At the edge of the Eternal Dead Land, hundreds of thousands of warriors gathered.
Like a colony of ants, the martial artists formed hundreds and thousands of alliances of various sizes, scattered within a radius of a hundred miles.
These alliances had dozens of people at least, and hundreds of people at most. Each of them guarded an area, staring at the tens of thousands of disciples of the Golden Crow Mountain Village a few miles away.
The target of the warriors was the entrance to the underground Yuan Stone Mine guarded by the disciples of the Golden Crow Mountain Village.
The entrance to the Yuan Stone Mine was the only passage that led deep into the underground Yuan Stone Mine. Once inside, one could get in touch with an amazing amount of fire Yuan Stones.
After the discovery of the Yuan Stone Mine in the Eternal Dead Land, many warriors had tried to dig down from other places, hoping to avoid the disciples of the Golden Crow Mountain Village and open up a new passage to dig for Yuan Stones. However, because the soil was extremely hard, they all failed.
Therefore, all the warriors fixed their eyes on the only entrance guarded by the disciples of the Golden Crow Mountain Village. They tried to defeat the disciples of the Golden Crow Mountain Village and divide the Yuan Stone Mine.
However, although the disciples of the Golden Crow Mountain Village were outnumbered, they were all elites, and they were determined to protect the interests of the Golden Crow Mountain Village. If there was a full-scale conflict between the two sides, even if the Martial Arts Alliance could win by relying on their advantage in numbers, it would be a pyrrhic victory.
On the side of the Martial Arts Alliance, everyone had their own plans. They did not have a strong will to fight, nor did they have the determination and courage to fight to the death. Once the situation was unfavorable to them, their temporary alliance would collapse quickly.
The Martial Arts Alliance had a large number of people, while the Golden Crow Mountain Village had strong individual combat power. Both sides had their own strengths and weaknesses, so they were afraid of each other and were in a stalemate until now.
Although the two sides had occasional conflicts and casualties, they had not completely turned against each other.
The tens of thousands of disciples of the Golden Crow Mountain Village were restrained by strict rules and guarded the entrance. Everyone was well-dressed and well-behaved.
On the side of the Martial Arts Alliance, because most of them were independent cultivators, there were no rules to speak of. Often, there would be conflicts because of language differences or other reasons.
When Fang Bai and Xia Chenyu arrived at the edge of the Eternal Dead Land, they saw a chaotic scene, as if they had come to a huge market.
"It's really chaotic here!"
"There are too many independent cultivators. It would be strange if it wasn't chaotic!"
"Almost a hundred thousand warriors have gathered here."
"Probably more than a hundred thousand.
Moreover, along the way, we also saw a steady stream of martial artists rushing over here! "
"Hundreds of thousands of martial artists have come for the Source Stone Mine … If a war were to break out between the two sides, wouldn't there be mountains of corpses and rivers of blood?
Just thinking about it scares me! "
"I won't!
Although a hundred thousand martial artists sounded like a lot, it was just a motley crew.
They don't have the determination and courage to fight to the death! "
"You mean … the final winner of this primordial stone mine battle will be the Golden Crow Villa?"
"With me, the Golden Crow Mountain Villa will definitely win. Without me, it's hard to say."
"…"
"Chenyu, don't look at me like that. I'm just telling the truth …"
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Fang Bai and Xia Chenyu walked side by side among hundreds and thousands of warriors of the Alliance. Along the way, they saw the noisy and messy scene. They looked at each other and shook their heads.
It was no wonder that some sects in the True Martial Domain looked down on independent cultivators. For example, even if the total number of people in the Alliance exceeded a hundred thousand, as long as they did not form a tacit understanding and work together, they would not be able to break through the defense line of the Golden Crow Mountain Villa.
This was also the reason why the warriors of the Alliance could not break through the defense line of the Golden Crow Mountain Villa even though they had far more people than the disciples of the Golden Crow Mountain Villa.
"Seeing such a motley crew, I'm even more relieved!"
Fang Bai said with a smile.
Before, Fang Bai thought it would be very troublesome to drive away more than a hundred thousand warriors gathered at the edge of the Eternal Land of Death. But now, he felt that with a little trick, he could make more than a hundred thousand warriors collapse on their own.
Fang Bai and Xia Chenyu were observing the warriors around them. Similarly, many warriors around them were also observing them.
Fang Bai and Xia Chenyu's current cultivation was at the early phase of the Universe Level, and Xia Chenyu was at the peak of the Universe Level. Among the more than a hundred thousand warriors present, this cultivation was nothing.
In the eyes of the weaker warriors, Fang Bai and Xia Chenyu were handsome and beautiful, and they had extraordinary temperaments. Other than that, there was nothing special about them.
However, in the eyes of some Universe Level warriors, Fang Bai and Xia Chenyu were both martial arts geniuses with innate spiritual roots. They could also see that these two young warriors in their early twenties were not as simple as they looked.
Especially Fang Bai, he gave them a feeling that he was both real and fake. He was so mysterious that no one could accurately determine his true strength.
Not only were the Universe Grade Masters surprised, but they also became more interested in Fang Bai.
On the way to the Eternal Land of Death, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Xia Chenyu changed out of the disciple uniform of the Golden Crow Mountain Villa and put on a red dress. On the other hand, Fang Bai was still wearing a white shirt. Therefore, in the eyes of other warriors, the two were unaffiliated martial artists.
Because of this, some Universe Level warriors wanted to recruit Fang Bai and Xia Chenyu into their sects or families, or they wanted to take them as disciples to pass on their skills.
"The two of you, please wait!"
When they passed by a forest, a purple-robed elder walked out from a group of warriors gathered at the edge of the forest and blocked the path of Fang Bai and Xia Chenyu.
"You two are also here for the Primordial Stone Mine, right?"
The purple-robed elder looked at Fang Bai and Xia Chenyu with a smile and asked kindly.
"That's right."
Fang Bai answered with a smile, "I heard that a big Primordial Stone Mine was found here, so we came here to join in the fun. Maybe we can get something out of it."
"You are right. The Primordial Stone Mine has an amazing amount of resources, and many warriors want a share of it.
However … "
The purple-robed old man's smile disappeared as he said this. He pointed at the hundreds of thousands of warriors around him and said with a serious expression, "You can see that there are hundreds of thousands of warriors gathered here. Among them, there are many Universe Grade warriors who are much stronger than you. It is easier said than done if you want to get a share of the spoils.
However, it is not impossible. As long as you two join our 'Eight Sweep Alliance,' we can work together and take a share of the Primordial Stone Mine. Then, we can divide it evenly … "
The purple-robed elder was an unaffiliated martial artist and the leader of the 'Eight Sweep Alliance.' He was a mid-tier Universe Level warrior.