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Chapter 983 - 1003: Lingyao, The Spirit of the Origin_1

Chapter 983: Chapter 1003: Lingyao, The Spirit of the Origin_1

One of the Six Extreme Desolates in the Primitive World, the Eternal Mining Cave?

Lin Chen opened his eyes wide, having just run from one dead end, the Valley of Death, through the void, and escaping for half a day, only to end up in another dead end in Dongpengzhou?

"So, is our current location one of the forbidden lands?"

The bearded man shook his head: "The Eternal Mining Cave covers a large area, and the central area, known as the Eternal Cemetery, is considered a forbidden land. However, most of the outer area is not considered a forbidden land and is safe, while only the central Eternal Cemetery area is extremely dangerous."

Lin Chen asked, "Are we sent to mine there? Are we mining in the safe edge areas or the dangerous central areas?"

The man replied with a bitter smile, "I heard it’s the central area. The physique and intelligence of the Human Clan make them more suitable for mining than the demon race, so the demon race has always captured and enslaved human cultivators to mine for them. In the past year or two, the mining speed of the demon race has greatly increased, and there are a large number of people short."

"There are hardly any humans left in Dongpengzhou, so they all go to the extremely chaotic Central Divine State to capture cultivators. In some cases, human robbers even sell the captured cultivators to the demon race..."

Lin Chen asked in surprise, "Isn’t the Central Divine State the territory of the Human Clan, the most prosperous place?"

The bearded man looked at Lin Chen strangely, "Who told you that?"

Lin Chen didn’t answer, humbly asking, "Isn’t it?"

The bearded man replied, "If you are talking about ancient times, then the Central Divine State was indeed the most glorious region of humanity. However, ten thousand years ago, during the war between the Human and Demon Clans, the ancient families were wiped out, including the Emperor’s Scripture, which was also stolen by the demon race. The Central Divine State, after the two great wars, became a wasteland."

"Although the Human Emperor led the human cultivators to fight back and drove the demon race away, the Human Emperor and Demon Emperor both perished, and the Central Divine State became a chaotic land where both races coexisted."

"Over the past ten thousand years, although the demon race have gradually withdrawn from the Central Divine State, it has always been a chaotic and disorderly place. Cultivators, both human and demonic, are mixed in, and robbers are rampant. How can there be any trace of its former glory?"

Lin Chen suddenly realized.

So that’s how it was.

No wonder when he took the flying boat to the True Dragon Secret Realm of the Central Divine State, he didn’t see any majestic cities along the way, and everything seemed quite desolate.

"Big brother, how did you guys get caught?"

The bearded man sighed, "I was a bodyguard for a merchant convoy. We were robbed by some vicious robbers who killed all the ordinary people and captured all the cultivators, then sold them. After being sold twice, we ended up on this ship."

"I guess this life is wasted. It is said that once in the Eternal Mining Cave, you have to mine until you die. After all, to the demon race, we are not free people, but slaves they captured or bought."

Wait for these three Great Demons to leave, then find an opportunity to run away.

Before escaping, take a chance to find out where the Demon Emperor’s Successor is now. Lin Chen has a hunch that the rapid increase in mining speed over the past year or so has something to do with the appearance of the Demon Emperor’s Successor.

"By the way, after talking about mining for so long, what exactly are we mining?"

The bearded man, already used to Lin Chen’s ignorance, explained, "Spiritual Essence, which is an extremely pure Origin Spirit. When mined, it emits a pure white light, hence the name. The Eternal Cemetery produces this stuff."

"Origin Spirit?"

Lin Chen suddenly became interested, "Is this useful for human cultivators?"

"Of course it is useful. Not only is it useful, but it is also extremely useful. However, this is the territory of the demon race, and human cultivators cannot enter. In the mining area, powerful Great Demons guard and kill any human cultivators who try to sneak in."

"Human cultivators have thought about claiming this place for themselves, but they lack the strength to do so, so they can only watch as the demon race exclusively mines and enjoys the Spiritual Essence."

"The demon race’s great power is inseparable from the contributions of the Eternal Cemetery. After ten thousand years of mining, the surrounding area has been more or less dug out, and it is said that the closer one gets to the central area, the more Spiritual Essence is found."

Lin Chen’s interest grew even stronger.

Spiritual Essence, is it useful for human cultivators?

Although he is stuck at a bottleneck for now and doesn’t need it yet, won’t he need it once he makes a breakthrough?

The Blood of the True Dragon had been used up by him in various ways, and he had left some for Senior Sister Qiao Wei to refine her Sword Bone and body. Now, he doesn’t have much left himself.

To rapidly advance his strength, he needs to find another way.

This Spiritual Essence is definitely a good thing!

Lin Chen changed his mind again. Since the three Great Demons were watching him, escaping would still entail some risk, so it would be better to go to the mining area to have a look.

Isn’t he now a miner on the front line?

What a familiar plot!

Just like when he had secretly joined the team digging for the Water and Fire Mirror.

He was just a small miner, so he wouldn’t always be watched by several Great Demons. If he really wanted to escape, he could just seize the opportunity when no one was watching him, and if he had a chance to take some Spiritual Essence along the way, that would be even better.

That’s the decision!