Although he sympathized somewhat with the fate of these Celestial Race members, for the greater good of the Human Race, Jiang Ping'an still exterminated them all, roots and branches alike.
After clearing out everything belonging to the Celestial Race inside the Thousand Mile Landscape Painting, Jiang Ping'an felt much more at ease.
This Thousand Mile Landscape Painting had finally fallen into his hands.
After leaving the Thousand Mile Landscape Painting, Jiang Ping'an could no longer sit still. He pondered, "Now that I have the Thousand Mile Landscape Painting, I may not be able to rescue the Human Race members in the Celestial Race's spirit stone mines on a massive scale, but I can still save over a million people and free them from their sea of suffering sooner."
"Not only can I save people, I can weaken the Celestial Race as well—and gain a batch of Essence Stones."
"If I rob a few of the Celestial Race's spirit stone mines, I doubt they'll be able to catch me."
With that thought, Jiang Ping'an made up his mind.
After leaving the Divine Origin Ruins, Jiang Ping'an returned to the imperial palace in Ping'an City and showed himself for several days, handling some state affairs. Then, in the dead of night, he quietly left Ping'an City and headed for the Northern Wastelands.
After entering the Northern Wastelands, Jiang Ping'an spent over half a month capturing three large Celestial Race spirit stone mines. He rescued nearly two million Human Race mining slaves and obtained various Essence Stones equivalent to more than fourteen billion Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
Moreover, he wiped out every last member of the Celestial Race mine-guarding forces at those three large spirit stone mines, including as many as fourteen Celestial Race Venerables.
After leaving the Northern Wastelands, Jiang Ping'an did not