Global martial arts masters: an ordinary duo

As Chen Fan went deeper, the underground world seemed to gradually become brighter. Some energy ores that emit a faint light are particularly eye-catching in the dim environment. Although the purity of these ores is not high, the quantities are too large to be measured. They spread out like small hills, almost filling the entire underground space.

Chen Fan did not stay too long. These energy ores with too low purity were of no use to him. He continued to move deeper, past these low-purity ores.

The energy ahead was getting richer and richer, which made him feel both excited and nervous. He knew this meant he was getting closer to the inner city.

The surrounding air seemed to be filled with energy particles, and waves of powerful energy filled the air. Chen Fan felt that his mental power was constantly fluctuating, as if he was attracted to the energy around him.

He controlled his breath carefully, for fear of disturbing something that shouldn't be disturbed. Take every step with extreme caution, minimizing your presence as much as possible.

In the inner city, this prosperous area is filled with powerful people, and prosperity and danger coexist. At this moment, Chen Fan was going deep into the underground, into a vein of minerals ten to twenty meters deep. The surrounding environment was dark and cold, with only a faint light in his hand illuminating the surroundings.

The surrounding mineral veins were densely covered with hard roots, which acted like a natural barrier, trapping Chen Fan tightly within it. He knew that these roots were hard enough, and once he touched them, it would cause quite a stir.

Chen Fan squirmed carefully and did not get close to the energy mines. He chose to walk through the soil above, trying to avoid contact with the roots. Every move he makes is very cautious, trying to minimize his presence to prevent being discovered.

Continuing to squirm forward, Chen Fan didn't know how long he had been crawling. Sometimes he would feel some unusual signs. At this time, he would stop immediately and carefully sense the movement around him.

Suddenly, a hollow sound came from the front. Chen Fan was startled and hurriedly grabbed the falling soil in front of him. He found a passage ahead!

At this moment, Chen Fan has entered the mining area!

The underground world seemed to be lit up. A faint light emitted from the dim mine illuminated the surrounding environment. These rays of light do not come from outside sunlight, but from the impure energy ores in the mine. They emit a faint light themselves, making the entire inside of the mine brighter.

Chen Fan listened carefully to the movements around him. In the distance, he vaguely heard some noises. These sounds might be the footsteps of patrols or the sounds of mining workers working. He knew that he had penetrated deep into the energy mining area of ​​the Royal City, and this was indeed their "home base".

He carefully descended from the hole above, trying to make as little noise as possible. Nearby, those crystal clear roots were still densely covered, but there was no movement. Chen Fan was secretly glad that these roots did not notice his arrival.

Standing in the passage, Chen Fan did not move forward in a hurry, but first observed the surrounding situation. He found that the passage was covered with various traces and tools, and it was obvious that people came and went here frequently. He carefully covered the hole above with the surrounding soil to ensure that no trace of his entry would be discovered.

After doing all this, Chen Fan continued to move forward cautiously.

After walking a few steps, Chen Fan's eyes began to sparkle!

Irregular energy ores are embedded in all directions of the passage. These ores are like underground treasures, which are eye-catching. Not only that, there are also a large number of mined energy ores scattered on the ground inside the passage, as if telling the past glory of this vein.

Chen Fan carefully observed these ores and found that their purity was not high, and some seemed to have been cut. He couldn't help but have doubts in his heart. Could it be that these ores were placed here deliberately?

"Could it be..."

Chen Fan seemed to have thought of something, and after a while he had some vague guesses. The low-purity energy stones mined by nearby warriors may have been exchanged and put into the underground veins. Although the purity of these ores is not high, they become part of the mineral veins, and the energy they emit is absorbed by the surrounding mineral veins, thus forming a virtuous energy cycle.

The energy in the veins is rich. Some of the energy spilled from some high-purity energy stones is used by the people in the royal city for cultivation, some is absorbed and stored by the willow tree demon, and some becomes the energy source for cultivating these low-purity energy stones. In this cycle, low-purity energy stones may gradually turn into high-purity cultivation energy stones after years of cultivation and energy penetration.

Chen Fan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Is development sustainable?"

No wonder the mineral veins in the royal city can continuously provide energy stones. It seems that the warriors in the cave are not completely unplanned. They use the energy cycle in the mineral veins to enable the energy stones to be continuously replenished and updated, thereby achieving sustainable development.

The mineral veins outside the royal city have always been exhausted. However, the mineral veins inside the royal city are not like this. Here, people will only mine high-purity cultivation energy stones, but low-purity energy stones will not be easily mined. They are left underground, waiting for the precipitation of time and the penetration of energy to continue to nourish this vein of minerals.

The underground mine tunnel that Chen Fan is walking on may have been abandoned long ago. There may have been high-purity energy stones here in the past, but with the passage of time and continuous mining, those high-purity energy stones have been mined, and now there is no trace of people here. Only some low-purity energy stones were artificially scattered inside the channel, as if they were the last remnants of this mineral vein.

If it were normal, Chen Fan would naturally not let go of so many energy stones when he saw them underground, and would pick them up one by one regardless of their purity. But now, he did not act rashly. He knows that the environment here is not simple, and any negligence may cause unnecessary danger.

Finally, when he saw an energy stone that was of high purity and might meet the standards for energy stone cultivation, he squatted down and carefully observed the roots around him. He gritted his teeth and instantly put the energy stone into the space ring. During this process, there was no movement in the surrounding roots, which made him sigh in relief.

It seems that these roots have not yet reached the level of the eyes of the sky. They are just quietly guarding this mineral vein to prevent any infringement from outsiders.

The roots of the willow tree demon seem to be able to sense the lack of energy in the mineral vein, but for this huge mineral vein, the loss of one energy stone is nothing. This low-purity energy stone thrown by the willow tree demon was abandoned in a corner of the passage.

Chen Fan couldn't help but secretly sigh: "Although this willow tree demon is somewhat magical, it is not reliable to expect it to protect the mineral vein. If it were a human being, I am afraid that this mineral vein would have been hollowed out long ago."

He walked for a moment, his ears moved slightly, and he leaned carefully against a recessed place in the passage. The walls here are a little rough, just enough for cover. With his ears close to the wall of the passage, he could vaguely hear the chatter of humans in the cave coming from the next passage. Chen Fan's heart tightened, and he realized that the humans here might be guards or miners.

"The Fountain of Life is about to open. We have to transport these low-grade energy stones out quickly and find a good place to wait for the tide of life to explode." A voice said, "Maybe we can take the opportunity to reach level 5 this time."

"There is not much hope, unless we can get to the fountain of life, but there are several venerables and commanders at the center, and there are also war generals on the periphery. We can only practice on the periphery." Another person sighed.

"That's better than usual. When we reach level five, we can also enter the high-grade Life Stone Veins to practice. At that time, practice will be much faster than now." The first person seemed a little unwilling.

"Maybe we don't need to reach level five. Many generals have fallen this time. In order to replenish our strength, the king may let us enter the high-level area to practice in advance." Another person speculated.

"Are you sure?" The first person was a little confused.

"Absolutely." Another person replied hesitantly.

Chen Fan listened to the movements around him and judged that this was probably an abandoned peripheral mine tunnel. The real core area is probably still deeper. And the fountain of life is somewhere deep, and it seems that it will open soon.

He waited for a moment, and heard footsteps again in the opposite passage. He observed vigilantly and found that after the footsteps gradually faded away, Chen Fan walked out of the depression. He pondered for a moment and continued walking forward.

The underground world is vast, and even if there are guards, they shouldn't be everywhere. He planned to find an opportunity to get closer to the core area and the fountain of life. As long as you can get close to the core area, even if you can't steal the Fountain of Life, you can at least take away some high-purity energy stones. This trip will not be in vain.

But now, even though he couldn't sense the presence of other people, he, a living person, was still in this energy-filled passage and could still be seen with the naked eye, which made him feel deeply in danger.

"What a pity!" Chen Fan muttered in his heart. If he could become invisible at this time, walk to the core area openly, take away the fountain of life and put it into the space ring, the enemy might not be able to find him. But now, he could only move forward cautiously and explore everywhere.

Although he didn't know where the core area was, Chen Fan knew that the closer to the high-purity energy stone area, the denser the energy would be. He could still tell this. The only thing you have to pay attention to now is not to be discovered. Otherwise, things will be in trouble.

He moved forward cautiously, his ears raised to listen to what was going on around him. After passing through a passage, he finally saw the exit. He listened carefully for a moment, but did not hear any unusual sounds. Then he carefully walked out of the passage and began to explore around.

Meanwhile, deep underground.

The atmosphere here is completely different from that on the ground, full of mystery and solemnity. The dim lights barely illuminated the surrounding environment, and there was a moist atmosphere in the air, as if one could feel the humidity underground.

King Liu is not here. The one who presides over the opening of the fountain of life is an eighth-grade venerable. His face was solemn and his eyes were deep. Behind him, several seventh-grade commanders stood. Although they were seriously injured, they still straightened their backs, showing their firm will.

The resurrection channel continues to be stable, but everyone's hearts cannot be calm. They knew that if people came to the Resurrection Land again, the injured commanders would not be able to fight at full strength. On a normal day, a little injury might not be a big deal, but at this critical moment, both King Liu and the Guardian Saint understood the necessity of opening the fountain of life.

The Fountain of Life is in the center of an underground hall. The walls of this hall are inlaid with sparse mineral stones, which emit a faint light, providing a glimmer of light to the entire hall.

In the center of the hall, a crystal clear waterfall seemed to fall from the sky. It hovered in mid-air and did not continue to fall. The clear water flow gathered into a ball of water in mid-air, emitting a faint light and illuminating the entire hall.

Deep in the dark underground, the seventh-grade commander behind the eighth-grade strong man couldn't help showing an envious look, and said softly: "The energy of the fountain of life is so abundant. If we can keep cultivating in the fountain of life, maybe we can You will be able to forge an immortal body soon..."

His words seemed to be magical, filling the air around him with longing and yearning. Several commanders around him looked at him one after another, with similar expressions flashing in their eyes.

The waterfall in front is like a mysterious force falling from the sky. It is all the energy that the patron saint has purified in the Life Mine over the years. These energies gathered together are like a huge treasure, waiting for those who are destined to mine it.

Once they are absorbed unscrupulously, it may not take long for them to forge a golden body and step into the eighth level. It's such an alluring prospect that it's enough to make anyone's heart flutter.

And the energy contained in the waterfall, if the guardian angel does not block it, will soon turn into countless high-quality life stones once it comes into contact with the outside world. These life stones are extremely precious resources in the caves, and they are also of irreplaceable value to them.

However, for these commanders, what shocked them the most was the possibility of absorbing the essence of life unbridled. Just relying on themselves to absorb energy, even in an environment like a cave, may take hundreds or even thousands of years to absorb so much energy! This time span feels hopeless, but now there is a turn for the better.

The eighth-grade strongman in front listened to the conversations of several commanders, but he didn't care at all. These life essences were purified and absorbed by Liu Shen over countless years. In fact, they were prepared to further become the ultimate king. Both Liu Shen and Liu Wang want to go further and have been making preparations.

Unfortunately, they were never able to reach the top. Otherwise, these life essences would have been used for breakthroughs long ago. Now it can be opened once to restore the injuries of several people, but it is unknown how much life essence will be lost. If it weren't for the strong men from the Resurrection Land who might walk out of the passage at any time, King Liu and the others wouldn't even expect to open the Fountain of Life. (End of chapter)