Night fell. At this moment, a bright moon had already broken through the clouds, its gentle green light sprinkling over the mountain forest and ravines. The tens of thousands of low hills around the Yuan stone mine became silent. A cool breeze blew. This was originally a poetic scene, but here, it was a scene of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
The soldiers of the Black Snake and Kui Clans that Xiao Chen killed in rage did not receive the pity of the thousands of human compatriots. Their corpses were scattered among the rocks.
The gentle breeze didn't bring warmth to people, but it made the smell of blood even more lingering. Fortunately, the Kuishui Tribe of the Mysterious Snake Tribe had sent out experts to clean up all the fierce beasts in the surrounding area when they set up camp here. Otherwise, countless fierce beasts would've been attracted to this place with such a strong smell of blood.
Coupled with the fortifications built by the soldiers of the two clans, the thousands of human compatriots were safe in the surrounding area.
Compared to the many human compatriots who were resting together in the mountain forest, Xiao Chen could be said to be in pain and happiness at the same time. At this moment, his eyes were already filled with densely packed light spots. He had sunk into a state of infatuation.
In front of him, behind him, to the left, to the right, above his head, everywhere was filled with densely packed dots of light. They were like stars in the sky, causing one to go crazy. Even Xiao Chen himself felt a little uneasy at this moment. There were so many Essence Stones, so many that they were like stars in the sky. They were embedded in the soil without any pattern. The number was incalculable.
With so many yuan stones gathered together, one could imagine the density of the surrounding yuan qi. Moreover, this was only the yuan qi gathered by low-grade yuan stones. Xiao Chen could not help but imagine that if a mid-grade yuan stone was a high-grade yuan stone, then a supreme-grade yuan stone, then what would it be like? Could it really be the gathering of the essence of heaven and earth and the vitality of all living things?
Fortunately, Xiao Chen did not indulge in such a scene for too long. Knowing the importance of the matter, he could not help but gulp, and with difficulty, he pulled himself back from this dreamy scene.
Xiao Chen couldn't help complaining inside. After all, he was used to being poor. Even the dozens of clan heads of Gu Yuan Tribe that had been established for 800 years couldn't compare to the number of yuan stones here, not to mention him, the clan head.
In the next moment, Xiao Chen did not hesitate any longer. He held the Dark Blood Spear in front of him and made a grabbing motion with his right hand. In the next moment, a fist-sized bronze ancient seal appeared in his hand. The surface was mottled with rust, but there were no special changes. This rusty bronze seal was the Mountain River Seal that Xiao Chen had forgotten for a long time!
"Take it for me!"
Immediately after, his whole body surged with Battle Qi. Boundless Battle Qi was poured into the Seal of Mountains and Rivers with all his strength. In an instant, the space in this narrow mineshaft started to ripple. It was as if a stone was thrown into a tranquil lake. Following which, the ripples became more and more violent. Xiao Chen even felt that the space around him was about to shatter at this moment. His whole body fell into the spatial turbulence.
Fortunately, this strange feeling didn't last too long. In the blink of an eye, a huge dark hole appeared above the Mountain River Seal, which was so deep that even people's mind could be sucked into it.
At this moment, Xiao Chen had already established a connection with the Mountain and River Seal once again. The gloomy black hole aimed at the densely packed Origin Stones in the surroundings with a boundless suction force. In the next moment, the Origin Stones that were originally rooted in the soil and had been sleeping here for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, mixed with the soil, turned into streaks of flowing light and were all sucked into the pitch-black hole.
Xiao Chen could not help but reveal an excited expression as he watched the Primordial Stones being sucked into the Mountain and River Mark's Paradise. With these Primordial Stones, even if they were only Inferior Grade Primordial Stones, they would bring immeasurable benefits to the Gu Yuan Tribe's future development.
At this moment, there were eight Blood Refining Realm warriors in the Guyuan Tribe. Under the leadership of Xiao Chen, there would be more Blood Refining Realm warriors in the tribe. With so many Blood Refining Realm warriors, it would be very difficult for them to improve their cultivation if they didn't have enough cultivation resources.
The primordial stone mine was also a shortcoming that restricted the development of the Guyuan Tribe. There were many outstanding leaders in the past, but because they couldn't obtain enough resources, their lifespans were exhausted and they passed away helplessly.
One kilometer, two kilometers, one kilometer … The entire space of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers seemed to be endless. After a quarter of an hour, Xiao Chen had already emptied out half of the five kilometer long primordial stone vein. At this moment, he had no choice but to stop to rest and recover his battle qi.
Just like that, he sat cross-legged. Fortunately, this place was in the depths of the primordial stone mine, and the Qi of Heaven and Earth gathered here was very dense. In just 10 minutes, the Battle Qi in Xiao Chen's body had recovered to its full state. Then, he immersed himself in the great cause of emptying the primordial stone mine. It was truly painful and joyful.
At this moment, an even more intense and gorgeous brilliance erupted from the originally dazzling primordial stone mine.
"Mid-grade primordial stones!"
Xiao Chen couldn't help but blurt out. Although he knew that there might be mid-grade primordial stones in this 13 kilometers long primordial stone mine, when it really appeared in front of him, he felt a little unreal.
After sorting out these mid-grade primordial stones, Xiao Chen couldn't help but count them one by one. One, two … 430. There were 430 mid-grade primordial stones, which was equivalent to 43,000 low-grade primordial stones. However, their value was far greater than 43,000 low-grade primordial stones.
The concentration of Qi contained in mid-grade primordial stones was more than 10 times that of low-grade primordial stones. Whether in terms of purity or quality, the primordial stones were far superior to low-grade primordial stones. It was of great benefit to a martial artist's cultivation.
Just like this, Xiao Chen continued to plunder primordial stones in the depths of the mine. A hint of brightness gradually appeared in the forest above. The sky was about to brighten.
At this moment!
A few kilometers away from the primordial stone mine, there was a thunderous explosion that shook the thousands of people who were still immersed in the night. They all stood up and looked into the forest in the distance, wanting to see what was going on.
And almost at the same time, at the end of the horizon, there was the roar of a ferocious beast. The sound rang out in the depths of the clouds, instantly resounding in every corner of the desolate wilderness.
The sky had yet to brighten. In the dim sky, the crimson flame emitted intense heat, causing everyone's eyes to tear up from the pain. In the distant sky, a crimson flame rushed towards this place like a bolt of lightning. In the next moment, everyone finally saw who exactly it was in the sky.
A ferocious beast whose whole body was as red as fire was dragging a shining bronze chariot as fast as lightning towards the place where the stone mine was located, riding the wind and treading on the clouds.
The chariot roared and the ferocious beast roared. A sturdy figure stood in the bronze chariot against the wind, his hands clasped behind his back. His armor clanked in the wind, and in the next moment, his eyes suddenly opened. A violent and bloodthirsty aura instantly filled the world.