Chapter 3099: Seven-Level Nine-Colored Worm

Duan Tongtian swung his right hand towards the void, and a faint green blade energy shot out, striking the stone wall. With a muffled clang, a shallow gash appeared on the wall. If it were this easy to mine, previous generations would have long since exhausted it. However, Wang Qingshan and his group came prepared, making it relatively simpler for them.

Duan Tongtian flipped his right hand, and a faint green long saber appeared in his grasp. He swung it towards the stone wall. Another metallic clang echoed, and a long gash appeared on the wall. He wielded the green saber, striking the stone wall with a series of dull thuds, only managing to chip off a piece of Azuresteel Divine Jade with great effort.

Wang Qingshan released the stone golem. Over the years, the golem had refined many rare and exotic metals, enhancing its strength. The golem approached the stone wall, placed its hands on it, and its body radiated dazzling yellow light. The grotto shook violently, and tiny cracks appeared on the stone wall. These cracks continuously expanded, causing large amounts of rubble to fall, revealing the Azuresteel Divine Jade. After about a quarter of an hour, the grotto stopped shaking, and a massive piece of green ore appeared before them. It still needed to be refined to extract the Azuresteel Divine Jade. The golem placed its palm on the green ore, which began to shake violently, slowly developing a small crack. With a "crack," a millstone-sized piece of green ore broke off.

The golem's aura also weakened. With its current strength, mining large quantities of Azuresteel Divine Jade ore was still somewhat difficult, though extracting a single piece posed no problem.

"Qingfeng, release the mining puppets!" Wang Xiangrong commanded. They had specifically brought mining puppets with them. The Wang family possessed various types of mining puppets, suitable for extracting ore in different terrains and environments. This time, they brought the family's most advanced mining puppets.

Wang Qingfeng nodded, and with a flick of his sleeve, three massive Vajra worms shot out. Their eyes were dull, like inanimate objects. These were mining puppets crafted from sixth-order Vajra worms. Wang Changsheng had eliminated a large number of Vajra worms, and the clan members had refined the corpses of the high-order Vajra worms into puppet beasts for mining ore, with excellent results. Wang Qingfeng performed a hand seal, and the three Vajra worms flew onto the green ore, beginning to gnaw at it. The six members of Wang Qingfeng's group also kept busy, either activating their Dharma Idols or using treasures to mine the Azuresteel Divine Jade ore.

Wang Qingshan did not participate in the mining, instead standing guard nearby to prevent any demonic beast attacks. After more than two hours, they had completely mined the Azuresteel Divine Jade ore within the grotto. Without the help of the three Vajra worm puppet beasts and the stone golem, they would not have been able to finish so quickly. According to Wang Qingfeng's estimation, after refinement, they would obtain a considerable amount of Azuresteel Divine Jade, enough to forge a set of treasures.

"Let's mine more Azuresteel Divine Jade to bring back to the family," Wang Qingfeng said excitedly. "Perhaps Father can forge an Upper-Grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure to serve as the family's foundational treasure." To his knowledge, the Azure Profound Spirit-Slaying Scythe, one of the Nine Foundational Treasures of the Profound Azure Sect, was primarily crafted from Azuresteel Divine Jade, incorporating various rare materials. With enough Azuresteel Divine Jade, it's possible to upgrade a Mid-Grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure to an Upper-Grade one. For most cultivation families, possessing even a Mid-Grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure as a foundational treasure is quite remarkable. Even families like the Long, Li, and Ximen families have Mid-Grade foundational treasures, which are either exceptionally powerful, possess special abilities, or are sets of Mid-Grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures. If they could forge an Upper-Grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, it would significantly enhance the Wang family's strength and heritage. Of course, even among Upper-Grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, their power can vary depending on the artificer's skill and the quality of the materials used.

Wang Qingshan nodded, just about to speak when Wang Tunian said, "True Monarch Jinhong is approaching. It seems they also intend to mine Azuresteel Divine Jade. There are three Integration-Stage cultivators, and those two rogue cultivators appear to have been eliminated by them."

"Should we hide and avoid them?" Wang Huanyu suggested. This would create a conflict of interest for them.

Just as Wang Qingshan was about to speak, a deafening roar echoed, and the grotto shook violently, causing some rubble to fall from the stone walls. Wang Tunian's eyes gleamed with dazzling yellow light as he looked into the distance. "A Seventh-Order Nine-Colored Worm!"

Wang Tunian gasped, his voice trembling slightly. "What? A Seventh-Order Nine-Colored Worm? Where?" Duan Tongtian asked in surprise, pressing for more information. Wang Qingfeng and the others' eyes glowed with fervor. The Wang family had captured a Sixth-Order Nine-Colored Worm from a secret realm and had been meticulously cultivating it, as only Seventh-Order Nine-Colored Worms could excrete Nine-Light Divine Clay. Currently, that Sixth-Order Nine-Colored Worm was a gold-devouring beast, only consuming and not producing.

"It's over five hundred miles from here," Wang Tunian said. "Cultivators from the Han family are trying to capture the Nine-Colored Worm, and True Monarch Jinhong and his group have also rushed over, seemingly drawn by the sound of the fight."

"How many Integration-Stage cultivators does the Han family have?" Wang Qingshan pressed.

"Five Integration-Stage cultivators: one late-stage, one mid-stage, and three early-stage. Adding True Monarch Jinhong's three Integration-Stage cultivators, that makes a total of eight. The Han family's Integration-Stage cultivators are pursuing the Nine-Colored Worm, which used its Gold Escape Technique to flee."

"A late-stage Integration-Stage cultivator? Forget it, that's not something we can get involved in." Wang Qingshan dismissed the idea. No matter how precious a treasure was, one needed to be alive to enjoy it. If it were a mid-stage Integration-Stage cultivator, he might consider it, but a late-stage one was out of the question. One should act according to one's capabilities. For this treasure hunt in the Myriad Spirit Ruins, obtaining Seventh-Order Ice Flame, five Celestial Moon Snow Ganoderma, and some Azuresteel Divine Jade was already quite satisfying for Wang Qingshan.

"A late-stage Integration-Stage cultivator?" Duan Tongtian frowned and sighed softly. Their strength was insufficient to contend with a late-stage Integration-Stage cultivator for anything. "One must know their limits. Let them be. The Han family has its opportunities, and we have ours." Wang Qingshan walked out of the mining tunnel, and the six members of Wang Qingfeng's group quickly followed. They entered another mining tunnel, continuing their search for Azuresteel Divine Jade.

Over a continuous expanse of verdant mountains, Han Yiqing swiftly flew across the sky, her gaze solemn. The Nine-Colored Worm had advanced to the seventh-order mid-grade, mastering the ability to turn stone into gold, destroying two Mid-Grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures. It was also proficient in the Gold Escape Technique, preventing them from capturing it. Han Xuemei and the others followed behind, their expressions grave. If they could capture this Nine-Colored Worm, it would make it easier for the Han family's Integration-Stage cultivators to overcome their Grand Heavenly Tribulations.

A brilliant streak of light swiftly darted across the sky, moving at high speed. As the void rippled, a faint green giant hand materialized out of thin air and struck the streak of light. A golden glow fell from the sky, revealing a massive Nine-Colored Worm. Its body was covered in spirit patterns of nine different colors, showing multiple gashes, and its aura was weak. The Nine-Colored Worm's body erupted with brilliant spiritual light, just as it was about to use its Gold Escape Technique to flee, a loud beast roar echoed, reverberating ceaselessly throughout the area.

The Nine-Colored Worm's body trembled slightly upon hearing the sound. With a flash of green light, a small, faint green cauldron appeared. Its body was inscribed with floral patterns, emitting pure wood spirit energy. This Myriad Wood Cauldron was forged from 80,000-year-old Fusang Divine Wood. Ordinary treasures couldn't trap a Seventh-Order Nine-Colored Worm, so they had consulted extensive records and specifically crafted this Myriad Wood Cauldron for its capture. The moment the Myriad Wood Cauldron appeared, it immediately emitted a stream of faint green mist, enveloping the Nine-Colored Worm.

Just then, a dark, shadowy giant hand materialized out of thin air, swatting away the Myriad Wood Cauldron. The green mist failed to envelop the Nine-Colored Worm.