Chapter 7: Catch That Stone Man

Several hundred years passed in the blink of an eye; at this moment, that Earth Vein was bustling with noise and excitement.

The sounds of clinking and clanging were constant, and figures were busy hammering everywhere.

In front of a red stone the size of a human head, Blood Dragon and the other two formed a circle, swinging their pickaxes vigorously while carefully observing their surroundings.

The stone was jagged, covered in bumps like pustules, and it actually had dozens of suction cups attached to the air.

The spiritual energy flowing around it was dim and lusterless, instead revealing a blood-red hue.

Earlier, the miscellaneous stones and foreign objects were small, and the tentacles they grew were few. But as they continued to dig deeper, these obstructive stones became increasingly solid and even harder to remove.

The number of living beings captured by the senior was increasing, and after discovering the benefits of clearing the Earth Vein, who wouldn't scramble to do it?

Almost everyone was fighting to work, fearing they would lose this great opportunity to others.

The Earth Vein was unimaginably vast; being able to find one spot was already good enough, and there was no room to be picky even if it was difficult to handle.

Xiongda swung his pickaxe and muttered in a low voice, "Big Brother! I feel that it won't be long before I can break into the late stage of Golden Immortal; it's just that finding these Strange Stones is a bit troublesome."

He had been stuck at this stage for a very long time and had never seen any signs of progress.

Several hundred years, for him in the past, might have been just the time it took to take a nap.

It was just that now, finding a target in the Earth Vein was too time-consuming, and more importantly, that senior Tian Yuan was still continuously bringing in living beings.

Blood Dragon nodded, but replied unhurriedly, "Rest assured, the spiritual energy in this Earth Vein has clearly become denser, and there are even faint signs of auspicious energy rising; it won't be long before we might head to a new Earth Vein."

The scene of being carried by Tian Yuan and leaping down from the sacred mountain was still vivid in Blood Dragon's mind.

The incident happened suddenly, but he clearly remembered that there was more than one Earth Vein on this great land, and three of them were particularly massive.

He did not know if the other Earth Veins were the same, but the probability was very high.

In his heart, Blood Dragon already held infinite reverence for this existence, Tian Yuan.

He had gone to the edge of the Earth Vein more than once to observe; that sacred mountain shrouded in Mysterious Yellow Qi seemed to be the Heavenly Pillar, Mount Buzhou.

It was just that this space was clearly not the Primordial Land.

With a Heavenly Pillar and Earth Veins, there must be a massive secret hidden here, and Tian Yuan, who led them here, was not as simple as a mere great supernatural being.

"Big Brother! Are there really other Earth Veins?" Xionger looked up at the gray firmament.

It had been quite a while since they arrived, but unfortunately, they had always been in the Earth Vein.

He had heard Blood Dragon say long ago that he was knocked unconscious when he first fell and did not see the scene outside.

As for leaving the Earth Vein, whenever such a thought arose in his heart, it made his Primordial Spirit jump wildly, and an intense feeling of palpitation would strike him.

Just as Big Brother said, it was very dangerous outside the Earth Vein.

"We will know before long." Blood Dragon nodded, his eyes faintly carrying anticipation.

Several hundred years had passed, and Blood Dragon had also benefited greatly. Moreover, he had a premonition that once the Earth Vein was completely cleared, they would gain even more benefits, perhaps the legendary merit.

Just at this moment, a noisy sound suddenly came from afar, accompanied by many exclamations.

The three people swinging their pickaxes turned to look, and immediately saw a streak of purple light fleeing in the distance, followed by many figures.

Under the dazzling golden light, that wisp of Purple Light was clearly visible, emitting an inexplicable Dao Rhyme.

"Indestructible Spiritual Light!" Blood Dragon could not help but exclaim.

The eyes of Xiongda and Xionger beside him were also burning with heat.

Although it was only a wisp of broken Indestructible Spiritual Light, it was still a supreme treasure because it contained complete law fragments within it.

If one could refine and absorb it, raising one's cultivation by a major realm would be a piece of cake.

Figures flew up from all around, but the three of them only watched with burning eyes and had no intention of stepping forward. This was not the first time they had seen it; they had chased it several times before, but unfortunately, such a strange treasure was not something they could obtain.

Chasing after it now would just be a waste of time, and the target they had finally found might even be occupied by others.

"I wonder when we will be able to see Senior Tian Yuan." Watching the many figures moving away, Xiongda could not help but sigh.

Although Tian Yuan had thrown many living beings into the Earth Vein, Xiongda had never seen this person with his own eyes.

As for the other stone people in the Earth Vein, they never talked, only burying their heads in clearing the Earth Vein.

"Hehe! It's still my luck that was good; I saw the senior's heroic posture when I looked up back then." Xionger tilted his head, his face full of honor.

Blood Dragon shook his head, feeling a burst of amusement in his heart; Xionger had not thought so back then.

"Hurry up, once we clear this, we will go find others elsewhere."

The three stopped talking and began to hammer the miscellaneous stones in front of them vigorously.

The Primordial Land, northeast of Mount Buzhou.

With a rumbling sound, several figures sprinted through the lush, towering trees, leaving a mess in their wake.

They were burly in stature and peculiar in appearance, all bare-chested, wearing only beast-skin skirts around their waists, each exuding a thick Malevolent Qi.

The group glared ahead, ignoring the rows of giant trees and mounds, charging forward like a hot knife through butter, while roaring repeatedly.

"Catch that damn stone man!"

"Daring to snatch our food, we must tear him apart alive."

At the end of their line of sight, a tall stone man was clutching a divine bird and sprinting away.

Tian Yuan felt very depressed in his heart; looking at the group of howling figures behind him, he felt even more irritated.

These guys were the famous Wu Clan of the Primordial Land.

The foot of Mount Buzhou was the territory of the Wu Clan, and he had deliberately avoided them all these years.

For several hundred years, he had always captured the Demon Race, and even if he encountered the Wu Clan, he would hide far away, just not wanting to provoke this group of brutes.

The Wu Clan had powerful physical bodies; they looked like good material for manual labor, and Tian Yuan was naturally very greedy for them.

However, the Wu Clan was currently powerful, and with several Ancestral Witches likely remaining on the Primordial Land, he dared not act recklessly for the time being.

But in these few hundred years, Wu Clan tribes had sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

Around this cleared Earth Vein, the spiritual energy had become dense, the gathered Demon Race had increased, and the Wu Clan tribes were densely packed.

The Wu Clan fed on Demons; wherever there were powerful Demons, there were their figures.

Tian Yuan guessed that the several Ancestral Witches likely wanted to take advantage of the time during the sermon at Purple Heaven Palace to establish the Wu Clan's status as the hegemon of the Primordial World in one fell swoop.

Tian Yuan had not yet taken action against the Wu Clan precisely because he feared that if he beat the young ones, the old ones would come.

The Wu Clan had no brains, were single-minded, and were also battle fanatics; if they pursued him relentlessly, how would he be able to go around capturing living beings in the future?

Whenever he discovered a suitable Demon in these years, he would knock them unconscious and take them away immediately, never dragging things out.

Unfortunately, the foot of Mount Buzhou was the base camp of the Wu Clan, so conflict was unavoidable; he had already snatched prey from the hands of the Wu Clan several times.

To the arrogant Wu Clan, this was no different from naked humiliation.

If he wanted to avoid the Wu Clan, he could only go to more distant places, but that would undoubtedly take more time.

With a swish, an arrow flew past his ear, and Tian Yuan dove headlong into Mount Buzhou.

(End of this chapter)