Refining the Mountains and Rivers

"I got it." Qin Yu set down his tea cup, a calm expression on his face.

Seeing General Jinwu's reaction, the half human barbarians thought that he did not understand the horrifying consequences of the sinners going on strike.

"General, things are not good. The sinners have stated their demands. They want to get three times more than they were receiving previously before they start working again!" A half human barbarian wiped cold sweat off his face, "We have some ore stored for emergency use. But it's just a drop in the bucket when compared to the mine production. We have to send the ore for this month in three days. If the sinners do not cooperate, there is no way we will be able to gather enough!"

They did not dare to grumble after Black Scales' death and seeing Qin Yu's powers.

Snake Lady gritted her teeth, "General, the only way now is to go along with what the sinners want."

Qin Yu looked at them and said slowly, "There is no need to go through so much trouble. Since the sinners do not want to work, then put pressure on them."

The half human barbarians were stunned!

Their eyes widened in shock. Their first thought was that General Jinwu wanted to take the chance to get rid of all of them.

It was simple. He just had to order them to lead people into the mine to put pressure on the sinners and they would never be able to return.

Simple and effective!

They paled as sweat rolled off them. They felt like they were on pins and needles.

Qin Yu's mouth curled up mockingly, "Don't worry, I am not sending you all to your deaths. I will personally tend to the sinners going on strike."

"General!" Hundred Saint panicked, "The mine is deep and dangerous. You are precious and cannot take such risks. We have to consider the long run."

As he said this, he threw a look.

He knew very clearly what kind of situation the mine was in. It was like a pit. Anyone who went in there would get buried. He could not understand why Ning Qin would make such a stupid decision all of a sudden.

Qin Yu looked at him before waving his hand, "Let's do as I say. You all can leave. In three days, there will be enough ore."

The half human barbarians bowed respectfully before leaving.

As long as he did not ask them to enter the mine, they would do anything he said…moreover, they wished Qin Yu would just die in the mine. When that happened, this place would be theirs and they would no longer have to live in fear.

As soon as the half human barbarians left, Hundred Saint growled, "General, the underground mine is a devil's nest. Back then, the Desolate king sent someone at the King realm to try, but even he failed. You cannot go in!"

Qin Yu replied, "That's enough. I know my limits."

He stood up and walked out, "Remember what I told you."

After a moment, Qin Yu appeared at a path leading to the underground mine.

As he looked into it, light quickly gave way to darkness and it was pitched black at the end. It was like a hole that swallowed people and made one's heart palpitate in fear.

The border army soldiers standing guard all stared, emotions swimming in their eyes.

General Jinwu, who held the most power here, was actually going to enter the underground mine personally and deal with the sinners on strike. He was asking for death!

Snake Lady licked her lips and said respectfully, "General, according to what we found, this mine runs underground but we are not sure how it connects."

She paused, "I have to remind you that the underground mine is like a maze and seems to have a huge curse created by the Barbarian Clan. You have to think carefully."

Qin Yu looked at her, "Although you say this, I bet you can't wait to see me walk in right?"

Snake Lady's expression changed as she fell to the ground, "General, I would not dare!"

Qin Yu sneered. Without looking at her, he stepped into the mine.

"Tell them that I will be back in three days."

The sound of footsteps faded and he disappeared.

Snake Lady looked up at the quiet mine.

Even though she personally saw Qin Yu step into it, she still could not believe it.

Did General Jinwu just enter the mine willingly?

Taking a deep breath, Snake Lady calmed herself down and there was a glimmer in her eyes.

Even someone of the King realm cannot solve it, so how could General Jinwu? He was asking to die by going underground.

Once the sinners informed her of General Jinwu's death after three days, all her work for all these years would pay off.

Black Scales was dead and General Jinwu was going to die in the underground mine. She would become the ruler of the mine!

……

Outside the mine area, the border army that was escorting Rourou stopped far away.

No one wanted to try and experience the curse from the Barbarian Clan.

"Lady Rourou, we can only guide you till this point." An officer said looking unwilling.

From his point of view, Lady Rourou was too kind. She was clearly being controlled by General Jinwu yet she was willing to follow him.

But he had no say in this.

"Mmhm."

Upon replying, the carriage doors were pushed open and Rourou stepped out.

At this moment, she suddenly frowned as she sensed something.

There was something in the distance.

"Watch out!"

The officer shouted.

The news of the barbarian cavalry attacking General Jinwu previously had spread through camp.

But very soon, they realized this was a false alarm.

The person approaching was a guard from the mine and it was obvious from his appearance. The guard knew what to do and stopped a distance away.

Hundred Saint looked troubled as he chuckled bitterly, "Lady, the General ordered me to come and get you."

Rourou replied, "Ning Qin…did he go somewhere?"

Hundred Saint took it that the army had received the news and nodded, "Yes, the sinners are going on strike and the general has gone to deal with them personally."

The officer who had escorted Rourou looked delighted.

Very soon, the news spread back to the army camp.

……

Wu Tongtian frowned as he fell into deep thought. He felt like he could not understand Qin Yu.

Was this the one who caused Ye Bohu to suffer and the one chosen by the Desolate King?

No matter how he looked at it, it did not seem fitting.

The underground mine was a horrifying place. No matter how powerful General Jinwu was or what skills he had, he would be sure to die.

Forget it. It was his own choice. Even if he died, nothing much would happen.

This was actually good news for him.

……

"Asking for death!"

Ye Sangdu sneered. How could anyone enter the underground mine?

It was a pity that he had prepared to get rid of him after a few days.

This was an easy way out!

If he had gotten his hands on the general, he would have made the general wish for death.

Very soon, Ye Sangdu focused his attention back on the military reports.

Ning Qin was sure to die. After the sinners killed him, the conditions would be fulfilled and the ore production would return to normal. All problems would fade.

This were not worth his effort.

……

Jiang Chengzi sighed softly. He started to doubt his initial methods and whether he did not consider enough.

Ning Qin was done for!

……

Qin Yu was in the underground mine and oblivious to the fact that most people outside already believed he was a corpse.

Of course, even if he knew, he probably would not care.

The truth won over everything!

Darkness and gloom. Other than the sound of his own footsteps, there was the sound of wind blowing from some unknown place, 'hooooo'.

It sounded like a beast wailing and caused goosebumps to appear.

But Qin Yu was calm.

Not only because he had the lantern, but also because darkness was one of his abilities.

With the Light and Dark Body, walking in the darkness was like a fish swimming in water. He felt very comfortable.

It was as if everything was like day.

Another fork.

Over the years, the underground mine had turned into a maze as they mined ores.

At this point, Qin Yu had already passed more than a hundred big and small forks. He quickly made a decision each time, and this one was no exception.

Woosh -

Turning, Qin Yu stepped into the path on the right and continued forwards. Suddenly he frowned and his eyes glimmered.

There was someone watching him. Was it the sinners?

The aura was strange. It resembled neither humans nor barbarians. It was more chaotic, brutal, and hard to control.

But Qin Yu ignored it and allowed the aura to follow him from afar as he continued into the darkness.

……

General Jinwu Ning Qin entered the underground mine alone to deal with the sinners!

When the news arrived, the sinners took it as a joke.

But the joke became real. Ning Qin was really here.

Moreover, he had been continuously going deeper and deeper.

A few of the leaders of the sinners gathered everyone in the dirty and sinful place.

"General Jinwu is here and the Magic Eye is following him now." Above the shoulders, Big Head slowly spoke, seeming to be in thought.

Small Head shouted, "What are we waiting for? He took the initiative to enter, and it has been a long time since I last ate pure human flesh!"

There was a low chuckle from the Meat Mountain, "Kill General Jinwu and swallow his cultivation and power. We will take it as compensation."

"That's right. If he is asking to die, we have to give it to him!"

Chuckling coldly, the leaders of the sinners believed that Qin Yu was like prey offering himself to be eaten.

The leader with three arms and two heads growled, "Crow, you can handle this. Release the Dry Bones."

In the darkness, there was a low and sinister laugh, "Of course, my babies have been starving."

Black Scales' death was sufficient to show how powerful General Jinwu was. Of course, they would not take action personally and give General Jinwu a chance to kill them.

In the underground mine, what they had were things that could kill. All they needed to do was wait for his corpse fragments to be brought over.

……

Qin Yu paused as he tilted his head. He heard a strange sound. It was like a hard object rubbing across ores, causing friction between the surfaces.

Soon, there was a stench. It was as if a coffin had been opened after many years.

Roar -

Roar -

Roars could be heard and Qin Yu finally saw how they looked - a group of…dry-skinned bones!

Simply put, it was after the flesh finished disintegrating and all that was left behind was dried skin covering bones.

The dark eye sockets conveyed endless violence. They were bloodthirsty and when they opened their mouths to roar, it revealed their black teeth. They were the sinners that died and their body rotted from the curse. After many years, they changed and became horrifying creatures.

Dry Bones. They were the most frightening flesh predators in the underground mine. Even the sinners were their prey!

At this moment, they smelled the aura of fresh meat from Qin Yu and countless Dry Bones rushed over as they shouted.

The Dry Bones were frightening because they were indestructible and moved at lightning speed. Beyond that, they also had another shocking point - they were able to get through defenses to a certain level!

When they were alive, the sinners were filled with resentment, and after they died, they had a strong aura of death. They absorbed and accumulated an intense curse power. All this accumulated and caused the corpses to change and gain frightening killing abilities.

No matter how powerful a cultivator was, once they were surrounded by this group of Dry Bones in the narrow and dark paths of the underground mine, unless they were extremely powerful and could break through the ambush, they were sure to die.

But the problem was, how many people in this world had such great power? At least for now, Qin Yu was far from it. But he was the Barbarian King and had the lantern from the Barbarian Clan. The curse left by the great barbarian shaman would not work on him.

So when he saw the frightening Dry Bones rush over, Qin Yu merely held out his hand and clenched his fist.

Bang -

Bang -

Low explosion sounds resonated. It resembled giant stones exploding from their internal energy.

Although the Dry Bones did not have consciousness, there was shock in their eye sockets.

Their chests had been blown open. The dry hearts that were protected by numerous tough bones had now been crushed to pieces.

Under normal circumstances, it did not matter whether these Dry Bones had a heart. But now, as their 'walnut-sized' hearts disintegrated, light bloomed from their chests and the air around them seemed to speed up by at least one hundred thousand times.

The finger that was extended, their wide open mouths, the black teeth…all of these were rapidly disintegrating.

Everything sounded slow but it all happened extremely quickly. As Qin Yu lifted his hand and clenched it, there was silence.

The ground was covered with dust as if trying to tell a story.

Within the depths of Qin Yu's eyes, there was a glimmer, "Found you."

He lifted his hand and tapped!

……

In the place where the leaders of the sinners were gathered, a grinning figure in the dark could clearly sense the delight from the Dry Bones.

They had found their prey and were going for the kill. He never doubted that this would happen.

Dry Bones were his most powerful skill. It was also how he managed to get this position.

Under the dim green light, his bright red tongue was extremely outstanding. He licked the corners of his lips with uncontrolled glee.

According to the rules, he would be able to get half of the prey that the Dry Bones were after. General Jinwu was able to kill Black Scales in one go. Such a strong cultivator like him must be extremely nourishing!

All of a sudden, his tongue froze at the corner of his mouth. The greed and desire in his eyes froze as well.

"Ahh!"

A miserable wail resounded in the darkness, expressing immense grief. But very soon, the wail sounded more frightened than sad.

Boom -

There was a loud sound from the ground and the figure in the darkness retreated back.

"Found you."

The air shook and the voice that pierced through the silence was filled with murderous intent.

Pfft -

A bloody hole appeared between his eyes and through his head to the back of his brain. In an instant, red and white viscous liquid splashed out!