Chapter 108 Wangfeng Island
Since gaining power, Jiao Jue had been uneasy. He felt as if he had been passively accepting a piece of extremely hot, fragrant meat, which was already in his mouth and he had no choice but to swallow it.
Therefore, Jiao Jue wanted to truly mine the mineral veins on Wangfeng Island so that he could have peace of mind.
Today, the Wu clan members on Wangfeng Island have all broken through the first level of Bone Tempering Realm, and most of them have reached the second level of Blood Moving Realm. Outstanding ancient Wu clan members like Wu Guang have already stepped through the third level of Qi Condensation Realm and reached the fourth level of Wisdom Condensation Realm.
If Wu Guang's main cultivation method advances one more step, he can reach the Earthly Witch Realm.
Above the Earthly Witch Realm are numerous other realms such as Witch Venerable, Witch King, Witch Emperor, and Great Witch. The higher one goes, the higher the requirements for a cultivator's comprehension and the more resources are needed.
Wu Guang and other cultivators are born with deficiencies and have not opened the eye on their foreheads; therefore, they need to use rare and precious materials to make up for the deficiencies in their bodies, stimulate the power of their bloodline, and create a third eye, otherwise they are not true shamans.
The so-called rare and precious materials are nothing more than spiritual springs, immortal herbs, Dao pills, and rare fruits... The Witchcraft Department has none of these things.
Fortunately, we now have Ji Rong.
Ji Rong has the ability to disassemble and reassemble spiritual veins, which makes Jiao Jue determined to help the Wu tribe while mining.
Jiaojue wants to dig a new spirit well on Wangfeng Island so that his miners can have a truly qualified place to temper their bodies and make up for their innate deficiencies.
The next morning, Ji Rong, still in the midst of a sweet dream, was ruthlessly awakened by Jiao Jue and dragged to Wangfeng Island.
Upon entering the seal of Wangfeng Island, Ji Rong sat motionless on the ground. Jiao Jue flicked its tail on Ji Rong's back and shouted, "Get up and get to work!"
Ji Rong pouted and walked towards the mine. Jiao Jue didn't care. As he walked, he said, "There are currently eight hundred ancient witches mining here. They are diligent, but their cultivation is too low, so the production of spirit crystals is limited."
When the ancient witch tribe members who came and went saw them, they all addressed them as "Lord Jinlong, Lord Jirong".
Ji Rong couldn't help but raise her head and fold her wings.
Upon reaching the side of the mine, Ji Rong pointed to a large, hollow millstone that was rolling automatically and asked, "Is this a stone-tempering array?"
Jiao Jue narrowed his eyes and nodded proudly, saying, "Not bad, I've repaired the legacy of the Lich lineage."
There was a well next to the Stone Tempering Formation, but it had long since dried up and no longer produced water.
Ji Rong focused her gaze on the dry well. She and Jiao Jue exchanged a tacit glance and then took root in the dry well.
Jiaojue transformed into a giant dragon, surrounding Ji Rong and the well in layers. Ji Rong's mind followed the roots downwards, searching for many days, but to no avail.
Ji Rong, having returned to her original form, shook her head at Jiao Jue. The bird and the dragon then entered the mine. Jiao Jue led Ji Rong to the left and into a stone chamber. Wu Guang, who was writing and drawing at a wooden table, immediately stood up and bowed to greet them, saying, "Lord Golden Dragon, Lord Ji Rong."
"Wu Guang, give her 20% of the spirit crystals." Jiao Jue said, sitting cross-legged in front of the table, head held high and eyes narrowed.
Wu Guang nodded, took a snake-shaped key, bent down and pried open a floor tile to reveal the keyhole inside;
He unlocked the door and a dark blue gear was revealed; Wu Guang turned the gear, and the red wall behind the wooden table slowly shrank inward.
Wu Guang went in alone and soon came out with a storage bag. He said to Jiao Jue, "There are 1,520 spirit crystals in the treasury. After extracting 20% of Lord Ji Rong's 304 spirit crystals, there are currently 1,216 spirit crystals left in the treasury."
Upon hearing that there were only three hundred, Ji Rong's eyes widened, she stretched her neck, stuck her wings on her body, and exclaimed, "You've been digging for so many years, and this is all you've found?! I don't believe it!"
Jiao Jue squinted and said coolly, "Silly bird, you caused the mine to collapse back then, and it took us months to repair the entrance; later we had to repair the tempering stone array and buy mining picks, none of which cost money. Now you can still get more than three hundred spirit crystals, be content!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong shrank back and said aggrievedly, "But this is too little!"
"What! The storage ring I gave you isn't considered treasure?"
Didn't you say I was kind before? Now, brother, I want to be even kinder and make the witch tribe stronger. If you can help me, I will have the money to support them.
"Of course, you'll get your share of the spirit crystals, not a penny less."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong was completely speechless and said no more.
Wu Guang took out the fish skin ledger and pointed to a spot, saying, "Lord Ji Rong, the mine's income and expenditure are all recorded. You extracted 304 spirit crystals today, and you need to affix your seal here."
Ji Rong had no official seal. She stared at the fish-skin ledger, then immediately pecked her claws so hard that she left a bloody claw mark on it.
When Jiao Jue saw Ji Rong's actions, he couldn't help but laugh so hard his eyes disappeared. He said to Wu Yue while laughing, "Wu Yue, you should prepare some cinnabar, lest she pecks at you again when she comes to take the spirit crystal next time."
Ji Rong took out the spirit crystals from the storage bag and put them into her storage ring, then followed Jiao Jue into the mine.
The mines on Wangfeng Island are much more orderly than those on Tuifeng Island, and a bright demon candle is placed here at intervals.
Jiao Jue led Ji Rong further inside. Ji Rong saw the Wu Clan disciples pushing carts to deliver raw ore. Looking at the carts full of raw ore, she couldn't help but shout, "There's so much raw ore, and Golden Dragon, you only gave me three hundred spirit crystals! That's too much!"
Jiao Jue squinted and sighed, "Silly bird, the Stone Tempering Array has suffered damage."
Ji Rong was puzzled, so Jiao Jue took her back to watch the process of refining the spirit crystal.
Once the raw stone was inside, the wind array removed impurities, the spirit array drew lines on the ore, and the blade array cut along those lines, thus creating a spirit crystal. However, the blades in the blade array were prone to minor deviations, so the yield rate was only 50%, and half of the spirit crystals were cut into waste crystals.
Ji Rong said with heartache, "Why didn't you ask Wu Guang and the others to cut it?"
Jiao Jue shook his head and said, "Of these eight hundred witches, only ten have the same cultivation level as Wu Guang. They are responsible for the operation of this mine, so they don't have time to cut raw ore."
"But if you manage to extract the spirit well, I have a way to get them all to cultivate to the Qi Condensation Realm. Then, we can naturally spare fifty witches to do this delicate cutting work."
Ji Rong nodded in agreement and followed Jiao Jue into the mine.
After circling the entire mine, Ji Rong chose an inconspicuous corner and began to probe the veins from below. The horn-shaped jade encircled Ji Rong within its body; it coiled up ring by ring, completely surrounding Ji Rong without leaving any gaps.
With her previous experience, Ji Rong's mind followed the roots downwards and soon found a stream of spiritual energy. She explored the edge and found a blade intent at the top, the cut of which was the same as that on Tuifeng Island.
Sensing this situation, Ji Rong quickly returned to her original form and went to tell Jiao Jue about it.
Jiao Jue, however, showed no concern. He said, "Before you, I have never heard of anyone who could activate spiritual veins. You don't need to panic. If anything happens, I'll cover for you."
So Ji Rong had her brother Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing dig a well above the cut. She followed the tiny underground water veins and extended her roots forward, but her divine sense was blocked at one point.
Upon returning to the original body, it was discovered that the other end of the sword intent had broken free of the seal and entered the sea. Ji Rong could only secretly remember this and inform Jiao Jue.
Now that we know the location, the next step is to find a small spiritual vein to connect it.
This time, Jiao Jue didn't take Ji Rong diving into the sea. They searched the deserted island, collecting one hair-sized spiritual vein after another. When the collected spiritual veins gathered to the size of a toe, Ji Rong said to Jiao Jue, "This should be enough. Let's go back."
However, this time the connection to the spiritual vein did not go smoothly because Ji Rong's consciousness could not leave Wangfeng Island.
The seal set up by the great shaman, the ancestor of the Lich lineage, is so powerful that it completely seals off the heavens and earth; as long as Ji Rong's thoughts drive the spiritual veins to approach the sealed area, her thoughts are blocked back.
When the spiritual veins lose control, they tend to drift to one side.
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