Escape

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.

Inside the secret chamber, Cheng Buzheng sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes slightly closed. He held a piece of Spirit Stone Raw Ore in his hand, with waste stones of completely different sizes scattered in front of him.

Suddenly.

Cheng Buzheng, who was sitting cross-legged, his eyelashes twitched, and he opened his Clear Black and White Eyes. A crystal light flashed in his eyes, and then he threw away a piece of waste stone he was holding.

His gaze subconsciously swept around the secret chamber.

Seeing that there was only more than half a basket of Spirit Stone Raw Ore left in the back basket, his gaze sharpened.

"It's time to go out and investigate!"

"I wonder if the rumors outside have died down?"

"Now, even the landlord is running out of grain."

Cheng Buzheng muttered to himself.

Immediately, he stood up and subconsciously patted the clothes on his body.

Instantly.

A yellow spirit light flashed, enveloping him, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared from his original spot.

At this moment, three feet underground in the Spirit Stone Mine, a yellow spirit light was rapidly fleeing towards the Seventh Branch Mine Tunnel.

Suddenly.

As Cheng Buzheng was tunneling underground, he heard voices from above.

"Mine Overseer, I went to the Spirit Stone Market today. Let's find a place to rest."

"Okay, let's go! You're the smart one."

The voices of the two gradually faded until he could no longer hear them.

Immediately.

He arrived at the Seventh Branch Mine Tunnel, the storage point for Spirit Stone Raw Ore. He still cautiously extended a wisp of his Divine Sense from a corner of the wall to scout around.

Originally, he had only planned to scout around and had no intention of taking action.

But upon hearing that the Mine Overseer was not present today, he immediately changed his mind.

However, the usual procedure still had to be followed.

He sensed that there were no cultivators inside the secret chamber, and outside the cave mansion, it was still the two Qi Refining Level 2 guards.

Cheng Buzheng remained cautious. He appeared on the rock ground of the stone cave and directly burrowed beneath the pile of spirit stone raw ore.

On the other side of the stone cave, a layer of transparent spirit light enveloped eight Qi Refining Mid-stage cultivators.

At this moment, they were watching coldly. Towards the pile of spirit stone raw ore in the corner.

Suddenly.

The eight mine overseers, all Qi Refining Mid-stage cultivators, saw a piece of spirit stone raw ore disappear.

The eyes of the eight mine overseers lit up. Then, their magic power surged wildly, silently injecting into the mid-grade magic tools before them. There were small swords emitting a fiery red glow, small forks radiating a deep blue spirit light, and small ropes like spiritual snakes...

They had charged up for a long time, preparing to unleash a thunderous strike.

During the entire process, not a single cultivator spoke, as if they had reached some unspoken understanding.

Song Laoer extended his right hand and gestured 'three'.

And Cheng Buzheng, at this moment, still had no idea of the impending danger.

Two.

One.

Instantly.

The air exploded. Eight magic tools, emitting multicolored spirit light, cut through the air in circles, dispersing in eight directions and charging underground.

At the same time, a stream of magic power shot towards a piece of fluorite embedded in the cave ceiling.

In an instant, the fluorite exploded, and a yellow light sprinkled onto the corner where the spirit stone raw ore was piled.

Eight deep pits were left on the rock ground inside the stone cave.

Cheng Buzheng, who had been in a state of alert, knew it was a trap the moment the eight magic tools shot out. He prepared to escape immediately.

But how could the meticulously planned mine overseers let him leave so easily? They had already made numerous preparations.

A suppressing force prevented him from leaving immediately. He knew that if he didn't leave, he would be doomed.

He flipped his right hand, and the purple crystal bracelet hovered in his palm. With a thought, a purple light resisted the yellow suppressing force and then burrowed directly underground through the rock layer.

Due to the delay caused by the suppressing force, he could not escape immediately.

The eight magic tools, emitting spirit light, were already attacking him from eight directions. If it weren't for the slight obstruction of the rock, he would have already perished.

Seeing the eight magic tools attacking him from all sides, he knew he had to burrow downwards. They would surely pursue him next.

With a thought.

A purple spirit light enveloped him, then steeling himself, he burrowed straight down.

Facing the small sword flying towards him, emitting a fiery red halo, Cheng Buzheng had no time to detour. He charged forward recklessly.

"Bang!"

Due to the collision with the magic tool small sword, a little time was delayed, and then he was backstabbed by three magic tools. The intense shock caused him to suffer no small internal injuries.

A mouthful of blood surged to his throat, and Cheng Buzheng forcefully suppressed it, fearing the enemy would use his blood as a medium to track him down.

The purple defensive shield rippled layer by layer.

He knew this was a sign that the defensive shield was about to shatter. Facing the attacks of three mid-grade magic tools, it was enough to be proud of.

He frantically urged his magic power, injecting it into the Purple Crystal Bracelet, making it last longer. A yellow spirit light rapidly burrowed downwards.

This series of actions, from beginning to end, was completed in less than a breath.

"Chase him quickly, we can't let him escape, otherwise, it will be difficult to catch him again!"

Song Laoer urged.

As he spoke, a yellow spirit light enveloped him, and he burrowed downwards.

"Scatter into the six directions and chase!"

"Quick... don't let him get away!"

Instantly, six yellow spirit lights burrowed into the rock layer, pursuing Cheng Buzheng.

Seeing this.

Cheng Buzheng didn't dare to delay any longer and burrowed underground recklessly.

Although the deeper he went, the greater the pressure and the higher the magic power consumption, this was not a bad thing for Cheng Buzheng.

The deeper he went, the more his divine sense was restricted, which was more beneficial to him. At worst, when his magic power was about to be depleted, he could open up a secret chamber, recover his magic power, and then escape again.

He didn't believe that with his divine sense greatly restricted, the enemy could still find him in a short time.

From the perspective of direction, the six mine overseers formed a circle, and the distance between them was just enough to support each other. If he was entangled by any one of them.

In the blink of an eye, the six mine overseers would appear before Cheng Buzheng.

Cheng Buzheng was within their encirclement, but he was at a depth of twenty feet underground, while the mine overseers were at a depth of ten feet underground.

As they continued to burrow deeper underground, the situation became increasingly favorable for Cheng Buzheng.

At this time.

Inside the stone cave, only two mine overseers were waiting for good news.

"We didn't have enough time this trip, so we only managed to acquire six Earth Escape Talismans. Otherwise, we two... could have also contributed!"

"Earth Escape Talismans are relatively rare talismans... It's good enough that we managed to buy six in such a short time!"

"Indeed... Fortunately, we made an extra preparation. Otherwise... we would have let that little thief slip away!"

"Yeah... I didn't expect that even under the suppression power of the Suppression Talisman, our Thunderous Strike still allowed the little thief to escape. Fortunately... Song Laoer made an extra precaution!"

"We have the lowest strength. If we find the Spirit Stone Raw Ore, will our share be reduced!"

"I don't think so! After all, we agreed on it beforehand."

"But... an accident happened?"

"Did the little thief escape?"

"After all, we didn't exert ourselves now."

"It's too early to say... let's wait for the result!"

Half an hour later.

Six yellow spirit lights appeared one by one in the stone cave.

At this moment, the faces of the eight mine overseers in the cave turned completely grim.

Wang Daba said in a low voice:

"After the little thief escapes this time, he definitely won't fall for the same trick easily. Song Laoer, what do you think we should arrange next?"

Hearing this.

Song Laoer slowly spoke:

"I also didn't expect that the little thief actually had a magic tool that could counter the Suppression Talisman, and even more so, I didn't expect that his Earth Escape Technique had been cultivated to such a degree!

This was something we didn't anticipate, and it's also the reason the little thief was able to escape.

Next, we will guard here for half a month to prevent him from making a surprise return. If the little thief still doesn't show up, we will have to give up.

From now on, we will store the Spirit Stone Raw Ore separately, or guard it directly. Even when we leave, we must ensure sufficient personnel.

Next, let's try to find out from the White Cloud Sect cultivators who inspect items, who brought a small disc-like magic tool into the mine cave."

"Then we'll know who stole our Spirit Stone Raw Ore!"

"Do you have anything to add?"

"No..."

"Then we'll guard for another half a month. If that doesn't work, we'll do as Song Laoer suggested!"

"Alright! ...It can only be this way!"

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed. As the seven Mine Overseers bid farewell to Wang Daba.

Wang Daba took a pile of Spirit Stone Raw Ore from the corner and gave half of it to the seven Mine Overseers.

He knew that he was the most dangerous at this moment. After all, his Spirit Stone Raw Ore had not been stolen. To appease their restless hearts, he had to make a sacrifice.

Wang Daba noticed the greedy gazes of the other seven Mine Overseers fixed on the Spirit Water Raw Ore in the corner. He knew he had to give them some to prevent them from uniting against him.

Giving away half of the Spirit Stone Raw Ore was enough to dispel some of their dangerous thoughts.

After seeing only half of the Spirit Stone Raw Ore remaining, Wang Daba then divided it into several portions and hid them in secret locations. Throughout the entire process, he did not let his subordinates handle it; he did everything himself to prevent the hiding places from being leaked.