Han Ye speculated.
Just cutting off one of this claw's digits caused such extensive damage?
Qin Xuan frowned, thought for a moment, then wrapped himself in Taihuang Aura and used the Wu Feng Sword to cut into the rock wall.
As the Wu Feng Sword cut down, the rock wall was easily sliced open like tofu.
Since the Wu Feng Sword was a Spiritual Artifact, cutting through these rock walls was naturally no problem at all.
After effortlessly cutting open the rock wall, Qin Xuan carefully cut out the rock surrounding the sharp claw and then carefully placed it aside.
Next, he began to continuously cut, removing all the rock near the sharp claw, leaving only the claw itself. After completing all of this, Qin Xuan let out a long breath and then began to cut continuously.
Soon, the claw was completely cut out.
“Whoosh!”
A black Qi surged from the sharp claw, rushing towards Qin Xuan.
However, after approaching Qin Xuan, it was blocked by the Taihuang Aura and could not get close at all.
“Hmph, what a joke!”
Qin Xuan snorted coldly.
He had, of course, been prepared for this thing.
The black Spiritual Fire immediately rushed forward and began to refine this black Qi.
“Oh, it’s even more tenacious than I imagined.”
Although Qin Xuan's Spiritual Fire was now very powerful, it still took a lot of effort to refine this mass of black Qi.
After a long while, this mass of black Qi was finally completely refined.
“This thing is indeed formidable!”
Qin Xuan felt a lingering fear.
Fortunately, he had the Taihuang Aura and Spiritual Fire, which allowed him to do this.
If it were ordinary Cultivators, they would have no way to collect these things.
“This thing back then certainly wouldn't have been this simple. After such a long period of time, it still possesses such great power, which truly exceeds imagination.”
This thing had been left for so long that most of the black Qi had dissipated, and its power had also decreased significantly, which was why he was able to refine it.
Even so, he still expended considerable effort.
Thinking of this, Qin Xuan became even more curious about what was inside.
“What exactly is in this Lingshi Mine? This thing is just a claw, yet its power is so terrifying?”
Qin Xuan said with a frown.
“I refuse to believe that what’s inside could be that sinister!”
Qin Xuan clenched his fists and continued forward with the Wu Feng Sword.
Relying on the Wu Feng Sword, Qin Xuan cut through all the rock formations along the way.
As these rock formations were continuously cut open, Qin Xuan also advanced rapidly.
The further he went, the more Qin Xuan could feel that the Spiritual Qi in the vicinity was becoming increasingly abundant.
“Am I already approaching the core of the Spiritual Vein?”
Qin Xuan's heart stirred.
If he could enter the core of the Spiritual Vein, it would be a huge opportunity for him.
Even if he didn't find anything else, these Spirit Stones alone would be enough.
No other reason, this underground Spiritual Vein could produce Top-Grade Spirit Stones!
Top-Grade Spirit Stones, these were even more powerful than High-Grade Spirit Stones.
The Spiritual Qi contained within a single Top-Grade Spirit Stone was incredibly vast, possibly equivalent to a thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones.
Just like that, Qin Xuan continuously approached the front, where the Spiritual Qi was abundant.
After a while, Qin Xuan stopped, looking ahead with some astonishment.
Just after he had cut open a section of the rock wall, he once again saw a black, withered claw within the rock wall.
Looking at this claw, Qin Xuan took a deep breath and clenched his fists tightly.
This thing was not easy to deal with.
“Let’s bypass this place. If that black Qi emerges again, it will take too much time to refine it.”
Han Ye suggested.
After a moment of thought, Qin Xuan also nodded.
There was indeed no need to waste too much time on this thing; it was better to go around it.
Thinking of this, Qin Xuan bypassed this thing.
A single sharp claw had already wasted so much of his time; if there was a complete entity behind this, that would truly be troublesome.
Bypassing this area, Qin Xuan continued to advance, and the surrounding Spiritual Qi became increasingly abundant.
He was nearing the core of the Spiritual Vein.
Qin Xuan's heart greatly stirred, and he quickly accelerated to follow in that direction.
After a while, Qin Xuan thrust the Wu Feng Sword heavily forward.
“Clang!”
The Wu Feng Sword, which usually cut through rock like mud, could no longer penetrate.
This greatly astonished Qin Xuan.
“That shouldn’t be; why can’t it penetrate?”
Frowning, Qin Xuan approached the rock wall, and after a while, he suddenly understood.
“Damn it, there’s an iron essence behind the rock! No wonder even the Wu Feng Sword can’t penetrate it!”
Forcefully pulling out the Wu Feng Sword, Qin Xuan scratched his head, wondering what to do next.
After a moment, his eyes lit up, and he immediately began to forcefully scrape away the rock surface of the iron essence.
After a while, a massive iron essence door appeared before Qin Xuan.
“A door made entirely of iron essence? What a grand gesture.”
Looking at the iron essence door in front of him, Qin Xuan exclaimed in admiration.
“If it’s an iron essence door, I’m afraid there’s no way to break it open directly.”
Qin Xuan said with some regret.
This iron essence door and the nearby rock wall were clearly reinforced by some means, making it impossible to cut through with the Wu Feng Sword.
However, perhaps it could be done with Spiritual Fire.
“Why break it open?”
Just then, Han Ye spoke to Qin Xuan.
“Isn’t this iron essence door already open?”
“This thing must have been opened by someone before.”
Hearing this, Qin Xuan quickly looked ahead.
Indeed, he soon saw a crack in the iron essence door.
It seemed that someone had indeed opened this iron essence door in the past.
Thinking of this, Qin Xuan inserted the Wu Feng Sword into the iron essence crack, and then Qin Xuan forcefully pried open the large iron essence door.
“Fortunately, this iron essence door was already pried open by someone initially.”
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to open this door at all.
After prying open the door, a surge of Taihuang Aura spread out from within.
Pushing open the door, Qin Xuan walked in.
The iron essence door was empty; apart from a few skeletons and a stone coffin, there was nothing else.
Looking at the empty secret chamber, Qin Xuan was somewhat surprised.
However, he quickly turned his gaze to the stone coffin.
The stone coffin was very rough, even giving a sense of crudeness.
However, Qin Xuan did not underestimate the stone coffin at all.
Although the stone coffin in front of him was crude, Qin Xuan could feel that it was very ancient, likely originating from the Great Wilderness Era.
“The Taihuang Aura is emanating from the stone coffin, so it seems the good stuff is inside the stone coffin.”
After glancing at the stone coffin, Qin Xuan immediately turned his gaze to the skeletons beside it, his eyes lingering on them.
“These skeletons are quite interesting.”
His gaze shifted to the side, and after looking at the stone coffin, Qin Xuan froze.
“There are words on the stone coffin.”
A line of text was carved on the stone coffin near the skeletons.
“Qingcheng Jushi desired to behold the sacred object, yet was unable to open the stone coffin. Thus, this message is left here, hoping future generations will exercise caution.”
This was a line of ancient seal script from the Middle Ages.
It seemed this person was likely a Cultivator from the Middle Ages.
“To be able to open this iron essence door, this person’s strength must have been at least at the Taiqing Realm, yet such a powerful expert died here, never seeing the light of day. It’s truly regrettable.”
