Chapter 72

Chapter 72: Premium Spiritual Herbs, True Phoenix Nirvana Fruit

Xiao Yang, Lin Wangchuan, and Song Qiang teamed up to delve into the Underground Spiritual Vein.

“Senior Brother, the spiritual energy here is just too dense!” Song Qiang exclaimed, shocked.

With every breath they took, they were gulping down spiritual energy. The amount of Earth Veins Spiritual Energy in this vein must have been accumulating for countless years. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have made such a racket when it was breached.

“Yeah, Holy Son Brother, I can already feel my cultivation about to break through!” Lin Wangchuan said excitedly.

“This is a top-tier vein, so naturally, the spiritual energy is exceptionally rich.” Xiao Yang said, unfazed.

The value of top-tier veins goes without saying. The reason why the top ten forces in the Northern Region could maintain their status was that each force had monopolized a top-tier spiritual vein. If utilized well, a single top-tier vein could allow a top cultivation sect to thrive for millions of years.

This is also why various forces were green with envy over this vein. Whoever obtained this vein would possess countless cultivation resources, and their sect’s strength would soar.

In this world where the strong were revered, power was everything. The weak could only passively accept fate, while the strong could dictate their destiny. Those were words Xiao Yang’s grandfather had imparted to him.

In his previous life, if it weren’t for his obsession with his Little Senior Sister, and being plotted against by Qin Fei, his master, and fellow disciples, he definitely wouldn’t have ended up with a sword through his heart courtesy of Qin Fei.

As for his parents and sister, they were only after his cultivation resources, draining him dry.

The most infuriating thing was that most of the resources his parents and sister asked for from him ended up in Qin Fei’s hands.

In this life, all the cultivation resources belonged to him. No matter if they were his parents or sister, they wouldn’t get a single spiritual herb, a dan, or a spiritual artifact from him.

“Senior Brother, there’s light up ahead!” Song Qiang suddenly exclaimed.

Xiao Yang snapped back to attention, and sure enough, he saw clusters of light ahead. Those lights illuminated the massive underground space.

“What is that, glowing like that?” Lin Wangchuan was curious as ever, eager for adventure.

Whoosh!

Lin Wangchuan activated his flying sword and bolted forward.

“Bro!” Xiao Yang was taken aback and hurriedly chased after him.

In his previous life, when he entered this vein, most of the battles had already wrapped up, and he had no idea what dangers lurked ahead.

But since this was a top-tier vein, even if a pig were thrown in, it would become a formidable creature, nourished day and night by the spiritual energy.

Xiao Yang worried for Lin Wangchuan’s safety, and Song Qiang followed suit.

“Hmph, I thought it was something, but it’s just a Star Pearl!” Lin Wangchuan reached closer and realized a Star Pearl was embedded in the stone wall, its glow illuminating the underground world.

It seemed the big shots who entered here before had embedded this Star Pearl into the jade wall.

“Is this… Spiritual Jade?” Song Qiang suddenly stared at the colorful stone wall, or rather, jade wall, and was left dumbfounded.

Compared to spiritual stones, the difference between them and spiritual jade was like comparing scrap metal to gold. Even the most inferior spiritual jade contained far purer spiritual energy than top-tier spiritual stones.

Even the Inner Disciples of the top ten sects in the Northern Region could only use spiritual stones for cultivation. Only sect leaders, elders, and the Sect Holy Son could wield spiritual jade for cultivation.

And here was nothing but spiritual jade.

Of course, this was just regular spiritual jade, but still better than top-tier spiritual stones.

Song Qiang took out his qiankun bag and began mining spiritual jade directly from the jade wall.

“Why aren’t you two mining?”

In just a flash, he had hacked off a large chunk of spiritual jade and was about to shove it into his qiankun bag when he suddenly noticed Xiao Yang and Lin Wangchuan staring at him like he was a fool.

“Did we just get here?” Xiao Yang asked.

“Yeah!” Song Qiang nodded blankly.

“So, doesn’t that mean there’s even better stuff inside?” Xiao Yang followed up.

“Yeah.” Song Qiang nodded again.

“Then what on earth are you mining this junk for?” Xiao Yang asked, speechless.

“Haha, Old Song, even I know the good stuff’s inside. You wanna dig for this?” Lin Wangchuan burst into laughter.

“This…” Song Qiang felt utterly embarrassed and tossed the spiritual jade he was holding.

“Let’s go. The qiankun bag is for good stuff!” Xiao Yang said and stepped onto his flying sword, leading the way.

All around, Star Pearls were embedded in the jade walls. Under the glow of the Star Pearls, the massive underground space shimmered with colors, spiritual energy swirled, making it almost otherworldly.

They flew through the vein for several miles, encountering nothing.

“That’s…”

Just then, two massive passages unexpectedly appeared ahead, leading who knows where.

Seeing forks in a vein was quite common.

“Senior Brother, this…” Song Qiang and Lin Wangchuan turned to look at Xiao Yang.

“Left!”

Without hesitation, Xiao Yang shot off to the left.

He had been here in his previous life and knew exactly where the good stuff was hidden, as well as the potential dangers.

This underground spiritual vein was a dual vein; the left was the Fire Spiritual Vein, and the right was the Ice Spiritual Vein, with the left gathering earth fire and the right condensing cold air.

This was an extremely rare dual spiritual vein, and a top-tier one at that. No wonder various forces almost clashed over it in his previous life.

Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang hurriedly followed him.

Once they entered the left cave, it didn’t take long for the temperature to rise, growing hotter the deeper they went.

Xiao Yang had ventured into this vein for a specific item.

The more precious, rare, and unique the treasure, the more powerful the spirit beast guarding it would be. Disturbing that entity would spell danger.

Yet, if he could obtain that item, it would be worth the risk.

Before long, the darkness receded, revealing the stone wall glowing red, as if flames were burning and dancing within, sending a wave of heat right at them.

The deeper they walked in, the faster the temperature climbed.

This was the gathering place of earth fire energy.

For Xiao Yang, who possessed the True Sun Holy Body, this spot was undoubtedly a coveted training haven.

“I see Fire Spiritual Jade, all Fire Spiritual Jade!”

“No, that’s no longer Fire Spiritual Jade; is that Fire Spiritual Crystal?”

Song Qiang kept exclaiming in astonishment.

Lin Wangchuan was also curious, scanning everywhere.

The cave walls had begun showcasing spiritual crystals that were even better than spiritual jade.

Spiritual Stones, Spiritual Jade, Spiritual Crystals—these were essential cultivation resources in the cultivation world.

The abundance of resources in this vein was simply incredible.

Xiao Yang couldn’t help but feel tempted.

No wonder countless powerful practitioners had charged in here to snatch up those resources.

Generally, sect disciples used spiritual stones for their cultivation, and only the significant figures in sects or the key disciples could practice with spiritual jade.

As for spiritual crystals, those were far more precious, and their quantities were minimal. Use one up, and it was gone.

It took a long time for spiritual crystals to form, so using one meant decreasing the supply.

Even as the Sect Holy Son of the Qingyang Sword Sect, Xiao Yang had never used spiritual crystals for cultivation.

With so many resources around, who wouldn’t feel envious?

Xiao Yang noticed various spiritual herbs cropping up on the walls and ground.

Fire Spirit Mushrooms, Scarlet Flame Grass, Fire Elemental Ginseng, Fire Sun Fruits—Xiao Yang immediately recognized several types of fire attribute spiritual herbs.

The cave walls and ground were teeming with many more spiritual herbs that he didn’t recognize.

But he didn’t care for them at all.

However, Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang drooled over these spiritual herbs.

They promptly took out their qiankun bags and started harvesting all the spiritual herbs, tossing them in without a second thought.

Seeing this, Xiao Yang could only shake his head helplessly.

He continued walking ahead, with both of them hurrying to catch up.

After several more miles, a sudden wave of heat hit them, an intense warmth that seemed ready to boil their blood.

Their vision suddenly expanded, revealing a massive magma lake ahead.

Every inch of the colossal space was saturated with earth fire spiritual energy.

Surrounding the magma lake were also plenty of spiritual herbs.

Who knows how many years these spiritual herbs had been growing; every single one was undoubtedly a top-grade spiritual herb.

No one had ever visited this place before, as evidenced by the lack of any signs of prior presence.

Whether it was Heaven Fire Crystal or top-tier spiritual herbs, nothing had been disturbed.

Clearly, Gui Yijian and his crew had taken the right path.

In the center of the magma lake floated a gigantic crystal, wrapped in swirling fire energy, with streams of flames akin to dragons dancing over it.

Heaven Fire Crystal?

And a massive one at that?

When Xiao Yang saw that mountain-sized Heaven Fire Crystal in the magma lake, he was dumbfounded.

If he could absorb the fire spiritual energy contained within that Heaven Fire Crystal, his cultivation could surely break through to the Divine Martial Realm.

He felt the vast ocean-like fire spiritual energy that was densely condensed within the top-tier Heaven Fire Crystal.

Scattered around the magma lake were numerous skeletons.

“Be careful,” Xiao Yang warned.

Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang nodded.

“That’s…”

Xiao Yang noticed a small tree entirely engulfed in red atop the magnificent Heaven Fire Crystal, bearing a fruit the size of a fist.

Remarkably, this fruit appeared as if it were a phoenix breathing flames, as if it might soar away at any moment.

“What is this…”

Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang were completely dumbstruck, unable to fathom such a sight in this underground vein.

What was this thing?

It looked just like the legendary phoenix!

They had never encountered such a mysterious fruit before.

The vast cave was filled with top-tier Heaven Fire Crystals.

Compared to the Fire Spiritual Jade outside, this was pure trash—just toss it aside.

“Premium Spiritual Herb, True Phoenix Nirvana Fruit?”

Xiao Yang was practically bouncing off the walls with excitement.

This was the very item he had come looking for! Consuming this fruit would enhance a cultivator’s power for a century.

And that was just the beginning—what made the True Phoenix Nirvana Fruit so special was that it was born from the true blood of a phoenix, grown in a place rich in Fire Element Spiritual Energy, absorbing countless amounts to cultivate into a divine herb.

Phoenixes can undergo a rebirth.

The True Phoenix Nirvana Fruit is a principal ingredient in crafting Nirvana Dan.

Nirvana Dan is renowned alongside Breaking Realm Dan as a top-grade dan that helps cultivators break into higher levels of mastery.

Moreover, Nirvana Dan is even rarer because those who consume it gain not only a century’s worth of power but also a transformation of their physique, making them more robust, like a rebirth.

Throughout the whole Northern Region, and even the entire Yuanwu continent, Nirvana Dan was the coveted supreme dan for countless cultivators.

However, the recipe for this dan has long been lost.

Even the Heavenly Medical Sect or the top alchemy sect in the Central Lands lack a complete recipe for Nirvana Dan.

Yet, Xiao Yang possesses the recipe for Nirvana Dan.

“True Phoenix Nirvana Fruit?”

At that moment, a loud exclamation echoed from behind Xiao Yang and the others.