Chapter 87 Spirit Vein - 2 None of the three "tails" have been seen before...
None of the three "tails" had ever seen what a spiritual vein looked like.
In Lu Qing's imagination, the Spirit Tree was still a treasure of the world, merely several times larger than ordinary trees. Therefore, this spiritual vein outside the Western Wilderness was perhaps no different from a river that was about to dry up.
But when they reached the end of the cave, the three "tails" simultaneously raised their heads, opened their eyes, and dropped their chins, looking as neat as three stunned squirrels, completely forgetting the caution that Wu Chen had repeatedly emphasized.
However, it's no wonder they were so shocked.
It was a boundless and magnificent "river," filled with stars and mist, its pure and intense spiritual energy condensed into a flowing stream, sometimes rapid, sometimes slow, in countless forms, its beauty beyond compare.
Lu Qing didn't even realize that the precious pearl in her hand had fallen.
Wu Chen reached out and took the pearl, then tucked it into his sleeve. Behind him, he reached out and gave each of the three "squirrels" a hard tap on the forehead.
"Ouch."
"Ouch."
"Ouch."
Wu Chen found their synchronized reaction amusing. "If you keep doing this, it's safer for us to go out and fight them."
"No, no, no." Yu Jitang's eyes were wide with fascination. "I had no idea that spiritual energy could be so pure. If I were to cultivate with all my might, wouldn't my cultivation level be..."
"There's only one outcome to cultivating with all your might here: annihilation of your soul and spirit," Wu Shen said solemnly. "I once witnessed a demon cultivator become so engrossed in this pure spiritual energy that he plunged into the most concentrated spot and took a single breath. Within moments, he exploded into a pile of fragments, leaving not even a drop of blood. If you dare to be careless again, I won't even bother helping you collect the corpses."
Lu Qing quickly said, "Let's recite the names of the dishes. Each of us will say one. That way, if anyone doesn't speak, we'll know who's daydreaming."
Wu Chen was both amused and annoyed. "How did you even come up with that? We don't know what we'll encounter in a little while, so try to speak as little as possible. You two should tie your hands together and remind each other from time to time. We need to avoid the places with the purest spiritual energy. If we accidentally bump into them, hold your breath, relax as much as possible, and don't absorb or use any spiritual energy to prevent any disturbances that could cause accidents."
The three "squirrels" nodded repeatedly.
Qi Ying found a belt and tied the two ends to her and Yu Jitang's hands.
Looking at their own foolish appearance, and then at Wu Chen and Lu Qing's clasped hands, Yu Jitang curled his lips in disdain.
Wu Chen sheathed the Taiyi Sword and led them to the bottom of the cave, where they began to walk. Perhaps due to the difference in spiritual energy levels, the spiritual energy was noticeably thinner at the bottom of the cave, but the pressure on the group was also greatly reduced.
Because of the fluorescent light from the spiritual veins above, they could barely see anything at the bottom of the cave without the precious pearl.
As soon as Lu Qing landed, her foot slipped, and she nearly fell. Looking down, she saw an irregularly shaped, hard object lying beside her feet, deathly white. She gasped, "What is that?"
Wu Chen deflected the object with his Taiyi Sword, saying, "It should be a piece of the skeleton of some demon cultivator. I just don't know what kind of demon cultivator it is, since there are still some bones left. It must be a formidable demon."
For a moment, the three children stared at the relatively intact skull, feeling a chill run down their spines. Looking at the deep cave ahead and the obviously uneven ground, Lu Qing gripped Wu Chen's hand tightly, not daring to let go for even a moment.
Wu Chen let her hold him, and took out the precious pearl again to lead the way, "Don't be afraid, here, the skeleton is the safest."
His words of comfort only made the three of them more anxious. Even with the dreamlike spiritual veins above their heads, they dared not be distracted.
After walking for several hours without anything unusual happening, they gradually relaxed.
As Lu Qing walked, she muttered to herself, "Do you think Zou Gaoyang would be furious again if he knew that the spiritual vein was like this? The Zou family exhausted all their efforts to obtain spiritual power through the Spirit Fruit, but there's a spiritual vein right below the Divine Palace, so close at hand. If they had known earlier and guided the spiritual vein up, wouldn't all this trouble have been avoided?"
Wu Chen shook his head. "Whether they are ordinary people or cultivators, greed and ambition are endless. Once the secret of the spiritual veins is known to more people, their fate will definitely not be any better than that of your spiritual clan."
“That’s true.” Lu Qing sighed and nodded. “It feels like human cultivators are best at killing the goose that lays the golden eggs and draining the pond to catch all the fish.”
Qi Ying retorted somewhat hesitantly, "Not everyone is like that. If they are properly taught and taught right from wrong, good from evil, and to know their place, things will always get better."
Yu Jitang chuckled, "You just want to say that your parents raised you all very well. You really never forget to praise your parents so highly."
The two behind them started bickering again.
Wu Chen shook his head helplessly. Well, once these two start bickering, the risk of them going mad is reduced.
The four of them walked along the winding cave for more than ten days. Because they were worried about accidentally attracting spiritual energy into their bodies while sleeping, they only took turns napping in the places with the thinnest spiritual energy when they were extremely tired. As a result, they were far more mentally exhausted than physically tired.
Yu Jitang asked Wu Chen, "By calculation, we're probably already hundreds of miles outside that mountain range. Perhaps we should find somewhere to go up and assess the situation first."
Wu Chen kept a close eye on the condition of the three of them.
Of the three, Lu Qing was in the best condition, seemingly without any pressure walking through the spiritual vein, but Wu Chen didn't dare let her try cultivating here. Qi Ying was in the worst condition; after all, her cultivation was limited, and her face couldn't hide her exhaustion.
Wu Chen thought for a moment, "Alright, let's find an exit and go up to take a look."
Along the spiritual vein, there were occasional openings and caves. But no one could say for sure where those caves led, or whether they led to the surface. Even Wu Chen was unsure. The four of them carefully examined the path and finally chose a large cave entrance that seemed relatively normal, and crawled inside.
After traveling for about an hour, the road ended.
Lu Qing poked it with the ruler between her eyebrows, "Hard? Could it be at its limit?"
Wu Chen reached out to knock.
Seeing that he had broken the rock with the Taiyi sword, Yu Jitang drew his own sword and thrust it forcefully at the rock.
But to everyone's surprise, the sword that should have pierced the hard rock suddenly missed its mark. Yu Jitang lost his balance and fell, pulling Qi Ying along with him. Wu Chen grabbed Qi Ying, but couldn't pull him back. It seemed as if a huge suction force was pulling them together. Lu Qing didn't even have time to scream before being sucked into the rock...
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