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Chapter 184 Confrontation
The earth's energy began to riot at this moment!
There was an earthquake nearby!
With a loud rumbling sound, the earth and rocks cracked.

Earthquakes are caused by the Yang losing its place and suppressing the Yin. When the Yang is lost and in the Yin, the source of the river will be blocked. When the source is blocked, there will be turmoil.

Yin and Yang are the Qi that flows in between. They were originally functioning normally, but a blockage occurred, and the Yin and Yang became unbalanced. Then the earth's Qi will automatically stop, stand on its own, flow on its own, fight on its own, exhaust itself, collapse and break on its own. Then, when it erupts, it will inevitably rush and stir to destroy the soil and rocks, causing a violent earthquake.

"It's the Yin energy below that's rioting. Someone has stirred up the Yin energy below, causing the Yellow Spring to be blocked and erupt." Shui Cangcang stood firm and immediately identified the cause.

"It's not a Yin Qi riot." Gao Jian shook his head, rejecting his view: "We were discovered. It must be the Wang family. They are anxious! This earthquake is their work!"

"Ah? How do you know this?" Shui Cangcang was puzzled.

"Because I'm familiar with this trick." Gao Jian said, "Follow me!"

Shui Cangcang didn't understand why, but still chose to follow him and went deep into the cave.

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Just a few minutes ago, a hundred miles away, the alliance formed by the three brothers of the Wang family was located.

As the eldest brother, Wang Jin was extremely angry. Although he did not curse out loud, he had already cursed the other people in the alliance who were responsible for analysis in his heart!

What a piece of shit!
A bunch of good-for-nothings! Each one of them claimed to be from an elite family, with a profound family background, and that what they had learned was a method that could not be accessed anywhere else, and the knowledge they had accessed was considered "taboo" outside.

The results of it!
Through divination and testing, they found this place. It was said that the source of the disaster was within a hundred miles of this place. They needed to explore the soil and judge the ground energy in order to further narrow the scope.

Okay, he gave in and even provided them with everything they needed to explore the soil. He also personally took action and risked his life to repel a fifth-level ghost!
But now, with so many people added together, the final result was that they were surpassed by Shui Cangcang!

Gao Jian is a warrior like him and probably doesn't know much. Ximen Gong doesn't have a reputation for being knowledgeable, so these two are probably of no use.

Therefore, all the family traditions of these noble families combined were surpassed by Shui Cangcang alone!
Shui Cangcang alone easily surpassed his alliance in just three days!
What a shame!

Wang Jin really wanted to catch those people and beat them up, telling them how incompetent they were! They were simply insulting the reputation of the children of aristocratic families! All these people combined were not even as good as Shui Cangcang!

Fortunately, Wang Jin still had his wits about him.

If he did this, the alliance would surely fall apart, which would be bad. He was just a warrior. Although these people were trash, they at least knew a little bit. The progress was slow, but they were still moving forward.

If he were to come alone, he would never have a chance in his life.

However, we can't just leave Shui Cangcang and the others alone.

"Everyone, don't be anxious. What's the progress on Shui Cangcang's side?" Wang Jin brought his two younger brothers and walked to the group of sweating technicians.

All the technicians looked at Wang Jin.

Obviously, these people who specialize in technical skills have already known that there was a problem at the source of the disaster, and they also discovered that Shui Cangcang was one step ahead of them.

In fact, they knew it earlier than Wang Jin, which could never be seen from Wang Jin's own words. It was these technicians who discovered that their progress was far behind Shui Cangcang, and they reported the matter to Wang Jin with cold sweat on their foreheads.

After all, Wang Jin is the boss of the alliance, so we have to talk to him.

"They should have found the source of the disaster. If we let them solve it, then our work will be in vain." A scholar came over and said to Wang Jin.

This man's name is Quan Zhou. The Quan family is a book collection family in Cangzhou. The largest scripture library in Cangzhou is their foundation. They have collected countless skills, strange stories, and various rare books. As a family with a foothold in Cangzhou due to their "erudition", their status is not low.

"Is it too late to follow their tracks now?" Wang Jin asked.

"According to my calculations, we are at least 110 miles away from there. If we rush over now, it will take at least half an hour, and we have to charge at full speed against the evil spirits and the current death energy. Once we get there, we won't be able to catch our breath for a few minutes, and we won't be able to fight." Quan Zhou said.

Wang Jin frowned because he knew the other party was right.

If it were normal ground, his speed would actually be faster, but this is the core area of the disaster, where there will be five-level ghosts wandering around, and there are usually other ghosts and monsters that are blocking the way. In order to expel these, he needs to maintain the blood and qi smoke, which in itself is extremely consuming.

Under such consumption, you still have to run desperately and sprint all the way, which is very consuming.

You know, it took Gao Jian and Shui Cangcang two full hours to run these hundred miles, and they finally arrived at their destination steadily and in good condition.

It is unrealistic to expect to arrive in half an hour.

"I'll ask my brother to carry me over. We'll run fast and change people on the way. It'll take half an hour to get me over in my best condition. But, can we make it in time?" Wang Jin thought for a moment and made a suggestion.

They have three brothers, Wang Jin is the strongest, and the other two are on par with each other.

Let the other two people carry Wang Jin, change people on the way, and force themselves to trudge through, and maybe they can catch up.

"That's hard to say. Half an hour is not too much, but not too little either. It's possible that they have finished by the time they get there, or they may have only found half of it. But in my opinion, half an hour is enough for them to succeed. After all, it only took them three days to survey the entire geology." Quan Zhou said.

"In other words, there is not enough time. Half an hour is not enough at all?" Wang Jin said.

"Yes." Quan Zhou nodded, feeling a little helpless.

As a scholar, he actually doesn't care about fighting. Being good at fighting is "not important" to him. Scholars don't make a living from this. Under any circumstances, no one will expect scholars to fight to the death, and no one will be willing to hurt them. Unless the social system of the Divine Dynasty collapses, they will need to protect themselves.

After all, under the existing social system of the Divine Dynasty, combat power is not an absolute indicator of status. A mature social system is not a barbaric duel arena, nor is it a mafia organization that speaks with fists. Intellectuals have their own living space. A sixth-level realm person on the Left Bank can be in charge of the Zuo family, and the elders of the ninth-level realm have to obey his orders because everyone realizes this.

But for someone who was not only good at fighting but also could surpass him in knowledge, Quan Zhou didn't know what to say...

I can only sigh.

Fortunately, Quan Zhou did not mean to be jealous. There is no need to compare knowledge. There are always things that everyone does not know about each other. There is always a teacher among three people. The levels may vary, but it is impossible to absolutely crush others. It is enough to improve yourself, and there is no need to put pressure on yourself for other things.

As for the Imperial Academy... I do want to go, after all, it has the largest Sutra Library in the Divine Dynasty. But it doesn't matter if I don't go. My family has already arranged it. If I fail the Imperial Academy selection, I will go to Wanlou Xianmen to become a true disciple. There is the second largest Sutra Library in the Divine Dynasty there.

To be honest, this kind of thinking is very common among these children of aristocratic families. Most of them have more than one path, and if they don't go to the Imperial College, some of them have a way out for them, so few of them will really fight for their lives here, and few of them will do it at all costs.

Ximen Gong is a special case. His family's back-up plan is far worse than that of the Imperial Academy, so he is willing to risk everything for this time.

One side dares to fight to the death, while the other side is only looking for ways to retreat. This may be one of the reasons for the current situation.

After hearing Quan Zhou's words, Wang Jin's brows obviously furrowed.

It was a mistake. I just thought that if I could stop the other party from coming and snatching it away, I never thought that they could actually do it on their own.

"Oh right." Wang Jin suddenly thought of something and said, "There's a vein nearby, right?"

"Yes, we are relying on this earth vein to analyze the earth's energy. Relying on the earth vein to analyze the earth's energy is the best way, and it is also the most labor-saving and fastest... Alas, Shui Cangcang didn't even use the earth vein, but he was faster than us. How did he do it..." Quan Zhou had a worried look on his face, and he couldn't understand.

They clearly occupied the earth's veins and had a unique advantage in analyzing the earth's energy, but they still lost to Shui Cangcang. It was really puzzling.

"Take me to the earth veins." Wang Jin clenched his fists and said so.

"What are you going to do?" Quan Zhou seemed to have a bad premonition.

Wang Jin gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going to use these fists to strike the earth veins and cause an earthquake! Since the earth veins are interconnected, then if I disrupt the entire earth's energy flow and cause an earthquake within a hundred miles, can I delay them?"

"Uh... theoretically it's possible, but are you sure you want to do this? It seems a bit risky." Quan Zhou was stunned, but his mind was still subconsciously assessing the risks.

"What's the big deal about risk? If you want to accomplish something, how can you do it without risk? Take me to the underground veins!" Wang Jin raised his voice.

Quan Zhou didn't know how to refute for a moment, but after hearing the roar, he subconsciously began to lead the way.

Decision-making isn't just the job of the learned men. As advisors and consultants, now that the boss has spoken...

Wang Jin made decisions quickly and decisively.

He soon arrived at a place fifteen miles underground. They had already dug up this place and there was a vein there.

The shape of the earth veins is not fixed. Sometimes they exist in the form of mountain roots. At this time, problems with the earth veins will cause landslides.

Sometimes, it exists in the form of mineral veins. In this case, if the mineral veins are over-mined, it will cause the earth's energy to shake, and springs will be polluted, and accidents such as earthquakes and landslides will occur.

Here, the earth veins exist in the form of 'cracks'. This is because the yin energy of the ancient battlefield is too heavy, mixed with the Yellow Springs, forming some power from the underworld, and even giving birth to a natural 'ghost gate' in it.

At that time, the wronged souls in the underworld may even break through and return to the world of the living to cause chaos.

Most of the Demon Suppression Division's forces are stationed here for this reason. There are many demons and monsters in this ancient battlefield, and they are needed to guard it.

But now, these things don't matter anymore.

When they arrived at the earth veins, there were some floating runes and array plates around, forming a shield, preventing the violent earth vein energy from the outside world from invading the researchers.

Near the earth's energy, researchers from aristocratic families of the alliance have built some simple facilities, where they are studying the properties of the earth's energy and looking for the source of the disaster.

The earth energy was raging under the restraint of the runes. The yellow earth energy covered with cracks and scratches was shining, accumulating in the cracks within sight, raging violently.

The runes rotated, and repulsive force overflowed from them, evaporating into the air, forming a layer of gas clouds. Countless energies formed vortexes, like a large pool of constantly stirred and grinding rocks.

Quan Zhou said, "Wang Jin, are you sure you want to do this?"

"Leave it to me. All of you, amplify my strength. I will open up my qi and blood and my inner world. You should understand the rest." Wang Jin took off his upper body clothes, revealing his upper body muscles that were as strong as iron. They were well-proportioned and strong, making people unable to take their eyes off them.

During the day, the pupils shrink.

Open your inner world.

This is too much. Isn't he afraid that others will do something to his body?

"Do we really need to go this far?" Quan Zhou couldn't help but persuade him, "I will say that I definitely won't take action, but I can't guarantee that the dozen or so people behind me are all on good terms with the Wang family. Even if they plant some hidden traps, you won't be able to find them."

"I don't want to lose to Shui Cangcang and Ximen Gong. Tell those people behind me that if they want to lose, then I, Wang Jin, will admit defeat." After Wang Jin finished speaking, he jumped and landed on the earth veins.

Immediately afterwards, the blood and energy smoke roared up!

His body suddenly swelled up, his skin turned red, and a heavy sword appeared in his hand!
Wang Family Secret·Sword Palace——!
open!

The sword energy soars into the sky and breaks through the sun!
Everything was just as Ximen Gong had told Gao Jian.

The Principle of Nine and Six: the eight directions represent the eight trigrams, the nine rooms represent the nine states, and the twelve palaces correspond to the twelve zodiac signs. Thirty-six households and seventy-two windows are the same number: four households and eight windows multiplied by nine rooms.

The reason why it is called "Jiuzhou" is because among the ten states of the Divine Dynasty, there is one state that is isolated overseas, located above the East China Sea, named Yingzhou, and is generally not counted as part of the Divine Dynasty's mainland.

Now, this 'Nine Six' swept across the air, and the sword energy was established, forming a 'Sword Palace' in the air!
All the "assistants" around, including the original scholars, researchers and other members of other families, looked at each other.

Now that you've heard it, just follow it!

Everyone was in the Sword Palace, increasing the power within it.

These children from aristocratic families may have different personalities, but their abilities far exceed those of practitioners at the same level, and they cooperate with each other tacitly at this moment.

The next moment, the power of the Sword Palace increased dramatically!
The light of the Bullfight is like Yi's arrow.

The color is like frost and snow, and the light is as bright as the sun and the moon!
A beam of white light spanned the sky and shot straight up for fifteen miles. Although it was clearly fifteen miles underground, the light could be clearly seen on the ground above.

Then, a sword slashed out!
The earth veins were cut into two parts!
Earthquake, eruption!
(End of this chapter)