Other than the miners who specialized in extracting divine crystals, there were many cultivators in standard armor scattered in the surroundings. They were all emotionless as they coldly stared at the surroundings. They gave off extremely powerful presences to the miners. The people in standard armor were all at the Origin realm, and there were quite a few at Reciprocity among them.
These people were the defensive force of the Lu family stationed here. They were a quarter of the core force of the Lu family. Among these guards, only a small portion of them were patrolling around. Most of them were standing in a specific position, like stone sculptures, not moving at all. If one looked carefully, it would not be difficult to discover that if the positions of these people were connected, they would form an extremely powerful killing formation.
A killing formation composed of so many Origin realm experts was obviously extremely powerful. Even Deities would struggle to gain any benefits if they came here.
Among the stone buildings that stood in the depths of the abyss, there was a stone tower that was a hundred meters tall. Not only was this stone tower the tallest building here, but there was also a powerful energy fluctuation that faintly radiated from the stone tower. This stone tower was clearly extraordinary.
At this moment, there was a short and skinny old man with a hooked nose standing at the top of the stone tower. He was looking down from above. His somewhat harsh lips would occasionally reveal a feminine smile, giving him a crafty feeling.
"Being the supervisor here really is a lucrative job. I can earn a great amount of money every year. Even the Godhood elders of the clan don't earn as much as here. Haha, I only need to be here for a thousand years. No, not a thousand years. I only need a hundred years, and I'll be able to earn a huge fortune," thought the short man. The short old man thought to himself. He liked this place very much. To him, this place was as beautiful as heaven.
Of course, he did not like the environment here. Instead, he liked the divine crystal mine.
As the supervisor, he possessed the greatest authority here. He was in charge of everything here. All the divine crystals that the miners mined had to be handed to him, and he would then be responsible for handing them over to the Lu family. Apart from that, some miners would leave behind a small portion of the divine crystals they handed over to the supervisor in order to get a little bit of special treatment. As a result, even if the supervisor didn't do anything, he would still receive a huge amount of money just from the bribes he received.
"It's just a pity that only a tiny portion of the divine crystals that the miners give me actually belongs to me. I have to hand over the rest to the elders," the short old man sighed gently. He was unwilling to accept this, but he also felt a sense of helplessness. The Lu family was extremely strict with the supervisors of the mine. They would never allow anyone to embezzle the divine crystals. The reason why he dared to do so was because he had the support of the elders of the Lu family. As a result, even if the patriarch of the Lu family knew about this, he could only turn a blind eye out of consideration for the elders.
At this moment, the miners below suddenly fell into an uproar. At the same time, a strand of extremely pure origin energy appeared. The miners below, as well as a few patrolling guards in standard armor, quickly gathered together. They were all shocked as they discussed something intensely.
The short old man's face turned cold as he flew down from the stone tower. At the same time, he said in a condescending tone, "What's the commotion? Disperse and go do what you need to do."
A few of the guards immediately became displeased when they heard the short old man's words. The short old man was not powerful, only at late Reciprocity. On the other hand, some of the guards had already reached the peak of Reciprocity, so they did not take the old man seriously. However, they did not dare to offend him because he had the support of a Godhood elder.
"It's high grade God. It's high grade God. Sir, someone has excavated a high grade God." A few miners ran over excitedly. One of them held a fist-sized divine crystal in his hand. It shone like a gemstone, and it radiated with extremely pure origin energy.
The short old man became stunned. He stared at the fist-sized divine crystal blankly as disbelief flooded his face.
This was because the Dark Cloud Mountains were only a small low grade divine crystal mine.
Usually, only low grade Divine Crystals could be mined from a mine like this. If one was lucky, one could come across a few mid grade Divine Crystals from time to time. As for high grade Divine Crystals, it was impossible for them to appear in a mere low grade Divine Crystal mine.
"R- is it really a high grade divine crystal?" The short old man was dumbfounded. He had never seen a high grade divine crystal in his entire life. Even mid grade divine crystals were only the size of a thumb, yet the high grade divine crystal before him was the size of a fist.
The standard unit of measurement for divine crystals was a thumb-sized cube. It was about a centimeter in length, width, and height. However, if this fist-sized piece of high grade divine crystal were to be divided, it would be dozens, or even hundreds of high grade divine crystals.
The short old man snatched the high grade divine crystal. Greed flashed through his eyes, but it was extinguished very quickly. He understood extremely well that if it was a low grade divine crystal, he would be able to take some of it. However, if it was a high grade divine crystal, he could not touch it at all. Otherwise, even the elders behind him would not be able to protect him.
"I need to return to the clan immediately and report this to the patriarch. Since high grade divine crystals have actually appeared in the Dark Cloud Mountains, this definitely isn't a low grade divine crystal mine." The short old man was extremely excited. If he reported this, it would be a great merit.
However, at this moment, an extremely terrifying pulse of energy suddenly appeared. The pitch-black sky in the depths of the Dark Cloud Mountains suddenly lit up. The sky became red in a single instance as flames burned, blotting out the sun and enveloping the entire mountain range. The temperature in the surroundings suddenly skyrocketed.
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