Chapter 514: Chapter 280: Excavating the Giant Tomb (Long Chapter) (Part 3)

"Isn’t this just like being captured to work as miners?"

"Talk is cheap; if there really is any opportunity, it will be taken by the Dao Spirit Sect. We... are just expendable!"

"This is too much..."

Many people were indignant, realizing this was far from what Shui Changxiao had described to them.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a terrifying energy descended, and several angry youths were instantly crushed into pulp!

"You were brought here to excavate graves. If you want to gossip, why not speak in the underworld!"

Shui Changxiao spoke coldly.

Meanwhile, four or five formidable figures appeared faintly around them, their energy ready to be unleashed.

Everyone’s face changed drastically.

They all understood... they were now trapped, leaving was impossible.

Death was the only way out!

The crowd had no choice but to follow the Dao Spirit Sect’s instructions, take the specially prepared tools, and head to the designated locations to start digging.

"Something’s not right..."

Li An frowned slightly. Those captured by the Dao Spirit Sect to work as miners were mostly small forces at the Divinity Transformation and Nascent Soul levels, with only Yingyuan Island representing the Void Refining level!

Though the Dao Spirit Sect was powerful, asking a Void Refining level force to mine... something felt off.

"Elder Ying,"

Shui Changxiao approached Li An with a smile and said, "You are familiar with sealing objects and have dealt with Anomalous Qi for years, so there are a few locations where we need you to inspect."

"Please!"

He was rather courteous, unlike his attitude towards the other forces.

Li An instantly understood that Yingyuan Island... had a different role.

He did not refuse and followed along, walking into a ravine on Giant Tomb Island. The vegetation was lush, and the eerie atmosphere was even more complex.

Vaguely, Li An smelled something like the scent of an Exotic Spirit’s corpse!

Is there an Exotic Spirit’s corpse buried here? His heart was very excited.

In recent years, Li An had been exploring the use of such eerie energy and found that by employing Demon Skills, its power surpassed Demonic Qi!

Moreover, by using this eerie energy following the Ten Thousand Evils Skill method to refine the body, he had surpassed the original idea of creating a "Corpse of Ten Thousand Evils" envisioned by major evil figures such as Evil Fourteen. Once successful, it would become an "Eerie Body".

Once perfected, relying on the characteristics of eerie energy, Li An could not only become immune to many spells, but also possess nearly indestructible powers in battle.

It would be very frightening.

However, an Exotic Spirit’s corpse was still just a corpse, the eerie energy it contained was minimal and far from achieving the desired effect.

If there truly were more here... it would be perfect to find a way to obtain it!

"This place must be excavated, but there may be changes with the Exotic Spirit’s corpse, so Elder Ying must personally oversee it. You are the most suitable to use the sealing tool."

Shui Changxiao handed two pieces of Sealed Profound Ice to Li An and added, "The Sect Leader and the holy maiden value you greatly. Yingyuan Island is different from those filthy ones outside. The holy maiden said that any unearthed Exotic Soil belongs to you. Additionally, after completing this task, you will be honored as Dao Spirit Sect’s contributors, with extra rewards from the Sect Leader!"

Yingyuan Island had a significant role to play for Dao Spirit Sect, so they offered incentives and benefits to motivate them.

"Thank you, elder, thank you Sect Leader and holy maiden!" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Li An expressed his gratitude emotionally.

"Good, you may start now, I won’t interfere anymore."

Shui Changxiao smiled, patted Li An’s shoulder, and vanished instantly.

Li An turned and addressed the three hundred strong men of Yingyuan Island behind him, "Ying Gao, Ying Stone, Ying Jie, each of you take a hundred men and start digging at these three spots..."

Li An pointed out the locations.

With just a glance, Li An already had a rough idea of the Exotic Spirit’s corpse underground, as he might be the only person in the Spirit Realm who absorbed the essence from an Exotic Spirit’s corpse.

No one understood the scent of an Exotic Spirit better than he did.

The three locations he arranged for were initially random digs; he had to continue observing the situation before making plans. The main goal was to find a chance to seize the Exotic Spirit’s corpse!

The three hundred men immediately got to work.

While they labored, many complained; the soil here was hard and solid, and their Spiritual Power was completely useless, forcing them into a mundane state that these cultivators were not accustomed to.

Despite their best efforts, they could only create a shallow indentation in the ground, which was extremely challenging!

"It’s not just this, the earth is siphoning away everyone’s life essence..."

Li An observed closely, increasingly horrified.

They could only dig using their basic physical strength, but while they worked, their Life Origin was flowing down into the ground along with their sweat...

This was extremely subtle and almost undetectable. If not for Li An’s Life Seed being exceedingly exceptional, he wouldn’t have noticed!

It was understandable now why they needed young men. If they brought old cultivators here... it wouldn’t just be a matter of inability to work but a matter of life-shortening and death!

This Giant Tomb Island... is truly eerie.

The three hundred robust men from Yingyuan Island and the excavators from other forces were likely doomed to die... but Li An did not expose this. Life or death, what did it matter to him?

Even if it was his own descendants, he wouldn’t intervene in such a crisis!

Everyone has their fate!

...

In the past few days, Li An had been stationed in this area, but he gradually realized that his actions were not particularly restricted by the Dao Spirit Sect.