novelE2F Chapter 181: Spiritual Vein Adventure
Chapter 181: Spiritual Vein Adventure
Chapter 181: Spirit Vein Encounter
Over the next six months,
as long as the Mo Family puppets and Spirit Bean Soldiers mined a certain number of spirit stones,
he would change his identity and go to various market cities to trade,
promptly converting these spirit stones into his own strength.
Over time,
the gains were considerable.
Of course,
during this period,
Wang Chi and the other also sought him out more than once,
and Li Lan sent them away with the same excuse each time.
However, on this day,
the excuse of insufficient manpower and the timing not being right could no longer be used.
On this day, another Qi Refining Great Perfection registered disciple arrived at Lin'an Stronghold.
"Brother Li, now we have the advantage in numbers, and our combat experience is far superior to these pampered elite disciples.
Surely you can't refuse this time?
I'll make arrangements, how about we set up a trap and make our move soon?
Don't worry, the higher the cultivation level, the more heartless and ungrateful they are.
As long as it's done cleanly, even if all these elite disciples die,
the inner Elders of Guangji Sect will only think they were not skilled enough,
and won't blame us."
Wang Chi enthusiastically welcomed the newcomer,
and during the conversation, he asked for the opinions of the three of them.
Actually, he was mainly asking Li Lan,
because apart from him,
even the newly arrived cultivator surnamed Kong had no objection to this.
In fact, this kind of private infighting,
as long as no lives are lost and it's done cleanly,
most Guangji Sect Elders usually turn a blind eye.
Li Lan nodded with his usual expression and said,
"Yes, with Brother Kong's timely help, this is indeed a good opportunity.
I am also willing to be at Brother Wang's disposal."
Halfway through his sentence,
Li Lan's tone changed again.
"However, I'm afraid I won't be able to spare any time recently.
Brother Wang also knows that it has been some time since I advanced to Qi Refining Great Perfection,
and I haven't yet attempted to break through the Foundation Establishment bottleneck. Could Brother Wang give me a few more days? How about we make our move after I come out of seclusion?"
Seeing that the previous excuse could no longer be used,
Li Lan immediately found another one.
Wang Chi was not an ordinary person and naturally heard that the other party was still trying to find an excuse to refuse.
But even though he knew this,
he couldn't get angry because of it,
and in the end, he could only sigh helplessly,
saying meaningfully:
"Brother Li has only recently reached Qi Refining Great Perfection, and he doesn't know how difficult it is to break through to Foundation Establishment.
It's good to give it a try, you can accumulate some experience from failure for future use.
But I still want to remind Brother Li not to just bury himself in hard cultivation and forget to accumulate the cultivation resources needed for the breakthrough.
This is a time of chaos, and for us rogue cultivators, it is undoubtedly a rare opportunity.
Brother Li should think carefully about this.
In the past, there were Foundation Establishment Stage Elders guarding the low-grade Spirit Veins in various places,
how could we dare to seize the opportunity to control an entire Spirit Vein?"
Li Lan thanked him with a grateful expression,
but in reality, he didn't take the other party's earnest advice to heart.
With the continuous support of spirit stones provided by the Spirit Bean Soldiers and Mo Family puppets,
most common cultivation resources could be obtained through trade in various market cities, and he wasn't too short of them.
There was absolutely no need to take risks and seize power with the other party.
Although they were all registered disciples,
the cultivation resources Li Lan possessed were far more abundant than those of the three people in front of him combined.
After sending the three away,
Li Lan returned to the dark Spirit Stone Mine,
continuing to control the Spirit Bean Soldiers to mine spirit stones.
However, as the outer low-grade spirit stones were chiseled away one by one,
and they gradually delved deeper into the Spirit Stone Mine,
something unexpected happened to Li Lan.
On this day,
Li Lan suddenly noticed a shocking spiritual energy fluctuation coming from the storage bag at his waist.
With a slight thought in his heart,
he quickly extended his divine sense into the storage bag, looking towards the source of the spiritual energy fluctuation.
But with just one glance,
Li Lan felt a slight tremor in his heart.
Immediately, he patted the storage bag and took out an item.
It was an ancient, unadorned mirror,
a cluster of milky white spiritual energy light points danced on the smooth mirror surface.
This object was the Treasure Seeking Jade Mirror he had obtained from Su Hongying in Xianzong Valley back then.
A large part of the reason why the patriarch of the Su family could grow from a mere rogue cultivator to a level comparable to the other three great families in Feixue River in just a hundred years,
was because of this Jade Mirror.
This object, about three inches in size, had a certain treasure-seeking function,
as long as it was close to natural treasures with abundant spiritual energy, it would react.
But because the range it could sense was only within a radius of one li,
it was truly somewhat useless,
Li Lan had rarely used this Jade Mirror over the years and had almost forgotten about it.
At this moment,
this three-inch Treasure Seeking Jade Mirror suddenly reacted,
the entire mirror emitted an uncontrollable restlessness, the mirror body rapidly heated up, as if it was about to melt,
the milky white spiritual energy point on the mirror surface was so dense it seemed almost solid,
as if it were about to come alive, it flickered frequently,
seemingly eager to leap out of the mirror and rush towards the place where the spiritual energy was gathered.
Normally, when encountering spiritual plants, magical artifacts, Talisman Treasures, and other items,
this Jade Mirror would also have different reactions,
but it had never shown such a great change as it did today,
Li Lan followed the guidance of the Treasure Seeking Jade Mirror and looked,
finding that the direction pointed by the spiritual energy point was the deeper part of the Spirit Stone Mine.
Could it be that inside this Spirit Stone Mine,
there is something even rarer than a Talisman Treasure?
With this doubt in his heart, Li Lan's divine sense extended into the Spirit Stone Mine.
But limited by his realm,
his divine sense at this time was simply not enough to probe a li.
Within the maximum range his divine sense could cover,
Li Lan did not find anything unusual.
After pondering for a moment,
Li Lan recalled the Spirit Bean Soldiers and Mo Family puppets that were mining around,
controlling them, he concentrated their efforts to chisel deeper into the Spirit Stone Mine.
They advanced one zhang, still finding nothing strange,
but the light point on the surface of the Treasure Seeking Jade Mirror became much brighter.
Then, ten zhang—twenty zhang—thirty zhang, Li Lan patiently spent three months,
advancing more than a hundred zhang in the Spirit Stone Mine.
After fully extending his divine sense,
this time he finally detected something unusual.
When he saw what it was,
even the usually composed Li Lan's pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly.
Immediately, he controlled the Spirit Bean Soldiers to speed up the mining, and another half a month passed.
Accompanied by a dull thud, Li Lan finally reached the limit of where his divine sense had previously explored.
In an instant,
his gaze was firmly fixed on the scene before him.
He saw that the Spirit Stone Mine in front of him clearly displayed two different colors,
distinctly separated from each other.
The outer ore was slightly yellowish, and these stones, when mined with a Spirit Dividing Pickaxe,
were ordinary low-grade spirit stones.
If perceived individually, the spiritual energy contained within them was not weak for Qi Refining Stage cultivators.
But compared to the ore deeper inside at this moment,
they instantly fell short.
Li Lan stepped to the position where the Mo Family puppet had just swung its pickaxe,
reached out to brush away the surface spirit stone碎屑,
revealing the deeper ore.
A surge of spiritual energy, like a turbulent wave, instantly washed over him.
These earthy brown spirit stones had a deeper color, and the spiritual energy was like a tangible dense mist,
as soon as it appeared, it tightly enveloped him.
Li Lan perceived it slightly,
finding that these ores were not only much denser than the former,
but even the spiritual energy within them was exceptionally pure. Li Lan inhaled it into his body,
and could easily refine it with little effort.
His heart stirred slightly,
and he took out a well-shaped middle-grade spirit stone from his storage bag.
After carefully comparing it with the ore,
Li Lan discovered that,
whether it was the color or the natural patterns on the surface that resembled runes,
they were all surprisingly consistent.
In the low-grade Spirit Stone Mine of Lin'an Stronghold, there were actually middle-grade spirit stones present?
This result clearly greatly exceeded Li Lan's expectations.
So Spirit Veins of completely different qualities can coexist?
Li Lan had never known this before.
In Jiuhua County,
there were many descriptions of low-grade Spirit Veins,
but there were relatively few ancient texts recording Medium-Grade Spirit Veins.
This might be the result of intentional action by the Human Emperor Hall,
as the leader of the righteous path, they seemed unwilling to let other rogue cultivators know too many ways to climb higher.
For Li Lan,
the truth of the matter was no longer important.
Through divine sense exploration, it was known that,
the coverage area of these middle-grade spirit stones was quite large, not just this small section.
A Middle Grade Spirit Stone Mine of this scale was more than enough to excavate a cultivation cave dwelling.
With this Middle Grade Spirit Stone cave dwelling,
Li Lan's sect mission, which would have taken five years to complete, instantly became less important.
What made him feel even stranger was that,
the light point on the Treasure Seeking Jade Mirror was still pointing to the deepest part of the Spirit Stone Mine.
The thing that caused such an abnormal change in the Jade Mirror,
was not these Middle Grade Spirit Stone Mines.
There must be other natural treasures with more abundant spiritual energy within.
Thinking deeper,
perhaps the reason why Middle Grade Spirit Stones could be produced in this low-grade Spirit Stone Mine,
was related to this object.
Thinking of this,
even the usually composed Li Lan,
couldn't help but feel a little excited.
He suppressed the emotions in his heart,
personally controlled the Mo Family puppet, and raised the Spirit Dividing Pickaxe to mine the spirit stones.
Tightly gripping the Spirit Dividing Pickaxe, the puppet's arm was raised high and then swung down fiercely towards the Middle Grade Spirit Stone Mine in front of it.
However, what made Li Lan feel strange was that,
the Spirit Dividing Pickaxe, which was so effective in mining low-grade Spirit Stone Mines,
had no effect on these middle-grade spirit stones.
Looking closely,
on the surface of the earthy brown Middle Grade Spirit Stone Mine, let alone cracking,
not even a white mark was left.
How could this be?
Could it be that this Mo Family puppet has no magic power in its body, so it cannot mine these middle-grade spirit stones?
Li Lan thought this in his heart,
took the Spirit Dividing Pickaxe from the puppet's hand,
injected abundant magic power into it, and struck again.
However, the result this time,
was no different from the Mo Family puppet.
Even with his personal efforts, there was still no effect.
The surface of the Middle Grade Spirit Stone Mine was still as smooth as new, without any signs of cracking.
Seeing this situation, Li Lan's expression couldn't help but sink slightly.
Could it be that even the Qi Refining Great Perfection realm is not qualified to mine this Middle Grade Spirit Stone Mine?