"Your spiritual power isn't bad; otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to sense these things. This is Spiritual Energy, the resource I use for my cultivation," Lin Mo said with a fiery gleam in his eyes.
Just as he had suspected, there was indeed a Spirit Vein beneath this area. However, judging from the concentration and breadth of the Spiritual Energy, it could only be considered a small Spirit Vein—much smaller compared to the one within the Star Sect.
But this Spirit Vein was equivalent to several hundred Top-grade Spirit Stones, which was extremely important to Lin Mo, who was eagerly looking to improve his strength.
Lin Mo grinned, his face breaking into a sunshine-like smile.
Only by enhancing his own strength could he feel like his fate was in his own hands.
Bai Rui sat on the green grass of the hillside, intermittently sharing some things with Lin Mo.
The Bai Family had become the real number one family in Yun Province and was now cooperating with Die Mo Pharmaceutical. They had entered the national rankings for a century.
"I have a few pills here for you to keep," Lin Mo said, taking out several Primordial Qi Pills and Green Wood Pills from his Space Ring.
All these elixirs could save a life at a critical moment, and the Primordial Qi Pills were for cultivation.
Having said that, Lin Mo stood up, stretched his neck, and said, "Xiao Rui, you head back first. I need to stay here for a few days."
Bai Rui sighed softly before standing up.
The new mine was in a fairly desolate area, and since it wasn't officially operational yet, other than two excavators parked here, the surroundings were uninhabited.
Lin Mo could not wait to absorb the Spiritual Energy here. Only by thoroughly devouring and assimilating the local Spiritual Energy would he stand a better chance against the people of Heavenly Sect.
However, this time Lin Mo wasn't sitting cross-legged in one place to absorb the Spiritual Energy; doing so would take at least half a month.
Lin Mo took out dozens of yellow talismans and casually scattered them. The yellow talismans turned into streams of energy and landed in positions according to the array, falling in all directions and forming a 'net' that sealed the Spiritual Energy of the entire mine.
Lin Mo then pinched a spell and cast it into the ground. The mild Spiritual Energy from the Earth Vein suddenly became restless and surged towards his feet.
After executing these two sets of Martial Arts techniques, the mine's Spiritual Energy behaved like a school of sardines trapped in a net, unable to dissipate and madly converging towards the 'center.'
Lin Mo closed his eyes, with green light emanating from his body, transforming himself into a green beam of light as he plunged into the earth below.
The Yang Wood Divine Skill not only possessed strong healing and repairing functions, but it also gradually made a person closer to the Heaven and Earth Source Qi, becoming one with all spirits.
Therefore, Lin Mo used the Yang Wood Divine Skill to dive directly underground, extending out fifty meters, eighty meters, stopping finally at a hundred meters.
The geology here was different; unlike some places where water would seep up after just a dozen meters or so, nearly a hundred meters here was all rock strata.
Surrounded by darkness, Lin Mo sat cross-legged in place with tranquility, and as his Divine Sense emerged, his face instantly revealed a look of delight.
Within the darkness, streams of Spiritual Energy, formed by converging currents, were continuously surging from all directions.
"This is perfect, there's even more than I had imagined," he thought with great joy, and then he calmed his mind and began to practice the Vast Universe Technique.
In the darkness, blue and white 'streams' continuously flowed towards Lin Mo. Dozens of streams seemed to have found a hole and swirled into it. That bottomless black hole was Lin Mo's body.
Abundant natural Spiritual Energy ceaselessly poured into his body. Every pore opened up greedily, deeply inhaling the incoming Spiritual Energy. Every inch of his skin, every bone, and every cell were blissfully absorbing, cheering, and leaping for joy.
Lin Mo himself had gradually entered a trance-like state.
In the past, whether he was setting up an array or cultivating within the Star Sect, he had never felt this way.
The concentration of Spiritual Energy here was comparable to that of the true Cultivation World.
At this moment, Lin Mo closed off his five senses and felt as though he had transformed into a sapling, absorbing the nourishment of a fresh spring.
At his current location, the ground too slowly sprouted a sapling the size of a little finger, its proud green glow shimmering in the sunlight.
...
In a mansion built in the countryside of Tengchong,
"Mr. Hong, how are your injuries?" Black Bear stood by, glancing surreptitiously at Mr. Hong's shoulder.
Mr. Hong furrowed his thick brows, shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "My injuries are not serious, but failing to accomplish what the young miss entrusted to us... I don't know how to explain it to her."
"The young miss?" Black Bear's eyes widened, wondering if the young miss of Hongmen had also arrived in Huaxia.
Mr. Hong nodded, "Yes, she is the daughter of the Sect Leader of the Huaxia main hall, and her coming to Tengchong was indeed her command."
The influence of Hongmen spanned the globe; even though they had left Huaxia years ago, they left behind some personnel and connections. That Sect Leader was the main person in charge of Huaxia's Hongmen, who, due to Hongmen's low profile in recent years, was unknown to most people in Huaxia.
"Haha, Lao Hong, I heard someone beat you up, quite a rare sight," a booming voice suddenly rang from outside the courtyard.
Mr. Hong and Black Bear both looked up, only to see a burly, bald man entering with large strides. The man's figure was enormous, his suit seeming as if it would burst from his muscles, reminiscent of a Polar Bear. His mere presence was so intimidating it left people speechless.
In his presence, Black Bear was like a well-behaved baby.
"Kong Er, what brings you here?"
Mr. Hong frowned upon seeing the man.
"The young miss already knew you wouldn't get it done, so she sent me to check on things. Boy, imagine that, Lao Hong having a day of defeat."
Kong Er spoke with a carefree tone.
"The young miss already knows?" Mr. Hong looked embarrassed, his head drooping.
Kong Er said, "What exactly happened? You know the task was personally assigned by headquarters. If we fail, you know what kind of punishment we'll face, right?"
"I was beaten by a youngster, and his identity is no simple matter," Mr. Hong spoke slowly.
"A youngster could beat you; could he also be a Vigorous Martial Master?" Kong Er's expression turned grave. Although he looked down upon Mr. Hong, he was well aware of Mr. Hong's strength. There were very few in the Huaxia Martial Arts World who could defeat Mr. Hong.
Mr. Hong shook his head, "I can't see his true strength, but perhaps it's above Gangjin."
"Emperor Realm?" Kong Er's pupils dilated with shock, then quickly responded, "Impossible. There are only five people in that realm in the entire Hongmen. What's his name?"
"Lin Mo."
"That name seems familiar, but I can't recall where I've heard it," Kong Er frowned, then shook his head, "No matter who he is, anyone who stands in Hongmen's way only has one path—death. The young miss might arrive in Tengchong this evening."
"The young miss is coming?" Hearing Kong Er's words, Mr. Hong could not help but stand up sharply, accidentally tugging at his wound and gritting his teeth from the pain.