After occupying the Lingshi Mine, the Shenmu Sect would naturally not just plunder and leave.
The qi-training disciples they moved over using the teleportation array began to mine one by one under the command of Weng Chuanyou.
Although none of them were professionals, under the stimulation of the spirit stones, everyone spared no effort to use the magic weapon to excavate.
One hundred Qi training disciples, plus eight foundation-building monks, can dig out raw ore worth seven or eight thousand spiritual stones in this spiritual stone mine every day.
During this period, Ji Dingjin led his team to charge and kill twice, but was blocked back by Chu Zuoshu, who relied on more people and a more meticulous battle formation.
In the mine tunnel, the red clouds on Chen Mobai's wrist spread out.
Under the control of his spiritual consciousness, the hazy cloud energy turned into wisps of sword energy, just like cutting tofu, cutting the surrounding stone walls into square pieces.
After scanning with his spiritual consciousness, which ones contained spiritual stones and which ones were ordinary stones, it immediately came into his mind clearly.
The hazy cloud swept over the cut stones like a long dragon. Under Chen Mobai's meticulous operation, the ordinary stones were soon crushed and turned into stone chips. Only the stones were of different sizes and shapes.
Regular spiritual stones appeared among the stone dust and debris on the ground.
Chen Mobai nodded with satisfaction, stretched out his hand, and more than a dozen spirit stones on the ground flew into the storage bag on his waist.
In comparison, his mining efficiency is considered high.
However, even foundation-building monks cannot achieve the goal of leaving the body with their spiritual consciousness non-stop day and night.
Not to mention a Qi training monk.
Therefore, those who excavate spiritual stone mines generally use mortals to slowly hollow out the entire mine vein, because mortals do not have the power to destroy the spiritual stones. Although the speed is slow, it can ensure that there is no waste or loss.
For example, although the mining efficiency of immortal cultivators is high, due to their limited spiritual consciousness, they are likely to destroy the integrity of the spiritual stones while violently digging.
But Chen Mobai and the others were not in their own spiritual stone mine, and they were also afraid that Shanshanshan would dispatch an army of immortal cultivators from the Rock Kingdom and the Xiao Kingdom to encircle and suppress them, so they took advantage of this time to show off their magical powers and dig as much as they could.
Loss and waste can only be ignored for now.
In comparison, Chen Mobai's spiritual consciousness far exceeded that of the initial stage of foundation building, and he also had the void spiritual eyes that could see auras, but he did not have this trouble.
In the ten days he spent in this spiritual stone mine, he had dug out raw ore worth nearly four to five thousand spiritual stones.
The rest of the foundation-building monks also have an income of two to three thousand spirit stones.
Weng Chuanyou stipulated that each foundation-building monk should hand over two hundred spirit stones to the sect every day, and he turned a blind eye to the rest and let them all be put into his storage bag.
It is precisely because of this that every monk of the Shenmu Sect enjoys mining.
But these good days will eventually come to an end.
On this day, Chen Mobai and others were mining. Suddenly, an invisible and terrifying force of energy fell from the sky. Along with a cold snort, the entire mine suddenly began to tremble and vibrate.
"No, it's a pill-forming monk!"
When Chen Mobai was in Danxia City in the past, he had faced such existence directly. The moment he felt it with his spiritual consciousness, his expression changed drastically.
But just when he took out the small moving talisman and prepared to run away, the terrifying energy disappeared.
It seems that there are other more important urgent matters.
Chen Mobai's expression changed drastically after he thought about it for a moment.
The pill-forming monk just now made no secret of his hostility towards them. With his level, it might not even take him half a day to kill them all.
But even so, he still gave up on this spiritual stone mine, so there was only one possibility: there was a more worthy target for him to take action.
Compared to their small army, the only one that the Dan Jiedan monks could pay more attention to was the Shenmu Sect army led by Chu Zuoshu.
"not good!"
Chen Mobai immediately rushed out of the underground tunnel. Not only him, but also the other seven foundation-building monks who sensed the Qi of the previous alchemy-forming monks also flew out.
Weng Chuanyou announced the bad news with a gloomy look.
The teleportation array was destroyed.
The choice of the pill-forming monk was indeed fast, accurate and ruthless.
If the elite Shenmu Sect army that I rushed to deal with Chu Zuoshu could severely injure or even kill a few key foundation-building monks, I would be able to defeat them directly and win a complete victory.
And he did not let go of their small force that broke into Iwakuni.
After cutting off the teleportation array and defeating the Shenmu Sect's army besieging Ji Dingjin, there will naturally be time to slowly encircle and hunt them down.
"Can it be repaired?"
"No, the Danjie monks have taken action and have cut off the earth's veins. But just in case, I received the materials for two sets of small teleportation arrays from the sect so that I can set up another one."
The first half of Weng Chuanyou's words made everyone present look solemn. Fortunately, there was good news later. Otherwise, they might have already been thinking about how to run away.
"It takes three days to set up the teleportation array. If the Danjie monks take action, Palace Master Chu may not be able to hold on for a day."
Xi Yisheng spoke with a sad expression.
"Before, it was because the level of the spiritual veins was not enough, so it was necessary to insert spiritual stones to strengthen the spiritual veins, which only took three days. If we are here this time, it will only take two days."
Weng Chuanyou told another piece of good news, and everyone's expressions softened slightly.
"There is another sure way. We can find another unmanned spiritual vein nearby and arrange a teleportation array. In this way, even if the front line is defeated, it will take time for the people on the top of the mountain to find us. In three days, I think
It’s enough for us to rearrange the teleportation array and return to Rolling Thunder Mountain.”
Liao Shiying from the Punishment Hall suddenly made a suggestion.
The foundation-building monks present were thoughtful after hearing this. Rather than searching for another spiritual vein in this spiritual stone mine, which would definitely become a key target in the war, it would indeed be better.
"But if this happens, what will happen to the qi-training monks in the sect?"
Weng Chuanyou frowned and said, it would be easy for the eight foundation-building monks to hide, but there are a hundred Qi-training monks in the Lingshi Mine. Once they leave, they will definitely not be able to defend it.
"If we encounter a pill-forming monk, even if we are present, we can't stop it. But if it's just an army that shakes the top of the mountain, we can rely on the formation to sustain it for three days."
Another foundation-building monk named Yue Tianheng calmly analyzed the two situations, and then everyone turned their attention to Weng Chuanyou. After all, he was nominally the leader of this army.
He needs to make a decision.
"Abandoning this spirit stone mine, the eight of us leave secretly, which can basically ensure the safe return of the eight of us. If we stay, we can only hope that after the pill-forming monk defeats our sect's army, the only ones who come to encircle and suppress us are the top-shaking ones.
Army, we may be able to sustain it for three days relying on our formation."
Between the two options, since the teleportation array needed to determine the location immediately, there was actually not much time left for them to consider.
Weng Chuanyou was a little undecided. In fact, if he, as the general, made the decision to abandon the disciples of the sect, then his future in the sect would be over regardless of whether the Shenmu Sect won or lost after the war.
But it was about his own life, and the murderous intention of the pill-forming monk just now was still imprinted in his heart. Instinctively, Weng Chuanyou was a little inclined to the first option.
"What do you think, Junior Brother Chen?"
Weng Chuanyou asked Chen Mobai. Although he was the leader of this team, Chen Mobai was the number one combatant. Everyone's eyes immediately turned to him.
"I will never abandon my sect disciples."
Chen Mobai said categorically, showing the courageous demeanor of a swordsman cultivator.
Xi Yisheng listened and nodded approvingly.
"Then let's vote."
Liao Shiying from the Punishment Hall suddenly said something, and everyone thought that he and Chen Mobai had a disagreement.
"Junior brother Chen and I agree."
As the deputy director of the sword training department, Xi Yisheng knew that he could survive by leaving, but he did not want to go against his own heart.
The remaining foundation-building monks couldn't help but hesitate when they heard this.
Although it is instinct to be greedy for life and afraid of death, Shenmu Sect is indeed very kind to them. If they give up these Qi training disciples now that they are concerned about their own lives, they will probably be uneasy even if they return to the sect alive.
If everyone joins in the same trend, they will naturally follow the crowd, but now Chen Mobai's righteous words and determination make them feel a little ashamed.
In the end, six people raised their hands and said that they should set up a teleportation array here, at least to give those qi training disciples some hope of returning alive.
The only ones who have not expressed their opinions are Weng Chuanyou and Liao Shiying.
However, after the other six people agreed, Weng Chuanyou, as the commander-in-chief, must also obey the majority.
Only Liao Shiying from the Punishment Hall.
But when everyone looked over, he suddenly burst into laughter.
Then a powerful energy burst out, and Liao Shiying's face suddenly changed, turning into a majestic face that everyone was very familiar with.
"Greetings to Ancestor Fu!"
Chen Mobai did not expect that this person turned out to be another pill-forming ancestor of the Shenmu Sect.
Although E Yun had warned him a long time ago, no one could have imagined that he was actually hiding in this team.
"Chen Guixian, you are very good."
Fu Zongjue looked at Chen Mobai with admiration, and then he waved his hand to indicate that everyone should be polite.
"What I have here is just a puppet body. My real body is still with Chu Zuoshu. Nan Shidao's cultivation is higher than mine. If I fight him, I will also take back this third-level puppet body."
Due to time constraints, Fu Zongjue immediately began to instruct the next strategy after revealing his identity.
"Senior Brother Mo has also come to Yan Country. Senior Brother Zhou will join forces with him to kill Ji Zhenshi on the spot. I originally came here to prevent accidents, but meeting Nan Shidao is also a gain."
"While you are setting up teleportation arrays to prepare for retreat, you are also preparing to mobilize the immortal cultivators from the other two countries to come and suppress us at the top of the mountain."
"All disciples are part of the sect, but we can't hold on any longer. I allow the seven of you to retreat first."
With Fu Zongjue's words, everyone seemed to have a backbone, and they all responded loudly.
"Old Ancestor Fu, this is what I have gained these days, and it is safest to be with you."
Weng Chuanyou put the more than 300,000 spirit stones collected after occupying the spirit stone mine into a large storage bag, and respectfully handed it to the puppet body of Fu Zongjue. The latter was not polite and accepted it directly.
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Then he turned into a ray of blue light, rose into the sky, and disappeared in front of everyone.
"Junior brothers, let's start working."
As soon as Fu Zongjue left, Weng Chuanyou began to direct energetically, but secretly wiped his sweat. If he had abandoned his Qi training disciples and left, his future in the sect would definitely be bleak.
Speaking of which, I would also like to thank Chen Mobai. If this junior sword cultivator hadn't insisted on his own opinion and never abandoned or given up, Weng Chuanyou and the others would have put their own lives first.
"Junior Brother Chen, we owe you a favor today. It will come in handy in the future, but it depends on your orders."
Weng Chuanyou thanked Chen Mobai, and the others nodded.
If they run away together today, even if Patriarch Fu lets them go because of the war, they will definitely not get any good results when they return to the sect in the future.
"I'm just following my heart."
What Chen Mobai said was very beautiful. In fact, he felt that if Chu Zuoshu's army was defeated, Rolling Thunder Mountain might not be a safe place, and he might just fall into a trap by sitting in the teleportation formation.
Moreover, he has a small teleportation talisman in his hand. Once a pill-forming monk really comes to attack, he can run easily.
Soon after, they felt two waves of majestic spiritual energy erupting from the miniature spiritual stone mine where the two armies of the southern sects were located, which made them tremble.
It should be that the two alchemy monks Fu Zongjue and Nan Shidao got involved.
At this point in the war, it was already considered a major war.
But bad news came soon.
Fu Zongjue, who was in the early stage of pill formation, was indeed no match for Nan Shidao, but his appearance still ensured that the Shenmu Sect army was not defeated and withdrew from the territory of Yan Kingdom in an orderly manner.
But in this way, Ji Dingjin's army was liberated.
Fortunately, Fu Zongjue delayed enough time for them to arrange the teleportation array.
Bad news came one after another. After repelling the Shenmu Sect, the army that shook the top of the mountain came directly towards here without any preparation.
"Let's retreat first. I hope half of these disciples can return to the sect safe and sound."
Weng Chuanyou issued the final order to Chen Mobai and the other six people.
Outside the seven of them, the monks from the Shenmu Sect who had already brought their storage bags had already brought their storage bags. Although many of them looked anxious and had confusion about their future in their eyes, most of them still gritted their teeth and left in all directions.
A spiritual stone mine.
It takes a while for the teleportation array to be activated every time. After seven foundations are built, those who can seize the spots must be those in the late stage of Qi training. Those Qi training monks who know that they don't have time choose to leave first without waiting for the teleportation array.
After seeing most of the qi-training disciples leaving, Weng Chuanyou estimated the time and designated the order in which the remaining qi-training disciples would use the teleportation array. Then he nodded to Chen Mobai and others and walked into the teleportation array first.
The seven of them plus three disciples who had perfected their Qi training made up the first batch of ten people.
However, after the flash of inspiration, the ten of them still stood where they were.
"No, the teleportation array on the Rolling Thunder Mountain side has been closed or destroyed. It must have been lost."
Weng Chuanyou's expression changed drastically, and he thought of the worst possibility.