It was morning when he woke up. After practicing the Beiming Breathing Technique, Shi Jiu felt comfortable all over and had endless energy.
After walking downstairs, after asking the clerk in the store about some conditions in the Shuimu Mountains, Shi Jiu decided to go there in person to check the distribution of corresponding forces in the mining areas in the Shuimu Mountains, as well as the area he wanted to collect. .
An hour later, Shi Jiu arrived at the edge of the mining area.
Because each faction strictly guarded its own sphere of influence and did not allow other factions to watch, Shi Jiu was driven away by the patrol before he even got close. But he wasn't upset. He had made some inquiries beforehand, and now he came here mainly for on-the-spot inspection.
Soon Shi Jiu came to a towering ridge. The terrain here is dangerous and there is no ore, so not many people come here. However, it is indeed a good observation place. From a high position, you can see the hair below. several mining areas.
Of course, most people can't see clearly because the height is too high, but Shi Jiu doesn't have this problem. Not to mention that he has opened his spiritual consciousness. Now he has reached the late stage of Qi Dynasty realm and is only the last step away from the peak of the late stage. Coupled with the long-term practice of Beiming Breathing Technique, Shi Jiu's physical qualities have been greatly improved in all aspects, including his eyesight.
Shi Jiu lay down behind a rock and looked at several mining areas below.
I saw dense crowds of figures below constantly moving back and forth, and various sounds of knocking on the shaking stones came and went.
"As expected, the mining area of the Ghost Fire Sect is the largest."
Among the several mining areas below, the largest one occupies three-quarters of the area, surrounded by the flags of the Ghost Fire Sect. Of course, this is not all, the same is true in other mining areas in the mountains.
The conditions here were not good enough to observe closely, so Shi Jiu left here and headed to the next mining area.
Half an hour later, Shi Jiu came to another mining area. The situation here was basically the same as the previous area. The Ghost Fire Sect occupied the best area and had the largest scope.
This time Shi Jiu did not leave, but moved forward carefully. After dodging the patrols, he came to the outer area of a mine.
This is not the territory of the Ghost Fire Sect, but a mine belonging to a smaller sect. There are not many diggers or members of the sect. Shi Jiu easily knocked out a supervisor who came out temporarily, then changed into the opponent's outfit and entered the field with great swagger.
At this time, the mining labor force was continuously transporting mine carts one after another from the mine. Shi Jiu signaled to stop a mine cart, then grabbed a handful of ore, and then frowned and said: "These contents are too low. There are too many impurities, so there won’t be any good ones in the pit?”
"Sir, the location of our mine is not good to begin with. It is difficult to get good goods." A miner pushing a cart replied.
"Okay, I understand, you can continue." After saying that, Shi Jiu threw down the ore in his hand and turned around and walked towards the mine.
Entering the mine, it was filled with all kinds of dust and noise. Shi Jiu felt a little uncomfortable, but the miners here turned a deaf ear and worked hard to knock and dig.
Shi Jiu walked in and took a closer look at the rock wall. Most of it was useless rock and soil. Occasionally, he could see one or two red crystals, but they were all very small and contained a lot of impurities. Shi Jiu shook his head, such quality could not be used at all, and then left the mining area.
Next, Shi Jiu followed the information he had obtained before and came to another mining area.
This is an abandoned mining area. Because no useful ore has been produced for several years, it has been abandoned by the major factions. The people who mine are local idlers who only work for themselves. Therefore, it is relatively suitable for Shi Jiu. After all, the purpose of Shi Jiu's coming here is to dig out the water crystals for himself.
After chatting with a miner, Shi Jiu wanted to give up, because according to the chatter, no water crystals had been dug here for three years. Originally, thousands of people were mining again, but now there are only a dozen or so left. People, these ten people are all residents nearby.
Shi Jiu did not stay any longer, and then left the place and returned to the inn.
The next day, after Shi Jiu bought some tools in the town, he came to the abandoned mining area yesterday again.
After a night of consideration, Shi Jiu decided to try his luck here.
"We're already here, so we can't just give up, right? At least I'll dig out one or two water-eye crystals, otherwise it's really unjustifiable." Shi Jiu comforted himself in his heart.
"Hey, brother, are you really here to mine?" the person who was chatting yesterday asked curiously.
"I also wanted to try my luck, so I came." Shi Jiu said with a smile.
"Okay, then you can find a place to dig by yourself. I hope we can all dig it."
"good."
After that, Shi Jiu chose a mine with few people and started digging hard.
Originally, Shi Jiu planned to use his spiritual consciousness to check the mine here, hoping to find something. As a result, his spiritual consciousness could not penetrate deep into the rock, and his hope was in vain. He could only follow the others and wave the tools in their hands.
At the end of the day, nothing was gained.
Shi Jiu was unwilling to give in and continued on the second day, but still had no results, then the third day, the fourth day...
At noon on the sixth day, there was still no harvest, and Shi Jiu wanted to give up.
"It seems that the Shuimu Crystal has nothing to do with me. If you want it in the future, then buy it."
After thinking about it in his mind, Shi Jiu completely gave up digging. After simply packing up, he left the mine, planning to go back to the inn before making any plans.
Just when Shi Jiu came out of the mine, he suddenly felt a sense of depression. Shi Jiu subconsciously tensed up his body and quickly pressed against the edge of the mine.
"What's going on? This feeling..." This sense of depression made Shi Jiu feel a little frightened, feeling that something big was about to happen.
The next moment, there were roars from the distant sky. At this time, all the miners stopped what they were doing and ran out of the cave entrance.
"What's going on? Where did the thunder come from?" The sky was still clear at this time.
Shi Jiu also walked out of the pit, then raised his head to look in the direction of the roar, and at the same time, the feeling of depression became even worse. He extended his consciousness to the maximum, trying to see clearly what caused this change.
I saw at the end of my consciousness, several black spots entangled with each other and approaching here very quickly.
"Is that... a human figure?" As the black dots came quickly, Shi Jiu finally saw the shape of the black dots clearly.
The speed of these figures is astonishing. They were still far away in the sky just now. Even Shi Jiu could only see a few small black dots through his spiritual consciousness. Now, only a few seconds have passed. The black dots have been enlarged several times, and even the naked eye can distinguish them. They were human figures, and Shi Jiu had already seen the general appearance of these people through his spiritual consciousness, and one of them seemed familiar.
As the figure gets closer and closer, the depression has turned into a sense of oppression, and the miners who came here to mine have already fallen to the ground and lost consciousness due to this sense of oppression.
"Soul Realm Powerhouse!" Shi Jiu subconsciously said a few words.
Shi Jiu had experienced this super strong sense of oppression twice before. Once in a trading house in Tonglin City, an old man had accidentally released a ray, and the old man was even Mr. Fengbaozhai Mingjing. Respectful seniors, and the most recent one was shown by the chief helmsman of the Shuntian Escort Bureau after he had overcome the heavenly tribulation and successfully entered the soul realm.
However, those two times were short-lived and disappeared in the next moment, and now this sense of oppression continues to exist and is getting stronger.
Soon, Shi Jiu saw the person clearly.
"There are actually five...Onihuo Sect?!"
There were five figures in the sky, entangled and fighting with each other. Two of them looked similar, with sunken eye sockets and eyes as sinister as ghost fires. It goes without saying that they were from the ghost fire sect.
"It seems that the master of the Ghost Fire Sect has successfully passed through the heavenly tribulation and entered the soul realm." Shi Jiu looked at the five people in the sky with a solemn expression.
Naturally, one of the two people in the Will-O-Wisp Sect is the leader of the Will-O-Wisp Sect, and the other is the previous leader.
At this moment, the five people in the sky were divided into two parties. On one side were two people from the Ghost Fire Sect and an old man in red robes, and on the other side were an old man with blond hair and an old man in black robes. The two sides fought extremely fiercely in the sky. From time to time, leaked energy hit the rocks below, causing a large number of rocks to roll down.
Shi Jiu carefully dodged to avoid being hit by the falling rocks, then found a slightly safer cliff, then hid aside and looked up at the battle situation in the air.
"In Cheng Ji Nian, your dignified Supreme Elder of the Peerless Palace actually did this secret attack. Doesn't it damage the reputation of your Peerless Palace? And you, Qi Feng, do you, the Tonglin Palace, really plan to join forces with the Peerless Palace to deal with me? Ghost Fire Sect?" The old leader of the Ghost Fire Sect opposite said grimly, with black mist filling his body.
At this time, the two sides had separated and were suspended above the Shuimu Mountains.
"Sneak attack? Didn't I learn this from your Ghost Fire Sect? Have you forgotten the last time I had a sneak attack on my Jueshi Palace in Tonglin Palace?" From the opposite direction, an old man with blond hair said with an ashen face.
"Chang Lao, the Ghost Fire Sect didn't steal your things that time. Didn't you take them away safely in the end? I don't think there is any need to worry about it, what do you think?" Li Qiushan, the leader of the Ghost Fire Sect, said with a smile, not at all affected by the exchange between the two parties just now. The fight affected the mood.
"Humph!" The blond old man looked unhappy.
At this time, the old man in black robe on the side said: "Elder Fu, what do you mean by Hunyuan Palace? The counties around me have never participated in the battles of your Yongyan Mansion. You should also abide by the agreement back then and not participate in the affairs here. Why make an exception now?"
At this time, the old man in red robe next to the old leader of the Ghost Fire Sect chuckled and said: "Brother Qi, what you said is wrong. The original agreement was signed by you and other sects. I, Hunyuan Palace, did not sign it, so naturally you don't have to abide by it. Besides, I, Hunyuan Palace, came here at the invitation of the Ghost Fire Sect, so it’s not an exception, but you, Tonglin Palace, and Jueshi Palace jointly attacked the leader of the Ghost Fire Sect. It wouldn’t sound good if this kind of thing got out, wouldn’t it?”
"Hmph! Your prodigal ambitions in Hunyuan Palace are known to all the forces in Yongyan Mansion. You just want to expand your influence outwards and seize more treasures and territory!" The blond old man said unceremoniously, with even more anger on his face.
"Whatever you say, our Hunyuan Palace has decided to form an alliance with the Ghost Fire Sect. There must be my Hunyuan Palace in these counties among you!" The old man in red robe didn't want to talk nonsense anymore and sneered directly.
"Brother Qi, the matter has come to an end. We have nothing to say to them anymore. Let's just go ahead!" The blond old man was grumpy. The other party had already made his intentions clear, so he simply went to see Zhenzhang directly.
The next second, the two sides were fighting fiercely together in the sky again.
The strong energy fluctuations directly shook the valley below, and large boulders continued to roll down from above.
