Chapter 548: Chapter 17: Three Top-grade Spiritual Stones

“That was close, thankfully Guh Yan and the others made the first move, otherwise it would have been us on the ground.”

…

Several cultivators secretly wiped the sweat from their brows.

As a cultivator like Lin Feng who was alone digging for spiritual mines, most of the time the minerals he unearthed were likely to be stolen by others, and Guh Yan wasn’t the only one.

At this moment, several cultivators who had also intended to take action were now sighing in relief.

If Guh Yan hadn’t taken action, they might be the ones lying on the ground right now.

“This kid isn’t just at the Martial General Realm in terms of cultivation, how is he so formidable? Could he have cultivated a secret technique that hides his true cultivation?”

Uncle Tian slightly furrowed his brow, finding it unbelievable.

The masked woman in white spoke, “It doesn’t seem like he’s hiding his cultivation level. When he made his move, there was no Gang Qi, which points to him still being at the Martial General Realm. Perhaps he has some treasures on him.”

…

Lin Feng coldly scanned his surroundings, and the icy aura emanating from him made many feel apprehensive.

This time, by crippling Guh Yan and the others, Lin Feng had intended to establish his authority.

Otherwise, there would always be those with malicious intent looking to cause trouble.

He entered the mine, set up several illusion arrays, and sealed off the entrance to ensure no disturbance while he was mining.

Lin Feng started to excavate the spiritual mine.

From time to time, he would dig out a low-grade spirit stone.

Occasionally, he could unearth an intermediate spirit stone.

High-grade spirit stones were already quite rare.

Having mined for three days, Lin Feng had only dug out one high-grade spirit stone, but he had managed over three hundred intermediate spirit stones and over five thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Lin Feng wasn’t lacking in these ordinary spirit stones; he even carried plenty of high-grade spirit stones with him.

What Lin Feng really lacked was top-grade spirit stones.

For a typical cultivator, high-grade spirit stones may be enough to break through.

But Lin Feng’s reserves were too strong, his power, his combat capabilities, and therefore the energy needed for his breakthroughs were vast, demanding even stricter requirements for energy.

Even breaking through the ten heavenly realms of the Martial General required “top-grade spirit stones” to finally push through.

What about advancing to the Martial King Realm?

And moreover, one top-grade spirit stone wasn’t enough.

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Three more days passed, and there were huge fluctuations of energy coming from deep within the mine.

Lin Feng increased his pace, and soon he saw a fist-sized spirit stone before him.

The pure energy contained in that spirit stone caused Lin Feng’s eyelids to twitch violently.

“Top-grade spirit stone!”

Joy was written all over Lin Feng’s face.

…

Inside the cave, Sun Yaya held the spirit stone in her hands, absorbing the energy within.

Just then, the sound of fighting came from outside, and about a dozen cultivators had surrounded a young cultivator in his twenties.

“Hand over the Ancient Demon Ring you’ve obtained, and we’ll spare your life,” the leading cultivator demanded coldly.

“You think you can take my Ancient Demon Ring just like that? It’s laughable. Today, I’ll use you to honor my sword,” the cultivator retorted with a cold laugh, his hands wielding a sword, he shouted.

“Ten Thousand Swords God-Slaying Skill!”

Whoosh…

A dense barrage of dazzling sword beams flew out, shooting towards those cultivators.

Clearly, this cultivator was a master from the Divine Sword Manor.

“It’s the Ten Thousand Swords God-Slaying Skill; retreat quickly. He can’t activate such a powerful sword technique continuously,” shouted the leading cultivator loudly.

“It’s already too late to retreat.”

The cultivator from Divine Sword Manor sneered repeatedly, stepping forward as his Sword Qi shot forth wildly.

Pfft, pfft, pfft…

The sounds of flesh being torn apart resonated, and the bodies of a dozen cultivators were completely penetrated by the Sword Qi, collapsing to the ground, dead.

“Phew.”

The cultivator from Divine Sword Manor took a deep breath and began collecting the storage rings from the deceased cultivators.

“The Ten Thousand Swords God-Slaying Skill is a method of the Divine Sword Manor; this person is a disciple of Divine Sword Manor, truly impressive. If I could build a connection with him, I would reap many benefits,” thought Sun Yaya as she bit her lip. She was a woman who disliked idleness; although she had only stayed in the cave for a few days, she couldn’t settle down to cultivate.

Sun Yaya ran out from the cave.

“Who?”

Zuo Chi scanned his surroundings with a cold gaze.

His eyes locked onto Sun Yaya.

Seeing Sun Yaya’s delicate figure and innocent face, Zuo Chi’s eyes slightly brightened.

“Senior Brother, my name is Sun Yaya, a disciple of Star Cloud Pavilion. I’ve been cultivating here to avoid villains, and I implore you, Senior Brother, to take me in and allow me to cultivate with you in the Thunder Blade Secret Realm,” Sun Yaya pleaded pitifully to Zuo Chi, bowing slightly towards him.

Zuo Chi quickly approached and extended his hand to support Sun Yaya.

Sun Yaya gently tapped Zuo Chi’s palm with her fingers, stirring his heart. He smiled and said, “So, it’s Junior Sister Yaya. It is indeed dangerous for you to be alone in the Thunder Blade Secret Realm. Since Junior Sister Yaya doesn’t mind my humble cultivation, I am willing to protect you.”

Sun Yaya giggled and said, “Thank you, Senior Brother Zuo. Yaya will definitely repay you well in the future.”

Seeing Sun Yaya’s pure face, Zuo Chi felt a surge of lustful fire wanting to vent fiercely.

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“This is the second top-grade Spirit Stone.”

Inside the mine, Lin Feng was delighted as he looked at the top-grade Spiritual Stone in his hand.

“There are at most four or five top-grade Spirit Stones in this vein. Someone had already mined one before; this must be the third one, right? If someone managed to secretly mine them without being exposed, maybe all the top-grade Spirit Stones in this vein are already depleted,” Lin Feng speculated.

“Eh, wait, there seems to be an astonishing energy deep inside. Could there be another top-grade Spirit Stone?”

Using the Dragon Seeking Technique, Lin Feng sensed the spirit vein and discovered another deeply hidden energy fluctuation.

The Dragon Seeking Technique is indeed powerful.

Lin Feng sighed slightly and continued digging deeper.

Before long, Lin Feng had unearthed the third top-grade Spirit Stone.

“Haha, three top-grade Spirit Stones! I should have enough now for my breakthrough into the Martial King Realm, right?”

Lin Feng was full of joy.

Now that he had gathered the top-grade Spirit Stones necessary for his breakthrough into the Martial King Realm, he was very pleased.

Next, he needed to find the powerful Gang Wind to refine.

When Gang Wind and True Qi combine, True Qi is elevated to “Gang Qi.”

Gang Qi is not only more powerful in attack but also stronger in defense. It can even withstand soul attack secret techniques, which True Qi cannot do.

The Thunder Blade Secret Realm, enveloped by thunder and Gang Wind, certainly doesn’t lack strong Gang Qi.

Now, his transformation was also at a critical moment.

Once he successfully broke through into the Martial King Realm, his combat power would drastically increase.

Lin Feng left the mine and swept toward the distance.

“This kid, he set up a small Concealment Array in his mine, definitely to isolate the aura of the Spirit Stones. After going through such great lengths, this guy must have uncovered top-grade ores,”

Several sinister eyes watched as Lin Feng departed.