The Trump Card Revealed

At the suggestion of that highly respected elder, the group began making their way toward the mines.

However, the party had now split into two camps: the Gu King camp and the Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivator camp.

The two groups kept to themselves as they walked.

The Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivators clearly outnumbered the others. The two parties traveled along separate sides, with a considerable distance between them.

The Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivators feared being seized by those Gu Kings and used as cannon fodder. Thus, upon seeing Gu Kings, their first reaction was not to seek protection, but to keep far away and form teams with Gu cultivators of the same rank to face the dangers ahead.

Long Xuan squeezed into a spot at the very edge of the crowd. He had chosen that position deliberately; being on the edge came with both advantages and disadvantages.

The disadvantage was that when danger struck, those at the edge of the crowd were often the first to suffer the attack. The advantage was that if an irresistible danger appeared, they could flee at the first opportunity.

The moment he entered the mining area, he felt an immense gravity pressing down on him, slowing his movements to an extreme. Flying was simply impossible.

When flying was impossible, staying in the center of the crowd seemed safest. But if a deadly danger arose that forced them to flee, the people in the middle would be hemmed in on every side and would not have time to escape.

Shui Juanyun had likewise chosen a spot at the edge of the crowd, not far from Long Xuan. With a grave expression, he said, "There may be a gravity Spirit Mountain here. The deeper we go, the stronger the gravity becomes."

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