Zhenjiang City.
"Um?"
Qin Sheng squinted. It wasn't Zhao Limin who came to greet him, but Old Ren.
"So cautious," Qin Sheng joked.
"Better safe than sorry," Mr. Ren replied.
The two exchanged a glance and headed towards Zhenjiang City.
"How many Imperial Gems have been unearthed so far?" Qin Sheng asked leisurely.
"Close to three million tons," Elder Ren explained. "Initially, their efficiency was indeed not high, but we later provided some equipment, which greatly improved the efficiency of the Chengtian Clan."
Qin Sheng nodded. Although it sounded like a lot, it was meant for all of humanity; one ton per person wouldn't be too difficult.
According to this month's research, the upper limit for ordinary people to absorb primordial energy is about three tons of royal gems, and the demand for martial artists will be much higher as their realm increases.
So that's really not much.
"It seems the Creation Cult has received quite a few allocations," Qin Sheng remarked with amusement.
"Indeed, quite a lot." Old Ren said expressionlessly.
Zhao Limin was also here when we arrived in the Kunlun Mountains.
"Tsk tsk."
Qin Sheng noticed Zhao Limin's condition; his aura was much stronger than before, and even his wrinkled forehead had been smoothed out.
Clearly, it has already absorbed the primordial energy.
"Master Qin."
Zhao Limin greeted him and stepped aside.
"To avoid any unnecessary trouble, the Imperial Gemstones that were mined are still within the Chengtian Clan's territory. Let's go and confirm it together."
"That would be perfect."
Qin Sheng didn't mind and walked straight in.
Whether it was a coincidence or not, it seemed as if Ren Lao and Zhao Limin were behind him, cutting off his escape route.
"By the way, have the accommodations for the Chengtian clan been arranged yet?"
Zhao Limin replied, "It has already been arranged. Some children have already been brought to Zhenjiang City. Once the Imperial Gemstone is mined, their entire clan can be relocated."
"That's good. It seems I should have the Creation Cult pay them a visit when I get back."
"You are welcome anytime."
Chatting idly, they walked through the road carved with murals and entered the territory of the Chengtian tribe.
At this moment, Qin Sheng looked up and saw that the dense array of imperial gems above his head had disappeared, leaving only pits of varying sizes.
"The efficiency is quite high."
Qin Sheng casually glanced at the small cave Cheng Ao had dug out; there was no longer any faint yellow light reflecting off it.
It seems that the wall made of Imperial Gems still exists there.
Qin Sheng was relieved.
At this moment, the primordial energy here has weakened considerably, and the system panel can now appear in front of Qin Sheng as usual.
As he delved deeper, Qin Sheng gradually sensed that something was amiss.
"Cheng Rong did a good job commanding."
Looking at the spotless stone wall above him, as if the Imperial Gem had never been there, Qin Sheng squinted and said, "Dug it so clean?"
Zhao Limin continued to explain: "After all, the Imperial Gemstone is extremely precious, and we don't even know if it can be regenerated, so naturally we need to cherish every bit of it."
"Alright."
Continuing deeper, Qin Sheng silently looked around after a moment.
"Then how do you explain this?"
The houses belonging to the Chengtian clan around them have all been demolished and turned into all sorts of miscellaneous items for mining royal gemstones.
"Um...maybe they have other places to stay."
Qin Sheng stopped and turned to look at Elder Ren and Zhao Limin, who were on high alert.
"It's getting a bit pointless to keep pretending."
Zhao Limin squinted, his body gradually tensing up.
Old Ren slowly spoke up: "It seems you've finally figured it out."
"Is it possible to avoid being discovered?"
Qin Sheng said coldly, "I just didn't expect that you would actually be determined to take action."
“You are only a Venerable now, but you can still kill a demigod. I’m afraid if I don’t act now, I’ll miss my chance,” Elder Ren said slowly.
Is that so?
Qin Sheng sensed something was wrong as soon as he entered the cave. Zhao Limin and Old Ren seemed worried that he would run away, so they kept blocking his way.
However, upon entering, Qin Sheng saw a yellow light emanating from the cave, indicating that the imperial gemstones there had not yet been mined.
Since they thought that with the Imperial Gemstone there, they would be worried about damaging it, Qin Sheng dismissed his guess.
However, as they ventured deeper, they found no trace of the Chengtian Clan, nor any Imperial Gemstones, leading Qin Sheng to increasingly suspect that they had absorbed the Origin Qi and now felt they could try their luck.
Upon seeing the demolished houses, including the house where the clan chief Cheng Rong lived, with the imperial gemstones gone, it was clear that the Cheng Tian clan would not be returning.
"Qin Sheng".
Startled, Qin Sheng turned around and saw Cheng Rong's angry face.
I just said they're unlikely to come back.
"You cannot absorb the Imperial Gem at all; you are not royalty!"
Hearing his question, Qin Sheng smiled and said, "It seems you are even more impatient than I thought."
"What do you mean?" Old Ren asked, squinting.
"You think I don't know about Wang Xiaopang's little tricks?"
Qin Sheng said quietly, "I only let him leak the information to you on purpose, so that you would have the illusion that you could resist the Creation Cult."
Their expressions changed slightly, while Qin Sheng sneered: "I didn't expect you to be so eager to die."
Now that they're about to take action, there's no point in Qin Sheng continuing to keep it a secret.
I simply told them the truth.
However, Elder Ren quickly regained his composure: "But it's also true that your followers cannot absorb the primordial energy, right?"
"So what if it is?"
"That's enough."
Old Ren conjured a long sword in his hand: "Since you didn't expect us to be in such a hurry, you must have come alone."
Qin Sheng narrowed his eyes: "But the four of you probably can't stop me."
"Who said there are only four?"
Several figures lifted their cloaks and emerged from the shadows.
Without exception, the aura emanating from them all belonged to Venerables!
And there were a full ten Venerable Ones here!
Including Elder Ren and Zhao Limin, there are also two members of the Chengtian clan.
Thirteen Venerables and one Demigod together trapped Qin Sheng inside this mountain!
Boom!
With a loud bang, the passageway they had come from, having lost the protection of the Imperial Gem, collapsed under the time bomb.
The few loose stones falling from above signify that this place is now completely isolated from the world.
"Is that enough?" Old Ren asked coldly.
Qin Sheng glanced at the figures around him, his expression turning serious.
Because the aura of each Venerable One here is stronger than that of any Venerable One I have seen before, there is no doubt that they have all absorbed enough primordial energy!
"It seems you're more anxious than I thought."
Qin Sheng narrowed his eyes: "There are no problems with mining the Imperial Gemstones at all. In fact, you have already transported all the Imperial Gems here out, right?"
"That's right."
"The Imperial Gem is extremely precious, and we don't want to waste it on a dying man."
"Qin Sheng, Master Qin, I'm afraid you'll have to stay here today."
"Qin Sheng, the price you pay for deceiving our Chengtian clan is your life!"
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