This day,
North Mountain Domain, Qilian Mountains,
In a hidden corner on the outskirts, more than a dozen figures concealed themselves beneath lush ancient trees, carefully hiding their forms as they peered through the dense foliage at the mountain camp in the distance.
That camp lay at the heart of the rolling mountains and rivers, surrounded by an undulating sea of green trees. It had been built at the foot of a mountain range, as though embedded within the rock itself.
Within the camp, people came and went.
They emerged from the enormous tunnels connecting to the mountain range, carrying out shattered rocks and dumping them beside the camp. The discarded rubble had piled into mountains, where scarcely a blade of grass grew.
This was a Spirit Stone mine!
Thirty years ago, it had belonged to Qianyun Mountain.
But ever since Qianyun Mountain had been suppressed and destroyed by Zhang Qingyuan, these assets had naturally fallen under Zhang Qingyuan's control.
After Qianyun Mountain was destroyed, Zhang Qingyuan had swept away and slain the remaining factions causing trouble with thunderous momentum, greatly intimidating the major powers of the North Mountain Domain's Cultivation World.
Thus, although the Qianyun Mountain Deacons who had managed these Spirit Stone mines had their own thoughts, they had not dared act too recklessly. They had merely looted and taken away the accumulated savings of many years before vanishing without a trace, lacking the courage to cause any major damage to the mine.
So after a period of chaos, once Yue Family Disciples and some cultivators who had come in admiration to join Zhang Qingyuan's faction began to move in and take over management,
Production quickly resumed, continually supplying Spirit Stone resources to Zhang Qingyuan, who was undergoing seclusion cultivation within Qianyun Mountain's Sect Gate.
That day,
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