Chapter 986: Chapter 983: Undersea Spirit Ore
The group felt the rush of dense Spiritual Energy, and everyone was overjoyed.
"Such intense Spiritual Power, even if this isn’t the location of a Spirit Vein, there’s a large accumulation of Spirit Stones here."
"Indeed, this trip has been worthwhile, haha."
"Senior Brother, shall we go in?"
A few people urged eagerly.
Ye Wuya replied calmly, "Be patient."
Linglong added, "Yes, no need to rush."
Yun Zong said, "Safety first, be careful of any mechanisms or Arrays within, don’t be careless."
Everyone nodded, becoming more serious.
After a while, Ye Wuya released his Divine Thought to explore the area. Once he felt there was no danger, he said, "Follow me inside and be careful."
Du Hui, known for his prudence, said, "Senior Brother, perhaps I should stay here just in case."
Ye Wuya felt a sense of caution and nodded, saying, "Junior Brother Du’s reminder is correct. Although no powerful cultivators have been discovered on this planet so far, it’s better to be cautious."
Another disciple said, "Senior Brother, I’ll stay here with Senior Brother Du."
Ye Wuya said, "Alright, Cui Nian, you and Du Hui stay here, while the rest follow me inside to investigate."
"Yes."
Under Ye Wuya’s leadership, the four entered single file.
Du Hui and Cui Nian stayed outside as protectors.
Behind the stone door was a spacious mountain passage, wide enough for two people to walk side by side.
However, the passage was now filled with seawater, making it difficult to traverse. Utilizing the buoyancy of the water, the group swam forward in the passage; each was a Foundation Establishment Stage expert, propelled by True Qi, they moved swiftly.
The passage zigzagged several times, and after a while, it suddenly opened up—it turned out that inside this mountain, there was a massive cave dwelling.
There were no mechanisms installed within the cave dwelling. After careful observation, many places showed signs of artificial repair, with small caves fitted with stone platforms, tables, chairs, and household decorative items like porcelain bowls and vases.
But buried under the deep sea for so long, most of these items were already damaged.
"This doesn’t resemble a Cultivation Sect, more like a cultivator who has lived in seclusion here."
"Indeed, although the space is large, it couldn’t accommodate the living members of a Sect."
"Perhaps the Sect is very small?"
"..."
"The Spiritual Energy is emanating from this direction, let’s go have a look."
Following Ye Wuya, the group searched deeper into the mountain.
Soon, they noticed a faint light coming from below.
The sight surprised them.
How could there be a faint light inside a pitch-black underwater mountain cave dwelling?
Yun Zong said, "It should be a Spirit Stone."
"Indeed, only a large number of Spirit Stones could emit fluorescence in such darkness."
The group was delighted and rushed towards it.
There was no road here; rugged mountain protrusions blocked the narrow space. They maneuvered past these obstacles, reaching a deeper space where the fluorescence grew stronger, and the Spiritual Energy became more intense.
Soon, a hole emitting weak fluorescence appeared on the ground ahead.
Rich Spiritual Energy that invigorated the spirit emanated from there.
The group accelerated and swam over, looked down the hole, and saw another huge cave space below. In the center of that hollow space, a large millstone-sized stone was connected to the mountain, with part exposed, emitting a pure white glow, from which dense Spiritual Energy flowed.
"There’s definitely a Spirit Ore here," Linglong said joyfully.
The Lingxiao Sect possessed many Spirit Ore veins, large and small, and Linglong had stayed in a large Spirit Ore while performing Sect tasks, knowing this huge stone contained many Spirit Stones.
Ye Wuya, Yun Zong, and another Lingxiao Sect disciple named Gan Qian also showed joy.
Suddenly, an angry roar pierced their ears.
The four were startled, Ye Wuya quickly shielded them and conveyed, "Be careful."
Four fierce killing intents spread out. Though Foundation Establishment Stage experts don’t count for much in the power-filled Central Great World, they could be considered capable in some small Sects and aristocratic families. They remained calm in the face of crisis, each wielding their weapons.
Meanwhile, powerful Divine Thought was released to locate the source of the sound.
Soon, they locked onto a creature, fourteen or fifteen meters long, with antennae on its head, resembling a dragon.
Linglong was shocked, "A dragon?"
"No, although it looks like a dragon, it’s weak, without the powerful aura of the legendary Dragon Clan," Ye Wuya immediately shook his head.
The group calmed down from their fright.
Indeed, this sea beast, resembling a dragon from legends, wasn’t a dragon. It provided immense pressure, but the four Foundation Establishment Stage experts sensed it posed little threat.
"Bang!"
The dragon-shaped sea exotic beast roared and violently collided with the floor of the small cave where they crouched.
The small cave, only able to accommodate one person’s body, cracked.
When Ye Wuya and the others saw this, they completely relaxed.
Such a massive exotic beast with such weak collision force confirmed their judgment—it wasn’t a dragon, but a sea creature resembling a legendary Flood Dragon.
It had apparently regarded this place as its territory after growing here for many years, attacking upon seeing humans approach.
Gan Qian laughed, "If this exotic beast were more powerful, resembling a legendary Flood Dragon, I’d want to take it back to raise it. But given its weakness, it’s unworthy to return to the Central Great World with us. I’ll go and slay it."
No one stopped him.
Gan Qian’s figure flickered as he entered through the cave entrance, and the sea creature resembling a Flood Dragon immediately opened its bloody mouth and charged at Gan Qian.
Gan Qian’s longsword flew from his hand, directly entering the creature’s mouth with a squelch, piercing through its back several meters away.
Blood quickly reddened the surrounding seawater.
Maybe it was fragile, or the sword had struck its vital organs, for after a fierce struggle, the sea creature eventually stopped moving, sinking into the cave ground, completely lifeless.
Gan Qian transmitted, "This thing appears fierce but is weak in combat."
Ye Wuya and the others entered one by one, glanced at the dead exotic beast, and shifted their gaze to the exposed Spirit Stone in the ore.
Linglong directly knocked off a piece, holding it to feel, and exclaimed with joy, "It’s a Spirit Stone, though not top-grade Spirit Stone, it can be considered mid-grade."
The group was delighted.
The knocked-off nook glowed, showing no other impurities, indicating the high quality of the entire Spirit Stone.
If more similar Spirit Stones were found under this mountain body, their trip to Earth could compensate for the Divine Wind Spaceship’s loss and yield significant profit.
Ye Wuya said gladly, "Let’s excavate this giant Spirit Stone and see if more are buried underneath. If so, it’s a Spirit Vein, or at least a Spirit Ore."