Earth Origin Spirit Milk

It was over.

The outcome had been decided the moment Zhou Minghan unleashed the ultimate move he had spent a quarter of an hour preparing.

About a quarter of an hour after the rumbling sound, Zhou Yang and the other cultivators of the Zhou Family saw the corpse of the Tier 3 Poison Fire Scorpion King brought back by the Old Clan Leader, Zhou Minghan.

This originally calf-sized, dark red giant scorpion was now torn into dozens of pieces. Only its two hardest scorpion claws and its tail remained somewhat intact.

"The scorpion shell of the Tier 3 Poison Fire Scorpion King has stronger defense than ordinary Tier 3 Low-grade defensive artifacts. What kind of powerful divine ability did the Old Clan Leader use to shatter such a tough shell into so many pieces!"

Zhou Yang looked at the Tier 3 Demonic Beast corpse thrown out by the Old Clan Leader, Zhou Minghan, feeling both shocked and regretful.

As an Artifact Forger, there was probably nothing more heartbreaking than seeing good forging materials destroyed before his eyes.

Given the Poison Fire Scorpion King's size, if its scorpion shell had been intact, with the Old Clan Leader Zhou Minghan's Artifact Forging Art, there would have been at least a fifty percent chance of forging a set of Tier 3 Low-grade defensive battle armor.

And that was a set, not just a single piece!

A set of Tier 3 Low-grade defensive battle armor included defensive artifacts for multiple parts like the breastplate, helmet, arm guards, and leg guards. Each individual defensive artifact could achieve Tier 3 Low-grade defensive effects. If worn as a complete set, the defensive effect would be even better than a single Tier 3 High-grade defensive artifact.

A cultivator in the early Foundation Establishment stage, equipped with such a set of defensive battle armor, could even contend with a cultivator in the mid Foundation Establishment stage, crossing a minor realm.

Compared to these true complete sets of artifacts, Zhou Yang's four "Armor Piercing Daggers" were merely children's toys, not on the same level at all.

In fact, how could the Old Clan Leader Zhou Minghan not feel heartbroken? But to eliminate the Poison Fire Scorpion King without any risk, he had no other choice.

Putting aside the frustration of Zhou Yang and the Old Clan Leader Zhou Minghan, both Artifact Forgers, the other members of the Zhou Family breathed a sigh of relief and smiled broadly upon seeing the corpse of the Tier 3 Demonic Beast, the Poison Fire Scorpion King.

With the death of the Tier 3 Demonic Beast, the Poison Fire Scorpion King, their Zhou Family's endeavor to expand the Crimson Flame Iron Ore Vein had concluded perfectly. The next step was the harvest.

In this battle, they had killed one Tier 3 Demonic Beast, dozens of Tier 2 Demonic Beasts, and hundreds of Tier 1 Demonic Beasts. The results were undeniably fruitful.

To cultivators, the entire body of a Demonic Beast was a treasure. Basically, except for a few demonic beasts whose flesh contained potent toxins, the meat of most demonic beasts could be consumed, and its effects were even better than Golden Pearl Rice.

The blood of demonic beasts was the primary material for the blood ink used by Talisman Masters, and their hides and furs could be used for forging artifacts or making blank talisman paper.

Even the dung of demonic beasts could be used to fertilize some Spirit Woods and Spiritual Medicines!

Because so many demonic beasts were killed in this battle, the storage bags of the Zhou Family cultivators were filled, and more than half of the spoils still remained, unable to be stored. They had to collect them first, pile them up, and have someone transport them back to the family later.

After cleaning up the battlefield, everyone gathered again, their faces filled with excitement as they looked at the Old Clan Leader Zhou Minghan.

Zhou Minghan naturally understood what they were thinking. While the corpses of hundreds of demonic beasts were a significant harvest, it depended on what they were compared to.

Compared to a Tier 3 natural spirit vein and a Crimson Flame Iron Ore Vein, this harvest was truly insignificant.

"Let's go, we'll head to the spirit vein first."

He nodded slightly, took the lead in summoning his flying sword, and flew towards the lair of the Poison Fire Scorpion swarm.

There were still some Poison Fire Scorpions left behind in the lair of the Poison Fire Scorpion swarm. These remaining scorpions were basically pregnant females and a few guarding males, and they had no idea what had happened outside.

When Zhou Minghan entered the scorpion's nest from the outside and saw this situation, he guided his flying sword and began a merciless slaughter.

When Zhou Yang and the others arrived later, they saw a ground covered with headless Poison Fire Scorpion corpses.

Without sparing even a second glance at the Poison Fire Scorpion corpses, which they had seen enough of, Zhou Yang, like the other Zhou Family cultivators, directly used the Heavenly Eye Technique to observe the vast underground cave and carefully sense the abundant spiritual qi within.

"Such pure heaven and earth spiritual qi! Just the spiritual qi in the outer areas of the cave is no less than that on the mountainside of Jade Spring Peak. As expected of a Tier 3 Low-grade natural spirit vein, even if its grade is slightly lower, its spiritual qi is no worse than an artificially cultivated Tier 3 Mid-grade spirit vein!"

As Zhou Yang was observing the environment inside the cave, he heard the excited exclamation of his Fourteenth Uncle, Zhou Xuanhe, from beside him.

Hearing this, he couldn't help but silently circulate his cultivation technique, absorbing a wisp of spiritual qi into his body to refine it, and then his face also showed a look of shock.

"How is it? Did you feel it? Not only is the spiritual qi here dense, but its attributes also lean towards fire and earth. Cultivators like you and me, whose spiritual roots and cultivation techniques lean towards the fire attribute, will have better results cultivating here compared to Jade Spring Peak, where the five elements are more balanced!"

Zhou Xuanhao was right beside Zhou Yang and naturally noticed his subtle movements. Seeing the expression on his face, he couldn't help but smile slightly and explain his confusion.

Just as cultivators' spiritual roots have attribute leanings, so do spirit veins. Natural spirit veins, depending on their surrounding environment, will have their attributes leaning towards certain elements to varying degrees.

For example, in the sea with dense moisture or by a large river or lake, the spiritual qi of the spirit vein will lean towards the water attribute, making it more suitable for cultivators practicing water-elemental cultivation techniques.

And in spirit veins located in hot volcanic areas, the spiritual qi attributes will lean towards the fire attribute, suitable for cultivators practicing fire-elemental cultivation techniques.

The natural spirit veins in the Boundless Sea of Sand have spiritual qi attributes that are mainly fire, earth, and metal. It is very rare to find natural spirit veins that lean towards water or wood attributes.

Generally speaking, after cultivators occupy a spirit vein, unless they are rogue cultivators whose disciples all practice the same attribute of cultivation techniques, they will use spirit gathering formations and spirit stones to modify the spirit vein to make the spiritual qi attributes of the spirit vein tend towards a balanced state of the five elements, for the sake of their descendants' cultivation.

Jade Spring Peak, occupied by the Zhou Family, was originally a Tier 2 High-grade natural spirit vein, with spiritual qi attributes leaning towards earth and wood. Later, with the Zhou Family's investment of a large amount of spirit stones for modification, it gradually became a balanced Tier 3 Mid-grade spirit vein of the five elements.

Zhou Yang recalled the knowledge about spirit veins he had read before, and his expression suddenly moved. He remembered another matter related to natural spirit veins.

He scanned his surroundings and asked with curiosity, "Father, I read in the ancient texts that special heaven and earth spiritual items usually grow on natural spirit veins, like the Dragon Scale Tree on our Jade Spring Peak. I wonder if there are any here?"

"Hmm, I can't answer this question."

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Zhou Xuanhao's face. He couldn't answer Zhou Yang's question, and then, to avoid Zhou Yang asking more such difficult questions, he simply flicked his sleeve and said, "Let's go. Didn't the Old Clan Leader go in already? We'll know once we follow him in."

This underground cave was quite deep. The lair of the Poison Fire Scorpion swarm was mainly located in the spacious cave halls on the outer perimeter of the cave. Around the cave walls of these halls, there were many underground passages extending in all directions.

Some of these underground passages were naturally formed, but most were dead ends excavated by the Poison Fire Scorpion swarm.

There were two relatively wide passages. One was naturally formed, and even without entering it, Zhou Yang could feel the cool water vapor emanating from its depths. Needless to say, this passage must lead to the underground river.

The other passage was also two to three meters wide, enough for several people to walk side by side. This passage had been forcibly carved out of the stone wall by a powerful external force. The dense spiritual qi in the cave was overflowing from this passage, and it was likely the spiritual eye of the spirit vein was located within.

Zhou Yang and Zhou Xuanhao entered this passage.

After their father and son went hundreds of meters deep into the passage, a stone chamber capable of accommodating dozens of people sitting in cultivation appeared ahead. The Old Clan Leader Zhou Minghan and several elders of the Zhou Family's "Guang" generation were also in the stone chamber, examining an object.

"Old Clan Leader, did you find some treasure?"

Zhou Xuanhao approached with Zhou Yang, craning his neck to look at the object surrounded by the Old Clan Leader Zhou Minghan and others, and casually asked.

Zhou Yang stretched his neck to get a better look. In the center, surrounded by the Old Clan Leader and the others, was a milky-yellow stalagmite column, about three feet tall, protruding from the ground.

"Huh, this is, could this be..."

Suddenly, Zhou Xuanhao's eyes widened, filled with surprise and joy as he looked at the stalagmite column towards the Old Clan Leader Zhou Minghan, as if afraid he had misidentified it.

"That's right, this is the extremely rare Tier 3 spiritual item, [Earth Origin Spirit Milk]!"

The Old Clan Leader nodded slightly, his voice low as he uttered the name Zhou Xuanhao had wanted to say.

Hiss—

Zhou Xuanhao couldn't help but gasp, his body trembling slightly.

Seeing his father like this, Zhou Yang was also startled. In all his life, this was the first time he had ever seen his father so flustered.

"Father, what is [Earth Origin Spirit Milk]?"

He looked at the milky-yellow stalagmite column with surprise, his eyes full of confusion.

"[Earth Origin Spirit Milk] is an extremely rare Tier 3 spiritual item, a natural spiritual item formed by Earth Vein Spiritual Qi nurtured by stalactites over tens of thousands of years. Not only can this item serve as a substitute main ingredient for various Tier 3 spirit pills, but it is also an important auxiliary spiritual medicine for refining many Tier 4 and even Tier 5 spirit pills. You know about the Foundation Establishment Pill, right? [Earth Origin Spirit Milk] is a required auxiliary medicine for refining it!"

Knowing that Zhou Yang was young and had spent most of his time cultivating, and might not be familiar with some rare spiritual items in the cultivation world, Zhou Xuanhao quickly explained the uses of [Earth Origin Spirit Milk] to him.

After speaking, he patted the storage bag at his waist and took out a jade slip, used by cultivators to record important knowledge, handing it to Zhou Yang. "This "Record of Heavenly Treasures" contains over three thousand rare heavenly treasures, from Tier 1 to Tier 7. Yang'er, you should read it when you have time, so you don't return empty-handed from a treasure mountain in the future; that would be a joke."

While he was doing these things, the Old Clan Leader Zhou Minghan looked at him meaningfully and said, "Regarding the function of [Earth Origin Spirit Milk], Xuanhao, you've missed one point!"

Instantly, Zhou Xuanhao's expression changed.

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