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The hurried footsteps allowed Chu Mu to determine that there were as many as eleven people rushing over.
Sure enough, silhouettes rushed in one after another. There were exactly eleven of them.
"Where is the Spirit-eating Beast?" A shout was heard as soon as they appeared. Immediately, the eleven people looked at Chu Mu, then looked past Chu Mu to the dead Spirit-eating Beast.
Chu Mu could feel the eleven people's eyes flash with an intense light. Their eyes were filled with greed.
"It's an adult Spirit-eating Beast."
"Great, the Spirit-eating Bead of an adult Spirit-eating Beast is priceless."
"You guys, dissect the Spirit-eating Bead." One of them, who seemed to be the leader, shouted.
"Okay." Two of them immediately strode toward the Spirit-eating Beast. They completely ignored Chu Mu, because their hearts were already occupied by the Spirit-eating Bead of the Spirit-eating Beast. They were blinded by greed.
The Spirit-eating Bead was priceless. Just thinking about it made their hearts tremble.
Chu Mu drew a line in the air with his finger like a sword. The Tianyuan Sword Qi slashed across the ground, leaving a straight mark. The Sword Qi was so cold that it shocked the two people who were approaching. They stopped and looked at Chu Mu with shock and anger.
"Who are you?" the eleven people finally noticed Chu Mu, and the leader of the group yelled.
Chu Mu immediately took out the mining area guardian sword token to let them see it clearly.
"The Guardian Sword Token …"
"Are you a new student of the Sword Mansion?"
These eleven people were a small team of swordsmen from the Spirit Stone Mine. They were the team leader and ten ordinary swordsmen.
"That's right," Chu Mu replied indifferently.
"So, it's the Lord from the Sword Mansion. The Sword Guard Squad Leader was startled at first, but then he rolled his eyes and said to Chu Mu with a smile on his face, "My Lord, this Spirit Eater often steals Spirit Stones and even kills the quarrymen. We haven't found a chance to deal with it, but I didn't expect to encounter it this time. Milord, let us handle the Spirit-Eating Beast's corpse, lest Milord is covered in blood. "
"Thank you for your kind intentions, but I can deal with it myself." Chu Mu faintly smiled when he heard this.
The Sword Guards subconsciously took a step forward. They looked angry and anxious, as if they were about to attack. This was because the Spirit Devouring Beasts had Spirit Devouring Beads in their bodies. The Spirit Devouring Beads were rare treasures, good stuff.
Even if he didn't use it himself, he could sell it for hundreds of thousands of low-grade spirit stones at the border city.
"Since you can handle it yourself, we won't disturb you any further." The Sword Guard Squad Leader smiled apologetically. He cupped his hands and signaled to the ten ordinary Sword Guards with his eyes, "My Lord, if there's no need for us, we'll take our leave first."
"En," Chu Mu replied indifferently.
After the Sword Guards retreated, Chu Mu turned around and stared at the Spirit-Eating Beast's corpse. The blood had already flowed out.
"Spirit Devouring Beads? Priceless? " Chu Mu silently muttered to himself. He didn't have the slightest understanding of Spirit Eating Beasts, but the words of the sword guards just now had revealed a lot of information.
Chu Mu turned the Spirit-Eating Beast's corpse over. It was very heavy. He estimated that this Spirit-Eating Beast weighed several thousand pounds.
There was a hard shell on its abdomen. This shell was relatively flat and different from the shell on its back, but it was also very hard. In the middle of its abdomen, there was a fist-sized soft spot that was not covered by the shell.
Chu Mu killed this Spirit-Eating Beast by attacking this soft spot. Otherwise, he would have to retreat.
The Windcutter Sword stabbed into the soft spot on the abdomen again. The Ripping Concept mixed with the Heaven Essence Sword Qi was infused into the sword. He forcefully slashed downwards. There was a difficult and obscure sound as the shell on the abdomen was cut open inch by inch by Chu Mu's Windcutter Sword.
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"Squad, are we going to let go of the Spirit-Eating Bead so easily? It can be sold for at least five hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones. "
One of the eleven Sword Guards who left did not give up and spoke with a ruthless tone.
Five hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones. If the eleven of them split it, each of them could get forty to fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones. That was a huge sum of wealth.
Although they were the Sword Guards of the Spirit Stone Mine and were responsible for the security of the Spirit Stone Mine, they would occasionally pocket some spirit stones.
However, the spirit stones that they pocketed were all low-grade spirit stones. Furthermore, they would at most take a few hundred spirit stones in a year. If they took more, they would be discovered. Once they were discovered, the result would naturally be terrible. They would inevitably be punished.
This Spirit Stone Mine belonged to the Great Kun Sword Mansion. Every year, there was a rule that stipulated the number of low-grade spirit stones and middle-grade spirit stones that had to be delivered to the Sword Mansion. The number set by the Sword Mansion seemed to coincidentally be close to the number of spirit stones that the Spirit Stone Mine could extract every year.
This was because before every spirit stone mine was mined, specialized exploration personnel would be sent to estimate the amount of spirit stones that could be mined every year. These personnel had an incomparable wealth of experience, combining all kinds of manpower and material resources to calculate the amount that could be mined every year.
If the number of spirit stones delivered to the Sword Mansion was not enough, the Sword Mansion would send out personnel to investigate. They remembered that this had happened once before. The Sword Mansion's investigation found that many people had pocketed a lot of spirit stones. Those people were all killed on the spot to deter others.
"He is a new Sword Mansion student. He must be highly valued by the Sword Mansion. Once there is a conflict, if we don't kill him, he will definitely bear a grudge against us and take revenge on us in the future. However, if we kill him, the Sword Mansion will investigate and none of us will be able to escape responsibility." The squad leader of the Sword Guards said. He was very unwilling in his heart. Fortunately, he was not completely blinded by greed.
"Hundreds of thousands of spirit stones." The Sword Guards were all distressed.
"Hmph, if we can't get it, he can forget about getting it either. Go and patrol other places. I will have my own plans after we change shifts." The squad leader of the Sword Guards said with a cold smile.
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Chu Mu had already cut open the Spirit Devouring Beast's abdomen. In the end, he did not find anything. The strange thing was that the Spirit Devouring Beast did not have any internal organs.
Finally, Chu Mu found a milky-white pearl the size of a longan in the brain of the Spirit Devouring Beast.
This pearl was not sticky with blood and was very clean. Furthermore, it emitted a faint, indescribable fragrance. When this fragrance entered the nose, it made one feel refreshed. The distracting thoughts in one's mind automatically receded. One felt refreshed, and one's entire body felt comfortable. All the fatigue was gone.
"Is this the so-called Spirit Devouring Pearl?" Chu Mu stared at the milky-white pearl between his fingers, and said in a low voice.
In addition to the refreshing fragrance, Chu Mu could also feel that the interior of this Spirit Devouring Pearl contained a pure and vigorous spirit energy fluctuation. The spirit energy fluctuation was several times stronger than the spirit energy fluctuation of a middle-grade spirit stone. In fact, it might be comparable to a high-grade spirit stone.
However, this was not the main point. The main point was that the interior of this Spirit Devouring Pearl seemed to have given birth to a suction force. This suction force could affect a radius of fifteen meters around its body. The spirit energy within the radius of fifteen meters was quickly extracted and purified. Then, the spirit energy was constantly being absorbed into the Spirit Devouring Pearl. The spirit energy inside the Spirit Devouring Pearl became purer and more vigorous little by little.
Chu Mu looked at the Spirit Devouring Pearl in his hand. Then, he put it into the space bracelet. He secretly thought that he must look up the relevant ancient books. He must look up the relevant information about the Spirit Devouring Beast in order to understand it in detail.
Looking around, Chu Mu did not find anything else. Then, he took out his sword and started to mine the middle-grade spirit stones on the wall.
There were too many low-grade spirit stones. It would take a lot of time to mine them one by one. Moreover, for the current Chu Mu, low-grade spirit stones could only be used in the Sword Comprehension Room. When he was cultivating, he used middle-grade spirit stones.
After a period of time, Chu Mu finally finished mining all the middle-grade spirit stones he could see. There were a total of one hundred and fifty-three spirit stones. This was enough for him to cultivate for a long time.
Sheathing his sword, Chu Mu strode out of the place. He followed the path he had walked before and kept going up. His memory was amazing. He did not need the road signs to find the right way back.
"Sir, I heard that there were Spirit Devouring Beasts inside. You didn't encounter them, did you?" The Sword Guard who had warned Chu Mu to run if he encountered a Spirit Devouring Beast saw Chu Mu and said.
"It's fine. By the way, do you know where I can read the ancient books about Spirit Devouring Beasts?" Chu Mu asked with a smile.
"I don't know about the ancient books about Spirit Devouring Beasts. However, if sir only wants to know about Spirit Devouring Beasts, I have the relevant records here." As the Sword Guard spoke, he took out a thin book from his chest and handed it to Chu Mu.
"Thank you very much." Chu Mu took it with a smile. "What is your name?"
"Sir, my name is Zhou Zhi." The Sword Guard's attitude was respectful.
"Zhou Zhi. I will remember it. After I finish reading it, I will return it to you." Chu Mu nodded and said to the Sword Guard who looked to be in his mid-twenties.
"There's no need, Your Excellency. I can recite the contents of this book backwards." Zhou Zhi hurriedly said, feeling overwhelmed by the unexpected favor.
"Good." Chu Mu nodded and did not say anything else. He turned and left.
"Zhou Zhi, why are you so respectful to him? He is just a young boy who is not even 20 years old." Another Sword Guard who was close to 30 years old whispered.
"Haha, this sir's cultivation is more powerful than mine. Moreover, he is from the Sword Mansion. His future achievements will definitely be great. It is only right to be respectful to him." Zhou Zhi said with a chuckle. He looked a little silly.
"Hmph, he still has the nerve to say that he is from the Sword Mansion. He took your things and didn't even show any appreciation." The Sword Guard changed the topic and said indignantly.
"Haha, it is nothing. It is just a handwritten copy. It has no value." Zhou Zhi did not care at all.
"Forget it. Your character is too old. Sooner or later, you will suffer."
Chu Mu walked back to his cave residence while opening the book that Zhou Zhi gave him. It was a handwritten copy. Perhaps Zhou Zhi had copied it himself, or perhaps someone else had copied it.
The handwriting on it was neat and made people feel comfortable. Chu Mu read it sentence by sentence. Gradually, he gained a clear understanding of Spirit Devouring Beasts. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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