I have hundreds of millions of servants in the cultivation world.

Chapter 22 The Secrets of the Great Chaos

In addition, the strongest among them is Zhao Yuanming, the manager of the mine's general affairs hall, whose cultivation level is at the peak of Qi Refining.

Aside from using some powerful first-tier top-grade magic weapons against his enemies, he also...

He also continuously took out large amounts of spirit stones and put them into the mineral vein array to keep it open.

After all, there are no spiritual veins in the mine, and it can only be sustained by relying on the power of spiritual stones.

However, the formation was like a gold-devouring beast, requiring one or two spirit stones to be consumed every ten breaths.

Fortunately, its power is formidable, and it not only forms a defensive light barrier.

Moreover, it conjured countless powerful fireballs that swept out, their power comparable to that of two or three Qi Refining Perfection cultivators.

It was precisely because of this that Zhao Yuanming was able to barely withstand the wounded Lava Demon with the help of that formation.

This is also what makes the formation so powerful.

The next strongest is Zhao Xingchuan, who is at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

"Black Rock Hill!"

"Freeze!"

Zhao Xingchuan urged the Black Rock Mountain, which had recently been reforged to a top-tier first-order weapon, to attack relentlessly.

However, that small mountain was, after all, a special natal magic weapon with formidable power.

In addition, Zhao Xingchuan cultivates a profound technique and possesses a powerful cultivation level that is far beyond that of ordinary cultivators.

Therefore, even if his cultivation level is still at the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining.

He also managed to hold off a demonic cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining, demonstrating his exceptionally powerful strength.

As for the other Zhao family stewards, their strength was also quite good, and they managed to hold off many powerful demonic cultivators.

Furthermore, because they came from the Zhao family, a family of weapon refiners, their magical artifact foundation was quite good, and they all had one or two high-quality magical artifacts of the same level.

……

now.

Outside the mine.

"Interesting. I really didn't expect that the Zhao family cultivators in that mine would be able to gather those ant-like miners together to deal with us in such a short time."

After subtly sensing the situation inside the mine, the Lava Demon raised an eyebrow slightly.

In addition, this matter is troublesome and will delay the speed of attacking the mine.

Therefore, he revealed a special secret to Ye Xuan'an and others.

According to him, the Zhao Clan of Black Rock is now in dire straits, not only because their only Foundation Establishment cultivator is about to die from exhaustion.

Moreover, it was being targeted by its enemy, the Huangsha Wang clan, and was completely powerless to support the mine that was about to be exhausted.

Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to attack this mine.

In addition to his intention to kill the Zhao clan cultivators in the mine to vent his anger, he also did so this time.

During the time he was being hunted down by the Zhao family, he not only suffered physical injuries but also damaged his foundation. As a result, he harbored resentment towards the Zhao family for a long time and always wanted to take revenge.

Now that he's finally got a chance, he doesn't want to miss it.

Secondly, he paid a special price to negotiate with the Huangsha Wang family, agreeing that he would receive the mineral vein after the deal was done.

Therefore, he intentionally captured Ye Xuan'an and hundreds of other miners to help mine the ore in the vein.

After all, those ores are good stuff.

And as a weapon refiner, as long as there is enough ore, he can use it to refine one valuable magical artifact after another.

Moreover, after Ye Xuan'an and the others have finished mining the ore, they can be killed and used to refine some special magical healing pills.

This will greatly help the Lava Demon recover from his injuries.

As for the Huangsha Wang clan, they are a Foundation Establishment force near the Zhao clan. The two sides have had many conflicts and even fought each other due to some disputes over interests in the past, and have been enemies for a long time.

Moreover, its strength is much greater than that of the Zhao family today, and it is skilled in the art of beast taming.

Therefore, although Zhao had previously managed to barely deter them.

However, the only one in the Foundation Establishment stage of the Zhao family is about to pass away.

The Huang and Wang families then became bolder.

They also intended to seize all of the Zhao family's assets, thus attempting to go further.

"You fiend, stop talking nonsense and disrupting our morale."

Although Zhao Xingchuan and Zhao Yuanming, the steward of the General Affairs Hall, knew that this was true, they were afraid that the miners would panic again, so they quickly roared.

"Whether you're talking nonsense or not, you know the truth in your hearts."

"The Lava Demon said with a smile."

Immediately afterwards, he looked with great interest at Ye Xuan'an and the other miners during the attack.

"Fellow miners, I believe you have all heard what I said earlier."

"If you all continue to follow that bunch of Zhao family good-for-nothings and oppose us, you will not have a good ending."

"However, I have no intention of being your enemy. If you are willing to temporarily cease your attack and help me mine the Blazing Flame Vein afterward, I will treat you with courtesy."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan'an and the others were immediately taken aback.

"That old devil actually wants to seize this mine and make us mine it?"

"And the Zhao family is simply incapable of helping us?"

"Then are we just supposed to wait to die?"

Ye Xuan'an frowned.

After all, the situation at the mine is barely stable now.

But without assistance, how long can this situation remain stable?

"Besides, mining for those old demons like the Lava Demon is worse than suicide; isn't that just pure suicide?"

"..."

Most miners were extremely resistant to this, after all, they all knew how vicious the demonic cultivators' methods were.

However, a few miners who were extremely afraid of death were somewhat tempted by this.

After all, it's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.

Therefore, they gradually stopped their attacks and instead hid deep within the various mines, no longer participating in the defense.

"Those people really courted death."

Seeing this, Ye Xuan'an couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

The other miners, as well as Zhao Xingchuan and others, shared the same thought.

At the same time, the departure of those dozens of miners greatly increased the pressure on their garrison.

"You only persuaded a few dozen miners? That's a bit few."

"As for the other miners, they're truly shameless. They dared to refuse my personal invitation?"

"Once we break through that great formation, we'll make them pay."

Outside the mine, the Lava Demon was somewhat dissatisfied that he had only managed to persuade a few dozen miners to stop, and he gave Ye Xuan'an and the other miners who were still stationed there a cold look.

Immediately afterwards, he focused all his attention back on the battle.

In addition, although his family background was extremely ordinary, most of the magical artifacts he possessed were only first-tier top-grade.

However, his signature lava gourd magic weapon is about to reach the second-tier low-grade level, and its power is still decent.

Furthermore, as the Lava Demon continued to pour its magic into it, it immediately spewed out countless domineering demonic flames.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!

Ordinary methods, once tainted by it, will inevitably be burned to ashes.

Therefore, even though he was injured, he still displayed considerable strength.

……