After stopping, Ling Hanyan's originally calm face showed some worry.
“This is the deepest part of the iron ore mine,” Ling Hanyan said softly. “Qin Xin, you should stay here and wait. After all, you have just entered the Yuanfu Realm, and we may not have time to take care of you afterward.”
Qin Xin naturally understood Ling Hanyan's words. After entering the iron mine, Xiahou Chu and Yang Ruoyi had been protecting him.
If they were to venture into the deepest part of this iron ore mine, they would inevitably encounter some powerful centipedes that would prey on Qin Xin. It would be difficult to guarantee Qin Xin's safety, and it would also distract them.
Most importantly, Ling Hanyan's purpose in coming here was to help the Tianxuan Sect compete for the top-grade spirit stones beneath this iron mine, so bringing him along would only be a burden.
However, after hearing Ling Hanyan's words, Yang Ruoyi and Xiahou Chu did not object, but looked at Qin Xin with some worry.
"Besides these centipedes, the most important thing about this iron mine is to guard against disciples from other sects. If..." Xiahou Chu was speaking when Qin Xin interrupted him, cutting off all his worries.
"It's alright, I'll just look for some spirit stones around here. Don't worry, with the wind-moving talisman given by the Grand Elder, I can escape quickly if I encounter danger."
Qin Xin had actually wanted to act alone for a long time. He had spiritual sense and could detect the presence of spirit stones in the surrounding area. However, he had not had the opportunity to leave because he was traveling with several people.
After hearing Qin Xin's words, Yang Ruoyi slowly nodded and said, "Alright, if we leave this iron mine, Junior Brother Qin can go directly to the courtyard where the Grand Elder was before and wait. After we finish our business, we will return to Tianxuan Sect together."
After reaching a consensus, the group headed straight into the depths of the iron ore mine without any hesitation.
Before leaving, Ling Hanyan unexpectedly added a word of advice: "Be careful."
Ling Hanyan's sudden concern surprised Xiahou Chu, who glanced at Qin Xin with a mischievous grin.
However, these little expressions naturally did not escape Ling Hanyan's eyes. After glaring at Xiahou Chu, the latter immediately became obedient.
After confirming that the three had left, Qin Xin did not remain idle. He turned around and headed towards the location of the black iron he had previously discovered.
"Qin Xin, there are many powerful figures watching this iron mine, so try to minimize communication to avoid being discovered." Dan Qing's voice also rang in Qin Xin's mind at this moment.
Qin Xin was naturally aware of the implications of this.
Today, this iron ore mine can be said to have become a place for the disciples of the five sects in Zhongzhou to compete. Although it is only for the purpose of seizing spirit stones, it is actually a test of the strength of the disciples of the five sects.
On his way to the place he had previously noted, Qin Xin sensed the presence of some martial artists in the mine tunnels through his spiritual perception.
To avoid conflict, Qin Xin chose to simply bypass the group.
"arrive!"
Qin Xin's face showed some joy after he arrived at the location.
To avoid mobilizing his Yuan energy and causing fluctuations that might attract the attention of the surrounding martial artists and the demonic beasts living in the mine, Qin Xin directly took out the Nine Flames Battle Immortal Sword.
After gently cutting open the stone in front of him, a palm-sized stone with a dark color came into Qin Xin's view.
As a very important material for refining weapons, the value of this black iron is not low. The Blazing Black Iron Furnace in Qin Xin's hands was able to become a third-grade pill furnace precisely because some black iron was mixed in during the refining process.
If this whole piece of black iron were used to forge a pill furnace, its grade would probably reach the fifth or even sixth grade.
After taking out the piece of black iron, Qin Xin examined it carefully. It was the first time he had ever seen such a thing. He could clearly feel that the black iron was quite heavy, and it also looked very hard from the surface.
However, there was a scratch on the surface of this piece of black iron, which Qin Xin accidentally scratched when he used the Nine Flames Battle Immortal Sword to collect the black iron.
For a moment, Qin Xin was somewhat surprised by the sharpness of the Nine Flames Battle Immortal Sword.
Since Qin Xin obtained the Nine Flames Battle Immortal Staff and it was attached to the sword array, it has now transformed into the form of a sword. No matter how Qin Xin uses it, this form seems to be fixed and can no longer be transformed into the form of a staff.
This led Qin Xin to speculate that it might originally be a longsword, but it had transformed into a staff because it was missing something.
Qin Xin gently ran his fingertip across the ring, causing a slight fluctuation of spiritual energy to emanate from it. The entire piece of black iron was then stored inside the ring.
"Boy! Hand over that piece of black iron!"
Suddenly, two people rushed out from the side, one blocking Qin Xin's way out, and the other blocking his way back.
Upon hearing the voice, Qin Xin frowned slightly and looked the two people up and down.
It was discovered that both of their clothes bore a hammer symbol, which represented the Weapon Martial Sect, one of the five major sects of Central Continent.
"Third level of Yuanfu realm!"
Qin Xin immediately judged the cultivation levels of the two men, so he was not afraid at all.
Since entering the Yuanfu Realm, Qin Xin has not yet fought against other martial artists, and these two are not very strong. This is a good opportunity for Qin Xin to test himself.
The two members of the Qiwu Sect were unaware that they had become trial stones in Qin Xin's eyes. Instead, they stared at Qin Xin, whose strength was only at the first level of the Yuanfu Realm, with their eyes full of excitement and determination.
After entering the iron mine, the two martial arts masters searched the area but found nothing.
The spirit stones on the outer perimeter were basically all swept away by the disciples who entered at the beginning. Although there were still quite a few spirit stones deep inside the iron ore mine, given their strength, they were still somewhat hesitant to step inside.
Just as the two, somewhat displeased, were preparing to leave the iron mine.
Just then, they saw Qin Xin put away the black iron in his hand. If they brought this palm-sized piece of black iron back to the Weapon Martial Sect, they would naturally receive a lot of rewards from the sect. So, some evil thoughts arose in their minds.
A tall man with dark skin stood in front of Qin Xin. After looking Qin Xin up and down, he said jokingly, "So you're Du Xu, a disciple of the Tianxuan Sect. It seems we've had some good luck on this trip."
Behind Qin Xin, a rather thin man with a hooked nose laughed and said, "Haha, Qian Feng, let me make this clear first, we'll split the Xuan Iron in half. The sword this guy has is pretty good, we can sell it directly to the Xuan Tian Sword Sect and get some spirit stones in return."
Seeing that the two seemed to have him cornered, Qin Xin couldn't help but smile.
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