Spirit Crystal Vein

After that group left, the woman sat down, looking somewhat displeased. She whispered to the man who had just spoken, "Senior Brother, why did you stop me? Those people just now clearly weren't good sorts."

"Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. We know nothing of these people's backgrounds. Offending them rashly would be a small matter if it endangered us, but if it delays our sect's mission, can you bear the responsibility?!"

The man's tone was somewhat stern.

The woman's face fell. Not daring to argue with the man, she pouted.

After only about half a cup of tea's worth of silence, the woman couldn't hold back and whispered, "Senior Brother, is there really a Spirit Crystals mine nearby?"

"Hush!"

The man's expression changed. He looked around, scanning the people eating. Seeing nothing unusual, he finally relaxed.

Shi Lan continued to eat unhurriedly, her chopsticks moving steadily. Inside, however, her heart churned. Though the woman's voice was soft, how could it escape her now-sensitive hearing?

Spirit Crystals... a mine...

Shi Lan naturally knew what Spirit Crystals were. If a Spirit Crystals mine was as she imagined, what a fortune that would be!

With enough Spirit Crystals, her cultivation could surely advance by a large margin.

Shi Lan did not linger. She quickly paid and left the restaurant.

After leaving the city, Shi Lan rose into the air and activated her Heavenly Eye Qi Observation Technique, beginning to observe the flow of spiritual energy in the vicinity.

Spirit Crystals, in essence, were the product of large amounts of spiritual energy compressed into form. If they gathered into a mine, the spiritual energy would surely show anomalies.

Shi Lan searched in circles for over five hours. It wasn't until close to midnight that she found something, stopping above a