Taichu Yandao: Starting from the Villain

In the dim cave, Qian Xiaoyi looked embarrassed and said, "I did find out about a few earth-type cultivators, but they are only in the middle stage of Qi training, and their skills can only reach the sixth or seventh level of Qi training."

"That's definitely not possible. You have to be able to cultivate to the Great Perfection of Qi Training."

"I have checked almost everyone in the cave. Apart from Elder Yao, there are no other earth-type cultivators for the time being."

Zhao Rui was silent for a moment, then said, "That can't be helped. I'll go out more often these days and try to find out what Mr. Yao has to say."

Qian Xiaoyi's expression relaxed, and he felt relieved.

The next day when it was time for dinner, Zhao Rui appeared in the big cave, holding a cloth bag in his hand and taking over Qian Xiaoyi's job.

The leader Luo Kai was very surprised and asked, "What kind of wind is this? It actually blew our deputy captain Zhao down."

"You say that as if I've never been down here."

Across the team, Xiong Ditai's voice said, "The last time I saw you was about half a year ago."

At this time, Xiong Ditai was fat and strong, like a bear.

Zhao Rui looked in the direction of the voice and immediately showed an expression of disbelief. In his memory, Xiong Ditai was clearly skinny, so how could he become like this?

Feeling it carefully, I found that the other party's aura was strong and he had already reached the threshold of perfection in Qi training.

"There's a problem!" Zhao Rui thought, and asked, "Brother Xiong, are you about to break through?"

As soon as he said this, everyone looked sideways, staring at the group of people distributing porridge with burning eyes.

Everyone was starving, so why did these people look so radiant and not even a trace of paleness on their faces?

There must be something fishy going on. There must be corruption involved...

Anger, as if contagious, soon appeared on the faces of all the monks.

Their gazes were like countless sharp swords, piercing Xiong Ditai.

Xiong Ditai made a gurgling sound in his throat, and with a roll of his eyes, he explained, "Hey! Last time when I helped Elder Yao heal his injuries, he was so appreciative that he gave me a secret technique. He said that as long as I was willing to sacrifice some of my life span, I could forcibly reach the Great Perfection of Qi Training. I thought, if this is really feasible, I can nourish one more spirit stone every day, so that no one in the team will starve to death..."

He spoke very sincerely, with a righteous look, and at the end he asked:

"Deputy Captain Zhao, you have a solid foundation. Why don't you try to advance to the foundation-building stage? Then everyone in the team will have enough to eat."

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to Zhao Rui.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Zhao Rui discovered for the first time that looks could kill. He stood there in a daze, not knowing what to say.

At this time, Qian Xiaoyi stepped forward and said, "Deputy Captain Zhao, let me do this job. You were injured when you rescued Elder Yao last time. You should rest more."

Zhao Rui took advantage of the situation and said hurriedly, "Thank you for your hard work this year. Originally, you were doing my work, but my injury is not healed. I am afraid I won't be able to make it out alive."

In the crowd, some people who believed it looked as if they were surprised. It turned out that there was such a reason why they hadn't seen Deputy Captain Zhao for many years.

As for those who didn't believe it, they murmured and made sarcastic remarks.

Seeing that a disaster had disappeared without a trace, Luo Kai breathed a sigh of relief, but the look he gave Qian Xiaoyi changed.

I used to think that Taoist Qian was just an errand boy, but I didn't expect him to be so smart.

Will it be a bad thing?

A few days later, in Yao Yi's cave.

Luo Kai sat cross-legged and narrated everything that happened a few days ago. Finally, he asked:

"Mr. Yao, will Qian Xiaoyi ruin our plans? Although Zhao Rui has a high level of cultivation, he is not very cunning. However, Qian Xiaoyi is very experienced and tactful."

Yao Yi smiled and said, "That's possible. Under such circumstances, Zhao Rui can still take such good care of him. The two of them must have a close relationship. If they knew that only one person can go, I'm afraid they may not be willing to cooperate with us."

Luo Kai made a knife gesture, wiped his neck, and said: "This time is different from the past. To be on the safe side, do you want to..."

Yao Yi shook the iron chain on his feet and said, "We all have restrictions on us. It is impossible to do it completely under the eyes of the Chen family. If we want to achieve our goal, there are many ways. There is no need to be so extreme. I will do this myself."

Luo Kai was very curious about what method Yao Yi was going to use, but he was very obedient and did not ask. He just nodded and said, "If Elder Yao takes action personally, it will definitely be easy to capture him."

"Stop flattering me. Go tell Zhao Rui to come over to my place when he has time."

Luo Kai clasped his fists and bowed, then turned and left Yao Yi's cave.

That afternoon.

After receiving the notification, Zhao Rui went to Yao Yi's cave.

However, after he went in, Yao Yi kept his eyes closed and did not say a word.

Zhao Rui waited for a while, coughed and said, "I wonder if Elder Yao wants to call me. What do you want to tell me?"

Yao Yi still closed his eyes and said, "I have been thinking about a question. If you, Zhao Xiaoyou, exert your full strength, I wonder how many spirit stones you can nourish every day."

Zhao Rui was stunned, and said quickly: "If you try your best, you can guarantee five yuan a day. If you want more, you will lose your cultivation."

Yao Yi suddenly opened his eyes and said, "The Five Elements Return to Origin Art is more than this level."

"How did he know my martial arts? I have never told anyone about it... Master Qian! Could it be that he was the one who leaked it?" Zhao Rui was shocked. His heart was pounding, as if someone had guessed his secret.

This was exactly what Yao Yi wanted, so he immediately asked, "You are so powerful, you don't really want to stay here for twenty years, do you?"

Zhao Rui narrowed his eyes and said, "What do you mean, Senior? Is there any other way to get out?"

Yao Yi's face turned serious, and he said, "In the depths of this mine, for convenience, a teleportation array for transporting spiritual stones was built. With a little modification, we can directly leave Jin State."

"If it is really feasible, then why was the senior arrested?"

"It takes a long time to activate the formation, so the previous escapes were just a trick to let the Chen family relax their vigilance and leave enough time for the final escape."

Zhao Rui pondered for a moment and continued to ask: "Even if we run away, won't the people from Tiandi Bank catch us back?"

Yao Yi laughed and said, "Why should we capture them? When Tiandi Bank sent them here, they had already taken enough spirit stones from the Chen family. They won't care about what happens next."

Zhao Rui was shocked and asked hurriedly, "So as long as we get out of the Chen family's sphere of influence, we will be free."

Yao Yi nodded with a smile on his face.

At this point, how could Zhao Rui not be tempted? He said solemnly, "For such a confidential matter, I should have no choice. I just don't know why you are looking for me, and what do you need me to do?"

Yao Yi said, "My friend is a wise man, so I won't hide anything. To open the teleportation array, you need the five elements of magic power. You have extraordinary fire attribute magic power, so you are the best choice. The second is spirit stones. We have been saving them for many years, but it is still not enough."

As he spoke, he quickly made hand gestures and pointed to his side.

The yellow array pattern lit up, and the originally flat cave wall began to slide down like quicksand, soon revealing several rows of neatly stacked spirit stones.

Those spirit stones were lustrous in color and emitted a deep blue light. They were all mid-grade spirit stones.