Chapter 3679: Move the Immortal Mine

Wang Qingshan’s current strength made it easy to kill an eighth-tier mid-grade nine-colored worm. For caution, he had Shi Ling assist him to prevent the worm from escaping. Logically, a nine-colored worm, skilled in earth-burrowing techniques, would escape by burrowing into the ore vein. However, it fled into the mine shaft first, rather than drilling into the ore vein. This indicated that it was an immortal mine, and given its grade, the worm couldn't freely traverse within an immortal mine.

A miniature nine-colored worm flew out of the main body. Wang Mengbin conjured a silver jade bottle and collected it. He then approached the nine-colored worm's corpse, cut open its abdomen, and extracted a core with nine-colored patterns. He placed it into a green jade box, then put away the worm's body and left.

"Success, Ancestor!" Wang Mengbin said with a smile. "Wang now has a much higher chance of advancing to the Mahayana stage. There is indeed an immortal mine here." Wang had already entered the late Integration stage. The Wang family had brought back several eighth-tier ore veins from various realms, and Wang had consumed a significant amount of eighth-tier ore. With the core of an eighth-tier mid-grade nine-colored worm, Wang's chances of advancing to the Mahayana stage significantly increased.

The Spirit-Crossing Flying Chariot floated high in the sky. Wang Changsheng gazed at a majestic, sky-reaching peak. With a flick of his right hand, the Azure Root Cleaver appeared. A gentle flick of his wrist unleashed a colossal azure blade light, which struck the peak with a mighty crash, causing the entire mountain to tremble violently. Wang Qingshan formed a sword incantation, and hundreds of thousands of azure flying swords materialized out of thin air. These densely packed swords continuously struck the colossal peak, producing a series of clanging metallic sounds, yet the peak remained completely unshaken. Wang Ruyan flicked her wrist, and the Vermilion Bird Ring shot out, instantly expanding in size. It struck the peak, causing it to shake slightly.

"It truly is an immortal mine," Wang Changsheng exclaimed excitedly. "No wonder there was an eighth-tier nine-colored worm here! Even an Xuantian Treasure couldn't fully move it; it must be an immortal mine."

"Ancestor," Wang Chuanming suggested, "let's survey it to determine the immortal mine's extent." Wang Changsheng nodded, agreeing to Wang Chuanming's suggestion. Wang Chuanming led some people to survey the immortal mine's size, with Ci Lei also participating.

"There's some Nine-Colored Divine Clay in the mine shaft!" Wang Tun Tian exclaimed excitedly as he flew into the shaft. A moment later, he flew out of the mine shaft and handed a yellow storage bracelet to Wang Changsheng. There was a considerable amount of Nine-Colored Divine Clay in the shaft, enough to refine several high-grade Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasures, which could assist Mahayana cultivators in overcoming their grand heavenly tribulations.

In less than the time it takes to steep a cup of tea, Wang Chuanming and the others returned. "Ancestor," Wang Chuanming reported, "we've surveyed it. It appears to be a small-scale Profound Water Jade Crystal mine." He then took out a green beast hide and handed it to Wang Changsheng. The green hide depicted the layout of the ore vein, indicating optimal mining locations and other details. Profound Water Jade Crystal is an excellent and valuable material for refining water-attributed immortal artifacts. Before entering this fragment of the immortal realm to search for treasures, Wang Chuanming and the others had consulted texts detailing immortal realm materials for easier identification.

"Profound Water Jade Crystal!" Wang Changsheng's face lit up with joy. He passed the green beast hide to Wang Qingshan and said, "Qingshan, take a look. Let's work together to extract this small immortal mine." After examining the ore vein distribution map, Wang Qingshan and the others felt confident.

Wang Changsheng and the others spread out, conjuring their treasures to attack the ground. With rumbling sounds, the ground shook violently, revealing numerous cracks and billowing clouds of dust. Extracting an immortal mine was no easy feat, as they lacked specialized mining tools. Normally, they used specific tools to facilitate ore extraction from veins. However, an immortal mine was extraordinary, and ordinary tools would be of little use. Explosions continuously rang out, shaking the earth and mountains.

The Profound Water Jade Crystal ore vein truly lived up to its name as an immortal mine. Even an attack from a Xuantian Treasure only left a deep gouge on the raw Profound Water Jade Crystal, while a damaged Xuantian Treasure merely left a faint mark. It took them nearly half a month to finally excavate the entire Profound Water Jade Crystal ore vein and store it within the Cangyuan Pearl. The value of a small Profound Water Jade Crystal ore vein was immeasurable. If he could ascend to the immortal realm, Wang Changsheng would certainly bring this ore vein with him.

"There should be quite a few immortal mines here," Wang Changsheng said with a smile. "Let's look around and hope to discover a few more." He then conjured the Spirit-Crossing Flying Chariot and, carrying Wang Ruyan and the others, departed from the location.

In a continuous stretch of verdant mountains, explosions constantly echoed, shaking the earth and mountains, as a massive crimson mushroom cloud rose into the sky. A towering tree suddenly glowed with dazzling blue light, revealing a pale-faced young man in a green robe. His skin and eyes were green. Fear filled the green-robed youth's eyes. He transformed into a streak of green light and flew forward, but slender golden rays appeared, forming a massive golden cage that inverted and trapped him.

A flash of red light, and a constantly glowing red net materialized, descending upon and engulfing the green-robed youth. A large expanse of crimson flames surged from the red net, engulfing the youth's body. He let out a series of agonizing screams. Dazzling blue light erupted from the youth's body as he transformed into a towering blue tree. The tree then emitted a brilliant blue glow, and the crimson flames flickered wildly before vanishing. A golden spear, over a hundred zhang long, shot forth, piercing the towering tree. The golden spear then disintegrated into hundreds of thousands of golden beetles. Each beetle had a pair of golden tusks protruding and four wings on its back. They ravenously gnawed at the towering tree. In less than ten breaths, the towering tree was completely devoured, leaving behind only a translucent green crystal.

The five individuals, including Cao Yuzhen, flew in from a distance. With a single hand gesture, Cao Yuzhen drew the green crystal towards her, and it vanished into her sleeve.

"Even trees can cultivate to become True Spirits! The cultivation resources here are simply too abundant!" Changchunzi exclaimed, his face full of disbelief. His own eighth-tier spirit beast, which he had raised for many years, had died at the hands of a tree spirit—a True Spirit, to be precise.

"As long as the fortuitous encounter is great enough, any sentient being can cultivate into a True Spirit," Cao Yuzhen explained. "Not just trees, but humans can also become True Spirits. Humanoid True Spirits are rare in the lower realms but quite common in the immortal realm."

"Isn't it said that only with a bloodline purity reaching nine can one become a True Spirit? And even after becoming a True Spirit, they remain human?" Xuan Zhenzi asked curiously.

"That applies only to demon beasts," Cao Tianhu slowly explained. "For humans or other races cultivating into True Spirits, there's no such concept of bloodline purity. Their descendants, upon reaching the Mahayana stage, can merge with their True Spirit forms. However, becoming a True Spirit is still not easy. Our Cao family members have also tried refining True Spirit cores, but while their cultivation greatly advanced, they didn't become True Spirits. Without a True Spirit core, it's very difficult to cultivate into a True Spirit relying on external items like Nine-Revolving True Spirit Fruits. True Spirits are extremely rare in the outside world."