Chapter 120
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Chapter 120: Spirit Stone Mine
"It’s inside the Jade Wheel Mountain Range, not far from Jade Wheel City. It’s a spirit stone mine that Pan Hong discovered not long ago. They say this spirit stone mine can yield two hundred thousand lower-grade spirit stones, and if they’re lucky, they might even find middle-grade spirit stones. Two hundred thousand lower-grade spirit stones is quite a lot for someone in the innate realm, so Pan Hong sent his men to capture people to help work in the mine," Hu Quan said.
Hearing this, Yun Yi’s eyes lit up. He exchanged a glance with Black Wind, and they both smiled knowingly at each other.
"I told you, this time our trip to Jade Wheel City won’t be wasted."
Yun Yi’s eyes slightly narrowed, but the brightness in them could not be hidden.
Two hundred thousand! That is a fortune, a wealth right in hand. It would be unacceptable to just refuse it.
"Brother, let’s go, we need to rescue your people from the escort agency first," Yun Yi said.
Hearing that Yun Yi immediately thought of Pan Hong’s spirit stone mine, Hu Quan was taken aback for a moment and then said, "Brother Yun, I heard that there are two experts at the seventh grade of the Innate Realm guarding that spirit stone mine. With our strength, we might not be their match. Also, that spirit stone mine is quite close to Jade Wheel City, and if there is any major commotion, it might attract the City Master’s attention."
"Come on, brother, if you’re going to be so timid, how can we take revenge? If that’s the case, you might as well just stay here."
After Yun Yi finished speaking, he ignored Hu Quan and turned to leave.
"Who is being timid? I’m not afraid of anything! Damn it, who fears whom?"
Hu Quan felt disrespected and immediately became upset. He quickly chased after Yun Yi. He dared to break into the City Master’s mansion, risking his life, so how could he worry about a mere spirit stone mine? If Yun Yi wasn’t afraid, then why should he be? He had just returned from the gates of death.
"Brother Yun, you don’t know the way; I will take you there," Hu Quan said. His injuries had healed quite a bit after taking the healing medicine. Although he was not as strong as he used to be, he could still run fast.
Night fell, the cold wind blew, and the bright moon shone!
The moon in the sky was not perfectly round but very bright, casting soft moonlight that added a coolness to the jungle.
The jungle now belonged to the Jade Wheel Mountain Range. According to Hu Quan, the spirit stone mine should be about sixty to seventy miles from where they started.
For Yun Yi and the others, sixty to seventy miles was not a long distance at all; with all their strength, it would not take long to reach.
Between the mountains, there was an open area.
At this moment, several tents were set up in the open area, brightly lit.
In front of the tents, there was a bonfire, with meat from an unknown demon beast roasting over it, filling the air with a delicious smell that spread far away. Beside the bonfire, two men in black sat cross-legged, one holding wine and the other holding roasted meat. They seemed to be chatting about something, laughing joyfully from time to time.
Both of them had reached the level of the seventh grade of the Innate Realm. Their faces were marked with fierce patterns, giving them a fearsome look.
The spiritual power they casually released had a hint of evil, just like their wicked gazes.
Inside several tents, there were piles of spirit stones resembling small mountains. Each stone sparkled, and the light emitted by the spirit stones almost illuminated the night.
Next to each tent, strong protectors stood guard.
With so many spirit stones, at least a hundred thousand, cultivators usually store spirit stones in a storage bag or similar space, yet these spirit stones were just piled up, likely to make counting easier. They would be collected all at once after the spirit stones in the mine were completely dug out.
Of course, finding a storage bag that could hold so many spirit stones is not an easy task; ordinary storage bags do not have much space.
About several dozen paces away from the tents, there was a small hill, with a large hole carved out of it, and inside, similar light flickered, shining brightly even in the darkness.
This small hill was the discovered spirit stone mine, although it was only a low-grade spirit stone mine. A place like the Jade Wheel Mountain Range couldn’t produce a mid-grade spirit stone mine.
After all, the emergence of a mid-grade spirit stone mine would cause a great stir and would have already caught the attention of the Yanwu family. Even if the Yanwu family stayed quiet, the Yellow Crane Gate would not miss it.
Fortunately, it was just a small spirit stone mine, so there was not a big commotion.
"Hurry up! Damn it, haven’t you eaten? You are a master of the innate realm, yet you work so slowly."
"Are you looking for trouble? You almost hit me! Drop the spirit stone!"
"You worthless Open Spirit Realm fool, how dare you hide spirit stones? Just wait until I teach you a lesson!"
…
Shouts and curses echoed from inside the spirit stone mine, accompanied by the crack of whips and cries of pain.
Thud!
Soon, a tall man in black emerged from the spirit stone mine, carrying a body. He tossed it into a shallow pit; the body was covered in blood, obviously someone who had just been killed.
If you looked closely, you would see that where the body was thrown, there were dozens of other bodies in the same terrible condition, all piled together like garbage.
"These bastards treat people like animals; they have no humanity."
Hu Quan watched all of this not far away, gritting his teeth in anger.
"The darkness of Jade Wheel City is far more terrifying than I imagined."
A cold light flashed in Yun Yi’s eyes, revealing his intent to kill without disguise.
"Tonight we just need to finish the work. By tomorrow, my brother and I can go back to report. If the City Lord is in a good mood, he will surely reward us with a spirit stone."
By the campfire, a man in black said with a smile.
"That’s right, almost all the spirit stones have been mined. There are already 190,000 here, and at most, there are only 20,000 or 30,000 left. The City Lord expects there to be 200,000, so it will definitely exceed that. In my opinion, we should just split the extra part, brother."
Another person said.
"Haha, that’s right, but we shouldn’t make this known. We need to make sure the others keep quiet. The City Lord hates being deceived. If he finds out, we’re in big trouble."
The man in black laughed heartily.
"Come on, brother, let’s have a drink."
The two clinked their flasks and tilted their heads back to drink.
"Hehe, Little Yun, it seems we arrived just in time. The spirit stones have already been mined, and you can easily benefit from this."
Black Wind said with a smile.
"That’s right, Pan Hong’s spirit stones, I will gladly accept them. Anyway, there’s still plenty of time until the night of the full moon, so I will enjoy my time in Jade Wheel City."
Yun Yi’s lips curled up slightly; he had made up his mind. Pan Hong has power, right? Then Yun Yi would start by slowly taking over the spirit stone mine and weakening his influence little by little. He had plenty of time to enjoy himself now.
"Brother Yun, look, this place is heavily guarded. It’s hard to find an opportunity to act. Even if you have the strength to deal with these people, you can’t be sure they won’t signal for help to Jade Wheel City."
Hu Quan said.
"Hmph, these little shrimp and crabs are nothing. They can be dealt with easily."
Black Wind said disdainfully.
