As the old man spoke, a flash of hatred flickered in his turbid eyes.
The people were sent in from the outside by the Heavenly Fiend Sect.
They built more and more stone houses?
Qin Xuan found it incredibly baffling.
If it was for punishment, killing them would suffice, so why go to such great lengths to send so many Mortals here?
If it was just for Soul Cores, Cultivators could completely hunt them here.
The speed at which Cultivators hunt is unknown how much faster than these ordinary Mortals.
No matter how you look at it, the Heavenly Fiend Sect's actions are somewhat inconceivable.
"The Heavenly Fiend Sect naturally has a demand for Soul Cores, but besides Soul Cores, they must have other requirements."
"From the way I fought that monster just now, its strength should be around the Tianxuan Realm. If they really only wanted Soul Cores, they could completely clear out these monsters......."
"This matter looks strange no matter how you look at it."
Han Ye said to Qin Xuan.
Listening to this, Qin Xuan pondered for a long time, and for some reason, a thought suddenly arose in his mind.
"Why do I always feel that the Heavenly Fiend Sect bringing these people to this Burial Spirit Land and then sending them into these stone houses is for some conspiracy."
"It sounds like...... captivity."
Qin Xuan said to Han Ye.
Listening to this, Han Ye was startled, but for some reason, he found it extremely reasonable in his heart.
"They are not unable to get rid of these monsters; they are actually using these Mortals to raise these monsters."
He was startled by his own idea.
"Using Mortals to raise these monsters? It shouldn't be that extreme."
Han Ye was also somewhat incredulous.
But no matter how he thought about it, this was the most likely possibility.
"It's just that I can't understand why they take away those who have grown up to mine."
Qin Xuan frowned.
Below this is a huge Lingshi Mine. Excavating this Lingshi Mine should be done by others, so why do they need these people?
After all, wouldn't it be easy to bring in some Mortals from outside to help them mine?
"After leaving here, I can investigate what exactly is going on."
Qin Xuan pondered.
Afterward, he asked the old man about some other situations.
It was late at night, and after confirming that there would be no whirlwind tonight, and after exchanging pleasantries with Qin Xuan for a moment, the old man took the little girl back to the inner room.
Qin Xuan, on the other hand, set up a Formation around the room and sat cross-legged to Cultivate.
This place was not peaceful, and he would not easily expose the Taihuang Space as his trump card.
The night passed without incident.
It wasn't until the sun rose the next day that the old man opened the door.
At this time, people in the other stone houses also began to come out.
The family of the woman whose body had been hollowed out finally dared to come out to collect the corpse, but all they picked up was a human skin.
The others watched this scene with numb expressions.
No one said anything.
It was simple: they themselves didn't know when they would be eaten by a monster like this woman.
"Young Master, are you leaving?"
Seeing Qin Xuan about to leave, the old man hurriedly asked.
"Yes, I don't know when that caravan will return. I want to go out and try first to see if I can leave here."
Qin Xuan cupped his hands and left here.
Watching Qin Xuan leave, the little girl beside him, though eager to persuade Qin Xuan to stay, knew that Qin Xuan's strength was extraordinary, so she swallowed the words that were about to come out.
After all, if Qin Xuan could find a way out, they might be able to leave here.
Along the way, many other villagers of Stone Village looked at Qin Xuan without any surprise.
In a place like this, people often died inexplicably.
Similarly, people often appeared here inexplicably.
They had seen this kind of situation many times.
Many people were carrying bows and arrows, broadswords, and other weapons, preparing to go out and hunt Soul Beasts.
After all, before the next caravan arrived here, they had to accumulate enough Soul Cores to trade with them.
After leaving Stone Village, following the direction the old man had pointed out earlier, Qin Xuan flew towards that area.
"Can't I get out of here? I don't believe it. I can't fly out of this place?"
Qin Xuan took a deep breath and immediately accelerated, flying continuously towards that direction.
He looked down below.
Indeed, there were several other villages near Stone Village. Some of these villages were larger than Stone Village, while others were similar to Stone Village.
"There are only a few villages in this area, which adds up to at least a thousand people. I guess the Heavenly Fiend Sect still has many villages in this vicinity."
Qin Xuan kept pondering as he flew.
"What is that!"
Just then, a large earthy-yellow bird flew towards Qin Xuan, chirping loudly.
Before it even got close to Qin Xuan, a strong Mental Energy fluctuation came from the large bird.
"Mental Energy fluctuation? It seems this should be the Soul Beast."
A flash of light flickered in Qin Xuan's eyes.
He was very curious about this Soul Beast.
Soul Beasts use Mental Energy attacks.
For those Mortals, the damage caused by these Mental Energy attacks was considerable.
Therefore, dealing with this Soul Beast was naturally quite difficult.
However, for Qin Xuan, these Mental Energy attacks were really not worth mentioning; the Mental Energy damage they caused him was almost negligible.
After easily dealing with this Soul Beast, Qin Xuan found a Soul Core inside its body.
"I didn't study it well last night. Now I'll study this thing while on the road."
His wings carried Qin Xuan forward, while he picked up the Soul Core and examined it.
After a while, Qin Xuan crushed the Soul Core, and a surge of Mental Energy flowed out from within.
After Qin Xuan easily refined it, he nodded slightly.
"This thing indeed has some secrets."
"Putting everything else aside, the Mental Energy of this Soul Beast is much stronger than that of ordinary people, and it's also much purer. If you want to improve your Mental Energy, the Soul Core of this Soul Beast is very suitable."
