Void Stone

After hearing Chen Mobai's words, everyone was stunned.

They all knew just how terrifying the Daoist Feiming was.

His cultivation level was just average, probably around the same as when he was alive, at the mid- Foundation Establishment stage.

However, since it has been transformed into a zombie and possesses some of the special features of the Gold Armored Corpse, its body is far more resilient than that of an ordinary Silver Armored Corpse. Without Second Grade high-grade attack magic Magic Artifact or sword energy, it is likely that even its skin cannot be broken.

In addition, there are the mysterious Five-Colored Lotus Lamp and the Third Grade Corpse Pearl. With the support of the Underworld Great Formation of Lone Soul Ridge, even a late-stage Foundation Establishment would probably only be able to protect himself here.

However, such a powerful enemy was slain by this handsome junior brother!? An expression of disbelief appeared on the faces of Shan Hongyi and Mei Jingjun.

On the contrary, Yan Jinye, knowing Chen Mobai's Sword Cultivator level, showed an expression of "it is only natural" on her face.

The Sword Light, refined to its extreme, is incredibly sharp, making it the nemesis of thick-skinned zombies.

In addition, this junior brother obtained the Azure Sun Fire Seed from the Divine Tree Secret Realm, which is full of masculine energy.

With both factors combined, it's understandable that after a fierce battle, Daoist Feiming was finally defeated.

"As expected of your senior brother, it's normal for you to be able to do this."

Yan Jinye's words silenced Shan Hongyi and Mei Jingjun, who had initially been somewhat skeptical.

They remembered Chen Mobai's reputation as a newly promoted Foundation Establishment within the sect.

Unparalleled swordsmanship genius!

Could this person be another one from Hong He?!

With these thoughts in mind, the two of them looked at Chen Mobai differently.

Among the previous generation of True Disciple, Hong He was the most renowned. He defeated the strong with the weak, and even in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, he killed three Second Grade Demon Beast. He was hailed as the most outstanding genius of the Divine Wood Sect in a hundred years, and possessed the potential to reach the Golden Core stage.

Chen Mobai's ability to kill Daoist Feiming while only at the early Foundation Establishment stage is quite impressive.

"I must thank Junior Brother Chen for saving my life this time. After we return to the sect, I will make sure to thank you properly."

When Shan Hongyi spoke, his tone was completely different from before.

"This Gold Jade Axe is a top -Second Grade Magic Artifact. Junior brother made the greatest contribution this time, so you should accept it."

When Chen Mobai saw the Jade-Handled Gold Axe handed over by Shan Hongyi, he didn't react at first. However, considering the atmosphere in the Sky River Realm and seeing the matter-of-fact expressions of Mei Jingjun and Yan Jinye, he decided it would be impolite to refuse.

Compared to the Five-Colored Lotus Lamp, whose usage was unclear, this Gold Jade Axe was quite simple; even with his novice level of Treasure Appraisal, he could deduce the method of its use.

It's nothing more than injecting spiritual energy.

"Since this place is the lair that Daoist Feiming has been running for over a hundred years, there might be many secret treasures here. Now that the greatest danger has already been killed by Junior Brother Chen, let's search it thoroughly."

When Shan Hongyi saw Chen Mobai accept the Gold Jade Axe, he felt a little envious. He had personally experienced the power of this Magic Artifact; even his Second Grade defensive magic Magic Artifact had been broken through it, which showed how powerful it was.

Unable to obtain the Gold Jade Axe, he hoped to plunder the area to at least make up for the loss of his Second Tier Magic Tool.

"You two senior brothers go ahead. I have difficulty moving around, so I'll wait for you here."

Yan Jinye said with a bitter smile. Her face was pale and her energy had plummeted to its lowest point. If she didn't heal soon, it might damage her very essence.

"Then I'll go and clean up after Senior Brother Bi, at least I'll bring his body back to the sect."

Mei Jingjun's situation wasn't much better, and she was only able to survive thanks to Chen Mobai and the other two, so she wisely gave them all the spoils she had gathered.

"Junior Brother Chen, let's meet here in an hour."

After saying this, Shan Hongyi couldn't wait to take out the Brass Plate and fly in the direction indicated by the copper spoon on it.

After thinking it over, Chen Mobai decided to do as the Romans do.

After instructing Yan Jinye and the other woman to be careful, he headed towards the place with the strongest Spirit Energy Value he had seen earlier.

Soon, he arrived at a Mountain Wall.

The sword energy burst forth, already cutting through the disguise of the rock.

He saw a Cave Mansion that had been dug and cut into a square shape. Before even stepping inside, he could feel a rich spiritual energy.

Upon closer inspection, one could see a small White Jade Altar in the center of the Cave Mansion, exactly the same as the one where the ebony pavilion had been placed before.

However, what's placed on it is a Silver-Gray Disk about thirty centimeters in diameter.

Chen Mobai recognized it at a glance; it was an Formation Disk.

However, the Formation Disk has three cracks, breaking into four pieces. But it seems that Daoist Feiming has collected three of them, and now only one corner is missing.

After confirming there was no danger, Chen Mobai reached out and took down the silver-gray Formation Disk.

Then, the rich spiritual energy became even more mellow, as if one were immersed in a rain of spiritual energy.

The familiar feeling caused Chen Mobai's expression to change slightly.

He activated his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye and looked down at the small White Jade Altar, discovering that it was actually a single piece of Spirit Stone, and of high quality, equivalent to Mid-grade Spirit Stone.

"This is actually Raw Spirit Stone."

Thanks to Yuan Chiye's six-month tenure guarding the Spirit Stone Mine this year, Chen Mobai had heard him mention the Spirit Stone situation when they were drinking together.

In the Cultivation World, Spirit Stone are all cut into standard shapes and weights so that they can serve as the most basic unit of currency and circulate throughout the world.

The Raw Spirit Stone that have just been mined are unnatural shapes formed within the earth.

However, Yuan Chiye guarded the Spirit Stone Mine in the Lei Kingdom for half a year, and the largest Raw Spirit Stone he had ever seen was only the size of a head.

The one in front of Chen Mobai was already as big as his chest.

Roughly estimated, it's worth at least two or three hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stone.

The entire Spirit Stone Mine in the Eastern Wasteland is backed by the Seven Great Sects.

There is absolutely no way that Rogue Cultivator could buy Raw Spirit Stone through trading.

Is there a possibility that...?

The Daoist Feiming owned a Spirit Stone Mine, which he had mined himself during his lifetime.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai activated his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye and looked through the entire Cave Mansion from top to bottom.

Finally, a hidden cavity was found.

After cutting it open, he found quite a few books inside.

Without looking closely, he first put the White Jade Altar, the Formation Disk, and all the books into his storage bag. After confirming that nothing was missing, he came out.

After the Cave Mansion collapsed, Chen Mobai went to the place where Daoist Feiming's ebony pavilion had been placed.

After much effort, they unearthed the large White Jade Altar, only to discover that it was not Raw Spirit Stone. Disappointed, they were about to leave.

"Huh!"

Chen Mobai stopped and looked in one direction.

It was a recessed, Human-Shaped Cliff. If I remember correctly, Madam Guo was killed by the Daoist Feiming right there.

Chen Mobai looked around but did not find any corpses.

Did it disappear in the aftershocks of the Golden Bead explosion? But how come there isn't even a drop of blood or a bone fragment left?

Could it be that the high temperature at the center of the explosion turned the body into ashes?

Thinking this through, Chen Mobai calculated that it was about time, and with some doubt, he returned to the place he had left earlier.

When he arrived, he found that Shan Hongyi had not yet returned.

Yan Jinye's expression was much better, after all, she was Alchemy herself, and her storage bag contained all kinds of pills.

Mei Jingjun also Magic Artifact to split open a stone coffin, Bi Yiyuan's body was placed inside.

"My and Junior Sister Yan's storage bags are almost full, so we have to carry them out."

Chen Mobai nodded in agreement, indicating that his storage bag was also full, but since Shan Hongyi had an airship, they could just carry it outside.

After a while, as the agreed time was fast approaching, Shan Hongyi still hadn't returned.

The two women were getting anxious, and Yan Jinye, who had been healing, couldn't sit still any longer and stood up pacing back and forth.

Just as Chen Mobai was wondering if Shan Hongyi had encountered any danger and whether he should escort his two junior sisters out first and return to the sect to call for help, Shan Hongyi finally returned.

He looked excited, holding a piece of silver-gray ore in his hand.

"Junior brothers and sisters, this is actually a mine of Void Stone. No wonder that Daoist Feiming was able to set up Grand Array to transfer space."

Upon hearing Shan Hongyi's words, Chen Mobai's expression changed in surprise.

The Void Stone, also known as the "Void Stone," is an essential material for crafting storage bags.

The Immortal Sect even designated this ore as one of the nine rare treasures, and even Golden Core True Person might not be able to obtain a single piece.

In the Eastern Wasteland, only within the territory of the Five Elements Sect and at the headquarters on the Mountain Shaking Peak have two Void Stone Mine been discovered.

When the Divine Wood Sect and Golden Light Cliff separated, the reason they fought to the death with the Five Elements Sect for fifty years was to bring the Void Stone Mine into their own territory, but the other three branches of the Five Elements Sect refused no matter what.

The value of a Void Stone Mine is immeasurable; even Golden Core Ancestor would be alarmed.

"Go, return to the sect immediately to report."

After putting the piece of Void Stone Mine into his storage bag, Shan Hongyi did not hesitate at all.

This gain is too great; even the four of them, who are at the Foundation Establishment, couldn't handle it.

Chen Mobai nodded.

After leaving Lone Soul Ridge, they returned to Giant Wood Ridge without stopping.

Because the Void Stone Mine was too precious, the four of them went directly to the Divine Wood Hall.

Meng Hong, who was fishing at the time, immediately went to the place where Old Ancestor Zhou was in seclusion to report the news after receiving it.

After waiting for about half a day, Meng Hong walked in behind a young man with white hair and a youthful face.

"Greetings, Ancestor."

Shan Hongyi immediately bowed to the white-haired youth.

Chen Mobai and his two companions, who had never met the Golden Core Ancestor of the Divine Wood Sect Golden Core Sect before, only then Daoyuan this young man was actually Zhou Shengqing, the Grand Elder of the sect and the Divine Wood Hall, who was vaguely known as the Number One Person of Eastern Wasteland.

"Greetings, Old Ancestor Zhou."

Chen Mobai, Yan Jinye, and Mei Jingjun followed suit and bowed.

"It's all my Zong Junjie, no need for formalities."

Zhou Shengqing had fair and tender skin with a faint glow. Although he was over three hundred years old, he looked younger than Chen Mobai.

The Golden Core Ancestor spoke in a gentle tone, and after finishing his story, he didn't waste any time and directly asked about all the details of their time in Lone Soul Ridge.

The first person to be asked was naturally Shan Hongyi.

Zhou Shengqing held the piece of Void Stone Mine in his hand, having already confirmed its authenticity. After questioning Shan Hongyi, he then inquired about how Yan Jinye had discovered the Cave Mansion.

"At a small Trade Fair, I traded a bottle of pills that were useful for breaking through to the early stages of Foundation Establishment for a fragmented treasure map. After consulting the maps and atlases in the Scripture Pavilion, I filled in the missing information and found the Lone Soul Ridge."

"By the way, that Madam Guo was the one who led me into this Trade Fair fair. She is Foundation Establishment Elder of the Guo Family."

"Before I went to explore the Lone Soul Ridge Cave Mansion, for safety reasons, after Senior Sister Mei agreed to go with me, I also sought out Madam Guo."

After Yan Jinye finished speaking, Zhou Shengqing asked a few more questions, which Yan Jinye answered one by one.

What is the background of the Guo Family?

Upon hearing the ancestor's question, Meng Hong immediately answered.

"They are one of the founding Cultivating Family in the Jian Country, with two Foundation Establishment Cultivator. They are considered to be the top forces besides our sect."

"Will the extermination of the entire clan have any impact?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly; the atmosphere in the Sky River Realm was indeed quite fierce.

"This is probably not possible. The Guo Family has another Foundation Establishment Cultivator named Guo Bonian."

Who is Guo Bonian?

Zhou Shengqing looked confused; he didn't recall this name.

"He is Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Five Elements Sect. Although he hasn't returned to the Guo Family for a long time, he still has to consider the influence there."

Upon hearing the Five Elements Sect, Zhou Shengqing's expression suddenly became clear.

It wasn't that he was afraid, but if he were to fight the Five Elements Sect again over such a trivial matter, it would definitely disrupt his cultivation. He still had a sliver of hope of Nascent Formation, and he couldn't afford to waste any more time.

"Alright then, have Cang Qi and Lu Yi keep an eye on the Guo Family. If anything happens, then take action."

After he finished speaking, two Foundation Establishment Cultivator whom Chen Mobai had never seen before walked in.

"Greetings, Old Ancestor Zhou."

One of them was dressed in a brocade robe, wearing a jade crown, with a square face and two perfectly symmetrical mustaches.

The other one was neither tall nor fat, with a sallow complexion, looking like an old farmer.

The two had completely different temperaments, but upon entering, they both bowed to Zhou Shengqing first.

"Okay, Meng Hong, tell them about it."

As Zhou Shengqing spoke, he tossed the Void Stone Mine in his hand to the cultivator with the mustache. After looking at it, the latter's expression became solemn, and he then solemnly handed it to the old farmer beside him.

"Tell me your thoughts. The mineral veins are under the jurisdiction of your Spiritual Vein Department, and the Spiritual Vein Department is under the jurisdiction of your Reward Hall. There needs to be a set of rules."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai already knew the identities of the two people.

He should be the Reward Hall Master and the Spiritual Vein Minister, both within the Three Halls Twelve Departments the Divine Wood Sect.

"This is the mineral vein of my Divine Wood Sect."

The Reward Hall Master made his stance clear from the very first sentence.

"As for other mines, I guess the other factions can let it go, but as for the Void Stone Mine, since it is a necessary material for setting up Teleportation Array, even within the territory of my Divine Wood Sect, I'm afraid we'll have to fight over it."

Meng Hong, however, looked worried. As the Sect Leader, he had to consider the whole picture.

"I think we still need to find out the output of the vein first. If it is just a small vein like the one at the Mountain Shaking Peak, I'm afraid the other factions will not risk going to war with the two ancestors."

The Spiritual Vein Minister uttered a mature statement.

"What if the vein is large?"

The person who asked this question was Zhou Shengqing.

"Then I'm afraid we'll have to give a portion to Golden Light Cliff."

The answer came from the Reward Hall Master.

"Sigh, I'm a little reluctant to give up the Void Stone Mine."

When Zhou Shengqing said this, everyone present couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

Judging from what this old ancestor is saying, does he want to fight?

Chen Mobai was a little confused. Why didn't the Divine Wood Sect just mine the mineral vein secretly and keep it a secret from others?

However, he knew that the others in the hall must also know this simple truth, so he wisely refrained from interrupting.

"Let Ma Gang first go and find out the size of the ore vein."

Finally, Zhou Shengqing made the decision, and the Spiritual Vein Minister accepted the order and took his leave.

Mei Jingjun, being Foundation Establishment from the Spiritual Vein Department and familiar with Lone Soul Ridge, also followed him.