The iron ore mine is located in a mountain range at the border of the territories of the Tianxuan Sect and the Ziwei Sect.
The vegetation on this mountain range is much more lush than in the surrounding area because it is rich in iron ore. As a result, the Tianxuan Sect has also developed this area into its own property.
The Ironstone Manor, located within the ironstone mine, also belongs to the Tianxuan Sect. Since the iron ore is relatively common and considered a mortal item, only one or two pieces of Xuan Iron are occasionally found here. Gradually, the Tianxuan Sect has paid less and less attention to this place.
Gradually, it was taken over and managed by an ordinary family within the Tianxuan Sect.
After the unexpected discovery of the spirit stones, the place attracted the attention of many families, and even caused a dispute between the families in the territory of Tianxuan Sect and the families in the territory of Ziwei Sect.
The conflict only ended after the intervention of sects such as Tianxuan Sect and Ziwei Sect.
This iron ore mine originally belonged to the Tianxuan Sect, but due to the joint efforts of the Xuantian Sword Sect, Ziwei Sect, and Qiwu Sect, it can only be opened now, allowing disciples from all sides to confidently search for spirit stones.
The group of four was outside the iron ore mine, where they could see traces of a battle and some dried bloodstains.
Looking at the huge crater in front of him, Qin Xin's eyes revealed a great deal of surprise.
After years of mining, the iron ore mines now extend deep underground, and looking up, you can only see some things through the dim torchlight.
There are also man-made walkways around the mine, presumably for the convenience of workers to enter and exit.
However, after the disciples of the five major sects of Zhongzhou arrived, all the workers who had previously worked here were moved away.
Sensing the faint spiritual energy emanating from the bottom of the mine, the four of them circulated their Yuan energy, took light steps, and slowly descended into the mine.
During the descent, Qin Xin glanced around and, through his spiritual sense, discovered several pieces of black iron.
This black iron is one of the best materials for forging spiritual energy. Although the price is not extremely expensive, it is still a considerable sum of money.
With Ling Hanyan and the others around, Qin Xin couldn't easily find an excuse to go and collect the iron. Instead, he secretly noted down the locations of the black iron to collect later.
It took about fifteen minutes for the four of them to reach the bottom of the mine.
Looking at the interconnected passageways cleared by human hands, the four of them were momentarily at a loss as to which direction to proceed.
Ling Hanyan took out the Spirit-Seeking Disc, and after her Yuan Power quietly flowed into it, the Spirit-Seeking Disc trembled slightly. Then, in one direction of the passage, the Spirit-Seeking Disc also lit up with a faint red light.
"This way!" After determining the direction, Ling Hanyan did not hesitate at all, and immediately took the Spirit-Seeking Disc and flew away.
Qin Xin, Xiahou Chu, and the other two followed closely behind.
Looking at the devastated passages around him, Qin Xin could tell that these places were opened up by bombardment in search of spirit stones.
As they walked along the passage, they did not encounter any other martial artists along the way.
After reaching the end of the passage, the red light on the Spirit-Seeking Disc became slightly stronger.
Ling Hanyan looked at the stone wall in front of her, her eyes lowered slightly, and a phantom of a long spear appeared behind her. Blue flames surged continuously at the junction of the spearhead and the shaft.
"Bang!"
With a crisp sound, the stone wall in front of Ling Hanyan suddenly shattered.
Then the martial spirit behind him slowly dissipated.
"Senior Sister Ling's eight-star Martial Spirit Fire Tassel Overlord Spear is indeed formidable!" Xiahou Chu couldn't help but say with some emotion.
"Eight-star Martial Spirit, Fire Tassel Overlord Spear!" Qin Xin murmured in shock, because Ling Hanyan's Martial Spirit was extremely powerful. If his Black Cudgel Martial Spirit were to fight against it, it would probably shatter in a single blow.
As she spoke, Ling Hanyan waved her hand lightly, and four stones emitting a faint blue light slowly flew out from the pile of rubble in front of her.
"Four low-grade spirit stones!" Yang Ruoyi said with some delight.
With a light wave of her hand, Ling Hanyan sent four low-grade spirit stones landing in front of the four people.
Qin Xin, also curious, held the low-grade spirit stone in his hand, feeling the vigorous spiritual power within it.
"Take them all!" Ling Hanyan said calmly.
It seems that Ling Hanyan doesn't even care about these low-grade spirit stones.
Just after the group accepted the low-grade spirit stones, a series of beast roars startled them, causing them to quickly leave.
"Roar! Roar!"
A series of beastly roars echoed continuously, causing the area around the passage to tremble.
The four could sense that something was rushing towards them from underground, seemingly due to the sound of Ling Hanyan breaking through the stone wall.
As the four of them quickly left, Qin Xin glanced back curiously and discovered that the creatures underground had a very peculiar appearance.
Its thick, numerous long legs continuously shattered the surrounding rock walls, and its beak had two blackened beast teeth that seemed extremely sharp and gleamed with a chilling light.
The monsters underground seem to be extremely powerful; Qin Xin had previously read about them in some ancient texts.
Eat centipedes!
These centipedes live underground year-round. After reaching adulthood, they can grow into level six demonic beasts, and some may even mutate and evolve directly into level seven demonic beasts.
The mouthparts of the centipede secrete venom that can easily melt even the hardest rocks. Furthermore, they feed on various ores, which, once absorbed, continuously temper their bodies, making their flesh far stronger than that of ordinary level six demonic beasts. Even a martial artist at the Solid Core stage would find it difficult to break through their defenses.
Although it was just a fleeting glance, Qin Xin saw the entire beast. Fortunately, he escaped quickly; otherwise, if he had been tainted by its venom, his body would have been melted into dust.
"Over here!" Ling Hanyan held the Spirit-Seeking Disc in her hands, her eyes showing some worry.
Throughout their escape, she continuously used her own Yuan power to help Qin Xin and the other two.
Fortunately, Ling Hanyan was an alchemist, so she wasn't worried about the consumption of her Yuan energy.
After reaching a relatively safe place, Ling Hanyan let out a slight breath, then took out a cyan pill and put it directly into her mouth.
Looking at the pills that Ling Hanyan was taking, Qin Xin could sense that the quality of the pills was no less than the sixth grade, because he could tell from the spiritual energy vortex emanating from her body at that moment.
After exchanging glances, Qin Xin, Xiahou Chu, and Yang Ruoyi also took some recovery pills and put them in their mouths.
The energy consumed during the escape was now being recovered at an accelerated pace.
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