At this moment, experts from many major forces had gathered outside the immortal mine. Some of them gave off exceptionally powerful presences.
Just then, a middle-aged man in gray robes stepped forward. Looking at everyone present, he declared domineeringly, "The Heavenly Baleful Intent Hall is taking this immortal mine!"
The Heavenly Baleful Intent Hall was a super force in the Immortal Realm!
The forces of the Immortal Realm were divided into third-rate, second-rate, first-rate, super, hegemon, and forbidden forces!
Third-rate forces were the weakest, and forbidden forces were the strongest. The Great Xia Empire from before had been a hegemon force!
"Your Heavenly Baleful Intent Hall dares lay a finger on this immortal mine?" A contemptuous voice rang out.
Hearing the voice, the middle-aged man frowned deeply and looked toward it. Not far away stood a handsome young man dressed in black robes. He was staring at the middle-aged man, his eyes full of disdain.
Behind the young man stood five old men. They were terrifying; even the presences they gave off inadvertently caused the space around them to boil. They were utterly terrifying!
The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes at the young man and said in a deep voice, "Who are you?"
Arrogance showed in the young man's eyes as he said, "Chu Mo, holy son of the Nine Nether Holy Land!"
"He's actually the holy son of the Nine Nether Holy Land!"
"The Nine Nether Holy Land is a hegemon force. I didn't expect them to come too, much less their holy son. Interesting."
"Obviously. This is an immortal mine, and not an ordinary one at that. How could those hegemon forces not be tempted? I just wonder whether the forbidden forces will send anyone."
"Surely the forbidden forces won't come? They don't lack immortal mines, after all."
"Even a mosquito is still meat!"
Everyone looked at Chu Mo in surprise, their eyes gleaming. No one knew what they were thinking.
The middle-aged man's face darkened. He hadn't expected Chu Mo to be the holy son of a hegemon force. He shot Chu Mo a cold glance, then stepped aside.
He was no fool. No matter how unhappy he was, he didn't dare provoke someone from a hegemon force.
The corners of Chu Mo's mouth lifted slightly. Staring at the middle-aged man, he smiled and said, "What? Are you dissatisfied?"
The middle-aged man said nothing. He lowered his head, and a flicker of killing intent flashed through his eyes. He concealed it well, but Chu Mo still caught it.
Chu Mo said coldly, "He has killing intent toward me. Kill him!"
As soon as he spoke, one of the old men behind him made his move, arriving in front of the middle-aged man in the blink of an eye. The middle-aged man was shocked and tried to flee, but it was already too late.
Bang!
The old man smashed a fist into the middle-aged man's head, blowing it apart on the spot. Everything had happened in a single instant!
"Peak of the ninth layer of the Saint King Realm!"
When the crowd came to their senses, their faces were grave, and their eyes showed deep apprehension.
The corners of Chu Mo's mouth rose as he swept his gaze over the crowd. "Why aren't you scramming? Do you need me to ask you to scram? Can't you take a hint?"
At his words, everyone's faces darkened.
How arrogant!
"Hehe, Chu Mo, you're as conceited as ever, aren't you? You should change that arrogant temperament of yours. Otherwise, if you provoke a big shot one day, you'll be in serious trouble!" At that moment, a woman slowly approached from afar. She wasn't stunningly beautiful, but she was pleasant to look at.
A woman followed behind her. Her expression was calm, and she gave off no presence whatsoever, just like an ordinary person.
The smile slowly vanished from Chu Mo's face when he saw the woman. He stared at her and said coldly, "Shi Ruxue, what the hell does my arrogance have to do with you? You're a dog catching mice, meddling in other people's business."
Someone who heard Chu Mo's words exclaimed, "Shi Ruxue? Could she be the young valley master of Hundred Flowers Valley?"
A smile appeared on another person's face. "Hundred Flowers Valley is a hegemon force too. I'd like to see whether Chu Mo can keep acting so arrogant now."
Shi Ruxue sneered. "I just don't like the sight of you. Got a problem with that?"
Chu Mo narrowed his eyes. "Want to fight?"
A flash of viciousness crossed Shi Ruxue's eyes. "You think I'm afraid of you?"
As soon as she spoke, a longsword appeared in her hand. A powerful sword intent surged from her, and the next moment, she charged straight at Chu Mo to kill him!
Chu Mo watched Shi Ruxue charge at him coldly. His hands rapidly formed seals, and at that moment, an earthen shield suddenly rose from the ground in front of him.
Someone exclaimed in shock, "I didn't expect them to have reached the peak of the ninth layer of Half-Saint at such a young age. They're absolute monsters!"
Bang!
Shi Ruxue's sword struck the earthen shield, shattering it in an instant. The moment it broke, Chu Mo appeared a thousand zhang away!
Just then, Shi Ruxue suddenly felt a chill. An ice spike was hurtling toward her from behind. Without hesitation, she spun around and slashed at it.
Bang!
The sword shattered the ice spike, but at that very moment, a sea of fire suddenly surged up around Murong Xue. Like a furious beast, the scorching flames devoured everything around them.
Shi Ruxue immediately sensed danger. Expressionless, she slowly closed her eyes and held her longsword horizontally in front of her.
Hum!
A sword hum rang through heaven and earth. Shi Ruxue suddenly opened her eyes, and streams of terrifying sword intent coiled around her longsword. At that moment, she brought it down in a fierce slash!
Boom!
Terrifying sword intent spread in every direction. The sea of fire was utterly unable to withstand it and vanished from the world in an instant!
A fierce light flashed in Shi Ruxue's eyes, and she charged straight at Chu Mo to kill him!
Chu Mo's face twisted viciously. With a thought, he summoned countless ice spikes behind him. The next moment, they shot straight at Shi Ruxue!
Their imposing presences soared to the heavens, and neither would yield to the other!
But just then, one of the old men from the Nine Nether Holy Land and the woman from Hundred Flowers Valley suddenly appeared. With a wave of their hands, they instantly dispersed Shi Ruxue and Chu Mo's attacks.
The woman looked at Shi Ruxue and said softly, "Now isn't the time to fight."
Shi Ruxue nodded, then gave Chu Mo a cold look before withdrawing to the side with the woman.
Chu Mo remained where he was, his face utterly dark. He snorted coldly and also withdrew to the side.
The woman then looked at one of the old men from the Nine Nether Holy Land. His face was weathered, his hair entirely white, and the presence he gave off was somewhat stronger than those of the other four old men.
He was Wang Xuanzhi, a supreme elder of the Nine Nether Holy Land!
The woman looked at Wang Xuanzhi and said, "How about we split this immortal mine fifty-fifty?"
They were both hegemon forces, so neither could monopolize the immortal mine. They could only split it fifty-fifty.
Everyone present sighed inwardly upon hearing this.
With the Nine Nether Holy Land and Hundred Flowers Valley here, they had no further claim to the immortal mine.
Just then!
Powerful presences suddenly appeared on the horizon, followed by more than a dozen figures who appeared on the scene.
The woman and Wang Xuanzhi wore grave expressions, their hearts heavy.
Two more hegemon forces had arrived!
This immortal mine would be hard to divide!