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Chapter 1083: Chapter 1010: Public_2
"I suspect they’re setting a trap, luring us into a snare!"
"But the Cave Abyss Sect hasn’t made a move yet. As long as we act swiftly, we can seize control of some marine territories and defend them before they react, leaving the cultivators powerless against us."
Both sides argued endlessly, neither able to persuade the other, and only after much deliberation was a decision reached.
"To wrest control of the coastal regions from the cultivators, we must resort to some unconventional tactics and take considerable risks." A Human Immortal from the Dragon Tribe spoke up, breaking the deadlock between the two factions.
And with its intervention, the decision of the Sea Clan was essentially made, for it was not just a voice, but also represented the mightiest Dragon Tribe.
"This method can only be used once! So should we consider seizing as many marine territories as possible before the Cave Abyss Sect catches on?"
"But by doing so, our forces will be dispersed. I still believe we should first avoid their sharp edges, and after completing the first step, continue with the second."
With the collective wisdom of numerous Immortal Realm Water Devils, a decision was made. The mission was handed down to the sixth and seventh-rank Water Devils, who were responsible for launching the attacks and leading the other Water Devils to defend the captured territories.
Time flew by.
On a drizzly and overcast day, the Sea Clan launched surprise attacks on several locations!
It wasn’t just the usual tide of third and fourth-rank Water Devils; this time, there were numerous fifth, sixth, and seventh-rank Water Devils. The cultivators, caught off guard, were forced to retreat, losing the territories they had occupied, which was most crucial.
"Quick, quick, quick!"
The moment the cultivators were driven away, the Sea Clan boiled into action. Countless Water Devils were mobilized, dismantling and smashing the islands on the sea surface or dragging them into the deep sea, leaving no foothold for the cultivators.
After the mass exodus of cultivators, the news spread like wildfire, reaching the ears of many powers in no time.
"Just as expected! You were right."
Jiang Fengwu rubbed his temples with a headache and asked, "What should we do now?"
Although the territories reclaimed by the Sea Clan were still some distance from Wanling Island of the Li family, if they didn’t think of a solution, this fire would inevitably reach them one day.
"What we need to do now is wait!" Da Qing said calmly and collectedly.
Wait for the Cave Abyss Sect to come up with new strategies; wait for reinforcements from their own family, and the various strategic materials prepared during this time.
Because everything that could be done had been completed.
"Damn it!"
"Has the Sea Clan really resorted to such tactics to snatch the coastal areas?"
Only a few hours after the Sea Clan recaptured several islands, the Cave Abyss Sect received the news. The entire Immortal Realm was up in arms—due to their previous misjudgment, they now found themselves in a highly disadvantageous position.
"We absolutely cannot let the Sea Clan gain a foothold; otherwise, many territories in the coastal region will be snatched away by them! We must bring out our true strength to counter them!"
At this juncture, there was little left to discuss, and with the urgency of the situation, it wasn’t half an hour later when the Cave Abyss Sect dispatched a fleet of Spirit Boats, carrying cultivators to the marine territories occupied by the Sea Clan.
The Sea Clan acted across the entire coastal region at once, prompting not just the Cave Abyss Sect, but the other two Immortal Realm powers to quickly strategize as well.
It seemed as if the prelude to a new major battle between the two factions was about to unfold!
But just at this moment, an event occurred that shocked the entire Primal Spirit Realm, drawing the attention of all beings in the world.
Compared to it, the impending battle seemed trivial, and both sides refrained from committing stronger forces, instead opting to reduce the scale and intensity of the war.
——
Meanwhile, at the Zhang Family territory.
"Patriarch, our clan members have discovered traces of ore mining in the Thousandfold Mountains," a certain Elder suddenly reported a significant piece of news.
Patriarch Zhang wasn’t too surprised; it was just a vein of ore, after all. The Zhang Family had plenty, not to mention the ones they originally owned, just from acquiring the Thousandfold Mountains, they had found several Spirit Veins—none as exciting as finding the first one.
"Patriarch, do you know what kind of ore vein it is?"
"I don’t know."
"It’s a seventh-rank Fine Gold ore vein!"
Pat-da——
While handling affairs, Patriarch Zhang heard these words, and the spirit pen in his hand dropped directly, standing up in disbelief, his face full of excitement as he asked, "Are you telling the truth?"
"How would I dare to lie about such an important matter?" The elder disclosed the location of the mine vein.
Patriarch Zhang suddenly recalled the actions of the Devil Race, and now he understood why the Devil Race would suddenly attack cultivators.
The Devil Race must have discovered the mine vein, but because of its precarious location, they feared that their mining activities would be discovered by cultivators, so they wanted to drive the cultivators away, but ended up being expelled themselves.
And after so many years, the mine vein was exposed once again, discovered by the Zhang Family.
The elder paused for a moment, smiling bitterly as he said, "But now there’s a big problem, which is that among the clan members who discovered this vein, an incoming cultivator who married into our clan has disappeared."
"Damn it! Non-clan members sure harbor double hearts!" Patriarch Zhang cursed out loud, venting his frustration, but quickly calmed down to think about how to handle this matter.
That runaway cultivator will definitely try to seek substantial benefits from other powers with the news of the Fine Gold mine vein, if he can succeed quickly.
Therefore, the Zhang Family must seize this brief window of opportunity to secretly mine some Fine Gold.
Patriarch Zhang didn’t want to monopolize the Fine Gold mine vein. If the Zhang Family could take control of it, it would bring a tremendous boost to the clan’s strength! And the more benefits he himself would receive.
But, there’s no way around it, someone has already fled with the news.
To everyone’s surprise, the news spread incredibly fast!
They had only just entered the mine vein and hadn’t even mined the first raw stone when other cultivators arrived.
And this was only a few hours after Patriarch Zhang had learned about the Fine Gold mine vein.
"That bastard didn’t just publicize the location, did he?" Patriarch Zhang cursed inwardly, looking at the cultivators opposite him with an extremely ugly expression on his face.
In fact, Patriarch Zhang was mistaken.
It wasn’t that the incoming cultivator had directly made the news public, it was the handiwork of the Devil Race!
The Devil Race set up some special kind of prohibition at the entrance of the mine vein, so as soon as any living being entered the vein, those Devil Race members would be aware, and they would immediately publicize the news!
If they didn’t share the news, wouldn’t the Fine Gold all be taken by one party?
On the contrary, by making the news public, it would attract the attention of all beings in the Primal Spirit Realm, stirring up the situation, and they might even get the chance to benefit amidst the chaos and grab one or two pieces of Fine Gold.
The first cultivators rushing to the mine vein came from an Integration power in Wanzhu State, whose strength might be not as good as the Zhang Family, but the difference wasn’t that huge.
If they were to fight at this point, it would waste the perfect opportunity to gain Fine Gold, so through negotiation, the two parties reached a mutual understanding.
They agreed not to attack each other for the time being, and to search for Fine Gold based on their own capabilities.
Both parties did not waste time and immediately took action.
However, with various powers swarming to the site, and arriving at the mine vein faster than expected, the two powers did not have much time to mine the Fine Gold.
"Fine Gold mine vein..."
The Li Family, also in the Thousandfold Mountains, naturally became aware of the mine vein news as well.
"Could it be real?"
At first, Li Xunda did not believe this news, as it was too strange!
How could such important intelligence be leaked?
But with a multitude of beings arriving, not only cultivators but even the figures of the Devil Race and Sea Clan, Li Xunda’s thoughts began to change.
He immediately informed Li Zhirui of the news.
"So it is a Fine Gold mine vein, no wonder I never saw any Seventh Rank Devil Beasts during the great battle back then." Li Zhirui finally understood.
If it’s a Fine Gold mine vein, then it all makes sense!
The reason that group of Seventh Rank Devil Beasts did not appear is probably that they were personally mining Fine Gold in the vein.
