C2492 Mineral Pulse Shock(last Part)

Spirit Stones were exceptionally precious and extremely rare. Furthermore, they covered the surface of the ground, and they were extremely similar to the emeralds in the mortal world.

The mining process for Spirit Stone veins was similar to the mining process for the jadeite mines. The ore within a vein was not something that could be dug out with just a few simple movements of the head. It was already amazing for a few ores to appear in some barren mines. If there were a few mid-grade Spirit Stones, it would be a cause for wild joy.

Even in the legends, if a Spirit Stone mine of a slightly larger scale could excavate hundreds of ores, it would be an astonishing number. Furthermore, after searching through the legends, one would rarely find such a mine.

However, in the face of these people, they had only just started excavating a few ores, yet there were already several pieces of ore. Not only that, none of the ores had missed their target, and spirit stones were already there. This not only provided a good starting point for everyone, but it also meant that this spirit stone vein was most likely a rich mine. Furthermore, it was an unprecedented mine!

However, the people who thought that they would witness a miracle were disappointed. After the second group of people was sent into the mine, they did not discover even a single ore. Only countless amounts of spirit sand were continuously sent to the surface.

This discovery caused everyone to fall into a state of uncontrollable fear. They didn't know if it was because Tie Yuan had made a mistake in his grasp on the spirit stone vein; or if the spirit energy of this spirit stone vein had been completely drained, the only things left in the entire vein were the few ores on the outside. From now on, only endless spirit sand remained in the vein.

Although spiritual sand was not useless and had a certain effect on boosting spiritual energy, the effects of scattered spiritual sand were vastly different compared to spirit stones. Even several tons of spirit sand might not be able to compare to a single low-grade spirit stone.

This discovery made everyone panic. Zeng Tan and the jade artifact elder were already sweating profusely and kept asking Tie Yuan if he had found the correct location of the lode.

But facing the questioning of the crowd, Tie Yuan simply shook his head repeatedly, insisting that there would never be any mishap in his decision on the exact location of the mine. Everything would be carried out strictly according to the inheritance of the Slicer Spirit Master.

Everyone was well aware of what kind of person Tie Yuan was. Since he was so certain, he wouldn't fake it. After a moment of contemplation, the crowd could only order their troops to speed up their excavations. They tried their best to dig deeper in, hoping to see if any of the ores were buried in the deepest parts of the mine, obstructing their line of sight.

But unfortunately, no matter how much faster it got, no matter how long it went on, not a single ore appeared. This strange change made Tie Yuan panic. He even started to suspect if he had found the real location of the lode, but after comparing them for a while and looking at a few other places, he found that there was nothing wrong with his actions.

This spirit stone vein was clearly a rich mine, and its location was not wrong either. However, other than the few ores on the surface of the mine, why was there nothing else?

However, while everyone was still in a state of bewilderment, an unexpected and bizarre matter occurred in the mine. Just as Tie Yuan, Elder Zeng Tan, and the jade artifact elder were thinking about what was going on, cries of alarm came from the mines that were excavating ores. Soon after, the miners seemed to have lost their lives as they continued to climb out.

He saw the miners who were constantly climbing out of the tunnel like ants, especially their faces which were deathly pale and devoid of any trace of blood. Tie Yuan, Zeng Tan and the others, who had already lost their confidence, instantly became more and more panicked.

However, they did not understand what had happened down there that would cause these miners to panic. They grabbed a disciple who had a slightly calmer expression and inquired about what had happened down there.

According to what that person said, they seemed to have dug up something ominous. However, those miners near the front of the mine all had dried up their blood vessels. They didn't even make a sound before falling to the ground and dying.

Listening to these people's descriptions, Zang Tan and the jade artifact elder did not hesitate and quickly began to count the people. After some counting, their faces turned blue. Originally, they had sent hundreds of talismans and outer sect disciples to the mines, but now, there were only sixty people left.

This meant that nearly 40 people had died in the mine during the chaos. Even if the people who had died because of panic were excluded, the proportion was still two fifths of the total, which was enough to scare people off.

After this surprising change, for the sake of safety, Zeng Tan and the jade artifact elder had decided to send out their best generals to investigate the situation in the mines. As for the highest cultivation level, it was naturally the best choice.

However, what they did not expect was that not long after Tai'e entered the mine, a series of sounds of collisions came from inside, and a biting cold sword Qi was even emitted from it. A short while later, Tai Ah stumbled his way out of the mine. His face, however, was completely devoid of blood. His body was covered with countless deep bone wounds that were dripping with blood.

This kind of wound didn't look like it was caused by an arcane skill. Instead, it made people feel like it was bitten by some wild beast. Not only that, but right after Taia climbed out of the cave, before the two elders could ask him what had happened inside, Taia directly fainted. No matter what kind of spiritual medicine Elder Zeng Tan used to nourish him, it was unable to wake him up.

Just when everyone was in a state of complete bewilderment, a berserk aura that sounded like the roar of a wild beast emerged from within the mine. The tunnel seemed to have turned into a tunnel, from within, waves of evil aura could be felt, as if there was some creature of the utmost evil that wanted to rush out and massacre the entire world.

Even in the instant that the aura rushed out, some disciples from the two sects that were slightly closer to the cave entrance also directly fell to the ground like Tai'es, unconscious and in deep slumber. On their faces, there was even fear written all over like Tai'e. It was as if they had seen something terrifying that they would never be able to believe in their entire lives.

In this kind of situation, even though he was a type of sandalwood and a jade artifact elder, he could still be considered someone who had experienced great storms and great waves. His mind was calm and steady, but he still couldn't help but feel somewhat panicked. Without any hesitation, he immediately sent people to seal off the mines, making the surroundings of the mines a restricted area that no one was allowed to come close to.

Fortunately, the strange thing in the cave did not seem to have expected to leave the cave. After everyone had retreated from the cave, the demonic aura was no longer released, but a low roar could be heard from time to time.

After everyone had withdrawn, Tie Yuan, who looked bewildered, kept mumbling to himself, "Spirit stones are ominous, and the meridians are full of evil spirits. Once touched, blood will gush everywhere, leaving nothing behind!"

Hearing Tie Yuan's incomprehensible words, Zeng Tan and the Jade Artifact Elder became a little flustered and continued to question Tie Yuan. After a few more questions, they were even able to learn a shocking legend from Tie Yuan.

There was once a record of this in the Awakened Spirit Master bloodline. Although spirit stones were incomparably precious, the spiritual energy within them was even more oppressive, much to everyone's expectation. But in reality, the spirit stones weren't some kind of mascot. Inside the spirit stones, there was an ominous aura.

Putting individual Spirit Stones together wasn't a very ominous event, but if placed in a vein that gathered many Spirit Stones, this ominous event would be amplified in an unlimited amount. The more astonishing the lode was, the more ominous the lode would be.

Once this kind of ominous aura was triggered, an incomparably violent and bloody battle would take place. As long as one was affected by the ominous aura in the mine, no one would be able to survive. They were destined to die without even a corpse.

This kind of legend had been circulating within the line for a long time, but due to the lack of spirit stones in the world, he hadn't discovered anything out of the ordinary when he had previously helped Little Fang Shan excavate the mines. Therefore, Tie Yuan just laughed off such false rumors. He only thought that it was something his predecessors had purposely said in order to make people revere them.

However, he had never expected that the legendary scene would appear so vividly.

Tie Yuan's words immediately caused the already panicking Zang Tan and the jade artifact elder to lose their wits. After thinking about it again and again, they felt that with just themselves, they were unable to solve this situation. The only person who had hope and strength to solve this problem was perhaps only Lin Bai.

If even Lin Bai could not handle it, then this meant that there was no longer any chance for him to return to the world.

Furthermore, due to the abnormal situation in the mines, the morale of the disciples from the two sects had dropped by quite a bit. There were even a few people who did not want to take the risk of death and wanted to leave the small mountain range and the ominous vein.

Elder Zhu Tan was very clear that once this piece of news was made known to the outside world, there would definitely be people who coveted the Sword Pavilion and the Medicine Valley's power and would take the opportunity to take action. If that happened, the Sword Tower and the Medicine King Valley would most likely end up in the same state, falling from the peak of the Spirit Spring Sect.

It was precisely because of this reason that Elder Zhu Tan set off all night, following closely behind Lin Bai as he headed towards the Pill Talisman Sect's inheritance palace. He wanted Lin Bai to return as soon as possible to take charge of the situation and calm down the chaos in the hearts of the crowd.

The situation was so urgent and strange! Listening to Elder Mo Tan's description, Lin Bai couldn't help but frown. Especially when he noticed the fear that flashed across Elder Mo's face as he recounted the story, it was an indication of the nervousness in his heart.