Overriding the Heaven

With Cui Derong around, Chu Yan called Zhang Bo the Vice Sect Leader.    

At this time, Cui Derong was not there, but he had said "Sect Leader Zhang" instead. After he had said that word, Zhang Bo's smile became even more brilliant, and he became even more polite.    

Under Zhang Bo's lead, Chu Yan and Kong Xian walked towards the mines.    

The mine was basically the terrifying pit where Chu Yan had looked down from atop the Spirit Boat.    

The path to the large pit was a wide path beneath their feet.    

Not far from the pit was a memorial archway.    

This memorial archway was considered the entrance to the mines.    

But now, Chu Yan saw that beside the door, there was an extremely simple and crude looking little house.    

At this time, in front of the small house, an old man was hunched over with his head lowered, as if he was waiting for them.    

This old man's hair was sparse, and the few remaining strands had already turned white.    

When Chu Yan and the others came closer, the old man raised his head and greeted them with a trembling bow.    

It was only then that Chu Yan saw the old man's face.    

This old man looked to be around seventy or eighty years old. Since there were only a few teeth left in his mouth, his mouth had already shrunk in.    

The flesh on his face was loose, and there were obvious spots of age on his cheeks.    

"This is the Great Master Qin." Facing this old man who looked to be on the verge of collapse, who seemed to be able to topple with a gust of wind, Zhang Bo appeared to be extremely respectful when he introduced him.    

"Great Master Qin was originally a deacon of our Sunset Martial School, but because he was attacked by demon beasts during the transport of goods, he was heavily injured and his cultivation dropped. That's why he was unable to travel further on the Immortal Path.    

Later, he offered to come to Blackwater Mine as a gatekeeper.    

He is an elder of the Sunset Martial School, so everyone in our sect calls him Great Master Qin Gatekeeper. "    

After introducing himself to the old man, Zhang Bo then introduced himself to Chu Yan and Kong Xian.    

Upon hearing that it was Upper Sect Disciple, Great Master Qin trembled and was about to kneel down on one knee.    

His current realm was only Pulse Condensation Stage. Moreover, he looked like he was in his forties, as if he could die with a single breath.    

Chu Yan and Kong Xian naturally wanted to stop the other party from kneeling.    

Chu Yan used the chance to support Great Master Qin's arm for a while.    

An old man who had devoted his entire life to the sect was someone worthy of respect.    

Especially since he had once fought with a demon beast for the sake of the sect.    

"The two Upper Sect Disciple s and I are going to check out the mine." After Zhang Bo said this to the Great Master Qin, he turned his head and gestured towards Chu Yan and Kong Xian to invite them in.    

Great Master Qin answered vaguely and stepped aside to make way.    

He looked like an old man whose consciousness had already started to blur because he was too old.    

Great Master Qin stood at the bottom of the memorial archway and watched the three of them follow the path of the inner wall of the mine. They walked step by step towards the depths of the black gas, and did not leave for a long time.    

When the Blackwater Mine looked down from the sky, it was a huge crater. It was pitch black and the bottom of the crater could not be seen.    

But in fact, it was not a straight tube of a hole, but a huge funnel shaped, with a wide top and a narrow bottom.    

The lower he went, the narrower it became.    

For the convenience of mining, the Setting Sun Gate had built a spiral path along the edge of the mine pit.    

On the walls of these roads, there would be many mines.    

The lower down they went, the more concentrated it became.    

On the surface of the road, there were vertical tracks.    

The minecart was placed on these tracks, and regardless of whether it was going down or up, it was controlled by a formation and was extremely convenient.    

Thus, the three of them boarded a mining vehicle and started the formation. Then, they started to head down the mine tunnel.    

And during this process, Zhang Bo would introduce to Chu Yan and Kong Xian about the inner wall of each mine. For example, when the mining would start and when the mining would start.    

These things, were recorded in the Setting Sun Sect and the Heaven's Edge Sect, so there was no need for Zhang Bo to lie.    

While walking, Kong Xian suddenly felt that Chu Yan was not right.    

It was as if he had been thinking about something ever since, and the thumb and forefinger of his right hand would occasionally move as well.    

This time, the two of them came for another purpose.    

So at this moment, Kong Xian looked at Chu Yan with an inquiring look, asking him if he had discovered anything.    

Chu Yan noticed the look in his eyes and shook his head, indicating that he should go back and talk.    

Kong Xian's heartstrings were instantly moved.    

Chu Yan's response naturally meant that he had already discovered something.    

"As expected of the man who discovered the secret of my illusion. To be able to discover it so quickly and cooperate with him is indeed the right decision." Kong Xian thought to himself.    

Along the way, and Kong Xian introduced themselves. Neither of them stopped, so Zhang Bo could only continue onward.    

Unknowingly, four hours had passed.    

As the sky gradually darkened and the light became dimmer as they continued to descend, it became increasingly difficult to see their surroundings. At this moment, the surroundings had already started to turn dark.    

Zhang Bo turned and asked the two of them: "The two of you, the sky is gradually getting dark. I can go on down if you want, but when the time comes I'm afraid it won't be very convenient for you two to go back. "    

Chu Yan raised his head and looked up.    

Because they were already deep underground, the sky above them had shrunk to the size of a washbasin.    

Looking further down, he wondered if the sky would be as small as his eyes if he were at the bottom of the mine.    

Kong Xian looked towards Chu Yan, asking for his opinion.    

After muttering to himself, Chu Yan pointed to a cave at the side and said, "Today is not a check up. I just came to familiarize myself with the environment and also to take a chance to meet the legendary Black Water Mine, one of the ten great mines of Precious Appearance Kingdom.    

"If that's the case, then I will have to trouble Sect Leader Zhang to bring us back to this cave to have a look. After that, we will set out on our journey back home."    

After telling the carriage to stop, Zhang Bo looked at the mines on the side and nodded: "Okay."    

When walking towards the cave, Chu Yan asked casually: "That's right, Sect Leader Zhang, how far are we from reaching the deepest part of the cave?"    

Zhang Bo stopped and looked at the darkness below him, then thought for a moment and said: "The place we are at, should not even be one third of the way down."    

"Oh, so it's like that." Chu Yan nodded and walked into the cave.    

"Please wait a moment." At this time, Zhang Bo suddenly opened his mouth and stopped Chu Yan.    

"What's wrong?" Chu Yan asked.    

"It's like this." Zhang Bo walked in front of the two of them and stepped into the mines with one leg. Then, he said, "Even though the mines of the Blackwater Mine run straight down, its characteristic is that the mines in the inner wall run in all directions.    

The path inside was even more winding, like a maze. If one wasn't careful, they would get lost.    

Furthermore, because the mines had been completely mined, there would occasionally be small landslides.    

So let me walk in front of you.    

You two must remember to stay by my side and not move an inch away from me. Otherwise, if you get lost, it will be very troublesome. "