69novels Chapter 369: Earth Veins
Chapter 369: Earth Veins
"I think there's something wrong with this place. Why don't we stop digging for now?" said an elderly miner.
"Not digging? Where will the Mora come from if we don't dig? My family is waiting for the money!" a young miner retorted.
"Is money more important than life? Don't forget, the mine next door collapsed last time and several brothers died! Don't wait until you lose your life before making money!" said the older miner angrily.
"Stop talking, let's go out and take a look at the situation first. If there is really a problem, we won't take the risk." Another miner interrupted the argument, and everyone nodded in agreement and prepared to leave.
However, at this moment, a burst of light footsteps suddenly echoed in the mine. When the miners heard the sudden footsteps, they were immediately horrified and turned around to look.
A layer of hazy fog began to spread in the dark cave. In the fog, a scarlet eye was looming. The miners were frightened and retreated one after another.
"Ghost...ghost!" someone shouted in horror.
Before the miners could flee in all directions, the pair of scarlet eyes suddenly shone brightly, and enveloped the miners with mist.
The miners only felt dizzy for a moment, and then lost consciousness, standing there blankly with lifeless eyes.
The little girl walked out of the mist slowly. She looked around, and then a trace of fluctuation flashed across her scarlet evil eyes. The miners picked up their tools and started digging again, just like puppets being controlled.
But the direction of excavation was not the previous mine, but towards the location where the seal of the Fulong Tree was located.
The little girl watched all this with satisfaction, then sneered, turned around and disappeared into the darkness again, leaving only the controlled miners digging tirelessly.
"Morax, wait..."
Faint whispers echoed in the empty mine, as if containing endless resentment.
……
In the Liuli Pavilion, in a luxurious box.
"Burp~ Hehe, Zhongli, why are you so generous today? You treat me and Ying to a big meal?" Paimon patted his round belly contentedly and looked at Zhongli with satisfaction.
Zhongli took a sip of tea and smiled calmly, "I just ran into you two on the street. I haven't kept in touch for a long time, so I decided to get together and chat. Oh, by the way, Mr. Su Xun, you won't mind, right? Madam Su?"
At the end, Zhongli looked at Ying and made a teasing remark.
Ying's face instantly turned red, and she glared at Zhongli in reproach: "Zhongli, I didn't expect you to make such a joke."
It was the first time she heard someone call her "Mrs. Su", and she couldn't help feeling shy and a little happy.
Seeing the shy and timid girl's beautiful appearance, Zhongli smiled without saying a word, but couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Young friend Su Xun is so lucky to have the heart of such a beautiful woman. What's more rare is that he has nine such beauties. Each of them is extremely beautiful and has her own merits, which makes others envious.
Inside the box, Zhongli, Yingmei and Paimeng were chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
But after a moment, Zhongli's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, and his brows furrowed slightly, as if he had sensed something.
"Zhongli, what's wrong?" Ying keenly noticed Zhongli's abnormality and asked.
Zhongli came back to his senses and smiled apologetically at Ying and Paimeng, "Sorry, you two, I suddenly have some urgent matters to deal with. I'm afraid I have to leave first. Let's meet again another day."
After saying that, Zhongli stood up and left in a hurry, leaving Ying and Paimeng looking at each other in bewilderment.
"By the way, has Zhongli paid?"
Ying opened her mouth slightly and was about to say something when Paimon tilted his head and asked.
Ying was slightly startled. Shouldn't this be the time to guess what Zhongli was worried about? Why was Paimeng only concerned about whether he had paid...
Ying rolled her eyes at Paimeng and said, "What do you think? The bills for the Wangsheng Hall are already piling up, is this one the only one left?"
"Walnut is so pitiful." Paimon blinked.
Ying smiled helplessly, then said, "Okay, let's go too."
The two left the Liuli Pavilion.
Tianheng Mountain, with a flash of golden light, Zhongli appeared in front of Xiao.
"Emperor!" When Xiao saw Zhongli, he hurriedly bowed respectfully.
Zhongli raised his hand slightly, signaling Xiao to excuse himself from the formality. He asked calmly, "What exactly happened?"
Xiao told Zhongli in detail about the seal of the Fulong Tree.
After listening to this, Zhongli frowned slightly, "Ruo Tuo..."
"Let's go."
Without hesitation, Zhongli flashed and rushed towards the Fulong Tree with Xiao.
When they arrived, everyone had already reinforced the seal.
"Emperor!" Seeing Zhongli coming, all the immortals were surprised and bowed respectfully.
Gui Zhong just nodded to Zhongli.
Zhongli nodded slightly, his eyes fell on the seal of the Fulong Tree, his expression slightly condensed.
"The seal is loose."
Everyone was slightly stunned. Wasn't the seal reinforced just now? How could it be loose again?
Noticing everyone's expressions, Zhongli explained, "The power of the formation I used to seal Ruo Tuo back then came not only from my divine power, but also from the power of the earth veins.
Now a node connected to the earth vein has been destroyed by the earth dragon, and the formation has a flaw. The sealing power is constantly dissipating. Even if you reinforce it again, it will only temporarily delay the time when the seal becomes ineffective."
"Emperor, is it possible that our immortal power is unable to directly repair this formation?" asked True Lord Lishui Dieshan with a serious expression.
Zhongli shook his head slightly: "The main force to maintain this formation is my divine power, but now I have given the Heart of God to others, and I no longer have divine power. It is difficult to repair the formation with our own strength alone."
Upon hearing this, all the immortals could not help but frown.
At this time, Xianyun said: "Then according to the emperor's opinion, what should we do now?"
Zhongli pondered for a moment and said, "There is another way, which is to find the node where the earth vein power is destroyed. As long as it is repaired, the earth vein power can be sealed firmly by itself."
"Where is the earth vein node? Let's go and repair it now." Xianyun said.
Zhongli glanced at everyone, was silent for a moment, and said: "This earth vein node is in the cave inside the seal."
"what?!"
Everyone was shocked, because the cave inside the seal was where the Dragon King Ruota was sealed!
As an elemental creature, the Dragon King Ruotu is difficult to kill, so Morax had no choice but to let the three immortals, Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun, Lishui Dieshan Zhenjun and Xueyue Zhuyang Zhenjun, work together to create the cave.
Then he beat the Dragon King Ruota into a cave, and ordered the immortals to work together to block the passage, and only then was Ruota suppressed.
Now, if one wants to enter and search for the nodes of the earth veins, one has to face the threat of the Ruota Dragon King. However, among the people present, except Zhongli, no one is sure that they can escape unscathed from the Ruota Dragon King.