Checking in for 100,000 Years-Chapter 594: Isn’t this the Sumeru Dark Realm?
"Dad, the situation within the Spirit Stone Mine is getting out of control now! I bet the Zhao Family hadn’t anticipated this!" Su Jinx said in a hoarse voice.
"The Zhao Family has been plotting for so long, yet they were caught off guard by these demon beasts. What a timely retribution!" Su Mountain chuckled coldly. Although he hadn’t obtained any Spirit Stones, the Zhao Family hadn’t secured many either. With so many powerful demon beasts swarming in, they were the true beneficiaries. This truly is a case of man proposes, Heaven disposes.
"Chief Su, if we don’t act now, these Spirit Stones will soon be all mined out..." Ye Yun suddenly said with a smile, gazing at the bustling scene deep inside.
"What? The Spirit Stone Mine is nearly depleted?" Su Mountain reacted instantly and, without hesitation, flew over quickly.
The tunnel had numerous branches, so Su Mountain simply picked one and flew to its very end. Ahead, a team of dozens of demon beasts was furiously mining Spirit Stones. The cross-section of this Spirit Stone vein was still quite large; the demon beasts couldn’t possibly mine it all.
Su Mountain took a deep breath and, leading the charge like an arrow loosed from a bow, rushed towards an unoccupied section of the ore deposit and began grabbing at it with his large hands.
Cultivators at the Life and Death Realm possessed formidable physical strength, making mining Spirit Stones quite easy for them. On the Cangnan Continent, mining Spirit Stones was typically labor for low-level cultivators. Now, with powerful Life and Death Realm cultivators doing the work, efficiency naturally increased manifold.
Su Jinx, her small face tense, also joined in mining Spirit Stones.
Seeing the father and daughter scrambling to mine Spirit Stones, Ye Yun shook his head with a wry smile. He didn’t intervene, just stood quietly behind them.
Dozens of yards away, in the dark space, about a few dozen more demon beasts were furiously mining Spirit Stones.
A large black snake, its body half-coiled, was using its hard tail to continuously dig out Spirit Stones. Its upper body suddenly transformed into a human figure. Looking towards Su Mountain, it laughed loudly, "Haha, isn’t this the Clan Leader of the Su family? To think you’ve come to mine Spirit Stones personally!"
"So what if I am?" Su Mountain retorted, keeping his head down and ignoring the taunt. He knew too many were mining these Spirit Stones; if he didn’t hurry, he wouldn’t even get a taste of the "soup."
"Chief Su, you truly are a fool! Such a fine quality Spirit Stone Mine, and you didn’t start mining it earlier. Now, so many of us get to benefit!" the Black Snake cackled. Its laughter incited the other demon beasts to laugh as well.
"Shut up!" Ye Yun snorted coldly.
His voice, seemingly imbued with a supreme, heavenly might, struck the Black Snake’s soul, instantly making it feel a chilling killing intent.
So strong! Why do I feel such a powerful bloodline suppression? The Black Snake’s heart pounded in terror, its face turned ashen, and it immediately prostrated itself on the ground.
"Senior, spare my life!" it hastily begged for mercy. The other demon beasts, also feeling an invisible pressure, all prostrated themselves and pleaded for their lives.
"If you want to live, hand over all the Spirit Stones you’ve mined to Chief Su," Ye Yun stated faintly.
"Yes, Senior!" the Black Snake immediately agreed. Then, as if to show off, it transformed, summoning two clones that began mining Spirit Stones simultaneously. The other demon beasts also started mining desperately, terrified of being killed.
HISS!
Seeing this, Su Mountain and Su Jinx gasped. Su Mountain felt even more strongly that this white-robed young master’s status among the Demon Clan was unfathomably deep.
With this group of demon beasts assisting, the speed and efficiency of Spirit Stone mining increased substantially. Ye Yun nodded in satisfaction. These minor demon beasts had insignificant bloodlines; he only needed to release a tiny bit of his Divine Dragon’s Breath to completely suppress them.
In the Ancient Times, the Dragon Clan dominated the entire Cangnan Continent. Many aquatic scaled clans revered the Dragon Clan as gods. This instinctual memory was passed down through their bloodlines.
After a few seconds of dazedness, Su Mountain came to his senses and resumed mining with his head down. As the excavation progressed, this tunnel rapidly extended deeper into the earth.
「Two hours later,」
Almost everyone mining Spirit Stones, both humans and demon beasts, had spontaneously gathered in one place. By then, all the Spirit Stones in this area had been completely mined out.
Numerous demon beasts and Human cultivators congregated in a vast, empty cavern. Before them, a thin, narrow pillar of Spirit Stone extended into a roiling, boiling void. This void seethed like boiling water, emitting gurgling sounds and giving off an extremely eerie sensation.
"This is a Spatial Seal! Once it’s broken, there must be a massive amount of Spirit Stones inside..." Zhao Jiugong exclaimed loudly, his hands behind his back, gazing excitedly at the boiling void. He could tell at a glance that the Zhao Family alone could never break this Spatial Seal; they would probably need to gather the power of all the Demon Clan members present.
"That despicable man!" Su Jinx muttered quietly, standing behind the towering figures of the numerous demon beasts and glaring at the lofty Zhao Jiugong.
"Don’t waste your breath on him. He miscalculated this time, and I doubt his future will be pleasant," Ye Yun chuckled softly beside her.
Su Jinx smiled charmingly, stroking the little blue cat in her arms with one hand. "Big Brother, look, the Little Cat I’m holding is so quiet. It’s been sleeping the whole time..."
"Yes, it’s very well-behaved," Ye Yun replied with a light, meaningful smile.
The Azure Sea Heavenly Dragon was also quite frustrated, keeping its eyes closed and not daring to speak. After all, its Master had warned it before, and it had learned to be more subdued.
Su Mountain kept staring at the boiling void ahead, his gaze flickering as if trying to discern what lay within.
"There must be an even better Spirit Stone Mine behind this sealed space!"
"Brothers, we’re going to strike it rich this time!"
"What are we waiting for? Let’s break this Seal quickly and mine the Spirit Stones inside!"
The tunnel was crowded with numerous demon beasts, their incessant clamor making the space incredibly noisy.
"Friends from the Demon Clan," Zhao Jiugong suddenly called out loudly, "beyond this Spatial Seal, there are bound to be large quantities of high-quality Spirit Stones. Why don’t we join forces to break it?"
"Sounds good!" a male Demon Clan member at the Third Layer of the Life and Death Realm immediately agreed. This declaration quickly won the approval of all the demon beasts.
Next, they focused their power and launched a fierce assault on the boiling Spatial Seal.
BOOM! BOOM!
Powerful attacks rained down on the boiling void, creating thunderous explosions.
「The time it takes for an incense stick to burn passed.」
The Spatial Seal remained unchanged, still emitting the gurgling sound of boiling water.
Ye Yun smiled faintly. A subtle trace of Divine Nature was slowly emanating from within the Spatial Seal. This piqued his interest considerably. It seemed that whatever was sealed behind it must be a very interesting place.
Could it be... a Spirit from some Divine Land that’s sealed here? Ye Yun let his thoughts wander.
"You, Su! Why aren’t you joining in?" Zhao Jiugong suddenly spotted Su Mountain and, steeling himself, shouted.
"Hmph!" Su Mountain snorted coldly. Although he detested the Zhao Family immensely, he still joined the ranks attacking the Spatial Seal. After all, he too wanted to know what lay beyond it.
Everyone joined the assault, including cultivators like Su Jinx from the Destiny Realm. The only one who hadn’t made a move was Ye Yun.
BOOM! BOOM!
After another barrage of attacks, the Spatial Seal still hadn’t broken.
"Brother from the Demon Clan, you should lend a hand too!" a large Demon Clan warrior suddenly yelled at Ye Yun.
"Alright," Ye Yun replied with a light smile and joined the large group. Without reaching the Eternal Realm, it’s impossible to break this Spatial Seal. If I don’t act, these little ones won’t break through it even in a year or more.
BOOM!
As all the beams of light struck the Spatial Seal, accompanied by a deafening explosion, the boiling space vanished. A massive black hole abruptly appeared before everyone. An ancient and desolate aura washed over them.
Everyone stared at each other in disbelief.
"Charge!"
"Let’s go mine Spirit Stones!"
It is unknown who shouted first, but everyone surged forward like a vast torrent, pouring into the black hole.
Ye Yun followed them into the black hole. He surveyed his surroundings, his profound gaze taking in the various strange and wondrous sights in the distance. A look of shock spread across his face.
This... isn’t this the Sumeru Dark Realm? Ye Yun thought in astonishment.
