“What else do you have to say this time?”
The Grand Elder looked at Feng Shao with a smile.
Feng Shao’s face was ashen at this moment, his right hand clenched into a fist. If not for his last shred of rationality keeping him calm, he would have already thrown a punch.
“I never expected that the current Saint of your Qingyun Sect would be someone who comprehended a Concept. I was mistaken.”
After Feng Shao finished speaking, he angrily flicked his sleeve and walked away.
Watching Feng Shao’s retreating figure, the Grand Elder sneered, “That old scoundrel.”
“My son, how are you? Are you alright?”
Chu Xiao held Chu Yun, who was lying on the ground, stuffing Spirit Pills into Chu Yun’s embrace as if they were free.
“Father, I’m fine.”
Chu Yun waved his hand, and the next moment, a large mouthful of fresh blood gushed onto the ground.
Sword Intent had entered his body, and his internal organs were being ravaged by it. It either needed to be cleared by a Cultivator who had comprehended Sword Intent or suppressed with great magical power.
“Senior Chu, how is it? Shouldn’t you fulfill your promise now?”
Ye Lin stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Chu Xiao, his lips moving slightly.
“This…”
Looking at his unconscious son and the jade pendant on his neck, Chu Xiao’s expression was hesitant.
“Fine, take it then.”
Chu Xiao gritted his teeth, took the jade pendant from Chu Yun’s neck, and threw it to Ye Lin, then hurriedly left with Chu Yun in his arms.
He needed to ask a Golden Core Stage Grand Elder to expel the Sword Intent, otherwise, if the Sword Intent continued to invade his internal organs, even a great immortal would be helpless.
“Within one hour, all Disciples of the Saint King Sect must withdraw from the Burning Sky Mine. We will not wait past that time.”
After Ye Lin finished speaking, he leaped down from the arena.
“Saint.”
“Yes, Grand Elder, let’s go. Take me to the Burning Sky Mine.”
“Alright.”
With that, the group hurried out of the Saint King Sect and headed straight for the Burning Sky Mine.
Deep in the back mountains of the Saint King Sect, inside an unremarkable cave, an old man exuding a decaying aura looked at Chu Yun.
“You said... the current Saint of the Qingyun Sect comprehended a Concept?”
The old man’s face was filled with shock. To think that he, the Grand Elder of the Saint King Sect, a master of the Early Stage Golden Core, had never touched upon a Concept in his entire life.
He never expected to be surpassed by a junior who had only Cultivated for two years?
“Absolutely certain.”
“Alas, an unparalleled Prodigy who comprehended a Concept at the Foundation Establishment Stage. The Qingyun Sect is about to rise again.”
The old man sighed, then took action to remove the lingering Sword Intent from Chu Yun’s body.
“Grand Elder, what should we do now? The Qingyun Sect Saint has already gone to the Burning Sky Mine. It seems our Burning Sky Mine cannot be defended, and the things inside will definitely be discovered by the Qingyun Sect.”
“At that time, our Saint King Sect is very likely to fall from its position as a major power and become a small force that anyone can bully.”
Chu Xiao’s face was filled with anxiety. The reason he had been reluctant to give up the Burning Sky Mine was that Heavenly Flame Ore had been discovered within it.
Heavenly Flame Stone and Burning Sky Stone are both essential Ores for forging weapons, but Burning Sky Stone can only forge Yellow Rank weapons, while Heavenly Flame Ore can forge Profound Rank weapons.
The value of the two is self-evident.
Since the discovery of Heavenly Flame Ore, they had been mining it continuously for twelve hours, but how hard is an Ore that can forge Profound Rank weapons?
They had only managed to mine a tenth of it so far.
Of course, he didn’t want to hand over such a huge profit.
“My time is almost up. When I’m gone, the Saint King Sect…”
The old man sighed deeply. If the Saint King Sect were to lose the Burning Sky Mine now, he would be the only one bearing the burden. Once he was gone, the Saint King Sect would surely be carved up by the other major forces.
“Now that the Qingyun Sect is flourishing, I will go to the Qingyun Sect immediately and ask them not to let our Saint King Sect lose its Legacy.”
The old man stroked his beard. The ‘he’ he referred to was the Grand Elder of the Qingyun Sect.
“Grand Elder, it is said that the Evil Demon has treasures that can extend life, and some time ago, evil Cultivators came a few times. Why don’t we…”
“Nonsense.”
Chu Xiao was interrupted by the old man before he could finish speaking.
“Do not mention the Evil Demon again. People of this world are all driven by profit. We Cultivators only seek to have a clear conscience.”
“Your current priority is to quickly Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage. As long as you become a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, even if our Saint King Sect submits to the Qingyun Sect, we will still have significant influence.”
“At that time, I can also leave in peace.”
After the old man finished speaking, he flicked his sleeve, and a gust of Kuang Feng directly blew Chu Xiao out of the cave.
“That Evil Demon has a secret method that can allow people to Breakthrough. I have been stuck at the Half-step Golden Core for fifty years now, and I still have no clue. People of this world are all driven by profit, you are right.”
“Isn’t the Evil Demon’s goal just blood? And a Cultivator’s entire body of blood is worth a thousand ordinary people.”
“Don’t blame me. Once I Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage, our Saint King Sect will reach a higher level.”
Chu Xiao’s eyes flickered, then he came to the inner sect and looked up at the Saint King Sect Disciples coming and going around him.
Then, taking advantage of others not paying attention, he knocked out two Foundation Establishment Stage Disciples with a slap and flew away on his sword.
On the other side, Ye Lin looked at the huge valley before him.
“Saint, this is the Burning Sky Mine. Burning Sky Ore is distributed throughout this canyon.”
The Grand Elder introduced it to Ye Lin as they walked.
“Stop, who goes there?”
At this moment, the surrounding Saint King Sect Disciples came forward, holding long knives and spears, their various weapons pointed directly at Ye Lin.
“Qingyun Sect, we are here today to take over the mining rights of the Burning Sky Mine.”
“We have not received any orders. Retreat quickly. This is our Saint King Sect’s Forbidden Land. Take one more step forward, and be careful, we will not hold back.”
Hearing this, Ye Lin chuckled, then looked at the Grand Elder beside him.
“Grand Elder, one hour, is it almost up?”
Looking at Ye Lin’s smiling face, the Grand Elder understood and nodded gently.
“One hour has passed.”
“Since the Saint King Sect did not follow the requirements, then we will help them. Kill, leave no one alive.”
“Yes.”
After Ye Lin finished speaking, the ten Foundation Establishment Stage Disciples behind him drew their long swords and charged towards the Saint King Sect Disciples.
Most of these Saint King Sect Disciples were only at the Qi Training Ninth Layer. Facing the killing intent of the Qingyun Sect’s Foundation Establishment Stage Disciples, they had no resistance whatsoever and fell one after another.
Instantly, blood flowed everywhere. Ye Lin and the Grand Elder bypassed the blood and walked towards the highest point.
In just a few minutes, all the Saint King Sect Disciples guarding the Burning Sky Mine had been completely annihilated.
“Grand Elder, why do you think Chu Xiao insisted on asking us for that one month’s time? Could it be that there is some secret within this Burning Sky Mine?”
Ye Lin stood at the highest point, his hands behind his back, overlooking the entire mine, and asked the Grand Elder beside him.
“I don’t know. We’ll know everything in a bit.”
The Grand Elder shook his head and looked at the Qingyun Sect Disciples running around. Once they finished their investigation, everything would be known.
He had to admit, he was also a little curious.
“Report, Saint, we discovered a mysterious Ore in the deepest part of the mine.”
At this moment, a Foundation Establishment Stage Disciple came flying on his sword, stood before Ye Lin, and cupped his fists.
“Oh? Take me to see.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Lin immediately became interested, and the Grand Elder beside him also followed behind Ye Lin with an expectant look.