At a mining site on one of the borders of the Archaic Gods and Devils Empire, a Saint-level god-devil named Ancient Ape was conducting an inspection.
As he inspected the mine, he used his Divine Sense to observe the Primordial Violet Qi Crystal within his personal god-devil space.
On the Gods and Devils Continent, he was an insignificant nobody. Relying on the resources the empire granted every god-devil, he had forcibly spent several times longer than the others to reach the Saint level.
Among the god-devils, he was an oddity. He harbored no grand ambitions, wishing only to rest in his own little corner and live a quiet life removed from worldly strife.
Because he kept too low a profile, the rebellion on the Gods and Devils Continent had perfectly passed him by.
Not only that, he had also made a small fortune. Usually listless when inspecting the mines, he was exceptionally spirited this time.
"Lord Saint Devil, the Chaos Giant Beasts within 100,000 light-years of the ore vein have all been driven away," said a Quasi-Saint-level god-devil.
"Drive them away once every thousand years. At all other times, continue your regular patrols," Ancient Ape instructed.
"Yes, Lord Saint Devil."
After making a round of the mine, Ancient Ape turned and entered a palace.
The entire palace hovered above this Chaos Profound Crystal Iron Ore mine.
Ancient Ape remained in this place for over a thousand years. During that time, he only inspected the mine once before returning.
After completing his second inspection and entering the palace, Ancient Ape, as usual, first checked the large chunk of Primordial Violet Qi Crystal in his personal space.
Yet the moment his Divine Sense probed inside, he found it completely empty.
Ancient Ape first froze, then carefully searched again.
The Primordial Violet Qi