Bamboo Mound

After waiting a while, Lian Ping put away his sword and shield. At that moment, Ning Chang sensed that the sword and shield had changed their aura, which meant that he had successfully refined them.

Then Lian Ping spoke again: "Fellow Daoist Ye, time waits for no one. The weapon refining workshop already knows that this mine has been robbed. Although the teleportation array has been destroyed, it is only a matter of time before the newcomers arrive."

I've already collected all the spatial bags in the entire mine. Let's put away the spirit stones for now, and then divide them up when we find a safe place."

Ning Chang nodded, took the dozen or so spatial bags handed to him by Lian Ping, and then entered the mine pit together.

As they ventured deeper, the concentration of spiritual energy in the air increased.

Along the way, several mottled corpses appeared from time to time; these were miners still underground, whom Lian Ping, who was clearing the way, had casually killed.

The mine was very deep, or rather, the two of them didn't walk as fast as they did outside. They walked in a winding path for about half a cup of tea's time before their eyes suddenly brightened.

Everywhere you look, there are glittering spirit stones, illuminating the entire area. The spiritual energy emanating from them is more than ten times denser than that in the triple spirit gathering array!

Just as Ning Chang was about to cut the spirit stone into pieces, Lian Ping stopped him again.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, please allow me to remove the spiritual vein first."

He took out an array plate, placed it on the ground, and drew some spiritual energy from the surrounding area to activate the array.

In an instant, an unnamed wind surged forth and converged into the formation.

As the wind blew, the light emanating from the surrounding spirit stone veins gradually faded until it disappeared completely, forming a twisted strip in the center of the formation.

"This is a spiritual vein?" Looking at that thing that had no spiritual energy, perhaps its only use for now was to act as a third wheel.

After all, once the spirit vein was extracted from the entire spirit stone vein, all the light came from this vein.

“Yes,” Lian Ping replied, “but it was agreed beforehand that the spiritual vein would belong to me.”

"Of course, it's just the first time I've seen it; shall we start collecting spirit stones now?"

"Yes, time waits for no one, let's hurry."

Lian Ping took out a long box with special patterns and put the spiritual vein away. The light in the vein also disappeared.

The two then began to cut spirit stones from the veins.

Lian Ping handed over space bags, each with a capacity of thirty cubic meters. It wasn't until Ning Chang's seventeenth space bag was full that the entire mine was completely empty!

After that, the two looked at each other and then followed the mine tunnel back to the surface.

Then Ning Chang pulled Lian Ping and flew to the side for a day before landing in a forest.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, this is fine. We've come this far already. No matter how hard the weapon refining workshop tries, they won't be able to find this place. Let's divide the spirit stones and then go our separate ways."

"What, aren't you going back?" Ning Chang asked, puzzled.

"No, I need to wait a few more days. When requesting leave from Lingbao Pavilion, the time must be clearly stated, including the time spent on the road and on business. If I go back early, it will definitely raise suspicion."

"So, once I've calculated the time, I can return on my own. I can also collect some things along the way to keep a record," Lian Ping replied.

"This plan sounds quite sound, let's go with it."

"Well, I have a total of fourteen bags of spirit stone ore, with seven extra space bags. According to the agreement, the space bags belong to you, Fellow Daoist Ye. May I ask how much ore you received?"

"Seventeen, I have two space bags left."

"I see. The raw ore we collected wasn't divided into blocks, so we can't identify the exact amount of spirit stones. But let's divide it by bags. You get six and I get four. These two bags of spirit stones are yours."

As he spoke, Lian Ping took out three spatial bags and handed them to Ning Chang. Two of them were filled with raw ore, and the other contained several spatial bags and some spirit stones that had already been differentiated, totaling about two thousand.

After Ning Chang accepted the gift, Lian Ping clasped his hands in a fist salute, said goodbye, and then went off in his own direction.

Watching Lian Ping leave, Ning Chang sorted through his gains, a hint of worry creeping onto his face.

The few blows he received broke the effect of his concealment talisman, and the fragrance on his body must have remained there.

He feared that the weapon-refining workshop would eventually find him by following the scent, but at this point he had no other choice but to hope that the workshop was incapable of doing so, or that the wind would disperse the scent before their reinforcements arrived.

This action naturally elevated his status to several levels.

Now, the total capacity of all his spatial bags is over nine hundred cubic meters, nearly one thousand cubic meters! Not counting spirit stone ore, there are over five thousand six hundred spirit stones! As for the spirit stone ore, it is a full five hundred and seventy cubic meters in size!

"These spirit stones should be enough for me to advance to the level of Fetal Heart or above, and even Transformation of Essence is not impossible."

Although you can start cultivating now, it's best to enter Medicine King Valley first and follow the correct procedures to avoid making mistakes.

Ning Chang murmured, "There are also cultivation techniques and moves. Although there is no great need for them at the moment, we might find some useful tricks later."

After preparing for the harvest, Ning Chang also found a direction and flew towards Wangzhou City.

Nine days later, Ning Chang woke up in his room at the inn. Without the teleportation talisman, eight days of continuous travel had nearly killed him!

Even though I collapsed into bed as soon as I got back and slept for a whole day, I still haven't fully recovered.

Upon waking up, he immediately went to Lingbaoge's fourth branch.

Upon entering, it wasn't Lian Ping sitting inside, but a slightly younger girl with only the fifth level of the Spirit Fusion Realm, who looked to be about the same age as him.

"What would you like to buy, senior? Our shop has everything you need for cultivation, from pills and talismans to custom-made weapons!"

"Swiftness Talisman, Concealment Talisman, Mind Concentration Pill." Ning Chang didn't waste any words and directly stated his needs.

Ning Chang had learned about the Mind-Concentrating Pill from Lian Ping when he went there. It could calm the mind and enhance comprehension. Ning Chang was interested in its additional effect: it could greatly dispel and relieve dizziness.

"The Swiftness Talisman and the Concealment Talisman are two for one spirit stone each, while the Mind Concentration Pill is twenty-five spirit stones per bottle. How many do you need, senior?"

Ning Chang calculated the price and took out 220 pills: "200 Swiftness Talismans, 40 Concealment Talismans, and four bottles of Concentration Pills."

While the Swiftness Talisman is in effect, there is almost no need to worry about dizziness. The Concealment Talisman is used to mask one's body fragrance at certain times.

As for the Concentration Pill, it's only used when not using the Swiftness Talisman, or to alleviate symptoms after speed practice, so I didn't buy many; twelve are enough.

The shop girl's eyes lit up, and she immediately replied, "Please wait a moment, senior."

Then he turned around, pushed open the door behind him, and went inside.

Before long, he came out carrying a tray with several stacks of talismans and four small bottles on it.