Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 984 - 1004: Does He Still Remember Me, His Son?_1

Chapter 984: Chapter 1004: Does He Still Remember Me, His Son?_1

Traveling by boat for several days, they finally arrived at their destination.

After a brief handover, Lin Chen and others were escorted into a vast camp by a group of demons.

Lin Chen scanned the surroundings, and saw high lookout towers in all directions of the camp. Demons were guarding atop the towers, overlooking the entire camp from above.

Lin Chen and the others were gathered in the center of the camp, and soon a huge male lion came forward, spoke in human language, and began to address them. The main message was to focus on mining and not to harbor any ulterior motives, otherwise, they would face certain death.

Lin Chen received a set of mining tools and was assigned to stay in one of the large rooms.

The room had shared sleeping quarters, with hundreds of people lying in rows.

Xuan Ji’s hand was nowhere to be seen. Lin Chen wondered if she did not want to be in a room with so many men, but he was certain she was nearby.

Early the next morning, the overseers called for everyone to get up and provided everyone with a fairly abundant and adequate breakfast. After gobbling up their food, people were driven onto a flying boat and headed deep into the Ancient Mining Field.

From the high altitude, the whole Ancient Mining Field’s ground had been dug up. The mining process was simple: break the big stones, then break the big stones again and search for the Spiritual Essence hidden within the stones.

The people on their boat were only considered one mining team. Many similar teams were scattered throughout the mining area, working hard under the supervision of the overseers.

Lin Chen muttered to himself, wasn’t this just like jade and jadeite mining?

The flying boat landed in a huge pit, and everyone was herded off the boat and instructed to dig down through an already opened passage.

The black ore gleamed with a metallic sheen, extremely hard. Sparks flew when struck by the metal pickaxe; only by using their spiritual energy could they barely break the ore.

Those with strong strength were assigned to break open the large rocks in front, while those with lower strength were assigned to break up the larger rocks that had been chipped off.

For some reason, Lin Chen found this process all too familiar.

Wasn’t digging through the ice layers back then done the same way?

As a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, Lin Chen was considered quite powerful among the miners and naturally assigned the task of mining ore.

Lin Chen diligently mined, neither anxious nor slow.

"Bang!"

As a dark piece of ore was shattered, a bright light appeared before everyone’s eyes, and a vast, pure energy quickly filled the area.

Spiritual Essence!

Lin Chen squinted, scrutinizing it.

It looked like a flawless piece of white jade, emitting a gentle radiance. Even from a distance, its powerful aura could be felt.

The energy was so pure!

Before Lin Chen could form any thoughts, a figure appeared directly in front of the Spiritual Essence and grabbed it.

"You’ve mined Spiritual Essence, and there will be a reward. What’s your name?"

The cultivator who had mined the Spiritual Essence reported his name with inexplicable joy. The Great Demon guard holding the Spiritual Essence recorded the cultivator’s name and instantly flew away.

That’s all?

Lin Chen watched the scene, feeling a mix of emotions for a moment.

The cultivators here were indeed living a life worse than dogs.

They had no choice, no autonomy. Even when they discovered Spiritual Essence, it would be immediately taken away by the guarding Great Demon. At most, they would record a name along with it.

As for the reward?

Lin Chen didn’t think that the reward could change their fate. It was just for motivating them to work harder. As for those who received the reward, they still couldn’t escape the fate of being slaves.

Lin Chen continued mining, but sighed inwardly.

The Spiritual Essence he had uncovered was so pure.

Discovering Spiritual Essence while mining?

Everyone had no chance to embezzle any of it since there were Great Demons guarding the site. Once the Spiritual Essence was exposed, they would be informed immediately, then rush to the location to confirm what was going on.

Pausing for a moment, someone sighed, "Be careful. These are Great Demons; don’t provoke them, or the consequences would be dire!"

While mining, Lin Chen curiously asked, "Who are these Spiritual Essences collected for?"

A bearded man working next to Lin Chen replied, "Who knows? They must be for the high-ranking demons to enjoy. Such things wouldn’t be available for ordinary demons."

"In recent years, the demon race has accelerated their mining of Spiritual Essence. I guess they’re preparing for something big. These Spiritual Essences must be for the Demon Emperor’s Successor, or some other core members. Only when they become strong can the demon race make a move with greater strength."

Father?

Lin Chen hesitated, thinking that the man’s words made sense.

Lin Chen was unsure of his father’s current mindset. Although the Demon Emperor’s will couldn’t completely devour and destroy a person’s soul, it could only fuse with it. Lin Chen was completely uncertain about what his father had become.

Perhaps his father had forgotten that he was part of the Human Clan, only believing that he was the new generation Demon Emperor, thinking himself supremely powerful and invincible.

Did he still remember his son?