The group laughed and joked for a while.
Ji Fengyao collected all the spirit stones in the pit, and then everyone took out their weapons and continued digging downwards.
The surface of the pit bottom is about one or two meters thick, which is an artificially aged layer deliberately piled up by people sent by Dong Dan Wenhao and Dong Dan Shuiyue.
Below that are the original rock strata of the cliff.
The rock strata were surprisingly solid. The magpie's cultivation was still low, and sometimes his spiritual power was insufficient, causing his longsword to break when it hit the rock wall.
Within a short hour, she had broken three longswords.
Seeing that Xique's forehead was covered in sweat and that she had broken three swords, An Zijin considerately stepped forward and advised, "Miss Xique, why don't you go and rest for a while? You can come and help us when we've dug down to the next layer of soil."
Xi Que waved his hand cheerfully: "No need, no need. I don't have much else but swords. They're all ordinary iron swords anyway, so I don't care."
Ji Fengyao also smiled and said, "There's no need to persuade her. It's a good opportunity to train her ability to control spiritual power, which will also benefit her cultivation."
An Zijin then gave up, smiled, and continued digging diligently.
The group dug from midday until dusk.
The cave was completely dark inside, and below was still a thick layer of rock.
"Miss, could Dongdan Shuiyue be lying to us, or maybe they've made a mistake themselves, and digging from here simply won't work?" Xique didn't have a good impression of Dongdan Shuiyue and was full of distrust towards her.
“It shouldn’t be,” An Zijin analyzed. “Dongdan Shuiyue said that these spirit stones were dug up from the deep pool under the waterfall, which means that the spirit ore is under the pool. This place is less than three meters away from the waterfall. Logically speaking, you should be able to dig down and find the spirit ore.”
Ji Fengyao probed downwards with her divine sense again and discovered some clues:
An hour ago, she probed down, and the estimated thickness of the rock layer was the same as when she probed down now.
In other words, the rock strata are not endless.
Rather, her consciousness was clouded by some mysterious force.
She listened carefully again to the sound of the waterfall outside.
It is estimated that they are now very close to the bottom of the deep pool under the waterfall outside.
"If I'm not mistaken, we can find spirit ore if we dig down another three to five meters," Ji Fengyao said confidently.
She was unaware of the danger.
Therefore, she did not mention the mysterious power that had clouded her senses, lest it cause unease among everyone.
Sure enough, after digging less than two meters down, they unearthed damp soil rich in spiritual energy.
They dug down less than half a meter further.
Lu Yang then pulled a spirit stone the size of a baby's fist from the muddy ground and excitedly shouted, "Miss! A spirit stone! I found a spirit stone! There really is a spirit mine here!"
"I dug one up too! It's a low-grade spirit stone! It's even better quality than the spirit stones that Dongdan Shuiyue and Dongdan Wenhao hid in their boxes!" An Zijin also pulled out a spirit stone from the mud, about the same size as the one in Lu Yang's hand, and held it high, excitedly shouting.
Meanwhile, Ji Fengyao, Xi Que, and Zhuang Shaoze also unearthed spirit stones one after another.
Although Ji Fengyao was happy, she remained calm and said in a light tone, "Everyone, please keep the spirit stones you've dug up for now. Come back to me when your storage rings are full. Or we can distribute them together once we're out of here."
"Yes, Miss!" An Zijin, Lu Yang, and Zhuang Shaoze answered in unison, showing no resistance or displeasure at Ji Fengyao's suggestion.
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