You cultivate immortality, I cultivate merit

Chapter 469 Spring Rain Comes in Time
It was getting dark when Shi Xiaoliu and the other two returned.

Zhenren Decheng and Zhenren Shanzheng asked them what they had done that day and asked in surprise, "Do you suspect there is a golden spirit vein inside?"

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two nodded affirmatively: "It feels like the gold mine is endless, and the deeper we go, the more golden spiritual energy we can feel."

"Where did you meditate and practice?"

Shi Xiaoliu shook his head, Xia Yu and Shi Zelan nodded: "It doesn't have much effect."

Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng looked at each other, and Master Shanzheng asked the three younger ones, "So what are your plans?"

"Master, we decided to continue digging for gold nuggets."

"You guys made quite a big noise today, so be careful next time you go."

"Master, I understand. We don't covet the gold nuggets of the mundane world."

"Okay, go ahead."

On the second day, Shi Xiaoliu and his two companions continued to go to the gold mine. They saw many more guards, and the miners were also standing at the entrance of the tunnel.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two entered the pit very smoothly. The gold nuggets inside had been moved out, and someone was checking the soil around the pit.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two didn't pay any attention to all this. They walked into the tunnel and helped clean up the gold nuggets around the pit.

The people outside who were cleaning the wall were discussing yesterday's strange incident.

"I heard them say that they didn't clean the cave walls, and the cave walls they cleaned before were not as clean as this time."

"So many guards came last night. They didn't rest all night to deliver the gold nuggets to the official residence of Yangzhou Prefecture."

The sound of people outside cleaning the cave walls covered up the sound of Shi Xiaoliu and the other two digging for gold nuggets. They walked inside, digging as they walked.

The people outside have already started digging another exit. As they dig, they lament that they are about to flatten the top of another mountain.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two also dug out a small path at this time. They carried out a lot of gold bars and piled them up to form a wall.

The three of them sat in the hollowed-out hole and meditated and practiced. They did not open their eyes until someone entered the hole the next day.

Shi Xiaoliu whispered, "This place is good for me."

Xia Yu looked at him and smiled: "Isn't it great to listen to the advice of Sister Lan and me?"

"Yes, you and Sister Lan are smart and know the wonderful use of this place."

Shi Zelan whispered, "Let's help them dig out some more gold nuggets."

The three of them dug out a large area with a flick of their hands. When they went out, they also overturned the wall of gold nuggets that they had piled up yesterday.

People inside and outside the pit heard a loud noise and stopped in surprise.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two had already passed by them at this time, and they saw the entrance to the newly dug tunnel.

When they came out of the tunnel entrance, they saw that most of the old tunnel entrance had been filled in, and the officers and soldiers looked particularly serious.

When they returned to the top of the mountain, Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng looked at the three of them with concern, and then praised: "Perhaps as you said, there is a spiritual vein inside."

"Even if you find a spiritual vein, you can't use it directly. You have to consider the safety of the miners and guards of the gold mine."

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two nodded repeatedly. Shi Xiaoliu smiled and said, "Master, Uncle Master, we will meditate and practice in there."

During the New Year holidays, the officers and soldiers of the gold mine are much busier than usual, and their hearts are always tense.

The miners couldn't describe how they felt. They hadn't been mining for several days and instead had to carry gold bars.

Now the tunnel has extended a lot further inward, and the cave walls do not need them to clean carefully. Everyone is saying that if this continues, they will have to dig a new tunnel exit and level the top of another mountain.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two were very happy. They spent a small part of their time digging for gold and most of their time meditating and practicing.

Shi Xiaoliu's cultivation has improved, and Shi Zelan and Xia Yu can both feel that their realm has become much more solid.

While meditating and practicing in the gold mine, Shi Zelan could clearly feel the smooth absorption of spiritual energy, and she also gained new insights into practice.

The gold mines had to transport gold bars to Yangzhou Prefecture every day, so the prefect had to ask his superiors for support.

The guards were busy patrolling around the gold mine and did not find anyone or anything wrong.

After the government officials entered the pit and investigated, they could not find anything wrong.

In the end, everyone came to the conclusion that the snow water had seeped in here, making the soil much looser.

It just so happened that when the miners were digging for gold nuggets, they shook the walls of the cave, which is why the walls appear so clean.

When Shi Xiaoliu and the other two came out of the tunnel, they happened to hear the explanation of the government official. They also thought that the official's reasoning was quite correct.

The three of them returned to the top of the mountain, and Master Decheng reached out and patted Shi Xiaoliu on the shoulder: "Good, good, good, Xiaoliu, you have reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining."

"Master, I made you worry."

"You are not very old, I am not worried about your progress in cultivation."

Shanzheng Zhenren asked Xia Yu and Shi Zelan about their cultivation. Xia Yu smiled and said, "Uncle Master, I feel that my realm has been consolidated. It is not as empty as before."

After hearing this, Master Shanzheng was very happy and said to him, "Your uncle sent me a message that he can't come here recently. If you have any questions about your cultivation, you can come and ask me."

After Xia Yu nodded, he took his leave.

Zhenren Shanzheng carefully asked Shi Zelan about his cultivation, and Shi Zelan told him some of his insights.

She said to the kind and honest person she was very close to: "Master, I think I can isolate the power of the curse inside."

After hearing this, Shanzheng Zhenren smiled and said, “Go on.

Sister Lan, since you have successfully established your foundation, I think the curse is no longer the biggest problem for you."

"Master, will the more successful I am, the more backlash that person will suffer?"

"possible.

Sister Lan, you have to practice well, I also want to see the outcome of that person's illness."

Spring came and it rained, so work at the gold mine stopped.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two still went to the gold mine and entered through a new tunnel entrance.

After they went in this time, they built a wall of gold blocks and set up a trick to deceive the eyes. The three of them decided to meditate and practice for a day.

On this day, water entered the entrance of the old tunnel. The miners and soldiers worked together to repair it and add soil to consolidate the tunnel.

After a day and a night of rain, water entered the pit. Shi Xiaoliu and the other two opened their eyes, removed the illusion, and saw the water seeping in from under the gold wall.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two cleared a large area with a wave of their hands. When they left, they overturned the gold wall as usual.

When they went out, the rain became heavier and the soldiers guarding the gold mine were carrying stones and soil.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two stopped to look for a while, and thought that they didn't need to do anything extra, so they went straight back to the top of the mountain.

On the top of the mountain, Zhenren Decheng and Zhenren Shanzheng sat under the eaves, sighing that the spring rain came at the right time.