Thus, the steward elder of the Clutching Soul Cliff comes to the laboring disciple management department to recruit disciples to go to the Clutching Soul Cliff.

The supervisors of the laboring disciples management department, Hai Dafu and Elder Hai, fully uphold the principles of fairness and justice.

Elder Hai said, voluntary registration, no coercion!

A day later, the number of registrants is almost zero.

The reason why disciples are unwilling to register is simple: going to the Clutching Soul Cliff is akin to stepping into a coffin.

That place, with the fancy name of collecting disciple corpses, is actually about checking what's hidden in the disciples' bodies.

Using the body's acupoints, cultivators can secretly hide many items, and searching acupoints is an extremely tedious task.

The human body has hundreds of acupoints, and searching each one is a laborious task.

For many disciples, it's impossible to ascertain which acupoint hides what.

Because they can't be sure, many disciples spend three days but still can't find anything.

Then, the final fate awaits the laboring disciples.

—Death.

Unlike other disciples who fear it, Xia Ming is actually quite interested in the Clutching Soul Cliff.

After carefully analyzing the available information, he sees the Clutching Soul Cliff as an opportunity!

Here's his specific analysis:

1. The Clutching Soul Cliff provides access to the bodies of cultivators. By touching the bodies, he might be able to electrolyze the spiritual roots and use them for himself!

2. Xia Ming believes in the powerful ability of his magnetic field induction! Faraday's ancestor wouldn't abandon him, and maybe the Clutching Soul Cliff is more suitable for him.

3. Staying in the Labor Disciple Management Office will inevitably lead to death sooner or later. It's the same as waiting for death, so he might as well change his fate.

4. The disciples in the labor management office always ask too many questions, and Xia Ming is afraid of revealing his fears.

The next day, Xia Ming volunteered.

The other labor disciples all thought Xia Ming was a fool, teasing him, but no one tried to dissuade him.

After all, Xia Ming's previous actions were abnormal.

Who reads a book until their eyes turn bloodshot and they bite themselves when excited?

People who don't know might think he's reading that kind of book.

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Faced with Xia Ming's initiative, the elders of the Clutching Soul Cliff, Jiang Liang and the Elder Jiang, were quite satisfied.

With a wave of his hand, Elder Jiang Liang directly rewarded him with ten soul stones!

Ten soul stones are a considerable wealth.

In the human realm below, ten soul stones can be exchanged for fifty taels of gold.

It's enough for an ordinary family to live comfortably for decades.

These soul stones are even more useful for labor disciples.

The soul stones can strengthen their souls, enhance their perception, and help them live better lives.

More importantly, in the Collection Cave of the Clutching Soul Cliff, ten soul stones represent thirty days of life!

Because every three days, if Xia Ming doesn't find anything, he can hand over a soul stone to buy time.

It's ridiculous, isn't it? A labor disciple's life is worth just one soul stone.

Although there is an ancient saying, "Under great rewards, there must be great warriors."

But even though Jiang Liang offered the temptation of ten soul stones, no disciples volunteered.

The soul stones are good, but they're useless if you don't have your life.

That place, the Clutching Soul Cliff, has people dying every day.

Compared to the black-hearted mine below, the Clutching Soul Cliff is a one-way street to the grave!

On the second day, Elder Jiang Liang, who was waiting for disciples, eventually walked into Elder Hai's room with a gloomy expression.

After a while, the two elders emerged.

Elder Hai wore a triumphant look, while Elder Jiang wore a gloomy expression.

In front of all the disciples, Elder Hai waved his hand and directly assigned over fifty people to Elder Jiang.

"You all! When you go to the Clutching Soul Cliff, you must work hard and not delay Elder Jiang's important matters!"

Listening to Elder Hai's voice, the disciples felt as if they were attending a funeral.

...

"Goddamn Elder Hai! If it's your turn to beg me one day, I'll make you regret it a hundred times over!"

On the mountain path to the Clutching Soul Cliff, Jiang Liang's eyes were almost shooting fire.

It's obvious that he's suffered a big loss this time.

Looking at the dozens of people behind him, Jiang Liang's gaze became even more sinister.

With just these dozens of misfits, that Elder Hai actually dared to demand twenty spirit stones from him!

Damn scumbag!

He dares to open his mouth!

But even so, Jiang Liang has to give in.

Everyone knows that the Clutching Soul Cliff is a good job, and Jiang Liang getting this job as a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator has already begged for a lot of favors.

He originally hoped to gain some benefits to help him succeed in forming his golden core.

But now, not only did he not gain any benefits, he ended up with a pile of spirit stones.

Thinking about it, Jiang Liang felt his molars itch.

What's more annoying is that if Jiang Liang doesn't handle the work of the Clutching Soul Cliff well, the sect won't let him off easily.

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Liang's gaze turned to Xia Ming in the crowd.

With a turn of his eyes, Jiang Liang directly beckoned Xia Ming over.

Seeing this, Xia Ming quickly ran to Jiang Liang's side and respectfully saluted.

"You... Your name is Xia Ming, right?"

"Disciple Xia Ming pays respects to Elder Jiang!"

"Good, good, good! When we get to the Clutching Soul Cliff, I'll prepare a cave for you near the front."

"Disciple Xia Ming! Thank you, Elder Jiang, for your kindness!"

...

Soon, the group of labor disciples arrived at the Clutching Soul Cliff.

Although it's called the Clutching Soul Cliff, it's more like a dead volcano.

The entire mountain peak has been hollowed out, and a series of deep caves have been built along the spiral ascending stone steps.

These caves are where the labor disciples work and rest, and the working environment is indeed tough.

And the over a hundred caves of the Clutching Soul Cliff naturally have their nuances.

The higher up the cave, the better the lighting, and they can also pick the bodies first.

As for the ones below... Not only are they dark and damp, but they can only pick the bodies that others don't want.

If it's a typical disciple, with no family belongings, even if they search for a day, it's just useless work.

Finally, Jiang Liang also kept his promise and gave Xia Ming a cave near the top.

Cave Thirty-Seven, located on the fourth level of the Clutching Soul Cliff.

...

On the first day of entering, the group of labor disciples immediately got to work.

Bodies... can't wait, even though it's already winter, they can't afford to delay.

Looking at the body lying in front of him, Xia Ming slowly closed his eyes and reached out his right hand.

Immediately... a familiar scene unfolded.

When the black and white magnetic field covered the entire body, Xia Ming saw a very conspicuous little vortex.

This small vortex twisted the surrounding magnetic lines wantonly, and it was hard for Xia Ming to ignore it.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Ming clenched his fist. He knew he had gambled right!

The black and white magnetic field really can sense abnormal phenomena!

The spiritual energy repels the magnetic lines, and the acupoints devour the magnetic lines?

To verify his thoughts, Xia Ming slowly picked up a sharp dagger from the side.

Is this an acupoint with a problem? One try will tell.

But just as Xia Ming held the blade, Jiang Liang's voice rang out behind him.

"Kid, have you thought it through? If you make a cut and find nothing, you'll have to compensate."

"These bodies are disciples of our Great River Sect, and we're helping them retain their dignity even in death."