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Chapter 349: Chapter 346 Gold Mine
In the depths of Mu State.
Several large-devils of differing appearances were gathered together.
The Daoli Spirit Venerable’s twelve arms were like sharp swords, constantly waving about.
The emotional fluctuations that emanated from its body were filled with ferocity and irritability.
"Why, why now of all times?"
In front of it, bearing the brunt of its irritability and fury, were two Demon Demon Kings, Yafan and Gale.
Compared to the Demon Demon King previously slain by Gu Jinlai, the aura on these two Demon Demon Kings was not the slightest bit weaker, even exuding a more robust intensity.
"Spirit Venerable, that human Heavenly Monarch’s War Spiritual Artifact is too terrifying. We simply can’t withstand their sweep, Black Tin is the best lesson, a mere sword strike, and it perished under that human’s blade, that pure yang power is nothing like what a living being should be able to wield, its essence seems to be the purest destruction released by the power of ’Dao’!"
The Demon Demon King known as Yafan said with some fear.
Dao.
This is the most terrifying power held by humans.
It is because of this power that humans have the ability to resist Demon Spirits.
Apart from those at Spirit Venerable Level, even the Catastrophic-level Demon Spirits cannot shake a cultivator who possesses the ’Dao’ in their spirituality.
It is the Dao Mark of the cultivator’s spirit.
It is the embodiment of how cultivators deduce their own power to its utmost limit.
If the undying will allows cultivators to see the limit of spiritual power and willpower, then the Dao...
Has already completely released the potential a cultivator possesses.
Even a mere mortal, at the moment of their ’enlightenment,’ can burst forth with a might that still shakes the Demon Spirits.
They can lift boulders weighing several tons with their untrained flesh and blood.
They can run with a terrifying speed that far exceeds the ordinary devils.
And even when their bodies are torn asunder, they can still steadfastly defend their ground.
This, is the Dao.
Although the body of a mortal will collapse after releasing this power, if the cultivator is already strong enough, has even refined a Holy Body, combined with the power of ’Dao’...
Combined with this mysterious power that transcends the constraints of the human form of life...
It will deduce the purest limit, the most extreme destruction, the ultimate demise.
"Dao."
The Daoli Spirit Venerable’s eyes surged with unwillingness and wariness.
"Spirit Venerable, shall we... retreat? Retreat to the Three Thousand Marshes?"
Yafan cautiously suggested.
"Retreat? Do you know what retreat means? I still have half my body on the other side of the fissure; once we retreat, it will be difficult for the bodies to rejoin and then..."
The anger flickered through the eyes of the Daoli Spirit Venerable.
"Then... how shall we resist that human named Gu Jinlai?"
Yafan, the Demon Demon King, clearly lost the courage to confront Gu Jinlai.
"A human suspected of mastering the power of ’Dao,’ who is also a Heavenly Monarch... once he grows, he will inevitably become a critical threat to our hunting of this world in the future."
The Daoli Spirit Venerable spoke, pausing for a moment, "Not just us, but also the Three Thousand Marshes, the Endless Mountains, and the Vast East Sea."
"You mean..."
"Which Spirit Venerables descended to the Eastern Sea, I am not aware, but for the Three Thousand Marshes... The Great Mill Spirit Venerable is over there, right?"
The Daoli Spirit Venerable said, "The Three Thousand Marshes has always been attacking the Cangshan Mountain Sacred Land, and although they now have a significant advantage, if we are defeated, or if this human named Gu Jinlai grows... or even just wait for him to refine another powerful War Spiritual Artifact, they will face the situation of being attacked from both sides. So, if they don’t want to fight on two fronts, they must support us."
"Seeking aid from the Three Thousand Marshes..."
Yafan appeared astonished, "Would the Great Mill Spirit Venerable agree?"
This large Demon Demon King looked northwards, his expression filled with fear, "This land is under the presence of that terrifying existence."
"Under normal circumstances, the Great Mill Spirit Venerable wouldn’t agree, but now..."
The Daoli Spirit Venerable sneered, "That terrifying presence’s aura has disappeared; he ultimately couldn’t hold on any longer. Without the threat of that terrifying presence, if we invite the Great Mill Spirit Venerable over, it would be more than willing."
"Gone?"
Yafan’s eyes widened.
The ferocious face was filled with "shock" that belonged to humans.
"Indeed, I still have a part of my body that hasn’t transformed into a devil; I still have some telepathy with that so-called Spirit Realm. Thus, I can tell, that terrifying existence has indeed disappeared,"
the Daoli Spirit Venerable emphasized.
"Disappeared... it has actually disappeared... If that terrifying existence in Qiantian has vanished..."
The Demon Demon King seemed to have seen hope, and its huge body began to tremble.
Excitement filled its emotions.
Times have changed.
Over the years, with the help of the new system and the powerful devils they assimilated, the lineage of the Demon Spirits has gained significant advantages in various places.
The struggle between the Three Thousand Marshes and the Cangshan Mountain Sacred Land was no exception.
If it weren’t for avoiding the Cangshan Mountain Sacred Land’s people losing their will to fight and dragging down their spirituality in despondency, the Three Thousand Marshes would have probably uprooted that large power with more than two hundred million people.
They have always refrained from extinguishing the Cangshan Mountain Sacred Land, to avoid a dead marsh, and fish situation. But if they found out that there was bigger prey like Qiantian for them to feast on...
The devils of the Three Thousand Marshes would not hesitate to traverse the border of Mu State and flood into Qiantian.
While doing so, the big slice of the Qiantian cake will have to be shared with the devils from the Three Thousand Marshes, but compared to the current situation of being wiped out and expelled from Mu State, what’s a little sacrifice?
It’s the meat in the mouth that counts as good meat.
"I will personally rush to the Three Thousand Marshes."
Gaia spoke and immediately added, "Shall we inform the Endless Mountains and the Eastern Sea? In Qiantian, there still remain some masters, and there are even weapons specially crafted by those monsters to target us."
"Do you think the hunters who are sharing the spoils of Qiantian are not enough?"
The Daoli Spirit Venerable growled dissatisfiedly, "Without that terrifying presence, we have no need to fear anymore. Once we grow in strength, what can those so-called masters do to us?"
"That’s right, that’s right."
Gaia’s spirit was lifted.
As a Catastrophic-level Demon Spirit, it actually hoped to evolve into a Demon Emperor.
Moreover, if it could continuously devour active spiritual energies by the billions, it might even grow into a Demon Emperor.
Although the probability was much smaller than becoming a Spirit Venerable, but...
Qiantian boasts a population of nine hundred million people.
Just South of Tianhe accounts for three hundred million.
And that’s the official number on the record.
If one includes those who haven’t registered, haven’t strategized, or have no identity, this number is only larger.
Under such circumstances, as long as the number of Spirit Venerables rushing from the Three Thousand Marshes is scarce, it’s not impossible for him to have the hope of growing into a Demon Emperor by leveraging countless spiritual energies.
"Full speed to the Three Thousand Marshes. Hereafter, I will try to retreat and allow the core troops to enter a hidden state, exchanging depth for time."
The Daoli Spirit Venerable said, swinging its twelve arms, "Go now."
"Yes."
The moment Yafan received the order, he dashed out at full speed toward the direction of the Three Thousand Marshes.
...
Beimu State!
The great army pressed on!
Despite Mu State being turned into a Demon Paradise, the time has ultimately been short.
Moreover, when you add up the populations of all four Mu States in the east, south, west, and north that belong to Lower State, they only accumulate to fifty or sixty million.
When the Demon invasion occurred, a massive number of people fled to Blue State.
In such a situation, the growth rate of the Demons wasn’t very fast.
After Gu Jinlai had slain one of the Demon Kings, the speed of the team’s advancement significantly increased.
In just one month, the team had actually made it to West Wood State.
...
At that time, near the border of West Wood State close to Beimu State, Gu Jinlai, Zhang Yukan, Si Tianyan, Gu Qingmei, and others all arrived in a massive mining cave.
Inside this mining cave, the largest area had a diameter of over a thousand meters.
Each year, spirals down layer by layer, providing the Daqian Dynasty with an enormous supply of gold mines.
This gold from the mines, whether used for minting coins, refining tools, or transformed into Immortal Essence Gold, was stored by the Daqian Imperial Family, then used when the Devas of the Imperial Family broke through to become Saints during their cultivation.
In the past hundred years, Daqian had three Peak Heavenly Beings attempt the breakthrough to Saint. Unfortunately...
Without exception, they all ended in failure.
Moreover, the process of harnessing Undying Will to leverage the Power of Heaven and Earth to forge a Saint Body in the Heaven and Earth Furnace is extremely perilous. A failure almost always results in a fall.
This is also why there are still Primordial Spirit True Monarchs among the few Cabinet ministers of the Daqian Court.
Their predecessors fell while attempting the breakthrough to Saint.
...
"The Sunshine Gold Mine."
Zhang Yukan looked at this vast mining pit, his expression filled with emotion, "Finally, we have recaptured this mine. Up next, we can have people fully mine the gold, and then refine the Immortal Essence Gold from these mines. In a few years, the second Cheng Ying Mecha will officially be launched."
Gu Jinlai nodded, "The Sword Heavy Cannon is temporarily sufficient for now; next, we can have some Heavenly Masters spare time to forge the excavating tools I’ve designed. With these tools, the speed of mining gold will surely increase significantly."
Zhang Yukan wholeheartedly agreed.
He never doubted Gu Jinlai’s research and development capabilities.
"No time like the present, I will start to restart this mining cave immediately."
Zhang Yukan said, pausing a moment, "However, to ensure efficiency, we need more Heavenly Masters..."
"I will enhance the treatment that Heavenly Masters can receive. Additionally, I will announce that the Mystic Bird Fighting Machine will be exclusive to Heavenly Masters as their War Spiritual Artifact. From now on, anyone who becomes a Heavenly Monarch will be granted at least one Mystic Bird Fighting Machine."
Gu Jinlai declared.
At these words, Zhang Yukan, Si Tianyan, Xiang Fengyun, and others all lit up with excitement.
They might have to wait for three to five years for a Cheng Ying Mecha, but a Mystic Bird Fighting Machine...
That was within reach.
"I’ll leave the matters here to you."
Gu Jinlai addressed Zhang Yukan.
"I will not disappoint the Venerable Daoist Elder."
Zhang Yukan bowed in salute.
"Now that we have taken over this gold mine, shall we steady the situation first or..."
Si Tianyan was seeking instructions.
"After taking down a state, the mist shrouding Mu State has slightly dissipated; things that were once unclear are now visible..."
Gu Jinlai spoke, the Qi Observation state revealing a distinctly dense Qi Fortune looming over Southern Mu State.
If the predictions held true...
That was likely where the remaining Demon Kings of Mu State were located.
"Capture the king first to capture the thieves! I’ll go alone to Southern Mu State for a visit. If all goes well, in less than a year, just a few months, we will be able to fully reclaim the remaining three Mu States!"
