101: Polar dust storm

Upon hearing this, both women smiled happily, but then turned to look at each other, revealing intense hostility.

"Alright, Senior Sisters, stop arguing. While the Spiritual Qi geyser hasn't ended, hurry down and Cultivate!"

Su Xiaobai had already run into the Spiritual Qi light pillar at some point and waved to the two of them.

Not only him, but other Disciples from Ice Soul Peak also walked towards the light pillar.

Seeing this, the two women stopped arguing and quickly rushed towards the Spiritual Qi light pillar!

Gaining one more resource means increasing one's strength, which means being able to help Su Apprentice-Brother a little more!

Su Xiaobai sat cross-legged on the ground, concentrating on absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi. Before long, a hint of frustration appeared between his brows.

This geyser could only be considered an Elementary geyser; its scale and the quality of its Spiritual Qi were not large, equivalent to the purple Spiritual Qi spring he encountered on Spirit Injection Road.

For him, who had already reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, this meager amount was completely useless.

According to his current strength, he would need at least Intermediate, or even Advanced, Spiritual Qi geysers for his cultivation to show significant growth.

However, while it was useless to him, for some Disciples still in the Qi Refinement Stage, it was a treasure trove more enticing than the girls in the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion.

Soon, a series of low rumbling sounds came.

"I... I've Breakthrough!"

"I've Breakthrough too! I've been stuck at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer for several years!"

These Disciples were all so excited that tears streamed down their faces.

Su Xiaobai did not continue to Cultivate. Instead, he stood up, took out his hoe, and began to dig into the ground beneath his feet.

Soon, chunks of crystal emitting a brilliant blue light emerged from underground!

"Su Apprentice-Brother, what kind of Ore is this? It's so beautiful!" Chen Ling and Lin Yao, the two women, came closer.

"This stone is called flowing crystal ore. It's the main material for forging top-grade Spiritual Artifacts and enhancing the quality of Magical Artifacts. It's a rare treasure!" Su Xiaobai said excitedly.

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, the two women also quickly pulled out their hoes and began to mine.

In a flash, fifteen minutes passed.

Su Xiaobai and the others had dug out a total of one hundred catties of flowing crystal ore, but this amount was only enough to forge a rough top-grade Spiritual Artifact.

"Let's divide it up. This Spiritual Qi geyser is about to end, and we'll continue to search for the next one," Su Xiaobai said.

The Disciples looked at him in disbelief.

This was incredibly precious flowing crystal ore! If it were any other leader, they would have already pocketed it!

Yet he was selflessly dividing it equally with them. How admirable!

The Disciples' gazes towards Su Xiaobai grew increasingly worshipful.

But what they didn't know was that while mining, Su Xiaobai and the two women were throwing the Ore into their Qiankun Bags as they dug.

On the surface, there were only one hundred catties of flowing crystal ore, but in reality, five hundred catties had fallen into the three people's pockets!

As the three strongest individuals here, their methods were superb, and no one discovered them.

Facing the crowd's adoration, Su Xiaobai modestly waved his hand.

But just then, the Xuanyuan Sword in his Qiankun Bag suddenly hummed!

It suddenly floated up and plunged into the pile of flowing crystal ore Su Xiaobai had just dug up!

Immediately, the energy within the flowing crystal ore began to rapidly drain, eventually turning into ordinary stones.

In just a few breaths, the two hundred and fifty catties of flowing crystal ore he had painstakingly dug up were all gone.

As if not satisfied, the Xuanyuan Sword hummed a few more times, urging him to hurry up and mine!

Su Xiaobai: "..."

The Ore he had painstakingly dug out, intending to use it to upgrade the Binding Immortal Rope and Shooting Sun Bow, was just absorbed dry by it?

"You motherf***er!" He sent a series of friendly "telegrams" to the Xuanyuan Sword.

But the Xuanyuan Sword ignored him, returning to its previous motionless state, as if it had fallen asleep.

Su Xiaobai felt a wave of speechlessness. He had thought it was sad enough to have a shameless black hole in his body that endlessly absorbed his Spiritual Qi, but now there was also a gluttonous sword.

He was having too much trouble!

However, this was the first time he had seen the Xuanyuan Sword react. Before, no matter how he tried to communicate with it, it would ignore him.

That's why he thought of upgrading the Binding Immortal Rope and Shooting Sun Bow first. After all, these two weapons were nurtured by him little by little, and he was skilled at controlling them.

In some situations, they were even more useful than the Xuanyuan Sword.

But he didn't expect this gluttonous sword to directly squander the Ore he had painstakingly dug up without his permission!

"Sigh! Never mind, let's keep looking..."

In the end, he sighed helplessly.

The Xuanyuan Sword has greater potential, and cultivating it has no downsides. It's just that he doesn't know where its stomach's limit is, and if he can afford to support it?

Woo woo!

Suddenly! The sky darkened, and strong winds raged, stirring up sand and dust everywhere!

A massive sandstorm, like a desert beast, swept towards them!

"What is this? So terrifying!"

"Senior Brother Xiaobai..."

Everyone's gaze turned to Su Xiaobai; at this moment, he was their backbone.

Su Xiaobai's expression was serious as he said in a deep voice to everyone, "The Arctic Sandstorm is here, everyone quickly set up a defensive formation!"

Upon hearing this, the Disciples quickly formed hand seals, and an ice-blue shield enveloped everyone!

Crack! Crack!

The shield was scratched with cracks by the fierce sand and dust, and it was on the verge of breaking!

"Increase the Spiritual Qi supply! When one group is exhausted, the next group of Disciples will take over!" Su Xiaobai commanded.

"Yes!"

The sandstorm lasted for a full hour.

Under Su Xiaobai's command, the shield constructed by the Ice Soul Peak Disciples remained strong and did not shatter.

Finally, the sandstorm dissipated.

"Phew, we finally made it through..."

"It was so terrifying just now. The moment the sandstorm started, I couldn't replenish Spiritual Qi from the air!"

"Yes, if it weren't for our large numbers, we would probably have been buried in this sandstorm after our Spiritual Qi was exhausted."

The Disciples collapsed to the ground, still shaken by the recent scene.

With the crisis averted, Su Xiaobai also let out a sigh of relief.

【Arctic Sandstorm】 is a common weather phenomenon in the Blood-colored Desert.

When it rages, it absorbs all Spiritual Qi in the air, preventing all Cultivators from replenishing Spiritual Qi from the outside world. They can only rely on the Spiritual Qi within their bodies to resist.

Unless one reaches the Core Formation Stage, it is very difficult to endure for more than two hours outside.

This was also why Su Xiaobai chose to act with the main group. Relying on the advantage of numbers, taking turns to resist the Arctic Sandstorm would be much safer.

Otherwise, given his personality, he would have already gone off on his own!

Chen Ling and Lin Yao, the two women, felt a wave of relief. Fortunately, they had not chosen to leave the team.

Otherwise, just resisting the sandstorm would have probably consumed more than half of their strength.

If they encountered a powerful Yao Beast at that time, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Indeed, some of the older students who had left the team had already perished in the sandstorm.