Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Wang Xiong had not expected to suddenly get so many cultivation pills. Even if he was the chief disciple, there was actually a limited amount of resources that he could pass on to his subordinates.

For the most part, they would either have to depend on the sect itself for their regular allowances. At most, Wang Xiong could help them out in some of the missions and give them tips so that they could earn more merits.

Still, there was a limit to how much he could do on his own, and that's why the external sources of resources were important if one wanted to make their own camp in a sect. That was one of the reasons why the Di Guan mine was important.

It was said to have a secret spirit stone mine in its depths that had not been unearthed until now. An Untouched mine like that had a great price and could help them a lot. After all, a spirit stone mine was basically a continuous source of spirit stone as long as it was mined conservatively.

A sect that started out would barely have a single mine to themselves, and would slowly increase the number of them that they own. It was not an easy task and took many years to achieve.

That was also how they got richer and more powerful. After all, spirit stones were the currency of the world and could either be used to cultivate directly or be exchanged for other things that they did not have.

Plus, wherever there was a spirit stone mine, the chances were… there could be more of them. Thus, it was really important for Wang Xiong to ensure that he would be able to obtain the spirit stone mine.

But that beast that had been terrorizing them had made it impossible to do so. Even he himself was unable to catch that beast. And the underlying problem with the agitation jades made it so that even if he managed to get rid of this beast, there was a chance some other beast might enter and cause a problem the same as this.

It was a two-pronged problem that needed to be targeted at the same time.

"Thank you, senior!" Wang Xiong said, feeling grateful.

"I'll make proper use of these and ensure that my people do not lag behind." Wang Xiong stated.

"Good, I'll head to the Di Guan mine and figure out the problem there." Lin Wu replied.

"Farewell senior." Wang Xiong and Ye Jin said.

Lin Wu nodded his head and looked towards Yun Bai.

"You coming with me?" Lin Wu asked since their path was the same about half way through.

"No, I need to deal with the sect first. Our battle might have caused a few people to notice it. I need to inform the patriarch just in case and deal with a couple more things. I should be leaving in less than a day though." Yun Bai replied.

"Okay. Take this," Lin Wu said and created a communication jade slip for him.

"You can contact me with this." Lin Wu explained.

"Hmm… that'll help." Yun Bai nodded his head and watched Lin Wu leave.

Once Lin Wu left the sect, he thought to himself.

'Can't use the Pentagem on him for now. Being at the Dao Shell realm and more experienced will probably alert him to the functions that are hidden in it. Besides, I doubt he will want to become a subordinate like that when his entire goal is to leave.

I think I'll have to hold off on making him one, anyway. At least until I can think of something else. Still… that jade slip should help in tracking him.' Lin Wu pondered.

~Rumble~

Lin Wu's body dug deeper into the ground and he entered his drill mode. He started moving at a great speed and made his way to the Di Guan mine.

"Let's see what we have here…" Lin Wu muttered and opened the map.

The map had just been updated and some real-time information had been added to it. He could now see the various kinds of beasts that were present on it and Lin Wu got an estimate of their powers.

"The Southern Tusk tapirs are located beyond the Di Guan mines too, right? Perhaps I might find something there… need to investigate how they managed to get without the sect finding out about it too…" Lin Wu muttered.

To Lin Wu, it was obvious that someone else was orchestrating the events in the dark. The agitation jades in the Di Guan mines, the natural migration of the Southern Tusk Tapirs that was hidden from the sect, all these pointed to someone actively controlling them.

But the only problem was that who it could be. 

"They are bound to be strong if they can operate without anyone else finding out. Plus, being able to put the sect in ignorance also means they may have some influence in the sect.

Hmm… the Broken Cliff division might have some information. I should interrogate if I get the chance." Lin Wu muttered to himself.

His travel lasted a few hours before Lin Wu finally came across a couple of towns. These were the towns that hosted the miners and other people that worked in the Di Guan mines. Lin Wu quickly made his way to them and used his spirit sense to gather some information.

In just two hours, he had got the current situation of the town and the mines.

"So the beast has become a bogeyman for them. They attribute everything to the beast now, even when getting things stolen in the town." Lin Wu reckoned.

The townsmen had several places from where things like food and livestock were stolen. They could not figure out how someone broke through the protection and left without them finding out, thus they all just blamed the nightmare of the Di Guan mine.

That was the title that they had ended up giving to the beast that had been causing all the problems.

"Well… it is kinda accurate in their sense."