After returning to Hongshuguan from Zhaocui Palace, Chen Xiao was as energetic as a clockwork.

He was busy for a few days, and only stopped when Shen Yanxing collapsed and was sent to be fumigated with spiritual incense.

The father-in-law is important, but you can’t let your apprentice die of exhaustion.

That day, Chen Xiao gave his men a day off and sat in the room alone.

Xi Yunting had been with him for so many days that he even had time to practice, so Chen Xiao urged him to meditate and practice sword skills.

They have traced back five hundred years, and he has personally visited the disaster sites that occurred during that period. The earlier sites have been weathered for many years and their original appearance is no longer recognizable.

According to the humanities and history of the same period, there were no particularly unusual changes in the Chongxuan Sect during that period. Chen Xiao could already conclude that the incident occurred in the six hundred years before Xi Yunting joined the sect.

He found the manager of Hongshuguan and asked him to move away all the materials except for this period, leaving only this period.

After ruling out natural disasters, the only remaining causes can be traced back to man-made disasters.

Six hundred years of historical data, even in a simple narrative version, filled up Chen Xiao's desk.

He rubbed his tired eyes, took a sip of strong tea, and turned a page in his hand.

As he read, his eyes stopped on a line of words.

It is said that 400 years ago, a large-scale mining accident occurred in a mine between the Bokun Mountain and Zhongkun Mountain in Jiukun Mountain, killing more than 30 outer disciples and several inner disciples on the spot. After the rescue, more than 100 other disciples who were mining inside were dug out.

Later, after an investigation by the person in charge with earth-attributed spiritual roots, it was found that the mine was closed due to chaotic spiritual energy and unstable structure, and the mine was abandoned.

Chen Xiao sat up straight. This was the first time he knew there were mineral deposits in Jiukun Mountain and that mines had been opened!

There is no description of the past few hundred years in the previous pages, because there are no mines in Jiukun Mountain after that.

Chen Xiao hurriedly took the other case files and flipped through them quickly. After a cursory glance, he found no other records of the mine.

After reading the last case file, there was no mention of this mine, let alone what kind of mine it was, when mining began, and how much storage capacity there was.

Chen Xiao stood up and took the case file recording the mining accident to find the manager of Hongshuguan.

When he saw someone, he didn't say anything and asked directly: "Do you know what mine this is talking about? When did it start mining?"

The steward was ordered to fully cooperate, and immediately took the case file and looked at it. He shook his head in embarrassment and said, "Master Chen, I was not admitted to the sect four hundred years ago, and I have never read this kind of sect history, so I can't answer your questions."

Chen Xiao frowned, took back the case file, and asked him: "Then do you know which elder in the sect knows Zong Zhi well enough and knows the details of this mining accident?"

The manager knew that "the compilation and recording of Zongzhi are the responsibility of the successive directors of Hongshuguan. Master Chen can go to the director to ask."

The owner of Hongshuguan was an elder who lived in Shaokun Mountain.

After staying with the museum owner for a while and getting the answer, Chen Xiao went straight to Zhaocui Palace.

During this period, Liu Shaoguang lived here all the time, and never left Taisu whether he was working or resting.

After entering the door, Chen Xiao asked Liu Shaoguang without waiting for him to speak: "Brother Liu, how much do you know about the spiritual mines in Jiukun Mountain?"

Liu Shaoguang is in charge of the financial power of the Chongxuan Sect, and the division of powers between him and his previous life is very detailed. Unlike the mining industry which has a special management department, it is natural for him to manage such an important economic lifeline as the Ling Mine.

Moreover, I am particularly sensitive to the word "spiritual mine".

Liu Shaoguang looked at him solemnly and said, "I dare not say more, but if you know it by heart, you know it very well."

After many interactions, Chen Xiao gradually came to know the less serious face beneath his authoritative mask, and this appearance no longer had such a strong deterrent effect on him.

Chen Xiao nodded and said, "Then Senior Brother Liu should know that four hundred years ago, a mining disaster occurred in a valley between the Bokun Mountain and the Zhongkun Mountain."

Liu Shaoguang thought for a moment and said, "I know about this. The spiritual mine in Jiukun Mountain was discovered more than a thousand years ago. After the discovery of this spiritual mine, people were sent to mine it. The mineral deposits of this spiritual mine are not too large, and it took only a few hundred years to dig it out. Only scattered spiritual stone ores are left in the mine, which is not worth continuing to invest manpower. After that, the mine was allowed to be dug by disciples on their own. They only had to hand in half, and the rest could be kept. It existed for more than a hundred years before this mining disaster occurred."

Seeing that what he said was consistent with the head of Hongshu Pavilion, Chen Xiao said, "This is the situation. I want to know how those people who were rescued at that time are doing now."

Liu Shaoguang said in surprise: "Why? Could it be that the bad Feng Shui of the Chongxuan Sect is related to this incident?"

Chen Xiao said calmly: "I investigated the subsequent living conditions of these survivors just to find out whether this mining accident was the key."

After hearing this, Liu Shaoguang stopped working, stood up and took Chen Xiao directly to a side hall below the master's hall.

The detailed files of the disciples with the sect's certificates are kept here.

After the disciples of the Chongxuan Sect received their certificates, their major events would be automatically recorded in a spirit tablet in this side hall.

Every once in a while, the contents of the Imperial Spirit Stele would be copied into a book by the people here and recorded in the files.

Therefore, the disciples of the Chongxuan Sect will leave traces from their growth to their death. It is impossible for a person to disappear silently and inexplicably without anyone noticing.

This Imperial Spirit Stele is one of Chongxuan's treasures. The access to the side hall is strictly managed. Chen Xiao cannot get in easily without Liu Shaoguang's companion.

Liu Shaoguang called the steward on duty in the side hall to cooperate and found out the list of people involved in the mining disaster four hundred years ago. Except for those who died on the spot, they checked the remaining survivors one by one according to the list.

It turned out that these people either died during training, died during cultivation, or died in fighting with others. None of them survived to this day!

If we look at the deaths of these people separately, it's nothing, just some bad luck. But when we put them together, we find the terrible thing, these people actually died one after another within a few years, and the longest one didn't even survive for ten years!

Chen Xiao got goosebumps at that moment, and the manager also felt a little creepy.

He had no idea what Chen Xiao and the others were investigating. He just intuitively revealed the truth with one sentence: "Could these people be targeted by someone? Otherwise, how could they all die? More than a hundred people. This can't be a coincidence."

Liu Shaoguang looked at Chen Xiao steadily. Chen Xiao exhaled slowly and said, "That should be it."

Liu Shaoguang, Taixuan Sect Leader and other high-level officials were not prepared to reveal the news before the matter was resolved, and no matter how hesitant the manager was, they ignored him.

As things progressed, Liu Shaoguang and Chen Xiao went to report to the headmaster. After a while, Xi Yunting and Tao Yi came over after receiving the summons, and then all the relevant senior executives who knew about it also arrived.

This was a formal meeting, held in the Chongxuan Main Hall, and it was also Chen Xiao's first time here.

Without taking the time to marvel at the magnificence and splendor here, Chen Xiao went to inquire with the owner of Hongshu Pavilion about the record of his discovery of the mining disaster, and then went to the Yulingbei Hall to investigate the follow-up, and he told everyone everything in detail without any omissions.

From Taixuan to idle elders and non-official servants, all those present had profound cultivation and broad knowledge, but they all listened carefully to his presentation of a small golden elixir, fearing that they would miss the key content if they were not serious.

Xi Yunting stood at the side, looking at his lover with pride as he was in high spirits and talking eloquently.

Among them, several powerful officials in the Office of Administration tried their best to learn about Feng Shui, and even Taixuan took out some time to listen to the information they had collected.

So, without Chen Xiao's explanation, they also understood that the problem was with mining.

An elder said in a heavy voice: "Could it be that because this spiritual stone mine was mined out, the feng shui of Jiukun Mountain took a sharp turn for the worse and turned into a vicious dragon?"

Chen Xiao shook his head and said, "The problem is with the mining of the spirit stone mine, but it has little to do with the spirit stone mine being mined out." After a pause and some wording, Chen Xiao continued, "The earth veins are nurtured by the trend of mountains and rivers. If there is enough vitality, there will be enough spiritual energy, and if there is enough spiritual energy, the spirit veins will be strong. Although the spirit stone mine is precious because of the abundant spiritual energy contained in the spirit stone, in the final analysis, it is just a kind of mineral deposit nurtured by nature."

The elder asked, "If it has nothing to do with the mining of the spirit stone mine, why do you say the problem is with the mining of the spirit stone mine? Isn't this contradictory?"

Chen Xiao was not flustered when being questioned, and replied calmly: "This is because during the mining process, the dragon vein is likely to be cut off. It doesn't matter if the spiritual stone mine is mined, but the dragon vein is cut off. The dry dragon will naturally hate the disciples in the mine. And the surviving disciples who were rescued were also entangled by the evil spirit and died one by one afterwards. This is the initial revenge of the evil dragon."

What Chen Xiao said was too unbelievable. No matter how hard these senior executives tried to understand, they were still skeptical.

Chen Xiao ignored their puzzled looks and said, "The dragon vein has been cut off, the vitality has been blocked, and the evil spirit has grown stronger and stronger. Gradually, the dragon has turned into a vicious dragon, and naturally it has become more and more resentful of the Chongxuan Sect, which is the culprit."

Think about it, how could a dragon not hate his own disciples for cutting off his own dragon vein? It was no wonder that Xi Yunting almost died in the bloody storm before he entered the sect.

The senior executives standing below couldn't help but discuss with each other. Tai Xuan frowned and listened for a while, then raised his hand and said, "Alright, it's hard to be sure just based on these written investigations. Why don't we go to the mine and take a look to know whether it's true or not. Whoever has any questions, go and see for yourself."

The high-ranking officials of Chongxuan were very tempted when they heard this, and were about to agree, but Chen Xiao objected loudly. "The evil spirit of this fierce dragon cannot penetrate the surface, and the mine is probably full of evil spirits. This evil spirit cannot be underestimated. If it is eroded, it can hurt people at best, or even kill people at worst."

Immortal cultivators have their own aura, which is because they have profound cultivation, strong vitality, are surrounded by spiritual energy, and are protected by true essence.

It can be said that the size of a cultivator's aura is closely related to the level of their cultivation, the depth of their blessings, and the strength of their luck.

Based on his current observations, everyone present, except Xi Yunting, including himself, was nothing more than a serving piece in front of the vicious dragon filled with resentment.