Bringing the farm to another world

The outer disciple lay in wait outside the mine for two days. During those two days, he did not find anything unusual about the mine. Afterward, he went directly back to the main hall and went straight to the outer elder's office.

As soon as Elder Di of the Outer Sect saw him return, he asked him directly, "How was it? Did you find anything?"

The outer disciple spoke up, "Elder, we found nothing unusual at that mine."

The outer sect elder frowned, then said, "Tell me in detail everything you've seen these past two days."

The disciple responded and then recounted what he had seen and heard over the past two days to the outer sect elder. Although he was lurking outside the mine, he could still hear the miners chatting inside.

After hearing his explanation, the outer sect elder frowned and said, "You mean that after work, the miners would get together and chat about their cultivation experiences before going to sleep?"

The disciple nodded and responded. The outer sect elder looked at him and said, "Didn't you notice anything different?"

The disciple looked at the outer sect elder with some confusion. He really couldn't see anything different. The elder looked at him and didn't say anything more. Instead, he waved his hand and let him leave.

After the disciple left, he invited the other elders to his room. Once they arrived, the elder looked at them and said, "The disciple who was sent to monitor the mine has returned. He said he didn't find anything unusual. However, after questioning him, I discovered a problem. He said that the miners at that mine would chat about cultivation matters together after work every day before going back to sleep. This is actually the most abnormal thing."

The others were all stunned when they heard him say that. Then they immediately realized what he meant. An elder said, "It's definitely not normal. Those miners would never talk about cultivation for no reason. At their level, they would usually only talk about everyday things because they would have given up on cultivation long ago. But they're talking about cultivation. Are they really that hardworking? That's the biggest abnormality."

The other elders all nodded in agreement. Indeed, this was the most unusual thing. One elder said, "But don't forget, what we're looking for is a cultivation technique that can overdraw one's life force. The fact that those miners like to practice it so much means they've also practiced this technique. But that disciple said that he didn't see the miners practicing it during his observations these past two days, which is even more unusual. If he didn't see the miners practicing, it means they weren't practicing in front of him. If they weren't practicing in front of him, where would they practice? In the mines, where is the most secluded place?"

The elders exchanged glances before speaking: "The mine."

The elder nodded and said, "That's right, the mine. If I'm not mistaken, all the secrets are in the mine. Let's send someone over again. This time, let him sneak into the mine to check the situation. We must find out the secrets there." The other elders naturally didn't object. Then, the elder directly announced the end of the meeting and then designated a disciple who was good at hiding his identity, and sent that disciple back to the mine to check the situation.

The disciple quickly arrived at the mine and immediately sneaked into the tunnels. However, he was soon dumbfounded because there were so many tunnels inside that he had no idea which way to go. But he was a smart man, and he didn't wander around aimlessly. He knew very well that if he wandered around, he might get lost, which would be even more troublesome. So he waited in the tunnels until the miners entered and prepared to start work, and then he followed the miners into the tunnels.

He only followed one miner. He believed that if there were any secrets here, then everyone would have secrets, and he only needed to keep an eye on one person.

He quickly followed the miner to a cave, where he saw the miner kneeling and worshipping a statue. He then noticed that after kneeling, the miner immediately began cultivating, and his cultivation speed was even faster than that of some sect geniuses he knew. This astonished him, and he immediately realized that this was the miners' secret.

However, he did not leave immediately. He wanted to see what the miners would do next. He soon noticed that the miner was different. He found that the miner seemed very arrogant, always holding his head slightly up, which was very unpleasant.

He followed the miner for a day, and the miner was indeed working very diligently. However, their strength was much greater than he had imagined, so the miners only needed to work for about half a day to achieve what the miners used to do in a whole day. After they finished collecting the ore, they gathered again in the cave to chat, and the cultivator eavesdropped on them. From their conversation, he learned that they could receive rewards by worshipping the statue. They were discussing who received more rewards, how to change their tone of voice, and how to appear more arrogant.

These words greatly surprised the disciple. He then sneaked into the mine and carefully observed the statue. He even saw a spell beneath the statue, which he memorized. After the miners left the cave, he also left and returned to the outer gate of the main hall as quickly as possible.

He then went directly to an elder of the outer sect and told him everything he knew. The elder's expression changed upon hearing this, and he was then dismissed. After the disciple left, the elder went to see Zuo Han. Zuo Han invited the elder into his study. Upon entering, the elder bowed, but Zuo Han waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities. Is there something you need?"

The elder immediately told Zuo Han about the statue. After hearing his words, Zuo Han's expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "It is indeed a statue?"

The elder nodded and said, "The disciple I sent is right. It is indeed a statue of a deity. He has also drawn a picture of the statue. It looks like this." After saying that, the elder took out a jade slip and handed it to Zuo Han.

Zuo Han took the jade slip and entered it with his spiritual power. Sure enough, he saw a divine statue. The first thing he felt upon seeing the statue was arrogance, extreme arrogance.

Zuo Han put down the jade slip and then said, "In other words, as long as those miners worship the idol, their cultivation speed will increase, which means they are overdrawing their lives?"

The outer sect elder nodded and said, "Yes, Sect Master, I think so."

Zuo Han thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "If that's the case, then we must take this matter seriously. Here's what we'll do: you go down first, and we'll discuss it with the others tomorrow before deciding what to do." The outer sect elder responded, then bowed to Zuo Han and turned to leave.

After the outer sect elders left, Zuo Han glanced at the jade slip again before starting to deal with the matters at hand. Only after he finished dealing with the matters did he go to rest.

That night, when Zuo Han was fast asleep, he suddenly found himself in a very special space. This space seemed very large, yet it also seemed not very large, giving people a very contradictory feeling.

The next moment he saw the statue. The statue had become enormous and was sitting there, looking down at him. Zuo Han immediately became alert. He was a master and was not like ordinary people. So when he saw the statue appear in his dream, his first reaction was to be vigilant. He wanted to use his strength to deal with the statue.

The statue glanced at Zuo Han, then said, "Don't be so nervous. I have no ill intentions. In fact, I came with goodwill."

Zuo Han had calmed down by this time. He realized that he couldn't get out of this space anytime soon, so he calmed down and looked at the statue, asking, "Who are you?"

The statue said in a deep voice, "I am the God of Pride. I am actually here to help you. Your strength has not improved for a long time, has it? I can help you take your strength to the next level."

Zuo Han snorted and said, "Does he also die from qi deviation?"

"That's a misunderstanding. I can indeed increase their cultivation speed, but there's a prerequisite: their potential must be sufficient. Those people before were all ordinary people who begged me for help. I helped them, and their strength did increase, but their inherent potential wasn't enough. So, when I increased their cultivation speed, their bodies couldn't handle it. It's like someone who isn't very strong trying to use a heavy weapon; their bodies couldn't withstand it, so they died. They said they wanted to use heavy weapons, and I simply gave them the heavy weapons. They could clearly cultivate at a slower pace..." They wanted to improve their strength, even their potential, but they didn't. They wanted to cultivate to an extremely powerful level all at once, like Chen Feng. His potential was very poor; he would have had a hard time even reaching the Qi level, let alone the Yulan level. He achieved it with my help, but he completely used up his potential, ultimately consuming his life force. If, after receiving the weapon I gave him, he had diligently trained his body first, and one day he could wield the weapon, then of course, his life force wouldn't have been depleted.

Zuo Han knew what weapon he was talking about: spiritual energy. This guy who called himself a god gave those people more spiritual energy. If those people weren't in a hurry and slowly absorbed that spiritual energy to gradually improve their strength, there wouldn't be any problems. But they insisted on speeding up their cultivation, which made their foundation unstable and naturally consumed their life force. So if there were any fluctuations in their cultivation, they would suffer from qi deviation and die.

However, Zuo Han still couldn't completely believe in the god, and then he said, "How do I know if what you're saying is true? What if everything you're saying is false?" (End of this chapter)