Ancient Godly Monarch

Chapter 1540: Mine

Translator: Lordbluefire Editor: Lordbluefire

In the area ruled by the Jialan Monarch, there were several Meteor Stone Mines. He was responsible to send people to excavate the cultivation resources.

At this moment, at the border of a meteor stone mine, there was a regiment of troops standing on guard, surrounding it tightly, not allowing anyone to pass them.

In one of the passageways, Qin Wentian was actually there. He wasn’t here alone, there was another immortal-foundation female with him. They were brought here by two other immortal kings.

“Qin Wentian, up ahead is the entrance of the mine. You lack cultivation resources, right? You might as well take this opportunity to earn some. This is a chance the little miss has given to you, you best cherish it.” The immortal king who brought Qin Wentian here smiled at him, but there was a look with hidden meaning in her eyes.

“Since this is the case, please help me thank the little miss.” Qin Wentian smiled and nodded. In the depths of his eyes, coldness flashed. How could he not understand that the other party had malicious thoughts? On the way here, he would have escaped but he didn’t do so. It was because he wanted to see a meteor stone mine personally.

“The two of you can enter.” Not far away, the other immortal king communicated with the guards here and directly called out to Qin Wentian. Qin Wentian and the immortal-foundation female walked over and followed the guards into the entrance of the mine.

Qin Wentian’s immortal sense extended outwards. He was slightly shocked at the presence of so many immortal kings among the guards. From this, one could see how important the mines are.

“The date of exit for this mine was last year. Hence, after you all enter, the exit will only open again after nine years. If you two are still alive then, you all can exit together with the people within.” One of the guards spoke to Qin Wentian and the female as they continued to proceed forward.

“Enter.” The guard spoke after they arrived at a gate. Qin Wentian and the maiden stepped into it together and in an instant, intense spatial energy enveloped the two of them, teleporting them through space. When they appeared again, Qin Wentian’s gaze stiffened as he stared at his surroundings in shock.

“Is this the mine?” Qin Wentian glanced downwards. It appeared that he just arrived at a new continent, an incomparably vast one in fact. The mountains here were all of different heights, and the entire atmosphere even exuded a hallucinatory aura.

The female beside him was named Yan Yun`er. Her cultivation base was at the 8th-level of immortal-foundation. She saw the bright light in Qin Wentian’s eyes and couldn’t help but ask, “Are you a fool? Do you not know that Jialan Mingyue clearly sent you here because she wants you to die?”

She had no way to imagine why Qin Wentian was so excited. In addition, his tone when speaking to the immortal kings who brought them here felt a little strange. He was very polite when he spoke to them.

Regardless of Qin Wentian’s appearance or demeanor, both were extraordinary. Could he really be a fool?

“Yun`er, I’m ignorant of matters in the external world. What is so bad about coming to this meteor stone mine?” Qin Wentian asked.

Yang Yun`er was dumbstruck. She stared ahead, “This is also my first time here but I’ve heard rumors about this place before. In the area on the boundaries of the Supreme Ancient Immortal Realms, many unusual places would appear, and cultivation resources would be born within them. However, the cultivation resources are also limited. The supreme experts would usually search for places like that in the void. For example, this place is in the form of a mountain range. This means that the stones within the mine here should all be earth-attributed meteor stones.”

“If that’s the case, we are now outside the Supreme Ancient Immortal Realms?” Qin Wentian asked.

“We came here through a teleportation gate and should be outside the Supreme Ancient Immortal Realms. In the immortal realms, why did those supreme characters establish a power to control a region and recruit so many soldiers? Clearly, their purpose is to obtain these cultivation resources. Who knows, some of the mines might even produce king-grade or emperor-grade meteor stones or even more valuable items if one is lucky enough.”

“Hmm, if they can discover these mines, why don’t those supreme characters directly take everything away? Why do they need to waste time and effort to hire guards to guard here?” Qin Wentian curiously asked. Although immortal emperors might not have such capabilities, he believed that there are still people in the Supreme Ancient Immortal Realms with enough power to do such a thing.

“The mines are a born due to the accumulation of heaven and earth origin energy for a long period of time. Sometimes, if one waits long enough, there might even be heaven-defying treasures appearing within. If they took away everything from the start, they would only be able to benefit from the mine a single time.”

“The mines would automatically produce the immortal meteor stones continuously?” Qin Wentian’s eyes gleamed with sharpness. No wonder the buildings of the Jialan Monarch’s emperor city were all constructed using valuable meteor stones. The amount of resources here was something the people in the Azure Mystic Immortal Realms would never dare to imagine. Just the spatial teleportation gate alone wasn’t something immortal emperors could build.

“What are you guys dawdling around for?” A cold voice rang out. Qin Wentian inclined his head and saw a guard in armor pointing his spear at them. Before this, he actually didn’t notice that there were actually even guards here inside the mines.

“Let’s go.” Yan Yun`er pulled Qin Wentian along as she descended downwards.

“Before the entrance of the spatial teleportation gate opens again, those who try to leave the mine shall all be killed without mercy.” A voice rang out through the air.

Yang Yun`er transmitted her voice to Qin Wentian. “Now, you should understand why coming in here is a death sentence, right? There are many people in the mine, including prisoners captured by the Jialan Monarch’s subordinates. Many slaves from the major clans and sects are here as well, in addition to people who lack cultivation resources. The majority of the people here don’t mind the risk, most of them are desperate criminals or fugitives. For the sake of obtaining more meteor stones, they don’t mind to kill or plunder. This place might even produce gas occasionally and, is simply death for immortal-foundation characters like us.”

“Did you offend Jialan Mingyue?” Qin Wentian asked.

“I’m the daughter of the previous city lord of Windthunder City. Because my father was very unhappy that the city lord position was given to Jialan Mingyue as a plaything, he spoke out in displeasure. The result is that my entire clan was captured one by one and sent into the various mines controlled by the Jialan Monarch.” Yang Yun`er’s voice turned extremely cold.

Qin Wentian glanced at her before bitterly smiling and shaking his head. Seems like Jialan Mingyue was treating him like a prisoner.

“Let’s hope we can stay alive and exit here.” Yang Yun`er sighed.

“I’ll protect you.” Qin Wentian smiled. Yang Yun`er started, she glanced at Qin Wentian and asked, “You, protect me?”

“Mhm.” Qin Wentian nodded. Yang Yun`er smiled and walked forward. “Okay then, I’ll wait for you to grow stronger to protect me.”

“Eh…” Qin Wentian bitterly smiled and followed after her. Not long after, they encountered a group of experts in the midst of digging for meteor stones. They were using law energy to break apart the surface of the mountains. The rocky area was extremely sturdy and even for immortal-foundation experts, they needed a very long time to break them apart.

At this moment, a gaze turned over. This pair of eyes gleamed with a ferocious light, as a sinister smile appeared within.

“Let’s leave.” Yang Yun`er trembled and transmitted her voice to Qin Wentian.

“Hold it there.” That person coldly shouted. Yang Yun`er stiffened. That person grinned, “The two of you, come here. Let us excavate the meteor stones together.”

“His cultivation base is higher than mine but he intentionally masked it earlier. He must be a ruthless character, and might even be an immortal king,” Yang Yun`er transmitted her voice to Qin Wentian.

“Doesn’t matter.” Qin Wentian replied. He actually stepped towards that person and joined him in excavating the surrounding earth. Not long after, a sparkling meteor stone appeared.

Qin Wentian kept it and continued his efforts. Yang Yun`er was helpless and decided to join him as well. Time quickly flowed by, several months had passed and they gained many meteor stones. At this moment, a mist-like substance suddenly appeared, enveloping everyone, causing them to see hallucinations occasionally.

“Oh! A king-grade stone!” That ferocious person who beckoned for them to join him suddenly opened his eyes. He had been cultivating at the side all this while.

But very swiftly, the hallucinations disappeared as the mist dissipated. Everyone in the surroundings had a puzzled look on their faces as they stared at that person.

“Who took it?” The ferocious-looking immortal king stood up and icily asked.

Everyone exchanged mutual glances of confusion. That ferocious-looking immortal king swept his gaze through the crowd as he continued, “Everyone, take out your spatial rings.”

“Senior, can you leave some stones for us? When the exit opens again, if we do not have enough meteor stones to pay the toll, we would still have to excavate for another ten years.” That immortal king frowned. A fearsome aura gushed forth as a saber law domain appeared, directly slaughtering that person.

The expressions of others instantly paled. That immortal king then turned his gaze to Yang Yun`er, “Little beauty, go and take his spatial ring for me.”

Yang Yun`er trembled. That immortal king looked at the fearful expression on her face and licked his lips. He laughed loudly, “Don’t worry my little beauty, how would I bear to kill you? Naturally, you have to serve me well tonight.”

Yang Yun`er bit her lips. Her face was extremely pale. But at this moment, Qin Wentian suddenly spoke out, “The item you want is with me.”

“Huh?” That immortal king instantly turned to Qin Wentian, revealing a malevolent smile. However, at this moment, Qin Wentian’s eyes seemed to have transformed. An inky black devil light flashed as two bolts of lightning shot out. In an instant, that ferocious-looking immortal king howled loudly in pain and misery.

“Die.”

A formless terrifying aura gushed forth from Qin Wentian. Everyone felt fear from the depths of their soul. With a loud thump, the body of the immortal king fell to the ground. There were no wounds at all on his body.

Everyone stared at Qin Wentian in terror. Under their gazes, Qin Wentian walked towards the body of the immortal king and took his spatial ring away. He peered at the contents of the ring. There were many meteor stones within but it was still far from sufficient to him.

“Yun`er, I might need to enter seclusion for a period of time. I will spare some time to excavate meteor stones before the exit opens again. Do you want to accompany me?” Qin Wentian stared at Yang Yun`er who was dumbstruck as he spoke. Although he could now kill immortal kings with his soul force alone, he didn’t feel much satisfaction doing that. He prepared to recover his cultivation to the immortal-king realm first. At that time, it would be much easier to resolve any troubles they might have to face!