When the spiritual energy factor in the air exceeds the normal standard and reaches a certain limit, it can be combined with the energy of the earth veins by chance, and it can evolve into an entity and turn into a spiritual stone vein.
Spiritual stones are not entirely spiritual energy, but aggregation of spiritual energy and certain elements.
Because the energy form of spiritual stones is stable, they can be stored for a long time and can be perfectly absorbed by cultivators, making them comparable to natural elixirs.
Therefore, it is also the basic equivalent of the world of cultivation.
To measure the value of an item, most people use the number of spiritual stones it is worth as the standard.
The thing in the jewelry box was none other than the spirit stone that Fang Chang had been coveting for a long time.
Three pieces in total.
They are all square, standard cut, milky white in color, with the texture of jade, about the thickness of an adult's thumb, and are standard spiritual stones.
This appearance allows others to know how precious it is even if they don't know it is a spiritual stone.
If Fang Chang had these three spiritual stones, his upgrade speed would be greatly increased, allowing his cultivation techniques to truly take effect.
"This was left to me by my father?"
Fang Chang calmed down, closed the jewelry box, and then asked with a smile:
"Uncle Xia, does my father have any other friends? I think as a junior, I should visit them one by one."
Unknowingly, the polite Mr. Xia just now turned into the friendly Uncle Xia.
Xia Wu obviously choked. He did not answer, but asked seriously:
"Fang Chang, you seem to recognize what this is?"
Fang Chang rolled his eyes and wanted to excuse him, but looking at Xia Wu's appearance, his thoughts suddenly changed.
"Yes, Uncle Xia, my father told me."
Anyway, there is no proof, so let him say whatever he wants.
However, he also kept an eye on it and did not say clearly what it was.
Xia Wu didn't know whether he didn't notice it or didn't care. When Fang Chang said this, he couldn't help but sigh and said:
"It seems that your father did not listen to my advice after all and passed on the cultivation method to you. The method of shortening your life is not only harmful to yourself, but also to your own son.
Isn’t it good to be a peaceful and happy ordinary person?”
"Uncle Xia's words are wrong."
Fang Chang was unhappy when he heard this and retorted:
"Ordinary people are certainly happy, but their fate is in their hands. The so-called peace is just a small boat on a calm lake. If there is a big storm, it will be destroyed.
Rather than being a mortal who lives for another fifty years, I would rather be a seeker who only has ten more years to live.
At least I know what I live for!"
You can brag as much as you like, and whoever believes it will be in trouble.
Xia Wu took a deep look at Fang Chang, shook his head and sighed:
"You really have the same temperament as your father."
"It's just that compared to the illusory immortality, I prefer the peaceful life now."
"Your father and I couldn't convince the other back then, and I can't convince you now either."
Xia Wu waved to Fang Chang and said:
"Come here, Fang Chang. Since you and your father have made the same choice, there are some things I must warn you.
I believe your father's temperament is that he would rather die than tell the dark history of his past in front of his son.
That's what he is like, he's a tough talker, and he doesn't even want to let me know until he dies."
Xia Wu asked Fang Chang to sit down in front of him.
Although Fang Chang had already made up his mind not to involve the grudges of the previous generation, he didn't really want to hear this story.
But he had just received someone else's spiritual stone, and he was too embarrassed to refuse. He could only comfort himself in his heart that he would only be paid to do things, so he would just work as a part-time companion.
Anyway, after all, he loses after hearing this.
Xia Wu's eyes flashed with memories and he began to talk about that year.
"Your father and I grew up in the same village and grew up together.
One day, while we were hunting in the mountains, we met a Taoist who summoned thunder, and he killed a wild boar with just one finger from the air.
Your father and I were so shocked that we thought we had met an immortal, so we knelt down and begged him to teach us the Dharma.
He took the Taoist's advice and asked us to go back to the mountain with him to learn the magic of immortality.
In this way, we said goodbye to our parents and followed the immortal to Biyun Sect.
We thought that when we learned the magic, we would enjoy endless glory and wealth from now on, but little did we know that the nightmare had begun."
Elder Fang listened honestly, and only became a little more interested when he heard the name of Biyun Sect.
As he expected, although the spiritual energy factor in the air was still very rare, the presence of spiritual energy meant that the shackles of heaven and earth were opened.
The so-called genius, the path-breaker, is the one who makes the impossible possible.
Now it seems that some people have started practicing many years ago. Being able to summon thunder means that they are at least in the Qi Refining realm.
This made him more certain of his low-key plan.
This is the name of Biyun Sect...
I guess their sect must have a sparse population.
Xia Wu didn't know what Fang Chang was thinking, so he continued:
"After your father and I joined the sect, we became servants of the sect.
I was a little luckier than your father. Because I knew a few words, I was picked by an inner disciple and worked with a senior handyman to learn how to make talisman paper.
And your father was chosen to go to the mine to dig for spiritual stones because of his physical strength.
The three spiritual stones in your hand were the ones he later found an opportunity to hide.
It turns out that the so-called immortal fate is to be caught doing hard labor. Not only do you get no wages and no rest, but your life is in danger if you are not careful.
Haha, there is no such thing as a good thing in this world."
When Fang Chang heard about digging for spiritual stones, his heart moved.
This Biyun Sect seems to be very powerful. It was able to occupy a vein of spiritual stone in the early stage of spiritual energy recovery.
After so many years, and with the blessing of the spirit stone veins, their sect's strength must have become even more unfathomable.
So it's not that he doesn't want to take revenge, it's just that he can't do anything about it.
Fang Chang silently said sorry to his deceased father.
No wonder his father told him not to take revenge in his suicide note.
In this way, it can be considered that he obeyed the will.
Little did Xia Wu know that his words directly persuaded Fang Chang to retreat, and he continued to recall:
"My master is not a bad person, but my master is really not a human being. He used his qualifications to kill me.
I don't know how your father got through it, but I think it was even worse than mine.
We lived like this for three years in a life worse than death.
Three years later, due to good luck, I made an intermediate talisman paper in front of the owner.
The master asked me what reward I wanted, but I didn't ask for anything. I just took the opportunity to take your father out of the mine and work for the master with me.
But I didn’t know that your father had already changed as a person because of three years of hard work in the mines.
He was full of thoughts about cultivation and becoming a cultivator.
But how could the Biyun Sect give us lowly handymen the method of cultivation?
But my master promised me that if I serve him wholeheartedly, he will allow me to get married and have children in ten years, so that my next generation will have the opportunity to practice.
I have hope and I accept my fate, but your father does not.
Once, he sneaked into his master's study while his master was out, and stole a cultivation method and a spiritual technique.
Your father has not forgotten me and allowed me to practice with him and become a master together.
It happened that the senior handyman who had been staring at me and trying to cause trouble for me discovered it at this time.
Your father directly killed him.
We knew that the matter was exposed and there would be no way to survive, so we stole the master's seal and escaped from the sect.
Fortunately, we had experience as hunters and were able to escape all the way from the deep mountains and swamps.
As for why the Biyun Sect didn't pursue us later, we don't know either.
Maybe it's because we two little handymen are just too insignificant.
But we still didn't dare to go home, so we ran all the way along the water source, and finally arrived in Qianzhu County, where we stayed anonymous for sixteen years."
