Chapter 10 Crystalline Nereis
After the negotiation was settled, Tang Jie followed Na Xi Remnant into the mine, but Qiu Shuyu and others did not follow because of the rules.
Some miners in the mine are still walking back and forth with their baskets on their backs, but the long and narrow mine tunnel leads to the unfathomable dark depths.
It is said that for this spirit stone vein, the Shimen sect almost dug the mine tunnel to the depths of the mountainside. Now the periphery of the mine cave has been hollowed out, and the open space is like a hall in the mountain. If miners want to dig enough spirit stones, they often have to walk a long way along the mine road.
The mine walls around the pit were reinforced by the cultivators using earth magic. After confirming that the mine in this area has been dug clean, the cultivator will seal it with earth magic to prevent it from collapsing, but according to the rules, there will be a certain gap in each sealing reinforcement point, which is convenient for the spiritual master to check .
At this moment, as Xi Remnant walked a few steps in the main hall, Tang Jie came to a rock wall, put his hand in the gap, and activated his spiritual energy. A trace of spiritual energy penetrates from the gap, and there may be energy fluctuations behind the barrier.
After exploring for a while, Tang Jie only felt a little bit of extremely weak energy fluctuations, and knew that they were just some residues that were not worth digging, and that this piece of rock wall had indeed been hollowed out.
This is not surprising. This is the entrance of the mine, and it is the place that is least likely to be missed. Tang Jie investigates here, mainly to feel the soil quality and aura feedback here.
After trying it, Tang Jie took out the map of the mine pit, made a few notes on it, and said to Xi Remnant, "Let's go."
The mine map is an early map. As the mine tunnels were dug to extend in all directions, the map gradually couldn't keep up. Therefore, even if there was a map, Tang Jie still needed to find a guide to move forward.
He is not afraid of getting lost, but if he gets dizzy from walking, he doesn't even know where he has been or has not been. loss.
Tang Jie's instruction to Xi Remnant is: use the shortest route to go through every mine tunnel.
At this moment, the two continued to move forward. Every time they walked a certain distance, Tang Jie would stop and search every mine wall carefully, without missing any one.
Under the dim light, the two walked forward step by step.
The further you go, the more rugged and difficult the road will be. As the number of forks increases, fewer and fewer people will be encountered. At first, some miners could be seen squatting in front of the crushed stones, looking for rough stones, and they were wary of everyone who approached them with cautious eyes. Gradually, there were fewer and fewer miners, only occasionally the sound of distant mining picks hitting rocks could be heard.
"Didn't it mean that the deeper you go, the more mines you get? Why are most of the miners concentrated in the middle and back sections?
If you go deeper, there will be no one left? " Tang Jie asked.
The boy replied without looking back: "Because there are monsters in the deepest part."
"Monsters?" Tang Jie was startled: "You said there are monsters in the mine? Then why didn't you ask the spiritual masters from the Shimen sect to get rid of the monsters?"
"I've been here." Xi Canhen replied: "It's a pity that it's useless. Once they came, the monsters disappeared, and they didn't appear at all, as if they could be found."
Following Xi Remnant's narration, Tang Jie finally understood.
The haunting of monsters in the mine was about two years ago.
That day, the miners were digging in various mine tunnels in the depths, when they suddenly heard a scream. When the miners arrived following the cry, they found that there was only a pool of blood on the ground, but one miner had completely disappeared.
Shortly after that, three more miners went missing in a row.
The Shimen faction sent people to investigate at that time, and this was their first visit.
However, after investigating, the people from the Shimen Sect found nothing.
However, with the departure of Shimen's disciples, the demon incident reappeared, and it appeared more ferociously.
This time it was a direct manifestation—someone saw the monster with their own eyes.
Tang Jie asked: "You said that someone saw the monster with his own eyes but did not die?"
"En." The young man nodded: "And it's not just one person, there are about a dozen people who saw it. It is said that it has thick long hair, is about three meters high, is extremely powerful, and has sharp claws. There is a big hole in the rock wall. It can drill into the ground, yes, it can also swallow raw ore.”
"Long hair, three meters, sharp claws, great strength, burrowing into the ground, devouring raw ore... What kind of monster is this?" Tang Jie thought over and over again, but he didn't expect any monster like this. But the world is full of wonders, grass, trees, rough stones can become fine, even if there is something that I have never seen before, not to mention myself, even the master Xiyue dare not say that he is used to strange things in the world.
"And then?" Tang Jie asked.
The young man shrugged his shoulders: "What else can I do? Let me inform the Shimen sect again. But that monster is really cunning, as soon as the people from the Shimen sect come, it will immediately lie dormant. This is a big mountain, and it can burrow into the ground. If it doesn't It turns out that unless the entire Yongsui Mountain is lifted, the Shimen faction can't do anything about it. Later, the Shimen faction simply sent disciples to pretend to be miners, restrain their breath, and wait for the monster in secret. As a result, it was really waited once. A Shimen disciple and The monster fought, but it was a pity that the monster could not be killed, and was slipped away by the monster before Shimen reinforcements arrived. However, the disciple also knew something about it, saying that the monster should have some kind of ability, and he could designate his own territory. All life that enters its territory can be discovered by it. Because of this, it is very difficult to encircle and suppress this monster. In addition, the method of impersonation has already been used, and the monster will not be easily fooled again, and it is almost impossible to catch it. Yes. But as long as it is outside the territory of the monster, the monster will not easily move out."
"So miners don't dig deep inside anymore?"
"Yes. Fortunately, the monster came out late, and all the easy-to-dig mines in the depths have been dug. In addition, its territory is not large, so although it may miss some ores, the loss is not too big. Furthermore Sometimes there will be bold miners sneaking over and knocking twice, and sneaking out some raw ore. As long as the movement is not too big, the monsters will ignore it."
Speaking of Xi Remnant, he looked back at Tang Jie: "The reason why I can get the most raw ore is because I sneak in the most times. It may be because I am too small. Every time I go in, the monsters don't eat me."
"So it's like this..." Tang Jie uttered a long ending sound, narrowing his eyes slightly.
After walking for a while, Tang Jie and Xi Remnant had reached the deepest point.
At the end of the mine tunnel is a bottomless abyss. Looking down from above, the abyss is pitch black and nothing can be seen.
"This is the end." Xi Canhen said: "The mine vein ends here. There are still some raw ore on the rock wall here, but the monster is underground, and the miners dare not come easily. If you were not there, I would not Dare to stand here, usually I am on the edge of its territory, pick some and run away."
The mine wall in this area has not been sealed off. Tang Jie stretched out his hand to detect it casually, and found that there are indeed large energy fluctuations behind the rock wall, which proves that there are indeed many raw ore here.
This is also the last surplus of this vein.
According to the Shimen Sect, after the mining of ores in other places is finished, the Shimen Sect will send disciples to guard the place and dig out the remaining ore. After you own your share, you don't have to pay attention to this vein anymore.
It is easy to confirm the remaining ore, and it takes a lot of effort and concentration for the repairer to find out the specific amount of the remaining ore. However, Tang Jiewu's wisdom grasps insight, and prospecting is just a trivial matter for him, so with a little effort, the raw ore behind the rock wall is roughly clear.
After counting the number, Tang Jie took out a black stone: "What about this one?"
This black stone was what Xi Remnant gave him before, and it was also the core key to the young man's ability to open the Jade Gate, and it was also the key to moving Tang Jie.
Xi Remnant pointed to a rock wall not far away and said: "It's right here. I came to steal the ore that day, and I happened to see a piece of exposed raw ore in front of me. To the miners, the exposed raw ore is like gold on the ground. So I went there regardless of the danger, mined the raw ore, and finally brought out this stone. I saw that the stone was a bit weird, so I took it back. Unexpectedly, my whole body was hot that night, and there seemed to be something in my body. After rushing back and forth, I felt much stronger afterward..."
"As expected." Tang Jie murmured.
"Do you know what this is?" Xi Canhen asked. Ever since he got the black stone, he felt obvious changes in his body, and he was also curious about what it was, but he knew that he was unable to keep a secret, so he never dared to reveal it until Tang Jie saw his secret. , was forced to speak out. Now that Tang Jie knew about it, he naturally wanted to ask.
Tang Jie didn't hide it from him: "This is a crystallized clamworm."
"Wormworm? You mean it's not a stone, but an animal?" Xi Canhen asked in surprise.
"En." Tang Jie nodded: "To be exact, it's a clamworm turned into a stone, a rare material for cultivating the world."
The exact name of the clamworm is actually the spirit-eating clamworm, which is an extremely rare demonic insect. The biggest feature of this kind of monster is that it is addicted to eating spirit stones. The lifespan of a clamworm is generally about 500 days. During these 500 days, it desperately devours spirit stones at a rate of two catties per day. The original ore of Lingshi about 100 kg, converted into Lingshi, is one hundred Lingshi.
With such a terrifying appetite, the clamworm does not waste a single bit of spiritual energy, except for those meaningless residues, every bit of spiritual energy is in its body. The reason for this is that the clamworm has a special ability, that is, the crystallization of aura. However, as the clam worm devoured more and more, the crystallized spiritual energy became more and more intense, and eventually the entire body of the clam worm would be completely crystallized, forming the black stone in Tang Jie's hand.
For practitioners, it is the supreme treasure.
Because it is an important material that can increase the aura reserve of the cultivator.
For practitioners, due to inherent limitations, practitioners can only liquefy aura.
For example, at the peak of the spiritual sea, thousands of drops of spiritual liquid are the manifestation of the liquefaction of spiritual energy. Even a cultivator who has escaped from the world can only use the spirit in his body to attract the spirit of heaven and earth, but his own spiritual space reserve is actually the same as that of a student at the peak of the spiritual sea, and there is no change, because this is the limit of the human body.
If spiritual energy can be crystallized, then the mana power of the cultivator will undoubtedly be greatly improved. Unfortunately, the inherent limitations of the human body make it almost impossible for the cultivator to crystallize the spiritual liquid.
The crystallized clamworm is a treasure that can make up for this regret. It can help the cultivator generate a structure that can crystallize the spiritual fluid in the body, and make part of the spiritual liquid crystallize, thereby increasing the reserve of spiritual energy.
Of course, the cultivator cannot crystallize all the spiritual liquid because of this, it will only make the cultivator swallow gold like a mortal, fall into the spiritual space and die, so the spiritual sea is still the foundation, and the crystallization is only for assistance, just like an iceberg in the sea , which is a limited improvement.
Although it is a limited increase, it is the total amount of spiritual energy increased after all, and its value can be imagined!
It is precisely because of this that crystallized clamworms are a hundred times rarer than Ling mine, and almost every piece can be sold at a sky-high price in the market.
Like the crystallized clamworm in Tang Jie's hand, if it is used properly, it can help Tang Jie form an aura crystal structure of about 300 points. The crystallized aura that a cultivator can hold is about 30% of the upper limit, which means that ten crystallized clamworms can increase Tang Jie's total mana by 30%, which is quite astonishing.
With such terrifying aura content and quality, it is only natural that Xi Remnant can help Xi Remnant break through the Yumen Gate, but this kid is also lucky. Although the crystallized clamworm can help break through Yumen, it is not at all dangerous. It is his fate that he does not die. It is rare that this little guy has reached the sixth level of Yumen under no one's guidance. After Tang Jie asked, he found out that this kid was stubborn by nature. Although his whole body was in pain at the time, he managed to keep silent without anyone's guidance, and he didn't waste his talent at all.
Knowing the meaning of this silkworm at this moment, Xi Canhen was also dumbfounded: "Then isn't this thing very valuable?"
This was the first thought that popped into his mind.
"Yes, in Xiujie, a piece of crystallized clamworm can be sold for at least 100,000 yuan, and there is still a price but no market." Tang Jie replied: "However, your piece has been absorbed by you day and night because of your improper maintenance, and its value has already decreased. Many... use the crystallized clamworms to rush at Yumen, you are considered extravagant, but it is not completely useless, at least your body is strong."
Xi Remnant Hen had never learned the techniques of cultivating immortals, and the excess aura had nowhere to go, so he spontaneously moisturised his body, making the boy's bones quite strong, otherwise he would not have been able to defeat the four strong men.
"One hundred thousand spiritual money." The young man's eyes almost burst into flames when he looked at Hei Shitou.
"What? Regret it?" Tang Jie asked with a smile.
The boy thought for a while and replied: "It's just a pity, but it's nothing. You don't know if you don't tell me. You'll just waste good things for nothing."
"He's quite sensible." Tang Jie nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly waved his hand and gave the crystallized clamworm to Xi Remnant.
Xi Remnant looked at Tang Jie puzzledly, and Tang Jie said: "But all life will not exist alone, and there are always two if there is one. So if there is one crystallized clamworm, there will be a second one, and the second one will be there." Three yuan... All I want is the location where they exist, as for this piece, I will return it to you, lest you think that I am a dignified cultivator and cheated from you, a little brat."
Xi Remnant shouted: "I'm not a poor kid!"
However, his hands and feet quickly put away the crystallized clamworm, and his eyes showed a trace of gratitude.
Only then did Tang Jie continue to explore the mine wall, looking for crystallized clamworms.
But no matter how hard Ren Tang Jie tried, he couldn't find a piece.
This made Tang Jie very puzzled. Although it is said that the energy of the crystallized clamworm rarely escapes due to crystallization, and there are spirit stones everywhere behind the rock wall, its energy fluctuations are more likely to be disturbed, but Tang Jie is comprehending insight People who are confident that if there are clamworms in this area, there is no reason why they can't find them.
Is there really only one clamworm?
This is not impossible. The clamworms are good at escaping from the soil, and it is common for them to live in spirit mines for hundreds of miles a day. If it is just a foreign clamworm that finds the mine veins here to eat, although the chances are small, it is still possible. There is precedent.
Or has it been mined by someone before?
This is not impossible.
In fact, supervisors must steal themselves. This is a common thing in the cultivation world. Even the Xiyue faction doesn't think that the Shimen faction will be clean, but everything needs to be done in moderation. Keeping your eyes closed, just like Wu Xiucai at the Shimen Party.
But the clamworm is a big deal, if it is a matter of self-stealing, once it gets out, it will be a disaster for the whole family.
Moreover, it is difficult to keep this kind of thing secret. After all, after the crystallized clamworm comes out, it can be used for its own use or sold outside. Regardless of the choice, it will be big news if it is spread out. It is very difficult for the Shimen faction to hide it.
However, the rock wall here has not been mined by miners since the demon incident, and the rock wall is intact. If someone secretly mined it, it is impossible for the rock wall to remain so intact, and it is even more impossible for the miners not to know.
Or... In fact, this is not the nest of clamworms?
Tang Jie turned his head sideways and looked towards the abyss at the end of the mine.
He walked slowly to the front of the abyss, shot out his right hand, and an eyeball was formed for no reason in his hand, it was the eye of Tongtong.
The eyeballs rise up towards the abyss, observe carefully, but through the eyes, although the eyes can observe from all angles, they have no ability to penetrate. The field of vision is everywhere, the surroundings are pitch black, and there are solid rock walls everywhere, but there are no clues. Discover.
Tang Jie frowned deeply, and stood there in thought for a long time.
Finally, a ray of light lit up between his brows, and one vertical eye gradually revealed its majesty.
As soon as the vertical eye appeared, a beam of light shot out from the vertical eye, shining on the opposite rock wall, and then it swayed around like a searchlight.
It's a pity that even the Celestial Eye's investigation still didn't find anything. Tang Jie couldn't help thinking again, maybe he really made a mistake, and the clamworm was just walking alone.
At this moment, there was a sudden scream from behind.
Evening scars!
The vertical eyes disappeared, Tang Jie turned his head sharply, and saw Xi Remnant Hen flying towards him.
As soon as Tang Jie stretched out his hand to grab Xi Remnant, he heard a roar, and a huge black shadow rushed towards Tang Jie.
long hair!
tall!
Talon!
In the dim light, Tang Jie saw the vague appearance of the black shadow rushing towards him, which was exactly the monster Xi Canhen mentioned.
It actually appeared.
At this time, Tang Jie was holding Xi Remnant and his hands were restrained. He could have lifted Xi Remnant up and used him as a shield to resist the claw, but at that moment, Tang Jie still let go of Xi Remnant, not letting Xi Remnant go. The mark was hit.
At the same time, the monster's sharp claws slapped Tang Jie viciously, hitting Tang Jie's chest. With one blow, Tang Jie was thrown into the air and fell towards the depths of the cliff.
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