Chapter 1087 Feeling Confident
"Further inside are top-grade spirit stones!" the giant rat said, pointing to the passage ahead. "Those few could only go in one or two hundred meters. I cleared the rest of the way by myself."
"Young Master, would you like to take a look?"
Chen Yang naturally wanted to see. Facing the giant rat's earnest invitation. However, after Chen Yang had only gone three to four hundred meters inside, he began to feel some discomfort. Chen Yang was already at the Foundation Establishment True Human realm, but facing such intense cold, he found himself unable to endure. He had to activate the internal fire energy within his body. The furnace cauldron could protect Chen Yang's heart meridian. Although the consumption rate was a bit fast, Chen Yang estimated he could still last for a while.
At this moment, all the other demon beasts, except for the giant rat, had stopped. Looking at Chen Yang and the giant rat going further, envy flickered in their eyes. The top-grade spirit stones inside were what they most desired to absorb. However, this was already the limit of their mining capabilities. Going any further would result in being killed by the spiritual energy shock!
Chen Yang looked at the top-grade spirit stones fused together around him. Although his body was cold, his heart burned with excitement. With these resources, the construction costs for the mansion and the port would be fully covered! Moreover, Chen Yang could acquire more resources in the human realm.
Seeing Chen Yang wanting to press on, the giant rat quickly said, "Young Master, let's mine here! Further inside is also top-grade spirit stones. We can mine them later!" Chen Yang nodded slowly and began to strike at the top-grade spirit stones. But at this moment, Chen Yang discovered... how difficult it was to mine spirit stones! A strike from a Foundation Establishment True Human could only leave a trace on the top-grade spirit stones. At this rate, even striking all day long might only create a crack.
"No wonder top-grade spirit stones are so small!" Chen Yang suddenly realized. But just then, Chen Yang was astonished to find that the giant rat's claw could carve a deep mark on the top-grade spirit stones with a single swipe. After filling the Tree Tomb Necklace, Chen Yang's internal energy was almost depleted. He quickly led the giant rat out of the mine.
After they emerged, Chen Yang left a considerable amount of top-grade spirit stones for the giant stone and the others, and instructed them not to leave during this period and to obey the giant rat's commands. Chen Yang was also afraid that these demon beasts might run off with the top-grade spirit stones. If the Foundation Establishment True Humans of Demon Bone City discovered this, they would surely be raided.
The giant rat looked at Chen Yang with some grievance, "I'm a bit bored by myself." Chen Yang's eyes twinkled as he looked at the other demon beasts. To the giant rat, who had already opened its mind, these demon beasts were indeed like children...
"How about I stay and accompany these demon beasts? Anyway, my strength is so weak now, I can't help you much." A voice suddenly popped out from Chen Yang's body, startling the other demon beasts. However, the giant rat was not surprised at all. The person speaking was Xu Qingquan, who had been repaired by Chen Yang earlier. After being nourished by the internal fire energy within Chen Yang, Xu Qingquan had also recovered considerably. He had witnessed everything Chen Yang had gone through during this period. Although he wanted to help, he felt powerless.
"The spiritual energy here is much more abundant than outside, and my mental strength won't be disturbed too much if I stay here." Hearing Xu Qingquan's words, Chen Yang agreed.
Chen Yang, leaving the abandoned spiritual vein, immediately returned to the bustling team. Ananda rushed over upon seeing Chen Yang, panting and complaining, "Young Master Chen, where did you go? If you hadn't returned, Old Wu would have killed me!" When Chen Yang left earlier, he had intended to find Ananda to discuss the acquisition of medicinal herbs. Since Wu Min couldn't find him, he naturally had to look for Ananda.
"Old Wu is here too? Where is he?" Ananda pointed in a direction, and Chen Yang took out a small package from the Tree Tomb Necklace, saying, "Use this for now. We can discuss more if it's not enough." With that, he had already vanished from the spot. Ananda curiously opened the package and gasped when he saw what was inside. He quickly put it back into his spatial treasure. Inside that small package were top-grade spirit stones! And from Young Master Chen's words, Ananda guessed that this was probably the first batch of spirit stones.
"So extravagant... to use top-grade spirit stones for transactions." Chen Yang had initially not planned to exchange top-grade spirit stones for the resources he needed, but he had left in a hurry. Low-grade spirit stones, even if mined, would not yield much in such a short time. So, he decided to use some top-grade spirit stones as an emergency measure.
When Wu Min saw Chen Yang, although he breathed a sigh of relief, his expression was still very solemn. "That Hei Gu came looking for you. He said he found some information, but he wants to give it to you personally."
"Where exactly did you go just now?" Wu Min was naturally upset by Chen Yang's sudden disappearance. After all, there were so many people behind Chen Yang. Chen Yang was now the backbone of their group of cultivators. If Chen Yang were not present, no one could manage the current situation.
Chen Yang smiled mysteriously, "I'll tell you on the way back." The two did not linger there for long. Before everything was fully established, Demon Bone City was still their hiding place. For Chen Yang and Wu Min, who were both at the Foundation Establishment realm, the demon beasts in the ancient battlefield were no longer a problem. Even if they were besieged, the two of them could escape. In normal times, Chen Yang would even travel back and forth between the two places alone.
On the way back, Chen Yang told Wu Min about the abandoned spiritual vein. Chen Yang was not worried about Wu Min plotting against him. Not to mention the spiritual vein, even if he took over Demon Bone City, this would not be a place Wu Min and his group would stay for long.
"A spiritual vein! That's a good thing. If you can still mine spirit stones from it, you must ensure that place is not discovered." "Even more powerful factions would never let such a thing fall into others' hands." "Right, you should come to me with any issues. Don't mention it to anyone after you return." "Do you understand what I mean?" Wu Min's eyes became more vigilant as he spoke, and he emphasized, "Not only can't you tell them, but before we leave, we must make them leave something behind!" "Most of you have entered the Foundation Establishment realm now, but your strength has progressed very slowly. One reason is that you haven't experienced the Foundation Establishment realm, and the other is actually because of the cultivation techniques I gave you."