The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1006 I ran into an old acquaintance, what bad luck!
Du Lei looked at Lin Chen's shining eyes and immediately guessed what Lin Chen was thinking.

Du Lei smiled wryly and said, "You have a lot of ideas, but they're useless. The warehouse where Lingyao is stored is definitely guarded by powerful demons. With our strength, how could we possibly steal Lingyao under their noses?"

"Even if we're lucky and manage to steal it, we'll still be wearing these shackles. How could we possibly escape?"

"It's already quite an achievement to slip away unnoticed. Don't even think about those spirit stars; they're beyond our reach."

Lin Chen smiled and nodded, without offering any rebuttal.

As everyone delved deeper into the excavation, the number of spiritual essences they obtained each day was slowly increasing, but the number of cultivators dying from the black fire was also increasing.

Fear gripped everyone's hearts, but we were at their mercy, like fish on a chopping board, with nothing to do but pray for good luck and avoid the black fire.

Lin Chen stayed there for half a month. During that time, he roughly figured out the storage warehouse of Lingyao and the situation of the guards.

Lin Chen was about to make his move.

However, on this very day, a number of airships suddenly arrived at the camp.

These flying boats were filled with a large number of cultivator slaves. After all the cultivator slaves were taken away, a group of men and women stepped off one of the very inconspicuous flying boats.

Lin Chen looked into the distance, but his expression changed slightly. He quickly turned his gaze away, not daring to look any longer, for fear of being noticed.

This group of men and women were all transformed demons, and among them were two faces that Lin Chen recognized.

Nalan Wushuang, the holy maiden of the demon race, and the Crimson Dragon King who once chased after Lin Chen.

Lin Chen was quite surprised. Had something major happened that they had suddenly arrived here?
Soon, Lin Chen's mining team was assembled and boarded a huge flying boat. Surprisingly, Crimson Dragon King, Nalan Wushuang, and others were also on the flying boat, which made Lin Chen even more hesitant to make any moves.

Nalan Wushuang is alright, but the Crimson Dragon King is a thousand-year-old demon, a super strong expert who easily killed three Void Realm experts all by himself. Lin Chen can't afford to mess with him.

Moreover, there are definitely more than just the Crimson Dragon King on this ship. The other powerful demons traveling with him seem to be no less powerful or of lower status than the Crimson Dragon King.

Instead of heading to the previous mine shaft, the airship proceeded towards a more central area of ​​the mine.

The flying boat hovered in a huge valley. The Crimson Dragon King and the others held a map and discussed it quietly while comparing it with what was below.

Finally, the airship slowly descended and landed at the bottom of the valley.

"This should be it. Each team should choose a spot 500 meters apart and then dig vertically downwards!"

Lin Chen kept his head down, carefully mining, not daring to look up for fear of being discovered by the Crimson Dragon King and the others who were suspended in mid-air.

This digging lasted for three days.

"boom!"

The ground cracked open, revealing a large, dark hole underneath.

"There's a huge hole below, I can't see how deep it is..." The Crimson Dragon King and the others floated down from the sky, a hint of joy on their faces.

"It's really here!"

The Crimson Dragon King and the others stood at the cave entrance, but did not rush down.

"Send a team down to investigate."

A small group of cultivators who were mining were pulled over and flew down into the darkness below in great fear.

They had no choice.

If you don't go down, you'll die.

Not long after the cultivators went down, their terrified screams echoed from afar inside the cave, before quickly subsiding into silence.

Nalan Wushuang frowned: "What's down there?"

The Crimson Dragon King's eyes gleamed with excitement: "Mysterious Yin Ghost Soldiers! They must be the Mysterious Yin Ghost Soldiers guarding this place."

Nalan Wushuang asked curiously, "What is a Xuan Yin Ghost Soldier?"

The Crimson Dragon King explained, "An ancient special refining method transforms cultivators into immortal spirits. Their bodies are composed of Xuan Yin Qi, and as long as the Xuan Yin Qi does not dissipate, they will live forever."

Nalan Wushuang asked in surprise, "Immortality? Isn't that becoming an immortal?"

The Crimson Dragon King shook his head: "The Xuan Yin Ghost Soldiers are undead ghosts whose consciousness has been largely erased. They merely mechanically act as guards, without fear, until death. Ancient powerful beings often forged Xuan Yin Ghost Soldiers to protect their own or the tombs of important people."

Nalan Wushuang nodded: "Are they guards protecting the Demon Ancestor here?"

"Yes."

The Crimson Dragon King replied, "The Xuan Yin Ghost Soldiers, once successfully forged, will be even more powerful than when they were alive. They will attack any living target that gets close."

"With such a powerful being as the Demon Ancestor, the Xuan Yin Ghost Weapon he forged must be extremely strong. I estimate that even if I went myself, I might not be able to get the better of him."

Nalan Wushuang asked worriedly, "Is the Death Spirit Orb meant to be used against them?"

"Correct!"

The Crimson Dragon King replied, "The Death Spirit Orb exudes an aura of death, covering a radius of ten meters. This death aura can conceal all signs of life. As long as we are within the range of the Death Spirit Orb, and we have someone distract them, we can sneak in quietly."

After a pause, the Crimson Dragon King turned and ordered, "Send another team down to scout ahead for us, and we'll follow behind!"

The foreman turned his head and pointed to Lin Chen and the others beside him: "You, go down and scout the way for the lords!"

(End of this chapter)