"It really is a Spirit Stone Vein!"
Yang Bingzhi knew that Jia Ren would not deceive him, but witnessing the mine full of Spirit Stones still made his heart surge with excitent.
All these are Spirit Stones!
Countless cultivators go insane for Spirit Stones that could easily be found everywhere here. With just a handful, one could rival the efforts of a low-level Loose Cultivator over several months.
The Spirit Stones in plain sight were just a fraction of the bounty; there were many more hidden underground.
Countless Spirit Stones seed to beckon him, waiting to be unearthed by him.
The day to make a fortune is now!
Yang Bingzhi did not linger on the mining path for too long, as most of the Spirit Stone Vein on the mine walls were small and ti-consuming to excavate.
What he was more interested in was the dium-grade Spirit Stones—just one of the sa size was worth a hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones.
Of course, mining was all about targeting the most valuable part!
With unknown enemies possibly lurking, it was imperative to claim the most lucrative part of the "cake" first. Even if he had to hand the Spirit Stone Vein over to the Five Elents Sect, he wouldn’t feel the pinch.
"First, let’s set up a restrictive formation at the entrance to be cautious."
Yang Bingzhi did not want to get carried away with the excitent of mining and be killed by other cultivators in a sneak attack while counting his gains.
After concealing the entrance, he set up a restrictive formation for alarm purposes.
Yang Bingzhi strode along the narrow mining path that could only accommodate one person, heading toward the deeper parts.
The mining path twisted and turned, snaking ever downward.
The walls were adorned with Luminous Pearls that served as illumination.
Several unnad dicinal herbs emitting a faint fragrance were the legacy of previous miners.
The fragrant herbs played no small part—the air inside the mine was no longer stuffy.
The Spirit Stone Vein had not been mined for long, so the depth of the mine was modest. After descending several dozen ters, Yang Bingzhi reached the bottom where the ore lay.
Several Spirit Stone Vein with a deep color caught the eye.
"Indeed, dium-grade Spirit Stones!"
dium-grade Spirit Stones were relatively rare. Ninety-nine percent of the Spirit Stones in circulation were Low-grade, and even Sect disciples seldom saw dium-grade Spirit Stones.
The reason for this was that veins possessing dium-grade Spirit Stones were scarce.
Most of the dium-grade Spirit Stones mined by Sects went to Foundation Establishnt Cultivators for their use, rarely entering circulation as once a Spirit Stone was used, it was gone.
"Haha, from now on, I won’t have to worry about Spirit Stones again!"
"Start digging!"
Yang Bingzhi took out five humanoid chanism Puppets and the related Puppet Jade Slips from his Storage Bag.
chanism Puppets were not rely lumps of iron; puppet makers used Special Secret Techniques to transform animal souls into refined spirits and infused them into the heart of the puppets.
The puppets could follow their controller’s orders and carry out relatively simple tasks.
The Jade Slip contained the simplest Blood Control Art.
Dripping blood onto the core of the chanism Puppet and issuing commands to operate it was quite straightforward.
There were limitations to the operating range of the puppets—beyond a hundred feet, the puppets would not receive new commands.
The range was barely sufficient. Yang Bingzhi dripped blood into five humanoid chanism Puppets and then unlocked their central cores, placing six Spirit Stones for activation into each puppet.
BUZZ!
The gem-like pupils of the five humanoid chanism Puppets lit up. They were no longer inanimate objects and seed to transform into iron beasts.
"What a fascinating puppet creation—interesting."
"Mine!"
Five prepared pickaxes were handed to the humanoid chanism Puppets, which he then directed to begin mining the Spirit Ore.
The idea was good, but sadly, the operation was not without its difficulties.
As the five humanoid chanism Puppets swung their pickaxes at the Spirit Stone Vein, they almost made Yang Bingzhi furious enough to spit blood.
This was a pri piece of Spirit Stone Vein, now covered in cracks.
I told you to mine, not destroy the Spirit Stone Vein.
This rough thod could damage the Spirit Stones, causing a loss of Spiritual Power.
After Yang Bingzhi revised the commands several tis, the chanism Puppets finally stopped targeting the Spirit Stone Vein directly, becoming competent miners.
The efficiency of mining wasn’t fast, and their movents were stiff. Every strike on the rocks caused sparks to fly.
The rocks in the Spirit Stone Vein, nurtured by Spiritual Energy for who knows how many years, were notably tougher than tal, contributing to the slow pace of mining.
"Let try!"
As a Body Cultivator, Yang Bingzhi’s strength was far beyond that of ordinary cultivators. With a swing of his pick, the tool embedded deeply into the rock.
That’s a bit jarring on the hands!
Body Cultivators are indeed the most suitable for mining—great strength produces miracles.
With Spirit Stones ahead, he worked with exceptional vigor.
With each successive strike, in less than the ti it took for an incense stick to burn, a soccer ball-sized Spirit Stone Vein landed in his hands.
The exterior was ordinary Spirit Stone, but at its core was a dium-grade Spirit Stone.
It was possible to cut five or six dium-grade Spirit Stones out of it.
Five or six hundred Spirit Stones just like that?
Yang Bingzhi couldn’t help but recall the Spirit Rice he painfully cultivated on Grand Wilderness Mountain. Many years of toiling had not yielded as many Spirit Stones as swinging the mining pickaxe now did.
He looked up at the distance, where an uncountable fortune mingled with interspersed dium-grade Spirit Stones beckoned to him.
Loose Cultivators went crazy over Spirit Stone Mines naturally because a Spirit Stone Mine could change one’s destiny.
A grey life turned into the Great Dao, paving the way to a smooth future.
Yang Bingzhi’s destiny had been changed twice by Jia Ren.
The Corner Worm calamity turned the Spirit Farrs of Grand Wilderness Mountain into disciples of the Five Elents Sect.
The second opportunity for change lay before him now, and he had to seize it firmly.
Yang Bingzhi took a deep breath, strived to regain his composure, and refrained from continuing to mine with the pickaxe.
While the Spirit Stone Vein was indeed valuable, what was crucial was how to keep this Spirit Stone Mine secure.
Cultivators who beca aware of the intelligence would not give up on a Spirit Stone Mine so readily accessible.
He was no different!
The most important thing right now is safety, to successfully bring the Spirit Stones back.
Yang Bingzhi was not blinded by the Spirit Stones and ordered the chanism Puppets to continue mining before returning to the Bear Cave.
"First, let’s see how extensive the Spirit Stone Vein is."
"Mining Secrets Manual—Cease Breath!"
Yang Bingzhi injected a spell into a Spirit Stone Vein obtained from this place, capturing a strand of special earth breath.
"Earth Observing Spiritual Eye!"
Once the breath entered his eyes, in an instant, his pupils gained a different breath, seemingly linked to the Spirit Stone Vein underground.
Although observing the lay of the land with earth breath was like seeing only a part of the whole picture, he could still get a rough glimpse of the Spirit Stone Vein.
Yang Bingzhi paced underground, looking down below. His vision could not reach far, extending at most a hundred feet. Everywhere he looked were glimpses of the Spirit Stone Vein.
Below lay a dormant dragon, whose full length remained hidden from sight.
When the Earth Observing Spiritual Eye’s duration ended, Yang Bingzhi had walked several miles without catching sight of the boundary of the Spirit Stone Vein.
"This Spirit Stone Mine is far beyond expectations..."
There wasn’t much about Spirit Stone Veins in the Mining Secrets Manual, but it was certain that the scale of this vein exceeded that of a dium-sized one.
"Could this be a Large Spirit Stone Vein?"
"A Large Spirit Stone Vein stands a chance of containing even rarer Superior Grade Spirit Stones."
"If Superior Grade Spirit Stones can be unearthed, their value would be unimaginable."
Regardless of whether there are Superior Grade Spirit Stones or not, the mine is a wealth beyond common imagination.
Once word gets out, not only the Five Elents Sect but all Sects would spare no effort to delve deep into the Great Wilderness to seize the Spirit Stone Vein.
This isn’t wealth that a single cultivator, family, or Sect can control.
Yang Bingzhi’s heart raced, leaving him unable to recover his senses for a long ti.
"Stay calm!"
"Now that the Spirit Stone Vein is exposed, safety has to be ensured no matter what!"
Yang Bingzhi thought of Jia Ren. With the Spirit Stone Vein so close at hand, Jia Ren would entrust it to him and would not risk venturing into the Great Wilderness himself.
What use is a load of Spirit Stones if life is lost?
"I don’t want to beco so unlucky soul who died in the Spirit Stone Mine!"
"Safety first, Spirit Stone Vein second."
Yang Bingzhi ca to the Bear Cave and deliberately carved out a space above the entrance of the Spirit Stone Vein to hide in, carefully concealing his presence, quietly waiting.
It was better to slow down the mining than to be caught off guard by an attack.
The five chanism Puppets mined no slower than him, tirelessly working day and night. The only expense was Spirit Stones.
But the question is... could a Spirit Stone Mine run out of Spirit Stones?
If there were no issues with the chanism Puppets, they could keep mining indefinitely.
Yang Bingzhi maintained the puppets and ensured his own safety. The latter was especially crucial.
No longer the simple Spirit Farr he once was, Yang Bingzhi, a cultivator who had been through the wars of the Five Elents Sect, had beco accustod to bloodshed and had grown through the experience of clan annihilation.
Inside the Spirit Stone Mine, his greatest fear was being trapped with an unknown number of cultivators.
If the one who had fled was from a family, then it was certain that more than one cultivator would arrive.
He had to prepare for the worst-case scenario in advance.
If few co, stealthily assassinate them to eliminate future troubles.
But if the number of cultivators was large enough?
He would flee from this place and report to the Five Elents Sect.
Unknowingly, I’ve been influenced by Jia Ren...
「Half a day passed.」
Yang Bingzhi replaced the Spirit Stones before hiding again.
No one disturbed the Spirit Stone Vein, and no accidents happened.
Could it be that the one who escaped was just an ordinary Loose Cultivator without the power to seek revenge?
Yang Bingzhi spent two days on tenterhooks. The mining went smoothly, and all the dium-grade Spirit Stones nearby were extracted, leaving only the easily found Low-grade Spirit Stones.
Was this visit to confirm whether the Spirit Stone Vein was dangerous?
He had not co with the intention to mine for a long ti but to report any accidents to the Five Elents Sect.
Two Ten Directions Storage Bags were filled to the brim with Spirit Stones.
Unlike Yang Shengwu, who had discovered dium-grade Spirit Stones late, Yang Bingzhi’s primary mining target was dium-grade Spirit Stones.
Though fewer in quantity, their quality was high.
A rough estimate indicated that, while there might not be a hundred thousand pieces, fifty to sixty thousand were definitely achievable.
It was uncertain whether it was bad luck, if this location was not the core, or if this was a Large Spirit Stone Vein without any Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Superior Grade Spirit Stones are difficult to form, and it’s not rare for a Large Spirit Stone Vein to lack them.
Otherwise, the earnings potential of a Large Spirit Stone Vein would not vary so much. The key is whether or not the vein is rich with Spirit Stones.
A Large Spirit Stone Vein containing Superior Grade Spirit Stones truly qualifies as a rich mine.
"It’s ti to leave!"
"First, use the obtained Spirit Stones to buy Magic Artifacts and treasures to enhance my strength."
"Purchase a large number of First-Tier Superior-Grade Talismans, and even Second Tier Talismans. Unless they are Foundation Establishnt Cultivators, I must ensure their journey here is one-way."
Having so many Spirit Stones on hand is unsettling. It’s better to leave first.
Back in the mine, with little space left in the Storage Bag for the puppets, Yang Bingzhi did not dare to linger and swiftly left the place.
「Six hours after Yang Bingzhi’s departure,」
...dozens of cultivators ca en masse, heading straight for the Bear Cave where the Spirit Stone Vein was located.
At the forefront was a Foundation Establishnt Cultivator.
"This trip to the Great Wilderness Market was to bid for the Foundation Establishnt Pill. Little did we expect that Wang Liang’s demon hunting would lead to such a serendipitous find, earning a great rit for the family. Relying on the Spirit Stone Vein, the Wang Family will surely rise."
Yang Bingzhi was unaware that he had narrowly escaped a deadly threat.
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