Longevity: Start by practicing the ruthless way

As soon as they saw that something was wrong, Gu Chi and the big black dog were as agile as monkeys and were the first to rush out of the mine.

"What on earth happened?"

"It seems there's something evil going on in the mines again!"

"It seems like something ominous was unearthed. Everyone who went in died. An old immortal from the Xuanyuan Immortal Palace died inside without even making a sound!"

People climbed out of the mine one after another, with looks of fear on their faces. Gu Chi looked back and found that the mine was emitting an extremely oppressive atmosphere, as if something extremely evil and ominous was about to rush out.

"Damn it! Lao Hei, run!"

Gu Chi let out a strange cry and immediately ran out with the big black dog, evacuating quickly. She had a bad feeling that it was not advisable to stay here for long!

Not long after, screams were heard from the back. Near the mine, many people fell to the ground and there was no sign of life.

There was chaos in the 16th mining area, and everyone was fleeing in panic.

Gu Chi and the big black dog ran for several miles in one breath before stopping. They hid behind a huge reddish-brown rock and stuck their heads out to look forward.

Next to the mine where the accident occurred, there were dead bodies lying all over the ground, estimated to be fifty or sixty.

Everyone's face was gray, their eyes were wide open, and they looked like they died with their eyes open.

In that mine, you can see wisps of gray mist overflowing from time to time, which still makes people feel extremely depressed even from such a distance.

"This is such a deadly job..." Gu Chi was secretly shocked. She had heard many people mention that some evil things would occasionally happen in the spiritual mine, but she didn't take it too seriously. It was not until she experienced it personally that she completely believed that this was a job that could really cost lives!

Not long after, the people from Xuanyuan Immortal Palace stationed in the sixteenth mining area arrived. Led by several middle-aged men, the rest were young cultivators.

"Who was working in that mine just now? Are there any survivors?" asked a middle-aged man.

"I, I escaped from that mine." A young man in his twenties timidly raised his hand and walked out.

The middle-aged man nodded slightly, glanced around, and asked again, "Is there anyone else?"

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen people came out, each of their faces was filled with fear and anxiety. Gu Chi and Big Black Dog were among them.

"What did you see down there?" asked the middle-aged monk.

"We didn't see anything. At first we just heard people swearing, then the swearing turned into screaming, and then we ran away."

"Where is Lu Qiu Leng? Isn't he the guardian of that mine?" The middle-aged monk frowned.

"That old immortal was also in the mine at the time. He's probably already..."

"What?!" The middle-aged cultivator was surprised and asked, "Lü Qiu Leng also died in there?"

"It seemed like someone had discovered something at first. After receiving the report, the immortal rushed to the scene to investigate. But for some reason, something unexpected happened, and everyone closest to it died."

As soon as the man finished speaking, another person next to him added: "Fortunately, we ran fast, otherwise we would have died in there too!"

Listening to the noisy voices around them, several middle-aged monks in Xuanyuan Immortal Palace frowned. Once the spiritual mine was disturbed by evil, it was impossible to predict what kind of changes would be caused.

The gray fog at the wellhead was still spreading, exuding a strange and ominous atmosphere.

A middle-aged monk stared at the mine shaft and asked doubtfully, "Could they have dug up something alive?"

Everyone else's face turned pale when they heard this. If they really dug out a living creature, they would be in big trouble.

"I heard that the Tuoba family dug up a strange mine not long ago. It seems that they dug out several bloody bones. Many people died!"

Listening to the conversation between these middle-aged monks, Gu Chi was shocked. It seemed that this ancient land was not only rich in spiritual stone resources, but also full of mystery and unknowns.

"Let me see what this is." A middle-aged monk took out a small silver bottle, only as long as a thumb, hovered above the mine, emitting a soft halo of light and began to absorb the gray mist.

"Click"

As soon as a wisp of gray mist was absorbed into the bottle, the silver bottle broke, its light quickly dimmed, and finally fell to the ground.

"A mid-grade Xuan-level magic weapon can't even withstand that wisp of gray mist? What on earth is this thing?" Everyone around was shocked.

Several middle-aged monks all looked solemn, but did not act rashly. They just stood in the distance and watched the situation develop.

It took a full hour for the gray mist in the mine to completely dissipate, without a trace of it leaking out.

A young cultivator from Xuanyuan Immortal Palace got a big rooster from somewhere and threw it into the mine. The loud crowing of the rooster could be heard from below from time to time, but no accidents occurred.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that there was no danger anymore.

“It’s not as bad as I thought.”

"It should just be a bad aura, not a strange mine."

Several middle-aged monks walked forward, followed by a dozen young men and women.

They came to the edge of the mine, carefully examined each body, and then leaned forward slightly and looked into the mine.

"Carry all these corpses away and find a place to burn them." A middle-aged monk ordered.

All the mortals present took a few steps back upon hearing this, lowered their heads and pretended not to hear. No one wanted to touch those who had died inexplicably, for fear of being contaminated by bad luck.

The middle-aged monk frowned upon seeing this and said, "What are you afraid of? The evil spirit has dissipated, there is no danger anymore."

The dozens of mortals closest to the scene were terrified and threw the corpses into a ditch and burned them all.

To be on the safe side, several middle-aged monks decided to go into the mine to check it out.

"Let them clean up all the corpses inside first, and then we can go down." A middle-aged monk suggested.

Upon hearing this, the group of mortals around all greeted the middle-aged monk's ancestors in their hearts and retreated one after another.

"What are you afraid of? Isn't the big rooster we just threw in still alive and well? Are you all living people worse than a chicken?"

Gu Chi heard him say that and wanted to slap him in the face with the sole of his shoe. If you're not afraid, why don't you go down yourself? You even let the mortal go down first to explore the way.

"Well, since no one has stepped forward, we'll choose the candidate ourselves."

A young monk from Xuanyuan Immortal Palace randomly pointed at a dozen people. Gu Chi and Big Black Dog were unfortunately chosen and forced to carry corpses in the mine.

The mine was dark, and even if everyone held a torch, it was difficult to fully illuminate the place.

I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect, but everyone just feels that the surroundings are filled with gloomy energy.