Netherbone Venerable made a grasping motion with his five fingers, exerting his divine ability in a fierce pull. The rock strata ahead began to peel away.
A two-foot-wide azure crystal was immediately drawn out. It emitted astonishing lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy Fluctuations as it quietly floated before him.
Within the crystal, countless thunder dragons patterned like pythons seemed to be swimming about.
"Sure enough, it's a Thunder Marrow Crystal—and such a large piece at that!"
Netherbone Venerable gazed at the azure crystal before him, a rare flicker of emotion appearing on his face.
He then swept his sleeve and put away this top-grade Heaven and Earth spiritual material.
"What is your name? You've done very well! You have rendered a great merit to the sect." Netherbone Venerable turned and asked the disciple who had unearthed the Thunder Marrow Crystal.
The disciple was beside himself with excitement and bowed with utmost respect. "Reporting to Grand Elder, this disciple is Lu Yu!"
Immediately afterward, Netherbone Venerable rewarded him lavishly and directly promoted him to an inner sect disciple.
This minor Foundation Establishment cultivator could be said to have heaven-defying luck. From then on, he soared straight to prominence within the Netherworld Sect.
Having obtained the high-grade spirit mine, Netherbone Venerable did not alert anyone else. Instead, he quietly left the Crimsonblaze Wasteland alone.
On the other side of the ring-shaped mountain range.
Inside the Yellow Springs Sect's camp, the bewitching young man Xuan Jiuyin sat steadily in the high seat. One hand held a cup of Spirit Wine, from which he took a light sip, while the other continuously tapped against the tabletop.
Below him stood two rows of Nascent Soul cultivators from the Yellow Springs Sect, along with one early Spirit Transformation cultivator, all incomparably respectful.
"Strange. Why has the Netherworld Sect