The location of the imperial divine vein.
Streaks of mountain ranges, this place was once a site for mining the spiritual divine vein, a border area to four prefectures, and was under the control of Thunder Knife Sect.
But with the submission of Guihai Prefecture, it naturally became the territory of the Great Wu Dynasty.
However, no one knew that as the divine vein was continuously excavated downward, it suddenly collapsed, revealing an underground area housing an imperial vein.
The imperial divine vein produces imperial heavenly stones, which are extremely valuable.
But the existence of the imperial divine vein is secondary, there was also the thunder stone, which Chu Yuan has been constantly acquiring. This is the key material in making the Thunderbolt Cannon.
The production of the Thunderbolt Cannon was still falling behind.
The main reason was the shortage of thunder stones. This is a kind of ore with special properties, only available after a long term of cultivation with thunder elements.
Faced with Chu Yuan's large demand for materials, even the Qiankun Merchant Guild could not provide him with more in a short period of time.
The true Gangyan can be refined into true Gang essence iron, which is also an important strategic material.
At this moment, a large number of powerful men from the Great Wu Dynasty appeared here and heavily guarded the area
"Hurry up, the emperor has given a command; we don't need to worry about mining the imperial heavenly stones for now. What you need to do is to mine the thunder stones and true Gangyan. For each piece mined, the emperor will reward you handsomely."
Lu Qianfu and Fang Lei arrived here, and immediately took charge of the overall situation.
The inside of the vein was filled with thunder lights. On the rock walls, there were pieces of rock exuding thunder lights, mixed with a hint of purple.
These stones are incredibly hard, and it's difficult to mine them. Divine Artifacts must be used for excavation, and then they are sent back for smelting and refining.
"Fang Lei, aren't you being too cautious?"
Spoke a god-tier powerhouse.
"What do you know? What the emperor cares about is not the imperial vein, but the ore!" Fang Lei scoffed. "We do not need to question why. As his subjects, we only need to do as told. Moreover, the appearance of the imperial divine vein and its unique imperial aura cannot be concealed. I can assure you that within a few days, there will be others who smell the temptation."
Swoosh!
Just a few days after the mining of the imperial vein began, just as Fang Lei predicted, unexpected guests arrived.
The aura of the imperial vein is completely different from the spiritual vein. It simply can't be concealed.
"They are here! All units on alert, by the emperor's decree, no one is allowed to approach!"
Fang Lei, holding his Thunder Knife, looked murderous as he stared at the hundreds of figures flying in from a distance.
All these hundreds of people were at the very least on the God level, and the ones leading the group were even at the Communicator level.
"They are courting death this time," Chu Yuan spoke coldly. "Tell Fang Lei, if they haven't retreated before my Sky Warships arrive, then they can't leave. Slaughter them all."
In the vein...
"People of the three prefectures, it seems you are tired of living? You have the audacity to offend anyone. Let me warn you, if you don't want to die, leave at once."
A cold sneer appeared on Fang Lei's face.
"Die? At your hands, Fang Lei? In Guihai Prefecture, you might be someone noteworthy. But in the eyes of my Verdant Mountain Sect, you're nothing more than a dog."
The powerhouse from the Verdant Mountain Sect spoke coldly.
"They're here!"
Fang Lei suddenly looked up at the sky. Far away, a large area was covered in silvery-white radiance that transformed into thousands of warriors.
"By the Emperor's decree, kill everyone from Jade Peak, Joyful Song, and the Verdant Mountain Sect. Leave no one alive!"
The Sky Warships delivered the imperial decree.
"Kill!"
Fang Lei flashed a ruthless expression, and with a slash of his Thunder Knife.
"Damn it, how dare they act so brazenly and attack us directly!"
"Fang Lei, you have offended the three of us!"
"What are those things? How can there be so many divine realm powerhouses!"
...
The powerhouses from the three prefectures were both shocked and furious. They never expected the Great Wu to pass such an unequivocal order against them. The moment the Sky Warships arrived, they began a massacre without saying anything more, completely disregarding the forces behind them.
"Don't fight back, we should leave immediately!"
"You're ruthless!"
"Ah! Fang Lei, you will meet a terrible end!"
Although the three prefectures had sent quite a few powerhouses this time to exert pressure, none of them were a match for the likes of Fang Lei. Furthermore, with the Sky Warships powered by thirty divine realm warriors, they didn't anticipate that the Great Wu would dare to make the first move and disregard the three prefectures entirely.
This was an outright massacre, an unequal battle. They had no power to resist.
The battle was brief. The Sky Warships fully sealed off the vein, and all the powerhouses from the three prefectures that had come to the vein were killed. No one was left alive.
"Report the situation here to His Majesty. The three prefecture's forces have been killed by your humble servant."
Fang Lei ordered: "Continue mining the ores and transport them back to Wu City continuously. From now on, we just need to follow His Majesty's decree and act accordingly."