The Attack
Outside the gate of the Cloud Spirit Sect -- the encampment of the Daoist Thousand Insects's army.
Inside a makeshift cave abode, the Daoist Thousand Insects sat cross-legged, surrounded by various colorful mosquitoes that emitted low-frequency buzzing sounds.
He looked at the latest intelligence about the Autumn Moon Mountain spirit mine, his brow furrowed with barely concealed anger.
He never expected that a mere guest elder from Mosquito Immortal City would seize the spirit mine of Autumn Moon Mountain. That Lü Bu, now known Danyangzi, is truly hateful.
And that ' Chen Cheng ' deserves to die even more. These guest advisors are indeed ungrateful. If my junior sister hadn't been so careless back then, and Lü Bu had escaped, we wouldn't be in this mess now.
As he pondered, a wave of Divine Sense arrived. He looked towards the entrance, where a Foundation Establishment cultivator approached. "Senior Brother, Master instructed me to give this item to you."
"Hmm!" Qian Chongzi took a small bamboo basket, told the visitor to step back, then activated the restriction and opened the basket.
"Jiujiu!"
A tiny, transparent insect emitted a faint chirping sound, followed by fluctuations in Law Power. A phantom image emerged from the insect's body, revealing a figure shrouded in a black robe.
Qian Chongzi immediately bowed to the illusory figure and said, "Greetings, Master!"
Daoist Mosquito nodded slightly, gestured for Daoist Thousand Insects to sit down, and asked, "What is the current situation of the Cloud Spirit Sect?"
Qian Chongzi said somewhat ashamedly, "Fairy Cloud Spirit is hiding inside the mountain gate's grand formation. This disciple and the Array Master Zong have tried every possible method, but we still couldn't find any flaws. Please punish me, Master."
Daoist Mosquito said calmly, "The Cloud Spirit Sect's grand formation has withstood a thousand years without breaking. How could you possibly break it in a short time? This is not your fault. It is because I underestimated the Cloud Spirit Sect's strength and overestimated the Array Master Zong."
"Thank you for your understanding, Master!" Qian Chongzi said, then asked, "Now that the Autumn Moon Mountain spirit mine has been occupied by demonic villains, what are your instructions, Master?"
Daoist Mosquito said in a deep voice, "Autumn Moon Mountain is the foundation upon which my Mosquito Immortal City rose to prominence. We cannot allow others to covet it, let alone a mere Foundation Establishment. I originally intended to go there personally to reclaim the spirit mine, but alas, I cannot leave!"
Qian Chongzi immediately asked, "Is Master worried about that formation-breaking diagram?"
Daoist Mosquito nodded and said, "Now that the Black Sand Sect and the Heavenly Strategy Manor Mansion are frequently sending people to test the strength of Mosquito Immortal City's great formation, if I leave the city, I'm afraid it will be occupied. If that Mosquito Immortal City, our escape route will be cut off, and my disciple and I will be homeless."
Qian Chongzi immediately retorted angrily, "The Black Sand Sect and the Heavenly Strategy Manor are truly despicable! By restraining my master like this, they have prevented Mosquito Immortal City from exerting its full strength. Otherwise, they would have already taken over the Cloud Spirit Sect, and there wouldn't have been the Autumn Moon Mountain Spirit Mine incident. I think that Danyangzi must be secretly supported by these two families."
Daoist Mosquito sighed and said, "My Mosquito Immortal City is located at the junction of three kingdoms. In the past, they could tolerate me, their only Golden Core cultivator. Now that there is another one, how can they watch my Mosquito Immortal City occupy the Chu Kingdom?"
"Now that the Autumn Moon Mountain spirit mine is being exploited, they are naturally happy to sit idly by. I have already received news that Danyangzi is after the opportunity to form the Golden fortuitous opportunity, and wants to use the Autumn Moon Mountain spirit mine as collateral to exchange for the ' Pill Formula ' Golden Core Formation Pill, spiritual materials, etc. And these two families are already preparing to offer the ' Pill Formula ' to maintain their original share."
Qian Chongzi asked doubtfully, "In that case, Danyangzi does have some guts, daring to scheme against so many Golden Core cultivators with only Foundation Establishment cultivation."
Daoist Mosquito nodded and said, "Although this person's cultivation is only at the Foundation Establishment, his attainments in Dao of Alchemy Dao of Arrays are extremely profound. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to break through a third-tier grand formation so easily and occupy the Autumn Moon Mountain spirit mine. Therefore, he cannot be regarded as an ordinary Foundation Establishment, but rather as someone with the combat strength of Golden Core cultivator."
"Hmph! It's all the fault of the Array Master Zong for trusting this person back then and leaking the secrets of the grand array. Otherwise, this would never have happened!" Qian Chongzi snorted coldly, his tone full of dissatisfaction with the Array Master Zong.
"Although the Array Master Zong has made a mistake, we still need to rely on him at this time. We must not disrespect him!" Upon seeing this, Daoist Mosquito's voice immediately became more composed.
"Master, rest assured, I was just venting. I certainly won't do anything to the Array Master Zong!"
Qian Chongzi made a promise, and his angry expression subsided.
"Now, Yellow Sand Sect and Heavenly Strategy Manor are definitely watching the reaction of my Mosquito Immortal City. Master is currently unable to take action, so I will have to go to Autumn Moon Mountain Spirit Mine myself. However, this will give Cloud Spirit Sect a chance to catch its breath. What if Fairy Cloud Spirit takes the opportunity to escape?"
Daoist Mosquito laughed and said, "The Western Extremity are inherently barren, with very few third-tier Spirit Vein. How could she possibly bear to leave Spirit Vein? Moreover, the Spirit Cloud Sect has been passed down for a thousand years, and it's impossible for it to be lost in her generation. Otherwise, she would have already broken through and left."
There's no need to worry about that. What I'm worried about is that she might take advantage of your attack on Autumn Moon Mountain to launch a sneak attack from the side. Therefore, once you arrive at Autumn Moon Mountain, you must act cautiously and avoid being trapped by that great formation. Even if you are only trapped for a short while, Fairy Cloud Spirit might take advantage of the situation and slaughter all the Rogue Cultivator and guest elders that we have worked so hard to win over."
Qian Chongzi solemnly replied, "Master is absolutely right. This disciple will act with utmost care and will certainly not give them the opportunity."
"Hmm!" Daoist Mosquito nodded and said, "The Answering Insect's Demon Power is about to be exhausted. I won't say any more to you. Remember, be careful and treat Danyangzi as a Golden Core cultivator. Do not be careless."
"Don't worry, Master!" Qian Chongzi replied, watching the illusory figure of Daoist Mosquito disappear. Then he quickly took out the Beast Blood Pill and threw it into the small bamboo basket.
At this moment, the Answering Insect was extremely weak. Its once plump white body had long since shriveled up. As the Beast Blood Pill was thrown down, the little insect slowly crawled up, devoured it, dug a small hole in it, and crawled inside.
Qian Chongzi put away the Answering Insect, flew out of the cave abode, and hovered in mid-air, looking at the Cloud Spirit Sect's mountain gate shrouded in the great formation in the distance. He remained silent for a long time, and finally sighed with some reluctance.
The next moment, his Divine Sense surged, "Everyone, listen to my command! Break camp immediately and follow me to Autumn Moon Mountain to collect the spirit ore!"
As the order was issued, the base sprang into action, with large ships taking to the skies, carrying numerous cultivators towards the Autumn Moon Mountain spirit mine.
*****
Autumn Moon Mountain Spirit Mine.
While drinking tea in his cave abode, Fang Yu suddenly had a whim. He immediately stretched out his palm and made a calculation with his fingers.
[Small Blessing]
"Heh, it's finally here. Time to show off your real skills!"
Fang Yu stood up, transformed into a streak of light, and arrived at the spirit ore warehouse.
Chen Cheng, who was in charge of guarding the spirit mine, immediately stepped forward to greet him, "Greetings, Master!"
"Notify the others to come see me!"
Fang Yu spoke, he entered the spirit ore warehouse. The next moment, he felt an extremely rich Spiritual Qi. Inside the cave in front of him, there were two small mountains of spirit ore piled up.
One large mine is entirely composed of low-grade spirit mines, while the smaller one is entirely composed of mid-grade spirit mines.
With a sweep of his Divine Sense, the number of spirit ores appeared in his mind. There were about 30 million low-grade spirit ores and more than 1.2 million mid-grade spirit ores. If converted into low-grade spirit ores, that would be 120 million low-grade spirit Spirit Stone. Adding the 30 million low-grade Spirit Stone, that would be 150 million.
These spirit ores were not only mined in the last few months; a large portion of them were mined earlier but had not yet been transported away. Now, it's time to divide the spoils.