Chapter 323: Pure Snow Sand, Oasis Appears (First Update)
After exchanging spider silk, Li Qing selected some items of interest from the stalls of the big frog and the fish-headed man.
When he finally came to the stalls of the golden scorpion and the silver beetle, Niu Xinjing was still there, chatting happily with the leaders of the two tribes.
These two races are born with the ability to condense the yin and yang energies, and are also well-known in the Huangsha Secret Realm.
Niu Xinjing established the way with yin and yang, and also had a good understanding in this regard.
In the end, he exchanged a bucket of yin and yang gems with the two tribes with his newly revised copy of the skills.
On the other hand, Sang Yuwan also exchanged a spirit beast egg called "Dragon Frog" from the frog leader.
Needless to say, this is a new dragon species that is not available in Yanglong Lake.
About a day and a night later, the seven secret realm races completed the annual resource exchange.
After the pack animal of the human-faced snake tribe was lost, the bulk of the goods that could be used for trading were lost, and they could only use fine resources to exchange for materials for survival with other races.
Li Qing appreciated their hard life, so he ripened a large amount of inferior spiritual rice and helped them exchange meat for other vegetarian races.
So all parties were happy.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist Li!" The leader of the human-faced snake was grateful.
The leader of the cat-headed man patted Li Qing on the shoulder, almost making him stumble and fall to the ground: "Hey, fellow cultivator, you are such a good person! If you have the chance in the future, you are welcome to visit us."
So, the transaction between the intelligent races in the Yellow Sand Secret Realm came to an end.
The rest of the races followed the way they came and returned with a full load, leaving only the human-faced snake race, who took back the Yuan magnetic gem and erased the mark of the magic circle.
Li Qing and the other two were ready to leave. It was a memorable experience for them to see so many different races.
But their stay was limited, and they had to look for the legendary oasis in the remaining ten days.
The human-faced snake leader was silent for a moment, and then took out two second-level quality Yuanci beads: "Thank you for your help along the way, please accept these two beads."
Without waiting for them to refuse, the leader turned his head and looked at one of the cracks: "If you follow this road to the end, you will find a salt lake."
"When the full moon night comes, use the Yuanci beads together to form a three-talent formation, and you can enter the oasis you are looking for."
Li Qing and the other two looked at each other: "Are you serious?"
The human-faced snake leader smiled and said: "This is our ancient secret. If it weren't for the three Taoist friends who are worthy of deep friendship along the way, I wouldn't reveal it."
"Please keep this secret. Otherwise, our human-faced snake clan will never have peace in the future."
Sang Yuwan nodded seriously, and took Li Qing and Niu Xinjing to swear that they would never tell anyone.
After all, the Yuanci treasure of the human-faced snake clan can open the oasis in the secret realm of yellow sand. Once the news spreads, it is hard to guarantee that someone will not go there to kill the snake and take the treasure.
The leader can feel their sincerity through his clear mind. After hesitating for a while, he reminded: "After entering the oasis, remember not to destroy the vegetation inside."
"Especially Li Daoyou, if you have free time, you can plant more spiritual plants that can prevent wind and sand near the oasis, and there may be unexpected surprises."
Li Qing nodded thoughtfully, waved goodbye to the human-faced snake clan, and walked towards the crack with his two companions.
The new crack has no underground river running through it, and the air is very dry.
From time to time, there is a bone-cutting divine wind blowing from the desert along the crack, forcing the three people to cheer up to deal with it.
When the wind is the strongest, the three can only crawl on the ground with protective magic tools. Where is the demeanor of true cultivation?
After each of them scrapped a bunch of magic tools, and even damaged several spiritual tools, the three finally walked out of the crack.
What came into view was a salt lake of hundreds of acres.
The lake reflected the blue sky, like a blue jade mirror, without any ripples.
The bottom of the lake was a snow-white salt block, which was a full ten feet deep in the thickest places and a foot thick in the shallowest places.
"These are all..." Li Qing was shocked, "high-quality pure snow sand?"
He squatted down, dug a large block of salt from the lakeshore, and ignited it with Nirvana Fire.
The salt block was like ice and snow melting, and a wisp of white smoke rose slowly and went straight to the sky.
A breath of clear mind and concentration dissipated around.
Sang Yuwan and Niu Xinjing were equally surprised: "Such a large lake, if all of it is mined, the value is inestimable."
Pure snow sand is a spiritual object derived from salt nourished by spiritual energy. In layman's terms, it is spiritual salt.
In addition to being used in spiritual kitchens, this material can also be used in various rituals and is a spiritual material for warding off evil spirits and exorcising demons. Because it is good quality and inexpensive, it is especially favored by mortals.
——This is just ordinary quality pure snow sand.
If the ones in the salt lake in front of us are of extremely high quality, some of the essence can even be ranked second level.
This pure snow sand can be used to arrange protective formations. If used in large quantities, it will have a significant effect on resisting the end of the world.
If Li Qing could find such a salt lake when the Qingxia Secret Realm was destroyed, and then invite a highly skilled formation master, it might be possible to extend the life of the secret realm for another year or two.
Fortunately, the three of them were not the kind of people who would fish in a pond to exhaust the pond.
Although the pure snow sand in this salt lake is precious, they did not mine it destructively, but only took a part of it with higher quality.
The words of the human-faced snake leader when they parted reminded them that here, respecting nature and leaving a line may lead to better gains.
At night, the three of them looked up at the sky. Although they could not see the moon, the secret realm was in sync with the outside world. After some calculations, they learned that the full moon night would be two days later.
The three of them took out the Yuanci Orb and refined it with their true essence.
Perhaps it was because the leader of the human-faced snake took the initiative to give it to them. The orb was very smooth to refine, without any stagnation, and soon reached the level of being able to use it as if it were an arm.
The Three Talents Formation, like the Two Principles and Four Symbols, the Five Elements and Seven Stars, and the Eight Trigrams and Nine Palaces, is the most commonly used and most profound formation in the world of cultivation.
It is easy to get started, but it is difficult to master it.
When the full moon night came, the three of them chose the direction, sacrificed the Yuanci Orb, and arranged it into the Three Talents.
"Buzz buzz buzz..." The orb trembled slightly, forming a mysterious inspiration in the center of the formation.
This inspiration was reflected in the center of the salt lake, and the pure snow sand in the lake seemed to be ignited, and a huge force rose up.
Li Qing and the other two were stunned, and were very glad that they did not destructively mine the salt blocks in the lake, otherwise it would not cause such a big commotion.
"Every sip and every bite is predestined." Sang Yuwan sighed, "I don't know if you, fellow Daoists of the human-faced snake tribe, know about this?"
The power rising from the salt lake vibrated in the sky of the secret realm, and soon, a scene that seemed real and illusory condensed, like a mirage.
Li Qing looked up and saw a large green jungle embedded in the vast desert, exuding endless vitality.
The desert oasis appeared!