Swallowed Star: The Original Secret Realm

Chapter 24 Source Crystal Mine
Origin Continent, Beishan Divine Kingdom, Qiu City.

"Yier, come out quickly, your father is back." A voice rang out in the silent room, and Zhang Yi, who had been sitting cross-legged on the training platform to comprehend the laws, opened his eyes.

"Is this clone's father?" Zhang Yi couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart.

When he arrived at the body occupied by his original body, the parents of the original body had already passed away. Unexpectedly, the parents of this clone were still alive and had a high status in this city.

Zhang Yi, full of curiosity, stood up, walked to the door, opened it and looked outside.

I saw two people sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard in the distance. One of them was Mengxue, the mother of this clone, and Aunt Lan was standing behind her.

Opposite his mother Meng Xue, there sat a figure in a golden robe with long golden hair, emitting a fierce aura. Because he was facing away from him, his face could not be seen clearly, but Zhang Yi could feel that his pressure was very strong.

I have seen the Lord of Chaos City before. Zhang Yi compared them in his mind and found that the Lord of Chaos City's aura of oppression was far inferior to that of the golden-robed figure who looked like his father.

You have to know that the Lord of Chaos City is a fifth-level universe master, and his aura is far more powerful than his. It is obvious that the golden-robed figure is a true god-level powerhouse.

"A true god-level powerhouse? In the original universe, he is known as the 'strongest in the universe'." It was the first time he saw a powerhouse of this level, and he couldn't help but feel excited in his heart. Moreover, this powerhouse was his father whom he met for the first time.

"Yier, come and meet your father." The words of his mother Meng Xue in the distance confirmed Zhang Yi's guess that the figure in the golden robe was the father of his clone.

"Yes." Zhang Yi responded and hurried to the pavilion. He saluted the golden-robed figure and said, "My son greets his father."

"Get up." The golden-robed figure Duanmu Qiming said in a slightly heavy voice, "Come and sit down."

"Sit here." Meng Xue pointed to the seat next to her.

Zhang Yi hurried over and sat down, then he looked up and saw the full appearance of his father Duanmu Qiming.

His whole body was covered in a golden robe, his face was simple and his eyes were firm, like a sword rising into the sky, sharp and dazzling.

"Yier, you've become immortal right after you were born. That's pretty good." Duanmu Qiming's gaze fell on Zhang Yi and he asked anxiously, "I heard from your mother that you're still very fast in comprehending the other nine laws besides the Law of Earth, especially the Law of Time and the Law of Space?"

"Father, this is what happened," Zhang Yi replied.

"So, in the past thirty days, to what extent have you comprehended other laws?" Duanmu Qiming asked again.

"The laws of time and space have already reached the level of ordinary immortality, and the other seven laws are just getting started." Although Zhang Yi didn't know why his father was so concerned about this, he still answered.

"Good, good, good." Duanmu Qiming said three good words in a row, his joy beyond words.

Lan Ping, who was standing behind Meng Xue, was a little surprised. It was the first time she saw this powerful and usually serious master praising someone like that, and that person was a baby who had just been born.

"It would have been better if you had been born earlier." Then Duanmu Qiming seemed to think of something, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and there was a hint of longing.

"Stay here with your mother first. I'll go find your grandfather." Duanmu Qiming said, then stood up and left. "My father is really straightforward! He came over, asked a few questions, and then left." Zhang Yi complained silently in his heart.

Meng Xue, who was standing by, noticed that Zhang Yi looked a little strange and quickly explained, "Yier, don't blame your father. He came to see you right after he arrived in the city, and he's been under a lot of pressure lately."

"Pressure?" Zhang Yi was stunned and asked.

"It's still about the Source Crystal Mine." Meng Xue explained, "You should have understood the importance of the Source Crystal Mine these days."

"Yeah." Zhang Yi nodded. He had seen the record in a book. The book said that this 'source crystal' could not only improve the efficiency of comprehending the laws, but was also extremely critical when the strong broke through the bottleneck.

Zhang Yi wasn't sure if it was as magical as what was written in the book, but he was quite curious. He would wait for a chance to get a piece of 'Source Crystal' to see how it worked.

"There's a 'Source Crystal' mine at the foot of Zhuitian Peak outside of Qiu City. According to the Beishan Divine Kingdom's orders, it's been mineed by Qiu City for nearly 10 days."

"But according to the regulations of the Beishan Divine Kingdom, each mining cycle is 10 days. Now that it is about to expire, the Beishan Divine Kingdom will re-arrange the mining rights of this 'Source Crystal' mine."

"Our old rival, Changcheng, has long coveted this 'Source Crystal' and has been active in the Divine Realm, hoping to seize the mine."

"Qiucheng only has this one 'Source Crystal' mine, but Changcheng already has two, and they're still coveting ours. Your father and grandfather are very worried about this."

Meng Xue finished speaking in one breath, picked up the teacup and drank a cup of tea.

After hearing what Meng Xue said, Zhang Yi roughly understood the whole story.

In the front yard of the City Lord's Mansion, a majestic hall stands in the empty square.

Inside the hall, in a secluded study, two people were sitting opposite each other.

"Father, this is what happened." Duanmu Qiming, a man with blond hair and a golden robe, was a little excited. He stood up from his chair in a flash. "They actually dared to send people to harass and rob our 'Source Crystal' transport convoy. This is against the laws of the Kingdom of God. Why don't we go to the Kingdom of God and sue him."

"Qiming, please sit down first. You are already a peak True God-level warrior, but you are still so unstable. How can I safely hand over the entire Qiu City to you in the future?" Opposite Duanmu Qiming was a thin old man with white beard and white hair. The white-haired old man was the mayor of Qiu City, Duanmu Qiming's father Duanmu Hong. He stood up and walked to Duanmu Qiming, patted Duanmu Qiming's shoulder, and motioned him to sit down.

"Father, they're coming for our 'Source Crystal' mine." Duanmu Qiming couldn't help but say after he sat down, "These brats from Changcheng are running fast. If I catch them, I'll make them pay!"

"It's an open secret that Changcheng is eyeing our 'Source Crystal' mine, but as long as the Divine Kingdom hasn't issued an order to change the owner of the 'Source Crystal' mine, no matter how powerful Changcheng is, they won't dare to openly cross the line." Duanmu Hong frowned and said, "As for the harassment and robbery of the transport convoy, given Changcheng's connections in the Divine Kingdom's capital, the Divine Kingdom won't intervene without evidence."

"The most urgent task now is to find a way to preserve our 'Source Crystal' mine. Otherwise, once the mining rights to the 'Source Crystal' mine are lost, it will be difficult for Qiucheng to recover."

"Father, let me go to the life and death arena to defend. I now barely have the strength of a 'Tenth Level True God', so I have a chance to defend it." Duanmu Qiming gritted his teeth and said.

"Once you're on the stage, life and death are no longer up to you." Duanmu Hong frowned even deeper when he heard Duanmu Qiming was going to take the initiative to defend the stage. "It's not that late yet. Let's think of a way to deal with this later."

(End of this chapter)