Two days passed without any incident. Ling Tian had no idea how many spirit stones he had dug up, but the ores he had dug out had piled up in the space into a mountain about twenty feet high. According to his estimation, the number of spirit stones contained in it should be no less than 100,000.

It was far from enough. Ling Tian had a big appetite, so he picked up the Fengming Sword again and started cutting along the vein. Thinking that every piece he cut contained several spirit stones, Ling Tian didn't feel tired.

I didn't know how deep it was, but suddenly I felt the spiritual energy around me become thicker, and every breath I took gave me a huge shock.

“Mid-grade!!!”

On the incision that had just been made, several bright white lights attracted Ling Tian's attention. He picked up the Fengming Sword and dug it out. The spiritual power contained in it was not comparable to that of low-grade spirit stones.

"Is this place close to the core of the spiritual vein?"

Ling Tian's guess was not unreasonable, because the spirit of the weapon had told him about the formation of various mineral veins and the vein routes. Once a large number of medium-grade spirit stones were discovered in the mineral veins, it was very likely that the core of the spirit vein was nearby. If it was really the core, then he would be rich in the true sense, because only when the spirit marrow was formed could spirit stones be derived. Even the most ordinary spirit marrow was of immeasurable value.

In order to confirm his guess, Ling Tian continued to expand and dig around. After nearly an hour, most of the hundreds of spirit stones he dug out were medium-grade, and there were even a few high-grade ones. This discovery made him more certain that there must be a spirit vein core nearby.

Breathing rapidly, Ling Tian held the Fengming Sword and cut even harder, but he dug until night but still found no trace of the thing, which made him very suspicious.

"We've dug nearly a hundred feet wide, but why is there no trace of the spirit essence? Could it be that what the spirit of the weapon said is wrong?"

Ling Tian didn't believe it and went crazy again. Unfortunately, after several hours, he still got nothing, which made him a little depressed. However, he recovered quickly. After all, he had gained enough.

Just when he was about to continue digging, Ling Tian felt that the two major formations he had set up were moving. After thinking about it, he decided to escape from this place.

Returning along the same route, Ling Tian arrived at the entrance of the small fork in the road in less than a quarter of an hour. Through the formation, he sensed that there were more than a dozen men in black outside bombing the area in turns. After feeling the situation of the spirit stone at the center of the formation, he estimated that it could last for more than half an hour, which was enough for him to escape from here.

Ling Tian walked back more than ten steps, first used the Fengming Sword to cut a two-foot-sized piece of ore on the cave wall, and then continued to dig deeper. When he dug out enough to accommodate him, he blocked the cave entrance with the ore he had dug out at the beginning, and then set up an illusion array to make the wall look intact.

After doing this, Ling Tian picked up the Fengming Sword and continued cutting vertically. According to his memory, he soon merged with a route he had dug before.

Ling Tian took out the pickaxe they gave him, stuffed dozens of low-grade spirit stones into the storage bag, and walked out of the mine as if nothing had happened. At the same time, he used his spiritual sense that was comparable to that of a mid-stage Jindan to avoid danger.

A quarter of an hour later, Ling Tian arrived at the exit of the mine safely.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators were all attracted by the illusion array he had set up. The only one left here to guard was a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining. However, he looked somewhat resentful, leaning against the cave wall and muttering, "Damn it! Why did you leave me here to guard? I want to go mining... Who?"

"Sir, I'm here to return the spirit stone."

He was already in a bad mood, and when he saw that it was a miner, he kicked Ling Tian twice.

"Oh, sir, please spare me, please spare me!"

Ling Tian, ​​who was kicked over, pretended to be frightened and submissive, which gave the man great satisfaction.

"Humph, pour out the spirit stones. You've never been back, do you know that?"

"This... ah, that's right!"

Ling Tian had no idea what the man was planning, and he understood it immediately. When the spirit stones in the storage bag were poured out, the man couldn't help but breathe quickly. There were hundreds of spirit stones, and several of them were of medium quality.

The man squatted down excitedly and stroked the spirit stones, thinking to himself that he had made a lot of money this time. This was much more satisfying than digging for life and death.

He glanced at Ling Tian, ​​greed flashed in his eyes, and the man came up with a plan to make a fortune, but he quickly returned to normal.

After putting everything into his space ring, the man threatened fiercely, "No one who keeps a tight lid will have a good ending. Understand?"

"I understand. I'll...I'll go in and continue digging."

As soon as Ling Tian left, the man behind him immediately drew his magical sword and smiled sinisterly, thinking, "Only the dead can keep their mouths shut, haha!"

Ling Tian in front had no idea of ​​the other party's intentions, so the mine tunnels he chose were extremely secretive and remote, and his speed was also much slower, just waiting for the other party to come and give him a fatal blow without any defense.

Originally, when Ling Tian was at the cave entrance, he wanted to directly use the spiritual power that transcended the foundation-building stage to kill the monster. However, this would only leave him injured and weak for quite some time, which would put him in a passive position. After all, he was only at the third level of Qi Refining and any second-level monster could take his life.

After walking for a while, Ling Tian stopped, took out a pickaxe and pretended to dig. After a few breaths, he noticed someone behind him. The man seemed to be very confident in his Qi-gathering technique, and he actually came one meter behind Ling Tian before raising his sword.

Just as he was about to make a move, Ling Tian suddenly turned around and smiled, and at the same time used the soul power of the thirteenth level of Qi Refining to bombard the man's brain, causing him to suddenly stagnate.

At this moment, a fiery red sword light flashed by. The man bit his throat in disbelief, whimpered a few times, and fell into a pool of blood.

“Huh~”

Ling Tian breathed a sigh of relief. Even if he had only used the power of his perfected Qi Refining soul, he still felt uncomfortable for a while. It was really not easy to be at a low level.

Without taking a rest, Ling Tian collected the man's storage ring, used a few fireballs to destroy the body and returned the same way. Unexpectedly, when he reached the exit, he found dozens of miners standing there hesitating.

After listening to their conversation for a while, Ling Tian already knew what they were thinking. They wanted to escape but were afraid of being caught and killed. In fact, they were just jealous of the spirit stones on their bodies and wanted to take them for themselves.

Ling Tian smiled in his heart. With so many living decoys around, his own safety would be greatly improved.

"Then I'll be the leader for a while, hehe!"

Ling Tian's appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention. Without saying a word, he walked straight to the cave entrance and escaped.

With a leader in place, they could no longer sit still and fled one after another. Of course, some of them changed their minds at the last minute and went back to Gaomi to act like traitors.

As for their fate, it is not difficult to guess. These are not things that Ling Tian considers. At this time, he has already deviated from the cave for dozens of miles, but for safety reasons, he still has to move forward.