404 - Rebirth of a Star: Another Day, Another Drama

### Chapter 404: Gone, It's All Gone! "Miss... Miss Huo, th-there's... there's trouble." Miss Huo was originally in the middle of a heated argument with the Young Master of the Tongtian Chamber of Commerce about the matter of letting Ye Ling Long go. She had suffered such a humiliating disgrace at the hands of that woman that she was determined not to let her go easily. However, at that moment, a commotion erupted outside. A guard rushed in, urgent and flustered, his face full of anxiety. Miss Huo furrowed her brow and snapped, "What are you yelling about? What happened?" "It’s the mine, the mine..." The man's face was a mix of confusion and indecision, unsure of how to convey the grim situation. "What happened to the mine?" Miss Huo stood up, a foreboding feeling creeping into her heart. "The whole mine has been destroyed, completely destroyed!!!" As soon as the words left his mouth, the man was whipped to the ground. Miss Huo's voice was as cold as ice. "You better think carefully before you speak. How could such a large mine of the Huo family possibly be destroyed? Where is the overseer elder?!" The man, enduring the pain, knelt on the ground, "The Third Elder overseeing it was also injured. It was that woman, she's insane, truly insane. She actually underwent a tribulation right in the mine and even provoked the tribulation lightning, making it several times more powerful than usual." "Then she rampaged through the mine with the tribulation lightning in tow, striking anywhere there were people. Most were killed on the spot by the lightning, but the woman seemed unfazed. The Third Elder tried to stop her, but ended up being entangled by her and almost got obliterated by the lightning." "In the end, he had to sacrifice half his cultivation to barely escape from the center of the tribulation lightning." The man's face bore sheer terror, his words echoing with fear of Ye Ling Long. Miss Huo's expression turned as black as charcoal. Meanwhile, the Young Master of the Tongtian Chamber of Commerce, who had been watching the drama unfold, displayed a faint smile. It seemed that she didn’t need any saving after all. … The mine was in ruins, with signs of lightning strikes everywhere. Yet amidst the wreckage, there were also numerous newly sprouted celestial herbs, verdant and lush, contrasting sharply with the charred earth. Miss Huo's eyes were bloodshot with rage as she surveyed the scene. Behind her, members of the Huo family dared not make a sound. "Don't tell me that the woman survived such a terrifying tribulation!" "After the tribulation ended, rain from the heavens descended. It seems... she succeeded in her tribulation." Miss Huo: "..." "What about the celestial crystals? Even if the mountain was destroyed, the celestial crystals are incredibly hard. Surely they wouldn't have been destroyed too?" She seemed to have thought of something and asked urgently. "There... there are no celestial crystals." "What do you mean there are no celestial crystals? How could my Huo family's legitimate mine have no celestial crystals?" The person before her was sweating profusely, stammering, "I don't know why, but the entire mine is empty, and even the miners have vanished." Upon hearing this, Miss Huo was completely dumbfounded, and after a long while, she erupted in a furious roar, "Useless, all of you are useless! What's the point of the Huo family feeding you lot if you can't even stop someone from stealing the mine right under your noses?!" "Put out a warrant throughout the entire Middle Immortal Domain for that woman, quickly!!!" Amidst her furious tirade, Miss Huo failed to notice a verdant phoenix jade pendant lying quietly in the dirt amidst the debris at her feet. … Inside the space Ye Ling Long lay injured on the grass, her garment in tatters from the tribulation lightning, her skin etched with burns. However, the marks were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Despite this, the pain remained, leaving her body unable to move, forcing her to lie still and wait for recovery. The Ginseng Baby, the tower spirit, the five-clawed golden dragon, and Qian Jun surrounded Ye Ling Long, making her feel like a monkey being watched in a zoo. Qian Jun remarked, "You really are too daring, actually provoking heavenly lightning." "Tsk, tsk, tsk, while others complain about their tribulation's power being too great, you go looking for death, thinking the tribulation was too weak," chimed in the Ginseng Baby in its childlike voice. Despite the mockery in its tone, concern was apparent. The others nodded in agreement as well. Earlier, Qian Jun had narrated the wild events that Ye Ling Long had pulled off outside, leading to everyone criticizing her, even the Teng Tian Bee buzzing its agreement. Though Ye Ling Long couldn’t move for now, she could still speak. Smiling, she said, "I had you all as my backing. Besides, if I really couldn't handle the tribulation in the end, wasn't there still you, Qian Jun?" Qian Jun snorted, "Now you finally remember me." This entire ordeal of tribulation lightning was borne by Ye Ling Long, and although she came close to death, her gains were immense. Through the tempering of the lightning, her physical strength became significantly more powerful, comparable to that of mythical beasts. Her recovery abilities improved greatly as well. Despite her severe injuries, she could feel her wounds healing rapidly, estimating only half a day for complete recovery. She couldn't help but wonder how Miss Huo must be reacting now. If she saw the desolate, empty mine, would she be hopping mad? That would certainly be a spectacle. Time passed quickly as she pondered, and as predicted, her injuries were mostly healed within half a day. Feeling the power of her new Immortal King stage within her, Ye Ling Long was thrilled. She hadn't expected the celestial crystal source to allow her to break through to the mid-stage Immortal King in one fell swoop. Even so, the liquidized immortal energy was still not fully expended. The residual power in her veins was enough to stabilize her cultivation. However, now wasn't the time to stabilize her cultivation. Phoenix Leave was still outside. She’d released him from the space when she ingested the celestial crystal source, asking him to lead Wang Tong in destroying the collars on the people from the Lower Immortal Domain who were forced to mine. That was all she could do; whether they could escape would depend on their own abilities. She wasn’t a saint, and helping this much was already kind. After waiting a bit more in the space, she used her spiritual sense to sense the presence outside. Feeling hardly any cultivators around, Ye Ling Long quietly exited the space. Now the mine was a desolate ruin, with not a soul in sight. She was the only one in the vast expanse. Sensing where Phoenix Leave was, Ye Ling Long mounted her sword and flew away into the distance.