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Chapter 582 - 568 Control Will Mine Vein News!_1

Chapter 582: Chapter 568 Control Will Mine Vein News!_1

Below the entire Xuanling Mountain Range, there were countless pit tunnels and dark holes. Over a long period of time, the dim mine caves had been eroded by endless waste gases, making it impossible to stay there for long.

At this moment, Xiao Chen’s figure had already entered deep into the Xuanling Mountain Range. Unlike other wild mountain ranges in the Great Wasteland, the entire Xuanling Mountain Range was full of withered ancient trees, with only a sparse growth of ancient trees here and there, all of which were especially low. There were hardly any ferocious beasts and some ancient mountains had even collapsed in an area of several tens of miles around.

After taking control of the soul world of several warriors they had captured, Xiao Chen learned that they would always be sent directly to the settlement point of Yuanling Temple in the mining area.

These warriors would eventually become the mining slaves of Yuanling Temple and be sent to the dark mine until they died.

Moreover, Xiao Chen discovered that several years ago, Yuanling Temple found a very ancient mine tunnel from tens of thousands of years ago. They discovered a large amount of broken spirit crystal stones and fragments of top-grade spirit stones, they even found some high-grade spirit stones.

However, this ancient cave was filled with endless waste gas, and any warrior who entered the mine, even those with Blood Refining Realm cultivation, could not hold on for long.

As for these ranger organizations in Xuanling City, Xiao Chen didn’t have a good impression of them, but he didn’t want to add more trouble either. The various phenomena in Xuanling City, derived from the abandoned elemental stone vein, were a crooked development path that had existed for tens of thousands of years. The tangled interests were undoubtedly secretive.

The surface of Xuanling Mountain Range was covered with large and small mine caves, pitch black, emitting a devouring breath.

Xiao Chen walked leisurely between the mountains like an ordinary warrior. Moreover, in the surrounding mountains, countless warriors were heading towards the depths of Xuanling Mountain Range, or some seemed tired, walking out from the depths of the mountain range.

"The mining vein controlled by Yuanling Temple has increased the admission fee to enter the mine again, reaching a total of 150 Spirit Stones. This time, I stayed deep in the mine for three days and only harvested less than 50 low-grade Spirit Stones, even worse, a further 30 Spirit Stones were given to Yuanling Temple, resulting in a big loss."

"Yeah, the scattered spirit stones in the mine have become much less frequent. Unfortunately, that newly discovered ancient spirit stone vein by the Yuanling Temple, they won’t let us get involved, only allowing their controlled slaves to go in and mine."

"What are you thinking about? The rumored ancient mining tunnel, reportedly leads to the deepest part of the vein, which used to produce Spirit Crystals. Even if Spirit Crystals have been mined out, just those fragments of Spirit Crystals are a great treasure. A wisp of Spirit Qi is worth a high-grade Elemental Stone. Do you think Yuanling Temple would be generous enough to let us share a piece of the pie?"

"Yeah, it’s Spirit Crystal. Even the fragments of Spirit Crystal containing just a strand of spiritual qi can help us to further improve our cultivation."

"Spirit Crystal Fragment?"

Xiao Chen continuously listened to the warriors’ conversations, and had already made a plan in his heart.

Spirit Qi is much purer than Heaven and Earth’s Vital Energy, even if it’s just a tiny strand of Spirit Qi remaining in the fragments, its efficacy is far more than middle-grade and even high-grade Elemental Stones...

At this moment, Xiao Chen showed great interest in that ancient mine controlled by the Yuanling Temple. It was an ancient mine from tens of thousands of years ago. He came here to search for top-grade spirit stones and spirit crystals, he couldn’t afford to miss this opportunity.

In the depths of the Xuanling Mountain Range, under the ancient mountains, there was a gathering area several miles in size. Because there were hardly any powerful beasts in the mountains, this gathering area was just symbolically fortified with a circular wall, just thirty feet high.

This small city was located between two ancient mountains, just on the necessary route to the spirit stone mine. At the entrance of the city, there was a team of soldiers on guard. Any warrior who came to the gate needed to pay spirit stones.

In front of the city gate, a young man in a green beast robe casually handed over a hundred low-grade spirit stones, and entered the city like an ordinary warrior.

This person was Xiao Chen; however, after entering the small city, unlike othe others, he did not directly head for the mine in the back of the small city, but strolled around the city.

The whole little city didn’t have any special places, low stone houses, the only stone tower which seemed majestic, belonged to the local ruler of Yuanling Temple, and there was a long valley behind the city. The ancient mountains on both sides of the valley were densed with mine caves.

Warriors were constantly entering and exiting these caves, and all those entering and exiting the mine caves were given a basket made of fine iron.

Xiao Chen’s eyes fell on a mine cave, the guards at its entrance were much stronger than at other caves, and all had reached the Blood Refining Realm limit. Moreover, Xiao Chen noticed that there was a second level Towering Realm Warrior hiding nearby.

This mine cave did not allow other warriors to enter, it seemed to be the ancient mine tunnel newly discovered by the Yuanling Temple a few years ago. Observing this situation, Xiao Chen didn’t act recklessly, he didn’t want to stir up unnecessary trouble.

In addition to this second level Towering Realm Warrior, inside the stone tower in the small city, Xiao Chen sensed a third level Towering Realm Warrior. These two were likely the strongest warriors based in the mining area sent by Yuanling Shrine.

At an unnoticed place, Xiao Chen slipped into the Mountain and River Seal World to wait till nightfall before making a move.

The moonlight spilled down.

The bright moon was high in the sky, in the pitch black night, spots of stars appeared. The small city seemed a bit quiet, even though there were scattered bonfires lighting up, but they could not dispel the endless chill.

Outside the small city, the continuous ancient mountains under the dim moonlight seemed like a fierce beast crawling on the ground, as if it was going to swallow the small city in one bite.

In silence, before the stone tower, the pitch-black space emitted a slight fluctuation, which disappeared in the blink of an eye. No one noticed it at all.

Xiao Chen, his figure hidden in the darkness, swept his gaze around. In an instant, his will once again scanned the surrounding area for several hundred feet, completely understanding the situation.

The Zhong Lou Realm Martial Artist, who was a Triple Sky warrior, was sitting on a stone bed cultivating, unaware of the situation outside the tower.

Next moment, Xiao Chen disappeared, turning into a breeze. Even the War Soldiers patrolling nearby only felt a gentle wind brushing their faces.

"Who’s there!"

In the stone tower, there was an old man. Xiao Chen’s entrance and closing of the door was just a moment. This old man instantly woke up.

However, after the old man let out a light shout, he felt himself being endlessly suppressed.

His combat Qi was hard to condense, even his voice became soundlessly hoarse. For a moment, he felt isolated, completely losing the sensing of his Qi.

"Seizing the will, controlling the soul world; it’s a Venerable Master!"

Fear appeared in the old man’s eyes. His mental will was instantly suppressed, yet his awareness was exceptionally clear.

He was incapable of controlling his own body and combat Qi. This was an eerily peculiar situation, which could only be achieved by a venerable master silently.

There was nothing more terrifying than watching, wide-eyed, as someone else takes control of your body and combat Qi, while you can only watch helplessly as if you were an outsider.

Xiao Chen’s mental will shocked the old man. Ordinary warriors, even when they seized someone else’s will, would forcibly take control, turning the original owner’s spirit into chaos, and replace it with their own consciousness to drive it. But at this moment, he was clearly maintaining his own consciousness, but unable to control his own body.

Xiao Chen easily controlled the spirit of the Yuanling Temple’s Zhong Lou Realm Triple Sky warrior completely. The reason he didn’t crush his spirit into chaos was that it would cause his spirit to be disordered, and some information could be lost.

Half an hour later, Xiao Chen finally learned all the information about the entire vein of the Yuanling Temple, especially the newly discovered ancient mine, which did have a huge secret.

There really are spirit crystals!

Although it was only half a spirit crystal, the value of this half spirit crystal was absolutely equivalent to dozens of top-grade spirit stones!

It was precisely because of this half lower-grade spirit crystal that the master of Yuanling Temple was able to break free from the shackles, cross the Thunderfire Tribulation, and advance to the Zhong Lou Realm Fourfold Sky. The information about this spirit crystal was a top secret within the entire Yuanling Temple. Only the master of Yuanling Temple and several Zhong Lou Realm martial artists knew about it.

As for this elder, he was the strongest person in the Yuanling Temple apart from the palace master. That’s why he was sent here to sit in town. This is also why the new ancient mines that have been discovered for several years still have no outsiders mining them.

Over the past few years, although no new spirit crystals have been discovered, hundreds of spirit crystal fragments containing spiritual Qi have been found. They are all broken crystals containing dozens of strands of spiritual Qi, and there are even several top-grade spirit stones present.

In addition, it has to do with the secrecy of these ranger organizations in Xuanling City. The leaders of these ranger organizations all have one extremely surprising similarity: they are all renegades expelled from powerful tribes. These people come not only from the Border Wasteland Region but also from the Ten Thousand Spirits Domain and Ten Thousand Mountains Domain.

For example, the palace master of Yuanling Temple was actually a direct descendant of the Yuan Feng Marquis Division in the Ten Thousand Spirits Domain hundreds of years ago. But for some reason, he defected from the tribe and founded the Yuanling Temple in Xuanling City.

The master of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion, the third-ranked ranger organization in Xuanling City, was actually an elder from the Bai Ze Marquis Division in the Border Wasteland Region. But according to the rumors in the Bai Ze Marquis Division, hundreds of years ago, this elder went out to travel and disappeared.

Of course, these are all underground matters that cannot be brought up in the open. If it weren’t for controlling this elder of the Yuanling Temple, Xiao Chen wouldn’t have known such secrets. However, Xiao Chen didn’t intend to change anything. He came here intending to make a big score and leave. The more concealed his identity, the better.

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