Marvel Superheroes in China

However, Qin Wu dared not linger here. The closer he got to the inner city, the more martial artists there were, including many powerful ones. Although he was thirty or forty meters above the ground and had not sensed any fluctuations in spiritual energy, if he made even a slight commotion, he would definitely be heard. In that case, Qin Wu would not be able to escape even if he had ten legs.

Qin Wu moved cautiously underground, not directly entering the spirit stone mine, but digging and traversing through the soil.

Firstly, they didn't want to cause too much of a commotion; the mine below was full of tree demon roots, and it would be troublesome if things went wrong. Secondly, Qin Wu was also looking for an escape route; if they were discovered, at least they would have somewhere to run...

As he moved forward again, Qin Wu felt the ground beneath him give way. His expression changed drastically, and he was startled. He quickly grabbed a spirit stone embedded in the soil to prevent himself from falling.

"My God..."

Qin Wu's eyes widened in disbelief; below was a passageway!

Qin Wu broke out in a cold sweat, his mind racing.

"Have I already entered a mining area?"

Below the passage was a brightly lit area, unlike the spirit stones that emitted a faint glow that Qin Wu had encountered before. The light in this mining area was so dazzling that Qin Wu could hardly open his eyes.

The sudden bright light caused Qin Wu to be temporarily blinded, and it took him a while to regain his senses.

Upon closer inspection, Qin Wu's pupils constricted sharply, and his heart began to race.

"so much?!"

Looking around, the entire mine is ridiculously large, stretching as far as the eye can see!

They were all spirit stones radiating dazzling blue and green light!

But soon, Qin Wu recovered from his shock, frowned, and began to consider things carefully.

"The mines in Nanyue City are also being continuously mined? I thought they weren't using them. No wonder they have so many cultivation resources."

"Tap tap tap."

Suddenly, Qin Wu's ears twitched, sensing some faint movement above.

A hint of apprehension flashed in his eyes, his expression changed slightly, and he quickly concealed his presence, listening carefully to the footsteps on the ground.

"It looks like a patrol team? Or it could be a mining team."

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Qin Wu's temples as he thought to himself, "It seems we've truly entered their lair this time..."

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Chapter 294: About to Begin (5)

Taking a deep breath to suppress the palpitations and unease in his heart, Qin Wu carefully descended from the cave entrance.

Above them are the forces of the beings from another dimension, and below them is Qin Wu. If Qin Wu makes even the slightest movement, he will be immediately discovered by those above.

In order to reach the mining area smoothly, Qin Wu didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

"Bah!"

His right hand, which had been gripping the spirit stone, suddenly released its grip, and his body landed on the ground with a soft footstep.

Qin Wu's pupils contracted. He hurriedly raised his head, looking up nervously, his face covered in cold sweat, his ears perked up.

After listening for a while, it seemed there was no movement from above.

"call--"

Qin Wu breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of luck flashing in his eyes. He patted his chest, quickly repaired the hole, and then began to carefully examine the vein.

After taking a few steps, Qin Wu's eyes were practically shining!

Looking around, one sees spirit stones radiating light, irregularly embedded in the surrounding passageways.

But after watching for a while, Qin Wu frowned, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"Why aren't these stones particularly pure...?"

The further you go in, the more spirit stones you find inside the passage, but they have all been mined and cut up.

Touching his chin, he dared not touch the spirit stones directly, his mind racing with thoughts.

A glint flashed in his eyes, and he muttered to himself:

"Could it be..."

"The martial artists in the city are responsible for mining spirit stones with lower concentrations. After they are exchanged, they are placed in the mountains to be nurtured. There are many spirit stones with extremely high concentrations in the mines. Some of the overflowing energy is used for the martial artists to cultivate, some is absorbed by the tree demons, and the rest is used to nurture these stones?"

Qin Wu nodded to himself and sighed, "A hundred years later, these low-concentration spirit stones will become high-concentration spirit stones again, achieving sustainable development?"

After thinking about it, Qin Wu finally understood why the interdimensional beings had an inexhaustible supply of minerals.

A sly glint flashed in Qin Wu's eyes, and he suddenly laughed, "It seems that the humans in this plane are not without a plan after all. I really thought these spirit stones were naturally formed."

Outside the city, spirit stones can be mined freely, but inside the city, only high-concentration stones are mined; low-concentration stones are not mined until they have reached a high concentration before the process can continue.

Before he knew it, he had been walking for more than ten minutes, and Qin Wu had observed almost everything in the passage.

He frowned and muttered to himself, "It should be an abandoned passage. This place is full of low-concentration spirit stones. No wonder no one has touched it. The stones are still being nurtured."

In the past, Qin Wu would probably have stolen these spirit stones long ago.

But things are different now. Qin Wu knows very well that there are still very high-level treasures here, and these are the most valuable ones.

“These stones would probably be treasures in Dawn City right now, but to me now they’re just trash.”

With a cold laugh, Qin Wu slowly continued to explore inside the cave.

After walking for a while, Qin Wu's eyes suddenly lit up. A stone hidden in a crack in the soil caught his attention.

"Hmm? It looks like there's a big one."

Qin Wu's expression hardened, and he quickly stepped forward.

With his hands, now blackened by the mud, he gently dug away the soil covering the stone, revealing its original form.

It was about the size of two palms, irregularly oval in shape, and had a faint blue glow, making it stand out among the other stones.

Qin Wu released his spiritual power to investigate, and the concentration of spiritual energy was indeed much higher than in other places.

A hint of joy flashed in Qin Wu's eyes, and he laughed, "Sure enough, this stone must have been left behind by them. The concentration is quite high; the light alone is equivalent to three low-concentration spirit stones."

With a slight smile, Qin Wu rubbed his hands together.

"I found a treasure."

He carefully examined the blue roots around him, swallowed hard, focused his gaze, gritted his teeth, and slowly grasped the spirit stone with both hands, pulling it out in an instant.

"Swish..."

The moment the stone was pulled from the soil, the soil rustled and fell to the ground.

Qin Wu's pupils contracted slightly, a look of panic flashed in his eyes, and he stood there nervously, not daring to move, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

After waiting for a while, the roots did not move.

"call--"

Qin Wu's eyes changed, and his expression relaxed.

Taking a deep breath, Qin Wu sighed, "It seems these roots thought I was here to mine. Compared to the entire vein, losing a piece with lower spiritual energy is nothing."

After carefully storing the 227 spirit stones in the bag he had prepared in advance, Qin Wu gritted his teeth and continued on his way.

After walking for a while, Qin Wu's ears twitched. He heard footsteps and conversations coming from a passage not far from him.

Qin Wu pressed his ear against the wall, his face slightly pale, listening nervously to the conversation of these people.

"The Fountain of Life is about to open. Once we've finished all this, we'll go up, find a good spot, and wait for the Fountain of Life to erupt. Maybe this time we can reach the Transcendent Realm."

"No way, most of the time this opening is for healing, and the very center is full of Grandmaster and Steel-like level experts, while the outer perimeter is full of peak-level generals and the like. We can only absorb some energy from the very outermost area."

"That's still impressive! Once we reach the Transcendent Realm, we can enter a high-grade spiritual vein to cultivate, and our cultivation speed will definitely be much faster than it is now."

"We lost a lot of soldiers this time. I heard that this time, in addition to treating the wounded, the newly recruited soldiers will also be given breakthroughs."

"Really?"

"It should be true."

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Chapter 295: The Waterfall of Life (1)

The two people next to each other in the passage were casually carrying various spirit stones into the passage while talking in hushed tones.

Qin Wu listened intently for a while and roughly understood what he meant.

"This should be the ruins of a mine. The outer mine tunnels are abandoned places, which are also used to nurture these spirit stones."

Qin Wu's gaze sharpened, and he thought to himself, "The real mining area should still be in the direction of the inner city, and the Fountain of Life they mentioned should also be in the direction of the inner city. It seems it should be opening soon."

After waiting for a while, the footsteps from next door gradually faded away, and Qin Wu slowly walked forward through the passage.

As he walked, Qin Wu nervously observed his surroundings. It was visibly that his forehead was covered in a layer of sweat, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.

"Such a large mining area must have guards, but with such a dense network of roots, there shouldn't be too many. We need to find an opportunity to get closer to the core area first. If we don't get to the core area, we won't be able to find the Fountain of Life and thus disrupt their progress."

He gripped the military shovel tightly, increasing the pressure until his palms were sweating.

Qin Wu asked himself if this was the second time he had felt this nervous since arriving in the dimensional world. The first time was when he faced Qiongqi, and the second time was this time.