The moon shone bright amid sparse stars, and the night was cool as water.
The abandoned mine was exceptionally still.
Several jade figures arrived soundlessly. One wore brocade robes and an ornate sash, looking like a wealthy young master from a great Human Race sect. His gaze was sharp as he turned toward someone beside him.
"This is the place?"
"Yes! Lord Lei, it may have been abandoned for years, but there's plenty of jade here. There should be a hidden spirit vein below, perhaps even a secret realm!" the Jade Soul Race member with cultivation equivalent to a Human Race nascent soul cultivator said obsequiously.
As he spoke, he led the way into the mine. A jade pick appeared in his hand, and he struck the wall with it. A boom rang out, sending sparks flying.
Veins of spirit jade were soon exposed. Although the jade was only fourth- and fifth-stage material, there was a considerable quantity.
Yet this was only the mine's surface. If they ventured deeper, there was a strong chance of finding sixth-stage spirit jade.
"Idiot! This spirit jade is too fresh. And if there's spirit jade this close to the entrance, how could it have remained untouched until now?" the brocade-clad sixth-stage Jade Soul Race member cursed.
As he spoke, he took out a jade drum somewhat similar to the Tiger-Toad Drum the Ye Family had once obtained.
Only, the spirit patterns on this drum depicted a green cicada, and its grade was merely mid-grade sixth stage.
Under its spiritual glow, the drum seemed to truly transform into a green cicada. Before he could activate it, however, a sudden change occurred. Array patterns emerged and enveloped the group.
A fire sparrow swooped down first, swallowing the fifth-stage Jade Soul Race member who had led the