Chapter 653 - 340: Cold Lake Origin Vein, Share of Origin Stones
“The guard duty for the Cold Lake Origin Vein is now full. Please, all Junior Brothers and Sisters who have accepted the task, hurry to the Chen Tian area and converge at Teleportation Platform No.3.”
Having received the message, Lu Yun and his two companions did not delay. They immediately bid farewell to Steward Wang and headed straight for the Chen Tian area.
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The Chen Tian area is a realm that connects the Inner World of the Green Flame Palace with the Black-yellow Great World.
Those below the Entering Saint Realm are unable to withstand the turbulent flows of the Void channels; thus, numerous Teleportation Platforms have been set up here for use by Green Flame Palace Disciples as well as those Elders and Stewards with lower cultivation levels.
Without the support of a World Master Realm or stronger experts, Green Flame Palace Disciples rely on Teleportation Arrays to travel in and out of the Inner World.
Teleportation Platform No.3.
After the arrival of Lu Yun, Yuan Yao, and Chang Xiaorui, a young man smiled and waved from the distance.
They had accepted the same task, and their locations were marked within the Supreme Mysterious Order.
“The three of you, let’s get acquainted. I am Liu Tianhu, Eighth level of the Heavenly Human Realm, the Forbidden Tower’s tenth layer. I am the leader for this Cold Lake Origin Vein guard duty task,” he said.
“Lu Yun, Second level of the Heavenly Human Realm, the Forbidden Tower’s fifth layer,” said Lu Yun.
“Yuan Yao, Second level of the Heavenly Human Realm, the Forbidden Tower’s fifth layer,” Yuan Yao introduced herself.
“Chang Xiaorui, Second level of the Heavenly Human Realm, the Forbidden Tower’s fifth layer,” said Chang Xiaorui.
The three of them introduced themselves in turn.
“Junior Brother Lu, Junior Sister Yuan, Junior Sister Chang, in the following days, we will rely on the three of you,” said Liu Tianhu, not belittling them despite their lower realms.
Not long after, more people arrived one after another, all disciples who had taken on the task of guarding the Cold Lake Origin Vein. There were four men and two women.
Since they would have to coexist for at least half a year, they all introduced themselves to each other.
Zhu Fengyu, Third level of the Heavenly Human Realm, the Forbidden Tower’s fifth layer.
Lu Sumonth, Third level of the Heavenly Human Realm, the Forbidden Tower’s fifth layer.
Gu Ximing, Fourth level of the Heavenly Human Realm, the Forbidden Tower’s fifth layer.
Yan Jinsheng, Fourth level of the Heavenly Human Realm, the Forbidden Tower’s sixth layer.
Wu Qiuying, Fifth level of the Heavenly Human Realm, the Forbidden Tower’s seventh layer.
Situ Weisheng, Sixth level of the Heavenly Human Realm, the Forbidden Tower’s seventh layer.
The true combat strength of official disciples of the Green Flame Palace always surpasses their realms.
However, those possessing the power of three bans are rather few.
Lu Yun and his companions reintroduced their realms and layers in the Forbidden Tower, which caused the other six people to look at them in surprise, giving them a few more glances.
Chang Xiaorui chuckled, a response in itself.
Lu Yun nodded slightly, his face revealing a faint smile that gave off a soothing sensation.
As for Yuan Yao, she simply nodded, her expression unchanged.
Seeing that everyone was now acquainted, Lu Tianhu said with a smile, “Junior Brothers and Sisters, please enter the Teleportation Platform to begin our departure.”
A beam of light burst from Teleportation Platform No.3, enveloping Lu Yun and the others, followed by a sensation of the world spinning around them.
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The Green Flame Domain comprises a total of one hundred and eight prefectures.
As the absolute dominant force in the Green Flame Domain, the influence of the Green Flame Palace spans across dozens of prefectures.
Besides the Green Flame Palace, there are numerous other powers coexisting within the Green Flame Domain.
The Bei Han Prefecture is located on the extreme western border of the Green Flame Domain, only two prefectures away from the Tai Zhen Domain.
The Cold Lake Origin Vein guarded by Lu Yun and the others is situated on a snowy mountain on the eastern border of the Bei Han Prefecture, a place rich with Origin Stones, with both high output and quality—producing at least one million Lower Grade Origin Stones and a thousand Mid-level Origin Stones each year.
This Origin Vein has been mined for less than a hundred years, hence its reserves are incredibly abundant. As long as mining activities are not destructive, they can be sustained for at least ten thousand years.
Since the Origin Vein lies within the territory of the Bei Han Prefecture, the Green Flame Palace and the Bei Han Prefecture’s Hei Xuan Hall jointly mine it.
The Qinhuo Palace takes sixty percent, while the Hei Xuan Hall gets forty percent.
It is for this reason that the relationship between the Qinhuo Palace and the Hei Xuan Hall has been somewhat complicated over the years.
As a super power, the Green Flame Palace wants to monopolize the Cold Lake Origin Vein.
As the ruler of the Bei Han Lake, the Hei Xuan Hall is unwilling to let its resources go to the Green Flame Palace.
The stronger side desires to seize control but is concerned about reputation, while the weaker side wants to resist but lacks sufficient strength, thus resulting in a deadlock.
Half a month later, a Qing boat transversed the Void and entered the Bei Han Domain, hovering above the secluded mountains of the snowy plains.
This was the place where Lu Yun and the others would spend the next half-year.
“I heard that Brother Liu was promoted to the Eighth level of the Heavenly Human Realm. I’m glad to be able to congratulate you in person today,” someone said.
“Ding Yuan Brother?!” exclaimed Liu Tianhu, unable to suppress his surprise upon seeing the newcomer, an old acquaintance.
“I didn’t expect Brother Ding to be the one on guard duty here,” Liu Tianhu commented.
“Haha, I grew tired of this chilly place a long time ago. Now that Brother Liu is here, I can finally leave,” Ding Yuan said, clad in a black robe and looking to be around thirty years old. After observing Lu Yun and his companions emerging from the Qing boat and acknowledging them with a nod, he continued, “Fellow Junior Brothers and Sisters, come with me to complete the handover task.”
Ding Yuan had long reached the Eighth level of the Heavenly Human Realm, but he chose to take on an external guard duty to solidify his cultivation level and temper his mindset. After guarding the Cold Lake Origin Vein for three years, he finally reached the peak of the Eighth level of the Heavenly Human Realm and achieved Perfection in his state of mind. He was eager to return to the Green Flame Palace, with the goal of leveraging the Profound Sky Wall to break through to the Ninth level of the Heavenly Human Realm.
Thus, after a brief exchange with Liu Tianhu, Ding Yuan completed the handover procedures and left with the other disciples.
The Cold Lake Origin Vein, as mined by the Green Flame Palace, is divided into ten areas, each with an Array overseen by a specialized guard.
The Arrays of the ten areas can be activated individually or simultaneously, forming a peerless Great Array capable of vanquishing external enemies.