiritual mines may be precious, and some may be trash. It all depends on luck, but there is no doubt that the amount of spiritual stones among them is very high.
Lin Xi checked it and found that there was indeed nothing wrong with it.
"The Ling Mine is very safe under our management. There will definitely be no problems. The main reason is that the big chambers of commerce are making things difficult for us." Chang Daoyuan said.
Lin Xi nodded slightly and cooperated with the other party's performance.
"However, I have reached a new agreement with the chamber of commerce in other counties. In about one month, the spirit mine will be able to start working normally. After two months, the normal amount of spirit stones will be handed over."
"Really?" Lin Xi smiled and said, "That's really good news."
Lin Xi didn't know what the spirit mine should look like.
But since the other party dared to let Lin Xi come, there must be nothing wrong.
At this time, Lin Xi suddenly asked: "In the past seven months or so, although the amount of spiritual stone development has been plummeting, there are still some spiritual stones turned in. This means that the spiritual minerals should still be mined on a small scale. Why are they being mined now?
Can’t you see anyone in the mine?”
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
It seems that the people of the seven major families did not expect this.
Because in the usual reports, it was said that for the sake of the sect, the Chang family did not hesitate to persuade major families to send their own people to dig spiritual mines for the sect and reduce losses.
Since there is small-scale excavation, those miners' houses should not be gathering dust.
It shouldn't be dark in the mine, with no one around.
It seems that the forgery was taken too seriously, but flaws were exposed.
Chang Daoyuan's expression remained unchanged and he said: "Actually, it was just to welcome the envoy, so I asked them to go back and rest, so as not to make the envoy uncomfortable due to the flying dust."
The dust generated by the development of spiritual mines is indeed uncomfortable.
This is barely explained.
"So that's it." Lin Xi smiled and didn't ask any more questions.
It seems that there is no further pursuit.
The people of the seven major families breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the gift of these two million spiritual stones is really worth it.
However, they didn't know that Lin Xi was already thinking about how to inform the Qingyun Sect.
Just when everyone was about to leave, an extremely vague and hoarse cry for help came from deep in the spirit mine.
"Help...help."
At this time, the seven major families and even Lin Xi were shocked.