Chapter 498 Star Mine (2)
They flew further and further away, and at one point stopped on two small stars that seemed to have spiritual veins, but the condition of these two stars was not much different from that of the "Little Red Star".
Ji Rong was unwilling to waste her energy on such a worthless star.
They flew forward until the sun behind them was just a red dot. Ji Rong stopped and pointed to a large star emitting blue and white light. She said, "Let's go up here. There must be a spirit mine here."
The stars of the primordial sovereign were also moved from this area. I originally asked Him to move this one, but He said it was too big and not suitable for Him.
The appearance of this star is somewhat similar to that of the Nine Provinces Realm; it is blue and white.
Around it, there is a thick layer of milky white gas, which, like an egg membrane, envelops the contents inside.
They stopped in mid-air. Ji Rong stepped forward and conjured a giant root that probed dozens of meters into the milky-white gas. He inhaled the strange, mixed air inside and was struck by lightning dozens of times before retracting the root and saying, "This star must be off-limits to people. Who should go in and scout ahead?"
Qingpingzi and Jiaojue both said they would go themselves, and while they were arguing, Ji Zhuang, who had been silent the whole way, spoke up: "I will go. I can fly. If I can't get out, my sister can stick her roots in and pull me out."
"Your cultivation is profound; if you cannot escape, I am not certain I can pull you out."
Gu Qingqing looked worried, but Jiao Jue suddenly narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't worry, as long as the colorful birds can come and go freely in this place, it's fine. If Ji Rong can't pull Ji Zhuang out, we can just go into the inner room and mine in peace."
Ji Rong nodded and said, "Brother is right. Go and come back quickly." Jiao Jue also said, "A Jin, you go with Ji Zhuang. If you can't get out, try to fly into the sky. I will sense it then."
As instructed, Ajin flew onto Ji Zhuang's neck, caught his tail, and transformed into a golden dragon pendant.
Ji Zhuang didn't hesitate and flew straight in.
The void was silent, and the passage of time went unnoticed. Fortunately, Qingpingzi had brought a timekeeping artifact, a completely sealed water clock. When the water ran out, a day had passed.
The water clock had turned three times, and it wasn't until halfway through the fourth water clock that Ji Zhuang flew out. He landed on the back of Jiao Jue and said to Ji Rong and his group, "This place is like a second Nine Provinces Realm, only it is completely ruined. The electric fire inside is endless, and there are scenes of floods pouring in and heavenly fires scorching the earth from time to time."
Seeing Ji Zhuang fly out, with only some feathers knocked off, Ji Rong felt relieved.
They landed on the surface of this star, where they could vaguely see remnants of plains, mountains, rivers, and caves.
There is no sign of life here, and it is impossible for any living creature to live here anymore.
Because of the chaotic falling wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, huge hailstones and heavenly fires bloomed on the ground, exploding into mixed air currents that intertwined in the sky to form a colorful and hazy primordial scene.
Ji Rong thought to herself that there must have been a civilization here, but for some unknown reason, that civilization had come to an end, and now it had benefited them.
At this moment, Qingpingzi, holding Ji Rong's wings and pointing excitedly to the sky, exclaimed, "Junior sister, look! This must be a sign of the world being reopened!"
Ji Rong watched for a while and said, "Senior brother, the cycle of life and death is normal and nothing to be surprised about."
We've traveled a long way; let's first find the spirit crystal veins here, replenish our supplies, and then we can talk about other things.
"Senior brother, if there are enough spirit crystal veins here, we will definitely stay here. There will be plenty of time to explore later."
Qingpingzi nodded reluctantly, then took out the scroll and named the star "Blue Eternal Realm".
Although the conditions here are harsh, the spirit crystal veins contained in the soil are quite good;
Every two days, Ji Rong would be able to discover a small spirit crystal vein. These spirit crystal veins were all discontinuous, and it was unknown whether they had deteriorated before or after the calamity of this world.
Having learned the location of the mineral vein, Jiao Jue, Gu Qingqing, and Ji Zhuang all manifested their magical forms and brandished their claws to clear away the soil.
After the crystal was exposed, Ji Rong transformed into a tree trunk and used its roots to divide the spirit crystal vein into large chunks, making it easier for Jiao Jue and the others to mine.
With the spirit crystal ore, Qingpingzi immediately built a large concealment array for Ji Rong based on the spirit crystal ore, so that she could transform into a tree body and set up the Guardian Palace.
Then, following Jiao Jue's instructions, he activated the internal fire and used his claws to forge a pickaxe for mining spirit crystals and build a stone-tempering array.
After finally finishing these three tasks, he and Ji Rong then chipped open the spirit crystal ore one by one, leaving them no time to observe the changes in the sky.
One day, Qingpingzi thought about how old he was and how he had never stopped working since he was born in the "Blue Eternal Realm". He couldn't help but sigh as he worked, "Junior sister, if I had known that mining would be so hard, I would have brought Guanshan with me."
Ji Rong smiled and said, "Senior brother, don't sigh. Mining is hard, but there are few cultivators in this world who can resist the temptation of spirit crystals."
Not all cultivators dislike eating soil and stones as much as Senior Brother Guanshan. Once we return to the Nine Provinces Realm, as long as we spread the word, there will be plenty of cultivators willing to come.”
To be fair, the spirit crystals here are slightly different from those in the Nine Provinces Realm. First, they are much smaller, about 20% the size of the spirit crystals in the Nine Provinces Realm. The spiritual energy they contain is also not as pure as that in the Nine Provinces Realm, only about 10%. However, the spirit crystals here are plentiful, a great many.
They dug there day and night, and after obtaining a certain amount of spirit crystals, Ji Rong told Qing Pingzi to stop.
She stuck her wings on, raised her neck and laughed loudly at the sky, then said proudly, "Senior brother, let me show you the treasure I brought out."
After saying that, she walked into the concealment array where the Guardian Palace was located, and roots grew wildly on her body.
Half of the tendril protruded into the pile of failed and abandoned spirit crystal ore next to the spirit vein, while the other half stretched into the Guardian Palace.
In just a few breaths, eight great shamans connected to the tree roots emerged. As if they were still alive, they picked up pickaxes from the ground and began mining.
With the blessing of the eight great shamans, they quickly mined a pile of spirit crystal ore;
Qingpingzi no longer needed to mine, as the output of raw ore had increased significantly. Ji Rong told him to build two more stone-quenching arrays.
They dug here for ten years and obtained twelve mountain spirit crystals. Seeing that they already had so many spirit crystals, Ji Rong said, "Senior brother, Jue Jun, you should take a break for a while. I will send these spirit crystals back to the Nine Provinces Realm and bring back some spirit food."
Zhu Xiu nodded in agreement, and Ji Zhuang happily pulled Ji Rong into the concealment array, pointing to a low-grade spirit fruit core sprouting in a crack in the soil at the edge of the Guardian Palace, saying, "Sister, bring back some more seeds."
That was a seed that Ji Zhuang deliberately dropped into that crevice when he went out to eat a spirit fruit a while ago. Over the years, he has dropped a total of five seeds into this crevice.
Unexpectedly, five months later, one of them sprouted.
This means that, given the right conditions, life will bloom again in this Blue Eternal Realm.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
