507: Chapter 507 Cold and Gloomy

Perhaps, when the energy within the body reaches a certain level of intensity, it undergoes a qualitative change?

This wasn't impossible, so Ye Qing stopped dwelling on it.

Following that, he accompanied the group as they moved forward once more.

They continued their exploration.

The further they went inside, the more oppressive and murderous the atmosphere became.

"Do you guys feel it? The further we go inside, the colder and more chilling it gets, as if there are many soul spirits here."

Liu Qian said, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Soul spirits?"

King Yu waved his hand. "Old man, I think your description is slightly off. I feel it's Yin Qi. It really is getting colder the further we go, and I can also sense a faint scent of blood and stench in the air."

"However, this smell is quite faint, extremely faint."

"Hmm."

"Ye Qing, what do you think?"

Ye Qing opened his hand, summoning the six soul banner into his grasp.

The next moment, a massive Dharma image emerged from the six soul banner, gazing ahead with a pair of blood-red eyes before extending its hand.

The others watched the Dharma image's actions, unsure of what it was intending to do.

"There should have been some soul spirits here before; some creatures died here. But too much time has passed, it has been far too long, so these soul spirits cannot be extracted at all..."

Ye Qing said, and everyone nodded. To think such a thing had happened here.

It seemed a battle had taken place here a long time ago.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be like this.

But now, it was relatively quiet.

For a moment, they wanted to see what exactly had happened here.

But now, there was no way to investigate it.

Forget it.

"Let's go, let's continue moving inward."

King Yu said, and the group set off, heading forward.

Over the next few days, they explored the Fissure, reaching extremely deep areas, but aside from feeling that the surroundings were colder and the Yin Qi heavier, they made no other discoveries.

"I originally thought we might find some stone statues, so Ye Qing could see if he could trigger a Third Ancestral Return for the artifact spirit again, but it seems that's not going to happen."

"This conjecture aligns with our previous theories. The distribution of these stone statues seems to follow a pattern; they are only distributed around the exit of the Fissure."

"They aren't distributed further inside. At the very least, after exploring with King-level Experts from various places, we have all reached this conclusion. I don't know if the Leader will bring back any different conclusions when he returns, but that might be a long time from now. The Leader has been gone for such a long time..."

King Yu said, and everyone nodded. They really had to see what information Qin Xin could bring back this time. After all, he had been in the Fissure for such a long time. Based on his speed and personality, he must have traveled an unknown distance and learned a great deal. When he returned, he would be able to provide valuable experience.

"Let's go, we should prepare to head back. The return journey will also take a few days."

"Hmm, that's true. We could take a different route, look around more, and explore a bit."

"Maybe we can get some other information or see something else..."

The old men chatted. This outing had been relatively calm. They had been prepared to slay a few more King-level Exotic Beasts to bring back, but...

"Since we came out this time, aside from that buried King-level Exotic Beast, we really haven't seen any other exotic beasts. It's quite a shame, especially since we brought so many people in just to be safe."

"As it turns out, I'm afraid those exotic beasts felt the aura of so many of us and all ran away."

"That's not impossible. It could also be that the Leader drove away all the exotic beasts in this area."

King Yu said, and the others paused. That was also possible; it was something the Leader was capable of.

After all, his strength was undeniable.

"Let's go."

Meanwhile. Jiangcheng Barrier.

The disciples of the Bai Family had already arrived here. They then entered the Barrier.

Upon entering, even they were stunned.

"Good heavens, is this the Jiangcheng Barrier? I thought I had arrived at the Modu Barrier. There are quite a lot of Powerful Experts gathered here. It looks like they are all here to exchange for Ore, right?"

"It must be. The Barriers where mineral veins have been discovered are the Jiangcheng Barrier and the Modu Barrier. The Modu Barrier has the Modu Military Department, guarded by King Fenghai. I heard King Fenghai is protective of his own, mining the Ore from the mineral vein first to supply the Modu Military Department. The Modu Military Department's strength has increased significantly in a short period."

"So, with this news, these Families and Powerful Experts know that going to the Modu Barrier is useless; they would likely go with high hopes only to return disappointed."

"So they all came here. Didn't our Family and the heads of other Families think the same at first? We were all planning to come to the Jiangcheng Barrier. We originally thought the competition here might be smaller, but looking at it now, it's not small at all."

"The strength of these people seems to be above Town General level; there are even Marquis-level Powerful Experts who have come in person, all for the sake of the Ore."

"Depending on just this one mineral vein, how much resources can Lord Ye generate..."

Someone nearby started to say something but stopped halfway. This wasn't just about exchanging for crystal cores; it was also about gaining many connections.

However, it seemed a bit ridiculous to talk about connections now.

After all, given Lord Ye's status, strength, and the many battle achievements he had already created, even the heads of those Families in the Imperial Capital were scrambling to curry favor with Lord Ye, let alone the heads of Families and Powerful Experts from other war zones and other Barriers—they were even more eager to flock to him.

"Resources? The Ore is even more precious, okay? This Ore can be absorbed directly, while crystal cores contain relatively violent energy that you can't absorb too much of at once. Looking at it now, this Ore is a better choice. That's why they say Lord Ye has a benevolent heart. He gave up this Ore for us to use. Is it excessive to charge some crystal cores? It's not excessive at all, okay..."

As they talked, after watching for a while, the Leader waved his hand. "Let's go, let's go inside and take a look. This time, if Lord Ye hadn't approved our permit, even if our Family head came, he would likely have returned empty-handed. After all, the people here look quite frantic."

With that statement, many people nearby nodded in deep agreement.