Spirit Stone Vein
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Dugu Jue and Zhuge Xiang Duel? All the disciples of the Battle Hall watching the battle became much more serious. Zhuge Xiang was blocking the entrance of the Blood Hall and fighting on all sides, which greatly enhanced the reputation of the Battle Hall. But Dugu Jue was going to make a move. All the disciples of the Battle Hall felt an instinctive aversion to him. However, they were also very much looking forward to the outcome of this battle.
Although Zhuge Xiang has only been in the Inner Sect for a few days, he was able to fight against disciples at the Return to Simplicity Realm of the Original Realm without being defeated when he first arrived. There are even rumors that he killed a disciple at the Innate Realm at the Flower Full Building that very Innate Realm. These days, he has been blocking the entrance of the Blood Hall and is known as invincible below the Innate Realm. Where is the bottom line of Zhuge Xiang's strength? Indeed, no one knows.
Dugu Jue? He was only at the First Layer of Innate Realm. Originally, Dugu Jue have been a match for Zhuge Xiang. However, as soon as Dugu Jue returned to the Sect, he displayed formidable strength, abandoning his sword for a spear and even being able to unleash Spear Intent. Even Mo Wuyan, at the Second Layer of the Xiantian Realm, couldn't be defeated by him in one move. Just how strong was Dugu Jue? No one knew either.
Therefore, the disciples of the Battle Hall were extremely curious about the fierce battle between Zhuge Xiang and Dugu Jue.
However, just as the two were about to fight, a familiar voice suddenly rang out. "What are you all doing here? Standing around the entrance of the Blood Hall, what kind of behavior is this?"
Following the sound, they saw a middle-aged man walking slowly towards them. His gait was powerful and imposing, and although he didn't exude any particularly strong aura, he still gave off an indescribable sense of pressure. This man was none other than the War Hall Master.
"Hall Master!" Upon seeing the approaching War Hall Master, all the Inner Sect Disciple, even those from the Blood Hall and Shadow Hall, bowed their heads in unison.
Looking at Zhuge Xiang, the War Hall Master keenly sensed the aura of the Meridian Opening Realm Tenth Layer emanating from him. He then glanced at the wooden plaque standing beside Zhuge Xiang, a slight glint appearing in the depths of his eyes. He then addressed Zhuge Xiang and the other disciples of the Battle Hall: "All Duel are to be postponed for now. Three Inner Sect Halls disciples, return to your respective halls. Battle Hall disciples, stand by and await orders. A major mission will be issued soon, requiring close cooperation from Three Halls."
A massive mission!?
The words of the War Hall Master caused a slight change in the expression of all the Inner Sect Disciple present.
Whether it's the Battle Hall, the Blood Hall, or the Shadow Hall, the Quest Hall only display small missions. Medium-sized missions, on the other hand, usually require the three Hall Masters to specifically name and assign their subordinates to complete them, either individually or in teams.
As for large-scale missions, they require cooperation between the three major factions to complete. Naturally, once a large-scale mission is undertaken, it means that a major event will occur throughout Yanling Commandery.
"Yes!" the disciples of the Three Inner Sect Halls replied softly, and then left in an orderly manner to return to their respective halls to wait for their Hall Master to issue details of the mission.
"You all go back too," the War Hall Master, who had been missing for more than half a month, waved his hand, his face showing more fatigue than before. He paused slightly and said to Zhuge Xiang, "You've been in the Battle Hall for so long, you must understand the situation there by now. I'll arrange a combat squad for you later."
"Yes, Hall Master!" Zhuge Xiang nodded seriously, his eyes met with Dugu Jue's, and then they looked away, each turning back to the main hall of the Battle Hall's Quest Hall.
The Quest Hall more crowded than usual. Even though it could easily accommodate thousands or even tens of thousands of people, it felt rather cramped at this moment. Many Inner Sect Battle Hall disciples who were on missions outside had been recalled.
Even at the mission wall, few people were looking at it at this moment. Most people had solemn expressions on their faces, creating a tense atmosphere as if a storm was brewing. They gathered in twos and threes, discussing it in hushed tones.
"Zhuge Xiang, over here..." Mo Wuyan his sharp eyes, spotted Zhuge Xiang walking over, waved, and called out.
As they walked along, Zhuge Xiang's actions these past few days had become the talk of the town within the inner Inner Sect, greatly enhancing the reputation of the Battle Hall. As a result, many people who knew Zhuge Xiang greeted him and nodded in response. Zhuge Xiang came to Mo Buyan's side and asked, "Senior Brother Mo, do you know what happened?"
"I don't know the specifics, but I can guess a bit about it," Mo Wuyan said in response to Zhuge Xiang's question. "Remember when you first arrived half a month ago? The Hall Master left with more than twenty Squad Leader at the Return to Simplicity Realm. It seemed to be for a newly discovered Spirit Stone Vein. The large-scale mission he's about to issue this time is obviously closely related to that Spirit Stone Vein."
Spirit Stone Vein!?
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Xiang was slightly taken aback, then nodded in realization. No wonder the Three Inner Sect Halls treated this matter with such care.
Spirit Stone Vein, as the name suggests, is a whole vein of Spirit Stones. The amount of Spirit Stone that can be mined depends on the quality and size of the Ore Vein. In addition to low-grade Spirit Stone, there are also mid-grade Spirit Stone, high-grade Spirit Stone, and even supreme-grade Spirit Stone in the Ore Vein.
Moreover, if the spiritual energy contained in the entire Spirit Stone Vein reaches a certain limit, then the quantitative change will lead to a qualitative change, and a Spirit Vein will be born.
The path of cultivation emphasizes Wealth, Companions, Dharma, and Land. Resources refer to various materials that are beneficial to cultivation, such as Pill and Magic Artifacts. Location refers to Grotto-Heaven Blessed-Land that are conducive to cultivation. The existence of Spirit Vein can transform even a barren land into a treasure land beneficial to cultivation.
Whether the Ore Vein has given birth to Spirit Vein or not is another matter. The value of the Spirit Stone extracted from the Ore Vein itself is enough to make people envious. It is no wonder that a large-scale mission has been issued after such an Ore Vein was discovered in Yanling Commandery. Whether it is to compete with Small and Medium-Sized Sects or to guard it, it is necessary to demonstrate strong military power.
These inner disciples had already heard some news about the Spirit Stone Vein, and the upcoming large-scale mission had given them some idea. Many disciples were eager to teach those Small and Medium-Sized Sects a lesson and show them who truly ruled Yanling Commandery. Some disciples even clamored that the entire Spirit Stone Vein belonged to the Asura Sect, and that those Small and Medium-Sized Sects wouldn't even give them a single Spirit Stone Coin.
Amidst the commotion, the War Hall Master and all the disciples at the Return to Simplicity Realm arrived at the Quest Hall. The entire Great Hall instantly fell silent, and all eyes were focused on the Hall Master.
After looking around, the Hall Master immediately spoke, "According to the rules of Yanling Commandery, no matter what precious treasures are obtained, our Asura Sect will keep 40%, the Great Qin Empire's Imperial Clan will keep 30% of the taxes, and the remaining 30% will be divided equally among the various Small and Medium-Sized Sects within Yanling Commandery. This rule has never changed since the founding of the Great Qin Empire. However, this time, Spirit Stone Vein has been discovered at Golden Rooster Ridge, and those Small and Medium-Sized Sects have jointly threatened that they want to take 40% equally. Tell me, can we agree to this?!"
"Cannot!!!".
Shouting in unison, the disciples of the Battle Hall were all filled with anger.
After all, Yanling Commandery is the territory of the Great Qin Empire, and it is not unreasonable for the Imperial Clan to occupy 30%. In order to balance the Small and Medium-Sized Sects, it is acceptable for them to occupy 30%. After all, the Asura Sect also occupies 40%. But this time, those Small and Medium-Sized Sects want to take a big piece, Asura Sect naturally cannot accept.
The entire Spirit Stone Vein might only yield one stone every three to five years. Giving away even a tenth of it would be an enormous fortune. How could they accept that? These profits are directly related to the Asura Sect Disciple. Spirit Stone can aid cultivation, and for Cultivator, having others compete with them for spirit Spirit Stone is tantamount to cutting off their livelihood. Naturally, these Asura Sect Disciples cannot accept this.
"Excellent!" The Battle Hall War Hall Master nodded heavily, a satisfied look on his face, and said, "From today onwards, our Three Inner Sect Halls will join forces to launch a cleanup operation. In recent years, large, Small and Medium-Sized Sects, led by the Weituo Temple, the Qingxu Sword Sect, and the Tiandao Sect, have become increasingly unruly, their disciples growing more and more arrogant, causing immense suffering to the people of Yanling Commandery. Now, our Asura Sect, in the name of the Great Qin Dynasty royal family, will vigorously rectify those madmen of Yanling Commandery."
With righteous indignation, the Hall Master of the War Hall Master placed himself and the Asura Sect on the moral high ground. There was no other way; the Asura Sect had been appointed by the Great Qin royal family to govern the people of Yanling Commandery. A mere accusation of harming the people gave them a thousand reasons to attack these minor sects.
Although these small sects, when gathered together, are a behemoth, they will not realize the power of the Asura Sect unless they are Thunderclap and decisively eliminated. It is impossible to wipe them out with all our might, but if there is an opportunity, it is not a problem to wipe them out.
"I have already discussed this with the Hall Master of the Shadow Hall and Blood Hall. Since we are going to take action, we will do it Thunderclap and decisively, to make an example of them. We will take Weituo Temple, Qingxu Sword Sect, and Tiandao Sect as the leaders. There are six Medium Sect and twenty-two Small Sect in Yanling Commandery. Within three days, I want more than half of these twenty-two Small Sect to disappear. I wonder if everyone can do it?"
"Able!!!".
More than 10,000 disciples of the Battle Hall responded in unison, shouting and yelling, their battle cries shaking the heavens.
"Good! This time, my Battle Hall disciples can mobilize 12,000 people! That's just enough to deal with Twelve Small Sects. Each thousand people will be paired with five hundred Blood Hall disciples, led by two Return to Simplicity Realm Squad Leader, piloting ten Asura Warships! Speed is of the essence, everyone move out!" Nodding, the War Hall Master waved his hand, roughly assigning the tasks. Immediately, twenty-four Return to Simplicity Realm disciples stepped forward, each pair leading one thousand Battle Hall disciples, forming twelve teams, and left the Battle Hall.
During this time, the Squad Leader the Return to Simplicity Realm who had fought with Zhuge Xiang before walked up to Zhuge Xiang and said, "Zhuge Xiang, you are a new disciple who has joined the Battle Hall and do not have a team. I saw that you have a good relationship with Mo Wuyan, so I joined the First 108th Combat Squad. Now your Squad Leader is Dugu Jue."
"Yes!" Without any objection, Zhuge Xiang ignored the chilling glare from Dugu Jue beside him and nodded in reply. (To be continued...)