What is she trying to do? By placing the identity token here, she would be able to hide her position on the map. Could it be that she has some ulterior motive?
For the past week, Xiao Chen had not seen Mu Xinya's figure every night when he returned. Although he felt it was strange, he did not pay it much attention.
Everyone had their own secrets; he could not be bothered to pry. It was just like him; he would go out to practice his saber for a long time every night before returning.
However, if the identity token and the mission token were placed here, the nature of the matter would change. It was clear that she was trying to hide something from others.
Xiao Chen's mind worked very quickly. I have to figure this out since I will be staying with her for a long time. Otherwise, if she has some ulterior motive and implicates me, I will be done for.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense and searched for Mu Xinya's figure within the mine.
After scanning the cave a few times with his Spiritual Sense, he did not find anything. Xiao Chen expanded the range of his Spiritual Sense. After a while, he finally found Mu Xinya in a dead end.
In front of Mu Xinya, there was a tall and stout man; he was close to two meters tall. Xiao Chen controlled his Spiritual Sense and carefully circled around. When he saw this person's appearance, he could not help but say, "Supervisor Li, how did Mu Xinya meet him?"
The two of them spoke very quickly. However, Xiao Chen had never heard this language before. He could not understand what they were discussing. In the end, the two of them seemed to be arguing. Mu Xinya's expression became very impatient.
Although Xiao Chen could not understand what the two of them were saying, from their expressions, Xiao Chen could vaguely deduce their relationship. They did not have a master-servant relationship; they seemed to be bargaining.
Supervisor Li was not satisfied with the price that Mu Xinya offered; he thought it was too low. Mu Xinya was very dissatisfied with this. From her expression, it seemed like she was scolding him for going back on his word.
After a while, Mu Xinya and Supervisor Li separated and rushed towards the stone room. Xiao Chen quickly withdrew his Spiritual Sense and placed Mu Xinya's identity token back in its original place. Then, he lay down on his bed and pretended to sleep.
The next day, in the mine:
Boom! Xiao Chen stabbed his saber into the heart of one of the corpses. Mu Xinya quickly dodged to the back. Her two sabers crisscrossed in the air and chopped off the head of the corpse.
"Hu!" Xiao Chen drew his saber and retreated, continuing to attract the attention of the corpse. Mu Xinya followed up from behind, and with a flash of saber light, she chopped off the arms of the corpse.
Not long after, the low-level dried corpse died at the hands of the two of them. It was cut into eight pieces, and it couldn't be more dead.
"Senior Brother Ye, this battle only took five minutes. Our cooperation is getting better," Mu Xinya smiled as she looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and didn't say anything. What happened last night had left a shadow in his heart.
However, at this moment, Xiao Chen could only secretly be vigilant and pretend that nothing had happened. He was afraid of alerting the enemy.
"Be careful!" Xiao Chen's expression suddenly changed.
He rushed forward and punched at Mu Xinya. The wind from his fist brushed past Mu Xinya's face and struck a corpse behind her.
It was unknown when this corpse had come out of the ground. It took advantage of the moment when the two of them were distracted to pounce at Mu Xinya.
From the time Xiao Chen said "be careful" to the time he punched the head of the corpse, only a breath of time had passed.
Xiao Chen's physical body was incredibly hard. In a moment of desperation, he punched with all his might and smashed the head of the corpse into mush.
Mu Xinya's reaction was extremely fast. She immediately turned around and two saber lights appeared on her two sabers, chopping off half of the corpse.
It was originally a low-level corpse. After the two of them reacted, they quickly destroyed it. With the precedent set, no one dared to be careless. They started to check carefully and only relaxed after they confirmed it was safe.
Mu Xinya looked at Xiao Chen and smiled gratefully, "Senior Brother Ye, you saved me again. I really don't know what to say."
Xiao Chen waved his hand, "I'll say it again. There is still a long way to go. Who knows? Who knows, I might be saved by you in the next moment."
Mu Xinya smiled, "Senior Brother Ye, I like what you said. In that case, I will work harder and find an opportunity to return this favor to Senior Brother Ye."
At this moment, Mu Xinya's expression was innocent and romantic. She was like a cute girl next door. Xiao Chen was unable to connect her with the girl who had been spying with Supervisor Li the day before.
The two of them continued their patrol. When they arrived at where Supervisor Li was, Xiao Chen purposely lingered there for a while.
Supervisor Li acted as usual. He got up and put down his work. He said to the two of them, "Greetings to the two Little Lords."
Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to scan Supervisor Li's body. He still could not feel any Martial Spirit in his body. He was completely an ordinary person.
Xiao Chen could not help but feel disappointed. There was clearly something wrong with this Supervisor Li. The color of his eyes was much brighter than that of a regular miner.
If it was in the past, Xiao Chen could have thought that he was more optimistic, unlike the other miners who were numb. However, after seeing what happened yesterday, he would not believe it even if he was beaten to death.
However, he could not find anything wrong with Supervisor Li. No matter how he looked at it, he was just an ordinary person who did manual labor.
"This little one is going to work. The two Little Lords, please continue with your work." Supervisor Li bowed and took his leave.
In the instant that Mu Xinya was not paying attention, Xiao Chen suddenly used his Dexterity and struck one of the people pushing the mining cart. That person instantly lost his balance and the mining cart suddenly flipped over, pressing down on Supervisor Li.
"Rumble …!"
The Spirit Stone raw ore on the cart all rolled out. The cart floated up and pressed down on Supervisor Li's body. The surrounding miners quickly went over to pull Supervisor Li out.
"What's going on?" Mu Xinya turned around and asked suspiciously.
"Nothing, it's just an ordinary accident. Let's go." Xiao Chen sighed in his heart. Supervisor Li's performance was like that of an ordinary person. When faced with a sudden attack, he did not show any extraordinary side to him.
In the headquarters of the eighth layer of the mine:
A cultivator investigating the missing miners said to Ye Wen, "Elder Ye, we still have not found that group of miners. Furthermore, a few miners from this layer have been disappearing every day. However, because it is not a large scale disappearance, there is no panic."
Ye Wen said indifferently, "Continue investigating. Tally up the total number of people disappearing and report it to me every day."
The days in the mine passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, another week had passed. Xiao Chen had already been here for half a month.
Xiao Chen's daily activities also became more regular. During the day, he would patrol. At night, he would consolidate his Saber Techniques and practice the Clear Wind Chop. The Clear Wind Chop had already stabilized at the Small Perfection.
When Xiao Chen drew his saber, he could perfectly hide his killing Qi in the cool breeze. It would not leak out at all. He was steadily advancing towards the Middle Perfection.
Aside from being a little boring, the days were rather peaceful. The only flaw was that he could not cultivate. Before he came here, his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had already reached the Consummation of the third layer.
Originally, Xiao Chen was prepared to break through to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation's fourth layer this month, raising the might of his Purple Thunder True Fire by another layer. After that, he could truly refine his own Magic Treasure.
From the looks of it, he could only give up on that and wait until he got out of here.
On this particular day, Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya were preparing to patrol as per usual. However, they did not expect Ye Wen to bring an unexpected person over.
"This is Ma Chen, you should have met him before. Something unexpected happened to him during his mission. He is here to continue his mission," Ye Wen said as he pointed at the person behind him.
Ma Chen cupped his hands towards the two of them and said, "We meet again."
Back then, before the group entered the Heaven Viewing Platform, Ma Chen had told them about his experiences in carrying out missions. Thus, Xiao Chen had a rather deep impression of him.
However, what exactly happened to him? Why was he sent here from the Heaven Viewing Platform? Where are the others? Why is he here alone? Xiao Chen's heart was filled with doubts.
After Ye Wen left, before Xiao Chen could say anything, Mu Xinya asked impatiently, "Senior Brother Ma, what exactly happened to you? Where are the other Senior Brothers?"
Ma Chen revealed an expression of lingering fear as he said, "They are all dead. They dug out a Superior Grade Spirit Stone in the 28th layer, and a Corpse King appeared.
"The few of us happened to pass by that place. That Corpse King had been beside the Superior Grade Spirit Stone for an unknown number of years. Unexpectedly, it still knows the Martial Techniques it used when it was alive. Furthermore, its Spiritual Intelligence is very high."
Superior Grade Spirit Stone … Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya were astonished. A Superior Grade Spirit Stone appeared in the Great Chu Nation's Spirit Vein's origin. This was very surprising.
After the Ancient Era, the Spiritual Energy in the Tianwu Continent became increasingly sparse. Even the Great Jin Nation, which had the densest Spiritual Energy, was a far cry from that era.
As for the other four nations, their Spiritual Energy was even more sparse. It was already a pleasant surprise for a Medial Grade Spirit Stone to appear in a Spirit Vein's Spirit Vein.
They did not expect to find a Superior Grade Spirit Stone raw ore in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion's Spirit Vein. The value of a Superior Grade Spirit Stone was equivalent to a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
However, if one really wanted to exchange for it, no one would be willing to do so. This was because Superior Grade Spirit Stones were too rare. The vast and pure Essence it contained was very attractive even to Martial Kings and Martial Monarchs.
With Xiao Chen's current cultivation, if he could find a suitable Cultivation Technique and absorb a Superior Grade Spirit Stone, he could immediately advance to Martial Saint. Furthermore, there would not be any side effects; he would not have to worry about it affecting his future cultivation.
Recollecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen continued to ask, "What happened after that? Did you manage to snatch the Superior Grade Spirit Stone raw ore from the corpse king? Did you kill the corpse king?"
Ma Chen replied, "The corpse king's cultivation was close to that of a Martial Monarch. Furthermore, its body was as tough as steel. Regular sabers and swords would not be able to injure it at all. We sent out ten peak bladesmen from the Divine Saber Camp, but it still managed to escape in the end. However, we managed to obtain the Superior Grade Spirit Stone raw ore."
Xiao Chen and Ma Chen did not notice a strange expression flash on Mu Xinya's face when she heard that the corpse king was not dead.
Ma Cheng continued, "I'm really envious of the two of you. The tunnels of the eighth level are famous for being peaceful, and there have never been any major incidents. I don't know how you two ended up here, but something like this has never happened before."
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