Half a month later, Ye Yu was on the verge of depression.
Back then, Father Zhou’s reminder had pointed him toward a path.
Since the Soulfall Gate was so detestable and controlled so many mines, Ye Yu only needed to use Luo Jiange’s mine as experience and continue copying the method. He would surely be able to fulfill many miners’ dreams.
This line of thinking was absolutely correct.
According to Ye Yu’s calculations, he would not even need a few mines before successfully stepping into the Ghost Immortal Realm.
But when he truly began preparing to implement it, Ye Yu discovered it was harder than ascending to heaven.
The Soulfall Gate held enormous influence in the northern Underworld and possessed numerous industries under its banner.
Auction houses, ghost manor training programs, and more.
Although the mining business accounted for only a small portion, the number of mines they controlled still exceeded a hundred.
Without any effort, Ye Yu inquired about the exact locations of more than a dozen mines.
He then began visiting them one by one.
Yet what Ye Yu completely did not expect was that the situation at the other mines was entirely different from Luo Jiange’s.
If Luo Jiange’s management style could be described as exploitation and enslavement—
Then the management style elsewhere was practically equivalent to a blissful paradise.
The ghosts working inside the mines not only earned shockingly high wages, but also received various benefits.
A five hour daily shift rotation system was implemented.
Every ghost was smiling cheerfully while mining.
Even their eyes were filled with hope for the future.
When Ye Yu witnessed this scene, his first instinct was disbelief.
He assumed they were acting.
So he casually seized a few ghosts and examined their memories.
After finishing, Ye Yu collapsed.
Every bit of it was real.
In fact, all the ghosts felt honored to be working for the Soulfall Gate.
Even with the facts laid out before him, Ye Yu still believed this must merely be an exception.
Other places could not possibly be like this.
Unwilling to accept it, Ye Yu went on to visit more than thirty additional mines in succession.
He discovered that every single one followed the same model. Only Luo Jiange’s mine was the exception.
At that moment, Ye Yu completely broke down.
Good heavens, what kind of existence was the Soulfall Gate? Was their sect master here to hand out benefits?
Standing at the foot of a mine, Ye Yu began frantically scratching his head.
At that moment, the figure of a middle aged man appeared beside him.
The man wore a three chi beard and looked exceedingly refined.
He could be considered a handsome older gentleman. The ghostly aura around him was extremely restrained, and he carried a natural scholarly air.
From a distance, no one would associate him with a ghost at all.
One might even think he was some high ranking official from a mortal court.
With a faint smile on his face, he asked softly, "You are Ye Yu, correct? I have been looking for you for quite some time."
Hearing this, Ye Yu’s expression turned strange.
"We do not know each other, do we? What do you want with me?"
As he spoke, Ye Yu had already prepared himself to strike or flee at any moment.
When something is abnormal, there must be something strange behind it.
The smile on the middle aged man’s face did not fade as he continued softly, "Do not be so nervous. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Nie Chu, sect master of the Soulfall Gate."
Nie Chu?
Ye Yu’s brows knitted tightly as he struggled to suppress his laughter.
Seriously? Someone actually named their child that?
How much did his father hate him?
Wait. He is the sect master of the Soulfall Gate?
Nie Chu’s expression finally changed slightly, his lips twitching faintly.
"You may simply call me Sect Master Nie. I have already been to Bitter Medicine Mountain and have met the Zhou family of three. I know everything you did there."
Ye Yu raised his brows slightly.
"So you came to avenge Luo Jiange?"
Nie Chu shook his head. "Not at all. He deserved to die. I came personally to thank you. This is not the place to speak. Come to my place."
The moment his words fell—
The surrounding scene changed instantly.
In a flash, Ye Yu and Nie Chu appeared inside a tea room.
Ye Yu had been here before.
It was the summit of this very mine.
Shrinking the earth into an inch? Spatial shift?
Whatever ghost technique it was, when Nie Chu had just acted, Ye Yu clearly sensed the aura of the Ghost Emperor Realm.
He sucked in a breath.
This old fellow was actually in the Ghost Emperor Realm.
There was nothing more to say.
With his current Harmonizing Dao Realm cultivation, he was not even comparable to a three year old child in front of the other party.
Run away? Too naive.
If the other party wished it, he would not be able to escape at all.
Since that was the case, there was nothing to worry about.
Ye Yu sat down casually, completely abandoning his earlier caution.
Nie Chu saw through it but did not expose it. He personally began brewing tea.
At the same time, he spoke of the original intention behind establishing the Soulfall Gate.
"I merely wanted to do some good within my ability. But one person’s energy is limited. So the sect was founded."
"As time passed, more and more like minded ghosts came to the Soulfall Gate."
"We all rely on our own efforts to allow more ghosts to live better lives."
"To be honest, the profits from the mining business are not high. The Soulfall Gate has never expected to earn ghost stones from it."
"The reason we operate mines is simply to give some lower level ghosts a path to survive."
"To let them earn ghost stones with their own hands. Whether for living or for cultivation, both are possible."
"There are more than a hundred mine masters like Luo Jiange."
"Before the incident, I did not even know such a ghost existed within our Soulfall Gate."
"I only heard from subordinates that there was a ghost with decent ability whose monthly ore output kept increasing, though his strength was somewhat low."
"I had originally planned to reward him. Who would have thought such a major incident would occur."
"Cheating the miners out of their hard earned ghost stones and resorting to despicable methods."
"A ghost like that deserved to die."
"As for those ghosts who were deceived into going to the mine, I have already sent people to compensate them and to offer sincere apologies."
"But compared to them, you, Ye Yu, are more interesting."
"A person who enjoys helping others fulfill their dreams."
"To be honest, that is truly novel."
"That is why I came personally to find you, to have a talk."
After listening to Nie Chu’s explanation, Ye Yu did not respond immediately. Instead, he lightly tapped his fingers against the tabletop.
A Ghost Emperor who wants to do good deeds?
What, do you also have a system?
Heh.
The whole thing sounded utterly absurd.
In this fantasy world, Ye Yu had seen far too many hypocrites.
Therefore, he believed Nie Chu was no different.
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