The Second Holy Spirit
After entering the island, Zhou Tong quickly followed the Array Patterns set up by the Great Sage and arrived at the mountain range in the very center of the island. It was still a desolate place with no trace of life.
Under Yi Qingwu's surprised gaze, Zhou Tong moved his arms continuously in the Void the Great, and lines of Dao Pattern emerged from between his palms and fingers, imprinting themselves on the Void the Great.
"Boom!!"
Finally, the entire island trembled slightly, and then the scenery that appeared before the two of them changed drastically in an instant.
The mountain range, stretching for over thirty miles, suddenly changed its appearance. The originally barren mountain range turned crimson, the color of blood, as if it were a mountain range stained with blood, a vast expanse of red, magnificent and unparalleled.
This is a metal mountain range, mainly composed of Red Copper Essence. The peaks rise and fall, and although it is just ordinary Red Copper Essence, the sheer amount piled up together is astonishing.
Red Copper Essence is a relatively common refining material. It can be used to refine weapons of the Saint Lord Great Power or to set up formations. If there is a large quantity, it can also be used to refine King's Divine Weapon.
Moreover, the entire thirty-mile-long mountain range of Red Copper Essence before them would tempt even Great Accomplishment King or an ancient sage.
It should be noted that most ancient sages could not find enough divine materials to forge their Saint Weapon. Most sages actually used ordinary materials to forge their Saint Weapon, only in large quantities. For example, the thirty-mile-long Red Copper Essence Mountain Range before them was enough to tempt a sage.
At the heart of the mountain range, there is a distinctly different peak. It is only about a hundred meters high, much smaller than the other peaks. However, its material is not Red Copper Essence, but the finest of Red Copper Essence, enough to forge Saint Weapon — the Red Copper Divine Essence.
"Sure enough, the mountain range is more than ten times smaller than that Great Sage remembered!" Zhou Tong thought to himself.
In his memories, this mountain range used to stretch across the entire island, but now it only extends for thirty miles, its length and width are more than ten times shorter, and its volume is thousands of times smaller.
"What an amazing mountain range! Such a place is hidden here. We can already see Red Copper Essence and Red Copper Divine Essence. Perhaps there is Crimson Dawn Divine Gold or even Phoenix Blood Red Gold inside!" Yi Qingwu's expression changed slightly.
With such a vast expanse of Red Copper Essence Mountain Range, and at its center nurturing a Red Copper Divine Essence Mountain, it is foreseeable that within the core area of this Red Copper Divine Essence Mountain lies an even more valuable material— Crimson Dawn Divine Gold.
The Red Copper Divine Essence could only barely forge Saint Weapon, and the Saint Weapon it forged might collapse after tens of thousands of years, making them unable to become Heirloom Sacred Weapon.
However, Crimson Dawn Divine Gold is different. It is on par with Great Luo Silver Essence and is a material sufficient to forge Heirloom Sacred Weapon.
Phoenix Blood Red Gold is Immortal Material that can be used to forge Imperial Weapon.
Even Yi Qingwu could see that this hidden mountain range was definitely a priceless mineral vein, with a very high probability of containing Phoenix Blood Red Gold.
Zhou Tong's target was naturally the Red Copper Divine Essence Mountain, the core of the mountain range. A strong wind howled as Zhou Tong landed, followed by Yi Qingwu, as they approached the Red Copper Divine Essence Mountain.
The crimson mountain, with occasional bursts of red light, is a testament to the abundance of metallic energy, indicating that this place definitely contains unimaginable Immortal Material.
A crack had long existed within this crimson mountain. As Zhou Tong descended along the crack, streaks of crimson light would occasionally burst forth—the unique radiance emanating from the Crimson Dawn Divine Gold.
As they continued forward, the scenery changed once more, with shimmering crimson clouds and flowing rays of light. Crimson radiance, accompanied by metallic energy, flowed like a river, and the walls were adorned with pieces of Crimson Dawn Divine Gold shaped like crystals.
"There are at least a thousand cubic meters of Crimson Dawn Divine Gold here!!" Yi Qingwu, who was following Zhou Tong, looked around, her mind reeling. Just half a cubic meter of Crimson Dawn Divine Gold was enough to forge an Heirloom Sacred Weapon, and it was even a heavy artifact like a cauldron, pagoda, or bell, which consumed the most materials.
This thousand cubic meters of Crimson Dawn Divine Gold, even if the combined resources of five Guanghan Palace were all combined, would absolutely not be as great as this small mountain before us. It's truly astonishing.
"He has grown a lot. That Great Sage set up a formation to help the mine grow... To be precise, he sacrificed the edge of the mine to help the core area of the mine grow!" Zhou Tong silently compared the situation with the Great Sage's memory.
According to the memories of that Great Sage, when he arrived here tens of thousands of years ago, there were only about fifty cubic meters of Crimson Dawn Divine Gold. Now, tens of thousands of years later, the amount of Crimson Dawn Divine Gold has increased dozens of times.
However, compared to the growth in the center of the vein, the peripheral areas of the vein shrink significantly.
This was an array set up by that Great Sage, causing spiritual energy to reverse and concentrate entirely at the core, sacrificing the surrounding edges to gather all the Fortune within the very center. The Great Sage's intention was to further cultivate the Phoenix Blood Red Gold.
Zhou Tong continued forward and finally saw what he needed at the very center of the mine.
There, Myriad Daos Divine Rainbow shone, and dazzling divine light burst forth from the very center of the mine, weaving into patterns resembling Immortal Phoenix.
It is Phoenix Blood Red Gold!
"Phoenix Blood Red Gold, there really is Phoenix Blood Red Gold, such a big piece!!" Yi Qingwu's peerless face could not hide the turmoil in her heart. Her eyes shone with a hazy light. Her slender jade hand secretly formed a magic seal. The Phoenix Blood Red Gold made her unable to calm down, and she subconsciously thought of seizing the treasure.
Zhou Tong turned his head slightly and glanced at her. Instantly, Yi Qingwu felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. Her turbulent emotions turned into solid ice in an instant, and she could no longer feel a ripple.
A single glance from her sent a chill down Yi Qingwu's spine, making it impossible for her to harbor any further greed.
"It's important for a person to know their own limitations. Phoenix Blood Red Gold is not something you can touch!" Zhou Tong warned, then carefully put away the piece of Phoenix Blood Red Gold in front of him.
This piece of Phoenix Blood Red Gold weighs a full 400,000 jin, which is one-sixth the size of Zhou Tong Hegemonic Bell.
"In these hundreds of thousands of years, even with the help of the formation, it has only grown by 300,000 jin?" Zhou Tong was also somewhat dissatisfied. The 400,000 jin of Immortal Metal, plus his current Phoenix Blood Red Gold, only amounted to 700,000 jin in total. The quantity was still too small, only about 30% of the Hegemonic Bell's.
"It's still not enough. The amount of Phoenix Blood Red Gold is still too small. There's still a huge gap between our current state and the goal of refining a second bell!" Zhou Tong thought to himself.
His goal is to collect all nine pieces of Immortal Metal that have awakened the Immortal Gold Profound Meaning, and integrate them into the Hegemonic Bell, transforming it into a supreme immortal Immortal Artifact.
But just then, a powerful aura suddenly emanated from not far away. This aura immediately made Yi Qingwu, who was next to Zhou Tong, feel her hair stand on end and a chill run down her spine, as if she were being watched by some monster.
"The might of a king!? There's another king lying in ambush here?" Yi Qingwu exclaimed in surprise.
"A king of the first level of heaven!?" Zhou Tong suddenly turned his head to look at a corner of the cave.
"Holy Spirit?" Zhou Tong's pupils shrank. He could see clearly that in the crevice behind the Phoenix Blood Red Gold, there was a metal figure about a meter tall, with nine orifices and eight openings, breathing in and out the essence of heaven and earth.
Its entire body is made of Crimson Dawn Divine Gold, like a Holy Spirit yet to be born.
"I never imagined that such a Holy Spirit would be born in this place in just a few hundred thousand years! It's a pity that its Fortune is still lacking. It is not like the Immortal Metal Saint Spirit of the Undying Mountain. It is just a Divine Golden Holy Spirit."
Zhou Tong narrowed his eyes slightly. When that Great Sage came here, there was no such Holy Spirit. Yet, in just over 100,000 years, a King-level Holy Spirit has formed here!
"It already possesses the strength of a king, yet it hasn't yet developed its own will?" Zhou Tong looked at the Holy Spirit, who was still in the process of being conceived, with some surprise.
The Holy Spirit Lineage is born of nature and nurtured by heaven. Once fully born, it is Alternative Dao Attainment. This lineage is full of countless mysteries. Many people only know that the Holy Spirit is invincible, but few know about the Holy Spirit's gestation period.
Does the Holy Spirit need to be conceived to the level of a saint if he wants to be born early?
No wonder I've never seen a King-level Holy Spirit wandering around outside; it turns out that a King-level Holy Spirit hasn't yet developed its own will.
"It already possesses the power of a king, but lacks its own will. Although the Holy Spirit Lineage is blessed by heaven, it is still a pity that it is too fragile before birth!" Zhou Tong sighed and directly took the Holy Spirit, which was still in the process of being conceived, into his Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings.
Instantly, a brand new Great Dao Law descended upon the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings, filling them with an even richer Great Dao aura.
With the addition of a Holy Spirit, the nourishment from the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth accelerated, and Zhou Tong's perception of the profound Great Dao between Heaven and Earth became even clearer.
"I've already nurtured two Holy Spirit within my Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings. With the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth descending, my cultivation speed can increase slightly!" Zhou Tong thought to himself.
Soon, he took Yi Qingwu back into the sky. With a loud "boom", the entire mountain range was pulled up from the island by Zhou Tong and thrown into the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings.