"What?!"
After Yang Wu recounted the whole story, Bai Taijun, who had just sat down and hadn't even warmed his chair yet, was so shocked that he jumped up from his seat.
His main purpose in coming here was to check if there were any problems with the Ten Thousand Mirrors Ore Vein.
No matter how many messages he sent to Shangguan Yin, Shangguan Yin did not reply.
The Ten Thousand Mirrors Ore Vein is under Shangguan Yin's jurisdiction.
The Ten Thousand Mirrors Ore Vein was actually the last of the several mines under Shangguan Yin's jurisdiction.
According to the leaders of several other sites, Shangguan Yin last appeared at the Ten Thousand Mirrors Ore Vein before completely losing contact.
The other commanders under Shangguan Yin were also completely unable to contact Shangguan Yin.
But after hearing what Yang Wu said, Bai Taijun's expression changed.
Because besides Shangguan Yin's matter, there is another thing that others don't know.
That's about the disappearance of the Fire Dragon Mountain Lord.
He had thought these were two separate things, but it turned out they were one and the same.
This is a big problem.
Others might not know, but he learned from another deputy mountain lord that the Fire Dragon Mountain Lord's soul tablet left on Five Dragons Mountain had been shattered.
A broken soul tablet signifies that its owner is likely in grave danger.
The matter of the Fire Dragon Mountain Lord is currently only circulating within a small circle.
Only those high-ranking leaders would know a thing or two about it.
You all have a death wish!
Snap!
Bai Taijun finally couldn't hold back and roared angrily, then slapped Yang Wu, sending him flying dozens of meters away.
These people are incredibly bold, but also incredibly stupid.
Logically speaking, this happened two months ago.
These idiots didn't even report it after two months of not finding any information about the Fire Dragon Mountain Lord or Shangguan Yin, and only now are they trying to find him.
Isn't this courting death? Thinking of this, Bai Taijun was both furious and terrified.
How could such a small place produce a powerful figure capable of threatening a deputy mountain lord?
But this was clearly beyond his control, and even if he wanted to, he couldn't.
His cultivation level was not bad; he had reached the Heavenly Immortal First Heaven, which was a significant improvement over Shangguan Yin and others, marking a turning point.
Of course, he was also considerably older than high-ranking commanders like Shangguan Yin.
But there's no point in saying all this now.
With the Fire Dragon Mountain Lord, Fifth Heaven Heavenly Immortal, dead, he dared not venture into the place Yang Wu had mentioned, the location of the Immortal Palace, to cause trouble.
Going there would be suicide!
"Your Excellency, please forgive us! We never expected that Fire Dragon Mountain Lord and the others would encounter such an accident!"
Despite the pain on his face, Yang Wu scrambled back to Bai Taijun, his forehead slamming heavily against the ground.
After several attempts, even with a cut on his forehead, he still didn't stop.
However, Bai Taijun remained oblivious to this.
Bai Taijun roared, "Forgive me? That's several months! If they had noticed something was wrong earlier and reported it then, those three might not be dead!"
He was absolutely furious.
Since Shangguan Yin and Bai Qingqian were with the Fire Dragon Mountain Lord, and the Fire Dragon Mountain Lord is dead, it means that the two of them are also 100% dead.
There's nothing more to say.
In an instant, the entire tent fell silent, with only Bai Taijun's heavy breathing echoing through the air.
He's now figuring out how to talk to his superiors about this.
They had fought the Heavenly Derivation Sect for so long, and the Five Dragons Mountain had never suffered such a great loss.
Now, an unknown force has appeared out of nowhere and managed to take the lives of their Five Dragons Mountain Heavenly Immortal experts without them even realizing it.
After hesitating for a moment, Bai Taijun took out a communication stone from his pocket.
He first glared fiercely at Yang Wu and the others, then took a deep breath, adjusted his state, and poured a Immortal Yuan into the communication stone.
About ten breaths later, the communication stone vibrated, and then a phantom image gradually appeared.
He was a middle-aged man dressed in a dark green brocade robe.
Its face is square and dignified, and its pupils are a pale green, giving it a sense of vastness and remoteness.
Above his eyes, his eyebrows were thick and black, with high arches and abruptly tapering and rising at the ends, like two small dragons coiled between his brow bones.
" Taijun pays respects to the Fourth Mountain Lord!"
As the figure's light and shadow fully materialized, Bai Taijun stood up from his seat and bowed slightly to the illusory figure before him.
" Bai Taijun? What's wrong?"
The man in green robes narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke calmly.
Bai Taijun referred to this person as the Fourth Mountain Lord. As everyone knows, the Fourth Mountain Lord is the Wood Dragon Mountain Lord of Five Dragons Mountain.
In the area under Bai Taijun's jurisdiction, he would report directly to this person whenever anything happened.
"Mountain Lord, I came to the Ten Thousand Mirrors Ore Vein to check on Shangguan Yin's situation, but I unexpectedly learned an even bigger piece of news, and this news is related to the Fire Dragon Mountain Lord!"
Bai Taijun kept his head down, not daring to look directly into the eyes of the Fourth Mountain Lord.
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, the Wood Dragon Mountain Lord's pupils contracted. "Continue!"
"According to the commander here, two months ago, a celestial Immortal Palace descended from the sky near the Hall of Reception at Ten Thousand Mirrors Mountain. This Immortal Palace is very likely Heavenly Immortal -level treasure."
"Those people from the Immortal Palace killed several of my Five Dragons Mountain's deputy commanders and hundreds of mining soldiers. In the end, the Fire Dragon Mountain Lord, along with Commanders Shangguan Yin and Bai Qingqian, went to put pressure on them, but unexpectedly, they disappeared without a trace!"
Bai Taijun recounted the story in detail, not daring to miss a single detail.
At least that's what Yang Wu said.
After I finished speaking, there was a long silence on the other end.
Does that Immortal Palace still exist?
The Wood Dragon Mountain Lord spoke up.
He had already believed what Bai Taijun said.
Because the spirit tablet of the Fire Dragon Mountain Lord was broken two months ago.
Neither Bai Taijun nor the other commanders knew that the Fire Dragon Mountain Lord's soul tablet had shattered, but they did not know the exact time when it shattered.
The fact that Bai Taijun can give such a precise approximate time means it's definitely true.
Besides, Bai Taijun didn't have the guts to deceive him.
At this moment, Bai Taijun glanced at Yang Wu on the other side of the screen, and after receiving confirmation, he replied, "Yes!"
The Wood Dragon Mountain Lord pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, you go and keep an eye on things yourself. Don't get too close. Report to me immediately if anything happens!"
"Yes!"
After saying that, the other end didn't say anything more and simply turned off the communication stone.
Bai Taijun only breathed a sigh of relief when the communication stone in his hand completely went out; a chill had already run down his spine.
"Look what you've done!" Bai Taijun glared at Yang Wu and the others, and roared, "Lead the way now!"
Wood Dragon Mountain Lord has spoken, he naturally wants to grasp the specific movements immediately.
Shangguan Yin is dead, and he doesn't want to suffer any punishment because of this.
"Yes, Commander!"
On the other side, Yang Wu and the others were so frightened that their legs went weak and they almost couldn't stand up.
Now that things have already happened, we can only hope that the higher-ups will show mercy and not kill them.
Otherwise, if the other deputy mountain lords really get angry, there will be no survivors at the Ten Thousand Mirrors Ore Vein!