Chapter 3453: Jade Soul Crystal Vein (Gone Today)

A continuous range of emerald green mountains bordered a vast golden bamboo forest.

Wang Yingjie stood in an open area, his eyes gleaming with a dazzling golden light. Upon closer inspection, two swirling vortices could be seen within them.

A blood-soaked azure demon wolf stood several hundred feet away, its body crackling with numerous azure electric arcs. When its gaze met Wang Yingjie's eyes, its expression turned vacant.

Wang Yingjie raised his right hand, and a giant pair of golden, shimmering scissors shot out. With a single snap, they severed the azure demon wolf's head.

A miniature azure wolf flew out of its body, was enveloped by a golden glow, and swept into a golden jade bottle.

Wang Yingjie let out a breath of relief. With a hand seal, the golden scissors rapidly shrank and disappeared into his sleeve.

He quickly walked forward, slit open the azure demon wolf's abdomen, and after some searching, found only an azure demon core, which left him feeling a little disappointed.

He put away the azure demon wolf's corpse. Just as he was about to leave, his peripheral vision caught sight of something colorful. He focused his gaze and saw what appeared to be a clump of mud.

Wang Yingjie suddenly thought of something. He quickly stepped forward and examined it carefully, his breathing becoming shaky. "Nine-Light Divine Soil!"

He carefully dug through the soil, unearthing a clump of nine-colored mud, his expression filled with excitement.

Three streaks of light flew over. Soon after, they landed in front of him; it was Wang Qingfeng and his two companions.

"Oh, Yingjie, you found Nine-Light Divine Soil too!"

Wang Qingfeng exclaimed softly. They had been pursuing three lightning-attribute seventh-tier demon beasts, splitting up to hunt them down.

"Ancestor Qingfeng, you found Nine-Light Divine Soil as well?" Wang Yingjie asked in surprise.

Wang Qingfeng nodded and said, "I also found a clump when I was tracking the Azure Thunder Wolf. There should be seventh-tier Nine-Colored Worms in this area. Let's search carefully; it would be excellent if we could find a seventh-tier Nine-Colored Worm." Wang Yingjie nodded, took out an exquisite golden jade box, and put away the Nine-Light Divine Soil. The four of them then spread out to search for the Nine-Colored Worms.

Three days later, Wang Yingjie was meticulously exploring a narrow canyon, searching for Nine-Colored Divine Soil or Nine-Colored Worms. He took a shimmering spiritual compass from his pocket and channeled a spell into it. Wang Qingfeng's excited voice rang out: "Yingjie, come over here immediately! I've discovered a Jade Soul Crystal ore vein, its reserves unknown."

The Wang family had been diligently searching for Jade Soul Crystals for years, but with very little success. "A Jade Soul Crystal ore vein!"

Wang Yingjie's breathing grew heavy. He quickly took out his spirit-seeking compass and channeled a spell into it. The compass needle spun rapidly, pointing southwest, and he flew in that direction.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Wang Yingjie appeared in a valley with multiple paths. On the ground were several large pits emitting black smoke, and he could see some red scales.

Inside the valley was a massive cave. Wang Qingfeng, Dong Xueli, and Liu Hongxue stood at the entrance, Wang Qingfeng holding a fist-sized black ore in his hand.

"I discovered this ore vein while chasing a seventh-tier Five-Flame Python," Wang Qingfeng said excitedly. "It is indeed a Jade Soul Crystal ore vein, though further refinement is needed to extract the Jade Soul Crystals."

The family had searched for many years and only found one or two pieces of Jade Soul Crystal. Now there was a Jade Soul Crystal ore vein right here in the training ground.

"With this Jade Soul Crystal ore vein, our clan members will be able to cultivate the 'Grand Void God Forging Art' to the seventh level!" Liu Hongxue said excitedly.

"The Nine-Colored Worms may not be here. Let's mine some Jade Soul Crystals first," Wang Qingfeng said gravely.

Wang Yingjie nodded and set up warning puppets. The four of them then entered the cave to mine the raw Jade Soul Crystal ore. A series of booming sounds echoed from within the cave, and the ground trembled slightly.

A mountain peak soared into the clouds. At its base was a massive cave, from which a series of deafening explosions emanated.

A clap of thunder sounded, and the cave entrance exploded, sending countless fragments of rock flying. A golden egret, its body covered in countless golden electric arcs, flew out from within. Its body was covered in blood and wounds, with bones faintly visible beneath the skin.

A hazy yellow sword light, reaching for the sky, swept out, charging directly towards the golden egret.

The golden egret opened its mouth and spat out a thick golden lightning bolt, shattering the sky-reaching sword light.

A hazy blue sound wave swept over, swiftly passing through its body.

The golden egret let out a painful cry as a large number of feathers fell from its body. A yellow long rainbow then shot out, passing through the golden egret's body and slicing it in two.

A miniature golden egret flew out of its body. A yellow glow then descended from the sky, enveloped the miniature golden egret, and swept it into a yellow gourd, where it disappeared.

Cheng Zhenyu and Zheng Nan flew out of the cave, landing beside the golden egret's corpse. They dug out a demon core and a golden orb, which, upon testing, they found to be a Lightning Absorption Orb.

"A mid-grade seventh-tier Lightning Absorption Orb," Cheng Zhenyu exclaimed. "Combined with the over 100,000-year-old Eastern Yi Divine Wood we found, we Fusion cultivators no longer need to worry about the Great Heavenly Tribulation."

Cheng Zhenyu said with a smile. They had previously discovered the remains of an ancient cultivator, and among the relics, found a section of 120,000-year-old Eastern Yi Divine Wood. They had refined it into a treasure, which was highly effective in resisting the Great Heavenly Tribulation. Now, they had also obtained a mid-grade seventh-tier Lightning Absorption Orb.

Zheng Nan nodded and asked, "Husband, where do we go next?"

"We've gained quite a bit," Cheng Zhenyu suggested. "There are even eighth-tier demon beasts here, and many swarming demon insects. Let's not wander around anymore; one must know how to be content. Let's find a place to stay and wait for the training ground to close."

Zheng Nan nodded in agreement.

They put away the golden egret's corpse and entered a hidden underground cave to await the closing of the training ground.

In a vast, boundless black bamboo forest, the ground trembled slightly. A large number of demon beasts and insects rushed out of their nests. Before they could flee far, a powerful suction force appeared out of nowhere, dragging them into a gaping, blood-red maw. Even some plants and stones were drawn into the monstrous mouth.

The owner of the gaping maw was a colossal strange beast resembling an ox, with a single yellow eye, dragon horns on its head, and a snake's tail.

A streak of azure light appeared on the distant horizon. Shortly after, the azure light stopped; it was the Azure Phoenix Boat, with Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan standing upon it.

"An eighth-tier Tianfei Beast! Haha, Heaven truly aids me!" Wang Changsheng laughed heartily, his expression excited.

The Tianfei Beast enjoyed consuming all sorts of spiritual objects, including cultivators, demon beasts, and spiritual medicines.

Seventh-tier Nine-Colored Worms could excrete Nine-Light Divine Soil, while seventh-tier Tianfei Beasts could excrete Spirit-Breaking Divine Crystals. The Tianfei Beast before them was a mid-grade eighth-tier creature; however, its divine abilities were not particularly strong, and Wang Changsheng did not fear this demon.

Demon beasts also had their strengths and weaknesses; a higher tier did not necessarily mean greater power.

With a hand seal, Wang Changsheng caused vast amounts of blue seawater to appear within a ten-thousand-mile radius, forming a churning sea. The surface of the sea roiled violently, and massive, sky-reaching waves surged forward, directly towards the Tianfei Beast.

Wang Ruyan conjured her Azure Lotus Brush and waved it continuously in the air. A thick iron chain appeared out of thin air, shooting directly towards the Tianfei Beast.