Chapter 1200: Refining the Void Formation
At this point, Xiao Lin suddenly realized that the number of miners coming out of the mines around Hei Ze Mountain was sparse, and the number of people was indeed much less.
He didn't care before, but now after listening to Gu Yin, he also felt a little unusual.
"Brother Gu, is there a problem with these two leaders of the Dwarf Earth Clan?" Xiao Lin asked thoughtfully.
Gu Yin shook his head: "I have observed the two of them and found nothing unusual. The decrease in the number of miners seems to have happened recently, and the two may not have noticed it."
"Brother Gu, do you suspect that these miners were killed by the Buried Bone Clan?"
Gu Yin did not directly answer Xiao Lin's question, but replied: "At present, the Spirit Clan and the Bone Clan are constantly in friction, and the Buried Bone Clan has appeared nearby. If the number of miners has decreased, they are really killed by someone, then the Bone Clan is naturally the most suspected. Let's secretly explore the root cause before making a decision."
Xiao Lin nodded in agreement.
"Brother Xiao, if we want to be free as soon as possible, we can only choose to accumulate merit points or kill bone clan monks. The latter requires killing a bone clan monk in the virtual realm, which is almost an impossible task, so accumulating merit points has become our best choice."
After a moment of silence, Gu Yin suddenly spoke again.
Xiao Lin was not surprised. In fact, Gu Yin didn't need to say that he had been thinking about how to get his own way during this period. If he couldn't accumulate enough merit points in a short period of time, once the bone clan and the spirit clan officially went to war, they would inevitably become cannon fodder, and the probability of survival would be pitifully low.
"Even if we complete this mission, the accumulated merit points are not enough for us to gain freedom." Xiao Lin breathed a sigh of relief and said.
"That's true, but Gu has a risky move that can be tried." After hesitating for a long time, Gu Yin said.
Xiao Lin was surprised when he heard this: "Risky move? What do you mean, Brother Gu?"
Gu Yin paused, then said: "With the combat power of the three of us, it is almost impossible to kill the cultivators of the Void Refining Realm, but we can set up traps in advance and hunt the cultivators of the Bone Clan in the Void Refining Realm. In this way, there is still some possibility. As long as we can kill three Bone Clan cultivators in the Void Refining Realm and regain our freedom, it will be much easier."
"Hunting?" Xiao Lin frowned slightly. He had thought of this method. The Nascent Soul of the cultivators in the Void Refining Realm can already switch between the virtual and the real, and the teleportation ability they possess is far beyond the reach of the cultivators in the Spiritual Transformation Realm.
The three set up a trap. Even if they could kill their physical bodies, they would have no way to deal with their Nascent Souls. And if they could not kill their Nascent Souls, it would not help them to remove the forbidden marks on their bodies, which was equivalent to useless work.
As if seeing Xiao Lin's thoughts, Gu Yin continued: "The Nascent Soul of a cultivator in the Refining Void Realm can not only be instantly moved thousands of miles away, but also can turn reality into illusion. It is almost impossible to kill them, but there is a formation in this world, called - Refining Void Formation."
"Refining Void Formation?" Xiao Lin couldn't help but exclaimed. This Refining Void Formation is extraordinary. It is a rule formation that surpasses the advanced formation. It is rumored that the rule formation can use the power of rules to operate the formation and has great power.
But it is also extremely cumbersome and difficult to arrange such a formation. At least Xiao Lin does not know how to arrange this kind of formation.
"Brother Gu knows how to arrange the Refining Void Formation?" Xiao Lin felt a little surprised. If he could really arrange the Refining Void Formation, it would not be impossible to cross the level and kill the cultivator in the Refining Void Realm with his many methods.
Gu Yin looked around and nodded after confirming that Xiao Lin had set up a soundproof ban around him. "Gu, in my early years, found a secret record of formations in an ancient cultivator's ruins. It just happened to record the method of setting up the void formation. After years of collection, the materials for setting up the formation are basically complete. The rest only needs two or three months to refine."
"However, there is no problem in setting up the formation, but to operate the formation, at least twelve fairy stones and twenty-four top-grade spirit stones are needed. Top-grade spirit stones are no problem for Gu, but these twelve fairy stones, Gu is powerless." Gu Yin sighed softly and spoke.
"Fairy stones?" Xiao Lin's heart moved, but his face also showed a helpless expression.
"Fairy stones are not easy to see in our human area, but this is the area controlled by the spirit race. Maybe I can exchange some fairy stones from here?" Xiao Lin said thoughtfully.
Gu Yin couldn't help but shook his head when he heard this: "Brother Xiao, you don't know that fairy stones are extremely rare resources in the world of immortal cultivation. Not to mention cultivators like us in the Spiritualization Realm, even cultivators in the Void Refining Realm may not have more than ten first-level fairy stones. Only cultivators above the Fusion Realm use fairy stones as currency to exchange various materials and items with each other."
Xiao Lin certainly wouldn't say that there were dozens of first-level fairy stones in his star ring, and even a few second-level fairy stones were mixed in. These fairy stones were enough for them to operate the Void Refining Formation.
Xiao Lin frowned slightly and asked solemnly: "Fairy stones are so rare, Brother Gu, do you have any solution?"
Gu Yin looked at Xiao Lin's expression, and obviously did not get the answer he wanted, and then said: "For now, the only way is to take time to go to Hongshan City and find a way to exchange some fairy stones. Since the three of us are of the same blood, we should also do our best. Each of us needs to kill a cultivator in the Refining Void Realm, so each of us must collect at least twelve first-level fairy stones."
After a pause, Gu Yin finally said his ultimate goal.
Xiao Lin obviously also anticipated Gu Yin's purpose, and nodded in agreement: "Brother Gu's words are reasonable, Xiao will do his best, and I will definitely try my best to collect twelve first-level fairy stones."
"That's great. In addition, this Liankong formation is based on the three talents, so it requires at least three people to control it at the same time. This is the method of controlling the Liankong formation. Brother Xiao can discuss it when he has time. After Gu refines the formation flags and formation plates, he can start the action."
"Brother Gu is thoughtful." Xiao Lin arched his hands to Gu Yin to express his gratitude.
Gu Yin had obviously planned this move, otherwise he would not have chosen only himself and Zhu Xianzi as teammates.
Xiao Lin had been thinking about how to kill enough people of the Bone Clan to complete the mission and gain freedom, but for the cultivators of the Void Refining Realm, with his current realm and various magical powers, he still had a 70% chance of saving his life, but when it came to killing the other party, he had no confidence at all.
Unless he was willing to do whatever it took, even risking his life, there would be a slight possibility.
But Xiao Lin obviously would not choose this way.
Now Gu Yin actually took out the legendary Void Refining Formation, which really surprised Xiao Lin, and at the same time he was extremely surprised. With the help of the Void Refining Formation, with the realm of the three people, there was a great possibility that they could surround and kill a cultivator of the Void Refining Realm.
Of course, Xiao Lin also understood that even if the three of them had the help of the Refining Void Formation, it would be full of variables to really kill a Refining Void Realm cultivator. After all, the formation was dead, and they also needed to lure the Refining Void Realm cultivator into a trap. Refining Void Realm cultivators have all practiced for tens of thousands of years, and none of them is not a shrewd person.
However, Xiao Lin and the other two had no way out at the moment. Instead of waiting for the war between the Bone Clan and the Spirit Clan to escalate and they become cannon fodder, it is better to fight to the death, and perhaps there will be a glimmer of hope.
Thinking of this, Xiao Lin naturally agreed with Gu Yin's approach.
After getting Xiao Lin's consent, Gu Yin was also very happy. As for the Fairy Zhu, he had already reached a tacit understanding with her.
Now as long as they collect all the first-level fairy stones, they can take action.
Of course, before all this, they still need to find out the reason for the decrease in the number of miners in the mine. The reason why Gu Yin is so concerned about this matter is that, firstly, he is worried that the Buried Bone Clan has already started to act, which will bring variables to their plan. Secondly, the arrangement of the Refining Void Array requires the blessing of the spiritual veins. The spiritual veins under the mountains around the Black Ze Mountain are suitable for the use of the array, and naturally there is no room for error.
"In this case, Brother Gu will concentrate on refining the array flags and array plates of the Refining Void Array. As for the reason for the decrease in the number of miners, leave it to Xiao and Zhu Xianzi, right?" Xiao Lin said after a little thought.
Obviously, this is also the reason why Gu Yin came to find him.
Gu Yin heard this and showed a happy look on his face: "That's great, I'll trouble Brother Xiao. As for Zhu Xianzi, Gu will go to persuade her."
After the two chatted for a while, Gu Yin got up and said goodbye.
Xiao Lin did not try to stop him. After Gu Yin left, Xiao Lin sat cross-legged on the bed again and thought carefully about what he had talked about with Gu Yin today.
The purpose of Xiao Lin doing this was naturally to review whether there were any fatal loopholes in their plan, and to think about whether there were any shortcomings in his idea.
After all, setting up a formation to hunt the Refining Void Realm was not trivial. Any negligence of any detail could lead to a complete loss, and once a complete loss occurred, they would probably have to pay the price of their lives.
After thinking for two hours, Xiao Lin then thought of the decrease in the number of miners.
He thought of several possibilities, one of which was the infighting among miners. He had a deep understanding of this when he was a miner in the Qingshui Lake Mine before embarking on the immortal path. The dwarfs who mined here were obviously oppressed by the spirits for many years.
Once the mining target was not met, they would inevitably be punished. Xiao Lin could sense this from the words of the two people in charge.
In order to meet the quota, the miners at the bottom would definitely do whatever they could, so it was not surprising that they killed people to seize the mines.
Another person was killed by the infiltrated Bone Clan, but there were also several doubts about this reason. First, why did the Bone Clan kill some ordinary miners? For the Spirit Clan, it was not even a loss. Second, once a large number of miners were killed, it would inevitably cause panic among the miners. The news should have reached the ears of the two Dwarf Earth Clan managers long ago.
Of course, it is also possible that the two Dwarf Earth Clan managers already knew about the miners being killed, but they did not report it because they had not found the reason or were intimidated by the pressure from the Spirit Clan.
But no matter which reason it was, it was necessary for Xiao Lin to investigate.
Since they accepted the task, they must complete it within the limited time, otherwise their fate will not be much better than that of the two leaders of the Dwarf Earth Tribe.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Lin finally made a temporary plan, and then began to put aside distractions and practice the Holy Scale Burning Heaven Technique.
After Xiao Lin advanced to the peak of the Spiritualization, his cultivation level once again reached a bottleneck, and there was still a lot of Bone King Qi and blood in his body, which was very beneficial for his practice of the Holy Scale Burning Heaven Technique.
According to Xiao Lin's estimation, the remaining Qi and blood power was enough for him to practice the Holy Scale Burning Heaven Technique to the seventh level of the Mysterious Scale.
Once he advanced to the seventh level of the Mysterious Scale, Xiao Lin's physical body and magical powers would usher in earth-shaking changes. This is also the best way for Xiao Lin to quickly improve his combat power now, so he will naturally go all out.
The next day, Xiao Lin left the stone hall and flew into a dense forest.
After a little thought, a faint dark green aura appeared on his body. As the aura dissipated, Xiao Lin's figure disappeared without a trace.
There are more than a dozen mine entrances on the north side of Hei Ze Mountain, near the foot of Hei Ze Lake.
Three miners walked out of one of the mines. All of them were short and had thick legs. They were obviously from the Dwarf Earth Tribe.
"Old Third, every time we left the mine, we would encounter Dwarf Black Hand, and half of the ore we mined would be exploited. Why have we lost sight of Dwarf Black Hand in the past few months?" The Dwarf Earth Tribe man who looked a little older and had a long beard looked at the youngest of the three and said with a puzzled look on his face.
"It's strange to say, not only did Dwarf Black Hand disappear, but even the scalp plasters beside him disappeared. But this is good. We can exceed the task every time, and the extra ore can be saved to balance the shortage in the future."
"Boss, have you felt anything strange these days?" The Dwarf Earth Tribe man who had been silent all the time suddenly raised his head, looked at the long-bearded Dwarf Earth Tribe man, and spoke.
"What did the second brother find?"
"Although our mine has only been mined for more than ten years, there are usually at least dozens of people. Do you feel that there are fewer people, the eldest and the third brother? In addition, I have deliberately wandered around the mine these days and found that the number of people has decreased by at least one-third."
"It should be transferred to another mine by several masters?" The third brother said indifferently.
"I heard that this short black hand has a close relationship with the two masters. It is unlikely that he was transferred away silently. Even if he was really transferred, it is impossible for all his subordinates to be transferred away. It is indeed a bit unusual that it is so quiet now." The eldest brother frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said.
"Boss, should we report this matter to the supervisor?"
"Forget it, they may not believe us, and this matter has nothing to do with us, so why worry about it." The eldest brother thought for a while and said.
"That's right. Each of us must dig out a white top-grade spirit stone to be free. But with our current progress, I'm afraid we will be buried in Hei Ze Mountain for the rest of our lives." The third brother sighed.
"Huh?" The eldest brother suddenly exclaimed, and a trace of black mist appeared on the palm of his right hand.
"What's wrong with the eldest brother? Is this your black witchcraft?" Seeing the black mist appearing on the bearded man's hand, the second and third brothers both showed nervous expressions.