Bei Shan Zhenren saw Ling Pengyun and his wife acting thus. After pondering for quite a while longer and exchanging a glance with his wife, he let out a breath before finally speaking.
"Fellow Daoist, you have considered matters thoroughly. The reason I am confident of finding that Unowned Spirit Pool is that, although I am an Array Formation Master, my focus lies in the relatively unorthodox Minor Path of Spirit Finding within the path of array formations."
Ling Pengyun and Yan Siyi were immediately startled.
"Fellow Daoist, are you a Spirit Finder?"
Bei Shan Zhenren nodded and brought out an exceedingly peculiar formation plate. A long black needle of unknown material was mounted upon it, making it resemble an enlarged compass. He spoke in turn.
"You could say that. This is my Natal Vein Finding Array Disc. Fellow Daoists may inspect it to verify its authenticity. However, I hope the two of you will not reveal this matter, or I will be in serious trouble."
Seeing his confirmation and the Vein Finding Disc, which indeed looked exactly like the legendary Vein Finding Discs, Ling Pengyun and Yan Siyi could not help but regard Bei Shan Zhenren, who possessed only Golden Core Middle Stage cultivation, more highly.
The path of spirit finding was a minor path under the broader path of array formations. The mainstream of array formations was laying formations, but though the Minor Path of Spirit Finding was obscure, it possessed extraordinarily profound attainments in locating spirit veins.
Even spirit veins hidden beneath a region stretching ten thousand li could be found by Spirit Finders. Likewise, potential mineral veins protected by special soil might be difficult for Ordinary Cultivators to detect, but Spirit Finders stood a high chance of finding them.
It could be said that a Spirit