"This place is indeed the intersection of fortune and disaster."
The green-robed old man nodded and sighed. "The reason why the Nine Heavens Formation Breaking Team occupied this place is mainly because of the abundant immortal crystal reserves. However, the ultimate treasure that they have been secretly searching for is definitely not these immortal crystals. This place has great opportunities, but also great dangers. Although the things here belong to the Nine Heavens in name, as laborers, we can always gain some benefits."
The green-robed old man's meaningful words caused the cultivators who were already tempted to make a move to have their own ideas.
After digging into the ruins, no matter how strict the supervision was, there would still be a chance to obtain treasures and refine them.
Thinking of this, with such hope, the crowd slightly suppressed their original fear and dread in their hearts.
When they approached the black stone at the bottom of the huge pit, all the cultivators could see black fiendish Qi rolling out at a speed visible to the naked eye.
They felt that this was not a ruin, but a volcanic crater that was about to erupt.
Chu Chen faintly felt that something was wrong. This black fiendish Qi was even crazier than when they first dug out the black stone!
Chu Chen could not clearly analyze this black fiendish Qi after scanning it with his spirit sense. Chu Chen could only faintly feel that it was very dangerous and contained some kind of special ancient karma.
Even if the cultivators used spirit qi to protect their bodies, they might still be contaminated by that mysterious karma.
Chu Chen himself might not be able to protect himself.
Seeing that everyone was using spirit qi to protect their bodies, he did not care about it for now. In any case, he had to work.
Under Chu Chen's lead, everyone picked up their crystal hoes and began to dig with all their might.
As soon as they started digging, many cultivators' expressions suddenly changed.
The soil here was shockingly hard. When they dug down with their hoes, it was like digging into a piece of black iron. Even with the cultivation of most of the cultivators at the initial stage of the Spirit River Stage, they could only dig out a little bit of soil!
They were not digging at all, but scraping the soil!
The black soil of this Crystal Gorge was indeed harder the deeper they dug. However, Chu Chen … How did he do it alone back then?
Thinking of this, many cultivators unconsciously glanced at Chu Chen who was immersed in his work.
No one would forget that this huge pit with a radius of several thousand feet was dug by Chu Chen alone!
Could it be that he was not a living person, but an ancient puppet?
Legend had it that ancient puppets could move forever as long as they had immortal crystals or other energy sources to consume!
That's right, not far away from the crowd of cultivators, Chu Chen was still digging the soil mechanically.
"Don't let your imagination run wild. Junior Brother Chu is a real person."
The green robed old man heard a few cultivators whispering and couldn't help but scold them a few times. Only then did the cultivators quiet down.
Chu Chen acted as if he hadn't heard anything. His expression was calm as he waved the hoe with both hands and continued to dig with ease.
The hard ground seemed to have turned into tofu under his feet. Every time he dug with his hoe, a large piece of it would be turned over.
Dirt flew under his feet, and his digging speed was much faster than the others combined.
He was the one who was truly digging the earth. The cultivators lamented that they could only be considered as digging the surface of the earth.
Among all of them, only the beautiful woman in red, Ye Man, didn't do anything. She stood on the side with a charming smile, as if she was a woman, it was natural for her to not do anything.
All the cultivators felt that she was unfathomable, so naturally, no one dared to say anything to her.
"Hey, are all of you not full yet? Use a bit more strength. The sooner you finish, the sooner you can rest! "
The fat cultivator, Qian Hao, who had already regarded Chu Chen as his idol, saw the hesitant expressions of the crowd and decided to set an example. He didn't want to be looked down upon by his idol, Chu Chen.
His strength wasn't enough, but he couldn't lose his momentum. Qian Hao's heart tightened, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.
His figure shook, and the crystal hoe in his hand suddenly blossomed with an extremely sharp platinum spirit force.
Layers of platinum energy formed tiny blades on the surface of the hoe, and they crazily rotated.
Those rotating platinum blades seemed to have turned into the sharpest sawtooth. Every time the hoe dug, it would bring out a large amount of dirt.
At this moment, the cultivators couldn't help but look at him in a higher light.
"Senior Brother Qian, could this be the Platinum Sword Technique of the Five Elements Sword Formation?"
A young female cultivator in a green robe asked in a low voice.
"Hmph, at least you have some knowledge!"
Qian Hao snorted with a stubborn expression, and his hands didn't stop digging.
In the small immortal world, he was considered a cultivator who had encountered opportunities. He had once gone deep into an ancient ruin and obtained a lot of good fortune.
The Heaven Pouncing Hand and Platinum Sword Technique were ancient secret techniques he had obtained from there.
Although this Platinum Swordsmanship was only an incomplete copy, the power possessed by practicing it had already surpassed the secret techniques of many Sword Dao Sects.
"Senior Brother Qian is so lucky!"
A young cultivator in a black robe saw this scene and was shocked. "It's said that when the Five Elements Sword Technique was born, it attracted high-level Heavenly River powerhouses to fight for it! Among them, the Green Wood Sword Technique, Black Water Sword Technique, and Thick Earth Sword Technique were obtained by three Heavenly River powerhouses, and the Li Fire Sword Technique was obtained by a leader of the formation breaking team. I didn't expect that the last move would be obtained by Senior Brother! "
"It really is the Five Elements Sword Technique? This ancient sword dao secret technique is said to have a great origin. It's even related to the legendary number one killing formation of ancient times … the Immortal Execution Sword Formation! "
"Senior Brother Qian is so lucky!"
…
Not far away, Chu Chen's eyebrows suddenly raised slightly.
The cultivators were shocked and couldn't help but spread out around Qian Hao to dig together, each of them assuming a posture of following his lead.
Seeing this scene, Qian Hao was proud and waved the hoe in his hand even more diligently.
The Platinum Sword Technique was worthy of being an ancient sword dao secret technique. The crystal hoe in Qian Hao's hand was filled with layers of sharp platinum sword qi. Under his lead, the speed of digging on his side was not much slower than Chu Chen's.
The cultivators clearly formed two camps, Chu Chen and the others!
Chu Chen, who seemed to be concentrating on digging, was actually using his soul to scan Qian Hao's Platinum Sword Technique. He had always been very interested in formations. Specifically, after collecting the Five Elements Sword Technique, he would obtain clues about the number one killing formation of ancient times, the Immortal Execution Sword Formation.
The Five Elements Sword Technique had long been lost in the outside world, but it still existed in the Small Immortal Realm. Chu Chen was interested in learning it.
Soon, he used his abnormal soul power to obtain 60% of the fat cultivator's Platinum Sword Technique. However, if Qian Hao didn't use more sword techniques, he wouldn't be able to obtain all of them.
After all, they were digging, and many sword techniques might not be used completely. Chu Chen thought to himself, "Wait, there will always be a chance. Let's continue digging with peace of mind."
Therefore, the two camps moved side by side. For a time, only the hoes could be seen flying, mud splashed everywhere, and the bottom of the huge pit was constantly expanding. The black stone palace was also exposed more and more.
On the second day, a few more teams of laborers joined in to excavate the mysterious Blackstone Ruins.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye. As the speed of digging increased, more and more black stone was exposed in the stone palace.
At the same time, the soil at the bottom gradually emitted a trace of black color, as if it was contaminated with some kind of ink.
When digging, the black soil was clearly more difficult to dig than other soil.
Everyone was still consciously divided into two camps. Chu Chen was in one camp, and everyone else was in the other.
In the beginning, the digging speed of Chu Chen's camp was about the same as the digging speed of the hundred people on the other side. Sometimes, it was even surpassed by the hundred people. However, with the appearance of the black soil, Chu Chen's digging speed was even faster than theirs!
Chu Chen's expression was very calm. It seemed that he never used much spirit energy. Occasionally, the blade of the crystal hoe would flash with a golden-red light that carried a hint of purple.
However, no matter how hard the black soil was, he was able to maintain a uniform speed!
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
