After subduing the half-step Dominator-realm Demon Resentment Remnant Spirit, Mo Tianxiao spent another six months traveling to the final large-scale Demon Origin Star Ore mining site provided by the remnant spirit.
“What an intense aura of slaughter. At this level…”
Mo Tianxiao stared down at the black mist stretching for tens of thousands of miles below, formed from the Laws of Slaughter and resentment. His heart immediately tightened.
The mere fluctuations of the law power radiating from it faintly surpassed the strength that Dao-Proving-realm experts could wield. From this alone, one could imagine just how immense the resources buried within the mine were.
“This trip can finally come to a perfect end.”
Mo Tianxiao released a large number of Yin Souls toward the area below to investigate. Before doing anything else, he needed to determine the mine’s exact situation.
Such abundant resources would inevitably be guarded by powerful Demon Resentment Remnant Spirits. He first had to find out how many enemies there were before putting his plan into action.
It did not take long for the Yin Souls to send back their findings, leaving Mo Tianxiao somewhat surprised. The mine below indeed contained powerful Demon Resentment Remnant Spirits—in fact, there were even two remnants with combat strength comparable to that of half-step Dominators.
The presence of the remnant spirits was within Mo Tianxiao’s expectations. What he had not anticipated was that the mine also contained members of another race.
It was the Demon Clan, whom he had encountered not long ago.
According to the information relayed by the Yin Souls, there were more than a hundred demons in the mine. Using some unknown method, they had imprisoned the two half-step Dominator-level Demon Resentment Remnant Spirits and put them into a deep slumber. They had also enslaved a large number of other remnant spirits, forcing them to help mine the crystal ores.
“How did those fellows get in here?”
Mo Tianxiao frowned, his heart filled with confusion.
According to the information Liya had previously given him, although the Feather Spirit Clan placed no explicit requirements on the cultivators entering the Ancient Realm each time it opened, everyone tacitly understood one rule: for the sake of relative fairness, no race could send more than ten cultivators into the Ancient Realm.
Furthermore, each team could have no more than one perfect Dao-Proving-realm cultivator leading it.
After all, a major race like the Feather Spirit Clan could easily send dozens, or even hundreds, of perfect Dao-Proving-realm cultivators into the Ancient Realm at once. That would greatly increase their efficiency in searching for resources.
Of course, if they truly did that, the Feather Spirit Clan would never have opened the Ancient Realm to outsiders. They could have simply endured the pressure and claimed the Ancient Realm for themselves.
Unfortunately, the Feather Spirit Clan was far too generous. Thanks to that generosity, he had even been given the opportunity to enter the Ancient Realm and make a fortune.
“Ten perfect Dao-Proving-realm cultivators, thirty late-stage Dao-Proving-realm cultivators, and the rest at the mid-stage. The Demon Clan really has some tricks up its sleeve.”
He had no idea how they had evaded the detection of the Feather Spirit Clan’s Dominator-realm cultivators.
The mine, which stretched for tens of thousands of miles, had already been seventy to eighty percent excavated by the Demon Clan. Clearly, those fellows had discovered it long ago.
“Tianxiao, what do you think?” Elder Yun appeared beside Mo Tianxiao and asked him.
Mo Tianxiao pondered for a moment before replying in a deep voice, “We can give it a try. If we can subdue those two half-step Dominator-level remnant spirits, dealing with the hundred or so Demon Clan cultivators will be a sure thing.”
With his current methods alone, he was not completely confident. But if he could refine the two half-step Dominator-level remnant spirits imprisoned by the Demon Clan, then three half-step Dominator-level Yin Souls, together with an army of ten million Yin Souls, would be more than enough to eliminate the hundred demons.
“Boss, the two half-step Dominator-level Demon Resentment Remnant Spirits are imprisoned deep within the mine. Only two perfect Dao-Proving-realm cultivators are guarding them.
“We can disguise ourselves as remnant spirits and approach them. We can deal with those two guards without making a sound.”
One of the Yin Souls offered a suggestion.
Elder Yun stroked his beard and contemplated the idea. “With the help of the newly recruited half-step Dominator-level Yin Soul, refining the imprisoned remnants shouldn’t be too difficult.”
“Then let’s do it. We can’t allow such a massive mine to fall into the hands of an alien race.”
Mo Tianxiao made his decision without much hesitation.
The Demon Clan was no benevolent race. Whether he considered the matter from humanity’s standpoint or simply as an ordinary cultivator, he and the Demon Clan were already destined to become enemies.
“Tell the brothers to stay sharp. Once those two half-step Dominator-level remnant spirits have been subdued, send us a signal. We’ll attack from within and outside, taking down all these outsiders in one strike.
“And do your best not to damage their bodies. They’ll be useful later.”
After making a series of arrangements, Elder Yun led a secret operation consisting of one half-step Dominator-level remnant spirit and several hundred Yin Souls possessing Dao-Proving-realm combat strength.
The remaining army of ten million Yin Souls stayed on standby inside the Human Emperor Banner, waiting for the signal together with Mo Tianxiao.
“Big brother, with such a massive Demon Origin Star Ore mine, we’re going to make a fortune this time!”
Deep beneath the earth, the Demon Clan cultivators each enslaved several hundred Demon Resentment Remnant Spirits, forcing them to frantically mine Demon Origin Star Ore and Demon Origin Star Marrow.
“That idiot elder of the Feather Spirit Clan couldn’t even see through our disguise. We really lucked out this time.”
“Don’t blame the Feather Spirit Clan. Our disguise was personally prepared by an elder of our clan who is a high-level Dominator. How could a mere low-level Dominator see through it?”
“At most, it’ll take five years to finish mining the entire deposit. If we use these resources properly, our Demon Clan will be able to produce a large number of powerful treasures. By then, our chances of conquering the other star domains will increase greatly.”
“I wonder which star domain the Patriarch plans to target first. If possible, I’d like to attack the human star domain first.”
“The human star domain isn’t far from our Demon Star Domain, so it would indeed be a suitable first target. But the final decision is still up to the Patriarch.”
“Human flesh tastes unbelievably delicious. Just thinking about it is exciting!”
The Demon Clan cultivators were still indulging in their beautiful fantasies, completely unaware that a crisis was about to descend upon them.
Time passed little by little. As the Demon Clan’s mining operation neared its end, several demon cultivators led more than a thousand Demon Resentment Remnant Spirits into the deepest part of the mine.
“Huh? I remember two brothers were supposed to be guarding this place. Where did they go?”
The demons did not see the two cultivators guarding the pair of half-step Dominator-level Demon Resentment Remnant Spirits. Instead, they saw several hundred somewhat unusual remnants gathered in a circle, seemingly performing some strange ritual around the two half-step Dominator-level remnants.
“When did these remnants get in here? Could they be trying to awaken those two remnants?”
“Impossible. How could a bunch of mindless remnants break through our clan’s methods? Still, the aura coming from these remnants seems fairly powerful. Should we eliminate them?”
One of the demons asked the question.
Another late-stage Dao-Proving-realm demon hurriedly shook his head. “That would be unwise. These remnants are rather strange. We shouldn’t disturb them. Let’s mine the crystal ore here and then leave.”
To be safe, the demons did not disturb the remnants. The main reason was that all the remnants radiated cultivation auras above the Dao-Proving realm. Although most of them were only at the early Dao-Proving stage, interfering with them might very well disrupt the mining operation.
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