"This is..."
Shu Han could clearly feel the massive amount of spiritual energy from this gem in his hand that was radiating a misty green light.
The two of them exchanged glances, both smiling.
"Brother Shu Han comes from a remote area where spiritual energy is scarce, so naturally, you are unfamiliar with this hard currency of the cultivation world. This stone has been immersed in the vicinity of the spiritual roots underground for a long time. The spiritual energy has accumulated over the years and formed this spirit stone that cultivators can draw spiritual power."
Kang Guangwen explained, "Brother Shu Han must be curious, my brother and I also have quadruple spiritual roots, so how can we cultivate to the peak of the Qi Refining stage? Unlike you who used pills, we rely entirely on this spirit stone. Speaking of which, cultivating with a spirit stone is not as fast as with pills, but at least we don't have to worry about a lack of spiritual energy, and the effects are quite good over time."
Shu Han looked at the spirit stone with some envy. After he learned several high-level spells of the Dragon Mystical Triple Rotation Divine Art, his spiritual power was no longer inexhaustible.
If he had a pile of such spirit stones by his side, when his spiritual power was exhausted, he could directly absorb the spiritual power of the spirit stones, which was much more practical than using pills to recover!
He asked, "Does the other method of Foundation Establishment you guys mentioned have anything to do with this spirit stone?"
"Brother Shu Han is correct! In fact, these spirit stones also have grades, according to the density of the spiritual energy, there are top, middle, and lower grades. The higher the grade of the spirit stone, the harder it is to get. However, above these three grades, there is the legendary top-grade spirit stone! The amount of spiritual energy contained in a top-grade spirit stone even exceeds that of an ordinary Golden Core stage cultivator and is comparable to a great cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage! If you can get a top-grade spirit stone with a trace of misty spiritual energy, its efficacy far surpasses the Foundation Establishment Pill!"
Upon hearing this, Shu Han couldn't help but frown.
He was self-aware, this top-grade spirit stone was described as miraculous, no matter how, it would not fall into his lap. The Foundation Establishment Pill was still more reliable.
Seeing Shu Han's doubt, Xie Ming explained, "Brother, don't misunderstand. We're not asking you to find a top-grade spirit stone. Such a rare thing already has spiritual intelligence and can move freely in underground mineral veins. All the sects of Great Cloud combined have less than ten. However, many lucky rogue cultivators have found the habitat of top-grade spirit stones in underground mineral veins and used the residual misty spiritual energy for Foundation Establishment."
"Underground mineral veins?"
Xie Guangwen laughed, "The underground veins have basically been divided up by the Great Cloud's sects, but the veins are vast and they often don't have enough people, so they hire rogue cultivators like us to mine spirit stones. Many rogue cultivators in the Twelve Heavens plan to try their luck in the veins. I see that your future cultivation is also hard to progress, why not join us, form a team to mine, and earn some spirit stones? If we all go together, it's better to have some support."
"Do you two also want to find traces of top-grade spirit stones in the veins?"
Xie Ming said, "I still need some time, but Brother Kang indeed has reached a bottleneck."
Kang Guangwen said, "To tell you the truth, there have been rumors these days that traces of a top-grade spirit stone wandering in the Heaven-grade Vein under the jurisdiction of the White Feathers Sect have appeared. Xie Ming and I were discussing trying our luck. However, the underground is complex, and one more person means one more chance. If Brother Shu Han can go down to the mine and help me search for traces of top-grade spirit stones, I will be very grateful!"
After speaking, he took out a lower-grade spirit stone from his storage bag and slapped it on the table.
"If you are willing, this spirit stone will be the deposit. After the matter is completed, I will give you two more. What do you think, brother?"
Shu Han looked at the spirit stone on the table and did not speak. The two men did not continue to persuade him, giving him time to think.
Shu Han was hesitant to agree in his heart because he did not know these two people well, and their information was extremely asymmetrical. If these two people were hiding something or deceiving him, he wouldn't be able to tell. There were still a few years left for the matter of the Foundation Establishment.
However, listening to these two people, it seemed that if he wanted to establish the Foundation, he had only the luck to mine. For activities relying on luck, the timing is uncertain. If he was unlucky, he might not get anything for several years in a row. Delays could lead to changes!
So Shu Han saluted, "There's no need for a deposit! I felt a connection with you two brothers at first sight, I will definitely help! I also ask you two to guide me more. I might need to go mining in the future to try my luck, so gaining some experience first is not a bad thing!"
Kang Guangwen said, "Brother Shu Han really has a chivalrous spirit! Please take this spirit stone. If I am lucky enough to establish the Foundation, I won't lack some spirit stones."
"Well then, I'll just follow your arrangements!"
Kang Guangwen and Xie Ming were overjoyed, poured wine for Shu Han, and the three continued to drink.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Kang Guangwen laughed, "The Heaven-grade Vein of White Feathers Sect is not far from here, but before going down to the mine, we have some things that need to be sold. There happens to be a trade fair nearby, Brother Shu Han, why don't you come with us to prepare supplies at the fair?"
"A fair for cultivators?"
"That's right, all the rogue cultivators from all over the world gather here, and goods from all over the world gather with them," explained Kang Guangwen.
Shu Han was delighted to hear this. A gathering of cultivators was an excellent opportunity. He had the Black Jar, so the quantity of materials was not a problem, but he needed to diversify the types of materials.
Shu Han asked, "What materials do I need to prepare for the mining?"
Xie Ming said, "Actually, you don't need many things, the most important thing is to buy a magic pickaxe. The ore in the underground spirit veins is hard, and with a magic pickaxe, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Mostly, I made a few storage bags before and plan to sell them at the fair."
Shu Han was interested when he heard this. Having studied the Bai Family Artifact Refining Manual, he was somewhat of an artifact refiner. However, he had never known how to make such storage bags.
"May I ask how you assign storage space to objects? I've always been puzzled by this," Shu Han asked.
Xie Ming laughed, "Actually, it's not difficult. It's no different from basic artifact refining, but the most important thing is the Space Crystal." As he spoke, he took out a blue stone from his pocket and said, "This is a Space Crystal. All major sects use this kind of ore to build small spaces, which is also the raw material for storage bags. My Xie family used to be an artifact refining family, especially good at making storage bags, but alas, our family fell on hard times!"
Indeed, traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books. Chatting with these two for a moment immediately expanded Shu Han's understanding of the cultivation world.
The three of them came to a mountain near Green Mountain Town.
Looking at the dense forest in front of him, Shu Han couldn't help but ask, "This wilderness doesn't seem to show signs of a gathering."
"Haha, our cultivators' gatherings naturally need to prevent mortals from breaking in. The entrance to this gathering is in the 'Li' direction of this wilderness."
Shu Han looked in the direction indicated, only to see a cliff. Following the two men to the edge of the cliff, looking at the hundred-meter-deep cliff, Shu Han could control the wind, but instinctively felt a little weak in the knees. He stepped into the cliff but didn't fall down. Instead, he passed through a cloud of smoke and entered a whole new world.
The mist dissipated, and the view opened up. There were many pavilions here, with people coming and going on the wide bluestone brick roads, and there were various stalls on both sides. All the people passing by were cultivators, who would occasionally stop to look at a roadside stall.
Shu Han felt slightly excited. He had finally come into contact with the world of cultivators. However, he also had to remind himself to be vigilant in his heart. After all, the world of cultivators was different from that of mortals. There were countless masters who could easily take his life, so he had to be extremely cautious in his behavior and actions!
"This is..."
Shu Han could clearly feel the massive amount of spiritual energy from this gem in his hand that was radiating a misty green light.
The two of them exchanged glances, both smiling.
"Brother Shu Han comes from a remote area where spiritual energy is scarce, so naturally, you are unfamiliar with this hard currency of the cultivation world. This stone has been immersed in the vicinity of the spiritual roots underground for a long time. The spiritual energy has accumulated over the years and formed this spirit stone that cultivators can draw spiritual power."
Kang Guangwen explained, "Brother Shu Han must be curious, my brother and I also have quadruple spiritual roots, so how can we cultivate to the peak of the Qi Refining stage? Unlike you who used pills, we rely entirely on this spirit stone. Speaking of which, cultivating with a spirit stone is not as fast as with pills, but at least we don't have to worry about a lack of spiritual energy, and the effects are quite good over time."
Shu Han looked at the spirit stone with some envy. After he learned several high-level spells of the Dragon Mystical Triple Rotation Divine Art, his spiritual power was no longer inexhaustible.
If he had a pile of such spirit stones by his side, when his spiritual power was exhausted, he could directly absorb the spiritual power of the spirit stones, which was much more practical than using pills to recover!
He asked, "Does the other method of Foundation Establishment you guys mentioned have anything to do with this spirit stone?"
"Brother Shu Han is correct! In fact, these spirit stones also have grades, according to the density of the spiritual energy, there are top, middle, and lower grades. The higher the grade of the spirit stone, the harder it is to get. However, above these three grades, there is the legendary top-grade spirit stone! The amount of spiritual energy contained in a top-grade spirit stone even exceeds that of an ordinary Golden Core stage cultivator and is comparable to a great cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage! If you can get a top-grade spirit stone with a trace of misty spiritual energy, its efficacy far surpasses the Foundation Establishment Pill!"
Upon hearing this, Shu Han couldn't help but frown.
He was self-aware, this top-grade spirit stone was described as miraculous, no matter how, it would not fall into his lap. The Foundation Establishment Pill was still more reliable.
Seeing Shu Han's doubt, Xie Ming explained, "Brother, don't misunderstand. We're not asking you to find a top-grade spirit stone. Such a rare thing already has spiritual intelligence and can move freely in underground mineral veins. All the sects of Great Cloud combined have less than ten. However, many lucky rogue cultivators have found the habitat of top-grade spirit stones in underground mineral veins and used the residual misty spiritual energy for Foundation Establishment."
"Underground mineral veins?"
Xie Guangwen laughed, "The underground veins have basically been divided up by the Great Cloud's sects, but the veins are vast and they often don't have enough people, so they hire rogue cultivators like us to mine spirit stones. Many rogue cultivators in the Twelve Heavens plan to try their luck in the veins. I see that your future cultivation is also hard to progress, why not join us, form a team to mine, and earn some spirit stones? If we all go together, it's better to have some support."
"Do you two also want to find traces of top-grade spirit stones in the veins?"
Xie Ming said, "I still need some time, but Brother Kang indeed has reached a bottleneck."
Kang Guangwen said, "To tell you the truth, there have been rumors these days that traces of a top-grade spirit stone wandering in the Heaven-grade Vein under the jurisdiction of the White Feathers Sect have appeared. Xie Ming and I were discussing trying our luck. However, the underground is complex, and one more person means one more chance. If Brother Shu Han can go down to the mine and help me search for traces of top-grade spirit stones, I will be very grateful!"
After speaking, he took out a lower-grade spirit stone from his storage bag and slapped it on the table.
"If you are willing, this spirit stone will be the deposit. After the matter is completed, I will give you two more. What do you think, brother?"
Shu Han looked at the spirit stone on the table and did not speak. The two men did not continue to persuade him, giving him time to think.
Shu Han was hesitant to agree in his heart because he did not know these two people well, and their information was extremely asymmetrical. If these two people were hiding something or deceiving him, he wouldn't be able to tell. There were still a few years left for the matter of the Foundation Establishment.
However, listening to these two people, it seemed that if he wanted to establish the Foundation, he had only the luck to mine. For activities relying on luck, the timing is uncertain. If he was unlucky, he might not get anything for several years in a row. Delays could lead to changes!
So Shu Han saluted, "There's no need for a deposit! I felt a connection with you two brothers at first sight, I will definitely help! I also ask you two to guide me more. I might need to go mining in the future to try my luck, so gaining some experience first is not a bad thing!"
Kang Guangwen said, "Brother Shu Han really has a chivalrous spirit! Please take this spirit stone. If I am lucky enough to establish the Foundation, I won't lack some spirit stones."
"Well then, I'll just follow your arrangements!"
Kang Guangwen and Xie Ming were overjoyed, poured wine for Shu Han, and the three continued to drink.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Kang Guangwen laughed, "The Heaven-grade Vein of White Feathers Sect is not far from here, but before going down to the mine, we have some things that need to be sold. There happens to be a trade fair nearby, Brother Shu Han, why don't you come with us to prepare supplies at the fair?"
"A fair for cultivators?"
"That's right, all the rogue cultivators from all over the world gather here, and goods from all over the world gather with them," explained Kang Guangwen.
Shu Han was delighted to hear this. A gathering of cultivators was an excellent opportunity. He had the Black Jar, so the quantity of materials was not a problem, but he needed to diversify the types of materials.
Shu Han asked, "What materials do I need to prepare for the mining?"
Xie Ming said, "Actually, you don't need many things, the most important thing is to buy a magic pickaxe. The ore in the underground spirit veins is hard, and with a magic pickaxe, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Mostly, I made a few storage bags before and plan to sell them at the fair."
Shu Han was interested when he heard this. Having studied the Bai Family Artifact Refining Manual, he was somewhat of an artifact refiner. However, he had never known how to make such storage bags.
"May I ask how you assign storage space to objects? I've always been puzzled by this," Shu Han asked.
Xie Ming laughed, "Actually, it's not difficult. It's no different from basic artifact refining, but the most important thing is the Space Crystal." As he spoke, he took out a blue stone from his pocket and said, "This is a Space Crystal. All major sects use this kind of ore to build small spaces, which is also the raw material for storage bags. My Xie family used to be an artifact refining family, especially good at making storage bags, but alas, our family fell on hard times!"
Indeed, traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books. Chatting with these two for a moment immediately expanded Shu Han's understanding of the cultivation world.
The three of them came to a mountain near Green Mountain Town.
Looking at the dense forest in front of him, Shu Han couldn't help but ask, "This wilderness doesn't seem to show signs of a gathering."
"Haha, our cultivators' gatherings naturally need to prevent mortals from breaking in. The entrance to this gathering is in the 'Li' direction of this wilderness."
Shu Han looked in the direction indicated, only to see a cliff. Following the two men to the edge of the cliff, looking at the hundred-meter-deep cliff, Shu Han could control the wind, but instinctively felt a little weak in the knees. He stepped into the cliff but didn't fall down. Instead, he passed through a cloud of smoke and entered a whole new world.
The mist dissipated, and the view opened up. There were many pavilions here, with people coming and going on the wide bluestone brick roads, and there were various stalls on both sides. All the people passing by were cultivators, who would occasionally stop to look at a roadside stall.
Shu Han felt slightly excited. He had finally come into contact with the world of cultivators. However, he also had to remind himself to be vigilant in his heart. After all, the world of cultivators was different from that of mortals. There were countless masters who could easily take his life, so he had to be extremely cautious in his behavior and actions!
