Chapter 45: Killing the Chicken to Scare the Monkey

As soon as he finished speaking, many spiritual stones flew out from his storage bag and scattered in front of everyone.

Then, he said in a sincere tone,

"Everyone here has ten low-grade spiritual stones. Let's talk about your feelings and treat them as compensation for my Black Water Sect."

"Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Lin."

Everyone also expressed their gratitude one after another, and all the previous frustrations and unhappiness disappeared.

Not to mention all of the people present, at least a large part of them were impoverished people, and these ten low-grade spiritual stones were considered a windfall for them.

At the same time, Qi Yunxian was also a little strange. With the status of Heishui Sect, there was no need to win people's hearts. It can be seen from the attitude of the ancestor of the Liu family towards everyone that in his eyes, these casual cultivators are not much different from ordinary people.

"From today onwards, you are the miners hired by me at Heishuimen. Manager Wei may have told you some things."

"But I still want to remind everyone about some of the rules in the mine. Occasional fights are okay, but if a human life is lost and the mining progress of Heishuimen is affected, I will never let him go."

"Also, you will be mining here for three years, so Lin will give you a free bottle of Bigu Pill every month."

"Do you have any other questions? If not, you can prepare to work in the mine."

Everyone was a little unhappy with this temporary condition before, but when Lin Li proposed it again, some people suddenly couldn't sit still.

A female cultivator named Zhao Yun bravely asked,

"When we first recruited workers, the Liu family didn't say anything about three years. Why do we have to work for three years as soon as we get here? This wasn't the case in the mine before!"

"It used to be the past, and this is now. It used to be managed by the Liu family, but now the mine is personally supervised by our Heishuimen. The conditions are naturally different. Otherwise, how could we get such a high salary this time."

Lin Li said indifferently,

"But this is too long, three years? If we stay here for three years, the elders in the family will not think that we have died outside. How can this be done?"

Someone else whispered,

"You're right, it's been too long, I won't do it anymore, and I don't want this spiritual stone either."

A tall and thin casual cultivator shouted as if he had made up his mind, pushed the spiritual stone in front of him, and walked backwards.

"I want to leave, do I agree?"

Lin Li, who was in front of everyone just now, suddenly appeared in front of the tall and thin casual cultivator like a ghost, and grabbed the other person's throat with one hand.

With just a crisp "click" sound, this casual cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining died under Lin Li's hands.

Throwing the body down, Lin Li said with a ferocious smile,

"I didn't agree and want to leave? This is the fate. Anyone who quits midway will only die."

Everyone present was shocked. Such behavior was so different from that of Jie Xiu. As expected, the spiritual stones from Black Water Sect were not that easy to obtain.

For a moment, the field was eerily quiet, and it seemed like everyone could hear their own breathing.

After the death of the tall and thin monk, the casual cultivators finally understood one thing. They were just a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered in front of the Black Water Gate, and they had no right to say no.

Even Lin Li, who was at the peak of Qi refining in front of him, was enough to kill all of them, more than thirty of them, not to mention Elder Liu, who was sitting not far away and had a foundation-building cultivation.

Zhao Yun, who had opened her mouth to leave before, was so frightened that her face turned pale. She lowered her head and stood motionless, fearing that it would be her turn to be killed by Lin Li in the next moment.

Qi Yunxian was the only one present who had an unchanging expression. In the world of immortality, it was normal for the weak to prey on the strong.

Maybe other people would be shocked by Lin Li's unpredictable movements, but in Qi Yunxian's eyes, it was too much.

Instead, it was the unusual recruitment of workers at the Huangshidao Mine that made him a little vigilant. You must know that there are many miners in the mine, and Heishuimen is still entrusting the Liu family to continue recruiting workers.

The amount of spiritual stones produced every year alone is an astronomical figure. I wonder what conspiracy the Heishuimen and the Liu family have.

He has no interest in staying here for three years, and the pills on his body cannot support his cultivation here for long.

This is why the mine obviously pays a lot of money, but only some of the lowest levels of casual cultivators come here.

It is because there is no spiritual energy in the mine. If you want to practice, you can only take pills, and to consume pills you must consume spiritual stones. The spiritual stones earned in this way are not as much as the spiritual stones spent to buy pills.

Therefore, those monks who are expected to go further will naturally not choose to come to the mine to mine ore.

Besides, Qi Yunxian has to return to the Qi family to participate in the family competition so that he can inherit the inheritance left by his parents. How can he waste his time in this mine.

"As long as you work hard for me, Heishuimen, I guarantee that everyone will make a lot of money in three years."

Lin Li had just killed the chicken to scare the monkeys, and now he naturally reassured everyone. After all, they still needed to do the mining work.

"Li Ming, take these people into the mine."

After saying that, Lin Li bowed and saluted Elder Liu, turned around and left the place.

He was originally one of the four stewards of Heishuimen who stayed in the mine to maintain the Yunxia Golden Light Formation. He could not leave the formation for too long. The four stewards, including the previous steward Wei, were all at the peak of Qi refining.

Among them, Guanshi Wei has the highest status, but this has nothing to do with strength, because among the five foundation-building monks stationed on Huangshi Island in Heishuimen, his master has the highest cultivation level and is the only mid-stage foundation-building monk.

"Manager Lin, wait a minute, I have something to ask you."

Lin Li was about to leave, but he was stopped by Elder Liu. A look of displeasure flashed across his face, but when he turned around, another kind face appeared.

"Li Ming, please take these people in first!"

Elder Liu didn't seem to want Qi Yunxian and others to hear the ensuing conversation between him and Lin Li, and waved to Li Ming to take them away.

"Lin Li, you are getting more and more over the top. Do you know how much pressure my Liu family will bear if this kind of thing is revealed?"

Elder Liu said coldly,

"This matter is not something I can decide. Everything is the will of the Black Water Sect. Besides, the Liu family has benefited from it in recent years. Since Elder Liu has an opinion, he might as well discuss it with Uncle Wei and the others."

Lin Li carefully replied,

"Hmph, you know that Senior Brother Wei and the other five are not on Huangshi Island. They are busy with the Longmen Gorge recently. Otherwise, I would not be needed to come to the mine to guard the mine in person.

You also said such evasive words. It seems that the four of you have stiffened your wings and even I don't take it seriously.

Although I left the Black Water Gate and started my own business. But with my old connections at Heishui Gate, I can't deal with Manager Wei and the others, but I can beat you to a baseless period of Qi refining without any problem. "