High-Grade Spirit Stone!
Upon hearing the words uttered by Xiao Yan, Zhu Qiang and Cai'er couldn't help but show expressions of shock, their hearts filled with unimaginable horror.
As we all know, Spirit Stone are divided into four types: low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone. Among these four different grades of Spirit Stone, High-Grade Spirit Stone and Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone are extremely rare. In particular, top-grade spirit Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone have never been mentioned on the continent for nearly a thousand years. This gives us an idea of just how precious Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone are.
Of course, while High-Grade Spirit Stone are not as valuable as Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone, they are still extremely rare in the entire Origin Martial Continent. Even some super sects and forces may not be able to produce more than a few.
In general, even within a spiritual vein, there isn't necessarily High-Grade Spirit Stone. Most spiritual veins, even if mined to the very end and the entire mountain is hollowed out, will not yield a single High-Grade Spirit Stone. Some may not even possess a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone. Therefore, once High-Grade Spirit Stone appears, various forces will inevitably vie for it fiercely, and the spiritual vein containing it will inevitably become the target of contention among all parties.
Therefore, upon hearing what Xiao Yan said, Zhu Qiang felt both delighted and worried.
The good news is that the emergence of High-Grade Spirit Stone will surely attract the attention of powerful figures to their Zhu Family Village. At that time, their affiliated force Northern Wasteland Hall, will also send powerful figures. Their Zhu Family Village may be able to take this opportunity to gain the sect's appreciation. As long as someone in their village can successfully join the Northern Wasteland Hall, it will undoubtedly bring peace to the village, which is a great thing for the whole village.
However, he was worried about his younger sister, Cai'er. Although he didn't know why her eyes were so colorful, he could sense that they were not the eyes of an ordinary person. If they attracted the attention of powerful figures, it wouldn't matter to him, but he was afraid that they would harm his sister.
"Brother, I never imagined that High-Grade Spirit Stone would be found here. If we mine these Spirit Stone and hand them over to the Northern Wasteland Hall, then you could..."
"No! We absolutely cannot hand over these High-Grade Spirit Stone!"
Before Cai'er could finish speaking, Zhu Qiang interrupted her sharply. The imposing and fierce tone in his words frightened the girl so much that she couldn't help but take two steps back. She looked timidly at her brother, who had never been angry with her before, and her bright, colorful eyes were already filled with tears.
"Hehe, Cai'er, don't blame your brother. He did all this for you. He just..."
At this point, Xiao Yan glanced at Zhu Qiang. Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Zhu Qiang's expression changed slightly, as if he was afraid that Xiao Yan would reveal the truth. He feared that once the girl learned about her special constitution, she would become even more afraid of the outside world.
"Hehe, your brother just doesn't want to leave you. After all, once you join a sect, you can't come and go as you please, which is a huge restriction. Your brother is unwilling to hand over High-Grade Spirit Stone because he's afraid that he'll be forcibly taken back by the powerful figures in the sect, so don't blame him."
As Xiao Yan finished speaking, Cai'er opened her bright, watery eyes wide and stared intently at Zhu Qiang. Then, with a look of deep emotion, she threw herself into his arms, calling out "Brother!" and bursting into tears.
Looking at the brother and sister before him, Xiao Yan's lips curled into a warm smile. Zhu Qiang nodded gratefully to Xiao Yan, then looked down at the girl in his arms, his gaze complex. After wiping away the tears from the girl's eyes, the two released their embrace. Then, Zhu Qiang turned his gaze back to Xiao Yan and respectfully said:
"Senior, I'll have to trouble you with the Spirit Stone inside!"
"No problem, it just so happens that I haven't experienced High-Grade Spirit Stone before, so let's make an appearance today."
With a faint smile, Xiao Yan flipped his hand, and with a "poof," a blazing, Bone White Flame suddenly rose from his palm. The terrifying heat instantly spread, and the originally stuffy temperature in the cave became scorching hot in an instant. The moisture in the air was burned away in a flash.
"This is... Heavenly Flames!"
Seeing the eerie white flames rising from Xiao Yan's hand, Zhu Qiang's face once again showed a look of shock. No wonder the person in front of him looked much younger than him, yet his strength was so formidable; it turned out that he had the help of Heavenly Flames.
"To possess Heavenly Flames at such a young age, he's definitely no ordinary person!"
Shocked, Zhu Qiang pulled Cai'er aside, and the two quickly retreated.
In this situation, their presence is of no help, and staying might even cause trouble for Xiao Yan. Therefore, leaving is their best option.
As they walked further away, the brother and sister watched as Xiao Yan raised his palm, the raging flames on it transforming into a ball of fire. Then, Xiao Yan swung his palm forward, and the flames shot out, striking the interconnected Spirit Stone deep within the cave.
"Bang!"
A muffled explosion followed, causing the cave where the three were located to shake violently. The two old men in the distance and the villagers behind them were also shocked by the huge commotion. However, a series of explosions followed immediately.
"Bang bang bang..."
Deep within the cave, Xiao Yan controlled the Heavenly Flames, fiercely burning the Spirit Stone before him. This would not affect the Spirit Stone in any way, but it would separate the Spirit Stone that were originally connected. Each Spirit Stone would become a hexagonal crystal of a suitable size. The creation of heaven and earth made each of these Spirit Stone contain the same energy. This was truly a masterpiece of nature.
With Xiao Yan's cultivation level and the addition of the Heavenly Flames, mining these Spirit Stone was a piece of cake. However, he also discovered that the deeper the Heavenly Flames went into the cave and the closer it got to the High-Grade Spirit Stone, the tighter the connection between these ordinary Mid-Grade Spirit Stone became. Their energy seemed to be connected and intertwined, all because of the High-Grade Spirit Stone.
High-Grade Spirit Stone can absorb the energy within surrounding Spirit Stone for their own use. Only through years of infusion and the polishing of time can they eventually become Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone. It can be said that the formation of High-Grade Spirit Stone is essentially the same as the cultivation principle of living beings. Both are selected from millions of others, but unfortunately, they ultimately benefit the living beings of the world.
Therefore, there is never a strongest person in this world. There are always people more capable than you, and there is always something beyond your understanding. No one knows whether the land they stand on is just a speck of dust in someone else's eyes.
Even so, the beings in this world still have to compete constantly. After all, the only way to see this world clearly is to reach the pinnacle of Wuji, and here, the Origin Di is the pinnacle.
"Click!"
As a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone fell, a dazzling white light bloomed like a flower before Xiao Yan — High-Grade Spirit Stone had appeared!