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Boom! Bang! Bang! Bang...

The massive burrowing beast had already thrust half its body into the mountain range. A sharp horn grew from its head, and its two claws were knotted and powerful, born for nothing but tunneling.

Burrowing beast bloodlines could move freely through earth veins, often digging the ground beneath mountains full of holes and causing quakes and collapses. They were originally harmful demon beasts that had to be hunted on sight. But later, some human cultivators captured and raised them specifically to mine all kinds of hard mineral veins. Their efficiency far surpassed magical artifacts, turning them into spirit beasts worth a fortune.

Before long, the burrowing beast had fully embedded itself in the mountain. The sounds of digging gradually grew muffled, leaving only its long tail outside, sweeping sand and stones about with a clatter.

"The Mountain-Subduing Stone vein is extremely hard. Even with a burrowing beast, it can't move very quickly. To mine a sufficient amount of Mountain-Subduing Stone, it'll probably take half a year to a year," Lin Bei said, standing in the distance with his hands on his hips as he calculated.

"That's enough." Chu Liang stood behind him, gazing into the distance with a smile. "Once we get the Mountain-Subduing Stone, we'll have the Hall of Earth and Wood begin construction. After we finish all the orders on hand and recover a large sum of capital, Hongmian Peak's operations will be completely free of pressure."

The place they stood was none other than the disputed quarry islands between Fuyou Kingdom and Zhenxing Island.

None of these islands were particularly large. Ordinarily, they would have been worthless scraps tossed into the sea to both sides. Yet because of the Mountain-Subduing Stone mines upon them, a string of disputes had arisen.

Fuyou Kingdom had