Translated by: Hypersheep325 Edited by: Michyrr Indeed, Wang Chong said nothing, but his eyes were also filled with suspicion.
Indeed, there was no need for any sort of foresight. Any normal person who knew that there was a hidden river here wouldn't leave behind any openings for others to enter. The Origin Immortal Lord's strength and mastery of divination were far too suspicious.
"Leave the rest to me!"
Wang Chong didn't think too much about this. With a flick of his wrist, he took out his invincible WuZi Steel dagger and thrust it into the vein of bronze ore.
Clang!
Sparks flew as Wang Chong's WuZi Steel dagger stabbed into the ore vein. He could clearly sense an enormous resistance from the tip of the dagger, and even sparks flew.
What a tough metal!
Even though Jili Laozu had warned Wang Chong and prepared him, the hardness of the metal still left Wang Chong stunned.
The WuZi Steel dagger was so sharp that even tempered steel that Wang Chong had never felt so hard to chew through.
The hardness of the metal before him surpassed his imagination. At this moment, Wang Chong suddenly understood why the Origin Immortal Lord had built his cave in a place like this.
Fortunately, though the metal was tough, it was still no match for Wang Chong's WuZi Steel dagger.
As Wang Chong furiously stirred the WuZi Steel dagger, large swaths of ore began to fall from above.
Wang Chong's progress was very slow, but he was able to advance steadily. Moreover, the ore vein wasn't very thick.
But forcibly digging a path through the metal was still very damaging to Wang Chong's WuZi Steel dagger.
Every time Wang Chong pushed the WuZi Steel dagger, it would be accompanied by a cacophony of scraping sounds. When these unknown hard metals fell to the ground, they also rubbed against the dagger, leaving many marks.
Wang Chong's Wootz Steel dagger had been struck by the spider threads in the cave of the Darkshadow Spiders, and many fine cracks had appeared on it.
Now that he was forcefully digging, there were more and more marks on the blade. This made people worry that the WuZi Steel Dagger in Wang Chong's hand would completely break at any moment.
Jili Laozu was secretly worried as he watched from the side. However, there was nothing he could do at this time.
The dagger in Wang Chong's hand was the only tool that could open a tunnel in the metal ore vein.
Time flew by, and the green leaves in their mouths were constantly being consumed.
Bang!
Just then, a loud sound came from the metal ore vein. Wang Chong's WuZi Steel dagger seemed to have encountered an extremely hard obstacle. Unlike before, this time, even Wang Chong's WuZi Steel dagger was bounced back. There was even a crisp sound as another crack appeared on the blade.
In a flash, Wang Chong and Jili Laozu's expressions changed.
"How could this be?!"
Wang Chong frowned deeply.
Logically speaking, since they had been able to cut out this metal from the start, they shouldn't have encountered any other obstacles.
Wang Chong's brow furrowed.
"I'm afraid we've encountered a mother metal ore!"
Just then, a voice rang in their ears. Jili Laozu suddenly spoke with a solemn expression.
"If the underground metal ore vein has been settled for a long time, such as thousands of years or even longer, some mother metal ores will form inside. For example, there's a certain probability of iron mother metal in an iron ore vein, and there's a certain probability of thousands of years old copper mother metal in a copper ore vein."
"This situation isn't common, but it doesn't mean that it won't happen. If we encounter such a mother metal ore, it's impossible to dig through."
Jili Laozu said in a low voice, his heart heavy.
He thought he had found a hidden tunnel, but he never expected to find a hidden mother metal ore.
"Let me give it a try. We might not necessarily encounter a mother metal ore."
Wang Chong pondered for a moment and suddenly said.
They had already come this far. How could he be willing to give up just like that?
Clang!
Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Chong immediately shook his Dantian and infused more majestic Gang Energy into the WuZi Steel Dagger.
The surface of the WuZi Steel Dagger was covered with cracks and could no longer withstand too much Gang Energy. This was also the reason why Wang Chong didn't do this at the beginning. But at this moment, he couldn't care so much.
With a harsh sound of metal clashing, Wang Chong's dagger once again encountered a hard layer of obstruction.
Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Chong swung the dagger a second time and a third time.
With the support of a huge amount of Gang Energy, the WuZi Steel Dagger was indeed much stronger. But in the face of that strong layer of obstruction, it still couldn't move an inch.
But the surface of the WuZi Steel Dagger, which was originally hard, had more cracks as Wang Chong swung it again and again. No one knew how long the dagger could last.
If this continued, it would probably be completely broken before long.
Whoosh!
Just as Wang Chong was focusing all his attention on the metal vein before him, a voice suddenly rang out. He heard a splashing sound coming from the underground river below him.
This sound was still some distance away from Wang Chong's group, but in this dark and silent underground world, it was extremely abrupt.
"Not good!"
Jili Laozu carefully sensed for a few moments, and then he grimaced.
"Someone's coming!"
"Is it those men in black?"
Wang Chong suddenly stopped and turned his head.
Wang Chong hadn't expected these people to be so crafty. They had clearly left, but they had returned at this moment to launch a counterattack.
"No! It's even more troublesome … It's the successor of the Origin Immortal Art. "
Jili Laozu raised his head to look at Wang Chong, and Wang Chong could clearly see that his face had turned extremely nasty.
Wang Chong also grimaced at these words.
"How could this be?!"
The atmosphere in the underground world instantly became tense.
"I don't know what's going on either. Logically speaking, this shouldn't have happened."
The Lone Silence Ancestor also had shock in his eyes.
"But based on the direction he's coming from, it seems like he came down from where we came in. There's a high chance that those men in black accidentally lured the successor of the Origin Immortal Art into the underground river. We made too much of a ruckus earlier, so he might have been drawn here. "
Wang Chong had never imagined that the ruckus of digging a tunnel would attract the Origin Immortal Art successor.
It was so quiet in the tunnel that one could hear a pin drop. Neither Wang Chong nor Jili Laozu said a word. The two of them had sealed off all their pores and restrained their auras as much as possible as they remained motionless in the tunnel.
Whoosh! The ripples of the river were getting closer and closer to the pair. The successor of the Origin Immortal Art was not swimming very quickly, but this only made them more nervous.
No one knew what he would do next. Had he only heard the ruckus, or had he already noticed them?
Thumpthump!
In the darkness, everything but the thumping of their hearts seemed to stop.
Time seemed to have stopped at this moment.
"It's the fifth-generation successor!"
Finally, the Origin Immortal successor followed the undercurrent to where Wang Chong and Jili Laozu were. Wang Chong's heart chilled as he immediately recognized him. The sixth-generation successor was much stronger than the fifth-generation successor.
Wang Chong had met him in the underground palace, so he was very familiar with his energy.
And there was even worse to come …
"Not good! He seems to have noticed something!"
Jili Laozu's voice rang out in Wang Chong's mind. In the river, the fifth-generation successor had been swimming forward at a constant speed, but now, he suddenly stopped and began to adjust his body. Moreover, he even raised his head and glanced in the direction of Wang Chong and Jili Laozu.
In an instant, the atmosphere became extremely tense.
Wang Chong's expression was also tense, but at this moment, Wang Chong saw Jili Laozu's palm suddenly tremble. Rumble. In the next moment, a violent explosion suddenly rang out from the depths of the underground river in another direction.
"Gonggong Divine Art!"
Wang Chong immediately realized what was going on.
Jili Laozu's control over the flow of water was truly exquisite. Not even Wang Chong had noticed how he had managed to remotely control the water to explode. There were no Psychic Energy ripples, no obvious vibrations of Stellar Energy. The Lone Silence Ancestor had done nothing to hide his identity.
Whoosh!
Within the icy river, the fifth generation successor seemed to sense something and quickly changed directions. With a whoosh, he shot off into the distance.
"Young Master Wang, let's go! My Water God Art can still delay him for a while, but not for too long. Let's take advantage of this time to leave. "
Jili Laozu's expression was solemn as he spoke without any hesitation. Before he even finished speaking, his figure flickered and shot down the passage.
"Wait a moment! I want to give it another try! "
A voice came from behind. Jili Laozu, who had already flown more than ten zhang away, heard this voice and came to a sudden stop.
"Young Master Wang, the fifth-generation successor will return at any moment. The leaves are also running out. You said yourself that we can't stay here for more than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. Now is not the time to be swayed by emotions! "
Jili Laozu couldn't help but stomp his foot.
"Let me try again!"
Wang Chong looked ahead and said in a deep voice.
"If it really doesn't work, I'll leave with you!"
The underground river was quiet. At that moment, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was deathly still. After a long time, a sigh came from the river. Jili Laozu finally spoke.
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