Chapter 128: In-depth Investigation

  The Magic Mirror Master Congress finally came to a close, and Yi Chen became an overnight sensation, becoming the youngest champion of the Magic Mirror Master Congress.

  But what's even more shocking is that he entered the quasi-Huang Xuan realm at the age of sixteen and became a five-star magic mirror master, causing a huge stir.

  "Such a cultivation talent is truly terrifying, it's extremely rare for such a genius to appear in our Yuanxuan Empire. It seems that the Yi family is really going to rise." Various discussions spread to every corner of the Yuanxuan Empire.

  As for things outside, Yi Chen was unaware of them, and at this time he was in Yisi Qing's study.

  "These two spiritual stones have been fully identified, when will Master Rock begin his seclusion?" Yi Chen took out three spiritual stones from the storage ring and said to Master Rock.

  After the Mo Jian Shi conference ended, he began to identify the Ling stones. Fortunately, both of the two five-star soul Ling stones were identified by him.

  "Tomorrow I will seal myself and break the seal, this time it must be successful!" Rock Jing's eyes stared tightly at the three spiritual stones, he said with great excitement.

  "I wish Master Zuo Yanjian a successful breakthrough." Yi Si Qing stood up with a smile on his face.

  "If I can make a successful breakthrough, I won't forget the kindness of the Yi family." With that said, Yan Jian left with three spiritual stones.

  "I hope he can succeed." Yi Chen sighed quietly, if he couldn't succeed, all these efforts would be in vain.

  "Chen Er, are you telling the truth? Is there really a mineral vein in that Tian Du Forest?" Yi Si Qing asked after Yan Jian walked away.

  After the Mo Jian Shi conference ended, Yi Chen recounted what he had seen that day in the Tian Du Forest. When asked about it, he said, "Although I didn't go inside to take a look, it shouldn't be wrong."

  "If there really is a mineral vein inside, it will be very unfavorable for our Yi family." Yisi Qing's face was solemn as he said.

  "Why don't I go in and take a look?" Yi Chen said in a low voice. This is not a small matter, if there are mineral veins, the Gu family will definitely grow rapidly, which is very unfavorable to the Yi family.

  "This is too dangerous. If there really are mineral veins, there must be experts guarding them. If we're not careful, we'll stir up trouble." Yisi Qing shook his head and said.

  "There's no one more suitable than you, if Master goes, it will definitely attract attention, others are too weak to cultivate, only I am the most suitable." Yi Chen requested again.

  "In that case, I'll send Mengzi with you, so you can look out for each other." Knowing Yi Chen's temperament, Yi Siqing hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

  Having obtained permission, Yi Chen's face showed a smile. Before entering, he had to make some preparations and didn't dare be careless in the slightest. He left the study and returned to his own room.

  "Now my cultivation is at the quasi-Huang Soul Realm, I don't know when I can break through and enter the Huang Soul Realm." Yi Chen's tone was filled with helplessness.

  The quasi-Huanghun realm doesn't have a primary, intermediate and advanced stage. As long as one directly breaks through this realm, they can enter the Huanghun realm. However, it's likely that Yicheng will need a very long time to break through.

  Recalling the Mo Jian Shi conference, that pair of eyes that made him feel like he was falling into an icy pit, Yi Chen's face showed even more determination.

  "I must enter the Xuanhun Realm within two years!" Yi Chen clenched his fists.

  Qiu Shaoxian is a disciple of the Kunmen, and the Hundred Clans Gathering is being held within the Kunmen. Yi Chen wants to compete with Qiu Shaoxian at the Hundred Clans Gathering and trample him underfoot.

  But his opponent was a quasi-Huangxuan boundary strongman, who could enter the Huangxuan boundary at any time. Yi Chen must enter the Huangxuan boundary within two years to have a chance to avenge himself.

  "Just wait and see, I will prove it with my strength." He has the Tian Shu ability to upgrade his beast soul, Yi Chen is confident that one day he can surpass him.

  "Only through life-and-death trials can one's potential be ignited. With steady and down-to-earth cultivation, it is fundamentally impossible to enter the Mystic Soul Realm within two years."

  Under the protection of his family, Yi Chen was unable to enter the Xuanhun Realm within two years. On that day, he entered the Tiandu Forest for training and got a taste of success.

  "Now the Gu family is closing in on them step by step, they must settle everything before leaving." A cold glint flashed through Yi Chen's eyes.

  Since Yi Chen won the championship of Mo Jian Shi Da Hui, numerous forces have come to visit the Yi family, and the Yi family has a strong momentum to rise again.

  For so many years, Gu's family has been united in suppressing the Yi's, and with each passing year, the Yi's have become weaker. They definitely do not want to see the Yi's rise again.

  "If there really is a mine vein, it would be very unfavorable for the Yi family. We must hurry to check if there is a mine vein before taking further action."

  His face slightly sunk, Yi Chen had already made a decision, but he didn't take immediate action, instead he started preparing to ensure that nothing went wrong.

  Three days later, Yi Chen and Meng Zhi appeared in the Tian Du Forest.

  "Mr. Yi Chen, shall we take action now?" Meng Zi asked with a flirtatious smile on her face.

  "The current situation is unfavorable for Yi Jia, we must investigate as soon as possible whether there really is a mineral vein." Yi Chen nodded and then followed his memory, taking Meng Zhi to sneak into the mountain range.

  Both of them were extremely cautious, avoiding monsters all the way and fearing to make a fight noise that would attract attention.

  "I'm here, just there." After a rush of journey, Yi Chen stopped hiding on a big tree, with a large mountain in front.

  "Is there really a mine there?" Mengzi was also very cautious, with a puzzled look in her beautiful eyes.

  "It should be correct, but it's better to sneak in and take a look." Yi Chen said with a slightly gloomy face.

  "It's too dangerous, there are several Chi Soul Realm auras inside. If we get trapped, our lives will be in danger." Meng Zi shook her head and said.

  "You just stay outside, I'll go in and take a look. A few people at the Chen Hun boundary can't do anything to me."

  "Young master looks down on us women? If it comes to a fight, I can still lend you a hand." Meng Zi's attitude was somewhat resolute.

  "Then let's go in together." Yi Chen thought for a moment and nodded.

  Although they had planned it out, the only entrance was blocked by a huge boulder, and forcing their way in would only attract attention from inside.

  "For now, we can only wait for an opportunity. Forcing our way in will only alarm them." Yi Chen furrowed his brow and decided to make a move at night.

  When night fell, the forest became quiet, and Yi Chen also stood up at this moment.

  "Let's move." Yi Chen's face was solemn, his toes pointed, and he darted out like a leopard, arriving at the entrance of that cave.

  "How are we going in?" Mengzi also arrived at Yichen's side at an extremely fast speed and whispered.

  "There is no aura of a cultivator behind this stone, let me see if I can move it." Yi Chen said solemnly.

  "This rock probably weighs several thousand catties, it's probably not that easy to move." Meng Zi said in surprise.

  "It doesn't matter."

  Yi Chen took a deep breath, his hands supporting the bottom of the boulder, and with a burst of soul power, his arms were wrapped in a fierce aura. Suddenly, he exerted force, and the veins on his hands bulged like a coiled dragon.

  "Rise!" A loud shout burst forth from his heart, and then the boulder weighing several thousand catties was lifted up by Yi Chen.

  "What a terrifying power." Seeing this scene, a look of surprise appeared on Meng Zhi's face.

  "Hurry up, I won't be able to hold on for much longer." Yi Chen's face turned red, this boulder was a lot heavier than the Heavenly Meteor Sword.

  Although shocked by Yi Chen's power, Meng Zi quickly reacted and drilled into the mountain cave.

  With a flick of his body, Yi Chen also entered the mountain cave. The stone was put back in its original place by him, blocking the entrance.

  "There are so many caves, it's like an ant nest." When he saw the situation in the cave, Yi Chen's face showed a look of astonishment.

  The mountain has been pierced through, with tunnel after tunnel crisscrossing through it, like entering an anthill.

  "There are so many paths here, which one should we take?" Mengzi asked.

  "The ends of these channels all have the sound of digging, there is no aura of a Tianling Realm expert on the right side, let's take the left channel, it might be relatively safe."

  Yi Chen furrowed his brow in thought, then led the way forward, heading deep into one of the passageways.

  The passage was very steep and led directly into the depths of the mountain, and as they went deeper, Yichen could clearly feel that the air temperature was rising.

  "We've gone in over 500 meters, and the air temperature has risen a lot. Have they dug all the way to the bottom of the earth?" As we continued walking forward, there seemed to be no end in sight, and Meng Zhi furrowed her brow.

  "What is this?" Yi Chen walked ahead and found that the stone slab on the ground of the passage was emitting a faint vibration, which immediately caught his attention.

  "It's a Soul Stone, unfortunately it seems to have been crudely pierced with tools by someone." Mengzi said after taking a closer look.

  "It should be when they dug it up, it wasn't broken into small pieces." Yi Chen carefully observed and made such an inference.

  There was no longer any need to stay in this place, so Yi Chen chose to continue deeper, and along the way, he saw some more Soul Spirit Stones that had been pierced through.

  "It seems that there really is a spiritual stone vein here." Yi Chen made this judgment, and he and Meng Zi continued to move forward, coming to the end of this passage.

  The ground at the end was broken through, and the magma flowed like a river, with hot waves rushing towards him, making Yi Chen feel a burning pain on his face.

  "It seems they have been excavating here for a long time, and even the mountains have been penetrated by them."

  Standing at a high place in the passageway, Yi Chen looked down and saw that there was a river of boiling magma below.

  "Dig faster for me." A domineering voice echoed in the air, and Yi Chen hastily hid himself, looking up towards the source of the sound.

  Only to see hundreds of humans with handcuffs and footcuffs, holding hoes and other tools to dig spiritual stones, several cultivators wearing ancient family clothes constantly whipped them with long whips.

  "It's really a spiritual stone." After careful observation, Yi Chen found that they were constantly digging up stones that released soul power fluctuations, which was undoubtedly the Soul Spirit Stone.

  "I don't know how long Gu's family has been digging here, it seems we should hurry back to report to the master." Mengzi also saw the situation over there and said.

  "It's not suitable to stay here for long, let's leave quickly." Yi Chen nodded and prepared to leave.

  "It's not that easy to come and go as you please."

  A cold laugh sounded from the front corridor, and more than a dozen figures emerged from the same passageway that Yi Chen had entered.