Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 447 - 447 0314 It Shouldnt Be a Problem_2

Chapter 447: Chapter 0314: It Shouldn’t Be a Problem_2 Chapter 447: Chapter 0314: It Shouldn’t Be a Problem_2 Qi Tian looked at the sky and asked, “Do you know where the mining site of Wanjie Commerce is located?”

All the major powers in Wanjie City were collaborating to mine the spiritual stone veins in the secret realms, and they didn’t just arbitrarily dig around. They all had specific targets. For instance, the valley discovered by the Bear Paw Group and the stronghold now occupied by the National Master Manor were well-established spiritual stone veins of high quality that they had identified in the secret realms at a substantial cost. Regardless of who the original owners of these spiritual stone veins were, these were the mining targets of all major powers in Wanjie City.

The mining targets of each major power were kept secret from one another. Basically, they didn’t know where the other powers intended to mine the spiritual stone veins. Otherwise, Qi Tian wouldn’t have thought of selling the map of the spiritual stone vein where the Bear Paw Group was stationed to other powers for a good price.

Regarding the spiritual stone vein that Wanjie Commerce intended to mine, Qi Tian casually asked Wang Na if she knew about it. Surprisingly, Wang Na replied, “Master, I don’t know exactly where the mining site of Wanjie Commerce is, but I might know the general location. There, I’ve seen several experts from Wanjie Commerce. Among them was one who, like Huang Liuyan, is a Gold Core practitioner who intentionally suppressed their realm level to enter the secret realms. If such an expert appeared there, then even if the mine isn’t there, it should be nearby.”

Hearing this, Qi Tian was delighted and quickly said, “Tell me the location immediately.”

Without delay, Wang Na quickly sketched a map for Qi Tian. After asking a few simple questions and comparing it with the map distributed by Wanjie Commerce, Qi Tian was pretty certain that the location identified by Wang Na was indeed Wanjie Commerce’s mining site. He laughed and said, “With this map, I can save a lot of time. Good, I need to hurry to the mine. If anything comes up, I’ll contact you.”

After parting from Wang Na, Qi Tian promptly set off on his flying sword toward the direction that Wang Na had pointed to. With a clear direction, Qi Tian had a smooth journey this time without encountering any troubles or spotting any hidden veins nor running into any native cultivators. He arrived at his destination swiftly and smoothly.

Qi Tian thought he would arrive late and that the cultivators hired by Wanjie Commerce and their own cultivators would already be at the site actively mining the spirit stones. However, what Qi Tian didn’t expect was that up until now, Wanjie Commerce was unable to drive away the native cultivators and the mine was still controlled by them.

At this time, in a hilly area, there were three factions. One was the native cultivators stubbornly guarding the mine. They had paid a huge price to set up an array around the mine and several nearby hills. A massive inverted bowl-shaped defensive shield descended from the sky, firmly protecting them.

The other two factions were neighbors. One side was filled with cultivators hired from outside, while on the other side were Wanjie Commerce’s own cultivators. Before Qi Tian arrived, Wanjie Commerce had organized several attacks on the mine, but they resulted in heavy casualties with little to gain. The native cultivators here were particularly difficult to deal with. They not only had a high level of cultivation with astonishing combat power but also the defense array they had set up was extremely formidable. According to the observations and estimations of Wanjie Commerce’s Array Master, this array was set up using the endless Spirit Qi extracted from the spiritual stone veins underneath. It could withstand high levels of attack, and because it could continuously draw on the replenishing Spirit Qi, it wouldn’t work to breach it with continual attacks. The only way to break this array was to deliver an attack that surpassed the power of a Half-step Golden Core.

However, this method was doomed to be futile. The Rules of Heaven and Earth in this place didn’t allow the existence of cultivators who surpassed the Half-step Golden Core. This meant that no one could launch an attack surpassing the power of a Half-step Golden Core. If someone did, they would be wiped out by Heaven and Earth. Wanjie Commerce had admittedly sent a few Gold Core practitioners who suppressed their realm level to enter the secret realms this time. The motive was to act as a deterrence, not to have them risk their lives to break the defensive array and mine the spirit stones inside. Each Gold Core practitioner was hard to come by and was treasured by all major powers. Plus, no Gold Core practitioner would risk their life unless they were in a desperate situation with no other options. None of them would willingly give up their lives.

Qi Tian still didn’t know what was happening here. He went straight to the hired-cultivators camp to report his arrival. To mine this vein, Wanjie Commerce had hired more than ten thousand cultivators, and most of them were gathered here. However, some were like Qi Tian, who got lost after entering the secret realms and couldn’t find their way. By the time they arrived, it was already late. After a minor official from Wanjie Commerce checked Qi Tian’s identity and briefly asked about his situation, Qi Tian was allowed to enter the hired-cultivator’s camp.

Wanjie Commerce set up many tents and built many living facilities for the hired cultivators in this camp, but all the tents had been claimed. If Qi Tian wanted to settle down here, he had to find his own way to solve the accommodation problem. But things like meals were easy to resolve. Food was provided without limit every day here. Even if one ran out of food, they could get a Grain Avoidance Pill. In other words, starvation was not an issue here.

Qi Tian had walked around the employer’s campsite for a bit, only to find that all the good spots were taken. He had to settle for a corner, where he found a relatively clean place and quickly set up a tent as his temporary dwelling.

After making himself at home, Qi Tian left the tent and walked toward the campsite’s main entrance. This was the center of the entire campsite, and any news would quickly reach here.

There was a bulletin board at the entrance. Qi Tian saw several notices posted on it. Some of them were meant to placate the employed cultivators, while others were recruitment orders from among the hired cultivators. They wanted to recruit cultivators who were willing to fight, who would join the Wanjie Commerce’s own cultivators in battles, attacking the native cultivators.

There were several of these notices, each with a different date. Clearly, the battles between Wanjie Commerce and the native cultivators had escalated intensely.

While Qi Tian was reading the notices, someone suddenly patted him on the back.

Qi Tian turned around and discovered that the person patting him was Che Long’an.

“Sir, is it really you?” Che Long’an exclaimed with joy once he recognized Qi Tian’s face, “I’ve been looking for you for days, but couldn’t find you. I was worried that something had happened to you. I’m so glad to see you today.”

Qi Tian smiled and simply explained, “I just arrived at the campsite. The past few days were a bit unlucky, I got lost.”

Before Che Long’an could say anything, another cultivator standing with him scoffed, “You certainly have a way with words. The native cultivators in the secret realm are aggressive. If you play dumb and lose your bearings you will surely meet native cultivators. And can you, given your capabilities, survive an encounter with them?”

Che Long’an jumped in shock and hurriedly said, “Tan Boyuan, watch your mouth. This Tao Brother of mine is very powerful. On our way to the secret realm, we were ambushed. If it hadn’t been for Tao Brother’s timely assistance, I would be dead already.”

Tan Boyuan sneered, but out of consideration for Che Long’an, he didn’t continue to mock Qi Tian.

Che Long’an enthusiastically said, “Sir, since you just arrived at the campsite today, I assume you haven’t settled in yet? If you don’t have anywhere to stay, why not come to our tent? I’ll talk to the squad leader and get you squeezed in for a couple of days, that shouldn’t be an issue.”