The black stemborer that was about to take off suddenly stopped and let out a low roar. It turned around and looked in the direction of the roar with its fist-sized eyes.
There were a few large rocks that were messily piled up there. The black stemborer carefully examined them for a moment, but found nothing.
After a while, it gave up and quickly left with the other stemborers.
After the stemborers left, a figure slowly emerged from behind one of the large rocks. It was naturally Liu Ming.
He looked in the direction the stemborers had gone in with a smile on his face.
He was very satisfied with the results of this bold experiment. Even at such a close distance, the Jin Dan stage stemborers were able to completely ignore him. It seemed that the Che Huan Totem's concealment ability was also quite effective against these stemborers.
In other words, as long as he didn't use his magic power, most stemborers wouldn't be able to detect him.
After knowing this situation, Liu Ming's figure moved and continued to sneak toward the Sunset Peak.
Along the way, the stemborers he encountered became more and more concentrated, but Liu Ming didn't take any detours. Whenever he encountered a small group of stemborers below the Jin Dan stage, he would silently pass through them.
If he encountered a larger group of stemborers or a group of stemborers above the Jin Dan stage, Liu Ming wouldn't act rashly. After taking a slight detour, he was able to safely pass through them. As a result, he didn't encounter too many obstacles along the way.
Half a day later, in a dark valley between two steep peaks, a shadow quietly slid down along one side of the mountain wall.
The light slowly faded to reveal Liu Ming's figure.
On the other side of the mountain wall, there were several huge caves of different heights. Due to the age of the caves, most of them had been blocked by some boulders and gravel that had rolled down from the mountain. Looking through the gaps that were exposed, it was pitch black inside, and the bottom could not be seen at all.
Weeds as tall as a human grew messily on the mountainous ground around the col. There were no traces of human activity.
Liu Ming's gaze fell on the hole in the mountain wall, and his eyes flickered.
A long time ago, this place was the location of a high-grade spirit stone vein under the jurisdiction of the Taiqing Gate. However, several thousand years ago, it had already been mined dry and had been abandoned until now.
However, according to the map given to him by Daoist Tian Ge, there was an underground river in the depths of this mineral vein that led straight to Dawnfall Peak.
Liu Ming's heart moved. He flipped his hand and a white light flashed. A palm-sized talisman appeared in his hand. It was the Sky Escaping Shadow Talisman.
He quickly muttered an incantation and waved his hand to cast a magic art. The Escaping Shadow Talisman emitted a circle of soft white light that enveloped Liu Ming's body.
Liu Ming only felt an extremely comfortable warm current flowing into his body. His entire body flashed and instantly turned into an invisible body.
He moved his limbs, and suddenly a very strange feeling emerged in his heart. Although he was standing here, he felt as if he was isolated from everything around him, as if he was in a different space that could move according to his own movements.
"An Arcane Understanding level talisman is indeed extraordinary!" He murmured in admiration. Then he moved his body and swept toward one of the mines.
This was already the depths of the Stemborer army, and the probability of a high-grade Stemborer appearing here was very high. Although he did not feel any traces of the Stemborers in the surroundings, it was not guaranteed that there was no trace of them in the mineral vein. To be safe, he decided to use the Sky Escaping Shadow Talisman.
As a result, Liu Ming walked in the mineral vein for a while and found that there were traces of excavation everywhere. However, most of the tunnels extended underground.
Based on the memory of the map, he slowly walked toward the depths of the mineral vein.
Because of the age of the mineral vein, from time to time, the path was covered by some fallen stones. Relying on the clear route on the map, Liu Ming's speed was not affected at all.
With a few punches, the boulder shattered. His figure flashed, and he easily leaped over it.
Although he used the Sky Escaping Shadow Talisman, he was still very careful along the way. Fortunately, he did not encounter any Stemborers along the way, and in less than the time of a meal, he was close to the depths of the mineral vein.
As a cool breeze blew from the bend in front of him, the sound of a stream of water flowed into Liu Ming's ears.
Liu Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly turned the bend in front of him.
As a result, the scene in front of him made Liu Ming's eyes light up with joy.
Under the dark mineral vein, there was a river that was over 100 feet wide flowing endlessly into the distance.
That direction was where the Dawnfall Peak was located.
A flash of joy appeared in Liu Ming's eyes, and he waved his right hand. After a flash of light, a dark brown wood that was as tall as two people appeared in his hand.
This wood did not seem to be much different from other wood, but if one's divine sense penetrated into it, they would find that there were circles of runes that looked like growth rings.
This wood was called the Divine Breaking Wood, and it was one of the other treasures that Daoist Tian Ge gave to Liu Ming.
The Divine Breaking Wood looked no different from the branches of ordinary trees, but it had a rather magical effect, that was, it could block most of the divine sense's detection.
Liu Ming's five fingers were like knives, and he quickly dug a hole the size of half a person in the Divine Breaking Wood, and then his figure flashed in a flash.
Then with a "plop", the Divine Breaking Wood fell into the dark river. As soon as it fell into the water, a wave slapped over, and the turbulent river suddenly rolled up the Divine Breaking Wood, and quickly flowed forward.
The Divine Breaking Wood was gray in color, and it was not eye-catching at all as it floated in the river. Liu Ming's entire body had been blocked by the Sky Escaping Shadow Talisman, and at this time, even a Celestial State powerhouse would not be able to see the difference between this Divine Breaking Wood and other wood.
If there were no accidents, according to the mark on the map, he should soon reach the area where the Dawnfall Peak was located.
The underground river was quite rapid, and in less than a day, Liu Ming was already very close to the Dawnfall Peak.
Along the way, except for some underground monsters that occasionally appeared, there were no accidents.
This underground river was very well hidden, and even the Borer Tribe did not seem to have discovered this place. So far, Liu Ming had not seen any Borer Tribe members.
Just as Liu Ming began to calculate how to carry out the next step of the Dawnfall Peak, suddenly, two messy waves of Spiritual Qi rushed towards Liu Ming.
"Have I been discovered? No, that shouldn't be possible. "Liu Ming's expression changed slightly as he felt the aura getting closer and closer.
Logically speaking, the ability of the Sky Escaping Shadow Talisman was already enough to make Liu Ming invisible, and now that he had the support of the Divine Breaking Wood, the probability of being discovered was very low.
However, with caution, Liu Ming still dug a small hole in the Divine Breaking Wood, and secretly looked forward.
Boom!
Dozens of feet in front of the Divine Breaking Wood, the ground near the underground river suddenly exploded, and countless pieces of soil and gravel shot out in all directions. Suddenly, a yellow, python-like monster drilled out of the ground. Its body was covered in large scales, and there was a pair of strange curved horns on its head.
"Earth Breaking Dragon!" Within the Divine Breaking Wood, a trace of surprise flashed in Liu Ming's eyes.
The Earth Breaking Dragon had a faint trace of the Ancient Dragon Bloodline, and was an extremely rare earth-type monster. It usually hid deep underground, and could travel freely. Normally, it was difficult to see its true appearance.
From the size of this Earth Breaking Dragon, it was impressively a monster in the early Jin Dan stage.
After the Earth Breaking Dragon drilled out of the ground, the two slender eyes on its smooth head seemed to be very frightened. Its body moved, and it flew in the direction of Liu Ming, looking back from time to time.
Just at this moment, an even more powerful wave of spiritual power chased after the Earth Breaking Dragon. The ground trembled violently again, and gravel flew in all directions as an even larger centipede-shaped stemborer drilled out of the ground.
This stemborer had a red beard and black scales. Its two eyes were incomparably bloodthirsty, and it was surrounded by a dense ring of sickle legs. It was impressively exuding the powerful spiritual pressure of the late Jin Dan stage. It was no wonder the Earth Breaking Dragon was in such a sorry state.
Liu Ming cursed in his heart. The Earth Breaking Dragon was fleeing in his direction.
At this moment, the Earth Breaking Dragon was covered in injuries, and many of its scales were shattered. Seeing the centipede-shaped stemborer appear, it let out a terrified cry and quickly swam forward. At the same time, it twisted its head, and a yellow light flashed from its horn, shooting out a blinding yellow light towards the centipede-shaped stemborer.
Although the centipede-shaped stemborer was large, its movements were extremely agile. It easily twisted its body to dodge the yellow light, and at the same time, it opened its mouth and shot out a ball of dark green liquid.
The Earth Breaking Dragon seemed to be extremely fearful of this green liquid, and it dove into the water with its slippery body.
However, its movements were still a tad too slow, and the green liquid struck its tail. A series of screeches rang out, and the smell of corroded flesh wafted through the air.
The Earth Breaking Dragon let loose a pained roar as its body crashed heavily into the underground river, creating a massive splash.
The centipede-shaped stemborer certainly wasn't going to let go of such a good opportunity. It twisted its body and flew above the Earth Breaking Dragon in a blur. Its countless sickle legs slashed through the air, and a dense wave of black wind blades came raining down toward the Earth Breaking Dragon.
Even though the Earth Breaking Dragon had been injured, it hadn't completely lost the ability to move. The countless scales on its snake-like body abruptly opened and closed, and a layer of yellow light emerged from its body, forming a light barrier in front of it.
The black wind blades struck the yellow light barrier, and a crisp sound rang out.
The surface of the light barrier tremored violently, but it was able to keep all of the black wind blades at bay in the end.
The violent vibration of the magic power raised sky-high waves on the surface of the underground river. A dark-brown round wood was rolled up by the waves, and was broken into several pieces with a 'pop' sound.
Within the turbulent water, a blurry humanoid figure could be seen.
The centipede-shaped stemborer was just about to pursue the Earth Breaking Dragon when it caught sight of this humanoid figure out of the corner of its eye. A cold light flashed through its eyes, and it let loose a ferocious roar as it abandoned the Earth Breaking Dragon and pounced toward the humanoid figure in mid-air, thrusting its sickle claws toward the humanoid figure like lightning.
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