The white light shone like a pure white flower, its brilliance almost blinding. The entire cave was illuminated by this white light.
After a long while, the white light gradually dimmed, and Xiao Yan's vision slowly became clear.
A Spirit Stone, or rather, a clump of Spirit Stone Spirit Stone, with a color completely different from other Spirit Stone, appeared before Xiao Yan's eyes. Half of it was embedded in the mountain, while the other half was exposed to Xiao Yan's view.
The reason it is called a Spirit Stone is because it is not just a High-Grade Spirit Stone!
At this moment, five High-Grade Spirit Stone, connected together, appeared before Xiao Yan!
Five High-Grade Spirit Stone —even some high-level sects don't possess this. In other words, the five High-Grade Spirit Stone that appear before Xiao Yan represent the foundation of a sect!
As he gazed upon this High-Grade Spirit Stone, Xiao Yan's heart was stirred with waves of emotion, and he could not calm down for a long time.
This is a powerful foundation that could move even a sect. It would be a lie to say he wasn't tempted. However, right now, the priority is to break down these five Spirit Stone.
"Call..."
Xiao Yan exhaled deeply and stretched out his palm once more. A pale white flame rose from his palm, following his thoughts, and gradually clung to the ball of Spirit Stone.
The intense heat radiated outwards, seeping little by little into the gaps where each Spirit Stone was joined, gradually peeling them apart.
After all, they are five different individuals. Even though they are forcibly connected by that powerful force, there are still certain flaws. As long as Xiao Yan takes advantage of this opportunity, he can gradually penetrate from the gap between the five Spirit Stone and use the Heavenly Flames to peel them apart. In the end, the five High-Grade Spirit Stone will be fully revealed to Xiao Yan.
The five High-Grade Spirit Stone were connected much more tightly than the previous Mid-Grade Spirit Stone, which made Xiao Yan's separation of the five Spirit Stone much slower. It took him a full half hour to completely separate the five High-Grade Spirit Stone.
"Boom!"
Just as the five High-Grade Spirit Stone fell to the ground, the Spirit Stone embedded in the four walls of the cave also seemed to lose their support instantly, scattering like rubble all over the ground, even saving the effort of mining them.
There are probably close to a thousand Spirit Stone here, enough to keep Zhu Family Village safe for almost a year, provided that the Northern Wasteland Hall does not impose additional taxes.
Looking at the five High-Grade Spirit Stone before him, Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel a burning desire in his eyes. However, in the end, he calmed down and suppressed his desire.
Although these Spirit Stone are precious, he is not a person driven by greed, and he will not touch Spirit Stone without permission.
At that moment, Zhu Qiang and Cai'er walked up from behind.
Looking at the five Spirit Stone floating in front of Xiao Yan, Cai'er didn't know them, but Zhu Qiang recognized them at a glance.
" High-Grade Spirit Stone! And five of them!"
Although he had always lived in this small village, Zhu Qiang was not ignorant. He knew clearly what five High-Grade Spirit Stone represented.
"The spiritual veins managed by my Zhu Family Village produce High-Grade Spirit Stone. Once the Northern Wasteland Hall finds out, they will definitely send powerful experts. At that time, Zhu Family Village will be directly taken over by the Northern Wasteland Hall, Cai'er..."
Startled and frightened, Zhu Qiang was ultimately afraid that something might happen to the girl beside him. He could disregard his own life, but he had to protect Cai'er, not for any other reason than that Cai'er was his sister!
"You're saying that once they find out about the existence of High-Grade Spirit Stone, it will cause you trouble. But as long as they don't know, you'll be fine, won't you?"
Xiao Yan smiled slightly, a hint of composure in his smile.
Suddenly, Zhu Qiang raised his eyes sharply, staring intently at Xiao Yan, a resolute look in his eyes.
"As long as it can help my brother and me get through this trouble, I, Zhu Qiang, will give you these five High-Grade Spirit Stone!"
Aren't you afraid the villagers will cause you trouble?
A hint of surprise flashed across Xiao Yan's eyes. This was indeed his plan, but the latter was far too decisive.
"As long as I can keep Cai'er by my side, I'm not worried about how the villagers will treat me. Besides, as long as you don't tell them about this, I don't think they would ever suspect that there are High-Grade Spirit Stone here."
Zhu Qiang smiled with relief. He wasn't worried about the people in the village, since they were familiar with the area and they couldn't do anything to him and his sister. But if it were the people from the Northern Wasteland Hall, those people would not care about so-called Half-Emperor level experts like them for their own benefit. It was better to deal with the people in the village than with them.
"In that case, I must thank you in advance. However, I am truly unworthy of five High-Grade Spirit Stone. How about this, I will leave one for you. If nothing happens, you can use it for your own cultivation. If something does happen in the future, you can also use it to appease the Northern Wasteland Hall. I just hope they won't go too far in bullying us."
Smiling, Xiao Yan put the four High-Grade Spirit Stone into his Storage Ring. Without hesitation, he took out one of them and handed it to Zhu Qiang.
"This... sir, High-Grade Spirit Stone... this junior..."
"Consider this my way of thanking you. I'm already more than satisfied with receiving four High-Grade Spirit Stone out of thin air. Besides, I see you have good talent, but you're just lacking in good cultivation resources. This is a perfect opportunity. Keep this Spirit Stone."
Xiao Yan smiled. Perhaps because of Cai'er, he didn't feel any resentment towards Zhu Qiang. Even though the latter had shown wariness towards him earlier, it was understandable. He could completely understand the protective instincts a brother has for his sister that are born in blood.
"Furthermore, I see that Cai'er has good talent for cultivation, but she hasn't started practicing. It's probably because there aren't suitable cultivation techniques available, right?"
Changing his tone, Xiao Yan looked at Cai'er, who was clinging to Zhu Qiang's arm, and a look of pity appeared on his face.
To be honest, Cai'er, with her Illusory Spirit Eyes, is truly a natural-born cultivation prodigy. It's a pity that Xiao Yan is currently unable to take care of himself, otherwise he would definitely take her as a disciple and take her away.
Even if you can't take them with you, if you leave them something behind and make them a nominal disciple, it's not impossible to truly take them under your wing in the future. For now, let's just consider it a reservation.
"Senior, do you mean... you would be willing to give Cai'er a suitable cultivation technique?"
Zhu Qiang's face lit up with joy. He knew that Cai'er's constitution was different from that of ordinary people. Therefore, he had never dared to find ordinary cultivation methods for her to practice. After all, the cultivation of cultivation methods is related to one's entire life. Once the wrong cultivation method is chosen, it may leave irreversible consequences for her in the future. Therefore, he had been looking for a truly superior cultivation method for Cai'er, but he had been struggling to find one.
"Hehe, no, I didn't intend to give Cai'er a suitable cultivation technique..."
Xiao Yan chuckled and shook his head, then, under Zhu Qiang's puzzled gaze, smiled and looked at Cai'er, asking:
" Cai'er, would you be willing to become my disciple?"