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In the Dao Yi Realm, on the outskirts of the Black Mountain Mine.
The undulating mountains were shrouded in a dark gold dust from the mines, and the air was thick not only with the mixed spiritual qi from the spirit stones, but also with an unshakeable aura of slaughter.
The battle here has been a stalemate for five years.
During these five years, clashes at the Nascent Soul True Monarch level have been nearly nonexistent, as both sides are backed by the Holy Land's ancient tribes within the central Ancestral Origin Yuan Province. A fight to the death would only benefit a third party.
However, the skirmishes between Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivators have never ceased. Day and night, magical duels raged on, as each faction used the fight for mineral veins as a pretext to wear each other out. This was both to extract more benefits from the Holy Land's ancient tribes and to demonstrate their value to their patrons.
