Chapter 1199 Abnormality of Kurosawa Lake

According to the information given to them by the elders of Danyu before departure, there are two ways for all the recruited immortal cultivators to gain freedom. One is to kill five cultivators of the same level and one cultivator who is one major realm higher than oneself, and the other is to accumulate enough merit points to offset the first condition.

Of course, it is usually not easier to accumulate enough merit points than the first condition.

The merit point of a cultivator of the same level is 10,000, and the merit point of five cultivators is 50,000. The merit point of an immortal cultivator who is one major realm higher than oneself is 100,000. However, don't think about accumulating merit points by killing cultivators of the same level.

First of all, there is no merit point for killing people of the Bone Clan who are lower than oneself. Another way is to kill cultivators of the same level. For the first five, each person killed will increase 10,000 merit points, and if more than five are killed, it will directly drop to 1,000 merit points per person, and if five more are killed, it will drop to 100 merit points per person again.

So it is impossible to get freedom by killing enemies of the same level as oneself.

There is no such restriction for killing an enemy who is one realm higher than oneself. In other words, as long as Xiao Lin can kill two Bone Clan cultivators in the Refining Void Realm, he can directly accumulate enough merit points and obtain freedom.

Unfortunately, such a task is almost impossible to complete. The gap between the cultivators in the Refining Void Realm and the cultivators in the Transformation God Realm is very huge, and the understanding of the power of rules by the cultivators in the Refining Void Realm is far beyond the reach of the cultivators in the Transformation God Realm.

Although Xiao Lin has cultivated several magical powers and has fairy treasures on him, it is difficult for him to protect himself when facing a cultivator in the early stage of the Refining Void Realm, let alone defeat him.

Qingfeng's words are obviously to embarrass the three people. The merit points for obtaining freedom have doubled, which is simply a death sentence for them.

"What do you think of this matter, Brother Xiao?" Gu Yin's voice sounded in Xiao Lin's ears.

Xiao Lin also knew that Qing Feng was obviously targeting them, but the three of them seemed to have no choice. The consequences of not accepting the task were unbearable for them. Looking at Qing Feng's expression, Xiao Lin also understood that the appearance of the Buried Bone Clan was obviously not simple.

There must be many unknown dangers in the middle, but the three of them have been banned. Even if they want to go far away, they can't do it at this moment. They can only take a chance.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lin sent a voice message to Gu Yin and told him his thoughts.

After Gu Yin discussed with Zhu Danyu for a while, he said to Qing Feng with a solemn expression on his face: "We accept this task."

"That's right." Qing Feng clapped his hands, his face full of praise.

"But Qing has something to remind you three. After accepting the task, there must be a result within one year, otherwise you will be punished." Qing Feng said with a smile on his face.

After leaving, Xiao Lin and the other two spread their light and headed towards the direction of Hei Ze Lake.

Hei Ze Lake is a lake covering thousands of miles. The lake water is pitch black and surrounded by mountains. More importantly, there are several spiritual veins under the mountains around Hei Ze Lake. The Dragon Spiritual Vein under Hei Ze Mountain is the largest, and the others are high-grade and medium-grade spiritual veins.

These spiritual veins are also the most important spiritual stone mining veins for the spirit race. Around Hei Ze Lake, you can see large and small mines almost everywhere. The mined spiritual stones are transported to Ling Ze Mountain once every month or so.

Xiao Lin and others spread their consciousness and soon found out that there were only a few Yuanying-stage guards guarding around Hei Ze Lake. In the place where these people were stationed, a powerful formation was obviously arranged. Even if the Divine Transformation cultivators came to attack, it would be difficult to break through in a short time.

As long as there is a buffer time of half an hour, it is enough for the spirit race cultivators on the other side of Ling Ze Mountain to come to support.

"Brother Xiao, Brother Gu, that Qingfeng definitely has good intentions. I'm afraid this mission is not that simple." After landing, Zhu Danyu frowned and said.

"Each person will be rewarded with 30,000 merit points, which is equivalent to each of us killing three Bone Clan monks of the same level. This reward alone shows the difficulty of the mission."

"The key is that we know nothing about the so-called Buried Bone Clan so far." After a pause, Gu Yin continued with some depression.

Xiao Lin touched his chin, thought for a while, and said: "Since we have come to this Hei Ze Lake and accepted the mission, there is no way out. For now, we should wait and see, investigate first, and then make a decision?"

"Brother Xiao is right. Since we are here, we should make the best of it. We will settle down here first and search everywhere. After all, there is still a year, which is enough for us to investigate slowly."

After the three of them discussed it again, they flew straight to a stone temple on the side of Hei Ze Lake near the foot of the mountain.

Soon the three of them arrived at the entrance of the stone hall. Before they could speak, two people came out of the stone hall, one man and one woman, both of them were short and ugly.

When the two saw Xiao Lin and the others, they all showed respectful expressions and bowed together.

"Juniors Yan Qiao and Yan Lu greet the three seniors."

The realms of these two people were clearly visible to Xiao Lin and others. Both of them were in the late Nascent Soul stage. Although they could not know the realms of Xiao Lin and the other two, facing the huge spiritual pressure of the three, even a fool would know that the realms of the three were much higher than theirs.

"You two get up, you two are the people in charge of the Hei Ze Lake Mine." Gu Yin asked indifferently.

"To reply to the senior, my husband and I are the people in charge of the Hei Ze Lake Mine, and most of the miners in this mine are our people. Every month, we must hand over a certain amount of spiritual stones. If we fail to complete the task, we will be punished." Yan Qiao was obviously a straightforward person. As soon as he opened his mouth, he told them all about their difficult situation.

"Oh? Are you local slaves?" Gu Yin was slightly stunned and asked in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Yan Qiao and his wife both showed a dejected expression and nodded in unison. Yan Qiao said, "We, the Dwarf Earth Tribe, are originally a subordinate race of the Spirit Tribe. We two made a big mistake in our early years and were demoted to earth slaves. We had to serve our sentences in this mine for 500 years. Now, more than 200 years have passed."

Xiao Lin was also stunned when he heard this, and at the same time, he remembered what Gu Yin said when he chatted with him on the road.

Whether it is the Dwarf Earth Tribe or the Spirit Armor Tribe, they are all subordinate races of the Spirit Tribe. However, the Spirit Armor Tribe has a strong body, and the Spirit Tribe monks are proficient in spells, so the high-level monks of the Spirit Armor Tribe are still very valued by the Spirit Tribe, and usually become the guardians of the Spirit Tribe monks.

This also makes the Spirit Armor Tribe have a high status among the subordinate races of the Spirit Tribe, but the Dwarf Earth Tribe is different. There are quite a few Dwarf Earth Tribe people, and just like the human race, only a very small number of them can practice, but ordinary people of the Dwarf Earth Tribe are much stronger and more explosive than the human race.

This has led to many people from the Dwarfs being arranged by the Spirits to mine. These ores include spiritual stones and, of course, many rare metal ores.

Except for a very small number of immortal cultivators among the Dwarfs, most of them have also been asked by the Spirits to guard the mines and caves in various regions.

Of course, they have also been restricted by the Spirits, so they cannot escape.

"The three of us are here to protect your Black Ze Mountain Mine. You don't need to be polite. My surname is Gu, this one is Xiao, and that fairy is Zhu. I want to ask you, have you ever seen the Buried Bone Clan?"

"Buried Bone Clan?" Hearing these four words, the faces of both of them changed.

"Senior Gu, a few months ago, three monks from the Buried Bones tribe came to cause trouble, but their realm was comparable to my husband and I. With the help of the formation here, we barely repelled them. But during the fight, one of the Buried Bones tribe suddenly appeared in front of us through the earth escape technique. My cousin was by his side and was hit on the chest by a hammer, causing his internal organs to shatter. He is still lying in the stone hall now."

"What happened next? Has he been here again?" Gu Yin asked.

Yan Qiao shook his head: "It's strange to say. Logically speaking, the Buried Bones tribe will never give up if their goal is not achieved. I have sent a letter to Lingze Mountain for help, but I have not received a response. I am worried that the Buried Bones tribe is brewing a bigger conspiracy, but I am stupid and I still can't figure out their purpose."

Xiao Lin's consciousness had already penetrated into the stone hall. In a room in the stone hall, there was indeed a dwarf earth tribe member lying, with a weak breath. It was obviously the cousin Yan Qiao mentioned.

"Please prepare a place for the three of us to stay first. Let us investigate the purpose of the Buried Bone Clan monks, right?" Seeing that he could not get the reason, Gu Yin said.

"Uh, excuse me for being indecent. Please come in, three of you." Yan Qiao then remembered that he was a little rude. A blush appeared on his dry face. He said a little embarrassedly.

The three of them did not care and followed him into the stone hall. The stone hall was very spacious with three floors. The first floor was a hall with storage rooms on both sides, which were obviously used to store the ores and spirit stones dug by the miners.

The second floor was a room, with more than a dozen rooms.

Yan Qiao arranged the three quietest rooms for the three of them, but Xiao Lin looked up at the third floor.

Before he asked, Yan Qiao hurriedly said, "The third floor is reserved for the elders of the Spirit Clan. They may come to inspect every once in a while. The rooms on the third floor are also reserved for them."

Xiao Lin stopped talking after hearing this. As the ruler of the Northern Sky Region, the cultivators of the Spirit Clan naturally enjoy many privileges.

Just like them, they didn't need to get involved. It was the assignment of the Tianmu Clan that forced them to be drafted and come to the battlefield where the Spirit Clan and the Bone Clan meet.

After Xiao Lin greeted Gu Yin and Zhu Danyu, he entered his room.

The room was very clean and tidy, with a stone bed, stone table, and stone chairs. The bedding on the stone bed was also clean and fresh, and it was obvious that someone cleaned it up frequently.

As usual, Xiao Lin released his spiritual sense and searched the entire stone room several times. After making sure that there was no restriction, he walked to the bed with confidence and sat cross-legged on the bed.

He stretched out his hand and looked at the mark on his palm, and his face couldn't help but become gloomy.

On the way, Xiao Lin used his mana to attack the mark, trying to break the confinement of his palm, but every time he attacked, he would feel a sharp pain, and the mark on his palm not only did not disappear, but became more and more conspicuous.

Xiao Lin was surprised and stopped immediately.

He then used his spiritual sense to sink into his palm and observed it carefully. This observation made him discover some clues.

It turned out that this mark seemed to be condensed by some kind of soul power, completely integrated into the flesh and blood of his palm. Unless the palm was cut off, it could not be broken at all.

Moreover, after research, Xiao Lin found that even if he cut off his palm, the mark might not disappear, but it would most likely be transferred to other parts of his body instantly.

This reminded him of the words of the spirit cultivator, only by killing five cultivators of the same level and a cultivator in the refining realm and absorbing their soul power, the fire mark would disappear.

"It seems that only by absorbing the soul power of the immortal cultivators can the mark be stimulated and disintegrated, and the soul power absorbed must mostly be from the Bone Clan cultivators." Xiao Lin muttered to himself.

Of course, if he collected all the merit points, he could go to the hall in Hongshan City and let the people of the Spirit Clan remove the ban for him.

No matter which one, it is not easy.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lin couldn't help but sigh.

Whether in the mortal world or in the spirit world, the law of the strong is still followed. The weak races are always oppressed and bullied, and it is not impossible for them to be exterminated.

And the strength of a race mainly depends on the part of people standing at the top of the pyramid in the race.

"Dong Dong Dong~~" At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Xiao Lin swept his consciousness and knew that the person coming was Gu Yin.

"Brother Gu, please come in."

With the sound, the stone door was pushed open, and Gu Yin walked in: "Gu, please don't blame me for interrupting you, Brother Xiao."

"No, no, Brother Gu, please sit down." Xiao Lin got off the bed, came to the stone table, and made a gesture of invitation.

After sitting down, Gu Yin's face showed an expression of wanting to say something but stopping.

"Brother Gu, if you have something to say, just say it." Seeing this scene, Xiao Lin couldn't help but smile and said.

"Brother Xiao, did you notice that when we were chatting with the two dwarf earth monks, the number of miners coming out of the mine under the surrounding mountains was obviously too small?"

"Too few miners? Miners dig in the mine, and there is no fixed time for when to come out. What does Brother Gu mean by this?" Xiao Lin said with some confusion.

"It's very simple. When I was in Lingze Mountain, I made a special observation. The miners were coming in and out, and it was very busy. You should know that the mines in Lingze Mountain were all mined by the dwarfs. Although the quality of the Hei Ze Lake mine is slightly worse than that of Lingze Mountain, I asked Yan Qiao for a list of miners before I came to Brother Xiao. Judging from the number of people on the list, the number of miners entering and leaving the mine is obviously much smaller now."

"Huh? Could it be that these miners are lazy and deliberately stay in the mine?"

"Hehe, Brother Xiao may not understand the habits of the dwarfs. The dwarfs are simple-minded and never cheat. If this kind of thing happens to other races, Gu would believe it, but if it happens to the dwarfs, Gu would definitely not believe it."

When Xiao Lin heard this, his heart moved, and his face showed a bit of surprise.

"What do you mean, Brother Gu?"

"Yes, I'm afraid that most of the miners here have been killed." Gu Yin said with a serious face.