"So, the Black Cloud Sect deliberately caused trouble because they discovered the iron essence here!"

Li Qinghe looked at the ore in his hand, frowned, and said...

Level 3 iron ore can be used almost without smelting; a piece of it of the same size is worth tens of thousands of times more than low-grade ore.

This piece of ordinary ore is worth at most two or three spirit crystals.

But a piece of level three iron essence is worth two or three thousand spirit stones.

"The Black Cloud Sect condenses black sand, making them particularly sensitive to iron ore... No wonder they deliberately dug this way!"

Lin Cang added from the side, his face also showing difficulty.

"Now that people are dead here... I'm afraid this priceless mine..."

The current reserves of level 3 iron concentrate are unclear, but the ability to produce level 3 iron concentrate implies the existence of a large quantity of level 2 iron ore.

Originally, this ore vein contained very few level-two deposits, mostly level-one deposits... and even more common iron ore.

But now that there is level three iron ore, there must also be a large amount of level two iron ore.

The value of the mineral vein has increased at least tenfold... or even more!

But now the people of the Black Cloud Sect are dead here, and the Luoshui Sect still has Nascent Soul cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect stationed here.

The iron essence here... is bound to be lost.

Unless they directly offer up the mine and seek the protection of Chunyang Palace... they take the lion's share, while Qingyun Sect gets the scraps.

Li Qinghe also frowned deeply, feeling a great sense of unease.

If it really came down to a real fight with the Black Cloud Sect, I wouldn't be afraid.

But there are still Nascent Soul cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect within the Luoshui Sect, and more importantly, people from the Black Cloud Sect died in the mines...

There were also eyewitnesses from the Luoshui Sect!

Of course, if there were no eyewitnesses from the Luoshui Sect... then there's even less to explain.

The location where Level 3 Iron Essence appeared was within the previously agreed-upon area of ​​the Qingyun Sect.

In theory, this would belong entirely to the Qingyun Sect.

But now that the two sects belong to different factions, things are probably not so simple...

"What deep-seated grudge does this mysterious person hold against our sect that they would go to such lengths to frame us..."

These words caused all three people in the room to exchange strange glances, their eyes frequently sweeping towards Ye Feng.

Li Qinghe, however, was seriously pondering.

I just can't figure it out no matter how much I think about it.

If they had a grudge against the Qingyun Sect, why would they spare Lin Cang and his companion's lives... and even treat their wounds with expensive medicine?

If there was no grudge, why would he leave the ring for Ye Feng to pick up, and then come to the mine to kill someone, leaving the ring behind as well?

"Why don't you take your men and go back first, Qinghe? Leave this to me!"

Their true colors have already been revealed; the showdown is not far off.

Ye Feng wasn't entirely at ease knowing Qinghe wouldn't leave.

Now that he's gone to the Black Cloud Sect, what if they send people over again?

Moreover, there is also Jade Demon True Lord of the Heavenly Demon Sect here.

Hearing Ye Feng's words, Li Qinghe couldn't help but roll her eyes at him again.

"You think you're invincible? I'll leave it to you!"

"I have informed the sect of the situation, and I believe the sect leader will make a decision!"

Ye Feng and his companion took a detour, which took them almost two days and one night to reach the Qingyun Sect. In reality, the journey to the sect is over 2,000 kilometers and should only take about twenty hours.

If you were flying at full speed at the speed of a Golden Core cultivator, it would only take three or four hours.

However, this place is closer to the Luoshui Sect.

Moreover, before Ye Feng arrived, Tan Xia had already sent a message to her fellow disciples and reported it to the Luoshui Sect immediately.

At this moment, Luo Shuizong was already arguing with the Black Obsidian Demon Prince stationed there about this matter.

"Black Obsidian Demon Prince, the Black Cloud Sect subordinates you brought tried to kill our Foundation Establishment deacons without any reason. Shouldn't you uphold justice in this matter?"

"Exactly! We didn't object when you asked him to gather some black sand materials, but now he's killing people for no reason and trying to provoke conflict with the Qingyun Sect. Subordinates like this will only bring you trouble!"

"That's right. Although our Luoshui Sect belongs to the Heavenly Demon Sect, you can't just kill people at will, can you?"

"We belong to the Heavenly Demon Sect, not the Black Cloud Sect. This Black Cloud Sect disciple must pay with his life, and the Black Cloud Sect must give us an explanation!"

...

The Obsidian Demon Prince remained silent, only looking at the crowd with a mocking gaze.

During this period, although he regained his Golden Core strength with the help of his father, Jade Demon True Monarch,

However, within the sect, he was far behind the other Golden Core demon disciples.

I came to the Luoshui Sect both to earn merit and to escape challenges from other demonic disciples.

But I never expected to encounter such an unexpected gain here.

Chen Gui had actually told him about the iron essence long ago, and it was he who instructed Chen Gui to summon his fellow disciples to help with the mining.

The speed at which Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Black Cloud Sect can mine mineral veins is naturally unmatched by ordinary Qi Refining cultivators.

Maybe I can earn tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones by the time I leave.

Now that Chen Gui has committed murder, it's clear that the matter of the Level 3 Iron Essence has been exposed.

However, it doesn't matter to Luo Shui Sect even if they are exposed. The Level 3 Iron Essence was discovered by their people, so it's only right that they keep some.

The problem is, this iron essence is located within the territory of the Qingyun Sect...

"I think you've come to the wrong person. Didn't the message say that your people were attacked on Qingyun Sect territory?"

"Furthermore, if Chen Gui intended to kill someone, would your people still be able to send a message back?"

The Obsidian Demon Prince looked at the elders of the Luoshui Sect and said calmly,

"Besides, you keep talking about fighting and killing... Is this deacon's spirit tablet broken? Is he completely dead?"

Once a person is completely dead, it becomes easier to cause trouble for the Qingyun Sect.

But as soon as he asked the question, the members of the Luoshui Sect looked at each other, unsure how to answer.

The soul tablet was not broken.

In fact, they just wanted to find a reason to get the Heavenly Demon Sect to lower some of the "protection fees" they were charging.

Previously, the resources handed over to the Hunyuan Sect each year were worth about 50,000 high-grade items.

Now that it's the Heavenly Demon Sect, the price has doubled!

Moreover, this Obsidian Demon Prince, along with several lackeys, came over and demanded that cultivators from the sect serve him in bed.

Only after everyone vehemently opposed it was the matter finally dropped.

But because of this, the other party has the upper hand when making demands, and can even be more unreasonable than before.

The Obsidian Demon Prince coldly stared at the crowd, a sinister glint in his eyes.

Why would someone come looking for trouble over something so trivial?

"Next time, remember to get things straight first! And..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly attacked, striking the face of the mid-stage Golden Core cultivator beside him.

Everyone was stunned for a moment by this sudden surprise.

"You're not allowed to yell at me anymore!"

Obsidian Demon Prince shook his hand.

"I am the Demon Child of the Heavenly Demon Sect, with a status equivalent to your sect's patriarch. If this happens again, the punishment will not be so simple!"

The one who was humiliated by the Obsidian Demon Prince was Zhang Ji, the Enforcement Elder of the Luoshui Sect.

Having cultivated the Tao for three hundred years, I have never suffered such humiliation.

Her expression shifted between light and shadow before settling into a calm expression. She summoned her longsword and charged towards the Obsidian Demon Prince.

"I'll fight you to the death!"