"You know perfectly well whether you hit him or not!" Leng Yue leaned forward, and because of the mask, only her eyes, which were visible, showed a slight smile.
"Let's get back to the point!" Jiang Yuan didn't want to ramble on about these things anymore. The past was the past, and he didn't even want to mention Ning Yanlan's engagement. Wouldn't that just make him feel worse?
"Alright, in that case, let me introduce it!"
Leng Yue pointed to the Shen family members, "That's Shen Chengye, the head of the Shen family, an eighth-order Soul Energy cultivator. However, before the cataclysm, the Shen family already had a certain reputation in the underworld, and it was even rumored that the Shen family possessed the inheritance of ancient Qi cultivators, and their methods were extraordinary!"
"Qi Refiner?" Jiang Yuan searched but couldn't find any information about Qi Refiners.
“That is, cultivators!” Ning Yanlan had worked in a special department and knew far more than Leng Yue. She continued, “In the past, there was no such thing as spiritual awakening. Most extraordinary people would take the paths of ancient martial arts and cultivation.”
"Ancient martial arts, which is Jiang Yuan's physical body style, and cultivation, which focuses on refining qi, are the two paths. Ancient martial arts emphasize potential, while cultivation emphasizes true qi! If we were to talk about commonalities, it would be that both develop the dantian. Ancient martial arts have three major potentials, while cultivation has three major true qi!"
"However, whether it's ancient martial arts or cultivation, these are paths that require countless years and vast wealth, and are simply not paths that ordinary people can take!"
"It seems I'm really ignorant!" Jiang Yuan was confused. He didn't even know what a Qi Refiner was before, let alone the three true energies of cultivation.
Ning Yanlan continued, "Actually, Shen Chengye didn't master much cultivation power. On the contrary, one of his nephews is a direct disciple of Mount Shu. At the age of thirty-five, he was able to fly on a sword, making him a rare talent in the cultivation world!"
"What level does flying on a sword fall under?" Jiang Yuan had no idea.
Ning Yanlan thought for a moment, then hesitated before saying, "I'm probably at the seventh level of cultivation, but if I combine it with the Awakening of Spirits, my cultivation power might be enhanced. I can't say for sure how much!"
Jiang Yuan also knew that things were different now than before, and they could only find out how strong the mine was by actually fighting it. "Never mind all that, let's take a detour and go straight to the mine!"
"Let's go, there's a road on the other side!" Leng Yue had scouted the area beforehand, so bypassing the group was very easy.
Just as Jiang Yuan and the others were leaving, Shangguan Ya of the Northern City Alliance turned her head and looked around with an unnatural expression.
"Alliance Leader Shangguan, what's wrong? Do you have any suggestions for our plan? Please speak freely!" Li Tiegen asked.
"No, I was just a little distracted!" Shangguan Ya denied it outright, but in her heart she thought, "It felt like someone was watching me just now, but who could be watching me right under my nose?"
Shangguan Ya conceals her soul energy, yet she remains undetected because of her powerful control over it. Whether it's controlling her own soul energy or sensing the soul energy of others, she is undoubtedly a master in this regard.
However, she encountered Jiang Yuan, who possessed the ability to see into the heavens. Trying to shield herself from the senses of this man who seemed to have cheat codes was undoubtedly wishful thinking.
"Since there are no problems, let's proceed as planned!"
...
"It's just ahead!"
Jiang Yuan and his two companions stopped in an abandoned building, where a huge pit, hundreds of meters wide and tens of meters deep, appeared before them.
"This pit collapsed during the battle between the two sides. After a monster broke in and took out a Holy Spirit Stone, everyone realized something was wrong. The opposing beast tide also notified the ninth-tier spirit beasts, which led to the dispute and caused the beast tide to accelerate its devouring of the Sixth Street!" Leng Yue was a witness to the tragedy that happened here, and she still felt terrified as she spoke of it.
"But why are there no people or monsters guarding this place? Wasn't there supposed to be a seventh-tier Holy Spirit Stone? The atmosphere shouldn't be this cold and indifferent!" Jiang Yuan voiced his doubts.
Upon hearing this, Leng Yue said, "It's not as simple as you think. Do you know what happened to that monster who took out the Holy Spirit Stone?"
"How is it?" Jiang Yuan turned his head to wait for the answer.
“Dead! He turned into a puddle of pus and died, his death was extremely gruesome.” Leng Yue shrugged and continued, “Because of this, after discovering this small seventh-tier mine, both sides noticed that there was an aura in the mine that was enough to corrode the body of a ninth-tier expert. In order to safely enter the mine to mine Holy Spirit Stones, they had to wait for the corrosive aura in the mine to dissipate.”
"What level is that monster? Does it have such a powerful corrosive aura?" Jiang Yuan expressed his doubts. The ninth level is the strongest at the current level. If it can be corroded by the aura in this mine, then this mine is too abnormal.
"The dead monster was a fifth-tier monster, and you have no doubt about the corrosive power of its aura!"
Leng Yue smiled faintly and continued, "Later, a ninth-tier spirit beast from the beast race arrived. Relying on its powerful physique, it tried to force its way into the mine, but five minutes later it fled in panic with several pieces of Holy Spirit Stones that it had dug out. Judging from its injuries, it wasn't light!"
"Is it really that terrifying? And this is only a small, seventh-tier mine!" Jiang Yuan's lips twitched.
"As the old saying goes, human strength cannot fight against the heavens!" Leng Yue said calmly.
"Then let's stay outside!" Ning Yanlan was also afraid of something going wrong, so she quickly told Jiang Yuan to give up the plan to enter the mine ahead of schedule.
"You mean the ninth-tier spirit beast held out for another five minutes?"
Jiang Yuan gleaned a crucial piece of information: although the fifth-tier monster had been reduced to a puddle of pus, the ninth-tier spirit beast had not only survived but had also managed to retrieve several Holy Spirit Stones after five minutes. This proved that the corrosive aura was not insurmountable; it simply depended on the individual's physical strength.
“Yes, but it’s obviously not worth it to suffer such injuries just to get a few Holy Spirit Stones!” Leng Yue saw through Jiang Yuan’s intentions, and for safety’s sake, she also explained the pros and cons of the situation.
"How long will it take for these auras to completely dissipate?" Jiang Yuan had some ideas, but he couldn't act rashly.
After thinking for a while, Leng Yue said, "The first weakening period will begin at 10 a.m., at which time seventh and eighth-level experts will be able to mine the outermost Holy Spirit Stones. As for the complete decline, it will take at least three days."
The sky is already beginning to lighten, and Cold Moon's Nightborne buff is about to expire, meaning she is about to be weakened.
"No wonder everyone is waiting!" Jiang Yuan suddenly realized that this small seventh-order mine was not unguarded, but rather there was no need to guard it.
The seventh-order small ore vein is dozens of meters underground, and because of the presence of corrosive aura, others dare not disturb the ore vein, so only a few mine shafts are exposed on the surface.
"Let's check the location of the Divine Blood Stone again!" Jiang Yuan was still unwilling to just wait idly, so he tried to find something to do.
Ning Yanlan nodded, and Shi Zhixi extended his probe. However, due to the influence of the Divine Blood Stone and the mineral vein, the probe's range was greatly reduced in this area.
However, their advantage lay in their ability to relocate, and after a comprehensive survey, they painstakingly determined the location of the Divine Blood Stone.
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