Chapter 933

"Leaving behind a million void stones like this is unacceptable."

Xu Jingming’s eyes flickered, and he pondered before asking:

"Little Lotus, how far is your vine network from this area right now?"

"Five kilometers."

Ironvine replied, "This is already the limit of my mental perception. If I extend further, I fear the strong one will detect me."

"Use your mental energy as camouflage. Try to approach the area and make contact with the void stones. If discovered, sever your vines immediately," Xu Jingming murmured.

"Understood, Master." Ironvine did not hesitate and acted at once.

The vines, already stretched dozens of kilometers, extended further.

"You want Ironvine to collect these void stones?"

Su Qingli, watching beside him, realized his plan and exclaimed in surprise.

"Exactly."

Xu Jingming nodded. "The area where these void stones lie is vast; the deepest layer is over a hundred meters underground."

"If this is a ninth-rank peak martial saint, he might not notice movements deep beneath the earth."

Law Saints have frail bodies but formidable mental energy and extraordinary perception.

Martial Saints are the opposite—their perception is weak, and they cannot detect minor movements a hundred meters underground.

There aren’t many ninth-rank peak cultivators in this entry to the Void Break Tower. He knew of only two.

One martial saint, one law saint.

He was betting—betting that it was a martial saint!

If he won the bet, he could snatch some of the million void stones right from under the tiger’s jaws.

"I see."

Su Qingli nodded slightly, inwardly astonished by Xu Jingming’s boldness.

If it were her, she would never dare take such a risk.

"Master, I’ve made contact with the void stones. They haven’t noticed me yet."

Ironvine’s mental transmission echoed.

Immediately, a new mental perception image arrived.

Besides the ninth-rank peak, there were two other ninth-rank cultivators.

One ninth-rank mid-tier, one ninth-rank low-tier.

"Three ninth-ranks—if discovered, we flee immediately."

Xu Jingming’s lips curled slightly, a brilliant smile appearing on his handsome face:

"Good thing we haven’t been spotted yet."

"Little Lotus, start transferring the void stones into these space rings."

"Leave additional vines scattered within a radius of dozens of kilometers."

"That way, even if discovered, this martial saint won’t locate your core body in a short time."

Saying this, Xu Jingming handed Ironvine over a dozen space rings.

Each had a capacity of about one hundred cubic meters.

One hundred cubic meters was extremely valuable to a sixth-rank adept.

But for him, it was effortless to obtain.

He had specifically requested them from Ling Shuang before entering the Void Break Tower, to store supplies.

He had over fifty more of these space rings in his tactical backpack!

"Understood, Master."

Vines spread, and Ironvine’s other tendrils swiftly carried the space rings toward the area of the void stones.

Simultaneously, over a thousand massive vines plunged into the earth.

Extending in more than twenty directions, creating decoy offshoots.

"Teacher, let’s go."

Xu Jingming smiled at Su Qingli.

"Where to? Aren’t we staying here to guard?"

Su Qingli blinked her clear, large eyes, her fair face filled with confusion.

"You’ll see soon. Leave this to Little Lotus."

Xu Jingming gave a mysterious smile, then quickly led Su Qingli away from the area.

"Lord Leo, Lord Allen and the others went south. We’ve lost wireless contact with them."

Dozens of kilometers away,

a middle-aged woman in blue battle armor reported to a man clad in black armor.

The man was muscular, with a black beard, his gaze seeming to crackle with lightning.

Leo!

A ninth-rank peak martial saint of the Lei Ding family.

One of the first three ninth-rank peaks to enter Blue Star.

He now led another team into the Void Break Tower, the most respected member of the Lei Ding family after the supreme elder, Lei Ding.

"If we can’t contact them, don’t worry. Allen has the artifact given by the clan chief—his safety isn’t a concern."

Leo said gravely.

They possessed the most advanced wireless communication devices from the Ember World.

But without base stations, their range was limited to five hundred kilometers—beyond that, communication failed.

"Understood."

The middle-aged woman nodded respectfully, then hesitated slightly: "It seems Lord Allen and Blue Star’s Xu Jingming have some conflict. If we encounter Xu Jingming, should we act?"

I sense some tension between Lord Alan and Xu Jingming of Blue Star—if we encounter Xu Jingming, should we intervene?

Leo shook his head. "Allen wants to ease the clan chief’s worries. Both he and Xu Jingming are eighth-rank—his actions won’t raise issues."

"But we’re different. If we act, we leave evidence. Then we’ll have trouble explaining ourselves to Ayms."

"Does this involve the High Priestess?" the woman asked, puzzled.

Leo was a veteran from two thousand years ago—he could call Ayms by name directly. She could not.

Leo is a powerhouse who walked through two thousand years; he can call Emeris by her name, but she cannot do the same.

Leo mused. "Xu Jingming chose neither the Lei Ding family nor the Ers family. That means he chose the Ember Sanctum."

"Ayms didn’t accept him because she wanted to observe him longer."

"If we move against Xu Jingming and Ayms finds out, even Lord Lei Ding can’t save us."

The special SSS-class ability, "Eye of Fate," isn’t just for show.

After exiting the Void Break Tower, nearly all actions against Xu Jingming will likely be traced back by Ayms.

After exiting the Void-Breaking Tower, all actions taken against Xu Jingming will most likely be traced back by Emeris.

Thinking of Ayms’s eyes, the woman shuddered, nodding quickly in understanding.

Even Leo, a ninth-rank peak, couldn’t withstand the wrath of a supreme elder—let alone her, a lowly ninth-rank mid-tier martial saint.

"Lord Leo, the surrounding area has been fully scouted."

"Total area: one hundred square kilometers. Conservative estimate: over a million void stones hidden within."

At that moment, a tall, slender man flew over from afar and hovered beside Leo, bowing respectfully.

Warren—the only ninth-rank law saint among the three.

He was the lowest-ranked among them, ninth-rank low-tier.

Yet Leo still assigned Warren to use his mental energy for reconnaissance—proof of the law saint’s overwhelming dominance over martial saints in perception.

"A million?! Excellent! Excellent!"

Leo burst into laughter. "We’ll strip every last void stone in this area. I’ll secure first place and leave Mike far behind."

The current second-place holder on the leaderboard, No. 2, was Mike of the Ers family.

He was only tens of thousands of void stones ahead of Leo.

"No time to waste. Begin."

Leo gave the order. All three ninth-ranks moved at once, scavenging the surrounding void stones.

Yet none of them noticed that, over one hundred fifty meters underground,

more than a dozen vine-like tendrils, thick as pythons, were digging steadily.

Each tiny branch bore a space ring.

Every void stone touched by the vines vanished instantly, absorbed into the rings.

Each tiny branch of the vines bore a space ring.

All void stones touched by the vines vanished instantly, absorbed into these space rings.