Who would have thought that a ten mile long primordial stone mine would be hidden in these densely packed low hills like this, a divine object falling from the heavens to conceal itself.
If the clansmen of the Gu Yuan Tribe had not happened to pass by this place and discovered this secret in the wilderness, who would have thought that there would be a treasure buried underground in this desolate and uninhabited place?
Xiao Chen's arrival instantly calmed the hearts of the surviving clansmen of the Gu Yuan Tribe. What place could be safer than a place personally guarded by their tribe leader?
They had been living in this precarious place for a long time, and there were clansmen dying in front of their eyes every day. Even they did not know if they could live to see tomorrow. This kind of life of fear and trepidation constantly tortured their willpower. Now that they were suddenly rescued, several old and young among them became dizzy and extremely exhausted. Now that they were rescued, the exhaustion in their hearts instantly overwhelmed their bodies.
Looking at the extremely weak clansmen, Xiao Chen immediately ordered a few clansmen who seemed to be in good spirits, "The Yuan Stone Vein is of utmost importance. I believe that the Mysterious Snake and Kui Shui Tribes must have prepared a lot of edible medicinal herbs in order to defend this place. Take them out and treat the injured clansmen and replenish their strength. It's dark today, so I'm going to explore the depths of the vein. We'll return to the tribe together tomorrow!"
"Yes!"
Hearing Xiao Chen's order, more than ten skinny men walked out from the crowd. Even though they were already exhausted, there were still some things that needed to be borne by men. They picked up the weapons left behind by the soldiers that Xiao Chen had killed. Half of them stood in the middle of the crowd, protecting the old and the young. The rest of them walked towards the place that the two clans had temporarily set up not far away.
Even though Xiao Chen had slaughtered all the people of the Mysterious Snake Tribe and the Kui Tribe, causing blood to flow like a river, the thousands of slaves that the Mysterious Snake Tribe and the Kui Tribe had captured were all mixed with good and bad people. They had to be on guard against them. Although there were not many women and children left among the dozens of people, there was still a mother and her son and several children. The deaths of Little Que 'er and her son should not befall these women and children.
Fortunately, under Xiao Chen's suppression, the thousands of slaves did not dare to act strangely. No one dared to snatch the materials left behind by the Mysterious Snake and Kui Shui Tribes. After all, Xiao Chen's prestige from slaughtering many clansmen like a mad demon not long ago had not dissipated.
However, as fellow humans, the people of the Gu Yuan Tribe did not take advantage of their power to bully others. They did not forcibly take all the medicinal stones, food, clothing, and other materials. They only took the medicinal herbs and food used by the dozens of people and distributed the remaining medicinal stones and food to the other human compatriots. In the end, the people of the Gu Yuan Tribe supported each other and walked into a simple wooden house to rest.
After settling the people of the tribe, Xiao Chen did not stay any longer. After all, the news of the existence of the Yuan Stone Vein here had already been leaked. He believed that in a few days, this place would become an arena for all the tribes to compete. Although the Gu Yuan Tribe now had eight Blood Refining Realm warriors, it was difficult for two fists to defeat four hands. In the face of so many tribes, including the four overlord tribes of Giant Rock Valley, the Gu Yuan Tribe would not be able to defeat so many opponents no matter how strong they were.
This was the naked reality!
Sometimes, even if one was unwilling, one had to submit to the arrangement of fate. Xiao Chen did not dare to do that, nor could he gamble with the 800 years of foundation of the Gu Yuan Tribe and the lives of 20,000 people!
Then, Xiao Chen's figure paused. In the next moment, his figure appeared on the opposite hill in front of the several excavated mines. Then, his Soul Perception burst out. The places that his Soul Perception could sense were almost dead silent. There was no sign of life. It was obvious that there were no miners in the mines.
As early as when the people of the Gu Yuan Tribe were collecting medicinal stones and food, Xiao Chen had already gathered the backbone of the thousands of slaves to investigate the situation inside the Yuan Stone Vein. He also had a bold idea. He wanted to empty the Yuan Stone Vein!
That's right!
He wanted to empty the Yuan Stone Vein before the other tribes could react. This was a crazy idea. It was easier said than done to spit out the entire mine that was 13 miles long.
However, it was not impossible for others to do it, but it was not impossible for Xiao Chen. Previously, he learned from the many miners that in order to mine the Yuan Stone Vein as soon as possible, the Mysterious Snake and Kui Tribes had forced the miners to dig in several places day and night. They had already dug out the periphery of the Yuan Stone Vein. In other words, the entire Yuan Stone Vein had long been exposed to everyone.
At the same time, Xiao Chen had the supreme treasure of the Grotto-Heaven, the Mountain and River Seal. Even though the other powers of the Mountain and River Seal had not been revealed, as a supreme treasure of the Grotto-Heaven, the space it carried was incomparably huge. Now that the time, place, and people were all in Xiao Chen's hands, with such a good opportunity, Xiao Chen could secretly pack up the entire primordial stone vein and move it into the Grotto-Heaven of the Mountain and River Seal.
Xiao Chen paused at the entrance of the mine for a while. When he sensed that there was no aura of life, he revealed a pensive expression. Soon, he came to his senses. His figure flashed as he chose a cave entrance and headed for the deepest part of the mine.
Only after entering the passageway did he notice that the entire mine was winding and complicated. It was deep and quiet, and the deeper he went, the more he could feel the air become oppressive. It was filled with a deathly aura, and there was even a trace of a pungent and unpleasant smell mixed within. Breathing it in would cause one's body to feel limp and numb, and for a long time, it would even cause one to faint or even die.
Ordinary people could not stay for too long in such a space. It could be said that the excavation of each mine was piled up with the lives of human slaves. There were so many mines like this in the 13 miles of the mine.
Fortunately, as a Blood Refining Realm warrior, Xiao Chen was protected by his battle qi, so he could easily isolate the pungent gas outside his body.
But soon, Xiao Chen forgot about the poisonous gas. Because as he went deeper, the surrounding Yuan Qi became denser. Even in some places, the Yuan Qi was as dense as water droplets. On the stone walls on both sides of the mine, there were even some dazzling light spots, which were extremely dazzling in the dim mine.
Seeing such a scene, not only did Xiao Chen quicken his pace, the number of light spots on the surrounding walls also increased. It was as if there were countless stars twinkling in the night sky. Occasionally, there would be thumb-sized Primal Stones among them, releasing a light that was several times brighter. These were Inferior Grade Primal Stones that had already taken shape.
Just thumb-sized lower grade Yuan Stones could already emit such a fascinating light. It was not hard to imagine how huge the treasures in this Yuan Stone Vein were.