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Chapter 264: The Uses of Dragon Veins
A great war was no small matter.
Every war between sects left a host of pressing affairs to deal with.
As the Mirror Moon Dao Child, Chen Beiwu had more symbolic than practical significance, and the tasks he took on were simple.
First, he was to help the Senior Sister reassure the sect's cultivators, calculate the death benefits for the fallen cultivators, and announce them.
Second, he was to help Senior Sister Yun set up a supreme second-tier spirit-gathering formation to seal in the Dragon Vein qi at the heart of the Abysswall Mountain Range, then await the arrival of the Nine Palaces True Person and the Formation Hall's cultivators.
Third, he was to dispatch the sect's cultivators with Gold-Seeking Compasses to bore into the mountains, prospect for ore, survey the paths of the Spirit Veins, and determine the remaining reserves of the void-gold marrow deposit.
Thus, Chen Beiwu remained busy until evening before returning to his newly excavated, rudimentary cave abode.
He hung a cultivation sign outside the entrance and casually laid down several Breath-Concealing Formation Arts and Guarding Perception Formation Arts. With a thought, his figure vanished, and he entered Chaos Heaven and Earth with Golden Egg and Iron Egg.
"Hum!"
As though responding to Chen Beiwu's arrival, the crimson Dragon Shadow roaming overhead in Chaos Heaven and Earth abruptly descended and revealed its true form. Its dragon eyes met his gaze, ignoring Golden Egg beside him.
Golden Egg, meanwhile, looked around in confusion.
This was not Golden Egg's first time entering Chaos Heaven and Earth, but it was the first time Golden Egg had felt its bloodline stir here, as though some peerless treasure existed nearby, yet Golden Egg could find not the slightest trace of it.
"Gurgle?"
Golden