She wasn't in a hurry to go out now. The powder extracted from the octopus monster's head did have the effect of enhancing one's cultivation, but it wasn't as good as these spirit stones. They could be used for cultivation, and if she had the chance to go back, she could also use them as money.
No one who cultivates immortality ever complains about having too many spirit stones.
They started by digging out the top-grade spirit stones, as these were the most valuable and contained the most spiritual energy. As for the highest-grade spirit stones, they hadn't found a single one after digging for so long.
In the mountains, there is no sun or moon, and Jian Ning is now completely engrossed in this spirit stone mine.
Aside from occasionally eating something, he spent the rest of his time taking fasting pills and constantly mining. After this period of hard work, the stream in the space was now piled high with spirit stones.
The large and small pieces caused the jade pendant's space to rise two levels in one go, and now the spiritual energy inside is extremely abundant, even more than the spiritual energy in Jian Ning's previous cultivation cave.
When she had dug out most of the spirit stones in the cave, Jian Ning began to look for the exit. She did not take out all the spirit stones, but left a small portion.
Many years from now, new spirit stone mines should reappear here. As long as the core of the vein remains undisturbed, there's no need to worry. It will continue to grow on its own.
This time, Jian Ning chose to follow the direction of the river downstream, heading further down. The terrain became increasingly lower, and the river's current gradually quickened.
After walking for more than two days, they finally saw a faint light ahead. Upon closer inspection, they saw a small opening at the top of the stone wall, only about the size of a child's body.
It would be difficult for an adult to squeeze through, so Jian Ning flew up on her sword to take a look. There were loose rocks on both sides of the cave entrance. She pushed them aside to widen the opening, and then crawled out through it.
Outside was a fairly large platform, with the sun hanging high in the sky; it looked like noon. Looking down...
The beautiful scenery prompted Jian Ning to exclaim in amazement.
A sea of red flowers stretches as far as the eye can see, with rivers winding through them, and occasionally a few red-crowned cranes fly by leisurely.
It's so beautiful it's almost otherworldly. It's like a celestial paradise, more like a world from a fairy tale.
This is the scenery at the bottom of the cliff. It's so beautiful, but unfortunately, most people don't dare to venture here easily. The area is full of swamps, and if you take one wrong step, you'll probably lose your life here.
However, this had no effect on Jian Ning at all. She took out the Ruoshui Sword, glanced back at the place where she had come out, and made a mark above the cave entrance with the sword to prevent herself from not being able to find the place next time she came.
Then she took to the air on her sword, wanting to quickly explore the area and find a way out. Just as she reached the sky above the swamp, she suddenly noticed a sea of red flowers below, writhing incessantly.
Then, slowly, creatures covered in mud and water, resembling mummies, slowly rose from within. Their pale, lifeless eyes stared intently at Jian Ning, startling her.
"Who are you? I am Jian Ning. I have wandered into this place by mistake. Could you please help me?" Jian Ning stopped his sword in mid-air, clasped his hands in a fist and said loudly.
But those people who look like mummies.
He didn't utter a word, his pale, thin face tilted back, his empty eyes fixed on Jian Ning's direction.
It was as if he could see her. He slowly moved his body through the swamp, walking side by side towards Jian Ning.
The scene was extremely bizarre. Mud dripped continuously from the mummy's body, and the few people walking around exuded an oppressive aura of a vast army.
Jian Ning couldn't help but retreat five or six meters.
She hesitated for a moment, then refrained from drawing her sword. She noticed that as these people moved about, they were all wearing animal hides, similar to Wu Er's attire.
Could it be that these mummies are people who, over the years, jumped off the cliff to find a way out, fighting against fate?
Thinking about it this way, the appearance of these people can be explained. The only question is whether they are dead or alive and their bodies are being controlled. If it is the latter, then it is somewhat terrifying.
According to Xiao Wuyu and Wu Er, anyone who falls into this swamp will surely die, as they will be trapped inside and unable to escape.
Could it be that they had some kind of fortuitous encounter after entering the swamp, and then started practicing the Corpse Yin Sect's techniques? That seems quite reasonable.
While Jian Ning was lost in thought, the mummies had already walked up to her.
One of them opened its mouth and spewed out a stream of corpse fire. The stench was foul, accompanied by green flames, and it shot directly towards Jian Ning.
Jian Ning quickly dodged on her sword. Although she had a spiritual energy shield, she dared not let the green corpse fire touch her body.
Seeing that Jian Ning had actually dodged his attack
The mummy that had been spewing corpse fire slowly turned its mud-covered head, waved its hand, and the corpses behind it simultaneously opened their mouths towards the sky, letting out a silent scream.
In that instant, Jian Ning shuddered, feeling her spiritual energy rapidly draining away. A mysterious power emanated from the swamp, devouring the spiritual energy within her body.
In just this short time, Jian Ning found herself unable to stay suspended in mid-air on her sword.
This won't do. In a flash, he appeared on the platform where he had just been standing and quickly sat down to move and resist this mysterious force.
The mummy opened its mouth silently, as if mocking Jian Ning for having such meager skills and daring to venture into the swamp. This was their territory, and now that they were here, there was no way they could escape unscathed.
It's unclear how this information was conveyed to Jian Ning, but she somehow came to understand the mummy's thoughts in a very strange way.
A chill ran down his spine. These mummies actually had their own thoughts; this was going to be difficult to deal with.
After a moment's thought, she flicked her finger, and the invisible flame reappeared at her fingertip. The intangible flame flickered and danced incessantly.
"Go, burn them all. Don't leave a single one alive." Jian Ning flicked her finger, and the strange fire slowly and lightly flew out.
As if it had no weight at all, it floated up to the heads of these mummies and split in two, then in four, and so on, until it was divided into twelve parts.
It slowly descended, landing directly on the mummies. They seemed completely oblivious to anything amiss.
They continued to roar silently, their heads tilted back, for the flames had no heat whatsoever, and their senses were not as sharp as when they were alive.
So they didn't realize something was wrong until the flames had almost burned a large hole in their bodies.
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