Feng Jun ultimately chose not to mine the third planet’s ores, as the quality of the mine was poor and the reserves weren’t that large.

He always believed that when it comes to ores, one can’t just look at their existence; what’s essential is considering whether they’re rich or poor deposits, and their reserve size.

Common sense from the Earth Realm told him that if the refining cost of ores is too high, it might be better to temporarily shelve it.

Moreover, he had a suspicion that since he encountered an Energy Stone Mine on the third planet, perhaps Energy Stone Mines in this world aren’t rare, so why bother struggling with poor reserves?

Thus, he left to seek opportunities on the next planet.

However, unfortunately, in the next ten days or so, he explored around twenty planets and found three deposits, but the reserve size and quality of these three deposits were even inferior to the first.

Nonetheless, Feng Jun was not upset because the next three deposits confirmed his speculation: this world does not lack mineral deposits.

While he continued his surveys, Yi Jue and others battling the Insect Race received a message, indicating that many Human Race warships were emitting various kinds of waves very blindly.

Then Ren Tu True Sage quietly monitored communications inside the warships and was surprised to discover that the cultivators from Tianqin seemed to have been exposed.

Previous cultivator suspicions were confirmed this time, because the waves emitted by the Human Race warships targeted those "super gene-modified warriors," hoping to coordinate with this mysterious Human Race force to inflict significant damage on the Insect Race.

As for why the Human Race was certain there were modified warriors? It’s not only because of the mysterious shuttle-type battleship; some bizarre incidents on Xingzheng Star and the Mining Star couldn’t be explained with known circumstances.

Many humans were rescued in times of peril, high-end combat strength of the Insect Race mysteriously decreased, and there were even indications that multiple Insect Race barracks on the Mining Star disappeared in an instant.

Including the incident Feng Jun encountered in Xiajing City, which was reinterpreted—was it really a Bewildering Butterfly?

Of course, the most compelling evidence was a battlefield image showing a camp-level scout ship’s Gauss Organ Cannon and corrosive venom sprayed by a Flying Centipede hitting a person simultaneously.

Due to the angle, the scout ship captured only this person’s back of the head and shortened body from above, but there was no doubt this person had limbs and hair, and according to calculations by the Super Quantum Computer, there was over a 95% probability they were from the Human Race.

Remarkably, this person wore no protective clothing and was exposed in Outer Space just like that.

Even more remarkably, after being hit, this person did not shatter into pieces but instead fled the battlefield rapidly and inexplicably disappeared.

However, the latter segment of this video became top-secret, with observers who recorded this segment swiftly isolated.

Strangely, the Flying Centipede that attacked the suspected super warrior was abruptly hit by a stray bullet and inexplicably vanished; could all this really be a coincidence?

This prompted numerous Human Race warships to emit various waves outward, attempting to establish contact with this mysterious force.

Though the Human Federation is technologically advanced with considerable progress in gene modification, they still adhere to universal ethical norms when modifying the human body—especially with major enemies looming, limits must be set, or the Human Race will self-destruct.

In reality, even if they recklessly broke those limits and conducted all kinds of unethical human experiments, it’s impossible to develop such formidable modified warriors.

Just to mention that person’s movement speed, which was faster than the initial speed of the strongest planetary-level electromagnetic gun arrow.

Therefore, the Human Federation inclined to believe this was a long-lurking mysterious force not belonging to any existing known powers.

Ren Tu True Sage, upon learning the truth, felt somewhat amused. In fact, all cultivators understood that their identities couldn’t be kept hidden indefinitely, but the way they were exposed was indeed dramatic, "Feng Jun’s luck..."

However, regardless of what happens, as long as the Human Race can’t confirm they are cultivators, things can still be kept hidden—for now, when things become unsustainable, formal contact with the other party can be made.

Meanwhile, near the Insect World Gateway, the two elders Yuangang and Xuanhuang looked at each other, "This Feng Jun is truly restless, bringing so many people in to mine, clearly disregarding our two clans... What should be done?"

"I don’t know what to do either," the Xuanhuang elder shook his head in distress, "The location should be the mine they mentioned, but it’s ten billion miles away; just getting there would take a year... and that’s if we don’t encounter the Insect Race."

"A long-range transmission array needs to be established promptly," the Yuangang elder stated with resignation.

"It can’t be rushed, someone must guard the transmission array," the Xuanhuang elder sighed, "What we’re lacking most now is manpower... from this perspective, Feng Jun bringing some people in doesn’t count as a big deal; we are just short of people."

"But even if we lack people, he should at least give us a heads-up," the Yuangang elder stated firmly, "Everyone knows mining Energy Stones is vital, but this world was opened up by our two clans, spending so many resources; what’s the point?"

The Elder of Xuanhuang Sect remained silent for a long time before saying, "You might want to consult the True Sage of your sect."

"Better to contact Angler True Sage," the Elder of Yuangang Sect suggested, "You have Divine Incense, don’t you?"

Divine Incense originates from the path of Incense Fire Ascension. Tianqin had a True Immortal from another world acquire this Dharma and then modify it for use, initially keeping it a secret technique, closely guarded, but eventually it spread—after all, it’s just a communication tool.

Back then, Huang Fu Flawless used Divine Incense to contact his family’s ancestor, even the limping Golden Core Families can manage this, so it’s not really a rare secret.

However, Angler True Sage is currently very far from the Insect Passage Entrance, and lighting the Divine Incense would consume a significant amount of Spiritual Energy, even if Angler True Sage is willing to descend.

Precisely because of this, the Xuanhuang Elder was a bit reluctant—he didn’t want to be reprimanded by his own True Sage.

But the Elder of Yuangang Sect was exceptionally persistent, even suspecting that Xuanhuang Sect had made some deal with Feng Jun. Left with no choice, the Xuanhuang Elder had to light the Divine Incense to contact his own True Sage.

Angler True Sage’s divine sense arrived slowly and disappeared quickly, only lasting about two minutes in total.

However, as he disappeared, he expressed with a mixture of tears and laughter, "Sigh, I thought it was a big issue, but Feng Jun... if he doesn’t cause trouble, I’m not used to it anyway. Alright, I’m aware of this now, you don’t need to concern yourselves."

The Xuanhuang Elder bravely asked, "Then do you support or oppose this, how should we handle similar situations?"

Angler True Sage answered without hesitation, "If it were someone else, this matter would surely be pursued, but in Feng Jun’s case, you don’t need to worry about it. I’ll discuss it after I meet him... the connection of two worlds, he has indeed made significant contributions, and he has places where we can utilize him."

After retracting his divine sense, Angler True Sage looked around and spoke with a smile, "Feng Jun brought in yet another group of Golden Core cultivators, specifically to help him mine Energy Stones. What do you all think of this matter?"

"If it’s just mining, then it doesn’t matter much," Elder Duan Liang of Taixu Sect was just recovering his Spiritual Energy and responded upon hearing, "In the short term, the demand for Energy Stones will surely soar, and near the passage entrance, it’s unlikely to find many Energy Stone Mines."

"You Taixu speak casually without concern," Angler True Sage immediately remarked, "This harms the interests of Xuanhuang and Yuangang!"

Elder Duan Liang pursed his lips and kept silent—being suppressed by sect interests, after all, he is the True Sage, his words carry weight!

Seeing him silent, Angler True Sage felt it was a bit dull, "What, no more words?"

I’ve already stopped speaking, why force me to speak? Elder Duan Liang felt aggrieved, couldn’t help but say, "When it comes to prospecting, with Mountain Master Feng’s ability to deduce, locating mines is easy... on Taixu’s territory, he can easily find Spirit Stone mines."

"Hmm?" Angler True Sage was a bit surprised, though he already highly estimated Feng Jun’s ability, he truly hadn’t expected Feng Jun to have such strong capabilities in prospecting.

But he’s someone who has seen many things in the world, after a brief analysis, he realized what Elder Duan Liang said was true—there’s logically nothing wrong, he just hadn’t thought of it before.

So, he furrowed his brow, "Do you think there’s no problem at all with his actions?"

What do I think... does it really matter? Elder Duan Liang silently grumbled, but answered in a deep tone, "Regarding this matter, I don’t consider myself qualified to judge, I’m merely expressing my own feelings."

Angler True Sage remained silent for a long time before saying, "Actually, you already expressed it, but you don’t want to admit... you sly fox!"

Elder Duan Liang, having lived for two thousand years, was being called a "sly fox" for the first time, yet he couldn’t argue, ultimately saying, "You might want to ask Yi Jue, see what she thinks."

He believed Yi Jue wouldn’t say anything against Feng Jun, and besides that, he couldn’t do much more.

Angler True Sage coldly snorted, "Hmph, you just want Xuanhuang to loosen restrictions on the other sects... that’s your limited foresight."

Faced with such a situation, what else could Elder Duan Liang say? Think whatever you want, whatever makes you happy.

The next moment, Yi Jue, who was in the midst of combat, also received this news, she pondered for a while before saying, "I can connect with Feng Jun, should I have him explain this?"

"No need," Angler True Sage truly exhibited the demeanor of a True Sage, "I’m just asking, does he often do such extraordinary things?"

Yi Jue weighed her words carefully and replied, "I don’t think it’s extraordinary, he’s just finding people to help mine... In fact, he could catch a group of the Insect Race to mine, couldn’t he?"

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