Chapter 290: Purple Flame Jade Mine
The two disciples of Wan Yao Mountain converted by Chai Xin, the sturdy young man was named Zhou Wu, and the thinner one was named Chen Yan.

Chai Xin used his spiritual power to enter Zhou Wu's body, temporarily replacing him as a substitute to act outside.

The power of Wan Yao Mountain is not small. At least its apparent strength is not much inferior to that of the Yuhua Sect in the Xuanhuang World.

As for the Holy Demon Sect and the Qianyuan Dynasty, since they can form a three-way tie with the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain, their strength will naturally not be weak.

Although Chai Xin has good overall strength, it is not easy for him to fight against these three forces on his own and find the resources he needs in the cracks.

After a little thought, he decided to use Wan Yao Mountain as a springboard to look for opportunities to collect supplies.

"Chen Yan, could it be that those independent cultivators who heard the news and came here are also the helpers that Wan Yao Mountain is looking for?"

Chai Xin controlled Zhou Wu's body and asked.

Chen Yan naturally understood the current situation. Hearing this, he replied in the same way as he usually communicated with Zhou Wu: "They are just ignorant casual cultivators who heard about the Ziyan Jade Mine and wanted to come here to get a piece of the pie. The Ten Thousand Demons Mountain is a huge force, so why would they invite these ordinary casual cultivators to come and help?"

"Many of these people have not yet achieved the Golden Core, and are not worth mentioning to Wan Yao Mountain. However, Wan Yao Mountain and Qianyuan Dynasty have been under pressure from the Holy Demon Sect in recent years, and their attitude towards independent cultivators has become much more relaxed."

After listening to Chen Yan's explanation, Chai Xin understood the current situation.

The strength of these independent cultivators is not very strong, at least they cannot be compared with big forces like Wan Yao Mountain.

In the past, when the three major forces were exploring new resources, they would strictly prohibit these independent cultivators from spying at will.

However, in recent years, the Holy Demon Sect has become increasingly powerful with the help of the gods, and Wan Yao Mountain and the Qianyuan Dynasty have even had to form an alliance in an attempt to fight against it.

Under such circumstances, many independent cultivators had room to survive in the cracks, and the situation was much better than hundreds of years ago.

For example, in the current situation, although Wan Yao Mountain has discovered a new purple flame jade mine, it will not blindly prohibit other independent cultivators from coming to share a piece of the pie.

Of course, the independent cultivators also have their limits. They merely rush to take advantage of the emergence of new resources and will not be so bold as to fight for them wantonly.

In the final analysis, the strength of Wan Yao Mountain is enough to make many independent cultivators recognize the present world.

By doing this, Wan Yao Mountain and Qianyuan Dynasty did win over quite a few independent cultivators, at least preventing them from showing any signs of turning to the Holy Demon Sect for the time being.

"Besides, since it's an adventure, there will inevitably be damage. The Ten Thousand Demons Mountain will not care about the life and death of these independent cultivators. I heard that the purple flame jade mine discovered this time is very large, and the accompanying Yuanling or fierce beasts have at least the strength of the first level of immortality. These independent cultivators dare to follow along. They are really blinded by their own greed."

Chen Yan looked at the thousands of independent cultivators around him, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

Faced with the existence of the secret realm of immortality, even a true disciple of a major sect like him would be completely unable to protect himself.

If it wasn't a mission forced upon him by the sect, and if it wasn't for the fact that five eternal giants were leading the charge, and if the merit points that could be obtained from this mission were indeed generous, he would never have come to join in the fun.

"Moreover, the top leaders of Wan Yao Mountain are not stupid. On the surface, they seem to be giving some benefits to these independent cultivators, but in fact, they are using them as cannon fodder to explore the various dangers in the mines, which can help them avoid losses. However, as the saying goes, wealth and honor come with risk, and those independent cultivators are well aware of this."

Chen Yan added with a smile.

"It is true that people die for money and birds die for food. The ancients were not deceiving me."

Chai Xin nodded, his heart calm.

These casual cultivators knew the danger well, but still wanted to wade into this muddy water. No matter what their final fate is, it is all their own fault.

"Since we have these independent cultivators as cannon fodder, why send these true disciples out?" Chai Xin asked.

Chen Yan smiled and explained, "The casual cultivators are just paving stones. If they really attract the ore vein spirit or the accompanying beast later, we, the true disciples, will have to form a formation to prevent the ore vein from escaping underground."

"Oh? This Purple Flame Jade Mine actually has the ability to escape?"

Hearing this, Chai Xin was a little surprised.

He was not surprised that the mineral veins had the ability to escape, as there were many similar records in the Yuantian secret technique.

However, in the world of Zhatian, all mineral veins, spiritual veins, and even various dragon veins that are capable of spiritual communication and escape are extremely powerful existences, just like the extraordinary divine objects such as the Immortal Elixir.

With the quality of this mere purple flame jade ore, it can never be compared with the immortal elixir.

Even in the Xuanhuang world, with the grade of the purple flame jade mine, no matter how large its scale is, it is impossible to reach the true spiritual realm, pulsate with the same pulse as the earth, and it is even more impossible to move.

"I don't know the specific reasons, but it has always been like this. Whenever a heart mineral vein or spirit vein appears, we, the true disciples, will be sent out. Under the leadership of several elders with ninth and tenth level magical powers, we will set up a sealing formation to prevent the spirit vein from escaping."

Chen Yan has already been converted and is extremely loyal to Chai Xin, even more so than his own life, so naturally he will not hide anything.

"Fellow Daoist, what this boy said is true. The laws of the Shenzhou world are incomplete, and the power of the heaven and earth to bind them is also insufficient. This is why many divine objects that are not considered earth-shattering in the great world have some strange and mysterious abilities in this world."

At this time, the voice of the Tianji Demon God sounded in Chai Xin's mind.

"In fact, cultivators of the same level can cause much more commotion in the Middle Thousand Worlds than in the Great Thousand Worlds. For example, this kid with the fifth-level magical power in front of me, if he attacks with all his strength in the Xuanhuang Great World, I'm afraid he can only collapse a small mountain. But here, it's enough to shatter half of the mountain range!
"That's why this world cannot accommodate a powerful being at the seventh level of the Realm King of Immortality. Even if such a being were to descend, the projection of the world it created would be enough to cause irreversible damage to the Middle Thousand Worlds. Moreover, the will of the world would also resist, and the powerful being at the Realm King of Immortality would also be seriously injured."

After hearing this explanation, Chai Xin suddenly understood.

It is as if the world of Shrouding Heaven has reached the Dharma Ending Age, and the constraints of heaven and earth are extremely strong. Even a strong man at the level of a great emperor has extremely limited control over time and space.

However, in this world of immortality, the heaven and earth are at their peak, and the restrictions on cultivators are relatively loose.

Even cultivators at the third or fourth level of longevity are already able to initially master and apply the laws of space and time, which is unimaginable in the world of Shrouding the Sky.

"Zhou Wu, Chen Yan, what are you two still dawdling about? The five great elders are calling you to join them!"

Just when Chai Xin was asking Chen Yan about the situation, a dazzling rainbow flew over from a distance and blocked their way.

The divine light gradually faded, revealing a tall and majestic man.

This man had an extraordinary bearing and a high level of cultivation. He had actually reached the ninth level of supernatural powers and the realm of the Dharma of Heaven and Earth.

There were circles of pale golden halos behind his head, and in the halos there seemed to be a god sitting cross-legged, seemingly made of gold. Chai Xin immediately knew that the golden god was the Dharma image of heaven and earth that this man had cultivated.

"Senior Brother Liu Xuanfeng, the two of us are on guard against these independent cultivators and have not received any message from the Supreme Elders. Since Senior Brother has come to call us personally, we will go there now!"

Chen Yan hurriedly bowed respectfully.

Although they are both true disciples, the difference between the fifth level of supernatural power and the ninth level of supernatural power is so great that you can understand it with just your toes.

The status of the two sides in Wan Yao Mountain is simply incomparable.

In fact, Liu Xuanfeng is one of the seven true disciples in Wan Yao Mountain and a strong contender for the position of the head master in the future.

Even many elders and great elders were very polite to him and gathered around him to help.

"Be wary of the independent cultivators? Not to mention that these independent cultivators are destined to be cannon fodder and will never amount to anything. Even if they do make a move, with your two cultivations alone, you might provoke some sinister and vicious independent cultivator and lose your life! Why don't you hurry over and take orders?"

Liu Xuanfeng showed indifference when he heard this and scolded in a condescending manner.

"Yes, we'll go right away!"

Chen Yan pulled Zhou Wu, who was controlled by Chai Xin, and quickly rushed towards the direction where everyone was gathering.

"This kid named Liu Xuanfeng, who is as small as an ant, actually dares to be so disrespectful to fellow Taoists. Why not just kill him or convert him into a servant?"

In the Buddha Umbrella space, the Tianji Demon God stood not far from Chai Xin. He was very angry at Liu Xuanfeng's attitude towards Chai Xin and wanted to kill him.

After all, he is a demon god. Not only is his temperament extremely violent, but he is also a master of the third level of immortality and a high-ranking figure in the Holy Demon Sect. Of course, he can't stand such bullying.

Although he has been converted, he has not truly become a Buddhist Bodhisattva. He just serves Chai Xin devoutly, and his original temperament will not change because of this.

"A little impatience can ruin a big plan. You also said that he is just a small character like an ant. Why should we be angry with him? Besides, his attitude is only directed at Zhou Wu and Chen Yan. It has nothing to do with me."

Chai Xin smiled and waved his hands, not taking it to heart.

"It's easy to kill him or convert him, but it's totally not worth it to delay my plan of sneaking into the Ten Thousand Monsters Mountain and seeking more resources for him."

"Your Excellency Daoist has foresight and a broad mind, which is truly admirable."

Upon hearing this, the anger on the face of the Tianji Demon God immediately faded, replaced by extremely sincere worship and admiration.

For him now, Chai Xin is his only belief. Every word of Chai Xin is golden rule and there will not be any doubt or rebuttal.

"Liu Xuanfeng's status in Wan Yao Mountain is obviously much higher than Zhou Wu and Chen Yan. If I kill him on the spot, it will definitely cause a big disturbance. Even if I convert him, it is not safe. After all, a disciple of this level has a high probability of contacting the upper echelons of the sect, which may expose my plan."

Chai Xin smiled and indeed did not take a small figure of the ninth level of magical powers seriously.

With his current strength, cultivators below the realm of immortality are indeed small fry, and he can kill countless of them in the blink of an eye.

If they really want to kill Liu Xuanfeng, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. There is no need to rush and ruin the current plan.

At this time, all the cultivators wearing the uniforms of Wan Yao Mountain disciples, whether they were true disciples or inner disciples, were gathering at the same location.

Chai Xin and Chen Yan were mixed in with the crowd and were not very noticeable.

Of course, even for a big force like Wan Yao Mountain, there are only a few hundred true disciples in total, and there are only thirty or forty of them present. Chen Yan's cultivation level is considered to be at the upper end.

Wan Yao Mountain has hundreds of true disciples, but it is not that its power is stronger than that of Yuhua Sect and Taiyi Sect.

On the contrary, it is precisely because the area of ​​the Shenzhou world is only one percent of the Xuanhuang world, and its length and width are only three to five million miles, it is impossible for it to accommodate dozens of major sects to coexist like the latter.

But the population of this world is not much less than that of the Xuanhuang World.

This is because this world has been plagued by a strong atmosphere of war for many years, and deaths are very frequent. Regardless of whether they are humans, demons, or monsters, they always encourage or even establish rules to allow the creatures under their rule to have more lives as a supplement.

There are only three major forces in total. When selecting disciples from such a large population, the number of good talents that each of them can recruit is naturally more than that of the dozen or twenty major sects in the Xuanhuang World.

Furthermore, the major sects in the Xuanhuang World do not overly exploit their disciples. Most of them allow them to grow freely and are only responsible for providing the necessary shelter and resources without forcing their growth.

However, the relationship between the three major forces in the Shenzhou world is tense, especially in recent years, under the relentless pressure from the Holy Demon Sect. In order to increase their strength, the Qianyuan Dynasty and the Wan Yao Mountain have to use a lot of resources and do everything possible to improve the strength of their disciples.

In fact, if the Yuhua Sect is willing to do everything it can to help its disciples improve their cultivation, it would not be surprising to create thousands of magical secret realms!
However, the top leaders of Yuhuamen were unwilling to do so.

Not only does it waste resources, but it also forces many disciples who originally had potential to use up their advantages prematurely.

The three major powers in the Shenzhou world did this out of helplessness - if they didn't do so, they would have been swallowed up by the other side long ago!

"The great elders have found the beast that accompanies this mineral vein, and are about to attack it! Before that, we must first set up a large sealing formation. According to the old rules, each true disciple is the center of the formation, commanding dozens of inner disciples to form a large formation."

An old man with white hair and beard was guarded by the crowd in the center. He was a great elder of Wan Yao Mountain, and he was in charge of all matters related to the arrangement of the forbidden formation.

"This is the formation diagram for this battle. Once you find your own positions, go and set up the formation immediately. Don't make any mistakes!"

The old man waved his hand, and a huge scroll immediately spread out above the sky, with various marks densely marked on it.

The disciples present had already set up many sealing formations. This formation diagram was not a method of setting up the formation, but merely an arrangement of personnel for this formation.

After a quick glance, everyone quickly found their positions and flew towards all directions of the mountains.

At the same time, many people began to talk in low voices.

"The action is so quick this time. It seems that they don't intend to give those independent cultivators too much time?"

"This vein of ore is not simple. Five great elders have arrived, and they started to attack the companion beasts so quickly. It is almost comparable to the excavation of a 'Xuan Yuan Crystal' vein that I participated in before!"

(End of this chapter)