The charming widow of the Marquis's mansion: The stable boy carries the flag and raises the dra

The effeminate man's various defenses were as flimsy as paper in the face of Wang Long's attacks.

The golden sword energy shattered three layers of silken defenses in one strike, and the sword of literary energy pierced through the gaps in the sword energy, striking the man precisely.

The Heavenly Rank Protective Artifact also shattered in two.

Puff puff!

The sword of literary energy pierced through his shoulder, arm, and thigh, causing blood to gush out.

The effeminate man screamed and knelt on one knee.

He raised his head and looked at Wang Long, his eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness.

"No, you can't kill me, I am..."

"So noisy!"

Wang Long didn't let him finish speaking before raising his hand and striking with his sword again.

A flash of sword light, and the effeminate man's body was split in two at the waist.

Blood and internal organs gushed from the cut, splattering all over the ground.

His upper body fell to the ground, while his lower body remained in a kneeling position, stiffening for a moment before collapsing with a thud.

The man's eyes were wide open, his mouth agape, his face frozen with disbelief and deep fear as he faced death.

Even in death, he couldn't believe that he would die so easily.

He didn't even have a chance to fight back...

The puppet woman stood motionless to the side.

Wang Long noticed several fine scars on her arm, marks left by the black threads of the Puppet Spirit Sect.

Wang Long looked down at the scars, his expression calm.

He gently raised his hand.

The woman surprisingly closed her eyes, tears sliding down her cheeks.

A sword of literary energy pierced through her chest.

She lost consciousness before she could even feel any pain.

His body slowly fell down, and a look of relief appeared on his face.

Wang Long sheathed his sword, bent down, and removed the man's storage ring and the woman's storage bag.

His pupils contracted slightly as his divine sense probed into it.

These two have quite a few good items in their storage equipment.

There were thousands of high-grade spirit stones, hundreds of bottles of various pills, and dozens of spiritual artifacts.

There are more than twenty Tianque stones.

There were also some bottles and jars containing unknown liquids and powders, emitting a strange odor.

Wang Long didn't look closely and put everything into his storage ring.

Wang Long stood up, took out the jade tablet from his bosom, and opened the map of light and shadow.

Just as he was about to check his location, he suddenly noticed a line of small text in the upper right corner of the map.

Number of participants: 157,283.

This is a real-time headcount figure.

Just as he was looking at it, the number jumped again, becoming 157,279.

Four people died in four seconds.

Wang Long's gaze fell on that line of numbers, and he remained silent for a moment.

Hundreds of thousands of people are dying every second.

This is the story of the Warring States Period.

Cruel, bloody, and without any rules.

He put away the jade pendant, raised his head, and looked towards the northeast.

The little fairy floated out of his body and landed on his shoulder. She looked at the two corpses and wrinkled her little nose.

"Master, why are there so many people from the Puppet Spirit Sect everywhere? They're so annoying!"

Wang Long shook his head and did not answer.

We continued on our journey.

Wang Long traveled at full speed for half a day, and the trees ahead gradually thinned out.

Instead, a vast plain was formed.

The plains were teeming with people.

They gathered in small groups, some standing, some sitting, some with their eyes closed in rest, some talking in hushed tones, and some hurrying on their way.

Everyone is heading in the same direction.

The Tianque Mountains to the northeast!

Wang Long slowed his pace and frowned slightly.

Too many people.

He originally thought that few people knew about the newly discovered mineral vein on the eastern slope of the Tianque Mountains, and only a few people would go there.

But right now, as far as the eye can see, there are at least several thousand people rushing in that direction.

And everyone's face was filled with anticipation and excitement.

"A Tianque Stone vein! I heard this time it's a rich deposit!"

"That's right, they say the reserves are ten times that of ordinary veins!"

"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up! If you're too late, you won't get any soup!"

"What's the rush? There's a protective array outside that mine. Even a Grandmaster would need time to break it. We can make it in time."

The murmurs rose and fell, reaching Wang Long's ears.

His brows furrowed even more.

How come everyone knows about the newly discovered mineral vein?

Who spread the news?

A sense of unease instantly welled up in Wang Long's heart.

He stopped and looked up, his gaze falling on the Tianque Mountains in the distance.

The mountain range is continuous and undulating, with steep slopes and the main peak soaring into the clouds. The upper half of the mountain is covered with snow all year round, which shines with a silvery-white light under the sun.

The eastern foothills of the Tianque Mountains are located southeast of the main peak, less than a hundred miles away by visual estimation.

At his speed, he could arrive in less than half an hour.

But Wang Long did not continue on his journey.

He found a secluded ravine and sat down behind a large rock.

He took out dry food and water from his storage ring and ate while thinking.

Something's not right.

There must be someone behind this stirring things up.

Who is spreading this message?

Wang Long thought for a while but couldn't come up with a solution.

He shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Regardless of who is behind him or what his purpose is, he needs the Heavenly Stone.

The more the better.

The higher the ranking, the richer the reward.

Moreover, Xu Wanyun is very likely to head in that direction as well.

The Tianque Mountains are the richest area for Tianque Stones and the final destination for all participants. No matter where they are teleported to in the secret realm, they will eventually converge in that direction.

Wang Long stood up and dusted himself off.

He decided to slow down.

Don't rush, let others scout the way for you first.

Where there are many people, there are many disputes.

Those who rush to the front may not necessarily have the last laugh.

Wang Long called Xiao Qiu out of his arms.

Little Chick perched in his palm, tilting its head, its dark grape-like eyes looking at him.

"Chirp?"

"There's a Heavenly Stone vein ahead. Go check it out and see what's going on."

Little Chick nodded, flapped its wings, and flew up from Wang Long's palm.

It circled once in the air, flew northeast, and disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Wang Long glanced in the direction where Xiao Qiu had disappeared, then looked away and continued on his way.

Walking at a leisurely pace, like taking a stroll.

I encountered more and more people on the road.

When those people saw Wang Long, some gave him a wary look and then quickened their pace to leave.

Some gazes lingered on him for a moment, a hint of greed flashing in their eyes, but they looked away when they saw the honorary instructor token of Wenxin Academy at his waist.

Everyone wanted to seize the resources of the Heavenly Stone mine, and temporarily put aside their thoughts of killing and plundering.

Wang Long was happy to have some free time and continued walking at a leisurely pace.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a golden spot of light appeared on the horizon.

The light spot drew closer and grew larger, eventually transforming into a fluffy little creature that landed on his shoulder.

Little Chick perched on his shoulder, panting.

"Chirp chirp chirp chirp!"

It called out several times, speaking very quickly, as if it were saying something urgent.

Wang Long stopped and listened attentively.

After spending a lot of time with Xiao Qiu, I can understand what it's saying.

Xiao Qiu said that there is indeed a Tianque Stone vein ahead.

The number is very large, in the tens of thousands.

But there are also a lot of people; a rough estimate is at least tens of thousands.

Those people were gathered around the mine, desperately attacking the first layer of protective array.

After listening, Wang Long frowned deeply.

His suspicions became clearer and clearer.

A newly discovered mineral vein, tens of thousands of participants, an absurdly sturdy protective array, and a sealed, ominous aura.

This is no coincidence.

This was deliberately orchestrated!