Chapter 254
The black-robed man rolled his eyes, and after a slight hesitation, he replied, "I just heard that there was a magic stone mine here, and out of greed, I thought of sneaking over here to try my luck."
His tone sounded a little guilty, and it was obvious that this answer was not entirely true.
Gu Shihan frowned and put away her smile. She gently flipped her palm and a bright red lotus quietly appeared on her fingertips. The red lotus was flashing with dazzling light and exuding a terrifying aura that made people's hearts flutter.
As soon as the black-robed man's eyes touched the red lotus fire, an extremely terrified look suddenly appeared on his face. His body trembled involuntarily, and even his speech became stammering: "Red lotus fire?! How... How could it appear here! "
Gu Shihan snorted coldly and pressed the issue again, "Hmph! Stop playing tricks on me and tell the truth! How much did you participate in the mysterious disappearance of those ascended monks? If you tell even a single lie, don't blame this Red Lotus Karma Fire for being ruthless!"
"No! I definitely didn't capture any ascended monks. Those people were captured by my subordinates. Oh, no, no, to be precise, they were tricked. They... They all came here for the high spiritual stone rewards. This is the absolute truth!"
The black-robed man's body was shaking uncontrollably, as if he would collapse to the ground at any moment, and he said fearfully.
"Humph, since you just want these people to help you mine, why do you want to take their lives?"
Gu Shihan's tone became increasingly cold, carrying an unquestionable majesty.
"It's unfair! Immortal, I never thought of killing them! It was because the evil aura emitted by those magic stones was too strong. They couldn't resist it at all. In the end, their minds were corroded by this aura and they started to fight each other. That's why they ended up in such a miserable way. All this really has nothing to do with me!"
The man in black robe shook his head and waved his hands desperately, while shouting at the top of his lungs to defend himself.
"Stop talking nonsense! Hand over the map now!" Gu Shihan had obviously lost his patience and shouted harshly.
"Fairy, please spare me. What map are you talking about? I really don't know!" The man in black robe had a look of horror on his face. He stared at the person in front of him with wide eyes, as if he had no idea what the map the other person was talking about.
"A map of the mining area! Also, tell me how many black-clad men like you are here? If you tell me a lie, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"To answer the fairy's question, there are a total of ten men in black here, but...but they cannot be considered human beings in the strict sense. Instead, they are those horrible puppets that are half human and half corpse! As for the map of the mining area, it is on that table!" The man in black robe did not dare to hide anything and answered honestly.
Gu Shihan felt that she had asked almost all the questions she needed to ask, so she waved her jade hand and a ball of blazing red lotus fire shot towards the man in black like a meteor.
"You liar, I don't want to die! Please let me go!" The man in black robe let out a shrill scream, but the scream only lasted for a moment before it stopped abruptly. As the red lotus fire completely devoured him, the man in black robe instantly turned into a pile of ashes and dissipated into the air.
"Hanhan, how do we do this?" Xingbai asked after putting away the restriction.
Gu Shihan pondered for a moment and said, "Wait, wait until the next wave of arresters comes back. Xingbai, go find out the location of the black-clothed man mentioned by the black-robed man. We need to kill them first before we can think about rescuing people."
Soon, Xingbai's location was determined. Gu Shihan found the people and without saying a word, he sent out the Red Lotus Karma Fire. Soon, the five people were reduced to ashes.
"Hanhan. The others are in the mining area. Actually, there is nothing left in this mine. The last few magic stones are in the room. We need to keep them and put a prohibition talisman on them."
"Thank you Xingbai for reminding us. We can't use the magic stone, but who can guarantee that we won't need it one day? Maybe my dark spiritual roots can be used, right?!" Gu Shihan said with a smile.
"Congratulations to Hanhan for making a fortune!" Xingbai said mischievously.
The master and servant waited for almost half a day, and then a man in black came with three people whose souls were imprisoned.
Gu Shihan stepped forward and dealt with the man in black, unlocked the spiritual power that was imprisoned by the three monks, and said, "How were you captured?"
"We..." The three monks were stunned by the sudden change. After a while, one of them said, "The three of us were rescued by someone while we were hunting immortal beasts. We didn't expect that the rescue was fake, and the real purpose was to capture and rob people."
"Fairy, were you also captured?" Gu Shihan shook his head. "I am here to save people. Many cultivators have also been captured. Let's save them first and then leave."
Several people nodded quickly, and Gu Shihan led the three monks to the dungeon and quickly released the monks' imprisoned spiritual power.
"Thank you! May I know the fairy's name?" With the return of spiritual power, the cultivators who had been listless just now came back to life instantly and bowed to express their gratitude.
"Well, my surname is Gu, my given name is Han, and my nickname is Qingluo! To make a long story short, we captured you and brought you here to mine, did you know that?" Gu Shihan asked.
"I don't know! We were captured in a confused state. The moment we were captured, our spiritual power and speech were banned. The people who captured us didn't say anything. They just said that we should be obedient if we wanted to live. Who wouldn't want to live?" said one of them.
"Fairy, spirit stone mine?" one of them asked.
"No, it's a magic stone mine, and the people who caught you are magic cultivators! It is said that there is a magic stone mine here. Do you want to stay here or come with me to the mine to rescue other people?" Gu Shihan looked at everyone and asked.
"Let's join together! There is strength in numbers. The demon cultivators are not easy to deal with! Although our cultivation is not good enough, we can still provide support from the side." A male cultivator in a white robe said.
"Okay!" Gu Shihan led his men along the route on the map, but found that there were restrictions along the way.
"Xingbai, what's going on? Can it be cracked quickly?" Gu Shihan frowned.
Xing Bai went forward to check, "This restriction is a bit tricky, it will take some time to crack it."
At this moment, a sinister laugh was heard, "Want to leave? Not that easy. If you come, just stay and mine for me. I need a large number of manpower." A demon cultivator emitting a stronger demonic aura slowly walked over.
"Who are you? Who is that man in black robe to you?" Gu Shihan drew his sword cautiously, and the others also became alert.
"I am the real master of this place. The guy before was just my trusted subordinate. It is not difficult for you to get rid of him. You have ruined my good deeds and you have to stay here today." The demon cultivator sneered.
(End of this chapter)
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