At midnight, Jiang Ping'an led a team of more than a dozen Saints. Concealing their auras, they quietly left Ping'an City and flew toward the Central Wastelands.
Saints traveling at full speed were incredibly fast. Before dawn, Jiang Ping'an and the others arrived above a large Celestial Race Essence Stone Mine near the Ye Clan Grotto-Heaven. They scattered and surrounded the mine.
"Attack!"
At Jiang Ping'an's command, more than a dozen Saints struck at once. The mine's Saint-tier defensive formation barely withstood one wave, but the second barrage shattered it with a thunderous crash.
After breaking the Saint-tier defensive formation, Jiang Ping'an and the other Saints divided the work. Some slaughtered every last member of the Celestial Race mining guard, while others searched for the Essence Stone vaults and so on.
Jiang Ping'an flew into the mine tunnels, brought out the Thousand Mile Landscape Painting, and took the several hundred thousand Human Race mining slaves into it.
By the time he flew back out of the mine tunnel, everything outside had already been completed.
The entire process had taken only about half an hour.
"Everyone, proceed to the next Celestial Race Essence Stone Mine. Fellow Daoist Ye and I will first send these several hundred thousand pitiful miners to the Ye Clan Grotto-Heaven. We will catch up with you shortly," Jiang Ping'an told the Saints.
This had been agreed upon before their departure: the Human Race mining slaves would be resettled nearby.
Having said that, Jiang Ping'an and Ye Linyuan flew at full speed toward the Ye Clan Grotto-Heaven.
In about the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Jiang Ping'an and Ye Linyuan reached the Ye Clan Grotto-Heaven. With Ye Linyuan leading the way, they entered without obstruction.
Pressed for time, Jiang Ping'an released the several hundred