Wilbur took out the first cauldron from his demiplane, holding it in his hands as he quickly moved deeper into the Ezekiel Mine. Since the dragon aura near the entrance had already been absorbed by the first cauldron, he wanted to reach the depths of the mine to find more. Soon, the mine became completely dark. Wilbur cast Illuminos, causing a bright orb to appear above his head, illuminating his path. As he continued forward, the first cauldron began to react. He could sense a faint dragon aura in this area, and the first cauldron emitted a dim glow. As Wilbur explored further, the dragon aura grew stronger, and the first cauldron absorbed more and more, eventually levitating out of his hands. Wilbur controlled the floating first cauldron with his mind, guiding it further into the mine. After a while, he glanced back to see complete darkness behind him. The first cauldron radiated joy, clearly thriving on the dragon aura. Wilbur did not want to miss any of this pot
Meanwhile, in a dark underground chamber, Barker was still lounging in his chair. The black, viscous liquid in the basin where his feet were soaking had reduced by half. Raymond knelt on the floor and said, "Master Barker, I'm back." Barker glanced at Raymond and asked, "How did it go, Raymond? Did you kill the man I told you to?" "I-I failed." Barker's eyes snapped open as he straightened up and slapped Raymond across the face. "You fool, I told you to kill him!" "I'm sorry, Master Barker." Raymond bowed his head. In Barker's presence, he was undeniably a weakling. He dared not face Barker's wrath directly, so he kept his head down, trembling and meekly saying, "Master Barker, rest assured, though I couldn't defeat him, I saw him enter the mine with my own eyes. I didn't leave immediately. After he entered, I destroyed the entrance. He's trapped inside now. It won't be long before he dies in there." Barker stared at Raymond in silence for a moment before saying,
Nonetheless, even if that were true, it would only mean they had grasped the power of the universe's laws from the lower dimension. A cultivator who comprehended these laws could easily be defeated by a powerful being from the middle dimension. This showed that the chosen ones, blessed by the heavens, were far ahead of most cultivators in the lower dimension from the very beginning. Such individuals were incredibly fortunate! Every cultivator aspired to ascend to the middle dimension and even the upper dimension. Raymond was no exception. He envied those chosen by the heavens, but sadly, he was not one of them. Despite his talents and lifelong dedication to cultivation, he had only reached the pre-Emperor level. Raymond had achieved a level that most cultivators could never dream of, but the further he progressed, the stronger his jealousy became. He resented the idea of being cast aside by the dimensions and longed to be one of the chosen. Yet, he realized that he
Stone was an existence that was quite solid on Earth. Only weapons that were made of metal and the like could shatter stone. Other than that, magma could use its heat to melt stone as well. Yet, at that moment, the black liquid that suddenly appeared was not magma, so how was it melting stone? Wilbur looked around. The rocks that had been scattered everywhere just now were being consumed by the black liquid, almost restoring the mine to its original state. He observed the constantly flowing black liquid below. If this black liquid could flow to the cave entrance, then the rubble caused by the recent violent shaking and collapse would be completely consumed, which would make it easier for Wilbur to get out. Regardless of what that black liquid was, its appearance indicated that he was nearing the end of the mine, which also meant that there would be no more dragon aura ahead. At that moment, the light on the first dragon cauldron gradually faded. Then, it flew into Wilbur's hand.
The dragon let out a roar, and the black liquid clinging to Wilbur instantly hardened and exploded, shattering like ice around his body. The pieces fell to the ground, softened again, and merged back with its main body. "Roar!" "Roar!" With each roar, the dragon shattered the black liquid on Wilbur's body, scattering them into the black sticky liquid below. However, despite the dragon's efforts, it could not dispel the black goo below. At that moment, four columns of black liquid swiftly emerged around Wilbur. The liquid columns solidified into four figures, each wielding a long sword. They rushed towards Wilbur, simultaneously thrusting their swords at him. "Roar!" The dragon roared angrily, using its body to shield Wilbur. The four swords struck the dragon, causing it to explode into dragon aura. Yet, the four figures seemed unaffected and swung their swords at Wilbur again. At that critical moment, Wilbur recited a spell and activated Dragon's Safehaven. Instantly, a m
Silence returned to the large mine, with only Wilbur remaining there. Besides a puddle of water on the ground, nothing else remained. Wilbur frowned and said, "What kind of creature was that?" The black liquid creature clearly was not a Shadow Man. The power of the Shadow Men could not transform themselves into liquid water. When the creature was cut into two parts, both segments continued to have vitality. One extended deeper into the mine, while the other one disappeared. At that moment, Wilbur felt like there seemed to be an unknown secret hidden with the Ezekiel Mine. Out of curiosity, he continued deeper into the mine. Since he had already ventured quite far in, he did not have to go much further to reach the end of the mine. There, he found nothing but three messy rock walls. Wilbur picked up a handful of soil from the ground and found it to be very dry. If he had not experienced the recent events himself, he would not have believed that such a strange creature existed in t
Wilbur casually summoned up a ball of light in his hand. The old police officer nodded and said, "Alright. It looks like you really are a cultivator. Honestly, we shouldn't be interfering with matters between cultivators. But as you saw earlier, things are a bit complicated right now. Could you wait here until it's dark out before you leave?" "No problem. Thank you for your help." "It's no trouble. We haven't had such incidents in the last twenty years, so the younger folks aren't as familiar with these things. But twenty years ago, I dealt with quite a few incidents like this, so I know how to handle this." The old policeman walked over to the water dispenser and poured a cup of hot water. he handed it to Wilbur, "Have some water and rest for a bit. I'll drive you out of town tonight." "Thank you." Wilbur took a sip of water before he put down the glass and asked, "You mentioned you've encountered many such incidents before. Is that true?" "Of course it's true. Why would I
Later, the public suggested searching the sealed Ezekiel Mine, so the police entered the mine and indeed found some of the missing persons inside. These bodies were already decomposed and displayed strange postures. After further investigation, it was determined that these individuals had drowned under unusual circumstances as if they were forcibly held underwater. Initially, the police theorized that the mine might have a unique magnetic field causing hallucinations. The victims might have believed they had fallen into a river, leading to frantic struggles and mutual choking, resulting in asphyxiation. To validate this hypothesis, the police checked for fingerprints on the bodies but found none. The lack of fingerprints and the unnatural drowning in a waterless mine turned the case into a mysterious unsolved incident. Some speculated that cultivators might have been involved, given the world’s many cultivators. However, it seemed unlikely that a cultivator would harm ordina