Duan Gujin carried the young woman on his back, mounting the back of a flying Demon Beast.

He extended his Divine Sense outward to scan the surroundings.

After a while, he had a rough understanding of the strengths of the Demon Beasts nearby.

"I truly need to be wary of that Demon Saint in the sky! As long as that Demon Saint leaves, I can go on a killing spree here! However, those beasts snatched my storage ring; I don't know what they'll do with the items inside."

Many treasures inside the storage ring were connected to his spirit, such as the Soul Transformation Seal. If those Demon Beasts wanted to make the Soul Transformation Seal their own, they had to refine it themselves.

In Duan Gujin's understanding, he knew that typically, the Telekinesis of Demon Beasts was not as strong as that of Human Warriors, and moreover, refining other treasures required specific Refining skills.

Without knowledge of Refining skills, it would be absolutely impossible to refine those treasures.

He discovered that the mountain-carved Demon Beast had simply put all the rings he had submitted earlier into a bag, without checking the treasures inside it.

"Let's go!"

After a while, the mountain-carved Demon Beast led the other flying Demon Beasts deeper into the heart of Hundred Saints Mountain.

Duan Gujin exhaled a breath, knowing that under these circumstances, he had to stay even calmer.

The young woman woke up and, upon realizing the situation, was immediately scared out of her wits.

"What should we do? I've heard that once other members of the Human Clan enter here, it's very difficult to escape! I've heard that Devil Clan of Hundred Saints Mountain captures Human Warriors to construct their palaces, to mine for them, and to perform hard labor for them!"

The young woman immediately spoke of some rumors she had heard before.

Duan Gujin drew in a sharp breath upon hearing this.

"Don't panic. We will adapt and act according to the situation!"

Duan Gujin said calmly.

"Okay!"

The young woman immediately understood the meaning of Duan Gujin's words and did not continue to speak.

"What is your name?"

After being silent for a while, Duan Gujin suddenly asked.

"My name is Xiao Yueyue! What about you?"

"I am Duan Gujin, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Blood Killing Sect!"

Xiao Yueyue was somewhat incredulous after hearing Duan Gujin's introduction.

"You're only at the Martial Sect Realm in your cultivation, and yet you dare to venture into Hundred Saints Mountain?"

Xiao Yueyue asked, puzzled.

"I didn't want to either! I was forced! I entered Hundred Saints Mountain to seek out an extremely precious Spiritual Medicine. Who would've thought I wouldn't get the Spiritual Medicine, and would actually encounter a Demon Saint here! Such bad luck!"

"Same for me. Originally, our masters tasked us because some elders were ambushed here; we were sent to avenge the elders, yet it turns out we were all duped. I suspect we've fallen into the Devil Clan's conspiracy!"

Xiao Yueyue said with emotion.

"That's possible!"

Duan Gujin exhaled and realized that the truth no longer mattered to him.

Time passed by, bit by bit, and after three two-hour periods, those flying Demon Beasts stopped in front of a massive pit.

The pit was tens of kilometers in length and width, and inside the pit, numerous Human Warriors were tirelessly hammering away at the ground.

Seeing this, Duan Gujin immediately understood that these Demon Beasts were using the captured Human Clan as slave labor.

Faced with this scene, he first drew in a sharp breath, then felt a sense of relief in his heart.

"Logically speaking, it seems unlikely that a very powerful Demon Saint would be guarding this sort of mining work! As long as there are no ridiculously strong Demon Beasts here, I should be able to escape more easily!"

Xiao Yueyue's complexion turned deathly pale in an instant. A few spasms tugged at the corners of her mouth; she couldn't fathom spending her days like the laborers she had just witnessed, continuously wielding a tool akin to a hoe to pound and chip away at the ground, her heart filled with dread.

"Men to this side, women to that side!"

The demon beast that resembled a carved mountain quickly had everyone dismount the flying beasts and separated the captured human warriors into two distinct groups by gender.

Once the teams were assembled, it had the men do the laborious tasks, while the women were assigned lighter chores like tidying up rooms and cooking.

Duan Gujin's eyes flickered for a moment; his Divine Sense radiated outward, and soon, he had gained a certain understanding of the place.

"Unexpectedly, at least over two thousand human warriors have been captured here to serve as labor!"

After careful observation for a while, he realized that most of the martial artists captured as laborers were at the Martial Sect Realm, with very few at the higher Martial Emperor Realm.

"Everyone work hard!"

The Devil Clan guards immediately told the newly captured human warriors they should immediately start pounding and chipping away at the ground like the others, before moving the Waste Stones deemed useless basket by basket.

"What kind of ore are these Devil Clan actually after here?"

His eyes flickered and, releasing his Divine Sense, he sought to examine the condition of the place more closely.

After a while, his brows furrowed deeply; he discovered a very powerful Divine Power beneath the position where he currently stood.

Initially, he had some doubts about his analysis.

However, after several Divine Sense Inspections, he confirmed that there indeed was a very strong Divine Power below.

"Dammit, this territory belongs to the Devil Clan; how could there be Divine Power here?"

His brow furrowed involuntarily; he knew that the power of the Devil Clan and Divine Power were two completely different kinds of forces.

Generally speaking, the Devil Clan couldn't utilize Divine Power.

It was also improbable for a very strong Divine Power to manifest within the territory of the Devil Clan.

But now, he had indeed sensed an extremely terrifying Divine Power beneath the ground, which led him to question the location he was at.

"Could it be that this place isn't really Devil Clan territory?"

He glanced around and noted that there were at least a hundred members of the Devil Clan and demon beasts.

"If you work hard, don't slack off! Anyone caught slacking by me will get a lash!"

A Devil Clan overseer roared loudly.

Duan Gujin glanced around and decided he should make his move at night.

"Now is not the time!"

Time ticked away bit by bit.

An hour later, it darkened.

After nightfall, the Devil Clan no longer had the human warriors continue their tasks.

During dinner, he spotted Xiao Yueyue serving food to everyone.

When he approached her, he covertly transmitted a message: "Xiao Yueyue, can you come out tonight?"

"I don't know; I don't even know where I'll be sleeping tonight!"

"Then I'll come to find you tonight!"

"Then you must be extremely careful!"

After dinner, Duan Gujin and the others were arranged to sleep in an open area.

"All you newcomers, don't even think about escaping. This place is surrounded by an island, and the waters around that island are filled with mermaids. Even more, there's a potent Forbidden Space Power surrounding the island; you couldn't escape even if you tried! Work hard, and perhaps once your tasks are complete, you might be allowed to leave!"

Another Devil Clan overseer shouted loudly.

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