Prison of Essence Valley.
Chen Mu's scalp prickled under Lu Han's eager gaze. He immediately followed the others forward, picked out a bamboo basket, chose a spot far from Lu Han, pulled out his battle-damaged pickaxe, and began trying to mine the rocks.
Clang!
Sparks flew. The dark rock before him seemed forged from steel, an invisible repulsive force wrapping around the entire cliff face and firmly blocking his pickaxe.
"The entire valley cliff is made of Demonic Energy Stone?"
Chen Mu looked up and around at the valley walls, his heart skipping a beat.
"Could an Outer Realm Demon be sealed beneath this valley?"
Back at Dingyou Tianhe Water Mansion, he had heard that the Qianji Sect among Haizhou's Ninety-Nine Sects maintained demon seals.
On one hand, they sealed and suppressed demons. On the other, they trained Dao Soldiers.
This Prison of Essence Valley mine was likely part of a demon seal, intended to make it easier for Dao Soldiers to train in the Demon Slaying Technique.
Chen Mu understood at once.
He activated the Demon Slaying Technique, and a cloud of green mist appeared in his palm. Like rain falling onto parched, cracked earth, the green mist vanished into the pickaxe the instant it touched it.
Buzz!
A faint green blade the size of a fingernail suddenly appeared at the tip of the pickaxe.
"A specially made pickaxe suited for the Demon Slaying Technique?"
"Interesting!" Chen Mu raised his brows.
"The tools used to break down demon corpses in the future will probably also be specially customized. There really is a mature training system for auxiliary soldiers."
He chuckled and focused on swinging the pickaxe, striking the mountain rock with a steady clanging.
Within his Jade Seed, five Silver Rings formed a larger circle and slowly rotated within