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The Great Commander held absolute authority throughout the Mystic Realm Mine.

As soon as his order was issued,

that day, the entire mine was plastered with wanted posters for Xiao Ga.

This caused a huge stir throughout the Xuanjing Mine.

Especially the numerous mine slaves, who were ecstatic.

Simply because the person in charge had spoken:

Whoever could provide information about that Ugly Bird, or capture it, would be able to shed their identity as a mine slave.

This was undoubtedly a fatal attraction for the mine slaves.

To many mine slaves, this mine shaft was a hellish place.

Now, with an opportunity to escape this purgatory, everyone erupted with immense enthusiasm.

For a time, the entire mine broke out into a frenzy of bird-hunting.

Zhong Qing had just returned from drinking with Wu Zhao and his three brothers.

Meanwhile, Xiang Fei had already approached him with a mysterious look.

“Brother Zhong, good news, great news.”

Zhong Qing was surprised.

“What good news?”

Xiang Fei held up a wanted poster.

“Look, as long as we catch this Ugly Bird, we can shed our mine slave status.”

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!”

Zhong Qing took the wanted poster and saw it was Xiao Ga.

What did it do to incur such wrath that the entire mine was hunting it?

“Brother Zhong, you have a wide network and unconventional methods.”

“Now you've even befriended three people in charge.”

“It doesn't matter much if you don't complete the task for a few days.”

“If you have time, you might as well go around and look.”

“If you can catch this Ugly Bird, you’ll be able to escape this bitter sea.”

Clearly,

Xiang Fei had not recognized Xiao Ga.

But he couldn't be blamed.

Xiao Ga was in its infancy, changing almost daily.

Plus, it had gotten itself dirty from recent mining.

Could Zhong Qing tell him that Xiao Ga was right under his command?

“We’ll see!”

He rubbed his forehead.

“Brother Zhong, you must take this matter to heart.”

Xiang Fei came and went in a hurry.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to remind him.

When Zhong Qing returned to his Immortal Cave,

he saw Xiao Ga tearfully complaining to Kirin.

Then, with a wronged expression, it said, “Big Brother, that person was too mean!”

“He hit me!”

Qilin Xiao Hei angrily said,

“This is outrageous! How dare they bully my little brother?”

“Come on, Big Brother will take you to get even.”

“Where are you going?”

Zhong Qing entered the Immortal Cave, his face expressionless.

“Master!”

Seeing Zhong Qing, Xiao Hei's anger subsided.

Then, with a fawning expression, he said, “Master, Xiao Ga was outside minding its own business, bothering no one, and suddenly it was slapped.”

“Was that a slap to it? That was clearly a slap to your face!”

“I’m going to take it to get justice.”

Zhong Qing: “…”

Why hadn't he noticed that Xiao Hei had a bit of a dark side?

He looked at Xiao Ga.

“What happened today?”

Xiao Ga then recounted the whole story from beginning to end.

Afterward, it excitedly added,

“Master, I didn’t embarrass you.”

“Although I was hit by that big guy,”

“I also snatched a Medicinal Pill from him.”

“Here, it’s this one!”

As it spoke, it proudly spat out a Medicinal Pill from its mouth, as if seeking praise.

It was indeed a top-grade Imperial Medicinal Pill.

Zhong Qing instantly understood.

Why the entire mine was so extensively hunting Xiao Ga.

This little fellow probably still didn't realize what a huge mess it had stirred up.

After pondering for a moment, he said, “You two, stay in the mine for this period, don’t run around.”

Although he had no good feelings towards Phoenix Feather Sect,

now was not the time to fall out with them.

A moment later, Zhong Qing continued, “After some time, I will make a move to get even for you.”

“Master is mighty!”

Upon hearing that Zhong Qing would act, Xiao Hei and Xiao Ga instantly beamed with joy.

In their eyes, as long as their Master made a move, this matter was sure to be settled.

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In the following days, the appearance of the wanted poster became the subject of intense discussion throughout the mine.

Some people in charge sighed.

They were both birds!

The Phoenix Feather Sect lost a Divine Bird, and the Great Commander was hunting a criminal bird.

Why was the difference so great?

If these two birds were the same, that would be great.

But now, not only could they not find the Divine Bird, but they also had to find another one.

“A life of toil!”

The person in charge looked at the wanted poster in his hand and suddenly noticed something seemed off.

For some reason, he felt that this Ugly Bird somewhat resembled the Divine Bird enshrined in their Sect.

But very quickly, he dismissed this ridiculous notion.

“The Divine Bird is unparalleled in majesty and extraordinary in divinity. How can this bald bird be compared to the Divine Bird?”

“It must be that I’ve been too busy lately, causing hallucinations.”

Time quietly passed for three days amidst everyone's fervent search.

For three days, the enthusiasm for searching for the Ugly Bird remained high.

Whenever they had spare time, they would always like to search in corners.

Unfortunately, ever since Xiao Ga received Zhong Qing's order, it had not left the Immortal Cave, so their search was naturally futile.

And just as everyone was immersed in the bird-hunting craze,

on this day!

a major event occurred in the entire Ten Mine.

The mountain range trembled, and the earth's crust shifted.

A divine light shot up from the ground into the sky.

The divine light soared, bringing with it an endless aura of treasure.

“Is this, a treasure appearing?”

Someone was moved.

Even within the mine shaft, they felt a dazzling treasure light.

This treasure light almost filled the entire Ten Mine.

It caused countless people to exclaim and speculate endlessly.

Some older mine slaves beamed with joy.

If a valuable treasure was unearthed in the mine, and the higher-ups were pleased, their lives would undoubtedly improve significantly.

Judging by the richness of this treasure light, this treasure was extraordinary.

They didn't know if it was dug out by someone or appeared on its own.

If it was the former, those who dug out the treasure would probably be incredibly lucky.

The appearance of the treasure naturally caught the attention of the mine's high-level officials immediately.

Lu Feng, at this time, temporarily suppressed his murderous intent towards that Ugly Bird.

He immediately led people to the scene.

None of the mine slaves knew what treasure had been unearthed.

But some people saw that,

not long after, the Great Commander of the mine left the Mystic Realm Mine in a great hurry.

He looked as if something extremely urgent had happened.

This led everyone to speculate that the treasure that appeared this time was extraordinary.

Otherwise, the Great Commander wouldn't have acted in such a manner.

They also wondered if the Phoenix Feather Sect, upon obtaining such a valuable treasure, would be so pleased as to give them a few more days off.

In this hellish mine shaft,

being given a few days off was clearly the greatest blessing.

However, the blessing the mine slaves awaited did not appear.

Three days later!

The Great Commander returned and immediately summoned all the mine managers and even the high-level officials.

He said with a serious face,

“Everyone, the newly unearthed treasure is of great significance and can elevate the strength and foundation of our Phoenix Feather Sect by several levels.”

“But this treasure is too precious, and not a single piece of information about it must be leaked.”

“To ensure secrecy, from today onwards, all personnel in the Mystic Realm Mine are forbidden from leaving.”

“During this period, you must all firmly hold your posts.”

“No mistakes can be made.”

“Furthermore, that supreme treasure has not yet fully emerged. It is protected by a co-existing grand Formation around it. In a few days, experts from the Sect will come to retrieve this treasure. At that time, there might be a huge commotion, and even the Formations around the mine might be affected. To prevent any mine slaves from taking advantage of the Sect experts retrieving the treasure to cause trouble and escape, thus leaking the information,”

“the Sect's high-level officials have decided,”

“to bury alive all the mine slaves in the entire Ten Mine!”

As soon as these words were uttered, everyone's hearts trembled.

There were thousands of mine slaves in the entire Ten Mine.

If they were all buried alive, it would be a river of blood!

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