Plotting to Seize the Snake Cave's Spirit Vein

Above ground.

Upon hearing this, Yang Changxing immediately understood and waved his hand to summon the furnace floating in front of him, drawing all the flames that had trapped the Foundation Establishment Completion Snake Demon back into the furnace.

As soon as the flames subsided, he put his natal Lifebound Magic Item back into his Dantian.

He also put away the cyan bronze bell Law Artifact that had created the defensive light barrier.

This strange approach was because he needed to free up enough of his Divine Sense and spiritual power to unleash his strongest attack, "Returning Ruins Flame," in order to kill the Foundation Establishment Completion Snake Demon in one strike.

Yang Changxing formed a special Method Formula, and in an instant, he condensed a white Law Seals covered with flame patterns.

"Returning Ruins Flame".

"Condensation."

The white Law Seals flashed with spiritual light, transforming into a vast expanse of white flames, over ten feet in length.

As soon as the white flames formed, Yang Changxing unleashed them, sweeping across the Protective Yuan Qi erected by the Foundation Establishment Completion Snake Demon half a mile away.

The moment the white flames touched the Protective Yuan Qi, they quickly burned away the spiritual energy that the Foundation Establishment Completion Snake Demon had channeled into the protective light barrier.

Burning spiritual energy is the effect of this Returning Ruins Flame.

This fire is most effective against spiritual energy barriers. Once a spiritual energy barrier is contaminated, even a wisp of the Returning to Nothingness Fire can rely on burning the spiritual energy barrier to grow stronger.

Because the Snake Demon demon's inner core was entangled by Ling Yunhong's twin swords and was no longer inside his body, the protective light barrier conjured by the snake had no source of spiritual power to support it, and its power was weakened by several times.

Burned by the flames of the Ruins, they were rendered powerless to resist.

In less than ten breaths, the protective light barrier erected by the Foundation Establishment Completion Snake Demon was burned to ashes by the Returning Ruins Fire.

The power of the Fire of Return to the Ruins was thus increased by three times.

The Foundation Establishment Completion Snake Demon, now only able to defend itself with its scales, saw the powerful white flames reaching its face and a flicker of fear flashed in its eyes.

To save its life, it didn't have time to recall the inner elixir that it had nurtured for hundreds of years.

He cast Law Technique, his body sinking into the ground, successfully escaping the burning flames of the vast expanse of the Ruins of Return.

In the blink of an eye, the Demon Snake's aura vanished several miles to the south, leaving no trace.

The sky, the back of Immortal Crane.

Ling Pengyun, who only used defensive Law Technique and had no strong offensive methods, showed a hint of surprise when he saw the Foundation Establishment Completion Snake Demon escape from underground.

"It's Earth Escape Technique. Judging from its speed, it's likely that the user has mastered it to a perfect level."

"These Foundation Establishment Completion Demon Beast are indeed no ordinary beings."

"However, even if this snake escapes, it probably won't have a good ending. Without the inner core that provides the source of spiritual power, the snake's strength will only be 30% of its full strength at most. It will probably only be able to fight against Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Beast."

Earth Escape Technique is also a type of Law Technique, with a rank as high as the second level. Only cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm or above can use it, and it is extremely difficult to comprehend.

At the same time, this escape technique is one of the more practical escape techniques among the Five Elements escape techniques. It is extremely fast and is a Secret Method for escaping death.

ground.

Yang Changxing mobilized his Divine Sense to carefully search the ground within several miles, but he could not find even a trace of the Snake Demon from before.

"It's a pity that the snake escaped. Otherwise, if we could have killed it and obtained its body and flesh, it would have been a great help to our Yang Clan in cultivating Foundation Establishment Realm Guardian Spirit Beast in the future," Yang Changxing thought to himself helplessly.

Fortunately, the inner core was preserved.

Since the Foundation Establishment Completion Snake Demon had escaped, and maintaining the Returning Void Fire consumed a great deal of energy, Yang Changxing removed all of the Returning Void Fire.

He summoned his Lifebound Magic Item, the Returning Ruins Flame Furnace, and the cyan bronze bell defensive magic Law Artifact again, hovering them beside him to guard the surroundings.

"Ling Daoyou, according to the pre-battle agreement, the inner core of that Foundation Establishment Completion Rock Scale Snake Demon belongs to me. Is that still valid?"

Yang Changxing looked up and saw the sky above Ling Yunhong Hongdao, who was riding the Immortal Spirit Crane King.

"Of course it counts. Although the inner core belongs to Yang Daoyou, I wonder when my Ling Clan will receive the agreed-upon share of the Small Hundred Spirits Water? And the three Pulse Meridian Protecting Pill that can be purchased at a low price?" Ling Yunhong, riding the Immortal Spirit Crane King, replied from the sky, and then asked.

"Although the Small Hundred Spirits Water will take time to refine, it is estimated that it will be ready by the end of the year. At that time, you can come to my Yang Clan to pick it up. As for the Meridian Protecting Pill, my clan has some in stock. If you need it, you can come to my Yang Clan at a low price to buy three pills at any time," Yang Changxing said after thinking for a moment.

After saying that, he picked up the inner core that he hadn't had time to retrieve when he was entangled by Ling Yunhong, which caused the Foundation Establishment Completion Snake Demon to escape.

Looking at the inner core in his hand, which contained immense spiritual power, he frowned and made a suggestion.

"Ling Daoyou, although that Foundation Establishment Completion Snake Demon escaped, its inner core is still crucial to Snake Demon. There's a good Snake Demon it might try to retrieve it and then ambush us on our return, intending to leave this Serpent Dragon Lake area together. What do you think?"

"Okay," Ling Yunhong nodded in response.

Although the inner core of the Foundation Establishment Completion Snake Demon was in Yang Changxing's hands, he, Ling Pengyun, and the Immortal Spirit Crane King had also attacked the Snake Demon just now.

It's possible that the Snake Demon demon, harboring resentment, might attack them on the way back.

To be on the safe side, it would be best to leave the Serpent Dragon Lake area together.

"Immortal Spirit, keep watch in the air."

Ling Yunhong gently patted the head of the Immortal Spirit Crane King he was sitting on, as if to give a signal.

Then, he called out to Ling Pengyun, who was sitting on the back of the Immortal Spirit Crane King.

"Peng Yun, land with me on the ground and harvest materials from the corpses of the nearly one hundred Qi Refining Snake Demon and the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Snake Demon."

After saying that, Ling Yunhong cast a Wind Control Technique on himself, and the Immortal Spirit Crane King landed lightly on its back dozens of feet below the ground.

Ling Pengyun followed closely behind.

As soon as they landed on the ground, they each took out a relatively sharp magical Law Artifact and used it to cut materials from the nearly one hundred Qi Refining Snake Demon and the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Snake Demon corpses on the ground.

After the two finished collecting the materials from the Snake Demon, Yang Changxing, who had been waiting quietly to the side, looked at the Snake Cave with a strange glint in his eyes and made a suggestion to Ling Pengyun and Ling Yunhong.

"The Spiritual Qi Spiritual Qi from the Snake Cave is quite dense. Given that the Foundation Establishment Completion Rock Scale Snake Demon will lead its clan to occupy this place, there is a high probability that there is a Second Rank Spirit Vein inside the Snake Cave."

"The Spirit Vein in the Demon Beast realm are full of treasures. Let's go together and search for them. We might find some unexpected gains."

Ling Pengyun and Ling Yunhong largely agreed with this.

Once they reached a consensus, the three of them each cast a defensive Law Technique around themselves and then entered the Snake Cave together.

As for the Immortal Spirit Crane King, who was in the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment, it was still warning its surroundings in the sky outside the Snake Cave.

There are many small caves on the rock walls of the Rock Scale Snake Den, but these small caves all eventually lead to the Spirit Vein at the deepest part of the Snake Cave.

Ling Pengyun and the others did not spend any time exploring these small caves, but continued to follow the main road inside the Snake Cave, heading deeper into the Snake Cave.

As they ventured deeper into the Snake Cave, the surrounding Spiritual Qi became even more concentrated.

When the three of them reached the deepest part of the Snake Cave, the surrounding Spiritual Qi was incredibly dense.

Ling Pengyun sensed the richness of the Spiritual Qi in this place, his expression shifted slightly, and he was secretly surprised.

"The Spiritual Qi energy here is just as rich as Spiritual Qi of Lingxiao Mountain, and is even several times stronger. I estimate that the Spirit Vein vein underground is at least Second Grade Middle Rank."

Just as Ling Pengyun was lost in thought, Yang Changxing asked meaningfully.

"Ling Daoyou, I wonder if your Ling Clan has any interest in that Second Grade Middle Rank Spirit Vein deep beneath this Snake Cave?"

"Does Fellow Yang Daoyou mean he intends to take over this Spirit Vein?" Ling Yunhong asked, somewhat surprised.

"Indeed, the Spirit Vein here is of the Second Grade Middle Rank, which is extremely rare in the outside world. If your two families can occupy this place, we can even develop Spirit Field on this Spirit Vein and plant Spirit Plant, and earn a lot of profits every year," Yang Changxing said.

"I understand what Fellow Yang Daoyou means, but this place is already tens of thousands of miles deep into the territory of Serpent Dragon Lake. There are quite a few Foundation Establishment Demon Beast in this location. If we want to occupy this place, we need at least one Foundation Establishment Cultivator to be stationed here year-round to prevent any accidents."

"Furthermore, we need a high-level concealment formation to hide the Spirit Vein energy of this place, as well as a second-level Defense Array to protect the safety of this place."

"This place is, after all, the territory of the Serpent Dragon Lake, where Demon Beast roam freely. Once the Foundation Establishment Demon Beast discover this place, not only will the Foundation Establishment Cultivator stationed here be in danger, but the two formations set up here for concealment and defense will probably be difficult to withdraw in time. The cost is too high, and it is not a good business opportunity."

"If the Second Rank Spirit Vein in the Demon Beast Serpent Dragon Lake region were so easy to occupy, it wouldn't be your or my turn."

"Moreover, the Foundation Establishment Completion Snake Demon we hunted on this trip is still alive."

After thinking it over, Ling Yunhong refused.

Yang Changxing didn't seem to care about Ling Yunhong's refusal; instead, he continued to persuade him patiently.

"Ling Daoyou, rest assured, I have prepared a Second Rank Low Grade Defense Array. Moreover, most of the Demon Beast within a dozen or even a hundred miles around this Snake Cave Snake Cave been eaten by the Snake Demon of the past, leaving very few Demon Beast around this Snake Cave."

"Once I set up the Second Rank Low Grade Defense Array I prepared here, and given that there aren't many Demon Beast around, it will be difficult for any Demon Beast to discover that there is Spirit Vein here in the future."

"As for the escaped Foundation Establishment Completion Snake Demon, it's even easier to deal with. We can use its inner core as bait to lure it out and kill it."

"Fellow Daoist may not know, but the higher-ups of the Hundred Spirits Sect are planning to reoccupy the territory of 50,000 to 60,000 li of Serpent Dragon Lake Serpent Dragon Lake Demon Beast and establish a new great state."

"This Snake Den Spirit Vein is located within the area of the great state that Hundred Spirits Sect plans to establish. In less than ten years, this place will become Hundred Spirits Sect territory."

"When that time comes, relying on the connection between my Yang Clan and the female cultivator who married into the Hundred Spirits Sect's Golden Core lineage, our two families can use Spirit Stone to smooth things over, and the Hundred Spirits Sect will surely pretend not to notice the Second Rank Spirit Vein within the Snake Cave, making it ours for the taking."

"You should know that if you don't do it this way, the Ling Clan will only be able to possess two Second Rank Spirit Vein if you use Spirit Stone to advance to the First Rank Spirit Vein yourself."

"If it weren't for the fact that my Yang family had just occupied Red Leaf Mountain, which has a second-grade mid-level spiritual vein, a few years ago, and the Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn't leave, I wouldn't have dragged your Ling family into this good thing."

Under normal circumstances, the Hundred Spirits Sect does not allow any Foundation Establishment Family under its command that already have a Second Rank Spirit Vein to purchase another Second Rank Spirit Vein from the Hundred Spirits Sect.

These actions are also due to the fact that Hundred Spirits Sect needs to restrict the development of its Foundation Establishment Family.

The loyal dogs, cannon fodder, and henchmen that Hundred Spirits Sect needs don't need to be too strong; they just need to be controllable.

Otherwise, Yang Changxing wouldn't have needed to plan the destruction of the Ye Clan Red Leaf Ridge Ye Family, seize the Red Leaf Mountain with its Second Rank Spirit Vein, or want to occupy this Snake Cave today. He could have simply purchased the Second Rank Spirit Vein from the three West Yang County, Cold Moon County, and Clear Forest County in Jiao Province, which were being sold to the Hundred Spirits Sect, from the Hundred Spirits Sect.

Upon hearing Yang Changxing's words, Ling Yunhong was immediately tempted.

"Judging from the fact that Hundred Spirits Sect has been recruiting Qi Refining disciples every year in recent years, they do indeed seem to be trying to seize another piece of territory from Serpent Dragon Lake."

"In addition, Yang Siling Yang Clan, who married Wu Yan, a descendant of Golden Core cultivator, knows some of the gossip about the Hundred Spirits Sect, so her information is quite reliable."

With this in mind, Ling Yunhong immediately made a decision.

"If our two families occupy this Spirit Vein, cultivate Spirit Field, and plant Spirit Plant, how will the profits be divided after the Spirit Plant mature? And what will my Ling Clan need to do?" Ling Yunhong asked.

Upon hearing the question, Yang Changxing immediately realized that Ling Yunhong also had designs on the Spirit Vein of this place.

He said with a smile, "The profits will be split 60/40, with the Yang Clan getting 60% and the Ling Clan family getting 40%. After all, this place was discovered by my Yang Clan. Furthermore, the array that conceals the Spirit Vein energy of this place and the Defense Array that protects this place were both provided by my Yang Clan."

"If your Ling Clan wants to take this 40% of the profits, you will need to send a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to oversee this place."

"Of course, my Yang Clan will not be stingy with the Foundation Establishment Cultivator from your Ling Clan who has risked his life to stay here. Every year, my Yang Clan can provide two Second Rank Low Grade Pill Refining Spirit Gathering Pill, the cultivation pills that are in the greatest demand among Foundation Establishment Cultivator on the market, as a reward."

Ling Pengyun, who had been silent until now, lit up when he heard that there were Spirit Gathering Pill available for those who were stationed there.

"Peng Yun, what is your opinion on the Ling Clan and the Yang Clan occupying this place together?" Just then, Ling Yunhong asked the Lineage's Supreme Elder Ling Pengyun via telepathy.

Ling Pengyun was already quite interested in the two Spirit Gathering Pill he could get each year, so he was more inclined to agree with Yang Changxing's proposal.

After thinking it over, he replied telepathically.

"Ancestor, Long Xing Grand Uncle is probably confident this time, otherwise he wouldn't have prepared a second-order formation to conceal the Spirit Vein and a second-order formation to defend this place so early."

"These two formations are not cheap on the market. I think we can agree to this. After all, the Lineage has recently become very interested in Pill Refining. If we can supply more Pill Refining materials to the Lineage's Alchemist, we can produce more pills and thus increase the Lineage's profits."

"As for who will be in charge of this place, I am probably the most suitable person in the clan."

"It is not advisable to have too many people stationed here. If there are too many people, it will be difficult to escape when the Demon Beast discover us. Therefore, it is best if the Foundation Establishment Cultivator stationed here is a Spirit Planter, who can take care of the Spirit Plant planted here and also guard this place."

"Although you, Third Grandfather, are a second-tier Spirit Planter, you still need to oversee the Lineage's refining of second-tier pills. Third Brother is not good at taking care of Spirit Plant; he is only good at fighting."

"In that case, I am the most suitable one."

"Peng Yun, this place is extremely dangerous. Have you thought it through?" Upon hearing this, Ling Yunhong felt that what Ling Pengyun said made sense.

"I've made up my mind," Ling Pengyun replied telepathically.

"Since you've made up your mind, I won't say any more. From now on, you'll be stationed here, and the Lineage will give you two extra Spirit Gathering Pill every year. In addition, the Lineage's Guardian Spirit Beast spirit beast, the Immortal Spirit Crane King, will also remain here. This way, if you encounter danger while stationed here, you can escape more quickly." Seeing Ling Pengyun's resolute attitude, Ling Yunhong stopped trying to persuade him and instead communicated with Ling Pengyun via telepathy to inform him of the reward for guarding the Lineage's territory.

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun was overjoyed.

"In this way, the Yang Clan and Lineage will need to give me four Spirit Gathering Pill every year while I am stationed here. Including the six Spirit Gathering Pill given by the Lineage as an annual salary, I can get ten Spirit Gathering Pill a year, which is enough for me to take pills and cultivate diligently day and night for ten months."

"Putting aside the Law Technique, Spirit Plant Secret Method that I still need to comprehend every day, these ten Spirit Gathering Pill are more than enough for me for a year, and I might even have one left over each year."

"With the array that conceals the Spirit Vein's aura here, I can block the cave entrance in the future. Unless Golden Core Demon Beast passes by, even a Foundation Establishment Demon Beast would have a very hard time detecting the Spirit Vein here, so the danger level is not high."

"At least, the pay for staying here is entirely proportional to the dangers I face while stationed here."

The reward for four Spirit Gathering Pill is eight hundred Spirit Stone.

This is only the amount for one year.

Of course, the Yang Clan and Ling Clan were able to recoup their investment by paying such a fee.

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