Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 152 - 139: Assault on the Mountain, Chaos, Rising Climax

Chapter 152: Chapter 139: Assault on the Mountain, Chaos, Rising Climax

In Hu Weiwei’s imagination:

Even if Wu Silei really joined some secret prison break organization, the number of people in this organization must be limited.

What she didn’t expect was:

Just the miner slaves in front of her numbered over a hundred, and more were continuously gathering around.

"I don’t know."

Facing her question, Wu Silei shook his head and said:

"I was introduced by an old miner, who was one of the earliest to join this plan and connect with these people, a sort of ’founding member.’

"He had been mining here for almost forty years, and because he was old and weak, he was bullied. I helped him a few times."

"Later, feeling his time was near, he gave me his place and identity, and he didn’t last two more days before passing away..."

Hu Weiwei, hearing this, suddenly realized something and uncertainly asked:

"That day... when you stood up to protect me, those guys were afraid of you, was it also because of this?"

"Yes."

Wu Silei admitted and said:

"According to those outsiders, the Lord Qingxu stationed at Suiyu Mountain isn’t refining treasures but using us to gather some kind of aura."

"During breaks from mining, we secretly recruited many people, covering almost half of the Black Jade Mine District."

"Those people fear me only because my status is higher, worried I might sabotage them."

Hu Weiwei bit her lip, staring straight at him:

"Then why didn’t you tell me this before?"

Wu Silei sighed deeply and then slowly said:

"Everyone who joins this plan is implanted with a Divine Soul Magic Ban, so I couldn’t tell you before." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"Only when the plan starts does the Divine Soul Magic Ban automatically vanish."

Saying this, he grabbed Hu Weiwei’s wrist, indicating:

"Let’s get over there and wait; the time to escape will soon arrive."

Once they blended into the crowd, Hu Weiwei lowered her voice and couldn’t help asking:

"I still don’t quite understand..."

"For such a large-scale mining district, there must be ’Forbidden Escape Arrays,’ and even in some critical areas, there are ’Mud into Steel’ high-level arrays."

"These outsiders are likely Tomb Raiders, but how do they avoid these arrays?"

The two large mining districts stretch for hundreds of miles, making large-scale blockade impractical.

But the generations of Immortal Dao Ancestors had long developed various arrays to address similar situations.

For example, the Forbidden Escape Array can directly detect fluctuations from Earth Escape, Wood Escape, Water Escape, and other corresponding techniques, conducting remote Spiritual Qi interference and also triggering alarms.

As for the high-level arrays with ’Mud into Steel’ effects, they can outright ban most Earth Escape Skills in the world.

"Uh..."

Hearing her words, Wu Silei scratched his head:

"I don’t know either."

"This is definitely their secret; they probably wouldn’t tell us."

"...Alright, seems I asked in vain."

Hu Weiwei felt speechless and changed the topic, asking:

"Then what about their specific plan? You should know that, right?"

"Yes."

Wu Silei nodded and said:

"I’m among the few who know their entire plan."

"First, we have to wait for that Lord Qingxu to leave Suiyu Mountain, forcibly break the Forbidden Escape Array, then disperse and flee, then..."

He recounted the plan, to which Hu Weiwei nodded repeatedly.

"Not bad, seems the plan-makers are quite clever."

A few miner slaves escaping would be a dead end, absolutely unable to evade the Foundation Establishment master’s tracking.

Only large-scale escape and riots could exhaust the mine’s defense force, creating a suitable escape opportunity.

"...All come over, don’t crowd..."

At this moment, another commotion emerged from within the cave.

Wu Silei and Hu Weiwei saw that the Tomb Raiders were distributing Spirit Stones.

"Spirit Stones!"

Wu Silei’s eyes lit up, and like the other miner slaves, he eagerly accepted one.

"That Lord Qingxu has already left Suiyu Mountain."

Several cultivators distributing the Spirit Stones shouted loudly:

"Everyone hurry to restore your Magical Power, in half an hour, we launch our operation!"

......

On the other side of the cave.

In a smaller, hidden cave, sat a black-robed elderly woman cross-legged.

"Aunt."

A tall cultivator rushed over, bowing respectfully:

"Everything is almost ready, when the time comes, we can launch the plan."

"Hmm."

The old woman nodded slightly and said:

"Keep a close watch on these miner slaves, it’s the final moment; there can’t be any mistakes."

Then, she paused, a trace of regret in her eyes:

"It’s a shame, these miner slaves are too pressured, the tomb raider business can’t continue."

"Otherwise, in a few years, our Feng Family could flourish..."

Both Black Jade Ore and Taibai Pure Gold Ore are very valuable, the interests in tomb raiding enormous.

But unfortunately, not only does this require internal cooperation, but information on some veins and mine shafts also needs to be obtained from some veteran miner slaves, and occasionally they need to help cover up.

The interest relationship between the two sides has been maintained for many years, as the Feng Family held the upper hand, they consistently delayed fulfilling their promise to help the miner slaves escape.

Until two months ago:

The death of an organization member sounded a warning bell for the remaining members; they finally began to pressure the Feng Family to fulfill their promise.

Otherwise, they would report upwards, risking their own lives to ensure the Feng Family would face mutual destruction and attract higher attention and subsequent investigation.

The Feng Family, left with no options and realizing they couldn’t delay any longer, could only initiate this plan.

"There is still half an hour."

The old woman of the Feng Family slowly spoke, her voice deep:

"Act when the time comes, and... inform that person to prepare for withdrawal."

"Yes."

The tall cultivator respectfully bowed and retreated, lowering his head.

......

High above Suiyu Mountain.

"That was quick..."

The three hidden in the clouds watched the cyan streak of light depart, each revealing a trace of a smile.

"This Soul Thought Aura is no small matter; it concerns the Five Elements Secret Realm and is a task assigned by the Fuhai Sect, so he naturally wouldn’t dare delay."

The old man spoke, his tone relaxed:

"Wait a moment longer."

"Once he’s completely out of range, immediately take action, break the array, and rescue Weiwei."

"Understood!"

The young man in white and the middle-aged Daoist heard and nodded solemnly.

After waiting for about two more quarters of an hour:

"Almost there."

The old man slowly stood up, a golden hammer slipping from his sleeves, and said solemnly:

"Let’s begin!"

As soon as he spoke:

"Boom!"

The golden hammer expanded in the wind, transforming into a gigantic golden hammer over tens of feet, crashing down like a small mountain.

Simultaneously, a jade flying sword and an ancient inkstone also shot down together like falling stars, attacking with full force.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Amid the earth-shattering roar, the array protecting the small mountain city flickered violently, with water-like ripples spreading rapidly, showing signs of instability.

"Pfft!"

Inside the cave mansion, Li Shuixian, stationed in the central hub, spat out a mouthful of blood, her face pale and her eyes filled with horror:

"Damn it! How can foreign enemies attack at such a time?"

Given the array strength of the Suiyu Mountain Sub-Temple, with her at the helm, it was enough to withstand a Foundation Establishment Stage attack.

But with just one strike, the array showed signs of being overburdened, indicating that the attackers outside were certainly more than one or two Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

"It’s over, this array cannot be defended..."

Realizing this, Li Shuixian immediately withdrew some of her magical power.

She had no intention of holding out and being buried with the Suiyu Mountain Sub-Temple.

"Boom!"

With another collision, the momentum of the three magical artifacts effortlessly shattered the array light screen above the small mountain city.

The aftermath of the array’s collapse made the small mountain city seem like it was experiencing a severe earthquake, with cracks and damages everywhere.

However, in certain key places, such as where the warehouses were located, there was still a layer of independent array protection.

"Hmm?"

The ease of it all caused the three to pause for a moment, then they quickly reacted and couldn’t help but laugh:

"Hahaha... It seems that everyone flees when disaster strikes; the one maintaining the array seems to be quite smart!"

In the next moment:

The cloud dispersed entirely, and the three transformed into escape light, swooping down and quickly passing over the remnants of the mountain city.

Without the influence of the mountain city’s sub-temple array, the entire aerial space of Suiyu Mountain became a free zone, posing no hindrance to them at all.

"Clang!" "Clang!"...

The ear-piercing alarm bell rang throughout the mining area, causing many overseers and major supervisors to change color in disbelief.

"Damn! They really got it right!"

"Someone is indeed attacking Suiyu Mountain!"

"Run! Quickly!"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Go, fight your way out!"

Hundreds and thousands of miner slaves went into ecstasy, amassing everywhere like a flood, a great riot imminent.

"Go! It’s down below!"

The three Foundation Establishment cultivators ignored all this, directly maneuvering their escape light and speeding all the way to the Black Jade Mine District.

During the seven or eight days of waiting here, they had already used Divine Sense to figure out the basic situation of the two major mining areas and knew where Hu Weiwei was.

Upon entering the mine, the leading old man took out a compass, dripped a drop of his own blood on it, and cast a spell.

The compass buzzed, emitting a blood light, with the transparent needle hanging at the center stained blood red, spinning rapidly.

This is a spiritual artifact specially used to locate bloodlines, with the only drawback being its limited effective range within a few miles, able to detect the presence of the same bloodline.

"Swish!"

After spinning crazily for a few times, the blood-colored needle finally stopped in one direction, remaining still.

"Let’s go!"

The three Foundation Establishment cultivators, without hesitation, used their escape techniques to shuttle downward.

Meanwhile:

"Rumble..."

Slight tremors also transmitted underground.

Such faint fluctuations, even Qi Refining cultivators couldn’t perceive, yet they couldn’t escape the Divine Sense of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"This!"

The old woman in black robes abruptly stood up, her face changing drastically:

"What’s happening?"