Gao Han discovered it immediately. The amplitude of the vibration was not large and it was very light, but Tianjiao's senses were stronger than those of ordinary disciples.
Chai Chengyun thought it was an illusion because there was no movement afterwards. He came to Gao Han and looked at him with a frosty face.
"Gao Tianjiao is really putting on such a big show. If I remember correctly, demons are the natural enemies of Lingtian Continent. Every cultivator has the responsibility to deal with demons even if they don't cooperate." Chai Chengyun's words were full of thorns, and the thorns were long and sharp.
Gao Han knew what he wanted to say as soon as he heard it. He had already seen how Zhang Mingyang and the other man tried to lure the demon over, but they ended up losing more than they gained. He had not taken it seriously. He did not expect that Ji Shang Zong would dare to question him about this matter.
"If you mean that your fellow disciples tried to lead the demon to my side, but the demon didn't fall for it and killed your other fellow disciples, then I can only tell you that responsibility is not an obligation."
After being ridiculed, Chai Chengyun's face turned pale and blue, "You were fine before, why didn't you go and kill the demon?"
"I killed a demon genius, and my spiritual power is exhausted. I can't rest, and I have to sacrifice myself to help you kill the demon, right? Where's your face?" Gao Han asked back coldly.
Chai Chengyun is a genius. Although his status in Jishang Sect is not as high as Senior Brother Wen and the others, many people still have to give him face. He has never been ridiculed like this before. He immediately became angry and said, "You don't look exhausted at all."
"Do I have to show you how exhausted I am?" Gao Han never had a good face towards those who were unreasonable.
Being asked questions one after another and being unable to refute them, Chai Chengyun couldn't hold back his face and couldn't help asking, "Then how do you explain the fact that you secretly learned the Eight Divine Swords from my Jishang Sect?"
Gao Han's face turned cold. "Are all the monks who use swords in this world stealing the sword techniques of the Supreme Sect?"
"You!" Chai Chengyun was angry.
At this moment, the ground suddenly shook violently. The previous feeling was not an illusion. The ground was indeed shaking, and the amplitude was getting bigger and bigger. With a loud bang, a part of the ground suddenly cracked.
The demons and humans who were fighting immediately stopped and looked in the direction of the loud noise with horror.
The rumbling sound was getting closer and closer, and a large group of strong monsters suddenly rushed out from behind the mountain in front. Each monster was like crazy, and some of them even had red eyes.
"Demon, the monster has gone mad!" Demons and humans were horrified.
The combat power of the mad monsters will increase by one to two times than usual. It would be fine if most of these monsters were in the Foundation Establishment Stage, but the majority are in the Golden Core Stage, and ahead of the Golden Core Stage, there are even a few Nascent Soul Stage monsters.
"Everyone run, the Nascent Soul stage monster is coming!" someone shouted in horror.
It was as if the people who were frozen in time finally reacted. There was a commotion and everyone started to flee madly.
They couldn't even deal with hundreds of Jindan-stage monsters, let alone Yuanying-stage ones. A single toe could crush them to death.
Everyone was running away like crazy. What was wrong with these monsters? Why did they suddenly go crazy for no reason?
The demons and humans who ran slowly didn't even have a chance to escape. They were trampled to death by hundreds of monsters. Their deaths were very miserable.
Chai Chengyun didn't bother to argue with Gao Han about the Eight Divine Swords, and hurriedly took the remaining disciples of the Supreme Sect to join the fleeing army.
Wherever the army of monsters passed, no grass grew. Even the corpses of those who had died in the previous war between monsters and humans were trampled to pieces. The ground was covered with pieces of flesh and deep red blood, with not a single bone left.
Zhongli Tingzhou dropped Kailos in the air and instantly came to Gao Han's side. He chased in the direction where Chang Xiaoxiao and the others had fled, and soon caught up with them.
"Uncle-master, the army of monsters has really appeared. Was it really done by Baiyun Sect and Dan Sect?" Chang Xiaoxiao was both scared and excited. She was actually right about what her uncle said.
"I don't know." Gao Han did not see any disciples from Baiyun Sect and Dan Sect, so he could not be sure whether they did it.
"It's them." Zhongli Tingzhou said suddenly.
Gao Han looked at him, "How do you know?"
"Two Baiyun Sect disciples ran away in the crowd. Their chests were a little swollen. They must have succeeded in getting the Nascent Soul monster cubs, but the price was a bit high. The others might have died." Zhongli Tingzhou smiled. "Take them and run first, and meet up with Yuan Ran and the others. I have something to do and will be back soon."
After he finished speaking, he disappeared without waiting for Gao Han to answer, but before he completely disappeared, something shot into his arms.
He was running so fast that Gao Han knew he was afraid that he would stop him, so when he saw him catch the thing, he didn't call him again.
"Uncle Gao, what's the matter with Uncle Zhongli?" Chang Xiaoxiao asked curiously.
"I don't know. I'll send you to meet Yuan Ran first. After the monster army passes, we'll go and dig for the top-grade spirit stone mine." This was the first time Gao Han had separated from Zhongli Tingzhou after entering the secret realm. No one knew what his plan was, but he roughly knew what he wanted to do.
"Yes, we still have top-grade spirit stone mines to dig."
If Gao Han hadn't mentioned it, everyone would have almost forgotten about the top-grade spirit stone mine. Their original intention of joining the war was for that top-grade spirit stone mine. Although many accidents had occurred, there was still plenty of time.
"Once we find Yuan Ran, we will dig it up right away and not give other forces any chance. Anyway, they didn't tell us how much we would get." Chang Xiaoxiao finished speaking and looked at Gao Han in admiration. "Master is smart. If he had told us how much we would get, we wouldn't have been able to dig it up so easily."
Tian Yijun had a complicated expression. It turned out that when they were thinking about the first step, he had already thought about what would happen after the ninety-ninth step.
While dodging the chasing monsters, they were looking for Yuanran and other disciples. Fortunately, Yuanran left a mark for them. As they searched along the way, the chasing monsters really became fewer and fewer. Finally, they were found in a hidden cave.
Yuan Ran paced back and forth at the entrance of the cave. He wanted to go out to find them several times, but he was afraid that he would not be there when Gao Han came. So he waited for a long time, and fortunately they finally came.
"You are finally here... Hey, where is Master Uncle Zhongli?"
"He has something to do." Gao Han told him about the top-grade spirit stone mine without waiting for him to speak, and asked him to wait until the army of monsters had passed, and then take the disciples of Zixiao Sect to dig for the top-grade spirit stone mine. They should dig as much as they could, and there was no need to leave any for other forces.
Yuan Ran was surprised and delighted, and suddenly realized that he didn't seem to intend to act with them, "What about you?"
"I'm going to find Tingzhou. The only demon who has the ability to fight now is Kailos. If you meet him, you should be able to fight him. Don't worry about others." Gao Han left after giving his instructions.
Yuan Ran actually had a lot of questions to ask him, but when he chased him out, his figure had disappeared. When he returned to the cave, he asked Senior Brother Chen and the others to tell him the whole story again.
They talked about everything, even the words that Chai Chengyun came to question Gao Han. Senior Brother Chen was relatively close at the time and happened to hear it.
"Chai Chengyun has gone too far. After leaving the secret realm this time, he will definitely not let it go."
He would definitely tell the elders of Ji Shang Sect about the Eight Divine Swords, but they couldn't just kill people to silence them, Yuan Ran felt a little worried.
"Yuanran, since the Jishang Sect is so shameless, there is no need for us to give them face. We will go and dig up the top-grade spirit stone mine and dig out all the top-grade spirit stones, leaving not a single one for them." This was the best way of revenge that Chang Xiaoxiao could think of.
"Yes, humans can defeat the demons thanks to our two uncles. Since he repays kindness with enmity, don't blame us for being unkind and unjust." Tian Yijun also said.
Yuan Ran was surprised for a moment, and then a smile flashed in his eyes. He thought that Tian Yijun didn't like his uncle and others, but he didn't expect that he would speak for them.
Half a day later, the noise outside died down a bit, and Yuan Ran immediately led everyone to look for a top-grade spirit stone mine.
On the way, they encountered several monsters that had separated from the main group, including some that had reached the great perfection of the golden elixir. They were all dealt with by Yuanran.
"Yuanran, are you about to break through?" Before others felt anything, Senior Brother Chen was the first to notice something was wrong.
如果是没有发狂的妖兽，他不会这么说，因为元然确实有实力，但是发狂的妖兽实力提升了至少一倍，他还能做到轻松斩杀，除非是要突破了。
“嗯，顺利的话。”元然点头。双洞秘境资源丰富无比，进来这么久，每个人都有收获，他也不例外。
大家一听顿时欣喜万分，元然要是在秘境里突破，说不定就是秘境里唯一一位元婴期的修士，到时遇见元婴妖兽他们也不用吓得立刻逃走了。
“大家先别高兴得太早，突破不是一件容易的事，尤其是在秘境里。”元然怕他们得意忘形，到时真招惹了元婴妖兽，他可对付不来，其他人他相信，但常小小和田一竣还是待定的，不注意两人的时候，很容易惹事。
“对，最好找一个没有危险的地方再突破。”金丹化婴，难度比液化成丹更高，而且需要有人护法，否则一出问题，人可能就毁了。
常小小突然提议道：“可以找师叔他们呀，他们实力强，护卫元然突破肯定没有问题。”
“那你去。”田一竣说。
还没在脑海里勾勒出那个画面，常小小立刻摇头，“我不去。”
田一竣鄙夷。
“突破的事再说吧，当下是极品灵石矿。”元然打断他们的话，让两位师叔祖给他护卫这种事，他暂时也不敢想。
一行人随后来到极品灵石矿附近，妖兽大军肆虐过后，这里狼籍一片，很多人都被冲散了，包括极上宗和仙女宗等门派，也不知道他们跑到哪里去，不过最终应该都会回到这里。
探得极品灵石矿的位置之后，元然就开始指使大家挖矿。
“挖到了！”常小小随便选了一个位置，结果是第一个挖出灵石的人，顿时兴奋得大声叫出来。
元然走过来，一眼就道：“果然是极品灵石矿。”
“可这不是上品灵石吗？”常小小好奇地问道。
“只有极品灵石矿，外围才会用上品灵石包裹，一条极品灵石矿脉，不可能百分百都是极品灵石，总有一些地方灵气比较薄弱。”元然解释道，“既然已经挖到了，大家手脚麻利一点，其他门派赶过来，可能还要一段时间，能挖多少是多少。”
就在他说完这句话的半个时辰后，第二波人赶过来了，却不是他们以为的极上宗或仙女宗这些势力，而是高寒和钟离庭洲。
元然立刻停下手中的动作，“你们怎么这么快就回事了，事情办完了？”
高寒摇头，“没有。”
极上宗的弟子被妖兽大军冲散了，到处都是妖兽的痕迹，柴承运没有跟极上宗的弟子一起，顺着原路找过去，线索一下子就断了。
高寒找到钟离庭洲的时候，他正站在线索断了的地方思索，实在找不着，他们就放弃了，只要极品灵石矿还在这里，他们迟早还能再见面。
元然没有追问是什么事，随即向他们汇报灵石矿的情况，“这条极品灵石矿确实不是很大，我们已经挖出上万颗极品灵石，不过越深入，周围的泥土越坚硬，很难挖得动。”
“我们来吧，能挖中心的挖中心，不能挖的挖边缘。”高寒当机立断。
元然点点头，正准备问他们有没有挖矿的铲子，就见两人取出随身的刀和剑，一时目瞪口呆，直到他们真的用刀和剑挖矿，才急忙制止他们。
“你们怎么用法宝挖矿？”
“用法宝挖矿比较快。”高寒当然知道大部分人挖矿都是用铲子，不过他觉得铲子还没有惯用的法宝快。
“就因为用法宝挖矿快？”元然觉得两人的思维有点特别，斟酌了一下，才用委婉的语气说道：“对大部分刀修或剑修来说，本命法宝相当于他们第二条性命，更应该好好的受护。”而不是用来挖矿。
“尤其是剑修，他们都把自己的剑视为比爱人更重要的东西。”他又补充一句。
钟离庭洲看了高寒一眼，理直气壮道：“我的剑怎么可能比爱人更重要，大不了再换一件，爱人没了我上哪儿再找一个一模一样的。”
元然张了张嘴，没想到钟离师叔祖居然是如此至情至性的人，他反倒不知道该怎么劝说了。
“不用担心，如果剑有损毁的地方，我会修补。”高寒说。
元然心说，我并不是担心本命法宝修补不了，灵石矿再坚硬，也硬不过本命法宝，可两人显然并没有意会到他真正的意思，“……那好吧。”
本命法宝挖矿，速度确实比铲子更快，不到一刻钟，高寒和钟离庭洲挖出来的极品灵石就是所有人总和的数倍。
“用本命法宝这么好用吗，那我也来试试。”常小小看得心动，也取出自己的本命法宝，一挖发现真的效率更高了，顿时兴奋的向田一竣推荐这种挖矿方法。
“你走开，我不想跟你说话。”田一竣闷头挖矿，他当然知道用本命法宝挖矿更快，但本命法宝根本不是这么用的好吗。
常小小不依不饶，“为什么呀，我觉得真的好好用，你看我挖三块灵石，你才挖两块，我们要是都用本命法宝挖矿的话，可以大大的提高速度，等其他门派的人来了，发现灵石矿被我们挖完了，一定很有趣。”
他的话刚说完，一些弟子不由自主地停下动作。
大家面面相觑，常师叔的话，好像也有一点道理。
“要不我们也用本命法宝挖？”陈师兄忍不住向赵师兄提议道。
赵师兄瞪大眼睛盯着他，你才跟他们待在一起多久，居然也被传染了吗？
陈师兄被看向很不好意思，但都说出口了，“宗门的规则，不是说谁弄到的资源多，谁就能分更多，别怪我没有提醒你。”
说完，他也不管其他人怎么看自己，直接取出自己的本命法宝开始挖。
其他弟子看他挖矿的速度瞬间提升，比他们快了至少一倍，顿时有些坐不住了，一个动了，第二个也开始动用本命法宝，最后连赵师兄也默默地取出本命法宝。
坚持已见，不愿意用本命法宝挖矿的元然，反而成了唯一的异类。
看到其他弟子挖得欢快的样子，元然哭笑不得，为什么一眨眼只剩下他一个人还在坚持使用铲子，话虽如此，但他还是坚决不用本命法宝挖矿。
高寒没有管他，各人有各人的选择，有的人确实会把本命法宝看得比性命还重要。
挖矿大军不再说话，大家闷头挖，挖出一颗灵石，就收进储物袋里，就这样闷头挖了两个时辰后，终于来了第一拨人。
是仙女宗，受重伤的女弟子不在了，只剩下孔凤君和贺玉滟两位师姐妹。
三人不意外的发现紫霄宗的弟子正在挖矿。
“太奸诈了，他们也太奸诈了！”贺玉滟一看到被挖出来的大洞，就知道她们晚来了多久，最起码有一个时辰，气得跺脚。
“别说了，我们动作也快点。”孔凤君现在才想起来当时的约定有多么愚蠢，但既然已经答应，就不能反悔，她也不多说，立刻取出每个弟子进入秘境后都会带的挖矿铲子。
贺玉滟也不说了，取出两把铲子，一把丢给另一位师妹，三人立刻进入山洞里。
越往里面走，三人越心惊，因为山洞太大了，根本不像是一个时辰前挖出来的，更像是挖了好几个时辰。
“他们的速度怎么会这么快，距离妖兽大军爆发也才过去半天时间，这么大的山洞，得花多长时间才能挖出来。”
“难道他们一直潜伏在附近，等妖兽大军一过去，马上就回来挖矿？”另一位师妹猜测道。
贺玉滟沉着脸，“肯定是这样，不然怎么解释这么大的山洞，不好，我们速度也得快一点，极上宗和器星谷应该很快也会赶过来。”
“我们走！”孔凤君直接用飞的，一下子就来到山洞的尽头。。
只见紫霄宗的弟子无一损失，她们还在人群中发现了元然的身影。
“元然！”
元然早就听到有人进来的声音，不等她们出声，就先转身了，看到她们便笑道：“原来是仙女宗的师妹们。”
“原来你们早发现极品灵石矿的存在，一开始就潜伏在附近是吗？”孔凤君冷声说道。
“怎么会，是高师弟通知我们过来的，你们确定还要跟我继续闲聊下去吗？”元然主动提醒道。
孔凤君不再吭声，自己寻了一处没人的地方，开始挖灵石，被紫霄宗挖剩下的，自然没那么快挖到灵石，不过她也不能去争他们挖好位置，这山洞本来就是紫霄宗的人挖出来的，从这里接着往底下挖，比她们在外面重新挖一处山洞更快，当然，真正的原因是她们不是紫霄宗的对手。
“咦？”贺玉滟挖了几下，突然发现不对，“师妹你看，紫霄宗的人手里拿着的东西，是不是他们的法宝？他们居然用法宝挖矿？”
"It's my natal magic weapon." Kong Fengjun saw it at a glance and his face looked a little ugly. As a cultivator, he actually didn't cherish his natal magic weapon.
"But they are indeed much faster in digging spirit stones than us using shovels." He Yuyan said hesitantly. Seeing them do this, she was suddenly tempted.
"Senior Sister!" Kong Fengjun shouted softly.
He Yuyan was usually a little intimidated by Junior Sister Kong, but at this moment when every second counted, she felt that she must learn from the people of Zixiao Sect, "Then you use the shovel, Junior Sister Li and I will use magic weapons."
The two of them also took out their own magical weapons. As soon as they started using them, they found that the speed was indeed much faster. After a while, they became addicted to this feeling.
Kong Fengjun originally wanted to blame them, but when he saw that their speed was indeed much faster and in less than a quarter of an hour, they finally dug up a spirit stone, he stopped talking.
"Oh my God, so many top-grade spirit stones." He Yuyan dug excitedly. A large amount of spirit stones fell out and were instantly collected into her storage bag.
Junior Sister Li was also beaming with joy from digging, but her harvest was only second to He Yuyan's.
Kong Fengjun's harvest was even less than the other two. After persisting for a while, she finally couldn't bear it anymore. After all, her situation was different from Yuan Ran's. However, she also learned to make the best of a bad situation. She didn't use her own magic weapon, but used another weapon she carried with her to dig. The control was not as precise as her own magic weapon, but the speed was a little faster.
"Senior Sister, stop digging for spirit stones outside. Let's dig together towards the center of the spirit stone mine." Kong Fengjun suddenly said.
He Yuyan was stunned for a moment, then she remembered, "Are you worried that your spiritual essence will be taken away by the people of Zixiao Sect?"
"I'm not sure whether there is spiritual marrow or not, but if we want the spiritual marrow, we must dig towards the middle." Kong Fengjun noticed that there was a smaller passage in the cave. There were two fluctuations of spiritual power in the passage, which should be those two people.
"Then let's dig towards the center of the spirit stone mine. There are many top-grade spirit stones there, so it's worth it." He Yuyan said as he changed direction.
Just as they began to race against time, disciples from Ji Shang Sect and Qi Xing Valley also rushed here.