flstandardbreds Chapter 140 Mineral Exploration is Also a Science
Chapter 140 Mineral Exploration is Also a Science
Xuefeng secretly plotted that the news of Bloodline Leader's death must not be leaked. The evil cultivators had already lost two sects and were only able to maintain their position by relying on the prestige of the Blood Fiend Sect. If the news of Bloodline Leader's death were to spread, the evil cultivators' morale would be completely shattered.
He made up his mind that once he had obtained some more spirit stones, he would announce that he would go into seclusion for a short period of time and quietly withdraw.
He needs to go back early.
He went back early, and the fragments of the magical treasure in his storage ring could still fetch a good price. Once everyone left, there would be plenty of those fragments, and they would become worthless.
Zhong Lingxin observed the reactions of the evil cultivators and assessed which one to target first.
A short while later, two evil cultivators started arguing over a spirit stone, each claiming that they had dug it up themselves.
The two sides grew increasingly angry as they argued, and one of the evil practitioners couldn't help but resort to violence.
The other side was not to be outdone, and swung their demon-headed swords at him.
The evil cultivators nearby quickly dodged away, cursing as they went.
This place has a lot of spirit stones that are easy to mine, but these two damned guys put them on the battlefield.
The spiritual energy surged through the mine, crashing against the surrounding walls with loud bangs, and slag rained down.
Zhong Lingxin was a little disappointed. The spirit stone mine was too hard; even the slag was harder than ordinary soil, making it difficult for it to collapse.
Two heretical cultivators were struck by the surging spiritual energy and suffered minor injuries.
The two heretical cultivators, fed up with the situation, joined the fray, cursing and swearing.
More unorthodox practitioners are forced to stay away.
But the mine shaft is only so big.
Soon, more heretical cultivators joined the battle.
Xuefeng and several Nascent Soul cultivators exerted their strength to suppress it.
The evil cultivators in the battle were suppressed by the Nascent Soul's power and could only stop fighting in resentment.
However, the hatred between the evil cultivators who participated in the war had already been sown.
They belong to different sects and usually try to take advantage of each other. Now that they've been injured, they're determined to vent their anger.
The evil cultivators glared at each other fiercely, knowing that now was not the time to fight. They all swung their spirit stone hoes fiercely, uttering threats as they mined.
Those evil cultivators who all wanted to stay away from others eventually dug further and further away, and slowly dispersed.
Zhong Lingxin glanced at the evil cultivators who were furthest away and quietly killed a few of them.
She wasn't in a hurry at all; she would kill when the opportunity presented itself, and wait when it didn't.
Gradually, she discovered that other evil cultivators were doing the same things she was doing, including that Blood Wind.
That day, Xuefeng, along with two of his men, launched a sneak attack on several evil cultivators who were mining.
One of the henchmen asked quietly, "Boss, is that enough? Shouldn't we go?"
Xuefeng weighed the storage bag in his hand, stuffed it into his storage ring, and said softly, "Let's go!"
The three of them tiptoed out of the mine tunnel and headed towards the mine entrance.
Zhong Lingxin cast out an illusion array, which transformed into the shape of a mine entrance.
Upon seeing the familiar mine entrance, the three evil cultivators quickly scurried out, eager to fly away.
Zhong Lingxin had already used the illusion array to kill countless evil cultivators. She then set fire to the area and quickly annihilated Xuefeng and his two companions.
Without Xuefeng, the evil cultivators were even more disorganized.
With no one left to uphold justice amidst all the quarrels and fights, internal strife quickly escalated.
Zhong Lingxin no longer sought opportunities to eliminate the evil cultivators.
She stood guard at the mine entrance, and when she saw the evil cultivator trying to leave, she used an illusion array to kill him.
Several years have passed quickly, and fewer and fewer heretical practitioners have emerged from the mine tunnels.
Zhong Lingxin knew that most of the evil cultivators were already dead.
She went in to inspect the mine again, making sure there were no more evil cultivators in the mine tunnels, before returning to the center of the spirit stone mine. She dug out all the spirit crystals in the very center and then dumped slag from outside to fill the large pit.
She went up to the ground. Flying Dragon City was quiet. There were no evil cultivators or righteous sects left.
Among the evil cultivators she killed, some of their communication talismans were still ringing incessantly.
Zhong Lingxin was too lazy to reply to them.
The ancient battlefield is so vast that it's normal for some evil cultivators not to have entered Flying Dragon City. She doesn't have the energy to chase after them all over the battlefield.
She should go find some spirit ore.
Zhong Chun guided her to refine a mineral exploration plate.
Zhong Lingxin left Flying Dragon City with the prospecting tablet and circled around outside the city several times, but the pointer on the prospecting tablet didn't move an inch.
If it weren't for the pointer trembling incessantly at that large spirit mine in the city, she would have doubted that Zhong Chun knew how to refine a survey array plate.
Zhong Chun was very angry. Xin Xin could doubt him about anything, but she shouldn't doubt his professional abilities.
An angry Zhong Chun hid back in the Nine-Story Pagoda to catch insects, stuffed her ears with spiritual herbs, and resolutely ignored Zhong Lingxin's apologetic smile.
The other girls looked at each other in bewilderment. They often teased Zhong Chun, and after teasing her so much, they thought she had no temper.
Who knew that Zhong Chun could be so frightening when she got angry?
They now know where honest Zhong Chun's bottom line is, and they will never cross it again!
However, Zhong Lingxin, who had already crossed Zhong Chun's bottom line, kept apologizing to Zhong Chun, and didn't even notice the few spirit mines she passed by.
Zhong Chun, still passionate about weapon crafting, couldn't help but jump up and down, shouting that it was tungsten ore, that was ghost-patterned ore, that was...
Zhong Chun, who had shouted out about these spirit ores, was even angrier. Xin Xin's ability to refine weapons was fake, absolutely fake!
Frustrated, Zhong Lingxin could only be more careful and earnestly ask Zhong Chun for advice on weapon crafting. Only then did Zhong Chun, who had demonstrated his talent and gained recognition, finally stop being angry.
He then began teaching Zhong Lingxin how to prospect for spirit mines: "Generally, Feather Crystal Grass grows above spirit stone mines. Of course, some treasure lands that gather wind and gather energy will have spirit stone mines underground even if there is no Feather Crystal Grass. It depends on your survey of the terrain. In short, remember the four words 'gathering wind and gathering energy.' In ancient battlefields like this, Feather Crystal Grass cannot grow. You need to look at the terrain and focus on places that gather wind and gather energy."
Zhong Lingxin was enlightened.
In this ancient battlefield, she dared not fly high, dared not make too much noise, and dared not use her divine sense to investigate. Trying to find a place where the wind and energy gathered would really make her legs break.
Fortunately, mineral exploration is also a science, and with Zhong Chun willing to teach, she was eager to learn another skill.
With her invisibility talisman affixed to her body, Zhong Lingxin ran between mountains and dry riverbeds, her feet three inches off the ground, and suffocated several evil cultivators and remnant souls along the way.
Finally, as she stepped onto a mountaintop, Zhong Chun pointed to the mountains ahead and said, "Over there, go that way. See that? That's a good place to gather energy. The malevolent energy there is denser than in other places. Be careful, there might be a powerful remnant soul there."
When Zhong Lingxin looked up, she saw that the black aura between the two mountain peaks in the distance was indeed denser, and it was still churning faintly.
She moved even more cautiously inwards, and in the distance, she saw several remnant souls drifting into a canyon. They were carrying something in their claws.