The icy blue spiritual jades emitted wisps of cold air, which Xu Qingya limited to a certain range. Otherwise, if it spread out, it would attract the Sinners' attention.
Immediately, Xu Qingya activated the power of the spiritual jades. The spiritual jades exploded in an instant, turning into icy blue currents that shot out like arrows. They were extremely fast and shot towards more than a hundred Sinners. Before they could react, they had hit their bodies. An extremely soft sound was heard. The icy blue color spread rapidly on each Sinner's body at a speed that was difficult to be seen with the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, the entire Sinner was covered.
More than a hundred Sinners, even the Bronze-level Sinners who were as strong as seven-star Saints, were turned into ice sculptures in an instant. They did not even have time to react and were still in their original positions.
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air and looked at Xu Qingya with fear.
They would not be able to react to such an attack if they were unprepared. Even if they were prepared, it was still unknown whether they could avoid it.
Although they were wary, they were not afraid. They also had hidden means and trump cards. Moreover, Xu Qingya was their companion. Unless she lost her mind, she would not attack them.
"Let's go." Long Yunkong said. The five of them left and quickly headed towards the entrance of the second level. At the same time, they put away the Sinners who were frozen in ice to avoid leaving any flaws.
When they flew past the Birth Pool, a Dark Iron-level Sinner quickly climbed out of the Birth Pool and saw Chu Mu and the others.
The Dark Iron-level Sinner reacted very quickly. He opened his mouth and was about to roar.
Everyone's expression suddenly changed, and they immediately drew their swords.
They could not let the Sinner roar. Otherwise, all their previous efforts would be in vain. Moreover, they would be besieged by a large number of Sinners.
In the blink of an eye, they seemed to be a little slower in drawing their swords. The Sinner's mouth was already open, and wisps of white air could be seen escaping from the Sinner's mouth. The next moment, a roar that was enough to put them in a dangerous situation would be heard.
A Sword Light, like a shocking thunderbolt, tore through the sky. In a flash, it appeared with a peerless sharpness and cut through the Sinner's head. At the same time, it also cut off the Sinner's voice.
The Sword Light made a turn and picked out the Sinner's heart.
Chu Mu had made his move.
"Brother Chu, well done." Long Yunkong couldn't help but feel extremely fortunate in his heart. Fortunately, Chu Mu's reaction was quick enough. Otherwise, it would be extremely troublesome this time.
The other three also breathed a sigh of relief, but they were even more surprised in their hearts.
The reaction speed of a Four Star Martial Saint was actually faster than them.
Was that even possible?
If it hadn't happened right next to them and they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they definitely wouldn't have believed it. It was also because they had seen it with their own eyes that they were even more astonished.
"Could it really be his strength?" Mu Gaoli couldn't help but think to himself.
If he were to rely on the power of any treasure, he would not be able to react so quickly. First of all, he would have to activate the power of the treasure, unless it was a treasure that was constantly in a state of activation.
However, one had to know that the more powerful a treasure was, the more energy it would consume after it was activated. It was impossible to calculate how much energy it would consume if it was continuously activated.
If Chu Mu had such a treasure and was constantly activating it, then his wealth would be unimaginable. There was no need for him to take the risk of coming to the sinner's cave with them.
From this, it could be inferred that the reason why he could have such a reaction speed and strength was not because of any treasure, but his own strength.
A Four Star Martial Saint's reaction speed was actually faster than theirs. This was completely inexplicable.
However, now was not the time to delve into it.
"Be careful, there might be Bronze-level sinner guards on the second floor."
Long Yunkong was the first to enter the second floor. Fortunately, he didn't encounter any guards.
If there were a few Bronze-level sinner guards at the second floor's entrance, Long Yunkong might be discovered and an alarm would be sounded. At that time, he could only quickly retreat to the first floor and leave the cave.
After the five of them entered the second floor, they found that the range of their vision had been further shortened. Chu Mu could only see 200 meters. Beyond that, it was a blur. Any further and it would be darkness.
The other four were even worse. Their vision was only about 150 meters.
"The interference of the power of the soul is even stronger. It's almost impossible to use it. The range of vision is shorter and the danger is greater."
"Everyone, be careful."
There was no doubt that the second floor would be many times more dangerous than the first floor.
The cave on the second floor didn't look much different from the first floor, but the color of the ground and cave walls was a dull bronze color. It was carved out from a bronze ore vein.
After scanning the area, Chu Mu found a patch of bronze roots within 200 meters of 150 meters away.
Bronze roots and black iron roots were the same type of spiritual medicine, but they were a level higher than black iron roots. Its value was not something black iron roots could compare to.
Bronze liquid could be extracted from bronze roots and used in various places. The City Lord's Residence in Silver had the highest purchase price because the City Lord's Residence in Silver needed it to cultivate their inherited level cultivation techniques.
Therefore, the highest value of a single bronze root was ten bronze hearts.
The patch of bronze roots Chu Mu found was not large. There were only 20 of them. However, their value was not low. They could be sold for 200 bronze hearts, which was 10,000 times more valuable than black iron roots.
Therefore, it was a waste of time to take the risk and search on the first floor. If they knew the way to the second floor, they would rather give up all the spiritual medicine on the first floor and enter the second floor as soon as possible.
Chu Mu was the first to discover the 20 bronze roots. Therefore, Chu Mu received 60%, which was 12 roots. They were worth 120 bronze hearts.
Previously, when Xu Qingya had used the Frozen Spiritual Jade, she had offered to compensate everyone with 10,000 Bronze Hearts, which was equivalent to one Silver Heart. It sounded very shocking, but they also understood that the Frozen Spiritual Jade that Xu Qingya had taken out was extraordinary. Even an Eight-Star Martial Saint would not be spared if they were caught off guard.
If this cavern was only the first floor, then they would never agree to compensate Xu Qingya like that. This was because the total profit from the first floor was not even ten thousand Bronze Hearts. However, the second floor was different. They could earn several times more than that.
"What a pity. It would be great if we could take away the Birthing Pool." Yue Zhen sighed.
The Birthing Pool could be taken away, but there were some conditions. At least, they could not do it.
Up until now, only the City Lord's Mansions of the five great cities had Genesis Pools. With the changes, they could obtain Black Iron Core and Bronze Core continuously. Therefore, the wealth of the five City Lord's Mansions was extremely shocking. They did not lack Black Iron Core at all. Even if the production of Bronze Core was far lower than Black Iron Core, it was still not something that other forces could compare with.
If they could take away the Birthing Pool, theoretically, they could have countless Black Iron Heart and large amounts of Bronze Heart like the five city lord mansions. Unfortunately, they could not take away the Birthing Pool, so they could only give up on this idea.
Of course, they could also sell this information to other forces, such as the five city lord mansions or other sects. It would definitely be very profitable. However, this was a very important matter. Everyone had a tacit understanding and did not mention it now. This was not something that could be decided easily.
After plucking the bronze roots, everyone crushed one of them and smeared the juice on their robes. This way, they would emit a bronze aura that matched the aura of the cave. It would be better for them to hide themselves.
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"As expected, someone entered the cave before us." There was a group of eight people in total. They silently ran over and quickly approached the Birthing Pool. One of them narrowed his eyes and said with a very certain tone.
The eight people's expressions were not very good.
After they entered the cave for a while, they felt that something was strange. After that, they had some guesses. Now, they were finally sure that someone had entered the cave before them.
There was a huge difference between entering earlier and later, because entering earlier meant that there would be more opportunities.
"It seems that there are two entrances to this cave." Fat Rat narrowed his eyes and said with a certain tone, "Judging from the traces, there should be five people who entered before us. However, I don't know how strong they are."
"It seems that this cave really does have a second layer. They have already entered the second layer."
"We will also enter the second layer," said Luo Zhongxu.
"Brother Luo, if we meet those five people, should we …" One of them extended his hand and made a throat-slitting gesture.
"Unless they are far weaker than us, don't act rashly. Otherwise, we might wake up the Sinners," said Luo Zhongxu coldly.
The Sinners on the second layer were Bronze-rank Sinners. If they were awakened, none of them would be able to survive.
"Let's go." Luo Zhongxu directly ordered. Among the eight people, his cultivation was the highest and his strength was the strongest. Naturally, he became the leader.
Under Luo Zhongxu's lead, the eight people entered the second layer. As for the Birthing Pool, they acted as if they did not see it. No one mentioned it.
The value of the Birthing Pool was too great. It was so great that none of them could control it. However, although no one said anything, no one knew what they were thinking.
There was more than one entrance to the first layer. Therefore, after entering, they all gained something, which was the Black Iron Root. However, there was only one entrance to the second layer. Chu Mu's group of five had entered earlier. As they advanced, they swept away all the valuable items along the way. This caused the eight people who entered later to not gain anything. This situation made them very unhappy.
It should be known that a single Bronze Root was worth ten Bronze Hearts. If they were the first group to enter, then each of them should have gained dozens or even hundreds of Bronze Hearts by now.
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