What a Splendid Sight
The female cultivator in front of him still had the same ordinary face and was still dressed in the same drab gray clothes.
At this moment, however, no one could reconcile this sharp and assertive person with the timid and hesitant girl from just a few days ago.
The foreman sized the man up and down, a surge of anger rising within him. "I was blind to your true nature, having led you into this mine myself."
Sang Ying took this as a compliment. "Speaking of which, I have to thank the manager. Otherwise, with such a well-hidden mine, I probably wouldn't have found it so easily on my own."
"Young people are always so naive and overconfident." The steward raised his hand slightly, and all the guards behind him rushed towards Sang Ying.
Under Wen Heyu's worried gaze, the "Spirit-Sealing Lock" around Sang Ying's neck instantly turned into a faint light and disappeared. The next second, a pressure belonging to the Golden Core Late Stage quickly spread out.
The little insect with beautiful wings eventually landed under a towering ancient tree. Following the message conveyed by the insect, Fu Yinqiu soon found the place with the man in black robes.
"My insects can't break the formation, so it's your turn now." The man in black gently retracted his flying insects and very consciously gave up his position to Fu Yinqiu and her group.
She shook her head helplessly as she watched her old friend pamper the flying insects like her own children. But when her gaze fell on the ancient tree, it suddenly held a sharper edge than before.
"What a clever scheme! They actually used an ancient tree to deceive our eyes!" Myriad Phenomena Mountain holds great significance for the Jimo Household. Because of the great age of this ancient tree, the Jimo Household was worried that it might develop sentience, so they had never dared to disturb it too often.
Even the guards of the city lord's mansion held the ancient tree in high esteem, so they dared not offend it even when searching the mountain.
Who would have thought that the other side would take advantage of this, building the entrance under the ancient tree. That tree has probably long since lost its vitality.
Several array masters from the Jimo Household stepped forward at the opportune moment. They worked together, and one by one, the dozens of arrays set up in front of the entrance began to collapse.
Looking at the faint traces left by the shattered formations, Fu Yinqiu couldn't help but clench her fist: Sang Ying, you'd better wait for 'Mother' to come and save you!
The situation was unsettled on the surface, and it was also unsettled in the mines.
Although Sang Ying's sword was powerful, there were still many guards. If it weren't for Jiang Zhuoxue's occasional help and Cang Lian's early protection of the mortals, Sang Ying probably wouldn't have been able to hold out for long.
Wen Heyu and his group could see Sang Ying's predicament. Although they had lost their Spiritual Power, it was easy for them to create some obstacles for the guards.
With these three parties entangled, the situation was temporarily stabilized.
But soon, a rumbling sound came from above. The foreman's face changed immediately. "This is bad! Someone is breaking the formation! It must be the Jimo Household who discovered this place. It's too late! You must deal with this person quickly. This mine can't be left standing any longer!"
Upon hearing this, the guards immediately intensified their attack.
Sang Ying, who had initially seemed to be in control, immediately began to show signs of weakness.
Seeing this, Wen Heyu gritted his teeth and shouted, "Miss, don't worry about us! If you can leave with a few people, leave quickly! This mine is about to collapse; if you stay here, you'll die!"
Sang Ying ignored him, stubbornly raising her sword to deflect the knives of others.
"Young lady, we cannot Spirit-Sealing Lock. Even if we escape, we will never be able to become cultivators again. Rather than risk your lives for us, you should leave while you still have time! If possible, I hope you will report this matter to my sect and tell them that I have no regrets even if I were to die now that I have entered the Ten Thousand Daos Born Life!"
Wen Heyu's words brought tears to the eyes of many people present.
The moment his identity as a disciple of Ten Thousand Daos Born was revealed, a chill appeared in the steward's eyes.
"Hmph, don't bother trying to persuade her. She and you are all going to die in this mine today!" The foreman raised his hand and threw several attack talismans, slamming them hard against the surrounding cave walls.
The mine shaft wasn't very sturdy to begin with, and as soon as he did that, loose rocks started falling down into it continuously.
Large chunks of Spirit Stone fell continuously, with a large number of mid-grade and even high-grade spirit Spirit Stone mixed in with the low-grade Spirit Stone.
The Spiritual Power it contained made even the steward envious.
These should have all been his, but it's all this female cultivator's fault! If it weren't for her master's plan, how could it have been exposed so quickly?!
The foreman glared fiercely at Sang Ying, his hands moving ceaselessly, as if he wouldn't be satisfied until he had buried everyone alive in the mine.
"Hurry, this mine won't last much longer. Kill her quickly so we can leave safely!" the foreman urged impatiently.
Upon hearing this, the guards naturally worked even harder.
Gravel kept rolling down, nearly hitting Sang Ying several times. Coupled with the guards' occasional attacks, she seemed to have been driven into a corner, with no chance to fight back.
"Hmph, daring to ruin the master's plans, only death awaits!" The steward stared intently at Sang Ying, eagerly anticipating the moment she would perish.
After dodging another near-miss, Sang Ying shattered the rock above her head with a single sword stroke, and amidst the steward's smug gaze, shouted, "Green Vine, make your move!"
The manager was stunned for a moment, and the next second countless black vines suddenly sprouted from beneath their feet. Not only beneath their feet, but also above their heads, dense vines grew.
They rapidly split and grew, stabilizing the crumbling mine shaft once again. They even had the leisure to dig out the Spirit Stone mixed in with the soil, wipe off the dust, and then happily present them to Sang Ying.
Even though the vines had no face, everyone felt their fawning at that moment.
Moreover, there were so many vines that as soon as the mine was stabilized, they eagerly reached out their "hands" to the guards, and even the foreman was fortunate enough to receive a "treat" from two vines.
The guards were entangled and unable to break free. Wen Heyu and the others were overjoyed at the sudden reversal of the situation, but they couldn't help urging Sang Ying, "Miss, this is a rare opportunity. Let's take this chance and leave quickly!"
Sang Ying shook her head. "If you leave now, the Spirit-Sealing Lock on you will never be released."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. "Does the young lady mean she can help us untangle this?"
Hearing this, the steward, who was being whipped by two vines in the distance, gritted his teeth and sneered, "Naive! What do you think this Spirit-Sealing Lock is? She's just a Golden Core cultivator, thinking she can break Spirit-Sealing Lock? She's dreaming!"
"Is that so?" Sang Ying tightened her grip on the Floating River Sword. Before anyone noticed, the pile of Spirit Stone brought by the vines had been completely absorbed and turned into dust on the ground.
At this moment, a layer of ice quietly condensed on the sharp sword blade.
"Then I'll show you what a magnificent sight it is when Golden Core cultivator breaks through the Spirit-Sealing Lock!"
The steward, hearing this, still thought Sang Ying was delusional. Unfortunately, before he could even utter a sarcastic remark, the surrounding Spiritual Qi suddenly became erratic.