Chapter 138: Top-grade Yuan Stone

  Extremely rare and precious yuan stone

  The bottom of the pit, due to the lack of light shining down, seemed especially dark. Even though Zhou Yuan was in a state of heightened senses as if his life depended on it, he still couldn't see clearly around him.

  It's better to just say it outright, rather than beating around the bush and accomplishing little.

  Feng Ao Xue, being a woman, was more meticulous than Zhou Yuan. She took out a lighter from her sleeve and lit it up. Immediately, both of them could see everything inside the cave clearly.

  The two of them walked slowly, as they were not familiar with the place, so neither of them dared to advance rashly. They could only move forward little by little, and both of their mental strength was highly concentrated, preparing for some unexpected situations.

  Such a large pit, with such a strong aura drifting around, it's impossible that no one has discovered it. If someone had already entered before them and was hiding in the dark, it would be very unfavorable for Zhou Yuan and his group.

  "Someone has been here!!!" Zhou Yuan said softly to Feng Ao Xue.

  The ground was very soft, and anyone who walked by would definitely leave footprints. Although the people who came before tried their best to cover up their tracks, Zhou Yuan used a lighter to take a closer look and discovered that the color of the soil was off, clearly man-made. This also made him even more certain that someone had been here before.

  "Zhou Yuan, be careful, don't get ambushed!" Zhou Yuan nodded, he also became tense. Although this was Yan Luo's forbidden land, the strongest among those who could enter were only at the Ling Kong Xū Du boundary, and he wasn't afraid. However, he still had concerns because Feng Ao Xue was here, her strength was only at the Shi Shu boundary, making her one of the weakest mages among those who entered Yan Luo's forbidden land.

  Zhou Yuan could not care about these Ling Kong virtual boundary law masters, but if they did not make a move against Zhou Yuan, but instead made a move against Feng Ao Xue, then Zhou Yuan really didn't have the confidence to intercept them.

  Winning a fight is one thing, protecting someone is another matter altogether.

  At this moment, Zhou Yuan's spirit was also highly concentrated, not daring to have the slightest mistake. He had some regrets and shouldn't have brought Feng Xue here. Although there were many strange encounters here that could possibly help Feng Xue's cultivation, now letting her take risks wasn't what he wanted to see.

  Things have come to this, Zhou Yuan also had no way out, he could only do his best to protect Feng Ao Xue, he secretly vowed in his heart that even if it meant losing his own life, he would protect her well and not let her suffer any harm, otherwise, Zhou Yuan's inner self would be unable to bear such pain.

  At the bottom of the pit, winding and twisting, the two people inside circled around, had long lost their sense of direction, and could only move forward relying on feeling.

  However, Zhou Yuan was not completely clueless. He was searching for the location of the yuan stone mine based on the direction in which the yuan energy was spreading.

  Although they were walking very slowly, Zhou Yuan could feel that their direction was correct.

  Just as the two of them were about to reach their limit, the scene in front of them suddenly became clear and bright. Feng Ao Xue even put away his fire starter, because this place was radiant with light, and there was no need to rely on anything else for illumination.

  This is the end of the winding passage, a huge cave inside, with five lights and ten colors, filled with all kinds of yuan stones, low-grade, mid-grade, and even high-grade ones are common, and Zhou Yuan also saw two blue yuan stones.

  This primordial rock has never been seen by Zhou Yuan and others, but he can imagine it, this is probably the precious and unparalleled ultimate rock.

  A top-grade Yuan Stone would never be used for cultivation, as that would be a pure waste. At most, the Yuan Qi contained in a single top-grade Yuan Stone could be equivalent to one hundred high-grade Yuan Stones, but using it to absorb Yuan Qi would be an utter extravagance.

  The top-grade Yuan Stone has another great use, which is to refine heavenly equipment. The reason why the top-grade Yuan Stone can be compared to one hundred high-grade Yuan Stones is because its purity is high enough, with very few impurities inside, and this is the most crucial link in refining heavenly-grade artifacts.

  What is the concept of two top-grade Yuan Stones? That's equivalent to being able to support the refinement of two Heaven-tier artifacts. If Zhou Yuan sells these two top-grade Yuan Stones to some large merchant guilds, it will definitely be a lucrative income that will make him laugh all the way to the bank.

  Inside this cave, there were countless yuan stones piled up, and Zhou Yuan couldn't even begin to estimate the number. He could only describe it with the phrase "difficult to count". Seeing all of this, even Feng Xue and Xue Yao's hearts were moved.

  Just as Feng Ao Xue was about to step inside, Zhou Yuan suddenly reached out and stopped her.

  "Don't go in, look, there are people!!!" Zhou Yuan said softly, his eyebrows already furrowed deeply. In the depths of the cave, Zhou Yuan caught sight of two human figures, a man and a woman, who seemed to be strangers to each other, standing far apart and cultivating separately.

  Zhou Yuan's eyes landed on the black-robed, masked male cultivator, who was exactly the same cultivator that had been forced away by Bing Xuetian earlier.

  Things developed too quickly before, and Zhou Yuan didn't even have time to react, letting him get away. But he never thought that he would run into Zhou Yuan and Feng Ao Xue again in this place.

  Zhou Yuan's curiosity was once again piqued, he wanted to see who this person was and why he had such a strong sense of familiarity, as if he had known him before.

  However, a long time had passed since then, and many things had happened in between. Zhou Yuan had also undergone significant changes. For a moment, he couldn't guess who this person was, but he was certain that as long as he could see what the person looked like, he would definitely be able to recognize him.

  Zhou Yuan saw that these two people seemed to not have a spatial ring either, and could not take away too many yuan stones. They could only desperately cultivate here, waiting for the best opportunity to utilize the yuan stone mine here.

  Zhou Yuan took a glance, and the two of them were both in the Lingkong Xuvu realm. However, their aura was much weaker than Bing Jiutian's. To Zhou Yuan, they were not worth worrying about at all.

  Now that he knew the other party's secrets, Zhou Yuan no longer had any reservations. He didn't have a spatial ring either, so he could only frantically cultivate and use these yuan stones to quickly enhance his strength. Moreover, time was pressing, and who knows when someone would come down from the pit above and find this place? At that time, this place would become a shared space for everyone. Zhou Yuan wouldn't be able to cultivate here anymore.

  Zhou Yuan no longer hesitated and slowly walked in.

  It's no wonder that he is a Lingkong Xūdù Jièjiè (Lingkong Virtual Crossing Boundary) monk. As soon as Zhou Yuan walked in, the two of them stopped their cultivation and looked over at him. Zhou Yuan could even feel the killing intent that had just been emitted from their bodies for an instant, which was quickly withdrawn and hidden very well. However, all of this did not escape Zhou Yuan's eyes.

  "It turns out that it's the newcomer Zhou Yuan, who has recently gained a reputation in the academy. I didn't expect you to find this place so quickly. Since you're here, let's make an agreement: we'll each cultivate our own way and not interfere with each other. Do you agree?" The woman spoke first.

  Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Everything will be done according to your wishes, senior sister!!!!!"

  Zhou Yuan's gaze fell on the masked man again, this person who made him feel familiar, Zhou Yuan always wanted to know, who he was.

  The man was also sizing up Zhou Yuan, but he seemed to be deliberately avoiding eye contact with Zhou Yuan. His gaze wandered around Zhou Yuan's body without meeting his eyes, because the distance between them was too far, at least thirty or forty feet apart. Therefore, Zhou Yuan still couldn't guess the other person's identity.

  Soon, Zhou Yuan withdrew his gaze and returned to his calm demeanor, seemingly no longer concerned about the man. Of course, this was just the impression Zhou Yuan gave them; in reality, his attention remained fixed on the man.

  Then Zhou Yuan walked in another direction.

  Seeing Zhou Yuan's direction, the masked man and the female law enforcement officer exchanged a glance, both of whom were shocked.

  "Halt! What are you trying to do? Do you want to take out those two peerless yuan stones?" the woman shouted angrily.

  Zhou Yuan sneered, "What's wrong, senior? Is there something wrong with this? Since you're leaving such a good thing here without noticing it, I'll just take it then."

  "No way, if you take these two top-grade yuan stones, the layout of this cave will change and the entire mine will collapse."

  After listening, Zhou Yuan immediately stopped in his tracks. He carefully examined the two top-grade yuan stones and found that it was indeed so. There was a subtle connection between the entire yuan stone mine and the two top-grade yuan stones.

  These two top-grade yuan stones are like the eye of an array in a legendary master's magical formation, once moved, the entire formation's structure will change immediately, and the entire formation will collapse.

  (Today's fourth update, 10,000 words, please collect............)