350: Chapter 350 Wood Spirit Stone

"A mine? A mine is good! Ga-ga-ga..." Kunkun seemed to have already anticipated what would happen next, letting out an excited, strange laugh.

Wu Dalang, standing nearby, couldn't help but shudder as he watched the man and the bird laughing so wickedly.

Streaks of light continued to flash across the horizon; without exception, they were Silver-Armored Guards escorting Early Stage True Immortal Cultivators.

Soon, the number of Early Stage True Immortal Cultivators in each of the other six camps also reached eight.

"Good! Since everyone is here, let's begin! This young master is in a hurry to get to the Wanhua Pavilion!"

The youth in fine clothing sitting in front of Lin Bei and the others spoke nonchalantly.

"Hehe! Xu Feng, since when does your Tianshu City get to call the shots here?" a youth in golden robes sitting opposite him immediately retorted.

"Hmph!" The youth in fine clothing sneered. "Shen Haoran, how about we let your Yaoguang City call the shots then?"

"Alright, alright!" Several other youths also stood up. "Then let's begin! Set off!"

Half an incense stick later, a grand procession of over a hundred people appeared before a towering, majestic peak.

"Action!" With a command from several of the young men,

The twenty-odd Silver-Armored Guards standing behind them struck out together, setting up a barrier around the giant peak.

At this moment, the youth in fine clothing, Xu Feng, finally spoke to Lin Bei and the other Early Stage True Immortals for the first time.

"There are many wood spirit stones within this mountain. In a moment, the eight of you will enter and collect as much of this Ore as possible!"

Wu Dalang was stunned upon hearing this and quietly approached Lin Bei. "Lord Emperor, wood spirit stones are also a type of Materials we need!"

"Mm." Lin Bei nodded slightly without further comment, looking at Xu Feng, who was still speaking.

"Three days later, the barrier will open to let you out. If the wood spirit stones you collect are sufficient, this Young Lord will reward you handsomely!"

Clearly, these seven factions were using the amount of Ore collected to determine the ownership of the mineral vein.

Lin Bei noticed that after hearing Xu Feng's words, the faces of the several Early Stage True Immortal Cultivators beside him turned even paler.

He couldn't help but feel puzzled. "Fellow Daoist, this matter doesn't sound dangerous. Why are you all so afraid?"

Beside Lin Bei was an elderly True Immortal who seemed no stranger to the current situation.

He sighed softly. "You, oh you... you're truly facing death without even knowing it!"

"Do you know how cruel these guys are? If you're lucky enough to collect the most Ore and take first place, that's fine. But if you're not first, it's a one-way trip to the grave!"

"You could say that by coming here, you've already stepped one foot through the Gates of Hell!"

"Ah? Is it that dangerous?" Lin Bei showed a look of disbelief.

"Think about it. If they didn't do this, would we exert our full strength to collect the Ore?" The elderly True Immortal shook his head helplessly.

"In everything, we can only blame our bad luck. Who told them to be the Local Overlords of this region?"

Sure enough, at that moment, Xu Feng added his final sentence: "But if the amount of Ore you collect fails to satisfy me... then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Tch!" The Fire Bird's disdainful voice rang out in Lin Bei's mind. "Boss, are we going in?"

"Go in my ass..." Lin Bei had just uttered four words when his expression suddenly changed. "We're going in!"

"Ah?" The Fire Bird blinked, momentarily confused.

Lin Bei didn't explain much, just kept staring into the barrier with a hint of pleasant surprise in his eyes.

A moment later, the barrier vibrated, and a passage leading directly into the heart of the mountain appeared.

"All of you, get in!" The several Young Lords of the Seven Cities of Beidou looked at the group of Early Stage True Immortals behind them almost simultaneously.

At the same time, the Silver-Armored Guards released their auras, staring at them with unfriendly eyes.

The meaning was obvious!

If they didn't go in obediently, there was only one path: death!

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..." A moment later, figures flew out from the seven camps one after another, stepping into the passage.

"Let's... let's go..." The old man beside Lin Bei sighed helplessly. "Entering a step earlier might allow us to seize a bit of the initiative..."

Hearing this, the group of Early Stage True Immortal Cultivators from Tianshu City also set off, rushing toward the barrier passage.

Lin Bei glanced at Wu Dalang. "We're going too!"

Clang! Just as the two men and the bird stepped into the passage, a cold light pierced toward them.

To gain an advantage, the True Immortals from the seven camps had already begun killing each other inside the passage!

"They really are desperate..." Lin Bei's gaze turned slightly cold. He raised his right hand and shot out a beam of light from his finger; the sword light in front of him instantly collapsed.

Not far away, a middle-aged Cultivator in gray robes turned pale with fright and spun around to flee at top speed.

Unfortunately, after crushing the sword light, the finger light followed him like a shadow, appearing behind him in an instant and piercing through his body.

"Ah!" The middle-aged Cultivator only had time to let out a scream before he was reduced to ashes by the finger light.

Seeing this, the other nearly fifty True Immortals were all shaken. None of them dared to strike again, and they all scrambled away from Lin Bei's duo.

"How can this be? We're all at the Early Stage of True Immortal, so how can he be so strong?!"

"Run, run quickly! He's probably no weaker than those legendary Immortal Seeds!"

"Ridiculous! How could someone like this be brought here by the people of the Seven Cities of Beidou?"

...

Soon, everyone had fled completely, leaving only Lin Bei and his companion standing there.

Even the other six True Immortals who were technically in the same camp didn't stay.

Anyone who could become a True Immortal was a cunning individual; in a place like this, it was naturally impossible to trust a so-called temporary alliance.

"Boss! This isn't fun anymore..." Kunkun had a dissatisfied look on his face. "Can't you hold back a little?"

Lin Bei shook his head. "These are all poor people; there's no profit to be squeezed out of them. There's no need to waste time with them!"

"Then what did we come in for?" the Fire Bird asked in confusion. "Wouldn't it be easier to just kidnap those seven outside?"

"No rush..." Lin Bei's gaze seemed able to penetrate deep into the mountain's interior. "There's something I need here!"

After saying that, he raised his foot and stomped hard on the ground.

Crack, crack... the sound of mountain rock shattering was incessant as a passage leading directly to the heart of the mountain appeared beneath his feet.

A few breaths later, the two men and the bird had appeared in the mountain's interior.

"Whoa, it's a Spider Cave!" Looking at the scene before him, the Fire Bird couldn't help but exclaim.

Passages several feet wide were seen crisscrossing within the mountain's interior.

At a rough glance, there were no fewer than a hundred of them, looking as if they were about to hollow out the entire mountain!

"It seems the Seven Cities of Beidou might be busy for nothing this time; someone has already beaten them to it!" Just as Lin Bei finished speaking, he suddenly turned to look in another direction.

At that spot, the mountain rock slowly began to squirm, followed by several cracks, as if something was about to drill out.

Two breaths later, rubble flew everywhere, and a Small Green Bird flew out, spinning like a top.

Behind it, a new passage appeared, looking exactly like the ones that already existed.

Obviously, these passages were all drilled by this bird.

Or rather, they were drilled by this kind of bird.

The Small Green Bird possessed a Great Sage Peak cultivation, but it looked somewhat listless and lacked any spirit.

After drilling out of the stone wall, it didn't even notice the presence of outsiders and chose another spot on the stone wall, drilling inward with a "ka-ka" sound.

"It's one of your kin!" Lin Bei said with a mischievous smile, patting the Fire Bird on his shoulder. "Aren't you going to say hello?"