The Piercing Mountain Devouring Spirit Beast did not have the mysterious construction principle of the two puppet trap beasts assigned by the Immortal Dao Alliance, but it had an innate sensitivity to spirit stones. Coupled with the innate ability to travel through mountains and soil, searching for spirit stones is even faster than two puppet trap beasts.

After a while, the Spirit Beast twisted its body and came out of the soil, opened its mouth, and spit out a spirit stone in front of Qin Chuan.

Although this little thing feeds on spirit stones, it only eats one piece a day during the second-level period. After eating, they will not eat again, and all the spirit stones collected will be handed over to the master.

Qin Chuan was quite satisfied with its collection speed. Pat its little head to show its appreciation, and then let it immediately go back into the mountain to continue the search for the whereabouts of the spirit stone.

Next, whether it is a spirit beast through the mountains or a puppet trap beast, the search speed of spirit stones for both is much slower. Qin Chuan knew that this was normal, after all, the spirit stone veins here were abandoned after being mined by the demons underground, and the density of the spirit stones would not be too large. It is unlikely that the mission will be completed in this abandoned vein, but at least there will be a lot of gain.

And the remaining five sects, such as the Four Wuzong Sects, I'm afraid they haven't even got a single spirit stone yet!

The direction they chose could lead directly to the Spirit Stone Mine that the Demons were currently mining. Among them, the spirit stone resources are definitely much richer than the abandoned mines. But in the same way, there are also a large number of Earth Demon armies guarding them.

Several sects such as the Four Wuzong Sects, without paying a price, it is impossible to enter the mine at all, let alone mine.

Thinking of them, Qin Chuan couldn't help but think of Sun Jinpeng, the sect leader of Qixia Sect. Whether this person is a good person or not, Qin Chuan does not dare to make judgments, but he believes that the other party must be a cool-headed and principled person.

Such a person is undoubtedly worth befriending. If conditions permit, Qin Chuan doesn't mind giving him a hand and letting him complete the task smoothly. However, at that time, it was not appropriate to throw an olive branch to the other party. Now that they Qixia Sect is following the Four Wuzong Sects, they will also be in trouble, which is a pity.

Sun Jinpeng...... If you can complete the task of collecting a hundred spirit stones this time, then after you go out, Yuhuamen is willing to make you a friend. If it can't be done...... There's no point in saying anything else.

After thinking about this, Qin Chuan controlled his thoughts for a moment and refocused his attention on the collection of spirit stones...... When the Feather Sect was collecting spirit stones in an orderly manner in the abandoned mine, the remaining five sects, led by the Four Wuzong Sects, also gradually came to the end of the path, and a busy scene appeared in front of them.

At the end of the path, there is a chaotic stone forest, which is just used to hide the figure. Standing in the chaotic stone forest, Zhu Shigu, the sect leader of the Four No Sects, observed the scene ahead, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said in a low voice to the rest of the sects: "Our luck is really good!" Ahead is the spirit stone collection field of the demons in the underground! ”

And the people looked outward. On the opposite side was a tall and continuous mountain. There are many deep mines on the mountain, and groups of sturdy but ugly-looking earth demons are going in and out of the mines, busy collecting spirit stones.

Although the race of underground demons is naturally strong, its technical strength is extremely backward. In a job like mining, they don't rely on brute force with the help of many tools, as humans do.

Fortunately, these demons who work as hard laborers have low intelligence and simple thinking. No matter how hard and tiring the work is, I don't know how to resist, so the whole mine is in order.

When everyone saw such a large mining field, their hearts were also excited. After all, if you want to complete the task of collecting spirit stones, you first have to find a place with spirit stones. And the underground world below the abyss is very vast. If you're unlucky to find the underground demon's mine, there's no chance at all.

Choosing a random path to walk over, you actually ran into the Earth Demon Mine, which is really good luck.

Now that the mine has been found, what's next? With such a thought in their hearts, everyone turned their heads to look at Zhu Shigu, the sect master of the Four Nothings Sect.

Along the way, there have also been simple exchanges between the five sects. Among them, the strength of the Four Non-Sects was the strongest, the Qixia Sect was slightly second, and the other three sects were second.

Everyone also discussed that the underground world is extremely dangerous, and if you want to successfully complete the task, you must have a unified deployment and unified command, so they jointly elected Zhu Shigu, the sect master of the Four Non-Sects, as the temporary leader, who is responsible for commanding the overall actions of the five sects.

Zhu Shigu originally felt superior because of the strength of his sect, and let him be the leader of the five factions, of course he would not shirk it, and soon entered the role.

At this time, he hid in the chaotic stone forest, and after observing the scene of the earth demon laborers collecting spirit stones on the hidden dragon mountain opposite for a while, Zhu Shigu opened his mouth and said: "In this mine, most of them are earth demon coolies, and their combat effectiveness is very low, and the surrounding earth demon army is not strong. Our five sects huddled together, chose the cave with the most earth demon laborers to rush into, and then used puppet traps to collect spirit stones while guarding the cave, what do you think? ”

After everyone whispered for a while, there was basically no objection. However, Sun Jinpeng couldn't help frowning and said, "This spirit stone mine looks very large-scale, even in the underground world, it must be a great fortune, I am worried that there may be an army of earth demons stationed nearby." Shall we hold off on our efforts, find out about the situation first, and then choose the best place? ”

Zhu Shigu's surname is arrogant, and he likes to say the same thing the most. At this time, what he said was questioned by Sun Jinpeng, and he was immediately displeased, and said with a straight face: "Sect Master Sun, it is good to be cautious, but if you are too cautious, it will inevitably give people the feeling of indecision, greed for life and fear of death." You don't want to think about it, Hidden Dragon Mountain is so big, even if there is an army of earth demons stationed, can we find it for a while? Moreover, the veins of spirit stone are not everywhere, can you guarantee that you will be able to find your so-called 'best spot' in a short period of time? Don't forget, the mission time given to us by the Immortal Dao Alliance is only five days! ”

Among the mission requirements sent by the herald of the Changhe Sword Sect, it was indeed clearly marked that the maximum time limit for this mission to collect spirit stones was five days. After five days, the sects that did not collect a sufficient amount of spirit stones were treated as unfinished tasks.

Zhu Shigu paused for a moment, and then said, "This sect master has already carefully observed, and the strength of the earth demon guards around the mine is basically between the seventh and eighth layers of the qi cultivation period. This can show that even if there is an army of earth demons stationed nearby, the overall strength should only be seven or eight layers in the Qi training period. Our five factions joined forces to seize a mine and release puppet trap beasts to collect spirit stones, while we worked together to guard the entrance of the cave, and within an hour, we could withstand the attack of the Earth Demon Army without any problem. Therefore, this sect master believes that there is no need to carry out the so-called 'understanding', just attack head-on, complete the task and wait for the alliance to take us out of the abyss. ”

After Zhu Shigu finished speaking, most of the people from the rest of the sect nodded in agreement.

While the Immortal Dao Alliance distributed puppet trap beasts, each sect also distributed a special storage bag. When enough spirit stones are collected and placed in the storage bag, the alliance will immediately sense them, and then urge the teleportation formation to take the sect that has completed the task away from the abyss.

Therefore, out of confidence in their own strength, everyone felt that Sun Jinpeng's cautious plan was not as good as Zhu Shigu's frontal attack plan. After all, it was completely unknown whether a better mining location could be found, and it should be no problem to withstand the attack of the Earth Demon army for an hour or two.

Although Sun Jinpeng felt that a spirit stone mine of this scale was definitely a huge wealth, and the power of the earth demon guards could not be as weak as Zhu Shigu judged, he also knew that if he wanted to complete the mining task, it was impossible to complete it with the strength of his own sect, and he had to rely on the strength of other sects. Therefore, seeing that the other sects all expressed their approval of Zhu Shigu's proposal, they naturally had to obey.

Since there are no more objections, the action begins immediately. Each sect used its own unique means, or used magic weapons, or used talismans, to hide all their body and breath, and then slowly approached the mine with the largest number of laborers in the center.

"In the process of approaching, everyone must be careful not to expose their hiding. As long as you get close to the mine smoothly, and then kill all the hard workers in the cave, and then control the entrance of the cave and prevent the underground demons from attacking, then it will be easy to use the puppet trap beasts of the Immortal Dao Alliance to collect spirit stones and complete the task. Zhu Shigu condensed his mana, gathered his voices into a line, and said to everyone.

Everyone nodded when they heard this, but Sun Jinpeng still maintained a strong vigilance in his heart, and secretly instructed his disciples: "Everyone must not be too optimistic, and cheer up the spirit." If the situation is different, don't fall in love with the war, it's important to escape from this place as soon as possible. ”

All the Qixia Sect members also nodded, keeping the sect master's instructions firmly in their hearts.

As Fang Cai Zhu Shigu said, around the mine, the strength of the earth demon guards who were responsible for guarding and guarding was not strong, and the highest was comparable to an eighth-layer cultivator in the human Qi cultivation period. The concealment methods adopted by the five major factions were not noticed by them at all.

As for the laborers who are responsible for collecting minerals, they are even less powerful, and there is no possibility of discovery.

When Zhu Shigu, Sun Jinpeng and the others successfully approached the selected big mine, they immediately withdrew and hidden, revealing their figures.

All of a sudden, the spells around the mine bombarded, the magic weapons flew wildly, and many earth demon miners had no power to fight back, like harvested leeks, falling to the ground and dying. The five major factions successfully entered the mine.

After entering the cave, Zhu Shigu immediately commanded in a loud voice: "Every disciple sent to jointly sweep the participating Earth Demon Miners in the cave, the rest of the personnel, all stay at the entrance of the cave to guard, anyone who comes close, will be killed!" ”

After hearing this, everyone immediately divided five monks and was responsible for killing the earth demon laborers in the mine. These earth demon laborers were the lowest existence in the underground demon race, and in front of the many cultivators whose strength level was above the ninth level of the qi cultivation stage, they had no power to fight back, and they were all slaughtered quickly.

At this point, the largest cave in the spirit stone mine was officially occupied by the five factions.

While they were killing the demons in the cave, the demon guards outside had also discovered the anomaly. Suddenly, a sharp "whining" sound pierced the sky and resounded through the sky, presumably a means used by the Earth Demon Guards to transmit information.

The Earth Demon Guards quickly gathered as they relayed the message that they had been attacked. A team of about seventy or eighty people was formed, and they rushed towards the mine occupied by the human monks.

In this team, only the cultivation of the Earth Demon Commander is around the Great Perfection of the Qi Training Period, and the rest of the Earth Demon Guards are only the strength of the seventh or eighth layer of the Qi Training Period. Although the number of personnel is superior, the entrance to the cave is narrow, and the numerical advantage cannot be exerted at all. In addition, Zhu Shigu, Sun Jinpeng and others are strong in cultivation, and the magic weapon is powerful, guarding the entrance of the cave. Under the command of the leader, the earth demon guards rushed over, and soon fell one by one under the bombardment of the magic weapons of the human monks.

This kind of harvesting speed is not much slower than the hard labor of the earth demons in the cave just harvesting.

When Zhu Shigu saw this scene, he was very satisfied. He temporarily withdrew the magic weapon and handed over the task of defending the entrance of the cave to others, while he stood aside and gave a new order: "This sect master is probably right, it is impossible for these earth demons to attack at all." Let's quickly release the puppet trap beast and start collecting spirit stones! ”

The rest of the people were also full of optimism about the situation, and they took out the puppet trap beasts they owned one after another, and began to prepare for the collection of spirit stones.

Their puppet trap beast was exactly the same as the one in Qin Chuan's hands. Two mysterious trap beasts were quickly combined after landing, one was responsible for detection, and the other was responsible for burrowing, and the hole suddenly became noisy and busy.

This cave, as a mining cave where the earth demon laborers are collecting, is indeed much richer in spirit stone resources than the abandoned mine where Qin Chuan and they are. A few small puppet trap beasts had just burrowed into the rocks for a short time, and they returned to the ground one by one, each spitting out the harvested spirit stones and handing them over to the heads of their respective sects.

Zhu Shigu looked at these small and magical things, and was very curious. As a very powerful sect, he had heard of the existence of the puppet technique in the immortal cultivation world before, but he had never seen it before.

Now watching these little puppets collect spirit stones with their own eyes is really an eye-opener.

Just as he was observing the puppet trap beast with curiosity, a monk's voice suddenly came from the entrance of the cave: "Look, the army of earth demons has come to help!" ”

When Zhu Shigu heard this, his face sank, and he immediately returned to the entrance of the cave and looked out. Sure enough, outside the mine, an army of earth demons rushed here from four directions. All of them are as blue as ghosts, and their mouths are whistling, and the momentum is quite amazing.

Although the exact number of earth demons cannot be judged, but looking at this momentum, I am afraid that at least three or five thousand earth demon guards have rushed to support!

However, what made Zhu Shigu feel relieved was that although the four Earth Demon armies that came to support were numerous, their strength was not too strong. Those commander-level earth demons are basically between the Great Perfection of the Qi Training Period and the ninth layer of the Qi Training Period, and there are no higher masters.

The entrance to the mine is very narrow, and only a dozen people can pass side by side at most. No matter how many Earth Demons there are, they can't attack together, so as long as there is no particularly powerful Earth Demon Master coming, you can still be sure that you will defend the mine.

After thinking about this, Zhu Shigu cleared his throat and said, "Everyone is calm, don't worry. We hold the entrance of the cave and occupy the geographical advantage, even if there are more earth demons, we will not be able to attack it! And don't worry about being surrounded and unable to leave. As long as we collect enough spirit stones, the Immortal Dao Alliance's teleportation formation will immediately take us away from this place! ”

Zhu Shigu's words cheered up, so that the monks, who had become a little apprehensive because of the arrival of the Earth Demon Army, regained their fighting spirit. Everyone cheered up and concentrated on controlling the magic weapon and bombarding the earth demons near the entrance of the cave.

At this time, the seventy or eighty earth demons who were originally responsible for guarding the mine had been killed by the monks. However, the four earth demon armies that rushed to support had also reached the vicinity of the cave entrance at this time, and surrounded the cave heavily, and the black pressure was like a tide.

However, due to the narrow entrance of the cave, only a dozen or so demons can charge towards the cave side by side at a time. The other demons could only squeeze behind, staring dryly and anxiously.

In this way, the confrontation between the monks of the five factions and the army of earth demons was wave after wave. The first batch of more than a dozen earth demons fell, the second group immediately picked up, the second group fell, and the third group picked up again. If there are too many corpses accumulated on the ground, they will be cleaned up by the demons, and then continue to launch a new wave of attacks.

The magic weapon of the monks of the five schools is powerful and has high lethality; And the Earth Demon Army is huge enough to afford to die. Neither side would back down, and the battle became more and more stalemate.

Inside the cave, five groups of puppet trap beasts were also collecting spirit stones in an orderly manner. Every time a piece is collected, each sect will have a special person to collect the spirit stone, but instead of putting it into a special storage bag issued by the Immortal Dao Alliance, it will be collected by itself first.

All the five sects have collected enough spirit stones, and then put them in special storage bags together and leave together, which is also the consensus reached by everyone.

Time passed minute by minute, and more and more spirit stones were collected by the puppet trap beasts. However, the situation on the side of the monks of the five factions has begun to deteriorate gradually.

Although, they defended the cave and occupied a geographical advantage, and they could temporarily confront the army of earth demons head-on without defeat. However, the key problem is that the number of the demon army is too large, as if it cannot be killed endlessly. No matter how many you kill, there will always be earth demons guarding one after another.

However, the mana of the monks of the five sects is limited. Under this high-intensity consumption, some people soon began to show signs of mana depletion.

Before entering the Void Abyss, all the monks' spirit stones had been forcibly collected by the Immortal Dao Alliance, and they would be returned after the task was completed. Therefore, it is impossible to use spirit stones for mana replenishment.

Although the pill was not forcibly collected, the pill that could quickly restore mana was extremely rare and precious, and the five sects combined were only a little bit.

At this time, the situation is critical, and everyone does not distinguish between you and me. Once someone's mana is exhausted, the person who has the pill will immediately take out his own pill and give it to him to take it to restore his mana.

Everyone has only one goal, to stick to the puppet trap beast to collect a hundred spirit stones, and then use the teleportation formation of the Immortal Dao Alliance to get out of here.

Fortunately, the puppet trap beasts provided by the Immortal Dao Alliance really did not disappoint. In just a short period of effort, a large number of spirit stones have been collected.

Among all the sects, the puppet trap beast of the Qixia Sect has the highest efficiency, and has already collected forty-three lower-grade spirit stones. Although the rest of the sects are slightly different, they are not big. The least sect has already collected thirty-five pieces.

"Hold on, hold on! It's going to be fine! With the Golem Trap Beast's gathering speed, it won't take us more than an hour to complete the mission and leave the Abyss! Zhu Shigu spoke out to encourage everyone.

However, his mouth is really a hoodoo thing. As soon as the words fell, on the mountains and rivers outside the mine, three figures suddenly floated down and rushed towards here.

Sun Jinpeng has always maintained a high degree of attention to the outside world, and he found these three figures at the first time. After taking a closer look, his face suddenly turned pale: "Not good!" A land demon master is coming! Here came the three Yakshas! ”

Night, Yaksha?

As soon as he heard this word, Zhu Shigu's eyes turned a little dark.

He hurriedly looked out, and sure enough, he saw three sturdy figures approaching here, and the speed was extremely fast. Zhu Shigu knew at a glance that even he couldn't reach this speed. The three earth demons who rushed to support at this time were amazingly powerful.

However, Zhu Shigu still had the last glimmer of hope in his heart, and looked towards the mouths of the three earth demon masters.

He hoped that Fang Cai had made a mistake in his judgment, but the facts hit him hard again.

In the mouths of the three earth demon masters, two slender white fangs protruded, like ivory. In the dark underworld, there is also a faint white light.

The fangs are the most obvious symbol of the Yaksha's identity. After seeing this thing, Zhu Shigu's heart immediately became cold.

Of course, he has also learned about the information of the earth demon, and knows that the power of the earth demon at the level of Yaksha is comparable to that of a monk in the foundation building period of the human race.

Foundation building period!

If it is in a period when the mental state is completely victorious, you may be able to use the magic weapon advantage to fight them for a while.

But now, after dozens of waves of hard fighting with the Earth Demon Army, most of the monks on their side have suffered a huge loss of mana and are on the verge of exhaustion.

In such a situation, I am afraid that in a few moments, three Yaksha monks can knock all the monks of the five sects to the ground!

The number of spirit stones is still more than half, but the earth demons have Yaksha to support. What to do? What to do?

Could it be that the monks of the five sects are going to die here?

Zhu Shigu couldn't help but regret a little in his heart. I regret that I was too arrogant just now, and I didn't pay any attention to Sun Jinpeng's proposal.

It's a pity that no matter how strong an alchemist is, he can't refine the regret pill. At this time, it was too late......************************************************************ just as the five faction monks and the earth demon army were in full swing, the five people of the Feather Sect led by Qin Chuan were also in the abandoned mine, collecting spirit stones in a nervous and orderly manner.

Before you know it, the collection has been going on for an hour. There was no alarm inside and outside the cave, and nothing unusual happened.

At this moment, Chen Hao, who was arranged by Qin Chuan to observe the enemy's situation outside the cave, suddenly walked into the cave and reported the news, "Senior Brother Qiqi, an hour has passed. Everything was normal outside the cave, and there was no sign of the Earth Demon Patrol. ”

Qin Chuan reached out and stroked the ring on his finger, and muttered, "Sure enough, there are no patrols?" Very good, it seems that everything is as I expected, and the other five sects must have already started a head-to-head confrontation with the Earth Demon Army. ”

According to the information recorded on the detailed map of the underground world, the patrol rhythm of the Earth Demon Patrol in this area is once every hour, rain or shine.

Now, an hour has passed since the last Earth Demon Patrol was killed, and no second patrol has appeared. Qin Chuan could naturally guess what was going on - it must have been the Earth Demon Army and the rest of the five sect monks who had done it and concentrated all their forces, so there were no patrols here to patrol again!

At this time, it is the best time to feather the gate.

"Senior Sister Qianxue, how many spirit stones have you collected now?" After Qin Chuan groaned slightly, he immediately opened his mouth to ask Su Qianxue.

Su Qianxue knows everything about the numbers in this regard. There was no need to count at all, and he immediately replied: "Senior Brother Qi Sect Head, the puppet organ has collected twenty-one pieces, and the Piercing Mountain Spirit Beast has collected twenty pieces, a total of forty-one spirit stones!" ”

Hearing this, Qin Chuan sighed lightly and said, "This number is very different from my previous prediction......

Su Qianxue said: "After all, this is a mine that has been mined, and the residual resources are very limited. In the beginning, the acquisition speed was okay. But now, every time a spirit stone is mined, it takes longer and longer. ”

Qin Chuan nodded and said, "I also understand this. In fact, more than forty spirit stones can be obtained from an abandoned mine, which is already very good. Moreover, if my prediction is correct, the remaining five sects have already created a great opportunity for our Feather Sect, and we can't waste it. Put away the puppets and retail, and get out of this abandoned mine for the next target! ”

"Yes!" All the elders replied in unison. Then immediately according to Qin Chuan's instructions, he put away all the spirit stones, mountain devouring spirit beasts, and puppet trap beasts, and then followed behind Qin Chuan, quickly walked out of this abandoned mine cave, and galloped towards the west.

Although they don't know where to target next. But they know one thing very well, and it will never be wrong to follow the boss. So, no one asked any questions.

At this time, time is pressing, and Qin Chuan can't bother to make up reasons and explain to everyone. Just according to the information I learned from the detailed drawings at the beginning, I should lead the way and run all the way.

Soon, the closest mine to the mine just now appeared in front of Qin Chuan.

This mine, unlike the abandoned mine, is a mine in progress. The resources of spirit stones are naturally more abundant.

Originally, according to the information provided on the detailed map of the underground world, there was also a large army of earth demons guarding this mine. With the strength of the Feather Sect, it was not enough to kill them all in an instant.

Once the news is spread by them, then a large number of earth demon troops stationed in the Hidden Dragon Mountain will rush here to support and kill the invaders in a short time.

With the strength of the Feather Gate, if he guarded the entrance of the mine, Qin Chuan also believed that he would not be attacked by the Earth Demon Army. But the difference between him and Zhu Shigu is that he has an extremely clear grasp of the information of the underground world. I know that on the mountains in this area, there are not only a large number of demon-level earth demon armies stationed, but also several Yaksha-level earth demon commanders!

If you adopt the strategy of holding the mine, only to be blocked in the cave by several Yakshas, you will not be able to escape.

Because of this, Qin Chuan did not choose to come here at the beginning, but went to the abandoned mine.

In fact, if Zhu Shigu hadn't blackmailed the Yuhua Sect at the beginning, Qin Chuan would have had another plan that could ensure that the six sects would collectively complete the task.

Although the plan had to be changed now, Qin Chuan was still sure that the Feather Gate could successfully complete the mission.

Because he knew that according to the path taken by Zhu Shigu and the others, if they wanted to collect spirit stones, they would definitely confront the Earth Demon Army head-on. With their strength, they will definitely be able to contain a large number of earth demon armies before the Yaksha-level earth demons come forward. The nearby mine guards should also come to support.

Now, when I came to this mine, I saw that it was not what Qin Chuan expected. There are only a few dozen demon-level guards left near this mine, and the rest are all even lower-level earth demon coolies.

Zhu Shigu, it seems that I should thank you! Draw the attention of the Earth Demon Army to you, and my Feather Gate will be able to collect spirit stones and complete the task quietly!

Qin Chuan sneered twice in his heart, waved his hand at the elders, and motioned for everyone to move forward: "The Earth Demon Guards and Earth Demon Miners here must all be killed in a short period of time, neither letting them release the news, nor letting them have a chance to escape, so that we can mine safely, do you understand?" ”

"Rest assured, there will never be a fish that slips through the net!" All the elders said in unison.

They had also seen the power of the earth demons in this place clearly, and they had absolute confidence.

Qin Chuan nodded lightly and made a "up" gesture. Immediately, the people and spirit beasts of the Feather Gate had no reservations, and they came out of the hole as a whole, and first killed those earth demon guards.

These Earth Demon Guards are small in number and weak in strength, where can they withstand such a stormy attack. Barely had a chance to react, and all of them turned into corpses.

Next, it's the Earth Demon Miner here. They are less powerful and easier to clear. From the appearance just now, to the complete control of this mine now, it is almost a matter of moments.

"Good, everything went well, we went into the hole right away and started mining. Remember, a crisis can come at any time, and we must be vigilant at all times! Qin Chuan instructed everyone.

"Yes!"

Everyone agreed, and they were going to follow the previous division of labor, while monitoring, while mining. How do you know that Qiu Chengfeng, the refining elder, suddenly turned pale and said in a deep voice: "Master, the situation is not right, a large number of people are approaching here!" ”

(To be continued)