Chapter 486: Spirit Stone Mine

As an indispensable material for cultivation, the role of spiritual stones for cultivators is unquestionable, and it is also a bargaining chip for transactions.

As long as there are enough spiritual stones, cultivators can basically buy anything they want.

Of course, spiritual stones cannot be used in the Tianji Treasury, and transactions there only recognize merit.

Following the guidance of the copper sheet, a spiritual stone vein was found here.

Lu Ye suddenly remembered that he had found nearly 10,000 spiritual stones of different qualities from the dead Shenxing Sect cultivator. At that time, he felt that the man was quite rich. Now it seems that the spiritual stones on the other party are most likely mined from here.

For any Yunhe Realm cultivator, nearly 10,000 spiritual stones are a considerable fortune, and this does not count the value of other things in his storage bag.

Standing in the mine tunnel, Lu Ye was covered with a layer of golden light. The golden light was not his own spiritual power, but the copper sheet embedded in the rock wall shone on him when he entered this place. Lu Ye sensed it slightly. This golden light had no protective power and did not cause any trouble to him. However, it condensed on his body surface and did not disperse. He did not know what it was used for...

Looking at the spiritual stones exposed outside the mine veins around him, Lu Ye could tell that these were all medium-grade spiritual stones without checking. There were at least several hundred pieces.

Just as Lu Ye was observing, Amber, who was crouching on his shoulder, suddenly jumped down. The demon Yuan rolled, and Amber showed his true body and roared at the darkness ahead.

Lu Ye also raised his hand and pressed the handle of the knife. In the darkness ahead, there was a faint rustling sound. In the perception, it was obvious that something was approaching rapidly.

Yiyi had already escaped underground at the first time.

The sound was getting closer and closer. After a moment, a calf-sized monster suddenly rushed out from the darkness. The monster had a thing like a deer horn on its head. At first glance, it looked a bit like a rhinoceros, but its body was covered with a thick layer of carapace.

Amber immediately rushed forward. The monster lowered its head and the horn on its head aimed at Amber. At the moment when they were close to each other, Amber flexibly dodged sideways, raised her tiger claws, and slapped the monster's body.

As if slapping on steel, a dull sound was heard, and the monster staggered. Amber took the opportunity to pounce on it, opened her bloody mouth, and bit it, but the carapace on the other side seemed to have extremely strong protection. Amber bit it a few times, but couldn't bite through it, and was thrown away by the monster with a twist of his body.

While the monster was struggling with Amber, Lu Ye had already rushed over. Amber was thrown away, and the Panshan Knife had already been unsheathed. The fiery red spiritual light climbed up the long knife, and an inch of blade light was revealed on the blade. The long knife fell, and the monster screamed, most of its head was split open, and the green juice splashed all over the ground.

Staggering a few steps on the spot, the monster fell to the ground with a bang.

Zerg! Lu Ye raised his eyebrows. He really encountered such strange creatures wherever he went.

There were Zergs on the battlefield of Lingxi and Yunhe. He often encountered Zergs when he was training in the Mirage Realm. Unexpectedly, he encountered them in a spiritual stone vein when he was accidentally looking for treasure.

When Lu Ye saw the other party for the first time, he thought it was a monster. It was not until he killed the other party that he was sure that it was a Zerg.

And it was a Zerg equivalent to the Yunhe Realm, but if you really want to judge its strength, it is equivalent to the first or second level of the Yunhe Realm.

It would not be too troublesome for Lu Ye to kill such a Zerg. Even if he did not intervene just now, Amber could have solved the problem by herself.

The power of the Zerg lies in its huge number and breeding ability. Generally speaking, it is difficult for a single Zerg to pose any threat to a cultivator.

After shaking off the blood stains on the Panshan Knife, Lu Ye put away the knife and stood there with Amber for a while.

Yiyi suddenly appeared from the side and whispered to Lu Ye: "The mine tunnels here are winding and full of spiritual stones. The deeper you go, the higher the quality of the spiritual stones and the more there are. However, there is a Zerg in each mine tunnel. The deeper you go, the stronger the Zerg is."

"In other words, if you want to mine spiritual stones, you have to deal with these Zerg first." Lu Ye understood.

In this way, the copper piece should be an opportunity for the cultivator to obtain a large number of spiritual stones.

However, if you want to get this opportunity, you have to deal with the Zerg in the mine tunnel first, which is probably also a test.

As for where this opportunity and test came from, there is no doubt that it was the operation of the heaven.

Lu Ye had just spent most of the spiritual stones in his hand a while ago, so this opportunity to get a lot of spiritual stones naturally could not be missed.

He immediately started with Yiyi to mine the spiritual stones in the mine tunnel they were in.

They were all spiritual stones exposed on the surface, so it was not difficult to mine them. In just half an hour, all the spiritual stones that could be mined were mined, which was about the same as his previous estimate. There were about six or seven hundred spiritual stones in such a mine tunnel.

He walked forward and turned a corner. Another mine tunnel appeared in front of him. Lu Ye did not activate the sunshine spiritual pattern again, but held a torch.

He carried a lot of torches with him. This is almost a necessary tool for every cultivator. Although the cultivators can see some things even in the dark with their eyesight, they can see more clearly with light.

As in the mine tunnel just now, a large number of spiritual stones reflected the light of the torch, dazzling the eyes.

Lu Ye had just stood still when he heard a rustling noise in front of him. It was obvious that the Zerg guarding here were alarmed and rushed towards him.

Lu Ye turned his head and looked at Amber squatting on his shoulder...

For a long time, Amber didn't participate in Lu Ye's battles. She basically squatted on his shoulder. If the opportunity was right, she would help Lu Ye with the tiger roar.

The reason for this is that most of the enemies Lu Ye encountered were not those that Amber could easily intervene in. Over time, Amber developed the habit of not causing trouble for Lu Ye.

Of course, maybe it was too lazy to participate in the battle.

But just now it took the initiative to go forward to meet the enemy. Maybe it had just been promoted to a demon general and wanted to test its own level. As a result, it bit the Zerg several times and almost broke its tiger teeth.

After suffering a loss once, Amber lost interest in these Zergs, so even if she noticed Lu Ye's gaze, Amber was indifferent. She still squatted on Lu Ye's shoulder obediently, swinging her big tail behind Lu Ye, looking at me!

Lu Ye knew that he couldn't count on it.

I didn't expect anything from it...

Fortunately, there was Yiyi. A big fireball illuminated the darkness and rushed towards the incoming Zerg. The scorching heat distorted the vision and hit the Zerg hard, causing it to stagger. The unique hissing sound of the Zerg sounded...

Following the big fireball were crescent-shaped wind blades, which slashed on the Zerg's carapace, making a thump thump thump sound.

The hissing of the Zerg became even louder.

All kinds of magic skills bloomed in Yiyi's hands in various ways. Until the Zerg stopped moving, Lu Ye didn't see what it looked like.

After being promoted with Amber, Yiyi's strength really increased dramatically. The magic skills she used before were not so powerful.

Now Yiyi can be regarded as a Yunhe Realm magic cultivator! And unlike ordinary magic cultivators, because she is a spirit body, she can use any magic of any attribute, without being restricted by her own attribute.

After dealing with the Zerg, Lu Ye worked with Yi Yi as usual to mine the spiritual stones in the mine.

The quality was still medium-grade spiritual stones, but the number had increased a bit, about 800 pieces.

Continue moving forward.

Soon, Lu Ye discovered a problem, that is, the golden light covering his body was gradually fading with the passage of time. He had only walked through two mines, and the color of the golden light on his body had weakened a little. At this rate, it would take only a few hours for the golden light to completely disappear.

However, Lu Ye still didn't understand what the golden light was for, because the golden light covering his body did not provide any power or hindrance, even if there were changes.

Perhaps only when it was completely extinguished could we understand its use.

As Yi Yi had investigated before, there was a Zerg in each mine, which seemed to be the guards arranged by Tianji. Any cultivator who came here and attempted to mine spiritual stones had to pass the test of these guards.

The first Zerg that Lu Ye killed was only at the first or second level of Yunhe. The one killed by Yiyi was stronger. The third and fourth ones were obviously stronger.

Three hours later, Lu Ye stepped into the eighth mine tunnel and harvested nearly ten thousand spiritual stones.

The Zerg that came out this time was the mantis Zerg that he often encountered in the mirage, and its strength was about the fifth level of Yunhe.

This kind of Zerg is not easy to deal with. Its two mantis knives danced as fast as lightning, giving Lu Ye the feeling that he was fighting with a real swordsman.

It would be difficult for Lu Ye to kill it by himself, because the shell on the surface of the Zerg can provide strong protection.

Fortunately, he has never been fighting alone. Yiyi constantly urged the magic to contain the energy of the Zerg. Although Amber did not take action, it had the conclusion of life essence and beast seal. It only crouched on Lu Ye's shoulder and could also provide assistance to Lu Ye.

The ice magic bombarded the Zerg, causing its body surface to be quickly covered with ice, affecting its speed and reaction. Lu Ye took the opportunity to bully it, and the Panshan Knife slashed out several crescent-shaped blade lights. The powerful impact sent the mantis flying up, and the two mantis knives were raised high, revealing the weakness of the abdomen.

Lu Ye stepped on the ground with both feet, and rushed up. The Panshan Knife flashed with brilliant light, and fiercely pierced into the mantis's fragile abdomen, exploding with spiritual patterns. With a bang, the mantis screamed, its stomach was rotten, and it fell to the ground, unable to move anymore.