I cultivate immortality on the Sky Island

The mining island was brightly lit.

With Ji Yun's advance warning, more than a dozen Zhao family cultivators and elders were ready and were now lying in ambush near the core mining area.

Not long after.

The thieves stealthily entered the mine; two or three to the east, four or five to the west, and more than twenty people in total fell into the encirclement.

"court death!"

The Zhao family cultivator shouted.

The crowd immediately joined the fray, engaging the thief in a chaotic battle.

Having suffered a defeat last time, Wu Xiuyuan was determined to avenge his previous humiliation. He used all his skills and displayed extreme bravery, killing two rogue cultivators in succession.

He was a member of a wealthy family.

It has a great advantage when facing rogue cultivators of the same level.

That high-grade defensive magic weapon alone could not be broken without the combined attack of seven or eight people, leaving them at his mercy.

Ji Yun deliberately gave a perfunctory answer.

He carried a long sword and fought a thief cultivator to a standstill.

Chu Qinghe was not far from Ji Yun. Although she did not have a high-grade magic weapon, she was still able to handle things with ease. After killing one person, she still had time to look at Ji Yun.

Upon seeing this, she frowned slightly.

Ji Yun's situation was extremely dangerous; he seemed to be at risk of being injured by the thief cultivator at any moment.

After hesitating for a moment, she still made a hand seal and flew on her sword to Ji Yun's side.

The two men joined forces to kill one person.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the thieves were either dead or had fled, and the battle was over.

This was a resounding victory.

No one from the Zhao family died in battle, but they killed twelve bandit cultivators.

"Wu Gongfeng deserves the most credit for this."

"He single-handedly killed three enemy cultivators."

Afterwards, when the Zhao family tallied up their achievements, Wu Xiuyuan, who had killed three people, was ranked first among them.

Chu Qinghe claimed to have killed one person and also reported another to Ji Yun.

These military achievements will be converted into contribution points as rewards by the Zhao family.

……

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The mine was frequently attacked, with thieves coming every three to five days.

But it only succeeded once.

The rest suffered a crushing defeat.

After that, the thief stopped coming and instead began harassing the cultivators transporting the minerals.

Ji Yun reaped a great harvest.

Over the past month, he secretly killed thirty rogue cultivators and obtained thirty souls.

Zhao Jiadasheng was closely related to him.

He knew the location of the Demon Cultivator Market and was able to intercept them almost every time, silently killing seven or eight people and drastically reducing their numbers.

Only twice did the thief choose to attack from the other side, bypassing Ji Yun.

With Wu Xiuyuan and a few others in charge, the bandits could hardly win on the front lines. They could only sneak into the mining area, grab a quick buck, and then flee in panic.

"I am the same as Wu Xiuyuan."

"At its core, it's all about bullying others by taking advantage of one's power."

"However, the power I rely on is far greater than his."

Ji Yun took out wax oil to maintain the soul-summoning banner deep in his own courtyard.

A second-tier low-grade magic weapon could kill a Qi Refining Stage 2 cultivator with ease.

The opponent was completely powerless to resist.

They died without even knowing how they died.

He took the time to send the souls, corpses, and all belongings of the thirty Qi Refining Level 2 cultivators back to the Demon Cultivator Sky Island and stored them in a secret room.

It was enough for Li Meier to break through to the third level of Qi Refining.

Even the eight maids benefited.

The bottom layer of the Night Sea doesn't lack talent; what it lacks is cultivation resources.

As long as there are enough resources for cultivation, the maids can all break through to the second level of Qi Refining, and it is not difficult for them to even reach the middle stage of Qi Refining.

Now they can earn money by drawing talismans.

The master also frequently fed and rewarded them.

Some sect plaques can even enlighten them, making their minds clear.

Their cultivation path was much smoother than Ji Yun's, who was at the first level of Qi Refining.

No wonder the female cultivators in the Night Sea all like to attach themselves to cultivators; the benefits are terrifyingly numerous, and compared to that, what is a mere act of self-sacrifice?

"If I could marry into the fifth layer of the Night Sea."

"Perhaps they will receive similar treatment."

Ji Yun sighed softly. If given the chance, he would also like to experience this feeling.

There was also a few pieces of bad news.

During this period, the Zhao family suffered frequent setbacks on other resource islands, and two Qi Refining Level 3 cultivators were killed without any warning.

Some suspect that it was a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining who made the move.

The Zheng family has a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining. This person is not a righteous cultivator and is not bound by the Qingxuan Sect, so he can act secretly.

Although there is no evidence at the moment.

This news sent shockwaves through the Zhao family, especially among the cultivators on duty outside, who were all on edge.

Ji Yun was the same.

The fourth-level Qi Refining cultivator from the Hundred Netherworld Sect is a demonic cultivator. If he makes a move, no one in this mine will survive.

……

late at night.

Ji Yun quietly went out while on duty and traveled on his sword across the night sea for half an hour.

He then landed on the rubble and used his sword to dig out a secret chamber from it.

After entering the secret room.

He took a coffin out of his storage bag.

This coffin is extremely dangerous; he originally intended to try opening it again when he reached the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

But the situation is currently turbulent.

He had no choice but to take a gamble.

"I've observed this coffin for a long time and I've determined that it's probably not in any danger."

"After I leave, open the coffin and see what's inside."

"Report to me immediately."

Ji Yun took out the corpse of a thief cultivator, then summoned the sword cultivator's soul slave from the soul-summoning banner, and then gave him some instructions.

"Yes."

The swordsman bowed respectfully, then crawled into the corpse of the thief, regaining a new body.

Ji Yun retreated on his sword.

Block the exit of the secret room.

Only after retreating a hundred miles away did he use a hand seal to send a message to the soul slave, instructing him to open the coffin.

With a sword cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining and still in the body of a Soul Slave, there is little danger in the second level of the Night Sea, ensuring that the coffin will not be taken away by passersby.

But opening the coffin is not necessarily an option.

Even if he is 80% certain, there is no guarantee that the remaining 20% ​​might be an unexpected and shocking accident.

After a while.

The sword cultivator sent a message back, saying that it had successfully opened the coffin and was examining the items inside.

"What's inside?"

Ji Yun felt slightly nervous.

A coffin, suspected to be from a Foundation Establishment stage, was a scourge to the entire race at the bottom of the Night Sea, and every item inside was extremely precious.

"Just a skeleton, a jade tablet, and a strange magical artifact."

"There seems to be no danger."

"I'm still alive even now."

The sword cultivator, clutching the communication talisman, looked down at the coffin and reported the truth to Ji Yun.

He remained conscious, but had become a soul slave, unable to disobey Ji Yun.

Although he didn't know the details of the coffin, Ji Yun's caution suggested that the situation was quite serious.

They will likely be either killed or seriously injured.

However, after the coffin was opened, no unusual phenomena appeared, as if nothing had happened.

"You'll stay here for a while."

"We'll see how things go in seven days."

Ji Yun immediately ordered the sword cultivators to continue observing before returning to the mine.

……

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

Ji Yun went out again, heading to the place where the sword cultivator was, and made contact with him.

Nothing happened.

"My body is fine too."

"This jade pendant is very strange; it seems to contain a lineage."

The swordsman quickly replied, still standing beside the coffin, holding the jade tablet.

"Take out the jade tablet and the ritual implements."

"Put it down somewhere along the way."

Ji Yun remained cautious. The environment at the bottom of the Night Sea was complex, and anything could happen, so he had to be on guard.

The swordsman did as instructed.

Soon after, Ji Yun went to his destination and observed it from afar with his divine sense.

The jade pendant is about the size of a palm, pure white and translucent, with a warm and smooth texture and a pearly luster. It is clearly made from a superior material.

He probed into it with his divine sense.

A message popped into my mind.

After reading it, Ji Yun was slightly taken aback; this was beyond his expectations.

Because it turned out to be a last message.

It records the life of a monk.

This person was born on the fifth floor of the Night Sea. In his youth, he had a chance to obtain the inheritance of an ancient righteous sect and cultivated arduously all the way to the Foundation Establishment stage.

After entering the Primordial Spirit Realm, he founded a sect and attempted to continue his legacy, but was murdered by other forces who conspired to seize his inheritance.

Knowing his days were numbered, he crafted this coffin and willingly descended into the lower realm. If any cultivator were to find it by chance, they could claim the opportunity within.

Some of the jade plaques have been passed down through generations.

The other magical artifact was a guiding artifact that could lead cultivators to a sky island, which he had hidden in advance.

Other traditions reside on the island.

May those who come after send the coffin back to the Sky Island and bury it deep within its depths.