Chapter67:HeIsanActor

TherewasaflashoflightandYuanQiflowedintheair.AcoldlightcamefromthehandoftheleadingBlackFiendSchooldisciple.Asfastaslightningandwithanairofbloodlustaroundit,hishandclutchedontotheshrewdman’sneck.

Thissuddenchangecausedashockamongstmany.Theeyesofthemanwerefilledwithfearandshock.Thedisciple’scultivationlevelwasfarstrongerthanhis.Hedidn’tevenhavetheabilitytoresist.

“Whenyouwanttocome,youcome.Whenyouwanttoleave,youleave.WhatdoyouthinktheBlackFiendSchoolis?!Youarelookingfordeath!”

Acoldandemotionlessvoicecamefromthedisciple.Hisfivefingersalsostrengthenedandclosed.

“Snap”

Theneckoftheshrewdmanwasbrokenjustlikethat.Hislifelessbodycollapsedtotheground,devoidofstrengthlikejelly.Bloodseepedfromthecornerofhisprotrudingeyes,lookinghorrifyinganditfilledpeoplewithfear.

Everyoneshivered,theirheartsagitated.

“Doesanyoneelsewanttoleave?”Thedisciplewhojustmadehismovecoldlylookedatthecrowd.Killingintentflowedoutfromhim,notevenbotheringtohideit.

Everyonewasscaredstill.Noonedaredtospeak.

Seeingthecrowd’sreaction,thefewdiscipleswhichwereleadingthewaysneered.

Arrivingatthisplace,theyhadnofearaboutthesepeoplemisbehaving.Ifsomeonedidn’tlistentoorders,thenhecanstraightawaybekilled.Makinganexampleofsomeonewasthebestwaytokeepeveryoneincheck.

SuYislightlyloweredhishead.Hiseyesemptywithnotracesofhisemotionsandthoughts.

Itlookedlikethiswasaslavescandal.Thesecultivatorswantedtoprovidelaborforahighwagebutintheend,eventheirliveswouldneedtobeprovidedhere.

Thelawofthisworldhadalwaysbeenthestrongshallruleandpreyupontheweak.Furthermore,thiswaswithintheForestofDemons.Herethelawwasmoreprominentthanever.

SuYi’seyesthenlookedatthebodyoftheshortoldmaninfrontofhim.Hefoundoutthatthisoldmanhadalsoloweredhishead,lookingveryfrightened,likehewasstunnedbywhathehadjustseen.

“Thisisanactor.”

SuYiwasevenmoresuspiciousnow.Thisoldman’sactingskillsweretop-notch.

Themoretheoldmanactedlikethis,themorehepiquedSuYi’scuriosity.

Undertheguidanceoftheleadingdisciples,SuYiandtherestcontinuedtogodeeperintothemine.

Thespaceinfrontofthemgotbiggerandbiggerastheywentintothedeeppartsofthemine.

Thereweremanycaveentrancesaround.Followingthosepaths,youcouldfinddisciplesofBlackFiendSchoolshoutingatpeopletominetherocks.

Afteranhour,SuYiandtherestfinallyarrivedattheirdestination.

Itwasahugecave,likeaminiaturecanyon.Therewerepearlsgivingofflighteverywhere,illuminatingtherocksuntiltheyshinedlikedaytime.

Thereweretensofpeopleunderthesupervisionofseveraldisciplescurrentlyusingspecializedequipmenttominetherocks.

Thiskindofrockseemedverytough.Itwasveryspecial.

Alltheminerswerecultivators.TheywereusingtheirYuanQibutwhentryingtominethatkindofrocks,theyseemedtoalsobestruggling.

Whenthediscipleswhoweresupervisingsawtheotherdisciplesbringingmanypeoplethere,theywereallfilledwithgleeandcamegreetingastheywhisperedtoeachotherdiscussingsomething.

“Everyone,gettowork!Hurryup!”

Afterward,thedisciplesstarteddistributingtheequipment,allowingSuYiandtheresttostartminingtherockswithinthecave.

Thepeopledidnotdaretorebel.Thoughtheywereunwilling,theydidnotdareprovokethosedisciples.

SuYiremainedsilent.Hegotaveryspecialminingtool.Itwaslikeahoe,yetitwasalsolikeashovel.Thematerialitwasmadeofwasverytoughandaccordingtotheinstructions,hestartedtominetherocksinthecave.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😁)

ThoserockswereeventougherthanSuYihadimagined.Nowonderthoseminerslookedliketheywerestrugglingandexhausted.

“Thepeopleshallbeentrustedtoyouguys.Lookatthemcloselyandquicklyminetothebottom!”

Thediscipleswhohadledthecrowdleftanddidnotbotherwiththemanylonger.

“Everyone,movefaster!Ifanyonedarestoslack,Iwillteachhimalesson!”

Thedisciplesheldbladesintheirhands,theirfacesferocious.

Justthatcavealonehadoverahundredminersworkinginit,butinfrontofthosefewdisciples,theystayedsilentanddidnotdarerebel.

Theirabilitywastooweak.Theycouldonlyliedownandbebutcheredbyothers.

Thiskindofminingwasindeedverytiring.

SuYikepthisheaddownandminedthosespecialstones.Injustfourhours,hefeltaslightexhaustion.

Theminerswerenotmadeofmetal.Theyneededrestaswell.

Luckily,everysixhours,theminersgettorestfortwohours.

Afterall,BlackFiendSchoolalsodidnotwishtostraightawayworktheminerstodeath.

Inthosetwohours,theminerscouldmeditateandrecovertheirstrength,buttheywerenotallowedtoleavethatcave.

“Let’sgooutandtakeabreatheraswell.JuniorBrother,watchoverthemforawhile,”Thefewdiscipleswhoweresupervisingtoldtheyoungesttowatchovereveryonewhiletheytookthechancetogoout.

Inthatcave,theyfeltsosuffocatedtothepointofpanicking.

“Everyonebetterbehave,orelseyouwillsuffertheconsequences,”Whenthefewolderdisciplesleft,theyoungestdisciplealsotookthechancetogooutaswell.

Healsofeltverysuffocated.Anywaysinthere,theminerswouldnotbeabletoescape.

“Whew…”

Whenthosedisciplesleft,manyminerstookasighofrelief.

“Everyone,howlonghaveyoubeenhere?Whatexactlyishappening?”

Anewminerimmediatelyaskedtheexperiencedminers.Initially,therewerediscipleswhowerewatchingthem,hencetheydidnotdareaskanything.

“It’sbeenthreemonths.Thisisaslavescandal.Onceyouarehere,youwillnotbeabletoleave!”

“IhavealreadybeenhereforfourmonthsandIhavenotevenbeenoutsidethiscave.”

“BlackFiendSchoolwillneverletusgo!”

Theolderminerssaid.Lookingatthenewbatch,theireyeswerespiritlessandfullofhelplessness,liketheyhadalreadygottenusedtoallthis.

“WehavebeentrickedbyBlackFiendSchool!”

Thefacesofsomenewminerschanged.Now,eventheirlaststrandofhopewascutaway.

TheyoriginallywantedthevaluableYuanStonesofBlackFiendSchool,buttheyhadneverthoughtthattheBlackFiendSchoolwantedtheirlives,wantedtosqueezethemdry.Theyneverintendedtoletthemleave.

“Therearesomanypeoplehere.Didnoonetrytorevolt?”

Anewminerasked.Fromwhathehadseenonthewaythere,theminerswithinthisentirequarrywouldnumbermorethanathousandandtherewereonlyatmost150disciples.Didnoonethinkofrevolting?Waswaitingfortheirdeaththeonlychoicetheyhad?

“Donotthinktoomuch.BlackFiendSchoolhasstrongpeoplestandingguardhere.Witheveryone’scultivationlevel,wewouldnotbeabletoputupafight.

Anexhaustedmansaid.Inhisspiritlesseyes,therewasaglimmerofhope,“Actuallyitisnotimpossible.IfweareabletomineoutYuanCrystals,wewouldbeabletogetrewardedbyBlackFiendSchool.Maybeevenbecomingadisciple.IheardthatquiteafewpeoplehadreallyminedoutYuanCrystalsandwererewardedfinely.”

“WhatareYuanCrystals?”

SuYiwaslisteningattheside.Hearingthenewterm,heaskedcuriously.