CHAPTER 891: CHAPTER 669: PIERCING THE MOUNTAIN

Unexpectedly, during Jiang Mingtian’s time mining in the Red Gold Mountain, he endured hardships and accumulated considerable strength over the year. Although his power hasn’t advanced significantly, he has managed to acquire a decent hand to play.

If he truly used the Beast Taming Talisman to control that Mountain Lord level exotic beast Qiongqi, then Red Gold Mountain would be left with only the Mountain Lord and a Divine Blood Warrior named Beigong.

Li Yi had confidence in dealing with the Divine Blood Warrior named Beigong.

The only remaining concern was the Red Gold Mountain Master.

After all, being a Thirty Mountain Master, his strength was formidable, to an extent that Li Yi found hard to estimate. He wasn’t sure if mobilizing peak Tri-Floral Realm cultivators would suffice. If it would, then he had nothing to worry about.

Even regarding the Mountain Lord level exotic beast Qiongqi, Jiang Mingtian himself did not know the situation. Perhaps the Beast Taming Talisman worked, or perhaps it failed... But now, they couldn’t just take Jiang Mingtian along to verify it.

Going back and forth would likely arouse the suspicion of the Warrior Chief outside, which would most likely lead to a fight.

Making a move in Red Gold Mountain would surely be uncontrollable.

"Li Yi, have you made up your mind yet? We don’t have much time left," Jiang Mingtian couldn’t help but ask.

Li Yi said, "Whether to make a move on Red Gold Mountain depends crucially on whether we can find the so-called Divine Blood. If we can find it, naturally, we can’t let it slip away, and a battle with Red Gold Mountain’s warriors would be unavoidable."

"But merely for a pile of red gold to fight a Mountain Lord level expert, should we fail, we might all die here. It’s hard to justify risking it all for some money when we’ve just managed to reunite."

He thought for a moment and decided to be cautious.

"That’s sensible, but at my current mining speed, it’s uncertain I can dig to the Divine Blood’s location before dark," Jiang Mingtian said.

Li Yi said, fetching the Shattered Star Long Spear from the Five Elements Bracelet, "No worries, I’ll handle the work; you just need to point me to the location."

"Such disturbance will certainly attract the overseer and the Warrior Chief’s scrutiny," Jiang Mingtian said, "What do we do then? Do we just make a move?"

"Correct, if the overseer or the Warrior Chief come, I’ll kill them. As long as I act quickly, even the Mountain Lord wouldn’t notice some deaths in this mine for a while, and by the time they do, we’ll have accomplished our task," Li Yi said.

Hearing this, Jiang Mingtian thought for a while and then nodded, "Killing a few overseers, driving away the Mountain Guard warriors, the risk is really low. If we indeed find the Divine Blood and attract the Red Gold Mountain Master, we’ll have to fight hard. But if it comes to that, Li Yi, how do you plan to fight?"

"Call for reinforcements," Li Yi said, "I will open the cross-border gate and bring in strong aides."

"Open the cross-border gate?" Jiang Mingtian was stunned, "Has Earth’s technology advanced this far now?"

"Of course not; I have a Miracle and, coupled with a cross-border machine, it can open a cross-border gate," Li Yi said, "Though the cross-border machines on Earth aren’t expensive, Miracles are still precious, especially complete ones."

"I see," Jiang Mingtian nodded, realizing that during his time mining, Li Yi had been through a lot too.

"By the way, here are your things; these are the weapons you left behind when you were captured entering the Barbaric World." Li Yi then thought of something and returned a storage magical artifact to Jiang Mingtian.

Jiang Mingtian took it and opened the storage magical artifact, looking at the familiar items inside, showing some nostalgia. He then took out a magic sword and stroked the familiar and beloved treasure sword, realizing he hadn’t wielded his Eight Sword Technique for an unknown amount of time.

His dream of wandering the world with his sword had shattered, and now he was reduced to a mine slave swinging a large hammer every day.

What a twist of fate...

"Thank you," Jiang Mingtian came back to his senses, sincerely thanking Li Yi.

Li Yi had kept these personal items for him for over a year, untouched. Although they weren’t particularly valuable, this gesture touched him deeply.

"Alright, I’m about to get to work. You stand aside and keep an eye on movements in the mine tunnels, don’t let other slaves come near here. If the overseer comes, just kill them; I believe with your strength it won’t be difficult. If the Warrior Chief appears, I’ll handle it,"

Li Yi said as he held the Shattered Star Long Spear, aimed in the direction Jiang Mingtian had been digging, and looked back.

Jiang Mingtian nodded and then stepped aside.

Since the direction was confirmed and the plan was laid out, there was no need for hesitation.

At this moment, Li Yi channeled mana, the sixty acupoints, infusing boundless mana into the Shattered Star Long Spear in his hand. The ordinary spear suddenly emitted a radiant divine light.

This divine light interwove with talismans, contained endless power.

With just a gentle shake, the mountain rock ahead was easily torn apart like tofu.

In the next moment,

A cloud appeared under Li Yi’s feet; his figure swiftly turned into a stream of light, charging towards the rock wall ahead. He pierced through the mountain at breakneck speed using the Shattered Star Long Spear, storming deeper into the Red Gold Mountain Range.

Dust flew up, and rocks shattered.

A tunnel big enough for one person to pass through appeared instantly.

Occasionally, the tunnel emitted explosive sounds, shaking the mountain as if it were about to collapse.

That was the Shattered Star Long Spear striking the red gold within the rocks.

The red gold was indeed indestructible; even with a Middle Grade Dao Artifact in Li Yi’s hand, it couldn’t shatter it. It’s hard to imagine what powerful weapons Tu Daoist could forge once this red gold was brought back to Earth.

"Such fast speed; the mountain has been penetrated several kilometers almost instantly. At this rate, it won’t be long before we find the location of the Divine Blood."

Jiang Mingtian’s eyes flickered with shock at the powerful strength Li Yi displayed.

When he and Li Yi first came to the Barbaric World, their strengths weren’t much different.

In the blink of an eye, more than a year had passed, and although he had been mining while cultivating, his strength was far inferior to Li Yi’s.

Moreover, the tremor of the mountain was impossible to conceal.

Soon, the rumbling sound spread along the mine shaft outside, causing many working slaves to drop their tasks, looking anxiously and fearfully toward the depths of the mine.

This tremor carried intense energy fluctuations, standing still you could sense it, making one’s hair stand on end with fear.

It seems as if a Mountain Lord level is attacking the Red Gold Mountain Range.

Could it be that they have mined into a mutant beast’s nest?

A foreman’s face changed drastically, suddenly tense and nervous, because such commotion could not be caused by a slave, something must be happening deep within this mountain.

The foreman dared not probe deeper into the mine, so they immediately turned and ran outside the cave, notifying the Mountain Guard Warriors of the matter.

Soon, the Mountain Guard Warriors were alarmed.

They quickly blocked the mine shaft with large swords and axes, preventing the slaves from escaping and seizing the opportunity amidst the chaos to flee the mine. Then some Mountain Guard Warriors hurried to inform their Warrior Chief.

The Mountain Guard Commander is named Baili, and at this moment, he was in his stone dwelling staring into a copper mirror, admiring his newly acquired armor.

Beside him, two female slaves of some beauty were kneeling with heads bowed, assisting him in donning it.

"This armor is quite exquisite; only a pity it’s a bit small and not very fitting," Warrior Chief Baili smiled into the copper mirror, clenching his fist, he heavily pounded the Red Feather Purple Gold Armor he was wearing.

The exquisite armor banged loudly against his strong force, and even from the feel on his body, it demonstrated incredible defense, though not as good as armor forged from Red Gold. It was sufficient for him.

After all, armor made from Red Gold was too costly, priced at 100,000 gold to start, particularly considering he, the Warrior Chief, could barely afford it, as armor required far more Red Gold than weapons.

Just as Warrior Chief Baili was admiring his new armor, a Mountain Guard Warrior ran over hurriedly.

"Chief, something unusual is happening over at the mine."

Warrior Chief Baili’s smile vanished, and he asked, "Is it slaves attempting an escape? Or has someone started fighting?"

In the mine, disturbances were common, so he was not surprised.

"Neither," said the Mountain Guard Warrior, "Terrible tremors came from the mountain, and the slaves dare not enter the mine to dig. The foreman suspects the slaves might have mined into a mutant beast’s nest inside the mountain."

"This is the territory of the Mountain Master; strong mutant beasts have long fled, leaving only feeble existences. Don’t panic, I’ll resolve it." Warrior Chief Baili touched his armor, then confidently took a giant hammer crafted with Red Gold mixed with Blue Gold.

This was bestowed by the Red Gold Merchant.

It was Warrior Chief Baili’s favorite weapon.

Clutching the Blue Gold Hammer and clad in exquisite armor, Warrior Chief Baili strode toward the mine.

Soon.

Upon nearing.

He too heard intermittent booming sounds, like thunder, reverberating along the mine shaft, and as the sound appeared, the nearby mountain body and ground transmitted a strong sense of tremor.

Even the air held an inexplicable energy surging.

The firsthand experience of the mountain anomalies made Warrior Chief Baili’s expression instantly gravely serious.

He could gauge that the entity causing such a disturbance must be very powerful, he doubted he would be a match.

However, if he simply reported it to the Mountain Master without doing anything, it would seem too cowardly.

"Bring several brave warriors, come with me to inspect the mountain," Warrior Chief Baili called aloud.

At his command.

Several sturdy and strong Mountain Guard Warriors immediately stepped forward.

Courage is the one thing warriors in the Barbaric World lack the least.

Even when facing insurmountable danger, they do not retreat.

Warrior Chief Baili brought along three relatively strong Mountain Guard Warriors and headed toward the mine shaft where the disturbance arose, believing that with his armor and hammer, he could surely handle this crisis.

Witnessing these powerful warriors enter the mine, nearby slaves proactively cleared a path, not daring to obstruct.

Though they resented the foremen, they did not dare defy the Warrior Chief, feeling immense reverence.

Because Warrior Chief Baili’s strength was second only to Mountain Lord level in the Red Gold Mountain, regardless of how many times the slaves rebelled, they could never surpass the mountain of a Warrior Chief.