Chapter 340: Netherworld Flower and Black Crystal Mine
Under the leadership of Li Xuangang, the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain has not had any problems over the years. On the contrary, the family's strength has been greatly improved.
And this means that Li Changqing did not choose the wrong person when he entrusted the family affairs.
If possible, Li Changji would be willing to let Li Xuangang continue to preside over it, but... things will eventually change and things will not go as they wish.
He had already expected Li Xuangang's rejection, so when he learned the final result, he was not too surprised, but just a little regretful.
After discussing the matters related to Lingyun Island, Li Changji suddenly had these feelings in his heart again, but this time he did not reveal anything and just continued the discussion with Li Xuangang.
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Li Changji knew something about the Hengduan Mountains, but not much. He only got a rough idea from Li Xuangang half a year ago.
And in the past six months, the latter has been responsible for the planning and arrangements there.
Therefore, after discussing the Lingyun Island stronghold, it was mainly Li Xuangang who was talking and Li Changji who was listening.
His task was just to come up with a specific opinion after Li Xuangang finished speaking, whether to affirm or reject it, or to make some changes based on some specific plans.
Under the peach tree, Li Xuangang spoke calmly and slowly recounted the encounter he had during his mission in the Hengduan Mountains half a year ago. Based on this, he introduced in detail the specific plans he planned to carry out there next.
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"That puddle is located deep in the Hengduan Mountains. It's in a remote location. If it weren't for the clues from Fourth Uncle that guided us, Xuan Yu and I might not have found it there."
"After I used the third-order formation-breaking disk to destroy the hidden magic circle at the bottom of the pool, Xuan Yu and I entered the underground space. There was a cave there, which was quite empty, but also dimly lit.
It is surrounded by uneven rock walls, and the ground is full of pits. In many places, a large piece has sunk in, forming a depression."
"Except for some weird-shaped stalactites, there is nothing special inside the entire cave."
"As soon as Xuan Yu and I entered there, we searched the cave and found nothing unusual. We found neither the existence of monsters nor any spiritual plants inside."
"However, when the hidden formation was first broken, I sensed a spiritual energy and the aura of an unknown type of spiritual plant mixed in it."
"Following this aura, Xuan Yu and I searched the cave again, and finally found something strange in a corner.
"We found that there was a rock wall behind which was actually empty, and there were several long and narrow cracks on it. The spiritual energy I had sensed before was leaking out from here."
"Xuan Yu and I discussed it for a while, and then decided to cast a spell to break open the rock wall. After we cleared away the rubble, a long and quiet passage appeared in front of us."
"Following this passage that was obviously man-made, Xuan Yu and I walked for almost an hour, and finally arrived at an underground river."
"Well... to be precise, it should be an underground space that was opened up, and in this space, an underground river protruded from the deeper underground and flowed through this place."
"I took a quick look and found that the length of this underground river from its appearance to its re-entering the ground was about five miles, and these five miles are exactly the length of this underground space."
"According to Xuan Yu and I's speculation, this empty underground space was specially created by someone based on the length of the underground river that 'overflows' underground..."
Realizing that what he said was a little off, Li Xuangang paused, continued to recall the scene in his mind, and then continued:
"After observing the general environment of the underground space, Xuan Yu and I walked a distance to the central area together, and when we were near the edge of the underground river, we found something on a relatively flat place."
"It was a large piece of weird spiritual plant with lush leaves, about nine inches high, and a dark ice color. Through subsequent observation, I discovered that the special aura mixed with that spiritual energy was what they released."
"However, I did not recognize the origin of this spiritual plant at that time. Instead, I waited until I returned to my family and checked it out in the library. After careful comparison, I finally determined that this kind of plant was dark ice-colored and resembled a bluegrass.
The spiritual plant is called Netherworld Flower."
"This kind of spiritual plant called Netherworld Flower likes darkness and water. It is a third-level mid-grade plant and can be used as an auxiliary medicine for several third-level elixirs. It is no wonder that it grows in the dark underground space where the sky is not visible.
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"At that time, I determined the number of these ghost flowers beside the underground river, and found that they were quite large. If young plants are included, there were nearly a thousand."
"And this scale is really rare among wild spiritual plants."
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Li Changji had known about the Nether Flower a few months ago. As an alchemist who had reached the third level of alchemy, he was also very interested in this kind of spiritual plant that he had never seen before.
In fact, after getting several mature Nether Flowers from Li Xuangang, he took them to Dan Peak to study them for several days.
Recalling the form of the Netherworld Flower, Li Changji was slightly distracted, but he immediately reacted and signaled Li Xuangang to continue with his eyes.
Li Xuangang nodded and continued to talk:
"After discovering the Nether Flower, Xuan Yu and I didn't know about this kind of spiritual plant, so we didn't act rashly. Instead, we took a rough look, and then followed the underground river to that space.
Explore to the end."
"Among them, the focus of the investigation is to find the source of the previous aura."
"This process took about a quarter of an hour, and finally we found some traces where the underground river subsided into the ground again, that is, at the end of that space."
"Well... to be more precise, I should have found some clues on the rock wall on the left side of the underground river."
"When we realized this, Xuan Yu and I vaguely sensed that this rock wall must be unusual, so we stepped back a certain distance, and under my instruction, Xuan Yu used a second-level wind blade talisman to
The entire surface of the rock wall was shattered.
"Smoke and dust scattered in all directions, spreading to the surroundings. In addition to the smoke and dust coming from the pavements, the aura of spiritual energy that was previously perceived suddenly became richer and more real."
"So before the smoke and dust completely dissipated, Xuan Yu and I immediately stepped forward and found several special ores from the broken rock wall."
"These pieces of ore are raw ore and are quite hard in texture. It took me a while to get out a few pieces."
"When I cast a spell to remove the rock wrapped on the surface of one of the raw ores, a crystal clear and light black ore appeared in front of Xuan Yu and I."
"Since I have managed the affairs related to several mineral veins in my family before, I have learned about the common types of ores in the market. Therefore, after seeing this piece of light black ore, I immediately recognized its type."
"This is black crystal, a third-grade low-grade ore, which is still one of the more valuable in the market. It is often used in the production of weapon refining and magic array disks."
"At that time, I introduced the black crystal stone to Xuan Yu, and Xuan Yu immediately realized the value of that underground space."
"So after he and I put away the few black crystal ores in our hands, we started to carefully explore the rock wall in front of us. Finally, we found that there was a line of black crystal from the rock wall inward.
original mineral veins.”
"Although Xuan Yu and I are not weapon refiners and have not found out the specific size of the black crystal mine, there is no doubt that the black crystal mine is of great value and is of great significance to the family.
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Mineral veins are a cherished thing in the world of cultivation. No matter what kind of mineral vein or size they are, they represent a huge amount of cultivation resources.
Therefore, when he learned from Li Xuangang half a year ago that they had discovered a third-grade low-grade mineral vein in the Hengduan Mountains, Li Changji was extremely happy.
Even today, when he heard Li Xuangang talk about the scene at that time again, he was still a little excited. Of course, he was no longer as ecstatic as before.
Speaking of the black crystal mine, Li Xuangang did not continue talking immediately, but stopped, stood up from where he was, and walked to the sea of clouds outside the mountain to stop.
It was almost noon, the sun was shining brightly, the spring light was bright, and there was a gentle breeze. Standing on the edge of the cliff, you could clearly feel the coolness.
When Li Changji also left the stone bench and walked to Li Xuangang's side, the latter was looking down through the gap between the sea of clouds.
The clouds were gently rolled up by the wind, then piled up, and finally dispersed, exposing the entire Taiqiu Mountain to an extremely pure blue sky.
Li Xuangang noticed the arrival of his eighth uncle beside him, but he did not turn his gaze. Instead, he continued to look at the busy figures of the tribesmen at the foot of the mountain, and said lightly:
"That mineral vein is very important to the family. It may be able to support another clan member to enter the foundation-building realm."
Listening to the trace of emotion in Li Xuangang's tone, Li Changji seemed to feel something.
So I also looked at the tribesmen busy in the medicine garden, spiritual field, and four side peaks, and put their hands behind their backs.
The top of Taiqiu Mountain became quiet again. Apart from the sound of the wind, there was only the sound of Li Xuangang and Li Changji's clothes being blown.
After a moment of silence, Li Xuangang finally responded. He turned his head and looked at his eighth uncle, and then said calmly:
"On the edge of that underground river, if I hadn't reacted a little faster, Xuan Yu might have died directly."