"Nonsense!"
"There's no such thing as ghosts or gods in this world!"
Ye Xiaoyu protested, "It's real!"
"At the bottom of the mine, eerie wailing sounds echo every evening, and all sorts of strange phenomena appear inside."
"Sometimes there's a bone-chilling cold that freezes you to the core, from head to toe."
"And sometimes it suddenly becomes unbearably hot!"
"The miners often claim to see ghostly shadows."
Ye Xiaoyu spoke with utmost seriousness, but Ye Xuzhang knew this was utter nonsense!
Ghosts? Ridiculous!
Still, the situation was undeniably strange and hard to make sense of.
The only way to uncover the truth was to investigate the mine firsthand.
Suddenly, Ye Xuzhang laughed. "Hahaha, so that's it."
Beside him, Xiaoyu was bewildered. "Young Master, what's so funny?"
"I was wondering why the Wang family was so eager to sell their jade mine, and at such a low price, no less."
"Turns out they knew something was off about the mine and decided to hide the truth and sell it off."
Ye Xiaoyu gritted her teeth. "That must be it!"
"Hmph, those Wang family scoundrels are utterly deceitful!"
"Eh? Young Master, where are you going?"
"To the mine."
"Oh no, you can't go! There are ghosts in there! Young Master, come back!"
Ye Xiaoyu stomped her feet anxiously, but Ye Xuzhang ignored her completely and walked into the jade mine.
The little girl, sweating nervously, hesitated at the entrance.
After pacing in circles, she steeled herself and rushed into the mine.
"Young Master, wait for me!"
Ye Xuzhang turned back and saw Ye Xiaoyu's pale face. He sneered, "If you're scared, why follow me in?"
"I… I'm worried about you."
"Besides, if something happens to you in here, someone has to collect your body."
Ye Xuzhang cursed with a laugh, "Get out!"
The little girl's gaze was firm, her tone leaving no room for argument. "I won't!"
Helpless, Ye Xuzhang had no choice but to take her along as they ventured deeper into the mine.
The mine was deep and dark.
Thankfully, both of them had taken torches at the entrance, and under the faint light, they could see their way.
After walking for a while, Ye Xuzhang suddenly sensed something unusual.
Two distinct auras — one cold, one hot — surged from a fork in the tunnel ahead.
Ye Xuzhang's heart tightened as he quickly circulated his inner energy to resist.
"Ah, Young Master, it's happening again!"
"I… I feel so cold… and so hot!"
"So cold and so hot!"
Ye Xiaoyu was panicking, her face pale and beads of cold sweat streaming down her forehead.
Seeing this, Ye Xuzhang discreetly released a burst of true qi, dispersing the cold and hot auras.
"Feeling better now?"
"Mm."
With the auras gone, Ye Xiaoyu gradually recovered, her complexion returning to normal.
"Ah! A ghost!"
The little girl's expression suddenly changed as she pointed behind Ye Xuzhang in terror.
Ye Xuzhang turned to look but saw nothing…
However, he now understood the reason behind the mine's disturbances.
The cold and hot auras just now were none other than Yin-Yang Qi!
The miners, being ordinary people with no martial arts knowledge, were affected by the Yin-Yang Qi. This caused them to feel the alternating cold and heat, leading to hallucinations.
But…
What was the source of this Yin-Yang Qi?
"Where's the…"
As Ye Xuzhang turned to speak, he noticed the girl had fainted.
Shaking his head with a chuckle, Ye Xuzhang laid Ye Xiaoyu aside, covered her with his outer robe, infused her with a bit of inner energy, and tapped her acupoints to ensure she remained asleep. Only then did he proceed deeper into the mine.
Following the direction of the aura, Ye Xuzhang walked for a long distance until he reached a stone wall.
The Yin-Yang Qi emanated from behind this wall.
Knocking on the wall, he heard a hollow sound.
It was clear there was something hidden behind it!
Placing his palm against the stone wall, Ye Xuzhang pressed hard.
Boom!
With a loud crash, the stone wall crumbled.
Before him was a cave illuminated by luminous pearls embedded in the walls.
Inside were a stone table, a stone chair, a stone bed, a skeleton, a wooden box, and a book.
The Yin-Yang Qi filled the entire cave, its cold and heat sweeping through the space.
For ordinary people, standing here would be unbearable, and death would be inevitable.
But for a cultivator, it was no threat at all.
In fact, Yin-Yang Qi was a great boon for cultivators.
Yin-Yang Qi was the condensation of pure Yin and pure Yang spiritual energy. Absorbing it during cultivation could bring immense benefits.
With this thought, Ye Xuzhang sat cross-legged and began practicing the Gui Gu Breathing Technique, drawing the Yin-Yang Qi into his body.
Nourished by the spiritual energy, his inner strength became even purer, and he could faintly sense a breakthrough to the next stage.
Afterward, Ye Xuzhang stood up and walked to the book on the stone table.
This book was the source of the Yin-Yang Qi!
When he saw the writing on the cover, Ye Xuzhang's heart skipped a beat.
It's actually that?!
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