Chapter 2532

Enveloped by the Demon God's pressure, this spirit child feigned composure, but the fists clenched under his sleeves still revealed his current stress.

After all, the gap in cultivation was too great, and moreover he had come alone, without even a guardian by his side.

For that Demon God across from him, killing him would be merely a thought.

Fortunately, the other side did not unleash a killing blow; after a short while the pressure dissipated, and the Demon God's voice sounded again.

"Come on, tell me, why has great disaster befallen me?"

Upon hearing this, the spirit child let out a breath, then related in full how Yu Hengxin had gone to the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens to negotiate with the Human Race's Heavenly Palace about joining forces to exterminate this heavenly crystal mine.

The spirit child did not know the specifics of the negotiation, but he knew that many strong ones of the Human Race had already set out from the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens, heading straight here.

From this it can be seen that Yu Hengxin's negotiation with the Heavenly Palace ultimately succeeded.

After saying that, the Demon God in the darkness did not answer immediately, but remained silent for a moment before speaking again.

"What can you help me with?"

Since we are to cooperate, there naturally must be value; if you merely come to provide a piece of information, that is far from enough.

Regarding this, the spirit child naturally understood this point as well, and immediately replied.

This heavenly crystal mine originally belongs to my Heavenly Spirit Tribe, and it is guarded by the laws of heaven and earth.

"What do you want to say?"

"I can help you, Demon God, catch the turtle in the urn and beat the dog behind the gate."

"I know how to close this heavenly crystal mine; at that time, Demon God, you need only let the Human Race enter, then once the gate is shut, even if they sprout wings they cannot escape."

"Ha ha............."

Not long after, only the sound of footsteps was heard.

Not long after, a towering Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon stepped out from the darkness.

It was precisely the Demon God guarding this heavenly crystal mine; its stature was tall, with wings on its back, exuding immense pressure.

Facing this Demon God, the Heavenly Spirit Tribe spirit child could not help but feel nervous; however, since he dared to come, he had naturally made the mental preparations.

The stakes have been raised; now it's just a matter of whether the other side is willing to cooperate.

However, this Demon God is no fool; he had long seen through his thoughts.

"You want to use my hand to kill those Human Race members and ruin the plan of your fellow tribesmen, is that it?"

Unexpectedly, when the Demon God opened his mouth he actually said that; after a moment of silence, the spirit child gritted his teeth and nodded.

"Yes."

"This is not cooperation, it's exploitation."

"But you, Demon God, also have benefits, don't you?"

Upon hearing this, the Demon God leaned forward, bringing his face close to that of the spirit child; their eyes met, and the spirit child felt as if his breath would cease.

It seemed as if he would die in the next second; so tense he dared not even breathe.

Just as he was about to be unable to hold on, the Demon God suddenly laughed.

"You teach me how to close this heavenly crystal mine, and I will help you exterminate this group of Human Race members; that's all."

In the end, the Demon God actually agreed, but besides that, he gave no other benefits.

As for this, the spirit child did not refuse, merely saying.

The laws of heaven and earth of this heavenly crystal mine have been refined by my Heavenly Spirit Tribe; only my Heavenly Spirit Tribe can control it.

Then you control it; when the Human Race enters, you will close the exit.

"Good."

Unaware that a Heavenly Spirit Tribe spirit child had entered the heavenly crystal mine, after all, they had still reached an agreement with the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon.

At this moment, Ye Zhangqing and his companions' Heavenly Outside Immortal Vessel was swiftly heading toward the location of this heavenly crystal mine.

During the period, they had eaten several meals.

At first, it was only Zhao Lao, the five heavenly officials, Huang Lao, and the Heavenly Family elder who ate in private.

They came every night at midnight.

But later, as people gradually found out, this directly provoked public anger.

"How could they eat alone?" Immediately, more and more people erupted in dissatisfaction.

Unable to withstand the public outrage, Zhao Lao also had to bring out the remaining Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon foodstuffs and have Ye Zhangqing arrange two meals.

But as the number of people grew, the demand for ingredients naturally increased.

So those remaining Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredients were only enough for everyone to have two meals.

"Tell you all to be careful; something has happened now."

Zhao Lao angrily cursed; in response, the five heavenly officials wore faces full of grievance.

"How can I be blamed for the incident? Isn't it that you yourselves were noticed by others?"

"The incident occurred on Zhao Lao's head, not on theirs; how can it be blamed on them?"

But when facing Zhao Lao, the five heavenly officials certainly could not justify themselves; they could only swallow this silent loss.

That batch of Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredients obtained by accident was truly gone.

Zhao Lao, as well as the five heavenly officials' private stores, were all taken out; this time nothing was left.

With ammunition and food exhausted, everyone looked forward all the more to that heavenly crystal mine.

Everyone knew that as long as they reached that heavenly crystal mine, there would be ingredients and they could continue eating.

Moreover, Ye Zhangqing had promised that as long as they reached the heavenly crystal mine and had ingredients, he would absolutely let everyone eat their fill and enjoy themselves.

This filled everyone with high morale, except they complained that the Heavenly Outside Immortal Vessel's speed was not fast enough, simply not fast enough.

The flotilla of Heavenly Outside Immortal Vessels madly rushed toward the direction of that heavenly crystal mine, without slowing down at all along the way.

As for the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon side, having received advance notice from that Heavenly Spirit Tribe spirit child, they naturally had also made preparations.

All the outer defenses have been withdrawn, just to set a trap for the Human Race, waiting for them to walk right into it.

As long as the Human Race gets past the outer defenses and enters this Heavenly Crystal Mine, they will have no way out.

Once the entrance is sealed, it's just a case of locking the door to beat the dog, giving them no chance at all.

"According to my information, the Human Race should still have three days before arrival."

This Heavenly Spirit Tribe member has an informant in the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens, though he's apparently not much of one.

So, nothing secret can be found out, and we don't even know how Yu Heng Shen and the Heavenly Palace are negotiating.

All we know is that the Human Race has marched out in great force from the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens.

Based on the time of leaving the city, they are still three days away.

Upon hearing that, the Demon God nodded slightly and casually glanced at this Heavenly Spirit Tribe member.

Since that day, he has been directly detained and put in charge of controlling the Heaven and Earth laws of this Heavenly Crystal Mine.

He will be released only after the plan succeeds.

As for this, the Heavenly Spirit Tribe member, though he harbors resentment, has no recourse—not even the right to refuse.

But if he can ruin Yu Heng Shen's plan, that would be acceptable to him.

We must absolutely not let Yu Heng Shen use the Human Race to successfully reclaim this Heavenly Crystal Mine.

Otherwise, his influence within the tribe will only grow, and the opportunities for the other tribe members will shrink even further.

The competition among the many members of the Heavenly Spirit Tribe is far more intense than it appears on the surface, having already reached a point of life-and-death struggle, with hardly any room for compromise.

This, too, is exactly the tradition of the Heavenly Spirit Tribe: to rise, one must compete, just as the older generation did.