UGB Chapter 250 War Of Mounts
Chapter 250 War Of Mounts
Chapter 250: The War of Mounts
In a secret realm deep within the mountains, a clear and melodious phoenix cry echoed through the sky, breaking the silence of dawn. A blazing red sun slowly descended from the clouds, casting a crimson glow over the vast expanse of the sky. It traced a beautiful trajectory, circling several times before finally landing on the peak of a steep and treacherous cliff.
Within the red sun was a gigantic multicolored phoenix, carrying a young man dressed in a purple robe and golden crown. After landing, the young man slowly stood up and carefully surveyed his surroundings. The phoenix transformed into a fiery and stunning young woman, her fiery red armor outlining her voluptuous and captivating figure. Her wild and beautiful eyes smiled as she gazed at the young man.
Following that was another descent, this time a radiant sapphire blue light. It was a magnificent peacock measuring over ten zhang in length. Upon landing, it transformed into a tall and coldly beautiful woman, dressed in a magnificent sea blue palace gown. The low neckline of her gown revealed a deep and flawless cleavage, while her expression exuded arrogance and indifference. Only when she looked at the young man in the purple robe did a gentle and alluring smile appear on her face.
Naturally, she was carrying Princess Long Yi, still dressed in her close-fitting purple and gold armor. Her black hair cascaded down her shoulders, accentuating her enchanting curves. Her lower body was adorned with a gorgeous deep purple skirt, concealing her perfectly shaped long legs. Her flawless and beautiful face carried a cold yet seductive and mysterious smile.
High above the clouds, a massive floating airship followed closely behind. It concealed numerous elders, undoubtedly there to protect Qin Muling's safety.
The three women surrounded Qin Muling as their powerful spiritual senses swept through the surrounding hundreds of thousands of li, easily exploring the area.
"...Master, the underground of this mountain range is filled with Xuan Guang Star Nebula Gold. If we were to transport it all back, it would bring endless benefits to the sect!" Feng Xia's crisp and beautiful voice rang out.
Qin Muling replied, "That's true. Let's mark this place as one of the potential mining sites."
Xuan Guang Star Nebula Gold is a key material for refining Apex Level Space Law Weapons. Additionally, any high-level Law Weapons, formations, talismans, or puppets related to spatial laws cannot do without this strategic resource.
Although the reserves of Xuan Guang Star Nebula Gold in the Extreme Void Starry Sky can be considered abundant and of good quality, they are extremely rare. Most of them are associated with other spiritual mines, making the purification process quite troublesome and costly.
However, in the Illusory Mist Secret Realm, high-grade veins of Xuan Guang Star Nebula Gold are abundant. Just like the mountain range beneath Qin Muling's feet, if one were to peel back the hundred zhang thick layers of rock and soil, it would mostly be filled with this stuff.
Princess Long Yi estimated for a moment before smiling and saying, "Junior Brother, although this place is good, it seems a bit far from the main mining area we've established. If any unexpected changes were to occur, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to take care of it in time."
The range of protection provided by Junior Brother's luck has its limits. If the distance between us is too great, its effectiveness will inevitably weaken. That's why she had this doubt.
Qin Muling pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's not rush to mine it. Just record the location and range for now. We can arrange for everyone to come here for a few days in the future and empty this place."
"Alright, that's a feasible plan."
Princess Long Yi nodded and took out a star disc to record the topography and terrain of this mountainous area.
Several months have passed, and the total number of high-level female cultivators who have entered the secret realm has exceeded 300,000. The scale of the Dao soldiers and puppets has exceeded 6 million, scattered in the surrounding area of tens of millions of miles and in tens of thousands of mines. The value of various resources that can be plundered every day is equivalent to the profit of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace in the past hundreds of years.
Therefore, even if Emperor Qing Huan took away a part of it, the resources and wealth that Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace can obtain are still skyrocketing at an incredible speed. The Grotto-Heaven small worlds in the main altar of the sect, which are specifically used to store resources, are no longer sufficient. Mu Yinghua had to mobilize a large group of elders day and night to create more Grotto-Heaven small worlds.
At the same time, plans such as repairing damaged treasures, upgrading the mountain protection formation, optimizing the defensive formations in various territories, and selecting and cultivating new disciples have all been put on the agenda, after all, with abundant resources, everything becomes easier.
"Alright, let's go to the next place!" Qin Muling said, taking out a Heavenly Formation Disk. It was carved and polished from a large snow-white turtle shell, and the surface of the disk was filled with rich Dao rhyme. Countless magnificent starlights could be faintly seen, constantly appearing and disappearing, giving off a profound and mysterious ancient aura.
This is a treasure obtained from the secret realm's refining pool of the Profound Dao Venerable during the grand immortal gathering: the Cloud Net Astronomy Plate, an Acquired Spiritual Treasure in the field of divination.
With the help of this treasure to deduce the heavenly secrets, the accuracy can be increased by at least 40%. The unavoidable loss of mental effort is reduced by more than 20%, and the backlash from divination is reduced, resulting in twice the result with half the effort in practicing divination secret techniques. The benefits are too numerous to mention.
Qin Muling currently only has the cultivation base of Immortal Transformation, so it is a bit difficult for him to use this treasure. However, with the assistance of the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed, he can still withstand the tremendous consumption.
He dripped a drop of blood on the formation disk, then infused it with mana and silently operated the divination secret technique.
As a massive amount of mana was rapidly consumed, surpassing the replenishment speed of the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed, Qin Muling's face gradually turned pale, and the color drained from his face. Princess Long Yi, who was standing beside him, quickly placed her hand on his back to transfer mana to him.
After a while, when even more than half of Princess Long Yi's mana was consumed, Qin Muling finally obtained the information he wanted.
He stopped the divination, and the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed in his sea of consciousness trembled slightly. A massive amount of spiritual essence descended from the mysterious void, flowing into his nearly exhausted organs and meridians, rapidly restoring his mana. His pale face quickly returned to normal.
Princess Long Yi and the other women had already witnessed various extraordinary performances from Qin Muling, so they were not particularly surprised.
"If we fly southeast from here for more than 57 million miles, we should be able to find an extremely exaggerated super spiritual vein, or rather, a group of spiritual veins..." Qin Muling analyzed the star patterns revealed on the formation disk and pondered, "As for the grade, it's hard to estimate, but it should at least be a First Grade upper-tier vein. Perhaps it's even a superior-grade spiritual vein, and it probably won't lack some precious treasures and rare spiritual mines."
Princess Long Yi's eyes lit up when she heard this. "That's great! We've been in the secret realm for so long and haven't come across a spiritual vein of this level! If we can cultivate in that place for a while, the benefits would be countless!"
According to the classification standards of spiritual veins in the Extreme Void Starry Sky, they are divided into First Grade to Ninth Grade, with each First Grade further divided into upper, middle, and lower tiers. Of course, there are also legendary superior-grade spiritual veins, but they are extremely rare. Even in the core territory of the Dao Court, there are only two quasi-superior-grade spiritual veins, let alone other Supreme Dao forces.
Spiritual veins below the Fifth Grade are relatively common. The Cave Mansions and blessed lands derived and created from them can meet the cultivation needs of Perfected Being Realm and below, and True Self Realm cultivators can also use them with some effort.
It becomes more difficult to find spiritual veins above the fifth grade. Usually, they can only evolve in the vast and spiritually abundant Void Floating Land, which is located hundreds of thousands of miles away. Typically, only second-rate or higher sects have the qualifications to occupy such territories.
The higher the grade of the spiritual veins and the more abundant the spiritual energy, the better Grotto-Heavens can be derived, which can meet the daily cultivation and seclusion needs of high-level cultivators. This is also one of the key criteria for measuring the solid strength of a sect.
"Master, how about riding me this time?"
Kong Yuhuan took the initiative to approach, her jade arms embracing Qin Muling gently, her majestic and magnificent chest almost pressing against him.
Feeling the majestic appearance of Kong Yuhuan, Qin Muling hesitated slightly. Feng Xia, who was beside him, also refused to be outdone, her jade arm embracing Qin Muling's other arm: "I am the master's only mount. What are you, this little peacock, doing here?"
In Feng Xia's eyes, she clearly arrived first. This fire phoenix just entered not long ago and wanted to compete for favor with her little master, showing signs of rivalry everywhere. It was simply too ignorant.
Kong Yuhuan smiled and said, "Master, it's nice to occasionally change mounts when riding. How do you feel about it, Master?"
In other words, no matter how beautiful this phoenix is, the master will get tired of riding it if he rides it too often. How can it compare to a new and beautiful mount, just like herself?
Feng Xia couldn't help but get angry. This peacock seemed cold and aloof on the surface, but deep down, it was even more promiscuous than those flashy and vulgar goods. It was simply...
"Forget it, stop arguing. I'll ride the phoenix."
Seeing the two women about to start a fight again, Qin Muling could only helplessly intervene, feeling a hint of regret for his decision back then.
Princess Long Yi, constrained by her identity, couldn't compete for favor with her senior sisters, so she tacitly allowed her mount, Kong Yuhuan, to cause trouble. Feng Xia naturally refused to be outdone and would retaliate without hesitation when provoked. This kind of tearing and bickering scene was not the first time it had happened.
Feng Xia stomped on Kong Yuhuan as a demonstration, and amidst the shimmering radiance, she transformed back into her original form as a colorful phoenix. Qin Muling rode on her back, and then they soared into the sky, flapping their wings and speeding away.
Although they could only exert the power of the peak of the Immortal Ascension realm in the Illusory Mist Secret Realm, with the divine abilities of the two women, their traveling speed was still extremely fast. After an hour, they were close to their destination.
From a distance, the purple aura rose from the vast land, and the abundant spiritual energy condensed into visible white mist. It naturally formed a majestic tide of spiritual power. Not to mention ordinary people, even cultivators below the Divine Spirit Realm would not be able to withstand the pressure and had a high probability of exploding and dying.
Princess Long Yi used her divine sense to sense that deep within this thick layer, there were six main spiritual veins, each spanning tens of thousands of miles and countless billions of miles. It was unknown how many millions of years of evolution had occurred to give birth to such a natural wonder.
Around the six main spiritual veins, countless large and small branches had branched out, forming a huge underground network of spiritual veins that was beyond imagination.
Wherever the spiritual veins extended, the scenery was beautiful, the vegetation was lush, and the soil was extremely fertile. With just a casual glance, Qin Muling discovered hundreds of ancient Spirit Medicine Holy Medicines that shimmered with bright radiance. Even Divine Medicine was not difficult to find.
Due to the nourishment and infiltration of abundant spiritual energy all year round, even the surface of the most ordinary mountain rocks shines with a faint luster, as if they have turned into jade.
It can be said that any main altar of a super family, Apex Level sect, or Supreme lineage force falls far short in terms of beautiful environment, quantity of Grotto-Heaven blessed lands, and the level of spiritual veins. Even the Dao Court is no exception.
"...What a great place! If only we could move the whole thing back!" Kong Yuhuan sighed slightly, then shook his head. This is an immense territory spanning billions of miles in radius. Even Emperor Qing Huan would find it somewhat difficult to come here, unless the three Great Emperor Jun join forces, it would be easy to accomplish this. However, in doing so, it would inevitably alarm the high-level members of the Heavenly Human Race, and it is hard to say what would happen next.
Princess Long Yi smiled and said, "It's impossible to move it back, we can only search for a batch of heavenly materials and treasures that can be taken away here, and then arrange some disciples to cultivate here in secret for a period of time. The efficiency of cultivation in these Grotto-Heaven blessed lands derived from Apex Level spiritual veins is more than ten times that of the main altar of a sect. If there is also the assistance of a time acceleration array, it would be even more ideal!"
Qin Muling thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps we can give it a try. Of course... we have to wait until the Illusory Mist Secret Realm is closed this time. If it works, maybe this place will become a shared dojo and branch for our two families."
Considering the growth speed of the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed, as long as the spatial coordinates of the Illusory Mist Secret Realm are recorded, Qin Muling can completely travel through time and space and return on his own. By then, not only this spiritual vein treasure land, but also all the resources in the entire secret realm can be taken as he wishes.
Princess Long Yi smiled lightly and said, "That's good, of course I believe in you, Junior Brother."
At that moment, the three women accompanied Qin Muling to explore the detailed situation of the spiritual vein blessed land and recorded it with a leaving image star disc. When they saw Holy Medicine and Divine Medicine that had aged, they directly collected them into their spatial bracelets. These were considered their private income and did not need to be handed over to the sect afterwards.
During this process, Qin Muling's extraordinary ability once again shocked the three women. No matter what kind of herbs, even types that had never been seen in the Extreme Void Starry Sky, as long as he touched them, he could instantly understand their effects, growth years, and many other key information. Although those senior pharmacists above the Golden Immortal Realm could also do this, it required a certain amount of time for research and analysis to obtain relatively accurate results. Qin Muling could easily do this because of the extraordinary ability of the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed, which had almost absolute control over all living beings of plants and trees in the world.
"I find it strange," Princess Long Yi said, "Any Holy Medicine that has grown for more than ten thousand years has the possibility of opening its spiritual wisdom and cultivating on its own, or even transforming into a human form. Not to mention Divine Medicine and Heavenly Medicine. How come there are so many Holy Medicine and Divine Medicine here, but none of them can transform?"
The medicinal herbs kept in the sect's medicinal garden were surrounded by targeted prohibition arrays. As long as the medicinal herbs in the garden developed even a trace of spiritual wisdom, they would immediately be sensed and eliminated, ensuring that they would never have the opportunity to transform.
But those wild Holy Medicine and Divine Medicine did not have such restrictions. As long as the opportunity was right, they could transform and hide, secretly cultivating and ensuring that they would not be taken away by cultivators as resources for alchemy.
Qin Muling calmly said, "The reason is simple. This place already has an owner, so any heavenly materials and treasures here cannot escape this restriction and will never be able to transform in their lifetime."
"An owner?" Princess Long Yi's face changed slightly. She looked back at the floating giant ship that was following from a distance, and a spiritual technique was cast. The giant ship immediately responded, and Yu Lingzhou and Su Yuanzhen appeared with thousands of elders, turning into streams of light and surrounding them.
(End of this chapter)