97: Zi Ling's Abnormality
“Sect Master, can your body handle it?”
“Hmph! Or do you want to go find them?”
Nangong Yin Xue’s single sentence rendered the Elders speechless. They had searched in private, but they couldn’t find anyone.
Nangong Yin Xue got up and left directly. She wanted to go to Dragon Abyss to see if her guess was true.
In Dragon Abyss, Li Daoxuan was still working hard, but fewer and fewer people were participating.
Now, only Luo Qingcheng remained.
“Husband, why have we tried so hard, but I still can’t get pregnant?”
Li Daoxuan comforted her, “It might be because your strength is too great. You don’t need to worry.”
“Alas! I didn’t expect high cultivation to also cause trouble.”
“Relax your mind and let nature take its course.”
In fact, Li Daoxuan’s efficiency was already very high. This was due to the System’s enhancement; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to achieve his goal so quickly.
That day, everyone was gathered, drinking tea, when suddenly, a look of joy appeared on Li Daoxuan’s face.
“Husband, what’s wrong?”
Li Daoxuan smiled and said, “A distinguished guest has arrived. I’ll go welcome them. You all wait here first.”
“Distinguished guest?”
Li Daoxuan’s figure had already disappeared. He quickly arrived at the boundary of Dragon Abyss and opened the Formation.
“Sect Master, why have you come?”
“What? I can’t come?” Nangong Yin Xue unconsciously reined in her domineering aura, but her words were still sharp.
“You can come. After all, this is your home too. Come in quickly.”
Li Daoxuan led Nangong Yin Xue towards a palace, but seeing Nangong Yin Xue’s hesitant expression, Li Daoxuan suddenly stopped.
“Sect Master, if you have something to ask, just say it directly. Why are you hesitating?”
“Did you capture Heavenly Dao Sect’s Disciples?”
“Slap!” Li Daoxuan slapped his forehead, realizing, “Look at my memory, how could I forget such an important matter?”
Li Daoxuan smiled and said, “I think the Heart-Nature of those elite Disciples of Heavenly Dao Sect still needs tempering.”
“So, I invited them over as guests to temper their Heart-Nature.”
Nangong Yin Xue had an “as expected” expression and said, “So, you captured all of them?”
“No, they are all guests here with me.”
“Take me to see them.”
Li Daoxuan rubbed his nose and said, “Let’s not see them yet. Qing Xuan and the others miss you so much, they probably can’t wait.”
Li Daoxuan pulled Nangong Yin Xue’s jade hand and dragged her away.
“Xue jiejie, why have you come? I missed you so much!” Qing Huang bounced over and hugged Nangong Yin Xue’s arm.
“...”
After some pleasantries, Nangong Yin Xue stared at Li Daoxuan with a strange gaze, which made Li Daoxuan feel bewildered.
“What’s wrong? Why are you staring at me like that?”
Nangong Yin Xue finally managed to blurt out, “You are… truly an animal.”
How long had she been gone? Look, all of his wives were pregnant, yes, all of them, including Luo Qingcheng.
Li Daoxuan rubbed his nose and awkwardly coughed twice.
There was nothing he could do; he was just that powerful.
Nangong Yin Xue teased, “You weren’t perhaps busy having children, which made you forget about Heavenly Dao Sect’s Disciples, were you?”
She hit the nail on the head; Nangong Yin Xue had indeed guessed correctly.
As for Li Daoxuan’s 'guests,' only a ghost would believe that.
“It’s better to take me to see Heavenly Dao Sect’s Disciples first, lest something happens.”
“Then… alright.”
Everyone accompanied Nangong Yin Xue quietly to the mine, but they did not reveal themselves.
Nangong Yin Xue had thought that Heavenly Dao Sect’s Disciples were imprisoned, but when she saw that group of Disciples, she almost burst out laughing.
At this moment, those proud children of heaven no longer had any trace of their former spirited appearance.
Each of them was like an ordinary person, some holding shovels to mine, others carrying baskets to transport Ore...
In short, one word: miserable!
They were truly miserable. Not only were they all dirty, but they were also thinner, darker, and more subdued.
“Cough cough! That’s enough. Don’t cripple them all.”
Nangong Yin Xue could barely watch anymore.
“That won’t happen. How about when Sect Master leaves, you take them all with you? I think they’ve been tempered enough.”
“Mm! They do seem much more subdued.” Nangong Yin Xue nodded seriously.
Everyone: “......”
Nangong Yin Xue stayed in Dragon Abyss for three days. On this day, Nangong Yin Xue’s Divine Might descended from the sky, breaking through the Formation and entering the area where the Ore veins were located.
The somewhat numb Heavenly Dao Sect Disciples were stunned. They looked up, and their eyes suddenly lit up.
“Wuwuwu~ Sect Master, is that you? Have you come to save us? Wuwuwu~” Several female Disciples burst into tears and hugged Nangong Yin Xue, refusing to let go.
They were afraid! They were afraid that all of this was an illusion!
Several male Disciples were even secretly wiping away tears.
Of course, those Core Disciples of Heavenly Dao Seven Peaks were embarrassed. Some turned their heads away, and some directly covered their faces.
They had lost too much face! They couldn’t bear to see anyone!
“Weren’t each of you quite capable? How did you end up captured?”
Everyone lowered their heads even further, not daring to look directly at the Sect Master.
“Go!”
Nangong Yin Xue waved her hand, lifting the Restriction on everyone. Then, everyone ran away quickly.
Li Daoxuan did not show himself. He didn’t want to expose his identity for now.
He was already hated enough. If these people knew that he, the old sixth, was behind all this, it would be life-threatening.
Back in the main hall, Luo Qingcheng excitedly said, “Husband, I’m pregnant.”
Li Daoxuan secretly let out a sigh of relief. His mission was finally complete. It was truly a bit unbearable.
However, Li Daoxuan still didn’t rest.
The Spirit Medicine in the hundred herb diagram was harvested again and again, enough to be refined into Medicinal Pills for the children and wives.
And this time, the free miners had extracted a large batch of Ore, all of which were refined into Spiritual Artifacts.
Talismans, Formation Plates... Li Daoxuan prepared many of them, some for his own self-defense, and some for his family.
On this day, Li Daoxuan, dragging his tired body, finally emerged from seclusion.
Li Daoxuan immediately summoned his wives, arranged everything for them, and then they left.
However, Ji Ziling did not leave. She stood there, looking very conflicted.
Li Daoxuan smiled and said, “Zi Ling, do you have something else?”
“I… I want to ask husband for one thing.”
Ji Ziling was very well-behaved and sensible. She never fought or vied for anything, and she had never asked Li Daoxuan for anything before.
This was the first time ever.
“Zi Ling, tell me, husband will definitely handle it for you.”
Ji Ziling said, “I… I want to…”