Chapter 2746: Forbidden God Stone Vein

Wang Youyun made a hand seal, and a yellow light screen moved downwards.

As it descended deep underground, the yellow light screen twisted and deformed. Generally, immortal cultivators do not dive too deep, as earth evasion techniques become ineffective if there are special metal ore veins underground. Moreover, encountering high-level earth attribute demonic beasts would make escape extremely difficult.

Soon, the yellow light screen stopped, unable to proceed further.

Wang Youxin swung the golden-red long saber in his hand, striking towards the ground.

With a dull clang of metal, sparks flew.

Wang Youyun released over a hundred thousand silver-sheathed worms, directing them to swarm towards the ground.

The over a hundred thousand silver-sheathed worms dispersed, gnawing at the soil.

After a quarter of an hour, they excavated a piece of pale gold ore.

The golden ore felt light in his hand, yet even a Heavenly Spirit Treasure would find it difficult to cleave. Wang Youxin extended his divine sense, but as it approached the golden ore, he detected nothing.

“This is Spirit-Sealing Stone!” Wang Youxin exclaimed in surprise. Spirit-Sealing Stone is a sixth-tier refining material that can block divine sense detection. If an artifact is crafted from Spirit-Sealing Stone, an enemy's divine sense would be unable to detect its presence, even if it were right under their nose.

Important locations for immortal cultivation families or sects often use Spirit-Sealing Stones to set up formations, blocking divine sense probing. This material is quite expensive and is indispensable for major powers.

The Spirit-Sealing Stone in Wang Youxin's hand was the size of a watermelon. On the market, it could fetch three to four million spirit stones, enough to establish a complete sixth-tier grand formation that blocks divine sense detection.

“Spirit-Sealing Stone! Could there be a Spirit-Sealing Stone ore vein here? I wonder how large the reserves are!” Wang Youyun said excitedly. Reporting this to the family would certainly be a great meritorious deed.

Just then, the ground beneath them shook violently, and a powerful pressure assailed them from all directions, causing the yellow light screen to twist and deform.

Rumbling sounds continued, and the ground shook violently.

“Someone is mining Spirit-Sealing Stones?” Wang Youxin's expression darkened; this was not good news.

Even a small Spirit-Sealing Stone ore vein was no small sum, and the Wang family would naturally not yield it to others.

“Let’s go, leave here first, and report back to Patriarch Lihe.” Wang Youxin deliberated carefully and then led his clansmen away.

The immediate priority was to report to the family. They weren't afraid of other powers, but they feared it might be the Heavenly Secret Sect.

As soon as they returned to the surface, the sky darkened. A massive red hand, hundreds of feet in size, descended from the sky, striking towards Wang Youxin and his four companions.

Before the red hand even landed, a shocking wave of high temperature washed over them.

Wang Youyun flicked her sleeve, and over a hundred thousand silver-sheathed worms flew out from her spirit beast bracelet. With a swift rotation, they coalesced into a colossal silver lotus, rising to meet the attack.

The red hand struck the silver lotus, causing it to wobble, and a torrent of crimson flames engulfed the silver lotus.

Over a dozen cultivators flew in from a distance. Leading them was a tall, slender elder in a golden robe. The golden-robed elder had a square face, large eyes, a grim gaze, and an aura slightly stronger than Wang Youxin's.

“The Heavenly Secret Sect!” Wang Youxin's face darkened; what he feared most had come to pass.

Excluding the Zhenhai Palace, the Heavenly Secret Sect's overall strength was somewhat greater than that of the Wang family.

The golden-robed elder's gaze was grim. They had discovered a Spirit-Sealing Stone ore vein here, and when they were about to begin mining, they found other cultivators nearby. They initially thought it was a small force coveting the Spirit-Sealing Stone and planned to kill them to prevent the news from leaking.

They hadn't yet reported to the Heavenly Secret Sect's sect master, intending to collect some Spirit-Sealing Stones first. Who would have thought that cultivators from the Wang family were also nearby? This complicated matters.

True Lord Taihao was an Integration stage cultivator, and the Wang family had the Zhenhai Palace as its backing. If the news leaked, the Heavenly Secret Sect wouldn't be able to monopolize the Spirit-Sealing Stone mine. If they resorted to killing, they would certainly antagonize the Wang family.

Spirit-Sealing Stone was incredibly valuable; all major powers required this material, and it could also be used to set up formations. Even a small Spirit-Sealing Stone ore vein was worth at least several hundred million, as Spirit-Sealing Stone was a crucial strategic resource, incomparable to ordinary sixth-tier ores.

“Attack, kill them,” the golden-robed elder said in a deep voice. After much thought, he decided that killing them was better. Monopolizing the Spirit-Sealing Stone mine, even if they failed, wouldn't be a major issue, as the Heavenly Secret Sect also had Integration stage cultivators and allies, and thus did not fear the Wang family.

Seizing this Spirit-Sealing Stone mine would provide the Heavenly Secret Sect with a significant income, allowing them to cultivate more Void Refinement cultivators.

The Heavenly Secret Sect disciples either summoned puppet beasts or unleashed treasures, attacking Wang Youxin and his four companions.

“I’ll cover you, retreat quickly,” Wang Youxin transmitted his voice, his tone heavy.

Their immediate priority was to send the news back to the family.

He swung the golden-red long saber in his hand, striking towards the opponents. A loud saber hum rang out, and hundreds of golden-red saber auras swept forth, meeting the attack.

Wang Youyun made a hand seal, and the silver lotus transformed back into over a hundred thousand silver-sheathed worms. They then coalesced into thousands of silver arrows, each about a foot long, flying directly towards the enemy.

Booming explosions echoed, various spell lights intertwined, and waves of spiritual energy surged.

Wang Youxin and Wang Youyun stayed to hold off the enemy, while the other three dispersed and fled, returning to the family to deliver the message.

The dozen or so Heavenly Secret Sect cultivators split into four groups, pursuing Wang Youxin and his four companions.

Wang Youxin's opponents were the golden-robed elder and a slender young woman in a silver dress. The golden-robed elder was at the Peak Nascent Soul stage, and the young woman in the silver dress was at the Mid-stage of Nascent Soul.

Wang Youxin summoned a glittering golden metal sphere. After casting a spell into it, the sphere transformed with a mechanical whirring sound into a gigantic ape, over a hundred zhang tall. Its body was covered with profound spiritual patterns; this was a fifth-tier puppet beast.

The gigantic ape puppet beast strode towards the opponents, opening its mouth to spew countless golden lights, followed closely by thousands of golden-red saber auras.

The golden-robed elder controlled an entirely black giant bear puppet and a cyan seagull puppet. The dense golden lights repeatedly struck the giant bear puppet, producing a series of dull clangs and sending sparks flying.

The giant ape puppet beast's body showed no damage at all; its defense was formidable.

With a flash of cyan light, the seagull puppet suddenly appeared above Wang Youxin's head, its pair of scythe-like sharp claws darting straight for his forehead.

Wang Youxin reacted quickly, swinging his golden-red long saber to cleave at the seagull puppet.

With a dull clang, the golden-red long saber collided with the seagull puppet's sharp claws, sending sparks flying.

A tremendous force struck him, sending Wang Youxin flying backward, his face flushed red, and his blood and qi surging.

Before he could regain his footing, the void above him rippled, and a glittering golden miniature seal appeared. The golden seal erupted with dazzling golden light, then its size swelled dramatically. Even before it descended, a golden aura enveloped Wang Youxin.

Wang Youxin's face darkened. A crimson flame surged from the golden-red long saber in his hand, and he swung it upwards.

With a flash of red light, a crimson flame swept forth like a red tornado, meeting the gigantic golden seal.

With a deafening roar, the gigantic golden seal was sent flying backward.

Wang Youxin swung the golden-red long saber in his hand in a horizontal slash. A crimson fire blade swept out, carrying astonishing heat waves, and struck towards the golden-robed elder and the young woman in the silver dress.

The golden-robed elder and the young woman in the silver dress dared not be careless. Just as they were about to cast spells to defend, a loud male roar resounded – the Soul Suppressing Roar.

The golden-robed elder's head buzzed, and he felt a splitting headache. The young woman in the silver dress, however, shimmered with a silver light on her body, her expression unchanged, and she conjured a silver shield to block in front of herself.

The crimson fire blade struck the silver shield with a dull thud, and surging flames engulfed the silver shield.

Seizing this opportune moment, Wang Youxin put away his puppet beast. He and Wang Youyun transformed into two streaks of escape light, fleeing into the distance.

“Never mind, don’t chase a desperate foe. We should return immediately to report to Sect Master-Uncle,” the golden-robed elder said in a deep voice, stopping the young woman in the silver dress, who had intended to pursue.

The Wang family cultivators' divine abilities were not weak; they all had fifth-tier puppet beasts for protection, making it difficult to kill Wang Youxin. The immediate priority was to return to the Heavenly Secret Sect to report and quickly seize control of the Spirit-Sealing Stone mine.

The golden-robed elder and the young woman in the silver dress retrieved their treasures and departed the area.