Chapter 3098: 3080 Qinggang Divine Jade Vein

Wang Qingshan's group of seven proceeded slowly through a golden maple forest. Several defensive light screens enveloped their bodies, and their faces were filled with vigilance. Hundreds of bee puppets hovered around them, serving as advance scouts.

Following the map left by the Thousand Puppet Rogue Cultivator, they successfully left the snowy plains and headed towards the Azure Gang Divine Jade mine.

A deafening roar echoed, and a huge, conspicuous red mushroom cloud appeared on the distant horizon, signaling a battle. Wang Qingshan and the others were startled and immediately halted their steps. Wang Tun Tian's eyes glowed with a dazzling yellow light as he gazed towards the red mushroom cloud.

"Two groups of human cultivators are battling," Wang Tun Tian reported. "One group is from the Seven Hues Sect, led by True Monarch Jinhong, with three Soul Formation stage cultivators. The other group seems to be rogue cultivators, with two Soul Formation stage cultivators. I haven't detected any spiritual herbs."

Although divine sense was somewhat restricted here, Wang Tun Tian's eyesight remained largely unaffected, allowing him to detect dangers and spiritual herbs in advance.

"The Seven Hues Sect?" Wang Qingshan mused. "Let them fight; we'll ignore them."

Wang Qingshan didn't wish to meddle. He knew that Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had a past conflict with True Monarch Jinhong, but their purpose in entering the Myriad Spirit Ruins was not to seek him out. It wasn't too late to deal with True Monarch Jinhong after leaving the Myriad Spirit Ruins. There was no need to cause unnecessary trouble within the Myriad Spirit Ruins, especially since no precious resources were involved. Perhaps the Seven Hues Sect had a grudge against these two rogue cultivators, which led to the battle. If an acquaintance were fighting True Monarch Jinhong, Wang Qingshan would be willing to assist, but not for rogue cultivators.

Wang Tun Tian nodded, and the seven continued their journey.

Less than half a day later, after passing through the maple forest, a sprawling, verdant mountain range appeared before them. According to the map, the Azure Gang Divine Jade mine was located within this mountain range. They proceeded slowly, maintaining a moderate pace.

After traveling over a hundred miles, they emerged into a green bamboo forest. Numerous green bamboo stalks filled their sight, and withered yellow bamboo leaves covered the ground.

"Be careful," Wang Qingshan suddenly announced, his expression grim. "There's a seventh-tier demonic beast nearby."

The Stone Golem, having refined the Soul-Suppressing Stone, was highly sensitive to the souls of living creatures. It could sense any soul, and its perception grew stronger with proximity and soul power.

Wang Qingshan's group of seven stopped, their faces filled with vigilance. Wang Tun Tian's eyes glowed with dazzling yellow light as he scanned their surroundings. Wang Qingfeng took out a red glowing orb, injected spiritual power into it, and carefully surveyed the area. They found nothing. Had Wang Qingshan been overly cautious?

Wang Qingshan lightly pointed his right index finger towards the northeast, and a streak of green light shot out, striking a particular green bamboo stalk. A spiritual light flared beneath a green bamboo stalk, and a massive lizard appeared. Its body was covered in naturally formed, multicolored patterns, revealing it to be a seventh-tier Five-Colored Lizard. It spat out a five-colored spiritual light, shattering the green streak.

Numerous green bamboo stalks snapped in half, as a vast expanse of verdant saber energy swept towards it, threatening to tear it to shreds. The Five-Colored Lizard shot out its long tongue, which transformed into a steel whip. With a fierce sweep, a series of ear-piercing cracking sounds erupted, and the incoming green saber energies dispersed one after another.

A massive illusory lizard appeared in the sky above its head. Two spiritual lights shot from its eyes, heading directly for Wang Qingshan's group of seven. Simultaneously, it spat out a five-colored spiritual light that flew high into the sky, forming a giant five-colored cloud. After the five-colored cloud violently churned, five-colored raindrops poured down. Landing on the green bamboo, they immediately caused green smoke to rise, severely corroding and toppling the bamboo stalks.

Duan Tongtian quickly wielded his green long saber, performing a vertical slash. A vast expanse of verdant saber energy swept out, shattering the two spiritual lights and destroying numerous green bamboo stalks. Wang Qingfeng conjured five orbs of different colors. With a spell incantation, the orbs glowed brightly, and after circling around them once, they transformed into a thick five-colored light screen, enveloping the group. Dong Xueli activated a spell, and a giant illusory female figure appeared above her head. The illusory figure flicked her wrist, and a vast expanse of shimmering white sword energy swept out. The temperature plummeted, and numerous white ice shards appeared in the air.

The five-colored raindrops were swept away by the dense white sword energy. Any stray drops that slipped through were blocked by Wang Tun Tian and Wang Huanyu's spells.

Wang Qingshan activated a spell, and a shimmering silver giant sword illusion appeared above his head. His Dharma Idol was eighty percent condensed, far surpassing most early-stage Soul Formation cultivators. As a newly rising force, the Wang family didn't have many Soul Formation cultivators. When precious resources were acquired, they were naturally prioritized for these cultivators. Among Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, Wang Qingshan, and Duan Tongtian, only Wang Qingshan used Silver Gang Crystal to condense his Dharma Idol; the other three wouldn't compete with him. During periods of rapid development for any force, the earliest high-ranking members could reap significant benefits.

Wang Qingshan performed a sword incantation, and the giant sword illusion slashed towards the void. A sharp, sky-piercing sword energy shot out. Numerous green bamboo stalks snapped in half, and the ground tore open, forming a massive fissure that expanded and spread towards the Five-Colored Lizard.

Just as the Five-Colored Lizard was about to dodge, a powerful gravitational force emanated from the ground, as if an invisible giant hand was pressing it down. The Five-Colored Lizard's body glowed brightly, and the pressure eased. At that moment, the sky-piercing sword energy arrived. The giant lizard illusion above its head spat out a five-colored sound wave to meet it, but it was shattered like paper by the sky-piercing sword energy.

The sky-piercing sword energy struck the giant lizard illusion, which let out a miserable shriek. Two thick golden lightning pillars shot out and struck the giant lizard illusion. After a thunderous roar, dazzling golden lightning engulfed the Five-Colored Lizard, and thick smoke billowed. A streak of green light shot out, heading directly into the golden lightning. A thick five-colored tail flew out from the lightning, striking the green streak. With a muffled clang, the green streak flew backward, revealed to be a verdant long saber.

Wang Qingshan changed his sword incantation, and the giant sword illusion's light intensified. It slashed at the void once more. The void vibrated and warped, tearing open directly. A sky-piercing sword light emerged, and the fissure in the void expanded, as if on the verge of collapse. The sky-piercing sword light plunged into the golden lightning, and a painful shriek echoed. Duan Tongtian changed his spell incantation, and the green long saber's light surged, transforming into a green streak that plunged into the lightning.

With a loud boom, the ground exploded, forming a massive abyss. As the lightning dissipated, the Five-Colored Lizard was cut in half. Wang Qingfeng collected the Five-Colored Lizard's body and soul, intending to use them for crafting treasures.

After dealing with the Five-Colored Lizard, they continued their journey. Along the way, they encountered multiple seventh-tier demonic beasts. Fortunately, their ranks weren't high; most were low-grade seventh-tier, with an occasional mid-grade seventh-tier. All of them were annihilated.

Five days later, they arrived in a valley with pathways leading in all directions. Vegetation was sparse within the valley, which contained a mine shaft several zhang wide. According to their intelligence, the Azure Gang Divine Jade mine was located here. Wang Tun Tian's eyes glowed with yellow light as he observed the interior of the cave, finding no demonic beasts. Dong Xueli summoned a talisman soldier, sending it to lead the way, with the group following behind.

The mine shaft wound intricately, and the path was difficult. After walking over a hundred steps, a fork appeared ahead, revealing five mine tunnels before them. They proceeded down the middle tunnel. After a short while, they emerged into a cavern over a hundred zhang wide. The rock walls were uneven, and faint traces of green ore could be seen—it was indeed Azure Gang Divine Jade.