712: A painting

The Primordial Mine was, in fact, just a single point within the Taiji Bahuang Territory, not very large at all; it only seemed difficult to search due to the Mist.

Chen Du could only see through the Mist, not dispel the surrounding Mist.

Although there were clues, finding it was still a bit strenuous.

But fortunately, persistence pays off. After two and a half days of arduous searching, Chen Du finally found the Catalysis Mine.

To be honest, its appearance was rather ordinary, far less spectacular than Chen Du had imagined. It looked like a coal mine, just magnified many times over.

The Prophet Civilization had originally discovered the Star Vein here.

Qingfeng hadn't specified the exact location of the discovery, but Chen Du didn't care at the moment; he planned to thoroughly explore this mine.

During his search, he had seen many Alien Races, but they were all corpses that had been dead for an unknown amount of time.

As for resources, Chen Du realized he had overthought it.

Either they had long been taken by other Alien Races, who then died elsewhere.

Or they had expired. It's important to know that resources also have a lifespan; not all resources, like the eternal heart, possess infinite lifespan.

As for whether other ultimate resources were also like this, Chen Du couldn't say. Perhaps all ultimate resources had infinite lifespans, or perhaps not.

But even if not, their existence time should be terrifyingly long.

Furthermore, all Alien Races knew they couldn't leave the Mist, so the Alien Races that entered inherently possessed a pathfinding attribute. Under such circumstances, what rare resources could they carry?

Therefore, the most common discovery Chen Du made on these Alien Races were positioning-type resources. Unfortunately, most were broken, with only a very small portion of high-quality products still usable. This was Chen Du's only gain.

“1... 2... 7”

Chen Du counted. There were a total of seven mine-like entrances at the Catalysis Mine, all roughly the same size. At first glance, it was impossible to distinguish their importance, and perhaps there was no primary or secondary distinction.

At this moment, Chen Du somewhat regretted not asking for more information about the Catalysis Mine back then.

However, thinking about it now was just hindsight. If he had asked, the information about the Star Vein would have been lost.

Comparing the two, the priority was clear.

Moreover, given the situation at the time, Chen Du never imagined he could enter the forbidden zone so quickly.

Chen Du randomly picked a mine entrance and went inside.

As he went deeper, the path began to slope downwards, not too steeply, with the steepest part only around 60°.

Chen Du slowly descended, observing everything he could see around him as he walked.

The interior of these seven mine tunnels was naturally filled with Mist. As the place where the Star Vein was discovered, Chen Du firmly believed there must be something extraordinary here.

As he descended, Chen Du found the first corpse in this place.

An Alien Race, composed entirely of stone, was lying on the Surface in a posture Chen Du considered to be kneeling in worship.

However, he was already dead. Chen Du didn't know how long he had been dead, but based on what he had seen and heard in the Prophet Circle, he recognized this Alien Race's corpse.

Catalyst Alien Race!

Like the Sword Arrive Civilization, the Catalyst Alien Race was an Alien Civilization that originated from the Primordial Mine and also ceased production after the Great Explosion. This was their birthplace.

Like the Hunter Civilization, the Catalyst Alien Race was a rock Lifeform, still living outside and belonging to the Yellow Earth Territory's civilization.

They also participated in the War of Earthly Chaos. Chen Du had seen them during the Douqi Baptism.

Judging solely from their performance in the competition, the Catalyst Alien Race didn't seem very strong.

Puff!

Puff!

Chen Du drew his sword and sliced the corpse for examination.

There were no findings. This corpse was not killed; although it had injuries, they were far from fatal.

He died from the exhaustion of his life force.

If that Titan Giant hadn't met Chen Du, he would probably have suffered the same fate as this Catalyst Alien Race.

After the Great Explosion, all places capable of giving birth to life ceased to operate.

That is to say, this Catalyst Alien Race entered after the Mist spread.

Chen Du naturally didn't know his specific purpose, but he felt it should have been half-completed, which was finding this Catalysis Mine.

He didn't know if he wanted to confirm whether his clansmen could truly no longer be born or something else.

However, being able to find this Catalysis Mine was quite impressive, whether it was due to luck or strength.

For example, that Titan Giant, Chen Du estimated he had been searching for that flower of life for a hundred years, yet he was still circling in place.

Furthermore, what puzzled Chen Du was the meaning of the other party's posture after death?

This should be a kneeling posture.

But what was he worshipping?

This was their home; those born here should be Catalyst Alien Races like newborns, not powerful beings.

The research yielded no results, and Chen Du continued to descend.

Chen Du remained incredibly serious, but his disappointment continued to grow.

He found no clues whatsoever related to the Star Vein.

But it wasn't a complete lack of findings. Seeing with his own eyes that the Catalysis Mine had not been bombed itself disproved Chen Du's previous speculation.

However, it didn't change the fact that the guy who prevented the planet's upgrade was an Energy Lifeform.

After all, they had the most sufficient motive.

As for whether the Energy Lifeform knew about the Star Vein being Underground, that was hard to say.

From their actions, they seemed to intend to directly take over this planet and then slowly search, but they never expected the Black Dragon King and those former Overlord-level Civilizations to be so fierce, directly Sealing them.

Although these Overlord-level Civilizations were all annihilated in the end.

Continuing to descend, Chen Du encountered no second corpse or other findings along this path.

Chen Du could only encourage himself that this path had yielded no results, but the other six paths surely would.

Soon, Chen Du reached the very bottom. This seemed to be a common connection point, where Chen Du could see the other six mine entrances of similar size.

And he finally made a new discovery at this moment.

These seven mine entrances collectively connected to a bottom, and on the ground he stood on, a drawing had been carved by an unknown hand.

“This is...”

Chen Du looked down, and the moment he saw what was drawn beneath his feet, his pupils slightly widened.

(Is there any big shot who can promote my book on Douyin by making a silly animation of a panda person? The data is chillingly cold!)

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