Zhang Tie firmly planted his feet on the ground and looked up. Under the glow of the luminous pearls on the cave ceiling, the entire scene clearly came into view.
A main tunnel wound deep into the gloom, with branch caves distributed in an orderly fashion at regular, moderate intervals. For Zhang Tie, this sight was utterly familiar.
Zhang Tie gently set the young girl down and slowly said, "It seems you spoke the truth. This place truly is a genuine Spirit Stone Mine Vein."
"Then can you let me go? I swear by my inner demons that I will strictly keep this secret and never breathe a word of it to anyone." With the frail and pitiful appearance that would evoke compassion in anyone, she pleaded desperately and tearfully.
Yet, deep within her heart, she had already made up her mind. Once the secret realm ended and she was teleported out, she would widely publicize the fact that a Hundred Skills Sect disciple had discovered a Mid-grade Spirit Stone Mine Vein, letting all the sects know.
By then, not a single one of the Mid-grade Spirit Stones he brought out would stay with him, and there was even a high probability that a powerful being at the Core Formation stage would perform soul-searching on him just to determine the exact location of the spirit vein. As the young girl thought this, her mood seemed to ease slightly without her realizing it.
"Fine, then I will undo the seal for you right now and send you on your way." Zhang Tie responded with unexpected promptness. He then strode up to the young girl, extended a finger, and gently tapped her dantian, whereupon the seal gradually dissipated and dissolved.
Yet at that very moment, a streak of silver light flashed swiftly