Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 15928: Overdraft of Life
The disciple walked out of the small building and headed straight for the cave. When he arrived, Ye Zhen and the others inside saw him and were all startled. They all stood up. The disciple glanced at them, then produced an iron token. He brandished the token and said to them, "I am an outer sect enforcement disciple of the Qinglan Sect. Last night, Junior Brother Chen Feng's life token suddenly shattered. I've come to investigate. It has now been determined that Junior Brother Chen Feng died from a qi deviation. This matter has nothing to do with you. Just focus on mining. Keep a clear record of the ore you mine each day. New disciples will come to manage this place in a couple of days. Do you understand?"

Ye Zhen and the others felt their minds explode. They simply couldn't believe Chen Feng was dead, his life tablet shattered. Their first reaction was disbelief. How could this be? How could Chen Feng be dead? He was God's first believer! How could he be dead?
However, what the disciple said couldn't be false, so they were all stunned for a moment, and they really didn't know what to do.

Seeing their expressions, the disciple assumed they were shocked and said directly, "You already know what happened. Just focus on your own tasks and don't overthink it." With that, he turned and left. He didn't believe Ye Zhen and the others would dare to cause trouble. Besides, this was a mine; even if they wanted to, how far could they go? So he didn't care at all; all he needed to know was how Chen Feng died.

After watching the disciple leave, Ye Zhen and the others were immediately stunned. Ye Zhen muttered, "How is this possible? How is this possible? This is impossible!" In their eyes, this was absolutely impossible, but it had actually happened, which left them utterly astonished.

At this moment, Manager Liu suddenly spoke up: "There's something I don't know if you've noticed, but last night, I suddenly felt very relaxed, as if something that had been weighing on our heads had disappeared. I wonder if any of you have felt the same way?"

Ye Zhen and the others were all taken aback. Then they exchanged glances, and saw a different look in each other's eyes. They had the same feeling. Manager Liu could tell from their expressions that they felt the same way. He glanced at them and then said, "If you all feel the same way, it means that this is true. We all feel this way, which means that his death is not necessarily a bad thing for us. Otherwise, we wouldn't feel this way."

Everyone nodded. Ye Zhen then asked, "The problem now is, what should we do if the disciple managing the mine is replaced? Will we be discovered when we pray to the gods?"

Upon hearing his words, everyone's expression changed slightly. They were also worried about this issue. Ye Zhen suddenly spoke up, "Remember those people who went out before? They are now outer disciples and can also take on such missions. Can we contact them and ask them to take on this mission? That would be great if we could."

They all nodded, and Manager Liu said, "Old Ye, how about this? The branch where those people are located isn't far from here. Among us, you are the strongest. You can fly there and tell them this news, and make sure they receive this mission as soon as possible. If they can receive this mission, then the mine will still be entirely staffed by our own people, and there won't be any problems."

The group all nodded, indicating that they shared the same thought. Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen knew that the matter was extremely urgent, so he immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go now." After saying that, he walked straight out. Once he left the cave, he took to the air and flew directly outside. His flight speed wasn't very fast, since his strength hadn't yet reached the Qi level, so his flight speed naturally couldn't be fast.

However, he was already close to reaching the power level, so flying was not a problem for him. In addition, the branch hall was very close to them. He only flew for less than two hours before arriving at the branch hall, which was located in a city. The largest building in the city was the branch hall.

He landed outside the city and then walked quickly into the city. Soon he arrived at the branch hall. When he arrived, he found that there were guards in front of the branch hall. There was one guard on each side of the branch hall's gate, and coincidentally, he recognized one of the two guards.

The man was taken aback when he saw Ye Zhen, and then he immediately asked, "Old Ye, what are you doing here?"

Ye Zhen spoke up: "Brother Xiang, I need your help with something. Can we talk in private for a moment?"

The cultivator surnamed Xiang, named Xiang Qiao, immediately said upon hearing Ye Zhen's words, "Alright, let's talk over there." After saying that, he turned to the cultivator on the other side, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "Please help look after us, Brother Ma."

The cultivator surnamed Ma smiled and said, "Junior Brother Xiang, you're too kind. Just go ahead."

Xiang Qiao thanked him and then followed Ye Zhen to the side. The two walked to a place where the cultivator surnamed Ma could not hear them, and then Xiang Qiao asked, "What's wrong, Old Ye? What's the matter?" They were all believers of God, so their relationship was naturally closer.

Ye Zhen suddenly asked, "Did you feel very relaxed last night?"

Xiang Qiao was taken aback, then his expression turned serious. He nodded and said, "Yes, what happened?" Ye Zhen lowered his voice and said, "Chen Feng died last night after suffering a qi deviation."

Xiang Qiao's expression changed, and he immediately said, "What? How is this possible?"

Ye Zhen said, "It's true. The sect sent people to check, and he did indeed die from a qi deviation. Now there are no disciples in charge of the mine. This mission will definitely be issued. You must pay attention. Once you find this mission, you must accept it immediately. Otherwise, we might be exposed, and you will be exposed too. So everyone must accept this mission."

Upon hearing Ye Zhen's words, Xiang Qiao's expression changed, and he immediately said, "Okay, don't worry, I will tell the others, and they will accept the mission as soon as they find out about it."

Ye Zhen nodded, and then said, "We don't know exactly what happened, but no matter what, it has already happened, which proves that even if a god helps us cultivate, we can still suffer from qi deviation. You must be careful."

Xiang Qiao nodded, and Ye Zhen continued, "I came here for this matter, and now I have to go back."

Xiang Qiao nodded, and Ye Zhen then clasped his hands in a fist salute to him. Xiang Qiao returned the salute and left. After he left, Xiang Qiao returned to the gate and said to the cultivator surnamed Ma, "Brother Ma, that was my friend. He brought me some messages from home, as well as messages from Senior Brother Ping and the others. I'll go tell Senior Brother Ping and the others, and I'll be right back."

The cultivator surnamed Ma smiled and said, "It's alright, go ahead." Xiang Qiao clasped his hands in thanks and then entered the branch hall. He came out a short while later and was still guarding the gate.

Meanwhile, the disciple from the Outer Sect's Enforcement Hall returned to the Qinglan Sect's outer sect as quickly as possible. Upon their return, the disciple immediately reported that Chen Feng had died from a cultivation deviation, and handed over Chen Feng's body and spatial bag to the Outer Sect's Enforcement Hall. The Enforcement Hall immediately began examining Chen Feng's body. This examination revealed a problem: although Chen Feng appeared young, his internal body was already quite aged, like that of an elderly person in their twilight years. This startled them all. They then began studying Chen Feng's body. Finally, an elder from the Enforcement Hall spoke up: "What level of strength did Chen Feng reach when he died?"

Although Chen Feng is dead, we can determine the extent of his strength during his lifetime based on the strength of his body and the remaining spiritual energy.

An elder spoke up: "Based on my observation, his strength during his lifetime was probably at the level of the Imperial Chariot, but it seems that he had just reached the level of the Imperial Chariot and his energy was not very stable yet."

The elder who asked the question nodded and said, "I found that to be true, but this Chen Feng, a few months ago, seemed to be just an ordinary outer disciple who hadn't even reached the Shi level. Now he has reached the Yulan level. How talented must he be to reach the Yulan level in such a short time? There's something strange about this."

Another elder spoke up: "You mean, he used a method that overdraws his own life force to enhance his strength?"

The elder nodded and said, "That's right, that's exactly what I mean. Although I don't know what method he used, that's the most likely way he did it. Otherwise, there's no way to explain why his strength improved so quickly and why he suddenly went into qi deviation. You know, our sect's cultivation methods aren't like the demonic sect's, which involve rapid and reckless advancement. Under normal circumstances, no one would go into qi deviation, but Chen Feng did. That can only mean that his strength improved too quickly, his foundation was unstable, and his body had already been overdrawn to a certain extent, which is why he went into qi deviation."

Everyone nodded, agreeing that what he said made sense. The elder then said, "Let's report it like this and see how the sect reacts."

Everyone responded, and then they reported their guesses. Such things were not uncommon in the Qinglan Sect. Many disciples would obtain some strange cultivation techniques while doing missions outside. Some disciples would practice these techniques and either suffer from qi deviation or go astray, eventually dying a violent death. Under normal circumstances, the sect would not pay attention to such disciples.

Sure enough, after they reported it to the sect on this basis, no one in the Qinglan Sect paid any more attention to the matter. In the eyes of the Qinglan Sect's higher-ups, it was just a trivial matter, and they wouldn't care at all.