In front of the mine, there were 50 to 60 corpses lying on the ground. All of them had grey faces and their eyes were wide open.
The experienced miners all turned pale. They took a detour from the mine, and no one dared to go forward.
The 15th mine was in a state of panic. Everyone had retreated, and most of them were trembling with fear.
Wisps of grey mist were seeping out of the mine. Even though they were far away, they could still feel a sense of pressure.
"What the hell …" Ye Fan was shocked. He knew that such things would occasionally happen in the Source Mine, but he was still surprised when he experienced it himself.
An old man who had been mining here for eight to nine years said with worry in his eyes, "I have a feeling that the evil this time is not ordinary."
Soon, the cultivators from the Yaoguang Holy Land arrived. They were led by a few middle-aged men, and the rest were all young disciples.
"Who was mining in that mine? Are there any survivors?" a middle-aged man asked.
"I was working in the well." A young man walked up, looking very nervous.
"Anyone else?" the middle-aged man asked again.
Six or seven people walked out, all of them panicking.
"What did you see?" the middle-aged cultivator asked.
"We didn't see anything. We only heard screams, and then we escaped."
"Where's Senior Brother Qin? Isn't he patrolling here?" The middle-aged man frowned.
"That old immortal also fell in the mine."
"What?" The middle-aged man's eyes widened. "Senior Brother Qin died?"
"Yes …" The Origin Gatherer was a little nervous. "At first, something seemed to have been discovered down there. The old immortal received the report and personally went down to take a look. In the end, something evil happened, and everyone died."
Another person added, "Luckily, we ran away. Otherwise, we wouldn't have survived standing in the well."
Needless to say, everyone saw that there were 50 to 60 corpses at the well.
The middle-aged cultivators from the Yaoguang Holy Land looked at each other and frowned. This was the last thing they wanted to see. Once the Source Mine was haunted, it would be extremely dangerous.
The well was filled with grey mist. It looked very strange and unsettling.
"Did they dig out something alive?" a middle-aged man said.
Hearing this, everyone's expression changed. If that was the case, it would be a bad sign.
"It's said that the Jiang family dug up a ghost mine not long ago and dug out a few bloody bones. As a result, many people died."
The conversation between the middle-aged cultivators made Ye Fan's heart skip a beat. The Source Mine underground was full of mysteries and unknowns.
"Let me catch a wisp of grey mist and see what it is." A middle-aged man opened his mouth and spat out a thumb-sized silver bottle. It turned into a streak of silver light and flew forward. It released a gentle halo of light and began to absorb the gray mist.
It turned into a dim light and began to absorb the grey mist.
Something astonishing happened. As soon as a wisp of grey mist entered, the silver bottle cracked. It became dim and fell to the ground.
"This is …" The middle-aged man's body shook.
"A weapon refined by a cultivator of the Holy Zhi Palace's Secret Territory couldn't even block a wisp of gray mist. What is it?" Everyone was shocked.
The middle-aged men all revealed serious expressions. This time, it was a bit unusual, and they didn't have much confidence.
After an entire two hours, the grey mist finally dispersed and disappeared from the world.
Not long after, a chicken was thrown into the mine. It kept chirping, but it didn't die even after a long time.
The middle-aged cultivators sighed in relief.
"It's not as bad as I thought."
"Looks like it's just some baleful aura, not a Ghost Mine."
Several middle-aged cultivators walked forward, followed by a dozen young disciples.
They stood at the mouth of the well, examining each corpse, and then looked down.
"Carry these corpses away. Find an abandoned mine and bury them," ordered a middle-aged cultivator.
All of the Source Gatherers retreated together. No one was willing to touch those who had mysteriously died.
When the middle-aged cultivator saw this, he frowned and said, "The malevolent aura has dissipated, there is no danger."
Many of the origin gatherers shuddered in fear. They emptied dozens of corpses and threw them into an abandoned mine, burying them on the spot.
The middle-aged cultivators discussed among themselves and prepared to go down the well to take a look.
"Why don't we let them clear out the corpses first before we go down …" a middle-aged cultivator suggested as he swept his gaze over the surrounding Origin Gatherers.
The surrounding people instantly trembled in fear and retreated one after another.
"What are you afraid of? That chicken is fine, which means it is already safe inside. Are all of you living people less than a chicken?"
When Ye Fan heard him say this, he really wanted to spit on his face. If he was not afraid, why didn't he go down himself? Why did he want the Source Gatherers to scout the way first?
A young disciple of the Yaoguang Holy Land personally went up to choose a person. Unfortunately, Ye Fan was chosen and was forced to go down the well to carry the corpses.
It was dark inside the mine, and even the torch could not completely illuminate it. Corpses were scattered all over the ground. Some of the cowardly Source Gatherers immediately trembled when they saw this scene.
In front of them, specks of light could be seen. An Source Gatherer the size of a human head was glowing and embedded in the ground. An old cultivator in his fifties was lying there. He had been dead for a long time.
"This is the problem …"
Ye Fan carefully walked closer. After seeing everything clearly, he sucked in a breath of cold air.
There was actually a claw inside that head-sized Source Gatherer. It was similar to a human palm, but it had a lot of red hair. It was an inch long, and even the palm was no exception. It looked somewhat sinister.
"This is at least a primordial creature …" Ye Fan was shocked.
"Ghost Claw!"
"Monster!"
The surrounding people all cried out in shock.
Ye Fan sent out his divine sense and carefully examined it. His expression changed again.
This was originally a huge rock, but it was only revealed after the Source Gatherers broke it open. There were actually bone patterns in the rock that were connected to this Source Gatherer.
"This …" He couldn't help but be shocked.
This should be a fossil. Only the palm had been preserved by the Source Gatherer. It was completely intact, and the other parts had become stone bones.
"This should be a humanoid creature. No, it actually has bat wings!"
A humanoid creature with wings was definitely not human.
At this point, he could also see why there was a gray fog and why so many people had died.
When the Source Gatherer broke through the huge rock, a corner of the Source Gatherer was damaged. A bit of the palm's flesh was exposed to the air and shriveled. That was how the gray fog was produced.
"What kind of terrifying creature is this? Just a bit of flesh exposed to the air and it has such terrifying power. Just a wisp of gray fog was enough to shatter the weapons of the Dao Palace's secret realm cultivators. It's really unimaginable!" Ye Fan was shocked.
The only fortunate thing was that this Source Gatherer was very unusual. It was overflowing with color and gathered the essence of heaven and earth on its own. The damaged area had already been sealed by the brilliance.
At this time, the cultivators above also flew in. Their spiritual senses were sharp, and they sensed that there was no danger below, so they were no longer afraid.
"This is … a claw with flesh and blood!"
Several middle-aged cultivators cried out on the spot.
"A few years ago, we dug up a severed arm. It was also sealed in the Source Gatherer and sent back to the sacred land. The Grand Supreme Elder once said that if we found such flesh and blood, we should immediately report it. It must be a serious matter. "
These cultivators carefully cleaned up the rocks and moved the Source Gatherer and the huge rock to the ground.
The Grand Supreme Elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land was alarmed. He came in person to carefully observe the palm and the human-shaped mark on the huge rock.
"Unbelievable!" He seemed to be very surprised.
"What kind of creature is this?" Next to him, a young disciple asked carefully.
"Before ancient times …" The Grand Supreme Elder only said two words before he suddenly stopped.
Obviously, the Grand Supreme Elder was not calm. After a long time, he let out a long sigh. Then he waved his sleeve and put away the Source Gatherer and the huge rock.
"You guys continue to dig here. Once you find anything, immediately report to me. This is a very important matter, and I will remember you guys. "He looked solemn, and then he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Why didn't the Grand Supreme Elder tell us in detail? What is that creature?"
"At least it is a creature from before the Immemorial Age. It seems to be extremely terrifying and powerful."
"Were humans born at that time? What position did we have?"
The doubts of the young disciples of the Yaoguang Holy Land were also the doubts in Ye Fan's heart. He really wanted to know the answer.
"Could it be that some secret technique or divine power could be researched from that claw?"
"That is hard to say. If it is a creature that is powerful enough, that palm might really be a priceless treasure."
The middle-aged cultivators were also discussing in low voices.
"I'm afraid that even the important figures of my Yaoguang Holy Land cannot truly understand."
"In the current world, perhaps only the Origin Ancient Mine has the answer. There are creatures that walked out of the Exceptional Divine Source alive there."
"Don't say anymore. The Origin Ancient Mine is a forbidden land. You cannot speak carelessly in the Source Mining Area."
The Origin Ancient Mine was at the center of this area. It was surrounded by the Source Regions of the Great Sage's Land. No one dared to explore it. It was an ominous place.
In the next few days, they dug seven or eight abandoned wells, but they didn't even dig up one or two Source Gatherers.
Ye Fan sighed inwardly. He still wanted to fill his own pockets.
The other Source Gatherers rejoiced because no misfortune befell them in the past few days. They didn't dig up any ghost mines.
Just when everyone thought that the storm had passed, on the seventh day, a cry of alarm suddenly sounded from a mine.
"What happened?" The Yaoguang Holy Land's cultivators shouted from the surface.
During these past few days, they didn't take a single step out of this mining area. They didn't dare act carelessly because of the mission that the supreme elder gave them.
"Bones, I discovered a large amount of bones!" The people below were extremely terrified.
When the other people in this mining area received the news, they immediately rushed out and began to run into the distance.
Source Gatherers often faced demonic matters. As soon as there was the slightest sign of trouble, they would immediately protect themselves. The fifteenth mining area was in chaos.
Ye Fan finally understood why so few Source Gatherers could live for more than ten years. Even cultivators couldn't live for long if they were plagued by demonic matters every two or three days.
"What is going on? Normally, strange matters don't happen even once a year. Why are they happening so frequently these past few days?"
The experienced Source Gatherers all developed a bad premonition.
"I feel like when that claw was dug up last time, it wasn't the end, but rather just the beginning. This mining area is most likely a ghost mine. A gargantuan monster is about to appear."
"I also have the same feeling. Something big is definitely going to happen."
"I heard that the Origin Ancient Mine hasn't been peaceful for the past year. I'm afraid this is a sign of great misfortune."
Ye Fan's heart trembled. He felt that these Source Gatherers should have an instinctive sense after facing such things for a long time. Perhaps their premonitions would come true.
"There's no need to run. It's just bones. There's no danger. Hurry up and come back. Let's dig this big mine together and see what exactly is going on! "
The cultivators of the Yaoguang Holy Land ordered everyone to return. They gathered all the manpower and began to dig the very deep mine.
In order to encourage everyone, they also personally entered the mine and commanded everyone on the spot.
However, when they saw everything below with their own eyes, they also sucked in a breath of cold air.
Countless bones had turned into fossils. It was difficult to count how many there were.
As long as the rocks were broken, there would definitely be a large number of bones inside. It was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
In the end, there were no rocks, only stone bones. This place was simply like a burial pit.
Even the cultivators of the Yaoguang Holy Land felt a chill down their backs. The aura here was very strange. It was getting colder and colder.
At this moment, someone cried out in alarm, "Blood is being dug up!"
In an instant, miserable screams rang out one after another. Over a hundred people had died on the spot.
"Oh my god … a ghost mine. A gargantuan monster!"
"I see it! Oh my god!"
Both Ye Fan and the cultivators of the Yaoguang Holy Land were terrified.
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