Chapter 1173 — The Primordial Chaos Ore Belt
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Shen Mu hesitated for a moment. Judging by the divine stones in this primordial mine vein, the vein had already been drained empty, and the ancient god egg within it had already come into the world, cracking out of its shell.
All that was left of any use in this primordial mine vein was the chaos qi pervading the place.
There was absolutely little to be gained from occupying this spot!
And if he pressed deeper, he might well encounter that ancient god which had broken out of its shell - the best choice was to retreat at once! The Ancient God Heavenly Emperor was not an ancient god born from an ancient god egg by fully absorbing the Taichu Mine Vein; he had been dug out of the vein by the clansmen of the Grand Emperor.
The Creators of that age had worshipped this egg, and as a result, Heavenly Emperor Taichu had never fully absorbed the vein's power, and so he had come into the world ahead of time. He was but a malformed child, a premature one. Yet even so, Heavenly Emperor Taichu was the most powerful being there was! His physical body - no one had surpassed it to this day!
His Great Dao and his dharma power still stood at the absolute peak; some even believed that only one who cultivated to the complete Heavenly Court realm could contend with him!
If the ancient god in this vein had emerged, did that not mean he was even more formidable than the Grand Emperor?
Shen Mu stood there, still hesitating, and said in a low voice, "Maybe this ancient god has already gone, no longer in the vein.
Maybe he has not yet been born. And maybe he did not fully absorb the vein's power.
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. Going in for a look - it won't kill me, will it? Heh heh, with the Lapis Azure-Sky Banner, the foremost treasure under heaven, in my hands, what do I have to fear. .
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" He plucked up his courage and walked toward the depths of the vein. Yan'er and Long Qilin followed behind, trembling without cease, glancing around in panic.
The two had taken human form and huddled together, shivering.
Little Tu Bo was shivering too, wedged between them. In the ancient mine cavern, the round divine stones, though they no longer held any strange energy, still radiated a tranquil light, but the slightest touch would make them crumble.
Shen Mu moved with the greatest care, trying not to make any sound at all, and contacted Long Qilin and Yan'er with his divine consciousness: "Do not make the least noise. The divine stones here are embedded in the vein; they may break at any moment, and the vein may easily collapse. " Long Qilin stirred his divine consciousness and transmitted: "Even a collapse of the vein could not crush us to death.
" "Mind the mine walls!
" Shen Mu said crossly.
Long Qilin hastily looked at the mine walls and saw strands of chaos qi seeping out from them!
"This vein is a vein within the chaos mountain, and it contains vast amounts of chaos qi.
" Shen Mu grew more cautious, his divine consciousness rippling gently: "With my strength, even if I unleash my entire cultivation, I can only push the chaos qi back five or six zhang. If the chaos mountain on either side of this vein collapsed, we would surely be crushed to dust! Not even our primordial spirits could escape! " Long Qilin was startled, became even more cautious, and looked around trembling with fear.
Suddenly, a faint tremor sounded in the vein; a small stone fell from the top of the vein and struck Long Qilin's foot.
Long Qilin's face turned ghastly at once. Small as the stone was, its weight was staggeringly immense, as if a Mount Sumeru had crushed his foot to pieces!
He was about to open his mouth to howl in pain when Yan'er hastily covered his mouth and transmitted: "Don't shout, my dear! If you shout, this vein will cave in!