Chapter 3584 — The Stolen Spirit Jade Incident
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Every newcomer present drew a sharp breath! Some had indeed been entertaining that very thought, but Meng Jueming's words drenched them in cold sweat. Once the meridians in one's hands and feet were crippled, one would be a complete cripple for the rest of one's life, with no hope of cultivating ever again. For experts of the Heavenly Rank like them, that was far more terrifying than death itself!
Whether one cultivated internal or external techniques, life on Cloudstep Island would thereafter be worse than a dog's.
"And let me add one more thing: this rule applies not only inside the spirit-jade mines but outside them as well. In the past, a newcomer once foolishly stole someone else's spirit jade, and the outcome was exactly the same!" Meng Jueming let out a sinister chuckle, yet his meaningful gaze lingered on Wei Zhao. Only after a moment did he wave his hand and say, "All right, disperse. Those who signed up to enter the mines, assemble here tomorrow morning!"
Wei Zhao cast Meng Jueming a puzzled glance. That meaningful smile told him instinctively that something was afoot, but he could not see what it was. All he could do was remain secretly vigilant and deal with matters one step at a time.
"Junior Brother Lin, you may have made the wrong choice in signing up." Brother Kubi sighed beside him. "Even if you fail to mine any spirit jade, you will at least have wasted your cultivation time for nothing. Before long, your own cultivation will fall further and further behind..."
Xiao Che and Qiao Hongcai were equally perplexed. Mining under Meng Jueming was bound to be a losing proposition; even they could see that clearly. They could not believe that Wei Zhao, who was far more decisive than they were, had failed to see it.
"There is no need for you to worry. I know what I am doing. I simply want to see the spirit-jade mine. Think about it: the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth there must be abundant. Even if I do not mine anything, cultivating inside would still be well worth it!" Wei Zhao offered no further explanation and merely said this.
"Exactly!" Brother Kubi slapped his thigh, suddenly enlightened. "How did I not think of that? The spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth in the spirit-jade mine is indeed abundant. It may not compare with the finest grottoes, but it is still better than most. It should certainly be a little stronger than your Grotto No. 14, Junior Brother Lin! Still, you ought to think it through. If you fail to mine even a single piece of spirit jade for a long time, they will not let you go in again. So this trick can only be used once... And you cannot sit cross-legged and cultivate peacefully in there. You will have to cultivate while mining, which will make the results much worse."
"If it can be used, I might as well use it first." Wei Zhao gave a wry smile.
Xiao Che and Qiao Hongcai both felt somewhat embarrassed. Wei Zhao had given the better grottoes to them, while he himself was going to cultivate in the spirit-jade mine. That would indeed be hard on him.
One had to understand that the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth in the spirit-jade mine might even be comparable to that in Grotto No. 10 at the foot of the mountain. Yet no one could sit there motionless and cultivate in peace; one had to keep working.
Thus, with one's attention divided between two tasks, the effectiveness of cultivation was drastically reduced. That was why ordinary people would rather take Grotto No. 13 than go to the spirit-jade mine.
It was simply that Wei Zhao's Grotto No. 14 was truly too poor. Perhaps that was why he had resorted to this desperate measure.
"Brother Lin, why don't we go mine instead? You can still come stay in our grotto..." Qiao Hongcai and Xiao Che exchanged a glance and spoke at the same time.