57: unfriendly guest

After several months of searching in Nanzhou, Su Yu finally discovered a place suspected of housing a hidden Spiritual Vein.

It was a small mountain range spanning a thousand miles, with thin Spiritual Qi and a completely unremarkable appearance.

Su Yu hadn't noticed this place at first either, if not for his habit of using his Divine Thought to sweep back and forth several times whenever he reached a place with Spiritual Qi.

Otherwise, it would have been difficult to notice that something was amiss within this mountain range.

In a place with such thin Spiritual Qi, a Spirit Spring had actually been born!

One must know that places with extremely dense Spiritual Qi would give birth to various singular Spirit Eye objects.

The term 'Spirit Eye object' is a general name used to describe places where the Spiritual Qi is so thick and heavy—like Spirit Eyes, Spirit Springs, or even Spirit Pools—that they can only form after thousands of years of extreme concentration.

That unremarkable small mountain range actually possessed a Spirit Spring even more Advanced than an ordinary Spirit Eye.

There was at least a High Grade Rank 3 Spiritual Vein underneath, or perhaps even a Rank 4 Spiritual Vein!

It was not a waste of Su Yu's time to have spent several months investigating this godforsaken place.

If not for his Divine Thought, which was even more powerful than that of an ordinary Great Cultivator, a typical Nascent Soul Cultivator would likely have found it impossible to detect.

“I finally found it!” Su Yu said excitedly.

After searching for so long, there were finally signs; otherwise, they really would have had to give up on this place and look elsewhere.

The next step was to reveal the Spiritual Vein to the outside world.

He transformed into a streak of sword light and bored into a certain spot in the mountain range.

The sword light was so sharp that mere mountain rock could not stop the rugged Su Yu at all; there wasn't even a hint of resistance.

Soon, Su Yu dived ten thousand zhang deep underground, and then he saw a deep green Spiritual Vein.

“It was hidden so deep!”

Su Yu remarked with a sigh.

At such a depth, it was no wonder it could be hidden so well; if one's Divine Thought wasn't powerful enough, it would be impossible to penetrate ten thousand zhang of rock to find the Spiritual Vein.

Su Yu split his sword light to carve out a three-zhang space to stand in, and then the vast magic power within his body surged out like a flood.

As Su Yu raised both hands, the entire mountain range began to tremble violently, and this Spiritual Vein began to break through the earth like a sprout.

It continuously pressed upwards, causing the mountain body to fracture under the pressure.

However, even with Su Yu's magic power, which was comparable to a Late Nascent Soul Great Cultivator, he could only make the Spiritual Vein rise slowly.

It seemed that to fully reveal the Spiritual Vein, it would take at least ten days to half a month; the massive amount of magic power consumed in the process would likely burst over a hundred Core Formation Cultivators.

Outside the mountain range, some Cultivators were shocked beyond measure as they watched the mountain range being uprooted.

Each of them felt that this was surely a divine miracle!

Some even thought it was a phenomenon caused by the emergence of an ancient ruin!

As Su Yu pushed his magic power to the limit, the entire mountain range trembled, and the earth seemed to be rising.

The mountain range, which was originally only a thousand miles long, began to grow longer as the hidden Spiritual Vein emerged.

Several months later, a mountain range of tens of thousands of miles lay across the vision of the two; as the hidden Spiritual Vein broke through the earth, the Spiritual Qi accumulated over ten thousand years suddenly erupted vigorously.

It began to dissipate in all directions.

However, Su Yu was currently flying out from beneath the mountain range, and he naturally would not allow this pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to escape.

He pulled out several hundred Formation Flags from his Storage Pouch and threw them toward the surroundings.

The Formation Flags took root in the mountain rock and earth. As Su Yu cast his spell, the flags suddenly glowed brightly, and a semi-spherical light shield abruptly expanded, covering hundreds of miles to prevent the Spiritual Qi from escaping.

“Such dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi; it's hardly inferior to a High Grade Rank 4 Spiritual Vein!”

Su Yu said with satisfaction. Although the grade of this Spiritual Vein was only Medium Grade Rank 4, the amount of Spiritual Qi it had accumulated as a hidden vein was enormous.

This gave the Spiritual Vein a tendency to upgrade toward a High Grade Rank 4 Spiritual Vein.

If he allowed this accumulated Spiritual Qi to dissipate, it was possible that the grade of this Spiritual Vein would be unable to rise.

“Forget it, if I'm unwilling to part with Spirit Stones, I won't get the Spiritual Vein.”

A Medium Grade Rank 4 Spiritual Vein was enough for Su Yu, but since this Spiritual Vein had the potential for High Grade Rank 4, he naturally couldn't stand by and do nothing.

He took out five Top-Grade Spirit Stones from his robe; with a pained expression, he kept two and threw the other three Top-Grade Spirit Stones into the depths of the Spiritual Vein.

Once the Top-Grade Spirit Stones were embedded in the Spiritual Vein, it would likely take less than a hundred years for this vein to upgrade to High Grade Rank 4.

At that time, even if he reached Soul Transformation, he could still barely use it.

After finishing all this, Su Yu thought for a moment and purchased a substitute talisman from the System, creating a person who looked exactly like himself.

Next, he bought a transformation Talisman and changed his own appearance, turning himself into a Burly Man.

Only after completing all this did Su Yu use a sound transmission talisman to notify Dream Spirit to come over.

Dream Spirit was not here at the moment; she had gone to look for places with dense Spiritual Qi to see if there were any Spiritual Veins, as per Su Yu's instructions.

Now that he had found one, there was naturally no need for her to keep searching.

Just then, some Foundation Establishment Cultivators flew over; looking at the newly emerged Spiritual Vein, a hint of madness appeared in their eyes.

This was a Rank 4 Spiritual Vein!

But their Realms were too low, and they completely failed to notice Su Yu.

“Get lost! You dare to covet this seat's property?!”

Su Yu roared, his voice like a clap of thunder, nearly scaring these Foundation Establishment Cultivators to death.

Realizing the other party's Realm was unfathomable, they scrambled to flee in a panic.

They were terrified that a single mistake would lead to their deaths.

After more than half a day, Dream Spirit finally flew over.

She looked at the scene, which seemed like a divine miracle, and her jaw dropped in shock.

At the same time, she noticed the Burly Man—who was Su Yu in disguise—standing beside the substitute talisman.

“Young Master, who is this Senior?”

Dream Spirit could not perceive the true cultivation of the Burly Man Su Yu had transformed into, so she asked cautiously.

“This is a Nascent Soul elder of mine, named Old Ancestor Xuan Xiao. This hidden Spiritual Vein was discovered by my elder, and he used a great Divine Ability to make it manifest in the world.”

The substitute talisman contained a strand of Su Yu's Divine Soul, so its tone was no different from Su Yu's as it spoke indifferently.

“So it is Old Ancestor Xuan Xiao. Junior Dream Spirit greets the Old Ancestor!”

Hearing this, Dream Spirit immediately gave a respectful bow to the Burly Man!

“No need for such formality,” the Burly Man transformed from Su Yu nodded and said.

“You have done well. Next, the construction of the Sect will be arranged by you. This deity has consumed a vast amount of magic power and must go into seclusion to recover.”

Then, after giving instructions to the substitute talisman and Dream Spirit, Su Yu dived into the Spiritual Vein and arrived at the Spirit Spring to begin his seclusion to recover his magic power.

The Su Yu at the substitute talisman's side glanced at Fairy Meng Ling and then said, “Let's go. We'll head to some Great Cultivation Cities to invite Spirit Architects and other Cultivators who specialize in building Sect facilities.”

Dream Spirit nodded, intending to go to a nearby Great Cultivation City with Su Yu to hire people.

But suddenly, she looked at Su Yu with a puzzled expression.

She saw Su Yu looking toward the distant horizon with a solemn face.

Fairy Meng Ling also looked over and saw a large expanse of black clouds flying toward them at extreme speed.

It blotted out the sun, as if the apocalypse were descending.

A blood-red color was revealed within those black clouds; clearly, the visitor came with ill intent.

“Unexpectedly, it is a Medium Grade Rank 4 Spiritual Vein! Hahaha, this old man's luck is not shallow!”