Chapter 42: Thwarting

Chapter 42: Thwarting

In the end, no one knows what Fang Meng was thinking. He unexpectedly led this small group to seek refuge with their old enemies and neighbors, the Zhao Family, under Taiyi Sect. The Zhao Family took them in and dispatched specialized personnel to thoroughly interrogate each individual, extracting all the information they knew about Taiyi Sect.

Unlike Taiyi Sect, which lacked manpower, the Zhao Family had plenty of their own family members. Compared to their trustworthy family members, these outsiders had little value. This group stayed with the Zhao Family for several months, enduring days of humiliation and regret.

A few days ago, Zhao Family ordered Fang Meng to take this group and explore an abandoned mine. This mine was located more than a hundred miles east of Taiyi Sect, originally used to extract "white hidden earth," and belonged to Twin Success Valley. Over a decade ago, the mine was almost depleted, and during a calamity caused by sand monsters, the Cultivator guarding the mine and many miners perished, and the mine was destroyed.This chapter made its debut appearance via N0v3lB1n.

After Twin Success Valley gathered nearby cultivation forces to eliminate the sand monsters, they were unwilling to invest the effort to repair this mine, which had lost its value. Besides, white hidden earth was not a scarce mineral, as there were other active mines within Twin Success Valley's influence.

After being abandoned for more than a decade, somehow the Zhao Family became interested in this mine. They sent Fang Meng with his disciples to explore it, thinking it would be a simple task. However, upon entering the mine, they realized something was amiss. What was once a mine in the mortal world had turned almost into the Netherworld, with countless ghosts wandering and spirits dancing.

Thinking about this, Meng Zhang couldn't help but loathe Fang Yong for his unrepentant betrayal of the sect. No matter how dire the circumstances, betraying one's sect deserved severe punishment. Nevertheless, Meng Zhang restrained himself from acting impulsively.

Zhao Family must have some motives in returning Fang Yong to Taiyi Sect, and they probably deliberately revealed the information about the abandoned mine. They wanted to pique Meng Zhang's curiosity, luring him into exploring the mine.

Meng Zhang knew he should resist the temptation and avoid being manipulated by Zhao Family. However, his ego had grown significantly since he gained many benefits in the Trial Ground. Sitting idly by and doing nothing didn't suit his character.

Zhao Family had lost their Foundation Building stage cultivators and were now being supported only by a group of Refining Qi stage elders. Meng Zhang couldn't believe that Refining Qi stage cultivators had any significant means to harm him. He decided to turn the tables and explore the mine, not falling for Zhao Family's scheme.

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