The Transformed Image-Recording Gu

Just then, Long Xuan suddenly felt a cold gaze on his back, making him feel uneasy. He subconsciously turned around to look.

He discovered that this person was actually a Gu cultivator at the Spirit Sea Peak. When he looked at him, the Gu cultivator did not look away and stared at him openly.

Long Xuan frowned slightly. This person was dressed in white, so he must be the Gu cultivator from the Bai Clan.

Only then did he realize that this Geng Metal Ore Vein was jointly managed by the Long Family and Bai Clan, so there would naturally be Bai Clan's Gu cultivators here, and quite a few of them.

However, the Long and Bai clans fought a Genius Arena Tournament to compete for this Geng Metal Ore Vein. The Long Family won seven and lost five out of twelve matches. Therefore, the Long Family will occupy most of this mine, and most of the mine caves here also belong to the Long Family.

Staring at him with a sinister gaze from a Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivator, Long Xuan felt a chill. Would this Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivator try to ambush him?

"There's something off about the way this person is looking at me," Long Xuan said, frowning as he looked at Long Qian.

Upon hearing this, all the geniuses turned their gazes to that person.

Long Qian patted him on the shoulder and laughed loudly, "We've crippled all their geniuses, no wonder they look at us with disdain."

"Ignore him. Eyes can't kill. Let him look if he wants to. I love seeing him looking at me helplessly, hahaha..."

Long Qian laughed loudly, then glared back at him.

"Let's go in. As long as you don't wander into the Bai Clan's territory, I guarantee you'll be safe."

Long Qian ignored the man and led the group of geniuses toward one of the mines. Several other geniuses followed behind, not taking the matter to heart at all.

Only Long Xuan frowned, his vigilance undiminished; he took that gaze to heart.

Being held in the wrath of a Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivator is no small matter. Life is only once, so we can't be careless. It seems we should send an avatar to keep a close eye on this person.

Long Xuan made up his mind and finally followed the group into the mine.

At this moment, Long Qian was distributing mine maps, special Storage Bag, and various mining tools to the geniuses at the cave entrance.

"This is a map of the mine. It marks the poor and rich ore deposits. The mine shafts marked with an 'X' are dangerous areas and must not be entered."

"Of course, you can also open your own mines, but newly opened mines need to be reported and the map updated in a timely manner."

"Here, you can only use the cheap, small Storage Bag specially made for the mining area. Due to the formation, your own Storage Bag and Insect-Rearing Pouch can still be used, but you can no longer put any metal items in them."

"The Thatch Gu House will also be rendered ineffective here due to the Air-Sealing Formation. This is a measure to prevent miners from hoarding their own. I hope you can understand."

The group of geniuses nodded in agreement.

Long Xuan opened the map and looked at it, and found that although the Geng Metal Ore Vein had only been developed for a short time, there were a surprisingly large number of mine tunnels.

Inside, there were countless mine tunnels, intricately intertwined, creating a chaotic mess.

This is a huge maze; without a map, one would surely get lost.

It couldn't possibly have been dug out by humans; there was probably a huge natural cave here, Long Xuan secretly guessed.

"Remember! Never go into those passages marked with an 'X', understand? Those are extremely dangerous areas. Even Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivator could lose their life if they went in. There are too many unknowns and dangers here."

Long Qian, still not entirely at ease, gave another reminder. Only after all the geniuses shouted "Understood" in unison did he leave, feeling reassured.

The geniuses then excitedly scattered, grabbing maps and running excitedly towards the location of the rich mine.

"How about we go together? Where are you planning to mine?" Long Qilin walked over and put his arm around Long Xuan's shoulder, asking enthusiastically.

"Do you think this is hunting spirit beasts? You need help. Two people digging in one place will definitely yield less. Digging separately will maximize the benefits, so let's forget it," Long Xuan refused.

Just kidding, what I'm digging up isn't just Geng Metal, it's the Geng Metal Essence! How could I possibly bring someone along?

He needed to act alone, so he had to decline Long Qilin's invitation.

"That's true. I need to build a huge house with Geng Metal Geng Metal, so I have a huge demand for it. In that case, let's split up and see who digs the most."

"A little gambling is harmless, but excessive gambling is harmful. Let's just bet ten pieces of Geng Metal," the Long Qilin laughed.

Long Xuan's smile widened. How dare they compete with him to see who could dig out more Geng Metal? Weren't they courting death?

What was he thinking that made him gamble with me? The Geng Metal he dug up probably wasn't even a fraction of what I had.

Since he enjoys being a money-giving boy, how could I not do him a favor?

"Alright, let's bet ten pieces of Geng Metal then. You'd better be prepared to take ten pieces of Geng Metal, lest you end up not even digging up ten pieces of Geng Metal." Long Xuan said with a smile.

"Hmph! Who do you think you are? I excel at body tempering, I'm incredibly strong, and I can mine quickly. Ten pieces of Geng Metal wouldn't even be a fraction of what I have. You just wait to lose."

Having said that, Long Qilin stopped wasting time chatting and quickly headed deeper into the mine.

Behind him, Long Xuan revealed a sinister smile.

He suddenly released a bunch of his clones. No matter how fast one person mines, can they be faster than six people? Trying to compete with him in mining speed is just overestimating yourself.

If Long Qilin were to see this scene now, one wonders what expression he would make. His face would probably be as black as charcoal. Long Xuan couldn't help but chuckle.

It's important to know that the Western Land Long Family gave them a month to mine, and no matter how much they mined during that month, the minerals would be theirs.

Using clones to mine would be such a huge advantage; it's practically cheating.

Even if all the other geniuses mined the same amount of ore, it probably wouldn't equal what he mined alone. You have to understand that Long Xuan's eyes can pinpoint locations; one cheat wasn't enough for him, he actually had to use two cheats.

How could this Long Qilin possibly beat this cheater? He'd probably lose everything, not even his underwear.

Long Xuan quickly distributed Storage Bag and pickaxes to his clones. These things were plentiful in the mine, and he took a bunch right in front of Long Qian.

The other geniuses also took quite a few pickaxes as spares, since pickaxes will eventually break down after prolonged use.

But they didn't take as many Storage Bag as Long Xuan, as if he could fill Storage Bag all.

Long Qian's lips twitched as he watched, but he ultimately said nothing. After all, the Storage Bag here weren't worth much, and saying anything would only make him seem stingy.

After distributing the mining equipment, Long Xuan ordered his clones to split up and go to various locations to mine.

This mine is so huge that as long as his clones are spread out enough, no one can notice that there are two Long Xuan at the same time, so naturally no one knows that he is using clones to mine.

However, Long Xuan suddenly remembered something and hurriedly called out to his Flame Clone. After thinking for a moment, he finally said, "You don't need to go any deeper. Just hide well at the edge of the cave."

"Keep a close eye on that Bai Clan who's at the Spiritual Sea Stage. If he sneaks in, immediately notify me with Message Transmission Talisman: the Thatch Gu' can't be used here."

After much thought, he still couldn't shake the feeling that the look in his eyes had just given him; he had a nauseating feeling that it might be a threat to him.

What if that Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivator from the Bai Clan rushes in and tries to kill me?

Although the possibility seemed slim, he was naturally cautious and wanted to take precautions.

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt about that gaze. What if he had crippled his grandson that day? This hypothetical scenario was theoretically possible, and he had to be wary of it.

Long Xuan thought for a moment, then took out a Image-Recording Gu from the Insect-Rearing Pouch. The Image-Recording Gu was also part of his second team of Gu Insect, and had long been part of the organization. It had been stored in the Insect-Rearing Pouch and had already completed its metamorphosis.

The reason he took out the Image-Recording Gu was to have a backup plan. He knew that a Gu cultivator at the Spiritual Sea Stage couldn't handle him on his own, and even if he discovered that the Gu had entered the cave, he wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

Therefore, it would be best to use the Image-Recording Gu to leave evidence and leverage the power of the Lineage to resolve his troubles.

"Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivator has an extremely long perception range. You can monitor it from a distance using the Eye of Heavenly Secrets. This Image-Recording Gu has been transformed by me using my own method and now has the ability to record images from a distance. You don't need to worry about the Image-Recording Gu not being able to record images from too far away."

Flame Clone nodded, accepted the Image-Recording Gu, and then secretly walked out of the cave, using the far-sighted ability of the Eye of Heavenly Secrets to closely monitor the every move of the Bai Clan's Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivator...

After leaving this contingency plan, Long Xuan finally felt reassured and boldly ventured deeper into the mine.

Although leaving a clone outside the cave to keep watch would reduce his manpower and his Geng Metal harvest, he didn't care. Faced with absolute safety, he would give up even the greatest benefits.

Long Xuan activated his Eye of Heavenly Secrets, using his ability to see the progress of the mine's construction, and quickly scanned the area.

The next moment, a dense array of progress records appeared in the mine.

Some progress is static, while others fluctuate. These could represent miners actively mining or unknown dangers lurking within the mine.

He hadn't forgotten what Long Qian had said several times: never enter the mine tunnels marked with an X, as there might be unknown creatures hiding inside.

In this world teeming with spiritual energy, many creatures are capable of becoming spirits.

Long Xuan guessed that the unchanging four-digit decimal places represented Geng Metal.

He guessed that the progress of the five decimal places that did not change was Geng Metal Essence.

And what he could see now was a progress report with five digits after the decimal point.

Long Xuan's eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly reached for that spot.

Since the clone doesn't have the cheat ability to see the progress, it can only mine ordinary Geng Metal, while the main body has to specialize in mining Geng Metal Essence.

The Long Family made one of their biggest mistakes by letting him in to mine. Not only could he create a bunch of clones, but he could also pinpoint the location of all the Geng Metal Essence Geng Metal Essence plunder it all.

It's foreseeable that after Long Xuan leaves, the Long Family will have a very difficult time extracting Geng Metal Essence. Putting him in there was simply the worst luck imaginable.

Before long, Long Xuan appeared in a mine tunnel in a rich mine. The mine was very dark. Although there were lamps hanging on the walls, the lights flickered and could not illuminate the inside of the mine very clearly.

Because it is a rich mine, there are quite a few miners here. The vast majority are Gu cultivators in the Spirit Gathering Stage, a small number are Gu cultivators in the Marrow Cleansing Stage, and the Gu cultivators in the Spiritual Sea Stage are the supervisors here and do not enter the cave.

As soon as Long Xuan arrived, he could hear the sound of pickaxes striking rocks. The sound was very dense and extremely noisy, almost deafening, which made him, who preferred quiet, frown slightly.

It wasn't just the noise that was loud; the key issue was the large number of people present. With so many eyes and ears around, it wasn't appropriate to dig out that piece of Geng Metal Essence in front of so many people.