Bai Peak.
Stroll down the long stairs.
Turning the corner, soon the originally dark environment became brightly lit.
Fluorite exuding bright luster is embedded all over the walls. This is a rather wide underground space, so large that it seems to hollow out the entire Bai Peak.
Zong Shi's body shape is like a flowing firefly, falling lightly and quickly downwards.
Not long after, they had reached the bottom of the underground space.
When the crunching sound continued, there were nearly a hundred people on the ground waving the cold-gleaming mining tools in their hands, digging hard.
And without exception, these people are all masters of Blood Circulation realm.
Among them, most of them are still in the late stage of Blood Circulation.
If the other major forces in Wanhua City saw such a large number of Blood Circulation Practitioner, they would definitely be very surprised.
You must know that most of the disciples of the Crimson Whale Hall are now in White Cloud Peak and the mountain gate. Where did such a number of Blood Circulation disciples come from?
Seeing Zong Shi coming, some disciples immediately bowed and saluted. Zong Shi just nodded slightly and came to a high platform in the underground space.
Above the high platform is a large room directly excavated.
In the room was an old man with messy hair.
The old man was dressed in a red robe, and his wild hair was as deep red as maple leaves.
Although he is tall, his body is quite shriveled, like a piece of human skin attached to a skeleton. His face is very old, and the wrinkles on his face are stacked together like dead tree bark.
The exposed skin is also covered with grooves and ravines, just like an old man who is about to enter the grave and reach the end.
The old man was sitting cross-legged in a circular pool in the center of the room. The pool was full of scarlet blood. Strangely, there was no trace of blood coming out. The blood was quite different from ordinary blood. It was obviously much thicker and the color was a bit more crystal clear.
If you look closely, it seems to be emitting little bits of red fluorescence, like a pool of rubies.
The pool is not big, barely big enough for an old man to fit in.
The amount of blood in it was not much, barely reaching the old man's chest.
"Hall Master."
Zong Shi entered the room, bowed respectfully to the old man in the center, and spoke softly.
The old man ignored him and kept his eyes closed, sitting cross-legged among Blood Pool like a statue.
Zong Shi didn't say anything when he saw this, but stood aside and waited quietly.
Until a stick of incense passed, the skinny old man who seemed to have completely lost his voice finally changed. Red lines appeared on the withered skin, spreading to all parts of the body like a living thing.
Soon, countless black holes appeared on its body, like countless greedy and hungry mouths, which began to suck crazily.
The blood in the circular Blood Pool was immediately pulled and submerged into these black holes. In just a few breaths, the blood in the pool was swallowed up.
What's strange is that after absorbing the blood, the shriveled skin of the figure that was about to die like Mummified Body quickly filled up at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Unruly hair like weeds quickly regains its luster and toughness.
A few breaths of time passed, and the figure in Blood Pool changed from Mummified Body to a handsome man Scarlet Hair who looked to be in his early 30s at most.
The man opened his eyes, blood flashed in his eyes, moved his neck slightly, jumped out of Blood Pool, and landed on the ground.
"How is it? Wei Bo Is there anything strange over there?"
"Reporting to the Hall Master, the old guy Wei Bo is still as usual. He spends most of his time in the Yamen every day and rarely goes out. And Prefecture City over there Undercover Agent didn't find any abnormalities in Prefectural Office. Even if the news about the Yunshui Mountain Range's beast mine is not leaked, in their opinion, it doesn't deserve too much attention."
Zong Shi said respectfully, with a smile on his face.
"This is God's blessing. Since Linjiang Prefecture can have three major forces, why can't it accommodate us Crimson Whale Hall!"
"That's it, that's good."
Hearing this, the strong and vigorous Scarlet Hair man or Crimson Whale Hall Master Scarlet Hair showed a smile on his face, but he was still a little worried and spoke again.
"That old guy Wei Bo usually looks half-dead, but it wasn't like this a few decades ago. This old guy is not that simple. To be on the safe side, let Zongshen keep an eye on that Wei Bo."
"Okay, I will send a message back later." Zong Shi nodded.
"Is there anything unusual about the Fang Family, White Dragon Gang, and Seven Forms Sect during this time?"
Seemingly thinking of something, Scarlet Hair asked.
"According to the feedback from lurking Undercover Agent, there is nothing noteworthy about the abnormality. The three peaks they occupy have also begun to mine animal ore during this period. With the animal ore reserves in Yunshui Mountain's fifth peak, they should not find anything abnormal in a short period of time."
"That's good. This is our Crimson Whale Hall's only chance. I don't want what happened last time to happen again." Scarlet Hair spoke slowly, but his words were filled with bone-chilling coldness.
Hearing this, Zong Shi's heart trembled and he quickly spoke.
"Don't worry, Hall Master. I promise that no more accidents will happen again. I have already dealt with the talkative disciple last time."
Originally, no one knew about the beast mine in the Yunshui Mountain Range. The reason why the news leaked out was that one of their Crimson Whale Hall disciples made a drunken mistake and leaked some rumors. This attracted the attention of interested people and made it impossible to cover up the situation.
Fortunately, they had prepared beforehand to prevent this situation from happening, so they did not let the matter worsen further.
After hearing this, the biting chill radiating from Scarlet Hair's body had just dissipated, but the glare in his eyes became more intense.
"Although these old guys Ouyang Bing and Fang Family didn't come in person, we can't relax at all. At the same time, we can't delay it any longer. We will send some more people here. I will find Ancient Beast Ore Seed within one month."
"But Sect Master, if we mobilize more people, it might attract the attention of others." Zong Shi said hesitantly.
"Do as I say. As long as I succeed at this time, I will be able to break through to Divine Form realm. At that time, I will not be afraid of anyone. Even Prefectural Office, even Long Zilu will recognize us Crimson Whale Hall."
Speaking of this, Scarlet Hair clenched his hands and showed a hint of madness on his face. Although things were developing in a good direction and everything seemed calm, he still had a bad feeling in his heart, which made him decide to speed up the progress.
"This... is!"
Zong Shi opened his mouth, but he did not dare to say what would happen if this matter failed. He could only nod in agreement and leave quickly.
Watching Zong Shi leave, Scarlet Hair stepped out of the room, his eyes fell on the disciples who were desperately digging and searching under the high platform, and he murmured softly.
"If this doesn't work out, then the entire Wanhua City will be buried with me..."
Great Cui Peak, Area D2 edge.
Lin Sheng's figure emerged from the ground.
"We have reached the edge. A few miles further we will reach the Ghost Cry Peak boundary."
Looking at Ghost Cry Peak with jagged rocks not far away, Lin Sheng whispered to himself.
In a few days, he explored all the way from the underground in the direction of Ghost Cry Peak.
Unfortunately, no trace of Demon Beast Ore Seed was found. Although three mineral deposits were discovered again, they were micro-mineral deposits of less than 100,000 level.
This situation was even worse than what he found when he was in the middle of the basin.
"My guess is wrong, or it's not Ghost Cry Peak, but the other side."
He turned his head and his eyes fell on Bai Peak, a mountain on the other side that was slightly smaller than Ghost Cry Peak.
He has spent most of his time underground these days, and has even put aside his practice of Qingniao Chasing Star Finger, just to find out Demon Beast Ore Seed and confirm his suspicions.
Now there was only the Bai Peak direction left, so naturally he would not choose to give up. The Black Scale on his body immediately trembled and sank into the ground again.
Soon, three days passed.
Inside the underground, Lin Sheng's figure quickly shuttled through it while sensing the surrounding fluctuations.
At this time, the two types of Strange Beast he had entered were Earth Armored Beast and Silver-patterned Black Crocodile.
These two kinds of Strange Beast cooperate with each other, and the efficiency of searching for animal ores underground is the fastest. This is the experience he has gained these days.
Suddenly, his body moved, and he sensed that the majestic Earth Power around him was extremely weak in one place.
He immediately changed direction and headed towards this area.
As the underground rock and soil broke open, the purple-black beast ore soon appeared in front of you.
The lines on these beast mines are denser and darker than those found before.
Carefully feel the energy fluctuations inside. Compared with the beast mine at the foot of Great Cui Peak mountain, you can already feel the gap between the two. According to Lian Sheng's estimate, the difference should be about 20-30%, which means that the age of the beast mine in front of you has exceeded 50,000 years, and may be around 60,000 to 70,000 years.
Throwing the animal ore aside, he unceremoniously sank his hands into the ore in front of him and began to dig quickly.
Normally, the mineral type should be in the center of the mineral deposit, but there are exceptions, and it may be lower or at the edge.
The reason why the beast ore discovered for the first time was not in the mine was because it was taken away by Earth Armored Beast.
He dug very quickly, and these tough animal ores were like fragile tofu blocks in front of him. In the blink of an eye, he crushed large pieces of animal ore into pieces.
While he was working hard on digging, he suddenly felt a faint threat coming from ahead. He didn't give much time to react. The next moment, a violent energy exploded from the ore in front of him.
Lin Sheng seemed to have expected this to happen. A wisp of cyan halo emerged from his big black hand and smashed forward, colliding with the violent energy that was rushing towards him.
boom!
The energy in the explosion sounded like it was being pierced by a sharp blade, being divided and quickly attenuated until it completely disappeared.
"The power of this mineral pattern explosion has also been significantly improved compared to before."
Feeling the energy just now, he did not stop and continued to dig quickly.
Soon, there was another explosion, but it quickly disappeared.
After three consecutive ore explosions, Lin Sheng finally arrived at the center of the mineral deposit.
"Sure enough, the older the mineral deposits are, the more unstable the energy in them is, and the probability of mineral patterns appearing has also increased significantly."
He thought to himself, and as he stepped into the ore with his palms, he could clearly feel the resistance in front disappearing this time.
As his mind moved, his hands moved a little faster. Sure enough, there was a dark red ore with complex lines in the beast mine in front of him, which was obviously different from other beast mines around him.
Lin Sheng's face showed joy and he grabbed this mineral in his hand.
The textures on this mineral seem to be more complicated than the previous minerals, and they are also significantly larger. The value should be the highest among these minerals.
But when Lin Sheng grabbed it in his hand, the joy on his face disappeared and his brows tightened.
Without it, the mineral had no elasticity to the touch. When he tore the mineral apart, there was not much blood essence left in it.
"Why is it like this again!?"
From the time he discovered the first mineral to the fourth now, without exception, every mineral is not complete, and the essence and blood in it is gone.
"Have these minerals been robbed by some underground Strange Beast first, so that's why they look like this?"
This idea came to his mind, but he quickly shook his head and rejected it.
If it were said that once or twice it might have been absorbed by some kind of underground Demon Beast damage, it could be regarded as a coincidence, but now every one is like this, which is a bit unreasonable.
And even if it was done by Demon Beast, some blood essence would not be left in the mineral.
"If Strange Beast didn't do it, then it can only be caused by natural causes."
Just like a natural disaster such as an earthquake causing changes in the underground pattern, it is possible to squeeze the minerals and cause damage to them.
And this situation is basically large-scale, which can explain why almost all mineral types are missing.
Thinking of this, Lin Sheng's face showed a look of disappointment. If this is the case, then I am afraid that the minerals contained under the entire Great Cui Peak or even the entire Yunshui Mountain will be lost, and its value will undoubtedly be greatly reduced.
Disappointed, Lin Sheng's hand movements were not slow at all, and he absorbed all the remaining essence and blood in this mineral without hesitation.
After finishing, his eyes fell on the consciousness panel. Third Imprint's activation progress increased by 10% this time.
The activation progress this time has almost caught up with the minerals swallowed the first time.
Obviously the grade and quality of this mineral is higher.
Third, the activation progress of the mark has exceeded 90% at this moment, and it is less than ten percentage points away from complete activation.
"After such a long time, Third Imprint is finally about to be fully activated..."
He exhaled, a look of impatience on his face.
If he hadn't sent someone to Wanhua City to transport Spirit Beast blood, which would have taken a long time, he might have just spent money to purchase Spirit Beast blood and swallowed it.
But now there are mineral types. Although these mineral types are not complete, they are more than enough to activate progress.
The most important thing is that the quality of the ore in the Bai Peak direction is indeed longer.
The appearance of so many minerals probably means that the beast minerals under Bai Peak are older.
Thinking of the Crimson Whale Hall's attitude towards Bai Peak, he basically confirmed his guess.
Yunshui Mountain Among the five peaks, Bai Peak is the most valuable, far more than the other four peaks. Even if the beast mine beneath it is less than 100,000 years old, it is definitely not much different.