Earth Virtue

The Hu Mang didn't take it out of a single Storage Bag; he had prepared a whole bunch of Storage Bag.

All of these items were "oversized," and even the parts were several times larger than Senior Brother Lu's Innate Law Treasure.

As the Hu Mang manipulated its Divine Sense, the components of these Law Artifact began to assemble, forming Law Artifact taller than three stories high.

Excavation Law Artifact, bulldozing Law Artifact, drilling Law Artifact, loading Law Artifact —each one is a large Law Artifact, composed of more than a dozen large parts. They are not precise, but their main features are durability and efficiency.

"What... is this?" Lu Shuichan was dumbfounded, and of course, he wasn't the only one.

"Ahem, let me introduce you..."

He pointed to the earth-drilling Law Artifact. The diameter of the ring-shaped drill bit at the bottom of the machine was larger than a room, and the alloy teeth on its surface were as thick as a human arm, making it look like it could easily crush the hardest granite layer.

"This one is a drilling machine. The largest drill bit can drill down to a depth of 300 zhang (approximately 150 meters). It can be used to clear a path through the rock strata of low- to medium-grade Spirit Vein, or it can drill horizontally."

He then pointed to another machine, its mechanical structure simple yet cumbersome, with a row of shovel teeth hanging from a huge chain. "This is a loading Law Artifact, used to transport the excavated slag and gravel away, preventing them from piling up everywhere, especially Spirit Stone and minerals contaminated by Demonic Qi."

Then there's the bulldozing Law Artifact: "It does two things: first, it levels the ground, removing the damaged mountains and rubble caused by the Demonic Qi bubbles; second, it works with the drilling machine to dig drainage channels, guiding the flow of earth energy and preventing the Demonic Qi from returning to its source."

Finally, he patted the largest of the machines.

This ritual Law Artifact is about seven or eight zhang long, with a thick and heavy frame. The auxiliary Law Artifact arms on it have been mostly assembled, and the ends have two rows of simple ring rivets.

"This is a rock stabilizer, specifically designed to reinforce basins and mountain fissures. After the mountain's wounds are closed, it's used to 'bind' the entire mountain, holding the rock layers and Spirit Vein in place to prevent the earth's veins from cracking again. Although it's for reinforcement, it also has the power of an impact hammer and can be used to break rocks and clear roads."

Not only did Lu Shuichan look delighted, but even Xu Nuoning's eyes lit up when she saw the "excavation Law Artifact," and she craned her neck. If it weren't for Senior Brother Lu holding her back, she probably would have already climbed up and touched it all.

Even the few sword cultivators recuperating on the mountaintop were pointing and commenting from afar, seemingly very pleased with the situation.

"Alright, all talk and no action is useless. Let me show you how it works."

The Hu Mang's Divine Sense swept across the surroundings and quickly identified a sacred mountain that had been corrupted by Demonic Qi.

Then he jumped into a drilling Law Artifact. With Divine Sense, the core of the drilling machine's array hummed and the ring drill bit began to rotate slowly.

Initially, the speed was slow, but as the torque gradually increased, the entire fuselage began to vibrate slightly under the force; when the speed reached the critical point, the Hu Mang pressed the control stick down—

Boom!

The drill bit slammed into the hillside, like a giant beast biting its prey's throat.

The hard rock layers crumbled inch by inch before the high-speed rotating alloy teeth, and fragments of rock flew out from both sides of the drill bit like a rain of gravel, hitting the surrounding ground with a crackling sound. The drill steadily advanced forward, toward the Spirit Vein.

Guided by the Divine Sense of the Hu Mang, another bulldozing Law Artifact roared in from the side, its huge shovel blades plunging into the pile of rubble like an iron wall, completely pushing away all the excavated debris.

The Hu Mang skillfully pushed and pulled the lever, using its Divine Sense to perceive the gaps inside the mountain and adjust its direction.

Soon, the Demonic Qi inside the mountain seemed to have found an outlet, and thick, grayish-black mist gushed out from the borehole, carrying a pungent, fishy smell, like a long-suppressed torrent finally finding a crack.

This is exactly the effect Hu Mang wanted.

He was already multitasking, remotely controlling another Law Artifact to push a wide, downward-sloping guide channel on the hillside below the drill hole, leading directly to a dry riverbed at the foot of the mountain.

The soil and rocks had a sickly dark brown surface and emitted a faint stench. They were waste materials contaminated by Demonic Qi and had to be completely removed; they could not be left in the earth's veins.

The riverbed was extremely low-lying and led to the surrounding wilderness, making it an ideal channel for discharging exhaust gases.

The Demonic Qi rolled down the channel, like a black river flowing and surging on the hillside, eventually merging into the riverbed, where it was dispersed, diluted, and dissipated into the world by the winds of the wilderness.

Compared to the previous actions of uprooting mountains and conquering peaks, operating an excavator is significantly less noisy, but the key is that it targets the vital points directly, does not require the consumption of Law Power, and can work around the clock.

After all, there's no rule here prohibiting construction at night.

Moreover, for cultivators with highly developed Divine Sense, one person is equivalent to an entire civil engineering team.

Hu Mang turned his head and was stunned to find that wherever his excavator went, the Mysterious Peak Sect members followed.

Civil engineers, civil engineers spirit!

The talents of the Mysterious Peak Sect disciples are being automatically activated.

"Did you understand? If you do, come up and start digging. I'll mark out the 'route map' for you later, and you can dig according to this."

Solving mountain pollution by releasing earth energy and expelling Demonic Qi is a routine procedure in Heavenly Gate.

But here, that's something truly novel.

Because of the scarcity of rare and precious natural treasures and the abundance of Heavenly Gate, it is unknown which brilliant mind came up with the idea of developing the two technological paths of assembling magical Law Artifact and large-scale Law Artifact.

Using the lowest-grade Law Artifact materials, by layering the patterns of Law Artifact artifacts and infusing Spiritual Qi into the Law Artifact channels, hundreds or thousands of basic rune arrays are linked together and driven uniformly by the array core, directly creating the destructive power of Law Treasure.

Of course, this thing is useless for magical combat, but it can be used to excavate mountains.

To be fair, if you let a sword immortal do it, his ability to slice down a small hill with a single sword strike is even more powerful than an excavator.

But the sword immortal can't cut down many mountains before his sword wears out.

And people can't stand it either.

Durability and sturdiness are the essence of earthen and wooden Law Artifact.

"Come on, come on, let me do it!"

"No, no, no, I'll go first. Junior Brother Jiang, you go and exchange sword techniques with those sword cultivators from the Divine Sword Sect."

"What's the point of communicating? I want to drive an excavator, not practice swordsmanship."

"Get out of my way, all of you! Do you think you novices are capable of operating this excavation Law Artifact? Let me, your True Disciple, teach you."

Lu Shuichan crawled directly into the drilling machine, looked at the control lever, and turned back to ask, "Junior brother, what's this lever for?"

Before Hu Mang could answer, the True Disciple had already grabbed the control lever and pressed it down sharply.

With a deafening roar, the drill bit plunged into the ground, and the immense torque jolted the entire machine violently. The True Disciple was slammed into his seat by the force, cursing and swearing, but then excitedly got up.

"Interesting, this thing is powerful, I like it!!"

Thus, under the strong suppression of the True Disciple, the two outer disciples could only wait helplessly for the next round, or go to use the bulldozing magic Law Artifact to transport the ore and soil contaminated by Demonic Qi.

Even the ginseng girl, under strong protest, drove a digging Law Artifact, her little face flushed with excitement, causing all sorts of damage to the natural cultivation environment.

To be fair, these fragments of earth polluted by Demonic Qi would be excellent materials for Law Artifact artifacts if refined at Heavenly Gate, but here they can only be discarded.

Moreover, Hu Mang was not only surveying the terrain of the Spirit Vein, but also giving directions to Senior Brother Lu. There was no other way; if he didn't give directions, this guy could dig all the way to the core of the Spirit Vein then cause a massive explosion.

That would be a standard major safety incident.

Following this method, the workload is reduced by a hundredfold.

The only drawback is that the Demonic Qi and miasma in the cracks and fissures inside the mountain cannot be completely cleared away.

The problem is, he came to create a seal, not to maintain a natural environment for cultivation.

Moreover, given the high-level Spiritual Qi environment of Grand Gate Mountain, once the seal is complete, the mountain will naturally be able to repair itself, gradually purifying the Demonic Qi and Turbid Qi.

"Junior Brother Hu, this thing isn't moving, is it broken?"

Lu Shuichan's small hands pounded on the excavator, his face filled with urgency.

He's now completely obsessed with operating excavators.

The Hu Mang peeked out and said, "No more Spirit Stone, huh?"

Although they were all secondhand, he had carefully selected a batch of durable earthen and wooden Law Artifact.

He opened the lid, and sure enough, all five "Mid-Grade Spirit Stone" that had been embedded were used up.

"This thing needs Spirit Stone to activate? Interesting. It's not just a low-level Law Artifact."

Lu Shuichan looked at it with disdain, but then threw in five Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones.

"Come on, get moving! Don't hold me back!"

"..."

Hu Mang stared at the five radiant, spiritually abundant, and almost tangible Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone, and fell into a brief silence.

Using Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone to operate an excavator is a very rare sight.

This drill bit must be drilling out the power of wind and thunder.

As expected.

Boom--!

The turbocharged array core emitted a terrifying roar far exceeding that before.

The entire machine trembled violently as if it had been injected with stimulants, and the drill bit's rotation speed broke through the limit, even bringing out a visible halo of wind and thunder.

Lu Shuichan excitedly slapped the control lever, and with a loud bang, the excavator's bucket plunged directly into the rock strata of the hillside. The scene looked as smooth as cutting tofu, as a whole granite layer was split in two, and the debris, along with dust, flew everywhere, shaking the entire mountain three times.

Under the influence of the earthen and wooden Law Artifact, one mountain peak after another began to "exhale." As the cave passages inside the mountains were dug open, the Demonic Qi and underground Turbid Qi inside the mountains were all expelled into the sky, and then dispersed and disappeared by the strong winds.

The demonic aura surrounding Grand Gate Mountain was visibly cleansed away.

Suddenly, Hu Mang had an idea. He sat down on the spot, and his body began to be covered with an earthy yellow light.

Not only him, but the other three people operating the excavator did the same.