Chapter 395: Mishap at the Ore Vein

Chapter 395: Chapter 395: Mishap at the Ore Vein

Yi Xiaoyao and Ji Hao were walking and talking when several people suddenly strode toward them from a short distance away. A sharp Intent washed over Yi Xiaoyao.

The two groups met, and Yi Xiaoyao’s path was blocked.

"He Lin, what are you all doing?" Ji Hao asked, looking at the group with a slight frown.

He Lin was an outsider who had joined the Ji Family. Her strength and aptitude were both top-tier. Most importantly, she was exceptionally beautiful, making her quite famous among the family’s younger generation.

Rumor had it that He Lin deeply admired the Patriarch’s son, Ji Mu, and it was said they had been intimate. Because of this, many speculated that she would be the future Young Master’s Wife.

"Brother Ji Mu is the true Young Master of the Ji Family. But I just heard that the Patriarch appointed an outsider as a Young Master. Where does that leave Brother Ji Mu?" He Lin said, her gaze fixed coldly on Yi Xiaoyao.

Ji Hao retorted, "He Lin, Xiaoyao’s appointment as Young Master was the Patriarch’s decision!"

"So what? Today, I’m going to see for myself what makes you capable of stealing the position of Young Master from Brother Ji Mu!"

He Lin shouted, her Spiritual Power flaring as she pointed a long whip at Yi Xiaoyao. "Fight me! If you lose, you will voluntarily give up your position as Young Master!"

Yi Xiaoyao gave He Lin a detached glance. From her conversation with Ji Hao, he already understood why she had sought him out.

"My position as Young Master doesn’t conflict with Ji Mu’s."

Yi Xiaoyao said calmly to He Lin, then nodded at Ji Hao. "Let’s go."

It was only natural that many in the Ji Family would be unhappy with an outsider like him becoming a Young Master. Yi Xiaoyao didn’t see any point in arguing about it.

Besides, even if he defeated this one He Lin, another would surely come looking for trouble. Yi Xiaoyao couldn’t possibly fight them one by one.

To win over the younger generation of the Ji Family, he would have to wait for the right moment to reveal a level of strength and talent that was hopelessly out of their league.

Ji Hao gave Yi Xiaoyao a surprised look. He found that he understood Yi Xiaoyao’s way of thinking less and less. ’But then again,’ he thought, ’back on Sunken Spirit Island, everyone underestimated him at first. In the end, the power he displayed left everyone terrified and in awe.’

He figured that if the resentful younger generation of the Ji Family kept this up, they would inevitably end up feeling the same way.

Just as the two were about to leave, He Lin took a sideways step, once again blocking Yi Xiaoyao’s path.

"A family only has one Young Master. You think you can just say there’s no conflict and that makes it so? What’s more, you don’t even dare to fight me. A coward like you is not worthy of sharing the title of Young Master with Brother Ji Mu."

He Lin barked, and the people beside her sneered, clearly agreeing with her.

HUM!

A sharp, baleful Qi suddenly erupted, blanketing He Lin and her followers with overwhelming pressure. The force sent her long hair flying and instantly drained the color from her face.

"Whether you accept it or not, you are an outsider. If you dare disrespect me, I can have you thrown out of the Ji Family with a single word!"

Yi Xiaoyao spoke coldly. With a wave of his arm, he pushed He Lin aside and strode past, completely ignoring her and her stunned followers.

CRACK!

He Lin’s whip struck the ground fiercely. Staring at Yi Xiaoyao’s back, she gnashed her teeth in anger. "I don’t believe you can just keep running from a fight forever!"

Yi Xiaoyao acted as if he hadn’t heard a thing and walked away with Ji Hao.

That very day, rumors began to spread.

The outsider Young Master, Yi Xiaoyao, was as timid as a mouse, not even daring to accept a challenge when provoked.

Not only that, but despite being an outsider himself, he was using his status as Young Master to oppress other outsiders, threatening to have anyone who offended him kicked out of the Ji Family.

Yi Xiaoyao paid no mind to any of this. He knew that as an outsider, many people would find it unacceptable for him to be a Young Master. Even if he had fought and defeated He Lin, even nastier rumors would have likely spread.

To resolve this matter, brute force wouldn’t work. He had to wait for the right opportunity.

"Xiaoyao, you’re certainly laid-back."

Ji Hao had been with Yi Xiaoyao for the past few days. Seeing how calm Yi Xiaoyao was despite the rumors, he laughed in surprise.

Yi Xiaoyao smiled faintly and asked, "When and where is the battle for the Cyan Essence Stone Vein supposed to take place?"

"In five days, right at the Cyan Essence Stone Vein," Ji Hao said. His eyes lit up. "By the way, they say the vein is incredibly beneficial for the Cultivation of those with the Cyan Wood Attribute. Should we go take a look?"

And so, the two of them headed for the Cyan Essence Stone Vein.

The vein was located in a mountain range near Cyan Cloud City. A great battle between powerful experts had blasted a fissure into the mountainside, revealing the Cyan Essence Stone Mine within.

As Yi Xiaoyao and Ji Hao arrived at the mountain range, the Heaven and Earth Wood Essence inside him grew more and more excited the closer they got to the cliff.

Members of the three great families were standing guard around the cliff. Seeing Yi Xiaoyao and Ji Hao approach, one of them immediately shouted, "This is the site of the vein! No one is allowed near!"

"We’re from the Ji Family. We just came to have a look."

Ji Hao said, drawing the gazes of several young people nearby.

Standing on the cliff’s edge, Yi Xiaoyao looked down at the vein, which glowed with green light and was wreathed in a cyan mist. He felt a jolt of shock.

The Cyan Wood Spirit Qi here was incredibly dense. But what truly astonished Yi Xiaoyao was that his Heaven and Earth Wood Essence could sense an immensely powerful Vitality Power within the vein. It seemed to be expressing an intense craving for something deep inside it.

One must know that an Essence of Heaven and Earth could also evolve.

Just like his Heaven and Earth Fire Essence, which had evolved into Nirvana Phoenix Fire because of the Nirvana Holy Fruit.

Yi Xiaoyao had a feeling that this vein contained something that could allow his Heaven and Earth Wood Essence to evolve.

"Xiaoyao, what’s wrong?"

Ji Hao asked in surprise, seeing the fanatical gleam in Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes.

An idea struck Yi Xiaoyao, and he smiled. "How about we cultivate right here?"

"Cultivate? The Cyan Wood Spirit Qi is dense here, but just staying on the cliff without entering the vein won’t increase our Cultivation speed by much," Ji Hao said.

"How will we know if we don’t try?"

Yi Xiaoyao smiled, pulling Ji Hao down to sit cross-legged on the edge of the cliff.

Half-believing, half-doubting, Ji Hao began to cultivate. However, it wasn’t long before a tremor ran through his entire body.

He could feel a stream of incomparably pure Cyan Wood Vitality secretly pouring into his body.

’That’s right, "secretly"!’

It was impossible for Ji Hao to absorb Vitality Power from the vein below while sitting on the cliff, let alone the purest portion of it that was now flowing into him.

But he didn’t overthink it. He quickly began to cultivate using this Vitality Power. He was already on the verge of breaking through to the fourth level of the Void-Entering realm, and this might be the push he needed.

Of course, Ji Hao had no idea that this Vitality Power was being "stolen" for him by Yi Xiaoyao.

The Heaven and Earth Wood Essence could manipulate Cyan Wood Vitality.

The ownerless Vitality Power within the vein was the easiest to control.

Thus, Yi Xiaoyao used his Heaven and Earth Wood Essence to manipulate the purest Vitality Power from the vein below, guiding it up through the ground and into both his and Ji Hao’s bodies for them to absorb and cultivate.

The surrounding guardians watched the two of them cultivate with strange expressions. ’Can the Ji Family not even afford Cyan Essence Stones? They have to come all the way out here to cultivate, just to leech a bit of Spiritual Qi?’

After an unknown amount of time, a fluctuation suddenly emanated from Ji Hao’s body—the sign of a Cultivation breakthrough.

This fluctuation made the people nearby look over in astonishment. They then sensed the rising Qi around Yi Xiaoyao and realized he was also on the verge of a breakthrough.

This left everyone filled with doubt. ’Can you really cultivate this fast here?’

Just as Ji Hao joyfully opened his eyes after his breakthrough, his expression changed drastically. He shot his hand out to intercept a streak of cyan light flying toward Yi Xiaoyao.

PFFT!

The long arrow pierced straight through Ji Hao’s Spiritual Power-infused palm and buried itself in Yi Xiaoyao’s body. His Cultivation was violently interrupted, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Haha! A hit!"

From a distance, a triumphant voice drifted over the moment the arrow struck Yi Xiaoyao.

At the same time, Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes snapped open in fury, a cold light shooting toward the direction of the sneak attack.

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